Thousands of people in the western prairie province of Manitoba are still without natural gas after a huge pipeline explosion near the town of Otterburne, about 50 kilometres south of the capital, Winnipeg. About 4,000 customers have been without heat… »
Wojtek Gwiazda
Wojtek Gwiazda is a veteran award-winning broadcast and print journalist. As one of RCI’s senior host-producers he focused mainly on news and current affairs programming. He has hosted a variety of programmes, including MASALA CANADA, the Indo-Canadian Report, Canada in the World, North Country, and The Music Shop (a Canadian rock music show). Before joining RCI, he worked extensively for Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC radio, as well as for publications such as The Montreal Gazette, Cinema Canada Magazine, and Canadian Business Magazine. He produced a program on the history of Quebec song for Canada’s national French radio service Radio-Canada, and was an on-air music columnist at the service. He retired from RCI in July, 2015 and can be reached at wojtekgwiazdamtl@gmail.com or on Twitter at @WojtekGwiazda
Politics Today – January 26, 2014
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on the issue of provincial safety regulations in seniors’ residences in Canada, and on the tribute held… »
Seniors’ residence fire – Are seniors put at risk because of sprinkler costs?
The Queen has sent condolences and many politicians are expressing their sympathies after a fire that killed numerous people in a seniors’ residence, but seniors’ advocacy activist Susan Eng says governments continue to allow owners of residences to save money,… »
UPDATE: More dead, missing, in seniors’ residence fire
UPDATED (January 24): The death toll is rising and some 30 residents unaccounted for after a fire early Thursday (January 23) in a seniors’ residence that was reportedly only partially equipped with sprinklers. Fire broke out after midnight at the… »
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber arrested after suspicion of drag-racing
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber was arrested in the American resort city of Miami Beach early Thursday (January 23) and charged with driving under the influence and resisting arrest without violence after police said he had been stopped while “drag… »
Clergy, faith workers, turn to union to deal with shared concerns
It’s hard to think of a church, as a workplace. Yet for clergy and others who work in churches, there is both the higher religious mission, and the down-to-earth employer-employee relationship, with the added complication that sometimes people can feel… »
Bank of Canada Governor maintains interest rate, warns of low inflation
Canada’s Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz released his Monetary Policy Report on Wednesday (January 22). After describing the economic situation in Canada, and his concerns about low inflation, he announced that the bank would maintain its overnight interest rate… »
Briefing notes, what the minister will say when disaster strikes
Newly released documents outline what Canada’s Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney is supposed to say when a disaster strikes. Talking points cover terrorist attacks and natural disasters in Canada and in the United States, and an assault on electronic networks,… »
Tribute for former PM Jean Chretien celebrates 80th birthday, 50 years of public service
To many Canadians, Jean Chretien was and is known as the “Little Guy from [the city of] Shawinigan” – a tough, political scrapper from Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec who was first elected as a Member of Parliament in… »
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Bryan Adams concert in Zimbabwe faces some criticism
His concert sold out within hours in Zimbabwe, but there are some who question the presence of Canadian rocker Bryan Adams in Zimbabwe this Friday (January 24). Globe and Mail Africa Bureau Chief Geoffrey York reported this week the concert “is… »
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