It is one of those marvelous, unexpected scientific discoveries. While researching an aspect of heart disease and stroke, researchers at the University of British Columbia stumbled upon a way to slow ageing of the skin caused by exposure to the… »
Marc Montgomery
With a passion for anything antique with an engine, and for Canadian and world history, Marc comes with a wealth of media experience. After DJ work at private radio in southern Ontario, and with experience in Canadian Forces radio and tv in Europe, the state broadcaster in Austria (Radio 3), and the CBC in Ottawa and Montreal, he was the host of the immensely popular CBC and RCI show, "The Link". He is now part of the new RCI online team producing stories from and about Canada from coast to coast.
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The last vinyl record plant in Canada..going going..
The presses at RIP-V just south of Montreal. RIP-V was making a profit but with increased demand, it was either expand or sell. Co-owner Dubuc said a US offer was too good to turn down. © RIP-V There are only… »
Police ticket quotas- Montreal wants its money
If you ever wondered if police have ticket quotas, or euphemistically, “performance expectations”, wonder no more, at least not for the major urban city of Montreal, Quebec. The Montreal Police Brotherhood says it wants an end to the ticket quotas… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Canadian oil sands avoid European “dirty oil” label
It was close, but oil from the Alberta oil sands process has survived an effort in Europe to have their crude labelled as “dirty oil” thereby making it much more difficult to supply a European market. For the past two… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Fracking and contamination risk
Much concern has been raised about the use of hydraulic fracturing of shale to extract natural gas. Stephen Grasby (PhD) is a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada and an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary Stephen… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International
Protecting Canadian maple syrup
New rules on labelling coming Canadian whisky has been an international hit, and Canadian wines are winning world awards, but the sweetest thing to come from Canada is maple syrup. Not only sweet, but completely natural, and even a very… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Another historic Canadian building to be lost
At one time, the Commercial Cable Co. Building at Hazel Hill, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, was one of the main hi-tech buildings in all the continent. The site was built by two American businessmen in 1888 to break the stranglehold… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Two and a half “good news” animal stories, 1 bad
Hector the dog was born to a stray mother in northern Saskatchewan. It was a tough start to life, Born in -40 degree temperatures his tail and hind legs became frozen to the ground and were torn off. His tail… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Exciting Canadian advance against breast cancer
Nobody had done this before. Researchers at Dalhousie University were testing a combination of two drugs and found they stopped and even killed off a particular type of aggressive breast cancer. Paola Marignani PhD, lead the research team. She is… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Race to claim the North Pole heating up
Arctic ice is retreating year after year which will eventually make the region much more accessible to development. Arctic nations have been racing to map the Arctic seabed with a view to extending their claims to territory, specifically the seabed… »
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