Though the name might be a slight exaggeration, they’re still quite scary. Several times the size of a typical North American hornet or wasp, the Asian variety has a sting equal to its five centimetre size (almost 2 inches). 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.
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Society
Bombardier on its way up, no, the ‘other’ Bombardier
People seeking ways to de-stress while staying closer to home Bombardier, the once giant aerospace and railway giant, has fallen on hard times. Facing massive debts, the huge multinational has been forced to sell off almost all of its designs… »
Wreckage of crashed Canadian military helicopter located
The teams of American and Canadian searchers have announced that they have located the wreckage on Canadian military helicopter on the floor of the Ionian Sea. A large piece of the Cyclone helicopter was found about 3 kilometres deep and… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Ontario to take control of five long term care homes
The sad and tragic state of some of Canada’s long term care homes, long warned about, has finally come to light. When the military was called in to help out with severe staff shortages caused by the coronavirus in several… »
Canada History: May 28, 2000 – Canada’s Unknown Soldier laid to rest
It was on this day that in a solemn ceremony the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier were interred in special tomb at the foot of the National War Memorial in Ottawa. A legacy of the horrors of the First… »
Canada China relations in balance over Meng Wanzhou decision today
Hours from now, a British Columbia court will decide whether Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou will be free or face further legal hurdles. The Chinese executive was detained on December 1, 2018, in Canada during a flight stopover in Vancouver following… »
COVID-19 causing delays in other medical treatments
With hospitals and medical staff preoccupied and priotitizing cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, other medical appointments, surgeries and tests have been put on hold. This has created a massive backlog all across the country. The non-profit Angus Reid Institute’s latest… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International
Quebec government to help bail out Cirque du Soleil
The now world-famous but financially stressed Cirque du Soleil will get an injection of some US$200 million in public funds. Forced to shut down its shows around the world due to COVID-19, the already faltering Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group… »
Inquiries launched into high coronavirus death rate in long-term care homes
In both Ontario and Quebec, long-term care homes, for the elderly and others need constant attention, have by far been the centres of the highest rates of death from the disease. When staff left or themselves became infected, the military… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Yet another huge annual tradition falls victim to COVID-19
Even though it’s held in the fall, another of Canada’s annual traditions has just been cancelled for this year. The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo was scheduled for October 14-17th at the Lindsay, Exhibition Grounds in the scenic Kawartha… »
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