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Welcome to Under the Influence.
For the first 50 years of 20th century, advertising was hard-sell.
The next 50 years was persuasion through creativity and media tonnage.
For the last six seasons, we've explored the overt art of persuasion. But advertising is no longer a loud one-way conversation. It's a delicate dialogue now.
So we leave the age of persuasion and enter the era of sway and leverage. Welcome to Terry O'Reilly's new radio show.
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Season 5: Mad Women
This week, the Age of Persuasion looks at the Great Women of Advertising. The Hall Of Famers who broke the rules, kicked open the doors and created some of the most famous advertising of our times.
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Season 5: Ask Terry Again
It's our final episode of the 2011 season. This week, we turn The Age of Persuasion over to listeners. It's our annual "Ask Terry" show. We asked you to submit any questions you had about the advertising world, and you responded with a record amount of very interesting, very insightful ones that touch on subjects like negative political advertising, why there are so many bad local commercials, and what do background actors really say when their lips move.
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Season 5: Diversity In Advertising
This week, The Age of Persuasion looks at Diversity in Advertising. We'll trace the emergence of the minority market, the failure of Madison Avenue to recognize the spending power of that growing consumer base, and the struggles that people of colour had to be acknowledged as valued consumers. We'll also feature the first ads aimed at minorities, the first minority spokespeople, and the pioneers who broke ground.
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Season 5: Terry's Book Club
This week, the Age of Persuasion invites you to our Book Club. I'll be telling stories from my favourite advertising books, and I'll examine the incredible lessons within their pages that have served me well over my entire career. By the way, a few of those books aren't even about advertising. In fact, one is a book about science, and another is about theatre actors.
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Season 5: Slogans
This week, the Age of Persuasion features an encore broadcast of "Slogans." The word comes from the Gaelic, "Slaugh Gairn" which means, "cry of the host." We'll look at the greatest cries of all time, from "Finger Lickin' Good" to "Just Do It" to the phrase "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride" - which most people don't know started as a slogan for Listerine. We'll examine why a small collection of words can worth millions, and how those words stay stuck in our minds for decades.
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Season 5: Ageism In Advertising
For the past 30 years, the advertising industry has worshipped at the altar of youth - because people 18 to 49 have the most disposable income. There's only one small problem with that - it isn't true. People 55+ spend the most money in almost all categories. They buy the most cars, spend the most on electronics, and control the most wealth. Yet advertisers aren't chasing them. Join us this week, as we try and figure out why a touch of grey keeps advertisers away.
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Season 5: The Sound of Persuasion
Advertising has used sound to sell for decades. But sound can be used for more than painting pictures on radio - sound can be carefully created to persuade.
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Season 5: Opportunism In Advertising
This week, the Age of Persuasion features an encore broadcast of "Opportunism in Advertising." Every now and then, marketers throw away the playbook, and create campaigns based on surprising opportunities that suddenly appear. Sometimes it's taking advantage of a news story, or a competitor's ad, or a new economic reality - or even the launch of the Space Shuttle.
It takes courage and ingenuity, but when opportunism works, it can put a brand on the map.
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Season 5: Genericide - When A Brand Becomes Generic
This week, the Age of Persuasion looks at the concept of "Genericide" - when brand names become generic. If a product remains the number one brand for decades, it risks losing control of its trademark. Many pioneering brands suffered that fate. Just ask the board game "Monopoly," who lost the right to their own trademark recently.
As a result, other big brands are fighting to prevent genericide - like Kleenex and Band-Aid.
Their stories are fascinating
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Season 5: The Happy Homemaker - How Advertising Invented The Housewife (Part Two)
This week, The Age of Persuasion looks at part two of how Madison Avenue invented the Happy Homemaker. While advertising encouraged women to aspire to be housewives in the 50s and 60s, that stay-at-home stereotype was called out onto the carpet by a best-selling book titled The Feminine Mystique in 1963. That book and others like it helped fuel the embers of Women's LIb - which eventually led the Happy Homemaker to run smack into feminism in the 1970s. Women were now in the workforce in record numbers, but they were still balancing careers with motherhood. That juggling act would eventually create the next powerful archetype - which Madison Avenue would happily co-opt - and it would become the dominant female image to this day.
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Season 5: The Happy Homemaker - How Advertising Invented The Housewife (Part One)
This week, The Age of Persuasion looks at how Madison Avenue invented... the housewife. Over 100 years ago, the advertising industry realized they had thousands of household products to sell. All they needed was a customer. So they invented the Happy Homemaker, and for the next 25 years, encouraged women to be stay- at-home moms. That strategy created the biggest business in the world: Housekeeping.
The rest is advertising history.
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Season 5: Dynamic Duos : The Famous Partnerships in Advertising
This week on the Age of Persuasion, we look at "Dynamic Duos" - those rare ad agency/client relationships that resulted in some of the most famous advertising of all time.
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Season 5: Burn the Boats
We tell the stories of the marketers who took the biggest risks, and reaped the greatest rewards.
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Season 5: Marketing the Unpleasant
They are the ads that make everyone squirm - consumers, media and especially ad copywriters!
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Season 5: Even More Remarkable Brands
It's our our annual look at Five Remarkable Brands. They may not be category leaders or even things you can buy, but they are fascinating.
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Season 5: Green Marketing
In the world of marketing, advertisers can create their image and messages with virtual freedom. But that's not the case when it comes to "green" products - because the scrutiny is too intense. This week, Terry O'Reilly looks at the ever-changing world of Green Marketing. He'll look back at how the green movement started, how it's evolved, how marketers navigate the shoals of green marketing today - and what it all means to everyday consumers. One thing for sure... it's not easy being green.
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Season 5: Marketing Pioneers
A look at the Marketing Pioneers who created products that created industries. We talk about the first company to link diamond rings to engagements, how alcohol inspired the very first travel agent, how a brainstorm while ice-fishing ignited a $97 billion dollar industry, how a traveling salesman and his date led to the first car rental, and how an embarrassing moment in a restaurant revolutionized the way we shop.
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Season 5: Speed Bumps
A surprising look at how smart marketers use perfectly-placed speed bumps to slow the selling process down and generate greater sales.
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Season 5: Candid Commercials
The advertising industry has a long history of using real people in advertising. It may be a testimonial, a hidden camera, a man-on-the-street interview, a prank phone call or a blind taste test. The results are often hilarious and memorable. More importantly, they always deliver that one thing actors cannot genuine spontaneity. Well take a fun look at this time-honoured technique in advertising, and why it has been used by advertisers for over 100 years.
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Season 5: Luxury Marketing
Luxury Marketing is a category that is completely different from tradition brand marketing – because it is in the business of selling fantasy. We'll look at the top 10 most powerful luxury brands in the world (six of which were created at almost the same time in the 19th century) and we'll analyze luxury marketing techniques. Most of all, we'll delve deep into our collective psyches to examine why we all desire expensive products in our lives -and what that really says about our inner selves.
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And The Winner Is...January 25 2012 Podcast - Trucker Alex North of Nowhere
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And The Winner Is...January 18, 2012 Podcast - The Trail of Tears Part Two
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And The Winner Is...January 11, 2012 Podcast - The Trail of Tears Part One
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And The Winner Is...January 4, 2012 Podcast - The Divine Mr. Blake
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And The Winner Is...December 28 Podcast - The Life and Times of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Part Two
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And The Winner Is...December 21 Podcast - The Life and Times of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Part One
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And The Winner Is...Dec 14 Podcast - The Top Ten Unanswered Questions in the Universe
In January of 2010, the CBC Radio science program "Quirks and Quarks" assembled a panel of ten prominent physicists, and asked each of them what they think is the biggest question that science has, so far, been unable to answer. They gathered at the Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, before a live audience, and made their arguments. And the audience had a few questions of their own, which you'll hear at the end of the program.
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And The Winner Is...Podcast, Dec.7, 2011 - Sacred Ground Part Two
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And The Winner Is...Nov.30 Podcast - Sacred Ground Part One
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And The Winner Is...November 23 Podcast - Cities: Where Cities Collide
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And the Winner Is...November 16 Podcast - Leonard Cohen in Three Acts
On April 16, 2009 CBC radio show Q celebrated its second anniversary and to mark the occasion it featured an interview with one of the most ageless artists there is: singer-songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen.
At the time that show aired, Cohen was 74 and in the middle of a marathon tour which had begun in the spring of 2008, and lasted until the end of 2010. It was his first tour in fifteen years. Fans across the world rushed to the venues to pay homage to a man with wit, charisma, septuagenarian sex appeal -- and whose musical repertoire spans more than four decades.
This special anniversary edition of Q called "Leonard Cohen in Three Acts" won the Gold Medal at the New York Festivals in a category for Best Regularly Scheduled Talk Program.
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And The Winner Is...November 9 Podcast - Nine-and-a-half Technologies that Could Change the World
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And The Winner Is...November 2 Podcast - John le Carre Part Two
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And The Winner Is...October 26 Podcast - John le Carre Part One
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And The Winner Is...October 19 Podcast - The Waltonsteins
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And The Winner Is...October 12 Podcast - Leonard Cohen in Three Acts
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And The Winner Is...October 5 Podcast - Malcolm
"Malcolm", the award-winning documentary from C'est la vie. It was part of the "Arrivals" series that told stories about the people waiting at the Trudeau Airport in Montreal.
Malcolm was born in Haiti and he arrived in Montreal in November of 2009. His adoptive parents Sonya and Sacha had to wait three and a half years before they could bring him home. It was an extremely difficult wait. But, as it turns out, they were fortunate. They were able to get their boy out just before the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
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And The Winner Is...September 28 Podcast - Gustav Holst Planet Maker
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And The Winner Is...September 21 Podcast - The Dark End of the Spectrum Part Two
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And The Winner Is...September 14 Podcast - The Dark End of the Spectrum Part One
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And The Winner Is...September 7 Podcast - Forbidden Love: Genetic Sexual Attraction
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And The Winner Is...August 31 Podcast - Soul in the City Part Two
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And The Winner Is...August 24 Podcast - Soul in the City Part One
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And The Winner Is... August 17 Podcast - The Wire Episode Eight
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And The Winner Is...August 10 Podcast - The Wire Episode Seven
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And The Winner Is...August 3 Podcast - The Wire Episode Six
This week, the series continues with Episode Six: Welcome to the Machine. Fans of New Order, techno and DJs know the incredible influence remixing, sequencing and the drum machine have had on music.
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As It Happens for Wednesday, January 25, 2012 * CIDA Funding * Egypt Revolution Anniversary * Horse Arrest * Magnetic Soap * Cat on a Plane * First Nations Meeting - Indian Act * State of the Union Address Analysis
An uneasy alliance? The Minister for International Cooperation explains why Ottawa is awarding millions of dollars to NGOs that work with Canadian mining companies.
Act Two. After yesterday's Crown-First-Nations Summit, a former aboriginal politician explains why he first wanted the Indian Act preserved, but now would like to see it scrapped.
One year after Tahrir. We catch up with one of the revolutionaries who helped launch the Egyptian uprising, to see what's changed and what still needs changing.
Download As It Happens for Wednesday, January 25, 2012 * CIDA Funding * Egypt Revolution Anniversary * Horse Arrest * Magnetic Soap * Cat on a Plane * First Nations Meeting - Indian Act * State of the Union Address Analysis
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As It Happens for Tuesday, January 24, 2012 * Iraq Killing Sentencing * Preston Manning * Constance and Patrick * First Nations Meeting - Rickford * Joplin House * Rushie Controversy
Sentence fragment. A U.S. Marine will spend a maximum of three months in prison for his role in the Haditha massacre -- and a former Iraqi official says that serves a disturbing message.
Caught in the Act. AFN Chief Shawn Atleo says it's a boulder, Prime Minister Harper says it's a stump with roots -- and that's not the only disagreement they have about the Indian Act.
East is East and West is West. And not only shall the twain never meet, but Preston Manning says the East is feeling awfully alienated by the West.
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As It Happens for Monday, January 23, 2012 * First Nations Meeting - Nan * Tunisia Immolations * Newsbox Stickers * First Nations Meeting - Osoyoos * Burns Lake Future * EU Iran Sanctions
A vision for revision. Tomorrow, the Prime Minister meets with First Nations leaders -- some of whom hope the meeting is an opportunity to start fresh.
Trial by fire. In Tunisia -- where a single self-immolation ignited the Arab Spring -- a shocking number of people continue to set themselves ablaze.
And...articles of bad faith. A British man slaps stickers on newspapers, to warn readers when all the news isn't fit to print.
Download As It Happens for Monday, January 23, 2012 * First Nations Meeting - Nan * Tunisia Immolations * Newsbox Stickers * First Nations Meeting - Osoyoos * Burns Lake Future * EU Iran Sanctions
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As It Happens for Friday, January 20, 2012 * Russia Cruise Ship Folo * Ezra Pound Daughter * TB: Aye Aye * Cleveland TV Puppets 8
The empty vessel makes the most noise. A Russian ship stranded in Canada is sold -- but its all-but-forgotten crew is still clamouring to get paid.
For the records. A journalist interviews former IRA members for an American university -- and then fights to keep those interviews from being given to Northern Irish authorities.
In for a Pound. From her thirteenth-century castle, the daughter of poet Ezra Pound explains why she's trying to stop an Italian fascist group from using her father's name.
Download As It Happens for Friday, January 20, 2012 * Russia Cruise Ship Folo * Ezra Pound Daughter * TB: Aye Aye * Cleveland TV Puppets 8
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As It Happens for Thursday, January 19, 2012 * Obit Sarah Burke * Vancouver Gang Shooting * Taliban Talks in Jeopardy * PJ Pants Ban * Sheep Shearing * Iran Engineer Appeal Denied * Northern Gateway Alliance
A kingpin gets knocked down. In a busy Vancouver restaurant, one of the heads of a notorious local gang is shot and killed.
Out of options. An Ontario man loses his last legal appeal in Iran -- and the court upholds his death sentence.
Blocking the talks. The Taliban has offered to negotiate with Washington -- but American foot-dragging is putting those negotiations at risk.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, January 19, 2012 * Obit Sarah Burke * Vancouver Gang Shooting * Taliban Talks in Jeopardy * PJ Pants Ban * Sheep Shearing * Iran Engineer Appeal Denied * Northern Gateway Alliance
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As It Happens for Wednesday, January 18, 2012 * Keystone Congressman and Analyst * Uganda Little League * Accused Informant Dead * Two Captains Script * Madagascar Lemur Finger * Somerset Time Zone
Ceci n'est pas un pipeline. The Obama Administration rejects the Keystone XL project for the time being -- and partisans on both sides blame politics.
Inside information. A former Montreal police detective is dead -- amid allegations he tried to sell a list of police informants to the Mafia.
Fly ball. After Uganda's Little League team is denied a chance to play Canada because of visa trouble, the Canadian team travels to Uganda.
Download As It Happens for Wednesday, January 18, 2012 * Keystone Congressman and Analyst * Uganda Little League * Accused Informant Dead * Two Captains Script * Madagascar Lemur Finger * Somerset Time Zone
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As It Happens for Tuesday, January 17, 2012 * Mugesera Deportation * Military Terrorism Bill * Bill Bill NY Patient * Slave Lake Doctor Folo * Lucy the Goose * Mississippi Pardons * US Republicans Race South Carolina * New Brahms Found
Mercy for the merciless. Léon Mugesera may have incited the Rwandan genocide -- but Paul Rusesabagina believes he should not be deported to face trial.
Mitt-inflating circumstances. In the South Carolina Republican primary, Mitt Romney may well win his party's nomination -- if not its enthusiasm.
Mitt-inflating circumstances. In the South Carolina Republican primary, Mitt Romney may well win his party's nomination -- if not its enthusiasm.
As It Happens for Monday, January 16, 2012 * CMAJ - Sex Selection * Canadian Healthcare - Premier * Martin Luther King Script * Woman Blows Up Building * Che Guevera Script * Penn Fracking Water Folo * Cruise Ship Sinking * Falklands Pilot Reunion
A new fetal position. To stop abortions based on the sex of the baby, a Canadian medical journal advises we delay revealing the sex of the baby.
Quotability on potability. Last week, a guest in Pennsylvania told us fracking wrecked his drinking water -- and tonight, an oil-company rep tells us the water's fine.
Spend it all in one place. Ottawa will hand health-care money to the provinces, based on population -- and the premiers are feeling a little logy about it.
As It Happens for Friday, January 13, 2012 * France Credit Downgrade * N. Gateway Columnist and Oil Money * Email: Crossword Flap * Email: Canadian Tire Money * Yvonne the Cow
Dommage control. Standard and Poor downgrades France's credit rating -- and French leaders insist that's a serious faux pas.
Oil deposits. The Natural Resources Minister is concerned about foreign influence on the Gateway pipeline -- but not, apparently, about foreign investment in the Gateway pipeline.
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our livestock. We revisit the long-running soap opera starring a cow named Yvonne -- and reveal its twist ending.
Download As It Happens for Friday, January 13, 2012 * France Credit Downgrade * N. Gateway Columnist and Oil Money * Email: Crossword Flap * Email: Canadian Tire Money * Yvonne the Cow
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As It Happens for Thursday, January 12, 2012 * Same Sex Divorce: Dan Savage * South Africa University Stampede * Guy-Andre Kieffer * Canadian Tire Musician * Haiti Aid Money * Milky Way Colour * Crossword Flap
Changing the rules of engagement. According to Ottawa, same-sex couples who married in Canada might not be married where they are right now -- and Dan Savage isn't pleased.
Cents and insensibility. Former Governor-General Michaelle Jean says Haiti is getting a fraction of a penny for every dollar of aid -- and that has to change.
Sins of admission. Thousands show up to enroll at the University of Johannesburg -- and the resulting stampede results in the death of the mother of one hopeful student.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, January 12, 2012 * Same Sex Divorce: Dan Savage * South Africa University Stampede * Guy-Andre Kieffer * Canadian Tire Musician * Haiti Aid Money * Milky Way Colour * Crossword Flap
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As It Happens for Wednesday, January 11, 2012 * Gadhafi SonTrial * MacIntosh Inquiry – MP * FTR: North Spirit Lake Crash * Marijuana Lung Study * Giant Clog Stolen * Nigeria Violence * Penn. Fracking Water * Northern Carolina Sterilizations * Twinkie Obit
Tonight:
Trial separation. The Libyan government wants Moammar Gadhafi's son tried in Libya -- but the International Criminal Court wants proof he'll be treated fairly.
Fuel for the fire. First, Nigeria was struggling to cope with ongoing sectarian violence -- and then the demonstrations over gas prices began.
Botch and release. A month after a court stayed sex-abuse charges against Fenwick MacIntosh, people are demanding an inquiry into the failures that set him free.
And...getting all high and mighty. A new study suggests smoking marijuana doesn't hurt your lungs -- and may, possibly, even make them a bit stronger.
As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Toke radio.
As It Happens for Tuesday, January 10, 2012 * Northern Gateway – Tides * Spirit Lake Crash * Quote/Unquote: Pig Manure Deterrent * Northern Gateway – Haisla First Nation * Iran Update * Saskatoon Stolen Kids
A "radical" response. We'll talk to the vice-president of Tides Canada -- a group the Minister of Natural Resources has claimed is foreign-funded, and out to ruin our economy.
Oil and water. The Chief Councillor for B.C.'s Haisla First Nation tells Carol why his community doesn't support the Northern Gateway pipeline project.
Falling through the snow. Four people die when a small plane goes down on in bad winter weather, in remote Northwestern Ontario.
And...oinkers away. A British community basks in the disgusting smell of success -- after spreading pig dung around to scatter loitering teenagers.
As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that minds its manures.
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As It Happens for Monday, January 9, 2012 * North Gateway Minister * Bahrain Doctors In Court Again * Bahrain Human Rights Observer * Script: China Fancy Tea * Jassi Sidhu Arrests * Tebow Mania * Kiether Update
"Radical" cheek. In an open letter, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources claims green extremists are hijacking Canada's economic growth -- so he wants to speed up environmental reviews.
A crime against passion. Jassi Sidhu was murdered in India.. probably for loving the wrong man -- and more than a decade later, two of her relatives are in a courtroom in Canada.
Second opinion -- same as the first. Once again, doctors who treated protesters in Bahrain are on trial -- but they're not hopeful things will be better this time.
And...what's black and white and brown all over? A Chinese entrepreneur bets his future on an incredibly expensive tea, fertilized by tonnes of nature's magic ingredient: panda poop.
As It Happens, the Monday edition. Radio that thought the old joke about pandas ended, "eats shoots and leaves".
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As It Happens for Friday, January 6, 2011 * Bobsled Withdrawal * Keystone Whistleblower * Super Soldier Ants * Talkback/Email: Neglected Words * Indiana Right To Work * For The Record: Santorum * Burma Refugees * Swedish Wedding Ring *
Canadian bobsledder Bill Thomas -- still recovering from injuries sustained on a German track yesterday -- explains why his team is withdrawing from the competition.
Running from office. To prevent passage of a bill that would limit the power of unions, Indiana's Democrats refuse to show up to work.
Lost at home. Violence in Burma has forced tens of thousands of people to become refugees within their own country.
And...they start out humble -- and then they get a swelled head. How a single hormone can turn an unassuming ant into a super-soldier ant -- complete with gargantuan head and fearsome jaws.
As It Happens, the Friday edition. Radio that knows: behind every great mandible is a great hormone.
As It Happens for Thursday January 5, 2011 * Natuashish Election Thrown Out * Ohio Earthquake Tracking * For The Record: Pentagon Cuts * Frozen Dead Guy Festival * Script: Regrettably Neglected Words * Port Hawkesbury Buyer * Encore: Julian Barnes
A democracy of errors. A federal court orders a new vote in Natuashish, Labrador -- because the vote in 2010 was plagued by problems.
Re-run of the mill. That's what unemployed workers are hoping for in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia -- now that the paper mill that shut down last year has a potential buyer.
They've given fracking a fair shake -- and it may have returned the favour. After a freak earthquake, Ohio lawmakers shut down several wells full of waste water from hydraulic fracturing.
And...no matter how crazy it gets, the host stays chilled-out. At an annual gathering in Nederland, Colorado, one man is the life of the party -- which is surprising, because he's both dead and frozen.
As It Happens, the Thursday edition. Radio that advises guests to expect the cold shoulder.
As It Happens for Wednesday, December 4, 2011 * Rick Santorum Profile * Quote/Unquote: Newt Gingrich * Caterpillar Update * Dateline: Firework Stolen * Museum of Celebrity Leftovers * FOA: Lahey Sentencing * Italy Landslide Restoration * Zombie Bees *
An IOU to Iowa. Thanks to the Republican caucus in the Hawkeye State, Rick Santorum is giving Mitt Romney a run for his money.
Uphill battle. A landslide in an Italian town coincided with a downturn in the Italian economy -- so villagers are raising restoration funds themselves.
Not her idea of the National Dream. The lockout at a London, Ontario locomotive plant has one local MP asking whether Ottawa is allowing Canadian workers to be railroaded.
And...outside of a bee, no other insect seems quite as self-possessed. Inside of a bee, though, there may be a newly discovered parasitic fly possessing it, then killing it, and then crawling out of its corpse.
As It Happens, the Wednesday edition. Radio that finds a true bee-leaver.
As It Happens for Tuesday, January 3, 2011 * Caterpillar Lockout * Syria Arab League Mission * New Year's Eve Babies * Myanmar Ambassador * For The Record: Canadian Foosball Team * Svorecky Obit
The unkindest cut. Workers at a London, Ontario locomotive plant reject having their wages sliced in half -- so the company locks them out.
Change for sure, or for show? With the Burmese regime taking tentative steps toward greater openness, we'll ask the country's ambassador to Canada a few questions.
Reservations about observation. The Arab League sends a Sudanese general to head up its observer mission in Syria -- but his resumé makes him a spectacularly bad choice.
And...if you go to a New Year's Eve party at Bobbi Jo Ketcheson's house, don't take champagne -- take hot water and towels. Because, for the second year running, Ms. Ketcheson had the first baby of the New Year in her community.
As It Happens, the Tuesday edition. Radio that usually just buys its noisemakers.
Download As It Happens for Tuesday, January 3, 2011 * Caterpillar Lockout * Syria Arab League Mission * New Year's Eve Babies * Myanmar Ambassador * For The Record: Canadian Foosball Team * Svorecky Obit
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As It Happens for Monday, January 2, 2012 * LA Fires * South Sudan Attacks * Washington Fugitive * 30 Year Runner
Burning questions. In Los Angeles, police arrest two men in connection with dozens of fires -- one of which nearly destroyed our guest's car on New Year's Eve.
Running for their lives. Residents of a South Sudanese town flee en masse, as an army of their ethnic rivals seeks retribution.
In the cold, and in cold blood. A manhunt ends after a Park ranger is murdered in snow-covered Mount Rainier Park in Washington State.
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As It Happens for Friday, December 30, 2011 * Nigeria Violence * Patois Bible * Arab Spring
Destruction and division. Since the Christmas Day bombings in Nigeria, the violence has continued -- and the tension between religious groups has risen.
Spring forward, look back. We devote most of tonight's program to revisiting the seismic changes brought about by the protesters of the Arab Spring.
Don't touch that dialect? That's not the attitude of Reverend Courtney Stewart -- who managed the translation of the Bible into Jamaican patois.
Download As It Happens for Friday, December 30, 2011 * Nigeria Violence * Patois Bible * Arab Spring
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As It Happens for Thursday, December 29, 2011 * Grenada Death Lawyer * Elvis The Croc * Irish Soldier Pardon * Hisham Mattar
Death in Grenada. A vacationing Canadian man dies on vacation -- and his family alleges it's because he was beaten by police.
Under fire for being under fire. After the Second World War, Irish soldiers who left their neutral army to fight were severely punished -- now campaigners want an official pardon.
And...you kids get off my lawn! A grumpy old-timer gets angry at the landscapers, grabs a lawnmower in his teeth, and drags it underwater. Oh, the old-timer is a crocodile. That's kind of important.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, December 29, 2011 * Grenada Death Lawyer * Elvis The Croc * Irish Soldier Pardon * Hisham Mattar
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As It Happens for Wednesday, December 28, 2011 * North Korea Defectors * Farmer and Snoop * Jeffrey Sachs
The Hermit Kingdom, hermetically sealed. Kim Jong-Il has died -- but North Korea's new leadership isn't likely to make it easier for defectors to leave the country.
Sachs education. In November, Carol spoke with economist and author Jeffrey Sachs -- and tonight, we'll share their conversation with you.
And...issuing a joint statement. How a sixty-eight-year-old Welsh farmer's giant rutabaga led to a meeting with rapper Snoop Dogg -- which, in turn, led to that Welsh farmer smoking some of Mr. Dogg's crop.
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As It Happens for Tuesday, December 27, 2011 * Beit Shamesh Rally * Record Mountain Climber * Fred Pinto * Florida Turtle Returned * FTR: Hockey Flag Bearer * IFOA: Individual and Society
Taking the un-ultra-Orthodox approach. In the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, thousands gather to protest against Jewish extremists -- and their demands to exclude women from public life.
A reptile dysfunction. An endangered turtle named Johnny returns to Florida's Gulf Coast -- after making an unplanned trip to Europe.
When at first you don't succeed -- tree, tree again. As part of your Holiday Wish List of interviews, we got hold of Fred Pinto, forester extraordinaire.
Download As It Happens for Tuesday, December 27, 2011 * Beit Shamesh Rally * Record Mountain Climber * Fred Pinto * Florida Turtle Returned * FTR: Hockey Flag Bearer * IFOA: Individual and Society
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As It Happens for Monday, December 26, 2011 * 1812 Memorial * Darfur Rebel Killed * Park Cow * Food Pak
Commemorating the conquered. Nearly two centuries after they fell to American forces in the War of 1812, a group of loyalist soldiers will be honoured with a battlesite monument in New York state.
Rebel knell. In Sudan, members of Darfur's main insurgent group mourn the death of their leader, Khalil Ibrahim.
Canned goods. We've reheated some of our favourite food items from the past year, and we guarantee they're as fresh as ever.
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As It Happens for Thursday, December 22, 2011 * Iraq Bombings * Burma: CFOB * Swearing Museum * Perfect Heaven.
Back to the future. Just days after the last American troops leave Iraq, the country experiences a political crisis, and renewed sectarian violence.
Extremely cautious optimism. In Burma, the government takes steps toward democracy and expanded freedoms -- but it's too soon to celebrate.
And...picking up the pieses. In Georgia, people have been stealing the pecans that carpet nut orchards for ages -- but this year, thefts are at an all-time pie. I mean "high".
Download As It Happens for Thursday, December 22, 2011 * Iraq Bombings * Burma: CFOB * Swearing Museum * Perfect Heaven.
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As It Happens for Wednesday, December 21, 2011 * HAMA Activist * Loma Linda McDonalds * Betty Unger * Elizabeth May * Repeat: Wade Davis
Deprivation and defiance. He has no electricity or heat -- but a member of the Hama Rebels Council in Syria refuses to believe he has no power.
To May, whom it concerns. Green Party leader Elizabeth May tells us about what's happened since she won a seat in Parliament.
A fit of peak. Wade Davis tells the story of George Mallory -- whose assaults on Everest were both fêted and futile.
Download As It Happens for Wednesday, December 21, 2011 * HAMA Activist * Loma Linda McDonalds * Betty Unger * Elizabeth May * Repeat: Wade Davis
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As It Happens for Tuesday, December 20, 2011 * Egypt - Women * Senator Tommy Banks * Repeat: The Hungry Word
Rage in Cairo. In response to an incendiary video, thousands of women take to the streets, protesting against Egypt's military rule.
Dietary restrictions. An encore presentation of Carol's interview with Nick Cullather -- whose book The Hungry World examines the failures of American food policy in Asia during the Cold War.
And...we make a run on the Banks. Former Senator Tommy Banks, specifically -- a multi-talented gentleman who has just retired after eleven years in the Red Chamber.
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As It Happens for Monday, December 19, 2011 * Kim Jong Il Obit * Face Maze Program * Cesaria Evora Obit * Vaclav Havel Obit * Uninformed Individuals * Algorithm for Pop Music
The Kim is dead, long live the Kim. North Korea's diminutive leader, Kim Jong-Il, dies -- and the world waits to see what his successor and son, Kim Jong-Un, will do.
All the president's manuscripts. Vaclav Havel was a writer before he was a head of state -- and his translator and friend, Paul Wilson, remembers his art and his politics.
About-face. It looks like a video game -- but a program called FaceMaze actually helps train autistic people to recognize facial expressions.
Download As It Happens for Monday, December 19, 2011 * Kim Jong Il Obit * Face Maze Program * Cesaria Evora Obit * Vaclav Havel Obit * Uninformed Individuals * Algorithm for Pop Music
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As It Happens for Friday, December 16 * FOA: Christopher Hitchens Obit * Obit: Christopher Hitchens * Tofino Tsunami Debris * NFLD Funeral* SOD: Rapping Minister * Russian Journo Killed * FTR: McGill Report - Dean * McGill Riots Report * Fukushima
On the contrarian. Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter remembers his friend, the ever-fascinating, ever-defiant Christopher Hitchens.
Chronicle of a death foretold. The reporter at a newspaper in Russia's Dagestan region suspected he'd be targeted -- and last night, he was.
Intercontinental drift. A British Columbia mayor has a haunting problem on his hands: what to do with debris from the Japanese tsunami that's arrived on Canada's West Coast.
As It Happens for Thursday, December 15, 2011 * Iraq War End with Soldier and Blogger * FTR: Mahjoub in Court * Gaelic College Bagpiping Fight * First Nations Property Ownership * Goose Mystery * Obit: George Whitman
Not with a bang but a whimper. The United States officially ends its mission in Iraq -- but a Marine who served four tours there thinks it might be too soon.
Left in limbo. As "The Baghdad Blogger", Salam Pax gave the world an Iraqi view of the war -- and tonight, he'll tell us how he sees the end of the war.
Getting real about real estate. As the federal government ponders allowing private property on reserves, we'll visit a First Nation that already does just that.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, December 15, 2011 * Iraq War End with Soldier and Blogger * FTR: Mahjoub in Court * Gaelic College Bagpiping Fight * First Nations Property Ownership * Goose Mystery * Obit: George Whitman
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As It Happens for Wednesday, December 14, 2011 * Syria Defected Diplomat * Willaim Hall Statue * Goose-Killing Mystery * Obit: Bert Schneider * Talkback Canada's National Bird * How Hummingbirds Fly
Cause and defection. Mohammed Bassam Imadi explains why he left his post as a Syrian diplomat, and renounced the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Making a monumental difference. A Canadian Senator tells us why it's time a statue of a black war hero take its place in Ottawa.
Take a wild guess about what's taking the wild geese. London's River Lea is home to a mysterious goose murderer, which attacks from underneath -- and pulls the birds into the depths.
Download As It Happens for Wednesday, December 14, 2011 * Syria Defected Diplomat * Willaim Hall Statue * Goose-Killing Mystery * Obit: Bert Schneider * Talkback Canada's National Bird * How Hummingbirds Fly
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As It Happens for Tuesday, December 13, 2011 * Kyoto: Lord John Prescott * Belgium Grenade Attack * Canadian Bird * Turin Roma Camp Burned * Seal and Sheep Rescue * Sheldon Kennedy in US * Island Rescue Story
Striking a chord by striking an accord. Among those furious with Canada's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol is John Prescott -- one of the people who helped frame it.
Fire under fire. A serious accusation sparks an arson attack on a Roma camp in Italy -- but the accusation turns out to have been a lie.
An attack on the heart of a city. A busy afternoon in the centre of Liège, Belgium turns deadly, when one man unleashes an explosive assault.
Download As It Happens for Tuesday, December 13, 2011 * Kyoto: Lord John Prescott * Belgium Grenade Attack * Canadian Bird * Turin Roma Camp Burned * Seal and Sheep Rescue * Sheldon Kennedy in US * Island Rescue Story
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As It Happens for Monday, December 12, 2011 * Metis Land Claim Case * Eurozone Deal - Tory MP * Kenney on Face Coverings * DA: Fake Obit Excuse * Tubas Stolen * Syria Weapons * El Salvador Massacre
Putting Sir John A. on trial. The Métis say the first Prime Minister reneged on an 1870 deal -- and they're taking their case to the Supreme Court.
From peaceful uprising to armed insurgency. A reporter finds that Syria's resistance forces are taking advantage of a flood of smuggled weapons.
It's not EU, it's me. British Tory MP Bill Cash says the U.K.'s falling out with its neighbours is a good thing -- because it's time to review his country's relationship with the rest of the European Union anyway.
Download As It Happens for Monday, December 12, 2011 * Metis Land Claim Case * Eurozone Deal - Tory MP * Kenney on Face Coverings * DA: Fake Obit Excuse * Tubas Stolen * Syria Weapons * El Salvador Massacre
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As It Happens for Friday, December 9, 2011 * Eurozone Deal: Britain * India Hospital Fire * Number 39 in Afghanistan * DB Cooper Case Closed * Ray Polk Update * School Bus Hero
Cameron obscura. The British Prime Minister is left in the dark, when a European treaty all but excludes his country altogether.
Saying uncle. Authorities had all but given up on solving the case of D.B. Cooper -- until a woman came forward with information about a member of her family.
An infirmary turned inferno. A private hospital catches fire in Calcutta -- killing dozens of patients who are trapped inside.
Download As It Happens for Friday, December 9, 2011 * Eurozone Deal: Britain * India Hospital Fire * Number 39 in Afghanistan * DB Cooper Case Closed * Ray Polk Update * School Bus Hero
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As It Happens for Thursday, December 8, 2011 * Anti Bullying Ontario Reaction and Minister * McIntosh Convictions Overturned * Leaping Cockroach * Graham James: Gilhooly * New Gingrich's Sister
Pushing back. Ontario's Education Minister defends new anti-bullying legislation from charges that it violates religious freedoms.
He feels bad -- but it's for the greater good. Greg Gilhooly is glad his former hockey coach is going to prison -- but disappointed all abuse charges relating to his own case were dropped.
Free on a technicality. Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh was charged with seventeen counts of sexual abusing boys -- but a Nova Scotia court is forced to let him walk.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, December 8, 2011 * Anti Bullying Ontario Reaction and Minister * McIntosh Convictions Overturned * Leaping Cockroach * Graham James: Gilhooly * New Gingrich's Sister
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As It Happens for Wednesday, December 7, 2011 * Anti-Bullying FTR and Religious Opposition * Graham James Guilty * Blago Sentence * Cons. Influence * Goldfish Marketing * Gadhafi to Mexico Coup * Ray Polk Sanctuary * Pablo Neruda
Oppressing issues. Ontario introduces an anti-bullying law -- but some religious leaders complain it violates their religious freedom.
Refusing to spare the Rod. An Illinois judge hands the state's former governor, Rod Blagojevich, a harsh sentence for corruption.
They lost the plot. Four people -- including a Canadian mastermind -- allegedly schemed to smuggle one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons to Mexico -- but they were found out.
As It Happens for Tuesday, December 6, 2011 * First Nations Power Outage * Russia Protests * Attawapiskat: Grand Chief * Ski Helmets Email * Montreal Massacre Anniversary - Muslim Organizations * Joe Arpaio * Jane Austen Portrait
Powerless against the cold. After a day without heat or electricity, and facing dangerously frigid temperatures, two Quebec First Nations declare a state of emergency.
The Kremlin's gremlins. In Moscow, protesters refuse to cooperate with a ban on unapproved rallies -- taking to the streets after an election allegedly fraught with fraud
A united front. In the midst of the crisis in Attawapiskat, First Nations leaders from across Canada say it's time to hold the federal government accountable.
As It Happens for Monday, December 5, 2011 * NASA Other Planet * Russia Elections * Whale Sound Project * Helmets for Skiers * Italian Minister Sacrifice * Saudi Driving *Bill Tapia
Well, we were running out of places to put Starbucks. NASA announces the discovery of an Earth-like planet that could sustain life -- although it's a few hundred light years away.
The proof is in the Putin. But so far, the Russian Prime Minister isn't acknowledging allegations of electoral fraud, after a surprisingly narrow vote returns his party to power.
A cautionary tale. After a young Edmonton skier dies of a head injury, his grieving peers urge people to put on their helmets.
Download As It Happens for Monday, December 5, 2011 * NASA Other Planet * Russia Elections * Whale Sound Project * Helmets for Skiers * Italian Minister Sacrifice * Saudi Driving *Bill Tapia
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As It Happens for Friday, December 2, 2011 * Gulnaz Folo * Attawapiskat: Richard Wagamese * Francesco Braga Italian Minister * Bobby Valentine Invents Wrap * Alta Child Advocate * The Optimist * Violin X-Rays
A cruel kind of freedom. An Afgan woman who was imprisoned after being raped is being released but may be forced to marry her rapist.
The shame game. When it comes to Attawapiskat, it's not just the federal government that's at fault. One First Nations writer says Aboriginal leadership deserves its fair share of the blame.
And...The billy club. For the twenty-eighth time in the past forty-five years, the town of Gavle, Sweden, sees its giant straw Christmas goat go up in flames.
Download As It Happens for Friday, December 2, 2011 * Gulnaz Folo * Attawapiskat: Richard Wagamese * Francesco Braga Italian Minister * Bobby Valentine Invents Wrap * Alta Child Advocate * The Optimist * Violin X-Rays
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As It Happens for Thursday, December 1 * Gbagbo at ICC * Attawapiskat - Funding Explainer * Deer Cull Cranbrook BC * H5N1 Research * FTR: Gaspe Teen Suicide * Obit: Christa Wolf
Justice for some. The former president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, is now in the Hague, but others accused of orchestrating killings after last year's election are still at large.
Death in a test tube. A researcher creates an extremely lethal strain of the avian flu virus in his Rotterdam lab, alarming his colleagues in the scientific community.
Following the money. A Metis blogger tracks the ninety million dollars that Ottawa sent to Attawapiskat -- and finds that kind of cash doesn't go very far.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, December 1 * Gbagbo at ICC * Attawapiskat - Funding Explainer * Deer Cull Cranbrook BC * H5N1 Research * FTR: Gaspe Teen Suicide * Obit: Christa Wolf
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As It Happens for Wednesday November 30, 2011 * Kyoto: South Africa High Commissioner * For The Record: QP Attawapiskat * Pikangikum Update: Rickford * FTR: Minnie Dean Brown-Trickey * Elvis Costello Album * Manitoba Baby Dies * US Horsemeat * Turtle Eggs
As It Happens for Tuesday, November 29, 2011 * G20 Complainant and Police * Breivik Declaration * Email: Synesthesia * Rich Lottery Winners * Morinville Civil Liberties Award * A More Perfect Heaven
Accessory to a crime. A Toronto man who was arrested for wearing a bandana around his neck during last summer's G20, has settled a lawsuit against the city's police force.
He is insane. Psychiatrists in Norway have determined that mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has paranoid schizophrenia.
And...A Ptolemaic polemic. A new biography of Copernicus straddles the space between fiction and non-fiction in order to examine how and why he published his Earth-shattering theory.
Download As It Happens for Tuesday, November 29, 2011 * G20 Complainant and Police * Breivik Declaration * Email: Synesthesia * Rich Lottery Winners * Morinville Civil Liberties Award * A More Perfect Heaven
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As It Happens for Monday, November 28, 2011 * Attawapiskat - Charlie Angus * Egypt Election * Synesthesia Study * South Korea Innovations * Death of Kyoto * UK Lobby Oil Sands * NFLD Rescue * Svetlana Stalin
With funds like this, who needs enemies? A month after declaring a housing emergency, the First Nations community of Attawapiskat is still out in the cold.
Dis-accord. Canada signals that it may pull out of the Kyoto Protocol as new climate talks in Durban, South Africa, get underway
Present, tense and imperfect. An Egyptian revolutionary says the country's elections - which got underway today -- are flawed, but he wants people to vote anyway.
Download As It Happens for Monday, November 28, 2011 * Attawapiskat - Charlie Angus * Egypt Election * Synesthesia Study * South Korea Innovations * Death of Kyoto * UK Lobby Oil Sands * NFLD Rescue * Svetlana Stalin
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As It Happens for Friday, November 25, 2011 * Attawapiskat Folo * Val Cartier Psychs Needed * Obit Ruth Stone * Snowblower Ad * Egypt - View From the Square * Boxing Girls of Kabul
The winter of their discontent. Nearly a month ago the First Nation Community of Attawapiskat declared a housing emergency, government representatives finally agree to check it out.
Last chance Friday. On Monday, Egyptians are supposed to head to the polls, but while thousands remain in the streets to demand an end to military rule, it's unclear if they'll show up to vote.
Hers were Iridescent Times. We'll remember the award-winning American poet and writer, Ruth Stone, who has died at ninety-six.
Download As It Happens for Friday, November 25, 2011 * Attawapiskat Folo * Val Cartier Psychs Needed * Obit Ruth Stone * Snowblower Ad * Egypt - View From the Square * Boxing Girls of Kabul
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As It Happens for Thursday, November 24, 2011 * Egypt Muslim Brotherhood * Mexican Couple Deported * 51-Year-Old Goalie * Nickelback Responds * Occupy Vendetta Illustrator * EU Film Update * Media Inquiry: JK Rowling * Solar System App
Poll position. The Muslim Brotherhood stands to win Egypt's upcoming election but says it's not in it for the power but for the sake of democracy.
The masked man. We speak with the creator of the Vendetta mask, a central symbol of the Occupy movement.
Home turfed. We check in on a Mexican couple, who was deported from Canada, despite their claims that a Mexican drug cartel wants them dead.
As It Happens for Wednesday, November 23 * Cairo Field Clinic * BC Poligamy Ruling * Ann Patchett Book Store * Bahrain Royal Family Report * Saratoga Iodine Couple * Juarez Angels
Mean streets. Doctors treating protestors in Cairo are concerned that Egypt's security forces are resorting to cruel and unusual punishment.
A foregone conclusion. Bahrain's king commissions an independent report that finds authorities killed and tortured Arab Spring protestors.
Law of attractions. B.C.'s Supreme court upholds Canada's law that makes polygamy illegal.
Download As It Happens for Wednesday, November 23 * Cairo Field Clinic * BC Poligamy Ruling * Ann Patchett Book Store * Bahrain Royal Family Report * Saratoga Iodine Couple * Juarez Angels
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As It Happens for Tuesday, November 22, 2011 * Occupy Calgary * Iran IAEA Ambassador * Musical House * Edmonton Imam * Banned Texting Words * Syria - Homs * Locked in Pilot
Showdown in Cowtown. Calgary ain't big enough for the Occupy movement, so the city closed the camp down.
A Pilgrim's Protest. An Edmonton Imam who was jailed while visiting Mecca wants the Canadian government to do more to protect religious visitors.
Stalwart denial. Despite growing international sanctions, Iran's ambassador to the IAEA tells us his country is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program.
Download As It Happens for Tuesday, November 22, 2011 * Occupy Calgary * Iran IAEA Ambassador * Musical House * Edmonton Imam * Banned Texting Words * Syria - Homs * Locked in Pilot
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As It Happens for Monday, November 21, 2011 * Egypt Protest Military * Chris Alexander on Iran * Obit: John Neville * Occupy Roundup Toronto and Vancouver * Delaware Amabassador To Mars * US Congress Deficit Deal * Email: Pizza Not Vegetable
Tahrir Squared. Police in Egypt crack down on protesters, who returned to the square in Cairo to demand the country's military leaders relinquish power.
This isn't what they meant by "movement." Occupy protestors in Canadian cities are told to pack it in and head out.
The new take on Tehran. Ottawa takes a new stand against Iran, issuing sanctions designed to quell the country's nuclear ambitions.
As It Happens for Friday, November 18, 2011 * Afghanistan Drought * Attawapiskat Housing * Pizza Vegetable * Deep Sea Worm * Wade Davis
A looming catastrophe. Aid groups warn that, without immediate action, the drought in Afghanistan will become a famine.
The verdict: guilty. Again. Matthew Wilcox gets a second trial for the shooting death of a fellow soldier -- and is convicted a second time.
Pleading for a shift from the makeshift. In Northern Ontario, some members of the Attawapiskat First Nation are facing winter with only tents for shelter.
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As It Happens for Thursday, November 17, 2011 * Free Syrian Army * Pat Martin * Broken Ferry Orchestra * Japanese Honourary Degrees * Fraser Mustard Obit * Soccer Track Suit * Spider Gifts
Army of shadows. We reach the commander of an opposition force that's both mysterious and increasingly powerful: the Free Syrian Army.
Seventy-six degrees after separation. Dozens of Japanese Canadian students who were interned during the Second World War will finally get their degrees from the University of British Columbia.
First the effs -- now the ands and buts. After a series of profane tweets, NDP MP Pat Martin explains his frustration with the government -- with no apologies.
Download As It Happens for Thursday, November 17, 2011 * Free Syrian Army * Pat Martin * Broken Ferry Orchestra * Japanese Honourary Degrees * Fraser Mustard Obit * Soccer Track Suit * Spider Gifts
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As It Happens for Wednesday, November 16 * Syria Folo * Occupy NY Councillor * Rat Pollinator * Afghan Translator * NBA Lockout * FTR: New RCMP Commish
The surging insurgents. First they defected -- and now the members of the Free Syrian Army have become a force for President Assad to reckon with.
Communication breakdown. Carol talks with Sayed Shah Sharifi -- an Afghan translator for the Canadian Forces who's been denied a Canadian visa.
Occupational hazards. A New York city councillor goes to observe the raid on the "Occupy Wall Street" camp -- and gets taken down by police.
Download As It Happens for Wednesday, November 16 * Syria Folo * Occupy NY Councillor * Rat Pollinator * Afghan Translator * NBA Lockout * FTR: New RCMP Commish
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As It Happens for Tuesday, November 15, 2011 * New Pipeline Route * Jerry Sandusky * CRTC Internet Decision * Rio Favela Occupation * Free Syrian Army * Diane Keaton
Undeterred, they detoured. A U.S. State Department decision threatened the Keystone XL pipeline -- but the company behind it has come up with a new plan.
Resistance is fertile. We'll reach a member of Syria's underground network of activists -- who continue to fight back against a violent crackdown.
Maternal flame. I'll talk with the great Diane Keaton about her new memoir -- and find out why she was burning to write about her mother.
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As It Happens for Monday, November 14, 2011 * Hockey Death * Afghan Interpreter * Deep Voice Study * Breivik in Court * FTR: Wedding on Fire * Quote Unquote: Salman Rushdie * Mexico Helicopter Crash
Struck down. An Edmonton teenager dies after a puck hits him in the neck -- and his coach tells us how his heartbroken teammates are coping.
A nation confronts its demon. The man who's confessed to killing seventy-seven people in Norway makes his first public appearance in court.
Lost after translation. He worked as an interpreter for the Canadian Forces -- but Sayed Shah Sharifi has been denied permission to move to Canada.
Download As It Happens for Monday, November 14, 2011 * Hockey Death * Afghan Interpreter * Deep Voice Study * Breivik in Court * FTR: Wedding on Fire * Quote Unquote: Salman Rushdie * Mexico Helicopter Crash
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As It Happens for Friday, November 11, 2011 * Remembrance Day: Selby * FTR: Vet Lunches * Wildlife Conservation Survey * Cuba Property Sales *Book: For Your Tomorrow
The honorary Selebians. Why Canadian veterans have a special place in the hearts of the citizens of a small British town called Selby.
Unnatural selection. A survey shows efforts to save endangered species aren't working -- so it may be time to pick the species we can save, and forget the rest.
The good soldier. Author Melanie Murray tells the story of her nephew -- a Canadian Ph.D. candidate-turned-soldier who died in Afghanistan.
Download As It Happens for Friday, November 11, 2011 * Remembrance Day: Selby * FTR: Vet Lunches * Wildlife Conservation Survey * Cuba Property Sales *Book: For Your Tomorrow
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As It Happens for Tuesday, November 8, 2011 * Italy Vote - Journalist, Italy Vote - Reaction, For The Record: Occupy Montreal, Obit: Joe Frazier, Economic Update EI, Syria Documentary, Christo Over The River
Download As It Happens for Tuesday, November 8, 2011 * Italy Vote - Journalist, Italy Vote - Reaction, For The Record: Occupy Montreal, Obit: Joe Frazier, Economic Update EI, Syria Documentary, Christo Over The River
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As It Happens for Monday November 7, 2011 * Syria Doc * Occupy Victoria * FTR: Apt. Fire Samaritans * Leela Gilday Wins* Italy Eurozone * Margaret Atwood * FTR: Grande Prairie Student * Lennon Tooth
An urban battlefield. The Syrian government continues a violent crackdown on protestors in the city of Homs.
Not with a bunga bunga but a whimper. He's stayed in office throughout a series of lurid scandals -- but the economy may finally mark the end of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Time to be otherwise occupied. Victoria City Council issues an eviction notice to protesters occupying Centennial Square.
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As It Happens for Friday November 4 * Mars Trip Ends * Norway Energy Minister * Stop Nickelback Petition * BC First Nations Side Deal * FTR: Neepawa Hockey Player * Chicken Consultation
2011: A Limited-Space Odyssey. After five-hundred-and-twenty days, six astronauts are back from a simulated mission to Mars -- in which they never left the earthbound capsule.
Let's make a deal. Tired of drawn-out treaty negotiations, BC Premier Christy Clark starts making non-treaty pacts with the province's First Nations.
A Norwegian would. That is, Norway's Energy Minister would say yay to the oilsands, possibly because his country is heavily invested in Alberta.
Download As It Happens for Friday November 4 * Mars Trip Ends * Norway Energy Minister * Stop Nickelback Petition * BC First Nations Side Deal * FTR: Neepawa Hockey Player * Chicken Consultation
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As It Happens for Thursday November 3, 2011 * FTR: Neepawa Dad * Neepawa Natives Troubles * Libya Journo Jailer * SOD: Soyinka on Fame * Georgia Town Bomb Plot * Oldest Xmas Pudding * FOA: NYC Honking Honku
Saving face-off. After a series of hazing incidents, a Manitoba junior hockey team faces an uncertain future.
It blew up in their faces. In the U.S., four elderly Georgia men are accused of planning a wave of attacks in the state -- including a bomb plot
Back to confront. A Libyan journalist who was arrested during the uprising goes back to get some answers from his captors.
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As It Happens for Wednesday, November 2 * UNESCO Director General * Greece: Euro Gone? * TB/EMAIL: Long Johns * Concussion Collar * Libya Lt-Gen Bouchard * CBC 75th: AIH Archives 2
Membership has its lost privileges. The U.S. withdraws funding after UNESCO approves a Palestinian membership bid -- and the organization's Director-General explains how she hopes to get that funding back.
We stayed the course -- but was it the right course? The Canadian commander of NATO's Libya mission declares victory, in spite of criticism.
In this case, the slope is slippery because of Greece. And a Greek economist believes it's only a matter of time before the Eurozone slips away.
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As It Happens for Tuesday, November 1 * Occupy: Adbusters * FTR: Egyptian Blogger Protest * Egyptian Blogger Arrested * Long John Index * Crack Sentences * CBC 75th - AIH Archives 1 * FTR: Afghan Vets Sledge Hockey
Occupational therapist. The editor of "Adbusters" magazine is credited with fomenting the "Occupy" movement -- and he'll tell us what he hopes will happen next.
The end of a double standard. As of today, the U.S. will no longer hand crack offenders vastly longer sentences than cocaine offenders.
When he spoke truth to power, power shut him up. An Egyptian blogger is detained after criticizing the army for the deaths of protesters.
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As It Happens for Monday, October 31, 2011 * Canadian Imam in Saudi Arabia * Vancouver Riots Charges * Libya: British MP * Hagfish Videotaped * Veracruz Threats * Sterile Mosquito Research * Cosmic Cukes * Perfect Bobbing Apple
A pilgrim's rudely interrupted progress. A Canadian imam on his way to Mecca is violently arrested by Saudi religious police -- and a witness tells us what happened.
Antagonist: Anonymous. A high-stakes stand-off between one of Mexico's most notorious drug cartels, and a network of hackers.
Apparently, the Riot Act takes a long time to read. Vancouver's police chief explains why it took so long to lay charges against those involved in June's riots.
As It Happens for Friday, October 28, 2011 * Cosell Prankster * Jennifer Stoddart - Privacy * FTR: Grande Prairie T-Shirts * Cambodia Students Collapsing * Somalia-Kenya Analysis * Treadmill Reindeer * Beaver Bashing * The Big East
The greatest story of "The Greatest" ever told. Thirty-seven years ago, a Canadian man convinced Howard Cosell he was Muhammad Ali -- and tonight, he'll tell the tale.
The worst may be yet to come. Kenya faces violent retaliation after sending soldiers into Somalia -- and al-Shabaab threatens that the attacks will escalate.
Out of line online. Canada's Privacy Commissioner explains why she's speaking out against proposed legislation that would expand digital surveillance.
Late Nights on Air Ep25
Eight years later, Gwen and Harry meet again.
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Late Nights on Air Ep24
Gwen finds out where the fur coat, Dolly, came from.
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Late Nights on Air Ep23
Harry thought the time in the Barrens had rid him of his obsession with Dido until her former father-in-law comes looking for her.
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Late Nights on Air Ep22
Ralph is in trouble on the water.
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Late Nights on Air Ep21
Gwen meets a grizzly.
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Late Nights on Air Ep20
They move among the caribou.
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Late Nights on Air Ep19
The four become part of the land and find the deep beauty in it.
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Late Nights on Air Ep18
Time ceases to exist in the Barrens.
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Late Nights on Air Ep17
Eleanor and Harry get lost.
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Late Nights on Air Ep16
The four comrades set out on a journey that will take six weeks in the wilderness.
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Late Nights on Air Ep15
Harry, Ralph, Eleanor and Gwen prepare for the canoe trip.
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Late Nights on Air Ep14
Bad luck comes in threes for Harry.
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Late Nights on Air Ep13
Dido comes to work with a black eye.
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Late Nights on Air Ep12
Harry makes a costly political mistake.
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Late Nights on Air Ep11
Gwen gets an amazing gift from a secret admirer.
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Late Nights on Air Ep10
Gwen tries to use gossip about Dido to tarnish her in Harry’s eyes.
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Late Nights on Air Ep9
Gwen finds out what Dido really thinks of her.
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Late Nights on Air Ep8
Dido and Eddy plan political activism.
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Late Nights on Air Ep7
Abe tells secrets about Harry.
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Late Nights on Air Ep6
The Berger Inquiry turns politics into suspenseful entertainment.
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Late Nights on Air Ep5
Gwen continues to struggle with being on air.
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Late Nights on Air Ep4
Dido meets her match.
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Late Nights on Air Ep3
Dido Paris is the subject of a lot of fascination at the radio station: a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice.
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Late Nights on Air Ep2
Harry Boyd has been made acting manager of the radio station, where there is a new announcer, Dido, who has, to him, the most beautiful voice in the world.
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Late Nights on Air Ep1
Harry Boyd hears a voice on the radio and walks into the station to see who it is.
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Good to a Fault Ep25
Darwin arranges a picnic.
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Good to a Fault Ep24
A quiet unease settles over everyone.
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Good to a Fault Ep23
Strange things start happening in Clary’s neighbourhood.
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Good to a Fault Ep22
Both families are finding it hard to adjust to their new lives.
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Good to a Fault Ep21
Clary has to face the reality of life without the kids.
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Good to a Fault Ep20
Lorraine’s good news brings out the worst in Clary.
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Good to a Fault Ep19
Christmas rituals take over the family.
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Good to a Fault Ep18
Lorraine’s condition worsens.
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Good to a Fault Ep17
Things heat up between Clary and Paul.
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Good to a Fault Ep15
Clary has an unpleasant meeting with Paul’s wife.
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Good to a Fault Ep14
The rose is off the bloom as Clary’s domestic duties become too much.
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Good to a Fault Ep13
Paul’s night on the town with Darwin has consequences.
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Good to a Fault Ep12
The family readies itself for Lorraine coming home from the hospital.
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Good to a Fault Ep11
Clary’s financial situation is catching up on her – along with everything else.
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Good to a Fault Ep10
Clary has a near disaster.
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Good to a Fault Ep9
Clara finds herself needing to defend her new life to others.
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Good to a Fault Ep8
Clara decides to get a hold of her life.
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Good to a Fault Ep7
Things take a turn for the worse for Lorraine.
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Good to a Fault Ep6
Grandmother Pell’s nefarious deed is discovered.
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Good to a Fault Ep5
Things heat up as Clayton reappears on the scene.
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Good to a Fault Ep4
We learn Paul has his own spiritual challenges.
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Good to a Fault Ep3
The reality of her desperate situation hits Lorraine.
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Good to a Fault Ep2
Clara’s world is about to change.
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Good to a Fault Ep1
Clara Purdy’s mind wanders while driving, and things take a turn for the worse.
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The Factory Voice Ep25
Things are changing and people are leaving.
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The Factory Voice Ep24
Ruby asks Florence a very important question.
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The Factory Voice Ep23
Audrey takes a flight in a Mosquito airplane.
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The Factory Voice Ep22
Roper McLaughlin finally tells Muriel the truth.
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The Factory Voice Ep21
Florence soars high in the sky.
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The Factory Voice Ep20
Who knew the Factory had so much Talent?
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The Factory Voice Ep19
Audrey gets fired by Ruby Kozak.
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The Factory Voice Ep18
Audrey gets to decorate the auditorium for the big talent show contest.
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The Factory Voice Ep17
Florence has a fellow – Jimmy Petrik.
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The Factory Voice Ep16
Florence goes to lunch with a ‘brand new’ Reggie Hatch.
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The Factory Voice Ep15
Florence gets a surprise gift from The Stranger.
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The Factory Voice Ep14
Muriel gets a sneak peak at Orville’s pet project.
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The Factory Voice Ep13
Florence goes on a disastrous date with Jimmy Petrik.
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The Factory Voice Ep12
Audrey gets the scoop on the faulty wires.
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The Factory Voice Ep11
Ruby Kozak wants to know who sent the secret butter tarts to Muriel MacGregor.
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The Factory Voice Ep10
Ruby resorts to boring human interest stories for ‘The Factory Voice’.
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The Factory Voice Ep9
Muriel takes a near disastrous test flight in a Mosquito airplane.
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The Factory Voice Ep8
There are secrets everywhere.
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The Factory Voice Ep7
Roper McLaughlin has ulterior motives.
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The Factory Voice Ep6
Muriel MacGregor is having nightmares.
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The Factory Voice Ep 5
Florence has a spark for her welding teacher, Jimmy Petrik.
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The Factory Voice Ep 4
Audrey Foley has landed a ‘plum’ job at the factory.
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The Factory Voice Ep 3
Muriel MacGregors office is a disaster zone.
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The Factory Voice Ep 2
Muriel MacGregor, the first woman chief engineer at the plant gets settled.
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The Factory Voice Ep1
Ruby Kozak is waiting for her ‘big news’ story.
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[mp3 file: runs 14:53]
Soucouyant Ep. 15
The son reveals the truth of his mother’s encounter with the soucouyant.
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[mp3 file: runs 15:11]
Soucouyant Ep. 14
In sorting out the family’s affairs, Adele’s son must also come to grips with the traumatic memories from his mother’s childhood in Trinidad and her fateful encounter with the soucouyant.
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Soucouyant Ep. 13
Meera returns to his life.
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Soucouyant Ep. 12
Adele’s son begins to unravel the mystery of Meera.
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Soucouyant Ep. 11
With Adele’s death, her son begins the long process of sorting his own life out.
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Soucouyant Ep. 10
With Meera’s departure, Adele’s son is left alone to deal with his mother’s final descent into dementia.
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Soucouyant Ep. 9
As Adele’s dementia worsens, so too does her son’s relationship with Meera.
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Soucouyant Ep. 8
Adele's son describes how his view of himself and his place in his community changes with the help of the local librarian.
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Soucouyant Ep. 7
Adele's son and Meera grow closer.
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Soucouyant Ep. 6
Adele’s son recounts for her how she and her husband, both recent immigrants to Toronto, met, and the hostility and unvarnished racism they faced.
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[mp3 file: runs 15:04]
Soucouyant 5
Adele’s son and her nurse, Meera, are brought closer together as Adele’s behaviour becomes more erratic.
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[mp3 file: runs 16:23]
Soucouyant 4
In an effort to battle Adele’s encroaching dementia, her son recounts to her the story of her arrival in Toronto from Trinidad many years before.
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[mp3 file: runs 15:06]
Soucouyant 3
The son leaves home for two years, but feels compelled to return home to help care for Adele, as she descends ever more deeply into dementia.
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[mp3 file: runs 14:12]
Soucouyant 2
Adele suffers from pre-senile dementia and in this episode we see the toll it is beginning to take on the family.
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[mp3 file: runs 15:08]
Soucouyant 1
The son has just returned to the family home after a long absence, to discover his mother living in squalor.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 25
The family gathers at Crooked Pear and Kick surprises everyone- especially Ben.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 24
Jonah notices something that might just save them all.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 23
The recording session runs into big problems.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 22
Ben calls a meeting to contest the will.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 21
Will meets with Susie Braddock under dangerous circumstances.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 20
Johanna and Will deepen their friendship.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 19
Will goes to Jonah Peck’s farm to find Kick.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 18
Will rides to the rescue.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 17
Kick wakes up to a surprise.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 16
Kick gets sprung from jail.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 15
Johanna and Will deepen their friendship.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 14
Kick and Jonah Peck join forces against Susie.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 13
Kick meets Paige, the famous Jonah Peck’s daughter and learns a thing or two about the record industry.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 12
Kick finally gets record producer Susie Braddock to call her back.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 11
Ben continues scheming against his family.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 10
Kick talks to famous country singer Jonah Peck about his end of the bargain.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 9
Kick flies to Nashville to see about some fast cash and Ben does his dirty work right from home.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 8
The siblings are trying to liquidate the assets their father left them.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 7
Kick is taking charge of her new business.
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Big Man Coming Down The Road 6
Ben meets with his lawyer.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 5
Sorting out the will, continued.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 4
The family gathers to sort out the will.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 3
The family gets together at Crooked Pear farm.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 2
Kick is hot on the trail of a breaking story.
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Big Man Coming Down the Road 1
Everett is in trouble.
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De Niro’s Game 25
Bassam learns the truth and tells the truth about George.
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De Niro’s Game 24
Bassam’s life is falling apart. And his dreams are full of torture and death.
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De Niro’s Game 23
Bassam takes a chance on Rhea’s wrath to protect her.
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De Niro’s Game 22
Roland and Rhea offer Bassam a chance to go to Canada.
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De Niro’s Game 21
Camus' "L'Etranger" seems strangely biographical to Bassam.
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DeNiro's Game 20
Acting on impulse, Bassam makes a mistake and loses Rhea’s company.
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DeNiro's Game 19
Paris is a reverie and a short reprieve from reality.
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DeNiro's Game 18
Bassam meets the family of George’s natural father, including his half sister.
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DeNiro's Game 17
The ocean voyage is a dream and Bassam arrives in Marseilles.
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DeNiro's Game 16
George’s story of his last mission has a deadly ending.
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DeNiro's Game 15
Bassam risks one last score.
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DeNiro's Game 14
Abou-Nahra sends Internal Security for Bassam. Does he know about the casino money? Or the letter from his uncle?
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DeNiro's Game 13
Bassam plays a dangerous game communicating with his uncle Naeme, the communist.
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DeNiro's Game 12
Bassam sees George grow callous, but he is not prepared for the form of the betrayal.
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DeNiro's Game 11
Bassam and Joseph risk their lives on their first illegal liquor run.
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DeNiro's Game 10
Bassam is torn between wanting to leave Beirut and cashing in on the illegal liquor business.
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DeNiro's Game 9
George’s cousin Najib has taken over at the casino and he is both reckless and demanding.
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DeNiro's Game 8
With George working directly for Abou- Nahra, life feels more perilous.
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DeNiro's Game 7
The war strikes right to the heart of Bassam’s family.
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DeNiro's Game 6
Conveniently for Bassam and George, Khalil has been killed.
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De Niro's Game 5
The Battle of the Dogs.
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De Niro's Game 4
Bassam saves George from dangerous drunken violence after he announces that he’s joining the militia.
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De Niro's Game 3
George and Bassam get their first take from the casino.
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De Niro's Game 2
Bassam and George try out their new scheme to rip off the lottery machines at the casino.
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De Niro's Game 1
We start a new novel, “De Niro’s Game”, set in war-torn Beirut. Bassam and George scrape out a living, both legal and illegal.
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[mp3 file: runs 15:01]
Out of Orbit 20
Home just isn’t what it used to be.
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Out of Orbit 19
The shuttle barely makes it back to earth.
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Out of Orbit 18
The shuttle is lost.
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Out of Orbit 17
Houston has to figure out how to bring the stranded astronauts back to earth.
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Out of Orbit 16
Expedition 6 prepares to go home.
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The Bottom Line Episode 10 Part B
E.O. Wilson coined the term ‘biophilia’ to describe our inbuilt need to “affiliate” with other species. David Suzuki meets with actor Ellen Page to talk about how nature grounds us amidst the chaos. He also talks to a psychologist about how nature can help calm everything from attention deficit disorder to conflicts with neighbours.
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The Bottom LIne Episode 10 Part A
E.O. Wilson coined the term ‘biophilia’ to describe our inbuilt need to “affiliate” with other species. David Suzuki meets with actor Ellen Page to talk about how nature grounds us amidst the chaos. He also talks to a psychologist about how nature can help calm everything from attention deficit disorder to conflicts with neighbours
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The Bottom Line Episode 9 Part A
We can’t survive more than a couple of minutes without it. David Suzuki chats with author and poet Margaret Atwood about the last gasp. And follows a breath of air as it travels around the world. He also speaks with IPCC member Henry Pollack about the relationship between melting ice and climate change.
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We can’t survive more than a couple of minutes without it. David Suzuki chats with author and poet Margaret Atwood about the last gasp. And follows a breath of air as it travels around the world. He also speaks with IPCC member Henry Pollack about the relationship between melting ice and climate change.
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The Bottom Line Episode 8 Part A
This episode looks at the interconnectivity of our human bodies and the world we inhabit. David Suzuki speaks with a man who’s spent his career studying decaying human bodies. And shows how our dead bodies contribute to the cycle of life on earth
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This episode looks at the interconnectivity of our human bodies and the world we inhabit. David Suzuki speaks with a man who’s spent his career studying decaying human bodies. And shows how our dead bodies contribute to the cycle of life on earth
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The Bottom Line Episode 7 Part B
David Suzuki follows a photon from the sun’s core to the earth. He questions whether Carbon Capture and Storage is a solution to the waste produced by fossil fuels. And speaks with Preston Manning about how to tax carbon emissions.
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The Bottom Line Episdoe 7 Part A
David Suzuki follows a photon from the sun’s core to the earth. He questions whether Carbon Capture and Storage is a solution to the waste produced by fossil fuels. And speaks with Preston Manning about how to tax carbon emissions.
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David Suzuki explores Fort McMurray, talking to workers who worry about the environmental impact of their jobs. He also speaks with the mayor and the Executive Vice President of Shell Canada.
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David Suzuki explores Fort McMurray, talking to workers who worry about the environmental impact of their jobs. He also speaks with the mayor and the Executive Vice President of Shell Canada.
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David Suzuki visits Fort McKay, a native community just north of Fort McMurray that is making money from the tar sands. He also learns about the health risks and talks to a government of Alberta biologist about whether development is sustainable.
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David Suzuki visits Fort McKay, a native community just north of Fort McMurray that is making money from the tar sands. He also learns about the health risks and talks to a government of Alberta biologist about whether development is sustainable.
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Episode Four – Soil and how to feed the world
David Suzuki learns about the extent of global soil erosion. He speaks with a supporter of genetically modified crops in Africa, as well as eco-activist Vandana Shiva about how to farm to feed the world.
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Episode Four – Soil and how to feed the world
David Suzuki learns about the extent of global soil erosion. He speaks with a supporter of genetically modified crops in Africa, as well as eco-activist Vandana Shiva about how to farm to feed the world.
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The Bottom Line Episode 3 Part B
Episode Three – Soil and life in the dirt
David Suzuki uncovers the microbes beneath our feet. He talks to a Saskatchewan farmer about the challenges of the modern farm. And self-described ‘radical’ farmer Joel Salatin shares his ideas on how to revolutionize the global food system.
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The Bottom Line Episdoe 3 Part A
Episode Three – Soil and life in the dirt
David Suzuki uncovers the microbes beneath our feet. He talks to a Saskatchewan farmer about the challenges of the modern farm. And self-described ‘radical’ farmer Joel Salatin shares his ideas on how to revolutionize the global food system.
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Episode Two – Wonders of Water
David Suzuki dives deep into water with famed marine biologist Sylvia Earle. We also hear from a couple who record the songs of whales, and about the demise of the Rupert River.
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Episode Two – Wonders of Water
David Suzuki dives deep into water with famed marine biologist Sylvia Earle. We also hear from a couple who record the songs of whales, and about the demise of the Rupert River.
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The Bottom Line Episode 1 Part A
Episode One – ‘Eco’nomics David Suzuki goes camping in Haida Gwaai with former Environment Minister Jim Prentice. They discuss the root of the word economics and climate change. David also interviews the former chief economist of the World Bank
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Episode One – ‘Eco’nomics David Suzuki goes camping in Haida Gwaai with former Environment Minister Jim Prentice. They discuss the root of the word economics and climate change. David also interviews the former chief economist of the World Bank
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The World this Weekend Sunday January 22, 2012
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Good evening, I'm Helen Mann.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, The agonizing wait for the families of two men missing in that B-C mill fire.
Police say the site is not safe enough to search.
Also tonight, Remembering Joe Paterno.
The Penn State coach transformed that college team into a football institution -- but spent his final months touched by scandal.
And later, Shot in the head a year ago, U-S Representative Gabrielle Giffords bids goodbye to Congress.
Thats later on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Saturday January 21 2012
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Two people still missing after a lumber mill in British Columbia explodes into flames.
Also tonight, Italy's embarrassment.
An entire country tries to get back on board after the cruise ship disaster.
And, A battle for South Carolina
Newt Gingrich takes the lead in the Republican primary.
That's later in the program
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The World this Weekend Sunday January 15 2012
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Harrowing tales of survival.
Passengers of the ill fated cruise liner demand answers
Also tonight, Tough talk for Syria from the United Nations Secretary General
CBC's Margaret Evans in Damascus with reaction to the regime's latest offer.
And later,
The federal Liberals pick a new president.
That's tonight on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Saturday January 14 2012
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Tragedy at sea.
An Italian cruise liner with 4000 people on board runs aground, dozens are still unaccounted for.
Also tonight, A year on, the country where the Arab Spring began.
Tunisians celebrate their first year without a dictator.
And later
Rebuilding a party. The federal Liberals draw thousands of members to its convention in Ottawa as it chooses a new path forward.
That's later in the program
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The World this Weekend Sunday January 8 2012
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Protest continues in Syria as Arab League observers report their first findings.
Also tonight, a sombre anniversary.
An Arizona community one year after a shooting that rocked the nation.
And later, 100 years of South Africa's Liberation movement,
A pledge to build a better country.
That's later in the program
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The World this Weekend Saturday January 7 2012
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Tonight A decade later, a B-C mother is arrested for the killing of her daughter, the mother of murdered Jassi Sidhu, and an uncle, await extradition to India.
Also tonight
The Republic of Jamaica.
After 50 years of independence, Jamaica's prime minister says its time to replace the Queen with a president.
And later, the African National Congress is one hundred years old, but is there reason to celebrate?
South Africans reflect on the party's history, and its future.
That's later in the program
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The World this Weekend Sunday January 1 2012
This is a holiday edition of The World This Weekend.
I'm Marcia Young.
Tonight
Inspiring stories to start a new year.
And later, the year ahead.
The events that will be making news, in 2012.
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The World this Weekend Saturday December 31 2011
This is a holiday edition of The World This Weekend.
I'm Marcia Young.
Tonight,
It's been an unprecedented year of change in North Africa and the Middle East, change that is still going on.
As the Arab Spring became summer, fall, and now a New Year, we've met some amazing people.
Stories of inspiration, and heartache.
Tonight, a New Years Eve special.
The people of the Arab Spring
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The World this Weekend Saturday December 24 2011
This is a holiday edition of The World This Weekend.
I'm Marcia Young.
Tonight, Food.
Stories and issues from the past year, all about what we eat.
And new trends in agriculture, including farming in the city.
Those stories on the World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Sunday December 18 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
A cleave in the Arab Spring.
A third day of violence in Cairo.
Also tonight, The man behind the Velvet Revolution.
Vaclav Havel has died.
How he moved a nation, and the world.
And later,
Another victim's story.
Lifting the secrecy in the sex abuse scandal in the scouting movement.
That's later on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Saturday December 17 2011
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Reconstructing a murder suicide.
New details in the highway shooting deaths in Claresholm Alberta.
Also tonight,
More than 400 people are missing and believed dead in the Phillipines.
A tropical storm triggers a flash flood.
And later,
In Egypt, looking for a way forward, after a second day of clashes in Tahrir Square.
That's later on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Sunday December 11 2011
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
An agreement on climate change.
Sort of.
Reaction to the new deal on reducing greenhouse gases.
Also tonight
A new leader for the Bloc Quebecois and a big rebuilding job.
Later...who's in charge in Syria?
The growing pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.
A day of developments, including Canada's Suncor pulling out of the country.
That's later on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Saturday December 10 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
The talking goes on and on and on.
The Climate Change negotiations that were supposed to end yesterday, still haven't.
Also tonight
An unprecedented demonstration.
Russians flood cities across the country....protesting the results of last weekend's election.
And later,
Sharing a remarkable prize.
Three women whose focus is peace, recieve their Nobel prize.
That's ahead tonight on the World This Weekend
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The World this Weekend Sunday December 4 2011
This is CBC News....
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Wounded. Two RCMP officers shot in a standoff at a home outside Edmonton
Also tonight
Worries about paying the bills, at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
And later, Germany's largest evacuation in years.
Experts defuse a huge Second World War bomb, found along the bank of the Rhine River.
That's ahead on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Sunday December 3 2011
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
U-S Presidential hopeful Hermain Cain bows out of the race.
Also tonight
Russia's Parliamentary election and controversial efforts by Valdimir Putin's party, to stay in power.
And later Occupy Durban, protestors follow the leaders to South Africa
Pressure for a new deal on cutting Greenhouse gases.
That's tonight on the World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Sunday November 27 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight,
Egypt's first election, a troubled effort at democracy.
Also tonight
An extrordinary action,
The Arab League has imposed biting sanctions against Syria, further cutting the country's leaders off from the region and the world.
And later, trash talkin' mayor,
Its Grey Cup Sunday in Vancouver.
May the best team win
That's ahead tonight on The World this Weekend.
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The World this Weekend Saturday November 26 2011
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
Strained Relations
Pakistan furious over a NATO airstrike that kills 24 of its soldiers.
Also tonight
Battered and bruised
A journalist talks about her treatment by Egyptian security forces.
And later
After the Glory
CFL players, on life after the last game.
That's ahead on The World this Weekend.
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The World this Weekend Sunday November 20 2011
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Good evening, I'm Piya Chattopadhyay.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
Echos in Egypt.
Protests and violence erupt again in Tahrir Square....with a warning to the government.
Also tonight,
The Big Fix.
From sewers to roads, canada's infrastructure is in need.
A CBC News series.
And later
Sid the Comeback Kid
After 10 months on the sidelines....Sidney Crosby returns to the ice.
Coming up on The World this Weekend
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The World this Weekend Saturday November 19 2011
This is CBC News
Good Evening
I'm Cara Wiest, and this is the World This Weekend.
In the news tonight,
Libyans capture Seif al-Islam.
Moammar Ghaddafi's fugitive son, behind bars.
Deadline day for Damascus
The Arab League threatens sanctions against Syria.
And Access denied, and the demand for that to change.
The only province where abortions aren't available.
Tonight on the World this Weekend
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The World This Weekend Sunday November 13 2011
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Tonight eyes east.
Prime Minister Harper talks more trade with Asia, rather than the United States.
Also tonight,
Jobs. Please.
A jump in Americans and Europeans, looking for work in this country.
And later
A new boss in Italy.
Economist, turned Prime Minister, Mario Monti.
That's ahead, but first
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The World this Weekend Saturday November 12 2011
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, The embattled Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, resigns.
Also tonight
Syria Out.
The Arab League says the violence must stop, or else.
And later
Manitoba's devestating spring flood.
Winter may be on its way, but it never ends, for some.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Sunday November 6 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Piya Chattopadhyay
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
Forging a path ahead in Greece with a new government
Also tonight
A call to veterans to find out if they're being snooped on
And later
From the stage, to the theatre, to the museum commemorating a forgotten victim of war.
That's ahead, but first
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The World this Weekend Saturday November 5 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Piya Chattopadhyay
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
Another day, another twist in Greece's political turmoil.
Also tonight
Safely home after 8 months at war over Libya
And later death of a broadcasting curmudgeon.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Sunday October 30 2011
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Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, an contentious end to the Commonwealth leaders meeting.
But no deal on a human rights policy.
Also tonight
This year Halloween will be dressed as winter.
Snow and bad weather create havoc along the east coast.
And later, It's getting a little crowded around here...
But 7 billion people later, there seems to be room for everyone.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday October 29 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight A new Canadian death in Afghanistan.
A NATO bus is attacked outside Kabul.
Also tonight
Commonwealth leaders TRY to agree on a human rights charter.
The meeting isn't going well.
And Later Truth
And Reconciliation.
An RCMP report on its role in the residential school system.
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The World this Weekend Sunday October 23 2011
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.Tonight....A devastating earthquake, and aftershocks, in Turkey.
The number of dead and injured climb
Also tonight....a formal end to Libya's civil war.... Libyans celebrate, and look to the future....
Later New revelations in the CBC investigation into how Scouts Canada deals with allegations of sexual abuse.
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The World this Weekend Saturday October 22 2011
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight.... Liberation at last...trying to turn the page in Libya.
Full-circle in Tunisia. The country where the Arab Spring began holds an election, and Canadian Tunisians mark their ballots.
And later... Prey, meet Predator. Prairie dogs beware...the long extinct Blackfooted Ferret is back..in Saskatchewan
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The World this Weekend Sunday October 16 2011
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight.... Prisoner swap. Israel prepares to free a thounsand prisoners for solider Gilad Shalit, captured five years ago.
Still more questions than answers about the health scare at an Ottawa outpatient facility
And Later... Company is coming in ....5 years. The push to clean up Rio for the Olympics
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The World this Weekend Saturday October 15 2011
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Occupy Wallstreet Canadian style.
In Paris, financial leaders are searching for a way out of Europe's debt crisis.
And Later a health scare at an unspecified Ottawa health facility.
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The World this Wekend Sunday October 9 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Helen Mann
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
The puck drops on a long anticipated hockey game.
Also tonight
Libyan government forces push still farther into Moammar Gadhafi's home town, but his loyalists still refuse to give up the fight.
And later
A quiet wedding it wasn't
Fans give their blessing as Sir Paul McCartney gets married once again
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday October 8 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight,
A big push, and some success, in the fight for control of Moammar Gadafi's hometown.
Also tonight,
Lyme disease.
It may be more common in Canada than numbers suggest....and treatment is a problem.
And Later urban farming.
Some of Detroit's abandoned neighbourhoods turned into cropland.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Sunday October 2 2011
This is CBC News,
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight,
Make that PREMIER Alison Redford
Alberta's new leader
Also tonight
Fleeing the beseiged Libyan city of Sirte.
And later
A few FINAL minutes, with tv's crankiest man, Andy Rooney.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday October 1 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
Casting the last of the ballots in Alberta.
The Progressive Conservatives choose a new Premier.
Also tonight wind power killing neighbouring property values
A CBC News investigation.
And later
Captured.
NATO arrests what it calls the brains of an Afghan insurgent group
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend, Sunday September 25 2011
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Good evening, I'm Piya Chattopadhyay
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, A hero's homecoming, the Palestinian President receives a big welcome in the West Bank, after his statehood bid at the United Nations.
Also tonight, seeking justice. A woman attacked by Russel Williams sues the convicted killer along with police in Ontario.
And later, actors Paul Gross and Kim Catrell go public about their latest roles in Private Lives.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday September 24 2011
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Good Evening I'm Cara Wiest and this is The World this Weekend.
Tonight, taking aim at crushing European debt.
Global finance ministers and bankers try to rescue the world from another recession.
Also tonight,
Libyan rebel forces push into Moammar Gadhafi's home town.
And later, repatriating the written word.
Important German books go back home, generations after the Holocaust.
That's ahead
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The World This Weekend, Sun. Sept. 18, 2011
This is CBC News... Good evening, I'm Marcia Young. This is The World This Weekend. Tonight... General Response -- Chief of Defence staff Walt Natynczyk on his use of government jets. In Libya, rebels make gains on an old front line, with a new attack on Moammar Gadhafi's strongholds. Also tonight... How to reduce the number of children who will never see adulthood. That's ahead, But first...
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The World This Weekedn, Sat. Sept. 17th, 2011
Tonight... Pro-Gadhafi forces push back....hard. A bloody day, in Sirte. Also tonight: Pushing UN recognition... Palestinians demonstrate in the West Bank...with little response from Israel. And
School workout... Raisng students heartrates and grades -- a new study.
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The World this Weekend Sunday September 11 2011
The World this Weekend Sunday September 11 2011
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The World this Weekend Saturday September 10 2011
Good evening, I'm Alison Smith in New York
And I'm Marcia Young in Toronto
This is a special edition of the World This Weekend.
On this Saturday, September 10th the United States begins a weekend of commemoration.
The attacks of 9 - 11, a decade on.
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The World this Weekend Sunday September 4 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight.
No deal in Libya.
Talks aimed at a peaceful end to one of the last standoffs, collapse.
Also tonight, Drought,famine, and now, rape.
Somali women say they're being attacked as they flee for refugee camps.
And later,
Blue print for safety.
Rebuilding the World Trade Centre, to withstand an attack.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday September 3 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
Libyan rebels say they have surrounded a town where Moammar Gadhafi could be hiding.
Also tonight
Testing the levies.
Tropical Storm Lee brings half a metre of rain to New Orleans.
And later
The Canadians rebuilding the World Trade Centre
A new generation of Mohawk iron workers
That's ahead, But first
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The World this Weekend Sunday August 28 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight,
Irene is on the way, what eastern Canada can expect.
And south of the border, the response and recovery after the storm that was Hurricane Irene.
Also tonight
Bodies in Tripoli
Correspondent Derek Stoffel on evidence of massacres in Libya.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday August 27 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight
A final farewell for NDP leader Jack Layton
Also tonight
Hurricane Irene makes landfall
Three people are dead and hundreds of thousands are without power along the U-S eastern seaboard.
And later,
Libya, and a slow return to normal, in Tripoli.
That's ahead, But first
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The World this Weekend Sunday August 21 2011
This is CBC News....
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, the battle for Tripoli.
Libyan rebels are in the capital.
Also tonight, Mourning in Resolute Bay.
A small community grieves after a jet crash kills 12 people.
That's ahead
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The World this Weekend Saturday August 20 2011
This is CBC News,
I'm Cara Wiest.
This is the World This Weekend.
In the news tonight,
A passenger jet goes down in Canada's High North...killing 12 people.
Also tonight, moving in on Moammar Gadhaffi's stronghold.
Libyan rebels claim more key cities in their quest for the capital.
AND
Revisiting the horror in Norway
Survivors return to the island where 69 people were killed one month ago.
But first, our top story
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The World this Weekend Sunday August 14 2011
This is CBC News
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight,In Syria: Attack from the sea
New reports from inside Syria...of Navy guns shelling Latakia.
Also tonight, Back to the scene of the crime.
Police in Norway take Anders Behring Breivik to the Island where he's admitted killing scores of people.
And later, Stage collapse
A concert stage in Indiana blows over, killing 5 people and injuring over 40 others.
That's ahead, But first
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The World this Weekend Saturday August 13, 2011
This is CBC News....
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight, Protestors in another Syrian city are attacked.
International condemnation mounts.
Also tonight A potential big name.
Texas Govenor Rick Perry throws his hat in the Republican Presidential ring.
And later Before And after...Russia, 20 years after the Soviet Union.
But first...
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The World This Weekend Sunday Aug 7
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight: The ripple effect. The CBC's Karen Pauls has the latest on the real effect of the U-S credit rating downgrade on Americans.
Also tonight: Syrians under attack...
More gunfire on the streets as the anti-government crackdown continues....
And later.... In north London, the fires are out but anger is still burning...
That's ahead, but first...
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The World This Weekend Saturday August 6
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young.
This is The World This Weekend.
Tonight: The United States loses its tripple A rating.
The rating agency, Standard and Poor's agrees.
Also tonight:
A deadly day for the U-S military.
A Chinook helicopter crashes in Afghanistan carrying 31 members of an elite U-S military team.
And later.... Unaffordable and unbearable...Israeli's take to the streets to protest the high cost of living.
That's ahead
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World This Weekend Sun July 31
This is CBC News... Good evening, I'm Marcia Young. This is The World This Weekend. Tonight: Getting down to business in Washington. Republicans and Democrats reach a deal in the U-S debt crisis. Also tonight: The so called Slutwalk has reached India. Women in New Delhi make the march their own. And later... A reason to keep balasts on the St. lawrence squeeky clean. Environmentalists and the shipping industry are standing on opposite sides of the river on the issue.
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World This Weekend, Saturday July 30, 2011
Good evening, I'm Marcia Young. This is The World This Weekend. Tonight: Still no deal in the U-S debt crisis. The country is teetering on the edge of default, as the debt ceiling talks go on, and on... Also tonight: An Alberta couple, still missing, but not forgotten. It's been a year since the McCanns disappeared. Today, the family says goodbye. And later....Getting ready for the Olympics in London and making the Tube wheelchair accessible.
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C'est la vie, 22/01/11 - Le Dépanneur Part 3
Elizabeth Robertson visits a dep that's been in the same hands for almost 30 years. Meet the owners... and some of the regulars, for whom the store is more than just a business!
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C'est la vie, 15/01/12 - Le Dépanneur Part 2
This week in the second part of our dépanneur series, Elizabeth Robertson takes us to a typical dep, Dépanneur Céline.
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C'est la vie, 08/01/12 - Le Dépanneur Part 1
The rest of Canada has the convenience store. But Quebec has the dépanneur. It's not just a shop, it's an institution.
This month we visit some of the best deps in Montreal, and meet people on both sides of the counter.
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C'est la vie, 01/01/12 - The French Canadian songs of 2011
Discover some of the songs by francophone musicians that marked 2011.
Bernard St-Laurent is joined by two connoisseurs of French music: Singer-songwriter and A Propos host, Jim Corcorcan; and CBC arts critic, Pierre Landry.
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C'est la vie, 18/12/11 - Sugar Sammy
Sugar Sammy is a stand-up comedian from Montreal.
He performs around the world in English, French, Punjabi and Hindi.
Now he's putting together a comedy show in a language you won't find in any dictionary... Franglais.
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C'est la vie, 11/12/11 - Is Canada truly bilingual?
Is Canada truly a bilingual country? Hear from the editor of a new book who questions Canada's claim to that status. Jack Jedwab also comments on the latest language debate in Quebec.
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C'est la vie, 04/12/11 - Edmonton's Congolese Community
Find out about the beginnings of the Congolese community in Edmonton, and how the community is now being recognized.
Congolese immigrants make up an important part of that city's French speaking population.
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C'est la vie, 27/11/11 - Authors Kathy Reichs and Louise Penny
Hear a conversation between authors Kathy Reichs and Louise Penny. Both have books on the New York Times Bestsellers list. Both write murder mysteries. And both use Quebec and its people as inspiration for their novels.
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C'est la vie, 20/11/11 - We Are All Cousins
What do an Acadian singer-songwriter, a Cajun fiddler and a Jamaican steel pan player have in common? A lot actually!
Hear the story behind how the three musicians got together for a concert.
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C'est la vie, 13/11/11 - Quebecor
Hear a special investigative report about Quebecor, one of the biggest media conglomerations in Canada.
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C'est la vie, 06/11/11 - Surviving Progress
Meet filmmaker Mathieu Roy. His documentary, "Surviving Progress", will make you think twice about what you consume.
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C'est la vie, 30/10/11 - Quebec's Stephen King
Meet Quebec's Stephen King, Patrick Senécal.
His best-selling novels are dark, chilling, and grisly.
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C'est la vie, 23/10/11 - Le Vent du Nord on A Prairie Home Companion
Le Vent du Nord play traditional Quebec music - lots of fiddle, accordion and foot tapping. And now millions of radio listeners across North America know who they are, thanks to an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion.
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C'est la vie, 16/10/11 - Adoping from China, the film
Filmmaker Nicole Giguère adopted a baby girl from China in the early nineties. And she has made two films about the life of her daughter, and of some of her fellow adoptees. Find out what she discovered.
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C'est la vie, 09/10/11 - Quebec's Cranberry King
Did you know that Quebec is one of the best places in the world to grow cranberries?
That the French-Canadian word for cranberries is "atoca"?
That, contrary to popular belief, cranberries do not grow in the water?
This week on C'est la vie meet Quebec's "Cranberry King"... and find out everything you ever wanted to know about cranberries but were afraid to ask
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C'est la vie, 02/10/11 - French Immersion, the movie
Learn about the latest bilingual movie from the producer of "Bon Cop, Bad Cop", Kevin Tierney. It's called "French Immersion".
And hear the story of a francophone Quebecker who has made it his business to teach English to students around the world.
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C'est la vie, 25/09/11 - Two entrepreneurs making a difference
Meet two ground-breaking Quebec entrepreneurs. One is a chocolate maker with a social conscience. The other is a urban farmer with a vision. Combined, they serve up a feast!
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C'est la vie, 18/09/11 - An unlikely place for romance
Leanne and Philippe met and fell in love while planting trees in northern BC. Find out how they connected, despite dirt, black flies and the language barrier.
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C'est la vie, 11/09/11 - Dancer Nico Archambault
Nico Archambault won So You Think You Can Dance Canada back in 2008.
Now he's hosting his very own dance show on Radio-Canada. Find out about it. Also, hear a discussion about the French language coverage of 9/11.
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C'est la vie, 04/09/11 - Learning Haitian créole and history
Discover the first course in Haitian créole and history being taught in a Canadian university. And learn some of the basics of the language. (repeat)
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C'est la vie, 28/08/11 - Miss Arabia Montreal
This week on the Best of C'est la vie discover Montreal's first Miss Arabia contest.... and the woman behind it. Zahia Belbachir came up with the idea of holding a Miss Arabia contest, as a way of changing the image of Arab women in the Quebec media. Meet Zahia, and get a peak inside the pageant room.
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C'est la vie, 21/08/11 - Final Resting Place
Contrary to the past, today most Quebeckers opt for cremation when they die. And many are choosing non-traditional resting places for their ashes. Find out how the catholic church is responding.
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C'est la vie, 14/08/11 - Singer-songwriter Damien Robitaille
Discover singer-songwriter Damien Robitaille. He's not your typical Quebec star.
He grew up in a small town in northern Ontario.
And hear some more news of Malcolm, the little boy adopted from Haiti.
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C'est la vie, 07/08/11 - News of Malcolm
A Quebec family adopted Malcolm from Haiti, just months before the earthquake. Hear Elizabeth Robertson's award winning documentary about his adoption. And find out how he's doing now.
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C'est la vie, 31/07/11 - Last Mass in Biddeford
Franco-American Jane Martin takes us to her small town of Biddeford, Maine. The French catholic church she attended when she was growing up there, is closing down. Jane goes home for the last mass, and talks to people of her generation.
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"Yay Canada, Yay Egypt!" January 26, 2012
Host Jane Testar is proud of two countries this week.
The first, Canada, fills Jane's heart with pride as Americans plan how they'll use Canada as a giant national park. Then, we have a sketch about another point of Canadian pride, makers of the Blackberry, Research in Motion. And finally, the Comedy Factory gives Egypt a pat on the back on the anniversary of their uprising...by making fun of King Tut.
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"HOW COLD IS IT?!" January 19, 2012
Somewhere a brass monkey is desperately searching for something. Yep, it's pretty darned cold out. But your host, Jane Testar is here to heat things up with some warm, crackling comedy. We hear some more of Tony Clement's Tweets, Diana Frances shows us that the best way to find a healthy relationship is to 'follow your nose', and Al Rae sums up the biggest Canadian headlines of the week.
"It's so cold...hitch hikers are holding up pictures of thumbs."
Classic.
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"New Beginnings...wait...is that redundant?" January 12, 2012
Jane Testar is back...so you can stop crying now.
We made it through the end of the world...so you can stop hoarding now.
Miss Conduct shows you the evils of spitting in public...so you can stop spitting now.
And Jean Chrétien has some ideas to breathe life into the Liberal Party...so the party may rise from the flames like a Phoenix!
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"Al Rae takes over" January 4, 2012
something new, borrowed and blue for the first podcast of 2012
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"Best of 2011: Part Two" December 29, 2011
A second heaping serving of starchy, tryptophan laced comedy from the year that was. Don Cherry, Air Canada, end of the world survival guide, and more! Host Jane Testar even attempts some impressions. Well...sorta. It's her New Year's Resolution to get better at them.
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"Best of 2011: Part One" December 22, 2011
Some of our favorite sketches from the year that was. Plus, a brand new favorite on Parliamentary insults.
"You're out of order! No, YOU'RE out of order! This whole HOUSE is out of order!!!"
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"Running from Running the World" December 15, 2011
Being in charge is hard work. Especially when no one likes you.
The Comedy Factory team presents a heartfelt letter from Vladimir Putin, a freshly re-vamped border security system, and a holiday salute to cultural insensitivity.
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"Merry Abyss-mas" December 8, 2011
Jane Testar can't accept that it's winter, but the comedy crew can already make jokes about it.
Boy it's cold in Canada...HOW COLD IS IT? Dean and Mike tell you. We hear some reports after an attack from Chinese hackers and the Twilight Saga continues...for some reason Jane can't quite comprehend.
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"Kyoto Oh No" December 1, 2011
Is Canada about to punk out of the Kyoto Accord? Al Rae discusses the history of the accord, we open the vault to confront Canada about its addiction to emissions and we try to help Lobster fishermen rebrand their product.
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"We're Not Gonna Raise a Little Hell" November 24, 2011
The world is buzzing with political unrest and we Canadians are...kind of peeved as well.
Podcast host Jane Testar and the CBC Comedy Crew fight the powers that be, starting with the G20 planning committee, moving on to the RCMP and finally Miss Conduct takes on the real trouble makers...people who wear too much perfume.
Hell no, we won't go!...unless you ask us nicely.
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"Stuck in the 99% with You" November 17, 2011
The "Occupy" Movement is now being threatened with eviction all around the world. This comes as no surprise to us here at the Comedy Factory. In fact we've got a whole list of previous, lesser known Occupy movements. Al Rae and host Jane Testar unsuccessfully try to stay calm in the financial crisis and DNTO explores the feeling being trapped. Did this room suddenly get smaller?
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"The Complaint Department is Closed", November 10, 2011
Jane is cranky. Is she just paying tribute to recently deceased rantmeister Andy Rooney? Sure, let's go with that.
We lampoon Tim Horton's jump onto the specialty coffee bandwagon and we open the vault to make fun of Justin Bieber...he's young and rich...he's asking for it.
Did we mention Jane is cranky?
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"Happy 75th Birthday, CBC!!!" November 3, 2011
To celebrate CBC's broadcasting milestone, host Jane Testar serves up a lovely hors d'oeuvre platter of CBC history. Al Rae gives us a jaunty CBC timeline, and we hear from CBC comedy favorites The Frantics and the king of the passionate rant, Rick Mercer.
You can't see it, but there's confetti EVERYWHERE.
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"So long, long gun registry" October 27, 2011
They're scrapping the long gun registry, but don't worry Canada, there's something ELSE to complain about...The new border crossing fee! Then we take a look at a 'new classic' from This is That to celebrate 75 years on the air. Can you believe this gold is free?!
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"Occupy This" October 20, 2011
Not sure about what you should be occupying? How about a chair as you take a quiz to see if you've got what it takes to protest properly? Then we celebrate 75 years of the CBC with a little help from our old friends The Vestibules and The Royal Canadian Air Farce.
Host Jane Testar hopes she occupies your hearts.
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"Ready...Aim...FIRED!" October 13, 2011
Everyone and everything seems to be on the chopping block these days. Or they're at least wearing out their welcome. We've got Don Cherry's rebuttal to criticism of his latest rant, we open the vault to support flight attendants and we try to get the kids of the cell phone, but their skin seems to have grown around it.
Bleh.
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"Law and Disorder" October 6, 2011
Jane Testar is back and she's cleaning up this town, one sketch at a time. The Comedy Team tackles cyber crime, unreported crime and Miss Conduct cracks down on visible underwear.
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"Al Rae Already!", September 29, 2011
Al Rae fills in for Jane Testar, asks questions about the controversial Keystone Pipeline, looks at the positives and negatives of Greece's financial woes and opens the vault to make fun of Leonard Cohen.
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"The Sky is Falling" September 22, 2011
Giant chunks of space debris might be falling from the sky, but Jane Testar is trying to be positive about the whole thing. We learn get some useful facts about Parliament so that we're all ready for the first day back, and we get to hear Stephen Harper's thoughts on his return to the House.
Everything's going to be fine, right? *nervous laughter*
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"Testar Struck" September 15, 2011
Jane Testar gives you a veritable Who's Who...of comedy we did this week.
First, don't worry if you can't PHYSICALLY take a walk down the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival, Al Rae has the next best thing. Then Jean Chrétien and Sheila Copps figure out the next step for the Liberal party, and DNTO shows us the real power of music. Flashbulbs and fancy dresses!
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"Back to Work, School...and Jail" September 8, 2011
Eyes forward, sit up straight, and spit out that gum. Summer holidays are over, but the comedy continues with a debate over Conrad Black's new found humility, a quiz to see if you could be the next leader of the NDP and a look back at the effect "Text-Talk" is having on the English language. Take out your number two pencils… or whatever number of pencil you like, we're a progressive podcast.
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"Step up to Step Down" September 1, 2011
The winds of change are blowing. Kings are forfeiting their crowns, from Apple's Steve Jobs to CTV's Lloyd Robertson. Will the new winds bring equal glory? Or will they just...blow?
Jane Testar guides you through the changing of the guard with comedic lists, Al Rae explains why prisoners vote conservative and we open ye olde comedy vault.
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"Jack of Hearts" August 25, 2011
We discover how royal designations are doled out, Al Rae explains the economy to a child and we pay tribute to a real class act, Mr. Jack Layton.
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"Change is Inevitable" August 18, 2011
Bob Dylan was right, the times, they really ARE 'a changin'. Though Dylan isn't always right. Like his choice in facial hair. Creepy. Jane Testar guides you through the changing times with advice on how to announce your engagement and ReVision Quest explores the change from rural to urban life. Come gather round children, wherever you roam!
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"The Summer Blahs" August 11, 2011
Down in the dumps? Are you already envisioning the end of summer? Guest host Jane Testar has a few reasons to stay in a fun summer mood. Al Rae makes going back to work easier with some workplace civility tips, we make fun of the news with Headline Punch lines and we take a look back at some funnies from the funny papers at Archie and Veronica's wedding.
Don't put the pool noodles away just yet!
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"DID YOU KNOW?" August 4, 2011
Did you know that Jane Testar always wanted to host one of those science shows for kids? Well, here's her chance with this informative take on comedy. Because learning is fun! First we teach Doug Ford who the heck Margaret Atwood is, we learn about the U.S. debt crisis and we open the Comedy Vault to show people how to stop smoking. And we throw in a few factoids about elephants. Did you know they have over 500,000 muscles in their trunks? Fun facts!
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"Tragic Comedy (Tragomedy)" July 28, 2011
Woe is us. There's a lot of sad stuff going on in the news these days, but guest host, Jane Testar is determined to make the best of it. Al Rae tells a Northrop Frye Spy story, we take a nostalgic look back at the glory days of space travel and Miss Conduct tackles life's REAL problems: Phone etiquette.
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"Conditional Air Conditioning" July 21, 2011
We're having a heat wave (a tropical heat wave). And due to her on again off again air conditioner, guest host Jane Testar is MISERABLE. But comedy will get her through it. We've got Rupert Murdoch's answering machine, a lesson on will power from Mike O'Brien's Strange Animal and ReVision Quest, CBC's aboriginal myth busting show, goes Mad Men. Hot enough for ya?
*friendly elbow jab*
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"The Fitness Episode" July 14, 2011
Still trying to shed that last ten pounds? Yeah...we probably can't help you with that. But guest host Jane Testar can at least get the blood flowing with a few laughs! Dean Jenkinson takes you through Baby Boot Camp, Miss Conduct shows you how to stop being an annoying health nut, and we make Canada's fitness guide for the 21st century. Time to abdominize!
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"The Great Canadian BBQ" July 7, 2011
Jane Testar fires up the grill and serves the comedy medium rare. Dean Jenkinson plays a strumtastic ditty about Canadian inventions, we try to calm your fears surrounding the dangers of cell phones and we get a sneak preview of the latest episode of Strange Animal. Pull up a lawn chair and pile your plate with starchy goodness. It's BBQ season.
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"Royale with Cheese", June 30, 2011
It's a Royal podcast with guest host, Jane Testar. We invite William and Katherine to Canada...but advise them against visiting certain places, Prince Charles tries to make a good impression with the help of Camilla and the decorated CBC radio show ReVision Quest tries to choose an elder. Pour a nice cup of tea, do that funny wave and listen in!
