For archaeologists and anthropologists, it’s an extremely exciting and rare find. They have begun work on a rare site of driftwood houses used by the Inuvialuit people of the high Arctic hundreds of years ago. In fact, the one being… »
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.
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Action against copper wire theft
It’s a major and serious problem all across North American. Thieves are stealing wires from municipal lampposts, from power lines, telephone wires, transformers, substations, cable tv wires…anything that has the valuable metal. The Canadian Electricity Association says copper theft costs… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Hobby drones: more popular, more concerns
Small remote-controlled personal drones, originally a hobby activity, have morphed into many useful roles. Coupled with cameras, they’re used now by farmers to check on crops, by real-estate agents to provide new views of properties to prospective clients, and so… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Important advance in treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
A University of Saskatchewan team has made an important discovery in the understanding and eventual treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. Their research was published in the recognized scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Professor Juan Ianowski (PhD) led… »
Uncategorized
A Saskatoon berry by any other name
With apologies to the Bard, that which we call a Saskatoon berry, by any other name, would taste as sweet, but the name is and should be, Saskatoon berry and nothing else. Resembling large blueberries, Saskatoons are known to be… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Bad habits and mobile phones
As smartphone use increases, most Canadians believe that bad habits connected with their use are also increasing. A new national survey conducted by the Leger polling firm for PC Mobile shows that 63 percent of Canadians think etiquette with mobile… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
One hundred years since the origin of a childhood legend
One of the great childhood story characters of all time, Winnie the Pooh, began with a Canadian bear, and a Canadian soldier. Now, on the 100th anniversary of the original event, an exhibition of memorabilia is being mounted at Toronto’s… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
August 26: anniversary of a revolution in radio
If Canadian Reginald Fessenden should be correctly credited with inventing modern radio transmission, then the invention of another Canadian, Edward “Ted” Rogers, of Toronto can be credited with another major revolution in radio. Advert from 1925 announcing the demonstration and… »
E-cigarettes: going up in smoke?
Sales of electronic cigarettes, or E-cigarettes, has been growing by leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, with sales in the billions of dollars. However, even as their popularity grows, so too do the questions surrounding their safety… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Can your DNA be used against you?
Rebroadcast Genetic testing can reveal a lot about a person’s potential for health problems. Health insurance companies and others want access to that personal information to determine risks, or even possibly deny coverage. Canada’s federal Privacy Commissioner said in a… »
The world in pictures
Canada in pictures
