The Link podcast is a brief summary of just some of the many stories and interviews presented during the week with discussion on the stories along with occasional special guests, and features which are often about aspects of life in Canada.
Your hosts, Vincenzo, Terry, Marc. (video of show at bottom) Air pollution- a silent pandemic With the world pre-occupied by COVID-19, the deadly virus spreading around the world to become a declared pandemic, scientists say there’s a silent pandemic that’s… »
Your hosts today, Vincenzo, Terry, and Marc ( video of show at bottom) Canadian Space Agency invests in moon exploration The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is seeking to get more involved in exploration of the moon. To that end they’ve… »
Your hosts, Levon, Vincenzo, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Trudeau asks for patience as rail blockades continue but offers no clear plan As the rail blockades by Indigenous groups and supporters continue, business groups warn that the economy… »
Your hosts today, Levon Sevunts, Vincenzo Morello,Marc Montgomery (video of show at bottom Canada plans to support ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping Environmentalists have long been concerned about shipping in the Arctic using heavy fuel oil (HFO)… »
Your hosts, Levon, Vincenzo, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Ottawa set to dispatch second plane to Wuhan ‘to bring every Canadian home’ Two planes carrying Canadians out of the centre of the coronavirus region of China have arrived… »
Your hosts Levon, Marc, and newcomer Vincenzo Morello (video of show at bottom) Canada chartered passenger plane to repatriate Canadians from Wuhan Canada has arranged for a special charter plane to fly some 196 Canadians out of the Wuhan, China,… »
Your hosts, Levon, Terry, and Marc (video of show at bottom) According to Stephen Cornish who leads one of Canada’s most recognized environmental and conservation NGO’s, the root cause of many of the world’s conflicts and migrations can be traced… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Diplomatic Dispatch series A new podcast series is being created with several episodes already online. Through one-on-one interviews with current and former politicians and diplomats, academics, and leaders of… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, Marc (video of show at bottom) Intelligence suggests Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iran, says Trudeau The tragic crash of the Ukrainian jetliner this week in Iran was not caused by some technical problem but was… »
Your hosts Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Refugee advocacy group sounds the alarm on crisis in Mali A Canadian humanitarian aid worker says the situation in Mali is deteriorating even further. Alexandra Lamarche authored a report… »
Your hosts are Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Is it time for Canada to rethink policy regarding China? Working for the Canadian government, Margaret McCuaig Johnston had for decades worked to develop closer ties between Canada… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) GTA immigrants have trouble climbing corporate ladder: report An examination of statistics from major corporations and businesses located in the Greater Toronto Area showed a very low percentage of… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Former Canadian spy chief calls for ‘clear eyed’ national security discussion A major international conference held in Ottawa this week, saw political leaders past and present, along with top… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, Marc (video of show at bottom) Trudeau taps former top diplomat to deal with discontent in Western Canada In the October general election in Canada, the Liberals under Justin Trudeau were re-elected, but this time in… »
Your hosts, Terry and Marc Canada welcomes genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, says Freeland Gambia has launched a lawsuit against Myanmar (formerly Burma) claiming that state has committed genocide against their Rohingya minority. In Canada, a unanimous vote in the House… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, Marc (video of show at bottom) Scientists around the world issue climate emergency warning Inspired in part by young activist Greta Thunberg, over 11,000 scientists from around the world have signed an open letter called “World… »
your hosts Levon, Mathiew, Marc (video of show at bottom) Quebec to add ‘values’ test for new immigrants The mostly French-speaking province of Quebec intends to implement a test for prospective immigrants to ensure they understand ‘Quebec’ societal values. As… »
Your hosts: Levon, Lynn, Marc (video of show at bottom) Arab World Festival-Montreal This weekend marks the start of the 20th year for the Arab World Festival,/ Festival du Monde Arabe (FMA) in Montreal. The idea is to showcase elements… »
Your hosts Lynn, Terry, Marc (video of show at bottom) Canada’s election and political opinion polls: Can they influence voters? In any major election, there are almost always dozens of opinion polls taken, and often on a daily basis. They… »
Your hosts, Lynn, Marc, with guest Stephane Parent, host of RCI’s French language programme (video of show at bottom) Canadian election, debate of the leaders in French There have now been two official debates among the record number of federal… »
Your hosts Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Major research projects to understand climate change effects on the Arctic Hundreds of scientists from several countries have now embarked on two simultaneous and related research projects in the… »
Your hosts, Marie-Claude, Levon, Matt and Marc (video of show at bottom) Trudeau apologizes to Canada’s racial minorities over blackface scandal The leader of the Liberal party, Justin Trudeau, has had to face extremely difficult questions over his past when… »
Your hosts, Levon, Mathiew, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Expert warns of possible Russian disinformation campaign in Canada’s election Canada’s election has officially been launched and the political parties are busy trying to get their respective messages, platforms,… »
Your hosts Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Canada’s general election looms-issues Canada will have a federal election on October 21st. The country now is just waiting for the official announcement that the campaign in underway. That… »
Your hosts, Terry, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom). All stories are edited from longer versions of the full stories which can be heard in the highlights section. Conservative opposition leader accuses governing Liberals of scare tactics Everyone… »
