One man in dead and another is in police custody following separate shooting incidents in different parts of Canada on Saturday. Both involved shootouts with police. A 27-year-old man died in hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan after the RCMP responded to… »
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.
And now for something completely different on this Christmas Eve!
Today is Christmas Eve so chances are whatever device we might be attending at the moment is filled with lots of Christmas carols, plenty of good vibrations (feigned or otherwise) and various renditions of “The Night Before Christmas,” sometimes–though, not… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Updated North American free trade agreement appears set for ceremonial signing on Friday
Canada’s foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, says the updated North American Free Trade Agreement–now known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement–is “on track” to be signed Friday at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires. Since Friday’s signing is strictly ceremonial because all three… »
Hate crimes reach all-time high in Canada
Police-reported hate crimes are at an all-time high in Canada. A Statistics Canada report released Thursday shows the number of hate crimes rose by 47 per cent in 2017, the last year for which data was collected. The report says… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Costs of processing ‘irregular’ asylum bids rising
So-called “irregular” asylum seekers are costing the federal government about $340-million this year, or about $14,000 per person. And that number is expected to rise as more people seek asylum in Canada. The figures are contained in a report, “Costing… »
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Former Quebec premier and PQ stalwart Bernard Landry dies at 81
Bernard Landry, a long-time stalwart in the Quebec independence movement and former Quebec premier, has died at the age of 81 at his home in Verchères, south of Montreal. Landry served as the province’s premier from 2001 to 2003 and… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Music royalty celebrating Joni Mitchell’s 75th in Los Angeles
They’re rolling out the red carpet in Los Angeles this week for a Canadian icon. Joni Mitchell is celebrating her 75th birthday and artists including James Taylor, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Seal, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall and Rufus Wainwright are… »
A carriage horse’s death in Montreal brings sadness and anger
The collapse and death of a carriage horse Sunday afternoon in Montreal is unlikely to alter the timing of the city’s upcoming ban on the use of the carriages–known locally as calèches–at the end of next year. Speaking to reporters,… »
Economy, Health, Indigenous, Politics, Society
Ottawa announces more funding for cities in fight against poverty
Canada’s federal government is promising more money to fight poverty in Canada, pledging $1.25 billion over the next nine years to cities and $43 million to funding territories over the same period. In making the announcement on Monday, Social Development… »
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