It may come as something of a surprise that it was a Canadian, James A. Naismith, who invented the world-wide game now known as basketball while he was teaching physical education at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass… »
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, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ancient footprints found in B.C. earliest known in North America
Recently discovered footprints found on an island off Canada’s West Coast are now confirmed to be the oldest ever found in North America. According to researchers from the the Hakai Institute and the University of Victoria, the footprints discovered on… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Blue Jays bomb in their 2018 season opener
Hopefully, for Canadian baseball fans, the highlight of the 2018 Toronto Blue Jays season didn’t occur Tuesday night in Montreal when Vladimir Guerrero Jr., son of long-time Expos superstar and freshly-minted Hall of Famer, Vlad Sr., hit a dramatic ninth-inning… »
Efforts to save Mohawk language continue to expand
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his drive to make amends for horrific past abuses inflicted on Canada’s First Nations, it appears progress is being made by Indigenous communities to resurrect and reclaim their native languages. A Statistics Canada report… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
Rude? ‘Non!’ says French waiter fired from job in Vancouver
Sometimes it can be tough being French. Just ask Guillaume Rey. Last August, Rey, a native of France, was fired from his waiter’s job at Milestones Resturant in Vancouver for allegedly being too aggressive and too rude in his dealings… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Accused in Quebec mosque attack pleads not guilty to 12 charges
On a gloomy Sunday evening, Jan. 29, 2017, a lone gunman armed with a rifle and a pistol walked into the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City and opened fire, killing six worshippers and wounding 19 others, including five… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Hope springs eternal for Montreal’s baseball fans
This is the time of year when baseball fans in Montreal get their hopes up and let go–at least for a little while–the long-lingering pain they have felt since the Expos left for Washington, D.C. following the 2004 season. For… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Some farmers unhappy with new inspection policies: report
Employers using Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program are unhappy that the federal government is beginning unannounced inspections to make sure everyone’s papers are in order. Last month, Service Canada, the government agency that oversees the program, sent an email to… »
Canadian women curlers win world championship
It went down to the wire as championships should. In the end, Canada’s women curlers caught a break to win the Women’s World Curling Championship on Sunday in North Bay, Ontario. When Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg missed a pick that would… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Spring arrives in Canada….sort of
Spring, at least officially, arrived in Canada on Tuesday. Now comes the hard part: waiting for the real thing. There are markers we look forward to, of course. The Toronto Blue Jays open their regular season two weeks from Thursday… »
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