Naheed Nenshi, the first Muslim to ever serve as mayor of a major North Amerian city, is stepping away from politics. Nenshi said Tuesday he won’t run for a fourth term in Calgary, the city where he grew up–the son… »
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.
More restrictions are announced as COVID refuses to let up
As COVID caseloads rise and more transmissible variants continue to spread across Canada, people in three provinces–Ontario, Quebec and Alberta–are facing increased public-health restrictions to combat the virus’s third wave. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced this afternoon he was imposing… »
Canada shows merchandise trade surplus for second straight month
Canada posted a merchandise trade surplus for a second straight month in February, the first time that’s happened since 2016, according to data released today by Statistics Canada. The data show Canada ran a merchandise trade surplus of $1.04 billion… »
Canadians take time to remember horrific bus crash that claimed 16 lives
People in a small Saskatchewan town that calls itself a city are gathering today to remember. At 4.50 p.m local time the City of Humboldt, which has a population of about 6,000 residents, is holding a virtual ceremony to mark… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Two more East Coast fishers appear to have died at sea
On a weekend that saw the region severely battered by a freezing rain storm, it appears that two more fishers on Canada’s East Coast have died at sea. They were part of a five-person crew aboard the FV Tyhawk fishing… »
After a terrific run in Miami, Andreescu comes up short against Barty in final
After missing the better part of the last year and a half–playing just briefly in Australia this winter–after suffering a severe injury at the WTA finals in in Shenzhen, China in October, 2019, when she badly injured her left knee,… »
Health, International, Society
Many older adults in Ontario are going all in on COVID misinformation: study
New research by the Ontario Medical Association suggests that about six per cent of Ontario residents are spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and most of them are between the ages of 55 and 64. Men (52%) and women (48%) in that… »
Tam asks Canadians to keep the faith as COVID cases mount
As COVID cases grow–due mainly to the pressing presence of variants in our midst–Canada’s chief medical officer says the country has entered what she is calling a “challenging” phase of the pandemic. “We need to give it our best effort… »
Facing a growing COVID crisis, Ford shuts down Ontario for the next four weeks
Premier Doug Ford announced today that he is putting Ontario–Canada’s richest and most populous province–under lockdown for the next four weeks. The so-called “emergency break” provisions take effect Saturday across the province. “We are facing a serious situation and drastic… »
Sex workers go to court in a challenge to Canada’s prostitution laws
An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups has gone to court to challenge Canada’s prostitution laws. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform filed suit Tuesday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, saying the laws–as they stand… »
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