Australia’s former Prime MInister Malcolm Turnbull gives a behind the scenes look at the often Machiavellian world of politics in his just released book In the autobiography- The Bigger Picture- which is mostly about Australian politics, Turnbull has a short… »
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, Politics
Greenland wants its say in huge Canadian Arctic mining project
High up in the Canadian Arctic a giant open pit mine is extracting millions of tonnes of iron ore which is then shipped to destinations in Europe and Asia. The Baffinland company’s Mary River site on Baffin Island, originally began… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Earth Day 50: Like no other
As people consider this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, they are looking at a very unique situation around the world. With the pandemic causing shutdowns of industries and businesses with travel and movement restrictions, pollution in cities around the planet… »
Covidiots: Anger or a ‘joke’ fail- it’s serious
It seems some people just don’t understand that some things will never be funny. Even before the virus was declared a pandemic and death rates began to climb, a man who wanted to be an ‘influencer’ filmed himself telling passengers… »
China withholding contact with imprisoned Canadians
Within days of the Canadian detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S extradition request on December 1, 2018, China arrested two Canadians. Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig who was working with the International Crisis Group, and businessman Michael… »
COVID-19: Ontario, and elsewhere, at or near the peak?
Ontario, Canada’s most populated province at over 14 million, is now indicating some hesitant optimism about infection rates. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health and Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, dean of the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Health, Society
COVID-19: Canada’s national birthday- this year a ‘virtual’ party online only
Even as some provinces hint they may soon begin a very gradual easing of pandemic restrictions, it seems it may not be enough to save events planned for Canada’s national birthday. Every year on July 1, huge celebrations are planned… »
Military arrives to help contain COVID-19 in Quebec retirement/care homes
As of Monday there have been over 1,600 coronavirus-related deaths across the country with well over 800 in Quebec the highest rate in the country. A majority, 60 per cent, of the deaths have occurred in the province’s retirement residences… »
Economy, International, Politics
Foreign ‘predators’: Canada moves to protect COVID-19 weakened businesses
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing widespread business closures and reductions in the economy, many corporations around the world have seen their stock values in steep decline. Many are facing bankrupticies. This means they are ripe for takeover by investors who… »
COVID-19: Ontario residents may see closure of doctors offices
The Ontario Medical Association represents over 43,000 physicians, medical students and retired physicians in Canada’s most populous province. In a survey of some 4,800 family doctors and specialists in Ontario who responded to an OMA survey earlier this month, half had said… »
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