On December 1, 1998, a new law came into effect that required all owners of rifles and shotguns (Long guns) to register their firearms with authorities. Although all (legally owned) handguns have been required to be registered since 1934, it… »
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.
Book: “The Hockey Sweater” Roch Carrier and Sheldon Cohen
It is one of Canada’s best known short stories. It’s called simply. “The Hockey Sweater” A new 30th anniversary edition published by Tundra Books has just been released. This special edition has 16 additional pages of historical background, photos, and… »
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The LINK Online Sat. Nov. 28, 2014
Your hosts this week are Lynn Desjardins, and Marc Montgomery Dr Lanphear says, individually tiny amounts of certain chemcials have a negative effect on a child’s brain development, but studies show children have minute amounts of several negative chemicals and… »
Grey Cup- Canada’s football spectacular
Saskatchewan Roughriders were the champs last year, this year the famed Grey Cup will go to either the Hamilton Ti-cats, or Calgary Stampeders, Bookies are favouring the Stamps © Liam Richards/Canadian Press) It is the culmination and highlight of the football… »
The birds, the birds; Foul fowl in Newfoudland
In 1963, Alfred Hitchcock created a frighteninig movie called “The Birds” about a town threatened by an invasion of birds. In the Atlantic island province of Newfoundland, the menace may not be quite the same, but the invasion is similar.… »
Pan-Am games costs: still rising
It seems like the cost estimate for every international games event is always well below the actual burden taxpayers will bear. Officials originally said security costs for the Pan-Am games and Parapan, set for July and August 2015 in Toronto, … »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Saving scientific research in Canada
Several leading scientists and academics are set to meet with the public and politicians in the national capital, Ottawa this evening. The event is called “Get Science Right” The Canadian Association of University Teachers is organizing the event. Robin Vose… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
The new norm: extreme weather
In 1998 an uprecedented ice storm left much of the province of Quebec without power, many for weeks. In 2013, another unprecedented storm crippled the city of Toronto (shown) destroying trees over 100 years old and blacking out large areas… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Agribition: major international agricultural event in Saskatchewan
Scene from Agribition 2013, one of the biggest agricuiltural events and auctions on the contintnt. with thousands of international visitors from dozens of countries © Tourism Saskatchewan It’s called the Canadian Western Agribition, and its the biggest livestock event in Canada,… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cumulative affect of common chemicals on children
A respected expert in children’s environmental health has helped produce a new video to drive home the message that even small amounts of toxic chemicals can have a cumulative effect on a child’s brain development. It’s called “Little Things Matter”… »
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