We’ve heard much over the years about the benefits of Vitamin D supplements–the so-called sunshine vitamin. Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, depression, weight gain and–of special interest to Canadians and… »
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, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Quebec and Bombardier reach ‘definitive’ deal
Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier and Quebec have reached a definitive agreement for the province to invest US$1 billion towards the Montreal-based company’s troubled CSeries passenger jet program. When the deal is finalized, Quebec will own 49.5 per cent of a… »
Historic raids on gay bathouses draw apology
Toronto’s police chief has apologized for a series of bathhouse raids that galvanized the city’s gay community 35 years ago. The raids–and the reaction to them–are seen as a transformative even in Canadian social history, akin to the Stonewall raid… »
International, Politics, Society
Couillard forced to flee LGBT vigil
The simmering anger and outright rage smouldering across North America following last weekend’s massacre at the Orlando, Fla. club frequented by the LBBT community found its way to Quebec on Thursday. The province’s premier, Philippe Couillard, had to be rushed… »
Dennis Martinez enters the Canadian Baseball HOF
Dennis Martinez is being inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ontario this weekend. Martinez celebrates his crowning achievement with team-mates following his perfect game at Dodger Stadium on July 28, 1991. © cbc.ca He will handle… »
Arts & Entertainment, Health, Society
Rocker Meat Loaf collapses, now recovering ‘well’
Singer Meat Loaf, who collapsed on stage Thursday night at Edmonton’s Jublilee Auditorium and was rushed to a local hospital, is said to be recovering well. Video of the performance showed the 68-year-old singer bending over, then knocking over his… »
A look at the many legacies of Gordie Howe
They buried Gordie Howe in Detroit on Wednesday–a lifetime away from the prairie farmhouse in Floral, Saskatchewan where he first made his presence felt. Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky in 1972. Gretzky patterned his public persona on lessons he learned… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
MP Mauril Belanger gets dying wish in Commons
It now appears all but certain that Canada will soon have a revised, gender- neutral national anthem–a legacy to the perseverance and passion of a dying MP who has long championed the change. As Mauril Belanger, a Liberal MP from… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Margaret Atwood awarded prestigious Pinter Prize
Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist and poet read throughout the world, was awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize in London on Thursday. The 76-year Atwood, whose whose novels include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which won the 1987 Arthur C. Clarke Award… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Ottawa researchers score MS breakthrough
Make no mistake, medical research is not for the faint of heart. It’s a tough grind with plenty of dead ends and long days. Dr. Mark Freedman, right, and Dr. Harold Atkins have worked closely together for the past 13… »
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