Still very much with us, landmines remain a scourge–by-products of the worst of mankind. An Afghan soldier searches for landmines with a metal detector in a training exercise in 2014. There are still 50 to 100 million active landmines around… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
For Canadians, a key element is missing from this year’s World Series
Baseball’s World Series got underway Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio. Blue Jays players and fans were glum after the Indians won game five of American League Championship Series. Both players and fans must go through another winter wondering about what might… »
Canada grapples with alleged murders of eight seniors
Canadians across the country, especially in Ontario, are trying to make sense of what police say is a series of murders at two long-term care facilities in the southwestern part of the province. Forty-nine-year-old Elizabeth Wettlaufer of Woodstock, a nurse,… »
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Canada places 30th in gender gap disparities
The World Economic Forum has issued a shocking (if not surprising) report on the wage disparity between men and women. Canada did not do especially well, ranking 30th in the world, having closed 74 per cent of its gender gap.… »
It’s Labour Day, time for the real baseball season to begin
Labour Day can mean a lot of different things to many people. For baseball fans it marks the real beginning for the real run for the post-season roses. Canadians Russell Martin (from Quebec) and Michael Saunders (from British Columbia) will… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Canada grapples with a growing problem: the online sexual abuse of children
The problem–call it a scourge–of the online sexual exploitation and the abuse of children does not appear to be going away any time soon despite the hard work and the best of intentions of a lot of people. The Canadian… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Gun ownership on the rise in Canada
More and more people are buying guns in Canada. The latest figures are contained in a report by the country’s Commissioner of Firearms. They show the number of restricted guns–such as certain types of rifles and handguns–has doubled since 2004.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Controversy dogs Montreal anti-litter campaign
The thing about advertising campaigns is you never know what’s going to work How about the contro in Montreal right now over a part of the city’s $700,000 anti-litter campaign that includes videos, billboards and street performances? The poo from… »
Mission heads to Mali to study peacekeeping efforts
There are increasing hints that Canada could be sending peacekeepers to Mali, perhaps as soon as mid-September. On Wednesday, the government said it is sending a fact-finding mission to examine United Nations peacekeeping operations in the West Africa country. Defence… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Society
Advocate admonishes Ottawa for lack of progress on First Nations issues
A leading advocate for First Nations children and their families is admonishing Canada’s federal government about the snail’s pace its taking fixing problems that have festered for too long. In a speech to the International Society for the Prevention of… »
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