Charles Dutoit, who spent years–25 of them in Montreal–honing a world-class musical reputation finds his personal reputation in tatters and his future in limbo as orchestras on two continents sprint away from the 81-year-old maestro. Dutoit is accused by four… »
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.
June Rowlands, who scored historic Toronto victory, dies at 93
Just weeks after Valerie Plante became the first female to be elected mayor of Montreal, a woman who helped lay the path for Plante’s victory has passed away. June Rowlands, the first female mayor of Toronto, died Thursday night at… »
A look back at Canadian sports in 2017 leaves some questions in the air
At first glance, the year in sports in Canada in 2017 does not appear all that different from previous years in sports in Canada since, well, 1993–the last time a Canadian-based NHL team, the Montreal Canadiens, won the Stanley Cup… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canadian to accept Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
On Aug. 6, 1945, Setsuko Nakamura was a 13-year-old middle-school student in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. That morning an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb. Setsuko Nakamura was about 1.8 kilometres from the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Senate votes to move ahead with bill dear to animal activists
Canadian animal rights activists scored what they are calling a “huge victory” in the Senate on Thursday. The upper chamber’s fisheries committee voted to move forward with Bill S-203, legislation that would ban keeping whales and dolphins in Canadian aquariums.… »
New figures reveal severe lack of convictions in sexual assaults
Statistics Canada has released startling figures about the lack of criminal convictions in sexual assault cases. New research by the government recording agency made public Thursday showed that only about one in 10, (12 per cent) of sexual assault cases… »
Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Nova Scotia moving to make amends to the Mi’kmaq nation
This story began thousands of years ago when a people now known as the Mi’kmaq nation, roamed much of what came to be called Eastern Canada. They lived peacefully, working the land, hunting and fishing to survive. Then the white… »
Economy, International, Society
Bank of Canada stands pat on interest rate
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday postponed a hike in its trend-setting interest rate following two rate hikes since July. The rate, which remains at 1 per cent, plays a primary role in what retail banks offer their customers on… »
International, Politics, Society
Crucifix will stay on wall of Quebec legislature
Quebec’s Liberal Party government says it will keep the crucifix that sits behind the speaker’s chair in the provincial legislature. Chair Filomena Rotiroti says there was consensus in the Liberal caucus that the crucifix should stay. The decision, announced Tuesday,… »
Health, International, Society
The Loneliness Project seeks to ease the hurt gently
Sometimes, beauty and caring are their own rewards. Marissa Korda © Marissa Korda Sometimes, mixing those virtues with a healthy dose of empathy and compassion can go a whole lot farther than you ever imagined. Sometimes, if you are lucky, they… »
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