Actually, it kind of makes total sense when you think about it. And, please, think about this TODAY! I’m talking about a new survey conducted on behalf of the staffing firm Accountemps that suggests that 35 per cent of survey respondents… »
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.
Ottawa announces more funding to try to dampen Toronto violence
As gun and gang violence increases in Canada’s biggest and most important city, governments continue to up the financial ante to try to get a grip on the problems. Last Friday, the province of Ontario announced it was committing $3… »
Bernier launches campaign as billboards come down
Former Conservative cabinet minister Maxime Bernier officially launched his wild-card party’s election campaign in front of few hundred supporters in his home riding of Beauce, Quebec on Sunday. The People’s Party of Canada intends to field candidates in every riding… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
As Canadian aquaculture grows, hard questions are being asked
Two new reports by Fisheries and Oceans Canada do not bode well for future of a lot of fish–mainly cod and salmon struggling to survive in Canadian waters off both Coasts. Let’s start with Atlantic cod, who are not doing… »
International, Politics, Society
Olympic Gold Medalist Fréchette running for Tories in fall election
Another champion athlete will be competing in this fall’s federal election. Olympic Gold Medalist Sylvie Fréchette announced Monday she is running for the Conservative Party in the Quebec riding of Rivière-du-Nord. She joins two other former athletes seeking seats in… »
Scheer politics: same sex marriage back in the news
Canada passed its same-sex marriage law in 2005, but all of a sudden–as we head to the Oct. 21 federal election–it’s back in the news and one can only wonder how it will play out with a recent poll suggesting… »
Bianca heads to the Big Apple, heart on sleeve, racket in hand
It is now time for the next chapter of “How I Enjoyed My Fabulous Summer” by Bianca Andreescu, the force of nature who hit the international tennis scene this spring in a place called Indian Wells, California, disappeared for a… »
Editor gets maximum sentence for promoting hatred
An Ontario judge has sentenced the editor of a Toronto-based publication to a maximum one year in jail for promoting hatred against women and Jews. Judge Richard Blouin said he would have given James Sears more time had the law… »
Economy, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
“Notice to proceed” is given on Trans Mountain pipeline
All systems appear to be on go for a long-controversial oil pipeline project that will tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Pacific shores of British Columbia. The federally-owned Trans Mountain Corp. said Wednesday… »
Peaceful pressure pays off as prison farms reopen
From a distance, a gathering in front of of a federal prison near Kingston, Ontario last Thursday might not appear to be all that big a deal, but virtually everyone there would likely tell you they were celebrating a victory… »
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