In the mid-1970’s Chris Haney was a photo editor with the Montreal Gazette newspaper. Scott Abbott was a sports journalist working for the Canadian press. The two met during the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal. Trivial pursuit is probably 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.
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Country singer songwriter Tim Hus
He sings about lumberjacks, truck driving, train drivers, small towns, and colourful characters. just like many country singers. Tim Hus from Alberta is different, his songs all have a very Canadian flavour. Whereas most country performers, even a lot of… »
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The LINK Online Sat Dec 13, 2014
Your hosts this week are Wojtek Gwiazda and Marc Montgomery. As Veterans Ombudsman Colonel (retired) Pat Stogran was astonished by the failure of the Veterans Affairs department to serve veterans. Now as a private citizen he’s hoping for a public… »
Supreme Court rules on police mobile phone searches
In a precedent setting ruling, Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled police can search your mobile phone, tablet, computer, or other device without a warrant. In a narrow 4-3 decision the court ruled that in a lawful arrest, police are not… »
Winter weather woes in Canada: but not snow!
Canada, a land of cold and snow, at least in winter. Well that’s what most people think but with the changing climate that’s not really the case. With Christmas just a couple of weeks away, both east and west coasts… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Studying the costs of “green” proposals
A vast majority of Canadians would like to see a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups have proposed several actions and policies to achieve this. Germain Belzile is a professor at École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal (HEC).… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Alberta UNESCO World Heritage park: endangered
Wood Buffalo is home to hundreds of wildlife species including bison and the endangered whooping crane © google An aboriginal group in northern Alberta have written to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization asking for a new designation for… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Quebec resident exodus to other provinces continues.
Quebec business leaders say they are quietly concerned about the ongoing out-migration of residents to other provinces. According to the latest statistics, Quebec lost 13,100 residents who have moved out, primarily to Ontario and Alberta. It should be noted that… »
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Foods that fool: Healthy promises, but maybe not quite so.
The box of cereal on the store shelf has lovely pictures of fruit on it, but there may be no actual fruit in the cereal inside. The container may say “natural fibre” boldly on the front, but carefully looking on… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian hospital implants world’s smallest pacemaker
The Calgary Foothills Medical Centre has just implanted the world’s smallest pacemaker into eight patients, as part of a ground-breaking international trial of the device. the pacemaker is inserted via a catheter directly into the heart. © Youtube Pacemakers are implanted to… »
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