It’s finally beginning to look a lot like Christmas in eastern Canada. As Maritimers began digging out Monday from a major Sunday snowstorm that caused traffic problems and flight delays and cancellations, forecasters are predicting the first major winter storm… »
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.
Hall of Famer Dickie Moore is laid to rest in Montreal
Dickie Moore, one of the last great links to simpler times in Canada, was laid to rest Monday in Montreal, his hometown. Moore was remembered by hockey legends, family and friends at a funeral at Mountainside United Church in Westmount.… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
After their terrific 2015 season, Blue Jays face lots of questions in 2016
It’s snowing like mad Tuesday in eastern Canada. Summer seems a million miles away. But for those of the summer bent, nothing can warm the heart more than thoughts of a successful baseball season, which is exactly what the Toronto… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
A Christmas Eve treat for RCI listeners–redux
Editor’s note: Because of a technical glitch, this story was bumped in error from the website on Dec. 24. With great pleasure, we invite you to to listen to David Calderisi share the wonderful prose work by Dylan Thomas: “A… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
More and more Canadians using credit cards
Boxing Day looms, the rush to purchase all the presents bound for the bottom of the Christmas Tree is done, and a new survey shows that more and more Canadians are paying with plastic. A poll by global processing payment… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Power outages put a crimp in Christmas
As record-high Christmas Eve temperatures were being set in many locations across Ontario and Quebec, hydro crews were forced into action to try to restore power to tens of thousands of residents of both provinces. Nearly 140,000 people in Ontario… »
Who was this man whose birth Christians celebrate today?
Billions of people around the world are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on this Christmas Day. Frank Marino © Courtesy: Frank Marino But who exactly was this man that so many feel so close to? Why, 2,000 years later, do… »
International, Politics, Society
Salvadoran asylum seeker walks to freedom
Jose Figueroa is finally free to celebrate Christmas with his family and pursue his life in Canada. Figueroa, an asylum seeker from El Salvador, celebrated his 49th birthday on Wednesday by walking out of British Columbia church where he took… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Society
SPCA investigating possible abuse at Ontario zoo
Authorities in Ontario are investigating allegations that a Siberian tiger was whipped repeatedly by its trainer at a zoo east of Toronto where the tiger in the the film “The Life of Pi” was trained. The U.S.-based animal rights group… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Salvadoran man leaves BC church sanctuary
A Salvadoran man will celebrate his 49th birthday Wednesday by walking to freedom from a British Columbia church where he took refuge for two years to avoid deportation for political activities in his native country over 20 years ago. Jose… »
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