The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has released some staggering statistics about mail-forwarding fraud: complaints were seven times higher in 2016 than 2015. The centre received 479 complaints in 2016, a rise from 63 the previous year and officials say that’s only… »
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.
Canadian victim in Istanbul attack is identified
A Canadian mother of two has been identified as one of the victims of the New Year’s Day attack at an Istanbul nightclub in which 39 people died. Alaa Al-Muhandis, 29, of Milton, Ontario, is being remembered as a “proud… »
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TIFF co-founder William Marshall dead at 77
William Marshall, who co-founded of the Toronto International Film Festival 40 years ago and saw it grow into one the foremost festivals in the world, died Sunday at the age of 77. In a press release announcing Marshall’s death, TIFF… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Thousands across Canada brave the weather to take an icy plunge in 2017
It’s a Canadian tradition that bares repeating–the Jan. 1 polar bear swims that take place every year across the country. From the East Coast to the West Coast, Canadians braved frigid temperatures to celebrate the coming year–in this case Canada’s… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Fabienne Colas delivers the sun even in the death of winter
Today marks the second day of Canada’s 150th birthday and already I’m feeling a whole lot better. Must be the company I’ve been keeping. A highlight of a Montreal summer is Fabienne Colas’s creation, Haiti en Folie, a week-long celebration… »
Health, International, Society
On this New Year’s Eve, we invite you to share the best of humankind, the old-fashioned way
“Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world,” wrote Percy Bysshe Shelley. Given the year the world has had, perhaps we need poets more than ever. For poetry, Pablo Neruda reminded us, “is an act of peace.” David Calderisi © Courtesy:… »
Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
My 2016 person of the year: Emma Mogus
Once again this week I had the distinct pleasure of making contact with Emma Mogus. I count myself lucky. Emma Mogus is pictured last summer with her creation, the Tongue-Interface-Communication (TiC), a tongue controlled computer mouse. © CP Photo/Chris Young Mogus,… »
Security beefed up in Ottawa for New Year’s celebration
Extra security measures are in place in Ottawa for New Year’s Eve as Canadians prepare to ring in a year of celebrations marking Canada’s 150th birthday. Large concrete barriers designed to help prevent truck attacks have been erected to block… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Humpback whale washes up on Nova Scotia coast
A new element has been added to the mystery about why thousands of dead sea creatures are washing up dead on Nova Scotia shores near the town of Digby. Thousands of herring, starfish, lobster, bar clams, crabs and scallops have… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Dozens of eagles on B.C. power lines are electrocuted
Nearly four dozen birds of prey–perched on power poles while looking for food–have been electrocuted on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland Just two of the 47 birds survived and it is unclear if they will recover enough to be released to… »
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