Experts and activists say the Canadian military needs to do more to root out racism and hate in its ranks. The calls follow separate military and RCMP investigations into a reservist suspected to being a recruiter for a militant neo-Nazi… »
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.
In another show of courage, al-Hathloul again defies Saudi authorities
I missed it last week when it came across the wires. Perhaps you did as well. It’s a story that bears repeating. It involves a person who lived among us here in Canada from 2009 to 2013 as she was… »
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Another oil spill hits the Alberta prairie
If there’s an issue in Canada that sticks in nearly everyone’s craw as we head to this fall’s election, it’s what do do with the country’s oil pipelines. Fearing the ugly consequences of spills, leaks and ruptures, many want the… »
Police still searching for murder weapon in New Zealand slaying
New Zealand police have arrested a 23-year-old man and charged him with murder following what was apparently a random attack on an Australian tourist and his Canadian fiancée as they slept in their van near a popular surfing area early… »
Economy, Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New study warns of climate change’s (extra) ill-effects on children
We’re getting used to–and, hopefully, not inured–the pictures of ice cascading from what were once the shores of Greenland, the photos of people around the world grappling with record-high temperatures, wildfires that seem to erupt pretty much anywhere they might… »
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New Zealand manhunt underway to find killer of Canadian woman’s fiancé
Armed police swat teams are combing a scenic New Zealand tourist and surfing destination looking for clues and the person who carried out what appears to be a random attack on an Australian tourist and his Canadian fiancée. Police say… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Politics, Society
B.C. First Nation reports water problems as Ottawa wonders
Problems with their water have long plagued people living in First Nations communities across Canada. A CBC News investigation in 2015 found that 400 out of 618 First Nations in the country had some kind of water problem between 2004… »
Data shows cannabis consumption down slightly in Canada
Since Canada legalized marijuana on Oct. 17 of last year, Statistics Canada has been tracking just how many Canadians are smoking pot and who they are. The latest figures, covering this past April, May and June, were released today Turns… »
International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Another meeting set to grapple with what to do about so-called ‘killer robots’
Representatives from 80 countries, including Canada, begin a three-day meeting on Monday to take another stab at coming up with of plan to deal with autonomous weapons, a.k.a. killer robots. Delegates to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Police chiefs say handgun ban not needed, wouldn’t work
Canadian police chiefs say they don’t support ban on handguns despite fears that handgun violence is escalating in some cities across the country. The head of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says no new law banning handguns is… »
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