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"Jane Gets a Tan", June 23, 2011
Guest host, Jane Testar lounges out of the sun to celebrate the official start of summer. And nothing says summer like the NDP's annual convention, being forced to electrocute your own father or the sequel to one of many nerdly Hollywood blockbusters coming out this summer. Grab your SPF 90 and join us!
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"Licking Your Wounds", June 16, 2011
If you're a hockey fan right now, you're probably a little down in the dumps (or you're in the midst of setting fire to a dumpster). Either way, Jane Testar has some soothing comedy for you. We teach politicians how to lessen their public humiliation on the internet, Miss Conduct rejects your hug and we have a frightening vision of customer service yet to come from the strike burdened, Air Canada.
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"I Must Protest!", June 9, 2011
Guest host, Jane Testar, has walked away from negotiations. She's on strike. As are Canada Post's mail carriers, but don't worry, we have a back-up plan to keep the mail running on time. The Comedy team also has some methods to help Jim Flaherty cut four billion dollars from their spending budget, Diana Frances gives you a better way to spend your money, paying hotties to date you! And Jane opens the comedy vault... reluctantly. Hey! Ho! She won't go! Unless you ask politely. Then she probably will.
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"Hockey and Babies", June 2, 2011
Let Jane Testar hold your baby while you listen. Please? She's a little baby deprived. We meet a Dad, fighting the expectations placed on his genderless baby, the Comedy Team desperately tries to fix the soiled image of Alberta's Oil Sands, DNTO tells a story about the dangers of being a Penguins fan, and Jane feigns interest in hockey. Woot?
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"Apocalypse Not Now", May 26, 2011
Climb out of your bunkers, folks. The end -as it turns out- is not nigh. But in case the Mayans had it right about 2012, Dean Jenkinson gives you the Do's and Don'ts of the end of days. Then we reveal some surprises surrounding Oprah's last show, regular host Mike O'Brien explains contagious laughter and because he's such an easy target, we make fun of Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Calleeefawnnnnnya". Guest hosted by that quirky little Jane Testar.
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"A Short Walk off a Long Weekend", May 19, 2011
Jane Testar plans to party it up this long weekend...Victorian style. Can I get a ‘what what’? The Comedy Factory shows us how the F-35 fighter jets don't QUITE measure up, Diana Frances reveals when men tend to say those three little words and we open up the vault for a Victoria Day song by Dean Jenkinson. Fire up the barbeque, put your feet up and pay homage to everyone's favorite monarch.
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"Census and Caucus Maximus", May 12, 2011
Giddy up as guest host, Jane Testar, takes the Comedy Podcast reins and takes you on a wild ride through Jack Layton's first Caucus meeting, drives you through a Census game show and leads you to Miss Conduct's lesson on polite conversation.
Sound of a whip cracking!
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“Bin Laden, Ignatieff, and other murders” May 4, 2011
Guest host Dean Jenkinson tackles the Federal Election of 2011 with help from Mike O’Brien, Doug Holmes, Jane Testar, and no help from Gilles Duceppe.
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"Politickles," April 28, 2011
With mere days to the federal election, our factory has been working overtime (and charging accordingly.) We've got the latest Conservative attack ads, a guide to encourage young voters, and we dissect Laytonmania and the non-voter.
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"Failure To Launch", April 21, 2011
Technological problems dogged last week's podcast, so this week we tipped the Web guys. If it was enough, you'll hear the News of the Day, an earth day rant, a song about high gas prices and a warning about no-frills flying. Here's hoping!
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"Up and Down for Debate", April 14, 2011
Didn't have the time (or the stomach) to watch the televised debates? Join guest host, Jane Testar for a two minute version that will bring you up to speed. Then, find out the REAL meaning behind the candidates' jargon. We remind you to do your taxes honestly, while Definitely Not the Opera talks about shoes...and Jane feels an uncontrollable urge to buy shoes...and to be a giant female stereotype.
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"Planes, Campaigns & Auto-diallers" April 7, 2011
Let's see if we can play off the title of that John Hughes movie for the entire election campaign. Yep, this is an all-political episode of the podcast, with our take on the different leaders' policies, phone messages and aerial adventures. Plus, we revisit a favourite from the last campaign: the 2-minute debate!
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"Chills, Aches and Campaigns," March 31, 2011
The election is underway and a mysterious new illness is already being reported: EOVA. If you think you're affected, we've got the cure. We've written an attack ad aimed at our radio rival, and headline hunter Al Rae takes us through the highs and lows of the week. Patrick Ledwell feels the winter chill and aches for a nice spring. And we wind the clock back on Earth Hour.
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"Start Your Engines!" March 25
Yes, start your engines and drive far away from Canada, lest you get caught in the election campaign due to begin any minute now. We couldn't escape it, and offer a series of fake campaign ads inspired by some real-life banking ads. Our two fake pundits provide some fake punditry. Diana Flacks recalls the oddest party noisemaker she ever heard. Al Rae surveys a turbulent week of news, and we track the source of Anne Coulter's.... magical thinking.
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"Steve," March 17, 2011
There are lots of people named Steve, but no podcasts. Why not? We decided it's time to change that. This week on "Steve", Patrick Ledwell settles in for the winter, Al Rae mines the headlines, 3-D gets the third degree, and we debut the trailer for our latest sure-to-be-a-hit film.
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"The Deluded Narcissist's Guide to the Universe" Mar 10 2011
Guest host Jane Testar outs herself as a spinster in honour of International Women's Day, Al Rae gives us his News of the Day, Mike O'Brien reaches into the mind of Charlie Sheen and Canadian politicians to see who is more misguided, while Miss Conduct shows you how to leave a polite voicemail.
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"The Last Wednesday Show" March 3 2011
In the last podcast before we switch from Wednesday to our new release date of Thursdays, our host apologizes for a truly awful deed. Ryan Pallson is at the mercy of mean girls, Patrick Ledwell becomes a jock to meet les femmes, Al Rae looks at the Middle East with his X-Rae vision, and we toss in some vintage concussion comedy that will make you laugh 'till your head hurts.
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"George Washington," February 24, 2011
George Washington was the first president of the United States and, up to that point, the best one ever. And he remained so. Until John Adams came along. The third monday in February is celebrated as Washington's Birthday but, because some people could never get past the wooden teeth, is also known as President's Day. We honor that holiday the traditional way, with a sketch about a panda.
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"Mock like an Egyptian," Feb. 17, 2011
Egypt is never far from this week's satire. It's not just the historic shakeup of the government there. There's also our recreation of King Tut's sputtering demise. Patrick Ledwell shares some family secrets that his wife probably wishes he had not, and Jean Freeman confesses to some literary fibbing.
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"The History of Internet Flu Medication", Feb 10, 2011
Guest host Jane Testar takes on internet bandwidth caps, comedian Patrick Ledwell has the Flu and is having dreams about Matlock, and Nile Seguin brings us his take on Black History Month from the Comedy Vault.
So Jane combined those three things and called it The History of Internet Flu Medication. Jane is so sly.
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"Self Preservation", feb 3, 2011
Guest host Jane Testar avoids the bad news of the week, by pretending everything is great! Which it isright? RIGHT?!
Al Rae gives us the news gently, Dean Jenkinson has some suggestions for our healthcare system and Diana Frances wonders if infidelity is genetic.
Meanwhile Jane keeps her fingers in her ears and says La la la la la la.
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"Odds and Ends (But Mostly Odds)" Jan. 27, 2011
Guest host Dean Jenkinson welcomes Al Rae, Jane Testar, Patrick Ledwell and others to take on new moms, iPad users, vampires, and other suckers.
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"A Portrait in Courage" Jan. 20, 2011
Despite having the slightly fatiguing early symptoms of a cold, our host bravely takes ten minutes to record this week's podcast. Now, that's dedication. This week, our neo-news team takes a closer look at the phenomenon of unreported crime. Grant Lawrence takes us on a wet and wild bus ride, and Patrick Ledwell gets literal with his navel-gazing at his first yoga class. And we make fun of those poor souls trying to buy property in Vancouver.
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"Lazy, fat and sleep-deprived." Jan. 13 2011
Is that our pride showing? Nope, it's our waistline. We're an unhealthy nation, in more ways than one, so here's hoping laughter is the best medicine. We look at Canadians' penchant for sleep deprivation and our declining standards for physical fitness. We follow the new Minister for Seniors to his first speaking engagement, and we ask an astronomer how it feels to be outshone by his telescope-wielding daughter.
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"That is sooo last year!" Jan. 6, 2011
Our look back at 2010 continues wiht six more soon-to-be classics (it's a low bar.) Plus, a new sketch that is one part "House", one part vaudeville, and a whole lot of 2010.
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"This Year Has 27 Minutes." Dec 30, 2010
Here's a half-hour of some of the best stuff that rolled off the factory assembly line in 2010.
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"It's a Blunderful Life." Dec 23 2010
Yes, we blunder away at trying to solve global warming, we fumble our attemtps to save dying pets and we are lambasted in the press for the way we host the winter games. Oh well, at least there's always Larry King.... what? There isn't always Larry King? Some Christmas this is!
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"It's a Doug's Life." Dec 16 2010
Comedy Factory worker Doug Holmes siezes the spotlight... nearly burning his hand in the process. Doug figures in three sketches this week, as producer of some standup comedy about Canada's soccer futility, as an actor in a sketch about Twilight's thinly veiled metaphor, and as a shameless storyteller with a dark secret. Lastly, Patrick Ledwell explains why scotch whisky and scotch pine go hand in hand... and Doug probably had something to do with that piece as well.
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"Looking to Look Back", Dec 9th, 2010
Tis the season to look back on the year that was. But if you're too bloated from eating piles of dainties to be able to fit an entire year in, guest host Jane Testar has a bite-sized week in review for you.
Weve got Al Rae with the news of the day, the U.S. thinking our television shows are plotting against them and we take a look back at some airport security comedy (NUDITY JOKES GALORE!).
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"Go-vember" Dec. 2 2010
We bid adieu to the month that's left, by replaying comedy from its final week. Canada's new conservative news channel breaks the lid open on the Grey Cup scandal, and the premier of one scandalous province chooses not to abandon ship. Patrick Ledwell explains why calendars made of candy are not an ideal holiday gift for small children. We revisit the Internet's most memorable moments.
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"Rae-diation Therpay" Nov. 25, 2010
In-house funnyman AL Rae provides three sketches (two fo them courtesy of the Royal Romantics) but not even he is a comedic match for the cookie-loving former head of a provincial health agency.
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"Nashville" Nov. 18, 2010
Welcome to Steve Nash's world, where becoming a father and an eligible bachelor are two things you can do in one weekend. We shine a "Rae-gun" on the news of the week, and offer our best wishes to Prince William and Kate Middleton. Now where's our invite? Also, Nile Seguin remembers the unkindness of strangers, and we look back at the Heenie hysteria.
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"Where's Jane?" Nov 11, 2010
Our host is left holding the bag when co-host Jane Testar misses the studio booking. At least she wrote a sketch about the dark world of wine connosirses, conuissoo... wine experts. Daylight Saving Time scares genuine comic Patrick Ledwell, as well as fake comic Danny Margolis. And we show that there's a funny side to unsafe baby products and dangerous childhood rollerskating.
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"Origin of the Feces" Nov. 4 2010
We've got some Darwinian comedy this week, courtesy of Simian Stand-Up Dan Licoppe. Diana Frances explains why massage therapists make lousy spouses. Don Draper offers some dated advice to modern women, and we have some "dry humour" about a waterless future.
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"Really Spooky Stuff!", Oct 28th, 2010
Alright, so it isn't so scary, but at least it's funny. Regular host Mike O'Brien returns...again...FROM THE DEAD! The dead part isnt true. But we DO have a helpful Halloween Costume Help line, Patrick Ledwell tries to decipher a MYSTERIOUS facebook status, a FIENDISH doctor gives an EVIL diagnosis, and we pull a HORRIBLE specter from the comedy vault! WOOOOOOOO!!!!
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"Ladies Night", October 21st, 2010
For all you ladies and lady lovers out there. There's no cover charge, but there's lots of comedy. Royal Lady, Queen Elizabeth gets some flack for cancelling a Christmas party, Diana Frances tells ladies where in Canada to "get some", Justin Bieber drives the girls wild with his autobiography and Miss Conduct cools your jets when it comes to telemarketers.
All for the ladies, hosted by guest lady, Jane Testar.
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"You've Eaten the Leftovers...Now Listen to THIS!", Oct 14th, 2010
Guest host Jane Testar gives you a second helping of comedy, Al Rae thinks about what superstars and politicans are thankful for, Patrick Ledwell has his goose cooked, and Miss Conduct tells you how to drive...politely.
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"Ranty McRanterton", Oct 7th, 2010
Guest host Jane Testar goes on a rant (or five) and serves up comedy on cigarette warning labels, the newest Law and Order spin-off, a facebook primer for those not in the know, and Diana Francis gives hope to the loveless technology lovers.
It's rantin' time.
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From Here to Paternity, Sept 30, 2010
Regular host Mike O'Brien is back from paternity leave with fond memories of the sleep he enjoyed before becoming a new dad. He's also armed with some comedy, about tobacco lawsuits, disorganized sporting events and the possible elimination of Canada's anti-prostitution laws.
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"New Classics", Sept 23rd, 2010
Everything old is new again! Leonard Cohen turns 76, the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is now in 3D, the long gun registry is getting old and Jane Testar prefers the old-fashioned letter writing style in the latest 'Miss Conduct'. Oh, and the old host, Mike O'Brien is back.
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"New Season", Sept 16th, 2010
It's a brand new season of new beginnings and Jane Testar is excited! Fall is upon us, as is the new television season. Reality shows are still going strong, but how REAL are they? Al Rae compares Parliament to Dr. House, Jane tackles teachers and students friending each other on Facebook and Diana Frances makes a Booty Call...I mean TALKS about Booty Calls...yeah...that's the ticket.
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"No Substitute for Quality", Sept 9th, 2010
Jane Testar may be a substitute host, but she's permanently serious about comedy. It's time to get back to work. We've even got a Pop Quiz for you (the answers are mostly C's). Diana Frances has an unusual explanation for why men cheat, Jacquie Loewen gives us some tips on how to ward off Bed Bugs and Jane opens the Comedy Vault to voice her displeasure on a speculated federal election. Class is in session. Holla.
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"BONANZA!", Sept 2nd, 2010
Guest host Jane Testar is up to her ears in comedy and salmon. We put the heat on pot cars, Diana Francis tries to add some colour to her wardrobe and to men, we register our long guns (wink wink), and Mother Nature calms our fears about water contamination. It's a virtual comedy BONANZA!
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"Summer Chillax" August 26th, 2010
Guest host, Jane Testar takes over for guest host, Dean Jenkinson. Who will take over for Testar? She'll let the comedy do the work for her. New words for the dictionary, a manifesto on our right to the Internet and Patrick Ledwell waves goodbye to summer with a smile on his face.
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"Bisphenol Eh"
Guest host Dean Jenkinson tackles good health, superheroes, popular politicians, and other things that don't really exist.
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Putting the Con in Conservative
Or "Stockwell's Logic and Other Unreported Crimes". Guest host Dean Jenkinson wonders how the government makes decisions while contributors Darrell Dennis and Patrick Ledwell contribute their contributions.
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"Gotta go!" Aug. 5 2010
Host Mike O'Brien has an extremely important appointment to get to, so he gives less than his usual 60 per cent and rushes through the podcast, introducing sketches about the game show inspired by Canada's Census debate, the revolutionary brainstorming about table salt, and the Facebook privacy scandal. Finally, one litigious native musician argues that most people don't actually march to the beat of a different drum. Then the host is out the door!
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"In the Realm of the Census" July 28,2010
Ottawa's flap over the national head count convinces us to follow a census-taker when he stops at a surprising address. We ponder Paula Abdul's future, and the folks at Revision Quest ask: what's so funny about First Nations ecology?
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"The Death Grip" July 22, 2010
Today's podcast is named after the incredibly cool, somewhat unintentional feature of the latest iPhone. It hangs up. When you hold it. Nifty, huh? Also nifty is the Liberal Party's new ad to promote its leader's cross-country tour. We present the one-year anniversary of the sketch about the 40-year anniversary of Woodstock. And, introducing, the first Metis!
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"The Mel-tdown" July 15, 2010
We look for an upside to the continuing death spiral of Mel Gibson's personal and professional life. And we look back to the Oka crisis, twenty years ago. And if all that looking wasn't enough, we also look back into the comedy vault for a sketch about cruelty-free rodeo.
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"Hail Brittania!" July 8, 2010
Believe it or not, this podcast is put together in Canada. And yet, this week's episode includes a financial planning seminar with none other than Queen Elizabeth II. We also add a bit of James Bond to Canada's button-downed top spy. And Diana Frances brings us the headlines from her comedic headquarters in BRITISH Columbia. Blimey!
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"Summertime Blows" July 1, 2010
Summer's here, but you wouldn't know it from the crappy weather. Our comedians offer up clues for spotting the true signs of summer, as well as ways the airlines could lower the price of your pending vacation. We look at the odd method for naming sports teams after native people. We celebrate Canada Day with a lesson more hysterical than historical, and Diana France wishes a great comedian a fond farewell.
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"Dean, Dads 'n' Dogs" June 24
Guest host Dean Jenkinson ties up some loose ends from Father's Day
and celebrates Take Your Dog to Work Day. Plus a tribute to Canadian comedy great Irwin Barker.
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"Fiddling While the Ocean Burns," June 17, 2010
Guest host Dean Jenkinson joins regular contributors Diana Francis,
Patrick Ledwell, and Mike O'Brien in taking on oil companies, cottage
owners, jazz listeners and other scourges of humanity.
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"Not longer, but denser!" June 10, 2010
Because at least one of you demanded it! We're packing in as much comedy as we can! First, Diana Frances gives us the lay of the land (people... please. Then we dive in to the government's fake lake controversy. Mike Holmes casts a critical eye on the G20 Summit's security fence. We imagine a world without phone books, and remember a world with H1N1 hysteria. And if you don't care about anything we're doing... you should take our special Empathy Quiz.
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"Oil's well that ends well-oiled."
Of course we start with some slick comedy, courtesy of BP's still-leaking underwater oil well. We try to figure out better ways to spend one billion dollars on G-8 security. Diana Frances explains why some Canadian cities are happy, some are embarassed and one is just ducky. One Facebook fiend tries hard to shake his habit, and we go back into the vault for some Prime-Ministerial stand-up.
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"Dance Around the May Poll" May 27 2010
The latest poll felt like spring to the upwardly mobile Conservatives, while the spiraling Liberals were left coughing and wheezing with what looked like hay fever. That's one of the top stories that Diana Frances set her satirical eye upon. We reach back to last spring, when the newly appointed Liberal leader looked like a worthier target. Patrick Ledwell's topic this week is on the tip of his tongue, and Dean Jenkinson offers some tips for spotting the airport terrorist... maybe.
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"Ohhhh Canada!" May 20, 2010
Guest host Dean Jenkinson returns with a May two-four weekend look at Canada's national bird, GM's finances, perfume labeling, and other things that stink. It will make you think; it will make you laugh; it will make you think you're laughing.
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"It's a Bouncing Baby Bore!"
While hardworking CBC comedy contributors Mike O'Brien, Diana Francis, and Evan Wilson entertain and enlighten, guest host Dean Jenkinson prattles on an on about becoming a new Dad. Sigh.
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"Speaking of Mothers..."
This week, we salute both mothers and segues. We present two oily British executives, a nightmarish tax-filing program, and a court system corrupted by bad American TV. Patrick Ledwell says farewell to an exercise ball and other poor purchases, and we meet Vincent Amadeus "The Ghost Lisperer."
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"What's so funny?" April 29, 2010
Some weeks it's sure hard to find stuff to lampoon. Oh sure, there's Director James Cameron taking on the Alberta oil sands in a sequel to Avatar. And we do check out a weird forecast by Iran's wackiest weatherman. And, okay, the people behind Earth Day throw in the towel. But even with Diana Frances analyzing the news for laughs, some weeks it's hard to make the funny.
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"Flaming Ash Hole" April 22 2010
And of course, we're talking about the volcano with the unpronounceable name in Iceland. This week, we sum up Iceland's plan for world domination. We turn Rahim Jaffer's troubles into a new marketing campaign. We go back in time and up in the air with some vintage airport comedy. Diana Frances gives us the good, bad and ugly news (especially ugly this week)and Patrick Ledwell babbles about Scrabble.
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"The End of the Affair?" APril 15, 2010
Maybe for Tiger Woods, but he still gets a parting shot from us. And it sounds like just the beginning of the Helena Guergis Affair. We eavesdrop on the petulant politician's phone messages. We bring you not one but two gems from the Comedy Vault, about a computer bug and a buggy economy. Diana Frances puts her sly stamp on the news of the week, and we take cover for a very safe Parliamentary tour.
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"Yeasterday" April 8 2010
That's what we call week-old sketches about Easter. If the sketches appeared before the holiday, we would call the podcast "Preaster." Patrick Ledwell takes us through the finer points of eating chocolate rabbits. A clueless dad tries to explain the connection between Jesus and eggs. And Chris Barry explains the dangers of sharing a name.
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"Motley Crue would love this podcast"
Motley Crue would love this podcast because it features Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and our own Jacquie Loewen and Diana Frances, and there's nothing the Crue likes as much as lots of ladies engaged in a satirical examination of universal health care, overseas troop deployment and other important issues. Okay, mostly they just like all those ladies. There are some guys in the podcast, and sketches about the Liberal party and 3-D television. But mostly ladies.
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"Fat Santa" Dec. 24, 2009
We're not saying he's not real. We're just saying he's really in need of some lifestyle changes. Patrick Ledwell explains the dangers of grandma's candy, and we try to market a warmer world.
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January 22, 2012
What are your thoughts on the foundering of the Italian cruise ship?
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January 15, 2012
Can the Liberal Party rebuild in time for the next election?
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January 9, 2012
Two years later: Has the humanitarian effort in Haiti been enough?
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January 1, 2012
With guest host Brian Goldman: How well is the health care system working for you ...and what are your expectations looking ahead?
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December 18, 2011
What do you think were the big news stories of 2011?
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December 11, 2011
What book do you recommend for Checkup's Christmas Reading List?
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December 4, 2011
What's the solution to communities like Attawapiskat: more money or new ideas?
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November 27, 2011
What changes would you want to see in the way health care is delivered?
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November 20, 2011
What lessons did Canada learn from its Afghanistan mission?
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November 13, 2011
As the debt crisis in Europe spreads from Greece to Italy, the Canadian government is forced to trim its own expectations. Is Canada going to get sideswiped by increasing economic instability in Europe? Are you taking precautions?
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November 6, 2011
With host Rex Murphy. Does Canada need tougher crime laws?
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October 30, 2011
What are your thoughts on ending the long-gun registry?
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October 23, 2011
The death of Moammar Gadhafi promises to bring a quick end to Canada's participation in the NATO military mission in Libya. Some suggest it also validates the use of military intervention to remove dictators.
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October 16, 2011
Have women finally arrived in Canadian politics?
With guest host Suhana Meharchand.
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October 9, 2011
There's a move in Parliament to create a national strategy for suicide prevention.
So often concealed, it's a subject that needs to be coaxed from the shadows. What do you think? Can Canada do more to prevent suicide?
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October 2, 2011
Is the value of a university education being oversold? With host Rex Murphy.
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September 25, 2011
The looming economic storm in Europe threatens to envelop the world and push it back into recession.
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September 18, 2011
How will the NDP fare in its new role, without Jack Layton?
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September 11, 2011
What were you doing then ...what are your memories of 9/11? How has that one event changed our lives today?
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September 4, 2011
With guest host David Gray: What do Canada's national parks mean to you?
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August 28, 2011
With guest host David Gray: What do Canadians want and expect from a political leader?
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August 21, 2011
With guest host David Gray: What effect is technology having on children's lives?
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August 14, 2011
With guest host Chris hall: Are you worried about Canada's economy?
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August 7, 2011
With guest host Suhana Meharchand: Are Canada's rural areas being ruined or renewed by urbanites?
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July 31, 2011
With guest host Suhana Meharchand: What's your reaction to Jack Layton stepping aside from the NDP leadership this summer?
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25/01/12: Mexican Holiday Horror
As we trudge through another Canadian winter, the bookings for southern resort vacations are almost a national ritual. Tourism figures show more than a million Canadians choose Mexico. But the headlines over the last few weeks offer a dark perspective over those sunny vacations.
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25/01/12: Haredi Tensions
Natali Mashiah says a group of Haredim or Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh targeted her for immodest dress. She says they jumped on her car, smashed the windows and slashed the tires. It is yet another incident pitting strict religious Jews against those who are either secular or do not belong to Ultra-orthodox sects. And it is fueling a debate about the role of the religious in a Jewish state .. that has always created a special place for the faithful.
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25/01/12: Regulating Body Modification
They are pierced, cut and even branded. From elfin ears to decorative scars to implants to make horns on the head - body modifications appear to be in increasing demand. But they are procedures undertaken in often unregulated studios. Even some of those who do the procedures want stricter standards and those involved in public health are torn. Do they try to regulate or insist on medical involvement?
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24/01/12: Greek Debt and Hedge Funds Gaming the System
Just when you thought it was safe to throw away your old calendars, it appears to be 2008 all over again. As a group of hedge funds, holding piles of Greek debt, are seemingly playing both ends against the middle with what is essentially default insurance and a win-win profit position ... in Greece's ongoing debt crisis.
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24/01/12: The Future of Research in Motion
RIM's U.S. market share is down, but the company is growing in other countries. The Blackberry is still the smartphone of choice for business... something Apple hasn't yet managed to bite into. And yet, talk to an analyst and Blackberry is in trouble. Not quite a welcome mat for a new CEO and Chair of the Board. Today, just over 24 hours after Blackberry's very big news, we scroll through the fallout.
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24/01/12: Mystery Disease in Central America
Something is killing the men of Central America. Along the pacific coast of Nicaragua and El Salvador the rate of kidney disease is alarmingly high and no one can figure out why. But the suspicion is that they are literally being worked to death.
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23/01/12: Colbert for President
If you've been listening to the news you know the Republican Presidential primary has now moved into a different kind of vicious with Mitt Romney still smarting from a South Carolina side-swipe by Newt Gingrich's wealth of supporters. Which brings us to the candidate who was all-but-invisible in Saturday's primary... comedian Stephen Colbert. Crossing lines by inserting politics into his comedy or is that crossing lines by inserting comedy into his politics? Candidate Colbert, disguised as Candidate Cain, walked away with thousands of votes in South Carolina. Today, we ask if Colbert's tapping America's funny bone or if he's cracking some political ribs.
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23/01/12: Aboriginal Education: Senator Gerry St. Germain
Another Monday, another school day. And for far too many First Nations kids another challenge. Shannen Koostachin was 13 years old when she made a plea for greater opportunities for Aboriginal students. She would die in a car crash two years later. But her desire for an education lives on in many Aboriginal kids who are beating the odds. Today, ahead of meetings with the Prime Ministers and First Nations leaders, we'll hear from Aboriginal teachers, students and from Metis Senator Gerry St. Germaine on what all politicians need to learn about educating Aboriginal kids.
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23/01/12: Aboriginal Education Continued
On the eve of the much-anticipated meeting of First Nations leaders and the Prime Minister, we continue our discussion about Aboriginal education. Today, we hear from different First Nations students and educators to find out how they're trying to keep kids in school.
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The day the web won against SOPA/PIPA
In the wake of the coordinated withdrawal of service by prominent internet companies including Wikipedia, U.S. lawmakers are backing away from two controversial proposed anti-piracy bills. Now, some say the black-out is a game-changer which demonstrates just how powerful and uncontainable the internet has become.
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20/01/12: The Trouble with Renting - Marketplace
Renters in Canada often have to live in subpar and unhealthy conditions because the rental market is so tight and big landlords are more focused on investor return than in being responsive to the needs of tenants.
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20/01/12: Abandoning Ship: History of Captains
Ships' Captains have a mythic quality in our collective psyches. We put our lives in their hands. Which is why people around the world have been riveted by the story of the Costa Concordia. Captain Francesco Schettino, denies the charges against him, and says he only left the ship because he tripped and fell into a lifeboat. We'll discuss Capt Schettino, the tales of infamous and heroic captains gone-by, and we'll explain how the Captain's code of behaviour has evolved.
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19/01/12: U.S. rejects Keystone XL pipeline
He says it isn't a Death but a Delay but already all sides are drawing their own conclusions over Barak Obama's decision to reject Keystone XL. Environmentalists seem gleeful, Obama's Republican opponents seem vengeful and Canadians pushing Gateway see their plan as even-more-fruitful.
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19/01/12: Aging out of the foster care system
For an estimated 85-thousand children and youth across Canada home is an elusive concept and parents come in the form of children's aid or state guardians. And when those kids hit adulthood they are on their own: Youth forced by their age to leave care are over-represented in the justice system, mental health and in shelters. Today, we hear from young people trying to change the odds for the kids coming up after them.
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19/01/12: Checking - In
The modern-day Klondike gold rush we told you about last week while in Whitehorse has unearthed another treasure for paleontologists ... from the bones of woolly mammoths to simitar toothed cats, there's more than Gold in those hills. We'll tell you more when we check your reaction to what we've been covering.
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18/01/12: Joe Oliver on the Northern Gateway pipeline
They clearly think they've been tarred on the subject of Oil Sands. Individuals and groups are lining up to share their views at hearings on the proposed Gateway Pipeline from Alberta through B.C. Today, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver on his choice of the word Radical and his support for courting Asian energy markets.
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18/01/12: The high cost of prescriptions drugs
All of our premiers have plans to work together on innovative health care but new numbers show they might want to consider a new prescription on pharmaceuticals. New research shows 1 in 10 Canadians won't take their prescription drugs because of the cost. And they are more likely to be in B.C. right where our premiers spent the last few days talking health care. Is it time for a National Drug Plan? Or for fewer prescriptions?
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18/01/12: Civilian post-traumatic stress disorder
Ute Lawrence never went to war and never saw a conflict zone. But she did find herself on the wrong stretch of highway one September day 13 yrs ago. And that's when everything changed. One of Canada's most deadly highway pileups sent her on a lonely, uncharted journey through the world of PTSD. Today, we're talking about identifying the traumas that will linger.
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17/01/12: Cruise Ship Evacuation Safety
You could fit the entire population of Bathurst or Marystown or Banff into some of the new mega-cruise ships. Are they getting too big to sail? In the wake of the Costa Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy, we assess the risks involved in the new wave of giant cruise ships capable of holding thousands of passengers.
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17/01/12: The Church of Kopimism: File Sharing Religion
If information is knowledge and knowledge empowers then is the act of sharing that knowledge a spiritual imperative? The four-thousand members of the Church of Kopimism would tell you it is. Sweden which recognizes elves and gnomes as religious communities has also officially recognized file-sharing as a religion, The Church of Kopimism. Today, we hear from those who worship at the altar of technological altruism something that makes others envision ... Copyright Hell.
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17/01/12: SuperPACs and Campaign Spending
Information and mis-information comes courtesy of the multi-million-dollar SuperPAC ... those political organizations in the U.S. that can roll out ads for their favorite candidates without having to say who is bankrolling them. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that equates money with free speech has unleashed an estimated billions in election spending. Is it corrosive or conducive to democracy?
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16/01/12: Moving forward after the Liberal Convention
The Federal Liberals want back in the game. Shunted into third party status in the last election, the expectation coming out of this weekend's party convention is that their brand new party president will be the key to help a hobbled party rebuild.
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16/01/12: Humanitarian aid workers facing uncomfortable compromises
They are the undisputed heroes in every crisis. From natural disasters, to violent conflict, humanitarian aid workers are often the first in and usually the last to leave. They risk their lives to help the helpless but until now few knew they sometimes also risk their values and ethics. From Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, three of Medecins San Frontiers' front line workers expose the compromises they choose to make for the greater good.
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16/01/12: The influential reach of Canada's same-sex marriage laws
Today our project Game Changer examines Canada's influence in the world-wide fight for same-sex marriage rights. Even as the Justice Minister was pledging to close a "legislative gap" late last week over divorcing same-sex couples, gay rights activists world-wide were on edge watching it unfold. Our laws in Canada reverberate across the globe.
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13/01/12: Has Shaken Baby Syndrome been overblown?
During the 1980s and 90s, researchers and pediatricians have been telling people about the damage caused by shaking an infant. But according to a new investigation by CBC Television's The Fifth Estate, there are growing concerns about the way prosecutions are being handled and serious questions about whether Shaken Baby Syndrome is even real. The Fifth Estate co-host Gillian Findlay joins us in studio to tell us more about her report called Diagnosis Murder.
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13/01/12: Taiwanese are split as voting for the President looms
People in Taiwan elect a new president and legislature tomorrow. But another country's leadership casts a long shadow over the ballot boxes. Generations after the Chinese civil war, Beijing and Taipei can always find ways to distrust one another.
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13/01/12: The Obamas biography: Jodi Kantor
It's not exactly a smackdown, but the pushback this week on the new book, The Obamas has been impressive. New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor joins us to share her portrayal of Michelle Obama, and to answer the White House's criticism of it.
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12/01/12: Absent Aboriginal Fathers Town Hall
There are many statistics. The percentage of Aboriginal children being raised by a single parent -- usually the mother -- is double the percentage of other Canadian children. One in 5 First Nations women over the age of 15 is a single mom. And if statistics don't change, a growing number of Aboriginal boys will typically become absent dads themselves. We begin our Town Hall in Whitehorse with CBC Reporter, Jeff Leo who has been looking into this story and from a professor at the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria.
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12/01/12: Absent Aboriginal Fathers Town Hall (cont'd)
We continue to talk about Aboriginal fathers - a demographic that has been called the greatest untapped resource in the lives of aboriginal children. That quote from Ed John, Grand Chief of the First Nations Summit in British Columbia. We hear from two people working with Aboriginal men - anxious to find new purpose in their lives, and the lives of their children.
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12/01/12: Yukon audience responds to discussion on absent Aboriginal fathers
During our program, we have heard statistics and stories from - and about - men who have grown up without fathers in their lives and men who want to make sure their boys and girls know their fathers. We dedicated this last half hour of our program to open up our discussion to our live audience in the Yukon Arts Centre.
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11/01/12: Judge Stuart on Bill C-10
Away from the river and up the hill they've built a new prison, twice as big as the old one, all set to open in a few weeks just as the Harper government moves closer to bringing in a new crime bill that will impose tougher minimum sentences. Advocates for restorative justice, especially as it is practiced in the North, worry the changes under Bill C-10 will backfire.
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11/01/12: The Fatherless African-American Family
In aboriginal families across Canada, and in African American families in the U.S., too many children know only one parent. On tomorrow's show, we'll bring you our Town Hall, Fathers without fathers: Aboriginal men in Canada. It's not an issue we talk about much but in the U.S., it's much studied and there are efforts to encourage dads to come home. Today we're looking south to the African-American experience and the stark contrast in homes with and without fathers.
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11/01/12: Yukon Mining Game Changer, Shawn Ryan
In the old days, they panned the rivers and creeks north of here for the gold flakes that sent so many scurrying to the Klondike. Today, we'll introduce you to prospector Shawn Ryan whose low-tech weed extractor and high-tech mapping has pinpointed the Gold many thought was Gone. He now owns 20-percent of all the mineral claims in the Territory. Not bad for a guy with no formal geology training who came here to pick mushrooms.
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10/01/12: Michaëlle Jean on what's next for Haiti
Canada's former Governor General visits Haiti for the second anniversary of the quake that shattered a nation. Michaëlle Jean believes that while charities are helping to rebuild, the national government is so starved for cash it can't enforce its own policies for reconstruction. And in the meantime, as many as half a million people remain in tents.
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10/01/12: Alberta - B.C. Gateway
The Rockies mark the great divide between B.C. and Alberta, but the great divide between the provinces this year may be over a resource. Many Albertans would like a pipeline to take the products of the oilsands to the coast, and many people in British Columbia would not like that at all. The hearings are about to begin and it will be a long time, if ever, before the Northern Gateway project is shovel ready -- but both sides are already digging in.
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10/01/12: Egyptians serving prison time for criticizing military
If you're wondering why many Egyptians have lost faith with their revolution -- just check out the number of people sentenced to prison by military courts. The country's military is aggressively hostile to criticism. We hear about the Canadian effort to free one outspoken critic.
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09/01/12: Is the Northern Gateway Pipeline a good idea?
For the developers of the oilsands, the markets of Asia are an attractive final destination for Alberta's black crude. But the journey from Fort McMurray to China involves building a pipeline hundreds of kilometres long through some of the most untouched land in Canada, part of that pristine wilderness is hailed by the national geographic as "Paradise". Hearings begin this week on whether the Northern Gateway pipeline is a good idea.
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09/01/12: Terence McKenna shares stories from a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey
CBC journalist Terence McKenna is just back from a visit to the Syrian refugee camps in Turkey. He heard from average citizens, business owners and even soldiers that Syria has become so terrifying, even a tent in a Turkish field promises a better life. We'll hear some eyewitness accounts from a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey.
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09/01/12: Financial advice for Occupy protesters
Some former Wall Street financial experts are annoyed by the Occupy movement's unsophisticated understanding of the markets. So they're helping the movement understand the markets better to be more forceful in their criticism.
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06/01/12: OxyContin Addiction in Northern Ontario (Pt 1)
Today on The Current we go to Northern Ontario, to hear from a remarkable young voice, with a story of euphoric escape, despair, desperation and addiction.
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06/01/12: OxyContin Addiction in Northern Ontario (Pt 2)
We continue our focus on OxyContin addiction plaguing northern Ontario, looking for explanations, solutions and asking what Health Canada is doing about it.
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06/01/12: A Covert War with Iran
This morning, a Republican Guard Commander announced there will be more drills in the vital oil shipping lane again next month. The US and Israel are planning a major missile defence exercise in the next few weeks. We hear from two people who say something more sinister than talk and military drills is well underway: targetted killings, cyber-war, mysterious explosions, drone surveillance: a cold or covert war that may be approaching a volatile stage where it's difficult to contain.
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05/01/12: Ecstasy Harm Reduction Debate
It was back in the 80's when US First Lady Nancy Reagan famously campaigned to discourage teens and other young people from taking drugs with the phrase: JUST SAY NO. Fast forward to 2012 and in B.C. a string of deaths due to overdoses of the drug Ecstasy has some arguing it is time to just offer a little more advice on how to use drugs.
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05/01/12: Thursday's Check In
We don't say much here that doesn't send someone's fingers flying over the computer keys, or thumbs tapping into twitter. We're re-visiting, re-working and re-viewing your re-action to everything from Virgins to Violence in Syria.
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05/01/12: Floating West Coast Tsunami Debris
We can all remember the pictures of Japan's devastating tsunami, watching as so much stuff representing so many lives was swept out to sea. That debris is slowly coming our way floating toward the West Coast, corralled by currents and pushed by the winds.The sections of houses, the boats, the vehicles could create real problems on the B.C. coastline. Today, we're tracking the anticipation and the curiosity as U.S. scientist prepares to sail into a debris field that may be the size of California but remains a mystery.
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04/01/12: 2012 - The Year of Labour Unrest
We are only half way into the first week of 2012 and already the signs are that this could be a restive year between workers and their bosses. Today, the face-off between unions and management.
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04/01/12: Mind Reading Technology
What if the government or anyone else could read your mind?
Wait for it .. the potential is fast approaching. We are moving from the sci-fi on the silver screen to the reality on the MRI machine. The research and results are so advanced that at least one ethicist is already calling for protected privacy zones in our skulls.
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04/01/12: Citizen journalism in Syria
The videos coming out of Syria from citizen journalists are so powerful that the people taking the pictures are being killed. Today, we introduce you to one man forced to flee for his work. He is now holed up in Cairo mentoring a new breed of rebels who are fighting Syrian official violence with smuggled video.
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03/01/12: Changing Federalism
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has replaced those once-common and very public federal-provincial meetings of first ministers with private, closed door, one-on-one encounters with premiers. Its been dubbed, the rise of the Harper Doctrine, a new way of taking care of politics in Canada. Can it work? And how will we know?
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03/01/12: The story of Mohamed Bouazizi, the man who started the Arab Spring
Due to copyright issues associated with music in our documentary today, we can not make this story available on podcast. However, you can listen to the documentary called "From the Embers" by Piya Chattopadhyay online through streamed audio on our website at cbc.ca/thecurrent. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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03/01/12: Adult Virginity
Tony Tarquinto is 42 years old and he is still a Virgin. And he is not alone. Whether by chance or choice, there are thousands of adults in Canada and the U.S. who say they have never had sexual intercourse. Our hyper-sexualized society doesn't make it easy for them to talk about it but today we hear from three adult virgins with their stories.
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02/01/12: Eyes on the Iowa Caucus and the U.S. presidential candidates
We are in the first days of a new year which also happens to be a U.S. election year, so why not get right to it? From Newt's baggage to Mitt's money and Santorum's surge, all eyes are on Iowa for the first electoral test of those Republicans wishing to be the candidate for President next November. The Iowa Caucuses may be an insider's game but it is also a spectator sport across the U.S.and the world. The ripple effect begins with this event and today we're in anticipation mode.
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02/01/12: Ian Stirling on the threat to polar bears
They look awfully cute and cuddly from afar. The polar bear is a formidable predator, just ask anyone who's come face to face with one. But for all their strength, the icy environment on which they thrive is literally disappearing from under their feet. Canada is home to two-thirds of the world's polar bear population, spread through 13 bear colonies. It is also home to the man widely considered the foremost authority on polar bears, Ian Stirling.
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02/01/12: A modern guide to manners with Henry Alford
Would it Kill you to Stop Doing That? That's not just an exasperated plea, that's the title of a new book on modern manners and all the ticks that drive people to distraction as we immerse ourselves in technological toys. You may likely think you have good manners. But somebody's lying because it's a brusque, rude, uncaring world out there.
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30/12/11: Year-end panel on politics
2012 is right around the corner. So we've gathered some strange bedfellows to talk about the year that was in politics. We'll talk about the highs and lows and what we can expect ahead.
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30/12/11: After the Storm (Documentary Repeat)
The vast majority of Canadians who have a stroke will survive. But only 10 per cent will make a full recovery. The aftermath of a stroke can be difficult physically and emotionally. And it can be very trying on loved ones as well. Our documentary today looks at life after a stroke.
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30/12/11: Beerology
The bubbly is chilling and the corks are ready to be popped. For many-- champagne's in vogue and beer's a bust when ringing in the New Year. Yet the suds are the most popular alcoholic beverage in this country. We're serving up Beer with the editor of the Oxford Companion to Beer and a tour of the Mill Street Brewery in Toronto. * pls note this podcast was edited due to podcast rights issues*
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29/12/11: Andrew Tabler on his lost faith in Syria's President
His regime is unleashing its ire. Leading a murderous campaign on its own citizens. As international monitors and the world look on, Bashar Al-Assad remains ruthless and defiant. But the Syrian president is also described as mild-mannered and reserved. A duality only a few outsiders have personally witnessed. Today, we talk to the author of a book who spent time getting to know Syria's first family... first hand.
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29/12/11: To Serve With Pride (Documentary Repeat)
It was a big battle--but this year--the war was won. The war on Don't Ask Don't Tell, the American military's policy which forced gay soldiers to keep their sexuality hidden. We rebroadcast a documentary where veterans speak out about being a gay soldier south of the border.
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29/12/11: How the NYC music scene changed music forever
In the Bronx, young people were plugging turntables into light posts to invent hip-hop. Along the Bowery, art-school kids were distilling rock music down to its essence to create punk. While others were leading the biggest uprising in western classical music since Stravinsky. It all happened over five years, in a space of less than 200 city blocks in New York City. * Music Playlist on website cbc.ca/thecurrent *
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28/12/11: Rise of the Protester
As Kim-Jong Il is laid to rest, protesters are on the streets of Seoul condemning their Northern neighbours' regime. Some factory workers in China have walked off the job demanding higher wages. In India, an anti-corruption activist is on a hunger strike. From the Arab street to Wall Street and so many places in between, the bellow of 2011 is ringing out loud and clear. Ordinary citizens chanted for change, prodding and provoking power-brokers the world over.
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28/12/11: The Invisible Girl (Documentary Repeat)
Even the mention of 9/11 evokes horrendous images for most adults. But imagine the images and memories seared in the minds of children... particularly the ones who attended school in Manhattan on that fateful day a decade ago. We heard from one such girl, in this morning's documentary.
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28/12/11: Egypt's Revolution
It took 18 days of demonstrations to oust the man who ruled Egypt for 30 years. But there were a lot of signposts that paved the way to Tahrir Square. We hear from the author of a new book about the making of a revolution and the undoing of Hosni Mubarak.
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27/12/11: Iraq Journalism
In 2003 George W. Bush went on television and declared war on Iraq. As bombs rained down on Baghdad, reporters decked out in fatigues and flack jackets embedded themselves with the American military. But, as the insurgency grinded on, the Iraq story faded from the headlines. And when President Obama declared that war had ended earlier this month, the news it made can only be described as a whimper.
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27/12/11: Motherhood Interrupted (Documentary Repeat)
We re-broadcast a documentary about a time in Canada when women's work meant getting married, pregnant and raising children at home. But if you were a single mother -- you weren't cut out for the job. Many women were forced to give up their children. Now, decades later, they want accountability.
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27/12/11: Time
Time is rarely on our side. We usually think we don't have enough of it -- and then a look in the mirror often makes us think we've had too much. In part three we discuss time. Does it control us? Or do we control it?
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26/12/11: Unique pressures facing goaltenders
Imagine the stress of knowing you're about to play in the biggest hockey tournament of your life. The puck drops today at the World Juniors in Edmonton. The players are filled with hope, determination and pressure. And perhaps no one feels that pressure more than the goalie. We're talking about the guy who gets pucks hurled at him while he minds the net.
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26/12/11: Breathing with Sandra (Documentary Repeat)
We re-broadcast a documentary about giving and receiving the gift of life. Organ donors and recipients are often strangers who--by law--aren't allowed to get to know one another. But that's about to change in one Canadian province.
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26/12/11: Looking back at the day of the Soviet dis-Union
Today, we're setting the clock back, 20 years to the day. That's when the hammer and sickle was lowered and the once mighty soviet union ceased to exist. The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. That's certainly true when it comes to Russia's security forces.
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23/12/11: The Giving of Gratitude
Psychologists have been studying gratitude and its effects on those of us who feel it and then go on to express it. And these researchers are finding that an attitude of gratitude leads to a greater satisfaction with life and to kinder behaviour toward others. That's not to diminish the value of outrage. Outrage can change the world. And no one is saying gratitude can change the world, but perhaps it can grease the cogs and gears in such a way as to make everything turn a little more smoothly.
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23/12/11: Canadians: cvonsumers of war, neglecting aid
Canadians may think of themselves as peace-loving, but we speak to a woman who thinks we're avid consumers of war. She says you can see it in our pension plans and even our jewelry. Her new book, "Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid" looks at what happens when greed and guns get in the way of providing aid.
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23/12/11: Chris Goodall's report on "Peak Stuff"
Anyone who's sat through first-year economics knows societies have to consume to grow. But we may need to rewrite the Economics 101 textbook. We speak with a man who believes we can grow without increasing consumption. In fact, we may already be doing it.
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22/12/11: The cost of the revolution in Egypt
Inflation is up, productivity is down, tourists are gone and unemployment hasn't been this high for a decade. Egyptians may have reveled in a revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak but now they are questioning the cost of it all.
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22/12/11: Letters: Bullying in the schoolyard and in the NHL
His point is simple, the brain can't take it. The Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal has added his voice to those calling for an end to hockey violence that results in hits to the head. We hear from him and read your thoughts on some of the stories of the week.
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22/12/11: Hardship Christmas for Slave Lake, AB and Marystown, NFLD
The fire that swept through Slave Lake Alberta last May stays with those who escaped in the simplest and most profound of ways. This was a year of brutal actions and swift consequences in several Canadian communities. In the midst of the holiday season, we're going back to take the pulse of communities that refuse to give up in Slave Lake Alberta and Marystown, Newfoundland.
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21/12/11: Proposed changes to HIV disclosure law
Modern medicine is presenting a challenge for the law over the issue of HIV-AIDS. Should you be charged with a criminal offence like murder for willfully spreading the HIV virus to an unknowing sex partner if the newest drugs have changed, a deadly disease into a chronic illness?
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21/12/11: The real life story of the Tin Tin creator
He is forever young, the teenage boy with that odd hair and his loyal dog off on another adventure that takes him around the world. Tin Tin is the anti-hero, the Belgian comic strip character that spawned 23 graphic novels and millions of fans over the last 70 years. But for all the pleasure he brought millions of children, Tin Tin's creator had a darker side. Herge - Georges Remi - found his greatest success publishing in Nazi-controlled, pro-German papers in occupied Belgium. And while Tin Tin's illustrations were deliberately simplistic, the life of Herge was incredibly complex. We speak with biographer Pierre Assouline on Tin Tin's creator.
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21/12/11: Psychological profiles of world leaders
The Family that Slays together, Stays together or so says the man who created the CIA branch that profiles so-called Rogue world leaders. As North Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il and analysts puzzle over Kim Jong-un, as Bashar Al Assad maintains his grip on power in Syria and Ahmadinejad confounds Iran-watchers, we're looking for insights into the psychological state of leaders who make the news for all the wrong reasons.
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20/12/11: Sorrow in Syria as human rights abuses still continue
As the optimists and activists of so many middle eastern countries blossomed in an Arab Spring this year, the hopeful people of Syria have been locked in a perpetual winter by a dictator whose behaviour was and actually still is worse than most of the others but where geopolitics has and still does conspire to keep them frozen in a troubling time. Today, the day after President Assad agreed to the arrival of special observers, the day after more dissenters were gunned down, we're back on the Syria story where some say the long arm of Assad is reaching into Canada.
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20/12/11: Environment Commissioner, Scott Vaughan on hazardous shipments
There are stacks of rules and regulations designed to keep hazardous or dangerous goods from harming people as they are trucked, shipped or piped across the country. But Canada's top Environmental watchdog says the key federal departments responsible for keeping hazardous goods from being hazardous to us are failing to followup or even track high-risk violators. And that puts us all on a road to potential trouble. Scott Vaughn takes us through his findings.
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20/12/11: The high cost of workplace mental health
Canada's oil-and-gas and mining industries are an economic bright spot, their output worth about 4-percent of the GDP. So picture that productivity - four percent of GDP - because that is also what Corporate Canada loses every year to mental illness. Former Federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson weighs in on the need for Bosses and Businesses to confront an illness that we can all see but still treat as invisible.
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19/12/11: Death of a North Korean dictator and a look at the future of First Nations in Canada
With the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, world leaders are watching closely for any signal from North Korea on its nuclear intentions.
Also in this segment, Federal opposition leaders are critical of Prime Minister Stephen Harper demanding he travel to Attawapiskat to meet with people and see first hand the desperate conditions of the First Nations community. Instead, the P.M. is prepping for a different meeting with First Nations leaders in late January. Today, a few of those leaders share their hopes, expectations and exasperation.
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19/12/11: Meet a former paralympian who is now an able-bodied Olympic hopeful
She was 13 when a simple operation went inexplicably wrong and she found herself unable to walk. But Monique Van de Vorst concentrated on what she could do becoming a paralympic athlete, excelling at handcycling. Still she was beset by random events that injured her further, she was hit by a car, then hit by a bike and then one day she experienced some feeling in her feet and 12 years after being paralyzed, she was re-learning to walk.
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19/12/11: CIA drone attacks and the explosive rift between U.S. and Pakistan
The already hostile friendship between the U.S. and Pakistan is getting more uncomfortable. Tens-of-thousands of Islamists rallied in Peshawar and Lehore yesterday condemning the United States and denouncing a NATO attack. All this as Pakistanis along the Afghan border insist dozens of U.S. drone attacks this year killed civilians, not just combatants as the U.S. insists.
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16/12/11: Are we heading towards a Russian revolution?
What's happening in Russia these days? On the heels of a controversial election, has Vladimir Putin reached his best-before date? Or is that just the chatter from the disgruntled and the West? We look into the state of Mother Russia.
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16/12/11: The "financialization" of the world: Satyajit Das
Also, are you feeling the burden of debt? Silly question. Who isn't? Personal indebtedness has never been higher in Canada. And as far as governments go - it's even worse. From this country to the U.S. to pretty much all of Europe and beyond, the debt burden in this world is colossal. It nearly wrecked the financial system in 2008. And it could again according to the author of "Extreme Money", Satyajit Das.
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16/12/11: Treating arthritis with medical marijuana
For ten years, it's been possible to get a prescription for pot.Canada was the first country to create a system for doling out marijuana as medicine for people with certain serious illnesses. And in the past few years, a curious thing has happened. The number of pot prescriptions written to help people with arthritis has skyrocketed. And it's probably not because there's suddenly a lot more people with arthritis.
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15/12/11: Ontario Anti-Bullying Legislation
Stories of teens taking their own lives after being bullied and often after being taunted for being gay have dominated the headlines across the country for several months. Ontario's answer to that is new anti-bullying legislation. But critics say the new law isn't about bullying at all, it is a deliberate swipe at religious values.
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15/12/11: No more internal e-mail for Atos, an IT firm
It began as simple time saver. No more stamps, no more phone calls when a quick e-mail would suffice. It changed the game in office communications. But for all the ease ... writing, reading, answering and culling e-mails can take up to five hours a week of valuable office time and all that information - too much information is estimated to cost US corporations a trillion dollars a year. Our project Game Changer follows a communications technology company ready to delete e-mail.
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15/12/11: Mail: Stem Cell Research/Ethical Oil/Poverty
Also today, we read some of your letters on Canadian stem cell research, Canadian oil and poverty in Canada. And we are still tracking those two east coast ferries now being scavenged on India's ship breaking coast. Marine Atlantic says it put the sale of the ships out to tender. But a the longtime owner of a Canadian brokerage says neither he, nor a dozen or so of his competitors had any idea. He says it is time for the auditor general to start asking questions.
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14/12/11: Sayonara Kyoto Accord
Well he did it. Peter Kent killed Canada's Kyoto commitment and his critics say that's catastrophic. The Conservatives never hid their dislike for the deal. And they insist they are still moving ahead on emissions reductions. Today, we hear from Environment Minister Peter Kent. But we also hear from those critics.
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14/12/11: Prison Libraries: The Prose of Cons
Ask Jean Charbonneau what those who come to his library ask to read and he'll tell you True Crime is the most popular. His readers are prisoners but the fact that they're reading at all is proof to him that his work matters. In a world behind bars, the best escape was in a book. We follow Jean Charbonneau into that world.
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14/12/11: Hydrofluorocarbons and Climate Change
Remember how we all stopped using CFC's in fridges, in hairspray, all because of the hole in the Ozone layer? We replaced CFCs with HFCs and the hole did get smaller but now we know HFCs are even worse for the atmosphere. Our project, Game Changer looks at the chemistry that caused another conundrum as we explore tales of Earnest Environmental Efforts .. gone wrong
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13/12/11: Bank of Canada Governor, Mark Carney
Russia's retreating, Europe's regrouping, the U.S. is reverberating and Canada ... well the Governor of the Bank of Canada suggests we would do well to start re-focusing. In the midst of global economic uncertainty, Mark Carney sees opportunity for those Canadians willing to put aside their fears and take a chance. He's urging Canadian businesses to think outside the continent. Today, we ask for his assessment.
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13/12/11: Canadian citizenship denied due to breast cancer
On the surface, hers is the kind of application government officials look for: Young, educated, skilled and upwardly mobile, fluent in English, adapting well and anxious to be part of the Canadian community. And for a while it seemed Fatemah Kamkar would, indeed, be welcome here as a Permanent Resident from Iran. But in the years it took between her application and the govt's decision she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And suddenly nothing else matters to Ottawa: She is not welcome.
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13/12/11: Muslim leaders speak out against honour killings
Dozens of Imams turned their sermons to the subject of honour killings a few days ago, all in response to the disturbing details of the Shafia trial coming out of Kingston Ontario where a father, mother and son stand accused in the murders of three teenage daughters and a wife. Some worry that the wider Muslim community has nothing to apologize for, others say it is time to confront the issue behind this.
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12/12/11: Humanoid robots and other innovations of the MIT Media Lab
They developed The Kindle, Guitar Hero and the little robot vacuum cleaner that scuttles along the floor. But they've also created the exo-skeleton robots you can hug and cars that can fold up. Today we bring you the story of MITs Media Lab where very smart people are given the space to play and come up with fantastic off-the-wall ideas for new technology.The only catch ... once they Dream It, they have to Build It.
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12/12/11: Occupying foreclosure homes
This past weekend saw the end of the some of the most persistent of the Occupy Protests as demonstrators in Calgary removed their tents Friday and as police in Boston arrested those refusing to move Saturday morning. But even before they were gone the Occupy Movement in the U.S. had found new space re-positioning itself in the living rooms of homeowners facing foreclosure.
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12/12/11: Gay ban in Russia
Tens-of-thousands took to the streets this weekend, angry over what they say is election fraud and fed up with Vladimir Putin's presumption of power. But despite the call for greater rights and democracy, there is one group that fears its rights will be trounced. Legislation proposed by Putin’s party will outlaw what it calls “gay propaganda” aimed at youth Gay-rights activists, fear it is a thinly-veiled attempt to prosecute and persecute them in a nation already unapologetically homophobic.
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09/12/11: China and Climate Change
Canada hasn't made much of an impression at the climate change talks in South Africa - certainly not a positive one. But China sure has. Yes, it is the global bad boy - biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, a colossal number of coal plants, and more being built. But this week it's also showing off its world leading investments in wind and solar power that pale in comparison to any Western country. It's a complex picture of the middle kingdom and we dive into it.
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09/12/11: Icelandic economists fight for Canadian currency
It seems the world needs more Canada. Well, at least Iceland does. There's a growing push in Iceland to make the Loonie the official currency there. The country is desperate for a stable currency, following its banking collapse and ongoing economic problems. Our dollar - and our banking system - look pretty good to the Icelanders these days.
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09/12/11: Man Seeks God: Eric Weiner
Have you found your God yet? That question was asked of Eric Weiner one day when he was in the hospital, and thought he might die. Well, he didn't die but the question haunted him, because the answer, essentially, was No. So he went on a journey, crisscrossing the globe, looking for the religion that's right for him. The book he wrote about it is called "Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine".
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08/12/11: The 10 percent have their say: Part One
Poet Lorna Crozier and Rob Rainer, the Executive Director of Canada Without Poverty joined Anna Maria in studio to share some response from our Friday special that prompted this call-in. And meet filmmaker Nance Ackerman, her documentary Four Feet Up, looks at child poverty through the eyes of one child, 8 year-old Isaiah from Nova Scotia.
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08/12/11: The 10 percent have their say: Phone Calls Pt 2 (Atlantic Time Zone)
We continued our call-in to address the reality of poverty in Canada by dedicating the rest of our program to the experiences shared by many Canadians who are poor, surviving with little and living at/or below the poverty line.
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08/12/11: The 10 percent have their say: Phone Calls Pt 1 (Atlantic Time Zone)
We opened the phone lines for a special phone-in edition for the remaining hour of our program. We're asking: what's it like being poor in Canada? Poet Lorna Crozier and Rob Rainer, Executive Director of Canada Without Poverty joined Anna Maria in studio to help field your calls.
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07/12/11: Parental Abduction
The statistics appear to show abductions-by-parents account for more at least a third of all cases of missing children in Canada. And sometimes as in the case that hit the headlines this week, the search can drag on for years. Today, we look at the fallout, the ripple-effect and the emotion that lingers.
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07/12/11: Niall Ferguson: The West and the Rest
If you haven't yet caught the symbolism of Rome, Athens and Washington being in financial freefall then look East ... far East, where after 5 centuries of humbling stagnation China is innovative and creative in ways the West used to be. And no .. 140 characters is not true innovation. For an historian, it is the way-of-the-world. For the rest-of-us .. This is ominous. Does it have to be?
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07/12/11: Chevron oil spills in Latin America
Also today, our project Game Changer is tracking the political and judicial treatment of big oil in Latin America. From an oil spill off the coast of Brazil to a multi Billion dollar judgement in Ecuador, each involving Chevron and each sending a message about environmental culpability.
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06/12/11: Russia votes and Vladimir Putin is on the decline
It was not so long ago, Russians were so enamoured with Vladimir Putin that the top song was one for the women: "I Want a Man Like Putin" ... and he lapped it up, appearing in increasingly macho settings. Now twelve years on, Russians may be tiring of Mr. Putin. Though his United Russia party just won about 50-percent of the votes, it lost 77 seats in yesterday's election and the music may stop for Vladimir Putin. Today, we're asking what this means to Russia's future.
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06/12/11: Ethical Oil
As our Environment Minister prepares to make the Ethical Oil argument at a climate change conference hostile to Alberta's Oilsands, we're asking about the concept of labeling oil ... Ethical. Are you supporting the oppression of women in Saudi Arabia if you tar Alberta's oilsands?
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06/12/11: The story of two Canadian scientists who discovered stem cells
It was one of those Sundays, where one scientist was spelling off the other, checking the lab mice in a project that was all about using radiation for cancer treatment. So imagine their surprise when the two scientists realized what was really happening to those mice. They were growing stem cells. The year was 1960. The scientists were right here in Canada. Today, the story of James Till and Ernest McCulloch, two of Canada's most accomplished and least heralded scientists.
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05/12/11: Aboriginal Housing Crisis
Today, our project Game Changer is going back to look at First Nation communities and to ask why wasn't each a Game Changer for itself and for the next community? Today, we bring you voices from communities still struggling with housing, from one community that's overcome most challenges and from two big thinkers on this issues, each with Aboriginal ancestry but with differing views on how to proceed. (41 min)
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05/12/11: Sybil Exposed
They called her Sybil. Hers was a narrative that changed modern psychiatry, a young woman, her childhood riddled with such abuse that her mind fragmented, shattered into 16 different personalities. Her story would sell millions of books and inspire a gripping film. After Sybil's struggles became public, Multiple Personality Disorder went from being a rare psychiatric condition to a diagnosis for tens-of-thousands of patients. Except the story of Sybil was One Big Lie. We explore the real story with journalist who unearthed it.
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02/12/11: Personal stories on being poor in Canada
We started our special Editon of The Current hosted by poet Lorna Crozier on Poverty in Canada, with personal stories from Canadians who live in poverty. There are those who have always been poor, others who are new to being poor and still more who are poor by mistake. Today, we introduce you to three people: Laura in Hamilton, Brian in Edmonton and Mavis on Vancouver Island who share their personal stories on what it is like being poor in Canada.
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02/12/11: Child Poverty
Twenty years ago Canadian politicians pledged to eradicate child poverty, but today an abysmal one in ten kids in this country is growing up poor. We look at the consequences of that poverty and what needs to be done.
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02/12/11: Paying more being poor
We also take a look at the higher costs low-income people pay for a range of day-to-day expenses. Many low-income Canadians end up paying the most .... everything from groceries to banking, and those higher costs make it even harder to escape poverty.
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01/12/11: Transit workers assaulted on the job
She's been threatened with rape. He's got mild to moderate brain damage. And yet another one of them can't shake the beating that left him lying on the floor. They are all transit drivers in different Canadian cities. And they are facing a seemingly increasingly aggressive group of passengers who often don't play fair or pay the fare. With a 21-year old rider now waiting to be sentenced for his assault on a Vancouver bus driver, we're asking about the intersection of angry customers and sitting targets at the bus stop near you.
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01/12/11: Rehabilitation of dangerous offenders
You've heard the news stories many times as someone with a history of dangerous sexual offences leaves prison and eventually tries to settle in someone's neighbourhood. The fear is that they will re-offend, that they cannot be rehabilitated. Today, we hear from an Ottawa-based psychiatrist whose years of work has focused on treating such offenders with drugs that dull the very arousal that triggers their violence. He believes many of those criminals who want to be treated can get to a point where they will not re-offend.
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01/12/11: Lorna Crozier on Poverty and Listener Mail
She grew up knowing she was poor and even today a successful professor, poet and author, Lorna Crozier is affected by the poverty she faced all those years ago. As she prepares, a special Friday edition of The Current on the 10-percent, those often-invisible but desperately poor Canadians, Lorna Crozier talks about life on the margins. Plus we'll have some time to share some of our listener's thoughts on the stories we've covered in our mail bag.
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30/11/11: Harperized: Rebranding the federal government
Documents revealed by Canadian Press talk of news releases that are "Harperized" with bureaucrats expressing what they call "mild distress" at what they have been "instructed" to do. And now seasoned journalists on Parliament Hill are questioning the politicization of the public service. Today, the argument and the push-back, Jennifer Ditchburn, Lawrence Martin and Conservative MP Deal Del Mastro speak to the issue.
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30/11/11: First Ladies of the RCMP - The history of women in the force
The RCMP was one of the last major police forces in the world to admit women to its ranks in 1974. It took another 16 years for them to get the same Red Serge uniform that is so symbolic of RCMP pride. CBC Producer, Yvonne Gall brings us the story of the first generation of women to change the game in policing in the RCMP.
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30/11/11: The risks of Planet Hacking
It used to be dismissed as irresponsible science but Planet Hacking is getting a lot more attention these days. Geoengineering, altering the atmosphere to control climate change may not only Change the Game, in the wrong hands it could End the Game and that's why even those who like it think the only way forward is with Caution.
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29/11/11: Looking for answers in Attawapiskat
You've likely seen the pictures by now, kids with rashes on their faces, homes with outside walls of weathered, graying particle board, no running water or electricity and a stove made out of an oil drum. And yet even as the Red Cross heads to this northern Ontario reserve the story of the money Attawapiskat needs to survive is confusing. Ottawa says they get millions, the Chief says they need millions. Others say the bureaucratic hurdles that confront First Nations hobbles their efforts to help their people.
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29/11/11: Marine Atlantic and the ship breaking yards of India
He's got a state-of-the-art, environmentally first rate business and he had a plan to create 40 jobs in Cape Breton. But the decommissioned ferries Wayne Elliot wanted to buy and recycle were sold for millions more than he could even offer by the Canadian Crown corporation Marine Atlantic. They've since ended up at the ship-breaking beach at Alang India, a place notorious for injuries and industrial degradation that is supposed to be hands-off for all countries that have signed a deal called the Basel Convention including ours. So what happened?
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29/11/11: Steven Pinker on why violence is declining
There was a time when life for the majority, was nasty, brutish and short. But these days, it is pacified, prolonged and even pensioned. Fully 15-percent of all prehistoric humans died a violent death. These days despite it all, fewer than 3-percent of people do. Author Stephen Pinker has gone back ... way back to crunch the numbers. He says we inhabit an increasingly less violent world. He explains "The Better Angels of Our Nature".
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28/11/11: Egypt's volatile vote
Voting day has begun with juxtaposed images in Egypt. There are long lines in some areas and predictions of a high voter turnout while others continue to protest and call for a boycott. We take you to Egypt today, to get the views of the Muslim Brotherhood, the boycotters and a man who says he belongs to the Silent Majority, tired of protests, anxious for change.
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28/11/11: UN climate conference process in Durban
The tug of war is about to begin anew in Durban South Africa where politicians, diplomats, advisors and scientists are gathered for a new round of climate change talks. And as they begin, a Canadian investigative journalist poking around behind the scenes argues that our country and other western nations still think they can beat the science. He calls that failed politics.
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28/11/11: Investigating Quebec's construction industry
After three years of breaking news reports that outlined explosive details about collusion and corruption in Quebec's construction industry, the Charbonneau Commission will begin an inquiry. This is a story of government officials union bosses, company bosses and organized crime. And it began when a 27 year old freelance journalist teamed up with a seasoned investigative reporter at Radio-Canada. Today, Marie-Maude Denis and Alain Gravel take us through the story of the sleuthing and the sources that led to one of the most explosive stories to come out of Quebec in decades.
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25/11/11: Regulate Marijuana?
Four former Vancouver mayors say we must move from a violent unregulated marijuana market to a strictly regulated cannabis market that is based on a public health framework because it will help stop gang violence. But some critics feel this latest move to push for the legalization of marijuana is poorly thought out and has no facts to support it.
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25/11/11: After the DRC election ballots are counted
People in the Democratic Republic of Congo will choose a new government on Monday and many are dreading what will happen after the votes are cast. With 18-thousand candidates to choose from, few believe peace will break out once the ballots are counted.
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25/11/11: The Weasel, Marvin Elkind shares his story in A Double Life in The Mob
Marvin Elkind aka The Weasel was a low-level mob functionary, a loan collector, a boxer and a long-time police informant. He was also Jimmy Hoffa's driver. It's a remarkable life, perhaps most remarkable for the fact that Elkind has somehow managed to survive it. Elkind's life story is the subject of a new book by National Post reporter Adrian Humphreys. We speak to both of them today.
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24/11/11: Mohammed Abdelfattah on Egypt's Future
The images and the news out of Egypt seems dire now as the country's so-called revolution moves into another day of uncertainty, all of it documented, tracked and offered to the world by a battery of Egyptian journalists empowered by change even as they continue to risk arrest, beatings and imprisonment. Among them is a 24 year old man, two years into his own journalistic career whose story back in June of 2010 - six months before Tahrir Square helped to galvanize a nation. Mohammed Abdelfattah blogged about the death of a young man at the hands of police in Alexandria. All these months later, he is still documenting abuse by authorities.
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24/11/11: Mail: Letters: polygamy, mammograms and access to running water on reserves
This is Thursday and our mail includes opinions on polygamy, no running water on reserves in Manitoba and Canada's new guidelines on how often women should get mammograms has not impressed many of our listeners. We read your letters.
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24/11/11: Oil and Gas Drilling in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
They call it Old Harry, an oil and gas deposit off the shores of Quebec's Magdalen Islands in waters shared by more than one province. Old Harry could contain a few billion barrels of oil and oil companies want to start exploratory drilling. But while the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence hide oil riches, they also nurture a vast array of marine life, churn with unexpected and unpredictable currents and lap up onto shores inhabited by a Hollywood actor, Ethan Hawke.
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23/11/11: The Day to End Impunity: Honduran Journalists
Over four years in Honduras, 23 journalists have been killed. Others face detention, censorship and intimidation. Journalists in Honduras criticize a culture of impunity in the government of Porfirio Lobo, the newly-elected president who has just cut a free trade deal with Canada. Critics say Canada should be using its clout to force the Honduran government to confront such killings and other human rights violations.
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23/11/11: New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
For years women around the globe have been told breast cancer screening is essential for early diagnosis and life-saving treatment. So what are we to make of a new study saying women under 50 with an average risk of breast cancer don't need mammograms, that screening can lead to needless procedures and false positives? Some doctors welcome this new information, others aren't convinced.
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23/11/11: Robert Decker: Sole survivor of the 2009 Cougar helicopter crash
They wrote their first letter to the minister of Transport back in February. They were the families of 17 people killed in a helicopter crash off Newfoundland back in 2009. The families of the dead and the sole survivor Robert Decker had nagging questions about the safety of choppers still flying. There was no answer. Four months later in June, they wrote again to the minister. Still .. no answer. And so when they sent the third letter this month, Robert Decker decided he had to speak up. He has never spoken publicly outside of a provincial inquiry. Today, he is speaking to us.
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22/11/11: Democracy and the Egyptian military council
The pictures coming out of Cairo and seven other Egyptian cities depict a frenzy and an anger over a revolution sidetracked as the ruling military council stumbles in what was supposed to be a transition to democracy.
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22/11/11: Whistleblowers go public on the threat of bovine growth hormones
In the late 80s and through the nineties, three veterinarians with Health Canada were growing increasingly uncomfortable as they investigated bovine growth hormones to determine whether to approve their use. There was pressure from the manufacturers and from their bosses. And when they went public with concerns over safety and human health, they were eventually fired for insubordination. Fifteen years on , one is back at work and two cannot be reinstated.
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22/11/11: Covering the Afghan War: Murray Brewster
In every war there are always two fronts with the soldiers on the front lines and the politicians in the backrooms. Separated by geography and complicated by security. Few journalists can keep track of both sides of that fight. Today
we bring you the perspective of a reporter who did. Murray Brewster argues that Canada's war in Afghanistan over the last decade was at times a two-pronged assault, one on the Taliban, another on public opinion back home. He shares his perspective on the political and military battles in a long and Savage War.
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21/11/11: Syrian National Council as legitimate govt
From Egypt to Syria, people demanding political change were back on the streets this weekend. But if Egyptians are feeling the sting of a promising revolution stalled, Syrians are in the thick of a revolution not yet enabled. With President Assad seemingly resistant to even the criticism of other Arab leaders, Syrians here were on the streets hoping for help from Canada.
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21/11/11: No Running water on Manitoba reserves
We've all seen the pictures, people without drinking water making the trek to the community pipe or the local lake, their water kept in a pail. Now take that image and look again because the people with the buckets live on First Nations reserves in Manitoba. There are 18-hundred homes on reserves in Canada without clean water and the community with the most desperate shortage is in Manitoba. We hear from a woman who says governments could solve this in 5 years.
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21/11/11: Mississippi Reconciliation - Cold Case Murder
Investigative filmmaker David Ridgen is back with an extraordinary story of redemption and forgiveness that began with the violence of the Ku Klux Klan back in the 60s in the deep US South. The story of what happens when the brother of a dead man meets the man who admitted to torturing and kidnaping the victim.
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18/11/11: Has Syria descended into Civil War?
The Syrian president's regime has never been so isolated. Damascus has long been condemned by countries outside the Middle East, but now the League of Arab States has suspended Syria for its violent crackdown on dissent. Economic sanctions are threatened. For the moment, Syria ignores the outside pressure, but it can hardly ignore what's happening internally. We head to Syria today for the latest on the situation there.
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18/11/11: Georges Laraque: NHL's Unlikeliest Tough Guy
Former NHL forward Georges Laraque loved the game of hockey. But he rarely got to play because he was expected to rough it up on the ice. An unlikely tough guy looks back on his years as an enforcer.
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18/11/11: Legalizing the rhino tusk trade in South Africa
If you ever come across a rhinoceros stamping its feet, lowering its head and snorting, you could be in big trouble. But don't worry, there's almost no danger. Your chances of ever coming across a rhino are small and getting a lot smaller. We hear what's being done to keep the last few stragglers alive.
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17/11/11: The right to protest and occupy space
The Occupy movement is going from the parks to the courts, As activists in Canada and the United States argue that Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Assembly provisions in both countries give them the right to stay where they are. Today, with deadlines looming we're asking questions about the right to use public space, the right to protest, to be disruptive. And does the Occupy Movement have to Occupy Something to sustain itself ?
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17/11/11: Govt surveillance of native youth advocate Cindy Blackstock
Why is the govt spying on Cindy Blackstock? Cindy Blackstock is an advocate for First Nations children and youth. She has an email trail that shows bureaucrats from the Department of Aboriginal Affairs are tailing her, showing up at more than 70 speeches and appearances, taking notes, following her Facebook page and sharing what they find with their Dept and the Dept of Justice. She calls the surveillance, chilling and politically motivated.
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17/11/11: Mail: Forced Sterilization, Assisted Suicide, Report Cards
Earlier this week, we brought you the story of Leilani Muir, a victim of Alberta's former decades-long Eugenics program. Today we'll hear more about the institution where she was forced to live. Plus, euthanasia and yelling at students are on the minds of our listeners this week. And, our listeners share a few of the moments that changed their lives forever as part of our project, game changer.
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16/11/11: The intersection of govt, art and politics
Fanke James creates irreverent even whimsical art with a message about the environment, oil sands and climate change but when a federal bureaucrat accused her of creating a Fantasy, she filed an Access to Information request and discovered an email trail indicating officials at the Foreign Affairs Dept don't seem to like her art and pulled funding because her work isn't consistent with government interests. She says that opinion ended plans for a European art tour.
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16/11/11: RCMP sexual harassment allegations
A new man is about the take the job of Canada's top cop but the promotion for the next Commissioner of the RCMP comes amidst ongoing allegations of sexual harassment and allegations that complaints over the abuse went no where.
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16/11/11: University of Calgary vs. Free Speech
Back in November of 2007, a group of students at the University of Calgary offered their comments on a Facebook page set up to complain about the competence of a professor. That incident has evolved into an ongoing court fight over freedom of speech and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. At issue .. Should the university be forced to comply with the Charter? The University says No. The implications are far-reaching.
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15/11/11: Arab League's suspension of Syria's membership
For decades the Arab League has operated as a "Dictators Protection Society" to quote one pundit. Now it is ready to boot Syria out of its exclusive club. The King of Jordan is speaking out and Saudi Arabia may be pulling strings. All of which begs the question … With the uprisings across the middle east, is the Arab League changing with the times? Or is it a hypocritical bunch desperate to hang on to what power is left?
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15/11/11: Assisted suicide returns to Canadian courts
Her case began in BC's Supreme Court this week but Gloria Taylor suffering from ALS has already taken her fight public. She has spoken at length on this program. Now in a Vancouver courtroom, those arguing against the decriminalization of assisted suicide are waiting to make their case.
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15/11/11: The drain on Herman Cain
You can be forgiven if you think U.S. Republican politics is a bit like a ferris wheel - one candidate's up, then they're down. From Michelle Bachmann to Rick Perry to Newt Gingrich ... what seems like an anybody-but-Mitt Romney mentality persists. Which brings us to Herman Cain. Right-wing, African-American, very blunt, prone to blunders and not a day of elected political experience on his record. So what does the Cain candidacy tell us about U.S. politics?
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14/11/11: Leilani Muir successfully sues Alberta govt for wrongful sterilization
She was little girl unloved and unsuspecting when her parents drove her up the hill in Red Deer Alberta. It was a moment that would forever change Leilani Muir's life, abandoned to people zealously experimenting with Eugenics. What they would do to her would result in anguish and eventually lawsuits . Today, Leilani Muir, now in her 60s is ready to tell her story.
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14/11/11: Game Changing moments from our listeners
Our season-long look at Game Changers examines those moments that changed ordinary lives in ways no one could anticipate. We asked for your stories. You answered. And today we've got the first of them.
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14/11/11: Whither Report Cards
The report card is loved, loathed, anticipated or dreaded. And in BC public schools it is a bargaining chip. Teachers waiting for a contract say they won't fill them out. The students are divided. With a Labour Relations deadline looming some say its time to scrap all Report Cards.
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11/11/11: Is the Keystone Pipeline project in trouble?
Proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline say the future of the project is in doubt because the State department has delayed an approval decision by changing the route.
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11/11/11: Canada's soldiers share their stories to remember
Today we commemorate Remembrance Day, with some astonishing stories of survival and some heartbreaking stories of sacrifice. It's been 93 years since the end of the War to end all Wars. And at least we've learned that war keeps no promises.
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11/11/11: UBC's Veterans Transition program helping Veterans with trauma
The best way to remember Canada's veterans may be just not to forget them. We hear what's being done to help combat veterans leave combat behind them.
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10/11/11: Attacking Iran Scenarios: Sam Gardiner
Today, we wanted to run through a variety of real-world scenarios triggered by the very real possibility that Iran is developing nuclear weapons capabilities. Sam Gardiner, a Retired US Air Force Colonel has taught strategy at the US National War College, he walks us through military options and possible outcomes.
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10/11/11: Mail: Occupy Eviction, Co-ops, 75 yrs of CBC
Occupy or vacate? Meat or vegetables? Our listeners weigh in on the stories of the week with letters that include a newsroom- wartime romance.
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10/11/11: Doctor treats patients with illegal plant
Meet a Vancouver doctor says a plant from the jungles of Peru can help some of his addict patients. But Health Canada says he can't use it in his practice in Canada because it's illegal.
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09/11/11: Berlusconi and Italy's deteriorating economy
Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi told his country yesterday he will be leaving office. The news came after Berlusconi won yet another vote in parliament. But with so many abstentions, it was clear his majority was gone. We also examine the financial concerns in Italy that finally brought him down. And the effect Italy's bottom-line could have on the Eurozone.
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09/11/11: Tough on crime bill is tough on budgets
How much is Ottawa's tough-on-crime legislation going to cost? And who's going to pay? Some provincial premiers resent the extra costs associated with Ottawa's new crime bill, we get a provincial perspective.
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09/11/11: Access to abortions in PEI
Women in Prince Edward Island who want to terminate their pregnancy have to go somewhere else to do it. There is no abortion service on the island, and the government has no plans for change. But a group of women in Prince Edward Island are lobbying for access to abortion.
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08/11/11: Time to strike tents on the occupy movement?
It seems the Occupy movement is at a crossroads. Critics are calling for their cities to start evicting the occupiers. Supporters are coming up with ideas to take the movement to the next level. Today, we take a look at what's been achieved and what might come next.
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08/11/11: Free sperm exchange on the internet
Some people in need of sperm are turning to websites that facilitate the free exchange of sperm but, Health Canada is warning Canadians not to get sperm in this manner. They are sending warnings to the people who run these websites because the semen has not been screened and could pass on disease.
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08/11/11: Changing the face of Schizophrenia
Keris Myrick hears voices no one else can hear. She learned to ignore them. She also learned to ignore the voices of mental health experts telling her not to expect much from life. As the CEO of a company, she's one of many people challenging society's perceptions of the mentally ill.
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07/11/11: COUNTERfit
In September, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that Insite - the supervised safe injection program in Vancouver - should be allowed to continue operating. Health and social workers say the program helps reduce the spread of disease among intravenous drug users by providing them with clean needles, and a safe place to inject. And now, many are pushing for the creation of more safe injection sites.
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07/11/11: Eurozone Crisis
Greeks who don't like the sounds coming out of Brussels might take a tip from the men who sailed with Ulysses -- stick wax in their ears. Some ancient themes resurface as the Eurozone crisis unravels.
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07/11/11: The Origin of AIDS: Jacques Pepin
Right around the same time that women won the right to vote in this country, a health crisis began that continues to infect and kill. Today, we speak with a researcher who believes he's traced the very first human to be infected with the AIDS virus.
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04/11/11: Economy Crisis in Greece
The English lexicon is full of words derived from classical Greek ... dilemma, toxic, tragedy and apocalypse. These are just some words that best describes the situation facing Greece today. As the country's economy teeters on the edge, and its citizens and political system face major upheavals, we check in with two guests in Greece to try to get a handle on the mood and the direction of the country.
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04/11/11: Co-Operatives
The Occupy protesters are often clear what they oppose - but not what they propose. We look at one suggestion some people see as an alternative to corporations, a fairer way to run a business.
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04/11/11: Art Collector: Michael Audain
The Occupy Vancouver protesters are camped outside the city's art gallery because it's a nice, central green space. A Vancouver art collector, Michael Audain believes Canadians should care more about the arts and opens his vast collection to public view. He says keeping his collection of rare and valuable BC art to himself would be selfish.
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03/11/11: A Season in Hell: Robert Fowler
Robert Fowler was no ordinary hostage, a career diplomat, former advisor to Prime Ministers ... a man who spent a lifetime as a political and geo-strategic analyst. His days in captivity allowed him to observe one of the world's most formidable terrorist organizations up close. Today we hear from Robert Fowler on what he experienced, what he learned and who might have set him up.
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03/11/11: Trusting Democracy
The Greek PM wants to take an austerity plan to the people in a referendum. This morning, his top cabinet ministers are fighting him. The Europeans are incredulous. G20 members are impatient. So .. what is the role of Democracy when the going gets tough? Does so-called direct democracy empower governments or enfeeble them ?
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03/11/11: Mail: Naser Al-Raas, Peter Kent, Rick Mercer
It's mail day. Today we're revisiting several topics from the week gone by from a Canadian citizen facing Bahrain prison time ...to Peter Kent's Environmental plan for Canada ... to Rick Mercer's plea for youths at risk.
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02/11/11: War Reporting and Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
We started our radio tour celebrating 75 years of CBC Radio with reporter David Halton for his insight on the war years and how those years helped define the network, along with his dad Matthew Halton's war reporting. And Howard Dyck was the host of Saturday Afternoon at the Opera from 1987-2007. He tells us about the longest running program in Canada and why Opera has endured the way it has on Canadian airwaves. * pls note this podcast has been edited due to rights issues *
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02/11/11: Radio Free Friday, AIH, Sunday Morning
Doug Ward was involved in CBC's Radio Revolution, he was with the program Radio Free Friday's and he shares his story on how he hired a young Peter Gzowski. Mary Lou Finlay, host of As It Happens from 1998 to 2005 shared some stories from her time at AIH and how the program shaped CBC Radio. And Bronwyn Drainie, the original host of CBC's Sunday Morning tells us why Sunday Morning was groundbreaking in the area of Current Affairs. * pls note this podcast has been edited due to rights issues *
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02/11/11: Air Farce, Morningside, The Current
As part of our radio tour looking back on CBC's 75th anniversary, Don Ferguson, an original cast member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce, reflects about his time at Air Farce and what comedy and variety shows did for CBC Radio. And Gloria Bishop was the Executive producer of Morningside for seven seasons, she joined us to talk about her days at Morningside and why the program had the longevity it did - lasting over fifteen years. We also hear from editor in chief of CBC News, Jennifer McGuire who joined us to talk about the inception of The Current. * Pls note this podcast has been edited due to rights isses *
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01/11/11: Naser Al-Raas and Zainab Ahmed
He has a Canadian passport. He can't get his hands on it.
He is stuck in a country not his own with an order to turn himself in in the coming days. A move he fears will lead to almost certain torture. Officials in Bahrain intend to jail Nasser Al-Rass's for five years. All because they say he was at a demonstration. Today we're looking at the dark side of the Arab Spring in a country with leaders still wooed by the West.
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01/11/11: Craig Oliver
His is a classic tale of the hardscrabble childhood and the chance offer to try a job. In Craig Oliver's case, it was a radio job, a tiny CBC affiliate that set him on the path that would make him one of Canada's pre-eminent broadcast journalists. From Diefenbaker right through to Harper he's covered 10 prime ministers and the rough and tumble politics that has shaped this country for more than five decades.
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01/11/11: Moustache Revival
We contemplate the Moustache today, scruffy or wise, radical or reserved, employable or not. A hairy lip can mean different things in different times. As Movember begins, we're plucking at facial hair through the ages.
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31/10/11: Zombie Culture
The obsession with Zombies and other undead extends beyond this particular Hallowe'en. The U.S. Zombie Research Society claims the membership of 60-thousand academics and zombie enthusiasts, a level of interest that some believe speaks to the wider social and political concerns confronting our society. Today .. we're asking what Zombie love really tells us.
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31/10/11: Thailand Flood
The flood waters of Thailand are diluting economic expectations and distilling political frustrations. Three weeks of rising waters, laden with everything from snakes to toxins have closed 100s of factories and endangered more than a million people as a new Prime Minister tries to navigate the political channels of this ongoing natural disaster.
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31/10/11: Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
We all have a type, be it Helvetica, Arial or Times New Roman. Some people care about fonts more than others however, and we hear how some typefaces are literally fighting words. Also, at the very end of our program, The Voice connects the day that symbolically marks the 7 billionth birth with our Zombie talk on Hallowe'en.
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28/10/11: The Story of Marnie Frey
There has been some remarkable testimony earlier this week at the inquiry in Vancouver that's looking into the police handling of the Robert Pickton case. The step-mother of one of Picton's victims testified that she had essentially put all the pieces of the case together about three years before Pickton was arrested. And she did it largely by talking to prostitutes in Vancouver's downtown east side.
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28/10/11: Sino-Forest
How did the company, Sino-Forest, that was once the biggest forestry company on the Toronto Stock Exchange get that way? One illiterate Chinese farmer at a time.
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28/10/11: Paul Martin on Natural Capital
Former Prime Minister Paul Martin tells us about a concept called natural capital, an idea that would see our water, forests and other resources put on the country's balance sheets.
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Day 6 - January 21, 2012
On this episode of Day 6: Legendary author Elmore Leonard; Sex-selection and abortion; "Merkozy" - A love story for our time; Taliban ringtones; Why the new edition of Dungeons and Dragons matters; AND a day without Wikipedia
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Day 6 - January 14, 2012
Iran, Video Games and CIA Propaganda; Stealing Picasso: behind the scenes with an art sleuth; How immigration woes and drug cartels infiltrated Mexican wrestling; A guide to Canadian political donations; Making file-sharing a religion; Pete Zedlacher on the Putin vs Harper hockey match-up; and Kathleen Phillips on the CES
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Day 6 - January 7, 2012
The Race for the White House: Matt Taibbi on why the Iowa caucuses mean nothing; Richard Dawkins on myths, magic and science; Astrophysicist Dick Henry proposes a new calendar; The Stooges' James Williamson on the journey from rock'n'roll to boardrooms (and back again); AND two takes on military intervention in Syria.
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D6B Layton's Song
Before dying, Jack Layton wrote a letter to all Canadians. Day 6 contributor Allison Goertz put some of those words to song.
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Day 6 - December 31, 2011 (The Big 6)
The Big 6 revealed: the 6 biggest stories of the year as chosen by you. Find out who you picked as Newsmaker, Feelgood, Flameout, Heartbreak, Winning and Overhyped stories for 2011.
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Day 6 - December 24, 2011
The Day 6 2011 News Quiz: test your wits against our panel of news junkies; how a kidnapped filmmaker made movies for Kim Jong Il; 11th hour gift-buying with Becky Toyne; Neil Pasricha on keeping the holidays awesome; and will there ever be a decent 9/11 movie?
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Day 6 - December 17, 2011
Week three of The Big 6 year-end series: Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs... ALSO Chris Hedges and Paul Wolfowitz on the late Christopher Hitchens; David Javerbaum with a holiday message from God; Understanding "The God Particle"; A creepy online cartoon and the Russian political awakening; AND Luke Harding on what Putin's worth
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Day 6 - December 10, 2011
Week Two of our year-end Big 6 series: Is The End of the World the Over-hyped story of the year? Does Ryan Gosling have the "Winning-est" tale of 2011?... ALSO: Rand Paul on the threat of indefinite detention; Lawrence Weschler on the uncanny valley; Sugar Sammy on bizarre news of the week; and Pete Zedlacher on performing for troops in Kandahar...PLUS: alien life on Kepler 22-b? AND Kyoto on life support.
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Day 6 - December 3, 2011
Launch of the Big 6 2011 edition. You're vote decides our end of year program. Is Wikileaks Flameout of the Year? Also, Egyptians vexed with the vote; are Brit cops listening to your calls; Rethink 3: the value of collaboration in business; Kathleen Phillips and the Queen of Vegas; Buy Nothing creator scolds Occupy Xmas; Ron James on that CFL septuagenarian fist fight, and the Shame movie embraces its R/NC 17 rating.
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Day 6 - November 26, 2011
Meet the "real" Swedish Chef (maybe); What popular music in Egypt says about the protest; Syria's creative protest tactics; the neuropathy that helped Sid the kid; NHL's new Crosby-friendly rules; Rethink: the secret underground economy; fact check like you spell check; and there's nothing sadder than a November mall Santa
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Day 6 - November 19, 2011
Music made Gabrielle Giffords talk; Eviction the best thing to happen to #Occupy; Disney buys moms; China: masters of capitalism; P.J. O'Rourke's Holidays in Heck; In Defense of Nickelback; Oh No Ogopogo!
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Day 6 - November 12, 2011
Go Greek for a Week: defending the new British reality show ... 60s protest veteran Tom Hayden with advice for Occupiers ... Silvio Berlusconi's recording career ... Call of Duty: the national pastime ... Tim Heidecker vs Herman Cain ... 5 reasons not to bomb Iran ... Michael Jackson reconsidered ... and Kathleen Phillips on the 7 Wonders of the World.
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Day 6 - November 5, 2011
Papandreous's Peril; Mental Illness good for leadership; All aboard the (Herman) Cain Train; Should you read Haruki Murakami's 1Q84?; the confounding collaboration of Lou Reed and Metallica; Policing Mecca; AND a new message from Anonymous
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Day 6 - October 29, 2011
The end is nigh for Occupy?, a roller coaster built to kill, an open letter to baby number 7 billion, power of the lollipop, ecocide on trial, and a real mummy!
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Day 6 - October 22, 2011
Gadhafi is Dead - but is Libya ready for democracy? ... The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs ... How Guy Fawkes became a model for 21st century protest ... Chris Hedges on Occupy Wall Street ... Chad Harbach on the World Series ... Why dictators love their bling ... AND the world fawns over the Sarkozy-Bruni baby
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Day 6 - October 15, 2011
Is the foiled Iranian assassination plot too weird to be true? One foreign policy expert shares her skepticism ... The Liberal Party of Canada gets "Deep Sixed" ... Misleading movie trailers - what's the deal? ... New financial protest - a movement to move money out of the big banks ... Should you read Jeffrey Eugenides' "The Marriage Plot"? ... And Mark Bowden on a whole new battlefield - the Internet.
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Day 6 - October 8, 2011
Are Canadian protestors choosing the right target? Bay St. vs Wall St. and the fight to take down capitalism. The evolution of flashmobs - we talk to the creator. Of mice and men - an engineer hand-picked by Steve Jobs. Dinner over already? Dining rooms get Deep Sixed. PLUS: Juicy details behind the provincial elections, trippin' on tryptophan, and vows for temporary marriages in Mexico City.
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Day 6 - October 1, 2011
Get rich off the recession! Mary Elizabeth Williams sees if 50/50's a flick worth seeing; The Dictator's Handbook says autocrats and democrats are the same; Danny Williams meets Donald Trump; The USA's superpower status gets Deep Sixed; Is Winnipeg really ready for NHL hockey; Can you write a song a day and make it to 1,000; and does the West have to right to lecture on Human Rights?
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Day 6 - September 24, 2011
On this episode of Day 6 - The real women of "Pan Am" and "The Playboy Club" on feminism of the 60s... Back to business in the oil fields of Libya... Scientific Sentencing - neuroscience in the courtroom... The upside of a depression... Over-coverage of the Middle East...AND Is Rock'n'Roll dead?
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Day 6 - September 17, 2011
On this episode of Day 6 - Is the end of the Euro nigh? You be the judge as our Deep Sixed series continues... Nick Broomfield on his new film "Sarah Palin - You Betcha!" ... Persian satirists Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi of Parazit on the latest news out of Iran ... ALSO Science on trial - manslaughter charges over earthquake deaths... George Lucas messes with a good thing... AND a supercomputer that could soon forecast world events.
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Day 6 - September 10, 2011
On this episode of Day 6 - Lewis Lapham on dissent, America and the legacy of 9/11. John Krewson of The Onion on the impact of their 9/11 issue. ALSO Why campus binge drinking won't stop...Mark Critch as Conrad Black...Why RIM is Deep-Sixed...Norm McDonald...AND Gail Asper gets re-mixed.
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August 20, 2011 - Day 6 Summer Podcast - Sacred Texts Part Two
The New Yorker at the Luminato Festival in Toronto. Part Two of a discussion about sacred texts, moderated by New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman. The panel features authors Colm Toibin, Allegra Goodman and Chris Adrian.
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August 13, 2011 - Day 6 Summer Podcast - Sacred Texts Part One
The New Yorker at the Luminato Festival in Toronto. Part One of a discussion about sacred texts moderated by New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman. The panel features authors Colm Toibin, Allegra Goodman and Chris Adrian.
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August 6, 2011 - Day 6 Summer Podcast - Birgitta Jonsdottir
Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir
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July 30, 2011 - Day 6 summer podcast - Ai Weiwei
Long before his arrest this April, chinese artist Ai Weiwei was a prolific blogger and tweeter. What did he have to say about his country and his government? An extended interview with Lee Ambrozy, the editor and translator of a book of Ai Weiwei's blogs.
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Day 6 - Mid Week podcast - April 6, 2011
Today, an extended interview on why Fukushima is not Chernobyl, and an encore presentation of our interview with environmentalist and author George Monbiot. He now supports nuclear power because of the disaster in Japan.
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Day 6 - April 2, 2011
Is it time for the Chernobyl option? Why pouring concrete on Fukushima's reactors won't solve the problem...AND The federal election on the futures market - where the world is putting its money as Canada decides, plus, Elizabeth May gets shut down - maybe a campaign cocktail will help ... ALSO Three top ten hits drop the F-bomb in their title, why profanity in pop is nothing new...PLUS Claire Brousseau catches up with real life BFF Mad Men star Jessica Pare
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Day 6 - Midweek Podcast - March 30, 2011
An extended interview with writer and long-time This American Life contributor Sarah Vowell, followed by a reading from her new book, "Unfamiliar Fishes."
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Day 6 - March 26, 2011
On this episode - The 40th parliament is toast: what winning would mean to each party...and an election cocktail for the long road ahead ... PLUS a leading environmentalist on how Fukushima renewed his faith in nuclear power... AND writer and broadcaster Sarah Vowell on the US, Imperialism and Hawaii (with a bonus jab or two at Canadians) ... how Operation Odyssey Dawn got its name ... and unearthing buried news
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Day 6 - Midweek Podcast - March 23, 2011
This week's bonus podcast features readings from two of our favourite storytellers and humourists, David Sedaris and Mike Birbiglia. First up, David Sedaris reads "The Vigilant Rabbit" from his collection of fables called Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk. Next, comedian and writer Mike Birbiglia reads "Goddammit" from his collection of essays called Sleepwalk with Me and Other Painfully True Stories. A word of warning - there are some adult themes in the latter reading.
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Day 6 - March 19, 2011
On this episode: Failure at the Fukushima nuclear plant - meet one of the engineers who was concerned about the crisis decades ago... and TEPCO's less-than-stellar track record of transparency... PLUS Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper... Comedy, tragedy and context in the age of Twitter ...AND Heavy metal music and the liberalization of the Middle East... BONUS Atlantis:Found?
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Day 6 - Midweek Podcast - March 16, 2011
This midweek podcast features an extended interviews with Mark Bittman - New York Times food columnist and author most recently of The Food Matters Cookbook. Then, Brent asks two finacial-world insiders why no top Wall Street executives went to jail for playing a role in the global economic collapse of 2008. Dan Alpert is founding manager of Westwood Capital and frequent commentator on financial regulation. Bob Gnaizda is an attorney and 40-year social justice advocate.
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Day 6 - March 12, 2011
On this episode of Day 6: Chaos in japan - How Google is helping people find each other in the heart of a natural disaster... why the "supermoon" is not responsible for the quake ... and the security of Japan's nuclear industry ... PLUS Years after the financial collapse, why Wall Street walked and who should be on trial ... AND why redefining motherhood is a powerful taboo ... and reasons not to fear the alien invasion
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Day 6 Midweek Podcast - March 9, 2011
This week's bonus podcast, our uncut interview with neurologist and author Oliver Sacks. His newest book, "The Mind's Eye" is a collection of stories of people who can't perceive or communicate... and that includes him too.
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Day 6 - March 5, 2011
On this episode: TV star in free-fall - Charlie Sheen and the Absence of Apology ... AND Fighting for the director's credit on the worst movie ever made - The Room ... PLUS How the UK is getting sperm donors to man-up... contributor Kathleen Phillips finds the weak point in Libya's strongman ... Glen Beck loses support on the right ... a future's market where you can bet on the outcome of a revolution ... and, who said it - Sheen or Gadhafi? Shaun Majumber takes our quote quiz.
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Day 6 - Midweek Podcast - March 2, 2011
This week we feature an extended interview with author Salman Rushdie.
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Day 6 - February 26, 2011
On this episode of Day 6: How international relations would handle a zombie apocalypse ... AND The Gadhafi factor - why the revolt in Libya is so unlike the Egyptian revolution... and The Brand of a Nation - can Libya change its image? ...PLUS the Executive Producer of The Onion News Network on sports and satire... Defining moments in Academy Awards history... and the legends of Mad Magazine eyeball the Oscars.
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Day 6 - Bonus Midweek Podcast - February 23, 2011
This week: an uncut interview with Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. Up until a few months ago, the legendary cartoonist hadn't given an interview in almost twenty-five years. Turns out, he had a lot to say about four decades of Doonesbury...
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Day 6 - February 19, 2011
On this episode of Day 6: Watson may have killed at Jeopardy, but can he pass the ultimate test of Artificial Intelligence? ... AND Paul Haggis defects from the Church of Scientology - we talk to a former high-ranking member who says he witnessed abuse at the top levels... PLUS Celebrated author Azar Nafisi on the problems of protesting in Iran...the ongoing quest to find the worst movies ever made ... why everything is more expensive in Canada ... and a view from inside Lady Gaga's egg.
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Day 6 - Bonus Mid-week Podcast - February 16, 2011
On January 20th, US officials executed the biggest single-day mob bust in FBI history. They arrested 127 alleged gangsters for extortion, arson, and racketeering. Now extortion and racketeering - that makes sense for the Mafia. But what about selling records? Take a listen to this full-length interview with Tommy James, author "Me, the Mob, and the Music" and the artist behind "Crimson and Clover", "Mony Mony", "I Think We're Alone Now" and many more hits. He's got a story or two to tell you...
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Day 6 - February 12, 2011
On this episode of Day 6: Victory in Cairo! Hosni Mubarak resigns, but says he'll die in Egypt - Why exile for dictators isn't what it used to be... ALSO Best Actress Nominee Melissa Leo launches her own campaign for the Oscar - and critics aren't impressed ...AND 60s pop star sensation Tommy James on how his hit records were underwritten by the mob ... PLUS A new study looks at the roots of bullying... Why Facebook isn't big in Japan... and Quebec gets an arena, but will they get an NHL team?
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Day 6 - February 5, 2011
On this episode of Day 6 - How fanatical Egyptian soccer fans formed the organizational backbone of the protests in Cairo... AND US Senator (and Tea Party icon) Ron Paul discusses his radical ideas on aid for Egypt... PLUS Yann Martel tells us why he's stopped sending books to the Prime Minister ... What would happen if the Internet got turned off ... How to make a pop song in eight hours ... And, "Sukey" the protest app.
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Day 6 - January 29, 2011
On this episode of Day 6 - Women, Hollywood and the Oscars: Measuring the Best Picture nominees against the Bechdel Test for Movies... AND What's next for Egypt following a week of protests? PLUS A chat with the creators of "Parazit", Iran's answer to The Daily Show... Attack of the killer swan: a farmer takes on the goverment when they tell him his swan needs a permit.... and, Is the cupcake bubble about to burst?
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Day 6 - January 22, 2011
The Stuxnet worm redefines the cyberwarfare battlefield; what was Baby Doc Duvalier thinking; Ontario's rogue minor hockey league; Ophiuchus gets no zodiacal respect; the politics of Bunga Bunga; Sugar Sammy; and the Starbuck's Trenta.
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Day 6 - January 15, 2011
Are Chinese mothers really superior? Find out from Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother. AND Why Glocks have become the weapon of choice in America in the wake of the tragedy in Tucson. PLUS Women take centre stage on a revoluntionary new TV show in Afghanistan ... How a Newfoundland community is fighting back against a plan to burn a million tires ... Coping with the first wave of Boomer Retirees ... and a chat with the CEO of the Weekly World News.
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Day 6 - January 8, 2011
The Game-Changer: HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg on the success of "24/7 Penguins Capitals" and what it could mean for the future of hockey coverage. AND Four decades of Doonesbury: a feature interview with Gary Trudeau. PLUS signs of the apocalypse, Giller Prize winners read from Snooki's debut novel, and an Australian croc farmer tells us how he's keeping track of his livestock in the midst of the flood.
