A new report from Statistics Canada finds more Canadians than ever before are living alone and that the number of single-person households has doubled over the past 35 years. There are now more single-person households than households of any other… »
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.
Health, International, Politics, Society
Ontario SPCA pulling out of investigations and enforcement duties at the end of March
In a move that’s been expected for months but still caught many by surprise, the Ontario Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has announced that–as of the end of the month–it will no longer investigate and enforce animal… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Fracking firm told to cease work at well near Alberta earthquake site
A Calgary-based company has been ordered to suspend fracking operations near a site linked to an earthquake that was felt near the communities of Red Dear and Sylvan Lake in central Alberta early Monday morning. The Alberta Energy Regulator says… »
Economy, Health, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Vancouver temporary homeless shelters will remain open past deadline
Prodded by Vancouver city council, the provincial government in British Columbia has moved to keep temporary winter shelters for homeless people open past their scheduled shutdown date at the end of this month. The province is investing $3.1 million to… »
International, Society, Sports
Remembering Ted Lindsay, hockey hero and early union advocate
I didn’t grow up in Canada, but even I knew of Ted Lindsay, star hockey player, cantankerous personality, hard-nosed union leader, even when I was a kid. Lindsay died Monday at the age of 93. Little guy, tough as nails,… »
Economy, International, Society
Report confirms women wielding more and more financial power
A new report documents the growing force women have become–and are becoming–in the Canadian economy.- The Changing Landscape of Women’s Wealth predicts that by 2028 women will directly control about a third of total financial assets in the Canadian economy, $3.8… »
Last survivor of Humboldt bus accident is safely home
When the bus carrying members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team collided with a semi-trailer at a crossroads on the Saskatchewan prairies almost a year ago, it was every Canadian parent’s nightmare. Sixteen people on the bus died and 13… »
Economy, Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Critics say new pot legislation should go farther
The Liberal government has introduced its long-awaited legislation that it says will grant fast, free pardons to Canadians carrying a criminal record for possession of cannabis before Canada legalized the drug last October. Bill C-93 aims to break down barriers… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
Residents of controversial B.C. tent city are evacuated
It’s raised hackles and been the subject of controversy since it was created nearly two years ago as a response to a lack of affordable housing in southern British Columbia. A tent city known as Anita’s Place in the city… »
Halifax man cleared of murder after 17 years in prison
A Nova Scotia man who served 17 years in prison for murder has been acquitted in Halifax after a 21-year legal battle to prove his innocence. Glenn Assoun was convicted of second-degree murder in September of 1999 for the 1995… »
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