Of the thousands made, only two are left flying. One in Britain, and the other in Canada. The Canadian plane is known as “Vera” for her call letters VRA. Canada’s Lancaster bomber, pictured here along a British Lanc, is flying… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Society
Historic international bison treaty
A treaty has been signed among several aboriginal tribes straddling the Canada US border in an effort to increase the numbers of bison. The “Buffalo Treaty” is to allow the free flow of the animals across the international border and… »
Growing wage-gap /age-gap a growing concern
The old adage of get a good education, study hard, and get a good job and get ahead, just doesn’t seem to hold true any more. David Stewart-Patterson is a vice president of the Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit… »
Economy, International, Society
Anniversary of the perfect crime
It was and remains the perfect crime. At the time is was also the biggest gold heist in Canadian history with various reports estimating the value at between 215 to 330-thousand dollars (depending on whether the fixed price or black-market… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Your drinking water is drugged
We as a society consume a lot of pharmaceuticals: painkillers, hormone replacements, blood thinners, anti-depressants, and many many others. Some people of course also take restricted, so-called illegal drugs, cocaine for example. But none are absorbed 100 percent. Some of… »
Passing of a legendary Quebec entertainer
There can be no doubt, the best known comdedian in the the mostly French-speaking province of Quebec was Gilles Latulippe. Latulippe often performed in a a variety of costumed roles, with many quick changes during his shows. Audiences never tired… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Supertankers in the St Lawrence
Large oil tankers traversing the often tricky currents and narrow and shallow sections of the St Lawrence are not new. Two crewmembers on the bow gives some perspective of the size of the supertanker, the first of possibly dozens to… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Immigrant youth and street gangs
Why do young immigrants and first generation newcomers end up in streets gangs? Hieu Ngo arrived in Canada as a young refugee but avoided the gang life. As a university student he began studying immigrant conditions and why some ended… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Bobolink and barn swallow promising programme
For years a variety of environmental groups have been noting the decline of small grassland birds. According to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), both bobolinks and barn swallows, once very common, are now listed… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Inquiry into wildlife officers shooting of cougar
Many of Canada’s major urban centres are surrounded by wilderness. As such occasional conflicts with wildlife occur. All too often the result is the death of the animal. The latest involved a cougar spotted beside a hospital in the city… »
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