Growing up in Poland, Dominik Modlinski always knew he wanted to be an artist. Beginning with art school in Warsaw, he and his family later emigrated to Canada where he continued in art colleges here. It is in Canada where… »
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.
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The LINK Online (Sat. Aug 02, 2014)
This week your hosts are Lynn Desjardins, and Marc Montgomery. Wojtek Gwiazda is off this week and Terry Haig has been filling in. New prisoner holding cells are shown during a media tour of the The Toronto South Detention Centre… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The day the R-100 came floating over Canadian skies
It was probably akin to having the space shuttle drop in the city. For Canadians in eastern Canada and especially Montreal, on August 1, 1930, the sight of the enormous British Airship R-100 floating slowly past before mooring to the… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Veterinarian volunteers bring treatment to far northern animals
Dogs often serve a vital role in life in far northern communities, but like any animal they sometimes need medical attention. Veterinary services can be rare to non-existant in many communities of the north. A group of students and veterinarians… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
The ripple effect of the First World War
The end of July marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. Canada as a strong member of the British Commonwealth was automatically drawn in with Britains declaration of war against Germany. Though it ended four… »
Canada Post honours Country Music stars
Canada’s national postal service has just released a new series of stamps honouring five of Canada’s many country music stars. “The music of these artists holds a special place for so many Canadians, and these stamps are likely to stir… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canadian indicted in US on charges of smuggling poached animal parts
US officials say trafficking of endangered elephant and rhino parts has reached crisis levels. The comments come after US Wildlife officials arrested a Canadian in a sting operation. Assam forest officials look at the carcass of an endangered one-horned rhinoceros… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International
Alberta aboriginal group signs “huge” oil deal with Chinese firm
Chiefs of western Canada’s Stoney Nakota nation have announced what they call a “massive” agreement with a Chinese firm to develop and extract oil and gas reserves on their land. The magnitude of this new agreement between Huatong and the… »
July 30, 1962: the Trans-Canada highway route opens
Depending how you measure it, Canada’s Trans-Canada Highway is possibly the longest national highway in the world. The TCH was built at the then enormous cost of well over one billion dollars, such expense due to the extremely treacherous terrain… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Major Chinese cyber attack on Canadian research
The Canadian government says hackers acting for the Chinese government have broken into the computers of one of Canada’s major research centres With the discovery of Chinese infiltration, the National Research Council (NRC) took its computer system offline to isolate… »
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