Canada is offering more help to Australia to aid in the fight against the wildfires ravaging parts of that country. Since September, the fires have killed at least 25 people and millions of animals, destroying 15.6 million acres and almost… »
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.
Officials say 63 Canadians among those killed in Tehran plane crash
Ukraine’s foreign minister says 63 Canadians were among the 176 people killed when a Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane crashed just minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on Wednesday. Flight PS752 was en route to Kyiv… »
A special coat turns up in an Edmonton thrift store
It’s axiomatic that one never knows what they will find in a thrift store. Sometimes, it’s not all that great. Other times? It’s a bit of giggle. Other times? Travel with me, if you will, to the Goodwill Alberta store… »
Canadian aid worker’s appeal is delayed in Nepal
A prominent Canadian aid worker’s appeal of his sexual assault convictions in Nepal has been delayed. A friend of Peter Dalglish says the hearing, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, was pushed back about 10 days because the prosecution wasn’t… »
Drinking and driving in Canada: crunching the numbers
We’ve all seen it, we all know it when we see it, and we’ve all most certainly wondered just how downright stupid our species can so often be. For most of us, witnessing the insanity of drunken driving, is something… »
Convicted killer’s poems removed from Library of Parliament
Two poems by a Canadian poet convicted for killing an Indigenous woman in 1995 have been removed from the parliamentary poet laureate website. The poems were posted to the Library of Parliament website in 2017 when George Elliott Clarke was… »
Canadian aid worker in Nepal may have appeal heard today
A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting two children in Nepal is expected to have his appeal heard in court this week–perhaps, as early as today. Peter Dalglish, who has been lauded for his charity work and is… »
Following contentious debate, noted poet cancels university lecture
The contentious dispute over a controversial poetry reading and lecture at the University of Regina appears to have come to an end. The man invited to deliver the reading, renowned poet George Elliott Clarke, said Friday he won’t be taking… »
Ex-NHL coach Montgomery describes dismissal as ‘wake-up call’
Many, many years ago, I broke into the newspaper business under a city editor named Brodie Snyder, whose lessons remain with me today. One of them: complete the story from start to finish, no matter how long it takes. Which… »
A vigil honours Kelly Fraser: ‘You’re a diamond in the sky now.’
They gathered around a flame at sunset Saturday at Oodena Circle at the Forks in Winnipeg, a place Indigenous peoples have gathered for at least 6,000 years. It’s where the Assiniboine and Red rivers converge They were there to honour… »
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