Your hosts today: Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig, Stéphane Parent and Marie-Claude Simard (Video of show at the bottom). G7 leaders gather in Biarritz, France for what could be another chaotic summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to… »
Your hosts, Marie-Claude, Terry, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks to end WWII It was the first, and luckily so far, the only use of the terrible destructive power of atomic weapons. In… »
Your hosts, Lynn, Terry and Marc (Note the show will be taking a break during the summer- other interesting subjects will be available on the weekends; Video of this week’s show at bottom. As always, full versions of the show… »
Your hosts today. Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts, Terry Haig and Marie-Claude Simard (listen or watch video of show at the bottom) UN expert warns of a coming ‘climate apartheid’ A United Nations expert says the world is risking what he… »
Your hosts today. Levon, Mathiew, Marie-Claude, and Marc (video of show at bottom) IRAN- U.S. tensions- escalation narrowly avoided The long-standing tension between the U.S. and Iran ramped up this week with allegations of Iranian attacks on oil tankers off… »
Your hosts, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Hong Kong’s massive protest against a proposed extradition law with China In the past few days, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents have taken to the street to protest… »
Your hosts: Lynn, Marie-Claude, Levon, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls inquiry: final report The national inquiry into the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls finally presented its findings… »
This week a special edition as the Link was on site on Thursday at the Montreal “Salon de l”Immigration- Immigration Expo” in Montreal (video of show at bottom) Hosts were Levon and Marc. along with several special guests. (audio version… »
Your hosts, Lynn, Levon, Marie Claude, and Marc, with guest Eilis Quinn (Video of show at bottom) Death in the Arctic- Eilis Quinn, joins us to talk about a very troubling situation in a tiny Arctic hamlet in northern Quebec.… »
Your hosts: Levon, Lynn, Marie-Claude (at the river’s edge) and Marc (video of show at bottom) Climate change and the kelp forests of the Arctic It seems that climate change is having an effect under the Arctic seas. Kelp has… »
Your hosts Terry, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Dire warning from U.N. on survival of species, and humans The very strong warning comes from scientists from around the world who contributed to the first comprehensive report on… »
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude and Marc (video of show at bottom) Could this beluga be a trained spy? It’s a mystery. Norwegian fishermen discovered an unusually friendly lone beluga while out fishing. Beluga are relatively rare in the area,… »
Your hosts, Marie-Claude, Levon, Lynn, and Marc (video of show at bottom) United Nations asks for international support to fight Ebola The fight against the deadly Ebola disease continues, this time against a fresh outbreak in the Democratic Republic of… »
Your hosts, Terry, Marie-Claude, Lynn, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Court case launched against “smart city” over privacy A project by the American firm Sidewalk Labs to turn a large section of downtown Toronto into a “smart city”… »
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Research needed into ship noise effects on Narwhals in Nunavut With a mining company on Baffin Island, in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, requesting a permit for a significant… »
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, and Marc (Video of show at bottom) The scandal within the ruling Liberal Party government, gets another jolt The ongoing dispute over allegations that the highest ranking members of the Liberal government were trying to… »
Your hosts Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom) UN asks Canada to extend peacekeeping mission in Mali The United Nations has formally asked Canada to extend its peacekeeping mission in Mali for a few… »
Your hosts: Lynn Desjardins, Levon Sevunts and Terry Haig. (Video of show at bottom.) Public hearing on oil and gas development in eastern Arctic wrap up in Iqaluit Public hearings on potential oil and gas development in the waters between… »
Your hosts, Terry, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Marc (Video of show at bottom. Also archived on the Radio Canada Int’l Facebook page) U.N. report on environment: humanity is at a crossroads It’s a dire report that ties climate change and other environmental… »
Your hosts Lynn, Terry, Marie-Claude, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Canada’s Prime Minister insists “no inappropriate pressure” in SNC Lavalin case The SNC Lavalin scandal as it’s being called continues to dog the Liberal government of Prime Minister… »
Your hosts, Lynn, Terry, Marie-Claude and Marc (Video of show at bottom) A scandal is shaking Canada’s federal political landscape and the governing Liberal party of Justin Trudeau A scandal at the highest level of government in Canada has rocked… »
Today a special programme to mark Black History Month in Canada Your hosts, Lynn and Marc, with special guests Claire-Anse Saint-Eloi- assistant coordinator for the round table on Black History Month; Deborah Forde- Montreal Black History Month Laureate, and Pat… »
Your hosts: Levon, Terry, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Legendary British rock star Sting performs in solidarity with General Motors workers in Oshawa This week, Gordon Sumner aka “Sting” took the cast of his hit musical to the… »
Your hosts, Lynn, Marie-Claude, Terry, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Europe’s Marine Protected Areas allow heavy commercial fishing One might easily presume that Europe’s marine protected areas (MPA)help conserve marine species. A new study shows that’s not the… »
Your hosts Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc(video of show at bottom) Special Guest Wei Wu from RCI’s Chinese section leads off the show with a look at the upcoming Chinese New Year Ottawa unveils new rules to combat election interference Recent… »
Your hosts today Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Canadian envoy weighs in on Huawei exec arrest Canadian diplomat John McCallum has created quite a stir when he weighed in on the current international dispute involving… »
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