For years there was concern and fear about possible, long-lingering effects on Canada’s West Coast as a result of the meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011. Now, seven years after the tragedy, it appears all be certain that… »
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.
Yellow protest badges spark controversy and venom at borough meeting in Montreal
Some bad blood and hateful words spilled over in the Montreal borough of Outremont this week after a handful of Francophone residents turned up at the local council meeting on Monday wearing yellow badges on their clothes to protest the… »
Health, International, Society
The Pyeongchange Paralympics are up and running
The 2018 Pyeongchange Paralympic Games are underway in South Korea, providing a feast for anyone who loves great athletic competition. The athletes are extraordinary, the competition fierce–as anyone who has ever witnessed the Paralympics will attest. These Games are set… »
Economy, International, Society
Air Canada flight attendants rebel over working conditions
Flight attendants at Air Canada and its subsidiary Rouge want major changes to their working conditions. They allege “discrimination and harassment” and they want the elimination of the onboard services manager program and an end to company policies they say… »
The face of Viola Desmond now graces Canada’s currency
There’s a new face on Canada’s $10 bill today–the face of a woman, the face of a black woman, the face of a determined woman, the face of a beautiful woman, the face of a woman who stood up for… »
Economy, International, Society
Study finds dearth of ‘fundamental science’ in wildlife management
A new study throws serious doubt of how well wildlife in Canada and the United States is being handled. The study was published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. It examined more that 650 wildlife management systems in the the two… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian eye experts warn of too many screens and too little playtime
It’s pretty much a given these days that electronic screens–televisions, tablets, smartphones, computers and video games–are having an adverse effect on how people view the world. According to Optometry Times, statistics show that 80 percent of what we learn is… »
Police link Hamilton violence to anarchist book fair
When marauding vandals dressed in black and wearing face masks took to the streets of downtown Hamilton, Ontario on Saturday night setting off firecrackers, hurling rocks through storefront windowns and overturning cars and recycling bins, Canadians were shocked and horrified.… »
Work begins on Canada’s first ‘dementia village’
The spade went into the ground last week in Langley, B.C. for a project that could provide a soothing balm for a lot elderly Canadians and their families. It’s called The Village and will consist of six cottage-style homes, a… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
More problems for former MSO artistic director Charles Dutoit
There are more problems for Charles Dutoit, the famed maestro who led the Montreal Symphony Orchestra to world-renown as artistic director from 1977 to 2002. Following an independent investigation, the Boston Symphony Orchestra says Dutoit sexually harassed at least four… »
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