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Day 6 - January 1, 2011
The Big 6 - our look back at the biggest stories of 2010, as chosen by you. Will the Newsmaker of the Year be Haiti or WikiLeaks? What about the Feel-Good Story of the Year -- Chilean Miners or the It Gets Better campaign? Will Betty White win Comeback of the Year or will she be intercepted by Michael Vick? (We know - he's a quarterback. The line worked.) Other categories include Trend, Guilty Pleasure, and Flame Out of the Year ... BP anyone?
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Day 6 - December 18, 2010
On this episode of Day 6... The spin and speculation around diplomat Richard Holbrooke's final words. David Lynch on changing the lives of veterans with PTSD through meditation. AND Hide your kids, hide your wife - The Gregory Brothers on the success of their Bed Intruder Song. Plus, TRON rides again - but does it have to be good to be good? And why everyone wants to be on Hollywood's new blacklist.
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Day 6 - December 11, 2010
Did WikiLeaks open a Pandora's box of internet mischief? Anonymous "hacktivists" in the age of Assange. AND Drugs, bribes, burqas and Gonzo journalism in Yemen. PLUS, Adding another dimension to hockey ... a former Canadian ambassador on why peacekeeping is a thing of the past ... making a pitch for the Unabomber's property ... and why we're genetically programmed to be naughty.
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Day 6 - December 4, 2010
Conversations with Julian: journalist Andy Greenberg on his meeting with the WikiLeaks founder. And, they received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year -- so why do critics ignore Lady Antebellum? PLUS, NASA sets off speculation this week about the discovery of new life in the universe. ... LGBT in Canada's military...and a viral love letter proves we're all closer than we think.
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November 27, 2010 - Day 6
The Celtic Tiger loses its tail (and shirt, and money). Don Cherry robo-calls a host of new endorsements. The Pope! Speaks condoms! More stuff white people like. UNESCO is protecting Intangible Cultural Traditions, but missed a few. Kathryn Borel tells you if you should read Portia De Rossi's book. A feature chat with Salman Rushdie.
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Day 6 - November 20, 2010
Controversy over airport security... but do full-body scanners even work? The former head of Israeli airport security says no. Also, Kate Middleton gets Diana's ring but will the wedding distract the British from their troubled economy? Plus, in Haiti cholera spreads. Find out why there are no vaccines. ANDChildbirth causing post traumatic stress disorder...and catch up on five Harry Potter movies in 90 seconds.
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Day 6 - November 13, 2010
A 23-year-old drops out of school to play poker for a living - now he's World Champion and about $9million richer. What it takes to make poker your job. Also, just 'cause Iran is out of the mix, doesn't mean the other countries on the new UN women's agency have a great record of supporting women's rights. Human Rights Watch talks Saudi Arabia, Congo & women. Plus, why crystal meth has become the must-have ingredient for film & TV producers ... AND Canadian rockers dish advice for the PM.
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Day 6 - November 6, 2010
Preston Manning on the Tea Party victory; Amy Sedaris on crafts; Silly bandz vs. Titanium Bands; Oliver Sacks on Being Oliver; What's Yemen's Biggest Problem; Why you'll never cure a cold; A Spy reviews Fair Game.
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Dispatches January 26 2012 from, Haiti, Kingston Jamaica, New York, Burma, Rajasthan India, Rwanda,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for January 26 2012. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
From the Haitian earthquake rises new thinking about technology that will save lives around the world.
A political paradox in Jamaica. The country's about to celebrate independence though most voters say it's failed them.
Something is killing the cane cutters of Central America. A mysterious new kind of kidney disease found nowhere else.
And from the archives, spying on free speech. How Rwanda tries to suppress the legacy of genocide.
This is Dispatches
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Dispatches January 19 2012 from Damascus Syria, Sarawak Malaysian Borneo, London England, Toronto, Ghana, Nigeria, Lombardi Italy
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for January 19th, 2012. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week,
Hear why the struggle for Syria has become an equality of weakness, in our correspondent's dispatch from Damascus.
Then, putting the bore in Borneo. Tidal bore that is. A phenomenal view of a natural phenomenon.
Why was Canada in Kandahar? A new study says we didn't ask enough tough questions before seizing an ill-starred mission.
And, if Ghana is democracy's beacon in Africa, it sometimes shines with faint light according to the filmmaker who's documented its presidential election.
And from the vaults, the fitful search to learn why Italian soccer players are coming down with Lou Gherig's Disease?
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches, January 12 2012 from, East Jerusalem, Toronto, Sake, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dublin Ireland, Beijing China,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's "Dispatches" for January 12, 2012. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
Israel rewrites the history books. No Arafat. No Intifada. Palestinians say, no more.
How jazz found a foothold in India. A story of rhythm and racism.
Then in our encore segment, we'll revisit Congo, where former rebels are getting away with murder.
Did an Irishman save Hitler's life? Disturbing documents surface in Dublin.
And a view from Beijing, where a foot in cold water is the poor man's recreation.
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches, January 5 2012 from Amsterdam, Toronto, Punta Allen Mexico, Ukraine, Vancouver, Addis Ababa Ethiopia,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for January 5 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
Smoking, nope, The Netherlands considers a crackdown on its notorious pot cafes.
Then, Educating Roma, why a well-meant effort to address racism in Romania is going spectacularly wrong.
And from the archives
Lobsterman Charly's beaten back nature's attack on his livelihood in Mexico but a man-made threat is proving a much greater hurdle.
And, a Canadian filmmaker documents the cultural challenges confronting black foster kids in Ukraine.
This is Dispatches.
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December 29, 2011 from Artibonite, Haiti - Brazil - New York - Uganda - Saudi Arabia
From Haiti, your land or your life. The murderous row over property rights in Haiti. Plus: the Plumpy'nut paradox: a cure for malnutrition they just can't make enough of. In Brazil, a dedicated team of environmentalists has to find the last survivor of a remote Indian tribe before his enemies do. And: Uganda is no country for gay men and the closet is sometimes the only safe place.
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Dispatches, December 22, 2011 from: Seoul, South Korea - Manila, the Philippines - Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Monrovia, Liberia - Zambia
The bleak legacy of Kim Jong Il. He made North Korea the most secretive country on earth but a few citizen journalists risk their lives to defy it. We're on patrol with the world's only female peacekeeping units, in a country where police can't be trusted with guns. What happens to the goat you bought from that charity for a needy village? A Canadian filmmaker treks to Africa to find his.
We're also in Haiti, where education is rising from the wreckage.
And, when to kick and when to run. One man's fight against sex trafficking in the Philippines.
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Dispatches December 15, 2011 from, Rio De Janeiro, Nairobi Kenya, Delhi India, London, Mexico City
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for December 15 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week,
In a stadium in Brazil reside the memories of a nation. But in trying to make it better are they about to make it worse?
Congo elects a new president. Or is it two? That's not supposed to happen.
Inside a Mafia State. Russia's efforts to intimidate journalists, one break-in at a time.
And, a swing through a city on a swamp. Never mind New Orleans. Mexico City's sinking man.
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches, December 8 2011 from, Santiago Chile, Benghazi Libya, Toronto, Cambridge Massachusetts, Independencia Peru
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for December 8 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
Will the Chilean Winter become Chilean Spring? How students in South America hijacked the country's political agenda.
Syrians find an unlikely refuge. Thousands decamp to Libya.
Expect piracy off Somalia to get a lot more violent says a Canadian journalist who knows the hijackers well.
Meet the Concrete Nerds of MIT, trying to grow greener concrete.
In Peru, it's easy to get a divorce. So why's the government encouraging people to get married?
Those stories and more as well as your letters about last week's story on black pete. Lots and lots of letters.
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches December 1, 2011 from: Manila, Philippines - Cairo - Amsterdam - Jalalabad, Afghanistan - Colombia
This week: Tapping the illiterate vote: how Egyptian politicians are reaching those who can't read. And: blackface characters in a Dutch Christmas tradition set some on edge while others say the country's gone post-racial. Then, tweets from the Taliban: how the enemy's using social media to take the progaganda war to NATO. And an explorer's story: why Sir Christopher Ondaatje sold his soul. Finally: a plastic bottle is lighting the lives of the poor in the Philippines.
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Dispatches November 24 2011 from, Dhaka Bangladesh , Cairo, Santa Peru, Jonestown Guyana, London, Mexico City,
Hello I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae and this is Dispatches, from our correspondents around the world.
This week
Justice delayed or justice denied as a controversial war crimes tribunal begins in Bangladesh?
In Peru, requiem for a ragged history as new graves are uncovered from the long civil war.
And, if there are lessons in tragedy, should the site of the Jonestown Massacre be made into a tourist attraction? The push is on to do just that.
Then, a dictatorship in Africa wants to change its image but will Equatorial Guinea also change its ways?
And from Mexico, the saint comes marching in.
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Dispatches, November 17 2011 from Toronto, Kabul Afghanistan, Montreal, Mogadishu, Somalia, Victoria Brazil
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for November 17th, 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
the preventable epidemic no one's bothering to prevent in South Africa.
American journalism gets a scolding as a Canadian journalist takes one of its top awards.
Fawzia Koofi wants to be the next President of Afghanistan. Even if it kills her.
A story of selflessness from Somalia, where the only things not destroyed by in the long civil war are hope and the sea.
And, all aboard the graffiti train. Why one of the world's largest mining companies is embracing the street art of Brazil.
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Dispatches November 10 2011 from, Haiti, New York City, Detroit, Nepal, San Diego, Rome
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's "Dispatches" for November 10 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week:
Haitian justice on trial as prison guards stand accused of a jailhouse massacre.
Detroits's better angels pull it through the fires of Devil's Night but need a miracle to end the decline at its core.
Then; sex, murder and the fungus trade. Nepal's got a problem like you won't believe.
The U.S. Navy is going green, one ship at a time, because saving energy is saving lives.
And, Ben Hur returns to Rome, but does a blockbuster film make for blockbuster theatre?
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches November 3 2011, London, Berlin, Washington, Fukushima Japan, Lugango Democratic Republic of Congo
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's "Dispatches" for November 3rd, 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week Inside the Syrian uprising with a correspondent who says the passive protesters are about to start shooting back.
A sinner in China, celebrity abroad. The quiet poet turned enemy of the state, saved from madness by a flute.
Can an eye-in-the-sky stop an atrocity on the ground? We'll look in on the progress of the satellite snooping on Sudan.
Then, from Japan's radioactivity zone, a fisherman's tale of hope and denial.
And in Congo, it takes a village, because the government isn't doing anything to improve people's lives.
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Dispatches, October 27 2011 from, Kabul, Toronto, Freetown Sierra Leone, Chiquitania, Bolivia
This week
In Kabul, some disputes are still settled by giving women away. We'll meet those living with the consequences.
Afghanistan also turned the Cold War culture of the Canadian military inside out. A former commander is here with the lessons.
Then, we'll take cocktails under the Tree of Forgetfulness with Alexandra Fuller, author of a new memoir on madness and colonialism in Africa.
Hear why our correspondent gets a nasty reception in the one country mourning Muammar Ghadaffi.
And, Bolivia may not be the first place you think of when you hear baroque music, but it will be by the end of the program.
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Dispatches Podcast Oct 20th, 2011
An African war criminal, wanted by the International Criminal Court yet living in plain sight, is followed by U.S. journalist Mac McClelland. On the ground in southern Sudan, as the government bombs its people. Last week's guest is fired by the US State Department. An investigation into fracking in Pennsylvania, and more.
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October 13, 2011 from Athens - Manama, Bahrain - Iraq - Tijuana, Mexico
As Greece convulses, Greeks adapt. We'll find out how as we go inside the lives of those enduring the pain of a debt crisis. Plus: Bahrain's failed revolution is not over. The state continues to punish those who took part, and the protest goes on. And: a failure in Iraq. We'll hear from an American diplomat who ruefully admits helping lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. Finally, we'll revisit the Mexican opera singers out to improve Tijuana's image, one aria at a time.
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Dispatches, October 6 2011 from, Misrata, Libya, Guatemala City, Peshawar Pakistan, Mendoza Argentina, London
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for the week of October 6, 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week,
The downside of Twitter for a correspondent in the middle East, impersonators hijack her identity.
On the road with the bomberos of Guatemala, tending to the casualties of a culture in crisis.
Why insecurity plagues the badlands between Pakistan and Afghanistan and will likely get worse.
And, we revisit a heartbreaking homecoming in Argentina, as two torture victims reunite in the hopes of convicting their captors
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Dispatches September 29, 2011 from Kenya's Northern Border, Toronto, Peshawar Pakistan, Chisinau Moldova, Mumbai India,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's "Dispatches" for September 29, 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
Desperate times call for unusual measures to combat the drought in Kenya.
After years of being named and shamed, is Canada cracking down on Canadian corruption overseas
Al-Qaeda then and now, from the Pakistani journalist who had rare access to both of its leaders.
Broken sidewalks, broken lives. Why nobody dares write the story of modern-day Moldova.
And India brings the bling. A shift in culture is making diamonds the new gold.
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Dispatches September 22, 2011 from Chicago, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Washington, Montreal,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for September 22 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
how an American city in the grip of climate change is trying to cool down its streets, one alley at a time.
Civil war forces the pygmies of central Africa to forsake their old ways and struggle to find new ones.
A tale of two Haitis, there's the one our correspondent settled down in. And the unsettling one that sprang up around her.
Ghadaffi and his dogs of war, a mercenary reveals their murderous orders.
And, a perfect storm confronting Kenya. Anarchy nearby and affluence abroad drive a new black market for African ivory.
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches, September 15 2011 from, Misrata Libya, Washington, Beijing China, Kenya, South Sudan, New York,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's "Dispatches" for September 15, 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week
Libyans emerge from the rubble to mourn their dead at war's end. But for black guest workers are finding there's still a war on, and it's against them.
Correspondent Neil Macdonald on the Palestinians big gamble for statehood through the United Nations.
The silver bullet that could defeat malnutrition and why we can't get enough of it.
And, visions of Joanna the picture that sent a man in China on a twelve-year quest.
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Neil Macdonald on the Palestinian bid for statehood - Sep 15/11
Our former Middle East correspondent looks at the attempt by the Palestinians to get some form of statehood by asking for recognition from the United Nations.
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Dispatches September 8 2011 from, Chicago, Dadaab Kenya, Tunisia, New York, Toronto,
Welcome to the podcast of CBC Radio's Dispatches for September 8th 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week, Barbarians at the gate. The most invasive aquatic species since the zebra mussel is eating its way north towards the Great Lakes.
In Libya, the fighting may soon be over but our correspondent considers what's next for a revolution of competing visions?
Then, we're inside the refugee camp that's become Kenya's fastest growing city and has the country calling for armed intervention.
And how in the world did remains of the dead of nine-eleven wind up in a New York garbage dump? For some families, the indignity continues.
So does insecurity in Iraq, but in an effort to improve it they're abusing human rights. Are safer streets worth secret prisons?
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Dispatches September 1, 2011 from, Manila, New York, Karachi, Kabul, Oslo, North Dakota, Miami, Spain,
Welcome to the podcast of Dispatches in the summer for September 1 2011. I'm Rick MacInnes-Rae.
This week, nine-eleven then and now.
Ten years on, security is a sacred, self-licking ice-cream cone in the United States. And we'll recall the jungle where the global fear industry began.
We look back to Ground Zero at the surprising moment when music and patriotism rocked the wreckage.
From Pakistan, a correspondent's chance encounter on a dark road with the future of the war on terror.
In the garden of Wali Mohammed, small problems are dealt with. Is there a lesson in it for Afghanistan's big ones?
Taping the Taliban. A Norwegian filmmaker is rare witness to the ambushes and ambitions of Canada's secretive enemy.
Then, Homeland insecurity. The U.S. puts eyes-in-the-skies along the Canadian border. Unmanned aircraft, powered by fear.
And the dean of Gitmo reporters, dishing the dirt on covering a court like no other.
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches, August 25 2011, from Berlin, New Delhi, Chipas Mexico, South Africa, Mozambique, New York,
Welcome to Dispatches in the summer for August 25, 2011. I'm RMAC.
This week
Berlin's anti-Nazi Cleaning Lady, scrubbing hatred from public places no matter who she offends.
How to make something out of nothing. The pros and cons of India's can-do work ethic.
Then, an odyssey where sexual assault is an acceptable risk. The peril facing Latina migrants on the road.
And a playground merry-go-round that doubles as a water pump. A perfect labor-saving device for undeveloped countries. So why isn't it working?
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Dispatches August 18 2011 from, Sudan-Uganda border, Ghana, Toronto, Detroit, Dakar Senegal, London
Welcome to Dispatches in the summer for August 18, 2011. I'm Rick-MacInnes Rae
This week
The Machine Gun Preacher of Sudan, why a reformed biker's waging holy war on one of the most feared rebel movements in Africa.
Selling America by the pound. Meet the author who's documented the end of a Detroit auto plant, and its rebirth in Mexico.
Inside the witch camps of Ghana. A Canadian author's time among women exiled more for spite than for spells.
They call it chessboxing and our correspondent is ringside as a merry cult of combatants battle for self-control on the canvas and the board.
Or you can make a million wrestling in Senegal, You'll need a loincloth. And sand. Lots and lots, of sand.
This is Dispatches.
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Dispatches August 11 2011 from Washington D.C. Voss Norway, Swarthmore Pennsylvania, Urumqi China,
Welcome to Dispatches in the summer for August 11, 2011. I'm RMAC.
This week
The Redemption of General Butt Naked, a feared militia leader who admits killing thousands during the Liberian civil war yet the state lets him walk free.
The sound of Uyghur music. A minority in China listens to its past, for clues to its future.
Meet the Indiana Jones of lost languages who scours the planet to save endangered tongues.
And, fancy another helping of sheep cheeks and watery eyes? Norwegians are lining up for an acquired taste.
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Dispatches August 4, 2011 from Port-au-Prince, Haiti - the United States - Huntsville, Alabama - Ulvohamm, Sweden
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Wildlife, meet city... city, meet wildlife (01-21-12)
Humans aren't always the wildest thing in the city... so when did you have an unexpected meeting with an animal?
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Talking a walk in someone else's shoes (01-14-12)
From taking on someone else's job to taking on their lifestyle... we learn a lot about ourselves when we walk in someone else's shoes.
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Like a prayer (01-07-12)
There are many different ways to pray... and many different reasons to. So what is "the power of prayer" to you?
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Live from Vancouver... DNTO unwraps "unexpected gifts" (12-24-11)
Sometimes, the gift we receive isn't what we expected... or might not come when we expect it. This week, live from Vancouver, DNTO looks at "unexpected gifts."
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Crossing the line at the border (12-17-11)
For some people, crossing a border is part of a daily commute... for some, it's much more dramatic.
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Accidental lessons from our parents (12-10-11)
Our parents teach us many things... but not all of them are lessons they intended to impart. This week, we look at what you learned from your parents - by accident.
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Are perfect strangers strangely perfect? (12-03-11)
You might have been told not to talk to strangers... but we're finding out why a stranger might just be a friend you haven't met. (Originally aired Nov. 13, 2010)
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What drives you to compete? (11-26-11)
Hot dog eating contests... epic games of Monopoly... or ultra-marathons. We all compete in our own way - so what was your "big competition?"
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DNTO sheds a tear... or two... (11-19-11)
Maybe it's from sadness, or joy, or just because that dog food commercial is really moving. What makes you cry... and what are you saying through your tears?
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DNTO Gets Trapped! (11-12-11)
Whether it's stuck indoors during a raging blizzard... or cornered in an awkward conversation... we all get trapped at some point in our lives. So how did you find freedom?
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DNTO listens to the sounds of silence (11-05-11)
From the long, awkward pause to the "silent treatment," a lot can be said when there's no sound. This week, we listen to the silence.
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DNTO takes a walk (10-29-11)
We walk for a range of reasons - for health, to make a point, or to have that important "big talk" with someone. So what was behind your "big walk?"
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Live from Vancouver... hidden talents! (10-22-11)
"I didn't know I had it in me." Ever had one of those moments? Recorded live in Vancouver, this week's show looks at what happens when we find our hidden talents.
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Podcasting with the enemy (10-15-11)
From bullies to boardrooms, lots of us have an "arch-nemesis." What happened when you met yours?
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The Lost and Found Show. (10-08-11)
We've all lost something - whether it's your wedding ring, a high school sweetheart, or your sanity - but how many of us ever get it back? Today on DNTO, incredible stories from people who found what they thought they'd lost forever.
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Surprise! It's the surprise episode. (10-01-11)
What really shocked you when you were surprised? Expect the unexpected as we look at "surprise" this week.
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Taking the "bore" out of household chores (09-24-11)
We all have to do 'em, like it or not. So how do you keep your household chores from becoming a chore?
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What's the real power of music? (09-17-11)
"Music hath charms," they say. But what is it that you can accomplish with music, that you can't do otherwise?
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When did you get in over your head? (09-10-11)
In over your head... over-extended... up the creek sans paddle. No matter how you say it, from time to time, we all find ourselves somewhat overwhelmed. So this week, we ask: what do you do about it?
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What was the result of your test? (09-03-11)
What happened when you were put to the test? This week, stories of passing - and failing - our tests. (Originally aired Apr. 2, 2011)
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DNTO rides the bus! (08-27-11)
The bus is about more than getting from point "A" to point "B" - if you look closely, you'll find it's a fascinating microcosm of the world. (Originally aired Jan. 15, 2011)
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What got saved in the rescue? (08-20-11)
Whether you're the rescuer or the rescuee, it's often surprising what really comes out of the experience... and that's what we're finding out this week. (Originally aired Dec. 18, 2010)
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What's the point of your prank? (08-13-11)
Everyone loves a good prank. Well, most everyone. But why do we take such pleasure in pulling them? (Originally aired Dec. 11, 2010)
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What happens when you make "private parts" public? (08-06-11)
When you make your "private parts" (be that your scrawny chicken legs, your hair, or something more obvious) public, you expose more than a bit of skin.... (Originally aired Dec. 4, 2010)
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Advice on advice (07-30-11)
We give a lot of it - and get a lot of it - but why? This week, we ask: who are you to give me advice? (Originally aired Nov. 6, 2010)
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Small gestures, big messages (07-23-11)
A wave, a wink, a certain finger extended in your direction... "small gestures" that can carry a lot of meaning. Why? That's what we're looking at this week. (Originally aired Oct. 23, 2010)
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What's at the root of our teeth anxiety? (07-16-11)
From those "teeth falling out" dreams to fear of the dentist, we do a lot of worrying about our pearly (or not-so-pearly) whites. So why all the anxiety about teeth? (Originally aired Oct. 16, 2010)
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The story behind the photo (07-09-11)
A photograph is a moment frozen in time. But what was happening immediately before... and what happened after? And what was going on just outside the frame? (Originally aired Oct. 7, 2010)
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DNTO hugs a tree! (07-02-11)
Even if you're not hugging them, trees have a profound impact on us. This week, we ask how those close encounters with our bark-skinned neighbours change us. (Originally aired Sept. 18, 2010)
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What was your life-changing trip? (06-25-11)
A vacation can be relaxing. But it can also be life-changing. This week, stories of travel, and what we learn about ourselves on the road.
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What did you learn from your dad? (06-18-11)
Whether your father was Bill Cosby or Homer Simpson, you probably picked up a thing or two from your old man. We'll take a look at life lessons from dads on this episode of DNTO.
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Re-creating the past (06-11-11)
What did you do to re-create the past... and what was created in the process?
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The "mistaken identity" episode (06-04-11)
There are lots of ways we can be mistaken for someone we're not. So how did a case of "mistaken identity" change how you looked at yourself?
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What do you get out of gossip? (05-28-11)
Gossip can be a useful tool for finding information... or a hurtful thing. So what do we really get from gossip?
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What did you work out by working out? (05-21-11)
"Fitness" is the obvious reason for exercising. But beyond your muscles, what are you really "working out" when you work out?
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Can you go home again? (05-14-11)
They say you can't go home again... but that doesn't stop us from trying. So this week, we find out what happened when you returned home.
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The Story Behind the Photo, Take Two (05-07-11)
A photograph is a moment frozen in time. But what was happening immediately before... and after? And just outside the frame?
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What are you keeping track of? (04-30-11)
Whether you're a math whiz or not, numbers are a part of your life in some way - because at some point, we all track something in cold, hard numbers. So what are you tracking? That's what we find out this week.
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DNTO's food fight! (04-23-11)
The mix of family and food can be volatile - so why do so many of our conflicts happen over the dinner table? (Originally podcast on October 10, 2009)
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DNTO: Have I Got a Story for You!
For the first time ever, DNTO's favourite storytellers gather on stage for a live performance at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. And they share some their funniest, most memorable "first" stories.
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What do your shoes say about you? (04-09-11)
Our footwear does more than just cover our feet. So why do you wear what you wear... and what are they telling the world about you?
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What was the result of your test? (04-02-11)
What happened when you were put to the test? This week, DNTO looks into stories of passing - and failing - our tests.
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DNTO goes to the birds! (03-26-11)
Birds - are they feathered friends, or feathered foes to you? Everyone's got a story of a close encounter of the winged kind... and this week, we'll look into some of them.
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The story behind the sound (03-19-11)
Sound is an intensely personal thing. Your favourite noise might be nails on a chalkboard - literally - to someone else. This week, DNTO looks at the stories behind the sounds that are significant to us.
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What does your family secret reveal? (03-12-11)
Every family has a few "skeletons in the closet." But what do you you really learn about your family when they come out?
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Makin' mistakes (03-05-11)
Why do we need to make mistakes? This week, we look at the ups and downs of messing up.
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The Kids are in Charge (02-26-11)
Stories of what happens when the kids are in charge - for better or for worse.
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We're speechless (02-19-11)
When were you at a total loss for words? This week, we talk about what gets expressed when we're speechless.
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Brace for the fantasy-reality collision! (02-12-11)
What happens when our fantasies collide with reality? This week, we turn it over to the beautiful dreamers... and the hard-nosed realists... and everyone in between.
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Reunions (02-05-11)
Reunited and it feels so....
Not all reunions are happy affairs and even the joyful ones can have a big effect on how you feel about yourself and your relationships. This week DNTO visits the reunion and discovers what really lies beneath the name tags.
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Breaking the rules (01-29-11)
This week, stories from people who break the rules (on purpose, or by accident), and what they learned about the people around them by doing so.
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Where you least expect it... (01/22/11)
Ever notice how you always find things in the last place you look? We also often find things... or people... where we least expect to. This week, we look into those stories of surprise discoveries.
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DNTO is on the bus! (01/15/11)
The bus is about more than getting from point "A" to point "B" - if you look closely, you'll find it's a fascinating microcosm of the world. So this week we ask: what's your view from the bus?
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DNTO tackles "The Big Decision" (01/08/11)
What was your "big decision" - and how did you make it? This week, we look into tough choices, and how we decide to decide.
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What's your family ritual? (01/01/11)
We're ringing in the new year with a look at our family rituals, as we ask what your tradition is... and why it's important to you.
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Rescue me! (12/18/10)
From time to time, we all need a little rescuing. But whether you're the rescuer or the rescuee, it's often surprising what really comes out of the experience... and that's what we're finding out this week.
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What's the point of a prank? (12/11/10)
Everyone loves a good prank. Well, most everyone. But why do we take such pleasure in pulling them? That's what we're looking into this week. No joke!
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Making the private public (12/04/10)
When you make your "private parts" (be that your scrawny chicken legs, your hair, or something more obvious) public, you expose more than a bit of skin. This week, we look at what we're exposing by making the private public.
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What do you create by copying? (11-27-10)
The schoolyard taunt of "copycat" is one of the more serious accusations kids can hurl. But imitation might not just be the highest form of flattery... it might be necessary for our creativity. Download this all-new (not copied) episode.
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What do you find when you get lost? (11/20/10)
Getting lost can be terrifying. But sometimes, it also leads you somewhere pleasantly unexpected. This week, we look at both sides of being lost.
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Strangers in the night (11/13/10)
When is a perfect stranger strangely perfect? You might have been told not to talk to strangers... but this week, we find out why a stranger might just be a friend you haven't met.
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Advice on advice (11/06/10)
Is "advice" really the worst vice? We give a lot of it - and get a lot of it - but why? This week, we ask: who are you to give me advice?
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What can you do in disguise that you can't get done as yourself? (10/30/10)
Whether it's from behind a mask, inside a cape or upfront in a business suit sometimes putting on a costume can change who you are and how you act in the world. This week DNTO takes a look at how donning a disguise can open up a whole new you.
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Why do small gestures send big messages? (10/23/10)
A wave, a wink, a certain finger extended in your direction... they're all "small gestures" that can carry a lot of meaning. Why? That's what we're looking at this week.
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Teeth: What's at the root of our anxieties(10/16/10)
From those "teeth falling out" dreams to fear of the dentist, we do a lot of worrying about our pearly (or not-so-pearly) whites. So why all the anxiety about teeth? We'll drill into it this week.
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The story behind the photo (10/09/10)
A photograph is a moment frozen in time. But what was happening immediately before... and what happened after? And what was going on just outside the frame? This week, we look at the stories behind some of our favourite photos.
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Getting to know the neighbours (10/02/10)
Some of us can't name a single neighbour, while others are on a first-name basis with everyone on the block, or in the apartment building. They can be great friends, or the worst part of your home life. So this week we're asking: why bother getting to know your neighbours?
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What got kick-started when you got kicked out? (09/25/10)
Most people think of "getting the boot" as a bad thing... and let's face it, being kicked out rarely feels good. But as they say, when a door closes, a window opens. So this week, we look at what getting kicked out kicked off for you.
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How did a close enounter with a tree change you? (09-18-10)
Okay, even if you're not hugging them, trees have a pretty profound impact on us. This week, we ask how those close encounters with our bark-skinned neighbours change us.
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Why is moving such a moving experience? (09/11/10)
Host Sook-Yin Lee shares stories all about the emotional baggage that comes with relocation. Whether you're transporting all your worldly possessions by truck, plane or skateboard, moving can be stressful! On this episode we unpack the complicated business of moving, and we'll find out whether moving has the power to cure what ails you. Plus music on the move from Charles F. of Winter Gloves and Montreal's Random Recipe.
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How do you expose yourself in the bathroom? (08/28/10)
In theory, it's the most private of spaces... but in practice, many of us are going public in the bathroom. This week DNTO looks at how we all expose ourselves in the bathroom - whether it's the office washroom, a stall on a military base, or a loo filled with musicians. Plus your stories of awkward encounters and intrigue in the W.C.
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Unleashing the creative power of your phone (07/31/10)
DNTO makes a connection between our favorite stories of the season, and your stories about expressing yourself through your phone. Featuring stories from Jann Arden, BBC producer Alan Dein, and phone prankster the Masked Avengers. Plus, your clever (and not-so-clever) crank calls!
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Why is small talk such a big deal? (07-10-10)
So... how are you? Nice weather we're having, huh? Yep... everyone hates "small talk." But what if we told you small talk could SAVE YOUR LIFE? And what if we proved it? On this episode of DNTO, we ask why small talk is such a big deal.
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Is listening a lost art? (07-03-10)
Shhhh... listen... How often do we stop to do that? And when we're supposed to be listening, are we? This week, we look at the "lost art" of listening.
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I want to ride my bicycle... (06/19/10)
Two wheels good! (One wheel probably also okay.) For many of us, a bicycle is more than just a method of getting from Point A to Point B. So this week we're asking: where is your bike taking you?
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How do you know who your REAL friends are?
In elementary school, you had one "best friend." Now, some of us have hundreds (or thousands) of "friends" on Facebook. So what makes a real friend? Guest host Mio Adilman gets friendly with that question this week.
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What time is your internal clock set to? (06/05/10)
Ever notice how some people are always late? Or how there are moments where time seems to stop completely?
This week, we're asking: "What time is your internal clock set to?"
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What do you gain when you lose control?
It can be terrifying... but what do you gain when you give up control?
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"How far will you go to make conversation?" (05-15-10)
They say conversation is a lost art... but this week, we'll hear from people who've found it in surprising ways.
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Who do you trust? (05-01-10)
In [your name here] we trust! But what makes us trust one person, and not another... and what happens when we get it wrong?
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Bugs! (04-14-10)
Why do bugs bug us? This week, DNTO looks into our relationship with the insect world, and explores why these tiny creatures have such a powerful effect on us.
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What's the real power of a story? (04-16-10)
What's the real power of storytelling? DNTO looks into what makes a great story, and why we love hearing (as well as telling) tales.
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2012/01/20 - Haywire and Red Tails
This weekend...two new movies from successful directors who say they're getting ready to retire.
Steven Soderbergh is known for films such as Erin Brockovich and Ocean's Eleven.
And George Lucas is the movie maker behind a few little films you may have have heard of...Star Wars and Indiana Jones, for example.
With more on their supposed "final" films, here is CBC's never-retiring reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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2012/01/13 - The Iron Lady and A Dangerous Method
If there's one sure-fire bit of Oscar bait, it has to be the bio-pic.
This weekend, two big-name biographies are opening in theatres.
"The Iron Lady" features a controversial take on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as played by Meryl Streep.
While "A Dangerous Method" ups the ante with a story about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
Here to help us separate fact...from fiction...is CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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2012/01/06 - A Preview of 2012
It's a slow week at the movies as Hollywood catches its breath from the holidays.
That makes it the perfect time to look ahead to the big bangs in store for 2012.
CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner is here to gaze into his crystal ball and tell us what's in store.
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2011/12/23 - The best of 2011
Well he's been making his list...and checking who's been naughty and nice.
We're not talking about Santa, but CBC film critic Eli Glasner.
So get your pens ready...because as the year winds down, Eli is giving his list of the best movies of 2011.
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2011/12/16 - Sequels for Sherlock Holmes and Mission Impossible plus Young Adult
Two movie franchises going head to head.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" is the second in the new series starring Robert Downey Jr.
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is muscling his way back onto the big screen in the latest installment of the "Mission: Impossible" series.
And if you're looking for some female firepower, Charlize Theron stars as a bitter beauty queen in the new Jason Reitman dramedy, "Young Adult".
Here to tell us what to watch...and what to avoid is CBC film critic Eli Glasner.
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2011/12/09 - The Artist
One the films making the biggest noise on the Oscar awards circuit is a silent one.
"The Artist" tells the tale of a silent film actor who finds his star fading when the "talkies" arrive.
CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner takes a closer look at this ode to the dawn of cinema.
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2011/12/02 - Holiday Preview
It's Hollywood's big gift to movie fans .... Oscar season.
Right now, studios are going full tilt to sway voters with the best they've got.
CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner has this look ahead at December's big contenders.
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11/25/2011 - The Muppets
Just in time for American Thanksgiving, there's a feast waiting for you on the big screen...if you're a Muppet fan.
After an extended absence, the Muppets are back in a new movie starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams.
But do the frog and the pig still have the same muppet mojo?
For more, here's CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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11/18/2011 - The latest Twilight film and Happy Feet Two
Two very different groups of fans have something to look forward to at the movies this weekend.
For the kids, the dancing, singing penguins of "Happy Feet" are back in a new adventure.
And for fans of Team Edward, the Twilight series continues with "Breaking Dawn - Part 1".
Here to tell us which sequel will satify the fans is CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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11/11/2011 - J.Edgar
For decades, Clint Eastwood was known as Hollywood's number one tough guy.
But as a director, he's changed the way we look at heroes, cowboys and killers.
Now Eastwood is taking on another American icon: FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the new film that explores Hoover's public and private side.
CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner has conducted his own investigation and joins us now.
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11/05/2011 - Tower Heist and Margin Call
As the Occupy Wall Street protests continue, Hollywood's serving up a couple of films that might make you want to occupy a movie theatre.
Tower Heist is a movie about the rich and poor where a group of average citizens tries to turn the tables on the mastermind of a ponzi scheme.
Meanwhile, Margin Call takes place in an investment firm during the early days of the financial crisis.
Here to tell us whether the films are worth an investment of your time is CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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10/28/2011 - The Rum Diary, Anonymous and Puss in Boots
At the movies this weekend: three new movies that shed light on legends.
The Rum Diary tells the story of gonzo reporter Hunter S Thompson as young man.
Anonymous questions who really wrote the plays of Will Shakespeare.
And finally Puss in Boots is a movie about ... a cat....in boots.
For more, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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10/21/2011 - The Three Musketeers
Just a few weeks from now, Hollywood will start rolling out this year's batch of Oscar-worthy films.
But the movie industry never sleeps, and before we get to those awards contenders, we need to make it through October.
New at the theatres this week The Three Musketeers in 3D.
It's an all-out action adaptation from the director of Resident Evil.
With more here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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10/14/2011 - Footloose
CBC film critic Eli Glasner puts on his dancing shoes to look at the new remake Footloose and Hollywood's ongoing obsession with all things retro.
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10/07/2011 - The Ides of March
Just as the American presidential race gets underway, a new movie that packs a political punch is arriving in theatres.
Ides of March is the new film directed by George Clooney and starring Canadian hot property Ryan Gosling.
But don't worry, Mr. Clooney gets a little bit of screen time too.
For more, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner
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09/30/2011 - 50/50 and Breakaway
Two new comedies take on challenging topics at the movies this week.
50/50 stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young man with a rare form of cancer.
If that doesn't get you chuckling, Breakaway is a movie about the next Sidney Crosbie, who happens to come from an Indian family.
With more, here's CBC film critic Eli Glasner
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09/23/2011 - Moneyball
A book based on a mathematical method of analyzing baseball players doesn't exactly sound like prime movie material.
And yet that's the basis of MONEYBALL, a new movie starring Brad Pitt as the general manager of a beleaguered baseball team.
Here to talk about it is CBC film critic, Eli Glasner
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08/27/2011 Our Idiot Brother
A new movie that was a smash at Sundance arrives in theatres today.
The film stars Paul Rudd as a pot-smoking simpleton who causes chaos in his sisters' lives.
With more on the hazy charms of the film called Our Idiot Brother here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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08/19/2011 Fright Night and Conan the Barbarian
Opening today: two remakes of 1980's cheesy classics, FRIGHT NIGHT and CONAN THE BARBARIAN.
Could a TV star and a certain Irish charmer do justice to the originals?
CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look.
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07/29/2011 Cowboys + Aliens, Attack the Block and a new Hip Hop doc
CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at Cowboys and Aliens, Attack the Block and the documentary Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest.
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07/22/2011 - Captain America
It's been a summer of love for comic book fans at the movie theatre.
Today comes a classic American icon, Captain America himself.
Can a hero with a 70 year history appeal to today's film fans?
CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look.
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07/15/2011 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at the boy wizard's final bow in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
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07/08/2011 - Page One: Inside the New York Times
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at a new documentary, Page One: Inside the New York Times
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06/30/2011 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
If you're hearing loud thudding sounds coming from the local multiplex, it's probably because director Michael Bay is back.
The director who made his mark with a series of super-sized blockbusters returns this week with Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
With more here's CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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06/17/2011 - Poppers Penguins vs Green Lantern
There's a cinematic skirmish bubbling up at the box office.
In one corner, Jim Carrey returns to animal antics in Mr. Popper's Penguins.
In the other corner, Ryan Reynolds suits up in the latest comic book adaptation, Green Lantern.
Here to referee the ruckus is CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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06/10/2011 - Super 8
CBC Film Reviewer takes a look at the new sci-fi adventure Super 8, directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg
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05/27/2011 - X-Men: First Class
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at the new X-Men prequel set during the Sixties, X-Men: First Class
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05/27/2011 - The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2
During this summer of sequels CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner compares the merits of Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Hangover Part II.
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05/22/2011 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides starring Johnny Depp.
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05/13/2011 - Bridesmaids
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at the new female-friendly comedy from producer Judd Apatow, Bridesmaids.
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05/06/2011 - Thor
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at Thor.
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04/29/2011 - Fast Five and Prom
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner looks at Fast Five and Prom.
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04/15/2011 - Rio
Eli Glasner reviews the new animated movie Rio.
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04/08/2011 - Arthur & Hanna
Two distinct choices at the movies this week. Arthur is a remake of classic 1981 comedy, with Russell Brand replacing the role made famous by Dudley Moore. And if you're looking for something stronger, the movie Hanna offers thrills and stars Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett. To find out which movie will best suit your popcorn here's cbc film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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04/01/2011 - Source Code
Two years ago Duncan Jones had a directoral debut most filmmakers dreams of.
His film MOON starring Sam Rockwell was the toast of Sundance.
Critics loved the look and its smart twists.
But now Jones is back with another science fiction-flavoured thriller.
Here with more about the new movie SOURCE CODE is CBC Film Reviewer, Eli Glasner
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03/25/2011 - Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch has been described as "Alice in Wonderland" with machine guns.
It's the newest film from fanboy favourite Zack Snyder blasting into theatres.
And ready to return fire, is our CBC reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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03/18/2011 - Limitless & Paul
Two funny men are trying something new this week at the movies.
Bradley Cooper is best know for his frat-boy-type roles in movies such as the Hangover.
And Seth Rogen has built a career on playing a smooth-talking stoner.
For more the new movies Limitless and Paul, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner
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03/11/2011 - Red Riding Hood & Battle: Los Angeles
Two quite different choices for you at the movies this week.
Let's say you're a romantic at heart .
Well then how about a new version of Little Red Riding Hood by the director who launched the Twilight franchise?
And if scary wolves and sexy woodsmen don't do it for you, well, you might be the perfect target for the new alien invasion film, Battle: Los Angeles.
For more we turn to CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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03/04/2011 - Rango
Eli Glasner takes a look at the new entirely original animated movie starring Johnny Depp, RANGO
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02/25/2011 - Drive Angry 3D & Four Lions
This week two very different films. CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner latest a look at Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry 3 and the new controversial comedy about terrorism, Four Lions.
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02/18/2011 - Unknown
In the past couple years actor Liam Neeson has played a Godly Lion in the Narnia films.
He's starred as Hannibal in the A-team remake,
And let's not forget his appearance as Zeus in Clash of the Titans.
This weekend Neeson is back in the action mode appearing in the new thriller Unknown.
With more on why directors and filmgoers can't get enough of the actor, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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02/04/2011 - Sanctum
Director James Cameron is pretty passionate about 3D films which he sees as the future of cinema.
Now he's putting his money where his mouth is, executive producing the new action adventure film, Sanctum.
The 3D movie finds a group of explorers trapped in a deep underground cave.
For more we turn to CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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01/28/2011 - The Rite
Ask any film fan to list their scariest films and inevitably
you'll hear about The Exorcist.
It's safe to say the 1973 scarred a generation.
...Which may be why filmmakers keep returning to the topic.
Case in point, THE RITE, the new movie opening this weekend that features Anthony Hopkins.
Here to tell us more is CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
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01/21/2011 - No Strings Attached
Things are going pretty well for actress Natalie Portman.
Her performance in "Black Swan" seems a lock for an Oscar nomination.
And while she was in training for the part, Natalie started dating her choreographer.
Now they're engaged and she's a mommy to be.
But this weekend filmgoers will see a different side of Miss Portman in the new comedy "No Strings Attached".
Here to tell us whether the role will affect her Oscar chances is CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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01/14/2011 - The Green Hornet & The Dilemma
It's been a while since funny men Seth Rogen and Vince Vaughan first hit the big screen.
But two new films opening this week find the comedy kings stretching.
"The Green Hornet" stars Seth Rogen in a wacky update of the 1940s crime fighter.
And "The Dilemma" is a twisted comedy about infidelity.
To tell us whether the funny men will fly or flop, here's CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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01/06/2011 - The Glasner Awards (Best of 2010)
For movie fans looking for something new, January can be the cruelest month.
The Oscar-contenders have all been released and it's still months before the spring blockbusters bloom.
So what better time than to take a look back at the best moments of 2010 with CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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12/17/2010 - Tron: Legacy and The Fighter
Jeff Bridges and Mark Walhberg are two of the big stars showing up on the silver screen this weekend.
Walhberg stars in The Fighter, a gritty boxing film based on the true life story of Micky Ward.
And in the not-at-all true department, Jeff Bridges returns to the world of TRON in the new special effects extravaganza, TRON:LEGACY.
With more on both here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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12/10/2010 - The Tourist
If there's one cinematic element that can be hard to predict...it's chemistry.
Take the case of new film "The Tourist".
The movie about international espionage feature two megawatt stars: Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie.
Either can easily carry a movie on their own, but together...?
For the answer,here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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12/03/2010 - Black Swan
For those in a festive mood, December is a wonderful time of year.
But for film fans, December signals the arrival of a different kind of season... Oscar season.
One of the first Oscar contenders takes centre stage today.
Black Swan is a twisted film about ballet starring Natalie Portman.
With more on Portman's possibly Oscar-worthy performance here's CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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11/26/2010 - Burlesque and Tangled
It's all about comebacks this week at the movies.
It starts with "Burlesque" which finds music icon Cher back on the big screen.
And for the kiddies, it's the return of Disney, with their 50th film: "Tangled", a snappy update of Rapunzel.
With more on whether the comebacks cut it, here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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11/19/2010 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows P.1 and The Next Three Days
A surprisingly sophisticated display of cinema opens this weekend.
For Harry Potter diehards, there's the latest and darkest installment in the long-running franchise.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1.
And Russell Crowe fans can rejoice as the brawny Aussie returns in The Next Three Days, a thriller written and directed by Canadian Paul Haggis.
With more here's CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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11/12/2010 - 127 Hours and Morning Glory
Two actors making waves for very different reasons at the movies this week.
Canadian Rachel McAdams is back sharing the screen with none other than Harrison Ford in a new comedy "Morning Glory."
Meanwhile James Franco's role in the movie "127 Hours" has led to reports of folks fainting in movie theatres.
We've applied the smelling salts to our film reviewer Eli Glasner, and he's here to tell us more.
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11/05/2010 - Due Date & Megamind
The serious actors may get the Oscars, but this weekend two of Hollywood's favourite funny men are back in movie theatres.
"Megamind" is an animated superhero spoof starring Will Ferrell as a blue-headed bad guy.
While "Due Date" finds Zach Galifianakis returning to work with the director of Hangover.
But this time, it's a road movie also starring Robert Downey Jr.
Here to tell us is if either of them are worth the trip, CBC's well-travelled film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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10/29/2010 - The Millennium Series & The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
First there was "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
Then there was "The Girl Who Played With Fire."
This weekend the final Swedish film based on the best-selling novels by Stieg Larsson premieres.
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" finds the hacker hero Lisbeth trapped in a hospital bed while her enemies circle.
Meanwhile in Hollywood producers are already circling this hot literary property.
For more on the drama on and off screen, here's CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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10/22/2010 - Score: A Hockey Musical, Hereafter and Stone
Many classic films wouldn't be the same without music.
Try to imagine the shower scene from Psycho or the opening theme of the Godfather.
Today CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner takes a look at three new movie with musical moments. Hereafter, Stone and Score: A Hockey Musical
two new movies open where music plays a critical part.
Score: A Hockey Musical and Hereafter, a film directed by Clint Eastwood.
For more here's our always in tune film reviewer Eli Glasner
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10/08/2010 - Life as We Know It and Secretariat
Well there's some lovely leading ladies starring in this weekend's crop of new movies.
"Life as We Know It" stars Katherine Heigl as a single gal who suddenly becomes a caregiver to her best friend's baby.
And "Secretariat" stars Diane Lane as the strong-willed owner of the famous race horse.
With more here's CBC Film Reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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10/01/2010 - The Social Network
The writer of The West Wing.
The Director of Seven.
And the kid from Zombieland.
This is the unlikely team behind "The Social Network", the new movie about Facebook, the incredibly popular social sharing website.
For more on how you make a movie out of a URL, here's CBC's plugged-in film reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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09/24/2010 - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Never Let Me Go and I'm Still Here
CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner has recovered from the Toronto International Film Festival and he's back with new reviews of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, as well as Never Let Me Go and I'm Still Here.
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08/27/2010 - Takers, Get Low & I Am Love
As the summer winds down it can be hard to find quality films to watch on the big screen.
But our intrepid film reviewer knows no limits.
No theatre is too dark, no floor too sticky to stop him from his appointed rounds.
Eli Glasner is back with a new review of the heist film, Takers, as well as a couple special summertime recommendations.
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08/20/2010 - The Switch
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08/13/2010 - Eat Pray Love and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Two very different movies both based on best sellers arrive at the movie theatres this weekend.
The book Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is now a movie starring Julia Roberts.
And Scott Pilgrim vs the World was based on the graphic novel by London Ontario's Bryan Lee O'Malley.
But which does the original justice?
For the verdict here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner
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08/07/2010 - The Other Guys
If there was ever a cinematic staple ripe for comedy, it has to be the buddy cop movie.
Well this weekend the unlikely team of Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are playing policeman in the new movie "The Other Guys".
Here taking aim with his review is CBC's Eli Glasner.
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08/03/2010 - Dinner for Schmucks and Revisiting Inception
Steve Carell fans were disappointed last week when NBC confirmed the next season of the sitcom the Office would be his last. But the comedian's film career is hotter than ever. Case in point, Steve Carell's newest film "Dinner for Schmucks".
Here to talk about that Dinner, and the continuing fascination over the film Inception is CBC Film Reviewer, Eli Glasner
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07/09/2010 - Despicable Me & The Girl Who Played With Fire
Two very different type of heroes, or you could say anti-heroes appearing at the movies this weekend.
"Despicable Me" is an animated movie about a villain named Gru, voiced by Steve Carell.
And also rolling out across Canada is "The Girl Who Played With Fire".
The movie is the second film based on the best-selling series about a punk Swedish hacker named Lisbeth.
For more on both films here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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06/25/2010 - Knight and Day
Let's face it.
The summer movie season is filled with some pretty fluffy stuff.
Case in point, the new movie starring Tom Cruise.
Knight and Day is a comedic spy caper that promises big bangs and laughs.
But there are also some smaller gems out there if you know where to look starting with an indi-style comedy starring John C. Reily.
Fresh from scouring the cinematic landscape, here's our film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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06/18/2010 - Toy Story 3
It was 15 years ago when the first Toy Story movie hit the big screen.
With its cutting edge computer animation and sharp storytelling the movie about a child's playthings became a smash hit.
Since then computer animated movies have become commonplace.
But this weekend the gang that started it all are back, with their third and final adventure.
Here to see if Toy Story 3 will go out on top is CBC film reviewer, Eli Glasner
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06/11/2010 - Battle of the 80s Remakes: The Karate Kid vs The A-Team
It's 1984 all over again at the movies.
New this weekend is a remake of the classic "The Karate Kid" and also a super-sized version of the 80s TV show "The A-Team."
Here to help us decide which remake is worth your time is CBC's film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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06/04/2010 - Splice & Get Him to the Greek
Modern monsters and outrageous rock stars are what's waiting for you this weekend at the movies.
SPLICE is a sci-fi scare about a lab experiment gone wrong. It stars Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody.
And if you're in the mood to laugh, GET HIM TO THE GREEK is a new comedy starring Jonah Hill and Russell Brand.
Here to tell you which one (if any) is right for you, is CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner
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05/21/2010 - Shrek Forever After & Mid-August Lunch
A wide range of films for fans this weekend.
For the young at heart there's a little bit of cinematic candy in the form of "Shrek Forever After," the latest installment in the long-running franchise.
And if you're looking for something with a little more kick, from the writer of Gommora, comes the Italian film "Mid-August Lunch."
With more here's CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
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05/14/2010 - Robin Hood & The Trotsky
Two very different films about men of destiny open in theatres today.
"Robin Hood" reunites director Ridley Scott with Russell Crowe, the ultimate alpha male, now playing the legendary archer.
And if there is a king of the geeks, it could be Montrealer Jay Baruchel.
He's already starred in "She's Out of My League" and "How to Train a Dragon".
This week he's back in the high-school comedy "The Trotsky."
With more here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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05/07/2010 - Iron Man 2 and Exit Through The Gift Shop
As summer gets closer more and more super heros are flying onto the big screen.
This weekend it's the return of Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2.
And if you're looking for more of a high-art experience you might be interested in a new documentary called "Exit Through the Gift Shop."
Here for more on both movie is CBC Film Reviewer, Eli Glasner.
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04/30/2010 - Gunless
Canadian actor Paul Gross has come a long way since his days of wearing the red serge in tv show Due South.
This weekend Gross returns to the big screen in as a gunslinging cowboy in the movie GUNLESS.
With more here's CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner.
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04/23/2010 - The Back-Up Plan, The Losers and The Secret in Their Eyes.
With a number different movies opening this weekend, couples heading off for date night could be in trouble.
For some, there's "The Back-Up Plan", featuring the return of Jennifer Lopez.
At the other end of the cinematic spectrum is "The Losers", about a rogue CIA team on a mission of revenge.
Plus for the more adventurous film fan, the Oscar-winning "The Secret in Their Eyes" is finally in theatres.
With more, here's CBC Film Reviewer Eli Glasner.
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04/16/2010 - Kick-Ass
Opening this week is a new movie that has a lot of people talking.
Kick-Ass is the name of a new film and a different kind of super hero.
As opposed to Superman, Spider-Man and the other spandex set, this crime fighter doesn't actually HAVE any powers.
To tell us more here's CBC film reviewer and comic book fan, Eli Glasner.
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04/02/2010 - Clash of the Titans and 3-D Films
A special podcast this week as CBC film reviewer Eli Glasner talks to CBC Radio Toronto's Karen Horsman about the new wave of 3-D films.
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The Hour Podcast
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January 21, 2012
This week on The House, in light of the recent spy scandal, Evan Solomon talks with former Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day and with David Bercuson of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies about whether it's time for Canada to reconsider its approach to the intelligence world. CBC reporter Karina Roman is in to explain what will be at stake when Prime Minister Harper meets with First Nations Leaders on Tuesday. Then, Evan talks with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Greg Rickford, to see what the government hopes to accomplish. Also, the Premiers have met, and are unimpressed with the new 10-year health funding deal being offered. Evan talks with Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger about what concessions they hope to get from the feds. Then, CBC reporter Susan Lunn brings us a report on how one health-care innovation could make the system better, and save money at the same time.
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January 14, 2012
This week, The House is on location Liberal Convention in Ottawa. Evan Solomon talks with former Prime Minister Paul Martin and interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae about the party's future. Evan looks ahead to the upcoming Premiers meeting in Victoria, B.C. Evan discusses the future of health care with Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and with B.C. Premier Christy Clark. CBC Reporter Louise Elliott brings us a look at the current state of Canada's EI system, and back at the Liberal Convention Kady O'Malley discusses political floor crossings.
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January 7, 2012
This week on The House, Evan Solomon gets an update on the crisis in Attawapiskat from Grand Chief Stan Louttit and government reaction from Conservative MP Kyle Seeback. We also examine whether corporate tax cuts are the best way to create jobs and grow the economy with former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, Conservative MP James Rajotte and NDP MP Chris Charlton.
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December 31, 2011
This week on The House it's time for our annual political quiz show.
Host Evan Solomon plays the role of ringmaster for our three contestants - the Globe and Mail's senior political writer Jane Taber, as well as the CBC's Kady O'Malley and Chris Hall.
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December 24, 2011
This week on The House host Evan Solomon unveils this year's political Game Changers as voted by our listeners. Then, columnist for Le Devoir Manon Cornellier and CBC national affairs editor Chris Hall stop by to look at the year that was in Canadian politics.
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December 17, 2011
This week on The House, with the fall sitting of Parliament just behind us, Evan Solomon looks at the topic bound to dominate the first part of 2012: the economy. We ask immigration minister Jason Kenney, interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae, and Green Party leader Elizabeth May about their parties' economic blueprints. Reporters Greg Weston and Joan Bryden reflect on what was accomplished over the past few months, and tell us who belongs on Santa's naughty and nice lists. And Kady O'Malley drops by to explain why the New Year may bring a veil of secrecy to committee business on Parliament Hill.
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December 10, 2011
This week on The House, while the temperature continues to drop in Attawapiskat, the stand off between local officials and the federal government keeps heating up. Host Evan Solomon talks with the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Shawn Atleo, about the state of affairs in Attawapiskat. Then, we look into the state of Parliament. Is it broken? And is it Prime Minister Harper's fault ? Evan has a conversation with constitutional expert Peter Russell. Then we convene the youngest Mps from the Conservatives, NDP, and the Liberals to ask them what they think. CBC reporter James Fitz-Morris drops by to help explore the new Beyond the Border Action Plan. And, CBC reporter Louise Elliot brings us an update on the controversial Office of Religious Freedom.
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December 3rd, 2011
This week on The House, Evan Solomon explores the crisis in Attawapiskat with CBC reporter Tom Parry, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Greg Rickford, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine and former Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Chuck Strahl. Evan also looks into the upcoming Beyond the Border announcement with former diplomats Colin Robertson and Gar Pardy. And reporter Susan Lunn has some advice for the 9 candidates who will take part in the first NDP leadership debate.
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November 26, 2011
The federal and provincial Health Ministers gathered in Halifax this week, but what did they accomplish? This week on The House, we look at the future of health care in Canada. Evan Solomon asks economist Don Drummond about the sustainability of the status quo, then discusses what provinces want with B.C. Health Minister Mike De Jong and Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews. Evan also talks with Environment Minister Peter Kent about the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference that gets underway on Monday in Durban, South Africa.
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November 19, 2011
This week on The House, Evan Solomon talks with Nebraska Senator Mike Flood about the future of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project. Evan also talks with Alberta Premier Alison Redford about her vision for what she calls a Canadian energy strategy. Finally, Peter C. Newman set out to write a book about the coronation of Michael Ignatieff as Prime Minister, but from the ashes of that proposed book came a different one...one about the collapse of the Liberal Party of Canada. Peter C. Newman joins Evan to talk about why he feels the Liberal Party is on the verge of dying.
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November 12, 2011
This week on The House, host Evan Solomon sits down with Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae to discuss Jim Flaherty's fall economic update. Then Evan asks former Ontario Finance Minster Janet Ecker and economist Jim Stanford to give us some perspective. We talk to former U.S. ambassador to Canada David Wilkins about the delay in approving the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. And, with Remembrance Day still fresh in Canadians' minds, we get an update on the NATO training mission in Afghanistan with Major General Michael Day.
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November 05, 2011
This week on The House, Evan Solomon kicks off Veterans Week with a couple of vets who are battling the Federal government for better treatment, then Evan discusses their concerns with the Minister of Veterans Affairs, Steven Blaney. Now that the G20 meeting in Cannes is over, we ask the German Ambassador to Canada what was accomplished and what's next. Finally, Kady O'Malley drops by to tell us what happens when an MP does follow the party line.
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October 29, 2011
This week on The House, Evan Solomon asks Defence Minister Peter MacKay if he's considering shutting down military bases, and if Canada's submarines are worth the trouble. Evan also talks to International Trade Minister Ed Fast about recent protectionist moves by the U.S. government. After those discussions, Evan asks NDP International Trade critic Robert Chisholm for his reaction. CBC reporter James Fitz-Morris stops by with an update on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to Perth, Australia, for the Commonwealth leaders' meeting this week, and next week's stop in Cannes, France at the meeting of the G20.
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October 22, 2011
This week on The House, host Evan Solomon discusses Canada's role in Libya now that Moammar Gadhafi is dead and the NATO mission is coming to an end. Also, $33 billion for new ships and politicians don't even get a say?!? Evan asks Donald Savoie, the Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the University of Moncton, if the government's shipbuilding strategy has set a precedent that their successors will have follow. And for the past 5 years we have heard Conservative promises, but many of these are now turning into bills that will be voted into law. Evan looks at what's next on the Conservative agenda with strategists Gerry Nicholls and Geoff Norquay.
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October 15, 2011
This week on The House, host Evan Solomon asks Labour Minister Lisa Raitt how she decides whether or not to intervene in a labour conflict. Then we ask union bosses Paul Moist of CUPE and Ken Georgetti of the CLC what they think of the government's approach. Is Canada putting a major international arms trade treaty in jeopardy? CBC reporter Alison Crawford has the story. Then we take a look at what it the end of the Canadian Wheat Board will mean to the town of Churchill, Manitoba. And finally, Kady O'Malley drops by to tell Evan about the life of a Private Member's Bills.
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October 8, 2011
This week on The House, guest-host Chris Hall talks with newly re-elected Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan. They discuss his party's upcoming economic update, and the challenges the Liberals face now that
they're leading a minority government. The wave of fall elections continues next week in Newfoundland and Labrador and Yukon, and next month will be Saskatchewan. CBC Legislative reporter Stefani Langenegger tells us what's at stake. And even though Quebeckers will not be heading to the polls this year, CBC's reporter at Quebec's National Assembly, Tim Duboyce, brings us the story of Francois Legault and his efforts to bring a new party to life in Quebec. We also get the latest on the debate over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline south of the border.
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October 01, 2011
This week on The House, host Evan Solomon tries to get some answers on the economic crisis in Europe. His guest is the Ambassador of Greece to Canada, Eleftherios Anghelopoulos. Then, with a number of provincial and territorial elections happening in the coming days, Evan talks to the Ontario Liberals, Tories, and NDP about THE topic of the campaign: how to solve the job crisis? After the debate, Evan tries to make sense of it all with Patricia Croft, a former senior economist at RBC. And, reporter Louise Elliott brings us an examination of the Federal governments proposed Office of Religious Freedom.
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September 24, 2011
This week on The House, host Evan Solomon looks at the possibility of another global economic crisis with the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney. CBC reporter Julie Ireton looks at the impact of federal cuts when they take place outside of Ottawa. Then, are we witnessing the emergence of a Harper Doctrine when it comes to foreign policy ? Evan asks former ambassador Jeremy Kinsman. Kady O'Malley looks at what the Opposition can do to slow down the passing of bills in a majority government.
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September 17, 2011
This week on the House, host Evan Solomon talks with Finance Minister Jim Flaherty about what, in the face of economic uncertainty abroad, can the government do to protect Canada's economy; reporter Karina Roman looks at the challenges facing the NDP as they head back to the House of Commons, then Kady O'Malley and Greg Weston join Evan to discuss what the next session has in store; CBC Producer Rosalie Woloski looks at the controversy surrounding the Wheat Board; and reporter Leslie McLaren brings us up to date on the upcoming Manitoba election.
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September 10, 2011
This week on The House, guest-host Susan Lunn looks back to the attacks of 9/11 with the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge. Then, Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley joins Susan for a look at the Ontario provincial election. Speaking of campaigns, the Federal Treasurer of the NDP, Rebecca Blaikie, discusses the upcoming race to replace Jack Layton. And finally, reporter Louise Elliott looks at the recent appointment of Angelo Persichilli as Director of Communications for the Prime Minister, and what it means in the ongoing battle to court the so-called ethnic vote.
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September 3, 2011
This week on The House with guest-host Alison Crawford, world leaders attended a "Friends of Libya" conference in Paris and agreed to unfreeze $15-b in funds to help Libya's National Transitional Council. We speak with Abubaker Karmos, Libya's new representative in Ottawa. And Conservative MPs will be in Ottawa next week for their annual summer caucus meeting. Alison Crawford asks Government House Leader Peter Van Loan about this government's priorities going forward. Also, we speak with aboriginal climate organizer Candi Mossett in Washington, where hundreds of first nations people are protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. Finally. Progressive Conservatives in Alberta have been in power for forty years. With Ed Stelmach on his way out, CBC's legislative reporter in Edmonton Kim Trynacity examines Alberta's future.
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August 27, 2011
This week on The House, guest-host Chris Hall looks at the private and public life of Jack Layton with two people who knew him best: Jack Layton's sister Nancy Layton and Jack Layton's long-time friend and former chief of staff Bob Gallagher. Then, voters in B.C. have rejected the controversial HST. Hall talks to NDP leader in B.C. Adrian Dix and CBC's legislative reporter in Victoria Stephen Smart. Plus, international leaders head to Paris next week to discuss Libya's future. Former Canadian ambassador to Libya David Viveash tells Hall Canada can play a role. Finally, we celebrate CBC's 75th anniversary by turning back the clock to a day that forever changed the way we covered politics on Parliament Hill.
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August 20, 2011
This week on The House, guest-host Susan Lunn examines whether Canada can withstand another economic downturn amid global uncertainty. We ask former federal deputy finance minister Scott Clark and former Saskatchewan finance minister Eric Cline what we ought to expect from Jim Flaherty this fall. Plus, a rare and candid interview with outgoing RCMP Commissioner William Elliott. We ask him to reflect on his tenure at the RCMP and his new duties as Interpol's envoy to the U.N. Finally, Prime Minister Stephen Harper embarks on his annual trip to the Arctic. We speak with national reporter James Fitz-Morris about the PM's agenda on this trip, and national Inuit leader Mary Simon about the significance of the visit to the Inuit who live in Canada's North.
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August 13, 2011
This week on The House, after another week of uncertainty surrounding the global economic situation, guest-host James Cudmore talks to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty about Canada's ability to withstand the turmoil ahead. We also check in with NDP Defence critic Jack Harris and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Bob Dechert, about the situation in Libya. CBC reporter Susan Lunn heads to the farm to tell us about the growing calls for a national food strategy. And we have part two of our audio tour of Parliament Hill.
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August 06, 2011
This week on The House, guest-host Susan Lunn discusses the current global economic situation and its potential impact on Canada with the Minister of State for Finance, Ted Menzies. Then, Susan talks about the infrastructure challenges of Canadian cities with Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay. Few people know how NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel might be feeling right now better than Dawn Black. The retiring NDP MLA held that temporary post in British Columbia recently... and has known Turmel for 20 years! All that and Kady O'Malley is in with her That's a Good Question segment.
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July 30, 2011
This week on The House, guest-host James Cudmore talks with Nycole Turmel, the new Interim Leader of the NDP about her new role, her support from the party Caucus, and what it means for the NDP going forward. What's it like to fight your private health battles in public? James Cudmore talks to former cabinet minister Allan Rock, he is a prostate cancer survivor. National reporter James Fitz-Morris gives us a primer on the debt crisis in the US, and James Cudmore asks former Finance Minister Paul Martin what this means for Canada.
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Left Behind, Part 1
Over the past 30 years, the benefits of economic growth in Canada, the US and much of the rest of the world, have gone increasingly to the top one percent of the population. For the majority of families, however, incomes have stagnated. This rise in inequality coincided with a sea change in government policy. Beginning in the 1980s, governments in much of the English-speaking world embarked on what has been called the neoliberal revolution - deregulation, privatization and tax cuts, aimed at liberating markets and stimulating the economy. The rising tide was supposed to lift all boats, but it didn't. Jill Eisen explores what happened.
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Feeding Ten Billion
The world just got its seven billionth citizen, and the population explosion shows no signs of stopping. In a Saskatoon lecture, writer and activist Raj Patel argues that the only way to feed everyone is to completely rethink agriculture.
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The Enright Files
Michael Enright, host of The Sunday Edition, in conversation about two of the more intriguing fathers of confederation. Biographer Richard Gwyn talks about Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada's first prime minister while University of Toronto Scholar David Wilson talks about the poet of Confederation Thomas D'Arcy McGee.
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The Vancouver Human Rights Lecture- Cute Cats and the Arab Spring
In the 2011 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture, Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, looks at the "cute cat" theory of internet activism, and how it helps explain the Arab Spring. He discusses how activists around the world are turning to social media tools which are extremely powerful, easy to use and difficult for governments to censor.
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The Last Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Beguile
The print newspaper is down, but not out. It remains a close friend to hundreds of millions of people around the world - every day. Yet it is threatened on two fronts: its ability to adapt profitably to 21st century technology, and its declining trust-worthiness: Only 30 percent of Canadians trust journalists - and it's not clear whether they are the readers who have quit or the readers who remain. In the 2011 Dalton Camp Lecture, veteran journalist Neil Reynolds says that to increase trust, there must be an end to anonymous sources.
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Cyber/Master Class
Pinchas Zukerman is one of the world's greatest violinists. Conductor of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, he regularly goes down to a broom closet in the basement of the NAC to conduct master classes - over the internet - with aspiring soloists from all over the world: New York, Tokyo, London and Tel Aviv.
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The Munk Debate
Be It Resolved North America Faces a Japan-style Era of High Unemployment and Slow Growth. Arguing for the resolution are Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize winner and one of the pre-eminent economists of our time, and David Rosenberg, Chief Economist and Strategist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates. Arguing against the resolution are Lawrence Summers, one of America's most influential economists, and until recently President Obama's director of the White House National Economic Council, and Ian Bremmer, founder and president of the Eurasia Group, a global political risk analysis firm.
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David Frum: Conservatism for Liberals?
America's most famous Canadian, outside of Hollywood, is David Frum.
He is a former editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and the author of Comeback: Conservatism that Can Win Again. Frum speaks with Max Allen about the conservative wave in Canadian politics, the American medical system, Sarah Palin, and the evolution of his own political views - at the age of 14, he was a campaign volunteer for the NDP.
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Zionism From Within - Part Two
Since appearing on the international stage in the 19th century, Zionism has evoked strong emotions, both positive and negative. Nowhere have its meaning and aims been more hotly debated than amongst Zionists themselves. Frank Faulk speaks with Zionists about the movement's troubled history and the current struggle over its meaning.
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Zionism From Within - Part One
Since appearing on the international stage in the 19th century, Zionism has evoked strong emotions, both positive and negative. Nowhere have its meaning and aims been more hotly debated than amongst Zionists themselves. Frank Faulk speaks with Zionists about the movement's troubled history and the current struggle over its meaning.
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Bourgeois Dignity
Deirdre McCloskey is a contrarian among economists. She believes that ideas really matter, not just money and material reality. Wealth doesn't grow from economic factors alone. People's values and opinions, especially those of the industrious middle class, are more important.
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The Art of Reasoning
A bronze bust of Pierre Bédard was recently unveiled in the Quebec National Assembly. Bédard was a journalist, politician, judge and nationalist leader of Lower Canada, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He was an early advocate of responsible government. Bédard was also a philosopher who engaged in imaginary dialogues with Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot and Montesquieu. IDEAS host Paul Kennedy explores his significance for Quebec today.
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Boot Camp Moms - Part Two
Twelve single mothers. Poor and uneducated. Their mission: to complete a one-year boot camp designed to lift them out of poverty. Their tools: citizenship, literature, and education. IDEAS producer Mary O'Connell charts the progress of these mothers as they attempt to break the generational chains of poverty. Women Moving Forward could well be the most inventive poverty reduction program in the country.
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The New Revolutionaries - Part Two
Women have been identified by economists, social scientists, politicians and pundits as key to moving forward on issues like poverty, violence and conflict. Sally Armstrong takes us around the globe, where localized acts of female emancipation are literally improving the prospects for humankind at large.
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The New Revolutionaries - Part One
Women have been identified by economists, social scientists, politicians and pundits as key to moving forward on issues like poverty, violence and conflict. Sally Armstrong takes us around the globe, where localized acts of female emancipation are literally improving the prospects for humankind at large.
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Boot Camp Moms - Part One
Twelve single mothers. Poor and uneducated. Their mission: to complete a one-year boot camp designed to lift them out of poverty. Their tools: citizenship, literature, and education. IDEAS producer Mary O'Connell charts the progress of these mothers as they attempt to break the generational chains of poverty. Women Moving Forward could well be the most inventive poverty reduction program in the country.
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In the Valley of the Shadow
Harvard professor James Kugel is one of the world's leading biblical scholars. Ten years ago he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. His illness forced him to further reflect on themes he's been studying for decades - the nature of human spirituality and our changing conception of God.
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Synthetic Life
Craig Venter was the first person to have his genome sequenced. Recently he and his colleagues at the J. Craig Venter Institute created a synthetic organism that could be a key to the foods and fuels of the future. Dr. Venter speaks about synthetic life and about a project to map the diversity of the microbial world. His lecture was the inaugural Wall Exchange, a new public lecture series in Vancouver presented by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in the University of British Columbia.
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Salt - Part Two
Something insignificant is sometimes said to be worth "a pinch of salt." On the other hand, people of impeccable integrity are often called, "the salt of the earth." Salt is now among the most common substances on earth, although once it was rarer and more valuable than gold. Paul Kennedy considers the incredible history, science and mythology of salt.
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Salt - Part One
Something insignificant is sometimes said to be worth "a pinch of salt." On the other hand, people of impeccable integrity are often called, "the salt of the earth." Salt is now among the most common substances on earth, although once it was rarer and more valuable than gold. Paul Kennedy considers the incredible history, science and mythology of salt.
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An Evening With Irshad Manji
IDEAS host Paul Kennedy moderates a discussion with Irshad Manji, the critically acclaimed author of The Trouble With Islam, on the impact of individual rights on social integration and Canadian society. How do responsibilities play into the process of integration within a diverse society? How should we address rights that are in conflict?
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Citizen Mel - Part Two
His name is synonymous with the words "Canadian nationalist". Mel Hurtig's voice has been prominent in discussions about the country for almost fifty years. He is a bookseller, a publisher and a catalyst for debate on subjects ranging from child poverty to nuclear arms. IDEAS producer Kathleen Flaherty traces Mel Hurtig's lifelong quest to shape a Canada he passionately believes in.
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Citizen Mel - Part One
His name is synonymous with the words "Canadian nationalist". Mel Hurtig's voice has been prominent in discussions about the country for almost fifty years. He is a bookseller, a publisher and a catalyst for debate on subjects ranging from child poverty to nuclear arms. IDEAS producer Kathleen Flaherty traces Mel Hurtig's lifelong quest to shape a Canada he passionately believes in.
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Say No To Happiness
Life is about being happy, right? Just ask the Dalai Lama...or any of the best-selling authors on the subject...or the scientists who study the benefits of being happy. But are we losing something else along the way: the need for meaning in our lives? IDEAS producer Frank Faulk examines the tension between our desire for happiness and our need for meaning.
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Leading Under Fire
What are the components of military leadership? That's the question Dr. Joe MacInnis asks soldiers, sailors, and airmen on a Canadian warship and at the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In the cockpits of their aircraft, the front seats of their armored vehicles, and the bridge of HMCS Toronto, they describe leadership-critical moments and share stories about leadership's essential components and how they are acquired. He considers how the synergy of courage, competence, compassion and other leadership traits can help us address social and environmental problems.
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Thucydides: The First Journalist
About 2,500 years ago, Thucydides travelled ancient Greece, gathering stories about a brutal war that plunged the ancient world into chaos. He set high standards for accuracy, objectivity and thoroughness in his reporting. IDEAS producer Nicola Luksic explains why his account of the Peloponnesian War is relevant today.
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Next 2011 - Episode 8 - Sean Rice
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is clarinetist Sean Rice. Recently appointed second clarinet of the NAC Orchestra (in Ottawa), he's heard in recital in his home province of Newfoundland performing music by Schumann, Hétu, Strauss and Brahms. He's joined by pianist Patrich Cashin.
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Next 2011 - Episode 7 - Alexander Read
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is the violinist Alexander Read. He's heard in recital from Montreal's Redpath Hall performing music by Brahms, Beethoven, Panneton and Ravel. He's joined by pianist Philip Chiu
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Next 2011 - Episode 6 - Claudia Chan
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is pianist Claudia Chan who hails from Ottawa, ON. Winner of the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, she's heard in recital performing music by Eckhardt-Gramatté, Corigliano, Ka Nin Chan and Chopin.
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Next 2011 - Episode 5 - Vincent Lauzer
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is the recorder player Vincent Lauzer. He's heard in recital from Montreal's Redpath Hall performing music by Bach, Purcell, Vivaldi and much more.
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Next 2011 - Episode 4 - Jeff Dyrda
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is violinist Jeff Dyrda. He's heard in recital from his hometown Winnipeg performing sonatas by Strauss, Ravel and Debussy.
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Next 2011 - Episode 3 - Timothy Chooi
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is violinist Timothy Chooi who hails from Victoria, BC. He's heard in recital from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa performing music by Beethoven, Arcuri, Saint-Saens and Elgar.
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Next 2011 - Episode 2 - Elliot Madore
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is baritone Elliot Madore who hails from Toronto, Ontario. He's heard in recital from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa performing music by de Falla, Schubert, Ravel and Hoiby.
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Next 2011 - Episode 1 - Tina Chong
CBC Radio 2 and In Concert present Next! - a celebration of young Canadian talent. Our featured artist this week is Tina Chong who hails from Banff, Alberta. She's heard in recital from the National Arts Centre in Ottawa performing music by Mozart, Ravel and Schumann.
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Episode 4 - January 28, 2012
The Irrelevant Show on CBC Radio One and SIRIUS 159.
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Irrelevant Show - Episode 3, Jan 21, 2012
CBC Radio's hit sketch comedy The Irrelevant Show airs Saturdays on CBC Radio One at 11 am and on Sirius Satellite 159 on Saturdays at 9 am ET, and 6:30 pm ET, Wednesdays at 3:30 am ET and Thursdays at 4:30 pm ET
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Irrelevant Show - Episode 2, Jan 14, 2012
This would be the 2nd show of the Winter 2012 season for those of you keeping tabs.
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Irrelevant Show - Episode 1 Jan 7, 2012
The new season kicks off!
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Irrelevant Show 2011 - Episode 10 - Sep. 3, 2011
Sketches - CRANKY NEIGHBOURS THROUGH HISTORY 1 - NOAH - EXTREME REALITY - HOME RENO - DOUG, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - ANNOYING PHRASES -SONG: MY GIRL DON’T TALK SO GOOD - THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORISTS - OLYMPIC-NIC GAMES - CRANKY NEIGHBOURS 3 – THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
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Irrelevant Show 2011 - Episode 9 - Aug. 27, 2011
Sketches - PAGE 27 - PARTNERS 1 - WAKEUP CALL - PARTNERS 2 - GRAVE KANDY - BUSINESS TIP - PARTNERS 3 - THE HAUNTED BARN
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Irrelevant Show 2011 - Episode 8 - Aug. 20, 2011
Sketches: SHERLOCK HOLMES - EXTREME GARDENING - HENRY VIII’S PERSONAL AD 1 - OPERATION - WEB ADDRESS - SONG: BALLAD OF THE BAD BALLADEER - HENRY VIII 2 - LUKE AND LEIA - HENRY VIII 3 - LOVE IS A METAPHOR
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Irrelevant Show 2011 - Episode 7 - Aug. 13, 2011
Sketches - CANADA DAY - ELIZABETH 1 - CUTEST BABY - ELIZABETH 2 - ATTACK AD 1 - ZEN HOKEY POKEY SONG - ATTACK AD 2 - GIANT TALK - ATTACK AD 4 - YOGA - ELIZABETH 3
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Irrelevant Show 2011 - Episode 6 - Aug. 6, 2011
Sketches - THE GUYS - ROBERT MUNSCH FOR ADULTS - PURIST HUNTING - IN FLIGHT SAFETY - BIBLE TWEETS 1 - BATTLE FOR THE BATTLEFORDS
BIBLE TWEETS 2: THE JESUS TWEETS - SHEPHERDS
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Irrelevant Show 2011 - Episode 5 - July 30, 2011
THE NEXT BEST THING - BORED IN SPACE 1 - TALK THEATRE RADIO - SEXY SOUNDS OF MIDDLE AGE 1 - TWO TINY SHIH TZUS - BORED IN SPACE 2 - ALBERTA SONG - SEXY SOUNDS OF MIDDLE AGE 2 - WIKI RADIO - BORED IN SPACE 3 - DANGER PLANET
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Elizabeth from Hamilton, Ontario writes in to get The Know-It-Alls take on this age old question. Will it finally be the one that stumps Steve and Tawnie?
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Why does my stomach make a noise when I'm hungry?
Sam from Winnipeg, Manitoba writes in to ask why his stomach makes noises when he's hungry.Is it supernatural?
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How can I get my teeth white again after drinking coffee and wine?
A listener wants to know how to get his teeth whiter, without an expensive visit to the dentists or pharmacy. Steve and Tawnie share their secrets.
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Any tips for taking my cat to the park off-leash?
Aurora in Halifax has an indoor cat who doesn't like her leash. She wants to know if The Know-It-Alls have any tips for taking her cat to the park.
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How do I become a professional singer?
Gordon from Beechgrove Island writes in to see if we can help him acheive his dream of becoming a professional singer. Inspiring words from Steve and Tawnie.
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What is a black hole?
Lanrick writes in to ask what a black hole is. Steve and Tawnie have different theories. Could the Bermuda Triangle be involved?
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Are dog mouths really cleaner than human mouths?
Brian from Indio, California wants to know if dogs have cleaner mouths than humans. The bigger question is why he wants to know.
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What's your deal?
A very simple, straight-forward, yet somehow confusing question from Nug in Toronto, Ontario.
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How can I get into an airplane's first class section?
Honorine is taking a trip, and flying economy, but wants to know if there are any tips for getting herself into first class.
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How do I get my stubborn old beagle to listen to me?
Demetra from Alexandria, Virginia has an old beagle named Austin. In his age, Austin's stopped paying attention to her commands. She wants to know how she can get him to listen.
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Do paper toilet seat covers offer any protection?
A listener has being travelling recently, and was wondering if those paper toilet seat covers you find in public washrooms offer real protection.
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I'm going camping. Are there any precautions I should take to avoid bear attack?
Hannah writes in to tell us she's going camping, and wants to know what pre-cations she should take against marauding bears.
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What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Bobby from Detroit wants to try and stump The Know-It-Alls with a question he already knows the answer to. Ne'er do well!
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Is there any way I can get my stubborn old beagle to listen to me?
Demetra from Alexandria, Virginia has an older beagle named Austin who sometimes ignores her commands. She wants to know how to get him to pay attention.
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Why do hot dogs come in packages of ten, while buns come in packs of twelve?
Scott "Soupy" Anderson of Toronto, Ontario writes in to ask the age old question of why when you go to buy hot dogs, they come in packages of ten, but hot dog buns come in packages of twelve. It means two lonely buns. But why?
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Do you always have to tell a new mom her baby is beautiful, or can you just tell the truth?
Rebecca from Calgary, Alberta writes to asks us for some tips on dealing with unattractive babies.
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Why is tomato and clamato juice so popular on airline flights?
Cindy from Montreal, Quebec wants to know why Clamato and Tomato drinks are so popular on airlines.
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Episode 10 - Noah Augustine
Noah Augustine lived his life in the promise of his people. He was a proud Mi'kmaq man, a skilled orator, writer and poet, whose words pointed to a better way and a better life for aboriginal communities. His larger than life personality enchanted many who knew him, including some of the most powerful and influential politicians and business people in New Brunswick.
But Noah Augustine also faced tragedy, courted controversy and lived through many highs and lows. And he died young....before he could fulfill his promise as a First Nation leader.
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LOTD January 26, 2012
Jay Malone "Canada vs US"
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LOTD January25 2012
Frank Spadone "Concentrate"
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LOTD January 24 2012
Martha Chaves "Speaks her mind!"
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LOTD January 23, 2012
Tom Stade "Nice Town"
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LOTD January 20 2012
Glen Foster "Islam"
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Jeff McEnery "Blind Date"
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LOTD January 18, 2012
James Cunningham "Remote Control"
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LOTD January 14, 2012
Jeff Rothpan "Feet"
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Gerry Dee "Mayans"
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LOTD Janaury 13, 2012
Jen Grant "Free Range Chicken"
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LOTD Januardy 12, 2012
Howie Miller "Edmonton Mall"
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LOTD January 11, 2012
Jeremy Hotz "Ikea"
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LOTD January 10, 2012
Kevein Foxx "Citron"
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LOTD January 9, 2012
Terri Mason "Farm Life"
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LOTD January 6, 2012
Damonde Tschritter "Same Mom"
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LOTD January 5, 2012
Dini Dimakos "Waiter"
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LOTD January 4, 2012
Daryl Mack "Smart Car"
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LOTD January 3, 2012
Brian Lazanik "Stocks and Sports"
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LOTD January 2, 2012
Jean Paul "English Accents"
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LOTD December 30, 2011
Allyson Smith "Creepy Guys"
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LOTD December 29, 2011
Darcy Michael "Yoga"
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LOTD December 28, 2011
Steve Brinder "Grade 6"
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LOTD Decemer 27, 2011
Darryl Lenox "Saskatchewan"
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LOTD December 26, 2011
Pete Zedlacher "Flying"
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LOTD December 23, 2011
Scott Falconbridge "Kids"
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Jeb Fink "Raisins"
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LOTD December 21 2011
Bette MacDonald "The drive"
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December 20, 2011
Damonde Tschritter "Firefighting"
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LOTD December 19, 2011
Andrew Grose "Penthouse"
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December 16, 2011
Ron Josol "Accents"
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December 15, 2011
Sean Cullen "Opera"
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December 14, 2011
Derek Seguin "Kids and Holidays"
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LOTD December 13, 2011
Dini Dimakos "Sideburns"
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December 12, 2011
Dan Licoppe "Wal Mart"
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LOTD December 9, 2011
Tim Nutt "Plunger"
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December 8, 2011
Erica Sigurdson "Mixed Marriages"
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LOTD December 7, 2011
Stewart Francis "Celine"
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Tracey MacDonald "Eyebrow surprise"
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Brian Laznick "Goint to the Gym"
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LOTD December 2, 2011
Dan Licoppe "Air Miles"
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Kevin foxx "Goldfish"
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LOTD November 30, 2011
Graham Clark
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LOTD November 29, 2011
Richard Ryder "Dogs"
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LOTD November 28, 2011
Elvira Kurt "Facebook"
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Sean Cullen "Meatloaf"
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Brian Lazanik "Lazer Eyes"
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LOTD November 23 2011
Stewart Francis "Celine"
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Laugh of the day November 22, 2011
Ron Josol "Stereotypes"
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LOTD November 21 2011
Jeff Fink "Raisins
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LOTD November 18, 2011
Brian Stollery "Illiterate"
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Gilson Lubin "Halloween"
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LOTD October 20 2011
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LOTD October 19 2011
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LOTD October 10 2011
Jim McNally - "Thanksgiving"
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LOTD October 7 2011
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LOTD October 5 2011
Tim Nutt - Revenue Canada
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LOTD September 30 2011
Mark Critch - "Old Dad"
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LOTD September 29 2011
John Sheehan "Cabin in the Woods"
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Maureen Langan "Double Standard"
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LOTD September 23, 2011
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LOTD September 22, 2011
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LTOD September 21, 2011
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LOTD September 20, 2011
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LOTD September 19 2011
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LOTD September 9, 2011
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Tim Nutt - Raising Kids Today
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LOTD August 31, 2011
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Ryan Belleville "Change-rooms"
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LOTD August 26, 2011
John Hastings "Ambition"
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Gilson Lubin "Duck Hunting"
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LOTD August 19, 2011
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Andrew Grose "Father/Son Bonding"
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LOTD August 17, 2011
Brian Stollery "Illiterate"
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Sean Keane "Girlfriend"
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Frank Spadone "Worker's Comp"
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Mike Ward "Sponsor Child"
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Mrs. Hughes "Change of Life"
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Jimmy Tingle "Wasting Energy"
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Ryan Belleville "Fat Kids"
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LOTD June 28, 2011
Nile Seguin "Stereotypes"
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LOTD June 27, 2011
Sherri D. Sutton "White Trash"
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LOTD June 24, 2011
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Brent Butt "Pale Blue Pants"
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Dan Licoppe "Home Depot"
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Don Kelly "Dances with Bjorn"
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Daryl Makk "Country Squire"
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Frank Spadone "My Dad"
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Bob Marley "Pizza"
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Casey Corbin "Made in Korea"
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Brian Stollery "Illiterate"
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Ryan Belleville "Puberty"
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LOTD June 10, 2011
Darcy Michael "Edmonton Pride"
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LOTD June 9, 2011
Shazie Mirza "Marry Yourself"
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LOTD June 8, 2011
Franco Taddeo
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Bob Marley "Bathing Suit"
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Dave Nystrom "Barbie"
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Dan Licoppe "Wine Tasting"
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LOTD June 2, 2011
Anna Gustafson "Three Little Words"
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LOTD June 1, 2011
Billy Mitchell "Back Hair"
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LOTD May 31, 2011
Trevor Boris "Encounters"
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LOTD May 30, 2011
Arthur Simeon "Directions"
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LOTD May 27, 2011
Nikki Payne "Like Monkeys"
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LOTD May 26, 2011
Dana Alexander "Cookies"
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Ryan Belleville "Haircut"
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Franco Taddeo "Olympics"
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John Sheehan "Mario"
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Chris Gibbs "Losw the Accent"
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LOTD April 19 2011
Darcy Michael "Thanks PET"
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Don Kelly "Tic Toc"
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Frank Spadone 'Signs'
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Tim Nutt "Teach the child"
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Rich Hall "Canadian Debt"
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Tim Steeves "Mice"
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Dave Merheje "We Ain't Terrorists"
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LOTD November 7 2010 - LAST PODCAST
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LOTD November 6 2010
Irwin Barker - "Toast"
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Evan Carter - "DVP"
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Chris Quigley - "Shoes"
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Ron Josol "American Idol"
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Jim McNally - "Marth Stewart"
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Mary Ellen Hoooper - Ass Flower
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LOTD October 31 2010
Gilson Lubin - "Halloween"
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Martha Chaves - "Unicef"
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Scott Falconbridge - Lasagna
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Tim Nutt - Wal Mart Licorice
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Debra DiGiovanni - Nutella
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Greg Morton "Spiderman"
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Erica Sigurdson - "Mixed Marriages"
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Cory Mack - "Frog"
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Jim McNally - "Moving Out"
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Kevin Foxx - "City Confidential"
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Martha Chaves - "Global Warming"
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Anna Gustafson - "Welcome to Ontario"
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Roman Danylo - "Facials"
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Frank Spadone "Italian Lunches"
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Darcy Michael - "Yoga"
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Jocko Alston "Jamaican Sports Announcer"
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Tim Nutt - "Ferrari Aisle"
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Jeremy Hotz "Not in Norway"
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Allyson Smith - "Creepy Guys"
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Jim McNally - "Thanksgiving"
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Bob Smith - "Pass the Gravy"
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Perry Perlmutar - "Marriage Games"
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Brad Muise "Gluttony"
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Greg Morton - "Tiger Woods"
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Kevin Foxx -"Hair"
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Roman Danylo - "Not Pilot!"
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Debra DiGiovanni - "Bra Envy"
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Jebb Fink - "Raisins"
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Dana Alexander - "King Kong"
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Graham Clark - "Alberta"
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Darryl Lenox - "Welcome to Canada"
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Jocko Alston - "Sports for Black People"
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LOTD September 28 2010
Anna Gustafson - "Low Pants"
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Lawrence Morgenstern - "Driving"
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Jacquie O'Keefe - "Renegade Nun"
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John Wing - "God"
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Diana Frances "Man with a Plan"
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Roman Danylo "Jolly Old England"
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Peter Kelamis "Starbucks"
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Kevin Foxx - "Mini Bar"
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Angelo Tsarouchas - "I miss Mel and Jean"
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Frank Spadone -"Dad"
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Jeff Rothpan - "B&B"
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Jean Paul - "Cockroaches"
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Trevor Boris - "Close Encounters"
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Patrick Ledwell - "Blind Spot"
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Mark Little - "Self Esteem"
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Jean Paul - " Sports Announcers"
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Brian Laznick - "Laser Eyes"
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Tim Nutt - "Windstar"
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Mrs. Hughes - "Scooter"
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Al Rae - "Celebrity"
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Steve Brinder - "Grade 6"
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Gilson Lubin - "Cottage"
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Kevin McGrath - "First Dance"
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Ryan McMahon - "Wal Mart"
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Elvira Kurt - "Facebook"
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Arthur Simeon - "Why Canada?"
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Jonny Harris - "Toronto Honks"
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Glen Foster - "Writing Cheques"
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Howie Miller - "California"
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Laugh Out Loud January 21 2012 POD
Accent on Toronto 10th Anniversary show part 2. Recorded live at the Music Hall with Ron Josol and Derek Edwards.
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Laugh Out Loud January 14, 2012 POD
"Weight Watchers" Join host Craig Norris and Joey Elias, Big Daddy Tazz and Brian Alyward; where all shapes and sizes are celebrated!
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Laugh Out Loud January 7th 2012 POD
Encore presentation of True Lies and Other stories with Chris Gibbs and Sandra Shamus
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Laugh Out Loud December 31 2011 POD
Encore presentation of "Comedy on Wheels"
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Laugh Out Loud December 24 2011 POD
It's the holiday show with Shaun Mujumder, Two Guys and Jim McNally.
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Laugh Out Loud December 17 2011
The wait is over! Here is Part One of Accent on Toronto the 10th Anniversary show with Martha Chaves and Frank Spadone.
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Laugh Out Loud December 10 2011 POD
Legends of Comedy with Jerry Seinfeld, Billy Crystal and Woody Allen
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Laugh Out Loud December 3, 2011 POD
From the Misfortune Tellers Gala - Pete Zedlacher and Rob Pue
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Laugh Out Loud November 26, 2011 POD
Encore Presentation of Comfort Comedy #1 with Jeff Rothpan, James Cunningham and Dave Hemstad
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Laugh Out Loud November 12, 2011 POD
World class comedy with Ed Byrne, Gina Yashere and Norm Macdonald.
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Laugh Out Loud November 5, 2011 POD
Canadian Comedy Royalty with Bette MacDonald, Ron James and Lorne Elliott.
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Laugh Out Loud October 29, 2011 POD
S-c-a-a-r-y....impressions? We've got Andrea Martin, Sean Cullen and Gavin Crawford doing their best musical impressions!
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Laugh Out Loud October 22, 2011 POD
ENCORE presentation of Hystereotypes Gala with Jimmy Tingle and Sherri D Sutton
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Laugh Out Loud October 15th 2011 POD
Comfort Comedy #3 with Todd Butler, Gerry Dee and Mike from Canmore
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Laugh Out Loud October 8 2011 POD
"Women and their Politics" with host Craig Norris and laughs by Mrs. Hughes and Nikki Payne. Plus a look back at Double Exposure in celebration of CBC's 75th Anniversary.
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Laugh Out Loud October 1 2011 POD
From the Screech Comedy Festival in Nfl/LA - performers John Sheehan and Mark Critch. Also - a nod to CBC's 75th Anniversary with Charlie Farquharson
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Laugh Out Loud September 24, 2011 POD
"Talkin' bout my generation" with host Craig Norris and laughs by Graham Chittenden, Andrew Grose and John Hastings.
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Laugh Out Loud September 17 2011 POD
Recorded at the "Misfortune" Gala in Wpg - host Craig Norris presents Brent Butt, K Trevor Wilson and Steve Patterson
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Laugh Out Loud - Special Interview for September 10 2011
Listen to the full un-edited interview with Craig Norris and Dave Merheje.
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Laugh Out Loud Podcast September 10, 2011
Welcome back to Episode One of Season 4! Host Craig Norris interiews the winner of the JFL Homegrown Competition and we 'round up' the funny from the summer.
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Laugh Out Loud June 25 2011 PODCAST
It's the last show of the season with Part 2 of listener favourites!
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Laugh Out Loud June 18 2011 Podcast
It's our listener request extravaganza with Darryl Lenox, Dana Alexander, Bob Smith, Mike Wilmot and Derek Edwards.
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Laugh Out Loud June 11 2011 Podcast
Tribute to Irwin Barke
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Laugh Out Loud June 4 2011 PODCAST
Laugh out Loud with Tracey MacDonald and Jim McAleese.
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Laugh Out Loud May 28 2011 Podcast
Comedy on Wheels with Daryl Makk, Chris Nannarone and Todd Butler!
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Laugh Out Loud May 21 2011 Podcast
From the comedy vault,Dave Nystrom and Billy Mitchell
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Laugh Out Loud May 14 2011 PODCAST
Comedy from Dan Licoppe and Shazia Mirza plus a special request from host Craig Norriss...
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Laugh Out Loud Podcast May 7, 2011 FIX
ENCORE *FIXED* Accent on Toronto 9 with host Evan Carter
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Laugh Out Loud April 30 2011
From Wpg Comedy Fest, Craig presents Dana Alexander, Nile Séguin and Darcy Michael.
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Laugh Out Loud April 23, 2011
Fresh from the Winnipeg Comedy Festival - Jimmy Tingle and Sherri D. Sutton.
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Laugh Out Loud April 16, 2011
It's comfort comedy time with Canadian favourites Russell Peters and Jeremy Hotz.
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Laugh Out Loud April 9, 2011
Encore performace of our coast to coast to Manitoba comedy road show with Al Rae, Martha Chaves and Reed Rankin.
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Laugh Out Loud April 2, 2011
It's our Musical Comedy show with in-studio chat and performances by Chelsea P. Manders, Dave Merheje and Todd Butler. Special tribute to Roger Abbott.
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Laugh Out Loud March 26, 2011
Canadian Pride - what is it? Performers Franco Taddeo, Don Kelly and John Sheehan will have you laughing out loud!
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Laugh Out Loud March 19, 2011
True Stories and Other Lies with Chris Gibbs and Sandra Shamus.
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Laugh Out Loud March 12 2011
Recorded at the Capitol Theatre at the Hubcap Comedy Festival - Erica Sigurdson, David Acker and Big Daddy Tazz.
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Laugh Out Loud March 5th
From Accent on Toronto 9 - this is part 3! With Jonny Harris and Arthur Simeon.
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Laugh Out Loud February 26, 2011
REPEAT. This week the spotlight shines on Rich Hall.
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Laugh Out Loud February 19, 2011
As part of CBC's Live Right Now, LOL presents three performers who talk about their relationships with food. John Wing, Deborah Kimmett and Joey Elias will have you laughing out loud!
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Laugh Out Loud February 12 2011
Relationships revealed with Andrea Martin, Jeff McEnery and Allyson Smith.
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Laugh Out Loud February 5th 2011
Laugh Out Loud presents, Accent on Toronto 9 Pt 2 - live from the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto with Evan Carter and Dave Merheje.
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Laugh Out Loud January 29, 2011
Not for Prime-time...until now! Performances by Tom Stade, Nikki Payne and Mike Wilmot.
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Laugh Out Loud January 22, 2011
May seem odd, perhaps even counter-intuitive, but this week's show -RADIO show - is all about comedy on Television with special guest Sharilyn Johnson.
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Laugh Out Loud January 15 CORRECTED
This is the Live, Right Now episode with Tim Steeves, Glen Foster and Tim Nutt. It's all about the comma placement!
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LOL January 8 2011
It's our coast to coast to...Manitoba road show! Host Craig Norris presents Al Rae, Martha Chaves and Reed Rankin.
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Laugh Out Loud January 1, 2011
It's our post-holiday show with Bob Newhart, Mark Eddie, Rob Pue and more! Happy New Year!
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Laugh Out Loud December 18 2010
It's our slightly-non-denominational-holiday show with Sean Cullen, Bowser and Blue and more!
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Laugh Out Loud December 11, 2010
Recorded live at Accent on Toronto -Part One with host Evan Carter and guests Chuck Byrn and Roy Daye.
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Laugh Out Loud December 4 2010
Happy Hanukkah! A repeat of our seasonal show with Simon Rakoff and Brian Lazanik.
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Laugh Out Loud November 27 2010
It's the comfort food comedy show with Dave Hemstad, James Cunningham and Jeff Rothpan.
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Laugh Out Loud November 20 2010
Our theme this week is "home" with guests Cathy Jones and John Wing.
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Laugh Out Loud November 13 2010
Laugh Out Loud shines the spotlight on Rich Hall!
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Laugh Out Loud November 6 2010
Encore performances by Mike Ward, Jen Grant and Herb Dixon.
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Laugh Out Loud October 30 2010
It's our Halloween show with Seinfeld, Mary Ellen Hooper and more!
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Laugh Out Loud October 23 2010
LOL salutes some of the winners of the Canadian Comedy Awards with Mark DeBonis, Chelsea P Manders, Jon Dore and Irwin Barker
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Laugh Out Loud October 16th 2010
From Accent on Toronto 2009 - The Doo Wops, Pio Modi and Dana Alexander.
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Laugh Out Loud October 9 2010
Four of the Seven Deadly Sins are presented by Debra DiGiovanni, Brad Muise, Jeff McEnery and Tim Nutt. Recorded live in Winnipeg.
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Laugh Out Loud October 2nd 2010
Superheroes! Do we need them? Do we have them? Graham Clark and Greg Morton share their stories. Plus an interview with Fluffee and a preview of next week's show.
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Laugh Out Loud September 25 2010
Today the spotlight shines on Darryl Lenox plus Craig announces our new web contest.
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Laugh Out Loud September 18, 2010
Encore presentation of World Cup of Comedy with Angelo Tsarouchas, Ahmed Ahmed and Frank Spadone. Plus - concert information!
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Laugh Out Loud Sept 11 with Craig Norris
Back to School! Al Rae, Mrs. Hughes and Steve Brinder perform this week.
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Laugh Out Loud September 4 2010 with Craig Norris
Scott and Craig talk to the winner of the Clash of Comedy and encore performances by David Pryde and Karen O'Keefe
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Laugh Out Loud August 28 2010 with Craig Norris
From the True Stories and Other Lies Gala in Winnipeg - fan favourites Mike MacDonald and Derek Edwards!
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Laugh Out Loud August 21 with Craig Norris
It's the Alberta Spectacular Turtle Island show featuring Ryan McMahon and Howie Miller! Scott drops by to talk Clash of Comedy.
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Laugh Out Loud August 14 2010 with Craig Norris
Host Craig Norris presents comedy from the Hubcap Comedy Festival with Jen Grant and Mike and special guest - Herb Dixon
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Laugh Out Loud August 7 2010 with Craig Norris
Funnier than a KTel Goofy Greats record - it's our musical comedy episode with all your favourites!
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Laugh Out Loud July 31 2010 - with Craig Norris
Guest host Craig Norris presents Steve Patterson, Picnic Face and British comedian John Moloney.
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Laugh Out Loud July 24 2010
Guest host John Wing presents comedy from Picnic Face, Simon Rakoff and David Merry.
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Laugh Out Loud July 17 2010
Who's Canada is it Anyway? Representing the youth of our country - Sam Easton and the Francaphones - Derek Seguin with a musical tribute to festivals by Todd Butler.
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Laugh Out Loud July 10 2010
"Not Necessarily for Radio" Host Alli Rizvi Badshah presents sketch, improv and physical comedy....on the radio!
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Laugh Out Loud July 3 2010
From the Edumacation Gala in Winnipeg - LOL salutes Graduates and Teachers this week with Nikki Payne, Dylan Mendelson and Gerry Dee.
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Laugh Out Loud June 26 2010
The Laugh Out Loud Spotlight shines on Irwin Barker.
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Laugh Out Loud June 19
It's our Father's Day show - with host and comic Ali Rizvi Badshah, Dawn of the Dad and Gilson Lubin.
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Laugh Out Loud June 12 2010
Live from the "Open House" Gala in Wpg - Tammy Pescatelli, Scott Falconbridge and Tim Nutt share their stories of "home".
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Laugh Out Loud June 5 2010
Live from the Arden Theatre in St. Albert - Laugh Out Loud presents the Best of the West with Brian Stollery and Big Daddy Tazz
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Laugh Out Loud May 29 2010
Jest Obsessed - live from the Pantages Theatre in Winnipeg - Glen Foster and Elvira Kurt
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Laugh Out Loud May 22, 2010
Presenting the World Cup of Comedy with Angelo Tsarouchas, Ahmed Ahmed and Frank Spadone.
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Laugh Out Loud - May 15th
Join Ali Rizvi Badshah as he presents the Funniest Man in Canada Derek Edwards the Comedy Star of the Week John Wing and newcomer Tyler Hawkins.
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Laugh Out Loud for May 8th
It's our salute to mothers with Deb McGrath, Barry Kennedy, Bill Cosby and more!
