Mohamed Fahmy, the Canadian journalist facing widely-denounced terror-related charges in Egypt, has suffered another setback. A Cairo court was expected to deliver a verdict Thursday. Instead, proceedings were adjourned until August 8. Mr. Fahmy said that no reason was given… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
First phase of Mount Polley recovery completed
Almost a year ago–Aug. 4, 2014–a tailings pond dam burst at the Mount Polley open pit and copper mine in the British Columbia interior. Four days later, the four square-kilometres pond was empty and 24-million cubic metres of poison in… »
International, Politics, Society
Consternation and anger building over voting rights
It’s becoming more and more evident that a nerve–a raw nerve–has been struck in many Canadians over a court ruling earlier this month that–unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise–will disenfranchise an estimated 1.4 million Canadian citizens living abroad. Mark MacKinnon,… »
International, Politics, Society
Sutherland weighs in on expats’ voting rights
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is taking Stephen Harper’s Conservative government to task over a federal law that takes away the right to vote from Canadian citizens living abroad for more than five years. Mr. Sutherland attacked the policy in an… »
Economy, International, Society
Charles Ponzi’s legacy lives on in Calgary
Say this for Charles Ponzi, the erstwhile Italian-American businessman who spent some of his early earning years as an assistant bank teller in Montreal. He left a legacy that’s hard to shake. And it continues to grow. Add two more… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Scientists encouraged by stem cell trial on lung patients
Canadian researchers are calling it a whole new strategy in the search for a cure for pulmonary arterial hypertension, a progressive and life-threatening disease that affects men and women of all ages and all ethnic and racial backgrounds. A team… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Kanye West leaves controversy in his wake
Boy! Can that rapper guy Kanye West stir up the contro, eh? When it was first announced that West would headline the closing ceremonies at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, a lot of Canadians were, well, miffed. An anti-Kanye… »
Economy, Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Paralysed worker will remain in Canada–for now
Isn’t nice when the people who make up the rules actually see the bigger picture? It does happen. Not often. But every once in a while. Take the case of Maria Victoria Venancio, a Filipino temporary worker in Canada, who… »
Pan Am Games knock ’em dead in Toronto
The XVII Pan American Games, featuring Western Hemisphere athletes from from the bottom of Latin America to tip of Canada, ended Sunday in Toronto. Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse emerged as a star both on the track and at the… »
International, Politics, Society
Cairo court set to rule on Canadian Thursday
Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy’s long legal Egyptian nightmare may be headed to a conclusion. Just what that conclusion will be remains anyone’s guess. A Cairo court is expected to deliver a verdict Thursday for Mr. Fahmy who is being tried… »
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