For just the third time since the competition began in 1900, Canada has made it to the semifinals of the Davis Cup. The first time was 1913. The second time was 100 years later. Now, they are there again–at the… »
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.
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Canada’s First Lady of Jazz turns 100
Eleanor Collins turns 100 today. Not bad for someone who spent much of her life in the sometimes insane and very often topsy-turvy world of show biz. Among many, many other things Collins is a jazz singer. How good? In… »
New study appears to debunk long-held belief about infants and measles
Canadian researchers have published a new study suggesting that infants are more vulnerable to measles than had previously been thought. The researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Public Health Ontario say the majority of the nearly… »
More and more Canadians are ill prepared for retirement
A new survey suggests that a whole of lot of Canadians are not getting the retirement they dreamed off–if they get one at all. Statistics Canada data shows that over the last 20 years, the average retirement age for workers… »
Trudeau names his cabinet as Commons gets set to sit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet Wednesday. The swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General, the Queen’s official representative in Canada, comes 15 days before Canada’s 43rd Parliament begins sitting. It also follows… »
Canada climbs to quarter-finals at new Davis Cup
Entering play at the revamped Davis Cup tournament in Madrid on Tuesday, Canada was lugging a 3-70 lifetime match record against the United States–a mark that had brought the Canadians zero victories against the Americans in 16 ties. Strike that… »
Opposition Leader Notley expelled from Alberta legislature
NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley was expelled from Alberta’s provincial legislature on Tuesday after refusing to apologize for comments she made about a controversial bill. The legislation, introduced Monday, would fire Alberta’s Election Commissioner, Lorne Gibson, in the middle of… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
There’s just a bit of disagreement about what winter’s bringing this year
November carries a lot of baggage in Canada–mostly a mix of shivering and foreboding. This year we get to throw in shovelling, as winter–not officially, mind you–has come early to way too many places across the country. So what happens… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Keystone’s North Dakota spill affected 10 times more land than first thought
A crude oil spill on the Canadian-owned Keystone pipeline that runs from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast appears to have affected almost 10 times more land in northeastern North Dakota than originally reported. Calgary-based TC Energy, formerly known as… »
Some uniformed military allowed to stay despite hate group links
As the military continues to grapple with soldiers being linked to right-wing hate groups, Canadian Press reports that the Department of National Defence is allowing 16 military members that a report last year linked to hate groups to remain in… »
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