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Laugh Out Loud Presents from Winnipeg
Comedy Star of the week Anna Danova, live from Winnipeg Karen O'Keefe and David Pryde -
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Laugh Out Loud with Ali Rizvi Badshah April 24
Jebb Fink and Andrew Grose recorded live at the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton.
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Laugh Out Loud for April 17, 2010
From the Hubcap Comedy Festival in Moncton, Laugh Out Loud pressents Debra Digiovanni and Joey Elias.
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Laugh Out Loud with Ali Rizvi Badshah
On today's episode, Russell Peters, Stewart Francis and our first comedy star of the week winner!
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Laugh Out Loud with Ali Rizvi Badshah April 3, 2010
Host Ali Rizvi Badshah presents comics Karen O'Keefe, Scott Falconbridge, Billy Bob Joe Taylor and Derek Edwards.
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Lessons Learned
Pedro and series producer Tori Allen recap Manthropology and the lessons learned.
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Natural-born cheaters?
Society tells us that men are naturally promiscuous, but studies say otherwise.
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Manthropology, The Book
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Masculinity and The Transman
What can we learn about masculinity from a man who was born a woman?
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Men's Groups
Smoking cigars and drinking scotch with other dudes can help guys get in touch with their emotions.
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A Man's Guide to MMA
Mixed Martial Arts can be a tool for the positive advancement of masculinity. Really.
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Let Boys be Boys
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Man Talk
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Crying Fathers
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Accessorize Your Man
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Manly Skills
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Top Men
Top Men of the Year lists reflect what women may want in their men and how men want to see themselves.
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The Mustache Makes The Man
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Model Fathers
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Date Like a Man
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Educating Men
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Be a Fan
Why being an obsessive sports fan is a good thing for men.
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January 23, 2012 - Somebody's Child
Judith Hope and Christina Brobby on "Somebody's Child: Stories About Adoption". Tim Baker from Hey Rosetta! on "Salvage King, Ya!" by Mark Anthony Jarman. Jen Sookfong Lee on the sucess of "Secret Daughter" by Shilpi Somaya Gouda. Graeme Gibson on his day job organizing bird tours in Cuba. Robyn Levy on "Most of Me: Surviving My Medical Breakdown".
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January 16, 2012 - Ami McKay
Ami McKay on "The Virgin Cure". Kathleen Edwards on "Fauna" by Alissa York. Motion reviews "Half-Blood Blues" by Esi Edugyan. Brian Francis on his day job as a travelling salesman. Heather Jessup on "The Lightning Field".
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January 9, 2012 - Sylvia Olsen
Sylvia Olsen on "Working with Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater". Chilly Gonzales on "Memo from David O. Selznick: The Creation of "Gone with the Wind" and Other Motion Picture Classics, as Revealed in the Producer's Private Letters, Telegrams, Memorandums, and Autobiographical Remarks edited by Rudy Behlmer". Christopher Heard on "The Suite Life: The Magic and Mystery of Hotel Living". Adrienne Clarkson on "Room for All of Us". Marina Nemat on "Prisoner of Tehran".
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TNC Special - John Vaillant
Shelagh's full length conversation with John Vaillant, author of "The Tiger".
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January 2, 2012 - John Vaillant
John Vaillant on "The Tiger". Louise Penny, author of "A Trick of the Light", answers the Proust Questionnaire. Holger Petersen on "Talking Music". Pamela Yaye says if you liked "Bossypants" by Tina Fey, you'll love "Call Me Russell" by Russell Peters.
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December 26, 2011 - Dave Bidini
Dave Bidini on "On A Cold Road". Robin Sharma, author of "The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" answers The Next Chapter's Proust Questionnaire. Literary Smackdown with Robert J. Wiersema and Timothy Taylor: To Review or Not To Review? Sarah Selecky on her day job at the LCBO. Julie Maloney on "Oli-isms".
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TNC Special - Ken Dryden
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Ken Dryden, author of "The Game".
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December 19, 2011 - Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens on "The O'Briens". Jeff Innes from Yukon Blonde on "A Dance with Dragons" by George R.R. Martin. Ken Dryden on "The Game". PLUS: our Mystery Book Panel recommends books that are sure to cut the holiday treacle.
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December 12, 2011 - Patrick deWitt
Patrick deWitt on "The Sisters Brothers". Charles Foran on "Mordecai: The Life and Times". Carmen Aguirre on "Something Fierce". PLUS: Michele Landsberg and Ken Setterington from our Children's Book Panel recommend great holiday reads for the youngsters.
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December 5, 2011 - Whatcha Got Cookin?
Frédéric Morin and David McMillan on "The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts". Buck 65 (a.k.a. Rich Terfry) on "Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis. Adam Gopnik on "The Table Comes First". PLUS: Bal Arneson and Bonnie Stern from our Cookbook Panel recommend their favourite cookbooks of the past year.
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November 28, 2011 - Northwords
This past summer, Shelagh Rogers plucked five well-known Canadian writers from their urban and suburban homes and brought them to Torngat Mountains National Park in Northern Labrador. Their mission: to soak in the place and then channel it into a piece of writing. In this special episode of The Next Chapter, join Joseph Boyden, Alissa York, Rabindranath Maharaj, Noah Richler, and Sarah Leavitt as they journey to the most northernly tip of Labrador and write the land.
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November 21, 2011 - Will Ferguson
Will Ferguson on "Canadian Pie". Rita Chiarelli on "Me, the Mob, and the Music" by Tommy James and Martin Fitzpatrick. Literary Smackdown with Donna Morrissey and Wayne Johnston: To Write By Day or By Night? Daniel Kalla on "The Far Side of the Sky". Vish Khanna says if you liked "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, you'll love "Niko" by Dimitri Nasrallah.
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November 14, 2011 - If You Liked "The Help", You'll Love...
Jo Saul says if you liked "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, you'll love "The Mistress of Nothing" by Kate Pullinger. PK Rangachari on using mystery novels to teach medical students about toxicology. Antanas Sileika on "Underground". Guy Gavriel Kay on his day job working on the CBC Radio show "The Scales of Justice". David Chilton, author of "The Wealthy Barber Returns" answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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TNC Special - Antanas Sileika
Shelagh Rogers' full-length conversation with Antanas Sileika, author of "Underground".
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TNC Special - JJ Lee
Shelagh's full length conversation with JJ Lee, author of "The Measure of a Man". Recorded at Modernize Tailors in Vancouver's Chinatown.
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November 7, 2011 - JJ Lee
JJ Lee on "The Measure of a Man". Rusti Matyas and Marti Sarbit from Imaginary Cities on "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. Marina Endicott on "The Little Shadows". David Homel on "Midway". Catherine Gildiner reviews "I Feel Great about My Hands: And Other Unexpected Joys of Aging" edited by Shari Graydon.
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October 31, 2011 - Lynn Coady
Lynn Coady on "The Antagonist". Ron McLean answers the Proust Questionnaire. Literary Smackdown with Andrew Pyper and Sheila Heti: To Plot or Not To Plot?. Randy Boyagoda on a day job that kept him afloat as he wrote a pivotal short story. Charlotte Gill on "Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe".
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October 24, 2011 - Brian Francis
Brian Francis on "Natural Order". Laila Biali on reading Dr. Seuss. Suzanne Desrochers author of "Bride of New France" and Roberta Rich author of "The Midwife of Venice" on writing historical fiction. From the TNC vault, Katherine Ashenburg on "The Dirt On Clean: An Unsanitized History".
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TNC Special - Kevin from Canada
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Kevin Peterson, a.k.a. Kevin from Canada.
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October 17, 2011 - Ron Hynes
Ron Hynes on his record "Stealing Genius" and the Canadian authors that inspired his songs. Kevin Peterson on his blog Kevin from Canada. Annabel Lyon on "Encore Edie". Anne Collins on the e-book "Hope Is Better Than Fear".
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October 10, 2011 - Arlene Dickinson and Kevin O'Leary
Arlene Dickinson on "Persuasion", Kevin O'Leary on "Cold Hard Truth": Two dragons on their books and different strategies for financial success. Jen Sookfong Lee on her day job as a publicist. Randy Boyagoda reviews "The Meagre Tarmac" by Clarke Blaise. Musician and super producer Daniel Lanois on reading Yates. Abby Naqvi on her mission to read all 75 of the Governor General's Literary Awards fiction prizewinners. Lorna Crozier answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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TNC Special - Joel Yanofsky
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Joel Yanofsky, author of "Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism".
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TNC Special - Adam Gopnik - Winter
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Adam Gopnik, author of "Winter: Five Windows on the Season".
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October 3, 2011 - Adam Gopnik - Winter
Adam Gopnik on "Winter: Five Windows on the Season". Emm Gryner on "How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby" by Landrum B. Shettles and David M. Rorvik. Joel Yanofsky on "Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism". Esi Edugyan on "Half-Blood Blues". Jo Saul says if you like the books of Cormac McCarthy, you'll love "The Outlander" by Gil Adamson.
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September 26, 2011 - Gail Vaz-Oxlade and her editor
Gail Vaz-Oxlade and her editor Kate Cassaday on the writer/editor relationship. David Adams Richards answers the Proust Questionnaire. Rupinder Gill on "On the Outside Looking Indian". Andrew Pyper on his day job waiting tables for Alice Munro. Graeme Gibson on "A Writer's Life: The Margaret Laurence Lectures".
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TNC Special: David Gilmour
Shelagh's full length conversation with David Gilmour, author of "The Perfect Order of Things".
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September 19, 2011 - David Gilmour
David Gilmour on "The Perfect Order of Things". Billie Livingston on her day job as a mascot. Vish Khanna reviews "Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995, 10th Anniversary Edition" by Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack, and Jason Schneider. Genni Gunn on "Solitaria". So You Think You Can Talk Books: Cheri Killam Caplan and Treasa Levasseur on "The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delaney Begins Her Life's Work at 72" by Molly Peacock.
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September 12, 2011 - Anne Fortier
Anne Fortier on "Juliet". Dave Macklovitch from Chromeo on "The Big Payback" by Dan Charnas. Wayne Johnston on "A World Elsewhere". Steve Burgess on "Who Killed Mom?". Jack Whyte answers The Next Chapter's Proust Questionnaire.
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TNC Bonus Track: Michael Ondaatje
You heard the interview, now listen to the story.
On the September 5, 2011 episode of The Next Chapter, Shelagh spoke with Michael Ondaatje about his new book "The Cat's Table".
As a companion piece to their conversation, we offer you this recording of Michael Ondaatje reading two short passages from his novel.
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September 5, 2011 - Michael Ondaatje
Jen Sookfong Lee on "The Better Mother". Catherine MacLellan on "Watershed Red - Dunk River" by Kathy Martin. Randy Boyagoda on "Saul Bellow: Letters" edited by Benjamin Taylor. Miriam Toews on her day job picking slugs off a conveyor belt. Michael Ondaatje on "The Cat's Table".
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June 27, 2011 - A Prairie Feast of Saskatchewan Writers
Amy Jo Ehman on "Prairie Feast: A Writer's Journey Home for Dinner". Dianne Warren on "Cool Water". Allan Casey on "Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada". Jo-Ann Episkenew on "Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous Literature, Public Policy, and Healing".
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TNC Special: Ann Patchett
Shelagh's full length conversation with Ann Patchett, author of "State of Wonder". Recorded in front of a live audience at the Luminato Festival of Art and Creativity in Toronto.
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June 20, 2011 - Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett on "State of Wonder". Susan Juby on "The Woefield Poultry Collective". Motion reviews "The Anthology of Rap" edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois. Our Children's Book Panel recommends some great summer reading for kids.
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June 13, 2011 - So You Think You Can Talk Books: Pyongyang
So You Think You Can Talk Books... Lindsay Cochrane and Vish Khanna on "Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" by Guy Delisle. Alec O'Hanley from Two Hours Traffic on "Rabbit at Rest" by John Updike and "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. Gail Bowen on a formative day job. Our Mystery Book Panel recommends some great summer reading. Xiaolan Zhao on "Inner Beauty".
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April 4, 2011 - Paul Seesequasis
Paul Seesequasis on "Tobacco Wars". Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary, on "Mavericks" by Aritha van Herk, "Global Citizen" by Stan Chung, and "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill. David Bezmozgis on "The Free World".
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March 28, 2011 - CBC Literary Awards 2010
Brian Brett on "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" (First Prize, Poetry, 2010). Meghan Adams on "Snapshots from My Father's Euthanasia Road Trip, or, Esau" (First Prize, Short Story, 2010). Gina Leola Woolsey on "My Best Friend" (First Prize, Creative Nonfiction, 2010). Michael Winter answers the Proust Questionnaire (CBC Literary Award Winner, 2004). From the CBC vault, Michael Ondaatje on "Divisidero" (CBC Literary Award Winner, 1982).
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March 21, 2011 - Wayne Arthurson
Wayne Arthurson on "Fall From Grace". Shad on "A Defence of Poetry" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Gail Bowen on "One Fine Day You're Gonna Die". Anne Emery on "Children in the Morning". From the CBC vault, Peter Robinson on his Inspector Banks series. Angie Abdou on "The Canterbury Trail".
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March 14, 2011 - Keith Hollihan
Keith Hollihan on "The Four Stages of Cruelty". Richard Wagamese answers the Proust Questionnaire. Eric Wright on "A Likely Story". Linwood Barclay on the day job that proved to be the defining experience of his life. Johanna Skibsrud on her Giller-winning novel "The Sentimentalists".
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March 7, 2011 - Gillian Deacon
Gillian Deacon on "There's Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Our Everyday Body Care and How to Avoid Them". Robert J. Wiersema on "Bedtime Story". Keith Ross Leckie on "Coppermine". If you like legal thrillers by John Grisham, Rachel Harry says you'll love: "Trial of Passion" by William Deverell and "Starlight Tour: The Last, Lonely Night of Neil Stonechild" by Susanne Reber and Robert Renaud.
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February 28, 2011 - Cathy Marie Buchanan
Cathy Marie Buchanan on "The Day the Falls Stood Still". Brandon Isaak on "The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell. Randy Boyagoda reviews "I Am a Japanese Writer" by Dany Laferrire. Susan Casey on "The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean". Grant Lawrence answers the Proust Questionnaire. From the CBC vault, Shelagh's conversation with Julia Moulden.
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February 21, 2011 - Richard Van Camp
Richard Van Camp on "The Moon of Letting Go". Ariel Gordon on "Hump". Timothy Taylor on his day job as a banker. Cathy Gildiner reviews "Superdad: A Memoir of Rebellion, Drugs and Fatherhood" by Christopher Shulgan.
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TNC Special Podcast - James FitzGerald
Shelagh's full-length conversation with James FitzGerald, author of "What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son's Quest to Redeem the Past".
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Feb 14, 2011 - Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue on "Room". Wendy Phillips on "Fishtailing". James FitzGerald on "What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son't Quest to Redeem the Past". Joseph Boyden answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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Feb 07, 2011 - Jack Diamond
Jack Diamond on "Sketches: From Here and There". Will Butler from the band Arcade Fire on "The Immaculate Invasion" by Bob Shacochis. Priscila Uppal on "Winter Sport: Poems". Nalo Hopkinson on her day job as an aerobics instructor. From the CBC vault, Shelagh's interview with Joy Fielding.
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TNC Special Podcast - Nazneen Sheikh
Shelagh's full-length conversation with Nazneen Sheikh, author of "Moon Over Marrakech: A Memoir of Loving Too Deeply in a Foreign Land".
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Jan 31, 2011 - Nazneen Shaikh
Nazneen Sheikh on "Moon Over Marrakech: A Memoir of Loving Too Deeply in a Foreign Land". Richard B. Wright on "Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard". If you like books by Stephen King, novelist/journalist Lynn Coady says you'll love "The Killing Circle" by Andrew Pyper and "The Healer" by Greg Hollingshead. M.T. Kelly on "Downriver" and "A Dream Like Mine".
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Jan 24, 2011 - Ken McGoogan
Ken McGoogan on "How the Scots Invented Canada". Stephen Kimber on his updated version of Thomas Raddall's classic history "Halifax: Warden of the North". Antanas Sileika reviews "Acquired Tastes" by Massimo Marcone. Carolyn Hemming on "Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood". Wayne Grady and Merilyn Simonds on "Breakfast at the Exit Cafe: Travels Through America".
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TNC Special Podcast - Ken McGoogan
Shelagh's special unabridged conversation with Ken McGoogan, author of "How the Scots Invented Canada".
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17/Jan/2011 - Marina Nemat
Marina Nemat on her memoire "After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed". Chevy Stevens on "Still Missing". David Gilmour reviews "Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography" by Alexandra Popoff.
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10/Jan/2010 - Andrew Pyper
Andrew Pyper on "The Guardians". David Gilmour on his most profound reading experience ever. Andre Alexis on "Beauty and Sadness". Donna Sutherland on her YA novel "Life Sucks".
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03/Jan/2011 - Sara Gruen
Sara Gruen on "Ape House". David Suzuki on two books that changed his life. David Carpenter on "A Hunter's Confession". Kevin Major on "New Under the Sun". Jo Saul, our Fictional Therapist, recommends Margaret Laurence's classic "The Diviners" to a soon-to-be single mom.
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27/Dec/2010 - Terry Fallis
Terry Fallis on "The Best Laid Plans". It's a contender for this year's Canada Reads competition. Chilly Gonzales on "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Our Mystery Book Panel has recommendations for great holiday reading. From the CBC vault, Shelagh's conversation with artist Doris McCarthy.
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20/Dec/2010 - Angie Abdou
Angie Abdou on "The Bone Cage". It's a contender for this year's Canada Reads. Joelle Anthony on "Restoring Harmony". Kelly Armstrong answers the Proust Questionnaire. The Children's Book Panel offers great recommendations for the kids in your life. Alex Debogorski on being an ice road trucker.
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13/Dec/2010 - Margaret Trudeau
Margaret Trudeau on her memoire "Changing My Mind". Soul musician Treasa Levasseur tells us about her favourite book of the year. Jeff Lemire on his graphic novel "Essex County", which is in the running for Canada Reads 2011. And Rachel Harry has Canadian book recommendations for people who love Jodi Picoult books.
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06/Dec/2010 - Louise Penny
Louise Penny on "Bury Your Dead". Comedian Russell Peters answers the Proust Questionnaire. From the CBC vault, Shelagh's 2002 conversation with Carol Shields about her novel "Unless". Anne Giardini, Carol Shields' daughter, on her mother's last days and the conversations they had while her mother was writing "Unless". Kelly Hughes, owner of Aqua Books in Winnipeg, on the ingenuity and creativity required to run a successful bookstore.
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TNC Special Podcast - Louise Penny
Shelagh's full length conversation with Louise Penny, author of "Bury Your Dead".
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29/Nov/2010 - Alison Pick
Alison Pick on "Far to Go". Singer-songwriter Connie Kaldor on "The Moon of Letting Go" by Richard van Camp. The Toronto Poetry Vending Machine. Canada Reads 2011 author Ami McKay on "The Birth House". Columnist and writer Christie Blatchford answers the Proust Questionnaire. Randy Boyagoda reviews "Mordecai: The Life and Times" by Charles Foran.
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22/Nov/2010 - Marni Jackson
Cathy Gildiner reviews "Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age as the Son of Two Shrinks" by Micah Toub, Micah Toub weighs in on the family business, David Rakoff answers the Proust Questionnaire, Marni Jackson on "Home Free: The Myth of the Empty Nest", and Iain Reid on "One Bird's Choice"
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15/Nov/2010 - Stephen Marche
Stephen Marche on his interactive novel "Lucy Hardin's Missing Period". Katherine Govier on "The Ghost Brush". And Arthur Black, author of "A Chip Off the Old Black" speaks with Shelagh and answers the Proust Questionnaire.
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08/Nov/2010 - Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow on "Makers". Sandra Birdsell on "Waiting for Joe". Shilpi Somaya Gowda on "Secret Daughter". And Jo Saul with some literary therapy for sisters.
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01/Nov/2010 - David Bergen
David Bergen on "The Matter with Morris". Camilla Gibb answers the Proust Questionnaire. Trevor Cole on "Practical Jean". Sara O'Leary reviews "The Heart Does Break: Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning" by George Bowering and Jean Baird. And Wes Williams, a.k.a. Maestro, on "Stick to Your Vision: How to Get Past the Hurdles and Haters to Get Where You Want to Be".
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TNC Special Podcast - Ross King
Shelagh's full length interview with Ross King, author of "Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven".
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25/Oct/2010 - Sarah Leavitt
Sarah Leavitt on her graphic memoire "Tangles: A Story about Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me". Ross King on "Defiant Spirits", his group biography of the Group of Seven painters. Puppeteer Ronnie Burkett on his relationship with books. And Shelagh speaks with Eleanor Wachtel about the 20th anniversary of her CBC Radio show "Writers and Company".
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18/Oct/2010 - Michael Winter
Michael Winter on his new novel "The Death of Donna Whalen". Jian Ghomeshi on this year's Canada Reads, the people's choice version. Alissa Yorke on her novel "Fauna". Alexander MacLeod on "Light Lifting". And Rachel Harry with some CanCon alternatives to Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love".
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11/Oct/2010 - Roy MacGregor
Shelagh Rogers speaks with Roy MacGregor about his book "Northern Light: The Enduring Mystery of Tom Thomson and the Woman Who Loved Him". Carolyn Brooks, singer songwriter with The Good Lovelies, tells us what she's reading. Joan Thomas on her latest novel "Curiosity". Vancouver chefs Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala on their new cookbook "Vij's At Home: Relax, Honey". And Lawrence Scanlan on volunteering & his book "A Year of Living Generously: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Philanthropy.
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04/Oct/2010 - Kathleen Winter
Shelagh speaks with Kathleen Winter about her novel "Annabel". It's the story of an intersex child growing up in coastal Labrador in the 1970s. Joseph Boyden talks about his biography of Metis leaders and resistance fighters Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont. Emma Donaghue, author of "Room", tells us what life's been like since she was nominated for the Booker Prize. Indie musician Owen Pallett tells us what's on his bedside table. And comic and playwright Lorne Elliott talks about Tolstoy.
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Giles Blunt
Giles Blunt on his book Crime Machine, the latest of his Cardinal mysteries. Canadian rock hero Joel Plaskett tells us what he's reading. Shaunessy Bishop Stall reveals the truths imbedded in his novel Ghosted. Poet Dionne Brand tells how jazz music inspired her latest collection Ossuaries. Antanas Sileika reviews the latest biography of Peter Gzowski by R.B. Fleming.
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20/Sep/2010 - Andrew Potter
Shelagh speaks with Andrew Potter about his book "The Authenticity Hoax". Comedian Samantha Bee answers the Proust Questionnaire. Kinnie Starr talks about her music, poetry, and the transformative power of love. And Michael Helm on his novel "Cities of Refuge".
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TNC Special Podcast - Alexander McCall Smith
Shelagh's feature uncut interview with Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Corduroy Mansions. Recorded this summer in front of a live audience at the Writers at Woody Point festival in Gros Morne, Newfoundland.
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06/Sep/2010 - Tish Cohen
Shelagh starts a new season of The Next Chapter, with Tish Cohen's novel, The Truth About Delilah Blue. Plus George Elliott Clarke, David Gilmour, and Russell Wangersky.
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One Ocean - Wade Doak
Wade Doak, Author and Underwater Photographer, New Zealand
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One Ocean - Verena Tunnicliffe
Verena Tunnicliffe, Professor, Biology Department and School of Earth & Ocean
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One Ocean - Richard Feeley
Richard Feely, Senior Scientist
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One Ocean - Debby Ianson
Debby Ianson, Ocean Climate Modeller
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One Ocean - Ted Daeschler
Ted Daeschler, Associate Curator and Chair, Vertebrate Zoology
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One Ocean - Nick Eyles
Nick Eyles, Professor, Department of Geology
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One Ocean - Nancy Rabalais
Nancy Rabalais, Executive Director and Professor of Zoology
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One Ocean - Boris Worm
Boris Worm, Professor, Marine Conservation Biology
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, January 24
The Crown-First Nations meeting is wrapping up. We'll bring you all the reaction to the meeting - Was today's gathering a big step forward in mending the relationship between First Nations and Ottawa? Joining us from the Crown-First Nations Gathering is Grand Chief Derek Nepanik of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, January 23
Right now the Prime Minister is meeting with a select group of First Nation Chiefs: What will they accomplish? Is this more talk or is there a deal on housing, education or poverty? Grand chief Stan Louttit - who represents the Attawapiskat area- is with the PM tonight and he's with us right after. Greg Rickford - the emcee of the meeting tomorrow and MPs, Linda Duncan and Carolyn Bennett are also here. And - New allegations and new documents about Tony Clement and G8 spending: is this a smoking gun or just more smoke? MP Pierre Poilievre, Charlie Angus and Ralph Goodale debate. Plus - will the government's new crime bill really cost Ontario taxpayers a billion dollars? Is the province's math right? Stockwell Day, Mark Holland and Rebecca Blaikie are on 'The Firing Line.'
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, January 20
Two Russian diplomats were sent home, is there a link between these expulsions and the arrest of a Canadian Navy Intelligence Officer for allegedly spying? Is Russia spying on Canada? MPs Laurie Hawn, Mathew Kellway and Dominic Leblanc debate. And - The circus in South Carolina continues. Will Newt Gingrich's past prevent him from winning the nomination? Can Mitt Romney hang on and lock-up the nomination this weekend? Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins and Columnist S-E Cupp weigh in. Plus - South Korea opens its market to Canadian beef after eight long years - is a free trade agreement next? Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast are both here and we'll also be getting the Trade Minister's take on the Keystone pipeline. This is Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, January 19
More fallout from the blocked Keystone XL pipeline south of the border - is U.S. politics holding Canadian interests hostage? Alberta's man in Washington Dave Bronconnier is here and we will size up the hit on Canadian business with the head of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, Jay Meyers. And, a major shake-up in the Republican race to the White House - Rick Perry suddenly drops out and throws his support behind Newt Gingrich-but will this help the former House Speaker? As the race narrows heading into South Carolina we go Stateside. Plus - why is the government spending millions on a department that doesn't do anything? Greg Weston's here with the details. Plus MPs Mike Lake, Pat Martin and Marc Garneau debate.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, January 18
Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline project is the pipeline dead or delayed? What impact does it have on Canada? We get reaction from Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver. And MPs Megan Leslie and Marc Garneau on what's next. And - NDP candidates debate tonight in Toronto: who is the front runner? What is the key issue? Is it Keystone? Candidates Peggy Nash and Nathan Cullen go head to head, right here. Plus - Should MPs give up their lucrative pensions? Why does the Taxpayers Association say those "platinum-plated" pensions are paid for on the back of regular Canadians? MPs Mike Lake, Guy Caron and John McCallum defend the pension from politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, January 17
Today on Power and Politics: Side-swiped by Ottawa? Will the Premiers go alone on a plan to reshape the health care system? But what can they do when the government refuses to negotiate on a deal?
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall gives us the latest on the Premiers meeting that just ended minutes ago. And the man behind the last round of health talks - former Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow gives his view on what comes next. And - How many countries are spying in Canada? Is the government doing enough to prevent foreign spying? Opposition MPs, Jack Harris and John McKay are here.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, January 16
How far will the Premiers go to take on the Prime Minister when it comes to health care funding? And how will this battle affect the kind of health care you and your family receive? Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter weighs in from the Premiers’ meeting in Victoria and we get a reality check from economist Don Drummond, plus MPs Michelle Rempel, Libby Davies and Hedy Fry give us their take; was the Liberal Party of Canada reborn this weekend or smoked out? Was an idea to legalize pot going too far? Stockwell Day, Rebecca Blaikie and Mark Holland take aim at that one on the Firing Line; why is a Canadian scientist receiving hate mail for warning about climate change? And why did GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich drop her chapter from his book? Canadian born Katharine Hayhoe describes what it's like being an evangelical Christian and a scientist in today’s America; Tom Flanagan, Ian Capstick, Rob Silver and Chris Hall join us for the Power Panel.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, January 13
Federal Liberals rally the troops in the hopes of re-building, but are they still relevant? And just how can they make a comeback? We'll have special coverage live from the convention floor with interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae and Liberal MPs who lost last time around. Also, U.S. Democratic Strategist Tom McMahon is here. He helped President Obama win and he'll be sharing his winning strategy with Liberals this weekend. And - Changing Canada's election laws - will scrapping bans on early results skew future elections? Minister of State for Democratic Reform Tim Uppal is here to explain. Plus - The Premiers will meet early next week as the fight over health care costs ramps up. How much of the bill should Ottawa cover? And can the provinces agree on who should pay? B.C. Premier Christy Clark is here with her take on that.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, January 12
Today on Power and Politics: Has the government reopened the debate on same-sex marriage? Does today's court decision nullify the marriages of thousands of couples who traveled to Canada to marry?
MPs Kerri Lynne Findlay, Olivia Chow and Hedy Fry debate that and controversial gay American activist Dan Savage married in Canada in 2005, reacts. And, two years after that massive earthquake in Haiti, has your money gone to those who really need it? We track the Canadian aid dollars with Minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda live from Haiti along with representatives from the Canadian Red Cross and GlobalMedic. Plus - we bring you live to Vancouver as Prime Minister Stephen Harper releases details about those multi billion dollar shipbuilding contracts.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, January 11
Today on Power and Politics...In a meeting meant to rally the troops today, Did Bob Rae kick off a his leadership bid? And, will the fight to reinvent the liberals and find a leader tear them apart?
Liberals with different view: Alfred Apps, Rob Silver and Zach Paikin kick off the debate. And new details today about the Canadian stolen military equipment? How many containers were ripped off? How secure ate the hundreds that are sitting at the Pakistan border? Brigadier General John MacKay gives us new details on this exclusive story. Plus, more violence in Syria: What can the world do to stop the bloody regime in Syria? MPs Deepak Obhrai, Kennedy Stewart and Dominic Leblanc debate what Canada should do now.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, January 10
A Power and Politics and CBC News Exclusive: Canadian military equipment being stolen in Pakistan. How long has this been going on? Does it pose a security risk? Could it have landed in the hands of the Taliban? What is missing? We will give you the details on an ongoing military investigation and what it means for the security of our troops still in Afghanistan then MPs Chris Alexander, Matthew Kellway and John McKay react; NDP MP Lise St-Denis defects to the Liberals. Did she betray her voters just months after the election? Why did she do it? Liberal MP Denis Coderre debates the NDP’s Guy Caron on the walk that shocked the NDP; Northern Gateway pipeline hearings kick off today but is the government interfering in the process? Gerard Kennedy, Tom Flanagan, Robin McLachlan and Martin Patriquin join the Power Panel and we’ll get the latest from the New Hampshire primary from the CBC's Susan Bonner.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, January 9
Today on Power and Politics: Why did the minister of natural resources call environmental groups radical and controlled by foreign interests? Is this the new front in the battle over the northern gateway pipeline? The Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver, Green party leader Elizabeth May, s and Gerry Butts, the head of the World Wildlife Fund, all weigh in. And why are Canadians so obsessed with the Republican race in the U.S.? With just hours until the New Hampshire primary… is it time for Canada to adopt a similar system? Jaime Watt breaks it down, on Political Traction. Plus, which government departments will take a hit in the Strategic Operating Review? CBC’s Greg Weston has exclusive details.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, January 6
With the murder of another Canadian in Mexico - is there cause for alarm among sun seekers? Should the government be doing more to keep Canadians safe and warn them about the dangers in Mexico?
We talk to MPs Deepak Obhrai, Jinny Sims and John McKay; New developments over housing in Attawapiskat? Why is there so much confusion? We talk to the grand chief of the region that includes the reserve. As well as MPs Kyle Seeback, Charlie Angus, Carolyn Bennett; But first - the Prime Minister appoints seven new senators. Who are they? And what kind of power does it give the government in the Red Chamber? We'll have all the details.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, January 5
Will deep military cuts in the U.S. announced today mean the F-35 jet program is in danger? Is U.S. military dominance coming to an end? MPs Laurie Hawn, Jack Harris and John McKay debate the fall out and we talk to Lawrence Korb, Fmr. Asst. Secretary of Defense for Ronald Reagan; more trouble in Attawapiskat? Why is there a new fight over $1.5 million? MPs Kyle Seeback, Charlie Angus and Carolyn Bennett on the ongoing crisis and Joe Cressy, Tom Flanagan, Martha Hall Findlay and John Ivison will debate 1st Nations’ land ownership on the Power Panel; in another first nation, should gang members be kicked out of a community? Is it legal? The Assembly of First Nations' Alberta Regional Chief is here; missile launches, threats to close the critical trade route, is Iran gearing up for a conflict? Are sanctions against Iran making the regime desperate, or emboldening it? MPs Deepak Obhrai, Jinny Sims and Wayne Easter are here.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, January 4
Today on Power and Politics - are backbencher MPs trying to reopen the abortion debate? Why is Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth defying Stephen Harper and openly calling for a change to abortion laws? Mitt Romney won Iowa by the skin of his teeth - has he locked up the nomination or is the party more divided than ever? Is the Occupy Movement going mainstream? The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Canada's top CEOs earn 189 times more than the average Canadian. On the Money looks at the growing income gap - is it leading to more resentment from the 99 percent?
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, January 3
Tonight, the Republican race to take on Obama kicks off in Iowa: Gingrich, Romney, Ron Paul? Who will win and who would be best or worst for Canada? We have extensive coverage tonight with the CBC’s Susan Bonner on the ground in Iowa to bring us the latest, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkin gives us his view and our regulars Stateside panelists Senior Bush staffer Brad Blakeman and Tea Party backer Brendan Steinhauser give us their view; labour wars kick off in Canada. Should an American company in London, Ontario be punished for taking huge tax breaks and then cutting Canadian wages and benefits? Should the government step in? CAW President Ken Lewenza and MPs Michelle Rempel, Jack Harris and John McCallum debate the London lockout; Joan Crockatt, Martin Patriquin, Robin McLaughlin and Gerard Kennedy talk corporate tax cuts and Liberal Presidential race on the Power Panel and Tim Power, Marcella Munroe and Mark Holland go head to head on the Firing Line.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, December 30
The Game Changers series wraps up with the top political game changer of 2011 - Jack Layton. From an historic NDP win in the May election to a tragic loss just months later how do those closest to Jack Layton put the year in perspective? What is Jack Layton's legacy? Layton's widow Olivia Chow and his son Mike Layton sit down for a feature chat. And how do the people who have watched Jack Layton's journey from municipal to federal politics break down Layton's last year in politics? How much about his health should he have disclosed to voters? The Power Panel's Kathleen Monk, Stockwell Day, Gerard Kennedy, and James Cudmore listen in and break it all down.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, December 28
We're featuring the Political GAME CHANGERS of 2011. We asked for your input and this week we're featuring some of your top choices. Today, our game changer is not a person, but a movement: The Arab Spring. From the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, the Arab Spring really took hold. Protests spilled into Libya where rebels asked for international help and Canada responded, along with NATO. The Arab Spring is ranked third in our list of Political Game Changers this year. But what was Canada's role in the movement? Why did we get involved and what happens next? We ask Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and expand the conversation with Sen. Romeo Dallaire and Janice Stein, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs. Then we'll talk about the Occupy Movement, another one of our Game Changer runner-ups.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, December 27
We're featuring the Political GAME CHANGERS of 2011. We asked for your input and this week we're featuring some of your top choices.
Today we're looking at the Game Changing moment that happened on May 2nd. As the Conservatives won a long-sought-after majority, the Liberal Party were relegated to 3rd party status. What caused the historic defeat of Canada's so-called natural governing party? And after a catastrophic year, what does the future of the Liberal Party hold? The defeat of the Liberals is our fourth Game Changer of the year.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, December 26
Who had the biggest impact this year on Canadian politics? We heard from you, and now we're ready to reveal the top Political Game Changers of 2011, starting with number 5: Alison Redford, Alberta's first female premier.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, December 23
Welcome to the final edition of our Political Game Changers series. All week we've counted down your choices and the number one pick for the Game Changer of the Year is overwhelming: Jack Layton. No one predicted how far the last election would take Jack Layton and how far he would carry the NDP. Hitting the hustings despite on-going health problems, the NDP leader's popularity surged in Quebec. This 'Orange Crush' of support for Le Bon Jack gave the party an historic win - 59 seats in Quebec alone. But as everyone knows-at his highest moment, tragedy struck. Months after hitting the pinnacle of his long political career, Jack Layton died in late August. So, how do those closest to him put an overwhelming year in perspective? Jack Layton's son, Toronto City Councillor Mike Layton and Jack Layton's widow, NDP MP Olivia Chow join us with Layton's legacy.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, December 22
Today on Power and Politics: Helena Geurgis is suing the Prime Minister and a long list of her former colleagues - Does her lawsuit stand a chance? And what is she asking for? Terry Milewski gives us the latest on this breaking story. And the Supreme Court rejects the government's plan for a national securities regulator - But when they closed the door on the regulator did they open a window? Two provincial finance ministers are here with their opinion. And Evan reveals Game changer number two: the Conservative Party's majority win. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty breaks down the win and hints at what all you Hill watchers should expect in the New Year.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, December 21
Robert Chisholm has just announced he's pulled out of the NDP Leadership race. Who will he support now? Former candidate Robert Chisholm is here to give us the latest. And - After a scandal blown open by former Auditor General Sheila Fraser - Will the new integrity commissioner clean house? How many cases is he now investigating? we have the first interview with Mario Dion--the new integrity commissioner. Plus - We reveal your third 'Political Game Changers of the year: The Arab Spring.' What led to Canada bombing Libya but not Syria? Will the Arab Spring turn to an Arab WInter? Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Senator Romeo Dellaire are both here.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, December 20
Is it the billion dollar health care fix or health care fiasco? Why has reaction to the Feds new health care deal spilt the country from west to east? We get reaction from health care report author Roy Romanow -- and MPs MPs Shelley Glover, Megan Leslie and Hedy Fry debate the impact. All hell broke loose in the House when the government withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol, But did regular Canadians get angry too? Jaime Watt discovers a surprising backlash aimed at one minister on Political Traction. Plus, Plus - How did the Liberals suffer such a devastating blow in the spring election? What can the party hope for now? For 'the Political Game Changer of 2011' we feature today is interim Leader Bob Rae. This is a special game changers edition of Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, December 19
A 21-billion dollar health care battle kicks off after a controversial announcement: How did Jim Flaherty change the deal to transfer health care money to the provinces? How will this affect health care? We talk to the Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, fresh from his meeting with his provincial counterparts. As well as the furious Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan. And - will North Korea be a threat after Kim Jong-Il's death? How will his death affect the region? Jonathan Pollack of the Brookings Institution and David Welch of the Balsillie School of International Affairs join us. Plus - Who had the biggest impact this year on Canadian politics? We heard from you, and now we're ready to reveal the top Political Game Changers of 2011, starting with number 5. This is Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, December 16
The federal government shuts down the Wheat Board monopoly. As 5 directors get their pink slips, did the Agriculture Minister break the law - to change the law? And is this battle really over? We'll put that to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
And - Raucous. Nasty. Over-the-top. Choose your own adjective. We'll be joined by three MPs after a fall sitting of the Commons that has Santa checking his list more than twice. Plus, Can governments control soaring health-care costs? Are they doing enough to support seniors in retirement? Those are the big questions facing the country's finance ministers as they get set to meet in Victoria. We'll talk to Alberta's Finance Minister Ron Liepert on whether the provinces can find any common ground. This is Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, December 15
More violence in Syria: Why is the government telling Canadians to leave now? Will Syria be the next Libya? MPs Chris Alexander, Guy Caron and John McKay are here. And - After meeting the Minister -- why is the Attawapiskat chief slapping him with an injunction? What happened in today's meeting over the emergency in the First Nation? Parliamentary secretary to the Minister Greg Rickford will be here to break it down as well as the local NDP MP Charlie Angus. Plus - Is the NDP losing ground in Quebec? What does a deep drop in a new poll say about that party's fortunes in Quebec? We talk to interim leader Nycolle Turmel about all of this.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, December 14
How does the government defend conduct the ‘Speaker’ called Reprehensible? And what are their plans for next year in the House? As the House prepares to wind down, Government house leaders Peter Van Loan, Joe Comartin and Marc Garneau talk about bad four letter words in the House and just what was accomplished. And - What lead Justin Trudeau to Call Peter Kent a "Piece of Shit" today in the House of Commons? How does he explain his anger? Justin Trudeau is here to give us the details. Plus - Are cuts coming in the New Year? Are new corporate tax cuts helping or hurting the economy? MPs Shelley Glover, Peter Julian and Joyce Murray are here.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, December 13
Showdown over the long gun: Quebec says it will sue the federal government to stop it from destroying the long-gun registry information. Quebec's Minister of Public Safety is here with details on the suit and we get reaction from MPs Candice Hoeppner, Jack Harris and Francis Scarpaleggia. And - Pulling back the veil: is a new government regulation a violation of religious freedom or protecting Canadian values? We have two Muslim women facing off about their rights vs the state. Plus - Are polluters getting away with it because the government is not enforcing the rules? A damning new report today from the environment commissioner says everything from toxic chemicals to poisonous water are endangering Canadians. We hear from the man behind the report, Scott Vaughn.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, December 12
Does a new ban on women wearing a head covering at the citizenship ceremony infringe of religious freedom or protect Canadian values? Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney is here to defend his new rule.
And - who is really in charge in Attawapiskat? The government says its their man, but the Chief rejects his rule. What comes next? MPs Greg Rickford, Charlie Angus and Carolyn Bennett give us the very latest. Plus - We have breaking news: Canada is about to announce it will pull out of the kyoto accord. Why do it a day after the UN climate conference ended? We will take you live to Peter Kent's announcement, and MPs Michelle Rempel, Megan Leslie and Kirsty Duncan are here to react.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, December 9
The government links a new deal to hand-over Afghan detainees to the U.S. and by-pass Afghan prisons. What does this say about the treatment of prisoners up to now? We'll talk to MP's about this surprise deal.
Citizenship fraud crackdown. The government identifies thousands of people who may be in Canada illegally. But how can it put a stop to this kind of fraud? We'll put that to the Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney.
Plus European Union leaders reach a deal. Is it enough to avert a euro-zone debt catastrophe? We go 'On the Money' with economist Glen Hodgson and foreign policy expert Fen Hampson.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, December 8
Despite a federal ruling against it, the government vows to pass the bill to kill the Wheat Board by Christmas - breaking the law or doing its job? MPs David Anderson, parliamentary secretary to Gerry Ritz, the minister responsible for the Wheat Board and MPs Pat Martin and Ralph Goodale are standing by. The third party manager is costing Attawapiskat 13-hundred dollars a day - should the First nation be paying for a solution the Feds have forces on them? Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Greg Rickford, NDP MP Charlie Angus, and Liberal Carolyn Bennett are all here. Plus - How rampant is sexual harassment in the RCMP? As Bob Paulson takes the reins of the RCMP - what is he up against? We have a police expert who argues the Mounties picked a bully to weed out bullies in the ranks.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, December 7
It is being billed as the biggest agreement since NAFTA: But how much will cost you and what will Canada have to give up for trade? We get the latest from Washington from Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird who was with the Prime Minister and then MPs Chris Alexander, Brian Massey and Marc Garneau debate if it is worth it. A judge rules against the government on killing the wheat board: Does this mean the Board will stay? What's the governments next move?
The Wheat Board Chair is here, as well as MPs Chris Warkentin, Pat Martin and Frank Valeriote. Plus the government offers an evacuation to the people of Attawapiskat? Will they accept it? And: Peter Mackay threatens to sue over allegations that he didn't tell the truth about his helicopter flight? Has he been exonerated? This is Power and Politics. You are where you need to be.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, December 6
As the fight over Attiwapiskat escalates, is the next step civil disobedience? When will the government be faced with a serious stand off? Stan Louttit The Grand Chief for the Attawapiskat region is here with a warning.
And Greg Rickford, the Parliamentary secretary to the minister in charge, is here to respond; Why were Conservatives not invited to a rally on Parliament Hill today to mark the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre? Is the opposition using the tragedy for political purposes? MPs Kerry-Lynne Findlay and Francoise Boivin debate the politics of pain; Plus - as soldiers patrol the streets of Moscow during anti Putin rallies, is Russia heading for a full-out revolt? Former Canadian Ambassador to Russia Rodney Irwin tells us Putin's next move.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, December 5
Is Canada about to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol? How will Canada meet is emissions reduction targets? Parliamentary secretary to the environment minister Michelle Rempel debate MP Megan Leslie and Kirsty Duncan on Canada and climate on the global stage; Should Peter Mackay resign over allegations that he used a government helicopter for personal use? Liberal leader Bob Rae is here with his view; And Conservative MP Peter Goldring is charged by police for refusing a breathalyzer. He bowed out of the Tory caucus but should he get the boot? Power Panel gives you the latest.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, December 2
Canada takes another economic hit as job numbers drop. We ask MPs Mark Adler, Peter Julian and Massimo Pacetti how sound is our economy? What should the government be doing? A dire warning from the United Nations today. Is Syria really headed toward a civil war? Are sanctions enough? Or should Canada get tougher? MPs Chris Alexander, Jack Harris and Dominic Leblanc hash that out; what is the answer in communities like Attawapiskat? Would self-government and property rights make all the difference? We ask former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Phil Fontaine and then we hear from Ontario's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Kathleen Wynne; Kady O’Malley, Rob Russo and Greg Weston are here for the Power Panel to talk about Peter MacKay’s chopper ride and the NDP’s Sally Housser will give us a look ahead on Sunday’s first NDP Leadership debate.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, December 1
Why didn't Minister of Aboriginal Affairs know about the crisis in Attawapiskat earlier? Is the government's new emergency plan enough to help? The Parliamentary secretary to minister of aboriginal affairs, Greg Rickford debates MPs Charlie Angus and Carolyn Bennett. And - Did Peter Mackay tell the truth about why he really used a military helicopter to leave a personal fishing trip? Why were warnings from a senior military advisor not to hitch a ride on the chopper ignored? MPs Dean del Mastro, David Christopherson and Scott Simms debate new documents released today that shed dramatic light on what really happened. Plus - Why the biggest challenge to the AIDS pandemic may be racism? Stephen Lewis is here on this World AIDS Day to explain. This is Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, November 30
How are the people in embattled Attawapiskat reacting to the government's announcement that it is bringing in financial monitors? Is that the right response to the emergency or an insult to the people? We get first hand reaction from CBC's Adrienne Arseneualt in Attawapiskat. Then MP Charlie Angus - who just got back from there last night- debates parliamentary secretary Greg Rickford. Plus, the government says it gave the reserve 92-million dollars. Where did the money go? CBC's Karina Roman is here to break down the numbers. The last battle over the crime bill is happening tonight, will this lead to federal provincial battle over who pays for new prisons? MPs Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Jack Harris and Irwin Cotler are here. Plus - MPs bare all right here! How much did MPs on Parliament raise for 'Movember'? (for prostate cancer research) MPs Justin Trudeau, Ed Holder and Pat Martin face the blade in our annual shave off - the chairs are here on Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, November 29
As the red cross cross arrives in Attawapiskat today, who is responsible for the emergency in the first nations reserve? The government or first nations leadership itself? Is the answer really more money? The AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo is here with his reaction and so is Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Greg Rickford. We also talk to Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel who is in Attawapiskat right now for her reaction.
At the UN climate conference in Durban right now, is Canada blocking action against climate change? The leader of Canada green party Elizabeth May is here. Plus - is the last fight about the long gun registry the status of sniper rifles? Are any last minute changes possible on the controversial issue? We ask MPs Candice Hoeppner, Jack Harris and Francis Scarpaleggia.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, November 28
As another round of climate change talks begins, Canada is once again being singled out as an obstacle to progress, only this time the Harper government is being accused of undermining any deal in Durban, South Africa. We'll put that to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment -- Michelle Rempel, and opposition critics Megan Leslie and Kirsty Duncan. A state of emergency continues in Attawapiskat as the Red Cross and government officials prepare to fly in to help. But Attiwapiskat isn't the only first nations community to face a crisis. We'll get some perspective from someone who went through this five years ago -- the Chief of the Kashechewan Reserve. And we'll take you live to the final vote in the House of Commons on the bill to end the Wheat Board monopoly. Plus, we'll try to separate the wheat from the chaff with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and his Alberta counterpart, Evan Berger.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, November 25
Jim Flaherty says Europe is already in a recession. What does that mean for Canada? The Finance Minister is here; what's the right fix for Canada's health system? Does it include private delivery? We'll talk to Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq; the Northern Ont. Cree community of Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency a month ago so why are Federal Officials only heading up there next week? MPs Greg Rickford, Linda Duncan and Carolyn Bennett will debate; Our regular Friday Power Panel, Rob Russo, Greg Weston and Kady O’Malley are here and, is it time for international intervention in Syria? We ask Hassan Hachimi of the Syrian National Council what he told Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, November 24
Did the government use today's Libyan mission victory celebration to help sell new controversial jets? Was it too much for the occasion? MPs Chris Alexander, Jinny Sims and John McKay.
And after buyers snubbed a huge German bond offering, new fears: Is the mighty German economy suddenly teetering on the brink? The German Ambassador to Canada Georg Witschel is here to explain how this could affect you. Plus - The health care battle begins today: As Health ministers meet in Halifax, what will the future of health care look like? What has to be cut to keep health care universal?
The Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews is here with her line in the sands.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, November 23
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, November 22
Chaos growing in Tahrir square right now, Is Canada doing enough to support the Arab Spring? MPs Chris Alexander, Don Davies and John McKay debate what more can be done. Plus - why does the Former Conservative environment minister say Canada urgently needs to improve its monitoring of the Oil sands? Jim Prentice is here with his plan. And, Are the drugs you are taking safe? Did the Economic Action actually create any jobs? A harsh new report today from the Auditor General casts doubt on some serious problems. The man who wrote it, Interim Auditor General John Wiersema is here with the details you don't want to miss this.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, November 21
Canada, the U.S. and Britain announce tough new sanctions on Iran - but will that stop Tehran from building its nuclear arsenal? Violence in Egypt: What does the chaos in Tahrir square mean for the country? We take you live to Tahrir square for the very latest. MPs Chris Alexander, Jack Harris and John McKay debate what more Canada can do in a region on fire. Occupy protesters in Vancouver and Toronto are being evicted - we have Toronto's Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday here to debate Occupy protestor Kevin Konnyu: should they stay or should they go? Plus - Is the Liberal party on a death watch? In his first TV interview about his new book, the controversial author, Peter C Newman defends his new book: "When the Gods Changed: The Death of Liberal Canada."
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, November 18
As world leaders warn of a civil war in Syria and an Arab League deadline looms tomorrow - Defence Minister Peter MacKay joins us from Halifax where he's meeting politicians from around the world. What role Canada will play in this latest flashpoint in the Arab Spring? And, As Occupy Wall Street continues, the world's financial capital faces a winter of discontent. We'll talk to a New York City politician who was arrested on the streets of his own city. He argues this grassroots uprising is shaping up to be this generation's civil rights movement . Plus - The United States is trimming defence spending and the F-35 could be on the chopping block. Republican Senator John McCain is here on why he believes now is not the time to spend billions on these new jets and offer his take on the latest chill in Canadian-US relations. From Syria to New York, from Sparks Street to Wall Street, we've got it all covered right here on Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, November 17
Was it a tweet too far when an NDP MP used the 'F-word' and alluded to Nazi Germany when criticizing the governments budget antics? Or smart tactics to raise an issue about how the Government is handling the budget? Pat Martin, the tweeter himself, is here to take on MPs Tom Lukiwski and Marc Garneau. Right now we are watching the protests and arrests going on in New York City as the Occupy Movement showdown with police heats up. A New York city councillor who is at the demonstration in New York and is with us as and then Author Linda McQuaig and Republican strategist Brad Blakeman debate: is this the end or a new beginning? Plus the Supreme Court slapped Canada Post with a Quarter of a Billion dollar fine. Why did it take 28 years to find a way to pay women the same as men? We get reaction from people who won the case!
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, November 16
On his first day of work, why is the new RCMP Commissioner cracking down on sexual harassment in the force? Does the RCMP have a problem with women? MPs Shelley Glover, Francis Scarpaleggia and Jasbir Sandhu debate what has to change; And - Transcanada says it will go ahead and start building parts of the key stone pipeline, are the NDP really trying to stop it? The minister of natural resources called Megan Leslie's trip to Washington a disgrace and she is here to respond; Plus - With Italy's new government sworn in today, will the Eurozone economic crisis hit Canada? Does the Occupy Movement signal the U.S. is also teetering on the brink? The controversial best selling author Niall Ferguson is here with what is going wrong, and what has to go right.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, November 15
Will rerouting the Keystone pipeline save it or will the delay kill it? And what will opposition MPs say about it as they head to Washington today--a move the government calls a disgrace? MPs Michelle Rempel, Peter Julian and David McGuinty debate; An 'Occupy' showdown in New York and Toronto today - police prepare to tear down tents, but the protesters won't go, how will this end? Toronto Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday is here with their plan - and so is Occupy protester Kevin Con-you; Herman Cain's Libyan Lapse - How many gaffes does it take before you don't qualify to be the President of the United States? This is Power and Politics - you are where you need to be.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, November 14
How will Canada react to the U.S. decision to delay the Keystone pipeline? Did Stephen Harper push President Obama to change his mind when they met this weekend? The Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver is standing by with the latest; After the Arab League suspends Syria and the King of Jordan calls for Assad to step down, why does Syria say this is all a conspiracy theory? The Syrian Charge d'Affaires Bashar Akbik is here; Plus - Who is going to foot the bill for the government's crime agenda? The Premier of Nova Scotia Darrell Dexter wants compensation for the Feds.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, November 11
On this day of remembrance - will upcoming spending cuts at Veterans Affairs weaken Canada's support for veterans? Is the federal government doing enough to help vets - and protect their privacy? Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney is here. Plus, we get an intimate look at the true cost of war from this year's Silver Cross mother, Patricia Braun; And - delay or dead end? Is the Keystone Pipeline delay one more irritant in U.S.-Canada relations? And why is former U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins so angry? We'll ask him - this is Power and Politics.
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POWER & POLITICS - Thursday, November 10
Is the Liberal Party fighting for survival by switching to a U.S. style Primary system? How radically do they want to overhaul their party? Leader Bob Rae and President Alf Apps are here to talk about the Liberals new plan; The Conservatives pay a 50-thousand fine in the in/out scandal-over election spending-so why are they calling it a victory? What went wrong? MPs Pierre Poilivre, Jack Harris and John McCallum are here to debate; Plus - A huge delay in the Keystone XL pipeline--what does this do to the billions of dollars at stake? Is this a victory for environmentalists or just a delay? We have a live reaction from the Alberta Premier Alison Redford--and WildRose leader Danielle Smith.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, November 9
London Ontario is the first Canadian city to evict Occupy protesters.... but is the city crossing the line? With other cities set to do move ins -- is this the beginning of the end for Occupy Canada?
London mayor Joe Fontana is here; And - As the coalition in Greece falls apart and Italy sinks deeper -- the IMF is calling this a downward spiral. Can Canada stay afloat? MPs Mark Adler, John McCallum and Peter Julian weigh in; Plus the Power Panel with: Geoff Norquay from Earnscliffe Strategy, Former NDP strategist - Gerry Caplan, Rob Silver of Crestview Strategy and the CBC's Greg Weston.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, November 8
Why did the finance minister reverse his promise to slay the deficit a year early? Can the latest economic update be trusted? Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is here the details of his new economic update. And MPs Mark Adler, Peter Julian, and Scott Brison debate what plan really works; A new report says Iran is building nuclear weapons faster than suspected: how should the world respond? Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Matthew Kroenig of the Council of Foreign Relations break it down; Plus - Is there any recourse for female Mounties who are sexually harassed? Is the RCMP turning a blind eye to abuse within the ranks? MPs Kellie Leitch and Jack Harris respond.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, November 7
Why were the private records of another veteran accessed 4380 times in 5 years by the federal government? We have a CBC Power and Politics exclusive -with Sylvain Chartrand- and two other veterans who had their records violated Should there be an investigation? All three are standing by with their records. And we get reaction from MPs Peter Stoffer, Michelle Rempel and Sean Casey; After the death of a protestor, is it time to end the Occupy Movement? Jaime Watt, Brad Levigne and Mark Holland debate what cities should do; Plus - Niki Ashton enters the race to replace Jack Layton, but what does she offer? Ashton is here to give us the very latest.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, November 4
Today on Power and Politics: With Greece in the middle of a confidence motion right now and Europe in turmoil, can the Canadian economy avoid getting dragged down? We'll get the European perspective from the German Ambassador to Canada. And John Manley will be here to help explain what it all means; The Canadian government is freezing applications on parents and grandparents who want to join their families here. Will it be enough to clear the immigration backlog? We put it to a group of MPs; Plus - as allegations of sexual harassment continue to dog Herman Cain - is it the end of this GOP contender? We'll go Stateside on the latest twists and turns in the Republican nomination race.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, November 3
With the Prime Minister at the G20 right now, and the Greek PM bracing away from a referendum bail out, can a full Euro meltdown be stopped? How should Canada protect itself from the instability? MPs Mike Lake, Peter Julian and Scott Brison break down Canada's role. And the French ambassador gives us the inside on the Greek Ultimatum; Should the new Auditor General be barred from the job because he doesn't speak French? Is this the spark of a new language battle: does bilingualism trump merit? MPs Pierre Poilievre, Guy Caron and Mauril Belanger standing by to debate; Plus - will provinces have to foot the bill for government's crime agenda? What happens if they refuse? MPs Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Jack Harris and Irwin Cotler are here.
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POWER & POLITICS - Wednesday, November 2
Tony Clement is finally answering questions about the controversial 50 million dollars G8 legacy fund. Willl this put the issue to rest or raise more questions? We will take you live to the testimony in front of committee; Was the Canadian ambassador to the U.S. blind-sided about new Protectionist measures imposed by Washington? From Buy american to the Keystone Pipeline, how effective is Canada's voice in the U.S.? Ambassador Gary Doer is here; And - Should more immigrants be allowed into to Canada? The Minister of Immigration, Jason Kenney is here with news about who gets in and why.
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POWER & POLITICS - Tuesday, November 1
The governor of the bank of Canada warns of a European recession: As markets fall today, what can Canada do to protect its self? Will a surprise referendum in Greece undermine the recovery? Ontario Conservative MP, Mark Adler, NDP Finance Critic Peter Julian and Deputy Liberal Leader Ralph Goodale are standing by; Today, a battle over the feds crime bill: why are Ontario and Quebec refusing to pay for new prisons the government says they will need? MPs Carey Ann Findlay, Jack Harris and Francis Scarpeleggia are here to take that on; Plus - we will take you live this hour as MPs vote on the controversial long gun registry: A debate that raged again in the House today.
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POWER & POLITICS - Monday, October 31
With the death of Master Corporal Byron Greff in Afghanistan, did the government undersell the risks involved with Canada's new training mission? Today the NATO mission in libya ends-but is Canada pulling out too soon? Defence MPs Chris Alexander, Helene Laverdiere and John McKay are standing by; Today the NDP accuses Tony Clement of more misuse of funds. Is the government hiding its spending decisions? is an internal review needed? MPs Peter Braid, Charlie Angus and Carolyn Bennet are here to debate that; Plus - What book is fueling the Occupy Wall Street Movement by pulling back the curtain on the Wall Street fiasco and Barak Obama's role in it? The Pulitzer-prize winning author Ron Suskind is here to talk about his best selling controversial new book, 'Confidence Men' - The inside account of Obama in office.
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POWER & POLITICS - Friday, October 28
Will Canada's submarines ever be sea-worthy again? Or were they a big waste of money? Is Canada considering nuclear submarines to replace them? We'll ask the Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay and critics; Peggy Nash throws her hat in the ring, how will this change the NDP leadership race? We talk to the 7th and newest candidate; Plus - Is Canada's national symbol really a "dentally defective rat"? Why is the beaver taking such a bashing? Should it be replaced by the polar bear? It's a national battle..... you'll hear the two sides duke it out.
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Escape from the Holocaust
At the outbreak of the Second World War Max Eisen was a 10-year-old boy living with his large extended family in Czechoslovakia. By the end of the war, he was a teenage Auschwitz survivor and an orphan. Hear his story on Escape from the Holocaust.
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Escape from Ethiopia
Daniel Biru spent a decade on the run across the African continent. He was a student leader thrown in prison, then he became an escapee and a fugitive, and eventually a stowaway who was cast out into the open sea. Hear it all on Escape from Ethiopia.
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Escape from Honduras
Nora Lopez's husband Eduardo, a human rights activist, was denied refugee status by Canadian officials, then he was murdered by a Honduran death squad. Nora and her three children had to get out before the same thing happened to them. Hear it all on Escape from Honduras.
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Escape from Eritrea
In September 2001, the Eritrean government shut down every independent newspaper in the country. Then they started rounding up the journalists. When Aaron Berhane discovered he was a wanted man, he made a difficult decision to flee across the border to Sudan, and eventually made his way to Canada. In 2010, he is finally reunited with his wife and three children when they arrive in Toronto. Hear it all on Escape from Eritrea.
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Escape from USA
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Escape from Uganda
In 1972, Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians, regardless of their citizenship had to pack up and leave the country - and he gave them only ninety days to get out. Thousands of those of Asian Ugandans found refuge in Canada, including Anwer Omar. This year, nearly four decades, later Anwer and hundreds of other exiled Ugandans gather for a reunion picnic. Hear their stories on Escape from Uganda.
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Escape from Argentina
In the 1970s Alberto Lalli campaigned for justice in Argentina but his own government imprisoned and tortured him. He almost became one of the "disappeared" in Argentina's Dirty War but after seven years behind bars, he ended up fleeing to Canada - not to save himself, but to save his family. Hear it all in Escape from Argentina.
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Escape from Czechoslovakia
In 1981, Alino and Eva Baranik tried to flee Communist Czechoslovakia with their four year old son Miso. Just when they thought they could make it out safely, they were confronted by a Yugoslavian soldier at the Italian border. Hear it all on Escape from Czechoslovakia.
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Escape from Iran
Thirty years ago Shahram Tabe was a student revolutionary in Tehran who became a counter-revolutionary - and then he became a fugitive. His journey to Canada involved smugglers, Turkish prisons and prostitutes. Hear it all on Escape from Iran.
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Escape from Vietnam
In 1979, nine-year-old Uyen Vu and her family escaped Saigon by assuming false identities and boarding a fishing boat in the dead of night. Men with guns, bars of gold, divided families, prison time, spectacular failures - and pirates. Hear it all on Escape from Vietnam.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-25
A new Los Angeles bylaw is requiring adult film actors to now wear condoms. Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, joins us to talk about the ruling. Foreign correspondent Charles Krause on his political art gallery. Plus, Saman Arbabi on ''Parazit'', the show being called the Iranian "Daily Show".
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-24 Oscar Panel
Q's Oscar panel discusses today's nominations. Spencer Wells, one of the National Geographic society's, "Explorers-in-residence." Winnipeg singer/songwriter John K Samson on "Provincial".
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-23 Kathleen Edwards
AP's John Daniszewski on the recent launch of a full bureau in North Korea.Canadian country-rocker Kathleen Edwards on her new album, "Voyageur". Plus, Q's sports panel reconvenes.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-20 Salt Lake City
Guests include: Margaret Atwood, Jennifer Baichwal, James Redford, Tennis and more!
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-19 Wael Ghonim
Wael Ghonim, the Google executive who sparked the Egyptian uprising. Asexual activist David Jay. Actress Jessica Chastain on her new film, "Coriolanus".
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-18 Should we ban smoking?
Robert Proctor on why we should ban cigarettes. Fred Stutzman, creator of the Freedom app. Plus, how coming out has become cool and
Torquil Campbell with his Rant OR Rave column.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-17 Laurie Anderson
Q's ongoing fashion series, "Unzipped," looks at former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her influence on fashion. Performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson on her autobiographical video work, "The Grey Rabbit". Merrill Markoe on her new memoir,"Cool Calm and Contentious."
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-16 Liam Neeson
Actor Liam Neeson on his new film, "The Grey". Clay A Johnson on his new book, The Information Diet. Q's Sports Culture Panel reconvenes.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-13 Adam Beach
Performances from dance rocker Rich Aucoin. A debate on childhood obesity. Canadian actor Adam Beach. Journalist Tom Mueller explores the dirty olive oil trade.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-12 David Cronenberg
Filmmaker Joe Berlinger and The West Memphis 3's Jason Baldwin on the latest installment the "Paradise Lost" documentary filmm series. Canadian film director David Cronenberg on his new, historical drama "A Dangerous Method". Also, the need for beer experts, akin to wine sommeliers.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-11
Essayist and author Joseph Epstein on his book "Gossip: The Untrivial Pursuit". CEO of AshleyMadison.com CEO Noel Biderman argues that infidelity can help save marriages. Contractor and TV personality Mike Holmes discusses the culture of incompetence around home repair.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-10 Mark McKinney
Stephen D. Smith, head of the Shoah Foundation, on expanding its scope beyond the Holocaust to include survivors of other genocides. Actor/Producer Mark McKinney on his HBO Canada series "Less Than Kind". Susannah Breslin on men's fascination with strip clubs.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-09 P.J O'Rourke
Journalist, conservative commentator and humourist P.J. O'Rourke on his latest book "Holidays in Heck", and the state of American politics this election year. Comedian Gerry Dee discusses his new CBC tv show "Mr. D". Q's Sports Culture Panel reconvenes.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-06 Martyn Burke
Performances from the band Whitehorse. Our UNZIPPPED fashion series looks at how fleece is endangering the environment. Plus, Toronto filmmaker Martyn Burke on his documentary "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat." And Q's Media Panel looks at coverage of the Republican race.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-05 Kurt Andersen
Writer and Studio 360 host Kurt Andersen on why he feels cultural style has started is in a period of stagnation. Plus, Q's Modern Love series looks at the cultural perception of overweight people as sexual beings. And the Science Media Centre's Fiona Fox makes the case for better science journalism.
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Q: The Podcast 2012-01-04 Paul Simon
Author Matthew White on his "Great Big Book of Horrible Things," a history of the world told through its most violent episodes. We revisit our interview with legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon. Musician James VanDemark on how boxing improves musicianship.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-03 Eve Egoyan
Dwarfism on TV: Are we trapped in the old stereotypes? Plus blogger David McRaney on his book, "You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook ... and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself." And, accomplished concert pianist Eve Egoyan on her recording of music by the late Canadian composer Ann Southam.
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January 2, 2012
Does "Gap Year" volunteering do more harm than good? * Roger Ebert * Eating Bugs
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December 30, 2011
Online privacy debate * Gloria Steinem * Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-29 Bjork
A two-part Canadian broadcast exclusive interview with Icelandic music icon Bjork on her musical app album "Biophilia". Comic artist Kate Beaton discusses her book "Hark! A Vagrant".
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-28 Jane Fonda
The Best of Q: Médecins Sans Frontières' Marilyn McHarg on why it may be time to stop using famine photos for charity. Actress, memoirist and activist Jane Fonda on her book "Prime Time". An unpaid "Black Swan" intern on why he's out to expose unethical work practices in the film business.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-27 tUnE-yArDs
The Bests of Q: A Q debate -is motherhood a glass ceiling for women? Genre-busting Oakland band tUnE-yArDs performs live in Studio Q. Playwright, author and AIDS activist Larry Kramer on the revival of his 1985 play "The Normal Heart."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-26 Elbow
The Best of Q: Author Jennifer McLagan on her cookbook "Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal." UK rock band Elbow performs live in Studio Q. Authors Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith on the unspoken rule that gay characters aren't welcome in Young Adult novels.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-23
Comedian and actor Margaret Cho reflects on portraying Kim Jong-Il. Karolyn Grimes, the child actor who played Zuzu in It's A Wonderful Life. A Q Christmas favourite: the cast reunion of voice actors from the Rudolph TV Christmas special. Elvira Kurt.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-22 Lucy Siegle
Spiked editor Brendan O'Neill explains how the UK phone hacking scandal has snow-balled through mis-reporting. Q's UNZIPPED series continues with UK author Lucy Siegle on the consequences of our addiction to "fast fashion". Sweet Invention author Michael Krondl provides a cultural history of dessert.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-21 Demetri Martin
Cuban filmmaker Alejandro Brugues on his satirical new zombie comedy "Juan of the Dead". Absurdist comic Demetri Martin on his distinctive brand of humour. And Salon editor Thomas Rogers on trying to hold on to his Canadian accent in the States.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-20 Wim Wenders
We explore a new exhibition about the shameful 19th century practice of "human zoos". German filmmaker Wim Wenders on his new 3D dance documentary "Pina". Country folk rockers Cuff The Duke perform from their new record "Morning Comes".
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-19 St. Vincent
Q's Modern Love series continues with a Q Debate: Is the institution of marriage outdated? Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, performs from her new record "Strange Mercy". Q's Sports Culture Panel reconvenes.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-16 Christopher Hitchens
Ontario singer-songwriter Daniel Romano. The Sound of Music in Salzburg. Q's final Media Panel of 2011. A look back at late critic, journalist and author Christopher Hitchens. Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-15 Adam Cohen
We launch Q's new series Modern Love with a Q Debate: Is sex addiction a disease or cultural phenomenon? Singer/songwriter Adam Cohen, son of Leonard, performs from his record "Like A Man". The case for compensating, and taking the heroism out of organ donation.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-14 Ryan Adams
Sesame Street launches its Pakistan edition with the hopes of spreading a message of tolerance and diversity. North Carolina singer/songwriter Ryan Adams discusses and performs from his latest record "Ashes and Fire". Plus weekly Rant or Rave columnist Torquil Campbell.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-13 Tony Iommi
Fashion bloggers and their close relationship with major fashion labels; Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi on his new autobiography "Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath." Plus, working out in the workplace.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-12
Former NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy on combatting child abuse and bullying. 92-year-old mystery writer PD James on her new book, "Death Comes to Pemberley". Q's Sports Culture Panel takes on fighting in professional hockey.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-09 Tori Amos
Q's "Unzipped" fashion series continues with a look at the dangerous process of making "distressed" looking jeans. Pianist and singer Tori Amos on her new album, "Night of Hunters." Filmmaker Werner Herzog talks about his latest documentary, "Into the Abyss." And, from yesterday's Gould Show -- a live collaboration with Bon Iver and The National.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-08 The National and Bon Iver
Brooklyn-based indie stars The National return to Q for a chat and to perform two new songs. A new approach to World Records. Bon Iver's Justin Vernon sets the record straight on the Grammy's. All-star chef Chuck Hughes
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-07 Geoffrey Rush
Tech writer Farhad Manjoo on software that tracks everything you do on your mobile device. Australian actor Geoffrey Rush, of "The King's Speech" and "Shakespeare in Love," on his latest role in the drama, "Eye of the Storm." And "Bronies" - adult men obsessed with My Little Pony.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-06 Regis Philbin
The authors of "I Want My MTV," a new, oral history of the music network, discuss MTV's cultural influence. Canadian singer-songwriter Murray McLauchlan performs from his new album, "Human Writes." TV legend Regis Philbin talks about his new memoir, "How I Got This Way."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-05 Martin Short
Canadian-born entertainment impresario Michael Cohl on bringing Spiderman to Broadway and making it work. Comedian, singer and showman Martin Short on being Martin Short.Plus, Q's Sports Culture panel reconvenes.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-2 Coco Rocha
Super model Coco Rocha joins us for a feature chat to talk about her new fashion line, one that benefits young women in Cambodia, and her qualms with fashion industry norms. The Q media panel reconvenes to discuss coverage of Attawapiskat and Mayor Ford’s cold shoulder towards the Toronto Star. Plus, our Friday Live guest is trio Elliott Brood, playing from their new album “Days Into Years.” And, Elvira’s Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-12-1 The Black Keys
Supreme Court TV? Adam Liptak, a reporter who covers the U.S. Supreme Court for the New York Times, joins us to discuss why cameras in the top court won’t work. Grammy Award-winning blues-rock duo The Black Keys discuss their new Danger Mouse produced album, “El Camino” and whether the celebrated indie buzz band has its eyes set on mainstream success. Quebec filmmaker Jean Marc Vallee on his latest film, "Cafe De Flore" - an artful meditation on the tension between devotion and romantic notions and how music can bridge between those two things.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-30 Kathryn Calder
Do anti-bullying campaigns do more harm than good? Helene Guldberg and Edie Raether join us for a Q debate. Singer/songwriter Kathryn Calder (Immaculate Machine, The New Pornographers) stops by studio Q to perform songs from her latest solo effort "Bright and Vivid." John Mann, lead singer of folk-rock group Spirit of the West, tells us about his trip to Bulembu, Swaziland and the song that grew out of it. And, Torquil Campbell returns with another Rant or Rave.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-29 Darrell Hammond
Gerry Gouveia was a first responder at the time of the Jonestown massacre, now he thinks that the site should be opened up for tourism. Saturday Night Live alumnus Darrell Hammond, known best for his impressions of Bill Clinton and Sean Connery, discusses his dark past in his new memoir "God, If You're Not Up There, I'm F*cked.” And, Jazz aficionado and Iranian dissident Ehsan Khoshbakht talks about his blog "Take the 'A' Train," which he uses to spread the jazz gospel as a voice for freedom inside his native country of Iran.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-28 McQueen and Fassbender
Katy Katopodis discusses the new, highly contentious Protection of State Information act in South Africa, and why she thinks it threatens the country's hard-won democracy by potentially severely limiting the kind of stories journalists could legally report. Turner-prize winning artist Steve McQueen, and X-Men actor Michael Fassbender join us in Studio Q to talk about their latest cinematic collaboration "Shame." The Q Sports Culture panel weighs in on the Grey Cup and the CFL, a new collective bargaining agreement in the MLB and the offensive-defenseman in the NHL.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-25 Jaclyn Friedman
Does graffiti by the Sex Pistols deserve preservation as much as findings from the ancient world? Dr. John Schofield explains why he thinks so. Sex educator Jaclyn Friedman on her new book: "What You Really Really Want: A Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety." Concordia professor Justin Smith argues that the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning tradition in the U.S. is a dark parody of that country's approach to the death penalty. Our Friday Live guest is Bry Webb, formerly of the Constantines. And, Elvira’s Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-24 Branford Marsalis
We talk to UK fashion critic Harriet Walker to explore why shock ads work when it comes to the fashion industry and whether it’s responsible to exploit very real political and religious divides to sell clothes. Grammy-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis discusses his forays into classical music, his recovery efforts in his hometown of New Orleans and more. Plus, Jane Leary on her open letter to former Penn State football assistant coach Mike McQueary.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-23 Walter Isaacson
Canada Reads 2012! We reveal the panelists and their "true stories" book selections. Einstein, Kissinger and now Steve Jobs. Former CNN CEO Walter Isaacson on his authorized biography of the founder of Apple. Carl Alderdice manages the only dry pub in England: ’the Brink.’ He discusses the reasons behind its success. And, Mio Adilman's Download Down Lo.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-22 Kate Bush
Kate Bush! The British musical icon talks to Jian in a Canadian broadcast exclusive interview, which covers everything from her musical start to her brand new record "50 Words for Snow." Plus, Tegan and Sara on their new live DVD/CD project "Get Along."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-21 Lang Lang
Natasha Lennard on why she "quit the mainstream media" when she came out in support of Occupy Wall Street, and why she thinks “objective” journalism is a myth. Chinese piano sensation Lang Lang on his “musical hero" Liszt, his educational endeavours and why he wants to bring classical music to a new generation. Plus, the Q Sports Culture Panel on Crosby's return, devout Christian QB Tim Tebow and FIFA’s denial of racism in soccer.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-18 Jann Arden
From Calgary! A feature chat with beloved Canadian singer/songwriter and hometown girl, Jann Arden, on her new memoir. Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, winner of the ‘Emerging Artist of the Year’ award at the Alberta Music Awards, stops by to play a brand new song from his upcoming 2012 album. A special Calgary media panel discusses the coverage of the oil pipeline plans, treatment of Alberta oil companies by the media and how the province is portrayed from the outside. Calgary Mayor, Naheed Nenshi, on his efforts to invest in arts and culture, and his handling of ‘Occupy Calgary.’ Plus, our Friday Live guest: Samantha Savage Smith.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-17 Coldplay
‘Woody Allen: A Documentary,’ Robert Weide on his intimate look at one of the great film auteurs of our time. And, Coldplay! Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland join us for a full hour to talk about their new album, continuing to evolve stylistically, what ‘Enoxification’ means and more.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-16 Kermit the Frog
Returning to the silver screen after 30 years with a new ‘Muppets’ movie... Kermit the Frog joins us for a feature chat. Are you tired of scanning your own groceries when you checkout? Craig Lambert discusses Shadow Work. Plus, Torquil Campbell returns with another Rant or Rave.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-15 Martin Lindstrom
How this season's hottest new spy novel was revealed to be a brazen example of plagiarism. Consumer advocate Martin Lindstrom tells us how big companies get us to buy in his new book Brandwashed. New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-14 Eugene Levy
Artist Hasan Elahi discusses his counterintuitive approach to privacy: posting every moment of his life online. Canadian character actor Eugene Levy joins us for a feature chat, on his life and career, from SCTV to American Pie. The Sports Culture panel reconvenes to discuss the Penn State scandal and Tim Tebow’s faith.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-11 Maya Angelou
Best of Q show with Canadian peace activist James Loney, electronica musician Moby, writer Maya Angelou, and look at the powerful legacy of reggae star Bob Marley.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-10 Stephen King
Are Canadian novels with international settings a sign of literary confidence, or evidence that distinctively Canadian stories are being pushed to the margins again? A Q debate. A feature interview with Stephen King, on his new book “11/22/63,” his career and his fear of political extremism today. Robert Fisk on why the poppy has become a mere fashion statement.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-09 Sarah Slean
Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan joins Jian live in studio to discuss her winning book "Half-Blood Blues". Plus, Toronto's Sarah Slean performs live from her new double record "Land & Sea". And from the Q Vault, celebrity sculptor Daniel Edwards on his memorial to Amy Winehouse.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-08 Noel Gallagher
Former Oasis guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher visits studio Q to discuss his new project: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Michael Idov joins us to talk about ‘Dau,’ a Russian film that requires participants to live like they’re in a 1950’s-era Soviet village while on set.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-07 Marni Kotak
Wikipedia: a testament to human knowledge... and a UNESCO World Heritage Site? Jonathon Keats weighs in. Marni Kotak on her latest exhibition called ‘The Birth of Baby X,’ a very public delivery of her first child. The Sports Culture Panel discusses the NHL season thus far, the NBA lockout and harsh discipline for athletes in Iran.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-04 Natasha Hastings
Camille Dodero discusses the FBI’s recent classification of ‘Juggalos’ as a hybrid gang. US Track & Field star Natasha Hastings on her decision to pose nude in ESPN’s 2011 Body Issue. Q Media Panel on Marg’s ambush of Mayor Ford and more. 54-40 joins us in studio as our Friday Live guest. And, Elvira’s Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-3 Peter Gabriel
Mark Schatzker walks us through how a quote from his satirical column ended up being used by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry. Amon Tobin joins us to talk about his new record - ISAM – Invented Sound Applied to Music. And, music great Peter Gabriel on his new collection of older songs ‘re-imagined’ in an orchestral setting.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-2 William Shatner
Should you donate food and clothing to people in developing countries? Charles Kenny doesn’t think so. William Shatner joins us in studio to discuss his stage show, his new album, his new book ‘Shatner Rules’ and life in the ‘Shatnerverse.’ After nearly ten years, ‘Pop-Up Video’ is back. Co-creator and executive producer Woody Thompson calls in. Rant or Rave? Torquil Campbell drops by.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-11-1 Sahr Ngaujah
We convene a Q Debate over Rick Mercer's rant that asked gay public figures to surrender their privacy rights and out themselves as gay role models. Sierra Leonean actor Sahr Ngaujah on his performance in 'FELA.' Feminist activist and columnist Michele Landsberg on her new book, 'Writing the Revolution.'
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-31 Coeur de Pirate
Stephen Marche on the new film, 'Anonymous.' Coeur de Pirate is back with a new collection of songs, titled 'Blonde.' Q's Sports Culture Panel.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-28 Kate Beaton
Emily McCombs defends the sexy costume. Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton on her new book: “Hark! A Vagrant.” From the Alberta Ballet, artistic director Jean Grand-Maitre and dancer Yukichi Hatori discuss their touring show: “Love Lies Bleeding.” Our Friday live guest is Danielle Duval. Plus, Elvira’s Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-27 Jason Segel
UK Online Porn Block -Good idea or bad news? A Q debate. Actor Jason Segel on scripting the forthcoming Muppets movie. And, 2 Pianos, 4 Hands: Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt discuss their show, followed by a live performance.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-26 Gary Shteyngart
The Gaddafi death video -- where should news media draw the line on gruesome images? And Gary Shteyngart on his eerily prescient new novel Super Sad True Love Story. Plus, the gigantic, all-female Japanese pop sensation AKB48.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-25 k-os
Canadian hip hop artist k-os in performance and discussion. Playwright and author Larry Kramer. And South Park versus the Church of Scientology.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-24 John Lithgow
A Q debate on whether or not women should blame the mommy track for the glass ceiling in the professional world. Film, television and stage actor John Lithgow talks about his early career as detailed in his new memoir "Drama: An Actor's Education". Plus, the mysterious tourist malady known as Paris Syndrome.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-21 Chris Isaak
Music from Arkells, playing songs from their new album "Michigan Left". The trouble with real life superheroes and vigilante justice. Singer-songwriter Chris Isaak on his new album "Beyond the Sun", cut at the legendary Sun studios. Q's Media Panel featuring guest panelist Brooke Gladstone of NPR's On The Media.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-19 David Hockney
A former US Air Force officer talks about the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the US military. Renowned British-American painter David Hockney talks about his latest medium -- iPads and iPhones. Actress Karine Vanasse from the TV series "Pan Am."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-19 Tony Bennett
Should college athletes be paid? Tony Bennett on his new album "Duets II" featuring Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse and Michael Buble. The case against burying the dead.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-18 Tom Waits
Is the new "Navajo" collection at Urban Outfitters racist? Tom Waits on his new album "Bad As Me". The curious appeal of tanning beds.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-17 Margaret Atwood
Wal-Mart's initiative to empower women globally by featuring goods made by female entrepreneurs from developing countries. Margaret Atwood talks science fiction and her new book of essays on the genre "In Other Worlds". Also, our Sports Culture panel takes on Don Cherry.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-14 Paul Simon
Paul Simon reflects on his career as a songwriter, ahead of the release of the hand-picked career retrospective "Songwriter." Juno Award winning pianist David Braid is our Friday Live guest. A Q Debate on whether TV obscenity rules make sense anymore, and a look at the Guardian newspapers new "open newsroom
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-13 Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, and David Alexanian on their new film about a father and son, The Way. And The Barr Brothers, the newly Montreal-based band performs live. Plus, Dr. Mark Siegler on building a better bedside manner!
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Q: The Podcast
New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean on her new book, 'Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend'. Plus, politician Jeff Smith on his time in jail; making the electric car safer through sonics; and Mio Adilman's Download Down-Lo
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-11 Adam and the Amethysts
David Lomeli The young tenor from Mexico performing in the Canadian Opera Company's Rigoletto, and making a big impression on the Opera world. Plus, Adam and the Amythests perform from their second album, Flickering Flashlight. And, a look at the Occupy Wall Street protests, compared with the Tea Party.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-07 Feist/GloriaSteinem
Feist performs live in studio Q from her new record, Metals. Groundbreaking feminist author Gloria Steinem. Plus: the Media Panel returns, and Elvira Kurt reveals the latest inductee into the Cultural Hall of Shame
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-06 Touré
Jian's tribute to Steve Jobs. Author and cultural critic Touré on his new book Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness. A critic talks back to singer-turned-conductor Placido Domingo. Plus: the campaign to remove rape jokes from Facebook.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-05 Laura Marling
Q Debate! Is online privacy over-rated? English folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling. Torquil Campbell stops by. And from the Q Vault: Iranian-American director Maryam Keshavarz on her film Circumstance, about forbidden lesbian love.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-04 Matthew Good
Margie Gillis, the verteran dancer who became a viral sensation after an interview with Sun News. Matthew Good goes orchestral with his fifth solo record. Plus - a special Media Panel from Vancouver on how social media has affected the biggest stories of this year.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-10-03
TuNe-yArDs, the experimental pop group performs. Q's sports panel discusses homophobic slurs on the ice. Plus - why interns on the Oscar-winning film Black Swan are suing for back pay.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-30
Toronto's Gryphon Trio and Patricia O'Callaghan perform live throughout the show. An Ottawa radio DJ on his station's "Win a Baby!" contest. Actor Sandra Oh, newly-inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. AIDS educator Ed Wolf on the documentary We Were Here. Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-29
The U.K. publisher of the new unauthorized memoir of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange defends his decision to release the book. Mercury Prize-winning UK band Elbow perform live from their latest album, Build a Rocket, Boys! From the Q Vault, Jian's conversation with actor Rob Lowe on his latest film, Breakaway.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-28
We explore how gay characters are outed from young adult novels. Stage and screen actor Kim Cattrall on her life, craft and latest turn as the star of Noel Coward's Private Lives. Toronto singer/songwriter Lindi Ortega performs live from her debut record Little Red Boots.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-27 Wilco
Noise-to-tail eating: trend or tradition? Food writer Jennifer McLagen, author of Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal, weighs in. Chicago alt-country veterans Wilco perform live in Studio Q upon the release of their eighth studio record, The Whole Love. ThinkProgress culture blogger Alyssa Rosenberg surveys the female-centred sitcoms of the fall TV season.
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Q: The Podcast
Michael Jackson's brother and fellow Jackson 5 performer Jermaine Jackson on his defense of his brother, a memoir called You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother's Eyes. Investor, venture capatlist and star of CBC's Dragon's Den and ABC's Shark Tank Kevin O'Leary on his new book Cold Hard Truth, which conveys his personal philosophy that greed is good. Q's Sports Culture Panel reconvenes.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-23
Blue Rodeo's vocalist Jim Cuddy plays live from his new solo album, Skyscraper Soul. Bassist Krist Novoselic on the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's influential album, Nevermind.
UK correspondent Sarah Lyall on the nationalistic pride that prevents an inclusive Olympic soccer team for Great Britain. Plus, Q's Media Panel and Elvira Kurt!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-22 Michael K Williams
Brent Bambury guests hosts! '90s club king Pater Gatien on the new documentary, Limelight. Michael K. Williams (best known as Omar from The Wire) on his role in TV's Boardwalk Empire. Plus, Oscar Wilde's grandson on why he objects to a London theatre company presenting a "new" work by Wilde.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-21 Michael Moore
Contrarian documentarian Michael Moore talks about his memoir, Here Comes Trouble. Musician Dan Mangan plays live from his latest album,Oh Fortune. Thomas Lennon on his screenwriting book, Movies 4 Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and So Can You.
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Q: the Podcast 2011-09-20 Roger Ebert
Former CSIS analyst J. Michael Cole on the realities of being a spy. Film critic Roger Ebert on his new memoir, Life Itself. Plus, Torquil Campbell stops by.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-19 Two Door Cinema Club
The creator of a Dutch political satire "deportation game show," which aimed to raise awareness about the intolerance of immigrants in the Netherlands. Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club play live from their album, Tourist History. Q's Sports Culture Panel
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-16
Rob Lowe -- from 80s film heartthrob to versatile TV actor, and TIFF darling too. David Thewlis and Michelle Yeoh on their new film about Aung Sun Suu Kyi. Plus, live music from British legend Nick Lowe. And American Apparel's Next Big Thing.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-15 Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain -- with acclaimed roles in Tree of Life and The Help, and two films premiering at TIFF, she drops by Studio Q. Plus, shocking images and raising funds. And controversial celebrity sculptor Daniel Edwards.
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2011-09-14 Jay Baruchel
The hot young actors and real-life couple Jay Baruchel and Alison Pill on their on-screen collaboration. Plus, the surprising connections between Hollywood and The Pentagon. And why kids today need ... Home Ec!
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2011-09-13 Nick Broomfield
Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender on their film, Shame. Nick Broomfield on his new film Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Plus, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Matt Watts on their new TV series, Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-12 Werner Herzog
Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his death-row doc, Into The Abyss. Michael Ondaatje sits down with Jian to talk about his new novel, The Cat's Table. Plus, Q's Sports Culture panel returns!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-09 Sarah Polley
Friday Live guests Junior Boys * New York's decision to have no clergy at 9/11 commemorations * Actor, writer, director Sarah Polley * Q's Media Panel on 9/11 coverage * Elvira Kurt
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-08 Bjork
A feature interview with Bjork * German filmmaker Wim Wenders
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-07 Ian and Sylvia Tyson
* The economics of beauty and laws to protect the ugly * A rare interview with folk music legends Ian & Sylvia Tyson * New Q contributor Torquil Campbell * Artist Alex Schaefer on his run-ins with police
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-06 Jason Priestly
Victoria-born actor Jason Priestly on his award winning new TV series "Call Me Fitz." A Q debate on hookah smoking: should public health concerns trump cultural concerns? And, best-selling novelist Ben Winters on his new thriller Bedbugs.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-05 Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda on her new guide to successful aging "Prime Time". Experimental saxophonist (and Polaris Prize nominee) Colin Stetson. Plus - the argument for eating insects.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-02 Burning Man
Burning Man: burning out or burning bright? We take a look at the festival as it turns 25. Q Vault: Twitter wit Stephen Fry and Justin Vernon, the man behind Bon Iver.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-09-01 Ice T
The newly discovered medical condition that explains why it's so easy to blow a diet (and make other bad decisions).Q Vault: rapper and actor Ice T, and provocative Lebanese poet Joumana Haddad.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-30 Kinky Friedman
Do "gap year" volunteer programs do more harm than good? Q Vault: Texas-based musician, politician and subversive humourist Kinky Friedman, and cabaret queen Meow Meow.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-29 Brian Eno
Jian is back on the mic with Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) for a chat and live performance from his new record "World Wide Rebel Songs". Q Vault: conversations with Brian Eno and fashion maven Jeanne Beker!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-26 Larry Hagman
How the porn industry is fighting illegal downloading. "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie" actor Larry Hagman on his memoir, "Hello Darlin'". Q Vault: "sexpert" Susie Bright.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-25 Spoilers
Scientist and Wired writer Jonah Lehrer explains what the latest in spoiler research suggests about us. Asif Kapadia, filmmaker behind the documentary "Senna", on the fiercely competitive Formula 1 driver who died on the racetrack. Q Vault: James Kaplan, biographer of singer Frank Sinatra.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-24
Financial investigator Harry Markopoulos, the central figure in the new documentary Chasing Madoff. Lynn Peril, author of Swimming in the Steno Pool, on the cultural history of secretaries. And from the Q Vault, documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-23 Barry Manilow
Former NYC mayor Ed Koch. Barry Manilow reflects on his career. From the Q Vault: Lawyer and writer Emma Ruby-Sachs on her debut novel The Water Man's Daughter.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-22 Jodie Foster
Development economist Charles Kenny on how the decline of the U.S. as a superpower could mean good things for American culture. Writer and filmmaker Joel Bakan on his new book "Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children." From the Q Vault, actor and director Jodie Foster on her film "The Beaver."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-19 Brian Dennehy
Jennifer Pozner on the dark side of Reality Television. Veteran stage and screen actor Brian Dennehy discusses his career and his appearances at the Stratford Festival. From the Q Vault - Is Rock Dead?
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-18 Elisabeth Eaves
Journalist Andrew Marantz on the "cultural training" at Indian call centres. Canadian writer Elisabeth Eaves on her book "Wanderlust" and the romance of the road. From the Q Vault - "Tree of Life" star Jessica Chastain.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-17 Deepak Chopra
Spiritual guru Deepak Chopra on his new videogame "Leela". Author David Bezmozgis on his debut novel "The Free World". From the Q Vault - Chaz Bono.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-16 Tim Robbins
The Ernie and Bert marriage controversy. Oscar-winning film actor Tim Robbins on his new music project Tim Robbins and the Rogues Gallery Band. From the Q Vault -- veteran rockers Heart.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-15 Steven Levitan
The popular misuse of the word 'literally.' Steven Levitan, creator of the the hit sitcom Modern Family. From the Q Vault - the truth about lying.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-12 Olympia Dukakis
Andrew Potter on why kids riot; Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis looks back on her career; from the Q Vault -- the death of Knut the polar bear
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-11 The Whistleblower
latin jazz musicians sue the Grammy Awards; the director and the inspiration behind the acclaimed new film "The Whistleblower"; from the Q Vault - Shania Twain
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-10 Jerry Granelli
Facebook birthdays; jazz drumming legend Jerry Granelli (joined in performance by Broken Social Scene's Charles Spearin); from the Q Vault - a Los Angeles food critic controversy
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-09 Arlene Dickinson
the 'poems' of Sarah Palin; Dragon's Den dragon Arlene Dickinson on finance and women; from the Q Vault - Harry Connick Jr.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-08 Sapphire
the tiny homes phenomenon; best-selling author Sapphire ("Push", "The Kid"; from the Q Vault, a look at the Huffington Post
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-05 Beirut
Montreal lawyer Anne France Goldwater to host Quebec TV show "L'arbitre." Musician Zach Condon from Beirut talks about his latest album The Rip Tide. From the Q Vault, Jian's conversation with journalist Pamela Paulthe about the end of the phone call.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-04 Bob Mould
Television producer Abazar Khayami on the new Afghan comedy program "The Ministry", Musician Bob Mould on his new autobiography, See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody. From the Q Vault, the fresh old sound of The Secret Sisters
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-03 Lee Siegel
British English vs. American English? A Q debate. Journalist Lee Siegel talks about his new book 'Are You Serious?' From the Q Vault, writer Ross Perlin discusses his book “Intern Nation”.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-02 Miranda July
Author Lori Gottlieb on how to land your kid in therapy, Filmmaker Miranda July on her latest film The Future. From the Q vault, Jian talks with writer and artist Dan Parent about Kevin Keller, the openly gay character in Archie comics.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-08-01 James Cameron
Bestselling author and journalist Neil Strauss on the diminishing returns of the 'Like' button; Celebrated film director James Cameron on the Alberta Oilsands controversy; Toronto rock band Austra performs in Studio Q
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-29 Terry Jones
Dan Conlin, the curator of the Maritime Museum in Halifax, talks about the exhibit Hello Sailor about gay ife at sea. Comedian Terry Jones, founding member of Monty Python, talks about his new revolutionary book Evil Machines. From the Q vault, Jian talks with musician Ron Sexsmith.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-28 Colin Quinn
Mary Elizabeth Williams discusses the new breastfeeding doll Breast Milk Baby, Comedian Colin Quinn, on his one-man show 'Long Story Short' about the collapse of empires across time. From the Q vault, Jian's conversation with Janelle Monae one of the exciting performers in popular music today,
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-27 John Landis
Frank Rijsberman, the director of water sanitation at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, about the cultural impact of the toilet and why it needs an overhaul. Actor and Director John Landis talks about his career and his new film Burke and Hare. From the Q vault, Jian's conversation with Sir Paul McCartney currently performing back to back shows in Montreal.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-26 Gillian Welch
Author Daniel Altman has a surprising explanation for America's current debt crisis: narcissicism. Folk musicians Gillian Welch and David Rawlings perform in Studio Q.And from the Q vault, Jian's conversation with film critic Andrew O'Hehir about whether kids movies are getting a little too grown up.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-25 Michael Rappaport
NPR media journalist Brooke Gladstone discusses her new graphic novel "The Influencing Machine"; actor and filmmaker Michael Rappaport discusses his new doc on =influential hip-hoppers A Tribe Called Quest; comic Maria Bamford
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-22 Fleet Foxes
TED curator Chris Anderson on email etiquette; Oscar-winning filmmaker James Marsh (Man on a Wire) discusses his acclaimed new film "Project Nim"; Seattle's alt-folk stars Fleet Foxes
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-21 Weird Al Yankovic
dog ownership in Iran; parody artist Weird Al yankovic; Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Andrew Bolton talks about Alexander McQueen
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-20 Paul Watson
Eugene Mirman of Flight of the Conchords and Bob's Burgers, Director Trish Dolman and marine activist Paul Watson, Jason Eisener on his movie Hobo With a Shotgun.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-19 The Midway State
The state of women's soccer and sports. Collingwood Ontario band The Midway State, Jon Cassar the Canadian executive producer behind the The Kennedys.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-18 Charlaine Harris
John Cook of gawker.com, on sleazy journalism; author Charlaine Harris whose books are the basis for the hit vampire tv series "True Blood"; singing star Josh Groban
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-15 My Morning Jacket
Should restaurants be able to ban children; Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket discuss their new album "Circuital" and perform the title track; art star and filmmaker Julian Schnabel
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-14 Sugar Ray Leonard
the politics of lingerie in Saudi Arabia; boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard on his trials inside and outside the boxing ring as told in his new memoir "The Big Fight"; Canadian actor Colm Feore on his role in "The Borgias"
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-11 Eddie Izzard
UK comedian Eddie How Shakespeare Changed Everything. Author Stephen Marche on "How Shakespeare Changed Everything"; actress, dancer and singer Rita Moreno
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-11 Heritage Minister James Moore
Performances from the cast of the Statford Shakespeare Festival's production of "Jesus Christ Superstar", Stratford artistic director Des McAnuff, Hertiage Minister James Moore talks about Canadian arts and culture
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-11 Carrie Fisher
New York Times' media desk editor Bruce Headlam on his role in "Page One" the acclaimed New York Times documentary. Actress and author Carrie Fisher looks back on her life and discusses her new memoir and stage show, Wishful Drinking.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-08 Marianne Faithfull
Today on Q: Writer and robotics engineer Daniel H. Wilson tells us why we fear technology, 60's icon Marianne Faithfull on her new album "Horses and High Heels" and from the Q Vault Ed Begley Jr.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-07 Hugh Jackman
X-Man and broadway star, a feature chat with Hugh Jackman. And from the Q Vault Dorian Lynskey, on his book '33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs'.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-07-06 Elton John
Captain Robert Crippen talks about the end of NASA's space flight. From the Q vault, a feature chat with Sir Elton John. Plus Jay Bakker on finding his way out from behind his parents, Jim and Tammy Faye.
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Q: The Podcast 2011 07 05 Conan O'Brien Doc
Why Brits aren't too excited for a Ronald Reagan statue in their country. Filmmaker Rodman Flender discusses his documentary about Conan O'Brien and Germaine Greer; academic, journalist, feminist, author of 'The Female Eunnuch', on feminism's past, present and future.
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Q: the Podcast 2011-07-04 Donny and Marie Osmond
Lianne McTavish talks about her art project that turned her from a professor to body builder. A feature chat with Donny and Marie Osmond and we revisit an interview with Christopher Plummer.
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Q: The podcast 2011 07 01 Stompin Tom Connors
A conversation with and performance from K.D. Lang from her new album. Stompin Tom Connors is back on the road, we hear from him and a feature chat with Russell Peters.
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Q: The Podcast 2011 06 30 Chad Van Gaalen
Terry O'Reilly fills in for Jian today. Chad Van Gaalen is our Thursday live guest. Oliver Miller talks about what it's like to be an AOL "content slave". David Hammond on "gross" cigarette labels--do they work? And Jian's conversation with Quebec star Patrick Huard.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-29 John Legend
Peter Bart on his new memoir as a Hollywood player in 60s and 70s. A feature chat with Grammy award winner John Legend and documentary film maker and Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Davidson.
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Q: The Podcast 2011 06 28 Ed Asner
Wisconsin indie folk darling Justin Vernon of Bon Iver discusses the band's haunting self-titled sophomore record. Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner reflects on his politically-charged Hollywood career. Internationally-acclaimed photographer Ed Burtynsky on his new exhibition Oil.
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Q: The Podcast 06 27 2011 Jean Paul Gauthier
Is Hollywood advancing a leftist agenda? A Q debate. We revisit an interview with fashion design hero Jean Paul Gauthier and Stratford veterans Seana McKenna and Martha Henry.
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Q: The Podcast 2011 06 24- Handsome Furs
Today on Q: Montreal's Handsome Furs play live in studio. Bollywood legend Anil Kapoor and Q's media panel discuss the Vancouver riots, plus Elvira!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-23 Liam Gallagher
Clive Thompson explains "Bitcoin", the new virtual currency. Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell discuss their new musical project "Beady Eye" and CBC host Steve Patterson of The Debaters.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-22 F**ked Up
US hunter Jackson Landers on solving the overpopulation of Canada geese; Toronto punk heroes F**ked Up perform and discuss their acclaimed new concept album "David Comes to Life"; comedic star Tom Green
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-21 Clarence Clemons
The Onion's Joe Garden and Joe Randazzo on the satirical newspaper's quest for a Pulitzer Prize; Maya Soetoro-Ng (professor, author and sister of President Barack Obama) on her new children's book, "Ladder to the Moon"; we revisit our 2010 interview with late great sax-man Clarence Clemons.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-20 Meow Meow
CUNY professor Jeff Jarvis tells us why he thinks long form journalism is dead, Australian musician Meow Meow is known for her cabaret style music and performance art, she joins us live in studio and Q's sports panel discusses the aftermath of the Vancouver riots.
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Q; The Podcast 2011-06-17 Seth Meyers
We're in Chicago! Blues legend Lonnie Brooks, Roastmaster Jeffrey Ross, SNL star Seth Meyers, Doc film maker Steve James and author Irvine Welsh.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-16 Flava Flav
British Journalist Declan Walsh talks about the death of journalist Saleem Shahzad in Pakistan. Hype Man Flava Flav on his memoir and Emma Ruby-Sachs discusses her new novel "The Water Man's Daughter".
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-15 Kronos Quartet
Sheila Copps speaks up for heckling in the House of Commons. Contemporary classical musicians Kronos Quartet play live in studio Q, and both Elvira Kurt and Mio are in studio.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-14 Little Scream
The radical group "Femen" fight against Sex Tourism in Ukraine-- topless. Montreal based artsit Laurel Sprengelmeyer "Little Scream" plays live in studio and Maziar Bahari, the Iranian Canadian journalist who spent 118 days in the notorious Evin prison in Iran tells his story with his powerful new book "Then They Came For Me".
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-13 Larry King
Is Cheerleading a sport worthy of Olympic status? A feature chat with Larry King about his retirement and his new memoir "Truth be Told" and Q's sports panel looks at FIFA, the Stanley Cup and the billion dollar Olympic TV deal.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-10 Steve-O
Austin's indie darlings Okkervil River perform LIVE, "Jackass" star Steve-O on his memoir "Professional Idiot", Lebanese journalist and poet Joumana Haddad, we explore the case of missing Syrian-American blogger Amina Abdullah Arif and much more!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-09 Jessica Chastain
Isaiah Mustafa on what it's like to be the viral sensation "Old Spice Guy", a feature chat with "Tree of Life" star Jessica Chastain and journalist Hana Gartner talks about her time at "The Fifth Estate".
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-08 James Burrows
Canadian journalist Robert MacNeil reflects on his career at PBS, a feature chat with TV director James Burrows on the secret to making people laugh for so many years and Lexicographer Ben Zimmer on hip-hop's influence on popular slang, plus Mio!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-07- Ann Enright
A Q debate on circumcision, should it banned? A feature chat with Anne Enright on her latest book "The Forgotten Waltz" and director Liz Garbus discusses her new documentary "Bobby Fischer against the World", about the rise and fall of the legendary chess star.
