Canada’s national police force is reviewing how its members should handle fentanyl. There had been fears that officers faced high risk when dealing with the drug. However, new research suggests that they are not likely to overdose on the drug… »
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.
Joe Schlesinger dies, leaving a legacy few will match
Canada lost an important part of her history on Monday. Joe Schlesinger died. He wasn’t really famous, though he appeared a lot on television. He wasn’t especially pompous, though his body of work might have given him cause to be… »
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Parents of Quebec City mosque shooter say sentence ‘too severe’
The parents of Alexandre Bissonnette, the man convicted of carrying out the attack on the Quebec City mosque in the winter of 2017, have released a letter questioning the severity of the sentence their son was given last Friday. Bissonnette,… »
Health, International, Society
The Capital City Condors: a team to root for, really root for
Anyone who doubts the importance of the lessons hockey can teach–at least when it’s run by people who really get it–needs only to take a look at the Capital City Condors. Based in Ottawa, the Condors were founded 11 years… »
Sunday vigil remembers McArthur’s victims
A “Vigil for a Grieving Community” was held Sunday as people in Toronto gathered to remember the eight men killed by Bruce McArthur between 2010 and 2017. All eight victims had disappeared from the city’s gay village. All were dismembered… »
International, Politics, Society
Canadians surrender to Kurdish forces in Syria
Global Affairs Canada says it is aware of two Canadian women being detained in Syria. The confirmation follows CNN interviews with the two Canadians after they fled one of ISIS’s last remaining strongholds in eastern Syria and surrendered to U.S.-backed… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
A gorgeous Down East town grapples with an ugly industrial legacy
Things are getting downright ugly in the gorgeous Newfoundland and Labrador community of St. Mary’s. An unbearable smell fills the air. How unbearable? “It’s hard to explain the smell to you,” says the town’s voluntary deputy mayor, Steve Ryan, to… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
New figures show little rise in pot use since legalization
So much for reefer madness. Statistics Canada figures released Thursday indicate that after marijuana was legalized on Oct. 17, there was not marked increase in the number of people using it for either recreational or medicinal purposes.. Still, users were… »
Remembering a mensch named Paul Dewar
Paul Dewar died Wednesday morning. The news hit me hard. I never met Dewar, knew him only from television. He was a politician, represented a riding in Ottawa. Say that word polltiican and and a lot of people roll their… »
No consensus yet on date for Indigenous holiday for Canada
A new statutory holiday may be in the works for Canadians. Just when it will be is the subject of debate. The House of Commons heritage committee approved a measure on Tuesday to make Sept. 30 a national holiday to… »
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