Canada and Japan could be heading for a showdown over British Columbia timber, the West Coast province’s most important industry–a confrontation that could have lasting consequences in the Canadian federal election set for this fall. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is… »
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, Society
Canada is now–officially–a summer place
Summer officially began Sunday, bringing with her lots of wonderful sunshine and the sense of peace we’ve been waiting for since, well, last summer. One of those joyful moments that makes our summers. © cbc.ca For the next little while at… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Great Lakes face more pollution dangers
Environmental groups in Canada and the United States warn that not enough is being done to stop chemical pollution to North America’s Great Lakes, five of the great natural wonders of North America. The warning comes just three years after… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Society
Prairie province adds aboriginal studies
A third Canadian province has announced it will include aboriginal history and culture in its public school curriculum. Manitoba joins British Columbia and Ontario in following a recommendation from the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which recently completed… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Festival of baseball films opens in Montreal
What happens when you combine a passion for both baseball and cinema? The answer: a film festival featuring as many films about baseball as a true fan could hope for. Baseball is back in Montreal just in time for summer.… »
International, Politics, Society
Report wants more border oversight
Canada’s Senate says it’s time for the federal government to establish oversight on the Canada Border Services Agency to make sure it doesn’t abuse its powers. The agency has 13,000 employees managing borders that see over a million people cross… »
Michael Sam, we hardly knew you!
The Canadian Football League Montreal Alouettes hosted the Toronto Argonauts in an pre-season game Thursday night. Michael Sam wasn’t there. Michael Sam runs through a drill during the NFL Super Regional Combine football workout in Arizona in March. Scouts said… »
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Ottawa downplays cyberattack effects
Canadian Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says no personal information was compromised in Wednesday afternoon’s cyberattack that crashed federal government websites and e-mail for nearly two hours. It was the most high-profile cyberattack in Canada since Chinese state-backed hackers broke… »
Another senator leaves Tory caucus
Canada’s increasingly maligned Senate and the governing Conservative Party have suffered another blow as the country prepares for a general election in the fall. Tory appointed Senator Don Meredith was kicked out of the party’s caucus on Wednesday after the… »
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Canada in pictures