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Q:The Podcast 2011-06-06
Q's Sports panel discusses scandals in FIFA and the return of Winnipeg in the NHL. Parents of Storm talk about the media's coverage of their choice to raise a sexless child and from the Q Vault: legendary post-punk band Gang of Four.
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Q: The podcast 2011-06-03 William Shatner
The Chair of the Kansas Art Commission talks about the cuts to public arts funding in Kansas. William Shatner on his honorary degree from McGill and Q's media panel tackles Canada's coverage of hockey.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-06-02
Am English rebel radio station in Libya takes on Gaddafi. Infamous pornographer Larry Flynt talks about his new book about American Politics. Canadian filmmaker and actor Jacob Tierney and Jay Baruchel discuss their new movie "Good Neighbours".
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Q:The Podcast 2011-06-01 The Secret Sisters
A Q debate on the Burnaby School Board's new anti-homophobia policy. Muscle Shoals, Alabama sibling country duo The Secret Sisters. Filmmaker Melissa James on her Vancouver music scene doc "No Fun City".
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-31 Sondre Lerche
Author Jonathan Kay ("Among the Truthers") discusses the conspiracy mindset. Also, Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche performs songs from his self-titled album. Plus, Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Andrew Bolton on the Met's new Alexander McQueen show.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-30 Alice Cooper
Rocker Alice Cooper on the tension between his shock-rock image and everyday self. How Radio Television of Serbia was used as a propaganda tool during the Balkan Wars. Q's sports culture panel takes on the Vancouver Canucks and Lance Armstrong.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-27 Anna Calvi
UK singer Anna Calvi performs from her debut self-titled album. A debate over the new exhibit, "Multiples: The Artwork of John Wayne Gacy," which is drawing controversy and anger. Naturist park owner Stephane Deschenes on the survival of nudist/naturist culture. Director Maryam Keshavarz on her award-winning film "Circumstance." Plus Elvira Kurt!
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-26 Marc Maron
Comedian Marc Maron, who turned his garage into a recording studio, and created a hit comedy podcast -- with guests like Conan, Gallagher and Robin Williams. Also, filmmaker Peter Richardson with his gripping new doc, "How to Die in Oregon," and UK author Ian Leslie on his new book, "Born Liars: Why We Can't Live without Deceit."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-25 Susie Bright
An interview with Susie Bright. The "Godmother of Erotica" tells her story in her new memoir, "Big Sex, Little Death." Also, why Western artists aren't doing enough for imprisoned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. And, should we be pushing ourselves to eat our cultural vegetables?
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-24 Brian Wilson
Former Beach Boy and pop music genius Brian Wilson talks about his latest album, "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin," and fashion publicity guru Kelly Cutrone on her advice book, "Normal Gets You Nowhere."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-23 Adele (Best of Q)
It's the Best of Q on Victoria Day. The suprisingly passionate style debate over the area between a period, and the start of a new sentence; Adele in Studio Q; Neil Strauss, a journalist whose interviews with rock stars and celebrity actors have put him in strange and intimate situations.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-20 Malajube
Montreal's Malajube joins Q for Friday live! The media panel convenes to talk about SlutWalk and former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Elvira drops in to Studio Q, sports panellist Stephen Brunt talks about Winnipeg's (hopefully) new NHL team, and Jian talks to the creators of the irreverent website Crankytown, a place for young girls to discuss their periods.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-19 Rebecca Traister
Why is the NHL pursuing legal action against a Habs-supporting shwarma vendor in Montreal? Plus, Rebecca Traister with a look at how women banded together to make the new female comedy "Bridesmaids" a winner at the weekend box office. Mio drops by the Q studio.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-18 Chaz Bono
Alexandra Robbins on her book, "The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth," which explores why outcast kids are likely to be more successful later in life. Chaz Bono on his transition from Chastity, daughter of Sonny and Cher, to transgendered man. Toronto electronic trio Austra come into the studio on the heels of their debut release, "Feel It Break."
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-17 Moby
Writer, actor, comedian, rapper and star of NBC's "Community," Donald Glover. Multi-faceted musician Moby on his new record, "Destroyed," recorded in a series of hotel rooms around the world. Humour theorist Peter McGraw on what makes something funny.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-16 Cannes Check-in
Checking in with Cannes; Q's sports panel convenes to discuss the personal politics of athletes and media figures; and a look again at the debate on eating horse meat.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-13 Jeanne Beker
It's Friday Live! Indie rock veterans Sloan perform live throughout the show. Beloved comic actress Betty White on her new book "If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't)." Canada's fashion maven Jeanne Beker on her memoir "Finding Myself in Fashion." Intern Nation: are interns being exploited during the economic downturn? Plus, Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-12 Kinky Friedman
Feature chat with musician/author/humourist Kinky Friedman; a look at freedom of expression on TV; and the Eurovision song contest, which is increasingly being seen as a rich area of European studies in academia.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-11 Shania Twain
Shania Twain chats about her life and new autobiography, "From this Moment On." The perception of Bob Marley after his death, 30 years later. Plus, Farmville in real life.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-10 Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin on his memoir, "An Improvised Life." In the wake of the Lara Logan assault, Judith Matloff talks about the issues facing female reporters working in conflict zones. Plus, a discussion on the growing number of "Slutwalk" marches and how they empower women.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-09 Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Director Danfung Dennis on his documentary, "Hell and Back Again," about a U.S. soldier wounded in the Afghan war. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings perform from their new album, "I Learned the Hard Way." Musical comedy trio Lonely Island on their new disc, "Turtleneck and Chain." Brent Bambury guest hosts.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-06 Sam Roberts Band (Live in Toronto)
Live at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto! Sam Roberts Band plays throughout the jam-packed show, which features musician Yael Naim, "Bang Bang Club" director Stephen Silver, Anthony Baxter of "You've Been Trumped," Q's Media Panel, Mio and Elvira.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-05 Jodie Foster
Today on Q... Jodie Foster on her new feature film, "The Beaver," starring controversial actor Mel Gibson; we talk bullying across America; and the creators of the Webby-award winning interactive project, "Welcome to Pine Point," which looks at life after your hometown disappears forever.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-04 Morgan Spurlock
Charles Foran on his biography of 1940s and '50s hockey star Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Documentarian Morgan Spurlock on his new film, "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold." Author Taylor Clark on the rise in anxiety-related conditions across North America.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-03 Daniel Handler
Election reaction; filmmaker Liz Garbus on her new documentary, "Bobby Fischer Against The World"; children's book author Daniel Handler, otherwise known as Lemony Snicket.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-05-02 Maya Angelou
Actor George Takei on Hollywood's whitewashing of manga. And, a feature interview with poet, memoirist, actress and activist Maya Angelou. Plus, Q's Sports Culture panel climbs into the MMA cage.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-29 Steve Earle
Steve Earle performs for Friday Live; Award-winning Toronto-based graphic novelist Chester Brown ("Louis Riel") returns with an autobiographical book, "Paying For It;" social media guru Emily Bell.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-28 Dorian Lynskey
How the powerful social networking site Twitter has antiquated certain election laws. Also, three high profile members of Pariament discuss how their respective parties plan to deal with cultural funding in the future government. Plus, the fascinating genesis of the beloved protest song in society.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-27 Ice-T
Author Joseph Lelyveld discusses the ambiguities of Gandhi explored in his new book "Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his Struggle with India." Gangster-rapper ICE-T on his journey from life on the streets to life in Hollywood. Plus, a look back at the trail-blazing comic Brenda Starr, now retiring after seven decades.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-26 k.d. lang
Acclaimed Canadian singer/songwriter k.d. lang performs live from her new record, "Sing It Loud." We check in with the creator of Reputation.com, a website that upholds your online reputation. Filmmaker Jamie Kastner talks about his new documentary "Recessionize! For Fun and Profit!", a look at businesses that have sprung up in the wake of the economic downturn.
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-25 Amos Lee
Author Peggy Orenstein ("Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture") on why the "princess" ideal could damage young girls; Philadelphia singer/songwriter Amos Lee; Canadian film actor Adam Beach
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-22 Decemberists (Best of Q)
London-based independent filmmaker Chris Atkins on "churnalism". The Decemberists on their new album, The King Is Dead. Style talkers reflect on the 100th anniversary of the suit. The Asylum founder David Michael Latt discusses how his company has become renowned for their mockbusters.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-21 Woody Harrelson
Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson on the Toronto debut of his semi-autobiographical play, Bullet For Adolf, which he co-wrote and directs. A Wired journalist explains the youth factor in this week's bust of online poker sites. Plus, the surprising effects of the rise of the .xxx domain name on the Internet.
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Q: The Podcast 2011-04-20 James Loney
Canadian peace activist James Loney on his harrowing memoir, Captivity: 118 Days in Iraq and the Struggle for a World Without War; Pulitzer Prize winning (Canadian) photojournalist Barbara Davidson; A look at the growing subculture of people who have a renewed interest in the manual typewriter.
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-19 Gwyneth Paltrow
thinking about climate change as a cultural issue; Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on her new, very personal, cookbook; Canadian screenwriter Seth Lochhead("Hanna")
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-18 Conrad Black
Media baron Conrad Black on the recent events in North Africa; Q's Sports Culture panel takes on the NHL playoffs; the controversy over the death of beloved polar bear Knut
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-15 Peter Elkas
music from Toronto singer/songwriter Peter Elkas; businessman John Aglialoro's mission to bring "Atlas Shrugged" to the big screen; Q's Media Panel; Mulroney: The Opera; Mio Adilman
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-14 Neve Campbell
Alexandra Brewis on the globalization of fat stigma, Canadian actress Neve Campbell (Scream 4), journalist Graeme Wood on the dilemma of being rich
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-13 Howard Schultz
Alison Gopnik on our cultural obsession with brainy toddlers; Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz discusses his company's enormous success in the coffee business; author Susan Jacoby on the marketing of old age.
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-12 Zach Braff
actor/filmmaker Zach Braff on his new film "The High Cost of Living"; Spy magazine co-founder Kurt Andersen; The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-11 Live in Winnipeg
music from Del Barber; comic Jimmy Tingle; comic Sean Cullen; tv host Carla Collins, Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald; music from Sierra Noble
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-08 Live in Winnipeg
Q live from Winnipeg! Comedian Andrea Martin, Royal Winnipeg Ballet's André Lewis, Q's Winnipeg Media Panel, comedians Gavin Crawford, Nikki Payne and Claire Brosseau. Plus, Winnipeg rockers Imaginary Cities and folk-pop singer Christine Fellows.
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-07 Robbie Robertson
Rich Benjamin on Michel Sweet Micky Martelly's transformation from carnival singer to Haitian president; Canadian rock icon Robbie Robertson performs from his new album, How to Become Clairvoyant.
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-06 Jon Cassar
CBC reporter Margaret Evans on her experience in Libya; Director Jon Cassar on The Kennedys; Writer Lauren Frey Daisley on her snark diet
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-05 Edward Burtynsky
the imprisonment of Chinese artist and critic Ai Weiwei; photographer Edward Burtynsky; Tron creator Steven Lisberger
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-04 Mark McEwan
Rudyard Griffiths on Canada's election debates; celebrity chef Mark McEwan talks about "Canada's Top Chef"; our Sports Culture Panel talks Barry Bonds and Cricket
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Q the Podcast 2011-04-01 Stephen Fry
UK post-punk legends Wire; a look at the popularity of celeb memoirs; British actor Stephen Fry; addiction blog The Fix; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-31 Colm Feore
Celebrity aid in Africa; actor Colm Feore on his new mini-series "The Borgias"; comic and actor Shaun Majumder
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-30 Frank Sinatra biography
Mormons in pop culture; Frank Sinatra biographer James Kaplan; should Hollywood abandon the shakey-cam?
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-29 Jessica Par
Are we losing our love for phone calls?; environmentalist/actor Ed Begley Jr. on his green activism; "Mad Men" actress (and Montrealer)Jessica Par
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-28 Rita Moreno
A look at Japan's culture of circumspection and the tsunami aftermath; actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno; a tribute to late Canadian comedy great Roger Abbott
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-25 Q live at the Glenn Gould Studio!
Shad performs live and talks about Canada's rap and hip hop scene; Jian speaks to sportscaster Ron McLean; Q's Media Panel discusses coverage of Canada’s looming election and Libya’s no-fly zone; Sarah Harmer performs from her new album “Oh Little Fire"; plus, Q checks in with Mio Adilman, Don McKellar, Sylvia Tyson, and Elvira Kurt.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-24 Jean Paul Gaultier
Q takes a look at the controversy surrounding a ban on shark’s fin soup; a feature chat with Jean Paul Gaultier and his muse-turned-filmmaker, Farida Khelfa; Shelagh Rogers announces the winners of the CBC Literary Awards; we revisit an interview with Indian actor Om Puri, star of “West is West.”
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-23 Bruce Cockburn
Q takes a look at Celine Dion's economic effect on the city of Las Vegas; Bruce Cockburn performs live from his latest album, "Small Source of Comfort”; Q breaks the sad news of Liz Taylor’s death with a special interview with biographer William Mann; producer Ed Burns of “The Wire” discusses Felicia "Snoop" Pearson and America’s “war on drugs.”
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-22 Jason Eisener
Jian talks to economist and demographer David Foot on the lost fiftieth anniversary of Generation X; a feature chat with Nova Scotia filmmaker Jason Eisener on his new film, "Hobo with a Shotgun; Buck 65 discusses his new album, 20 Odd Years.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-21 Donald Trump
Dan Savage talks about his latest project, It Gets Better: The Book; Donald Trump joins Jian for a feature chat in Trump Tower; Q's Sports Culture Panel discusses the future of pro soccer in Canada.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-18 Q in NYC!
Q live in NYC! New York indie rockers The Walkmen perform live; a feature chat with Joy Behar; writer and humorist Fran Lebowitz; Canadian pop/rock duo Tegan and Sara; Brian Williams joins our special NYC media panel; Robert Lepage discusses his latest project at the Metropolitan opera.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-17 Mother Mother
Q takes a look at how Facebook and Google are being used to investigate potential jurors; Q's Queens of Comedy series concludes with a panel discussion featuring comedians Robin Duke and Maggie Cassella; Mother Mother performs live from their new album, “Eureka”.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-16 Janelle Monáe
Best-selling cookbook author Mark Bittman explains his shift from recipe writer to food activist; Grammy-nominated Janelle Monáe joins Jian for a feature chat in Studio Q; Mio Adilman brings you his Download Down-Lo; Salon medical columnist Rahul Parikh takes a critical look at Proactiv acne medication.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-15 Neil Strauss
Jian speaks to Brint Milward, director of the new National Institute for Civil Discourse in Arizona; award-winning author and journalist Neil Strauss talks about his new book of celebrity interviews; Q takes a look at 'Biebonics', Justin Bieber's hip-hop style diction training.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-14 ADD drugs on campus
A Q debate about the use of “smart drugs” on university campuses; Q's Sports Culture panel discusses Bob McCown’s comments about the attractions of female sport; Jian speaks to filmmaker and activist Peter Wintonick about the power of video, twenty years after Rodney King.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-11 Emmylou Harris
Jann Arden guest hosts! Olenka and the Autumn Lovers perform live in Studio Q; Jann speaks with yoga guru Bikram Choudhury; Emmylou Harris visits studio Q for a live performance and feature chat; rock 'n roll legend Sammy Hagar talks about his new memoir; Elvira Kurt brings us her Cultural Hall of Shame.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-10 Jay Bakker
Andrew O'Hehir discusses the rise of "kidult" films - animated movies geared towards adults; Jian talks to Jay Bakker about his new book, Fall to Grace; Q's Queens of Comedy series continues with comedic trailblazer Phyllis Diller.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-09 Memphis
Canadian-American indie duo Memphis perform live from their new album, "Here Comes a City"; Jian talks to Professor Ellis Cashmore about musical stars who've performed for the Gaddafi family; Q's Media Panel examines the coverage of International Women's Day 2011.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-08 Jon Dore
Writer/ professor Rhonda Garelick on John Galliano and the links between high fashion and fascism; Emily Bell on the transition from traditional to online journalism; Canadian comic Jon Dore on his new HBO series, "Funny as Hell".
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-07 Harry Connick Jr.
Jian talks to Lauri Lebo about a letter-writing campaign in support of striking Huffington Post writers; a feature chat with Harry Connick Jr; our Sports Culture Panel discusses a potential return to Winnipeg for the NHL.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-04 Meredith Baxter
Friday Live guests The Rural Alberta Advantage perform from their new record, "Departing"; Jian speaks to Meredith Baxter of “Family Ties” fame about her new memoir, Untied; Quebec film star Patrick Huard talks about his new movie, “Funky Town”; Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-03 Jane Lynch
Germaine Greer discusses the state of the feminist "label" forty years after The Female Eunuch; Q's Queens of Comedy Series continues with comedic character actor Jane Lynch; Sandra Shamas talks about her new one woman show, "Wits End 3".
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-02 Adele
Edward Glaser makes a case for skyscrapers as urban saviours; Adele performs live from her new album, "21"; Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada discusses comic therapy.
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Q the Podcast 2011-03-01 Tennis
The performance art pranks of Voina, a Russian art collective; Indie rock band Tennis play from their album, "Cape Dory"; Q's sports culture panel on hockey trade deadline day and the one-year anniversary of Sidney Crosby's gold-medal goal.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-28 Amos Lee
Q's Oscar Panel discusses the 83rd Academy Awards telecast; Amos Lee performs from his new album, "Mission Bell"; Jian speaks with author Susannah Gora about the significance of 80's teen films 25 years after "Pretty in Pink".
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-25 Holy F*#k
Friday Live musical guests Holy F*#k play from their latest album, "Latin"; Jian speaks to comedy and award show writer Bruce Vilanch; Q's media panel discusses coverage of the Wisconsin protests; a feature chat with former actress and Academy member Reverend Mother Dolores Hart.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-24 Roseanne Barr
Declan Walsh on the recent spat between the CIA, the US government and The Guardian newspaper in Pakistan; Q's Queens of Comedy series continues with Roseanne Barr in a Canadian broadcast exclusive chat; singer/ songwriter Ron Sexsmith plays from his new album, "Long Player Late Bloomer".
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-23 Hey Rosetta!
Columbia journalism professor Judith Matloff discusses taboos surrounding sexual assault on female reporters in conflict zones; a conversation with writer/ actor/ director Ken Finkleman; Hey Rosetta! performs live from their new album, "Seeds".
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-22 The Bacon Brothers
UK producer Peter Pomerantsev explains why reality TV has not caught on in Russia; Jian speaks with Kevin and Michael Bacon about their rock band, The Bacon Brothers; we revisit an interview with the late actor Len 'Uncle Leo' Lesser.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-21 Stephen Sondheim
A report on Japan's holographic pop star, Hatsune Miku; a feature interview with Stephen Sondheim on his book, "Finishing the Hat"; gym training for infants and toddlers.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-18 Anna McGarrigle
Q live in Montreal! Katie Moore on her new CD, "Montebello"; Anne-Marie Losique on Vanessa TV; a feature chat with Anna McGarrigle; TV host Anne-Marie Withenshaw; Friday Live guests Young Galaxy; Montreal chefs Graziella Battista and Chuck Hughes; Michel Dallaire on BIXI bikes; award-winning novelist Nicolas Dickner.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-17 Lily Tomlin
Journalist and author Peggy Orenstein talks about her new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter; Jian kicks off Q's Queens of Comedy series with actress and comedian Lily Tomlin; Montreal band The Dears perform from their new album, Degeneration Street.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-16 Jennifer Beals
Jerry Paffendorf talks about his campaign to erect a statue of "Robocop" in Detroit; Jian speaks to "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals about her new TV series, "The Chicago Code"; Q revisits a conversation with Charles Foran, author of the award-winning book "Mordecai: The Life and Times"
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-14 Heart
The plight of the British pub; Anne and Nancy Wilson from Heart on their career and Canadian tour; Sports Culture panel on the ongoing Olympic luge controversy
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-11 Ed Asner
British dramaturge Nicolas Kent talks about his critically acclaimed seven-hour play on Afghanistan and his most recent audience- the Pentagon; Ed Asner talks about his life, his career and his role in upcoming sitcom "Working Class"; Elvira Kurt's hall of shame; PS I Love You is our Friday Live guest.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-10 Michalle Jean
Jian is back! Canada Reads winners Terry Fallis and Ali Velshi talk about competition and "the Best Laid Plans"; Michalle Jean talks about her Michalle Jean Foundation and Mio's Download Down-Lo
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-09 Crazy for Oscar
Terry O'Reilly guest hosts! A look at how handwriting affects the brain; Why women playing mentally disturbed characters gain critical acclaim from reviewers and audiences alike.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-08 John Lefebvre
Terry O'REilly guest hosts! Q takes a look at Groupon's controversial Super Bowl ad; Folk-rocker John Lefebvre talks about his life and music
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-07 Robert Orth
Brent Bambury Guest Hosts! Q takes a look at the CRTC ; Opera baritone Robert Orth talks about playing President Nixon in "Nixon in China"
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-04 Abbas Milani
Super Bowl art wagers; Abbas Milani talks about his book "the Shah"; The stars of "Anna and Kristina's Grocery Bag"; Elvira Kurt's Hall of Shame; Juno Nominee Bobby Bazini is our Friday Live guest
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-03 The Decemberists
Should the Internet be a human right?; The Decemberists perform live and talk about their recent album; The hospital food revolution
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-02 Barry Avrich
Egyptologist Margaret Maitland talks about the artifacts being lost in Egypt's riots; Barry Avrich on his recent documentary "Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Documentary"; Dan Bennett on today's formulaic Top-40 tunes, and how he and his friend created one.
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Q the Podcast 2011-02-01 Joan Rivers
Live-streamed funerals; Comedian Joan Rivers talks about the documentary about her called "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" ; Tango mania in the Middle East
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-31 Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat talks about her new fiction anthology "Haiti Noir"; Self-made film critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky talks about co-hosting Roger Ebert's "At the Movies" ; the Awesome Foundation
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-28 Maria Bamford
Q talks with John Wilson, founder of the Razzie Awards; Our media panel talks about the riots in Egypt and covering police funerals; Maria Bamford; Friday Live guests the Cecilia String Quartet; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-27 James Cameron
Journalist John Gapper on the strange tale of art forger Mark Landis; James Cameron on his recent trip to Alberta and the recent oil sands controversy ; James Bundy talks about a recent issue in Connecticut involving a play by August Wilson
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-26 David Seidler
William Skidelsky, books editor for the Observer newspaper talks about how we're becoming too hooked on reality for story ideas; Oscar nominee David Seidler talks about "The King's Speech" ; David Michael Latt talks about the success of 'mock busters'
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-25 Gary Taubes
Q's Oscar panel discusses this year's nominees; Gary Taubes talks about his new book "Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It"; Q talks to Christopher Smith on the rise (and fall) of dinner theatre
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-24 Jonathan Weiner
Q takes a look at the anonymously written book "O: A Presidential Novel" ; Jonathan Weiner talks about his latest book "Long for this World: The Strange Science of Immortality" ; Q's sports panel returns with a discussion on Lance Armstrong
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-21 Jenn Grant
Q celebrates the 150th birthday of the suit with a debate; Also, is rock music dead? Neil McCormick of the Telegraph says yes, NME's Paul Stokes says not quite yet; Jenn Grant is our Friday Live Guest; Elvira Kurt's Hall of Shame
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-20 The Great Space Debate
Social media's contribution to revolution in Tunisia; Q revisits an interview with Olivier Assayas on his Golden Globe winning film "Carlos" ; The great spaces debate! Is it one space after a period... or two?
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-19 Gretchen Rubin
Q talks to LA Times food editor Russ Parsons about food critic anonymity; Gretchen Rubin talks about her latest book "The Happiness Project" ; Q revists an interview with Denis Villeneuve about his latest film "Incendies"
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-18 Suzanne Somers
Art shares; Suzanne Somers talks about her new book "Sexy Forever"; American alt-country band the Jayhawks talk about the re-release of "Hollywood Town Hall" and "The Green Glass"
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-17 Karen Armstrong
Sami Mahdi talks about his new show "The Mask," which focuses on the issues faced by women in Afghanistan, journalist Nelofer Pazira also weighs in; Jian recaps last night's Golden Globe Awards; Q sports panel talks about Sidney Crosby's recent head injury and violence in hockey; writer Karen Armstrong talks about her new book "12 Steps To A Compassionate Life"
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-14 Christopher Plummer
Our media panel reconvenes for 2011 to talk about Sarah Palin's recent "blood libel" speech; Russ Leatherman (a.k.a. Mr. Moviefone) talks about his 6 second reviews; Christopher Plummer stops in for a chat about his career and his upcoming play "Barrymore"; Elvira Kurt returns; the cast of "Assassins" performs songs from the play.
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-13 Josh Groban
A discussion on the ethical eating of horse meat; Josh Groban talks about his success, his latest CD and Kanye West's tweets; Bob Saget stops in to talk about his stand-up comedy tour.
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-12 Shock PSA's
A discussion on using shock value in PSA's; Colour forecaster Keith Recker talks about the "colour of the year" for 2011 (Honeysuckle); and Q revisits an interview with actor Stephen Dorff on his role in Sofia Coppola's upcoming film "Somewhere"
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-11 Brian Eno
Toy guns in Iraq; Artist, producer and composer Brian Eno on his "77 million paintings"; actor Adam Beach on the importance of being a role model
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-10 Ira Glass
Bollywood and the war on terror; broadcaster Ira Glass ("This American Life"); actor Paul Giamatti on his role in "Barney's Version"
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-07 catl.
Toronto-based traditional blues trio catl; Chernobyl tourism; Piers Steel on procrastination; racist depictions in Loony Tunes
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-06 Gordon Pinsent
Dynamic pricing on the Internet; Gordon Pinsent on The Pillars of the Earth; John Ritchie on Village on a Diet
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-05 Remy Girard
Oprah Book Club naysayer; Remy Girard and Kevin White from the CBC TV show InSecurity; Musical comedian Mae Martin
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-04 Dan Gardner
Spellbound author Karen Palmer on witch camps in western Ghana; Journalist Dan Gardner on his book Future Babble; Writers behind the graphic novel Kill Shakespeare
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Q the Podcast 2011-01-03 Lynda Barry
Cartoonist and writer Lynda Barry on her book, Picture This; A debate over whether we should eat meat with Jonathan Safran Foer and Anthony Bourdain; a look at the fashion blog Advanced Style
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-31 Neil Young
Neil Young and Daniel Lanois on their album, Le Noise; a profile of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg; comedian Sarah Silverman on her memoir, The Bedwetter
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-30 Chilly Gonzales
why a reality show that confronts well-known personalities with a terror scenario has become a hit TV series in Iraq; pianist Chilly Gonzales discusses creativity and his latest work, "Ivory Tower", a film about Chess; Journalist Peter Hitchens (brother of Christopher) elaborates on his latest book, "The Rage Against God" which details his journey to religious faith
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-29 David Sedaris
Author Samantha King ("Pink Ribbons, Inc.") talks abou the problems with Cancer Culture; best-selling author David Sedaris on his latest book ""Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary"; screenwriter Fred Fox Jr. on his infamous and influential Happy Days episode that saw the Fonz jump over a shark
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-28 Robert Plant
Robert Plant discusses his pioneering career including his time with Led Zeppelin, his collaboration with Alison Krauss, and his new project, Band of Joy; author Lisa Birnbach ("The Preppie Handbook", "True Prep") on the mainstreaming of preppy.
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-27 Andrea Martin
Should high school teachers social network with students; SCTV's Andrea Martin reflects on her career;"Barney's Version" screenwriter Michael Konyves on his adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-24 Rudolph Redux
Mitch Thrower on the history of Yule Log TV; Cultural thinker Jonah Lehrer on why we overeat; The cast of the stop-motion classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-23 Billy Connolly
Canadian artist AA Bronson on the Smithsonian "Hide/Seek" exhibition controversy; Scottish comedian Billy Connolly discusses Canada and his comedy; How the internet is changing tradtional television
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-22 The Talk Show Wars
filmmaker Chris Pain ("Who killed the Electric Car?") on the electric car's comeback; journalist Bill Carter on Leno vs. Conan and his new book "The War for Late Night"; the science of love; Mio Adilman
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-21 Stephen Dorff
Clive Thompson picks the biggest, culture-changing tech stories of 2010; actor Stephen Dorff discusses his latest role in Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere"; "How I Met Your Mother" writer Matt Kuhn on his Barney Stinson books
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-20 Russell deCarle
LA Times film writer Rebecca Keegan on the paucity of movie roles for older women; Prairie Oyster's Russell deCarle plays music from his new solo album "Under the Big Big Sky"; Q's sports panel talks showboating, hockey cheerleaders and the Lou Marsh award
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-17 Perez Hilton
music from the Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois, performing songs from his debut solo album "Fix This Head"; Wall Street Journal technology reporter Nick Wingfield on the Angry Birds video game phenomenon; Gossip blogger Perez Hilton on trying to be nicer; Q's media panel; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-16 Tron
Steven Lisberger - writer and director of "Tron" - talks about his influential film and its new sequel "Tron: Legacy"; author Wendy Goodman takes a look at a fashion icon in her new book "The World of Gloria Vanderbilt"; British filmmaker Mark Craig discusses his acclaimed documentary "Talk To Me".
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-15 Tom Rachman
dance journalist Suzanne Gordon on the dark underbelly of the ballet world; Ted Fishman discusses his book, "Shock of Grey," and why global aging deserves the same consideration as climate change and peak oil; author Tom Rachman on his acclaimed novel "The Imperfectionists"
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-14 Denis Villeneuve
Former Dubliner publisher Trevor White discusses Ireland's financial troubles and his new memoir "The Dubliner Diaries"; Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve on his acclaimed new drama "Incendies"; transgendered singer/songwriter Rae Spoon performs from his latest album "Love is a Hunter"
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-13 INXS
Where are the new Christmas movies?; JD Fortune and Kirk Pengilly from INXS talk about the Australian band's new album "Original Sin"; Q's Sports Culture Panel takes on World Cup complaining
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-10 Scott Thompson
music from Diamond Rings; a look at Hollywood's controversial NC-17 rating; The Kids in the Hall's Scott Thompson talks about career, his new graphic novel and a new acting gig; Athletic programs for babies; Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-09 Bob Martin
Art historian Jonathan Katz is the co-curator of the Smithsonian's "Hide/Seek" exhibition- he talks about the museum's decision to remove a work of gay-themed art; Canadian actor/writer Bob Martin on his musical Broadway adaptation of the film "Elf"; Coronation Street actor Michael LeVell
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-08 Gary Trudeau
actor Paul Giamatti talks about his role as Barney Panofsky in the much-anticipated film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's "Barney's Version"; cartoonist and writer Garry Trudeau talks about the 40th Anniversary of his groundbreaking comic strip, "Doonesbury"; TV star and tattoo artist Kat Von D talks about her new book, "The Tattoo Chronicles"
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-07 Kenny Rogers
rebranding Playboy TV; music legend Kenny Rogers looks back on his career; what William and Kate's royal engagement means for class and status in England
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-06 Jeremy Fisher
award-winning biographer Stacy Schiff talks about Cleopatra and her pop culture image as a powerful beauty; singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher plays music from his new album "Flood"; Onion writer Nathan Rabin, author of "My Year of Flops," talks about his year-long immersion into the worst cinema can offer
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-03 Live in Vancouver!
Vancouver rockers Black Moutain play songs from their new album "Wilderness Heart"; culturally-incisive sci-fi writer William Gibson; singer/songwriter Sarah mcLachlan performs from her new album "Laws of Illusion"; media panel; writer John Vaillant on his acclaimed work of non-fiction "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Sutvival"
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-02 Nigella Lawson
the issues of viral videos filmed in university classrooms; Nigella Lawson talks about her career in food writing and TV, and image versus reality; musical duo Jenny and Johnny (Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice)
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Q the Podcast 2010-12-01 Feist
author Jonathan Bloom ("American Wasteland")talks about the costs of the Western waste of food; singer/songwriter Feist and filmmaker Anthony Seck discuss the new Feist documentary "Look At What The Light Did Now"; Mio Adilman's Download Down low; Rebecca Northam on her off-Broadway one woman show "Blind Date"
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-30 KT Tunstall
Journalist and media critic Jennifer Pozner on the troubling truth about reality television; Scottish singer-songwiter KT Tunstall performs and talks about her new album "Tiger Suit";
Nina Arsenault talks about her critically-acclaimed theatre show, "The Silicone Diaries," an account of her transition from awkward man to silicone bombshell.
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-29 Amy Sedaris
A look at Japanese hologram popstar Hatsune Miku; comdian actress and author Amy Sedaris talks about her new book "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People"; Q's sports culture panel takes on the Grey Cup, Brian Burke and Qatar's World Cup ambitions
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-26 Wolf Parade
music from Wolf Parade; the amazing story of 'Holy Crap!' cereal; actress/singer Mandy Moore discusses her role in the animated film "Tangled"; prison librarian Avi Steinburg talks about his work as described in his book "Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian"
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-25 Cee-lo
Is controversial author James Frey exploiting young writers?; comedian Louis CK on "National Opt-Out Day"; acclaimed soul/pop singer Cee-lo Green; famed Canadian impressionist Andre-Philippe Gagnon
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-24 Canada Reads Revealed
UNESCO: protecting World Heritage Sites - and now World Heritage tradtions; the panelists and books of Canada Reads revealed; Russia's Russia's government: fix declining rural communities by moving everyone into 20 megacities.
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-23 Jerry Stiller
best-selling author Erica Jong wades into a controversy about Mothering; comic legend Jerr Stiller (Seinfeld) looks back at his career; artist Jim Sanborn about cryptographers' obsession with his Kryptos sculpture
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-22 Judah Friedlander
author and scholar Jeet Heer takes on Macleans' magazine and the "too Asian" Canadian university controversy; 30 Rock actor and stand-up comic Judah Friedlander on his martial arts prowess; Q's Sports Culture panel looks at the seriousness of sports media.
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-19 Dick Cavett
music from the Wailin Jenny's Ruth Moody; literary critic Laura Miller takes issue with National Writing Month; legendary talk show host Dick Cavett looks back at his career; Q's Media Panel; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-18 Survivorman Les Stroud
a look at reality tv's "Sarah Palin's Alaska", singer/songwriter Luke Doucet performs and discusses his new album "Steel City Trawler"; Survivorman Les Stroud looks at the lessons from other survivors in his book "Will to Live"
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-17 Alex Gibney
author Alan Shadrake's battle with Singapore law; Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney discusses his latest film "Client 9: the Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer"; Sweishinventor is Richard Stark on his swimming prsthetic, the Neptune
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-16 Adele
saving Pompeii; Brazilian singer Luisa Maita; UK singing star Adele premiers her new single "Rolling in the Deep"; the top words of 2010 according to the Global Langauge Monitor
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-15 Roch Voisine
Mordecai Richler biographer Charles Foran on the Montreal street-naming controversy; Acadian music superstar Roch Voisine talks about his new album, "Americana"; Q's sports panel talks poker
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-12 Doug Paisley
singer/songwriter Doug Paisley performs songs from his album "Constant Companion"; the Giller Prize controversy with Gaspereau Press; Australian actor Tony Sheldon; marketing Mark Twain; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-11 Nora Ephron
writer/director Nora Ephron talks about divorce; Scottish-Canadian singer/songwriter Johnny Reid; actor Rizwan Manji (Outsourced)
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-10 Elton John
Is a potential UN blasphemy resolution a good thing?; Elton John discusses his career and a new collaboration with Leon Russell; Alberta's Star Wars artist Robert Bailey
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-09 Bob Geldof
musician/activist Bob Geldof; author Claudia Dey
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-08 Russell Peters
Pay-Pal cofounder Peter Thiel on his unusual scholarships; superstar comedian Russell Peters on his new memoir "Call Me Russell", Q's Sports Culture panel takes on Ben Johnson
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-05 Stephen Sondheim
music from The Russian Futurists; a film critic meets her object of scorn; legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim; Q's Media Panel; Mio Adilman
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-04 Peter Gabriel & Bryan Adams
Peter Gabriel and Salman Ahmed on thier new single "Open Your Eyes", Canadian superstar Bryan Adams on his new album "Bare Bones", Cartoonist/writer Lynda Barry on her new book "Picture This"
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-03 Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
filmmaker Patrick Reed on drugs for pets; Olympic heroes Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir; magician Penn Jillette from Penn & Teller
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-02 Measha Brueggergosman
"Fab" - a new bio of Paul McCartney, serial killers in literature - fact and fiction, Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman talks about her new album "Night and Dreams"
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Q the Podcast 2010-11-01 Winnibego Man
US Midterm elections and the campaign against Islam, Jack Rebney and the Winnibego Man documentary, Sports Culture Panel
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-29 Douglas Coupland
music from Lara St. John, how love worls on the brain, actor John Leguizamo, author Douglas Coupland, Mio Adilman
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-28 Josh Ritter
could Wikileaks have prevented the 9/11 attacks?, singer/songwriter Josh Ritter, the science of Crytozoology
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-26 Emilie Claire Barlow
Movie "buzz", Emilie Claire Barlow, Glee photo-shoot debate
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-22 John Waters
Live at the Glen Gould: music from Stars, plus Bob Rae, Ron James, Q's Media Panel, John Waters, Elvira Kurt and Emma Donoghue
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-21 Is Ballet Dead?
Is ballet dead?, Can sports and theatre mix?, Blackwing 602 - the hottest pencil in the world
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-20 Gorillaz
Facebook spying; Gorillaz; Old Jews Telling Jokes
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-19 Olivier Assayas
Gloria Steinem; filmmaker Olivier Assayas; Jim Bryson and The Weakerthans
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-18 Rick Springfield
O Magazine editor Susan Casey; Sports Culture Panel; Rick Springfield
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-15 Sam Rockwell
Steven Page; the other Justin Bieber; Eric McCormack; Sam Rockwell; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-14 Steve Martin
pornography debate; Steve Martin; The Amazing Kreskin
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-13 Billy Connolly
controversial Jesus art; Billy Connolly; Hayley Wickenheiser
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-12 Ken Dryden
Blog del Narco; Ken Dryden; author Lisa Birnbach ("True Prep")
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-11 Arcade Fire
Emma Donoghue; Dirty Projectors; Arcade Fire
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-08 David Sedaris
Lewis Black; David Sedaris; Media Panel; Perfume Genius
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-07 Dave Bidini
the secrets of a new Sex Survey; author Dave Bidini ("Home and Away"); legalize prostitution?
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-06 The XX
Cancer fundraising culture; The XX; a new MASH documentary
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-05 Phil Collins
Dan Savage; Phil Collins; Grant Lawrence
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-04 Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Safran-Foer
the Globe and Mail's reboot; Meat Eater debate featuring Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Safran-Foer; Q sports Panel
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Q the Podcast 2010-10-01 David Suzuki
Emm Gryner; David Suzuki and Sturla Gunnarsson; The Apprentice contestant Stephanie Castagnier; Elvira Kurt; Emmy-winning UBC class
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-30 Robert Plant
Robert Plant; Alain de Botton
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-29 Deepak Chopra + Andrea Martin
Deepak Chopra; Andrea Martin; Dirty Projectors
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-28 Ryan Reynolds + M.I.A.
Ryan Reynolds; M.I.A.; Sports Culture Panel
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-27 Teenage Fanclub
Photoshopping for political advantage; Teenage Fanclub; filmmaker Kimberly Reed ("Prodigal Sons")
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-23 Neil Young and Daniel Lanois
Neil Young with Daniel Lanois; Q's Media Panel; Rizwan Manji
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-23 Live from Yonge-Dundas Square
City and Colour; Kurt Browning; Georges Laraque; Robert Herjavec; Mark Critch; Debbie Travis; Elvira Kurt; Zeus
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-22 Ray LaMontagne
TV advertising to plus-sizes; Ray LaMontagne; Mamma Yamma
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-21 Polaris Prize winners Karkwa
Polaris winners - Karkwa; Jose Antonio Vargas on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg; UK actress Tamzin Merchant (The Tudors)
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-20 Shaun Majumder
Reality TV in Iraq; Shaun Majumder; Sports Culture Panel
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-17 Sam Rockwell
Land of Talk; Kids TV; David Rakoff; Sam Rockwell; Elvira Kurt
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-16 Jay Baruchel & Jacob Tierney
Barney's Version screenwriter Michael Konyves; Actor Jay Baruchel and director Jacob Tierney (Good Neighbours); Nicholas Campbell
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-15 Mike Leigh
Alberta oil sands debate; Mike Leigh; Mio Adilman; Om Puri
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-14 Gonzales
Sex and technology; Gonzales; Advanced Style blog for seniors
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-13 Bollywood's Aamir Khan
Bodies: The Exhibition; Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao; Sports Culture Panel
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-10 Julian Schnabel
Montreal-based electropop duo Chromeo; Fred Fox Junior, the guy who wrote the Jump The Shark episode of Happy Days; Painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel; Q's media panel.
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-09 Johnny Reid
Newly Booker-shortlisted author Emma Donoghue; Juno-winning Scottish-Canadian country star Johnny Reid; Francophone rockers Karkwa.
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-08 Cesar Millan
New information about the political and personal life of author Jack London; The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers on his new solo album, Flamingo; Cesar Millan AKA The Dog Whisperer.
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-07 Andre Agassi
A debate about teachers, students and Facebook; Tennis superstar Andre Agassi; Cee Lo Green on his new expletive-laden viral hit.
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-06 Kris Kristofferson
Q Holiday Special: A debate on gender studies programs; Singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson; Singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-03 K'naan
The creator of Archie comic's first openly gay character; A feature interview with Somali-Canadian musician K'naan.
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-02 Clara Hughes
What will a new media bill in South Africa mean for press freedom?; A debate on Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; Canadian Olympian Clara Hughes.
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-01 Jeff Tweedy
Global response to the flooding in Pakistan* Wilco's Jeff Tweedy* Harvey Fierstein
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-31 Jonathan Demme
American ballet in Cuba; Theo Fleury; Jonathan Demme on Neil Young
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-30 Adrian Grenier
Adrian Grenier * Claire Danes * John Kastner
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-27 Michelle Forbes
Family Guy Emmy controversy; actress Michelle Forbes; A Wired journalist tries to disappear
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-26 Callum Keith Rennie
Japan's disappearing centarians; actor Callum Keith Rennie; Hollerado
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-25 Alan Doyle
Canadian TV debate with Lindsay Blackett and Peter Keleghan; Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle; Todd Babiak
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-24 George Strombolopolous
Eminem and Rhianna's "Love the Way You Lie" and its statement about domestic violence; George Strombolopolous; Martha and the Muffins.
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-23 Enrique Iglesias
George Romero; Enrique Iglesias; Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-20 Todd Solondz
filmmaker Todd Solondz; author David Mitchell; UK actor/comedian Omid Djalili
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-19 Eli Roth
racist Looney Tunes; Eli Roth; Eddie Izzard
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-18 Paul Solotaroff
Hello! Canada editor Ciara Hunt; author Paul Solotaroff ("The Body Shop"); perplexing personal ads
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-17 Forrest Griffin
Arcade Fire musical; UFC fighter Forrest Griffin; Tamra Davis on her Basquiat documentary
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-16 Bobby McFerrin
a look at Wyclef Jean's run for President of Haiti; Q's TV Panel; Bobby McFerrin
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-13 Anne Rice
Time mag's controversial Afghanistan cover; author Anne Rice; The Onion editor Joe Garden
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-12 Andy Kim
A Q panel looks at flight attendant Stephen Slater; Andy Kim; Elizabeth Gilbert
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-11 Ellen Page
Chick-Lit debate; Ellen Page; Oscar the Grouch
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-10 Nneka
Polygamy debate; Nneka; Runaways singer Cherie Currie
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-09 Daniel, Fred & Julie
Essence magazine controversy; a look at Zoos; Daniel, Fred & Julie
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-06 Paul McCartney
Joan Rivers; Paul McCartney; P.D. James
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-05 Hugh Hefner
Should Hollywood fear Twitter?; Hugh Hefner; Angela Hewitt
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Q the Podcast 2010-08-04 Gemma Arterton
Bull fight bans; Gemma Arterton; Why actors should give up doing foreign accents
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-03 Dolph Lundgren
the Old Spice man; Dolph Lundgren; Paul Shaffer
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Q the Podcast 2010-09-02 Arcade Fire
Clive Thompson on new supercomputer "Watson"; Arcade Fire
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-30 The Weakerthans
Art and YouTube; Airplane!(the movie remembered; The Weakerthans
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-29 Brian May
Countdown to Zero documentary; Brian May; Jersey Shore debate
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-28 Margaret Atwood
WikiLeaks; Margaret Atwood; Maury Chaikin
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-27 Jill Hennessy
Dancing Auschwitz; Fred Goodman on Edgar Bronfman Jr; Jill Hennessy
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-26 Dave Zirin
Journalists with Opinions; Dave Zirin; Constance McMillen
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-23 Mad Men
Bob Thompson on Mad Men * Michael Franti * Lixin Fan
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-22 The Sadies
Growing meat * The Sadies * Ramin Karimloo
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-21 Ryan Knighton
Modern Art and the Church * Author Ryan Knighton * Dan Mangan
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-20 Douglas Coupland
Hezbollah Theme Park * Canuxploitation Movies * From the Q Vault: Douglas Coupland
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-19 Atom Egoyan
Russian art controversy * Is "career suicide" even possible in Hollywood? * From the Q Vault: Atom Egoyan
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-16 Stompin' Tom
Sisters and writers Nora & Delia Ephron * Stompin' Tom Connors * Introduction to Q: The Summer
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-15 Mia Wasikowska
Blood Phones as the new Blood Diamonds * From the Q Vault: Mia Wasikowska * 'Chastened: The Unexpected Story of my Year Without Sex'
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-14 Tracy Morgan
Al Qaeda Magazine * From the Q Vault: Tracy Morgan * Manga Newspaper
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-13 Gaga Stigmata
Gaga Stigmata * Vacation Science * From the Q Vault: Tegan & Sara
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-12 Cecily Von Ziegesar
World Cup wrap-up panel * Cecily Von Ziegesar * From the Q Vault, Salman Ahmad
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-09 Peter Hitchens
Tokyo Police Club * Peter Hitchens
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-08 Angelique Kidjo
To Kill A Mocking Bird at 50: Is it really such a great book? * Angelique Kidjo * Mike Wilmot
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-07 Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper * Serial Killer Groupies
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-06 Steve Poltz
Anonymous commenting; musician Steve Poltz; Dan and Peter Aykroyd
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-05 Macy Gray
author Deborah Rhode ("The Beauty Bias"); Macy Gray; author Ian Brown ("The Boy in the Moon")
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-02 Simon Rich
living by 17 Magazine; SNL writer Simon Rich; Vampire Weekend
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Q the Podcast 2010-07-01 Des McAnuff
Zoomer culture; Des McAnuff; Caribou
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-30 Len Lesser
Nate Phelps; Len Lesser; Larry King
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-29 Foodies
Rights for whales; Foodies; Alex Cuba
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-28 Karen Elson
Q's Media Panel on the G20 protests; Karen Elson; Garrison Keillor
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-25 Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader; Evelyn Evelyn; Robin Givhan; Nico Archambault
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-24 Bruce MacDonald
Work of Art reality show; filmmaker Bruce MacDonald; literary mash-ups
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-23 Christian Bok
Soccer's Lost Boys doc; Christian Bok; ballet dancer Jiri Jelinek
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-22 Sarah Harmer
Chinese journalism; Sarah Harmer; author A.J. Jacobs
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Q the Podcast 2010-06-21 Anthony Daniels (C-3PO)
Sports Culture Panel; Anthony Daniels; Canadian chef Lynn Crawford
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David Furnish
In February 2010, playwright David Furnish talked to Jian about his Broadway play "Next Fall", and reflected on his career and life with his partner Elton John.
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Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath rocker and reality show favourite, talked to Jian in February 2010 about his New York Times bestselling memoir "This is Ozzy".
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Juliette Binoche and Marion Stalens
In March 2010, Jian talked to acclaimed French actor Juliette Binoche, subject of the documentary "Juliette Binoche: Sketches for a Portrait", and her sister Marion Stalens who produced the film.
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Ali Velshi
In February 2010, Jian talked to Canadian journalist Ali Velshi about his career journey from cub TV reporter to business analyst, and now, anchor for CNN.
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Joe Perry
Joe Perry, the founding guitarist of Aerosmith, talked to Jian in February 2010 about his solo record "Have Guitar, Will Travel", and the future of Aerosmith.
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Adam Lambert
Singer and "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert, one of the most colourful pop figures of 2009, sat down with Jian in Studio Q in January 2010 to discuss being himself... and courting controversy as a result.
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Martha and the Muffins
The founders of the pioneering Canadian new wave band Martha and the Muffins talked to Jian in February 2010 about their first record in 18 years, "Delicate".
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Xavier Dolan
Wunderkind Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan's first feature film "J'ai tué ma mère" ("I Killed My Mother") won three awards at Cannes and was Canada's pick for the best foreign-language film at the Oscars. Jian spoke to him in February 2010 about how Dolan's very real relationship was affected by his semi-autobiographical debut.
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Clarence Clemons
Clarence Clemons, saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band talked to Jian in December 2009 about his half-real, half-fictional memoir about life in one of the world's major music acts, "Big Man: Real Life and Tall Tales".
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Terry Gilliam
Filmmaker Terry Gilliam talked to Jian in December 2009 about the challenges of making "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" following the death of Heath Ledger.
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Hulk Hogan
Professional wrestling veteran Hulk Hogan sat down with Jian in December 2009 for an intimate, revealing look at his life and career upon the release of his memoir "My Life Outside the Ring".
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Garrison Keillor
American storyteller Garrison Keillor, the long-time host of public radio's "A Prairie Home Companion" talked to Jian in December 2009 about his life and legacy.
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Devo
Gerald and Bob Casale of the subversive 1980s New Wave band Devo stopped by Studio Q in November 2009 to discuss their return to the stage and the relevance of their music today.
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Claire Danes
Actress Claire Daines joined Jian in February 2010 to reflect on her role as autistic inventor Temple Grandin in the HBO biopic of the same name.
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Kris Kristofferson
73-year-old singer/songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson talked to Jian in February 2010 about his freedom-loving career.
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Al Gore and David Suzuki
Two of North America's most respected thinkers on environmental issues - Al Gore and David Suzuki - joined Jian in November 2009 to discuss our relationship to the environment, its role in politics and more.
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Anne Murray
Canadian songbird Anne Murray spoke to Jian in December 2009 to reflect on her rise to worldwide fame, her difficult early years and her role as a musical trailblazer.
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Howie Mandel
In December 2009, Jian talked to comedian, actor and "Deal or No Deal" host Howie Mandel about his memoir "Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me", in which he describes his struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer, the Thunder Bay, Ontario-born musician, composer and longtime bandleader for "Latenight with David Letterman", talked to Jian in November 2009 about his memoir "We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga".
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Jay Z
One of the most powerful players in hip hop -- Jay Z -- talked to Jian in Studio Q in November 2009, upon the release of his record "The Blueprint 3".
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Norah Jones
In December 2009, Jian sat down with Grammy Award-winning New York singer/songwriter Norah Jones to discuss her career, her quick rise to fame and her record "The Fall".
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Morgan Freeman
Acclaimed American actor Morgan Freeman dropped by Studio Q in October 2009 to reflect on his career and discuss his role in creating the first racially-integrated prom at a Mississippi high school, as told in the documentary "Prom Night in Mississippi".
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Snow Patrol
In October 2009, Jian sat down with members of the Scottish/Irish band Snow Patrol to discuss their 15 years in music and achieving commercial success outside the UK.
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Manic Street Preachers
Wales' Manic Street Preachers are fronted by James Dean Bradfield. He dropped by Studio Q in October 2009 to chat about their album "Journal for Plague Lovers", which was written entirely by their deceased co-lyricist.
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Helen Thomas
Longtime Washington reporter and observer Helen Thomas talked to Jian in November 2009 about the Obama administration's rejection of FOX News, and political coverage in the age of 24/7 cable news.
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Jason Reitman
Canadian filmmaker Jason Reitman talked to Jian in December 2009, upon the release of his film "Up in the Air", starring George Clooney.
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Jeff Tweedy
Jeff Tweedy is the acclaimed singer/songwriter of the Chicago band Wilco. He stopped by Studio Q in October 2009 to chat about the band's self-titled record and the "album" as an art in decline.
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Morley Safer
Canadian-born TV journalist Morley Safer talked to Jian back in June 2009 about his more than "60 Minutes" career.
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Dave Matthews
In June 2009, alternative and blues rock musician Dave Matthews, of the Dave Matthews Band, dropped by Studio Q to discuss the album "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King", the band's first record since the death of its founding member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore.
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Christopher Hitchens
Noted British writer Christopher Hitchens is a champion of the "New Athiest" movement and the author of "God is Not Great". He spoke to Jian in June 2009 about the relevance of the Ten Commandments in modern society.
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Imogen Heap
Grammy Award-winning British singer and composer Imogen Heap dropped by Studio Q in September 2009 to discuss her album "Ellipse", which she created through social media platforms.
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Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro, the writer and director behind the hit 2006 film "Pan's Labyrinth" talked to Jian in June 2009 about the first novel in his vampire fiction trilogy, "The Strain"
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Steve Earle
In June 2009, country rock singer/songwriter Steve Earle stopped by Studio Q to discuss his album "Townes", which pays tribute to his self-destructive and talented mentor, the cult songwriting hero Townes van Zandt.
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Margaret Atwood
Booker Prize-winning Canadian literary treasure Margaret Atwood sat down with Jian in September 2009 to discuss her book "The Year of the Flood", a companion to her celebrated 2003 book "Oryx and Crake".
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Rush
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson from the iconic Canadian band Rush visited Studio Q back in May 2009. They discussed their record "Retrospective 3", which traces their output over the last 20 years.
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Bob Barker
The unforgettable host of "The Price Is Right" talked to Jian in April 2009 about his game show career and pop culture ubiquity
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Louie Psihoyos
In May 2009, Jian talked to Louie Psihoyos about his Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove", which explores Japan's controversial fishing practices.
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Andrew Bird
Chicago multi-instrumentalist (and noted whistler) Andrew Bird dropped by Studio Q in April 2009, to discuss his record "Noble Beast".
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Leonard Cohen
In April 2009, Jian visited the Montreal home of internationally-renowned musician, writer and artist Leonard Cohen for an exclusive career interview.
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Dolly Parton
In July 2009, Jian talked to Dolly Parton, the Queen of Country Music, about her pioneering role in the country genre, and how her Imagination Library program (which supplies free books to pre-schoolers) fits into her broader career.
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Sir Ken Robinson
Back in April 2009, Jian talked to British author and academic Sir Ken Robinson about why creativity is the primary skill set for the 21st Century and why educators are reluctent to embrace teaching it.
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Mavis Gallant
In May 2009, Mavis Gallant, one of the greatest living short story writers, came out with her "missing" stories. On that occasion, Jian talked to Mavis Gallant about her view of her life and work at age 86.
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George Takei
In April 2009, Star Trek's "Mr. Sulu" (George Takei) was in Ottawa to narrate the National Arts Centre Orchestra's presentation of "Sci-Fi Spectacular". Jian caught up with him to talk about his pioneering career and the legacy of Star Trek.
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Nino Ricci
Award-winning Canadian writer Nino Ricci chatted with Jian about his book "Pierre Elliott Trudeau" in April 2009. Ricci discussed how he set out to understand why Trudeau has held such a grip on our collective imagination and found out that, ultimately, it was Trudeau who gave us a vision of ourselves as Canadians that we could embrace. This interview was part of Q's remote show from the Ottawa International Writers Festival.
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Dan Hill
Jian talked to Toronto singer/songwriter Dan Hill back in March 2009 about his book "I Am My Father's Son", which details his complex relationship with his father, written after his death.
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Peggy Baker
In May 2009, Canadian dance luminary Peggy Baker sat down with Jian to reflect on her career, upon the occasion of her receiving the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
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Bruce Cockburn
In March 2009, Jian sat down with iconic Canadian folk rocker Bruce Cockburn. At the time, he had released 26 albums, and had finally decided to release a live disc. The pair discussed why Cockburn made that decision, why he'd decided to go back on the road for the first time in years, and what he's most known for: his ability to express a strong moral code through his songs, and how that has changed through the decades.
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Tori Spelling
In April 2009, Jian talked to TV star Tori Spelling about her memoir entitled "Mommywood", which follows her adventures as a mom in the limelight. They discussed celebrity motherhood, Tori's ideas of normalcy, and more.
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David Lynch
One of the world's most unique filmmakers -- Oscar and Palm d'Or-winning David Lynch -- has excited the world with films like "Eraserhead" and "Mulholland Drive", and the TV series "Twin Peaks". But he's also the champion of transcendental meditation. He talked to Jian in April 2009 about the cause, and how it fits into his artistic life.
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Larry King
Before he hung up his suspenders, broadcasting legend Larry King talked to Jian in May 2009 about changes in media and balancing being a celebrity himself and his friendships with high profile people, with journalistic duty.
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Gordon Lightfoot
When Jian talked to Canadian songwriting and recording legend Gordon Lightfoot in March 2009, he had just turned 70. But he showed no signs of turning away from the musical journey he has sustained for nearly 50 years.
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Carol Burnett
Decorated comedian Carol Burnett talked to Jian in June 2009 about her legendary career, women in comedy and much more.
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Roberto Benigni
Oscar-winning Italian actor and comedian Roberto Benigni chatted with Jian in May 2009 about his success following his starring role in "Life if Beautiful" and his one-man show "Tutto Dante".
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Billy Bob Thornton
Musician who also appears in films Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters stopped by Studio Q in April 2009 to discuss music and much, much more.
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Diana Krall
Diana Krall has been a significant force in bringing jazz into the mainstream during her 17-year-long career. She sat down with Jian in April 2009 to discuss her career and 13th album "Quiet Nights".
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Yoko Ono
Artist and peace activist Yoko Ono chatted with Jian back in March 2009, on the occasion of an exhibit opening at Montreal's Museum of Fine Arts that celebrated the peace movement that culminated in her and John Lennon's famed 1969 bed-in at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
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John Roberts
From MuchMusic to CNN... John "JD" Roberts is one of Canada's most notable journalistic exports. He talked to Jian in March 2009 about the significance of having a Canadian perspective in mainstream American news.
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Neil Gaiman
Fairy tales and adults. What do they reveal to grown ups. And why do we protect our kids from those lessons? Author Neil Gaiman talked to Jian back in February 2009 to weigh in on these questions, upon the film adaptation of his book "Coraline".
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Jane Birkin
British-born icon of film, music and style Jane Birkin talked to Jian in February 2009 about her legacy and record "Enfants D'Hiver"
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Andy Samberg
Before Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg were writers and actors on SNL, they were a DIY comedy video-making cabal. In 2003, doing comedy over the Internet was the exception rather than the rule. Now, it's one of the primary vehicles for comedy-dissemination. They talked to Jian in March 2009 about being the ambassadors for the YouTube generation.
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David Foster
Legendary Victoria, BC-born composer David Foster sat down with Jian in November 2009 to chat about his storied career in music.
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Burton Cummings
Back in November 2008, Canadian rocker Burton Cummings had just released his first solo album in 19 years. He talked to Jian about going his own way, and his successful music career.
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Jason Priestley
From his perspective as a cross-border actor, producer and director, how does Jason Priestley think the Canadian TV industry has changed in recent years? He came to Studio Q to discuss that back in November 2008, right around his stint as host of the Gemini Awards.
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Lily Allen
Upon the release of her sophomore album in February 2009, British pop star Lily Allen stopped by Studio Q. She says that, after four years of life in the celebrity spotlight, she's worried that people think she's a bit of a joke... and now, she really wants people to take her music seriously. But is it possible to separate Lily Allen the singer, from Lily Allen the celebrity?
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Super Dave Osborne
Bob Einstein, a.k.a. unlucky stuntman Super Dave Osborne came to Studio Q back in November 2008 for one of our most hilarious and memorable chats to date.
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Colm Feore
Iconic Canadian actor Colm Feore joined Jian at Q's special live audience show in Toronto back in 2008, to discuss his prolific career and why he keeps one foot in the high arts and the other in the pop culture spectrum.
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Kardinal Offishall
In September 2008, Scarborough, Ontario rapper Kardinal Offishall sat down with Jian to look back on his decade in music, and discuss the state of Canadian hip hop.
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Judy Chicago
30 years after American visual artist Judy Chicago took the art world by storm with "The Dinner Party", Jian talked to her, in February 2009, about the state of feminist art today.
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Junot Diaz
In October 2008, Jian sat down with Dominican-born, American-raised author Junot Diaz. He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for "The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao", a book that charts the life and untimely death of Oscar, the geekiest Dominican to ever live. Jian asked Juno about that character, and the curse that follows the family from the Dominican to America, and whether or not Junot himself feels the pressure to represent Dominican-ness in a particular kind of way.
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Alex James
Blue bassist Alex James joined Jian for Q's special Canada Day remote in London, England back in July 2008. The multifaceted performer talked music, journalism and... cheese.
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Steve McQueen
Noted British artist Steve McQueen's directorial debut "Hunger" earned a host of international praise when it was released back in 2008. The film profiles well-known IRS hunger striker, Bobby Sands. Jian had the chance to talk to McQueen upon "Hunger"'s North American debut, to ask: how do you tell a story that everyone already knows?
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Pamela Wallin
Jian interviewed Pamela Wallin in January 2009, just after she'd been sworn in as a senator. He talked to Pamela about her approach to the role, and looked back on the career that took her there, emphasizing the relationships in her life, with her audience, with her interview subjects and with her country.
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Al Green
In September 2008, Jian talked to soul legend Al Green about his musical history, and continuing to produce music into his 60s that both harkens back to the soulful 1970s and remains fresh today.
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Tony Bennett
In November 2008, Jian sat down with Grammy-winning musician Tony Bennett to discuss his role as the consummate entertainer, and what live performance means to him.
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Oliver Stone
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone talked to Jian in October 2008 about his film "W", and depicting a standing president.
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Neko Case
In January 2009, alt-country star and honorary Canadian Neko Case came to Studio Q to chat about her then-new album "Middle Cyclone".
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Malcolm MacDowell
With a career spanning over 40 years, and over with 100 films under his belt, Malcolm McDowell is arguably one of the most consistent, daring and dynamic movie stars of our time. He came to Q in December 2008, to discuss some of the biggest projects in his career as well as why (and how) he maintains such a consistent and steady work schedule after all these years.
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Chuck D (Public Enemy)
When online filesharing legislation was being tabled back in June 2008, Public Enemy's Chuck D was quick to speak out about copyright law from an artist's perspective. Jian talked to him about his proposals to create artist-friendly download models, that don't involve large fines from the government.
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Robert LePage
In July 2008, Q went live, on-location to London, UK. There, we had a chance to catch up with Quebec playwright Robert LePage, who's made a career out of breaking the rules, mixing film, dance, theatre and text all together.
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William Shatner
Canadian film and television star William Shatner joined Jian back in June 2008 to discuss how mocking his own celebrity image has given him a unique kind of creative freedom enjoyed by few in Hollywood.
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Kim Campbell
Canada's first female prime minister talked about the first African-American US president when Barack Obama assumed office back in January 2009.
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Kids in the Hall
The Canadian sketch comedy troupe reunited for this fun reflection on their career in June 2008.
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Salman Rushdie
Decorated writer Salman Rushdie sat down for an extended chat with Jian in June 2008, to discuss his work and role as pop culture maven.
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Barbara Walters
In October 2008, Jian sat down with broadcasting legend Barbara Walters, to discuss her career and memoir, "Audition". Barbara says she felt that her life has been endless auditions...but now the audition is over. What will she tryout for next? Why did she feel like she never got the gig?
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James Frey
In June 2008, Jian spoke to James Frey, author of "A Million Little Pieces". Given his huge success, failure, and trial by fire, how has the embattled author changed his views of success and failure, as a public writer and private human being?
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Alanis Morissette
She's sold millions of albums, won Junos, Grammys and the adoration of international audiences. And when she stopped by studio Q in October 2008, she'd just released her latest record, "Flavours of Entanglement". Jian talked to Alanis about navigating between maintaining her integrity as a confessional songwriter while respecting her own right to privacy, as a celebrity.
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Alex Trebek
From the CBC, to Jeopardy, to Jeopardy on the CBC, Canadian-born quizmaster Alex Trebek has become TV's trivia treasure. He reflected on his career with Jian in May 2008.
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George Jones
Back in April 2008, Jian talked to American country music legened George Jones about his 55 years as a recording artist. Through his carrer, Jones has managed both to survive years of self-destructive behavior, and more recently, the indifference of the new country format to artists of his generation.
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Paul Gross
Canadian writer, actor and director Paul Gross made the country's first war epic of note with his 2008 film, "Passchendaele". He sat down with Jian in October 2008 to discuss the film, and why it's taken so long for one of its magnitude to be made.
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Gordon Ramsay
English chef Gordon Ramsay has shown he's worth his salt, with hit foodie TV shows like "Kitchen Nightmares", "Hell's Kitchen", and "The F Word". He sat down with Jian back in May 2008 to discuss his career, and then-new cook book "Fast Food".
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Suzanne Somers
You know her from "Three's Company" and "Step by Step", but Suzanne Somers has made her presence known far beyond the small screen. She talked to Jian in October 2008 about using her celebrity as her brand in the health and lifestyle industry.
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Oliver Jones
Juno Award-winning Canadian jazz great Oliver Jones is a celebrated pianist and teacher who became something of a staple in Montreal's jazz music scene. He sat down with Jian back in May 2008 to chat about his successful career and musical connections.
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Aimee Mann
American singer/songwriter Aimee Mann has has a fruitful solo career since fronting the 80s band 'Til Tuesday, including notable work on the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson's film "Magnolia". When she came to studio Q in May 2008, she'd just released her seventh solo studio album, "@#%&*! Smilers" and sat down to discuss her music with Jian.
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Deepa Mehta
Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta has received praise for her pointed depictions of Indian culture on the big screen, in films like "Bollywood/Hollywood", and her "Elements" series. She spoke to Jian upon the release of her then-latest film "Heaven on Earth" back in September 2008.
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Chick Corea
15-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Chick Corea has never shyed from pushing the limits of our traditional understanding of jazz music. He continues to collaborate with artists outside of jazz, and was a pioneer of electric jazz fusion in the 1960s. He came through studio Q in March of 2008.
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Samantha Bee & Jason Jones
Samantha Bee and Jason Jones (who hail from Toronto and Hamilton, Ont., respectively) are the married Canadian comedians who found fame on satirical news show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Since making their marks, each has gone on to perform on TV and in film, including appearing together in the feature Coopers Camera. Jian chatted with the couple during the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Coopers Camera in 2008.
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Al Franken
Al Franken got his comedic start as a writer and performer for sketch staple Saturday Night Live, before becoming a political commentator. Then, he threw his own hat into the political ring, running for (and winning) the title of U.S. Senator for Minnesota. Jian talked to him back in March 2008, during his run for office.
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Paul Anka
From teen idol to global songwriting star, Ottawa-born Paul Anka is the creative force behind hits like "Diana", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and "My Way". He joined Jian in March 2008 for a career retrospective.
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Ben Elton
London comedian Ben Elton emerged in Britain during the 1980s, writing for projects like "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder". Throughout his successful career, he's moved through standup and novel writing stints, before turning to musical theatre, penning hits like "We Will Rock You". When he talked to Jian in March 2008, his musical "The Beautiful Game" was being refreshed and adapted into "The Boys in the Photograph", for a Canadian audience.
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Ray Davies
London-born rock frontman Ray Davies was a founding member of seminal British Invasion band The Kinks, formed in the mid-1960s. The Kinks rode hits like Long Tall Sally and You Really Got Me to fame, becoming a staple of 60s music culture. When he visited Q in February 2008, he discussed his music career, and solo record, Working Mans Caf.
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Judy Blume
American author Judy Blume has long been acclaimed for her novels for young people, like, Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret and Forever. Never one to shy from controversial topics, Blume was one of the first authors to popularize issues like sex, divorce and racism in her writing. She sat down with Jian in August 2008, reflecting on her literary career and influence.
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Gordon Pinsent
From Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld. to the screens and stages, small and large, storied Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent has made an indelible mark as a performer. Hes starred in shows like A Gift to Last and Due South, and his film highlights include The Rowdyman and The Shipping News. When he stopped by studio Q in February 2008, he chatted with Jian about his role in Sarah Polleys Away From Her, and his legacy as an actor.
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Sheryl Crow
American singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow has sold more than 30 million records, won nine Grammy Awards, and used her celebrity to promote political activism throughout her career. When Jian sat down with her in March 2008, Crow had just released her sixth studio album, Detours, a collection of roots rock numbers that includes social commentary on environmentalism and Hurricane Katrina.
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Isabella Rossellini & Guy Maddin
Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin and Italian actress Isabella Rossellini first worked together on Maddin's 2003 film "The Saddest Music in the World". The duo reunited for a special exhibition of Maddin's silent film "Brand Upon the Brain" in 2008, for which Rossellini provided live narration. In February 2008, they spoke to Jian about this special project.
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Ornette Coleman
American jazz legend Ornette Coleman is a pioneer of "free jazz", characterized by breaking traditional jazz tempos and chord changes, and highlighting improvisation. His career has spanned more than 50 years, during which he's been distinguished with honours like a Pulitzer Prize for music and a lifetime achievement Grammy Award. In February 2008, Jian sat down with the musical icon to discuss his storied, always innovative career.
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Sarah Polley
We revisit our conversation with Toronto actress/director Sarah Polley from January 2008. She got her start on the small screen in "Road to Avonlea" , and developed her craft in big screen forays like "Exotica", "The Sweet Hereafter" and "Dawn of the Dead". At the time she sat down with Jian, her directorial debut "Away From Her" was drawing big buzz, including an Academy Award nomination.
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Woody Allen
In January 2008, Jian had a chance to chat with maverick American auteur, Woody Allen. His illustrious half-century career has produced legendary films steeped in comic philosophy and throwbacks to classic cinema. Rarely a year goes by without a new offering from Woody The 1960s brought us "What's Up Tiger Lily?", "Annie Hall" defined the 70s, and "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Bullets over Broadway" showed Woody's staying power in the 80s and 90s. Here, we exlore his new direction in the 2000s.
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Making Life Multicellular-qq1-Jan 21, 2012
The billion year transition from unicellular to multicellular life has been replicated in a laboratory in just 60 days.
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A Cambrian Tulip Patch-qq2-Jan 21, 2012
Fossils of a filter feeding animal resembling tulips, were found in the Burgess Shale.
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Telltale Telomeres-qq3-Jan 21, 2012
Segments of DNA called telomeres predict lifespan in zebra finches.
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When Savvy Snakes Squeeze-qq4-Jan 21, 2012
Boa constrictors keep tabs on the heartbeat of prey so they know when to stop squeezing.
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A Universe From Nothing-qq5-Jan 21, 2012
The new book "A Universe From Nothing" looks at the question 'why is there something rather than nothing?'
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Prospecting For Planets-qq1-Jan 14 2012
A scientist wants to map all the planets near the 100 stars closest to Earth.
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Outsourcing Spider Silk-qq2-Jan 14, 2012
Silkworms are used as surrogates to produce a higher quality hybrid spider silk.
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Mapping Dark Matter-qq3-Jan 14, 2012
Despite the fact that little is known about dark matter, a Canadian scientist has been able to map some of it.
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Sourcing Stonehenge-qq4-Jan 14, 2012
The source of some of the stones at Stonehenge has been pinpointed to a specific outcrop of rock in Wales.
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Global Warming's Low Hanging Fruit-qq5-Jan 14, 2012
Paying attention to the climate change agents black carbon and methane, not just C02, could prove economically beneficial.
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The Sacred Headwaters-qq5-Jan 7, 2012
A new bood by Canadian Dr. Wade Davis - The Sacred Headwaters - explores the history and future of the Stikene, Skeena and Nass Rivers.
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Alarm Follicles-qq4-Jan 7, 2012
We have a cover of fine body hair that helps us feel the presence of ectoparasites such as bed bugs.
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Supersoldier Ants-qq1-Jan 7, 2012
Many species of ant have a hidden genetic potential to become supersoldiers.
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Quasicrystals From Space-qq2-Jan 7, 2012
Natural quasicrystals have been found in a meteorite formed in space 4.5 billion years ago.
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A Dog in Wolf's Clothing-qq3-Jan 7, 2012
A 33,000 year old wolf-to-dog transitional skull sheds new light on the theory of the domestication of dogs.
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Question Show repeat 2003-qq1-Dec 31, 2011
An encore presentation of the Quirks and Quarks Question Show from Vancouver in 2003.
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What if we get it right-qq1-Dec 24, 2011
What if we get it right? Scientists look at what our world could look like in 2050.
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What if we get it right-qq1-Dec 24, 2011
What if we get it right? Scientists look at what our world could look like in 2050.
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Polar Bears-qq1-Dec 17, 2011
Dr. Ian Stirling from the University of Alberta talks about his book 'Polar Bears: The Natural History of a Threatened Species'.
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The Dolphin in the Mirror-qq2-Dec 17, 2011
Dr. Diana Reiss from Hunter College in New York explores dolphin intelligence in her book 'The Dolphin in the Mirror'.
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The Infinity Puzzle-qq3-Dec 17, 2011
Dr. Frank Close from Oxford talks about his book 'The Infinity Puzzle' and the search for the Higgs Boson sub-atomic particle.
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Not-So-Dirty Rat-qq1-Dec 10, 2011
Rats are empathetic, sensitive and altruistic when it comes to other rats.
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Oldest Bedding Stopped The Biting-qq2-Dec 10, 2011
Seventy-seven thousand year old bedding included leaves with insecticidal properties to keep the mosquitoes away.
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Yeti Crab-qq3-Dec-10, 2011
A new species of crab grows bacteria to eat on its own hairy arms.
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Scared Chickless-qq4-Dec 10, 2011
Fear of predation has a serious impact on songbirds.
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Soy Source-qq5-Dec 10, 2011
Soy may have originated in three different countries, China, Korea and Japan.
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Underwater Silk-qq6-Dec 10, 2011
A tiny shrimp like animal spins silk that sets underwater, yet remains flexible, sticky and strong.
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Baby Schadenfreude-qq1-Dec 03, 2011
Babies as young as two months are capable of making moral judgements.
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Robots Going Soft-qq2-Dec 03, 2011
A soft, flexible robot can change its shape for delicate operations in confined spaces.
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Male Fig Wasps Free The Females-qq3-Dec 03, 2011
Males fig wasps cooperate to tunnel the females out of the fig fruit.
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A Bat's Skull Determines Its Diet-qq4-Dec 03, 2011
There are so many species of leaf-nosed bat because its skull shape enabled it to bite harder and exploit more food resources.
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Cosmic Ray Gun-qq5-Dec 03, 2011
Cosmic rays may be trapped for tens of thousands of years before being fired out into the Galaxy.
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CSI Paleolithic-qq6-Dec 03, 2011
Paleolothic cave paintings depict images of spotted horses that really did exist during that age.
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The Rocky Road to Durban-qq1-Nov 26, 2011
As the Kyoto Protocol expires, the world looks to Durban, South Africa as the next place of hope in dealing with climate change.
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For Dolphins, Pregnancy is a Drag-qq2-Nov 26, 2011
Pregnancy restricts a dolphin's ability to swim.
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Jawbones and Diet-qq3-Nov 26, 2011
This rise of agriculture resulted in the human jawbone becoming shorter, but with the same number and size of teeth.
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The Amazing Spider Mite-qq4-Nov 26, 2011
The spider mite genome is packed full of genes for detoxifying poisons.
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Science Fact or Science Fiction: Red Win Headache-qq5-Nov 26, 2011
It is science fact that red wine gives you a worse headache than white wine.
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Mars Provokes Curiosity-qq1-Nov 19, 2011
The Curiosity rover will gather new information about Mars over an 8 month mission.
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Plotting Plant Pathogens-qq2-Nov 19, 2011
Phytoplasma bacteria infect plants and crops to the benefit of itself and an interested third party, the leafhopper insect.
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Pinning Down The Permian Extinction-qq3-Nov 19, 2011
The exact date of the Permian Extinction has been pinned down to 252.28 million years ago.
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Downs: The History of a Disability-qq4-Nov 19, 2011
Dr. David Wright from McGill, author of 'Downs: The History of a Disability'.
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Science Fact or Science Fiction: Radiation-qq5-Nov 19, 2011
It is science fact that flying exposes one to higher levels of radiation.
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Locked In, But Not Out-qq1-Nov 12, 2011
EEG is proving to be a more efficient way of detecting awareness in vegetative patients than the fMRI technology.
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The Raw and The Cooked-qq2-Nov 12, 2011
When early humans began cooking food it gave them more energy, but less robust jaws and teeth.
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The Pitter-Patter of Predatory Feet-qq3-Nov 12, 2011
The Burgess Shale has yielded the first and oldest fossil trackway made by a 66 legged Tegopelte.
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Primordial Gas-qq4-Nov 12, 2011
A pocket of gas in a tiny corner of the universe remains an undisturbed remnant of the Big Bang.
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Knocking On Heaven's Door-qq5-Nov 12, 2011
'Knocking On Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World' is a new book by Theoretical Physicist Lisa Randall.
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Dueling With a Duet-qq1-Nov 5, 2011
The male and female Plain Tailed Wren of south America sing duets that sound like a single bird.
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Teeth Tell Trip Tale-qq2-Nov 5, 2011
Evidence in fossil teeth suggests that 150 million years ago sauropods migrated.
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Stressed To Death-qq3-Nov 5, 2011
The mere presence of a predator creates enough stress in some dragonflies to kill them.
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The God Species-qq4-Nov 5, 2011
In his new book 'The God Species' science writer Mark Lynas suggests better planet management as well as the wider adoption of nuclear power among the ways for a better future.
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Listener Feedback-qq5-Nov 5, 2011
Listener feedback emails from last week's '7 Billion and Counting' segment.
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Science Fact or Science Fiction: Hummingbirds-qq6-Nov 5, 2011
It is Science Fiction that Hummingbirds can beat their wings 200 times per second.
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Heart of a Snake-qq1-Oct 29, 2011
A study of the Burmese python's large heart may benefit human health at some point.
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Mastodon Massacre-qq2-Oct 29, 2011
13,800 years ago, a group of unknown humans were hunting in North America, earlier than those thought to be the first, the Clovis peoples.
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The Fingerprint of Poverty-qq3-Oct 29, 2011
Specific changes to DNA that occur in utero or early childhood vary in people who grew up poor or privileged.
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7 Billion and Counting-qq4-Oct 29, 2011
On October 31st the world's population will hit 7 billion, but not without questions about how many more is too many.
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Dinosaur Speed Demon-qq1-Oct 22, 2011
Carnotaurus was a two-legged meat eating dinosaur with a huge tail used to generate much of its great speed.
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Dawn at Vesta-qq2-Oct 22, 2011
One of the asteroid Vesta's many features is a mountain much taller than Everest.
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Chivalrous Crickets-qq3-Oct 22, 2011
Male crickets stay by the female after mating to ensure they can get to their burrow safely in the event of predator attack.
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Hybrid Humans-qq4-Oct 22, 2011
A documentary by Alanna Mitchell explains how DNA analysis shows that our early ancestors interbred with many now-extinct hominids.
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Science Fact or Science Fiction: Flourescent Lights-qq5-Oct 22, 2011
It is Science Fiction that leaving flourescent lights on overnight in office buildings is more energy efficient.
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Prehistoric Paintbox-qq1-Oct 15, 2011
Evidence of one-hundred thousand year old paint manufacturing has been found in South Africa.
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Blackbirds And Traffic Noise-qq2-Oct 15, 2011
Red winged blackbirds alter the tone of their song to compensate for traffic noise.
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A New Spin With Nanotubes-qq3-Oct 15, 2011
The winding and unwinding of nanotubes can be used to simulate an electric motor or a muscle contraction.
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Seeking C02 Seeps-qq4-Oct 15, 2011
C02 that escapes from the earth naturally may be analogous for how it seeps when stored underground.
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Lip Service-qq5-Oct 15, 2011
In her new book "Lip Service" Canadian scientist Marianne LaFrance explores the complex world of the simple smile.
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Dark Energy Takes The Prize-qq1-Oct 8, 2011
Dr. Saul Perlmutter talks about his Nobel Prize in Physics and his work regarding the expansion of the universe.
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Katydis Make Sexy Snacks-qq2-Oct 8, 2011
Female katydids choose their mate based on the size of the nutritional gift he provides while being inseminated.
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Fingerprints in Water-qq3-Oct 8, 2011
Scientists suggest the origin our our water based on its fingerprints.
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A Dangerous Glow-qq4-Oct 8, 2011
Some millipedes glow in the dark as a way of warning predators they are toxic.
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Slippery When Wet, or anytime-qq5-Oct 8, 2011
A super slippery surface is created by emulating a carnivorous plant.
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Fact or Fiction: Microwave Ovens-qq6-Oct 8, 2011
It is Science Fiction the micro-waving your food depletes it of nutrients.
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Mind Movies-qq-October 1, 2011
FMRI scanning technology is used to read the human brain.
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Arctic Squirrels on Steroids-qq-October 1, 2011
High levels of testosterone allow Arctic ground squirrels to build up muscles they need to feed off to survive extreme hibernation.
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Bug Bites Frog-qq-October 1, 2011
Using its double-hooked mandibles, a beetle larvae attacks then consumes its much larger amphibian predator.
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Egg Freezing: Cheating The Clock-qq-October 1, 2011
The freezing of human eggs for future fertilization rises medical and ethical question, especially when it comes to women over age 40.
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Fact or Fiction: Childbirth and The Moon-qq-October 1, 2011
It is Science Fiction that more women go into labour during a full moon.
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Fact or Fiction: Calico Cats
It is science fact that all calico cats are female.
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Mad Like Tesla
The iconic inventor Nicola Tesla was the inspiration for the book 'Mad Like Tesla' about others whose ideas may also have been ahead of their time.
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Choosy Chickens
Female chickens - hens - use sperm ejection as a way of maintaining control over paternity.
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Aboriginal Genome - Out of Africa
New research sheds light on the ancestors of Australian aborigines.
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Genes of a Killer
Scientists try to reconstruct the genetic code of the Black Death plague to see what made it so deadly.
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Science Fact or Science Fiction: Cracking Knuckles and Arthritis
It is science fiction that cracking your knuckles will lead to arthritis.
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Sex On Six Legs
Dr. Marlene Zuk talks about her latest book "Sex on Six Legs - Lessons on Life, Love and Language from The Insect World".
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Star Not Light Star Not Bright
There may be as many stars we can't see - brown dwarfs - as stars we can see.
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Fanged Frogs
Thirteen species of frogs with fangs have evolved independently on an island in Indonesia.
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Find Feathered Friends
Feathers, presumably from dinosaurs, have been found trapped in amber for 70 million years.
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qq-2011-09-10_01-Give a Hand For Evolution
The discovery of a new species - Australopithecus sediba - sheds new light on human evolution.
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qq-2011-09-10_02-Grail's Gravity Googles
Nasa's Grail Gravity mission looks at the geological make-up of the moon.
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qq-2011-09-10_03-Song Sparrow Sparring
Sparrows hurl threats at each other in the form of shared songs.
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qq-2011-09-10_04-Hoarding Electrons to Power the Future
When there is no wind or sun, storing up electrons may be a future solution for energy needs.
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qq-2011-09-10_05-Fact or Fiction: Dogs and Grass
It is science fact that sometimes dogs eat grass to make themselves sick.
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Quirks & Quarks 2012-01-21
Making Life Multicellular, A Cambrian Tulip Patch, Telltale Telomeres, When Savvy Snakes Squeeze, A Universe From Nothing.
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Quirks & Quarks 2012-01-14
Prospecting For Planets, Outsourcing Spider Silk, Mapping Dark Matter, Sourcing Stonehenge, Global Warming's Low Hanging Fruit.
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Quirks & Quarks 2012-01-07
Supersoldier Ants, Quasicrystals From Space, A Dog in Wolf's Clothing, Alarm Follicles, The Sacred Headwaters.
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Quirks & Quirks 2011-12-31
An encore presentation of The Quirks and Quarks Question Show from Vancouver in 2003.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-12-24
What if we get it right? Scientists look at what our world could look like in 2050.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-12-17
Polar Bears, The Dolphin in the Mirror, The Infinity Puzzle.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-12-10
Not-So-Dirty Rat, Oldest Bedding Stopped The Biting, Yeti Crab, Scared Chickless, Soy Source, Underwater Silk.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-12-03
Baby Schadenfreude, Robots Going Soft, Male Fig Wasps Free The Females, A Bat's Skull Determines Its Diet, Cosmic Ray Gun, CSI Paleolithic.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-11-26
The Rocky Road To Durban, For Dolphins, Pregnancy is a Drag, Jawbones and Diet, The Amazing Spider Mite, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Red Wine Headache.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-11-19
Mars Provokes Curiosity, Plotting Plant Pathogens, Pinning Down The Permian Extinction, Downs: The History of a Disability, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Radiation.
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Quirks & Quirks 2011-11-12
Locked In, But Not Out, The Raw and The Cooked, The Pitter-Patter of Predatory Feet, Primordial Gas, Knocking on Heaven's Door.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-11-05
Dueling With a Duet, Teeth Tell Trip Tale, Stressed To Death, The God Species, Listener Feedback, Fact or Fiction: Hummingbirds.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-10-29
Heart of a Snake, Mastodon Massacre, The Fingerprint of Poverty, 7 Billion and Counting
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-10-22
Dinosaur Speed Demon, Dawn at Vesta, Chivalrous Crickets, Hybrid Humans, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Flourescent Lights.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-10-15
Prehistoric Paintbox, Blackbirds and Traffic Noise, A New Spin With Nanotubes, Seeking C02 Seeps, Lip Service.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-10-08
Dark Energy Takes The Prize, Katydids Make Sexy Snacks, Fingerprints in Water, A Dangerous Glow, Slippery When Wet, or anytime, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Microwave Ovens.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-10-01
Mind Movies, Arctic Squirrels on Steroids, Bug Bites Frog, Egg Freezing: Cheating The Clock, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Childbirth and The Moon.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-09-24
Genes of a Killer, Aboriginal Genome - Out of Africa, Choosy Chickens, Mad Like Tesla, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Calico Cats.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-09-17
Find Feathered Friends, Fanged Frogs, Star Not Light Star Not Bright, Sex on Six Legs, Science Fact or Science Fiction: Knuckle Cracking and Arthritis.
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Quirks & Quarks 2011-09-10
Give a Hand for Evolution, Grail's Gravity Googles, Song Sparrow Sparring, Hoarding Electrons to Power The Future, Fact or Fiction: Dogs and Grass.
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ReVision Quest: Everything you wanted to know about Native people but were afraid to ask
At ReVision Quest we pride ourselves on clearing up misconceptions and stereotypes about Aboriginal people. This episode is dedicated to some of the questions we haven't answered yet, like "How do you get an Indian name?" or "Why don't Native people pay taxes... ever?"
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Hoffa and Kennedy
Today on Rewind a remarkable historical piece that features two American icons who clashed over issues of corruption and misappropriation of funds in the 1950s and 60s. They are Robert Kennedy- former Attorney General of the United States, but at the time Chief Investigator of the Rackets Committee for the United States Senate, and James Hoffa- head of the Teamsters Union. Kennedy was convinced that Hoffa worked with mobsters, extorted money from employers, and raided Teamster pension funds.
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Kierans, Camp & Lewis
Eric Kierans, Dalton Camp and Stephen Lewis, the three men who in the 1980s became known collectively as KCL on the program Morningside.They were known for their piercing political analysis, but could have a bit of fun as well.
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The Mad Trapper
the story of the Mad Trapper of the Northwest Territories- told by the RCMP officers who captured him. It’s a tale that has stirred the imagination of Canadians for 80 years.
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Really Big New Year's Resolutions
Coming up on the Rewind podcast, all about New Year’s resolutions and predictions from years gone by. Whether it’s the prediction that JFK’s assassin was really a Cuban spy, or the resolve to make do with butter rationing in the war years, we have it all.
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Holiday Treats
Are you tired of holiday shopping and wrapping, planning and baking? Well, here's a suggestion- pour yourself a cup of eggnog, pull a chair up to the warm glow of the radio or computer monitor and embrace the season from years gone by right here on Rewind.
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The Rod and Charles Show
Today, from 1961, the Rod and Charles Show. It was a fast paced, quirky and engaging show hosted by Rod Coneybeare and Charles Winter that became as popular for adults as it did for children.
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The Food Show
For 12 years- between 1978 and 1990- CBC Radio’s The Food Show took listeners inside the food business, exploring news and trends in food production, marketing and consumption. Its first host was Jim Wright, a former circus ringmaster. He navigated through the gastronomical gamut as listeners learned all about the food business. From important news, to tips on camel-milking or microwave cooking, The Food Show offered a wealth of information on anything food-related. During this hour we’ll bring you some of the tastiest segments from the show's first season in 1978.
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The Modern Woman
On this edition of Rewind, an hour from the documentary series Project '62. The Project series looked at the pressing social issues of the day- and in this case it was "The Modern Woman." Well, modern circa 1962. In some ways you'll find the program has resonance for our ears- as it grapples with issues of daycare, working women and time constraints. And yet in others- it sounds like the era in which it was made- a Mad Men world. From November 1962, the Modern Woman.
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Radio Canada International
Today the Voice of Canada- Radio Canada International. When it was first established in February 1945, the CBC International Service was intended for broadcast to Canadian Forces overseas. By war's end the radio service was telling the world about Canada in over a dozen languages. Despite budget cuts and critics who accused it of employing communists or operating as a government mouthpiece, the service now called Radio Canada International has persevered. On this show we look back on RCI's six and a half decades of shortwave radio.
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1965
Today, the year 1965 on CBC Radio- a sort of portrait in sound of a year. You'll hear music, news, drama and talk that give a flavour of what a CBC listener would hear on a given day in 1965.
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75th- War
This week, the last in the series of programs that looks at 75 years of CBC Radio. Since CBC first went to air 75 years ago, we have covered wars and conflicts around the world. Michael Enright's co-host is Peter Armstrong, host of CBC Radio's World Report, and together they will look at how CBC has covered war from the Second World War through the Cold War, draft dodgers, the Cruise Missile and United Nations peacekeepers.
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75th Drama- podcast
The history of drama on CBC Radio with Micahel Enright and his guest host Eric Peterson. In its early days, CBC’s national and regional drama series were the primary showcase for the best of both home-grown and international drama. They also served as a training ground for many Canadian theatre professionals. In fact, CBC drama was our national theatre for many years, as professional theatre wasn’t really established in Canada until the mid 50s. Due to copyright restriction, we can only play you war time propaganda drama on this podcast- The Theatre of Freedom, Transit Through Fire, The German World and Nazi Eyes on Canada.
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75th- Politics
Rewind 75th- Politics: A look at politics as it’s played out on CBC radio over 75 years. Michael Enright is joined by Anna Maria Tremonti, host of The Current. Listen to stories from the conscription crisis of the Second World War, through the baby bonus, medicare and the flag debate, and to the Constitution talks and Meech Lake.
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75th- Aboriginal- podcast
An hour that traces the changes in how society and CBC Radio has covered issues about and of concern to aboriginal people. Michael Enright's co-host is Darrell Dennis, a native actor, writer and host of CBC Radio's ReVision Quest. The coverage of aboriginal issues on CBC Radio in many ways mirrors the attitudes and beliefs of Canadian society. On the one hand there was fascination with what was seen as an exotic way of life; on the other an assumption of dysfunction. And underlying it all was a belief that given enough time, aboriginal people would be absorbed and integrated into the larger society.
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75th - Literary
On this show, a look at how CBC Radio has nurtured a Canadian voice in literature.Michael Enright's co-host for this show is Eleanor Wachtel from Writers and Company. Eleanor Wachtel has been the host of Writers and Company since its inception in 1990. She's also the host of "Wachtel on the Arts', and for 12 years, she hosted "The Arts Tonight."
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75th- Regional
In our series of shows celebrating the 75th birthday of the CBC, we look at regional programming. Sure, we live in this great dominion called Canada, but we also live in our neighbourhoods and towns, cities and provinces. And the stories that affect our lives in those places are at least as important to us as the bigger national stories- sometimes even more so. Sometimes local stories stay right there; on occasion they became stories that have an impact on other Canadians. Michael Enright's co-host is Peter Brown, host of CBC Edmonton's afternoon show, Radio Active.
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75th- Arts and Entertainment
On this edition celebrating the 75th birthday of the CBC, Rewind host Michael Enright is joined by the host of Q- Jian Ghomeshi. CBC Radio has become well known for news and current affairs coverage, for politics and drama, for music and writing. But a big part of what makes CBC Radio tick is the arts and entertainment programming.
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75th Sports
On this edition of Rewind, it’s all about sports. Covering sports has always been popular on CBC Radio as sportscasts, as play-by-play and as programming. You’ll hear from hockey announcer Foster Hewitt and athlete Bobbie Rosenfeld, from programs like Sports College and The Inside Track and from events like the Ben Johnson doping scandal and the Olympic Games.
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75th Music
On this week's celebration of 75 years of CBC, Michael Enright is joined by Tom Allen of Radio 2. And it's a look at music programming. The CBC's role in Canada's culture is almost immeasurable. It has commissioned music, uncovered and nurtured talent, had live on air performances, interviewed musicians and composers and of course played all sorts of recorded music over the years.
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Rewind 75 #3- CBC Personalities
Coming up on Rewind, the third in the series of twelve programs that celebrate the 75th birthday of the CBC. Shelagh Rogers is with Michael Enright on this one- and they look at some of the colourful people who have been on the air over the years. Sure it’s the news and the drama and the stories that have made CBC Radio what it is over the years, but for better or for worse, it’s hosts you probably remember. From its earliest days CBC had people who would have done anything to be on air. This program will feature Bill McNeil, Peter Gzowski, Barbara Frum, Alan Maitland and many more.
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75th Immigration and Multiculturalism- podcast
In 1971, Canada became the first country in the world to declare multiculturalism as our official state policy. But the roots of multiculturalism can be seen in the country's earliest beginnings, as three founding cultures — aboriginal, British and French — were joined by many more from around the globe. CBC Radio has told the story of immigrants and refugees, bilingualism and multiculturalism, growth and change many times over the years.
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75th- Celebrations
The first of twelve special programs that celebrate the 75th birthday of the CBC. Michael Enright is joined by Carol Off, host of As it Happens, as they look at- what else? Celebrations.
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Canadian Snapshots
Rewind today, sounds from a program that aired just three years after the debut of CBC Radio. It was a series called Canadian Snapshots and it, as they said, "turned the lens of the radio camera" to the wonders and oddities of Canada. The program aired weekly on the national network. It was full of skits and short dramatic pieces, augmented with actuality. Canadian Snapshots brought the "vast panorama" of the country to the airwaves.
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Radio Curiosities
Coming up on Rewind, some radio curiosities. We’re talking tap dancing lessons over the airwaves, the ugliest dog in the world, a musical ode to the Royal family and a teenager psychic who channels Picasso.
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Employment Insurance
Coming up on this edition of Rewind, a look at employment insurance- its origins and legacy. From war years when Canadians wondered if there would be work after the fighting was over, through recessions when they counted on UIC payments, it’s the ups and downs of being unemployed.
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Front Porch Al
It’s summer and the days are lazy and long, perfect for sitting on the front porch, sipping some lemonade and listening to a story. And if you don’t have the front porch and the lemonade, well at least we have the story for you. A couple, actually. They’re from my old friend Al Maitland, also known as Front Porch Al.
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Telephone #2
On this week's Rewind, more about the telephone. We go back to the future when there were predictions of “portable vest pocket phones that can call you almost anywhere," a machine that would take messages for you while you were out of the house, and of course, the picture telephone.
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Telephone #1
Coming up on the Rewind podcast, the story of the telephone. "Mr. Watson, come here! I want you!" Those were the first words ever uttered over the telephone and they were a call for help after inventor Alexander Graham Bell spilled battery acid on his pants.
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Canada- America Junior?
On the Rewind podcast, a program to mark Canada Day. I’m sure you’ll be glad to know that the questions Canadians think about on this day don’t really vary much from years gone by- are we too dependent on America culture and trade? Do we know enough about our own history? What makes us unique? That’s all about Canadian identity coming up on the Rewind podcast.
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Rewind June 24, 2011 - Diet Advice
Dieting is a North American obsession. There's no end of conflicting advice about how to drop unwanted pounds. Diet fads from macrobiotic to Atkins.
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Rewind- June 10, 2011- Leonard Cohen
Today on the Rewind podcast, an hour with the poet, singer and novelist Leonard Cohen. He’s been a fixture on the Canadian cultural scene since the mid 1950s. From his exploration of Buddhism, his relationships with various women, to his smoky, gravelly voice, he continues to fascinate Canadians.This episode is from an interview on the program Morningside with Peter Gzowski in 1992.
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Rewind- June 3, 2011- Wine
Coming up on the Rewind podcast, guest host Judy Maddren raises a glass to Canadian wine. From the days when the two words Canadian and wine seemed like a punchline to a bad joke, to some decades later when Canadian wines were winning international awards, we have it all. From grape to glass, it's Rewind.
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Rewind- May 27, 2011- Messy Desk
A debate from the program Morningside with Peter Gzowski in 1994. The topic of the day was: "What is the best way to work- neat or messy?" And the four people taking part were Dale Darling, Robert McLardy, Tim Birmingham and Ian Brown.
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Rewind May 20, 2011 - Eccentrics
Doorknob hoarders, gnome promoters and nasal musicians - an hour of British eccentrics.
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Rewind- May 13, 2011- George Burns
Coming up on the Rewind podcast, an hour-long interview with the comic actor George Burns. His career was long and varied- from his early days as a child performer, to the vaudeville stage, through his long radio career with his beloved wife Gracie and then later success in Hollywood. This interview is from the program "Something to Say" in June 1970.
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Rewind- May 6, 2011- Metric Conversion- Part Two
The second of two programs about Canada’s conversion from imperial to metric. Last time, the early days- the rationale for and the anticipation about the change. This time- the implementation of the new policy.
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Rewind- April 29, 2011- Metric Conversion- Part One
A look at the debate that raged for years in Canada as we made the sometimes painful switch to the metric system.
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Rewind - April 22, 2011 - Easter
Easter as it's been covered by CBC Radio. From a report in 1949 on what Princess Margaret would be wearing for Easter to thoughts on the great Easter myths and symbols from scholar Northrop Frye, it's a veritable Rewind Easter parade.
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Rewind- April 15, 2011- The Beat Generation
Coming up on the Rewind podcast, a look at the beat generation from 1959. Inspired by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, the Beats changed the tone of music, poetry and set the stage for the counterculture movement of the 60s.
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Rewind- April 8, 2011- Foster Hewitt
Today on the show... he shoots, he scores!!! It's an hour of hockey commentator Foster Hewitt.For more than half a century Foster Hewitt was the voice of hockey in Canada every Saturday night. From his inauspicious first broadcast- shouting into a telephone from a foggy glass booth in 1923- to the momentous Summit Series of 1972 and beyond, he called it all.
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Ry Cooder
Holger Petersen talks with the legendary Ry Cooder about his latest album, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, and why he makes the music that he does.
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2012-01-22 - Spark 169: Accelerated Innovation, Education, and Employment
Matthew Kirschenbaum with on his upcoming book The Literary History of Word Processing. Edward Birnbaum on digital trap streets. Gerry McCartney on Purdue University's Hotseat technology. Rhonda McEwan on the benefits of mobile tech for non-verbal students. Andrew McAfee on his new book Race Against The Machine.
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2012-01-15 - Spark 168 – Eye Tracking, Virtual Work, and Total Capture
Peter Nowak with the latest alternative interface technologies at CES. Paul LaFarge on hypertext fiction and the future of literature. Todd Pataky on computers that can identify you by your gait. Ian Cook and Shawn Long on the pros and cons of telecommuting. And Abigail Sellen goes beyond life-logging and total capture to explore the real difference between remembering and simply recording.
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2012-01-06 - Spark 167: The Internet, Information, and Revolution
Spark celebrates the legacy of Alan Turing with two feature-length interviews. Luciano Floridi discusses the Fourth Revolution in knowledge and David Weinberger talks about how knowledge and decision making are changing in the Internet era.
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2011-12-18 - Spark 166: Library Hacking, Niche Publications, and Enlisting Online Influencers
Baratunde Thurston on enlisting online influencers to campaign for his new book. Steve Rubel on how to manage your time and attention in a transmedia world. Jon Kalish on DIY-ers re-purposing libraries. David Weinberger on library innovation. Cathi Bond on niche subscriptions and the return of the artifact.
Download 2011-12-18 - Spark 166: Library Hacking, Niche Publications, and Enlisting Online Influencers
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2011-12-11 - Spark 165 – Data, Design, and Open Science
Tony Haile on the problem with prediction and real-time data analysis. Anshuman Iddamsetty, Suneet Tuli and Anjali Kelkar on designing tech products to serve the needs of people with the lowest incomes. Michael Nielsen on his book Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science. Seth Cooper on contributing to science through his online game Foldit. Anthony Philbin of meTracker on collecting and analyzing our personal data sets.
Download 2011-12-11 - Spark 165 – Data, Design, and Open Science
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2011-12-04 - Spark 164: Hackers in Space, Unoriginal Genius, and The Polyglot Web
Luis von Ahn on translating the web into every major language through online volunteers. Marjorie Perloff on poetry and unoriginal genius. Cinnamon Nippard on the amateur, hacker space race. Jane Margolis and Maria Klawe on why gender balance in computer science matters.
Download 2011-12-04 - Spark 164: Hackers in Space, Unoriginal Genius, and The Polyglot Web
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2011-11-27 - Spark 163: Hypnotizing Computers, Online Ethics, and Your Friend the Social Bot
Tim Maly on the emerging trend of computers being controlled by visual inputs. Daniel Finnan on French site Copwatch and the ethics of posting photos of police online. Konstantin Beznosov on UBC socialbot research. Tim Hwang on The Socialbots 2011 Competition. And Maria Bakardjieva on the implications of socialbot acceptance and immersion in our online lives.
Download 2011-11-27 - Spark 163: Hypnotizing Computers, Online Ethics, and Your Friend the Social Bot
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2011-11-13 - Spark 162: Solar Gadgets, Tactile Telepresence, and Social TV
Hans Raffauf and Bill St. Arnaud talk social solar-power gadget chargers. Marie-Jose Monpetit on the present and future of social TV. Nora Young visits a telepresence art exhibit. Amanda Lenhart on a new study about teens and social media. And Jon Kalish on DIY sous vide cooking.
Download 2011-11-13 - Spark 162: Solar Gadgets, Tactile Telepresence, and Social TV
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2011-11-06 - Spark 161: Skype Sleeping, Lonely Blogging, and Personal 3D Viewing
Cathi Bond on the personal 3D viewer, Rob Cruickshank on the history of 3D tech, Nancy Baym on Personal Connections In The Digital World, David Plotz on fake Facebook birthdays, Kaj Hasselriis on Skype Sleeping, Louis Marrone on blogging for no one, and Michelle Parise on the death of love letters.
Download 2011-11-06 - Spark 161: Skype Sleeping, Lonely Blogging, and Personal 3D Viewing
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2011-10-30 - Spark 160 – Real-time Renaissance, Kinder Tech, and The Decline of Creativity
Kalina Christoff on whether digital devices are keeping us from being creative. Jeana Lee Tahnk on kids and tech gadgets, Mark Jeffrey on a resurgence in real-time environments, Jillian York on account deactivation and content removal, and Brooke Gladstone on The Influencing Machine.
