The annual “Carnaval de Quebec” is one of the bigger winter celebrations in the world. One of the big attractions has long been the national and international snow and Ice sculpture competitions. This winter’s version of Carnaval however will see… »
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.
Shania Twain home-town tourist attraction in Ontario: gone
From modern showcase to open pit mine It was a true rags to riches story. Shania Twain who is now 47, grew up poor in the hard-rock mining town of Timmins in northern Ontario. Her career began by singing in… »
Politicians: least trusted profession
A national survey taken last month discovered that most Canadians just don’t trust their politicians….and don’t trust them… a lot! At least one ethicist is calling it an “ethical crisis” in Canadian politics. Chris MacDonald is an associate professor at… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Elusive wolverines: a species of “concern”
The very elusive wolverine is yet another iconic northern animal facing increased pressure from humans and climate. Wolverines are harvested for their warm fur which is especially prized for use as a lining for parka hoods The Committee on the… »
International, Society, Sports
Passing of a hockey legend
Jean Beliveau has died at age 83. In an era of extremely well-paid pro-sports stars getting into trouble for drugs, alcohol, violence, and other problems, Jean Beliveau was cut from of an entirely different type of cloth. He was a… »
Hefty sentence for staged collisions
A judge in the province of Ontario has ordered a man to pay $1.3 million in restitution and spend two years less a day in jail. Vishnukanthan Sabapathy of Markham, Ontario was charged in connection with what is known as… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The pheromone feet of polar bears
Polar bears have given new meaning to sexy feet. Scientist had heard of anecdotal reports that polar bears sniff the tracks of other polar bears and will often follow those tracks but may prefer one track to another. Polar bears… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
For once, humans didn’t do it!
Humans wiped out the dodo, and surprisingly the billions of passenger pigeons, Tasmanian tiger (dog-like marsupial), Great Auk, and several other species. New evidence however shows humans did not hunt the American mastodon to extinction. In fact, although there are… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canadian-based “Enviro-net” real time ecosystem research around the world
A Canadian university is at the heart of an international monitoring system designed to provide immediate data on differing local ecosystems around the world in response to human activity and climate change. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa is a professor in the Department… »
International, Society, Sports
Imjin Classic hockey
A vandoos player takes a shot on net at the 2014 Imjin Classic in Ottawa. The Vandoos went on to win the game against the PPCLI 7-4 © Richard Lawrence Photography (with permission) What if they held a war, and a… »
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