It seemed like the perfect crime, and so easy. A few years ago, a giant 100 kg Canadian gold coin, with an estimated gold value of Eu 3.7 million, (C$5.8m) was on display in a Berlin museum. Then on March… »
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.
International, Internet, Science & Technology
Canada is going to the moon!
In 2023, Canada will become only the second country in history to have an astronaut travel in deep space along with the U.S. In a deal called the Gateway Treaty announced yesterday by federal Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep… »
Canadian farmers ‘infuriated’ by increases in Trudeau’s carbon tax 2.0
Farmers across Canada were already angry and upset over Prime Minister Trudeau’s existing carbon tax but are now even more upset at the increases announced this month. Groups such as the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), Grain Growers of Canada… »
‘National security’ claim added to opposition to Chinese glass plant in Ontario
The small central Ontario city of Stratford Ontario, is widely known for its Shakespearean theatre and annual festival. As such there is also a vibrant arts community that has grown there over the decades in the otherwise mostly agricultural region.… »
Rude? Racist? No mail as fed up postal workers quit
It seems the COVID situation has been stressing out many people and for a variety of reasons. There have been incidents of rudeness, even physical attacks related to wearing of masks for example. Another incident involved a nasty confrontation after… »
COVID-19- new mutation spreading in U.K.
Even as vaccines are beginning to become available and distributed against COVID-19, medical officials are advising of a version spreading in southern England that has key mutations. The Coronvirus Group in Britain ( COG-UK) reports it is investigating a newly… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Canadians largely in favour of COVID lockdowns, survey
With COVID-19 case numbers rising across Canada, and even as vaccines were about to become available, a new survey shows Canadians largely in favour of lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus. This comes also as small many small… »
‘Cold War’ relic and museum gets $1.1 million upgrade
Renovations to 60-year old complex It was nicknamed ‘the Diefenbunker’, and that name has stuck. At the height of the ‘Cold War’ when the world faced nuclear destruction as the U.S.-led ‘west’ faced off against the perceived threat from the… »
Santa OK’d for travel this holiday season
Young children across Canada will be happy to hear that Santa Claus will be able to come on Christmas Eve. With COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, one might presume that Santa would not be allowed to travel, or at least… »
Project seeks to develop artificial intelligence to protect whales from ships
Researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) want to use ‘AI’ to help protect orcas from being hit by ships off the Pacific coast. Steven Bergner is a computing science research associate at the university’s Big Data Hub, in Burnaby, British… »
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