University of Alberta researchers have discovered that an existing drug can stop the COVID-19 virus from replicating. The drug was original developed in 2014 in hopes of fighting Ebola. The American produced drug, remdesivir, was not particularly effective against Ebola,… »
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.
Canada History: Apr. 17, 2002-Afghan tragedy “I’m rollin in”
With those fatal words, “I’m rollin’ in in self defence” a U.S fighter pilot descended on a group of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, dropped a bomb, and killed four and wounded eight. These would represent the first Canadian deaths in… »
COVID-19: Canadians upset at fines for simplest of things
Emergency rules for social distancing seem not well-understood. That misunderstanding is costing many people hundreds of dollars in fines. People, now spending much more time indoors, want to get outside, but there seems to be confusion about provincial rules and… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
COVID-19: At home, bored, stressed, some Canadians drinking more
As emergency health requirements mean many businesses are closed, and people asked to stay home a new survey finds alcohol consumption has increased. A poll commissioned by the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) shows that Canadians are… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Who benefits from COVID-19? Nature and wildlife
One already noticed benefit to this otherwise deadly disease is that of cleaner air because around the world there have been fewer vehicles on the road. As an example, people in India who live up to 160 km from the… »
COVID-19 Canadian consumer confidence, economic forecast plummet
But, light at the end of the tunnel for 2021 The Conference Board of Canada, a non-profit economic think tank, has released its spring outlook of preliminary economic forecast for provinces. It’s not good. The report says the country is… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life
Alberta prepares for wildfire season amid COVID-19 pandemic
Canada’s western province of Alberta with its wide prairie and vast boreal forest, last year experienced more than one million acres burned by wildfires. That’s over 400,000 kilometres, or several times the entire size of Ireland (84,000km). The majority (70%)… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health
COVID-19: Farmers a perhaps unexpected consequence
The consequences of the pandemic are having a wide ranging effect on societies around the world. A lesser known effect is being felt by farmers here in Canada. Dairy, egg, and poultry farmers operate under a sometimes controversial system known… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
COVID-19: Canadian regions prepare for spring floods, but with fewer volunteers
It’s an annual battle in some areas across Canada. As warmer weather melts the winter snowpack combined with spring rains, flooding can be either a little problem or a major disaster in many regions of Canada.. When it becomes a… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
COVID-19: Avoid reverse infection-scientists halt field research on bats
North American scientists are being advised to stop field work with bats to avoid a transfer of the COVID-19 virus back into wildlife. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has sent an advisory to biologists there who do research with… »
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