He’s already been seen by seen by vast numbers of American on American television, and his youTube video has 5,000 visitors as of today. The baby male porcupine was found near Truro, Nova Scotia after a dog owner found quills… »
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.
Remembering the fallen: Wreaths Across Canada
It may seem odd for most to be thinking of December and Christmas as the warmth of summer is on our doorstep, but that is certainly the case for one man, Warrant Officer (ret) Craig McPhee who lives near the… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Anniversary of a Canadian World Heritage waterway
On May 29, 1832, Colonel John By arrived in Bytown (what is now the national capital, Ottawa) aboard the steamship/workboat Rideau (aka Pumper) to great fanfare. The occasion was the official opening of the 202-km long Rideau canal, or more accurately… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadian commander of Hezbollah killed
A Canadian citizen of Lebanese origin is reported to have been killed this week in fighting in Syria. Faouzi (Fawzi) Ayoub, pictured in 2002, lived in Toronto and Michigan before moving to Lebanon. © Havakuk Levison-Reuters Fawzi Ayoub, 48, was also… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Chemical flame retardants and lower IQ’s
New international research has established a connection with a commonly used chemical and lowered IQ in children. In the past materials used in chesterfields, carpets, even clothes were impregnated with flame retardant polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). These chemicals were banned… »
History: 29 May, 1914 : Canada’s worst maritime disaster
The tragic and almost unbelievable disaster of the Titanic only two years earlier was still fresh in people’s minds as the liner Empress of Ireland left Quebec City on May 28, 1914. Nevertheless, no-one was really worried. The huge ocean… »
UPDATE: public art debate in Calgary results in change
It was a noble idea, but one committee’s idea of what constitutes art, may not be the same as many citizens. The council in the city of Calgary, Alberta, has voted to change its funding policy for public art, prompted… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
“Sticky” synapses hinder memory and learning
Sometimes in order to learn new things, we have to forget old things, or at least “file them away in the back of our mind”. Synapses are the pathways between neurons and are routes for creating learning and memory. But… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Board urges protection of caribou lands
In the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has been advised again to place restrictions on development plans in caribou ranges. The animals are very sensitive to development activities and numbers of several herds have been… »
Celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th, at Canada’s Stratford festival
It began as a dream called the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada. Tom Patterson was a journalist in Stratford on Avon, Ontario, namesake of Shakespeare’s birthplace in England. Patterson wanted to revitalize his town’s economy by creating a theatre festival… »
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