Two weeks ago, all systems appeared to be on go for the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline, a project that is slated to carry tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Pacific Ocean on the shores… »
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.
How come fans and athletes don’t mesh like they used to: a primer
A couple of weeks ago, I was more than a bit taken aback by a incident in Indianapolis, Indiana during a National Football League exhibition game. Andrew Luck, the hometown Colts quarterback, his body wounded deeply by multiple injuries, announced… »
Truck of missing alleged neo-Nazi reservist found near U.S. border
A truck belonging to a former Canadian military reservist who has been missing for over 10 days has been found near the U.S.-Canada border in southern Manitoba. There was no sign of Master Cpl. Patrick Mathews, who is in the… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
In a head-scratcher, U.S. reverses lifetime ban on Canadian student
Throw another stone into the choppy waters that rule the rules when cannabis raises its oily head at the Canada-U.S. border. You may remember that two weeks ago a Canadian university student was barred for life from entering the United… »
Slogans and voters: let the campaigns begin…
Ok, Ok, I know. You’ve heard it all before. But have you? Actually, probably. But hey, there’s a big election coming up on Oct. 21, one that will decide who governs Canada for the next four years. That means work… »
So the word on the street is what exactly?…Hold on, I’ll ask Sali
One of the great things about working at RCI is that it gives me the opportunity to meet really smart people. Sali Tagliamonte is one of them She’s a linguistics professor at the University of Toronto who takes her study… »
Tribunal rules woman may return to First Nation that banished her
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has sided with a woman who was banished from an Ontario reserve where she had lived for a decade before being expelled in 2012. The Tribunal ruled that the Sandy Lake First Nation denied Angele… »
AFN leader says Canada must press Brazil on Indigenous survival
The head of the Assembly of First Nations says Canada needs to press Brazil to “end its violence” against Indigenous Peoples. In a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Chief Perry Bellegarde says he has “grave concerns” over what… »
Economy, Health, Politics, Society
As leaders make plays for workers’ votes, new Labour rules sow confusion
As Canadians celebrated Labour Day on Monday, Canada’s political leaders headed to Hamilton, Ontario, one of the birthplaces of Canada’s union movement and long the centre of the country’s steel industry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh… »
Canadian women’s softball team is headed to 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A little heads-up on this Labour Day. Just in case you missed it, there’s a Summer Olympics coming up sooner than you might have thought. Tokyo: from July 24 to Aug. 9, 2020. The website said Monday that’s 325 days… »
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