Download 2011-10-30 - Spark 160 – Real-time Renaissance, Kinder Tech, and The Decline of Creativity
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2011-10-23 - Spark 159: Programmers, Hybrids, and Cyborgs - oh my!
Rob Spence on the Eyeborg Project. Ayesha Khanna on living in the hybrid age. Mark Allemang and David Ticoll on the dearth of young people interested in Computer Science and IT. Corey Takahashi shows us all is not lost, with a group of teens who have developed and launched several successful apps. And Douglas Rushkoff on why learning to program should be basic literacy for us all.
Download 2011-10-23 - Spark 159: Programmers, Hybrids, and Cyborgs - oh my!
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2011-10-16 – No new podcast this week (and a request)
There’s no new podcast episode this week. We’ll be back with a brand-new podcast episode of Spark next week.
Also, if you download podcast using iTunes, we'd really appreciate if you'd go to the Spark iTunes page and rate or review Spark. It'd really help. Honest.
Spark on iTunes: http://itun.es/iBY5G3
Download 2011-10-16 – No new podcast this week (and a request)
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2011-10-09 - Spark 158 – White-collar Robots, Solar Catastrophes, and the Steam Computer
Jason Kottke and Chris Wilson on Robottke, Ted Striphas on the algorithmization of culture, Marjorie Skubic on sensors and the elderly, Farhad Manjoo on robots replacing humans in high skill professions, Sonya Buyting on solar storms and digital destruction, and John Graham-Cumming on building Babbage’s Analytical Engine.
Download 2011-10-09 - Spark 158 – White-collar Robots, Solar Catastrophes, and the Steam Computer
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2011-10-02 - Spark 157: Sensors, Predictors, and Recognition Software
Jennifer Steeves and Alessandro Acquisti on facial recognition, Jonathan Koomey on why efficiency is the new power, Jure Leskovec on predicting the future through behaviour mining, and Ayesha Khanna on the future of smart cities
Download 2011-10-02 - Spark 157: Sensors, Predictors, and Recognition Software
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2011-09-25 - Spark 156: Election Collection, Lawful Access, and a Retro-80s Remix.
David Fewer and Murray Stooke with both sides of the controversial "lawful access" legislation expected to be unveiled by Canada's federal government in the near future. Kaj Hasselriis on provincial election data collection. Leonard Paul on the art of Chiptune composition. Ernest Cline on his new 80s-obsessed novel Ready Player One. And Nora confesses her sins of pop culture omission to 80s TV icon Erica Ehm.
Download 2011-09-25 - Spark 156: Election Collection, Lawful Access, and a Retro-80s Remix.
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2011-09-18 - Spark 155: Nymwars, Opting Out, and the Wikipedia Gender Gap
Alice Marwick on the cost of opting out of tech and social media. Zeynep Tufekci and scientist blogger "Scicurious" on the need for pseudonymity online. Robert Scoble in defence of the Google+ real name policy. Sue Gardner on gender imbalance on Wikipedia. And Andrew Budziak compares live streamed concerts to the real, sweaty thing.
Download 2011-09-18 - Spark 155: Nymwars, Opting Out, and the Wikipedia Gender Gap
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2011-09-11 - Spark 154: The Future of Education, The Myth of the Digital Native, and Designing Memorials for September 11
Summer is over and Spark is back for our 5th season! This week we give education a reboot, debunk the myth of the digital native, and look at the intersection of art, memory, and math in a memorial for September 11th.
Download 2011-09-11 - Spark 154: The Future of Education, The Myth of the Digital Native, and Designing Memorials for September 11
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2011-08-21 - Spark in the Summer: Siva Vaidhayanathan on The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Nora's full interview with Siva Vaidhyanathan. Siva is a professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia, and he's the author of The Googlization of Everything: (And Why We Should Worry). In it, Siva explores how so much of the world has embraced Google over the past decade, and he argues that we need to look critically at that embrace.
Download 2011-08-21 - Spark in the Summer: Siva Vaidhayanathan on The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)
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2011-08-14 - Spark in the Summer: Anders Samberg on Whole Brain Emulation
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Nora's interview with Anders Samberg from the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University in England. Anders and Nora talked about "whole brain emulation" -- whether it's possible to keep a digital copy of your entire brain.
Download 2011-08-14 - Spark in the Summer: Anders Samberg on Whole Brain Emulation
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2011-08-07 - Spark in the Summer: Adam Greenfield on Urban Computing
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Nora's full interview with Adam Greenfield. Adam is the founder and managing director of the urban-systems design practice Urbanscale and he thinks a lot about the future of the networked city, something he's called urban computing.
Download 2011-08-07 - Spark in the Summer: Adam Greenfield on Urban Computing
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2011-07-31 - Spark in the Summer: Ilana Gershon on The Breakup 2.0
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Nora's full interview with Ilana Gershon, author of The Breakup 2.0: Disconnecting over New Media.
Download 2011-07-31 - Spark in the Summer: Ilana Gershon on The Breakup 2.0
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2011-07-24 - Spark in the Summer: Brian Christian on The Most Human Human
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Nora's full interview with Brian Christian, author of The Most Human Human. It's all about Brian's experience taking part in the Loebner Prize, the annual Turing Test. Along the way, he learned, as he puts it, "what talking with computers teaches us about what it means to be alive."
Download 2011-07-24 - Spark in the Summer: Brian Christian on The Most Human Human
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2011-07-17 - Spark in the Summer: Isabel Pedersen on Reality-shifting Devices
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Nora's full interview with Isabel Pedersen. Isabel is a Communications professor at Ryerson University who studies "reality-shifting devices."
Download 2011-07-17 - Spark in the Summer: Isabel Pedersen on Reality-shifting Devices
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2011-07-10 - Spark in the Summer: Tim Wu on The Master Switch
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Tim Wu. Tim was born in Canada, and now works as a law professor at Columbia University in New York, and as an advisor to the US Federal Trade Commission. Nora talks to him about his book, The Master Switch.
Download 2011-07-10 - Spark in the Summer: Tim Wu on The Master Switch
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2011-07-03 - Spark in the Summer: Jane McGonigal on Fixing Reality
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. This week, Jane McGonigal says we should consider shifting the way we view game culture, because those hours and that brain power are precious resources we can apply to solving real world problems. That's the subject of her book, Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and how They Can Change the World.
Download 2011-07-03 - Spark in the Summer: Jane McGonigal on Fixing Reality
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2011-06-26 - Spark 153: DIY Living, Context-Aware Computing, and The Internet of Elsewhere
Cyrus Farivar on The Internet of Elsewhere. Jon Kalish on living a totally DIY life. Deborah McGuiness on the semantic web. Aditi Muralidharan on building intuition into search. And Hossein Rahnama on context-aware computing.
Download 2011-06-26 - Spark 153: DIY Living, Context-Aware Computing, and The Internet of Elsewhere
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2011-06-19 - Spark 152: Post-Privacy, Facebook Psychology, and Open Data
Peter Rukavina turns realtime energy information into music. Usman Haque helps build "The Internet of Things" with Pachube. Dan Falk explores the psychology of Facebook. Christian Heller lives "post-privacy." And Nora talks to Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart about her recent report on online tracking and targeting.
Download 2011-06-19 - Spark 152: Post-Privacy, Facebook Psychology, and Open Data
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2011-06-12 - Spark 151: Bee Furniture, Fan Subbing, and The Smartphone Wallet
David Schropfer on Google Wallet and mobile money. Vanessa Harden, Kevin Hill, and Angela Dougall on inter-species collaboration - making furniture with bees. Clare Lawlor and Xiaochang Li on fan subbing and the future of TV broadcasting. And Seth Godin on The Domino Project - cutting out the middleman to make direct connections between authors and readers.
Download 2011-06-12 - Spark 151: Bee Furniture, Fan Subbing, and The Smartphone Wallet
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2011-06-05 – No new podcast this week
This week on Spark's regular, over-the-air radio broadcast, you'll hear Spark 133: News Games, Super Angels, and The Master Switch which first aired back in January. But you won't hear Spark 133 this week on the podcast, because we've promised no more podcast repeats. We'll be back with a brand-new episode of Spark next week, on June 12.
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2011-05-29 - Spark 150: Web Consciousness, Unitasking, and Transmedia Trickery
Marshall McLuhan on pushing the medium to its limits. Andrea Phillips on transmedia trickery - the popularity and the risks of transmedia marketing campaigns. Robert J. Sawyer on Web consciousness and his new book Wonder. Dan Misener on a return to unitasking. And Siva Vaidhyanathan on his book The Googlization of Everything. And we celebrate the Spark Sesquicentennial!
Download 2011-05-29 - Spark 150: Web Consciousness, Unitasking, and Transmedia Trickery
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2011-05-22 - Spark 149: Credibility Hubs, FOMO, and Retrieval
Anand Giridharadas on the new credibility hubs and our return, after many years of seeking the truth for ourselves, to authority for information. Dr. Gary Small on FOMO and social media and how it is re-wiring our brains. Jon Kalish on hackerspaces and a return to a DIY ethic. Aimee Morrison, Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, and Jay Ferguson of Sloan, on rarity and abundance in the current digital music world.
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2011-05-15 - Spark 148: Stealth Social Marketing, Haptics, and Obsolescence
Marshall McLuhan and what the medium makes obsolete. Mark Paterson on whether our virtual lives are at the cost of our sense of touch. A former stealth marketer on creating false online identities and friendships to influence buying behaviour. Grant McCracken in praise of the 30 second ad spot and why social media has its limits for advertising. Anders Sandberg on the possibility of making sentient software. Dr. Peter Carlen and Roman Genov on a microchip for the brain that could make epileptic seizures obsolete.
Download 2011-05-15 - Spark 148: Stealth Social Marketing, Haptics, and Obsolescence
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2011-05-08 - Spark 147: Digital Impermanence, Pervasive Computing, and McLuhan Today
Eric McLuhan on his father's relevance today. Timothy Taylor on why humans didn't make the tools, the tools made us! Adam Greenfield on pervasive computing and the networked city. Philippe Morin with the story of an arctic trapper with his own YouTube channel. And Jason Scott on digital impermanence, the dangers of storing your data in one place.
Download 2011-05-08 - Spark 147: Digital Impermanence, Pervasive Computing, and McLuhan Today
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2011-04-24 - Spark 146: Joy, Enchantment, and Work
Jason Fried on why work doesn't happen at work (hint: meetings and managers!). Ingrid Fetell on why we should design for joy. And Guy Kawasaki on how to be a more enchanting and therefore more successful person.
Download 2011-04-24 - Spark 146: Joy, Enchantment, and Work
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2011-04-17 - Spark 145: Data Trails, Tracking, and Hacktivism
Stephan Urbach and Brett Solomon on hactivism and digital freedom. Emrys Westacott on surveillance, children, and ethics. Andrew Bailey on coupon tracking. And Jonathan Gifford on the urban data trail.
Download 2011-04-17 - Spark 145: Data Trails, Tracking, and Hacktivism
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2011-04-10 - Spark 144: Humans, Bots, and Robonauts
Andrew Goldenberg on Robonauts and other humanoid robots. Sherry Turkle on her book Alone Together. Ben Bashford and Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino on designing emotion and the internet of things. And Brian Christian on his book The Most Human Human.
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2011-04-03 - Spark 143: Coupons, Dynamic Deals, and Bubbles
Mathew Ingram on the new tech bubble. Andrew Gregson on online dynamic pricing. Paul Cubbon on online group buying pitfalls. And Sterling Eyford on coupon hacking.
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2011-03-27 - Spark 142: Dialects, Devices, and Distraction
Constable Hugh Smith on cycling and distraction. Clifford Nass on multi-tasking to distraction. Gabriela Herman on her blogger portrait series. Philippe Morin on the Phraselator, a translation tool helping people in Canada's western arctic keep their languages alive. Noah Smith on how slang used on Twitter can actually help geographically locate someone. Rick Ashmann on his Map of North American English Dialects, which he plots using Youtube clips.
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2011-03-13 - Spark 141: Police, Perps and Social Media
This week on Spark, a special look at Law Enforcement & Social Media. How can police take advantage of all the opportunities that social media offers, while avoiding the pitfalls? We'll hear about how police are using tools like Facebook and Twitter right now. We'll hear about what they should (and shouldn't) be doing online. And we'll get a glimpse of the other side: how the "bad guys" use social media. Plus, what happens when people use social media to take the law into their own hands.
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2011-03-06 - Spark 140: WiFi Art, Digital Legacy, and C is for Computer
Computer programming legend Brian Kernighan on why we all need to understand the basics of computers. John Gruber, Todd Sieling, Tris Hussey, Jono Xai, and Jenna McWilliams on why computers are so hard. John Freeman and Ilana Gershon on the trouble with email formalities and etiquette. Einar Sneve Martinussen on WiFi and the immaterial. And Adele McAlear on death and digital legacy.
Download 2011-03-06 - Spark 140: WiFi Art, Digital Legacy, and C is for Computer
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2011-02-27-Spark 139: 3D Food Printers, DIY Toasters, and Digital Currency
Anshuman Iddamsetty and Andrew Whinston on digital currency. Kaj Hasselriis on mobile money in Kenya. David Schropfer on the mobile payment industry. Thomas Thwaites on the Toaster Project. Jeffrey Lipton and Dave Arnold on 3D food printing.
Download 2011-02-27-Spark 139: 3D Food Printers, DIY Toasters, and Digital Currency
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2011-02-20 - Spark 138: Rap Metrics, Machine Poets, and The Breakup 2.0
Ilana Gershon on her book The Breakup 2.0: Disconnecting over New Media. Anand Giridharadas on his new book India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nations Remaking. Noah Smith on automated question answering. Michael Galvez on Google's poetry translator project. And Liban Ali Yusuf on RapMetrics, statistical analysis of rap.
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2011-02-06 - Spark 137: Broken Realities, Net Delusions and The Kill Switch
Ron Deibert on the internet as a basic human right. Evgeny Morozov on his latest book The Net Delusion. Chris Eaton on embracing the digital world as an artist. Mike Masnick on new business models for book publishers.Jane McGonigal on her new book Reality Is Broken.
Download 2011-02-06 - Spark 137: Broken Realities, Net Delusions and The Kill Switch
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2011-01-30 - Spark 136: Online Introverts, Designing for Solitude, and The Drama of Usage Based Billing
Steve Anderson, Mirko Bibec and Markus Giesler on Usage Based Billing in Canada. Sandra Ferrari on internet introverts. Ben Fullerton on designing for solitude. And Kyle Wiens on importance of being able to tamper with your own digital devices.
Download 2011-01-30 - Spark 136: Online Introverts, Designing for Solitude, and The Drama of Usage Based Billing
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2011-01-23 - Spark 135: Online Curating, World Music 2.0, and Tweeting Cavemen
Sterling Eyford on research into cave drawings as proto-tweets. Dr.Harvey Karp argues toddlers are like cavemen so you need to communicate with them in short bursts. Hannu Ripatti on social media for toddlers. Cathi Bond on the new wave of curated and closed online journalism. Al Rae on Glenn Gould's prescient view of technology and music. And Wayne Marshall on World Music 2.0, a new digitally-fueled way of creating music.
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2011-01-16 - Spark 134: Tractor Beams, Domain Names, and Wireless Power
Pete Nowak on wireless power and gesture technology at CES. James Stribopoulos on police cell phone searches without a warrant. Eric Rabkin on scifi predictions come true. And Kieren McCarthy on the opening up of top-level internet domain names.
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2011-01-09 - Spark 133: News Games, Super Angels, and The Master Switch
Tim Wu on the historical cycling of innovation in information empires. Boris Wertz on what it takes to get your tech startup backed by angel investors. Kellee Santiago on the future of video games as communication tools. Ian Bogost on newsgames as journalism tools. And Amanda Cox on data visualization in journalism.
Download 2011-01-09 - Spark 133: News Games, Super Angels, and The Master Switch
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2011-01-02 - Spark 132: Innovation special with Steven Johnson and Barbara van Schewick
First, a feature interview with Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. Then, Nora's interview with Barbara van Schewick, Stanford law prof and computer scientist, and author of Internet Architecture and Innovation.
Download 2011-01-02 - Spark 132: Innovation special with Steven Johnson and Barbara van Schewick
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2010-12-19 - Spark 131: Digi-minimalism, Telepresence, and Twinfluence
Anil Dash on numbers and influence on Twitter. Meg Wilcox on an Ottawa research team taking telepresence to the next level. Waafa Bilal on the camera hes implanted in the back of his head. Kelly Sutton and Cathi Bond on digital minimalism. And Eyal deLara on the pros and cons of cloud computing.
Download 2010-12-19 - Spark 131: Digi-minimalism, Telepresence, and Twinfluence
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2010-12-05 - Spark 130: The Web Turns 20, African e-Commerce, and Libellous Linking
David Fewer on libellous links. Tim Wu on the danger of the decline of innovation on the Web. Kori Shearstone on the 20th Anniversary of the Web. Femi Akinde on e-commerce for the poor. Jackie Strecker on information and communication technologies in refugee camps. And Nate Tabak on Kosovos struggle for digital sovereignty.
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2010-11-28 - Spark 129: Female start-ups, family trees, and copyright
James Boyle and David Fewer on copyright reform. Jon Kalish on online DIY genealogy. Penelope Trunk on why there are so few women founding venture-backed tech start-ups. Vivek Wadhwa on how male and female entrepreneurs are really no different. And Wendy Powely on the dearth of women in Computer Science.
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2010-11-21 - Spark 128: Noise, Filters, and Birdsong
Julian Treasure on the pervasive nature of sound. Kate Crawford on the overload of information noise. Brain Whitman on hacks that filter out music you dont like. William Gibson on how social media is making the internet like a mall. And Finn Brunton on spam filters and taking down spam kingpins.
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2010-11-14 - Spark 127: William Gibson, Lumberjack Chic, and The Last IP Address
Dan Misener and Paul Anderson on the fact we are running out of IP addresses, and how the new IPV6 will help. Vanessa Grant on workplace social media guidelines. Helen Nissenbaum on contextual integrity and privacy online. Andrea Chiu on why the internet is so crucial to LGBT youth. William Gibson on his latest novel, Zero History. And Todd Falkowsky on the trend toward retro Canadiana.
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2010-11-07 - Spark 126: Games, Games, Games!
Michelle Hoyle on the hows and whys of "grinding" in World of Warcraft. Jennifer Jenson on the still absent female perspective in game culture. Mare Sheppard and Jim Munroe on indie video game making and games as art. Seth Priebatsch on the gamification of our lives. And Dan Hon on keeping games fun.
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2010-10-31 - Spark 125: Brain Tweets, Better Buses, and Paper
Dustin Freeman on digital devices that act like paper. Olivier Thereaux and Mark Miller on building better bus systems. The Dalai Lama on how technology effects our happiness. Baratunde Thurston on the merits of email lists. Austin Serafin on the blind using iPhones. And Sonya Buyting on the latest in mind-computer interfaces.
Download 2010-10-31 - Spark 125: Brain Tweets, Better Buses, and Paper
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2010-10-24 - Spark 124: Farm Bots, Shifting Reality, and Life Logging
Ethan Zuckerman on personal media monitoring and Ian Kerr on life-logging. Isabel Pedersen on reality-shifting interfaces. Sean Prpick on the advent of robotic farming. Max Drucker on hiring using social media intelligence. And Valdis Krebs on network analysis and intelligence in the workplace.
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2010-10-10 - Spark 123: Personalization, Perfect Playlists, and Privacy
Cyrus Farviar on the privacy issue in Germany over Google Street View. A look at Google Street View and how it has become a way for us to connect with our past. Paul LaMere and Bill Goldsmith on making the perfect playlist can a computer do a better job than a human? George Sirk travels to the Arctic hear how the internet has changed the lives of Inuit. Nick Bilton on his new book I Live In The Future & Heres How It Works. Anand Giridharadas & Joanne McNeil on the decline of mass culture.
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2010-10-03 - Spark 122: Bits, Tools, and Digital TV
Bill St.Arnaud and Michael Geist on the Digital TV transition. Jer Thorp on online tools built on top of one another. James Cochrane and his electric parts-band The Bit 52's. Nora Young with Rochelle Mazar and Hugh McGuire on Public Domain art on portable devices. Clifford Nass on human-computer interaction and his new book "The Man Who Lied To His Laptop".
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2010-09-26 - Spark 121: Blooks, Co-creation, and Twitter Strangers
Joel Johnson, Jonah Lehrer, Charlan Nemeth on how following strangers on Twitter can expand our creative potential. Michael Onesi and Tim Carmody on the proliferation of blogs being published as books. Michelle Parise on the overwhelming amount of digital photos and whether theyve lost their meaning. Don Tapscott on his new book MacroWikinomics. John Winsor on how to do better at collaboration and co-creation in the advertising world.
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2010-09-19 - Spark 120: Cyborgs, Digital Sabbaths, and Super Sad True Love
Gary Shteyngart on his new dystopian novel Super Sad True Love Story. Mike Wise on how he now takes a "Digital Sabbath" one day a week. Peter Rukavina on printing out books versus e-readers. Tim Maly on the 50th anniversary of the coining of the word cyborg. Sarah Bridge on the impact genetic testing has had on her family in relation to breast cancer.
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2010-09-12 - Spark 119: Big Fat Books, Micro-volunteering, and Search Engine Misnomers
Kelly McBride looks at the misnomer 'Ground Zero Mosque' and what it means for online journalism. Hannah Classen talks big books. Cesil Fernandes tries to camp without technology. Micki Krimmel talks about collective consumption through sharing with your neighbours. And we talk micro-volunteering with Jacob Colker and Dave Rand.
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2010-09-05 - Spark in the Summer: Super Sad True Love Story
The Spark team is back and getting ready for Season 4. This week on the podcast, our full interview with Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel.
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2010-08-29 - Spark in the Summer: Twitter Strangers
The Spark team is back in the saddle, getting ready for Season 4. This week on the podcast, a sneak peek at a story we're working on all about Twitter Strangers. Hear from Joel Johnson and Jonah Lehrer.
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2010-08-22 - Spark in the Summer: Mary Madden on reputation management and social media
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: Mary Madden from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Back in May, Pew released a really interesting report about social networking habits. It looked at how we monitor whats being said about us on the internet and the ways we make changes to that information to manage our online reputation. Mary Madden was the lead author of the report.
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2010-08-15 - Spark in the Summer: Jay Frank on the future of hit songs
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: Jay Frank. Jay is the author of Futurehit.DNA: How the Digital Revolution is Changing Top 10 Songs. Jays book is all about how we listen to music now, and what effect thats having on how pop music is created.
Spark will return in September with brand new episodes. Thanks for listening, and please, stay subscribed.
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2010-08-08 - Spark in the Summer: Tina Roth Eisenberg
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: Tina Roth Eisenberg. Tina runs the popular design blog Swiss Miss, and she decided to crowdsource baby name suggestions from her blog readers.
Spark will return in September with brand new episodes. Thanks for listening, and please, stay subscribed.
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2010-08-01 - Spark in the Summer: Learn to breathe with Nora
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season. But this week, we thought we'd try something a little different.
As Nora's mentioned on the show, she's been doing yoga for a long time, about 20 years, and we thought, hey, why not include some yoga breathing techniques with the podcast.
Spark will return in September with brand new episodes. Thanks for listening, and please, stay subscribed.
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2010-07-25 - Spark in the Summer: Dan Pink on Motivation 3.0
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: Daniel Pink. Nora talked to Dan about his book "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us." It's a look at what Dan calls Motivation 3.0, an alternative to the traditional carrot and stick model of motivation.
Spark will return in September with brand new episodes. Thanks for listening, and please, stay subscribed.
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2010-07-18 - Spark in the Summer: Jenna McWilliams on New Media Literacy
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: Jenna McWilliams. Jenna is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University. She talked about "new media literacy." Nowadays, we have access to a huge amount of information, credible and otherwise. How do we learn to spot the difference between quality info and crackpot conspiracy theories?
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2010-07-11 - Spark in the Summer: Joe Coughlin on the future of aging
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: Joe Coughlin. Joe is the director of the Agelab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He talked about rethinking our misconceptions around aging, what the baby boomers will expect from their golden years, and how we can make decisions now, so that we get the elder years we deserve.
Thanks for listening, and please, stay subscribed.
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Spark in the Summer: danah boyd and William Deresiewicz on online friendship
This summer on the Spark podcast, we're playing extended versions of some of our favourite interviews from the past season.
This week: danah boyd and William Deresiewicz. danah is a Social Media Researcher at Microsoft Research, and a Fellow at the Berkman Center. William Deresiewicz is a writer, and his essay Faux Friendship was recently published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Spark will return in September with brand new episodes. Thanks for listening, and please, stay subscrib
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2010-06-27 - Spark 118: Bursts, Shallows, and Game Changers
Ted Sullivan and Scott Radley talk about electronic baseball scorekeeping, and the professionalization of amateur sports. Albert-Lszl Barabsi explores whether our behaviour patterns are random, or whether they can be predicted. Anand Giridharadas talks about the word, "so." Nicholas Carr looks at how the internet is changing our brains.
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2010-06-20 - Spark 117: Virtual Street Corners, responsive architecture, and the future of public libraries
What can public libraries learn from bookstores? Chris Wiersma, Erikjan Vermeulen, and Gerry Meek talk about the future of public library design. John Ewing explains his Virtual Street Corners project, which connects two neighbourhoods in Boston. Anna Bullus makes chewing gum disposal bins out of used chewing gum, and Todd Falkowsky explains "upcycling." Globe and Mail architecture critic Lisa Rochon tells Nora about some Canadian examples of responsive architecture.
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2010-06-13 - No new podcast this week
This week on Sparks regular, over-the-air radio broadcast, youll hear an encore presentation of Spark 87: Open science, general knowledge, and doctors before the internet
Because weve promised no more podcast repeats, you wont find this episode in our regular podcast feed. But if you would like to listen again, or check out any of the links mentioned on this weeks show, just go to our site, cbc.ca/spark
Well be back with a brand-new episode of Spark on June 20, 2010.
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2010-06-06 - Spark 116: Copyright reform, responsive architecture, and Indias unsung inventors
Kaila Hale-Stern and Joshua Benton on media website comment policies. Peter Nowak on Bill C-32, which would reform Canadian copyright. Nora explores how moms are portayed in tech media and marketing. Nora visits Philip Beesley's Hylozoic Ground -- an enormous, computerized, crystalline forest --to discuss responsive architecture. Anil Gupta searches for Indias unsung inventors through the Honey Bee Network.
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2010-05-30 - Spark 115: Text 2.0, reputation management, and Facebook privacy
Ralf Biedert explains Text 2.0. Toru Ishikawa researches the relative merits of GPS and paper maps. Mathew Katz takes a technological roadtrip. Mary Madden explores reputation management and social media for The Pew Internet and American Life Project. Nora interviews Debbie Frost, Director of International Communications and Public Policy at Facebook. Carolina Vallejo creates a design competition called "Design for the First World: The Rest Saving the West."
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2010-05-23 - Spark 114: Facebook privacy, video game localization, and universal translators
Nora talks to Philip Moscovitch and Andrew Jones from the Spark community about Facebook and privacy. David Wasieleski explains the business ethics of social networking sites like Facebook. Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case explains why Facebook is "sticky." Cyrus Farivar buys his grammie a cellie. Dude, where's my universal translator? Diana Daz Montn specializes in video game localization.
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2010-05-16 - Spark 113: Vocoders, microfluidics, and hybrid leaders
Dave Tompkins outlines the history of the vocoder, Spark producer Elizabeth Bowie looks at the recent trend of group buying websites, June Cohen explains TED's Open TV project, Jon Kalish explores window farming, Frederick Balagadde researches microfluidics, and Anand Giridharadas, talks about hybrid leaders.
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2010-05-09 - No new podcast this week
This week on Spark's radio broadcast, you'll hear an encore presentation of some of our favourite items from fall 2009 including CAPTCHA's, America's Funniest Home Videos, and Data Visualisation. If you would like to listen again or check out any of the links mentioned on this week's show, visit cbc.ca/spark for the show notes. We'll be back with a brand new episode of Spark on May 16, 2010.
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2010-05-02 - Spark 112: Sex ed, floppy disks, and cellies in the classroom
Homer Spring and Marie Bjerede explains Project K-nect, a pilot program that puts smartphones in high school math classrooms. Lisa Noble weights in on cellies in the classroom. Julia Barton investigates "media fasting." Debbie Pacheco visits the Sex::Tech conference to investigate how new technologies are being used to spread sexual health information to young people.
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2010-04-25 - Spark 111: Virtual choirs, virtual mourning, and the story of stuff
Annie Leonard and The Story of Stuff, Kyle Weins of iFixit wants to reinvent repair, Daemon Fairless embraces his DIY side and discovers a surprising connection along the way, Anabel Quan-Haase explains how technology extends human empathy to people we dont know in the real world, Eric Whitacre tells the story of his virtual choir, and Rick Prelinger archives the world
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2010-04-18 - Spark 110: Computers that write music, play chess, and listen to cocktail parties
Jay Frank explains how technology is changing pop music, Lauren Simmons assigns a DRM assignment to her Music and Computers class at Leaside High School, Nora mentions openparliament.ca, John Culling builds audibility maps to help solve the cocktail party problem, Robert Martens and Steve Labourveau respond to Nora's interview with Jesse Schell, Tim Devine created Two Computers at Leisure Playing Chess in a Park, David Cope co-creates music with software composers Emmy and Emily Howell
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2010-04-11 - Spark 109: Extreme crowdsourcing, the slow web, and motivation 3.0
Joanne McNeill of Tomorrow Museum explains her take on the iPads lack of multitasking, Tom Lucier's social media baby moratorium, Swiss Miss Tina Roth Eisenberg tries some extreme crowdsourcing, Mayor Nicolai Wammen considers changing the name of rhus, Denmark, to Aarhus, Denmark, CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence uses failin.gs to ask, "What's wrong with me?", Danny Peck explains failin.gs, and Daniel Pink on motivation 3.0.
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2010-04-04 - Spark 108: Games, play, and technology with Jesse Schell and Kevin Kelly
Jesse Schell on the psychology of video games, and the "gamification" of life, and Kevin Kelly on the importance of play and the pleasures of wasting time.
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2010-03-28 - Spark 107: Bamboo bicycles, pig spleen weather forecasts, and sermon stealing
Jon Kalish visits the Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn, Thomas Aitken escapes dial-up by building a tower, The Rev. Heather McCance explains sermon stealing, Jesse Schell explains why shame is a powerful force in Facebook games, Nora reminds you to backup your digital life, Hannah Classen gets a weather forecast from pig spleen forecaster Jeff Woodward, Nora and Alex Leavitt talk about Glee and transmedia, and "Computers are Hard. Who's to blame?"
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2010-03-21 - Spark 106: Dematerialization, illegal cassette dubs, and intangible cultural heritage
Dan Misener dematerializes, Michael Geist explains the murky legal waters around dubbing your old cassettes and vinyl, Meryl Swiatek finds a cassette tape of her mom, Hannah Classen shows Nora a few options for audio recording, Renee Sampson learns SENCOTEN, Chris Harvey builds fonts and keyboard layouts, Dale Jarvis records Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Anand Giriharadas explains how Ushahidi is is changing the notion of how to bear witness in these digital times
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2010-03-07 - Spark 105: Bringing Sexy App
Andy Baio tracks pirated Oscar-nominated films, danah boyd researches teens, privacy, and social media, Jessica Leshnoff reports on the trend of boomers sexting, Ali Rizvi Badshah explains the impact of the internet on the shelf life of jokes, Dan Gillmor on Apple's removal of sexy iPhone apps from its App Store, and Peter Nowak writes about the origins of everyday innovations in his book, Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Shaped Technology as We Know It.
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2010-02-28 - Spark 104: Online friendship, personal branding, and geoweb privacy
Steven Johnson defines the geoweb, Boy van Amstel promotes location-based privacy awareness through Please Rob Me, Laurent LaSalle extoles the virutes of location-based web services like FourSquare, Anand Giridharadas on the trend of personal branding, Upopolis lets young hospital patients chat with one another, and danah boyd and Bill Deresiewicz examine online social networking and the concept of friendship
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2010-02-21 - Spark 103: Personalized email scams, anti-human software design, and living Craigslist
Anne Wright-Howard tells the story of a personalized email scam, Finn Brunton explains how internet scam artists commit "lightweight identity theft," Judith Donath on the pros and cons of being fashionable online, Rob Ennals identifies controversial claims with DisputeFinder, Karen Mendell tells the story of her worst Craigslist experience, Jason Paul is living his life on Craigslist, and Jaron Lanier believes there's danger in the way the web is evolving
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2010-02-14 - Spark 102: The mathematics of love, password sharing, and Enterprise 2.0
Sam Yagan of OkCupid explains the math behind dating websites, Catherine Middleton researches smartphone use, Nora introduces Spark Exchange, Cyrus Farivar asks if you should share your passwords with your partner, Campbell McDonald makes disabled parking more accessible with the Parking Mobility smartphone app, and Andrew McAfee explains Enterprise 2.0
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2010-01-31 - Spark 101: iPads, fantasy user interfaces, and workplace surveillance
John Gruber on Apple's iPad announcement, Mark Coleran designs fantasy user interfaces, Scott Berkun explains why the future of UI will be boring, Spark listeners weigh in on earbud etiquette, Cyrus Farivar intvestigates workplace internet filtering, and David Zweig researches monitoring in the workplace
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2010-01-24 - Spark 100: Distracting clowns, earbud etiquette, and the dark side of the cloud
Dustin Randall and Ira Hyman test people's attentiveness, Steven Yantis studies our brains' abilities to multitask, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty explains capital letters, Wanja Oberhof publishes personalized newspapers with niiu, Gary Liao wonders about earbud etiquette, Google could add real-time advertisements to Street View, Nic Mitham explains advertising in virtual worlds, Cloud 9 invites theatregoers behind the scenes online, and Danny Sullivan on the dark side of the cloud
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2010-01-17 - Spark 99: Pirates, protecting children, and Web 2.0 suicide
Sahara Byrne researches strategies that families can use to best protect children from negative effects of online behaviour, Sharon Duke Estroff spends time as an undercover mom in online virtual worlds, Rebecca MacKinnon weighs in on Google's new approach to China, Cliff Harris asks why people pirate his games, Matt Mason explores how smart businesses deal with piracy, Gordan Savicic builds the Web 2.0 Suicide Machine
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2010-01-10 - Spark 98: Traffic lights, digital companions, and Swiss Army knives
Peter Nowak reports from CES 2010, Yorick Wilks explains The Companions Project, Nora's Computer Club: Setting Up a Blog, Nora announces that Spark is airing on Vermont Public Radio, Laurie Dawson tries out Tangible Interaction's digital graffiti wall, Tom Lucier explains Broken City Lab's Cross-Border Communication, the unintended consequences of LED traffic lights, and Bill Buxton and Jared Spool on digital Swiss Army knives and the relative merits of single-purpose and multi-function devices
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2010-01-03 - Spark 97: How to reclaim meaning in your work life
Seth Godin gives away his free eBook What Matters Now, and Matthew B. Crawford writes about the value of work in his book, Shop Class as Soulcraft
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2009-12-20 - Spark 96: Aspirational technology, the future of search, and dinner with a stranger
Ian Manheimer helps find the perfect gadget with Measy, Caterina Fake on Hunch and the future of search, Franke James has Dinner with a Stranger named Mark Shouldice, Dan Misener shows Nora the Spark Holiday Remote Access Toolkit, Rex Sorgatz publishes the List of Lists, and James Gee explains what video games can teach us about the way we learn
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2009-12-13 - Spark 95: Spam, scams, and holiday sentiments
Clancy Delbarre and Barbara Miller explain the import of eCards on paper and ink cards, David Jevans from the Anti-Phishing Working Group explains how to avoid holiday eCard scams, Finn Brunton researches the unintended consequences of spam, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty demystifies holiday grammar, Steve Rubel lists Ten Common Phrases That Could Soon Be History, Lianne Raymond investigates techdropping, and Grant McCracken makes the case for the Chief Culture Officer
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2009-12-06 - Spark 94: Magic technology, glove hackers, and the age of metrics
Gus Savoie remembers the first email he sent, Dan Misener hacks his gloves with conductive thread so they work with his iPhone, Julie Ireton looks at Canadian copyright, Hannah Classen heads to the roof to look at space colonies, Craig Fahner waters his garden remotely with #garden, and Anand Giridharadas on the age of metrics
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2009-11-29 - Spark 93: Too much information, digital pack rats, and Wikipedia's digital blind spots
Gabriella Coleman explains why ebook piracy may be poised to shake up the publishing business, Tim Pretty and Rob Hyndman on digital pack rats, Daemon Fairless's iPod changed his relationship with music, Nora and Sue Foley rock out with ThinkGeek's Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt, Cyrus Farivar surfs the Halal web, Mark Graham maps Wikipedia's digital blind spots and Clay Shirky on how we shape tools and tools shape us
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2009-11-22 - Spark 92: FloH club, new media literacy, and getting the old age you deserve
Sean Cole tries out the FloH Club, a new computer service aimed at older people, Your Job Before the Internet: Todd Thicke and Michele Nasraway, co-executive producers of America's Funniest Videos, Jenna McWilliams teaches new media literacy, Nora mentions that the Amazon Kindle is now available in Canada, Cyrus Farivar visits UCLA for the 40th anniversary of the Internet, Joe Coughlin from MIT's AgeLab on the future of aging
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2009-11-15 - Spark 91: CAPTCHAs, data visualization and romancing the phone
Luis von Ahn fights spam and digitizes books with CAPTCHAs and reCAPTCHA, John Lee plays matchmaker for mismatched shoes with unevenfeet.com, Daemon Fairless investigates texting and dating,
December's issue of Esquire magazine has an augmented reality cover, Hannah Classen wonders why we don't have robotic butlers, Fernanda Viegas visualizes data with Many Eyes, and Lawrence Lessig explains the perils of openness in government
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2009-11-01 - Spark 90: The pleasures and sorrows of work, continuous partial attention, and email apnea
Alain de Botton on the pleasures and sorrows of work, and Linda Stone on continuous partial attention and email apnea
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2009-10-25 - Spark 89: Traditional knowledge, instant film, and online borders
V. K. Gupta protects ancient wisdom in the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, Jeremy de Beer on traditional knowledge and intellectual property, Spark Quest: Grant Lawrence tries out Sony's Party-shot camera accessory, Nora checks in with Andr Bosman of The Impossible Project, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty advises Patrick Horneker about writing for an international audience on the web, Pete Nowak updates Nora on Canadian net neutrality, Dan Misener explains geoblocking, and Roger Martin expla
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2009-10-18 - Spark 88: Tracking trash, the real value of stories, and social media for businesses
David Eaves explains VanTrash, Jennifer Dunnam tracks trash with MIT's Sensible City Lab's Trash | Track, Rob Walker co-curates the Significant Objects Project, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty gives advice about email subject lines, Rick Fogarty uses Skype for hairstyle consultations, Bernd Boesemeyer deals with a negative review of his B&B on TripAdvisor, and Mitch Joel explains why businesses should embrace online conversations
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2009-10-04 - Spark 87: Open science, general knowledge, and doctors before the internet
Tom Howell fixes his leaky sink with a little help from his father (and Skype), Daemon Fairless learns cabinetmaking, cooking, and guitar on YouTube, Jenny Carpenter explains Open Science, Mignon Fogarty (AKA Grammar Girl) explains where to place emoticons and links in email messages, Your Job Before the Internet: Dr. Stewart Cameron, Francois Jacques worries about covert Googling at his pub trivia night and Brian Cathcart wonders, "Is Google Killing General Knowledge?"
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2009-09-27 - Spark 86: Digital forgetting, email salutations, and food pills
Andrew Feldmar is barred from entering the US after a border guard Googled his name, Viktor Mayer-Schnberger believes that digital technology should forget, Mignon Fogarty (AKA Grammar Girl) talks about email salutations and parentheses, Lynn Glazier explores the culture of sexual harassment among teens, Hannah Classen discovers what ever happened to the food pill, Dan Misener looks at the "new old" way to be a pirate, and Peter Nowak of cbc.ca/technology drops by for a Net Neutrality update
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2009-09-20 - Spark 85: Augmented reality, chiptune jazz, and a world without email
Luis Suarez explains how he got rid of corporate email and replaced it with social software tools, Marla Thirsk is still on dial-up, Cathi Bond explains two trends in augmented reality, science fiction author Bruce Sterling contemplates the future implications of AR, Daniel Jones tells the story of NBC versus the pirates, Andy Baio crowdfunds a chiptune cover of Kind of Bloop, and THWOMP revives classic video game music in their "Nintendo cover band"
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2009-09-13 - Spark 84: Regrettable videos, Open Textbooks, and Twittering Taco Trucks
Timothy Tackett (AKA Mr UNSTABL3) takes a bath in a Burger King sink, Bill Wasik and Hal Niedzviecki on regrettable online videos, and what to do about them, Hannah Classen wonders what happened to the promise of a flying car, Eric Frank from Flat World Knowldge publishes open textbooks, Kate Arkless Gray and the BBC's World Service preserve endangered sounds with Save our Sounds, and Cyrus Farivar dines at Twittering taco trucks
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2009-08-26 - Spark in the Summer: Anil Dash and Gina Trapani on keeping last years model
Extended interview with Anil Dash and Gina Trapani.
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2009-08-19 - Spark in the Summer: Gary Hustwit on Objectified
Extended interview with Gary Hustwit.
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2009-08-12 - Spark in the Summer: William Deresiewicz on The End of Solitude
Extended interview with William Deresiewicz.
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2009-08-05 - Spark in the Summer: Rachel Wagner on digital culture and religion
Extended Interview with Rachel Wagner.
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2009-07-22 - Spark in the Summer: Carl Wilson on MP3s and the Sound of (Pop) Music
Extended Interview with Carl Wilson
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2009-07-29 - Spark in the Summer: Glen Hougan on designing for seniors
Extended interview with Glen Hougan.
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2009-07-15 - Spark in the Summer: Seth Godin on Tribes
Extended interview with Seth Godin
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2009-07-08 - Spark in the Summer: Jane McGonigal on gaming for the greater good
Extended interview with Jane McGonigal.
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2009-07-01 - Spark in the Summer: Ed Burtynsky on 10,000 year old photos
Extended interview with Ed Burtynsky.
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2009-06-24 - Episode 83: Corrupted files, what I wore, and email sabbaticals
Scott Jaschik on trust and digital cheating in the classroom, Dan Misener looks at "What I Wore"-style blogs, Jenny Carpenter investigates forensic linguistics and sentiment analysis, and danah boyd takes an email sabbatical
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2009-06-17 - Episode 82: Teen texting tales, accessible technology, and viral culture
Spark listeners call in with their terrifying teen texting tales, Al Rae tries to send and receive 80 texts in one day, Nora visits the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at the University of Toronto, and Bill Wasik on how the internet is changing culture
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2009-06-10 - Episode 81: Canadian broadband, Twaiku poetry, Cigarette vending machines, and Bookcamp
CANARIE's Bill St. Arnaud explains the current state of Canadian broadband, and comments on the OECD's recent broadband report, Rayat Deonandan writes Twitter haiku poems, Michael Keferl of CScout Japan explains Taspo, the Japanese RFID-enabled "tabacco passport," and Hugh McGuire explores the future of books and publishing in the digital age at BookCamp Toronto.
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2009-06-03 - Episode 80: Social Translation, Mapmaking 2.0, Drunk Dialing, and Open Cities
Ethan Zuckerman explains social translation and the multilingual web, Cyrus Farivar reports back from the Where 2.0 conference, Nora mentions Bad Decision Blocker iPhone app, and Gmail's Mail Goggles feature, and Andrea Reimer explains Vancouver's plan to open up municipal data
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2009-05-27 - Episode 79: Digital preservation, Exclamation Marks (!!!) and SPIN Farming
Seamus Ross, Dean of the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, explains digital preservation, Mignon Fogarty (AKA Grammar Girl) talks about exclamation marks and interrobangs, and Wally Satzewich starts a web-powered, veggie growing revolution called SPIN Farming
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2009-05-20 - Episode 78: Soaking dishes, driving tech innovation with porn, and cultural laziness
Stef and Luigi disagree about soaking dishes online with Sidetaker.com, Peter Nowak explains how the business of pornography fuels the business of technology, Kate Rich runs Feral Trade, a "freight network outside of commercial systems," and Cyrus Farivar admits his cultural laziness.
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2009-05-13 - Episode 77: QWERTY, Objectified, and Last Year's Model
Nora delves into the deep, dark history of the QWERTY keyboard layout (guests include: Martin Howard, Bill Buxton, Stan Liebowitz, Philip Steadman, and Jared Spool), Gary Hustwit interviews industrial design heavyweights for his documentary Objectified and Anil Dash and Gina Trapani want you to buy great gadgets, then keep them with LastYearsModel.org
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2009-05-06 - Episode 76: Online activism, lurking, mashups, and APIs
Anders Colding-Jrgensen created a real Facebook group about a fictitious cause: "No to the demolition of the Stork Fountain," Evgeny Morozov on Slactivism and the role social media can play in political activism, Jim Lebans defends lurking, Jer Thorp uses the NYT NewsWire API to control a smoke detector called the NewsAlarm, and explains the importance of APIs.
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2009-04-22 - Episode 75: Self-monitoring, interactive magazines, and a Twittering cat door
Gus and Penny (who are cats) use a Twittering Cat Door, Nicholas Felton on self-monitoring and Daytum.com, Nora and Elizabeth review some of the messy desktop contest entries submitted so far, Anand Agarwala explains human-computer action, and shows Nora Bumptop, and Tim Devin publishes I Left This Here for You to Read.
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2008-04-15 - Episode 74: Religion in a digital age, WiFi t-shirts, and curating the web
Rachel Wagner researches the intersection of digital culture and religion, and what it means for how we understand the sacred, Liane Balaban reads her poem "Wireless Networks," Nora and Jesse Wente try out the WiFi t-shirt, and Jason Kottke curates the web
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2009-04-10 - Hour-long Spark Special
As part of CBC's special programming on April 10, we put together a one hour-long "best of" program, featuring some of our favorite guests and items from past seasons, including: Ben Terrett's Things Our Friends Have Written On The Internet, David McCallum's Warbike, Christian Paynes grandmother on Twitter, Dan James's shingling, Tom Howell's Techiquette, Celeste McWhorter's gamedar, and Jenova Chen's video games with a sophisticated emotional palette.
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2009-04-08 - Episode 73: Copyright, the public domain, and remix culture
Kutiman remixes YouTube on THRU YOU, Teru remixes Nora's full interview with Kutiman to win Spark's remix contest, James Boyle tries to balance intellectual property rights and the public domain, and Jean Dryden demystifies Canadian copyright law.
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2009-04-01 - Episode 72: Roombas, Goodbye Emails and Facebook Mea Culpas
Paul Saulnier hacks a Roomba vacuum cleaner so that it moves away from you when you're angry.Saul Greenberg explains why it's hard for computers to understand what humans are feeling.Sean Prpick tells the story of how a Roomba brought pain to his marriage.Futurist Jamais Cascio looks at how we relate to robots, and why we treat them like pets.Megan Hustad wonders wonders why we're compelled to send out goodbye emails. Al Rae is using Facebook to find old friends and say he's sorry.
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2009-03-25 - Episode 71: Music & Technology
Pat and Patrick Costello organize The Ukulele Project to make instructional videos for Tom White's ukulele club in Ogoki Post, Ontario, Jonathan Berger explains why some people prefer the sizzling sound of MP3s, Carl Wilson on how technology influences the aesthetic of pop music, Nora tries out the Emotichair, a chair designed to give deaf people a richer experience of music, and Richard Cytowic studies synaesthesia, a "crossing of the senses"
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2008-03-18 - Episode 70: e-Fidgeting, road trip mixtapes, LIFT, and the return of aspic
Dan Misener fidgets with technology. James Levine and Chris Noessel explain why that might be a good thing. Grant Lawrence from CBC Radio 3 makes a road trip mixtape using Harmon Kardon's Amplified Journeys, Cyrus Farivar explores where the future went at the LIFT Conference, and Cathi Bond enjoys the gelatinous food that's all the retro rage: aspic
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2009-03-11 - Episode 69: Springboard, Metropath(ologies), and CRTC hearings
Cristina Matei designs Springboard, a social network for public transit, Judith Donath explores information overload through Metropath(ologies), Anil Dash unplugged for two weeks, and didn't miss anything, and Peter Nowak explains the current CRTC hearings
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2009-03-04 - Episode 68: Greener gadgets, the end of solitude, and becoming the master of your domain
Allan Chochinov of Core77 explains the Greener Gadgets Design Competition 2009, William Deresiewicz on The End of Solitude, Rhonda McEwen researches how university students use mobile phones and social networks to manage feelings of loneliness, Elizabeth Bowie discovers that ElizabethBowie.com is taken, then buys ElizabethBowie.ca, Peter Rukavina explains why everyone should get their own domain for their email, and Spark listeners own a lot of domains
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2009-02-25 - Episode 67: Twittering Grandma, Digital Legacy, and Ageism in Design
Christian Payne's grandmother is on Twitter, Paul Taylor combines genealogy and social networking with Arcalife, and Glen Hougan teaches his students to design for an aging population
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2009-02-11 - Episode 66: The tech gap in relationships, meta-movie reviews, and spatial intelligence
Bill Buxton and Elizabeth Russ explain the technology gap in their relationship, Twanna A. Hines on the importance of technological compatibility, Bill Buxton explains how a computer is unlike a pencil, David Edelstein explains how review aggregators are affecting film criticism, Nora tries her hand at the Rubik's 360, Will Shortz explains why our love affair with puzzles persists, Philip Servos on spatial intelligence and Rubik's puzzles, and 9 year-old Callum Moseley solves the Rubik's 360
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2009-02-04 - Episode 65: Laptops in the Kitchen, Games for Grownups, and ChangeCamp
On this episode of Spark, Hannah Classen brings tech into the kitchen to splatter-proof your internet recipes, Jenova Chen designs video games with a sophisticated emotional palette, Gerjon Zomer saves ink with the Ecofont, and Mark Kuznicki brings people together to re-imagine government and citizenship at ChangeCamp
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2009-01-28 - Episode 64: Blogs get unplugged, photos get real, and government gets visible
Ben Terrett prints blog posts on newsprint in Things Our Friends Have Written On The Internet, Dan Pacheco enabled citizen publishers with Printcasting, Liz explains print-on-demand photo technology like this photo frame from Prinics, Andy Kaplan-Myrth promotes government transparency through visiblegovernment.ca
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2009-01-21 - Episode 63: Whoppers, Facebookgate, and Leadership 2.0
Nora wonders what Burger King's Whopper Sacrifice campaign says about the nature of Facebook friendship, Brad J Ward investigates Facebookgate, Mitch Joel on social media, ethics and marketing, Andy Kaplan-Myrth promotes online tools for government transparency at VisibleGovernment.ca, and Seth Godin explains how the internet is changing leadership
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2009-01-14 - Episode 62: Laptops vs. Desktops, iPosture, Ethan Zuckerman and computer viruses in Sierra Leone
As laptops overtake desktops, ergonomist Rabiya Lallani explains the effect computers can have on our bodies.
Rabiya and Nora make a video to explain how to set up your laptop for proper ergonomics
Nora asks for your ideas on redesigning laptops
Ethan Zuckerman explains why the big wide world of the Web may actually be limiting the kind of information you get.
Craig Desson reports on Sierra Leone's computer virus pandemic
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2009-01-10 - Episode 61B: CES, Xenophiles, and what if gamers ran the world?
EPISODE 61 UPDATED W/ NEW CES CONTENT ON JAN 10, 2009 -- Nora checks in with Peter Nowak at CES 2009, Tom Armitage wonders What if Gamers Ran the World to discuss what video games can teach the leaders of tomorrow, Ethan Zuckerman on xenophiles, bridge figures, and third-culture kids, Update on Mitch Kapor's idea of a CTO for the USA
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2009-01-07 - Episode 61: CES, Xenophiles, and what if gamers ran the world?
Nora checks in with Peter Nowak at CES 2009, Tom Armitage wonders What if Gamers Ran the World to discuss what video games can teach the leaders of tomorrow, Ethan Zuckerman on xenophiles, bridge figures, and third-culture kids, Update on Mitch Kapor's idea of a CTO for the USA
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2008-12-30 - Episode 60: 27 Ideas in 27 Minutes
This week, Spark tried something a little different. Producer Jane Farrow put together a special episode chock-full of fresh ideas for 2009.
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2008-12-24 - Episode 59: Clay Shirky on your cognitive surplus
This week on Spark, a feature interview with Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. Clay and host Nora Young talk about the pros and cons of social media, new online business models online, and how big change comes from human motivation, not shiny new technologies.
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2008-12-17 - Episode 58: Memory, Wikipedia,and Sewing 2.0
Angela Troyer explains why ballroom dancing can help improve your memory, Gary Small says you can teach an old brain new tricks, Cathi Bond explores sewing's resurgence (pun intended), and Chris Jensen assigns his students Wikipedia homework
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2008-12-10 - Episode 57: Government transparency, blogs, and vlogs
Rahaf Harfoush explains what Obama's campaign and change.gov can teach Canadian politicians about transparency, Tom Steinberg makes it easy to track elected officials using They Work for You, Merlin Mann answers your questions about blogging, and Heather Gold bridges the geek/non-geek divide to explain vlogging
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2008-12-03 - Episode 56: Boot-up Times and Iconoclasts
On this episode of Spark: David Schlesinger represents call centre employees who are suing over long boot-up and login times, Matt Richtel explains the future of quick-booting computers, Andy Hertzfeld tells the story of saving lives by reducing boot times, and Gregory Berns on Iconoclasts
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2008-11-26 - Episode 55
On this episode of Spark, Tony Hsieh blogs about the layoffs at his company, Zappos.com, Don Tapscott explains the Net Generation's new expectations for work, Dan James of silverorange divides his time between CEOing and shingling, and Vincent Lam explains how to be a writer and a doctor.
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2008-11-19 - Episode 54
Gavin O'Carroll sends postcards to his relatives using Send With Peggy, Don Tapscott explains how the "Net Generation" thinks differently, Pete Nowak explains what system access fees are and why they're disappearing, and Merlin Mann helps build an audience for your blog without alienating the people you admire
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2008-11-12 - Episode 53
On this episode of Spark: Jackie Sharkey explains internet use in Nunavut, Spark listeners do their best dial-up impressions, Nora introduces Spark Lite, our low-bandwidth podcast, Laurence Ashworth explains marketing electronics to women, Ying Cheng develops technology for women, and started the No More Pink Phone movement, Nora tries out the GenderAnalyzer, and Merlin Mann encourages bloggers to get better.
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2008-11-05 - Episode 52
On this episode of Spark, small design decisions with big consequences: Bill Gauley tests toilets for efficiency, Raphael Grignani designs mobile phones for billions of people, Spark listeners weigh in on the future of the phone book, and Dan signs up and signs on with OpenID.
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2008-10-29 - Episode 51
Twanna A. Hines explains the group dating trend, Merlin Mann talks about managing expectations on your blog, Dan asks "How am I supposed to use this phone with my mittens on?" Duncan Elliott explains capacitive touchscreens, Spark listeners call 1-877-34-SPARK, and Alex (Sandy) Pentland sends out Honest Signals.
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2008-10-15 - Episode 49
Jean Snow looks back at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, Peter Nowak visits the Brookhaven Lab to learn about Tennis for Two, Merlin Mann teaches Nora to think about her blog audience, Nora falls asleep,
Tapani Salmi wakes Nora up to explain HappyWakeUp, and Quinn Norton reflects on the human-robot interfaces and the HAL exoskeleton.
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2008-10-08 - Episode 48
Dan talks to Ilona Dougherty, Richard Akerman, and Grace Lake about voting online, Nora introduces our new toll-free number: 1-877-34-SPARK, Spark listeners talk about their workplace computer woes, Lisagaye Tomlinson and Paul Martine BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer), Nora talks to Merlin Mann about his upcoming series, and Jane McGonigal explains Superstruct, and gaming for the greater good.
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2008-10-01 - Episode 47
Bill Parry's tale of two laptops, Nathan Eagle empowers people in the Dominican Republic and Kenya through text messages with txteagle, Ken Njoroge sells ringtones to Kenyans, Canada's Digital Wish List: Lynn Sutherland, Charles Zamaria and Sylvain GrandMaison on the French-English digital divide in Canada.
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2008-09-24 - Episode 46
On this episode of Spark, Stephen Baker introduces Nora to The Numerati, Canada's Digital Wish List: Ron Deibert, director of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, Spark listeners Ed Shaw and Stuart Croall add their wishes to the Digital Wish List, Gina Trapani talks to Nora while riding her solar powered, GPS enabled, picture-taking Flickr Bike, and Terry O'Reilly looks at the resurgence of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, and the delicate art of marketing to urban hipsters.
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2008-09-17 - Episode 45
On this episode of Spark, Matt Richtel writes a Twiller - a thriller novel on Twitter, Merlin Mann tells Nora what makes a good blog, Heather Creech talks about her Digital Wish List for the upcoming election, Mitch Kapoor thinks countries should have CTOs - Chief Technology Officers.
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2008-09-10 - Episode 44
Brewster Kahle, of Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine, talks about why, for the sake of our culture, we need to digitize works of print, audio and video. You do your best impressions of a dial-up connection. Katherine Monk weighs in on when movie CGI works and when it just seems fake and creepy. Photographer Ed Burtynsky proposes the Gallery of the Long Now, and photographs that will last 10,000 years.
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2008-09-03 - Episode 43
Nora escapes from phone tree hell to host a new season of Spark. Shai Berger makes calling big business easier with Fonolo.com. Richard Rose explains what's new in speech recognition research. Pete Nowak gives Nora the 411 on Canadian data plans and consumer discontent.Elsabet Gunnarsdttir is in Dale, Norway and listening to the world via the Telemegaphone project. Chemistry teachers Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams send their students home with podcasts, not homework.
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Spark in the Summer 10 - Telemegaphone Project
A sneak peak at an upcoming item for our first show of Season 2 about a very loud phone on top of a mountain in Norway.
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Spark in the Summer 9 - We're Back!
Spark is back and gearing up for Season 2.
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Spark in the Summer 8 - Clay Shirky
From May 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Clay Shirky
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Spark in the Summer 7 - Malle Vallik
From May 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Malle Vallik.
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Spark in the Summer 6 - Derek K. Miller
From April 2008, Nora Young's full interview with Derek K. Miller.
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Spark in the Summer 5 - Microcelebrities
From March 2008, Nora Young's full panel with Theresa Senft, Sarah Meyers, and Merlin Mann on Microcelebrity
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2008-06-18 - Episode 42
Chris Higgins discovers Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid's digital version of Jamie Livingston's 'Polaroid a Day' project, Nora gives an update on Spark's Grandma Dinner, Nora mentions her full interview with Jonathan Zittrain, and Ken Banks explains what the west can learn from cell phone use in Africa
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2008-06-11 - Episode 41
Valrie Lamontagne tells the story of Peau d'ne, and talks about her Sun, Moon, and Sky dresses, Roel Vertegaal reshapes computers, Merlin Mann explains how to deal with Turkey Bacn: those unwanted email forwards that clog up your inbox, and Paolo Prandoni builds "billboards that look back."
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2008-06-04 - Episode 40
Eugene Potapov helps deer blog, Steven Johnson on the state of the Geoweb, Justin Hall explains PMOG, the Passively Multiplayer Online Game, and Ron Baecker develops memory prosthetics for seniors, amnesics, and Alzheimer's patients
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2008-05-28 - Episode 39
Harlequin's Malle Vallik publishes romance 2.0, Amber Mac explains what the US switch to digital broadcasting in 2009 means for Canadians, Nora introduces Elena, star of Spark's upcoming Grandma Dinner, and Bill Buxton on webcams, telepresence, and if location matters anymore. Go to cbc.ca/spark for links, information, full interviews, and contests.
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2008-05-21 - Episode 38
Clay Shirky talks about our cognitive surplus. Merlin Mann helps Nora cringe-bust her TODO list with 3 easy tips. Spark listeners share their tips too. Nora thinks voicemail is obsolete, and you fill our inbox with your opinions. Kate Raynes-Goldie reports back from ROFLCon with her take on internet memes.And I Can Has Reuseable Grocery Bag? Enter Spark's lolcat contest.
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2008-05-14 - Podcast repeats?
The on-air version of Spark is a repeat this week. Instead of replaying it, Nora talks to Raj Patel about podcast repeats. If you're looking for the episode that went to air this week, see http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2008/02/show_notes_february_13_2008.html
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2008-05-07 - Episode 36
Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom closes its doors, Beth Coleman on participation, ownership and identity in online virtual worlds, Spark listeners share their "off the grid" stories, John Sanderson tries to keep large trucks from getting stuck in Wedmore, England, and Michael Feir gives Nora a tour of the internet from the perspective of a blind person.
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2008-04-30 - Episode 35
Derek K. Miller wonders if he needs a digital executor, Amber Mac explains Creative Commons, Catherine tells the story of losing her digital photos when her Powerbook died, Merlin Mann of 43Folders.com builds a Disaster Preparedness Kit for your digital life, The Guardian's Charles Arthur explains Phorm's partnership with UK ISP to deliver targeted advertising and Lauren Weinstein thinks ISPs shouldn't have right to intercept users' internet communications.
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2008-04-23 - Episode 34
Patrick Griffin designs fonts and sells them online at MyFonts, Virginia Postrel explains the cultural currency of type, Jeff MacIntyre uses zenware to focus on his writing, Dane Watkins tests small communities for their collective dysfunctions through his art project Disorder and Naomi S. Baron on how digital technology affects the way we read and write.
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2008-04-16 - Episode 33
Jenny Sparrow learns that her "unlimited" internet plan actually has some limitations, Bill St. Arnaud on how Canada's broadband access compares to the rest of the world, Spark introduces new video columns, Amber Mac explains Net Neutrality, and why you should care, and Bell's Mirko Bibic on traffic shaping and net neutrality.
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2008-04-09 - Episode 32
Robert Scoble and Brad Kellett document obsolete skills, Peter Hirschberg shares his love of games through his own personal arcade, Tom Lucier on people who have never dealt a physical hand of solitaire, Jayant Agarwalla and John Chew on the popular and controversial digital Scrabble game Scrabulous, and Sam Flemming on the Chinese trend of Tuangou ("team-buying")
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2008-04-02 - Episode 31
Ian Usher sells his life on eBay, Michael Sikorsky crowdsources through Cambrian House, Amber Mac explains why Canadians often can't watch TV online, Nora mentions Hector Serrano's Reduced Carbon Footprint Souvenir concept, Adrian Bowyer on the new manufacturing model that the 3D printer might create, and a panel: Theresa Senft, Sarah Meyers, and Merlin Mann on microcelebrity
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2008-03-26 - Episode 30
Spark listeners are geeks, Craig Desson joins the Dork Army, a group of Canadian professional video gamers, Celeste McWhorter defines gamedar, Andr Meadows is a self-professed "proud certified black nerd," Raafi Rivero on the rise of the black nerd, and Ivan Bowman uses a robot to telecommute from Halifax to Waterloo.
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2008-03-19 - Episode 29
Lee LeFever explains technology In Plain English, Laurent Haug bridges the divide in the kitchen through grandma dinners, and Andr Caron explains the mobile digital divide.
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2008-03-12 - Episode 28
Eszter Hargittai uses her camera to remember the cheese she likes, Saul Greenberg on how technology has changed the way we remember, Clive Thompson asks if an outboard brain makes you stupid, Patrick Davidson on the cognitive neuroscience of memory, danah boyd shares her algorithms for dumb security questions, Tom Lucier on spilled beer and Barilliant, and Genevieve Bell on keeping track of your digital lies
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2008-03-05 - Episode 27
Nora tells the story of the Virginia Snow Day, Marc Fisher and danah boyd on what the snow day story says about digital culture right now, Dr. Brian Goldman reveals the correct diagnoses in our cyberchondriacs contest, Steven Skolne invents a new sport: speedcabling, and Nora challenges cable wizard Keith Murray to a speedcabling match.
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2008-02-27 - Episode 26
A repeat podcast from January 9, 2008: Nora needs to pee, and consults MizPee, Carlo Ratti maps the Wikicity, Joe Pompei beams sound with the Audio Spotlight, Kristen Nauth explains multisensory marketing, Dan Ackerman Greenberg greases the wheels of viral video, Jean Burgess on the viral nature of the web, and Nora introduces the Spark Wiki, then asks for your questions for her interview with Howard Rheingold.
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2008-02-20 - Episode 25
The top health searches of 2007, Steve Lohr on Google Health and the consumerization of health information, Spark and White Coat, Black Art team up to give two listeners medical conditions, Keith Laycock explains why you can't use cell phones in the hospital, and Judy Illes on the ethics of cognitive enhancement drugs.
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2008-02-13 - Episode 24
Dan Misener accidentally receives someone else's email, a Spark listener uncovers digital evidence for divorce cases, David Paccioco explains on how the law treats digital evidence, Lawyer Lou Brzezinski carries a blank laptop, Clive Thompson keeps the his most important information on his laptop, not in his head, Nora mentions Spark's self-diagnosis contest, and Nick Carr explains the big switch in computing.
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2008-02-06 - Episode 23
Kevin Lawver and Saffron write very short stories called Ficlets, Tom Howell defends idiosyncrasy, Michael Kinsley tells the story of the LA Times Wikitorial, Calendar Girl makes a collaborative record through Calendar Songs, and Howard Rheingold on collaborative technology and collective action.
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2008-01-30 - Episode 22
Nora builds a Virtual Nora with My Virtual Model, Ian McCarthy explains mass customization, Julien Smith says the web is built for text, Jim Glass searches audio with the MIT Lecture Browser, James Graham harvests the energy of human movement with crowd farms, and Dan Misener bundles up.
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2008-01-23 - Episode 21
Luke Closs measures his energy use with his Kill-a-watt, Michael Bhardwaj fights vampire power, Alex Steffen blogs bright green at Worldchanging, Bruce MacDougall poses an energy riddle, Tom Howell investigates obsolete armoires, and Bill St. Arnaud explains how the Internet causes carbon emissions.
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2008-01-16 - Episode 20
Alex Pang on "Googling your stuff" with RFID tags, Justin Langois turns RSS feeds into art in With Love, RSS, Virginia Heffernan defends lurking, Maddy Janse builds the connected house of the future with the Amigo Project, and Alex Pang returns to explore the future of RFID
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2008-01-09 - Episode 19
Nora needs to pee, and consults MizPee, Carlo Ratti maps the Wikicity, Joe Pompei beams sound with the Audio Spotlight, Kristen Nauth explains multisensory marketing, Dan Ackerman Greenberg greases the wheels of viral video, Jean Burgess on the viral nature of the web, and Nora introduces the Spark Wiki, then asks for your questions for her interview with Howard Rheingold.
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2008-01-02 - Episode 18
Spark listeners share their technological New Year's resolutions, Gina Trapani boosts her productivity with some New Year's life hacks, Spark producer Elizabeth de-clutters by donating her CD-ROMs to MOOT, the Museum of Obsolete Technologies, Rick Prelinger archives ephemeral films, and students at George Brown College resolve to learn to type
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2007-12-26 - Episode 17
Spark listeners watch TV on demand, Matthew Cashmore on the shared experience of television, Nora and Cathi Bond watch a giant outdoor television, Peter Rukavina explains living with a Nabaztag WiFi-enabled rabbit, and Anand Giridharadas explains outsourcing 2.0.
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2007-12-19 - Episode 16
Frank Branham explains why so many board games come with DVDs, Tom Lucier has a love/hate relationship with USB gadgets as Christmas gifts, Darsha Hewitt turns electronic toys into circuit bent instruments, Jay Baydala wants to eliminate extreme poverty through ChristmasFuture, Techiquette: Tom Howell asks if it's ethical to upgrade to the latest power-hungry electronics
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2007-12-12 - Episode 15
George Norman Lippert writes Harry Potter fan fiction, Denis McGrath on fan fiction, Daniel Gervais on the legal implications of fan fiction and remix culture, Rick Prelinger on the peaceful co-existence of fee and free (full interview, Spark listeners confess their love for old technology, the University of Manitoba holds a funeral for its mainframe, and Mitch Joel on online reputation management.
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2007-12-05 - Episode 14
What the heck is my kid doing? Technology that parents just don't understand, high school students Rose and Brad from Spartan Youth Radio explain how they use technology, Barbara Coloroso on parenting in the age of surveillance, Emily Want on Anne's Diary, a social networking site for girls, kids explain the technology their parents just don't understand, Tom Lucier is a paper man, and students from Spartan Youth Radio explain their relationships with technology.
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2007-11-28 - Episode 13
(Some) Spark listeners are geeks, Craig Desson joins the Dork Army, a group of Canadian professional video gamers, Celeste McWhorter defines gamedar, Andr Meadows is a self-professed "proud certified black nerd," Raafi Rivero on the rise of the black nerd, and Anand Giridharadas explains outsourcing 2.0.
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2007-11-21 - Episode 12
Matthew Cashmore on the shared experience of television, Nora and Cathi Bond watch a giant outdoor television, Peter Rukavina explains living with a Nabaztag WiFi-enabled rabbit, Techiquette: Tom Howell investigates the ethics of personal outsourcing, and Anand Giridharadas explains outsourcing 2.0
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2007-11-14 - Episode 11
Elizabeth Bowie admits her WiFi is unsecure, Rob Burbach explains the latest trends in credit card fraud, Tracey Black explains the next generation of payment systems -- the chip card, Roger Ball measures Chinese head and face shapes for the SizeChina project, Robert Beggs helps Elizabeth secure her WiFi, Darin Myman on the BigString self-destructing email service, and Robert Ransick explains his artwork Casa Segura.
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2007-11-07 - Episode 10
Lorraine Gauthier gives John Van Dusen's wartime house a green makeover as part of the Now House project, John Moralee and Tom Steinberg improve their neighbourhoods using FixMyStreet , Techiquette: Tom Howell investigates the legalities and ethics of using your neighbour's WiFi, the grade five class at Market Lane Public School cranks dat Soulja Boy, and Xiaochang Li explains the success of Soulja Boy and how internet trends cross over into the mainstream.
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2007-10-31 - Episode 9
Are advertisements becoming smarter than we are? Nick Prigioniero explains marketing through narrowcasting, Anastasia Goodstein on marketing to kids in virtual worlds, John Furneaux tells us how Life Brand tissue boxes got their stripes, Allen Adamson on product repackaging trends, and Tom Howell spins hybrid vinyl CDs right round, baby, right round.
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2007-10-24 - Episode 8
Adrian Bowyer prints in 3D with RepRap, Richard Harper demystifies the paperless office, Jeff Bilmes controls a mouse pointer with the vocal joystick, Jamais Cascio and William Gibson on the future of the 3D Web, and Cory Kidd and Amna Carreiro on Autom: A Robotic Weight Loss Coach
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2007-10-17 - Episode 7
Matthew Seiler brews some do-it-yourself root beer, Sherry Huss on Maker Faire and the DIY movement, Jamais Cascio and William Gibson on smart environments and the future of the Internet, Journalism student Catherine Rolfsen interviews Andrew Keen and Rahaf Harfoursh about the future of newspapers, your reactions to cell phones on airplanes,and Nora and Tom Howell try to change traffic lights using magnets
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2007-10-10 - Episode 6
Nora rides David McCallum's Warbike, Jesse Wente unwires his house with Internet over Power Lines, William Kamkwamba builds a windmill to bring electricity to his home, Ory Okolloh on the power of blogging in Africa, Nora mentions Afrigator, an African blog aggregator, Promo for next episode: William Gibson interview, Techiquette: Is it OK to use your cell phone on an airplane?
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2007-10-03 - Episode 5
On this episode of Spark: Nora drops her cellphone in the sink, the toilet, and the pool, Karen Ryan on Trash Luxe, design that finds "beauty in unexpected and unwanted materials,"CScout Japan's Michael Keferl explains QR codes, Ivan Bowman answers questions about his robot IvanAnywhere, Lane Becker and Patti Roll on crowdsourced customer service with Satisfaction, and Khoi Vinh on designed deterioration.
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2007-09-26 - Episode 4
Mike Partridge explains his cochlear implant, Kevin Englehart on the new wave of artificial limbs, Ryan Knighton on computer screen reader monotony, Spark visits a German-style games night at Drexoll Games in Vancouver, is it OK to look at someone else's browser history?, David Sky writes a sequencer plugin for Audacity, Pedro Mendes on Digital camera hacks, and Andy Thompson and Patrick Condon on the return of the trailer park.
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2007-09-05 - Episode 1
On the first episode of Spark, Nora Young explores Plagiarism 2.0, cleaning your keyboard in the dishwasher, interactive film, and Omlet.
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The most important invention in the history of being a sports fan!
On this edition of sportology…the story you never knew about your TV remote. A tale of death...dashed dreams...and people listening in on phone calls. My phone call that is! We’re going to take a look at the most important invention in the history of being a sports fan…and remember those who brought it to us.
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From undercover agent to NBA refereee: The story of Bobby Covert
These days he blows a whistle as a referee in the NBA...thirty years ago he blew the whistle on the mob. Our sportologist Nick Purdon has the fascinating story of Bob Delaney...AKA Bobby Covert.
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The NFL in Canada.
For the first time in history the National Football League will play a regular-season game in Canada.
The Buffalo Bills will take the field in Toronto against the Miami Dolphins on December 7th.
Our "sportoloist" Nick Purdon remembers a time when bringing 4-down football into 3-down territory was met with loud opposition.
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Political kickoffs at the Grey cup.
It's Montreal versus Calgary in the 96th edition of the Grey Cup.
The Allouettes and the Stampeders have rarely faced each other in the CFL championship.
In fact the last time they met was in 1970 when Pierre Trudeau kicked the ceremonial kickoff.
In those days Prime Ministers used to do that sort of thing.
So what’s the likelihood of that kind of thing happening again.
Our "sportologist" Nick Purdon answers that question.
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Sports and War.
With Remembrance Day upon us, Nick Purdon takes a look at the long and complicated relationship between sports and war.
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The Vendee Globe.
One of the most grueling and dangerous sporting events ever conceived begins this weekend. The Vendee Globe is a three-month solo sailing race around the world. The race takes place every four years and begins in the relatively calm waters off the coast of France. Then, the sailors - among them a Canadian - head south and into the the most violent ocean on the planet. Our sports columnist Nick Purdon has more.
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The hardest slapshot in the NHL gets immortalized in bronze!
There is now a statue of the NHL's most potent slapshot. Al MacInnis - the famous defenceman from Nova Scotia - already has a Stanley Cup ring, an Olympic Gold medal and his number hanging from the rafters of an NHL rink. Now he's been immortalized in bronze outside the Scottrade Centre in St. Louis. The statue shows MacInnis winding up to fire his legendary bullet from the point.
Our sportologist has the story of how MacInnis learned to shoot the puck so hard.
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Two-degrees of Mike Sillinger...with bonus Sillinger interview!
Forget 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. Your Sportologist Nick Purdon explains "Two-degrees of Mike Sillinger."
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Wayne quits: The sportology take...with bonus interview!
Wayne Gretzky has quit as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, and as your loyal sportologist I want to explain a couple of things. Why Wayne wasn’t a very good coach to begin with. And what the news means for the Great One’s legacy.
Also keep listening after the column for my full interview with Stephen Brunt...whose book "Gretzky's Tears Hockey, Canada, and the Day Everything Changed" will be published by Random House.
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All sports TV turns 30 - the story of ESPN
One of the biggest developments in television history took place 30 years ago.The birth of ESPN. ESPN, which stands for the "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network" was the first network to broadcast 24 hours a day 7 days a week. They did it even before CNN. To mark the 30th anniversary of all-sports television, your Sportologist Nick Purdon has the remarkable story of how ESPN got started.
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The Phoenix Coyotes have fans!
Well so far the court proceedings around the Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy case has solved little about who will ultimately own the team. In the meantime here's something to think about. There actually are hockey fans in Phoenix! Have a listen.
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What does a winter Olympic athlete do in the summer?
The countdown continues to the Vancouver Olympic winter games. And the proximity of the games, along with the brilliant sunshine outside, has sportologist Nick Purdon wondering...what exactly does a winter Olympic athlete do in the summer?
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The epic escape of the Hudec family.
With the Vancouver Olympic games now a mere 6 months away sportologist Nick Purdon has the story of Canadian Olympic ski hopeful Jan Hudec. Hudec has spent a lot of his summer rehabilitating his left knee after tearing the ligaments in February. At that time he'd just finished rehabbing the same injury to his right knee. But if all the rehab ever gets him down, all he has to do is remember his family's epic journey.
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The newest Crazy Canuck
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic games are getting closer and closer.And so, sportologist Nick Purdon thought he'd start getting you ready. Here Nick introduces us to a sport that will make its Olympic debut at the Vancouver games...and the Crazy Canuck who just might be racing for Canada.
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Rock climbing legend John Bachar falls to his death.
This week sportologist Nick Purdon marks the passing of a rock climbing legend. John Bachar stood out in the climbing community because he was what is called a "free-solo" climber.That means he didn't use ropes to protect him from falling. Earlier this summer, at age 52, John Bachar fell to his death while climbing near his home in southern California. Here's John Bachar's story.
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Cooperstown controversy: Clear a shelf for the baseball scouts!
It was hall of fame weekend in baseball. Several legendary players were inducted into Cooperstown. Among them Rickey Henderson - baseball's all-time stolen bases leader. But this week sportologist Nick Purdon wants to talk instead about who wasn't inducted.
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Sports 2.0
There's been a lot of talk recently about how social media sites, like facebook and twitter, are changing the news business. How citizen journalists are replacing professional reporters paid by newspapers and TV networks. This week sportologist Nick Purdon explores how social media are changing the world of sports reporting.
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There she goes: Sportology and the home run call.
Ever since baseball players began hitting home runs, broadcasters began delivering signature home run calls. For example when a Toronto Blue Jay hits a homer, Jerry Howarth likes to say "There she goes!" Major league baseball's annual home run derby got your sportologist thinking of all the ways of saying "there she goes".
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The story of Tommy John surgery
Look through any major league baseball roster and I guarantee you'll find a couple of players who've had "Tommy John" surgery. Your sportologist talks to Mr. John himself about the ground-breaking procedure.
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Svein Tuft: the Grizzly Adams of cycling.
Svein Tuft began with a 40 dollar bicycle. He welded a trailer on the back for his dog to ride in, then he pedalled off into the wilderness for months at a time.
He's now 4-time Canadian cycling time trial champion. Tuft, from Langley B.C., won this year's event in Quebec. Your sportologist Nick Purdon has the remarkable story of how Svein Tuft got into bike racing.
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Wimbledon: Get your grunt on!
The world's loudest grunters have descended on surburban London for the world's oldest tennis tournament. And one of the big sideline stories at Wimbledon this is how loudly some of the women players grunt each time they hit the ball. It has reached the point where tennis' governing body is looking into punishing those who make too much noise on the court. Sportologist Nick Purdon heads to his local tennis club to figure out what's going on.
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Meet Lord Stanley's engraver.
The Stanley Cup has begun its summer journey with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Each player on the team is allowed to take the trophy home for one single day. Then late in the summer the Stanley Cup is flown secretly to Montreal.
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When the "can't-miss" prospect misses.
In time for the major league baseball draft, your Sportologist Nick Purdon has the cautionary tale story of how hype can ruin a career.
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Let's not forget: Syd is still a kid.
Sportologist Nick Purdon reminds us all that Syd the Kid is still well...a kid.
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The Windsor Spitfires: Lifting a city on their backs.
The Windsor Spitfires defeated the Kelowna Rockets in the Memorial Cup championship game on the weekend.
And while Windsor has been hard hit by the economic downturn...your sportologist Nick Purdon reports how their hockey team has helped the city cope.
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Jack Kerouac's fantasy baseball league.
This week on the Sportology podcast Jack Kerouac's fantasy baseball league. That's right a new book outlines how the famous beat writer created a fictional baseball league when he was a teenager. And by all accounts Kerouac maintained the league until his death and kept it secret from the rest of the beat writers.
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The Defection of Sergei Fedorov
Much has been made in the NHL playoffs of outstanding play of the young Russian sniper Alexander Ovechkin. After all, Ovechkin has been on fire. But your sportologist Nick Purdon points out, the path of the young star was paved years ago by his grizzled Russian teammate Sergei Fedorov.
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An ode to the hockey mom.
With mother's day upon us, your sportologist, takes a few minutes to thank the hockey mom.
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Homeless soccer team makes the (regular) league finals!
This week your sportologist Nick Purdon has the story of a homeless soccer team. The team is made up of players who, at one time or another, didn't have a place to live. Some of the players have even struggled with addictions and mental health issues.
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Oiler nation. Canuck nation. Red Sox nation: Where did the (irritating) obsession with sports 'nations' come from?
The question is how did we get here? Where did this nation thing start?
Well in southern Conneticut of course, with a guy named Nathan Cobb...
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Vin Scully: Greatest Broadcaster of all time!
Your sportologist Nick Purdon has the story of baseball's poet laureate Vin Scully embarking on his 60...and likely his last season...calling Los Angeles Dodgers games.
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Waka Waka! The cult sensation of Florida Panthers play-by-play man Randy Moller!
Well you wouldn't exactly call south Florida "hockey country". But that might be changing. For one…the NHL's Florida Panthers are taking a run at the playoffs for the first time since 2000. But it seems they've also got a cult hero on their hands. Your sportologist Nick Purdon, has the story.
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The meaning of the Mullet
Some call it the Kentucky waterfall. Others simply call it the neck warmer. But up here in the great white north it's simply known as "the mullet." Recently the Manchester Monarchs - a team in the American Hockey League - celebrated the rich history of the mullet with "Rock the Mullet Night." That got your sportologist, Nick Purdon, wondering if the mullet might have a deeper meaning these days.
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Team Canada: Booted from the World Baseball Classic.
The star-studded Canadian national baseball team was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by an Italian squad made up of mostly semi-pro players. Your sportologist Nick Purdon watched the game with the fans at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Here's Nick.
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Hockey and the heart: The dangers of beer league hockey.
Sportologist Nick Purdon has the tragic story of a man who died with his skates on...and some tips to ensure the same thing doesn't happen to you.
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Black Ice: the story of an all-black hockey league that once flourished in the Maritimes.
If historians had hockey cards George Fosty's would read like this. In 7 seasons of research he's poured over 6-thousand hockey sources from 48 countries in 13 languages. He's managed to cobble together the most comprehensive understanding of what was called the "coloured hockey league of the maritimes"…back in the late 1890's.
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The longest losing streak in Canadian sports history comes to an end: The story of the RMC Palladins' first ever victory.
If you scan the sports headlines this week there’s a lot of bad news. The best player in baseball has confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs.
NHL bad boy Sean Avery is back playing hockey. The Montreal Canadiens are in the tank.
And so, your loyal sportologist thought he'd cheer everyone up with some good news from the sports universe. Here’s a small, but inspiring story, of a team that finally broke the longest losing streak in Canadian sports history.
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The Darkside of the NFL (just in time for the Super Bowl)
Hello and welcome to sportology. NP here. This week as the hype mounts before Sunday's Super Bowl...here's a story to remember about the great and golden NFL.
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Presidential Sports: Obama and his love of hoops.
Barack Obama was sworn in this week as the 44th president of the United States. Our sportologist Nick Purdon takes a look at sports in the White House and the meaning behind Obama's love of basketball.
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The Religion of the Montreal Canadiens.
Are the Montreal Canadiens a religion? A new course in the theology department at the University of Montreal tackles that thorny question. Your sportologist Nick Purdon has more.
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Branding and the Bong: the Michael Phelps story.
This week our "sportologist" Nick Purdon…takes a look at the yelps about Michael Phelps smoking pot.
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Stranger than Fiction - March 13, 2011 - Joseph Boyden
Joseph Boyden takes us into his personal battle with darkness and back toward the light in his harrowing true story, "The First Time I Died."
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Stranger than Fiction - March 6, 2011 - Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti recounts her desire for a life free from the turmoil of lust in her true story, "The Impossibility of Amputation."
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Stranger than Fiction - February 27, 2011 - Miguel Syjuco
Miguel Syjuco puts aside his personal dignity when he volunteers for an unusual experiment in his true story, "Guinea Pig.”
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Stranger than Fiction - February 13, 2011 - Elizabeth Kelly
Elizabeth Kelly asks big questions that cost her the part of the Virgin Mary in her true story, "Wirgin for Short but not for Long."
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Stranger than Fiction - February 6, 2011 - David Bezmozgis
David Bezmozgis makes an unlikely decision the first time he's left in charge of preserving his own life, in his true story, “Blue Mountain.”
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Stranger than Fiction - January 16, 2011 - Nino Ricci
Nino Ricci reveals a surprisingly gritty facet of his past in his true story, "My Life as an Entrepreneur."
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Stranger than Fiction - January 9, 2011 - Heather O'Neill
Heather O'Neill reaches back to her childhood to uncover the roots of her inspiration as a writer in her true story, "The Loveliest Mistake."
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TSE - Jan 22, 2012 Podcast
Michael Enright presents his latest essay: a Scottish Nationalist Panel: Frank Faulk's documentary "Groom With a View": Credit Rating Agencies discussion with Doug Henwood: and Canada's new Parliamentary Poet Laureate Fred Wah
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TSE - Jan.15th, 2012 Podcast
Michael Enrigt presents his essay: interview with Lara Brown on Republicans: Kyla Hannington's personal essay: Tolstoy’s legacy two Canadian's on why the great man of Russian literature endures: interview with Sophia Tolstoy's biographer Sophia Popoff: Ted Dykstra on his stage adaptation of Tolstoy’s novella, The Kreutzer Sonata: Documentary Notes on a Recovery: interview with Death Row Warden Jeanne Woodford
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TSE - Jan. 8th, 2012 Podcast
Michael's Essay Crime Against Women: Monetizing Mommy-hood: Mail about fairness: Israel's Rosa Parks: The Unmaking of Israel: Cornish Pasty: Whither the Liberals: Essay about Raising Teenagers
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TSE - Jan. 1st, 2012 Podcast
Michael's essay: Fairness panel: Online dating Essay: That's Cheezies with a Zed documentary: Religion and Politics Panel: What in the World Year-end Quiz
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The Sunday Edition Podcast December 18th, 2011
Michael's Essay: Missing Women: Remembering Christopher Hitchens: Bashir Makhtal's lawsuit: The Sojourners in concert
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The Sunday Edition Podcast December 11th, 2011
Michael's Xmas Concert Essay: Icelandic President Interview: Jim Mezon Interview: Go Tell it on the Mountain Doc: Future of Europe Interview: Act Your Age Doc
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The Sunday Edition Podcast December 4th, 2011
Michael's Essay: 92 year old track star Olga Kotelko: Thinking Fast and Slow author: Gift Buying Documentary: Science and Islam: Winter Tales
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The Sunday Edition Podcast November 27th, 2011
Michael's essay: Intellectually disabled lawsuit: Cancer prevention and environmental factors: Charley Boorman: Ariel Dorfman: Winter Tales story
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The Sunday Edition Podcast November 20th, 2011
Michael's essay on e-mail etiquette : Interview with Umberto Eco : Cancer donations panel : Tom Kent obit : Winter Tales Jack Hodgins
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The Sunday Edition Podcast November 13th, 2011
Michael's Essay - Horse Whisperer: Alan Arkin: original Diane Schoemperlen story in Winter Tales series: Joan Didion: Luis Moreno Ocampo; Canadian Wheat Board
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The Sunday Edition, November 6, 2011
Michael Enright presents, his latest essay: a panel exploring allergies: author David Wilson and his latest book Thomas D'Arcy McGee Volume 2 Extreme Moderate: author Deborah Lipstadt and her latest book The Eichmann Trial: author Adam Gopnik's latest book Winter Five Windows on the Season: Winter Tales part one: a documentary about pilot poet Dave Padden.
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The Sunday Edition Podcast October 30, 2011
Sunday October 30th we celebrate CBC's 75th anniversary with three hours of music, comedy, special guests and lots of highlights from the CBC archives all hosted by Michael Enright.
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The Sunday Edition Podcast October 23rd, 2011
A conversation with Andrew Tabler about the deteriorating situation in Syria : Occupy Toronto mail and do protesters vote : documentary on 70th anniversary of Japanese-Canadian baseball team the Asahi : Leila Ahmed author of A Quiet Revolution, about the resurgence of the veil : Interview about THE ARK: IBSEN ON FOGO ISLAND
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The Sunday Edition Podcast October 16, 2011
Guest Hos Karin Wells present: Occupy Wallstreet Panel: an interview with conductor Valery Gergiev: a panel discussing Insite: and a look at The Phantom of the Opera
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The Sunday Edition Podcast, October 9th, 2011
Michael's essay on the Nobel Prize and mini-putt golf : Alberta panel : Wild Rose, Goodbye to Nancy Riche : Why so Fat interview with Gary Taubes : Esi Edugyan author of Half Blood Blues : Happy 75th Birthday CBC : New Tribe doc about University of the North : David Gutnick's visit to The Human Library
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The Sunday Edition Podcast, October 2nd, 2011
Michael's essay on Catholic Church quiz " Holy Smoke The Boardgame" :Chris Hedges author of The World As It Is : Interview with Howard Brandston "The Paul Revere in the movement to save the light bulb" : Interview with Paul Rogers and Rosemary Hollis to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan : Interview with Scotiabank Giller prize nominee Guy Vanderhaeghe
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The Sunday Edition Podcast, September 25th, 2011
Michaes essay on stopping smoking : The Stock Market and the NFL ? : Labour Movement Without Strikes? : Sir John A. : Three: Ugly Canadians : Patrick DeWitt: A New Kind of Western.
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The Sunday Edition Podcast, September 18th, 2011
Michaels Essay Maybe we should think small : Paul Martin, former Prime Minister, prime mover of the Martin Initiative on Aboriginal Education : Barry Zwicker a prominent "9/11 Truther" : Gordon and Robyn Levy with the documentary A Cruel Coincidence about both been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease : Interview about student internships
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The Best of The Sunday Edition September 11, 2011
Michael Enright presents: his 9/11 essay: an interview with Tariq Ramadan: an interview with James Zogby: September 11 Security Panel with guests Stella Rimington, Wesley Walker, and David Ignatius: an interview with Johnathan Kay: Sept.11th. How We Think Panel with guests Ellah Allfrey, Margaret MacMillan, and Graham Fuller
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The Best of The Sunday Edition September 4, 2011
Guest host Helen Mann presents, Famine Part One with author Thomas Keneally: Famine Part Two with author Christian Parent: a re-broadcast of Michael Enright's interview with Norman Jewison: a re-broadcast of Michael's interview with author Martha Nussbaum
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The best of The Sunday Edition August 28, 2011
Guest host Helen Mann presents, a re-broadcast of Michael Enright's interview with Toronto Blue Jays play by play man Jerry Howarth: Karin Wells documentary "Send Me Books, Mom".
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The Best of The Sunday Edition August 21, 2011
Guest host Kevin Sylvester presents, Asbestos exports: author Arthur Slade: David Miller's Greenstreets: rebroadcast of the award winning documentary Habtom's Path: 100th. annivesary of the theft of the Mona Lisa
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The Sunday Edtion, August 14, 2011
Syria, US Ambassador to Germany, Debt, Possesions, Meesha Bruggergossman, Joyce Carol Oates - "A Widow's Story"
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The Sunday Edition Podcast, August 7, 2011
Discussions, interviews and essays on : Egypt, Debt in USA, Coca Cola and Mad Magazine
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The Best of The Sunday Edition July 31, 2011
Guest host Alison Smith presents: an interview with Seana McKenna from Stratford: an interview with author Miriam Toews: Documentary "A Folk Storm is Brewing": Essay 2PM by Bill Smart: and "The Last Selzer Man" documentary.
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Padre Pio
Mary Hynes talks to historian Sergio Luzzatto about Padre Pio, Italy's favourite saint.
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Face Time
Somehow or other, whatever version of you that you bring to the outside world, is revealed on your face. Mary Hynes talks to a young woman in Ottawa, who began wearing the niqab when she was 13, about the Muslim act of covering the female face. Jonathan Goldstein, host of CBC radio's WireTap, talks about what he sees, when he looks in the mirror. Physician, author and neurologist Oliver Sacks talks about what it's like when you can't recognize a face from one meeting to the next. And Judith Harris, Jungian analyst, explores the Jungian idea of taking off your mask.
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Apocalypse Soon
So how is it that we find ourselves here once again with Doomsday close at hand? This time around it’s the Maya calendar and the fact that some interpretations say it ends on December 21, 2012. Some believe that signals the end for planet Earth – at least as we know it. (Or perhaps this signals an end to end-of-the-world predictions?)
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Mary Jo Leddy/Visit to Buddhist Monastery
Mary Hynes talks with Mary Jo Leddy about her commitment to social justice and her faith. Both are explored in her latest book, The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls Us Home. Also, freelance broadcaster Gloria Chang takes us along for an overnight stay at a Zen Buddhist monastery in Korea, as she attempts to discover her own "Buddha nature."
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Belonging
Belonging is a basic human need. Some theories rank it right after food, water and shelter! This week, Tapestry takes a look at what belonging means in the spiritual life. Why is it such a big deal?
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Hospitality
Is there a more mushy word in the English language? Hospitality. But, no - we aren't talking about Martha Stewart and which spoon to use for the dessert course. This week on Tapestry: a more gritty brand of hospitality. From the woman in Calgary who invites a homeless guy to come and stay, to refugee homes in Winnipeg and Toronto.
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The Occupy Movement and the Church
Is a place of worship meant for quiet prayer - or does the church belong at the front lines in the fight for social justice?
Nick Terpstra, who teaches history at U of T, talks about Christianity's injunction to care for the poor, and describes the history of the sanctuary movement. Lawyer and social critic Wendy Kaminer outlines the legal minefield when groups with even the very best of motives demand the right to "occupy." And Giles Fraser, former Canon Chancellor of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, explains why he resigned rather than acquiesce to the eviction of protestors from the steps of the iconic cathedral.
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A Few Good Words, Part 2
Mary Hynes talk to Lou Marinoff, a practitioner of "philosophical counselling", who helps people through difficult times, by "prescribing" thoughts from thinkers like Socrates, Epictetus and Lao Tzu.
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A Few Good Words, Part 1
Mary Hynes talks with Anthony Grayling and with listeners who have collected inspirational quotations and words to live by.
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Reasons to Live
Mary Hynes talks to Ray Robertson about his book, Why Not - 15 Reasons To Live. Also on the show: the late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple; stroke victim and brain scientist Jill Bolte Taylor; Hassan Ghedi Santur on his passion for the Gustav Klimt painting, The Kiss. And a moving documentary about Jarrod Livingstone.
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Relics
This weekend on Tapestry Mary Hynes explores the ways we humans reach past the grave to reconnect with those who have left this world. We'll hear about venerated relics of the saintly - the shriveled tongue of St. Anthony, the tooth of Buddha and the whisker of Mohammed, to modern innovations that allow us to send email messages after we die. Guests: Peter Manseau, David Eagleman, and Hilda Panasiuk.
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Midlife
To many who study it, midlife is as profound a time as any in your whole life; a time when the soul of a human being refuses to keep quiet. This week on Tapestry, Mary Hynes explores The Meaning of Midlife. Guests: Joe Ollmann, James Hollis, Benjamin Stein, and Jean Béliveau.
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Living With A Saint
Mary Hynes talks to Mary Johnson about her life with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. A life where as Sister Donata, she climbed high in the order and became one of Mother Teresa’s trusted Superiors. A life where she also struggled with obedience and in the end, chastity. Johnson says it wasn’t about weakness, but more about realizing that for her, true giving does not include complete denial of her own desires.
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Hope
Hope can be a pretty tricky thing. If you don't have enough, you're going to be miserable. If you have too much, maybe you're in denial about something really bad. Joan Chittister, Benedictine nun and author of more than 40 books, weighs in on what hope means in tough times. Neil Pasricha, blogger about all things awesome, drops by the studio, and writer Teri Degler will share her story about finding hope when she least expected it. And we'll treat you to some of the wisdom of the English novelist Terry Pratchett.
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When Mind and Medicine Meet
This week on Tapestry, host Mary Hynes explores the unpredictable places where mind and medicine meet. We’re not talking about miraculous healings at the shrines of saints. Sometimes these things happen in more subtle ways. Abby Sher tells Mary what happened when praying became part of her obsessive compulsive disorder. Alastair Cunningham – immunologist, psychologist and cancer survivor -- says that while surgery probably saved his life, meditation played no small part in his healing. And after a paralyzing stroke, artist John Newman lost the only thing he says makes life worth living – his ability to draw. Now he is using sheer willpower to get it back.
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In The Beginning Was The Word
Around the world, there are lectures, seminars, musical events and celebrations underway, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. Mary talks with Renaissance scholar Gordon Campbell, author of Bible; The Story of the King James Version, 1611- 2011. Also, a documentary by about the spoken word featuring actor RH Thomson.
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Sacred Ground, Part 2
Writer Phil Cousineau tells Mary Hynes what makes a place sacred.
Akbar Ahmed ponders Mecca; what it is about the place, that brings many Muslims to "the core of (their) faith". And we hear from Jane Korman, who traveled to Auschwitz in 2009 with her three children and her 89-year-old father who is a holocaust survivor.
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Sacred Ground, Part 1
Theologian Rudolf Otto wrote nearly a century ago that there are two kinds of hallowed ground. One is a place set apart for prayer and meditation. The other is a place set apart because it is entirely 'other' - a place where something happened - something almost beyond the realm of human experience and understanding.
The site of the World Trade Centre in New York City is one of those places. Last year Tapestry visited the site while it was in the midst of reconstruction. Join host Mary Hynes as she speaks with those who lost family members in the 9/11 attacks - all with different ideas on how to heal, and where to find sacred ground.
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Dominion
Today we ask whether there is a spiritual dimension to the way people and animals live together on the Earth. We hear from Michael Bruner who is a Presbyterian minister who helped head up A Religious Proclamation for Animal Compassion. We also pay a visit to a halal slaughterhouse near Ottawa. And Mary interviews Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, author of Green Deen: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet. And a rivetting story of a whale rescue by WNYC's Radio Lab.
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Death Be Not Scary
Mary Hynes speaks with University of Alberta's Wendy Duggleby, about the role that hope plays at the end of life. And we'll hear from Sandra Clarke, who 10 years ago founded the first chapter of No One Dies Alone, an all-volunteer program that sees to it that people who are alone at the end of their life are comforted and cared for by a round-the-clock team who remain by their side to their last breath.
And Don Ferguson of the Royal Canadian Air Farce shares his memories of his lifelong friend and colleague Roger Abbott.
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Sex and Soul
Through the ages, religion and sexuality have been deeply intertwined. The historian Mircea Eliade said that sex has been seen as a pathway to the Divine. He called sexual passion a 'hierophany' -- something that reveals the sacred to the human. Mary Hynes talks to Jennifer Wright Knust. She's an assistant professor of religion at Boston University. She's also an ordained American Baptist pastor. Her latest book is Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire. And we also hear from Donna Freitas. She has made a study of college students with one question in mind: how do they reconcile their interest in spirituality with a hook-up culture that appears to shrivel the soul?
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To Err is Human
We all know that to err is human, but for some the fear of making a mistake can lead to a diminished experience of life. We'll talk to celebrated Canadian designer Bruce Mau about the importance of making friends with failure. And we'll hear from research professor Brene Brown, author of The Gifts of Imperfection. For the past decade she has been exploring the role of shame, empathy, vulnerability and authenticity, and it's brought her a unique understanding of imperfection.
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The Road to Damascas
Today on Tapestry we're featuring stories of seekers: people who are so driven to find out their spiritual home, they scope out new ones. We'll bring you the story of Neil Littlejohn in St. John's Newfoundland, who left Christianity for Islam. And we'll hear from freelance producer Prudent Nsengiyumva in Rwanda, where in the aftermath of the genocide, Islam is growing faster than any other faith. Also, comedian and actor Mary Walsh talks about her struggle with faith, and her instinct to hold onto it.
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A Call for Compassion
Karen Armstrong joins host Mary Hynes for a feature interview
on Armstrong's Charter of Compassion. Her wish for a more compassionate world got the nod, and much-deserved seed money from the TED Foundation. The Charter was written and endorsed by some of the world's leading thinkers.
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S2 E27: 2011 Highlights
As 2011 comes to a close we thought we'd look back on some of the news stories that defined Season 2 of This Is That. We reflect on NFLD's announcement to introduce helmets for drivers under the age of 25. Host Pat Kelly revisits his interview with Dr. Henry Poole, the man who discovered the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. Host Peter Oldring plays his interview with famous Canadian impersonator Donny Schmitts. We give an encore spin to our documentary on the Ontario hunting craze, 'hunt and release'. Plus, we feature Peter Oldring's summer documentary about one man's daily commute on the 401 Highway on his bicycle.
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S2 E26: Holiday Special
We find out how a small town in Ontario turned their entire downtown into a skating rink. The creator of this year's must have children's toy comes on the show to talk about its success and where you can purchase it in Canada. Host Peter Oldring takes us into the eye of the Canadian snow storm with his heart warming documentary about two 'blizzard chasers' from Manitoba. Host Pat Kelly interviews Phil Marlow, the winner of our 'Holiday Song Contest', about his carol, 'Holiday Everything'. Plus we play your calls in reaction to a story we ran last week about MLAs in Alberta settling a dispute with a snowball fight in front of the Alberta Legislature.
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S2 E25: Alberta Snowball Fight, NHL Tourism, Office Pool, Canadian English in Japan
We find out why three members of the Alberta Legislature were taken to hospital after a snowball fight. Host Pat Kelly shares a story about a small Ontario town convinced the only way to attract tourists is to become the home of an NHL player. A tech company out of Hamilton, Ontario has re-invented the idea of what a work space looks like by converting their office into a swimming pool. Learning English is big business in Japan, we learn why the Japanese now want to be taught English with a Canadian accent. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about a new holiday proposed by the federal government that would celebrate all those who work in the government.
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S2 E24: Great Lakes, Government Day, Cat Parks, Cross Country Skiing
We find out why the University of Copenhagen has stopped referring to the Great Lakes as 'great'. MP Doug Oublemont tells host Pat Kelly about a new proposed federal holiday in February called 'government day'. Two members of Vancouver's West End Space Alliance tell us their plans to build the world's first ever 'off-leash cat park'. We are also proud to announce that Peter Oldring has been nominated for a Winter Solstice Radio Award for his piece The Winning Trail. It explores the darker side of cross-country skiing and we'll be sharing that with you again. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about a North Dakota town suing a Manitoba wind farm for stealing their wind.
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S2 E23: American Wind, Funny Pilot, Canadian Internet, Self Check In ER
We find out why the town of Walhalla, North Dakota feels that Canada is stealing their wind. Host Pat Kelly speaks with a commercial airline pilot who had his license revoked for not being funny enough. Spencer Willis of the Association of Canadian Content tells us about his plans for a 'Canadian Internet'. We profile a new DIY technology being employed at a Toronto hospital that has patients doing the work of nurses. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about a new public art piece in Vancouver called the Infinite Well, and Stats Canada rounding up some of the numbers this year.
