A report by a clean energy advocacy group says Canada is falling behind its major trading partners in renewable energy investment. The report from Clean Energy Canada released Monday found that spending around the world increased seven per cent to… »
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.
International, Politics, Society
Canada urged to get tough with UNHRC
A prominent non-government organization active in combating human rights abuses is urging Canada’s foreign minister, Stephane Dion, to challenge the membership of some countries on the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council. Dion was in Geneva Monday as the council,… »
Hints of summer baseball dispel the late-winter blues
It’s the time of year when Canadians wonder if winter will ever end. I’ll spare you a rundown of winter’s many, unpleasant ramifications, but–praise the lord–we can now get a distant glimpse of the light at end of winter’s dark… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Resources minister addresses First Nations conference
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says Ottawa wants to work with indigenous communities to develop natural resources based on a low-carbon, sustainable energy economy. He made the comments at an energy forum organized by the Assembly of First Nations… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Taxi drivers stage major protest shutting down traffic at Montreal’s biggest airport
Hundreds of taxi and limousine drivers disrupted traffic at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport for over three hours Wednesday morning. Calling it a “blockade,” the drivers were attempting to send a message to Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard’s provincial government that… »
NDP president says party played too safe in election
The president of Canada’s left-wing New Democratic Party says the party fell from the official opposition to third-party status in last October’s election because the party played things too safe. After winning 103 seats in 2011, the NDP won just 44… »
A look back at sports with an eye toward Rio
Sports in Canada in 2015 were marked by the rebirth of Canadian excellence in track and field, the thrilling run for the American League pennant by the Toronto Blue Jays, the brilliance of Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, the burgeoning… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Immigration & Refugees, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
A look back at who and what made news in 2015
A look back at 2015 through the prism of Radio Canada International reportage finds two names dominating the news: Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. For Mr. Trudeau, 2015 was a very good year, as good as it is may ever… »
Polar Bear Club members are off and swimming
Ah, those zany Canadians. A whole bunch of them did their thing on Friday, braving frigid temperatures to leap into various bodies of water across the country. In Newfoundland and Labrador, 10 people jumped into the Atlantic off a snow-covered… »
Ask the right question, keep the resolution
It’s the time of New Year’s resolutions. Hopefully, you’re hanging in there with this year’s batch. As we know all-too-well, what looks easy under the fancy lights of New Year’s Eve can look a whole harder in the cold light… »
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