Veteran radio journalist, now working primarily as a writer, commentator and freelance voice. My regular commentary "Currie's Corner" is heard on CJNU ( Nostalgia Radio ) at 93.7 FM. Text and audio can be found at http://www.cjnu.ca/c-corner.shtml. I also do a daily newscast on CJNU, at about 7.15 & 8.15, every weekday morning. It's also posted on the CNC homepage.
The Do Not Call List is supposed to prevent unwanted phone solicitation, but for many of the 12 million Canadians registered, it may as well be called the Do Not Hesitate to Call List.
Cities are looking for more tax dollars to help fund upgrades to sewer and water systems, roads and bridges, and public transit.
Pachyderms performing under the big top or living in captivity are quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Call it what you will – Land of the Living Skies, Roughrider Nation – this is likely the one place where the clocks will never change.
Never before has sexual orientation been so widely accepted in our society and in pop culture.
With little pipeline capacity, shipping oil by train is increasing even if it means less grain is moved and communities face threats of potential derailments.
Gone are the days of the Charlie Horse, hip pointer or separated shoulder. Welcome to the world of upper and lower body injuries.
Hitchcock called it the McGuffin. While politicians scramble to put out the fire, administrators bury what they really want in the fine print.
The kerfuffle over disgraced NBC News anchor Brian Williams underscores the diminishing importance of news anchors in a rapidly changing media landscape.
One from the top of East or West Blocks will take 31 years to arrive. If a Peace Tower flag is what you crave, the wait could be 42 years!