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S2 E22: Public Art, Mississauga, Stats Can, Wolf Dog, Wilderness Birth
We find out why there is so much controversy over a public art installation in Vancouver called 'The Infinite Well'. Pat Kelly helps the City of Mississauga announce some very exciting news. Don Mintner from Statistics Canada explains to Peter Oldring why he fabricated some of the numbers this year. Bonnie Templeton tells her amazing story of mistaken pet identity. We profile a new kind of birthing technique called a 'Wilderness Birth' that has expecting parents really getting back to nature. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to the story we ran about a department store in Winnipeg banning men from the lingerie floor.
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S2 E21: Lingerie Store, Moose Author, New Wind, Tick Talks
We find out why a department store in Winnipeg has banned men and teenaged boys from their lingerie floor. Dr. Peter Halpern stops by to tell us about his new book Living with Kunga, a book that chronicles his time spent with family of moose. Host Pat Kelly talks with Prof. Earl Palmer of the WIND Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta to learn about a new wind they've discovered there. We profile a trendy new lecture series in Vancouver called The Tick Talks. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to our story about the new extreme sport known as 'para-ski-dooing'.
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S2 E20: Para Ski Dooing, Zoo Lie, Irving Spence, Canadian Invasion
Pat Kelly conducts an interview with one of the founders of a new extreme winter sport called 'Para-Ski-Doo Sailing'. We find out why the Halifax Zoo may not have as many animals as they claim to. Beloved Canadian author and previous guest, Irving Spence drops by to talk about having his first book published as an e-book and his recent step into fatherhood at the age of 71. Peter Oldring takes you back in time with his documentary about the Canadian Invasion, the lesser known answer to the British Invasion. Also, we play your calls in reaction to the Toronto Arts Alliance wanting to move all National Arts institutions to Toronto.
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S2 E19: National Arts, Labrador Limo, Beaver Fighting, Fifenstocks
We find out why the Toronto Arts Alliance wants to relocate all of Canada's Arts institutions to Toronto. Labrador City just got its first limousine and Pat Kelly speaks with former Mayor Herb Thomas to get his reaction. Peter Oldring takes you into the world of the illegal beaver fighting that is taking place in Northern B.C. Canada's oldest all male acapella group, the Fifenstocks of Queen's University, stops by to tell us about their centennial festivities happening this weekend in Kingston, Ontario. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to the round table discussion we had about the Higher Education Act.
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S2 E18: 75th Anniversary Special Part 2
Dr. Henry Poole of the University of Nanaimo explains why some towns in Canada banned the radio in the 1930s. Producer Donald Pambeau explains why his show 'Chip Off Another Block' was so important in changing the perceptions about a marginalized group of Canadians. We sit down with CBC's first Director of Music, 93 year-old Horvath Dulet. Former CBC host Dalton Pimm tells us about the youthful corporate re-brand in the 1980's and how he famously left the corporation on-air because of it. Plus, we've put together a highlight pack of some of the best moments in CBC news reporting from the last 75 years.
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S2 E17: 75th Anniversary Special Part 1
Dr. Henry Poole of the University of Nanaimo explains what life was like in Canada before the radio. We play a clip of the actual first broadcast on the CBC...the one that accidentally went to air. Peter Oldring interviews tower-keeper Gary Shepard, one the 2,500 radio technicians that live at the base of transmission towers across this country. Pat Kelly brings us a montage of some the greatest radio shows on the CBC including the longest running radio drama on the network, "Canada Town". And we profile the King of Foley; the man of a thousand sounds... Peppers Collins!
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S2 E16: Winkler, Higher Education, Cloudshare, Speed Dating For Dads
We find out why all the streets in the town of Winkler, MB point in the same direction. Host Pat Kelly conducts a round table discussion about whether Canadians with a university degree should get more voting power. Sherri Hickey of Campbell River, BC tells host Peter Oldring why the Nanaimo Bar is not Canada's best dessert. We profile Ethan Evans, the developer behind the new iPhone app 'Cloudshare' and we present a feature documentary on the new social craze for older gentlemen in Canada, 'Speed Dating for Dads'. Plus, we play your phone messages about NASCAR building a track in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
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S2 E15: NASCAR, Quebec Lowers Drinking Age, Brandon Hills, Political Love
NASCAR is expanding to Canada and we find out why they feel Vancouver's Stanley Park is the best location for a track. Quebec is lowering the drinking age to 14 and we to the Societe des Alcools to find out more details. The Brandon Hills in Manitoba have officially been classified as a mountain range; we find out what this means for the citizens of Brandon. Host Pat Kelly sits down with Liberal MP David Turner and Conservative MP Shanon Feldman, the political lovebirds that have Parliament Hill all abuzz. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to the Saskatoon Police introducing 'Casual Friday'.
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S2 E14: The Tickies, Casual Friday, Prairie Halloween, Space Train
The Canadian Financial Awards are being broadcast on television for the first time and we talk to organizer Blair Harrison to find out more about the gala. Terry Hamstead of the Saskatoon Police comes on to explain their new casual Friday policy. Peter Oldring finds out what a Prairie Halloween is. Otto Duechuck from the Edmonton Airport gives us the details on their big move. Pat Kelly profiles aerospace scientist Dr. Henrick Maylor about his Space Train. Plus, we air your calls in response to our story about the Canadian Army using bicycles in combat.
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S2 E13: Military Mountain Bikes, Greenland Internet, Escapades, Brain Drain
We find out why the Canadian Army is putting a large portion of their budget towards combat bicycles. The country of Greenland joined the internet for the first time this week and we connect with them to help celebrate this momentous occasion. Host Pat Kelly interviews the producer in charge of Escapades, a new adult-themed ice show coming to Toronto. And Peter Oldring highlights the latest Canadian industry feeling the effects of the American 'brain drain' in a feature length documentary. Plus, we play your phone calls in reaction to our story about a Toronto neighbourhood trying to ban children.
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S2 Ep12: CAN FLY, Camada, No Kids, Snowball Fight in a Box
We interview the CEO of Can-Fly, a new budget airline launching in Canada that is cutting costs by removing the seats. A representative from Passport Canada explains to us why 100,000 Canadians lost their citizenship earlier this week. We speak with a Toronto group that is trying to ban children from their neighbourhood. Host Pat Kelly brings us a feature length documentary about Brian Topps the inventor of Snowball Fight in a Box. Plus, we play your phone calls about Canadian Foreign Investment representative Don Allison plagiarizing the 'I am Canadian' speech for presentation at a trade conference in Sweden.
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S2 E11: Calgary Tower, Impressionist, Molson Speech, Hunt and Release
We find out why a group of citizens in Calgary want to tear down the Calgary tower. Host Peter Oldring sits down with the 'Man of 1000 Voices', Donny Smitts to hear some of his most famous Canadian impressions. Pat Kelly interviews the Chairman of the Foreign Investment Board of Canada about his beer inspired outburst in Sweden. Our microphones take you to the forests of Ontario to learn about a new form of animal friendly hunting called 'hunt and release'. Plus, we play your calls in response to Fort McMurray being voted Canada's cleanest city.
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S2 E10: Clean Fort MacMurray, India Denies Hamilton, CBBL, Whistle Doctor
We find out how the town of Fort McMurray, AB earned the title of 'Cleanest City in Canada'. Host Peter Oldring interviews the Mayor of Panaji, India about why they denied the City of Hamilton, Ontario sister-city status. Host Pat Kelly educates listeners on the rules and regulations of the Canadian Basketball League, a new league being started in Canada by energy drink mogul Frank DeMario. We also speak with Dr. Greg Taylor a paleontologist who has made a remarkable fossil find. Plus, we air your calls in response to Calgary trying to ban buskers and Canada Post shoveling your walk.
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S2 E9: Calgary Clown Ban, Canscape, New Font, Accidental Pianist
We find out why a group of Calgarians want to ban clowns and other buskers in their downtown. Peter Oldring talks to a representative from Canada Post about how this winter mail-carries will offer a snow removal service. Pat Kelly sits down with Holgar Patterson, a designer who has created a new font for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. We also profile The Accidental Pianist, a piano virtuoso from Barrie, Ontario who doesn't know a thing about music. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to tackle football being cancelled on Vancouver Island and our interview with Carl Rosecroft.
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S2 E8: Island Football, Blood Lake, Rosecroft Report, Fastest Man
Pat Kelly finds out why tackle football is getting the sack in high schools on Vancouver Island this fall. We talk to the Mayor of Kirkland Lake, ON about their Canada Day celebration blunder and why they've earned the nickname Blood Lake. Controversial American talk radio host Carl Rosecroft comes on the show to talk about the comments he made about Canada on his show The Rosecroft Report. Is the fastest man in the world living in Nova Scotia? Peter Oldring brings us a feature length documentary about Jesse Buntz, a man with a lightning fast dream. Plus, your phone calls about our smoked salmon story.
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S2 Ep 7: Smoked Salmon, Biggar, Granville Street, Alex Cudmore
Find out why an anti-smoking group in B.C. wants to ban the process of smoking salmon. Peter Oldring learns more about why the town of Biggar, SK is in big trouble with the City of New York. Pat Kelly interviews media mogul John Ross about a new tabloid venture that he feels will save the struggling Canadian entertainment industry. Our microphones head to the heart of Vancouver's nightlife to find out why it is so vibrant and 13 year-old Alex Cudmore performs his song, "We Are All Someone". Plus, we play your calls in response to "Kid Power".
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S2 Ep 6: Too Many Festivals, House Buffalo, and Strip Club Tourism
Ottawa cultural advisor Garry Cowan tells us why we need fewer festivals in Canada. Pat Kelly interviews a couple in Pincher Creek, Alberta who are fighting to keep their pet buffalo. Peter Oldring gets both sides of the story about why a woman from Texas is suing a Quebec tour company, and we profile a Vancouver teacher who’s literally speaking the student’s language. Plus, we play your calls about Banff moving all of their cougars to Jasper.
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S2 Ep 5: Luxembourg Visit, Kid Power, and Potato Vineyard
We find out the details of the Luxembourg Royal visit to Canada. Pat Kelly interviews the Mayor of Hearst, Ontario about how they are keeping energy costs down and helping kids lose weight. International correspondent Chris Redman updates us on the situation at Pearson International Airport. Dr Lorenzo Mead explains to Peter Oldring why so many Canadians are unhappy and we go behind the scenes at Canada’s first Potato Vineyard. Plus, we play your calls about the pay-per-use parks in Toronto.
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S2 Ep 4: Pay Per Use Parks, Banff Cougars, and 401 Commuter
We speak to the City of Toronto about their new pay-per-use public park program. Banff National Park explains why they are trying to rid their forests of cougars. Pat Kelly speaks with the Transit Commissioner of Wawa, Ontario to find out why a bus system didn't work in their town and Peter Oldring brings a documentary about one man's daily arduous commute on Highway 401 via bicycle. Plus, we play your calls in reaction to an offensive new Canadian tourism campaign running in Europe.
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S2 Ep 3: Newf Helmet, Offensive Slogan, Polyandry
Peter Oldring finds out why a new Canadian tourism campaign is calling Europeans stupid. Pat Kelly gets the details on why young drivers in Newfoundland will have to wear helmets next year. Iconic retailer Canadian Hardware lays out how they are making a monumental green shift. We go into the world of Polyandry and meet a woman with 6 husbands. Plus, your calls in regards to a beer company trying to buy the Northern Lights.
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S2 Ep 2: Nova Scotia Protest, American Law, Little Man Gent Pageant
We find out why a major Canadian beer company wants to trademark the Northern Lights. Pat Kelly speaks to a concerned citizen about the political unrest in Nova Scotia. American style law is coming to Canada, Peter Oldring talks to an American law firm about what this means. A group of Canadian scientists have found the iceberg that sunk the Titanic and we’ve got the exclusive interview, and we go behind the scenes of a new boy pageant happening in Toronto called The Little Man Gent Pageant. Plus, your calls about the Calgary Stampede changing its name.
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S2 Ep 1: Calgary Stampede, Just For Laughs, Ancient Musical Instrument
We talk to an activist that wants to change the name of the Calgary Stampede. A group of Canadian scientists have found the iceberg that sunk the Titanic and we’ve got the exclusive interview. The town of Langham, Saskatchewan has been put on a no-fly list by Travel Canada – we find out why. We sit down with musicologist Herbert Brust and chat about a 300 yr. old instrument. And, is Just For Laughs having a negative effect on our teens? We talk to one mother who says, “yes!” Plus, we play your phone calls about Can-Fly.
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Behind the Scenes: Peter and Pat on CBC's On The Coast
On The Coast host Stephen Quinn interview's Pat and Peter about This Is That Season 2. Note: this is a real interview.
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New Wind Discovered
Host Pat Kelly speaks with wind scientist Dr. Earl Palmer about the discovery of a new wind in Alberta.
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Canada Post to Start Landscaping Program
Host Peter Oldring talks with Canada Post representative Doug Napier about their plan to have postal workers shovel your walk
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Canadian Hardware Goes Organic
Host Pat Kelly speaks with Canadian Hardware spokesperson Tim Easton about the store going 100% green and organic.
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Quebec Lowers Drinking Age to 14
Host Peter Oldring speaks with Alain Rousseau from the Societe des Alcools du Quebec about why they are lowering the drinking age to 14.
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Titanic Iceburg Discovered
Host Pat Kelly speaks with oceanographer Dr. Henry Poole about the recent discovery of the iceberg that sunk the RMS Titanic.
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World's Fastest Man Documentary
Meet Jesse Bunts from Pictou, NS, he claims to be the world's fastest man. Host Peter Oldring brings you this feature documentary.
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Offensive Canadian Tourism Slogan
Host Peter Oldring sits down with Jim Redman the creator of the "stupid campaign" for Canadian tourism.
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Can-Fly: Standing-Room Only Airline
Host Pat Kelly speaks with Larry Vacon the CEO of CAN-FLY. This Is That returns this summer with Season 2.
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Episode 10 - Sea Lion Suit, Kevin Nealon, How the Internet Works
Why is the University of Victoria threatening to cancel their swim program? Find out about all the reasons you should visit Regina. American actor Kevin Nealon tells us his plans for the small Canadian town he's purchased. Telefilm shares the details on how they're going to make a Hollywood blockbuster in Canada and Brian and Wayne Hibberson sing to us about the internet. PLUS your feedback!
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Episode 9 - Hudson Bay, Teen Party, MMA Moms
Why is billionaire Aston Swan buying up the eastern shore of Hudson Bay? 14 year-old Max Horne wants his own party in government. Is Parks Canada getting radical new uniforms? Meet the Mixed Martial Arts Moms of Ontario. We pay tribute to singer George Haywood and play YOUR feedback.
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Episode 8 - Author Irving Spence, Last Spike, Country Singer Jake Hunter
We speak to a 28 year-old getting evicted from an old folks home. Author Irving Spence talks about his new book. Shocking news about the "Last Spike" in the Can-Pacific Railroad. Canadian Government defends only having 84 friends on Facebook. Canuck country star Jake Hunter talks about "making-it" in America.
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Episode 7 - Prettiest Town, Artist Grant, Automakers
Find out about a new Hollywood diet that uses Caribou meat. Which town is the prettiest in Canada? Meet the recipient of the Laurier Grant for the Arts; and learn about three laid off auto workers making-it in these tough economic times.
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Episode 6 - Queen's Visit, Barefoot Curler, West Edmonton Mall
The Monarchist League of Canada tells us about the Queen's next visit; we sit down with rock radio DJ Barry Carver; we speak with Brandon, MB's barefoot curler; West Edmonton Mall gets dropped from the "Top 10 Malls You Must Visit Before You Die" list; and the LCBO tells about the sweeping reforms about to hit Ontario.
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Episode 5 - Canadian Flag, Blizzard Chasers, Tom Dobbs
Meet a Conservative MP who wants to change the Canadian flag; Saskatchewan farmer finds a walrus in her field; we go into the eye of the snow storm with two blizzard chasers; and we sit down with Canada's funniest comedian Tom Dobbs. Plus your feedback about our Ogopogo story.
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Episode 4 - "Friends" Set, Horse Mayor, Underground Condo
CTV buys the set of NBC show "Friends"; UBC scientist reveals new research on the Ogopogo; we get a tour of a new underground condo in Toronto; the Canadian Institute of Technology unveils their new invention; PEI town elects a horse as a Mayor; and Canada's best tenor returns home for a once in a lifetime concert. PLUS, your real feedback!
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Episode 3 - Twitter Teacher, The Clap, Commuter
Meet an Ontario teacher that only uses Twitter to educate; is the CFL really being turned into ONE NFL team? Learn about the Canadian creators of Broadway hit "The Clap"; find out Canada's lunar ambitions; and drive alongside a man who commutes 120 hours every week. PLUS, your feedback!
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Episode 2 - Calgary Aquarium, Kiddler, Dave's Drugs
The Calgary Aquarium closes its doors; we talk to an Ad Exec. about "kiddlers"; Dave Bernier tells us about his homemade pharmaceuticals; Winnipeg hopes to raise real estate prices; and we sit down for a feature chat with Canada's best actor Malcolm Kind.
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Episode 1 - Grade 4, DeathWall.com, X-Country Skiing
Whistler, BC finds a sister city in Australia; Coutts, AB has fun with border crossing; Nova Scotia cancels Grade 4; Canadian Mint changes currency; CEO Sven Herschman talks about DeathWall.com ; and Peter Oldring gives us a behind the scenes look at the dark side of X-country skiing.
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Vinyl Cafe: January 21st, 2012 "Dave's Truck"
Dave inherits some money and decides to buy himself a 1948 GMC panel truck - the same car his father and grandfather drove when Dave was a boy. Originally broadcast February 28th, 2010.
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Vinyl Cafe: January 14th, 2012 "New Year's Resolutions"
Every New Year, Dave sits down to write out 'The Davies,' his annual awards and New Year's resolutions. This year Dave resolves to clean up the storage space above his record store. While he is cleaning up, he finds a letter he wrote thirty years ago. The letter outlines his life goals. When Dave realizes he has contradicted all of them, he questions the choices he has made in life. Special musical guests: Jenny Whiteley and Joey Wright.
Originally broadcast: February 19th. 2011
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Vinyl Cafe: January 7th, 2012 "Winter"
Today on the show it's: "Winter! A celebration!" Well, we won't go that far. How about: "Winter! A coming to terms." We have a story about the first winter that Dave's son Sam played hockey. And a story about a pair of mittens Stuart got in the north.
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December 31st, 2011 "Bloopers"
Today on the show it's Vinyl Cafe Bloopers. Stuart McLean is joined in studio by Vinyl Cafe producer Jess Milton, who has collected the best outtakes from the last decade of Vinyl Cafe episodes.
Originally broadcast: January 1s, 2011
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December 24th, 2011 "Christmas Special 2011"
Ever since the year Dave cooked the turkey, Christmas has been a tradition at the Vinyl Cafe. Tune in this year to find out what Dave and Morley are up to this holiday season, and hear original Christmas music performed by Hawksley Workman.
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December 17th 2011, "Dave Cooks the Turkey"
Dave is supposed to cook the Christmas turkey but can't get the stove to work. He ends up at a hotel, hoping the kitchen can cook it for him.
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December 10th, 2011 "Polly Anderson's Christmas Party"
Dave spikes the wrong punch bowl at a friend's Christmas party, leading to riotous good spirits for the kids, including his son Sam.
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December 3rd, 2011 "The Christmas Tree"
Dave tells his son Sam about something that happened years ago at Christmas-time…something that Dave still feels bad about. It is a story of repentance, restitution and a chopped-down Christmas tree.
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November 26th, 2011 "Mystery Book"
Stephanie is in a bookstore, Christmas shopping, when she stumbles on a book that captivates her. The book reminds her of a special book from her past: the mystery book. The mystery book - The Atlas of Forgotten Places - arrived at her home, with no card or return address, when Stephanie was a small girl.
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November 19th, 2011 "Centennial Mug"
Dave finds an old silver mug in a second hand shop and it turns out to be the Centennial Mug from his hometown – Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The mug was given to the Centennial Baby…a boy named Johnny Flowers. Dave goes about tracking down Johnny, so he can return the mug to its rightful owner.
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November 12th, 2011 "Remembrance Day"
This week on the show we honour Remembrance Day and Veterans Day.
Dave uncovers the history of a young soldier whose picture he has discovered hidden behind a baseboard in his house.
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November 5th, 2011 "Halloween"
This week on the show we tell you what Halloween was like at Dave and Morley's house this year. And we have music by special musical guests Whitehorse.
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October 29th, 2011 "Dave and the Bike"
Dave is aching to try his neighbour Ted Anderson's new, expensive racing bike. Determined to discover the joys of riding an Italian racing bike, Dave hoists himself onto Ted's treasured Pinarello — even though it is strapped to the roof of Ted's car.
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October 22nd, 2011 "Food glorious food"
Dave forgets that he and Morley have been invited to dinner at the Zuckermans' house. He only remembers hours after they were supposed to arrive.
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October 15th, 2011 "CBC 75th"
Today on the show we celebrate CBC's 75th anniversary. Host Stuart McLean has worked for CBC for nearly half of those 75 years and today on the Vinyl Cafe he talks about the three decades he's worked for the public broadcaster: from his days making radio documentaries on Sunday Morning, to the Monday mornings he spent with Peter Gzowski on Morningside, to his Vinyl Cafe days.
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October 8th, 2011 "The Arthurs"
This week on the show we present our annual Arthur Awards. These are the awards that recognize acts of kindness and generosity that, too often, go unnoticed.
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October 1st, 2011 "Gabriel Dubois"
When an old maple tree on Dave's street has to be cut down, Dave comes up with a strange way to solve the problem; a solution that goes all the way back to his hometown in Cape Breton. It starts with an old man named Gabriel Dubois…a man who knew more about trees than anyone Dave has ever met.
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September 24th, 2011 "Family Pack"
The new Vinyl Cafe CD Family Pack comes out this week. So, today on the show, we launch the new CD by presenting two stories from the collection: Dave Goes to the Dentist and Sam the Athlete.
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September 17th, 2011 "Students"
Today on the show we are going to talk to three young Canadians who are, or have been, working on their PhDs. In honour of education, and the importance of application and determination, this is our tribute.
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September 10th, 2011 "Mexican Climbing Mint"
When Morley is feeling glum about her shabby garden Dave decides to surprise her by planting 'Mexican climbing mint' an herb that he brings back from Mexico. He is surprised when, after a week away at the summer cottage, he comes home to find his mint climbing all over the neighbourhood.
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September 3rd, 2011 "Back to School"
Today on the show Stuart tells a story about Sam and Stephanie's first day back at school...and what happens when Morley can't find their missing lunch bags.
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August 27th, 2011 "Summer of Stars"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Reid Jamieson from Windsor, Ontario.
Sam and his best friend Murphy spend their summer in Dave's hometown of Big Narrows, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. When they look up into the sky and see a shooting star for the very first time, they become convinced that what they witnessed was a UFO, and they become determined to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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August 20th, 2011 "Hello Monster"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Joe Grass and Katie Moore from Quebec's Eastern Townships.
When Dave accidentally drops his neighbours' house keys into a storm sewer he has no choice but to go down into the sewer to retrieve them.
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August 13th, 2011 "The Car"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Hawksley Workman from the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec.
Dave's son Sam, and Sam's pal Murphy are spending some of their summer holiday in Cape Breton. When the two boys find an abandoned car on Old Man MacCauley's farm, they hatch a plan for how to get the car out of the ditch and onto the country road so they can drive it.
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August 6th, 2011 "Road Trip"
Dave and his family set off on a road trip with their newly adopted and somewhat troubled cat, Galway, inadvertently trapped in the trunk of the car.
Originally broadcast August 2nd, 2009
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June 4th, 2011 "Doll Daze"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Melissa McClelland & Luke Doucet from Cleveland, Ohio...for the first Vinyl Cafe concert ever recorded in the USA!
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May 28th, 2011 "Mort D'Arthur"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Jim Bryson from Manitoulin Island – the largest freshwater island in the world. When Arthur, the family dog, gets sick, Dave reminisces about his boyhood dog, Scout.
Originally broadcast July 15 2010
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May 21st, 2011 "Fish Head"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Royal Wood from Bracebridge, Ontario. Dave’s son Sam is eager to learn about his grandfather. So Dave tells Sam the story about the night they caught the famous ‘King Cod’ – a giant fish with a deformed head and magical powers.
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May 14th, 2011 "The Bird"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Sarah Harmer from Essex County and Point Pelee - sight of the annual spring bird migration. Stuart talks about, you guessed it, birds.
Originally broadcast June 19th, 2010.
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May 7th, 2011 "Tree Planting"
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of Parks Canada - the oldest national park service in the world. Today on the show we honour our national parks and we tell a story about the summer that Dave's daughter Stephanie spent tree planting.
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April 30th, 2011 Dave the Dog Walker
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest – Polaris Prize winning musician Patrick Watson from Place Des Arts in Montreal. Dave offers to look after the Turlingtons' dog Tissue during Spring break and, once he does, other neighbours come forward asking Dave to watch their dogs. By the time spring break arrives, Dave is babysitting, feeding, walking and trying to control six dogs – each with their own needs and issues. Originally broadcast: May 15th, 2010
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April 23rd, 2011 "The Fig Tree"
Today on the show, Stuart tells us why he's always found Easter to be a traumatic holiday. And he tells a story about Dave's neighbour Eugene. It's a story about Eugene’s fig tree – a tree that Eugene carefully buries every autumn and resurrects in the springtime.
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April 16th, 2011 "Hospital Dave"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Hannah Georgas from Smiths Falls, Ontario. Dave goes to the hospital to visit a friend and, in an effort to raise his friend’s spirits, he puts on one of the hospital gowns and hides his clothing on a cart of supplies. When he goes to retrieve his clothes, a few hours later, the cart and his clothing are missing. And Dave, who is wandering around the hospital is mistaken for a missing patient.
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April 9th, 2011 "Dave & The Bike"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests The Once from Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador. This town of less than 10,000 people is home to the Gander International Airport – what was once the largest and most important airport in the world. And he tells a story about Dave: Dave is aching to try his neighbour Ted Anderson’s new, expensive racing bike. Originally broadcast: March 27th, 2010
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April 2nd, 2011 "Springhill"
Stuart McLean just returned from a three week tour of the East Coast. Today on the show, he tips his hat to the Maritimes and tells story that takes place in Daves hometown of Big Narrows, Nova Scotia.
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March 26th, 2011 "The Car"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Hawksley Workman from the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. Dave’s son Sam, and Sam’s pal Murphy are spending some of their summer holiday in Cape Breton. When the two boys find an abandoned car on Old Man MacCauley’s farm they hatch a plan for how to get the car out of the ditch and onto the country road so they can drive it. Originally broadcast: October 24th, 2009
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March 19th, 2011 "Morley House Sits"
Join host Stuart McLean and award winning East Coast musicians Madison Violet & David Myles from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Morley is asked to house sit for the new, young couple in the neighbourhood. She is amazed by their newly renovated modern homeso amazed that she slowly starts spending more and more time at the house each night.
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March 12th, 2011 "Stuart As A Boy"
Today’s show comes to you from Place Des Arts – in Montreal, Quebec. This is Stuart’s hometown and today on the show he tells us all about what it was like to grow up in Montreal, and he attempts to pay tribute to the city that will always be ‘home’. Originally broadcast June 5th, 2010
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March 5th, 2011 "Dave's Truck"
Dave inherits some money and decides to buy himself a 1948 GMC panel truck—the same car his father and grandfather drove when Dave was a boy. Meanwhile, Morley hears the startling news that her friends Brian and Susan are splitting up. As Dave’s efforts to restore his vintage truck to its former glory morph into an obsessive love, Morley begins to wonder about their marriage. Originally broadcast February 27th, 2010
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February 26th: "Razor's Edge"
This week on the show we talk about the joys and challenges of life on the road. And we have a story about an episode that Dave had an airport security:
Dave’s aged and decrepit electric razor sets off alarms when security guards at the airport see the device in their x-ray machines.
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February 19th, 2011 "Dave's Letter"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Jenny Whitely & Joey Wright from Smiths Falls, Ontario. Every New Year, Dave sits down to write out ‘The Davies’ his annual awards and new years resolutions. This year Dave resolves to clean up the storage space above his record store. When he is up there cleaning up, he finds a letter he wrote thirty years ago. The letter outlines his life goals and when Dave realizes he has contradicted all of them.
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VC: February 12th, 2011 "Best Things"
Today on the show we celebrate Valentine's Day with music about both sides of love…and with a story about how Dave’s daughter Stephanie met her boyfriend Tommy: When a young man arrives to visit his girlfriend at Stephanie’s dorm and discovers that she has gone off to find new love in Montreal, Stephanie steps in to take care of the sad fellow.
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VC: February 5th, 2011 "The Library"
When Dave sees an old copy of Ian Flemmings book Goldfinger he is reminded of the library in his home town of Big Narrows, Cape Breton and specifically of the time where he snuck into the library after hours.
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VC: January 29th, 2011 "Grocery Shopping"
Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe Orchestra return to Minnedosa, Mantiboa for the first time in a decade. They have returned to this small prairie town to play the piano – a piano that the audiences of the Vinyl Cafe helped purchase, by donating change at Vinyl Cafe concerts. Stuart also tells a story about Dave: Dave finds himself at the grocery store without a quarter for the grocery carts. In an effort to be efficient, Dave hops on a motorized scooter.
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VC: January 22nd, 2011 "Book Club"
Today on the show we tell you about two of our favourite book clubs: one which started in the 1950s and another that has been going for 27 years and has only missed one meeting!
And we have a story about Morley's book club:
When the children got to be a little older, Morley decided that she had the time to join a book club...but she didn't like the books, or the people, who treated reading like a competitive sport.
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VC: January 15th, 2011 "Updates"
We have spent the last couple of weeks trying to catch up with ourselves...and having succeeded in our bumbling way…we thought it was time that we did the same thing on the radio: catch you up that is. So this week we'll be updating you on a few things that we started last year.
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VC: January 8th, 2011 "Turlington's Dog"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Nathan from Minnedosa, Manitoba.
Stuart goes curling for the first time in his life and he tells a story about Bert and Mary Turlington their new dog, Tissue.
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VC: January 1st, 2011 "Bloopers"
Today on the show its Vinyl Cafe Bloopers. Stuart McLean is joined in studio by Vinyl Cafe producer Jess Milton, who has collected the best outtakes from the last decade of Vinyl Cafe episodes.
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VC: December 25th, 2010 "Christmas Concert 2010"
Join Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe Orchestra for this year’s brand new Vinyl Cafe Christmas Concert. Music by award winning musicians Matt Andersen and Jackie Richardson and a brand new Dave and Morley Christmas story.
Dave tells his son Sam about something that happened years ago at Christmas time…something that Dave still feels bad about.
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VC: December 18th, 2010 "Dave Cooks The Turkey & Morley's Christmas Concert"
Join Stuart McLean for a Christmas tradition at the Vinyl Cafe: Dave Cooks the Turkey.
Dave is supposed to cook the Christmas turkey but cant get the stove to work. He ends up at a hotel, hoping the kitchen can cook it for him.
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VC: December 11th, 2010 "The Mystery Book"
Join host Stuart McLean and East Coast Music Award winners Jill Barber and Matt Andersen from Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto for the Vinyl Cafe Christmas Concert from 2009.
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VC: December 4th, 2010 "The Gloves"
Join Stuart McLean and special musical guests Dala and Russell De Carle (from Prairie Oyster) for the annual Christmas Concert from 2008.
Dave tries to teach his son Sam about the true spirit of Christmas giving by telling his son about his first Christmas with Morley. But in the end, it is Sam who ends up doing the teaching.
Originally broadcast: December 2008
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VC: November 27th, 2010 "Honey"
Join host Stuart McLean and musical guest Matt Andersen (recent winner of the International Blues Challenge) for a concert from Campbell River, BC.
Stuart talks about why he loves ferry boats, and he tells a new story about Dave’s son Sam, and their neighbor Eugene.
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VC: November 20th, 2010 "Favourite Bookstores"
Today on the show Stuart McLean pays tribute to Canadian bookstores and booksellers. Stuart calls three of his favourite bookstores and talks to the owners and managers about business and books.
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VC: November 13th, 2010 "Dave and the Elevator"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests: The Abrams Brothers from Picton, Ontario. Stuart tells us why he thinks Picton’s main street is so fabulous – and what other towns and cities could learn from their success.
He also tells us about what happens to Dave when he gets stuck in an elevator for hours with a special cake made by Mary Turlington.
Originally broadcast: November 16th, 2008
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VC: November 6th, 2010 "Remembrance Day"
Join host Stuart McLean and musical guest Jill Barber for a Remembrance Day Special. Stuart tells us why, every year at this time, he honours one Canadian solider a man he never met.
Originally broadcast: November 8th, 2008
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VC: October 30th, 2010 "Gabriel Dubois"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guests Madison Violet from Mabou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Stuart talks about the morning he went fly fishing on the Margaree River in Cape Breton. And he tells a story about Dave’s old friend Gabriel Dubois.
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VC: October 23rd, 2010 "No Tax On Truffles
Sam develops an interest in gourmet cooking.
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VC: October 16th, 2010 "Centennial Mug"
Join host Stuart McLean and special musical guest Andrea Simms Karp from the National Capitol Region. Stuart talks about why he thinks a crumbling cake in the National Library of Parliament is something to pay attention to. Originally broadcast: September 12th, 2009
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VC: October 9th, 2010 "The Arthurs"
Today on the show we present The Vinyl Cafe Arthur Awards. These are the awards that recognize the importance of the unimportant; small everyday acts of kindness that, too often, go unnoticed.
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Wachtel On The Arts - Frederick Wiseman
Eleanor Wachtel talks to the master of American documentary film-making, Frederick Wiseman. His new movie, released this week in New York and making its way across the U.S. this spring, is called Crazy Horse and it takes viewers behind the scenes at a famous cabaret night-club in Paris.
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Wachtel On The Arts - Wim Wenders
Photographer and filmmaker Wim Wenders talks to Eleanor Wachtel, about his career and on directing his first 3D film, Pina, about the late German choreographer Pina Bausch.
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Wachtel on the Arts - David Hockney
Eleanor Wachtel speaks to Britain's most popular living painter, David Hockney, about why his landscapes keep getting bigger and bigger, and what led him to create the exhibition of iPad drawings currently on show at the Royal Ontario Museum, and why he still quarrels with photographers and art historians.
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Wachtel On The Arts - Christopher Wheeldon
Eleanor Wachtel speaks with British choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon. Still in his thirties, he's already a leading figure in the ballet world on both sides of the Atlantic. And his stylish work has enticed a new, younger audience to see classical dance. His latest work, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, became the biggest ever box-office hit in the regular season at the National Ballet of Canada.
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Wachtel On The Arts - Marjane Satrapi
Eleanor Wachtel talks to the acclaimed Iranian graphic artist and filmmaker, Marjane Satrapi. Her memoir and movie, Persepolis was hailed as "the most original coming-of-age story from the Middle East." Satrapi's unique vision of Iran draws on her own experience and on her colourful family history.
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Ask Dr. Brian
In our season finale, host Dr. Brian Goldman answers listeners' questions about how and why the health care system works the way it does.
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Generation Rx Part Two
Prescription narcotics are increasingly popular with young people looking for a quick high. It's a huge concern since these painkillers can be highly addictive or even deadly.
In Part Two of this one hour public town hall from Brockville, Ontario called Generation R-x: The Use and Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication, Dr. Brian Goldman and an expert panel look at the use of prescription opioids.
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Generation Rx Part 1
Prescription narcotics are increasingly popular with young people looking for a quick high. It's a huge concern since these painkillers can be highly addictive or even deadly.
In Part One of this one hour public town hall from Brockville, Ontario called Generation R-x: The Use and Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication, Dr. Brian Goldman and an expert panel look at the use of prescription opioids.
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Inspired
On this holiday edition of White Coat, Black Art ... stories about how doctors were inspired to take the career path they chose. Including third year med student Erin Sullivan who shares the story of the gift of wisdom she received recently from her late grandfather -- a celebrated cardiologist in his day -- across two generations.
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Not the ER
When a sudden health problem makes you head for the ER, most people stay no matter how long it takes to get seen. But for some, the waiting really is the hardest part and they don't stick around. In ER medicine, they're called patients who "left without being seen."
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Unfinished Business
On this edition of White Coat Black Art we follow up on some stories and follow through on some others. We'll hear about personal support workers, hospital lotteries, and hear an excerpt from our town hall about prescription painkillers.
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Generation Rx: Town hall
Prescription narcotics are increasingly popular with young people looking for a quick high. It's a huge concern since these painkillers can be highly addictive or even deadly.
In this public town hall from Brockville, Ontario called Generation R-x: The Use and Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication, Dr. Brian Goldman and an expert panel look at the use of prescription opioids.
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Diseases That Get No Respect - Encore
People who suffer with conditions like chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia have lots of symptoms, so why do many of those patients feel that their doctors fail to recognize they have a disease? We also share your response to our hospital parking show.
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Unpaid Caregivers
We all know Canada's population is aging. By 2019, one in four of us will be over the age of 65, and may have to be deal with everything from heart disease to dementia. And alongside these seniors will be a partner, a middle-aged child, a friend or even a neighbor -- taking them to appointments, advocating for them, sometimes cooking, cleaning and providing personal care. This week White Coat, Black Art looks at these unpaid caregivers.
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Unsung Heroes
When it comes to what goes right in modern medicine, doctors and nurses usually get much of the credit. This week White Coat, Black Art looks at some of the "unsung heroes" of health care.
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Marketing
On this week's episode of White Coat Black Art, host Dr. Brian Goldman looks at how doctors have to market their services. Three stories about the art of patient persuasion.
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Park Your Frustration
A hospital visit is stressful enough without worrying about finding a spot or paying huge parking fees. This week on White Coat Black Art, Dr. Brian Goldman looks at your frustrations about inconvenient and expensive hospital parking.
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Breaking Up - Encore
All relationships have their ups and downs, and the doctor-patient relationship is no different. This week on White Coat Black Art, hear why patients leave their doctors ... and how doctors react when patients give them the pink slip.
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Can We Talk?
This week on White Coat, Black Art - a look at the nuances of language used by health care workers when they talk with patients, and each other.
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee the Pulitzer Prize winning author of 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer' sits down with Dr Brian Goldman to discuss the language of cancer.
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Respect
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are competing for a larger role in caring for patients. If you don't know one from the other you're not alone. Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with a social scientist about "who's who" in the hospital zoo. Also, a panel of nurse practioners talk about how they're finding their place in the health care system. And finally, medical student Shara Yurkiewicz talks about the journey from dissecting a cadaver in anatomy class to learning respect for the dead.
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Nelson Dream Team
Dr. Brian Goldman visits Nelson, B.C. to witness the miracle of birth in a place where midwives have earned their place on the team and an obstetrician's respect as they work together to help women in labour.
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Rural Medicine
Millions of Canadians don't have a family doctor, and the shortage of medical help is even more precarious in rural areas. Dr. Allan Hill used to work with four other family doctors in Burns Lake, British Columbia ... he's now the only full-time physician left. This week on White Coat, Black Art, he speaks with Dr. Brian Goldman about how tough it is to deliver health care outside the big cities, especially when it comes to emergencies. It's one of many challenges facing doctors who practice in small towns.
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Nurse Bullying
This week on White Coat, Black Art... a look at the problem of nurse bullying -- nurses bullying other nurses on the job.
Host Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with Kathleen Bartholomew, the author of "Ending Nurse-to-Nurse Hostility: Why Nurses Eat Their Young and Each Other"
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Personal Support Workers
At retirement homes, a growing number of Canada's seniors receive nursing care from personal support workers who say they're increasingly being asked to perform duties they aren't qualified to do...putting their reputations and your safety at risk.
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Boundaries Part Two
This week on White Coat Black Art, part two of a series about the relationship boundaries between health professionals and patients.
For those who think boundary violations always involve dating and intimacy ... you might be surprised to hear about other situations that might be considered "crossing the line."
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Boundaries Part One
This week on White Coat, Black Art -- exploring the boundaries between patients and health care professionals ... and the consequences when they cross the line.
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Ask Dr. Brian
This week on White Coat, Black Art it's the "Ask Dr. Brian show." We invited listeners to send in their burning questions, nitpicks and pet peeves about the health care system. After a deluge of queries via emails, phone calls, tweets and postings to our blog and our Facebook page, Brian dedicates an entire show to answering some of your questions.
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Sleepy Residents
This week, we rebroadcast and update this sleeper show from last season. Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with a panel of residents about how sleep deprivation affects their health, and yours. And a long-time ER doc talks about his controversial fix for staying awake on those long night shifts.
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Unfinished Business
This week on White Coat Black Art, a few stories that look at the idea of unfinished business.
When patients in hospital have difficulty making decisions for themselves, sometimes family members have to step in. That's also when doctors call on social workers like Scott Wisner to help families decide what's best for their loved one.
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Mental Health
This week on White Coat, Black Art.... the challenges in helping mental health patients.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness at least once in their lifetime. With those numbers, you'd think doctors and nurses would be well prepared to treat mental illnesses -- but many health professionals have difficulty when psychiatric patients walk in the door.
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Diseases That Get No Respect
This week on White Coat, Black Art ... diseases that don't get respect. Those who suffer with conditions like chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia have lots of symptoms -- so why do many of those patients feel that their doctors fail to recognize they have a disease?
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Military Medicine
This week on White Coat, Black Art, medicine on the front lines of Afghanistan. Host Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with the men and women who tend to injured Canadian soldiers as part of Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan.
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Nursing Home Violence
The recent death of Frank Alexander has raised concerns about what can be done to protect seniors in long term care facilities from violence. Alexander, a man with Alzheimer's, was allegedly attacked by another resident with Alzheimer's in a Winnipeg nursing home.
This week on White Coat Black Art, Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with Real Cloutier to find out what's being done to prevent tragedies like this from happening again. Also Brian speaks to a woman whose father was badly beaten by another resident mere meters from the caregivers looking after him.
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Mother's Milk
Fifty years ago, most babies were fed formula. Today breastfeeding is promoted as a much healthier alternative. But has the message to breastfeed gone too far? This week Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with mothers who've been placed under enormous pressure to breastfeed, even when they can't.
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Healthy Skepticism
This week, why it's healthy to be skeptical. We'll give you some reasons why you should sometimes take what people in white coats say with a grain of salt.
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High Tech Medicine
This Easter weekend, we're rebroadcasting our show from last season about the impact of high tech medicine on the care you receive. We also have your reaction to our show last week on healthcare as the sleeper issue of the 2011 federal election.
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16/04/2011 Election Show
This election occurs at a momentous time in the ongoing debate over Medicare. The current federal-provincial health care accord expires in 2014. This week -- what's at stake for Canadians.
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09/04/11 Will to Die Pt. 2 / Overdiagnosed
This week White Coat, Black Art features your emails and calls in response to last week's show featuring Nagui Morcos, a man with Huntington's disease, who says he wants to end his own life. Host Dr. Brian Goldman examined the ethically difficult role physicians may be asked to play in caring for patients who want to die. Following that, the author of a new book says medical advances aren't curing people so much as turning more and more of us into patients.
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02/04/11 Will To Die
Huntington's disease is a rare genetic disorder that causes involuntary movements, loss of memory and ability to think, and emotional turmoil. There is no cure. The disease eventually leads to total incapacitation and death.
This week, we have an extraordinary conversation with Nagui Morcos. He was diagnosed with Huntington's disease back in 1996. He watched his father die of the same disease. Now, he is determined to take his own life while he still has the ability to do it himself.
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26/03/11 Moral Distress
Most of us can say there's at least one task at work we find distasteful or uncomfortable. But what if every day you faced the possibility of moral distress on the job? That's when you believe you know what's the ethical thing to do....but for one reason or another, can't make it happen. It's the reality for health care workers. And a shock for young nurses when they first come into the system.
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19/03/11 Older Doctors
You wouldn't drink milk that's past its 'best-before' date. How about seeing a doctor who is well past retirement age? This week we look at the growing number of older doctors who refuse to put down their stethescopes and whether this trend puts patients at risk.
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12/03/11 Concierge Medicine
These days, lots of people want priority access to everything from concerts to banking, and willing to pay for that privilege.
Health care is no exception."Concierge medicine" flourishes in the US, and it exists here too.
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05/03/11 Breaking Up
All relationships have their ups and downs, and the doctor-patient relationship is no different.
This week on White Coat Black Art, hear why patients leave their doctors ... and how doctors react when patients give their white coats the pink slip.
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26/02/11 Good Samaritan
We've all heard the call go out: Is there a doctor in the house? And we take for granted that if there is one, he or she will spring into action, because taking that Hippocratic Oath is like putting on the white coat and never being able to take it off. But is that fair? And what if the doctor doesn't really have the skills to deal with the problem...should they still get involved?
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19/02/11 Dementia
For the more than half a million Canadians with dementia and their loved ones, there is nothing more terrifying than wandering from home and getting lost. This week, White Coat, Black Art host Dr. Brian Goldman shares your stories and his own...about his mother.
Also an occupational therapist who helps patients in their own homes. And a social scientist who helps design places where people with dementia can flourish.
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12/02/11 Listen To Me
This week on White Coat, Black Art -- patients speak up. Dr. Brian Goldman talks with patients about their experiences getting seen AND heard by doctors and hospital staff. A widow who took on a big city hospital and won. A group of patients whose personal stories led them to create the first organization in Canada whose mission is make doctors listen to them. And a woman on a mission mission of her own to show that authorities may be under-estimating the number of medical mistakes.
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05/02/11 WCBA - No Appointment Necessary
This week on White Coat, Black Art a look at the promises and pitfalls of "no appointment" health care.
Host Dr. Brian Goldman visits a walk-in clinic in Ottawa that sees up to 500 patients a day.
Love them or hate them, walk in clinics are filling a growing gap in health care. But then again, there's providing the care you need while filling it. MD and health policy expert Dr. Michael Rachlis knows a lot about both.
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29/01/11 WCBA - Corridors of Medicine
This week on White Coat Black Art, when the Quebec College of Physicians first called euthanasia an appropriate option for end-of-life care in situations where death is imminent, it ignited debate in the corridors of medicine about euthanasia. And since the fall, Quebec has been holding a series of public hearings on legalizing euthanasia. We'll hear some of the arguments.
And then we venture into another kind of corridor: a Montreal ER where they've turned the hallways into wards.
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22/01/11 WCBA - Newfoundland Hospital Fixer
When Vickie Kaminski was hired back in 2009 as CEO of Eastern Health in Newfoundland and Labrador, she had a big mess to clean up.
Errors in breast cancer testing led to hundreds of patients not receiving the cancer treatment they should have. And lab errors resulted in patients receiving the wrong dose of some drugs.
Can Eastern Health CEO Vickie Kaminski rebuild morale among health care workers and trust among Newfoundlanders?
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15/01/11 WCBA - Medical Tourism
Canadians go abroad on holiday for many reasons: maybe a change of scenery, or a getaway to recharge their batteries...but sometimes they go for fertility treatments, a replacement hip or for a new medical procedure.
This week on White Coat, Black Art we look at the impact of medical tourism on patients, and our health care system.
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08/01/11 WCBA - Privacy
This week on White Coat, Black Art... the consequences of privacy.
The show looks at how privacy rules may make it more difficult for doctors to care for you in an emergency.
You'll also hear the story of Jen Romnes. She battled the health privacy bureaucracy to try and find her mother:
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01/01/11 WCBA - Obesity
This week the growing problem of obesity. On this program a possible end to yo-yoing - with no strings attached. A serious new approach to obesity. How serious? We visit an Edmonton clinic that puts you under the knife if you don't lose weight. And, we talk to an MD who suspects her own 'pointed' advice to lose weight went nowhere with her patients...because she doesn't practice what she preaches.
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27/12/10 WCBA - Residents Panel
This week on White Coat, Black Art, host Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with five medical residents about caring for patients who are dying.
Sometimes these are patients who've been very sick, but sometimes a healthy patient's situation can change unexpectedly for the worse ... and the responsibility falls to a resident to deliver the news.
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18/12/10 WCBA - Knee High Medicine
This week, a look at how hospitals help young patients feel comfortable in unfamilar surroundings. We'll meet a therapeutic clown, young members of a hospital children's council and more.
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11/12/10 WCBA - Lights and Sirens
This week, a look at the call for emergency help from the perspective of those coming to the rescue and those in need. You'll hear what it's like for paramedics to race to a call, and about the difficult life and decisions one trauma surgeon made while helping the wounded in Haiti after the earthquake. All this and more on White Coat, Black Art's "Lights and Sirens" show.
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04/12/10 WCBA - Stress
This week, White Coat Black Art looks at health care under pressure. From overcrowded ERs, to stressed out health care workers.
Until recently, ER doctor Raj Sherman was a Progressive Conservative member of Alberta's Legislative Assembly. He was kicked out of caucus after publicly criticizing the Premier and the health minister about increasingly long emergency room wait times, a problem that hit Dr. Sherman close to home.
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27/11/10 WCBA - The Unmentionables
Are there things you wouldnt dream of discussing with your doctor? This episode of White Coat Black Art is all about the unmentionables. They range from the normal, healthy bodily functions youre embarrassed about talking about, to the things we do that we feel ashamed about.
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20/11/10 WCBA - Home Care
Home care has been described as the next essential service. The Canadian Home Care Association calls it a critical part of how we look after you. On this program...
a status report on home care.
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13/11/10 WCBA - In Sickness and Health
A year ago people were in a panic to get the H1N1 vaccine. Today, it's like the outbreak never happened. This week White Coat Black Art asks what the fuss about H1N1 was all about -- and how prepared are we for the next pandemic?
And a look at what happens when sick doctors and nurses show up for work. We call them out -- on calling in.
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06/11/10 WCBA - Healthy Design
This week on the program, healthy design. Host Dr. Brian Goldman demonstrates why a medical gadget used everyday at Canadian hospitals may be too complicated for nurses and doctors to operate. Also on the program an architectural tour of a brand new psychiatric hospital that's trying to strike a balance between hominess for patients and security concerns. And a hospital design guru looks at the astonishing number of footsteps your average nurse takes during a shift at work.
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30/10/10 WCBA - When Your Life is Circling The Drain
Most of us aren't ready to face or even talk about the end of life.
In 1990, Ian Anderson died of colon cancer. His wife Margaret used the bitter lessons from her husband's death to create Ontario's first cancer hospice.
Senator Sharon Carstairs talks about the future of palliative care and what to do about a tsunami of aging Canadians who will soon need it.
And a group of residents talk about dealing with patients at the end of life and the language doctors use to describe it.
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23/10/10 WCBA - Sex, Lies and Medical Mistakes
There's a whole new class of medical condition out there.
It's called Female Sexual Dysfunction.
And according to investigative journalist Ray Moynihan, the so-called disease is largely a creation of drug companies.
Moynihan explains what happens when marketing meets medicine.
And more highlights from our town hall To Err is Medicine: Minimizing and Managing Medical Errors.
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16/10/10 WCBA - Town Hall: To Err is Medicine
To Err is Medicine: Minimizing and Managing Medical Errors.
In this interactive town hall, Dr. Brian Goldman is joined by doctors, nurses, and patients to talk frankly about medical errors...and what can be done about them.
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09/10/10 WCBA - Pain Problem
This week the cruel and invisible puppet-master known as chronic pain.
It costs Canadians an estimated 10 billion dollars a year in health care and lost productivity.
Pain specialist Dr. Pam Squire has tried everything in her Vancouver practice to get a handle on the pain felt by her patients. But she admits she is often at a loss.
Hear more about the medical mysteries of chronic pain on White Coat, Black Art.
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02/10/10 WCBA - Social Medicine
You've heard of social media.
What about social medicine?
That's when health professionals blog and tweet and text, not only to each other -- but to their patients. Some even go as far as making friends on Facebook. All in the name of good medicine.
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25/09/10 WCBA - MD Activism
There's a concept from the old world -- noblesse oblige. It means that with great privilege, comes great responsibility.
You don't hear it much anymore, but in some quarters the spirit is still alive.
This week on White Coat, Black Art - physicians who use their status for political leverage.
Like in Sept Iles, Quebec where the town doctors threatened to quit to stop a Uranium mine from coming in.
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18/09/10 WCBA - Green Medicine
There are three hospitals in the University Health Network in Toronto.
Together they produce 21-thousand pounds of solid waste EVERY DAY.
Not to mention chemical, gas and air pollution - all parts of day-to-day medicine.
This week on White Coat, Black Art, Dr. Brian Goldman tours from operating room to dumpster...finding out just how good a hospital is at the three R's.
And also - cutting back a different type of hospital pollution - noise pollution.
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11/09/10 WCBA - MS Controversy
We're taking on the Zamboni treatment and the push-back against patient driven medicine. It's a story that pits patient power against the highly entrenched views of the neurologists who treat MS. The more hype over the procedure, the less those doctors want to have anything to do with it. But, are doctors right to argue against spending dollars doing research on an unproven treatment? Or, are they putting their egos in the way of progress?
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WireTap - Man vs. Machine
A man travels through space with a robot that wants to kill him... as would anyone, the man being extremely annoying. Plus, the true story of a man who used a tape recorder to document every minute of his life, for three years.
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WireTap - All the World's a Stage
It's time to face the music for television star Randy Dande as he is forced into retirement at the ripe old age of 12, only to be replaced by a younger, cuter actor. Tune in to their correspondence as the torch is passed, begrudgingly, from tween to pre-tween.
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Polyglots
For many Canadians, learning a new language may be on their list of New Year's resolutions. While some people swim masterfully through foreign grammar and vocabulary to distant lands, others flail around like a fish on a dock. But polyglots – people who speak multiple languages - can actually help the rest of us improve our language learning.
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Fast Talking
Texts, tweets, and technological advances are making communication ever faster. And don't forget the 24-hour news cycle that bombards us with information around the clock. Yes, the world is definitely speeding up. And it's causing many of us to speak faster.
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Brand Naming
A successful brand name that rolls off the tongue can mean big bucks. Think about big household names like Google, Nike, Starbucks, Lulu Lemon, even Lady Gaga. Everyone wants a bang-up name. But one company is leading the charge, and it's relying on a secret weapon: linguistics.
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Word of Week, "tard", 22/01/12
Bernard and Johanne discuss "tard", which means late.
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Word of Week, "aider", 15/01/12 (repeat)
Bernard and Johanne discuss "aider", which means to help.
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Word of Week, "rôle", 08/01/12 (repeat)
Bernard and Johanne discuss "rôle", which means role and part.
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Word of Week, "cogner", 01/01/12 (repeat)
Bernard and Johanne discuss "cogner", which means to knock.
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Word of Week, "retour", 27/12/11 (repeat)
Bernard and Johanne discuss "retour", which means return.
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Word of Week, "poser", 18/12/12 (repeat)
Bernard and Johanne discuss "poser", which means to put.
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Word of Week, "peser", 11/12/11 (repeat)
Bernard and Johanne discuss "peser", which means to weigh.
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Word of Week, "découvrir", 04/12/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "découvrir", which means to discover.
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Word of Week, "os", 27/11/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "os", which means bone.
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Word of Week, "Cajun French", 20/11/11
Bernard St-Laurent talks with Amanda Lafleur about Cajun French. Amanda coordinates the Cajun French courses at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
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Word of Week, "prendre", 13/11/11
Bernar and Johanne discuss "prendre", which means to take.
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Word of Week, "porter", 06/11/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "porter", which means to carry, to take, and to wear, among other things.
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Word of Week, "mettre", 30/10/11
Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "mettre", which means to put.
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Word of Week, "vent", 23/10/11
Bernard St-Laurent and Johanne Blais discuss "vent", which means wind.
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Word of Week, "fait", 16/10/11
Bernard St-Laurent and Johanne Blais discuss "fait", which means event, occurrence, fact or phenomenon.
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Word of Week, "sorte", 09/10/11
Guest host Elizabeth Robertson and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "sorte", which means sort, kind or type.
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Word of Week, "importer", 02/10/11
Bernard St-Laurent and Johanne Blais discuss "importer", which means to import and to matter.
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Word of Week, "carré", 25/09/11
Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "carré", which means square.
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Word of Week, "mouche", 18/09/11
Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "mouche", which means fly.
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Word of Week, "réserver", 11/09/11
Host Bernard St-Laurent and Word Lady Johanne Blais discuss "ré
server", which means to reserve, to book, to keep or save and to have in store.
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Word of Week, "cours", 04/09/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "cours", which means course.(repeat)
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Word of Week, "masse", 28/08/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "masse", which means mass. (repeat)
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Word of Week, "jeter", 21/08/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "jeter", which means to throw. (repeat)
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Word of Week, "élever", 14/08/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "élever", which means to raise and to bring up.
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Word of Week, "virer", 07/08/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "virer", which means to turn. (repeat)
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Word of Week, "genou", 31/07/11
Bernard and Johanne discuss "genou", which means kneee. (repeat)
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Writers and Co. - 22/01/2012 - Michael Holroyd Interview
Michael Holroyd interview: From England, biographer Michael Holroyd on "a treasure trove of hidden lives, uncelebrated achievements, and family mysteries" - his own and others - in "A Book of Secrets".
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Writers and Co. - 15/01/2012 - Dermot Healy Podcast
Dermot Healy interview: Unconventional and original, Healy puts us right inside the world of his authentic characters. His new book is called "Long Time, No See."
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Writers and Co. - 08/01/2012 - Rana Dasgupta Podcast
Rana Dasgupta's latest novel, "Solo", spans a century of Bulgarian history. Salman Rushdie describes Rana Dasgupta as "the most unexpected and original Indian writer of his generation". And his novel "Solo" as "a work of exceptional, astonishing strangeness".
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Writers and Co. - 01/01/2012 - Hanan al-Shaykh Podcast Encore
Hanan al-Shaykh podcast encore: This week, Eleanor Wachtel's conversation with Lebanese novelist and playwright Hanan al-Shaykh.
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Writers and Co. - 25/12/2011 - Hilary Mantel Podcast
Hilary Mantel 2005 Encore Podcast: You won't hear us on Radio One on Christmas Day, but you can listen to this program on streaming audio, or on our podcast.
An encore presentation of Eleanor Wachtel's 2005 conversation with English novelist, Hilary Mantel. The surprising and extraordinarily candid writer travels to the dark side of the psyche in her witty novel, "Beyond Black".
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Writers and Co. - 18/12/2011 - 20th Anniversary Podcast encore
A holiday encore treat, originally aired on the show's twentieth anniversary in October 2010. Eleanor Wachtel and special guests Dionne Brand, Margaret Drabble, Deborah Eisenberg, and Andrew O'Hagan discussed the dynamic world of books over the past 20 years, and talked about some of their favourite titles.
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Writers and Co. - 11/12/2011 - Claire Tomalin on Dickens Podcast
In anticipation of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, Eleanor Wachtel will talk to Claire Tomalin about her new biography. It's already on many best book of the year lists.
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Writers and Co. - 04/12/2011 - Etgar Keret Podcast
Etgar Keret Podcast. The Israeli writer, filmmaker and essayist and master of the miniature, is funny, surreal, tender and provocative.
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Writers and Co. - 27/11/2011 - Francisco Goldman Podcast
Francisco Goldman podcast. Guatemalan-American writer Francisco Goldman's new book, "Say Her Name", is inspired by the tragic death of his wife. It just won France's Prix Femina Etranger.
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Writers and Co. - 20/11/2011 - Julian Barnes Podcast
Julian Barnes Podcast: This week, Eleanor Wachtel's remarkably expansive and personal conversation with this year's Man Booker prize-winner. Julian Barnes's new novel is called "The Sense of an Ending"
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Writers and Co. - 13/11/2011 - 'War and History in Fiction' Panel Podcast (Encore)
War and Remembrance: Writing History in Fiction Panel — This week, a panel discussion about "War and Remembrance: Writing History in Fiction" - from the early 20th century through the First and Second World Wars
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Writers and Co. - 06/11/2011 - Michael Ondaatje Podcast
Michael Ondaatje Podcast — Eleanor Wachtel talks to Michael Ondaatje about one of his most personal books yet - "The Cat's Table".
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Writers and Co. - 30/10/2011 - Jeffrey Eugenides Podcast
Jeffrey Eugenides Interview — American novelist Jeffrey Eugenides has a brand new book - his first in almost ten years - about contemporary romance. It's called The Marriage Plot.
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Writers and Co. - 23/10/2011 - Russell Banks Podcast
Russell Banks is described by the New York Times as "the most compassionate fiction writer working today." His new novel, "Lost Memory of Skin" explores the marginal and the outsider with grit and humour.
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Writers and Co. - 16/10/2011 - Sebastian Barry Podcast
Sebastian Barry, the Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He had great success with his last novel, "The Secret Scripture". His latest book, "On Canaan's Side" is an ode to 20th century America.
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Writers and Co. - 09/10/2011 - Leila Aboulela Podcast
Leila Aboulela Interview: A conversation with Sudanese novelist, Leila Aboulela. Her latest novel, "Lyrics Alley" is set against her country's struggle for independence from Britain and Egypt sixty years ago.
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Writers and Co. - 02/10/2011 - Tagore Panel
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's birth, Eleanor Wachtel speaks with literary scholar Uma Dasgupta and American philosopher Martha Nussbaum.
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Writers and Co. - 25/09/2011 - Tony Kushner Podcast
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tony Kushner, onstage at the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake
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Writers and Co. - 18/09/2011 - Anne Carson Podcast
Anne Carson interview. The author of "Autobiography of Red" and "The Beauty of the Husband" has produced yet another surprising and haunting book, called "Nox".
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Writers and Co. - 11/09/2011 - 9/11 Panel Podcast
A panel discussion to mark the tenth anniversary of September 11th. Host Eleanor Wachtel with guests Amy Waldman, Sinan Antoon and Jane Kramer talk about how the events of September 11th have influenced literature over the intervening years, both in the west and in the Arab and Muslim world.
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Writers and Co. - 04/09/2011 - Jamaica Kincaid Podcast
Jamaica Kincaid talks about her 2002 novel inspired by the life of her father Roderick Potter. Although, as she says, Mr. Potter is her father ...and he isn't.
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Writers and Co. - 28/08/2011 - Ursula Le Guin Podcast
Ursula K. LeGuin: Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the "high priestess of fantasy and science fiction" - the American writer, Ursula LeGuin. This interview aired originally in 1993.
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Writers and Co. - 21/08/2011 - Richard Flanagan Podcast
Richard Flanagan Interview: From Tasmania, the winner of the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize with his novel "Gould's Book of Fish".
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Writers and Co. - 14/08/2011 - Jenny Diski Podcast
Jenny Diski Interview: This summer, as part of Writers and Company's 20th anniversary, the weekly podcast will feature some of the best shows from the archives. This week, from England, an unusually candid writer, Jenny Diski. She writes novels, memoirs, travel books, essays and criticism. Eleanor Wachtel spoke with her in 2005.
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Writers and Co. - 07/08/2011 - Jim Harrison Podcast
Jim Harrison interview. The American novelist, poet and screen writer has been put in the same league as not only Hemingway, but also Melville and Faulkner. This conversation with Jim Harrison aired originally in 1994.
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Writers and Co. - 31/07/2011 - Dame Muriel Spark Podcast
Dame Muriel Spark: The author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and "Memento Mori" talks with Eleanor Wachtel in 1999 about her life and work, and her career as an expatriate in Italy. Muriel Spark died in 2006 at the age of 88.
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Daybreak: July 24, 2011 - The Amazing Kreskin, Poker Girls, Wicked The Musical, Dawn Dumont, Libraries
This week, the Amazing Kreskin prosents his Folk Fest credidentials. Jewelle Colwell previews her online drama series, Poker Girls. Actor, Anne Brummell of the Broadway musical, Wicked, gets lost in traffic. Comedian Dawn Dumont publishes her first novel. And getting books to home-bound readers.
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Daybreak: July 23, 2011 - Big Sugar, 54-40, Aaron Lines, Aaron Pritchett
It's an all music blow-out featuring Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, Neil Osborne of 54-40, as well as country artists Aaron Lines and Aaron Pritchett.
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Daybreak: July 2/3, 2011 - Betty Awards, Wine with Shelley Boettcher, Amanda Brooke Perrin, Jose Canseco
This week, the Betty Awards recognize great theatre in Calgary and Julie Orton & Trevor Rueger drop by to talk about the nominees. Shelley Boettcher suggests some little known wines worth finding. Comedian, Amanda Brooke Perrin gets the best summer job ever. And former major league baseball star, Jose Canseco, tours Alberta with his minor-league team.
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Daybreak: June 25/26, 2011 - William Shatner, Rhianna in Concert, David Adams Richards, Wine Columnist, Remembering Robert Kroetsch
The man, the myth, the legend that is William Shatner. A mother and daughter team review Rhianna in Concert. Novelist David Adams Richards discusses his new work. Wine Columnist, Shelley Boettcher looks at great Okanagan vintners. And remembering the life and career of writer, Robert Kroetsch.
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Daybreak: June 18/19, 2011 - Robert Bear, Burlesquercise, Todd Babiak, Andy Warhol, Jennifer Castle
Author Robert Bear explores health care in his new novel. Todd Babiak gets put on the shelf. Burlesquercise has a gala performance. Andy Warhol comes to Edmonton. And Jennifer Castle puts on her headphones.
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Daybreak Again - Jun 11/12, 2011 Alberta Readers Choice Winner, comedian Tom Green, Trepan Theatre presents SHE.
This week, the winner of the Alberta Readers Choice Award, Helen Waldstein-Wilkes. Nominees for the 2011 Canadian Comedy Awards. Funnyman Tom Green gets ready to tour Alberta. And Trepan Theatre adapts the book, SHE into a new play.
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Daybreak: May 22, 2011 - Alberta Readers Choice and Cross-Country Bookshelf
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Daybreak LoveTalks Podcast with Elizabeth MacInnis from RealConnections.ca
Professional match-maker and relationship expert, Elizabeth MacInnis, joins Russell for a series of chats about modern dating.
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Daybreak: May 14/15, 2011
This week, author Michael Coren on why Catholics are right. Men Without Hats come back. Cyrano de Bergerac gets the puppet treatment. Jimmy Rankin is on tour. A Love Talk about intimacy. And an audio tour of photos by Yousef Karsh.
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Daybreak Spring Book Podcast: Neil Pasricha, Miriam Toews, Elizabeth Hay, Tim Wynne-Jones, Andrew Foley - Plus Love Talks with Elizabeth MacInnis
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Daybreak: May 1, 2011
This week, musician Ann Vriend and Sean McCann. Comedian Rick Green focuses on ADD. We'll get a Love Talk from Elizabeth MacInnis. Playwright Catherine Banks looks at a blackbird in 13 ways. Plus we mark Queen's Day in the Netherlands.
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Any Last Requests? - The Podcast
In a show that explores loss and redemption, we'll hear from music legend Ian Tyson, painter Kate MacDonald and victims advocate Marlene Swift.
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Daybreak: April 16/17, 2011
This week, hockey talk with Team Canada hero, Paul Henderson, HNIC's Kelly Hrudey, plus Chris-The Shipping Guy. We'll get a Love Talk from Elizabeth MacInnis. And new music from Amy Thiessen.
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Daybreak: April 9/10, 2011
This week, Love Talks! A professional match-maker will see if she can pair up people in Calgary & Edmonton. Wayne Arthurson wanted a book deal so he headed to the United States to get it. John Wort Hannam performs a tribute to Ian Tyson. Plus profiles of musicians Michael Kaeshammer and Sarah Vann.
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Daybreak: April 2/3, 2011
This week, the songwriter's songwriter, Ron Sexsmith. Rick Hansen play debuts in Edmonton. PEI musician Lennie Gallant finds inspiration on the Prairie. We'll get nutrition tips for the family dog. And we'll music and chat from jazz sensation, Elizabeth Shephard.
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Daybreak: March 26/27, 2011
This week, chats with legendary musicians, Gino Vannelli, Bruce Cockburn, & former Supertramp singer, Roger Hodgson. The Spoken Word festival gets underway for 2011. And Olympic Gold medalist, Mark Tewksbury discusses Special Olympians going to the "Top of The Podium."
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Daybreak: March 12-20, 2011
Guest host Chris dela Torre speaks to acrobat Christine Van Loo, musician Doug Hoyer, Broadway star Ben Vareen, and Trevor Strong of comedy band The Arrogant Worms. Daybreak's Nola Keeler speaks to singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith.
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Daybreak: February 12/13, 2011
This week, musician Michael Bernard Fitzgerald and Russell make plans for Valentine's Day. The Drowsy Chaperone has a new production in Calgary. We have a feature chat Ballet great, Gradimir Pankov. The Weston Family get the laughs at the Citadel Theatre. Skippy from "Growing Pains" takes the stand-up stage. And the "Peanuts" gang are all grown-up in Red Deer.
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Daybreak: February 5/6, 2011
This week, a feature chat with former member of The Eagles, Don Felder. Also, a Canada Reads panel looks at the debut novel from Angie Abdou, "The Bone Cage."
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Daybreak: January 29/30, 2011
It's a jam-packed podcast with Allan Hawco, star of "Republic of Doyle." A live session with musician Marc Jordan. Country legend Paul Brandt gets a speeding ticket. The Calgary Opera has an explosive new show. We hear what "Electro-Soul" sounds like from Krystle Dos Santos. World class architecture from Randall Stout. And film-makers Mark Hug and May Charters discuss being "Lovers in a Dangerous Time."
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Daybreak: January 15/16, 2011
This week, Gena LaCoste brings her watercolours to an exhibit in Medicine Hat. Trevor Anderson brings his short film a long way to the Sundance Film Festival. Clea Roddick gives a whole new meaning to seasonal music. The High Performance Rodeo rolls on with actor Denise Clarke. And comedians remember the late, Jocko Alston.
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Daybreak: Jan 8/9, 2011 - High Performance Rodeo, Brian Eno, Workshop West Theatre, PechaKucha, Brenna MacQuarrie
This week, Brenna MacQuarrie launches her first CD. The High Performance welcomes Brian Eno. Crashed Ice is looking for new racers. Workshop West Theatre is going the distance. And Steve Nagy writes about love.
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Daybreak: December 18/19, 2010
It's the Daybreak Christmas Book Podcast featuring, Jay Ingram (Science), Anne Sorbie (Fiction), James Duthie (Sports), John Van Sloten (Religion), Trevor Cole (Satire), Bruce Hunter (Poetry), Stephen Shawcross (Fiction) and Charles Wilkins (RCMP).
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Daybreak: Dec 11/12, 2010
This week, take a walk down memory lane with author Will Ferguson. Comedian Ron James shares his philosophy on making people laugh. And Kelly Clemmer knows 13 Ways to kill your community.
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Daybreak: Nov 27/28, 2010
This week, the Daybreak Grey Cup podcast featuring Randy Bachman, Ra Maquire of Trooper and Stephen Brunt from the Globe & Mail.
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Daybreak: Ian Tyson Special Dec 5, 2010
This is an extended version of the sit-down interview between Russell and legendary singer-songwriter, Ian Tyson.
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Daybreak: December 4/5, 2010
This week, Shaun Johnston, "Jack" from CBC's "Heartland" drops in to talk hockey and a Christmas movie. Stereos get ready for album #2. Air Farce comedian, Jessica Holmes, writes book #1. And bluesman Donald Ray Johnson says "It's Time" for his new music.
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Daybreak: Nov 20/21, 2010
This week, actor Dave Kelly is The Cat in the Hat. Paralympian, Lauren Berwich gets ready for her close-up on CBC's "Heartland." A UofC scientist explains why anti-matter should matter to you. And model and comedian, Sunday Omony is living her dream.
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Daybreak: Nov 13/14, 2010 - Procol Harum, Russell Peters, Jeff Buick, F&M, Jay Sparrow
This week, it's one more time for old times with Gary Brooker of Procol Harum. Russell Peters insists we call him "Russell". Author Jeff Buick wants to change the way you read. The band, F&M, are sincere about their new CD. And Jay Sparrow performs live on the podcast.
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Daybreak: Nov 6/7, 2010 - Maura Shaftoe, Wine Expert Shelley Boettcher, Matisse Exhibit, Architecture Summit, Beverly Mahood
Musician Maura Shaftoe re-starts her career with a tour of Western Canada. Wine expert Shelley Boettcher offers up great deals in her new book. A Matisse exhibit takes over at the Alberta Alrt Gallery. Architects gather to re-imagine Alberta buildings. Beverley Mahood and a group of country music superstars gather to support the troupes.
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Daybreak: Oct 30/31, 2010 - Procol Harum & Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, 4th Graders Play, Royal Wood, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Crash Test Dummies
This week, ESO Conductor, Bill Eddins gets ready for the reunion with Procol Harum. A new play about 4th Graders dealing with a classmate's suicide comes to the Arts Barn. Musician, Royal Wood, looks for a decent meal. The Banff Mountain Film Festival gets underway. And the Crash Test Dummies return to touring and recording.
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Daybreak: Oct 16/17, 2010 - Yann Martel, Colleen Brown, John Zaritsky, Hayley Wickenheiser, Iliza Shlesinger
This week, Booker Prize winner, Yann Martel. Edmonton musician Colleen Brown, Oscar-winning director John Zaritsky. Olympic Hero, Hayley Wickenheiser and her new book. "Last Comic Standing" Iliza Shlesinger.
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Daybreak: Oct 23/24, 2010 - Levi MacDougall; Rolling Stones giveaway; Justin Rutledge; Joseph Boyden; Ron Hynes; Chemomosh Ukranian Dancers
This week, Russell speaks with comedian Levi MacDougall (the hapless Rogers ad guy). You've got an opportunity to win a Rolling Stones DVD. Musician Justin Rutledge talks about working with author Michael Ondaatje. Joseph Boyden visits LitFest. Ron Hynes sets up house with some books. And the Cheromosh Ukranian Dancers celebrate 40 years.
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Daybreak: Oct 9/10, 2010 - Robert Herjevec from Dragon's Den, comedian Debra DiGiovanni, Red Green, musician Terra Hazelton, Hidden Gems Indian Film Festival, author Plynn Gutman
This week, we welcome Robert Herjevec from CBC's "The Dragon Den". Comedian Debra DiGiovanni mocks the stars. Everybody's favoruite handyman, Red Green, has a new book. Musician and actor, Terra Hazelton recalls her days with jeff Healey and previews her role in "FUBAR II". And author Plynn Gutman talks about her memoir about her grandmother and her recipes.
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Daybreak: Oct 2/3, 2010 - HNIC's Kelly Hrudy, musician Rita Chiarelli, children's author Janet MacNaughton & Sharon Jennings
This week, (we're late, I know) features a chat with Hockey Night in Canada's Kelly Hrudey. Also blues goddess, Rita Chiarelli, takes us to Angola Prison. And nominees for the TD Children's Literature Award, Janet McNaughton & Sharon Jennings.
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Daybreak: Sept 25/26, 2010 - Edmonton & Calgary Film Fest, Score: the Hockey Musical, Danny Michel, Suzuki's Playlist, Editing and Writers.
This week, we walk the Red Carpet with Allie MacDonald and Corey Loranger, two of the stars at the Edmonton and Calgary Film Festivals. Danny Michel travels and writes songs for his new CD. Berna-Dean Holland makes David Suzuki's playlist. And a veteran book editor provides her insights on what it takes to get published.
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Daybreak: Sept 18/19, 2010 - Improv Marathon, Ron Pederson, Rae Spoon, Physics of Star Trek, The Penelopiad
Improv marathoners from the UK storm the stage at Varscona Theatre and we remember the late British actor, Ken Campbell. Ron pederson takes time out from his comedy career to become Quasimodo for Catalyst Theatre. Rae Spoon debuts a new sound. The Physics of Star trek make their way into real life. And Denise Clarke previews Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad."
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Daybreak: Aug 28/29, 2010 - Lars Callieou, Cori Brewster, Pam Rocker, Fernando Botero exhibit
This week, comedian Lars Callieou gets serious. Musician Cori Brewster changes a flat tire. Playwright Pam Rocker turns the tables. And a new Botero exhibit comes to Alberta.
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Daybreak: Aug 14/15, 2010 - Ben Rose, Under The Table Theatre, Dickens On The Mounted
Guest host Chris dela Torre chats with Calgary musician Ben Rose about his new CD 'Cowtown', and learns the latest on Rose's trouble with Calgary bylaw officers. New York theatre troupe Under The Table previews the 2 shows they've prepared for the Edmonton Fringe Festival, and Empress Theatre summer director Jeremy Mason tells us about the play 'Dickens On The Mounted', and the little-known Alberta connection to famed writer Charles Dickens.
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Daybreak: Aug 7/8, 2010 - Sarah Harmer, Gemma Wilcox, Cariwest, Museum of Canadian Music
Guest host Chris dela Torre chats with Sarah Harmer about her new album 'Oh Little Fire', and her transition from musician to environmental activist, and back again. British playwright/performer Gemma Wilcox also dropped in for an interview. Her work 'The Honeymoon Period Is Officially Over' was named Best of The Fest at this year's Calgary Fringe Festival. We also heard sounds from Edmonton's Cariwest. Finally, Chris spoke with Robert Williston, founder of the Museum of Canadian Music.
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Daybreak: July 31/Aug 1, 2010 - Great Big Sea, Fred Eaglesmith, the Wendigo Legend, ArtsTrek
This week, Russell chats with musicians Bob Hallett from Great Big Sea and Fred Eaglesmith. Also he looks into the legend of the "Wendigo". And we cap things off with a look back at 50 years of ArtsTrek.
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Daybreak: July 25, 2010 - Penguin Eggs, Michael Markowsky
This week, a brief podcast to celebrate the tenth Anniversary of Penguin Eggs magazine and the out of this world painting of Michael Markowsky. Join us, won't you?
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Daybreak: July 17/18, 2010 - Marathon Martin, Profanity Panel, Axis of Conversation, Sharon Mahoney & CrossWord Queen
This time out, one man's Marathon-athon raises money for Right To Play. Comedians discuss cussing. Axis of Conversation makes their new single free to you. Street performer, Sharon Mahoney, transforms in Super Canadian Woman! And Canada's Crossword Queen is patriotic up and down the podcast.
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Daybreak: July 10/11, 2010 - Zappacosta, NEeMA, Family Restaurant, Tyson Houseman, SOS Fest, Whitsundays
A very musical 49th podcast. Alfie Zappacosta reflects on his 30-year career. Montreal sensation, NEeMA plays live in the Daybreak studio. Tyson Houseman, "Quil" from the Twilight movies, on handling fame. Miles Quon from Food Network's "Family Restaurant" talks about Reality TV fame. The SOS Fest is previewed. And The Whitsundays, Ron Batke takes time out from his busy day to talk music.
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Daybreak: July 3/4, 2010 - Helena Magerowski, Trent McClellen, & Cathryn Hagel
Edmonton's Lady of Jazz, Helena Magerowski, drops by the podcast. Comedian Trent McClellen sets up his new Comedy Special. And Cathryn Hagel profiles her blog, thefarmerstrophywife.com
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Daybreak: June 26/27, 2010 - Canadian Comedy Award nominees, author Ron Wood, National Canoe Day and the Frolics
This week, we profile two nominees for Canadian Comedy Awards, The Irrelevant Show and Amanda Brooke Perrin. Author Ron Wood tells us about life in Manyberries. get your paddles in the water for National Canoe Day. And we wrap up with new music from the pop-punk and surf band, The Frolics.
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Daybreak: June 19/20, 2010 - Nikki Yanofsky, Joshua Cockerill, Randall Spear, Comrad Sound, North Country Fair
Guest host Chris dela Torre speaks to teenage jazz prodigy and national darling Nikki Yanofsky. Calgary-via-Toronto roots singer Joshua Cockerill drops by to chat about his debut CD and what it's like working with Serena Ryder. He also treats us to a live performance. We also speak to singer/songwriter Randall Spear about becoming a professional musician at age 42. Finally, we check in with the North Country Fair, and we speak to an organizer behind the defunct all-ages venue Comrad Sound.
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Daybreak: June 12/13, 2010 - Country artist Tim Hus, Freezer Burn co-founder Shawn Clarke, photographer Harvey Meidriech, hip-hop artists Dragon Fli Empire and Fallan Soldier
Guest host Chris dela Torre speaks to country singer Tim Hus about his new album 'Hockeytown' and his tours with country legend Stompin' Tom Connors. Alberta hip-hoppers stop by with Vancouver MC Fallan Soldier to talk about their Move Mountains Tour. Chris also speaks to the founder of Freezer Burn, Alberta's official version of Burning Man. Edmonton photographer Harvey Meidriech stops by to talk about his 100 People Project.
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Daybreak: June 5/6, 2010 - The iPad, Marilyn Monroe Opera, Rural Canada stories, Going to Hell comedy, grizzly author Jeff Gailus, Library Book Rate
An eclectic show that features comedy, stories of rural Canada, a Marilyn Monroe opera, the iPad, grizzly bears and library books
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Daybreak: June 6, 2010 - Edmonton Jazz Fest Preview with James Clarke, Thea Neumann and Junetta Jamerson
We get you set for the Edmonton International Jazz Festival with music and chats featuring pianist James Clarke, singer Thea Neumann and Gospel singer Junetta Jamerson
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Daybreak: May 22/23, 2010 - Sir Time Rice, Jessica Grant, Ann Vriend, Garry Ryan, Brenna MacQuarrie
Music and book on this week's podcast. We start with a feature chat with Sir Tim Rice of Broadway and West End musical fame. Author Jessica Grant reflects on writing her first novel in Calgary. Edmonton singer/songwriter Ann Vriend brings us an exclusive new track. Mystery writer Garry Ryan on his latest Detective Lane novel. And music newcomer, Brenna MacQuarrie talks about the new way to market your music.
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Daybreak: May 8/9, 2010 - Eddie Izzard, Ed Burtinsky, Brian Stollery, The Rosie Awards, Kite Flying, Pain Diaries
The only and Eddie Izzard chats politics and career with Russell. OIL is a new exhibit from acclaimed photographer, Ed Burtynsky. Comedian Brian Stollery lets us in on his writing process. We'll preview the Rosie Awards and The Pain Diaries. We even find time to fly a kite.
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Daybreak: May 3, 2010 - Paul Gross, Chris Claremont, The Fugitives, The Fast Romantics, Stage West's 'The Producers'
Russell Bowers speaks to Paul Gross about his new film 'Gunless',and to award-winning comic book creator Chris Claremont, of 'X-Men' fame. Russell also chats with actor Sheldon Davis about the Stage West production of 'The Producers.' Guest host Chris dela Torre speaks to Matthew Angus of Calgary band The Fast Romantics about recording with producers Howard Redekopp and Mike Fraser (Tegan & Sara, AC/DC), and Vancouver folk-pop group The Fugitives stop by for a chat and live performance.
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Daybreak: April 26, 2010 - Leonard Nimoy, Ryan Stiles, Malcolm McDowell, Billy Dee Williams, Gavin Crawford, Tom Green, Star Trek fan Natalie Palasvirta
A star-studded podcast this week as we welcome Star Trek icons Leonard Nimoy and Malcolm McDowell. Smooth Hollywood legend, Billy Dee Williams. Comedians Ryan Stiles, Tom Green and Gavin Crawford. And Star Wars fan, Natalie Palasvirta talks about her trek to Vulcan Alberta to see Leonard Nimoy.
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Northern Gateway Pipeline forum
Today on alberta@noon we broadcast a live forum from the lobby of the Jack Singer Concert Hall in downtown Calgary, looking at the controversial Northern Gateway Pipeline project. Our guests were David Yager, former CEO of HSE Integrated and candidate for the Wildrose Party in Calgary Hawkwood, Chris Turner, a journalist who writes about environmental and climate issues and author of "The Leap', Edy Wong from the China Institute at the University of Alberta, and Rusty Miller, an independent regulatory lawyer.
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Tuesday January 24, 2012
The CBC's Briar Stewart reports on the Northern Gateway pipeline hearings underway in Edmonton. Senior business producer Tracy Johnson outlines what to expect at the CBC's public forum on the Enbridge pipeline. Staff sergent James McLaren of the Gliechen RCMP describes an unusual investigation into a wayward gravestone. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo address the First Nations Crown gathering in Ottawa. Observer Lewis Cardinal comments on the gathering and the discussions in the hallways.
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Monday January 23, 2012
Professor Gordon Houlden, director of The China Institute at the University of Alberta, is urging Alberta to do everyting it can to increase its energy exports to China. Columbia University economist Brendan O'Flaherty shares his research into rewarding financial subsidies to vulnerable people to prevent them from becoming homeless. Political scientist Duane Bratt of Mount Royal University takes calls on the NDP leadership campaign.
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Friday January 20, 2012
Federal Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz announces the reopening of South Korea's border to Canadian cattle under 30 months of age. The Canadian Avalanche Centre's Ian Tomm describes a new avalanche awareness program for snowmobilers in the back country. Edmonton food columnist Mary Bailey says a new food reality show highlights some of Alberta's best eateries. John Izzo takes calls on his new book, Stepping Up, How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything.
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Thursday January 19, 2012
Energy analyst Peter Linder of Emerging Equities takes listeners calls on Obama's decision to kill TransCanada Pipelines application to build the Keystone XL Pipeline. Don Campbell, president of the Real Estate Investment Network looks at the Alberta housing market for homes in the current economy.
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Wednesday January 18, 2012
CBC Washington correspondent reports on the latest news from D.C. on the Keystone XL pipeline project. Senior business reporter Tracy Johnson looks at the impact on business. Picture Butte volunteer fire chief talks about the challenges of responding to calls in bitterly cold weather. Parenting Power's Julie Freedman Smith has some tips on how to encourage children of all ages to be prepared for the cold. Liberal MLA Kevin Taft takes calls on his new book, "Follow the Money".
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Tuesday January 17, 2012
CBC meteorologist Stephanie Barsby says Alberta has broken seven records for cold temperatures, and more Arctic weather is on the way. New Democratic Party leader Brian Mason takes listeners calls on returning Alberta to a regulated electricity market. Greg Webster of the Canadian Institute for Health Information says the numbers of Canadians injured from winter activities could surprise many. Dr. Louis Francescutti, president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, takes listeners calls on how to avoid cold weather injuries.
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Monday January 16, 2012
The terrifying details are emerging from the sinking of a curise ship in Italy over the weekend. Andrea and Laurence Davis of Calgary were among four thousand passengers aboard. Their daughter talks about her relief that her parents swam to shore. Former Royal Canadian Naval officer Captain peter Buell of the marine training centre in Ontario, talks about the circumstances involving the captain of the downed cruise ship. Mike Cardin, the general manager of Alberta made Cheecha Puffs, describes the excitement and benefits of having his product included in the Golden Globe swag bags. Financial journalist Bruce Sellery is the host of a new reality show debuting on the Oprah Winfrey Network called Million Dollar Neighbourhood, and he answers questions about how to get out from under debt.
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Friday January 13, 2012
Slave Lake's new librarian Anne Moore is excited about opening the community's new temporary library after a lot of hard work from many local people and beyond. Award winning author and journalist Richard Gwyn talks about his new book, Nation Maker: Sir John A. Mcdonald, His Life, Our Times. Bestselling author of the Households Solutions Series, Reena Nerbas answers questions about stain and odour removal as well as other basic tips.
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Thursday January 12, 2012
As Parks Canada tries to increase the numbers of visitors to parks and revenues as well, many people are concerned about some of the initiatives underway. Jack Templeton of the Jasper Environmental Association describes the response from a petition opposing a glass walkway development by Brewster Travel Canada. Greg Fenton, superintendent of Jasper National Park says he will take the petition into account along with other submissions. Food and cooking columnist Cinda Chavich looks at food trends for 2012. Peter C. Newman takes listeners calls on his new book, When the Gods Changed, the Death of Liberal Canada, published by Random House Canada.
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Wednesday January 11, 2012
An expert panel is considering a proposal to build two multibillion dollar high voltage transmission lines between Edmonton and Calgary. AltaLink Senior vice president Leigh Clarke makes the case for moving ahead with the proposed project. Jim Wachowich, legal council to the Consumers' Coalition of Alberta, raises concerns about the size of the project and the need. University of Calgary professor Tom Keenan, in the Faculty of Environmental Design, picks through the best and the worst of the gadgets being unveiled at the world's largest consumer electronics show. Brian Heidecker, chair of the independent panel reviewing the proposed power transmission lines in Alberta, describes the hearings and their importance. Listeners call in with their views. Gordon Peterson of the Castel Crown Wilderness Coaltion describes his concerns about logging in the region.
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Tuesday January 10, 2012
Economics professor Mike Percy, of the University of Alberta's School of Business, takes calls on the start of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings. Collectibles expert Brian Lehman, author of What's It Worth Brian, answers listeners questions about the financial value of personal treasures.
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Monday January 09, 2012
The mayor of Whitecourt, Trevor Thaine, is backing the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Nutritionist Andrea Holwegner welcomes news that the Calgary Public school board is banning junk food. Phil Edmonston, the author of LemonAid new and used car and truck guides, takes listeners calls about the new vehicles causing a stir at the Detroit Auto Show, and other questions about vehicles worth our money.
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Friday January 06, 2012
University of Alberta political scientist Wenran Jiang takes calls on China's latest purchase of an oilsands company. The prime minister announces a new program to help veterans find work after returning to Canada from military service. Horticulturist and author Donna Balzer answers listeners' questions about seed and plant catalogues.
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Thursday January 05, 2012
Fort Macleod mayor Shawn Patience recounts the efforts to fight the grass fires in southern Alberta. AFN regional Alberta chief George Stanley comments on the results of the Samson Cree First nation vote to evict gang members from the reserve. Sports columnist Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald reports on the World Juniors tournament and the Canadians playing in the bronze medal game. author and TV host Gail Vaz-Oxlade takes calls on the subject of her new book, It's Your Money.
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Wednesday January 04, 2012
Kirk Buffalo, councillor of the Samson Cree First Nation, talks about why the community is holding a vote on whether to evict gang members from the reserve. The mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo comments on a new committee struck to find solutions to transportation problems in the area. Cardiologist and author Ted Fenske of the University of Alberta takes calls on his new book, While You Diet.
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Tuesday January 03, 2012
The deaths of two experienced skiiers in avalanches in B.C. have raised the question about the avalanche threat in Alberta. Dave Stark, director of operations at Yamnuska Mountain Adventures, shares his insights. Environment Canada's Dave Phillips comments on the abnormally mild temperatures in Alberta and why forecasters didn't predict them. Bryan Baumler takes calls on making sure you do the best renovation for your home, not necessarily the one you want to do, in light of his new program, Leave It to Bryan.
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Friday December 23, 2011
The CBC's Min Dhariwal reports from the Edmonton rally for the Canada's Junior Hockey Team. Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith reflects on 2011 and looks ahead to 2012. Horticulturist and author Donna Balzer shares some of her favorite gift ideas for gardeners. Annabell Waugh of the Canadian Living test kitchen talks about her new cookbook, The International Collection.
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Thursday December 22, 2011
Solicitor General Jonathan Denis answers listeners questions about Alberta's new drunk driving law. Finance minister Ron Liepert comments on the province's constitutional challenge of a national securities regulator. Food and cooking columnist Cinda Chavich discusses delicious side dishes to go with the holiday turkey. Regional editor in Canada for Frommers Guides Gene Shannon, takes listeners calls on great winter get-aways.
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Wednesday December 21, 2011
The CBC's Angela Knight reports on Blitz for the CBC/Suncor Energy food bank drive. Connie Matson, executive director of the Medicine Hat food bank and chair of Alberta Food Banks, describes the many ways food banks are innovating to stretch dollars and help needy Albertans. Neil Pasricha, author of the Book of (Holiday Awesome) takes listeners calls on the little things that make life great over the holidays.
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Tuesday December 20, 2011
Tracy Johnson of the CBC's Business Unit says Albertans have been doing more than their fair share of contributing to the economy's retail sector. Edmonton Food columnist Mary Bailey and wine importer Barb Giacomin do a blind taste test of some coffee house lattes and the newcomers to the espresso market -- Tim Hortons and McDonald's. Dragon's Den baddie Kevin O'Leary takes listeners pitches and questions about his new book, Cold Hard Truth, On Business, Money and Life.
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Monday December 19, 2011
University of Calgary professor Rob Huebert, associate director of the Canadian Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, looks at the future of North Korea now that Kim Jong-il is dead. Daniel Padilla, owner of the Kabayan Filipino Store in Edmonton, describes the desperation many people are feeling in light of the tragic flash flooding that killed hundreds of people in Mindanao. Freelance food and travel writer Karen Anderson, owner of Calgary Food Tours, provides suggestions on great gifts for food lovers. Kim Trynacity, host of Edmonton's afternoon show, Radio Active, updates CBC Edmonton's turkey drive for the food bank.
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Friday December 16, 2011
The CBC's Erin Collins reports on the suspected murder-suicide outside Claresholm. Dr. Raj Sherman, leader of the Alberta Liberal Party reflects on the year in Alberta politics. Pop culture columnist Ruth Myles says there are plenty of wonderful Christmas and holiday programs to watch on TV and on the big screen. Certified Financial Planner and author Kevin Cork takes calls on some important financial considerations before the end of the year.
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Thursday December 15. 2011
The CBC's Terri Trembath reports from the scene of a multiple homicide near Claresholm. Lenny Moore, who works at the local John Deer dealership, says people in town are shocked by the incident. Red Deer College criminologist Bill Stuebing comments on Mclean's Magazine's most dangerous cities ranking, which has Red Deer fourth on the list. Wendy Bryden talks about her latest book, The First Stampede of Flores LaDue. Julie Freedman Smith of Parenting Power answers questions about how to avoid stressful situations over the holidays.
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Wednesday December 14, 2011
The Canadian World Junior Hockey Team has been chosen and the expectations are high. Sports reporters Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald and Min Dhariwal of the CBC take calls on the gut-wrenching selection process and the competition ahead. Alberta's new trade representative in Asia Gary Mar says establishing links between Alberta and the region is increasingly important in a more competitive environment. Brenda Kenny, president of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, reacts to a report from the Federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development. Mike Hare, owner of Calgary's Owl's Nest Bookstore, and long time Edmonton bookseller Laurie Greenwood, share lists of some of their favorite books.
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Monday December 12, 2011
The CBC's Nola Keeler reports from CBC Centre Stage in downtown Edmonton on the annual Turkey Drive. The Young Columbian Choir provides the music. Arianna Johnson, executive director of the Fort McMurray Food Bank, explains why demand has been up in the last few years and what to expect this year. Sarah Elmiligi of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society describes how travel restrictions in 2013 on a busy stretch of road in Banff National Park will benefit wildlife in the area. The chair of the International Association of Fundraising Professionals, Andrea McManus, takes calls on questions to ask charities looking for money.
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Friday December 09, 2011
Mount Royal University political scientist Keith Brownsey comments on the severence packages MLAs and cabinet minister receive upon retirement. The Canadian Pickers, Sheldon Smithens and Scott Cozens are in Alberta to sell and find old treasures. Natalie MacLean, the author of Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines, takes calls and questions on the best value and best tasting wines for the holidays.
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Thursday December 08, 2011
Allen Oberg, of Forestburg, chair of the Canadian Wheat Board, appeared before a senate committee studying Bill C-18, a bill aimed at dismantling the board's monopoly on Prairie wheat and barley. Oberg says it's wrong for the government to ignore a federal court judge's ruling that by law, farmers must be consulted before the Wheat Board is changed. Food and cooking colunist Cinda Chavich takes calls on making more conscious and sustainable food choices this holiday season.
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Wednesday December 07, 2011
The CBC's Andrea Huncar reports on the search for a missing 8-year-old girl. Wildrose MLA Rob Anderson takes listeners calls on the passage of Bill 26, toughening up administrative penalties on drunk driving in Alberta. Political scientist Duane Bratt of the Canadian Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, as well as Mount Royal University, addresses questions about a "Beyond the Border" agreement between Canada and the U.S., intended to improve security, ease congestion and improve trade issues.
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Tuesday December 06, 2011
Lewis Cardinal of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and James Dempsey associate professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta take calls on the issue of the Indian Act and whether it is outdate. Rick Lauber, author of the Canadian Caregiver's Guide for Canadians, takes calls on keeping the holidays stress free.
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Monday December 05, 2011
The CBC's Scott Lilwall updates the fall-out from a stand off in Bretton where four people went to hospital including two RCMP officers. University Alberta professor Andrew Leach says the federal government's decision not to recommit to the next phase of the Kyoto protocol means Canada will not be penalized for not being in compliance but may pay a political price. Julie Brewster of the Calgary Food Bank talks about the launch of the CBC Suncor Food Bank drive. CBC Technology columnist Dan Misener, one of the minds behind Spark, takes calls on great tech toys and gadgets.
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Friday December 2, 2011
Naturalist David McIntyre is calling for a highway overpass for wildlife at a dangerous section of road in southern Alberta. McIntyre, a long-time resident on the eastern slopes of the Livingstone Range, wants to see cross-highway corridors at highway 22 south where it intersects with highway 3. There are a number of Santa Claus Parades being held throughout Alberta. We'll talk to Helen Rice about the parade planned for Sunday in Grande Prairie. Jim Hole, with Hole's Greenhouse at the Enjoy Centre in St. Albert, takes calls from listeners about winter and holiday gardening.
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Thursday December 1, 2011
Duane Bratt, a Professor of Policy Studies at Mount Royal University, looks at the unusual and eventful fall sitting of the Alberta legislature. Shannon Moroney's new book "Through the Glass" published by DoubleDay Canada, tells of her journey to come to terms with her former husband's brutal crimes. She's become a social justice advocate who travels throughout North America speaking about the ripple effects of crime for all victims, and the need for change. In our phone-in today is World Aids Day. We speak to two grandmothers who are part of the Grandmothers Advocacy Movement to raise money and awareness about HIV/AIDS.
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Wednesday November 30, 2011
Alberta senator-in-waiting Betty Unger hasn't heard from the Prime Minister about replacing Senator Tommy Banks when he retires next month. But she would be eager for the call. Ron Bayda, a teacher at Sherwood heights Junior High in Sherwood Park, is losing his moustache after a successful Moustache Movember. Lyall Marshall is organizing what he hopes will be the world's longest hockey game to raise funds for the Alberta Children's Hospital because of its care of his six-year-old daughter Diamond. University of Lethbridge political scientist Peter McCormick takes calls on the prospect of appointing Betty Unger to the Red Chamber seven years after she was elected senator-in-waiting.
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Tuesday November 29, 2011
The Canadian Medical Association Journal is calling for an end to hospital parking fees. CMAJ interim editor-in-chief Dr. Rajendra Kale, says the fees are a barrier to health. University of Ottawa climate scientist Ian Clark and University of Calgary Canada Research Chair in Climate change Shawn Marshall take calls on "Anthroprogenic Global Warming" in advance of a debate sponsored by The Frontier Centre think tank and Mount Royal University.
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Monday November 28, 2011
Calgary Fire Chief Bruce Burrell updates the clean-up efforts and damage estimates from the windstorm over the weekend. Brian Cornforth the Lethbridge fire chief is now monitoring hotspots after a number of grass fires ripped up the west side of the city and burned down two homes on the Blood Reserve. Jennifer MacGowan of Fortis says power has been restored to almost all of the 20 thousand households after the storm. Claresholm mayor David Moore says his town recorded the strongest winds of the day, and witnessed some bizarre sights, including an aluminum boat picked up and carried by the wind. Environment and Water minister Diana McQueen takes calls on the new taskforce she is chairing into Alberta's land laws and property rights.
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Friday November 25, 2011
Superintendent Michele Dick of the Sturgeon School Division near Edmonton describes a new policy for allowing The Lord's prayer in public schools. Parent Luke Fevin is concerned with the implications of it. The CBC's Min Dhariwal and The Calgary Herald's Vicki Hall look ahead to the Grey Cup, Flames and Oilers hockey and the World Cup Ski races in Lake Louise. Phil Edmonston takes calls on his latest LemonAid New Car and Truck Guide. Occupy Edmonton protestors have been evicted from a downtown city park.
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Thursday November 24, 2011
Deb Eld, office manager of Chinook Feeders, thanks all the people including more than a hundred firefighters who helped to put out an out-of-control blaze, and rescue and move more than 15-hundred head of cattle. Meanwhile, investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that burned down a cabin at the Jasper Park Lodge. Food columnist Cinda Chavich is ready as a judge in the "Extra Helping Chef Challenge to help the food bank. Professor Nick Holt, of the University of Alberta's Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, takes calls on the issue of banning games and equipment that could harm kids at play.
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Wednesday November 23
Strong winds in Nanton, south of Calgary, blew the roof off a local high school, J.T. Foster. We get the latest from Ellie Elliott, Superintendant for the Livingstone Range School Division. Alberta's Auditor General is calling for new standards for long term care homes.Liberal Health critic Hugh MacDonald takes calls from listeners. We get the latest wind and snow warnings in Alberta with CBC TV weather specialist Danielle Savoni. And a new report shows a dramatic increase in the number of children in Alberta living in poverty. One of the authors, Bill Moore-Kilgannon, takes calls from listeners.
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Tuesday November 22, 2011
D'Arcy Depoe of the Alberta Criminal Trial Lawyers Association says the Alberta government's new drunk driving bill is deeply flawed and could punish many innocent people. Co-founder of Respectgroup.com, Sheldon Kennedy, has been invited by a U.S. Senate Committee to talk about institutional sexual abuse in light of the recent charges laid in the Penn State abuse scandal. University of Calgary Professor Tom Keenan of the Faculty of Environmental Design says there are conerning privacy issues associated with signing on to free American servers such as Google.
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Monday November 21, 2011
Finance minister Ron Liepert provides a snapshot of Alberta's economy after the second quarter fiscal 2011-2012 results. Wildrose leader Danielle Smith says the Alberta government's spending is out of control, and she elaborates on her party's concerns regarding physician intimidation for speaking out. CA David Trahair takes calls on his new book, Crushing Debt, Why Canadians Should Drop Everyting and Pay Off Debt.
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Friday November 18, 2011
The leader of Alberta's New Democrats Brian Mason has concerns about a range of issues -- from the government's proposed Health Care Inquiry to the way the premier handled the Keystone Pipeline matter in Washington. Grande Prairie Regional College has a new national bee diagnostic centre and is about to launch Canada's only commercial beekeeping course. Calgary Herald Entertainment Editor Ruth Myles says the latest vampire movie in the Twilight series is getting plenty of rotten tomatoes but it's still selling lots of tickets. Natalie MacLean, author of Unquenchable, A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wine, takes listeners calls.
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Thursday November 17, 2011
Alberta MP Ted Menzies reveals details of the proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plan intended for self employed people and those who work in smaller businesses. Political scientist Chaldeans Mensah of Grant MacEwan University comments on Premier Alison Redford's first official trip outside the province. AMA road report coordinator Terry Clovechuk describes the most trecherous areas because of the winter storm conditions. University of Calgary ethicist Juliet Guichon takes listeners calls on the constitutional challenge before the B.C. Supreme Court on assisted suicide.
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Wednesday November 16, 2011
Judith Dwarkin, VP Energy research at ITG Investment Research, looks at how TransCanada's competitors are handling the delays in the Keystone XL pipeline project. Tim Stilson of "Downtown Lethbridge" Business Revitalization Zone says it's too late to save the Chinese National League Building despite its designation as a provincial historic resource. University of Alberta economist Rolf Mirus of the Western Centre for Economic Research takes calls on the idea of a provincial sales tax for Alberta.
