It was a trip involving raging storms, allegations of a murder, shipwreck, potential cannibals, and a cast of characters of varying degrees of colourful and dubious backgrounds. Inspired by the solo circumnavigation of the globe by Nova Scotian Joshua Slocum,… »
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.
Canadian children, not very active
The annual report on children’s activity puts Canada near the back of the pack compared with other countries. In presenting it’s 10th annual report on physical activity levels of children and youth, Active Healthy Kids Canada compared Canadian kids to… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Genetically-modified alfalfa opposed by farmers union
The issue of genetically-modified food crops continues to be contentious, in Canada, and elsewhere. Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU), along with some environmental groups, has come out against genetically modified alfalfa. A type of herbicide-resistant GM Alfalfa has been approved… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Personal drones vs air regulations
When one hears the word “drone” it used to conjure up an immediate image of an unmanned military aircraft flying over a hostile conflict zone. This DJI phantom model comes ready to fly for about $700. Prices for drones range… »
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The LINK online (Sat May 17, 2014)
This week, it’s the regular team, Wojtek, Lynn, and Marc. We start out with a story of national security and Canada’s highest court. A tearful Mohamed Harkat a press conference in Ottawa Thursday, May 15, 2014 – the day after… »
Under age 19? In Ontario don’t touch that beer in the store!
An incident in the large central province of Ontario highlights the strict rules around alcohol. In Ontario, wines and spirits can only be purchased from provincially controlled outlets known as the “LCBO” for Liquour Control Board of Ontario. The LCBO… »
Restaurant gives “well-behaved children” discount
It’s not often that a reastaurant bill leaves you pleasantly surprised, but that was the case for a family in the western Canadian city of Calgary Alberta The husband, wife, and their almost one-year-old daughter went to a small Japanese… »
How Canada created American football, (May 14 1874)
Though American websites seldom, if ever, mention it, the origins of another of their greatest professional sports actually came from Canada. A William Notman composite of the May 13-14 matches between Harvard and McGill Universities which changed the American sport… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
The contentious debate about pregnancy and obesity
A debate is simmering in the medical profession over the issue of obesity and in-vitre insemination. Is it discrimination to deny an obese woman fertility treatment, or is it a medical decision due to concerns of health risks? Dr Carl… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Alberta poised to sell endangered caribou habitat
The western province of Alberta appears set to sell a portion of critical mountain caribou habitat to the energy industry. The news comes just days after a federal scientific panel said the herds of the genetic subset of caribou, the… »
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