The Canadian Press News Story of the Year is climate change, the news agency announced Tuesday. Absolutely no surprise. From Greta Thunberg leading hundreds of thousands of people in rallies across the country in September, to a series of reports… »
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.
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Think tank backs PM on massive tree planting possibilities
A prominent green economy think tank is backing the federal government’s promise to plant two billion trees over the the next 10 years to combat climate change, saying the plan is feasible. A new study by the Smart Prosperity Institute… »
Gun manufacturer in 2018 Danforth shooting faces huge lawsuit
On July 22, 2018, a lone man walked through the summer night in the Greektown area of Canada’s largest city and randomly began shooting pedestrians and firing into crowded restaurants. Before he was done, two people were dead and 13… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Can you nap (way) too much? An expert explains
It’s pretty much conventional wisdom that an afternoon nap is good for you–a credo that a lot of people around the world have lived by for years. A new study published in September of Swiss adults aged 35 to 75… »
And now for something completely different with Sunday brunch
The good news for all concerned was the whole thing took place early on a Sunday afternoon–not late on a Saturday night. Think about it. You’re enjoying your coffee in a semi-trendy section of Montreal, you stare out into the… »
Economy, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Ontario electric vehicle sales take a huge dive
To no one’s surprise, sales of electric cars are plummeting in Ontario. Citing figures from Electric Mobility Canada, the Canadian Press reports that sales in Canada’s largest province fell more than 55 per cent over the first six months of… »
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New airline passenger rules set to kick in…will they work?
Transport Minister Marc Garneau was at Ottawa International Airport today to remind travellers that a new set of airline travel regulations take effect on Sunday. It was a redux of last July when Garneau announced passenger-rights rules that required airlines… »
New dispute simmers between Wilson-Raybould and Liberals
Jody Wilson-Raybould and Canada’s governing Liberals are at loggerheads once again–though this time the dispute is not over policy but over office space. Wilson-Raybould, a former minister of justice who was expelled from the Liberal caucus earlier this year in… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Long shot Canadian, the ‘Ginger Ninja,’ in London seeking world darts title
He’s known in the world of professional darts as the Ginger Ninja (he has red hair) and he’s a 2,500/1 long shot to win the tournament, but Canadian Matt Campbell, a 30-year-old welder from Hamilton, Ontario, is going to show… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
National Farmers Union exploring changes needed to help save the planet
A new report from the National Farmers Union says that combining new technologies with old-fashioned mixed farming methods would be an effective weapon in the battle against human-driven climate change, as well go a long way toward saving the farming… »
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