The world’s most famous climate activist plans to return to Canada soon–visiting Alberta, the province at the heart of the country’s oil production. Greta Thunberg tweeted Sunday that she will be heading north following “a few days of well needed… »
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.
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Atwood favoured to win Booker Prize
Bookmakers in Britain are touting Canadian author Margaret Atwood to win the prestigious 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction when it is announced later Monday in London. Atwood, who won in 2000 for The Blind Assassin, is nominated for the The… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Southern Manitoba still reeling following fierce snowstorm
Hundreds of people, many of them from First Nations communities, continue to grapple with the after-effects of the severe snowstorm that blanketed southern Manitoba last Friday, leaving thousands without electricity. Officials say it will take days to restore power in… »
Sometimes the score really does mean nothing
Canada missed a chance to play its final Rugby World Cup match Sunday in Japan because of Typhoon Hagibis, a storm that has now claimed the lives of at least 50 people. A victory against Namibia would have been the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Taking a hard look at the way out (or not) of this climate mess
As people around the world demonstrate to–somehow–generate enough political pressure to–somehow–get the needed powers-that-be to find the force to hit the target-goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, a new report from the School of Public Policy at the University… »
Eagle feathers assume a new place in Manitoba courts
Indigenous elders, pipe carriers, warriors as well as provincial judges and officials blessed forty-five eagle feathers as the sun was rising over Winnipeg on Thursday They were participating in a smudging ceremony marking the gift of the feathers to the… »
Number of Canadians finding full-time physicians continues to lag
A new study released Thursday has health care experts scratching their heads. Whether or not it becomes a factor in the lead-up to the Oct. 21 general election remains to be seen. But inquiring minds will likey want to know:… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
First Nations clean water teen activist will address UN on Saturday
The two have never met. One is from Stockholm, the other from a First Nation in Ontario. Greta Thunberg and Autumn Peltier. Spiritual sisters-in-arms, both share a stunning beauty and determination to save their future and the planet. On Friday,… »
Working to de-radicalize, one person at a time
It’s a program that grew out of a previous effort to help young people in danger of becoming involved with gang violence Calgary in 2015. It’s called ReDirect and it’s one of many anti-radicalization programs that exist across Canada–part of… »
Health, International, Society
Abuse survivors want names of accused Catholic priests released
Canadian survivors of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests are calling on the church’s bishops to follow the lead of some of their U.S. counterparts and release the names of clergy facing credible misconduct charges and allegations. The survivors made… »
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