Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says Atlantic Canadians should be able to travel within the four provinces sometime in early July. King delivered the assessment Wednesday following an Atlantic premiers’ meeting, saying he and his colleagues are committed to… »
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.
Starbucks is closing 200 Canadian locations
Starbucks says it will be closing up to 200 of its 1,400 stores in Canada over the next two years. The Seattle-based chain says some of the Canadian stores scheduled to be closed will be “repositioned.” The CBC’s Pete Evans… »
Commissioner says RCMP must do more to confront ‘unconscious bias’
As the RCMP continues to come under increased scrutiny–and criticism–Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the force needs to do more to confront “unconscious bias,” as well as members who “don’t act in accordance with our core values, which includes racism, and… »
Canada-U.S. border may not reopen this month as planned
There are mounting indications that the border between Canada and the United States will not reopen later this month as scheduled. CBC News has confirmed a Reuters report on Tuesday that Ottawa and Washington are currently in talks to extend… »
Environment & Animal Life, International
Greta Thunberg delivers message to Canada ahead of UN vote
As Canada heads to the homestretch in its bid to win a UN Security Council seat next week, it is getting some free (and stern) advice from climate activist Greta Thunberg. Canada is competing against Norway and Ireland for two… »
Hundreds demonstrate in Yellowknife in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Following a weekend that saw anti-racism rallies take place across the country, the Black Lives Matter movement reached the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories on Tuesday. Hundreds gathered in Yellowknife to protest anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism with a march and… »
Discontent and concern over RCMP behaviour grows in the North
Concern and dissatisfaction–and of late, more and more resistance–are being voiced about the RCMP’s conduct in Canada’s Far North. As the premier of the Northwest Territories was calling the issue of racism “huge,” in an interview with CBC News on… »
Toronto’s chief of police is retiring at the end of July
Mark Saunders, Toronto’s first-ever Black police chief, has announced he is taking early retirement–at the end of July, eight months before his term was to expire next April. His announcement came the same day Toronto city councillors Josh Matlow and… »
Some RCMP officers will begin wearing body cameras
The head of the RCMP says some members of the force will begin wearing body cameras. A spokesperson for Commissioner Brenda Lucki made the announcement in a statement Monday evening–just hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters at his… »
Demonstrators take to Canada’s streets for the second weekend running
For the second week in a row, demonstrators gathered in cities across Canada over the weekend to protest racism and police brutality. The protests and rallies began Friday, crested on Saturday and finished up with demonstrations across the province of… »
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