Canada’s National Energy Board begins hearings today into the controversial Energy East oil pipeline that–if approved and built–would carry crude from Alberta to New Brunswick, beginning in 2020. The proposed pipeline would cost about $15.7 billion to construct, carry 1.1… »
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.
Sajjan leads peacekeeping study mission to Africa
A high-level delegation leaves Ottawa today to begin week-long trip to Africa to study the possibility of a future Canadian peacekeeping mission on the continent. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is accompanied by former UN high commissioner for human rights Louise… »
World’s biggest show starts Friday in Rio de Janeiro
The 2016 Olympic Summer Games begin their two-week run at the centre of the world stage Friday when over 11,000 athletes from 205 countries (plus a team of independent athletes and a team of athletes who are refugees) file into… »
International, Politics, Society
Noted nationalist and author Mel Hurtig dead at 84
Mel Hurtig, a prolific writer and ardent Canadian nationalist, has died at the age of 84. Surrounded by his four daughters, Hurtig passed away Wednesday of pneumonia at a Vancouver hospital. Likely best known as the publisher of “The Canadian… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Saskatchewan official says spill rules ignored
Two weeks after an oil spill played havoc with the lives of some 70,000 people in northern Saskatchewan, the province’s auditor has some troubling words about preparations aimed at avoiding such calamities. In an interview with the CBC, Judy Ferguson… »
Economy, Health, International, Society
Disability activist just says no to Air Canada rejection
Too many of us, it sometimes appears, are of the mind that disabled people should take their societal lumps and keep their traps shut. So when Tim Rose, a 31-year-old disabled activist and author who has cerebral palsy, was told… »
Campbell heads new Supreme Court panel
Former prime minister Kim Campbell will chair a seven-member board that will serve as a key part in a new process for recommending justices to the Supreme Court of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who says the new process will… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Warning is issued about health of East Coast fish
World Wildlife Fund-Canada is issuing a dire warning about the state of East Coast fisheries. The conservation group says so-called forage fish–herring and other small fish–are in decline and that means large predators such as seabirds, humpback whales and bluefin… »
Baseball’s trade deadline day: the Blue Jays take a flyer
Major League Baseball’s (non-waiver) trade deadline arrived and departed Monday, and a lot of people are wondering if the Toronto Blue Jays shot themselves in their collective foot. The Blue Jays are hoping Francisco Lariano can return to top form… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
No let-up in Saskatchewan oil spill problems
Water is finally flowing through temporary pipelines to cities and towns in northern Saskatchewan following an oil spill nearly two weeks ago that sent between 200,000 and 250,000 litres of oil into the North Saskatchewan River. But officials in Prince… »
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