There is growing concern from civil libertarians and privacy experts about the state of Canadians’ privacy as the country heads to a general election this fall. Federal political parties collect lots and lots and lots of personal information about Canadians,… »
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.
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Society
Leaders end hunger strike at troubled Attawapkiskat reserve
A band councillor and a former chief at the troubled Ontario reserve of Attawapiskat have ended a 15-day hunger strike. Attawapiskat Councillor Sylvia Koostachin-Metatawabin and former chief Therese Spence said Monday night they would begin eating again after the federal… »
Jason Gauthier: making a difference with a minimum of fuss
Remember when we were kids and sometimes responded to a slight–real or imagined–by vollying back, “It takes one to know one?” I confess it never occurred to me that the retort was anything more than a rhetorical attempt to even… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Some six million Canadians affected by Capital One data breach
It appears that six million Canadians are victims of the massive Capital One breach that has affected an estimated 106 million people. Page A. Thompson, who is also known as “erratic,” was charged Monday with a single count of computer… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Society
As spate of wildfires ravage the Arctic, Canada–so far–is feeling a bit less heat
As what the World Meteorological Organization calls “unprecedented” wildfires rage across much of the Arctic, Canada–at least so far–seems to a escaping the worst of the ravaging. Dan Thompson, a fire research scientist with Natural Resources Canada, says this year… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
Groups fear U.S. demand will overwhelm Canadian medicine supply
Fifteen Canadian organizations representing patients, health professionals, hospitals, and pharmacists are urging Ottawa to take action to prevent what they say could be the “draining of Canada’s medicine supply.” which is already dealing with shortages. The letter to Health Minister… »
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Bernie Sanders campaigns in Canada
Canada got a first-hand taste of U.S politics over the weekend. Bernie Sanders, the avowed socialist who took a serious run at the Democratic Party nomination in 2016 before losing to Hillary Clinton, announced earlier this month he would be… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Some visa services restored in Havana
There’s finally a bit of movement for Canadians and Cubans forced to deal with the Canadian Embassy in Havana, vastly downsized because of a still-unsolved illness that struck Canadian and U.S. diplomats almost two years ago. After months of pushback… »
Economy, International, Society
As many chow down on Beyond Meat burgers, others express concern
As Canada heads to a fall election, count on a lot of politicians and pundits to remind the rest of us about the importance of so-called kitchen table issues–jobs, taxes, social security, health care, the economy–issues people supposedly discuss around… »
Economy, Immigration & Refugees, Society
Hamilton leads Canada in hate crime reports, again
Following a record 47 per cent surge in hate crimes in 2017, Canada saw the number of police-reported of that nature fall by 13 per cent last year. However, despite the slight decline, the number of hate crimes in 2018–1,798… »
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