Gerald Regan, long a prominent figure in Nova Scotia and federal politics, has died at the age of 91. Regan served two terms as Nova Scotia’s premier in the 1970s and later served in the cabinets of Liberal Party Prime… »
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.
Canadian peacekeeping efforts approach historic low
New United Nations figures show Canada’s contribution to peacekeeping is approaching an historic low. The figures show Canada with just 41 military and police officers currently fulfilling peacekeeping operations, down from 128 uniformed personnel deployed before the Canada’s Mali mission… »
Freeland’s Prairies listening tour is under way
Last week after she was designated as one of the main point persons charged with mending fences with Canada’s West following last month’s federal election that saw Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win exactly zero seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan,… »
Sometimes you have to wait a bit to find your home team
For many of us, one of the great pleasures of life is playing a team sport. One of the things that makes it great is the locker room, a place we tend to feel safe, mainly, I would submit, because… »
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The UN issues another stark warning about emissions
A UN report released ahead of next week’s global climate summit in Madrid says unless drastic action is taken, the planet is headed toward a warming of 3.2 C in less than 100 years. The warning is contained in United… »
Canada’s Davis Cup run comes to an end at the Madrid final
Canada’s intoxicating run at the revamped Davis Cup competition came to an end Sunday in Madrid. Spain won both singles matches in the tournament’s final tie, making the doubles unnecessary, and giving the Spaniards the championship, their sixth title. The… »
Andrew Harris lives the dream of a lifetime in Grey Cup victory
It’s pretty certain that any kid who’s every laced up a pair of sneakers or skates fancies the day down the road when–in an all-or-nothing athletic competition–he is hoisted on teammates’ shoulders and carried off to wild cheers and applause… »
Two top Tory staffers are let go in election’s wake
As MPs prepare to return to the House of Commons next week following last month’s federal election, Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer has fired two top aides. The departures of Chief of Staff Marc-André Leclerc and Director of Communications Brock Harrison… »
Grey Cup set for Sunday, let the party begin
A hardy bunch of Canadians will gather this Sunday for the 107th time in a city with a football stadium to–at the very least–partake in some darn good parties and, yes, watch a football game. This year it’s between the… »
George Springate, a man of many lives, is dead at 81
George Springate, a Montreal original and a master of reinvention his whole life, has died at 81. Springate began edging his way into Montrealers’ collective consciousness in the early 1960s doing English public relations for the Montreal Police on the… »
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