The name is exotic, the reality? Not so much. There’s something of a fight these days over a row of three ageing residences, known as the “jellybean houses,” in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick. A group of residents… »
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.
International, Politics, Society
New survey suggests Canadians may avoid a ‘democratic recession” a la the U.S. and U.K.
A new survey offers a good deal of hope to Canadians who fear the country could embrace the so-called “democratic deficit” that marked Brexit and continues to mark in the United States under President Donald Trump. The survey, carried out… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
New U.S. statistics show fewer Canadians being stopped at the border
Despite a spate of news reports about Canadians being turned away at the U.S. border since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his controversial travel bans earlier this year, it appears that fewer–not more–Canadians are being refused entry. U.S. Customs and… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Cancer screening: ‘Man’s best friend’ takes on a whole new meaning
It certainly ranks as one of Canada’s more curious health exports–a cancer screening service performed by dogs, half of them rescued, all of the mutts. It’s all happening in the small (55,000 residents) Quebec city of Aylmer and is the… »
Montreal’s police chief to release plan aimed at corruption on Friday
The chief of the Service de police de la ville de Montreal, Montreal’s police force, will release details of a plan to try to restore public confidence in the scandal-plagued force on Friday. Last month, Quebec Public Security Minister Martin… »
Disabled woman lodges human rights complaint after being denied access to Toronto bar’s washroom
A Toronto bar that allegedly refused to let a disabled woman use its washroom faces a hearing before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The case stems from an incident last summer when Haily Butler-Henderson asked to use the only… »
Latvian foreign minister warns of Russian response to Canada’s Baltic mission
Latvia’s foreign minister was in Ottawa Thursday with a warning for Canada: brace for Russia-backed smear campaigns, a spate of so-called fake news stories and cyberattacks when 450 Canadian troops arrive in his country in June. Canada is set to… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Canada’s largest school board no longer booking student trips to the U.S.
The Toronto District School Board, the largest in Canada, is no longer booking trips to the United States because of uncertainty about who can cross the border. The Toronto District School Board has joined Girl Guides of Canada in not… »
Pitching, not slugging, will mark the Blue Jays’ bid to make the 2017 post-season
This time next week Canada’s only major league baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays, will be in Montreal to complete their 2017 Spring Training schedule with two exhibition games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Edward Encarnacion, left, is gone, but long-time… »
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Vermont merchants concerned about border rejections and the economic fallout
The fallout from Donald Trump’s immigration policy may be negatively affecting the U.S. border state of Vermont, long a place that Canadians, especially Quebecers, have loved to visit. Merchants and government officials in the state–long considered one of America’s most… »
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