It is one of the most iconic aircraft of the Second World War. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Lancaster: Of over 7,000 built, it’s one of only 2 still flying, Here warming its engines at night is a scene that… »
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, Society
Quebec urged to recognize animals as not being mere “things”
The Quebec Society for the Protection of Animals, (SPCA) and various other animal rights groups are urging the provincial government to change the law concerning animals. While most of Canada generally operates on a legal system based on British Common… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Society
Climate change effect on northern health
The high Arctic is experiencing the greatest effects from changing climate of anywhere in the world, and it’s affecting the health of Inuit who live there in a variety of ways says James Ford who led a research team studying… »
Cruel winter: whale and porpoise deaths in pack-ice
Two communities on the western coast of the Atlantic province of Newfoundland have a huge, and sad, problem to deal with. Red dot indicates town of Trout River on the edge of Gros Morne National Park. © google The bodies of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Anniversary of the deadliest landslide in Canada
In the wee hours of April 29, 1903, the small coal mining town of Frank Alberta lay sleeping at the foot of Turtle Mountain. The mountain had been making rumbling and cracking noises for some time, but who was to… »
Canadian Special forces to get new vehicles.
The Canadian military, facing major budget cutbacks, will get at least some new vehicles soon. Analysts say the military budget cuts have been responsible for delays in shipbuilding, army vehicle purchases, aircraft purchases, and other equipment. However, the Canadian Special… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian farmers campaign against increasing seed-patent control.
It may seem a remote to most citizens and it has barely made the news, but farmers of all kinds across Canada are extremely concerned about proposed new legislation. It would increase rights of plant patent holders and limit farmers… »
Rail safety week in Canada
To mark the start of Public Rail safety Week (Apr 28, May 4) the federal government is announcing over $9.2 million dollars in funding to improve level crossing upgrades. Level crossings or grade crossings are where the road surface is… »
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Book: Bumble bees of North America
This week, a bit of lifestyle (hobbies/pastimes) mixed in with science and nature, as we speak to the co-author of a book on bumble bees. Sheila Colla (PhD) has worked with one of the world’s leading wild bee experts at… »
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the LINK online (Sat. Apr. 26, 2014)
This week Lynn Desjardins and Marc Montgomery present the show. We are living in dangerous times, but we are lucky. In fact we’ve been lucky a long time. Travelling at tens of thousand of kilometers an hour, even a small… »
The world in pictures
Canada in pictures
