Alfred, Lord Tennyson glorified the cavalry charge with his poem about the battle of Balaclava in 1854, “the Charge of the Light Brigade, in which Canadian Alexander Dunn was awarded one of the first Victoria Cross medals, the highest award… »
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, Environment & Animal Life, International
More icebreakers to the rescue
Even as Canada’s eastern maritime provinces and Newfounland dig out from a massive storm, the cold has caused problems for shipping in Ontario. CARGO- A convoy of Great Lakes cargo ships line up to follow an icebreaker on the St.… »
Never-ending controversy: The 2015 Pan Am games in Toronto
The Pan Am games are slated to be held in Toronto, Hamilton and other venues in southern Ontario from July 10-16, in 2015. However, almost from their announcement, they have been dogged by controversy. Saad Rafi left his job as… »
Canadian’s private telecom information, not so private
Former CIA computer specialist Edward Snowden’s revelations about US government collection of personal information continues to shock the world. But other countries are also questioning government collection of data. This week, Canadians are now being made aware of yet another… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International
WHO report on killer smog
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report on Tuesday saying about 8 million people are dying every year because of air pollution. One of the risk is from tiny particles get deep into the lungs causing irritation. The WHO… »
Artificial sports turf: Statistics vs player opinions on non-contact injury
When artificial turf first appeared, many athletes complained of injuries. The surface was hard, and there was no “give” to it when athletes turned or twisted, often resulting in knee or other injuries. Artificial surfaces have vastly improved, but a… »
Canada’s eternal winter
Well not usually, but across the prairies, central Canada and the maritimes it certainly seems like it this year. It’s now officially spring, and the migrating geese had begun to return, but in at least one location, they changed their… »
Government “loses” more personal data on thousands of Canadians
A government agency is being criticized for losing a hard drive with personal information of almost 600,000 Canadians. The agency, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), reported it could not find a small portable hard drive which had the information… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Are chemicals in environment causing autistic behaviours?
April 2 is World Autism Day. Autism now affects one in 88 children and one in 54 boys, worldwide, a dramatic increase in a matter of decades. A new study by Canadian and American researchers suggests some common chemicals in… »
Budgets blown: What governments say, and what they do.
What can governments do that individual people and families can’t? They can consistently spend more than they budget for. In Canada, the federal and various provincial governments have spent more than budgeted for during the last decade. In fact it amounts… »
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