As the risk of being viewed as sentimental or windy, I wish to share a gift with those of you out there who are seeing the world as a pretty bleak place right now. In 2012, Emma and her older… »
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
Stars missing in action at this year’s Rogers Cup
Canada’s premier tennis tournament, the Rogers Cup, gets underway this weekend in Toronto and Montreal with lower-echelon members of the ATP and WTA tours playing the qualifying rounds to gain entry to the main draw, where play begins Monday. Canadian… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Trump NATO comments stick in Sajjan’s craw
Donald Trump’s bombastic presence and pronouncements have now found their way into the heart of Canada’s governing cabinet. (Before going any farther, please be aware that there is no truth to the rumours that Canada will build a wall along… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
No resolution in Ottawa on horrors facing Yazidis
An emotional three days of testimony before the House of Commons immigration committee has ended with no resolution about what to do to help minority refugees facing genocide in the Middle East. The MPs appeared visibly shaken as they heard… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Are automobile tire dumps bound for extinction? Read on!
Anybody want to take a long shot and imagine all those ugly, toxic automobile tire dumps that defile our landscape disappearing? Skill testing question: What is this kid looking for? Go for it! It could very well happen because of… »
Canada expresses concerns over Turkey crackdown
As Turkey continues to arrest thousands of people, close hundreds of schools and fire tens of thousands of civil servants in the wake of last Friday’s failed coup, Canada is expressing sharp concerns about the crackdown. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane… »
International, Politics, Society
British Columbia will upgrade transgender rights
British Columbia will amend human-rights legislation to protect transgender people, joining seven other provinces and one territory that have already changed their regulations. The announcement was made Wednesday in Vancouver by B.C. Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton. She was accompanied… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Animal activists take death-free Calgary Stampede with a grain of salt
The Calgary Stampede, the rodeo and culture fest that supporters hail as “the greatest outdoor show on earth” wrapped up its annual 10-day extravaganza on Sunday. For the first time since 2003 no animals died or were seriously injured. Stampede… »
Health, International, Society
Top official wants solitary confinement rules amended
Canada’s correctional investigator says he is “very concerned” about the circumstances surrounding two recent prison suicides and is calling for tighter legal restrictions and greater oversight in solitary confinement, also known as administrative segregation, units. “Simply leaving it to the… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Still no end in sight to federal pay problems
The reverberations from the cock-up that is the federal government’s Phoenix pay system continue. Problems with Phoenix have affected some 82,000 public service employees who are having trouble getting compensation. Some have not been paid for months. The results are… »
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