A lot of people are holding their collective breath this week to see what kind of a plan Canadian powers-that-be come up with to vastly improve the country’s largest national park, save its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as… »
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.
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Frustration, sadness, anger and disappointment greet immigration process
Such is life in the 21st Century. Eleven minutes after the agency charged with–among other things–helping family members bring other family members from overseas to Canada, the process shut down. Eleven minutes. The quota had been reached. It was all… »
Health, Indigenous, International, Society
Historic decision appears to free Adam Capay
Surrounded by family, Adam Capay walked free from Canada’s criminal justice system for the first time in over six years on Monday. Capay, in his mid-20s, is a member of the Lac Seul First Nation. He was arrested as a… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Widow of Quebec mosque victim finally wins compensation
As people in Quebec City prepare to mark Tuesday’s second anniversary of the horrific attack on the mosque in Quebec City that left six worshippers dead and 19 others wounded, the wife of one of the victims has finally won… »
Survey reveals unsettling numbers about Canadians’ knowledge of the Holocaust
A survey released ahead International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which fell on Sunday, has revealed stunning numbers about Canadians’ knowledge–or lack of knowledge–of the what most people believe was the darkest event of the 20th Century. The survey by the Azrieli… »
TSB joins investigation of fatal Ottawa bus accident
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is joining the the investigation into last Friday’s bus accident in Ottawa that killed three people and injured 23 others. Ottawa’s police chief, Charles Bordelerau, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in Ottawa. Bordeleau said the city… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
‘National security concern’ gets residency in bureaucratic bungle
As reports from Washington suggest that the U.S. wants to increase its focus on its northern border, officials in Ottawa are grappling with what’s being called a “completely unacceptable” mistake that allowed a person of “national security concern” to be granted… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Goodale warns of growing right-wing hate
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says hate groups, including white supremacists and neo-Nazis, are a growing threat in Canada. And, Goodale says, internet providers have an obligation to make sure they don’t provide a platform for spreading fear and hate.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Politics, Society
Feds issue warning to owners of Fraser River islands
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans is going after the owners of islands located in the Fraser River for what environmentalists have long said are actions that threaten the survival of salmon, steelhead and endangered white sturgeon in the region.… »
Canadian arrested in Netherlands for airport bomb threat
A 51-year-old Canadian man is being interrogated by Dutch police after being arrested Monday night claiming he had a bomb in his luggage at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Police have not released the man’s name. A spokesperson for the border police… »
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