hat do you get when you mix really smart with really empathic? Emma Mogus’s TiC has tactile stitches inset into a mouthguard, which is soldered to an ethernet cable. The cable connects to a circuit board, which in turn connects… »
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.
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Oops! Can someone just program this damn computer?
Everyone’s apologizing, there’s lots of pointing fingers, words like “unacceptable” are being thrown around, and a whole lot of people who work for the Canada’s federal government are not getting their proper monetary compensation. What, you may wonder, is going on?… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Creator of Canada’s iconic loonie has died
The man who designed an iconic piece of Canadian art that many likely take for granted but can never get away from has died. Robert-Ralph Carmichael, who designed the solitary loon on Canada’s one-dollar coin, passed away Saturday in Sault… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Amnesty International condemns Iran prison medical policies
As Canadian academic Homa Hoodfar languishes incommunicado in Tehran’s infamous Evin Prison, Amnesty International has issued a stinging rebuke to Iranian authorities over medical treatment of prisoners. Iranian women prisoners sit at their cell in Tehran’s Evin prison June 13,… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Canada is awarded new World Heritage Site
A 17-kilometre stretch of the Newfoundland and Labrador coastline has been named Canada’s newest World Heritage Site. Mistaken Point is a rocky headland at the tip of the Avalon Peninsula, about 130 kilometres southwest of the provincial capital, St. John’s.… »
Veteran pilot dies in Cold Lake air show crash
A air show that traditionally features dangerous manoeuvres by stunt pilots ended tragically Sunday afternoon in northern Alberta when one of the planes crashed as 20,000 watched. Veteran pilot Bruce Evans, 49, was flying his T-28 Trojan aircraft when it… »
Economy, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Rash of drug deaths have B.C. authorities seeking answers
A health crisis is unfolding in British Columbia and a lot of politicians are very concerned. Firefighters in Vancouver and Surrey now carry overdose-reversing naloxone in their bid to cut down the increasing number of drug-related deaths, many of them… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Carney, McKenna meet Canadian financial leaders
Bank of England governor Mark Carney and Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna are in Toronto to meet with leaders of Canada’s financial sector. Talks are focussing on the effects of climate change initiatives for both Canada and the world. Analysts… »
Indigenous, International, Society
Canada and its domestic violence problem
Domestic violence in Canada pretty much bubbles along–unabated–below society’s collective conscience–except of course when your family or someone you know is affected. Approximately every six days in Canada, a woman is killed by her intimate partner. © cbc.ca Or, when the… »
MP leaving his past behind–in a big way
The man who turned a lot of heads in his Ottawa office with an eclectic collection of hats and caps is putting the finishing touches on what’s left of his 18 years in the nation’s capital. When New Democrat MP… »
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