When the man generally considered the greatest basketball player in the world, LeBron James, announced last week that he was returning to his original team, the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, the shock waves reached very much into… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Maple Leafs among world sports leaders–in making money
Who says it pays to win? Forbes Magazine has just released its annual list of the world’s most valuable sports team. Turns out, it may not just be whether you win or lose, but where you play the game. Want… »
Health, International, Society
Canadian athletes ready for Commonwealth Games
One of Canada’s most greatest athletes, Chantal Petitclerc, will preside over the largest Canadian team ever to compete in a non-home Commonwealth Games when the Games begin in Glasgow, Scotland this coming week. Ms. Petitclerc believes she is the first… »
Economy, International, Society
Hope rises again for the return of the Expos to Montreal
The eternal optimists, the ones who believe the return to Montreal of major league baseball is just a shore matter of time, are flapping their wings again–maybe with reason. Or maybe with eyes wide shut. Former Expo Larry Walker shoots… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International
Endangered elephants get help from BC students
A group of students in British Columbia has created a hi-tech system that is providing park rangers with a new tool to save threatened African elephants. PhD candidate Jake Wall and his colleagues at the conservation group Save the Elephants… »
Transgender students score a win in Vancouver
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Vancouver, British Columbia has taken a significant step down the path leading to equal treatment of minorities in Canada. The Archdiocese has ruled that transgender students in the city’s Roman Catholic schools can now ask… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, International, Society
Canada preps for Women’s World Cup soccer
As we reported last Friday, the eyes of the international soccer world will soon be turning to Canada for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Twenty-four teams will compete in six Canadian cities. Play begins June 6 and concludes with… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
AFN chiefs decide to hold early vote on new leader
Native leaders, who are currently in Halifax, Nova Scotia at their annual meeting, will elect a new head of the Assembly of First Nations sooner than later. On Tuesday, the chiefs decided to hold a leadership vote in December in… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Montreal researchers take another step against Alzeheimer’s
A team of researchers in Montreal is reporting an advance in the medical drive against Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers found a genetic variant that protects against and delays the onset of Alzheimer’s. The study by researchers from the Douglas Mental… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
First Nations up the legal pressure on land and resources
Legal challenges to Canadian governments from Canada’s indigenous peoples continue to mount. Observers say the outcomes could have a profound effect on the traditional Canadian way of life because of the enormous repercussions involved. On Monday, a wave of court… »
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