Twenty-year-old Brooke Henderson is the winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada’s female athlete of the year. Henderson, who relies on an impressive long game, picked up 35 of 63 votes in a Canadian Press poll of broadcasters and… »
Highlights
Tennis season is upon us with lots of questions for Canadian fans
It’s absolutely freezing in most of Canada right now, but for those still capable of dreaming of hot summer days, there’s a bit of solace. Winter in Canada means it’s summer on the other side of the world. Milos Raonic… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, International, Society
Moosemeat & Marmalade: third season returns
Moosemeat & Marmalade, is the food show that’s authentically Canadian, and British. A 13-part food documentary series, it is indigenous-Canadian, courtesy of Cree hunter, gatherer and bush chef, Art Napoleon. “Food is a connector; it crosses cultures” A former Chief… »
Arts & Entertainment, International, Society
Shapovalov adds to his magical year, winning the Conacher Award
Denis Shapovalov, the hot-shot kid with the flowing locks and the gorgeous strokes, has been named by Canadian Press as Canada’s male athlete of the year, winner of the Lionel Conacher Award. Shapovalov collected 31 per cent of the votes… »
Economy, International, Society
Experts say tough sledding ahead for Canadian retailers
As retailers across Canada cross their fingers that heightened sales today, Boxing Day, will give them a leg up into 2018, many will also be looking back at a year they would just as soon forget. “I think the point… »
Health, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
Canadians come to financial aid of Quebec mosque attack victim
When a lone gunman walked into the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City last January 29th and opened fire, killing six worshippers and wounding 19 others, Aymen Derbali was both a victim and hero. Now, he is relying on the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Society
High winds wreck Christmas for thousands in Nova Scotia
Hydro crews are working full out today after high winds on Christmas Day knocked out electricity to almost 90,000 people in the Maritime province of Nova Scotia. Winds gusted up to 110 km/hr and Hydro officials called the damage “significant.”… »
A Boxing Day treat for RCI listeners: Dylan Thomas
Christmas is a time of traditions. Some last, some fall away. Dylan Thomas © cbc.ca A tradition that has endured is the prose work by the wonderful Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” Thomas first read it on… »
Immigration & Refugees, Society
‘Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough’
‘Maximum Canada: Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough”, is the latest book from author and journalist Doug Saunders. In it he argues that this country needs a lot more people; triple the current population, he says. Saunders is the former… »
Living the Christmas Spirit with random acts of kindness
It might pass for one of those Christmas movies back in the 1930s and 40s, the ones that made us feel pretty good about it all. But this one is true. Real Life. It begins with an act of generosity… »
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