There appears to be increased movement in efforts to free a Canadian-Egyptian journalist who has spent the last year in a Cairo prison on what many observers say are trumped up charges. Mohamed Fahmy, the former Cairo bureau chief for… »
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.
Tragedy devastates Quebec town
The small Quebec town of Les Coteaux is in mourning today after a fire ripped through an apartment early Tuesday morning, taking the lives of a couple and two of their three children. Christmas lights still hung around the patio… »
Winter Meetings leave room for Blue Jays optimism
When winter batters us with bitter winds and relentless snow, baseball fans have always had the luxury of escaping to dreams of summer on December days. Michael Saunders, a Mariner last season, has been given the left field job in… »
Ottawa wins right to appeal Omar Khadr ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a federal government appeal related to former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr’s youth status. The case deals with a lower court ruling that held that Khadr, now 28, should be deemed… »
Ottawa scraps bill used against G20 demonstrators in 2010
The federal government has scrapped a law that police used to make mass arrests during the tumultuous G20 summit in Toronto in 2010. The Public Works Protection Act was designed to protect electrical facilities from saboteurs in the 1940s. Police… »
Jean Beliveau is laid to rest in Montreal
Wednesday was a day of mourning in Montreal. Jean Beliveau, a Canadian and Quebec icon, was laid to rest at Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in the heart of the city. Maurice Richard (left) and Jean Beliveau in the… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Rob Ford wants to run again if health permits
Canada’s most famous (some would say infamous) politician, former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, says he will run for the post again if he recovers from cancer. Ford is currently suffering from a rare and aggressive form of the disease and… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology
Great Lakes water levels finally on the rise
Residents and industries that rely on North America’s Great Lakes for sustenance are breathing a sigh of relief–at least for now. A new report says the water levels of the lakes are on the rise, ending the longest-ever recorded period… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Eating disorders are a growing problem in Canada
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has released a study that is cause for concern for physicians, adolescents and their parents. Social media is not helping in the fight to help young people with eating disorders. © CBC The report discovered… »
Canada sending advisers to counter ISIL threat
Canada is sending military advisers to Iraq to help counter the growing threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL The contribution is in addition to the two Canadian military cargo planes that are ferrying… »
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