Steve Nash, considered by most lovers of the game to be the greatest Canadian basketball player ever, has won another honour. He’s been elected to the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame. Known by its French acronym, FIBA is an… »
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.
UFO sightings in Canada skyrocketed in 2020–the year of COVID-19
A new survey suggests that the number of Canadians who say they spotted unidentified flying objects last year took a giant leap upward. In a report released Tuesday, Ufology Research in Winnipeg said sightings of UFOs across the country increased… »
Report puts some numbers of how badly Canada handled COVID in long-term care
A new report finds that Canada had the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes last year compared to other wealthy countries. The report, which was released Tuesday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), found that… »
Hit Canadian TV comedy Schitt’s Creek just won’t go away quietly
It’s all over but the huzzahs for Schitts Creek—a show that just won’t leave quietly. Last September in Los Angeles it won nine Emmys–the most ever wins in a single season for a comedy series. Last month, the show about… »
Police continue to seek motive in Saturday’s fatal stabbing attack in B.C.
Police in British Columbia continue to look for a motive in Saturday’s stabbing attack at a public library in North Vancouver. A woman died and six other people were wounded at the Lynn Valley Village shopping centre, where witnesses described… »
Many Canadians very concerned about pandemic’s long-term impact on education
A new survey suggests many Canadians feel the COVID-19 pandemic will have negative long-term impacts on children’s education. The survey, by the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at the University of Saskatchewan, found that despite 63 per cent… »
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One person is dead, six others are wounded in B.C. knife attack
A 28-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a knife attack Saturday afternoon in a usually placid Vancouver suburb. One woman is dead and six people are recovering from stab wounds after they were attacked by a man… »
In a long-delayed vote, Liberals keep power in Newfoundland and Labrador
Delayed for weeks by the COVID-19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador’s general election–the first-ever, mostly mail-in vote in Canadian history–appears to be finally over. Results were released on Saturday. They showed the incumbent Liberals under Andrew Furey holding on to power… »
An arrest is made in a case that shocked Quebec this winter
Montreal police have arrested a man they believe is the missing person in a violent confrontation with a Montreal police officer in January that–mistakenly–led to the arrest of Mamadi Ill Fara Camara, a 31-year-old PhD student from Guinea who spent… »
Health, International, Society
Moderna comes up way short on another promised COVID-19 vaccine delivery
Just when it appeared that Canada’s once-sluggish vaccination campaign was acquiring some momentum, a shipment of the Moderna vaccine that began to arrive this week is coming up short, according to Federal Procurement Minister Anita Anand. Almost 600,000 doses short.… »
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