The tide was moving out so rescuers improvised to free a beached pilot whale grounded ashore Monday morning near Dartmouth, N.S. As dozens of concerned spectators–including surfers, hikers and fire-fighters looked on–some rescuers poured water on the giant mammal while… »
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.
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Montreal ban on single-use plastic bags is up and running
Montreal has taken action to combat what environmental activists view as one of the primary scourges polluting the planet, especially its oceans, As of Monday, retailers are forbidden by law to dispense single-use plastic bags, making Montreal the first major… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Polar Bear Club swimmers take their plunge…or not
How frigid is it in Canada right now, (excepting British Columbia’s lower mainland and parts of the Atlantic provinces)? So frigid that members of the Courage Polar Bear Club in Oakville, Ontario cancelled their annual Jan. 1 bout of insanity–their… »
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Frigid weather brings Canada 150 celebrations to an end, just a bit early
Canada’s 150th birthday party ended with something of wimper on Sunday night. Skaters on the Canada 150 ice rink look on as fireworks explode above Centre Block’s Peace Tower during the illumination launch ceremony of Christmas Lights Across Canada on… »
Economy, International, Society
Trump eschews Canadian visit, disappointing very few
U.S. presidents have been visiting Canada since 1923 when Warren G. Harding made the leap across the 49th parallel. And since the Franklin Roosevelt Admnistraion, only two–Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter–have failed to come at all. Make that three. U.S.… »
Economy, International, Society
Montreal’s La Presse publishes its final print edition
It’s something we’ve seen before and will–most assuredly–witness again across Canada–another newspaper leaving another black hole on the local newstand shelf. A man reads La Presse’s final print edition at a coffee shop west of Montreal on Saturday. © CP Photo/Graham… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
As 2018 begins, please join us to savour some touches of beauty
“Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world,” wrote Percy Bysshe Shelly. David Calderisi is one of Canada’s most accomplished actors. © Courtesy: David Calderisi As we look back on another year that has seen more than its share of heartbreak… »
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The LINK Online, Sun 31 Dec, 2017
Your host: Terry Haig. For the second year in a row, rock singer Gord Downie, the front man for the Kingston, Ontario-based band, the Tragically Hip, was named Canada’s Newsmaker of the Year–for reasons that remain extremely sad. In May… »
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Ottawa joins Nova Scotia inquiry of veteran’s murder-suicide tragedy
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan says the federal government will work with Nova Scotia on the inquiry into the triple murder-suicide involving an Afghan war veteran last January. Shanna and Lionel Desmond hold their daughter Aaliyah in a photo from… »
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Sweeping social benefits changes begin Monday in Ontario
Residents of Ontario, Canada’s largest and most affluent province, will see a wide-ranging spike in their social benefits beginning Monday. The changes include a hike in the minimum wage (to $14 an hour from its current $11.60 an hour), free… »
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