Life for a lot of Montreal-based Canadian research scientists just got a whole lot exciting–and a lot less tedious–this week. On Monday–coinciding with a two-day conference that drew participants from around the world–Concordia University officially opened its new robotic facility… »
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.
Christian university drops controversial student covenant agreement following legal fight
After a long battle in the courts, a Christian university in British Columbia has dropped a controversial requirement that all students sign the school’s Community Covenant Agreement that forbids any sex outside heterosexual marriage. The change comes into effect at… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
Three Canadian cities in top 10 of Economist livability rankings
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its latest rankings of the world’s most livable cities and Canada has placed three–Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto–in the top 10. The Unit ranks 140 cities on a number of factors every year and there… »
Statue of Sir John A. staying in Victoria despite Ontario offer
So maybe the story about removing the statue of Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, from in front of city hall in Victoria, B. C. over the weekend has legs after all. Turns out Ontario’s new populist premier,… »
Health, International, Society
Rope skipping tries to make the leap from its playful past….to the Olympics
It’s kind of crazy when you think about it: how come a sport that very likely goes back thousands of years–maybe as far as what has now become the game of soccer–has never made it to the Olympics? Rope skipping.… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Investigation continues into death of man being deported
A Nigerian man who died during or after–the circumstances remain unclear–a confrontation with Canadian border officers on a flight from Calgary to Amsterdam last week was remembered Sunday by members of his church as “a warm person who always had… »
Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Statue of Canada’s first prime minister is removed in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, may be the most traditional of all Canadian cities, at least of those birthed when what was once called the British Empire ruled much of the world. People still take tea at the majestic… »
Talking baseball–the good, the bad and the ugly–during a summer to forget
For Canadians who love Major League Baseball, it’s been a summer to forget. The Toronto Blue Jays have been terrible. And since the Montreal Expos departed for Washington D.C. in 2005, the Jays are the only big league game in… »
Canada to head new NATO mission in Iraq
The Canadian military will command a new NATO mission in Iraq set to begin this fall. Ottawa has committed up to 250 Canadian troops and up to four Griffon helicopters to the mission, which includes a so-called “train the trainer”… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
No letup in battle against Ontario forest fires.
As RCI’s Carmel Kilkenny reported Monday, forest fires are becoming a growing concern in Quebec and Ontario as firefighters battle with the ill-effects of too much dry weather, high temperatures and thunder and lightening storms. About 85 firefighters from Alberta… »
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