A new survey suggests that 30 per cent of Canadians who identify with a specific diversity group have experienced at least one incident of discrimination while working at their current job. The survey found that 33 per cent of women… »
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.
Stretch of highway near Gander will honour fallen service members
A section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Gander, NL will officially be renamed on Monday in memory of Canadians lost in wars and peacekeeping missions. Running one kilometre east and west from the midpoint between the entrances of the Commonwealth… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Scientists from around the world issue ‘climate emergency’ warning
I’m an old guy so I’m forced to confess that I lack the intense terror that Greta and her friends feel about where this planet is heading. For me, the terror remains mostly above my shoulders. For the young people–the… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Trudeau says sale of meat and pork to China will resume
Canada and China appear to be inching back to something resembling a normal relationship. The two countries have been at diplomatic and economic odds since last December when–at the request of the United States–Canadian authorities arrested Huawei Technologies Chief Financial… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Society
Mission Control in the battle to save polar bears opens near Hudson Bay
Care to know a whole lot more about polar bears? I know just the place. Treat yourself to a trip to Churchill, Manitoba, the Hudson Bay town that bills itself as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World.” A lot… »
Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Nunavut grapples with cyberattack on government computers
Technicians and security experts in Nunavut are continuing their efforts to restore digital order following a weekend ransomware cyberattack in the northern territory. All government services requiring access to electronic information stored on government computers were affected, but officials say… »
Health, Indigenous, International, Society
Northwest Territories now has 911 for emergency calls
Sometimes those of us who live in southern Canada forget how different life can be for our distant neighbours living in the country’s three northern territories: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Some things we take for granted down here… »
Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
When ‘the kindness of strangers’ is more than just a line in a play
Just when you’re ready to give up on humanity, this happens. A kid in Corner Brook, NL is set to host his party for his 11th birthday on Saturday and nobody comes. Never mind the kid, his father is devastated… »
Mixed endings to their seasons for Canada’s top two tennis players
It’s November, the clocks got turned back this weekend–time to accept that summer won’t be returning to these parts any time soon. A perfect time, in other words, to take one last stab at a summer state of mind by… »
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Canadian skater Boutin sets new world record
Canadian amateur athletes experienced some very high highs and some very low lows on the weekend. First the high note: Kim Boutin of Sherbrooke, Quebec set new world record in short track speed skating in the women’s 500-metre event in… »
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