Your hosts this week are Lynn, Carmel, and Marc It was a tragic photo that has made news around the world. Tima Kurdi, aunt of two boys who drowned five-year-old Galib, and three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, is grief-stricken as she speaks… »
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Levon SevuntsLynn DesjardinsMarc Montgomery
Born and raised in Armenia, Levon started his journalistic career in 1990, covering wars and civil strife in the Caucasus and Central Asia.In 1992, after the government in Armenia shut down the TV program he was working for, Levon immigrated to Canada. He learned English and eventually went back to journalism, working first in print and then in broadcasting.
Levon’s journalistic assignments have taken him from the High Arctic to Sahara and the killing fields of Darfur, from the streets of Montreal to the snow-capped mountaintops of Hindu Kush in Afghanistan.
He says, “But best of all, I’ve been privileged to tell the stories of hundreds of people who’ve generously opened up their homes, refugee tents and their hearts to me.”
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lynn has dedicated her working life to journalism. After decades in the field, she still believes journalism to be a pillar of democracy and she remains committed to telling stories she believes are important or interesting. Lynn loves Canada and embraces all seasons: skiing, skating, and sledding in winter, hiking, swimming and playing tennis in summer and running all the time. She is a voracious consumer of Canadian literature, public radio programs and classical music. Family and friends are most important. Good and unusual foods are fun. She travels when possible and enjoys the wilderness.
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.
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The LINK Online Sat., Aug. 29, 2015
Your hosts this week Frosh week activities at universities often involve drinking challenges. © Vitalii Tiagunov/Shutterstock It’s the end of summer vacation, and tens of thousands of students are returning to colleges and universities across the country. It’s also a time… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
The Link On-Line, Saturday August 22, 2015
Your hosts on this edition, Lynn Desjardins, Terry Haig and Carmel Kilkenny (Marc Montgomery is on vacation) Heart and Mind Connection Teens with mental illness need help getting help in order to avoid heart problems later in life Adolescents who… »
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The Link On-line, Saturday August 15th, 2015
Your hosts on this edition, Lynn Desjardins, Terry Haig and Carmel Kilkenny (Marc Montgomery is on vacation) General Babacar Gaye, seen here in Syria in August 2012, has resigned as head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
The Link On-line, Saturday August 8th, 2015
Your hosts on this edition, Lynn Desjardins, Terry Haig and Carmel Kilkenny (Marc Montgomery is on vacation) Junkfood at the check-out counter Hard to resist… Canadians, like many North Americans, are getting fatter and there are all kinds of theories… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
The Link Online, Saturday August 1st, 2015
Your hosts on this edition Lynn Desjardins, Terry Haig and Carmel Kilkenny (Marc Montgomery is on vacation) Safety requires lifejackets in all watercraft Outdoor Safety Canada is known the world over for its expansive stretches of amazing landscapes and waterways.… »
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The LINK Online, Sat, July 25, 2015
Your hosts this edition, Carmel, Marc, Lynn The United Nations estimates over four million Syrians have fled the country. It has asked countries around the world to resettle refugees who are in camps in neighbouring countries like this one in… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The LINK Online, Sat;, July 18, 2015
your hosts this week, Carmel and Marc. Dr. John Bell is leading a team in a new fight against cancer. © CBC It’s a world first. Several Ontario hospitals will participate in clinical trials of a new cancer therapy involving viruses.… »
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The LINK Online, Sat.,July 11, 2015
This week Terry Haig sits in for Lynn, joining Carmel and Marc. One horse died instantly and two others were put down by veterinarians after this crash at the Calgary Stampede’s GMC Rangeland Derby on in 201 © CBC The Calgary… »
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The LINK Online, Sat., July 4, 2015
Your hosts this week, Lynn, Carmel, and Marc When it comes to Canadian stereotypes, the comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie got it right by wearing toques, plaid shirts, parkas and saying “eh” a lot..and drinking lots of beer © CBC… »
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