The battle pitted an anti-gay activist against a Vancouver trans woman running for office in British Columbia. It started during the 2017 provincial election when William Whatcott, who refers to himself as a Christian activist, printed and distributed 1,500 flyers… »
Terry Haig
Terry Haig has been a journalist for over 40 years and a radio host for over 20. He was been with RCI since 1972, playing the role of writer, producer, newsreader and and on-air personality. Mr. Haig is also an actor, having performed in over 60 films as well as on the stage in Canada, the UK and the United States. He is perhaps best known for his work with the Montreal Expos baseball team when he was a beat writer, a columnist and the analyst for Expos games.
Landmark rulings appear to aid drive to end solitary confinement
Momentum aimed at making solitary confinement a thing of the past in Canadian prisons continues to grow. Or so it would appear. How soon that past arrives remains primarily in the hands of the courts, two of which made it… »
An extraordinary giant pearl emerges from a Toronto suburb
The biggest pearl anyone has ever seen is currently sitting in Mississauga, Ontario. Soon, it may be coming to a museum or art gallery near you. It’s quite a piece of work: white and cream coloured, weighs 27.66 kilos, looks… »
Another hot-shot Canadian kid takes aim at a tennis title shot
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. An 18-year-old Canadian kid is stealing the show at a major tennis tournament in the United States. Following in footsteps laid down by compatriot Bianca Andreescu, who won the prestigeous WTA event in… »
Howard the gnome, a Canadan icon, is moving on
It’s been a good March for Canadian roadside icons. At the start of the the month at the now (somewhat) famous Moose Summit in Saskatchewan, negotiators from Norway and Canada agreed to call off their dispute over which country has… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Councillor who delivered racist remarks cast from her caucus
A local councillor in Montreal’s Anjou borough has been expelled from her party’s caucus following remarks she made about being treated by a doctor wearing a Hijab. “A veiled woman…grrrrr…if it hadn’t been an emergency I would have refused to… »
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Statistics reveal a major increase in Halifax racial profiling
A study released Wednesday appears to confirm what members of Nova Scotia’s black community have been saying for years: police profiling and street checks are getting worse–not better–in Halifax, the provincial capital. The report found that black people in the… »
Whither the 2019 Blue Jays? Pondering the possibilities…
The Blue Jays open their 2019 season Thursday afternoon in Toronto. Hopes are high, of course. That’s the nature of the game. Everybody’s even on Opening Day, they say (forgetting, as we must this year, that two games have already… »
Manitoba launches campaign to combat sexual harassment
Manitoba has launched a government-wide campaign to combat sexual harassment. It includes posters that clearly define what constitutes sexual harassment and messages that discourage people from making jokes or sending emails about gender. “What might have been dismissed as a… »
Distant replay: Remembering the Montreal Expos with tears and laughter
There was a ceremony at City Hall on Monday. It was all about celebrating that moment 50 years ago when the Expos joined Major League Baseball–50 years since they began breaking our hearts in a million pieces. In all the… »
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