A Canadian teenager is heading to Brussels this week to meet with European Union officials to seek help in freeing her father detained in the United Arab Emirates. Salim Alaradi, a Canadian citizen, had been operating a business in the… »
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.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Alarm sounded on lack of nurses to help rape victims.
Women’s advocates are concerned about a shortage of forensic nurses to administer rape kits in many Canadian hospitals. Rape kits are exams conducted by highly-trained health-care staff to collect evidence that can be used in court, such as fluid samples,… »
Canadians take time to rest and be grateful
Today’s a holiday in Canada. Thanksgiving Day, (l’Action de grâce in French), a time to reflect and be grateful, to gather and partake with family and friends, watch a bit of a football maybe or stroll amidst the autumn foliage.… »
International, Society, Sports
The National Hockey League is up and running
Attention, Canadians! It’s safe to come back inside. After a summer in withdrawal, Canadians can once again get their hockey fix, every night if they so desire. Things are back to normal. The National Hockey League season is underway. Started… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Court delays decision on Gateway pipeline
The legal sparring over whether or not the Northern Gateway pipeline project will go forth will last a while longer. The 12-hundred-kilometre twin pipeline would transport diluted bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to a terminal at Kitimat on British Columbia’s northern… »
Who needs Madison Avenue!
You never know what’s going to work. Take advertising. Case in point: Promoting Okotoks, Alberta, a town of 25,000 residents, located a little south of Calgary. Last month city fathers launched a new tourism campaign. “There are a number of… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New hope for asthma sufferers
It may be counter-intuitive, but Canadian researchers say they have discovered a new path to fight the ill-effects of asthma. Exercise. Thirty minutes a day, year round. Traditionally, people with asthma have been discouraged from exercising because of a belief… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
End may be near in Gateway pipeline battle
Vancouver’s Federal Court of Appeal was set Thursday to hear a final day of arguments in a legal challenge against a massive pipeline project. The 12-hundred-kilometre twin Northern Gateway pipeline would transport diluted bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands to a terminal… »
The path to the World Series is long and arduous, are the Blue Jays ready?
The Toronto Blue Jays, Canada’s sole major league baseball team, begin their quest for a World Series Championship Thursday at their home field, the Rogers Centre. For the first time since 2005, the Blue Jays made the cover of Sports… »
It’s time to sip the scents and glories of September
Every month should be September, It’s filled with optimism, hope and an always welcome sense of renewal. For students across Canada, September is the real start of a new year. © cbc.ca For Canadians, it’s also pretty much our last chance… »
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