The fallout from the toxic spill at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in the British Columbia interior continues. Two weeks ago a dam failure at the mine, located about 600 kilometres northeast of Vancouver near the town of… »
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.
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Tories keep audits critics at bay
A request for hearings into the controversial and divisive issue of federal audits of Canadian charities has been turned aside by the governing Conservatives. The opposition New Democrats and Liberals wanted Canadian charities who have–or have had–policy differences with the… »
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Boomers fear future condition of health services
Don’t look now but those much-maligned baby boomers–many of whom came of age in the (sometimes) equally maligned 1960s (remember all those warnings about the dangers of instant gratification?) are heading for the last roundup. To say that it’s making… »
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Panel to probe cause of mine’s tailings pond breach
A three-member panel will investigate the massive tailings pond breach at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in British Columbia’s central interior earlier this month. A dam failure at the mine located near the town of Likely sent millions… »
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Anti-pipeline concert set for September
Farm Aid veterans Neil Young and Willie Nelson will come together in concert again next month to protest that proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Mr. Young, a Canadian, and Mr. Nelson, an American, will headline a show in a Nebraska cornfield… »
Homeless get helping hand in fight for health
Sam Maniatis believes in the benefits of physical fitness. A former college football player, he has taken it upon himself to spread the word: fitness makes you feel a whole lot better in a whole lot of ways. After setting up–and… »
Trudeau and family grapple with home break-in
The Ottawa residence of Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau was broken into over the weekend while his wife and three young children were asleep and Mr. Trudeau was away campaigning. Nothing was stolen and no one was harmed, but a… »
Prince of Pot gets a big show of support
In a display of support that could have repercussions in Canada’s next federal election, hundreds of cheering supporters turned out in Vancouver Sunday to greet Canada’s so-called “Prince of Pot.” Marc Emery, 56, is back home after spending four years… »
Palliative care doctors working to aid homeless
The homeless–like death–are a fact of life in Canada. Always with us, it seems. At least 30,000 Canadians are homeless on any given night. © CBC Walk down a big city street in Canada and you will pass someone begging for… »
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Pipeline protest continues in Ontario
A blockade at construction site on a pipeline that carries crude oil between Montreal and Sarnia, Ontario shows no signs of being over soon. About 30 activists set up the blockade along the site of the Enbridge Line 9 pipeline… »
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