As Canadians prepare to head to the polls this fall in a general election, a new report finds–that if form holds true–less than 20 per cent of the people they will be asked to vote for likely competed for their… »
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.
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Society
The Balmy North: It’s getting a whole lot hotter at the top of the world
As we ponder the topsy-turvy world of climate change, let us now take a closer look at the top of the world. Travel with me please to Canadian Forces Station Alert, located at the northeastern tip of Ellesmere island, just… »
Calgary Stampede’s chuckwagon races claim lives of six horses
Animal rights activists want an investigation into what they are calling “illegal rodeo cruelty” after six horses were killed at this year’s Calgary Stampede after competing in chuckwagon races. Three of the horses had to be put down Sunday, making… »
Economy, International, Politics, Society
New airline travel regulations…renewed disagreements
New Canadian Transportation Agency rules governing the rights of passengers went took effect Monday. And guess what. A whole bunch of people–from the airline industry to passenger and consumer advocates–say they are less than estatic. The Air Passenger Protection Regulations… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Second First Nation declares water state of emergency
A second First Nation in less than a week has declared a state of emergency over the quality of its water. On Friday, the band council of the Eabametoong First Nation, located about 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ontario,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Debate over hunting with drones continues in Northwest Territories
Indigenous groups in Canada’s Arctic are grappling with an influx of new technology and how to make sure it doesn’t do more harm than good. Drones are giving biologists a better idea of caribou migration and the social actions that… »
Animal activists want better treatment for horses shipped to Asia
Animal rights activists, already having a very good year in defence of marine animals, are looking to score another victory–this time for horses. Canada ships thousands of horses each year to Japan, where many covet horsemeat as a raw delicacy.… »
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Study finds shocking (but unsurprising) rates of Indigenous child poverty
Almost five years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to do more to help Canada’s indigenous peoples, a new study reveals that First Nations children face the highest rates of poverty in the country, with almost one in every two… »
Statue of historic B.C. justice is removed
Another statue of a now-controversial historical figure has been removed from a public square in British Columbia. As members from local First Nations cheered, a monument to B.C.’s first chief justice, Matthew Begbie, was removed from the New Westminster provincial… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
Wrangling rattlesnakes for a living and loving it
It’s summer in Alberta and it’s rattlesnake season. Not that anyone has a whole lot to fear. Rattlers, it turns out, are nowhere near as bad as they’ve been made out to be. And I know what I am talking… »
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