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Tuesday November 15, 2011
TransCanada's XL Pipeline would have bisected Teri Taylor's farm in Nebraska. She's relieved,after three years of protests, that the company has agreed to reroute the line. Alberta and Canada are looking to Asia for markets for energy and other products. CBC senior business producer Tracy Johnson looks at the implications of joining the Trans Pacific Partnership on farmers and marketing boards.
Canadian Wheat Board supporters led by Alberta's Allan Oberg rally on Parliament Hill. Official Opposition leader Dr. Raj Sherman of the Alberta Liberal Party takes listeners calls on a range of issues.
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Monday November 14, 2011
Premier Alison Redford travels to Washington to lobby for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Friday November 11, 2011
Today Canadians remember. We pause to pay tribute to those brave men and women who sacrificed so much in wartime. Historical writer Mark Zuehlke talks about his new book "Break out from Juno". Susan Raby-Dunn and Marika d'Ailly are members of a writer's group in Turner Valley. The groups new book is called "Hope in the Colour of Orange: Dutch Civilian Memories of War and Liberation". For more information go to mondaymorningwritersgroup.com Art Montague 's book is called "Canadian Forces, An Historical Salute to Those on The Front Line". He takes calls from listeners. We also visit Remembrance Day services in Calgary and Edmonton.
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Thursday November 10, 2011
Budget deliberations are underway in Calgary and Edmonton. David Staples, City Hall Columnist with the Edmonton Journal and Jason Markusoff, City Hall reporter with the Calgary Herald fill us in. Cynthia prasow, an instructor in early childhood education at the University of Calgary, takes calls from listeners on the idea of mandatory full-day kindergarten in Alberta. Food columnist Cinda Chavich looks at homegrown food products and sustainable cattle ranching, as part of the Farm Fair and Canadian Finals Rodeo events this week in Edmonton.
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Tuesday November 08, 2011
Energy strategist Peter Linder of DeltaOne Capital Partners says the Keystone XL Pipeline project is facing approval setbacks in the U.S. he takes listeners calls on the cost of the delays to the project. SAIT automotive instructor Patrick Brown-Harrison answers questions ranging from all-seasons versus winter tires to, what's the funny noise in the engine?
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Wednesday November 09, 2011
Former Calgary mayor Dave Bronconnier is Alberta's new envoy in Washington, D.C. parks Canada and the Canadian Avalanche Centre have a new tool in place to guage avalanche risk. Lake Louise, Sunchine Village Marmot Basin and Nakiska are among the Alberta ski resorts now ready for the ski season. Eric Lamaze reflects on the loss of his horse, Hickstead. Fariborz Birjandian, executive director of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, takes calls on Ottawa's changes to Immigration.
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Monday November 07, 2011
Cities across the country are taking steps to end the Occupy protests in public areas. Janet Keeping, president of the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership, takes listeners calls on whether cities should leave the demonstrators alone. Ian Allison of Spruce Meadows looks back on the amazing life of superstar stallion Hickstead. The horse died abruptly after completing a course with Olympic champion Eric Lamaze. Robin Sharma has a sequel out to his international best-seller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
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Friday November 04, 2011
CBC videojournalist Terri Trembath has been reporting on the roads in southern Alberta after the first big snowfall of the season. Finance minister Ron Liepert asks listeners what they'd like to see in the next Alberta budget. Alberta Motor Association road report coordinator Terry Clovechuk describes the most troublesome areas because of the snow in southern Alberta. Bruce MacDonald of Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada, says instead of sleeping in because of the change back to standard time Sunday morning, people should consider donating an hour to community service.
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Thursday November 03, 2011
G-20 leaders convene in France while the economic crisis unfolds in Greece and the European Union. University of Ottawa professor Mario Seccareccia takes calls on how Albertans feel about it all. Albertans are more concerned about adding private solutions to the public healthcare system than people elsewhere in Canada, according to health policy professor Gerry Boychuk of the University of Waterloo. He takes calls on The Canada Health Act and Public Health Care: Disease of Cure in advance of his talk at Mount Royal University at 2 p.m. in the Moot Court Room.
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Wednesday November 02, 2011
This show features two different ways to approach sustainability -- micro and macro. The first half hour features Mary Ellen and Andreas Grueneberg, the producers behind Greens, Eggs and Ham, and the driving force behind Alberta's new slow money movement. It's an effort to connect investors to farmers in exchange for food. And then, Dr. Alan Knight of the Virgin Group looks at Corporate Sustainability for a range of businesses, including the oil sands.
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Tuesday November 01, 2011
The CBC's John Archer reports on the latest news on the Slave Lake fire investigation. The Alberta government says the fires, the second most costly disaster in Canadian history, were likely caused by arson. Ger Reynar of the Leduc and district Food Bank, and the Alberta Food Bank Network Association, says she's food bank use in the province is growing. Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson takes calls on her new book, Room for All of Us, Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation.
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Monday October 31, 2011
Some Alberta schools are encouraging students to wear caring costumes instead of violent Halloween attire. Earl Buxton Elementary principal Judy Wilkie says it's a celebration all children can enjoy. Parenting Power's Julie Freedman Smith says it's a matter for each school to decide but the real trick-or-treating and dress-up takes place after school. Premier Alison Redford takes listeners calls on a wide range of issues -- from deregulated bus service to longterm care.
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Friday October 28, 2011
A handful of bands has been chosen from across Canada to go to London England this spring for a prestigious pre-Olympic band celebration. One of them is the Didsbury High School Band. We talk to Music Director Kirk Wassmer and students Hailey Busby and Ben Thomas. "Wolves Unleashed", a documentary airing at this years Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, tells the story of a journey to Siberia to make the biggest film every attempted about wolves. It screens at the Eric Harvie Theatre at noon Saturday. We talk to filmmaker and wolf trainer Andrew Simpson. On our phone-in former CBC host Margie Taylor takes calls about her new book "60 is the new 20: A boomer's guide to aging with grace, dignity and what's left of your self-respect" Margie's website is Margietaylor.com
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Thursday October 27, 2011
Mohammed Idriss with the Calgary Catholics Immigrants Society looks at the successes and challenges facing immigrants in smaller communities and rural Alberta.He was taking part in a conference focusing on immigrant issues this week in Edmonton. Fall is the time to put fruits and vegetables into cold storage for winter. And Cinda Chavich, our food and cooking columnist, has discovered that an old-fashioned storage system, the root cellar, is back in vogue. The Health Quality Council of Alberta has released an interim report on three aspects of health delivery in the province. The CBC's Joclyn Cozac was at the news conference.Edmonton City Council has voted to move ahead with a new 450 million dollar arena downtown. David Staples, a City Hall columnist with the Edmonton Journal, takes calls from listeners.
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Wednesday October 26, 2011
Alberta's new premier says she'll move ahead with a plan to provide more continuing care beds. But concerns are arising over Alison Redford's proposal to remove fee caps to encourage private construction. Public Interest Alberta's Bill Moore-Kilgannon takes listeners calls. University of Alberta economist Jason Brisbois of the Western Centre for Economic Research looks at the effect of the European debt crisis on Canada. Dusty Spiller is more than half-way through his attempt to run seven marathons in seven days to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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Ferry report reactions, Nanaimo student protest and Community Living BC
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Climate change homework, Burns Lake fire and tracking orcas
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B.C. Books - Pivotal Canadian moments
B.C. book reviewer Nikki Tate Stratton has two books that takes us back to pivotal moments in Canadian history.
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Jeneece Place, O'Brien family, and underwriting high risk sports
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Not Young Not Old - Exploring age in film
A course at Uvic looks at aging in Hollywood films. Star Weiss tells us more.
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Whisky Festival, Community Living BC, and Sarah Burke
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Gerry Dee, Victoria film festival and Colwood bus sliding boy
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Singing French baroque, healthcare conference and tinker tailor sailor spy
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Uvic norovirus, Saanich Golden Scissor award and prescription drugs
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Low interest rates, brain injury feedback and election ban
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Terry Glavin, brain injury programs and same-sex marriage
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The Republican primary, floating totem, brain injury families and Nathan Cullen
The Republican primary race, a floating totem, brain injury families and Nathan Cullen on the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal
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Protecting information, brain injury rehab and David Anderson on Enbridge
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Pee wee hockey announcers, brain injuries and baroque history
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Ian Case on arts funding, a food tracking app and heading to Honduras
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Growing the blue poppy, micro-finance and the Enbridge poll
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Elders in kindergarten, mixed gender hospital rooms and Meg Tilley
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A Day In The Life: Part 1
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Junior world hockey, cemetary vandals and mixed gender hospital rooms
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A Day In The Life: Part 2
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Scout hero, a parks food app and Baby the orca
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Lichen, polls and tree-flavoured ice cream.
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Homeless poets, a political year's end and island war horse
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North Korea, war horse and teen death inquest
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WITS program, tsunami debris, and soup kitchen
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Terry Glavin on Kyoto, cultural values in child welfare and women's rugby
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The Higgs Boson, cameras in court and Cowichan bus ridership
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Miracle on 34th, nurse exam changes and UN missing women inquiry
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Kyoto no more, a Cowichan Hep A outbreak and downtown Victoria skating rink
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Carol James, School breathalyzers, and Movember
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Tectoria, Campbell River economic developments and Stelly School climbing wall
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The demise of the HST, policing the police and author and 'mature' student Ann Walsh
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The death of Derek Boogaard, Geoff Courtnall and new BC Ferries CEO Mark Corrigan
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Healthcare history, disappearing mussels and investigating abducted children
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Microsoft in Victoria, an AIDS living history project and First Nations housing
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The Nutcracker, Victoria inner harbour decision and speaking British
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B.C. Lion Andrew Harris, climate change and injured sea turtle
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Improving aboriginal education, polygamy and selective honouring in the military
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A rising B.C. Lions star, child poverty and polygamy ruling
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The restricted movie cougar, George Anderson and Mount Washington update
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Voted out of council, amalgamation and the Cowichan Eco Depot
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Bruce Burrows book, sports recruiting, and founders of the occupy movement.
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Cowichan election issues, Terry Glavin and Mr Fix-it
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Occupy Victoria ends, increasing civic engagement and The Human Statues
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Esquimalt election issues, drinking water protection and author Patrick DeWitt
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Right-to-die, deer poachers and changes to the Family Act
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Generation Boomerang, Occupy Victoria, and most decorated WWII veteran
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Teaching a Giller winner, Breakout from Juno and gold medal soccer
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Playwright Joan MacLeod, lost Canadians and sexual harassment
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Author Ami McKie, disappearing Darnell Pratt and remembering Isaiah Oke
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Rock City rejects Nickelback, Greek economic woes and workplace stress.
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Junior ranger program, unplugging Occupy Victoria and running for a cause
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Food security, missing women and condo bus
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Greek debt, nurse practitioners and seized cash
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Belmont gets a new school, Malahat safety and pumpkin art
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Indian treaty, monarchy succession and Canadian icons
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First Nations moving forward and BC's Liquor Laws
Calvin Helin, lawyer, author and first nations business advocate on how the relationship between the federal government and first nations needs to change so that people can become more independent. And Robert Campbell, historian and Dean of Arts at Capilano College on whether or not BC's liquor laws are antiquated.
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BC Ferries Report and working when you thought you'd be retired
Jeff Davies from CBC Legislative bureau and Tony Law from the Ferries Advisory Committee on today's report on the future of the service. And Rhonda Latreille of Age Friendly Business on working after you thought you'd be retired.
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Sarah Burke's legacy. And B.C. historical characters revealed.
Listeners react to the death of freestyle skier Sarah Burke, and former sports executive Tom McIllfeterick comments. Susan Smith-Josephy on her book about the mysterious Lillian Alling. Listeners talk up other fascinating B.C. historical figures.
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Pedestrians and Icy roads plus Brian Minter
Cheryl Leia from Vancouver Coastal Health Fall Prevention Program on how to stay active and safe in the icy winter weather. And master gardener Brian Minter makes his bi-weekly appearance on the show.
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Winter road conditions and mandatory helmets on the slopes
Mike Lorimer from the BC Ministry of transport on the winter road conditions and Dr. Richard Stanwyck on the Cdn. Pediatric Society's call to make helmets mandatory for skiiers and snowboarders.
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Winter driving and prescription drug costs and use in BC
Randy Wasstrom, driving instructor for thirty years, takes calls on winter driving pet peeves. And Dr. Michael Law from UBC on his study that reveals seventeen per cent of British Columbians say they can't afford the drugs they are prescribed.
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Safety of cruise ships and stories of adoption
BCIT Marine program Dean John Clarkson on the Italian cruise ship catastrophy and Lynne van Luven on the adoption stories book she co-edited titled Somebody's Child: Stories on Adoption.
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BC Ecstasy deaths Dr. perry Kendall speaks out
BC's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Perry Kendall on the toxic additive in ecstasy that may be contributing to the four deaths in the last month in BC.
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Ecstasy deaths, what's new in cars
Dr. Perry Kendall, Chief Medical Officer of Health for BC on the recent ecstasy deaths and the toxic additive PMMA. And automotive expert Zack Spencer on the latest from the Detroit auto show.
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The legalities of same-sex marriage and how to stop smoking
Vancouver lesbian activist and lawyer barbara findlay on the legality of same sex marriage if both partners are not residents of Canada. And Dr. Milan Khara from Vancouver Coastal Health on nicotine patches and gum as smoking cessation tools.
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Sarah Burke accident and teenagers and cutting
Peter Judge, CEO of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association on the dangers of extreme sports in the shadow of Sarah Burke's accident yesterday. And psychologist David Worling on why teenagers self mutilate.
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Enbridge President John Carruthers and Haisla leader Gerald Amos
John Carruthers, President of Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines and Gerald Amos, Haisla leader on the first day of the National Energy Board hearings into the Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal.
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Jassi Sidhum arrests and weight loss for the New Year
Bob McKeown of the Fifth Estate talks about the arrests on Friday of Jassi Sidhu's Mother and uncle in her murder investigation. And Melodie Yong of Providence Health Care on how to achieve realistic weight loss goals for the year ahead.
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Hospital overcrowding and Brian Minter on gardening
Bob Smith, former CEO of Fraser Valley Health Authority and Linda Pipe, Chair of the Fraser Valley Region for the BC Nurses Association on overcrowding in BC hospitals. And Brian Minter on gardening.
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Support for Northern Gateway proposal from a Northern business organization
Bill Eyenon, President, Kitimat Terrace Industrial Development Society
talks about why his organization strongly favours the Northern Gateway Project.
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Volunteer firefighters and Northern Gateway hearings
CBC reporter Brady Strachan from Enderby funeral for Dan Botkin who died fighting a fire/explosion on December 20, 2011. Dean Colthorp, president of the BC Fire Training Officers Association as well. And Bill Eyenon President, Kitimat Terrace Industrial Development Society on why his organization is in favour of Northern Gateway project.
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Mexico travel safety and Better Business Bureau top ten scams
Travel journalist Robin Esrock on the relative safety of vacationing in Mexico in light of the murder of Robin Wood yesterday. And Linda Pasacreta of the Better Business Bureau on the top ten scams of 2011.
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Fire tragedy, avalanche risks & children in care
We speak with a woman assisting friend who lost two children and their father in a trailer fire. More deaths and injuries in the back country; we ask how people assess risks. A couple's children return home four years after they were removed. And we remember philanthropist Milton Wong.
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Regulate and tax marijuana
Dr. Perry Kendall chief medical officer of health for BC and addictions counsellor Sarah Topham on the call to regulate and tax marijuana.
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Regulating and taxing marijuana
Dr.Perry Kendall, chief medical health officer for B.C. and counsellor Sarah Topham on the call to regulate and tax marijuana.
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Regulate Marijuana and Brian Minter
Dr. Perry Kendall BC's medical officer of health along with counsellor Sarah Topham on the call to regulate and tax marijuana. And Brian Minter answers your gardening questions.
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Charity giving at Christmas and a visit from Santa
Bri Trypuk from Charity Intelligence,Judy Close from the Prince George council of seniors and Maria Turnbull of Vantage Point talk about charity giving over the holidays and beyond. And Santa parks his sleigh and takes kids calls.
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New health funding formula and Anti-bullying policies in BC schools
UBC researcher Craig Mitton and CBC reporter jeff Davies on the federal announcement yesterday on new health care funding formula. Janet Steffenhagen from Vancouver Sun on effectiveness of BC's anti-bullying policies in schools.
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Hockey violence and BC book gift suggestions
Todd Jackson of Hockey Canada and Barry Petranchenko of BC Hockey on Canadian Medical Association journal call to stop the violence and play hockey. And Alan Twigg on BC book gift suggestions.
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Hockey violence and BC book suggestions
Todd Jackson from Hockey Canada and Barry Petrachenko from BC Hockey on the Canadian Medical Association editorial to stop violence in hockey. And Alan Twigg of BC Bookworld with BC book gift suggestions.
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Airfare advertising, Tofino debris, tech toys and Anjali Appadurai
Better Business Bureau on fair airfare ads, Mayor of Tofino on Japanese quake debris planning, Joshua Paul on holiday tech toys and young environmentalist Anjali Appadurai.
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Gang activity in BC and Impaired driving during party season
Kim Bolan from the Vancouver Sun on illegal gang activity in BC as ten of our cities are named in the top twenty crime cities in Canada. And Allan Lamb of BCAA Road Safety Foundation on impaired driving and the law in BC.
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Riot charges.cameras in the court and Christmas cooking.gadgets
CBC Reporter Steve Lus on the use of cameras in the courtroom for those charged in the Stanley Cup riots. Lawyer Jason Tarnow on the riot charges as well. And Angie Quaale of the langley store Well Seasoned shares holiday season cooking tips.
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Leaving Kyoto and Complaining about Pets
Ian Bruce of the Suzuki Foundation and James Tansey of Sauder School of Business on Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto Accord and Stanley Coren on when it is appropriate to interfere with someone's treatment of their pet.
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Occupy Ports and Canada Post relevance
Occupy protester Steve Collis along with BC federation of Labour's Jim Sinclair and Conservative MP Mark Strahl on today's Occupy Ports protest. And Richard Smith of SFU on the history and evolution of Canada Post.
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Breathalyzers in high schools, white supremacists and baking
Jameel Aziz, president of the BC Principals and Vice Principals association and Art Steinman of the VSB on breathalyzers and alcohol consumption in BC high schools. Chris Brown on charges against two BC men with white supremacist organization links and Karen Neilson on bread.
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Canada U.S. Border agreement and Brian Minter
Michael Vonn from the BC Civil Liberties association and Don Alper from Western Washington University on the new Canada-U.S. border deal and Brian Minter on gardening questions
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Police oversight and BC's top story of 2011
David Eby from the Civil Liberties Association comments on today's announcement that Richard Rosenthal is the new civilian police overseer in B.C. And Alison Broddle takes your calls on the top news stories of 2011.
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Flag person safety, Chuck Davis' last book and Gitxsan in-fighting
Diane Herback, co-founder of the BC Flagging Association on flag person safety, Jim McGraw on Chuck Davis' History of Metropolitan Vancouver and MLA Doug Donaldson on Gitxsan issues connected to Enbridge.
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Kyoto withdrawal and Joel Bakan on consumerism and kids
Andrew Weaver from the University of Victoria on the decision announced today by the federal government to pull out of the Kyoto agreement. And Joel Bakan on how marketers target children
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Missing Women Inquiry, First nations reserve conditions
Belle Puri describes the first eight weeks of the Missing Women's Inquiry as the inquiry wraps for the holiday season. And Mavis Erickson and Richard Vedan on the housing conditions on reserves in British Columbia.
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Drinking driving ruling and Phil Edmonston's Lemonaid
Michael Shapry, Vancouver lawyer and Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham on BC Supreme Court decision on drinking driving legislation and Phil Edmonston on his new edition of Lemonaid.
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Enbridge Northern Gateway Project concerns, living on welfare and travelling the Silk Road
Enbridge communications director Paul Stanway and Living Ocean's Katie Terhune on a new report warning about environmental concerns if the Northern Gateway project goes ahead. Jagrup Brar on living on welfare for a month and Kate Harris on her Silk Road cycling adventure
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Exotic Pet laws and are food banks necessary
We discuss the application in BC Supreme court today to overturn the 2009 Wildlife act which prohibits the ownership of exotic pets in B.C.
And Graham Riches of UBC and Marilyn Hermann of the Surrey Food Bank square off on the need for food banks in our communities.
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Black Friday and Grey Cup
Mark Startup, retail expert, on the pros and cons of shopping across the border as well as the retail outlook for the month ahead of the holidays. And Scott Regehr from CBC Sports and former CFL player Sean Millington on Grey Cup fever.
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Go North for work and Brian Minter
Dan Davies, Chair of the Northern Economic Development Commission on the kind of work available in northern B.C. And Brian Minter with his regular gardening open line.
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Polygamy decisiion and attracting more good people to politics
Lawyer Ron Skolrood explains the implications of today's BC Supreme Court decision on polygamy laws in Canada and Max Cameron of UBC on a public forum on how to attract more good people to politics.
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New mammography recommendations, online voting
Dr. Christine Wilson from the BC Cancer Agency takes calls on new recommendations that would raise age to fifty for regular mammograms. And Anton Boegman, Assistant Chief Electoral Officer of B.C. on the pros and cons of online voting.
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Sydney Crosby returns, tolls on roads for infrastructure
Bruce Dowbiggin on Crosby's return. And Benjamin Dachis Policy Analyst with the CD Howe Institute on poll that reveals almost half of Canadians are willing to pay tolls on roads if the money is used for infrastructure repair.
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Municipal voter turnout and Dick Cannings on birds
Patrick Smith from SFU on why the lower turnout for municipal elections. And Dick Cannings takes calls on birds.
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Report Cards, conservation and cattle and Sam Tremblay
Susan Lambert from the BCTF on mandatory report cards, Dave Zehnder on conservation initiative for ranchers and Sam Tremblay on winter car maintenance and care.
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RCMP new Commisioner, Community Living BC CEO, anti-psychotic drugs for kids
Patrick Mehain of the BC Mounted Police Professional Assocation reacts to the announcement of the new Commissioner of the RCMP. Doug Wollard, acting CEO of CLBC explains how they work and Dr. Jana Davidson of BC Children's Hospital on treating children with mental illnesses with anti-psychotic drugs.
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Family Relations Act, Chef Michael Smith
Lawyer John Paul Boyd on the new Family Relations Act introduced yesterday in the BC legislature and celebrity chef Michael Smith.
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Doctor assisted suicide, People with disabilties
The issues of doctor assisted suicide and euthanasia go to B.C. Supreme Court. Vancouver Sun journalist Denise Ryan on her series examining services for people with disabilities.
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Remembrance day Frank Wong, Honour House and homeless war vets
Frank Wong, 92 year old WW2 veteran, Allan de Genova and Captain Braden Greaves on Honour House and Yvonne Gall updates her documentary on homeless war vets.
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Basi Virk lgal coverage, Japanese flotsam and Brian Minter
The report triggered by the BC Rail scandal is released and Paul Willcocks talks about the conclusion that public servants should be indemnified. Curt Ebbesmeyer, oceanographer on the earthquake debris coming to BC shores and Brian Minter on gardening.
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RCMP culture problems, Natalie McLean on wine
Jane Hall, retired RCMP officer and author of The Red Wall: A Woman in the RCMP talks about the culture inside the force and Natalie Mclean takes calls on budget wines from around the world.
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Sexual harrassment in workplace, Prosperity mine new assessment
Erica Pinsky, Respectful Workplace Solutions Expert on sexual harrassment in the workplace in light of the RCMP complaint filed. And Brian Battison from Taseko and Chief Marilyn Baptiste on the new environmental assessment for the Prosperity Mine proposal.
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Occupy Victoria and Vancouver's future, real estate purchases and disclosure
We talk to participants from both Occupy Victoria and Vancouver about the desire of the respective municipal governments to have them decamp. And we follow a Go Public story about the failure of a seller and realtor to disclose recent home repairs to the buyer.
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Occupy Vancouver deadline? veterinarian advice
Chris Brown debriefs on the Occupy Vancouver fire marshall visit and we talk to Steve Collis from the Occupy media office in Vancouver and Braden Stephenson from Occupy Kamloops. Veterinarian Suann Hosie takes your pet calls.
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Greek crisis, financial planning and BC food security
Andre Gerolymatos from SFU on the Greek debt crisis, Robert Ironside on investment climate and Aleck Ostrey on BC food production and reliance study.
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Schools and diabetic children, CBC 75th birthday
Parents of diabetics want a provincial policy so their children can be given medication during the school day by school personnel. And your favorite CBC shows and stories as we celebrate our 75th birthday.
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Nurse Practioners and education politics
A nurse practitioner and an educator talk about the role of the NP and why they want to see more employed by health authorities in B.C. And Thomas Fleming talks about his new book that surveys the roots of the acrimonious relations between the BCTF and the provincial government.
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Riot charges,Larry Wong part two, seven billion citizens, hallowe'en for the hungry
Lawyer Donna Turko on VPD riot charges, Mark concludes his tour of Chinatown with author Larry Wong, SFU's Andy Hira and UBC Erica Franck on seven billion people milestone and Mary Truong on Van Tech's Hallowe'en for the hungry campaign.
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Marijuana regulation, Elkford bears and Brian Minter
Dr. Rick Mathias on a report that calls for marijuana regulation to help curb gang activity and violence. White bears endangered in Elkford and Brian Minter answers your gardening questions.
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Plane Crash, Missing Women, Wildlife Photography Larry Wong
George Miller, manager of the Langley Regional Airport on yesterday's crash, Greg Rasmussen debriefs on the testimony from families of missing women at the Inquiry this week. Brad Hill on wildlife photography and first of a two part tour of Chinatown with author Larry Wong
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January 25, 2012
Cruising towards change at BC Ferries * One year after protests in Tharir square began, we ask how much progress has been made in Egypt * The force is with him for 15 seconds: we meet one of the creative people behind "Star Wars Uncut".
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January 24, 2012
Can nasal spray ease overdoses in the downtown East Side? * On our Silver Ceiling series: Do young bosses hire experienced boomers? * Young players react to changes in hockey's body checking rules.
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January 23, 2012
CBC Reporter Greg Rasmussen walks us through the aftermath of disaster in Burns Lake * We speak to the mayor of Burns Lake about how the town is coping * Growing up: who among us didn't dream about lacing up the skates and playing in the NHL? Well, it might be too late, but not for your kids.
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January 20, 2012
The provincial government has greenlighted million of dollars for Community Living BC, and we'll find out what that means on the ground * Remembering Milton Wong * Chinatown Chronicles: as we approach Lunar New year, we visit the Shon Yee Benevolent Association.
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January 19, 2012
A former BC Prisoner sues the province for alleged sexual assault behind bars * Rude colleagues: our workplace psychologist shares tips on how to end dysfunction on the job * Opponents of the Enbridge proposal speak out in Prince George.
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January 18, 2012
BC's Medical Health officer responds to new questions about the efficacy of Tamiflu * Is there a connection between the flu and the weather? * Chinatown Chronicles: as we approach Lunar New year, we hear about the efforts to keep the history of the Ings in Vancouver alive
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January 17, 2012
Policing the police: we meet the new head of civilian oversight in BC * Another death reported in Mexico: we talk about that country's drug war and the people behind it * The rising cost of prescription drugs: what seniors want to hear from the politicians.
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January 16, 2012
Is the Premier's new advisor in a conflict? Hear from Democracy Watch. Should our province take a firm position on Enbridge's pipeline proposal...Our political panel debates that topic. And The Seaforth highlanders' changing of the guard.
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January 13, 2012
Environmental concerns could be least of worries for Enbridge if the First Nations force the pipeline shelved * A major shake-up in the premier's office * A glimpse at the criminal lifestyle with CBC reporter Mike Clarke inside the courtroom at the Bacon trial
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January 12, 2012
Laying it on the Line with David Suzuki who tells us what he wants the Prime Minister to consider in the Debate over Enbridge * We find out why Caterers want to change BC's Liquor laws * And what to do about the office grump...especially if it's YOU! Our workplace columnist shares some solutions.
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January 11, 2012
Where to trim the fat? BC's Finance Minister explains how he may balance the budget * 'Laying it on the line' with the argument FOR the Enbridge pipeline * All about the effort to save those Laughing men in English bay.
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January 10, 2012
Laying it on the line: the Northern Gateway public hearings begin in BC's North * Is the cupboard really bare? Government workers head to the bargaining table in BC * Arctic Air star Adam Beach joins us as his new CBC show premiers.
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January 9, 2011
Laying it on the line: Enbridge explains how it plans to win over BC * Justice for Jassi: we speak to the reporter who first broke the case of a murder in India linked to Maple Ridge * BC's court back log: What's causing criminal cases to be dismissed? We'll hear why the Crown Counsel association warns of a crisis in the works.
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Early Edition Podcast - January 06, 2012
The politics of a small BC town which has suddenly lost its mayor. We find out what's going on in Lillooet. Big development and big problems. the Tsawwassen First Nation defends its plans for a massive retail development. And a former health authority executive gives us his take on the problems facing hospital Emergency Rooms.
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Early Edition Podcast - January 05, 2012
Laying it on the line, a former deputy environment minister raises the flag over the Enbridge Proposal. A big mall is coming to Tsawwassen but is it a done deal? Also from graffiti tagger to paid artist, how a young man from Maple Ridge made a big change.
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Early Edition Podcast - January 04, 2012
A Saltspring Island man is shot dead south of Puerta Vallarta we ask how safe is Mexico travel? Beware of on-line fraud, the better business bureau reveals today's top scams. And recognizing the risks of ecstasy, is there such a thing as safe use?
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Early Edition Podcast - January 03, 2012
A former Vancouverite is vice-chair of the republican national committee...we talk to him as the Iowa caucuses get underway. Mourning Milton Wong remembering a great Vancouverite who died over the weekend. Also, mothering Uganda's abandoned children, meet a woman who left Port Coquitlam to follow a calling to help.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 30, 2011
We look ahead to 2012 with BC NDP leader Adrian Dix * We meet a woman whose relatives have been devastated by flash floods in the Philippines, and what she's doing to help them * More New Year's resolutions with some advice on decluttering.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 29, 2011
We learn what might be in store for BC's economy in 2012 * Former Vancouver poet laureate Brad Cran reflects on the city's 125th birthday celebrations * Workplace psychologist Dr. Jennifer Newman gives us advice for resolutions at the office.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 28, 2011
We hear from a local Egyptian-Canadian as the trial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak resumes * We remember Jack Tang, a pillar in Victoria's business community * It's that time of year for resolutions, and we get some advice on how to see them through.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 22, 2011
Public health officers in BC support the fight to decriminalize marijuana * We speak to Vancouver Giants coach Don Hay, who's chasing after World Junior Hockey gold * We hear a typhoon survivor's reaction to the devastation caused by a winter storm in the Philippines.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 21, 2011
A Church divided on the front lines of help for our city's homeless * Former RCMP members unite for a class action to stop alleged workplace bullies * Our house Dr. Lin shares his prescription for a longer life
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Early Edition Podcast - December 20, 2011
Will a recent court ruling put the brakes on BC's drunk driving crack down? * Fishing for answers to BC's vanished salmon: we hear about the final day of the Cohen Commission of Inquiry * A local Korean waits for news of change so he can reunite with family.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 19, 2011
The death of a dictator: we ask what's next for North Korea? * Canada's finance ministers meet in BC to talk bottom line politics * Evacuated over the holidays: we check in with one Lillooet Resident.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 16, 2011
Premier Christy Clark looks back at the year that was with our Ledge guys * Honest pricing for air fares * A heritage theatre in Chilliwack might be history
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Early Edition Podcast - December 14, 2011
Rate hikes to utilities in the city * A closer look at a new report on environmental regulation in Canada * We speak to Mike Benevides, the brand new head coach for the BC Lions.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 13, 2011
A UN committee will study Canada's missing and murdered women * Can a task force create affordable housing in Vancouver? * We delve into the city's child care crunch.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 12, 2011
Is BC ready for another NDP government? * Drivers keep on truckin' as the occupy movement targets the ports. * Liberation registry: why BC is tracking MS patients who seek alternative therapy abroad.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 9, 2011
The Climate Conundrum * First Nations living conditions * Breathalizers in high school
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Early Edition Podcast - December 8, 2011
Policing the police: what does BC's new plan need to work? *Are you a grinch if you don't participate in office gift exchanges and fundraising? * A Chilliwack band shoots up the charts with bitter sweet success.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 7, 2011
Crossing the thin blue line: we hear from two former RCMP constables about harassment in the workplace * Divided nations: who has authority among the Gitxsan? * We speak with the creative director of Pixar canada about turning art and techology into a job.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 6, 2011
26 years later the air india case remains open, but is there hope for justice? * Canada's reputation turns from Green to brown as our business panel debates the true cost of Kyoto * East meets west at UBC in an effort to treat pain.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 5, 2011
Pipeline politics: our panel weighs in on the Enbridge debate * Dr Lin tells us how the flu spreads * Two planes and one harrowing journey: we speak to a local woman's about a frightening flight.
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Early Edition Podcast - December 1, 2011
Out in the cold: why the city forced a downtown East Side shelter to turn people away * BC's Solicitor General Shirley Bond on the legal hit to drunk driving laws * How to survive the office Christmas party with your career in tact.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 30, 2011
As the missing women's inquiry approaches the end of its first phase, we speak with one of the victim's family * Best sellers and anti-sellers: find out why some books are targetted by thieves * An iconic Vancouver building was in flames this morning, and we hear how history was preserved at one of the city's oldest strip clubs The Penthouse.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 29, 2011
Are you addicted to facebook? We hear why the pull of technology is no joke * Canada and Kyoto: is our government sending mixed messages? * Bottled up tension: CBC's Jason Proctor takes us inside North Vancouver blue box- binner controversy.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 28, 2011
We speak to Winnipeg's Mayor after his team's defeat * By-election bygones with our political panel
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Early Edition Podcast - November 25, 2011
Special help for women in the RCMP * On the eve of the Grey Cup, we talk to BC Lions coach Wally Buono * The Occupy Movement has a forum of its own
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Early Edition Podcast - November 24, 2011
Making sure kids in Surrey experience the joys of Christmas * Polygamy: making legal waves * A look back at a BC Lions historic victory with Lui Passaglia.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 23, 2011
Occupy vancouver ousted from an east Van park * Why BC is failing kids when it comes to child poverty * It's not just the grey cup in town: Jim Mullin lugs the Vanier cup into our studio.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 22, 2011
Clashes in Cairo: we check in on Tahrir Square and ask if hope for Democracy is fading in Egypt * Occupy Vancouver on the move, but is the protest losing support? * Gearing up for Grey Cup: we speak with Scott Ackles, general manager for this weekend's celebration in our city.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 21, 2011
They campaigned, you voted and now we move forward: we hear from the winner and loser in the race for Vancouver's top job * Our civic election connection panel shares their final anaylsis. * The late Chuck Davis' final gift to our city.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 18, 2011
How has help for the homeless changed since the last election? Margaret Gallagher hit the street to find out * Should young athletes with concussions be sidelined until a doctor puts them back in the game? * It's a big game this weekend for our BC Lions and we get geared up for it with Angus Reid.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 17, 2011
Harassment in the ranks: the latest in the RCMP allegations * Bullying and assault in sports: former NHLer Sheldon Kennnedy * Don Ferguson new book on 40 years of the Air Farce
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Early Edition Podcast - November 16, 2011
There's a new leader for the RCMP with a BC connection, but is it enough to boost the force? * Occupy Vancouver heads to court * A local lawyer fights for his right to vote without Canadian citizenship.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 15, 2011
Pre-occupied with Occupy: as New York city clears away the protest, we ask what's next for Vancouver? * How do changes to family law better protect BC Children? * Our Business panel weighs in on Which civic party is best for business
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Early Edition Podcast - November 14, 2011
Pipeline pressure: Premier Christy Clark joins us from India and our Monday political panel also weighs in on how this province can balance jobs with environmental protection * The law against assisted suicide is challenged in BC supreme Court and we talk about the consequences of changing the law.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 11, 2011
A special remembrance day edition as we remember those who have fallen for our freedom and those who continue that work today.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 10, 2011
An unsolved murder, and a letter to police in the latest development in Armstrong * Crime and tenancy: we go south of the Fraser to hear one landlord's nightmare story * The West Vancouver connection to Everest: author Wade Davis with a local revelation about that mountain's lore.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 9, 2011
Harassment on the force: what can be done to make change within the RCMP? * Affordable housing is a local election issue, but should it be? * Thomas Braidwood weighs in on the challenges facing the missing Women's inquiry.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 8, 2011
A culture of harassment: new accusations leveled at the RCMP * The right to protest: does Occupy Vancouver have a legal argument to stay? * There's snow on them there hills...already! Ski season is starting so early this year.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 7, 2011
The occupy Vancouver edition: we speak with protestor Jay Peachy, City Manager Penny Ballem and NPA councillor Suzanne Anton.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 4, 2011
The politics of power and math with the CFO of BC Hydro * Ledge Guys * Final submissions begin in the Cohen Commission
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Early Edition Podcast - November 3, 2011
Can the middle class expect to ever own a home in Vancouver? * What to do about a micro-managing boss? Our workplace expert share her tips * Asian Film festival turns 15
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Early Edition Podcast - November 2, 2011
Reluctant heroes: we hear from one of the men who rescued last week's plane crash victims * Our election connection panel questions the politics around Occupy Vancouver * Happy 75th Birthday CBC! Terry David Mulligan drops by to share some of his early career memories.
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Early Edition Podcast - November 1, 2011
Will our courts be clogged with riot charges? * Is municipal spending an election issue for you? * A Langley baseball team gears up for a big journey
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Early Edition Podcast - October 31, 2011
The family of one of Vancouver's missing women awaits the police version of what happened to delay the investigation * Your election connection plugs into the Bowen Island mayoral race * A day that takes months of preparations: we meet two guys with a passion for Halloween fashion.
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Early Edition Podcast - October 28, 2011
Rescue in Richmond: we hear what unfolded shortly after a plane crashed into Russ Baker Way and speak to the Mayor of Richmond on that city's emergency response * Second part on our look at The Canada Line's real estate boom.
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Inspiration and imagination
Two of the extras involved in the movie The Grey shot in Smithers talk about their experience on the set, John Izzo talks about his new book Stepping Up and Heidi Cave talks about how her life changed in a moment.
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Wine, Cave Art and Inspiration
Andrew Dornenberg and Karen Page on The Food Lovers Guide to Wine, Genevieve von Petzinger on her Ice Age art research and artist and story teller Roy Henry Vickers speaking from on the heart about art, life and inspiration.
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Roy Henry Vickers
Artist and story teller Roy Henry Vickers talks about how art and stories have informed his life and describes some of his most influential guides along the way.
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Surviving the Titanic and Odd Bits
Sarah Ellis talks about her book for young readers which tells the Titanic story from the point of view of a young passenger and chef and author Jennifer McLagan on Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal.
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In the museum and in the wild
Carol Mayer of the MOA takes us to the world's biggest collection of Chinese opera costumes and Wade Davis takes us to The Sacred Headwaters in BC
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Chef Bruce Wood - Christmas Side Dishes
What to serve with the turkey? I don't know about you, but I find the turkey the easy part. It's all the side dishes that can get a bit daunting. Timing them just right especially. With that in mind I had a chat with North by North West's resident chef, Bruce Wood, from Bruce's Kitchen on Salt Spring Island. He's talking Christmas side dishes and he started off with a very simple braised cabbage.
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Harmonies, books and voices from the past.
A visit from The Gentlemen of Fortune barbershop chorus, suggestions of books for gifts from two BC booksellers and on Voices of BC the voice of Sperry Cline.
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Trifle, duct tape and broken knuckles!
Anna Olson whips up a delicious trifle from her new cook book,guitar player Don Alder wins big in the UK and DW Wilson on his debut short story collection.
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Linwood Barclay in the Studio One Book Club
Linwood Barclay is a best selling author thrillers. His latest is The Accident. He was a recent guest in the book club.
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From soup to dance
At long last the cook book from Cow Bay Cafe in Prince Rupert, a collection of poems about the experience of having cancer, a team finishes Chuck Davis's massive history of Vancouver and a place to just dance.
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Harp Guitar, Ukulele and Baseball.
George Bowering on his latest book Diamond Alphabet, a Lions fan drops by to strum and sing a song celebrating the team in the Grey Cup and fingerstyle guitar champion Don Alder brings in his harp guitar.
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Fruitcake, Earthquakes and Murder!
Chef Bruce Wood has some suggestions for fruitcakes and puddings for Christmas, we'll go behind the scenes at the Museum of Anthropology and into the Studio One Book Club with bestselling author Linwood Barclay.
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The long and the short of it.
Author Patrick Dewitt, winner of the GG fiction prize and the Writer's Trust award. Gayla Reid and her latest novel Come From Afar. A visit to Babylon Buttons in Vancouver.
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Michael Kusugak
Michael Kusugak is an award winning author of books for children and a much loved storyteller. He grew up in what is now Nunavut but has recently moved to Vancouver Island. As soon as Michael sat down in the studio for our conversation he began to tell a story about when he was a little boy and would pester his grandmother to tell him stories!
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Circle Craft and VICO
The Circle Craft Fair is on again in Vancouver, and the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra celebrates 10 years of music from around the world.
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Violins and Storytelling.
Timothy Chooi is a very talented young violinist from Victoria, Janet Romain is a first time author from Fort Fraser and Daniel Kalla is a best selling writer and emergency room doctor in Vancouver.
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Adam Gopnik in the CBC Studio One Book Club
Award winning author and long time writer for the New Yorker, Adam Gopnik is this year's Massey Lecturer. His topic is Winter. This is our Studio One Book Club session with him. My co host is documentary maker and radio host Paolo Pietropaolo.
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Filmmakers, a forgotten painter and a literary cookbook
Ippiksaut Friesen has won two awards already for her grad project film from Emily Carr University, Desiree Lim's film tells the story of a former investment banker and four ghosts, Seasonings is a cookbook with a difference from the Kootenays and Mildred Valley Thornton is remembered for her fine art work in a new biography.
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Winter, kerosene and documentary
Adam Gopnik on winter, Jamella Hagen's poetry and a documentary titled the Squaw Hall Project: Remembering Community.
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Sleuths, sand blasting and short stories.
The librarian sleuths with more of your lost childhood books,artist Chris Paul sandblasts cedar and Zsuzsi Gartner is short listed for the Giller for her collection of short stories.
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Loving libraries and trees!
Writers Peter Levitt and Charlotte Gill talk about life changing experiences. His happened in a library, hers in the back woods.
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A Green Dress and a Medical Meltdown
A Green Dress is the title of an exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology and Most of Me is a memoir from Robyn Levy.
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Made to measure and found art
JJ Lee has written a memoir titled The Measure of Man: The Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit.
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Short films, shadows and pickup trucks
A peek behind the scenes at the folks who choose the short films at VIFF, a Book Club conversation with author Erin Bow and a visit with award winning country music performer Dean Brody.
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NXNW September 18, 2011
Vancouver Kids author Lesley McKnight, Prince George furniture designer Shawn Place, and author Mel Atkey talks about his book, "Broadway North: The Dream of a Canadian Musical Theatre"
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NXNW September 17, 2011
Chef Bruce Wood on preserves, interview with Chin Injeti, Voices of BC featuring Lillian Collier
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Studio One Book Club with Sarah Salway and William Gibson
This is part two of the book club.featuring UK writer Sarah Salway and co-host, author William Gibson.
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Jam, Pots and Toads.
It's official, BC's Trisha Gagnon makes the best raspberry jam in the world! Mary Fox is a champion potter! And in the Book Club with Sarah Salway and William Gibson.
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Life works
A tribute to Dick Dickens of Kamloops, a man who made a whole lot of difference to the community. Sam S Mullins explains about how a tinfoil dinosaur changed his life and Peter Levitt talks about his role in publishing a huge, historical Buddhist text.
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Pushing the boundaries
Margaret Evans is a photographer, writer and documentary maker who welcomes a challenge, Chef Bruce Wood experiments with delicious results at Bruce's Kitchen and author Sarah Salway plays with the novel form. She's in the book club along with author William Gibson as co-host.
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Sarah Salway and William Gibson in the Bookclub
British author Sarah Salway is a favourite of author William Gibson so we invited him to co-host our book club session with her.
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Tashme and Venice
The Tashme Project is a play in the making based on memories from Japanese Canadians who were interned as children in WW2. The Midwife of Venice is a new book from author Roberta Rich.
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Blue Light and Oxygen Art
Timothy Taylor's latest novel is The Blue Light Project. High school students in Nelson get a chance to mount a professional art show.
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Hiking the Rockies, Women in Chinstraps and a First Art Show
Graeme Pole is author of Classic Hikes in the Canadian Rockies, Sheila Norgate is an artist and performer with a very funny and pointed one woman show and Rebecca Davies is an artist celebrating her first show.
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Chocolate and Gardening
James Heavy takes us on a tour of his Beanpod Chocolate Cafe in Fernie. Gardener Egan Davis has suggestions for focal points in your garden.
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Hot Metal and Chuck Steak
Don Mabee aka Chuck Steak is an artist in Nakusp. Jake James is a blacksmith and artist in Metchosin.
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Hot Metal
Jake James is a blacksmith and metal sculptor in Metchosin.
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Lisa See in the Studio One Book Club
Best selling author Lisa See in conversation.
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Rick Cepella, Stinking Fish and the Lute
Artist Rick Cepella on his paintings, Ray Nurse on his lute and visits to three artists studios on the Stinking Fish tour in Sooke and Metchosin.
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Lisa See in the Book Club and a trip to the Sooke Fine Art show.
Author Lisa See in the Studio One Book Club and a visit to a few of the artists with work at the Sooke Fine Art Show.
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Rezoning Bamberton, Northern Junk plan, Gregor's job interview and ferries review
Ross Tennant of Bamberton Properties talks about the company's new proposal to expand industrial zoning for the large site on Saanich Inlet. Ken Johnson of the Hallmark Heritage Society on the problems he sees with the proposed Northern Junk development. Gregor tries out a mock job interview with Leslie Liggett of the Gustafson School of Business, and Independent ferry commissioner Gordon Macatee on his new report
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Improving Highway 17, rescheduling recess, Burns Lake's loss and aboriginal language app
Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard on a new study on how to improve the Pat Bay Highway. Saanich Schools Superintendent Keven Elder on the proposal to move recess as a result of the teachers' strike. Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Carole James speaks from Burns Lake about the destruction of the Babine sawmill. And Peter Brand, the Coordinator for First Voices on a new aboriginal languages app.
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Theatre Review - The Drowsy Chaperone
Monica Prendergast reviews The Drowsy Chaperone at Langham Court Theatre
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Teachers strike impact, libraries' ebook access, fishing licence buy-back and affordable homes
Jameel Aziz, the president of the B.C Principals and Vice Principals Association, on the impact of the teachers' job action. Maureen Sawa and Rina Hadziev of the Greater Victoria Public Libary on publishers' hesitation over library ebook sales. Ucluelet Mayor Bill Irving on opposition to a fishing license buyback offer. And Langford Councillor Denise Blackwell on that city's affordable housing program.
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Boosting support for disabilities, Political Panel and defending authors' copyright
Faith Bodnar of the B.C. Association for Community Living on changes to services for adults with developmental disabilities. The political panel on CLBC changes and the premiers' meeting. And author Michael Elcock on "theft" of authors' works by libraries and large sites such as Google.
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Seeking shelter, SOPA's local impact, searching for Matthew Huszar and policing the police
Rev. Al Tysick of the Dandelion Society on how the homeless community is faring in the sub-zero temperatures. Programmer Herb Lainchbury on the local impact if SOPA is passed in the U.S. Matthew Huszar's mother, Danny, talks about the search for her son and a new reward. Gregor speaks with Richard Rosenthal, B.C.'s first Chief Civilian Director for the Independent Investigations Office.
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Courtroom cameras, winter driving, immigrant jobseekers and TFSA loophole
B.C. Attorney General Shirley Bond responds on cameras in the courtroom. Victoria Police Constable Neil Lundin on winter driving techniques. Hilde Schlosar on the difficulties of immigrants in Nanaimo who are looking for jobs. MP Jean Crowder on a tax loophole concerning tax free savings accounts.
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Sedating seniors, health transfers, Esquimalt Lagoon and bookbinding
Gloria Gutman of the Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre talks about a government report that finds half of all seniors in nursing homes are receiving anti-psychotic drugs. CBC Legislative reporter Jeff Davies on the debate over federal healthcare transfers. Colwood councillor Judith Cullington on how erosion is threatening the Esquimalt Lagoon and its bridge, and Sidney bookbinder Paul Tronson.
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Sooke's pipeline worries, Ian Thow, United Way shortfall, movers fined and courtroom cameras
Sooke Mayor Wendal Milne on concerns about the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. CBC reporter Jason Proctor on Ian Thow's day parole application and his long-awaited apology. Linda Hughes, the Victoria United Way chief executive, talks about the United Way of Greater Victoria's 10 per cent shortfall in its fall fundraising campaign. And Go Public reporter Kathy Tomlinson brings the story of a woman whose belongings were held hostage by a moving company.
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Gaming grants, cleaning Nanaimo's hospital, political panel and Market Square
UVic professor Michael Prince talks about how well the government's changes will work at fixing problems with the grant program. Murray Hutchinson of the Vancouver Island Health Authority discusses the new cleaning contract given to Compass at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. CBC, CBC Radio, On The Island, British Columbia, Gregor Craigie, The political panel talks about a shakeup in the premier's office that brings in a "Big C" federal Conservative insider as chief of staff, and manager David Ferguson talks about the future of Market Square.
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Restoring gaming grants, Victoria's 150th, public-sector bargaining and leaving Market Square
Rob Gloor of the Alliance for Arts and Culture on restoring gambling grants to arts groups. Katie Josephson of the City of Victoria on the city's 150th birthday preparations. Union president Darryl Walker, on public sector bargaining progress and Market Square business owners talk about why some of them are leaving.
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Mapping wellness, identity theft, looking between the covers and neighbourhood vs neighbour
UVic Geography Professor Les Foster on the British Columbia Atlas of Wellness. Data and security consultant Sharon Polsky on the theft of UVic employees personal and banking information. Brian Hartz of Douglas Magazine and Anne Mullens of Boulevard magazine talk about the stories in their latest issues. Erin Skillen talks about a new reality TV pilot under production in Saanich, Neighbourhood vs Neighbour.
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Labelling pipeline critics, UVic break-in, opposing a cull and Courtenay councillors' warning
Emma Gilchrist of Victoria's Dogwood Initiative on the federal government's description of pipeline opponents as foreign-funded radicals. University of Victoria vice president Gayle Gorrill on the theft of personal and financial information for thousands of UVic employees. Stephanie Bell of PETA on culling deer. And Comox Valley Echo reporter Philip Round on mysterious letters to Courtenay city councillors.
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Northern pipeline hearings, dealing with deer, debating biomass and the coming apocalypse
Enbridge spokesperson Paul Stanway talks about why the company sees the Northern Gateway Pipeline project as a good one for B.C., Oak Bay mayor Nils Jensen talks about what he thinks should be done about deer and cougars, Rob Wiltzen of the Reach for Unbleached Foundation discusses environmental concerns about the use of wood for energy production at the Harmac mill, and Colin Goldblatt, a UVic physicist, describes scientific scenarios for the end of the Earth as we know it.
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Seafood testing, Victoria cougar sighting, coastguard cuts and holocaust roots
Seafood testing, Victoria cougar sighting, coastguard cuts and a holocaust past
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Foster children wait, jewish cemetery vandalism and Malaspina Gardens layoffs
Foster children wait, jewish cemetery vandalism and Malaspina Gardens layoffs
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Campbell River tax dilemma
The property value of the former pulp and paper mill in Campbell River has plummetted by 45-million-dollars. So will the city have to raise taxes to make up for it?
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Seafood fraud, Campbell River tax dilemma and losing the fat fight
Seafood fraud, Campbell River tax dilemma and losing the fat fight
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Property assessments, Claremont school theatre and the critic's choice awards
Property assessments, Claremont school theatre and the critic's choice awards
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A Day In The Life: Part 2
A Day in the Life. On the Road to the London Olympic Games Part 2
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A Day In The Life: Part 1
A Day in the Life. On the Road to the London Olympic Games Part 1
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The gift of a kidney,global warming preview and Christmas in Delhi
Kim McQueen, whose daughter is coming home to Victoria after a kidney transplant,on receiving the ultimate gift of an organ donation. Victoria's sustainability director Roy Brooke on the annual king tides and global warming. And a Victoria couple talk about the Christmas baking rush at their bakery in Delhi, India.
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Snuneymuxw treaty, Liberals' poll plunge, homeless deaths and legalizing pot
Chief Douglas White on the Snuneymuxw First Nation's unfulfilled treaty. Norman Spector on the latest poll showing B.C. Liberals in second place, and tied with the provincial Conservatives. Barb McClintock of the BC Coroner's Service and nursing professor Bernie Pauly on homeless deaths. And Medical Health Officer Dr. Paul Hasselback on the legalization of marijuana.
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Float home accord, mutiny at Fort and Quadra, defending Kokish development and buying locally
Jill Stainforth and Curtis Grad on the details of a new agreement between Fisherman's Wharf float home owners. Historian and Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt on a mutiny in downtown Victoria 93 years ago.
Environment Minister Terry Lake on concerns raised about a proposed hydro project on the Kokish River. And Victoria store owner Kirsten Wright on the growing popularity of locally made gifts.
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Homeless gifts, Kokish river hydro, carolling's decline and Hanukkah stories
Dan Hickman on how helping to meet the Christmas wishes of Victoria's poorest residents. Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee on the threat to fish habitat in the Kokish River if a run-of-river power project proceeds. St. Andrew's Principal and choir conductor Keefer Pollard on the decline of carolling. And Shoshana Litman on storytelling and Hanukkah.
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Catalyst debt, Canada's pension plan, Nanaimo's earthquake risk and the Dandelion Society
Port Alberni's new mayor, John Douglas, about Catalyst Paper's latest troubles with a missed debt payment last week. Economist Monica Townson talks about the options for the finance ministers on improving Canadians' pensions. Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan talks about plans for an earthquake study of the city's civic buildings and Reverend Al Tysick, formerly the head of the Our Place drop in and homeless housing facility, talks about his new project to help Victoria's homeless.
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Rail splinter group, tsunami debris and the Political Panel
Jack Peake on why he formed a new group to push for improvements to rail service on Vancouver Island, Tofino Mayor Perry Schmunk on debris from the Japanese tsunami washing up on west coast beaches, and political panel looks on the Kyoto climate accord and the NDP's new confidence.
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Two sides of the pension debate, Port Alberni's Pot Luck Ceramics and the Bipolar Babe
CUPE president Paul Moist and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's Jordan Bateman weigh in with their views on the future of Canada's pension plan. Port Alberni's Pot Luck Ceramics, a unique business that raises money for non-profit groups. And Andrea Paquette on the creation of a supportive network for teenagers and adults with bipolar illness.
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Mudge Island wharf access, residential schools and Bamfield's absentee landlord, Part 2
Mudge Island resident Jack Schick on concerns that their public access road to Gabriola Island could be severed. Justice Murray Sinclair, the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, on why Vancouver Island is the first stop for the commission's hearings. And Bamfield residents on the legacy of absentee landlord Jack Purdy.
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Bridge demolition, Political Panel and fighting in the WHL
Ross Crockford on the status of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement. The political panel on pay cuts and payouts at B.C. Ferries and ICBC. Globe sportswriter Bruce Dowbiggin on violence in the league that includes the Island's Victoria Royals.
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Ungraded eggs, Victoria trash pick-up, investigating the police and amalgamation
Ann Thomas of the Vancouver Island Health Authority on warnings against selling ungraded eggs. City of Victoria spokesperson Katie Josephson discusses options for trash and kitchen-scrap pick-up. What's ahead for the new director if B.C.'s new unit to investigate police, according to Ontario's Ian Scott. And Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen on options for policing in Greater Victoria
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RCMP harassment, trash talk, new Ferries boss and questioning food banks
Ex-RCMP constables Janet Merlo and Krista Carle talk about harassment in the force. Don Sutton of CUPE Local 50 talks about why the union is urging support of the most expensive option for trash pickup. Mike Corrigan, the new CEO of BC Ferry Services and Graham Riches, former Director of UBC's School of Social Work, questions whether food banks perpetuate poverty.
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Sealing out seals, Ecole Polytechnique, crematorium criticism and oil tankers
Ian Roberts of Marine Harvest on using huge new nets to keep the seals and sea lions out of their fish farm pens, Dianne de Champlain of the Victoria Women's Transition House on violence against women and the anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique killings, a disputed crematorium development in the Cowichan Valley and Sheila Malcolmson of the Islands Trust on oil tanker concerns.
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Treating anorexia, oil into biofuel, closing galleries and Christmas between the covers
Cindy Dobbe, the founder of an treatment centre on the difficulty of getting help for chronic anorexics. Brian Roberts, on new oil collection kiosks to turn household cooking oil into biofuels. Amanda Farrell-Low on the closing of three Victoria art galleries and the editors of YAM and Boulevard magazines on the Christmas-themed features in their current issues.
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CBC 25th annual Food Bank Show: A family's story, hunger in Victoria, and the Political Panel
Brent Palmer, the director of the Mustard Seed Food Bank, on the state of hunger in Victoria. One Victoria family remembers their own experience as food bank users. The political panel on the B.C. economy and the need for food banks.
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CPR terminal plans, drunk driving ruling, Maritime Museum future and pot prize
Curtis Grad of the Harbour Authority's plans for the CPR Steamship Terminal. Robert Holmes of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association on the court ruling that struck down the province's drunk driving law. Maritime Museum president Barry Rolston on their unsuccessful bid for the CPR terminal. And Pot activist Dana Larsen on the Vancouver Island seed company that won the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam.
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Leaking oil tanks, revisiting a crisis, leasing the CPR terminal, and rallying for legal aid
Journalist Sean Holman on the Provincial Capital Commission's lease of the CPR Steamship Terminal. Kelsey Wheedner on buried backyard oil tanks. First Nations chief Bob Chamberlin on what happened to their housing crisis. Paul Pearson of the Trial Lawyers Association on the dispute over legal aid funding.
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Housing the homeless in Comox Valley, Denman ferry, bottle battle and Canada's climate commitment
Tom Grant of Dawn to Dawn talks about housing the homeless in Comox Valley. Richard Goode of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union on BC Ferries plan to find a private operator for proposed cable ferry. Reporter Jason Proctor on who is collecting returnable bottles and cans in our recycling. And UVic climate scientist Andrew Weaver on Canada's possible Kyoto accord withdrawal.
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Seniors housing, salmon surplus, Occupying Xmas and debating homelessness in Courtenay
Howard Johnson of the Baptist Housing Society ont the future of a proposed facility for seniors, Ian Robert of Marine Harvest Canada on a global oversupply of farmed salmon, Anushka Nagji of the People's Assembly of Victoria, on the local "Occupy" protesters'next target and Courtenay Mayor-elect Larry Jangula on homelessness.
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Denman cable ferry, Political Panel and Smart Meter strategy
BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall discusses the private sector interest in a proposed Denman Island - Buckley Bay cable ferry. The political panel looks at a controversial hiring and the statistics on the first year of those controversial new drinking-driving laws in B.C. and Walter McGinnis of Stop Smart Meters talks about the citizen group's strategy to get rid of the BC Hydro devices.
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Rejecting Oak Bay Lodge, reviving the waterfront, banning anonymity and poaching deer
Outgoing mayor Christopher Causton explains his support for a seniors development that was rejected by his council. Victoria businessman Matt MacNeil makes his case for a comprehensive plan for revitalizing the city's Inner Harbour. Black Press journalist Tom Fletcher talks about the move to ban anonymouse comments. B.C. Conservation Officer Peter Pauwels talks about the problem of poachers who are illegally hunting deer in urban areas of Victoria.
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Tofino mayor Perry Schmunk, new councillor Shellie Gudgeon, Nanoose logging controversy and Coast Guard Auxillary
Tofino mayor Perry Schmunk, new councillor Shellie Gudgeon, Nanoose logging controversy and Coast Guard Auxiliary
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Municipal election reaction: Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, Colwood, Campbell River
Interview with: Council veteran Geoff Young who topped the polls in Saturday's Victoria election; Ben Isitt and Lisa Helps, elected to Victoria council; Unsuccessful Victoria mayoral candidate Paul Brown and Dean Fortin, who was re-elected; re-elected Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, Oak Bay Mayor-Elect Nils Jensen, Colwood Mayor-Elect Carol Hamilton, and Campbell River Mayor-Elect Walter Jakeway
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TEDx comes to Victoria, sex workers' program threatened and political panel
UVic writing professor David Leach on his TEDx talk, Marion Little of PEERS and a former sex trade worker on the agency's employment training, and the Friday panel looks at the global protest's impact in local politics
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RCMP harassment probe, autism technology and The Leafblower Challenge
CBC National Reporter Greg Rasmussen discusses the new priority placed on investigating sexual harassment claims within the RCMP. Jim Tanaka, on using tech to help people with autism. Leaf blower versus rake: Gregor and Khalil compete to see which one is faster.
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Construction forecast, challenging suicide laws and adults in the children's ward
Construction industry analyst Mark Casaletto is optimistic about the construction industry in B.C., Lawyer Chris Considine talks about challenging assisted suicide laws in the 1990s. NDP health critic Mike Farnworth on adults placed in the children's ward at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
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Election Connection: Port Alberni's mayoral race
A proposed coal mine south of Courtenay is creating lots of controversy, including in the Port Alberni mayoralty race. Gregor gets the positions of the three candidates, Ken McRae, Jen Fisher-Bradley and John Douglas.
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Election Connection: Victoria's mayoral race
Affordable housing. Half a billion dollars in needed infrastructure upgrades. Rising taxes. Gregor hears from three candidates for Victoria mayor: Incumbent Dean Fortin, Victoria consultant Paul Brown and local business owner Steve Filipovic
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Vic PD's regional strategy, Nanaimo's pediatric problems, Tofino's downtown plan
Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham explains the plan to make Victoria Canada's safest region, Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham explains the plan to make this Canada's safest region, Dr. Bob Burns of the Vancouver Island Health Authority responds to concerns raised about adult patients being placed in the children's ward at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Tofino resort owner Robert Brown discusses the plan to 'vitalize' the west coast surfers' paradise.
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Adults in the pediatric ward, java wars, gerrymandering allegation and Victoria magazines
Gregor speaks with Dr. Jane Pegg about adult patients are being placed in a special ward built for children, Colin Newell of Victoria's coffeecrew.com website talks about the coffee war brewing between fast-food restaurants such as Tim Hortons and McDonalds, reaction to Green Party MP Elizabeth May's accusation that the Conservatives are manipulating riding boundaries and a look at what's in local magazines this month.
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"Slumlord" seeks council seat, Mt. Douglas stormwater, vets' tough transition and remembering World War One
Victoria Council candidate Robin Kimpton, Bob Bridgeman on the need for better storm water management, Tim Black, a UVic psychology professor, on vets making the transition to civilian life and UVic history grad student Jim Kempling on Canada's experience in World War One.
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Ending the occupation, drugs at the protest, veterans' cuts and offshore fish farms
Mayor Dean Fortin about the plans for ending the Victoria "Occupy" encampment, Michael Blais talks about cuts to support for injured veterans, Andrea Langlois of AIDS Vancouver Island, discusses drug use at the Occupy protest and John Bielka talks about a proposed fish farm for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Urban deer in the U.S., real estate disclosure rules, new opera and NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen
Biologist Tom Rooney talks about the growing populations of the animals in some U.S. states. CBC Go Public reporter Kathy Tomlinson looks at loopholes in real estate disclosure rules. Composer Andrew McDonald and conductor Timothy Vernon talk about and a new work commissioned by Pacific Opera Victoria. And federal NDP leadership hopeful Nathan Cullen
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Murder by text, obstacles facing occupiers and political panel
Vanity Fair writer David Kushner talks about his story on the murder of Kimberly Proctor, Gregor speaks with three members of the group occupying Centennial Square and the political panel at infighting over the award of a job skills training contract, BC Hydro bonuses and the latest Angus Reid poll.
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BC Transit review, NDP candidate Peggy Nash, debunking biomass and ghost-hunting
Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom discusses his order of an independent review for the BC Transit, MP Peggy Nash on her run for the federal New Democratic Party leadership, Greenpeace campaigner Nicholas Mainville on burning wood for energy, and paranormal investigation at the Maritime Museum.
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Campers' rights, palliative care, online haberdashery and talking about teen suicide
Lawyer Catherine Boies-Parker on whether the city can enforce it's anti-camping bylaw on the protest in Centennial Square, Dr. David May on providing palliative care in small communities, Kyle Vucko, the founder of the online suit maker Indochino and Ashley Anness talks about creating a facebook group called Comox Valley Suicide Awareness.
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Reviving canoe culture, sharing the Square, farm dumping and retooling sawmills
Tyrone Marshall talks about the Tseshaht tradition of long dug-out canoes, Ken Kelly on the plans for a skating rink in Centennial Square, where protesters remain encamped, MLA Lana Popham raises concerns about the fill being dumped on Saanich farmland and Lee Doney explains Western Forest Products $200-million investment in sawmills.
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Raw log exports, Mayor Dean Fortin and the Friday panel
Raw log exports, Mayor Dean Fortin and the Friday panel
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 25th
Today's podcast: we talk to a Canadian man who was attacked at a Mexican resort; an Alberta university professor talks about the Hudson's Bay company silent film from 1919 that he recently unearthed; we talk to the New York lawyer behind a Costa Concordia class action lawsuit.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 24th
Today's podcast: Paul Karchut looks at why Calgary restaurants are so seemingly expensive; Ken Read, Tyler Seitz and Bruce Dowbiggin debate the culture of extreme sport, and whether bigger is always better; and we meet a 10-year-old Calgarian who has won an essay contest on the topic of "Home".
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 23rd
Today's podcast: Danielle Smith and AHS CEO Chris Mazurkewich comment on illegal donations to Tory party; exploring the "rapture video" phenomenon; finding ways to get Aboriginals more involved in the workforce.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 20th
Today's podcast: Preview of this weekend's South Carolina primary in the U.S.; Calgary couple wins Yukon endurance challenge; cold weather science experiments with Alex MacDonald from Telus Spark.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 19th
Today's podcast: Deborah Yedlin offers analysis of the Keystone XL rejection; new stock car track proposed for central Alberta; the Eyeopener's Danielle Suchet checks out the newest winter boot technology.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 18th
Today's podcast: Protesters in Castle area trying to stop logging operation; Unconventional Panel discusses tipping - when it's appropriate, and when it isn't; and we talk to a business and technology expert about opposition to SOPA.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 17th
Today's podcast: Naval expert on "going down with the ship"; Globe and Mail's Gary Mason on routing Northern Gateway through Prince Rupert; new research suggests older women should be more aware of pregnancy risks.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 16th
Today's podcast: Calgarian on Italian cruise ship recounts harrowing ordeal; Victoria researcher looks at life "off the grid"; new Genesis Centre for Community Wellness opens in NE Calgary.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 13th
Today's podcast: Florida doctor talks ecstasy dangers; analysis of Mike Cammalleri trade; kids offer their opinions on education.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 12th
Today's podcast: Joe Obad with Water Matters offers his take on Northern Gateway debate; we talk to Olympic gold medalist Kyle Shewfelt about Canada's gymnastics squad; finding out what wacky weather means for Calgary gardeners.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 11th
Today's podcast: Unconventionals (Brett Wilson, Evelyn Ackah, Mike Morrison) discuss Northern Gateway; Dr. Lin on nicotine patch efficacy; Jessica Goldman reviews Taking Shakespeare.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 10th
Today's podcast: The CBC's Judy Aldous looks at the opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline project; Julie Van Rosendaal looks at food trends for 2012; new custom ski builder in Cochrane.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 9th
Today's podcast: Looking at arguments in favour of Northern Gateway pipeline; Airdrie yodeling champion joins us in studio; linking mercury to mass extinctions.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 6th
Today's podcast: Spray Lakes sawmill responds to Bragg Creek trail concerns; analysis of China's new investment in the oilsands; Winnipeg filmmaker writes and directs new documentary on the perogy.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 5th
Today's podcast: Bragg Creek trails threatened by logging; World Junior championships boost Alberta economy; post-Christmas donations to local thrift stores; and a bonus ticket giveaway!
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 4th
Today's podcast: Unconventionals on 2012 YYC "resolutions"; how warm weather is affecting pine beetles; efficacy of "detox diets" and cleanses.
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Eyeopener Podcast for January 3rd
Today's podcast: CFL analyst Dave Naylor on Henry Burris trade; Monthly astronomical update with Don Hladiuk; Julie Van Rosendaal with kid-friendly recipe ideas.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 23rd
Today's podcast: Churches look to fill the pews at Christmas; John Gilchrist's best new restaurants; Oxford Dictionary editor shares top word of 2011.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 22nd
Today's podcast: Lisa Robinson shares her Jewish Christmas guilt; Reprieve for Canmore bunnies; Christmas bird count; Supreme Court rules against national securities regulation.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 20th
Today's podcast: Crossfield withdraws from regional partnership; Deb Yedlin reviews the year in business; Calgary Board of Education motion seeks to limit public input.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 19th
Today's podcast: Parking woes at Sunshine Village; Idaho starts culling Alberta wolves; Calgary man driving new Canadian monster truck.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 16th
Today's podcast: Lethbridge baseball GM talks about two murdered players; John Gilchrist reviews Crepe Avenue; Crowsnest Museum facing potential closure.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 15th
Today's podcast: Suspect in Alberta fraud found in New Brunswick; Twitter becomes Calgary's newest "lost-and-found"; staying sober through the holidays.
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Eyeopener poscast for December 14th 2011
occupy sculpture, niquab, citizenship test
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 13th
Today's podcast: Reaction to Calgary scalding death; wolverine spotted crossing Trans-Canada near Banff; Julie Van Rosendaal attempts bacon shortbread.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 12th
Today's podcast: Extended interview with Kelly Oxford; a look into dispensing fees in Alberta pharmacies; new basketball team for Calgary.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 9th
Today's podcast: Yedlin on new developments in the oilpatch; Banff mayor on cemetery wait list; Dr. Louis Francescutti on protocol for hospital staff.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 8th
Today's podcast: CBC reporter Brooks DeCillia on C-Train safety; New .xxx web domains; Lethbridge woman has to wait for ambulance in hospital parking lot.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 7th
Today's podcast: Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart on the shutdown of the Occupy camp; Unconventionals discuss mandatory helmets on ski hills; CPS gets set to install cameras in their vehicles.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 6th
Today's podcast: Alberta education minister on standardized testing; Calgary Conservative MP discusses Canada's Kyoto withdrawal; Don Hladiuk on NASA's latest mission.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 5th
Today's podcast: Using "data furnaces" for home heating; Gateway pipeline finds new First Nations support; design competition looks to improve the strip mall.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 2nd
Today's podcast: Local Christmas production receives huge donation; a look inside Calgary cab dispatch; and a conversation with ATCO CEO Nancy Southern.
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Eyeopener Podcast for December 1st
Today's podcast: Former sorority member explains why she left; Advice for Christmas party hosts; CAPP responds to concerns regarding government meetings.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 30th
Today's podcast: Unconventionals talk Calgary politics; Deb Yedlin on Alberta's international image; Cardston mayor upset w/ Alberta sheriffs.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 29th
Today's podcast: Finding love in Kandahar; proposed changes to estate laws concern lawyers; Julie Van Rosendaal brings Christmas baking.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 28th
Today's podcast: We talk about the struggling Flames with Bruce Dowbiggin and Kent Wilson; CEMA official provides update on storm cleanup; Tracy Johnson talks about her new role as a hockey mom.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 24th
Today's podcast: Aldermen Pincott and Lowe talk city budget; New Calgary technology festival; update on Egypt protests from a local Egyptian-Canadian.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 23rd
Today's podcast: Mayor Nenshi on Calgary budget debate; local choral composer writes piece for the Queen; Unconventionals debate new drunk driving laws.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 22nd
Today's podcast: Health minister Horne on cancer lab closure; 2011 "Worst Toy List"; new grizzly bear tracking technology.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 21st
Today's podcast: Local couple in their 80s tie the knot; internet access still spotty in rural Alberta; Calgarian recounts story of detention at Beirut airport.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 18th
Today's podcast: New protocol for sexual assault reporting; wine author Natalie MacLean; John Gilchrist reviews the Himalayan; Canmore Mayor on rabbit cull.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 17th
Today's podcast: Ski season kicks off; Jian Ghomeshi live in studio; Alberta cools on carbon capture idea; rabbit cull in Canmore.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 16th
Today's podcast: Unconventional Panel talks "Christmas creep"; AB charities among tops in the country; doctor intimidation reportedly affecting patient care.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 15th
Today's podcast: RCMP looking for cattle rustlers; Julie Van Rosendaal brings us mulligatawny soup; talking Keystone XL with Bob Schulz from the Haskayne School of Business.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 14th
Today's podcast: Air Farce comic Don Ferguson; political scientist Salim Mansur; CBC reporter John Archer reports on Premier Redford's US visit.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 11th
Today's podcast: Former energy minister Murray Smith on Keystone delay; WWII vets reunite at Calgary seniors home; John Gilchrist reviews The Holy Grill.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 10th
Today's podcast: Police chief and mayor discuss city budget; Calgary woman recounts carjacking ordeal; remorseful drunk driver tells his story.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 9th
Today's podcast: Unconventionals discuss Occupy Calgary; Accused Sparwood abductor heads to court; debt crisis worsens in Italy.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 8th
Today's podcast: SAIT chefs launch new TV show; Julie Van Rosendaal gets creative with squash; Saskatchewan election analysis.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 7th
Today's podcast: 125th anniversary of the Calgary fire; Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart on the Occupy protests; Uptown Theatre set to close.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 4th
Today's podcast: Highlights of our live show from the Banff Centre, including a chat with the mayor of Cochrane, and interviews with skier Chris Davenport and adventure filmmaker Sarah McNair-Landry.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 3rd
Today's podcast: merits of all-day kindergarten; Lethbridge libraries replacing video stores; UofC bioengineering team heads to international competition.
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 2nd
Today's podcast: Online eye surgery videos; reaction to Slave Lake arson news; are retrofitting rebates worth it?
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Eyeopener Podcast for November 1st
Today's podcast: Myth of the sugar high; Starman Don Hladiuk; 30-something skateboards still ripping it up in Calgary skateparks.
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Eyeopener Podcast for October 31st
Today's podcast: Long John Index creator; diesel shortage in western Canada; visiting a 2500 sq ft haunted house in the Northeast.
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Eyeopener Podcast for October 27th
Today's podcast: Health quality council findings; "The Grandest Challenge" authors; search for lost Victoria Cross.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 26, 2012
A Cold Lake man describes what happened when he saved the lives of several people after a plane crash last week in Honduras.
And holiday nightmare. A couple returns to Edmonton after a 30 hour delay.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 25, 2012
Today on Edmonton AM, the CBC's Charles Rusnell brought us more on the safety of fire resistant wood being used in new construction.
And a big military convoy heads North for an important exercise near Yellowknife.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 24, 2012
How fire safe is your new home? A CBC investigation raises some troubling questions.
And work life integration, what is it and who is actually doing it?
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 23, 2012
Those nasty bed bugs are hard to get rid of but what if you take your clothes to a dry-cleaners? The CBC's Niall McKenna has the story.
And an historic 1919 silent film is resurected.
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Designing it is one thing, but how about building it? The CBC's Tim Adams tells us about who's vying for the big job of building the downtown arena.
And The final chapter in the BSE crisis.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 19, 2012
We hear what the political fall-out in Washington is from the decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline.
And John Furlong hopes to warm you up to the idea of making life in Edmonton more winter-friendly.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 18, 2012
A new health clinic opens in Edmonton today, we get details from the CBC's Adrienne Lamb.
And our business panel looks at the battle for control of one of Canada's iconic companies, CP Rail.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 17, 2012
The push to get former Premier Ralph Klein into the Order of Canada.
And more young children are being found without proper adult care. The CBC's James Hees brings us the story.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 16, 2012
A professor is traveling across the country documenting people living completely off the grid.
And meet the winners of an Edmonton contest to come up with a new design for strip malls.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 13, 2012
One family's six year search for their missing son. And a neighbourhood fight over plans to move an inner city bottle depot.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 12, 2012
A story about bed bugs and how 80 percent of Edmonton landlords surveyed say they've dealt with them in the last 5 years.
And the cold snap we're experiencing right now might actually help some of the cities homeless.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 11, 2012
Two arrests have been made in the homicide investigation of 5-year old Ethan Yellowbird. The CBC's John Archer has been following the events in Hobbema.
And black burps. The science behind some new research out of the U of A that's getting some major attention.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 10, 2012
Todd Checknita's has lost his chance to be heard by the courts after a hearing about his case was cancelled without his knowing.
And on our series "Downtown at a Crossroads" we look at Edmonton's so called main street, Jasper Ave.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 09, 2012
"Redemption Inc" debuts tonight on CBC-TV. We talk to host Kevin O'Leary about the power of second chances.
And a recent murder of a Canadian visiting Mexico is again raising questions about safety for those who travel to the popular holiday destination.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 6, 2012
CBC's reporting has led to an investigation by Alberta's chief electoral officer into illegal political donations.
And what do the new unemployment numbers tell us about job prospects in Edmonton?
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 05, 2012
We find out if the residents of the Samson Cree Nation have chosen to banish those who create trouble.
And the top money scams of 2012.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 04, 2012
We look at real estate in Edmonton, where it was at in 2011 and where it's heading.
And the CBC Edmonton business panel on Petro China in the oilsands, taking control of the MacKay River Project.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Jan 03, 2012
Did the talk of tougher Alberta drunk driving laws make a difference when it comes to holiday checkstops?
And the CBC's John Archer talks about World Junior Hockey championships in our province.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 23, 2011
The United Nations will begin an inquiry into the deaths of missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Sharon McIvor is an advocate for aboriginal women and she says the inquiry is a waste of money.
And a little-known provincial program promises to reunite people with unclaimed property.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 22, 2011
You could be causing your local recyling plant damage and you don't even know it! We'll have a how-to on what NOT to recycle this holiday season.
And we're heading to boot camp. It's the time of year when a lot of people start thinking about new year's resolutions.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 21, 2011
Phillipinos who make their homes in Edmonton feel the agony of death and destruction in their homeland. Now they're doing something about it.
And after shipping Alberta wolves down to Idaho in the mid-90s to help repopulate the animal, that State has started shooting them. We find out why.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 20, 2011
Banning head hits in hockey. The editor of a Canadian medical journal says it's time, but a U of A professor says we need more evidence.
And if you shop online, then you should know about negative optioning.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 19, 2011
A young Edmonton woman claims she was assaulted by security officers at West Edmonton Mall. But she was the one who got charged. Now she's fighting back.
And higher education for people living with Schizophrenia. We hear about a new scholarship at the U of A.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 16, 2011
There are more physicians in Canada than ever and yet the family doctor shortage endures. We spoke with a health policy analyst about a new report on Canada's doctors.
And 3 thousand dollars worth of toys were stolen in Pigeon Lake, we'll hear how the community is rallying to fill the need.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 15, 2011
Condo owners are meeting tonight to figure out how to get their building fixed after the contractor stopped work.
And legal battle that's been going on for almost twelve years continues today in Edmonton.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 14, 2011
The Edmonton public school board is asking the province to open up the issue of parent consent for teachers to educate kids about sexuality and religion.
And how to prevent another forest fire like the one in Slave Lake? The answer may be fire smart.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 13, 2011
Christmas in Slave Lake. We hear how the holiday season is shaping up for the people in the northern Alberta community devastated by this summers wildfires.
And the Edmonton AM sports panel says the decision by the Eskimos to trade Ricky Ray is a bad one.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 12, 2011
Programs set up to target violence on our streets are worried about what their future might be. Provincial funding is running out for crime prevention programs in Alberta.
And we kicked off the 16th annual CBC Turkey drive in support of the Edmonton food bank.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 09, 2011
An emergency physician in Edmonton says it is standard for hospitals to call an ambulance for medical aid even if the patient is just outside the doors of a hospital.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 08, 2011
We've uncovered more illegal donations to the Alberta Progressive Conservative party. But guess who we caught breaking the law this time?
And more on the story of eight year old Cheyanne Myers. She went missing after school, gone for 20 hours and found at a wal-mart on the other side of the city.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 7, 2011
Getting help for anorexia. Amber Foster has struggled with the disease for 17 years. She lives in B.C. but has come to Alberta to get help.
And gift cards are worth billions in our Canadian Christmas landscape. But what if you get a gift card you don't really want? We tell you how you can turn it into cash.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 06, 2011
In light of allegations of impaired driving being leveled at Edmonton MP Peter Goldring we hear what one leading political watcher has to say.
And the call for greater transparency on prescription billing to help keep drugs affordable and keep drug plans afloat.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 05, 2011
Five people are recovering after a lengthy police stand-off in rural Alberta. The CBC's Scott Lilwall brings us the latest.
And a shot of fluroide with your tequila? A new Edmonton-area company is promoting dental tourism in Mexico.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Dec 02, 2011
An Edmonton Doctor is working on helping patients with Severe Asthma not by injecting stem cells, but by using the byproducts that come out of them.
And a St. Albert family is left without their beloved family pet after an owl attack.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - December 01, 2011
The courts have some problems with BC's new drunk driving law. Find out what it might mean for Alberta's Bill 26?
And Oilers gaining ground, at least financially speaking.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov. 28, 2011
Police Chief Rod Knecht on his first 6 months on the job. And in light of a recent arrest a gun expert tells us know what's legal and illegal in the world of gun collecting
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 24, 2011
The CBC's Rick Harp talks to a condo owner who's new building is costing him thousands of dollars repairs due to faulty construction.
And over a hundred people jammed city councilor chambers yesterday. They were all looking for cash to support for their projects. We hear from two councilors now left to make the tough calls.
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Happy homecoming
More about the one hundred Edmonton troops back home from Afghanistan. Additional troops expected to be home for Christmas.
And you've seen Edmotonians growing their mustache to raise awareness and money for prostate cancer. Now, pharmacy students at the university of Alberta decided to take Movember to a new level. They're holding a Mr. pharmacy beauty pageant for male students.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 22, 2011
Homicide and age. The CBC's Adrienne Lamb looks at the young people who are being killed in our city - and the elderly who are also being victimized.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 21, 2011
More about the province's proposal for new tough drinking and driving legislation.
And a local Imam who was beaten and detained while in the holy city of Mecca is now back in Edmonton. Dr Usama Al-Atar tells his story on Edmonton AM.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 18, 2011
The Fifth Estate's Bob McKeown will bring us new details on the captivating murder trial of Mark Twitchell.
And a chat with the rookie coach of the Edmonton Eskimos. Get to know Kavis Reed as he takes Edmonton's team into the CFL's Western Final this weekend.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov. 16, 2011
The Alberta Medical Association says doctors are bullied we speak with the President of the AMA, Dr. Linda Slocombe. And our business panel discusses what happen to corporate culture when they merge.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov. 15, 2011
Premier Redford goes to Washinton and Review of Dog Breed Bylaws because of complaints
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov. 14, 2011
Premier Redford in Washington today John Archer report and do you understand your garbage collection schedule? Nola Keller explains or tries to.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 11, 2011
Putting a human face on the war in Afghanistan. Local photojournalist David Bowering spent months embedded in the conflict. His photos are now on exhibit at the Art Gallery of St. Albert.
And if you were hoping for the Keystone XL Pipeline for Christmas ... better luck next year. The State Department has delayed its decision until 2013. Hear what our former trade envoy to Washington - Murray Smith has to say.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 10, 2011
A debate over Edmonton's only downtown grocery store. It's become harder to see inside Sobey's on Jasper Avenue. Some people in the area say that's not in keeping with the original design of the store to connect with the neighbourhood.
And how to brand your City so that it's unique, intersting and worth visiting.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 09, 2011
Workplace deaths. In Canada three people are killed on-the-job every working day. We hear one mother's story and find out what she wants done as Albertans continue to die on the job.
And why some business-owners are angry with the city's handling of L-R-T expansion. Some say the project will kill their livelihoods so they're moving out of the neighbourhood.
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Boyle Street celebration
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Boyle Street Community Services. We hear what's in store for their future as Mark Harvey talks with the Executive Director, Julian Daly.
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Sad story with a happy ending
The case of the missing laptops destined for students at risk. The good news story that went sour before taking a turn for the best.
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Bilingual issue in Ottawa
The federal government has sparked controversy with its recent appointments to the Supreme Court and the Auditor-General's office. Their choice candidates don't speak French.
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Camping out for a cause
Finding out what's behind the Occupy movement in Edmonton.
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Serving up local suds
Edmonton has independent pubs and independent breweries - so why is it so hard to find local beers on tap in the city? We talk to a couple of beer experts on how to get businesses to support local brews.
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Safety crack-down
The province is cracking down on employers laissez faire attitude toward safety on home construction sites. Find out what they're doing to make Alberta a safer place when we talk to the minister responsible for Occupational Health and Safety, Dave Hancock.
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Edmonton AM Podcast - Nov 08, 2011
The province is cracking down on employers laissez faire attitude toward safety on home construction sites. Mark Harvey speaks with the minister Dave Hancock who is responsible for Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.
And today marks the 40th anniversary of the Boyle Street Community Services. We hear what's in store for their future when Mark talks to Executive Director, Julian Daly.
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Edmonton Am November 7 2011
One researcher who says more needs to be done to protect young workers, and hear about the possiabllity of new attractions to brings in more vistiors.
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Edmonton Am November 4 2011
Try to save money on groceries, meet a man that saves a ton, and Bob McDonald talks about the Heartland high voltage transmission line.
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Edmonton Am November 3 2011
You and your money looks at the financial cost of getting a divorce in Alberta. And school kids trade in their Halloween candy for healthy snacks.
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Edmonton Am November 1 2011
Advice for first time home buyers, and movember raising awareness for prostate cancer.
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Edmonton Am October 31 2011
One police squads push to curb violent activity around drugs and gangs, and Minister Fred Horne comments on the state of our healthcare system according to the Alberta Health Quality Council.
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Edmonton Am October 28 2011
Dr. John Cowell talks about the latest repost on the quality of the health you get, and are you ready for winter, gearing up for the cold.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 25, 2012
On the show...We meet a 19 year-old Kelci Tookey of Edmonton. After a trip to the Dominican Republic last summer, she was so impacted by the poverty she saw, she's organizing her own fund-raising event. We'll tell you about the Building Dreams Benefit Concert. And our political panel looks at what's been happening as Alberta's political parties gear-up for the next provincial election.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 24, 2012
On the show....Scientists at the University of Alberta are eager to get a close look at a meteorite that fell to the earth last summer. In scientific terms it's a pretty fresh rock. We'll talk to U of A associate professor Chris Herd. And we hear the reaction from Edmonton coffee drinkers to Tim Horton's change in coffee cup sizes. Most found it a bit confusing.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 23, 2012
On the show...We have the rebuttal to our story about Edmonton's Queen of Tarts. We hear from the Ontario women who owns the trademark and why she's forcing the Edmonton store to change it's name. And CBC's Dalia Thamin has some words of advice for people who lose everything because of a fire. We'll hear her personal story.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 20, 2012
On the show...Rod Kurtz looks into the farming biz....and the provincial government's plan to lure young people back to the farm. And Mark Harvey looks into Edmonton's pedway system. It's lovely in the winter but what has it done to life outside at street level? We will find out.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 19, 2012
On the show...U-S President Barack Obama says no to the Keystone XL Pipeline...but is the proposal dead? We'll talk to Greg Anderson. He teaches political science at the University of Alberta, specializing in US foreign policy and Canada/US relations. And we hear the harrowing tale of Queen of Tarts. Edmonton business owner Linda Kearny
is drowning in legal trouble because an Ontario woman wants to protect the name she trademarked.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 18, 2012
On the show...Rod Kurtz ventures out into this icy winter weather to find out how Edmontonians are coping with the cold. Some folks are just loving it. And our political panel drops by to talk about the feds and healthcare spending as well as election chatter around the province.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 17, 2012
On the show...The University of Alberta is bracing for cuts and professors in the Faculty of Arts say the university needs to do a better job of supporting the humanities and social sciences. We'll talk to professor Carolyn Sale. And we'll meet a couple of local restauranteurs whose establishments are about to be featured on the new Food Network show "You Gotta Eat Here".
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Radio Active Podcast - January 16, 2012
On the show....we meet Cheryl Toshak. She and her husband Doug just happen to own the house that was once home to a young Marshall McLuhan. They'd like to sell, but are hoping the city will decide to preserve the house as a historic site. And Canada's Foosball champions have returned home victorious from the Foosball World Cup in France. We'll find out what that was like.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 13, 2012
On the show...It's exam time!! For students in Grade 12 the provincial diploma exam can be a stressful bit of work. And it's worth 50 percent of their final mark. Is that too much? Should it be changed? We'll hear from both sides of this controversial issue. And Mark Harvey takes us on a tour of The Quarters in downtown Edmonton. We'll see what's planned for an area that used to vacant lots, old rooming houses.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 12, 2012
On the show....we take an in depth look at Hoarding. According to two nursing professors at MacEwan University, their two-year study shows the television portrayal of hoarding doesn't tell the whole story. And we'll hear reaction from Edmonton's Rwandan community to news of the deportation of an alleged Rwandan war criminal.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 11, 2012
On the show...Hearings have begun into the Northern Gateway Pipeline. We'll talk about the issues the joint review panel won't be considering. And Rod Kurtz looks into the possibility of some domes being built on some outdoor hockey rinks in the city. It's a proposal being considered by the Federation of Community Leagues. We'll find out how much it costs and what difference it would make.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 10, 2012
On the show...A former federal bureaucrat says the proposed route for the Northern Gateway pipeline will create tremendous hazards for tanker ships. We'll hear Harry Swains' concerns. And we connect with our resident naturalist Brian Keating as he ventures through Antarctica.
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Radio Active Podcast - January 9, 2012
On the show...We'll hear about some Christmas goodwill from the man they call "Grapes". Don Cherry helps a Slave Lake family replace some old videos. And we'll hear the government's response to criticism about how the province prosecutes workplace safety violators.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 22, 2011
On the show....Alberta Premier Alison Redford joins us to reflect on 2011 and what she sees for our province in the New Year. And Rod Kurtz takes us to Camrose where the city is abuzz with World Junior Hockey excitement thanks to Team USA.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 21, 2011
On the show....We'll walk you through Christmas fire safety 101 with Jeremy Wagner from the Fire Commissioner's office. We'll find out what Christmas gifts pet owners are buying for their furry pals. And parenting columnist Liz Ng lays out a challenge to Edmonton's crafting community.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 20, 2011
On the show...Reporter John Robertson passes along a warning from a local hedgehog rescuer. Don't give hedgehogs as Christmas presents. We'll tell you why. And we wrap up the Annual CBC Turkey Drive live at Centrestage.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 19, 2011
On the show....CBC's Steve Finkelman introduces us to an Edmonton Food Bank volunteer with a special copnnection to the agency. And we say farewell to Alberta Senator Tommy Banks. His days in the upper chamber have come to an end. We'll find out what's next.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 16, 2011
On the show...Alberta's Justice Minister Verlyn Olson joins us to talk about Alberta's tougher drunk driving laws. And we go behind the scenes at the Edmonton Food Bank and meet one of the people being helped through a service called the Operation Friendship Seniors Society.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 15, 2011
On the show....Author Brian Brennan takes us back to the 1950's and tells the story of the atomic bomb that was almost detonated in Alberta's oilsands. It's just one of the eye-raising stories in his book "The Good Steward-The Ernest C. Manning Story" And we have some holiday safety reminders for you courtesy of the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 14, 2011
On the show...The man who started the Edmonton Food Bank thirty years ago talks about the work being done today. Bob McKeon never imagined it would still be doing a booming business thirty years later. And the city is considering online voting in the next municipal election. We'll talk to electronic voting expert Barbara Simons who is also author of the book "Broken Ballots - Will Your Vote Count??"
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Radio Active Podcast - December 13, 2011
On the show....Edmonton's food bank has been helping feed people for decades. But what about people who live outside of the city. The CBC's Steve Finkelman visits two of the groups help feed the hungry in the Capital Region. And our collectible expert Shane Turgeon drops by to tell you about your big chance to own a piece of animation history this Saturday.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 12, 2011
On the show...John Archer has the latest from Calgary as Team Canada begins it's preparations for the World Junior Hockey Championships. John will tell us how Canada plans to redeem itself for last year's gold medal loss to Russia. And we look at the rise of digital comic books, an industry that's booming thanks to the popularity of computer tablets like the iPad and Playbook.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 9, 2011
On the show....Tony Stephan tells the shocking story of a woman who collapsed outside a Lethbridge hospital....It took 15 minutes for hospital staff to respond. We'll find out why. Also we'll tell you why the organic produce you're buying at the grocery store may not be so organic after all. And we meet the Weymouth family of Edmonton, who have totally embraced the Christmas Spirit.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 8, 2011
On the show...A little girl, missing for 20 hours, is back home safe and sound. Reporter Andrea Huncar has that story. We drop by city hall where CBC's Tim Adams is keeping an eye on budget deliberations. He tells us where your tax dollars are going to be spent. And Rod Kurtz introduces us to Augustana University stuident Carmelle Mohr and her outreach program called Christmas Presence.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 7, 2011
On the show...We speak with Alberta Environment Minister Diana McQueen from the United Nations Climate Change conference in Durban South Africa. And we check in with our two-wheeled wanderers Mike and Karen Stefanyk. In September the Edmonton couple set off on 5-year journey around the world...on their bicycles. We'll see where they are and how they're doing.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 6, 2011
On the show....We embrace the Christmas season. Lianne Faulder joins us with three suggestions of what to get the foodie on your Christmas list. And they could be noisy, boring, breakable, and sometimes just plain offensive. We'll find out about the year's worst Christmas toys.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 5, 2011
On the show....Reporter Gareth Hampshire brings us the shocking story of some botched prostate cancer tests at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. And we'll find out about over-crowding at a local elementary/junior high school. Sister Annata Brockman school was built for five hundred students...but is already bursting at the seams with 726 students. We'll speak to the school council chair.
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Radio Active Podcast - December 2, 2011
On the show...It's World Aids Day. We hear from an Edmonton woman who has been living with HIV since 1992. And the Scona High School swim team has won it's 26th consecutive city championship. We replay Steve Finkelmans' report on this amazing swim club, where everyone is welcome not matter their ability.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 30, 2011
On the show...Kevin Wilson drops by the Free Store at City Centre mall downtown to find out what people are all excited about. Free stuff likely!! And we find out what impact Twitter is having in the political arena after a Twitter spat involving a couple of provincial M-L-A's.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 29, 2011
On the show...Edmonton's Public School Board has passed a new policy on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. We'll find out what this means for public education from the Director of the Institute for Seuxal Minority Studies in the Faculty of Education at the U of A. And Rod Kurtz takes us on a tour of the new nine thousand square foot home for the iHuman Youth Society with Executive Director Catherine Broomfield.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 28, 2011
On the show....We chat with Donna Hunter, the Morinville mother who spear-headed the movement for secular education there. She is receiving an award from the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre in Calgary. Speaking of awards...we'll meet Hang Vinh. For years she has been volunteering and raising money to build a Vietnamese seniors home and assisted-living facility. Now she's one of 93 Edmontonians being honoured with the city's Salute to Excellence Award.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 25, 2011
On the show....What's life really like at Penn State University? We find out from an Edmontonian whose lived there for twenty years. Cathy Salloum tells us how the child sex abuse allegations have changed life in State College. And CBC's Kevin Wilson has a reminder for us that strollers and excalators are not a good mix.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 24, 2011
On the show...Today at city hal, Edmontonians had a chance to voice their concerns over the proposed 2012 budget. CBC's Tim Adams will tell us what they had to say. And Alberta is contemplating tougher drunk driving laws. We'll fiund out what the CEO of MADD Canada thinks of the tougher standards.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 23, 2011
On the show...The Legislature resumed sitting this week. And the agenda is so packed it's almost overwhelming. Our political panel will dissect it for us. And Alliance Francaise wants something: more Anglophones. The French language and cultural society is hoping to attract those English speakers with wine. We'll find out why when we speak to Anthony Bertrand.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 22, 2011
On the show...A Liberal M-L-A crosses the floor at the Alberta Legislature to join the Conservatives. We'll ask Lethbridge M-L-A Bridget Pastoor why she made the switch now. And we look back at the career of John Neville. He played a pivotal role in the development of theatre in Edmonton. Neville died Saturday at the age of 86. First up on Radio Active, We'll look back at his career with friend and colleague Alan Hustak.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 21, 2011
On the show...The fatality inquiry into the tragic case of 11 year-old Jeremy Bostick has wrapped up. CBC's Gareth Hampshire tells us about the testimony heard during the inquiry. And we visit the south foyer of the Rutherford Library at the University of Alberta where an exhibit honouring the late Gilbert Bouchard has opened. It's called I'm No Superman. Rod Kurtz has details.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 18, 2011
On the show...It's been a snowy 24 hours. We'll get the latest on road conditions and plowing from the man in charge. Bob Dunford, the Director of Roadway Maintenance for the city joins us. And the man who held nine people hostage at the WCB explains his side of the story
in court. Reporter Janice Johnston brings us the details.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 17, 2011
On the show....One of the greats of Canadian theatre returns to the stage at the Citadel...years after he swore off performing. We'll talk to Daniel MacIvor about his unexpected return to acting. And an Alberta design for a future boardwalk and observation deck along the Icefields Parkway has just won a major international architecture award, but not everyone is eager to see it built. We'll give you the pros and cons.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 16, 2011
On the show...Funnyman Don Ferguson of Air Farce fame has written a new book called "40 Years of Flying By the Seat of Our Pants" He'll join us in studio to reflect on those years. And Premier Alison Redford has been busy promoting Alberta's oilsands to U-S Politicians in Washington DC. Now she has moved on to New York City. We'll check back in with political commentator, Paul Mclaughlin about the Premier's whirlwind trip.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 15, 2011
On the show....Edmonton's hockey community mourns the death of 16 year-old Kyle Fundytas, who died after taking a puck to the throat on the weekend. Rod Kurtz has the reaction. And we'll tell you about a fund-raiser part of a fundraiser Celebrating Women's Voices from the Past to the Future. It's the Alberta Women's Memory Project.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 14, 2011
On the show...We'll talk to an investment banker who says that Canada should be making a large investment in a home-grown refining industry. We'll also ask Susan McArthur how she responds to the delay in the Keystone approval process. And our book reviewer Laurie Greenwood and sports afficiando Rod Kurtz sit down with former Oiler Georges Laraque and talk about some surprising revelations in his new book "The Story of the NHL's Unlikliest Tough Guy".
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Radio Active Podcast - November 10, 2011
On the show...The number crunching is underway at city hall as council starts looking over the 2011 budget. Reporter Lydia Neufeld will walk us through the services and jobs that might have to be cut. And Dessert Professional has spoken! The industry magazine has included a Sherwood Park woman in its list of North America's Top Ten chocolate makers. We'll meet her and hear how she creates her tasty works of art.
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Pete Heule - Cricket chivalry
Today our bug guy Pete Heule tells us all about the crickets "chivalrous" side.
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MUNICIPAL MATTERS - Leduc mayor Greg Krischke
MUNICIPAL MATTERS is our weekly look at what's happening in the communities surrounding Edmonton. Today, we're joined by Leduc Mayor Greg Krischke.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 9, 2011
On the show...We know a little more now about the mechanism responsible for Alzheimer's disease, thanks to a team from the University of Alberta. We'll speak to Dr. Jack Jhamandas...one of the princple authors of a study about to be published in the Journal of Neuroscience. And Rod Kurtz drops by the "Farm at Farmfair". It's a chance to elementary students to learn about where their food comes from...and it's not the grocery store.
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Political Panel - Keith Brownsey, Graham Thomson
Our political panel wades in on fixed election dates, the Keystone Pipeline, and the honeymoon between Albertans and the new Premier. It's been a month since Alison Redford was sworn in.
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Laurie Greenwood - Giller Prize
The distinguished Giller Prize will be handed out tonight in Toronto, and there's an Edmonton author on that short list. Laurie Greenwood looks at the authors on the list and gives us an insiders view of the gala.
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Michael Lush - River Valley Alliance river app
Check out this new app for your smartphone that helps you wander along river valley trails and not get lost. Rod Kurtz explains.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 8, 2011
On the show...A shocking twist in the Workers Compensation Board hostage taking case. Janice Johnston has details on the surprise plea from accused hostage-taker Patrick Clayton. And could telling a bad waiter their service is lousy lead you to leave a bigger tip?? A University of Alberta researcher says YES it could. She claims to have proved it in a study she calls The Cost of Lying.
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Brian Keating - Polar Bears
Brian Keating spent the weekend in Churchill, Manitoba, following polar bears. He tells us what he saw.
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Bob Armstrong - DADOLESANCE; Stories of a Stay At Home Dad.
Author Bob Armstrong tells us about his new novel DADOLESANCE; Stories of a Stay At Home Dad.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 7, 2011
On the show...We wrap up our week-long series on Your Money, How to earn it, keep it and grow it. Today....what to do if you're approaching retirement. And we'll tell you about an Edmonton daycare that provides deep discounted care for immigrants and refugees who don't have enough money when they move to Canada. CBC's Niall McKenna has that story.
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Kelly Keehn - You and Your Money Part 5: Seniors
Kelly Keehn brings us the final installment of You and Your Money with a look at the financial issues facing seniors.
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Niall McKenna - discount daycare
Niall McKenna brings us the story of an Edmonton daycare centre that provides deep discounts for immigrants and refugees because many don't have enough money when they move to Canada.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 4, 2011
On the show...We continue our week-long series on Your Money...earning it, keeping it and growing it. Financial expert Kelley Keehn will have some do's and don'ts on the big purchases you make through your life. And we welcome celebrity Chef Massimo Carpa to Radio Active. He'll tell us about his new show Gourmet Escapes.
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Liane Faulder - High Tea
Liane Faulder takes us to three places in Edmonton serving up the best Afternoon Tea experiences.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 3, 2011
On the show...We continue our week-long series on your money...how to earn it, keep it and grow it. Financial expert Kelley Keehn is here to talk about those big purchases in life. And host Kim Trynacity speaks with a veteran fire investigator about the Slave Lake fires, and how difficult it can be to prove arson as the cause.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 2, 2011
On the show...It was the second most costly disaster in Canadian History...and the Alberta government says it was likely deliberate.
We'll talk to Alberta's Minister of Sustainable Resources about the Slave Lake fires. And we continue our week-long series on Your Money, how to earn it, keep it and grow it. Whether you're saving for your kids education, putting yourself through university or going back to school later in life...financial expert Kelly Keehn has some advice for you.
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Massimo Capra - Gourmet Escapes
Renowned Canadian chef Massimo Capra has a new food show.
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Kelley Keehn - You and Your Money Part 4: big purchases
Today on You and Your Money, Kelley Keehn talks about those big purchases in life.
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Laurie Greenwood - Ami Mckay: THE VIRGIN CURE
Author Ami Mckay is in town talking about her new novel THE VIRGIN CURE. Here's her conversation with our book reviewer Laurie Greenwood.
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Slave Lake fires - Robert Eyford
Kim Trynacity speaks with a veteran fire investigator about the Slave Lake fires, and how difficult it can be to prove arson.
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Municipal Matters - St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse
St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse tells us about the utility price hikes in his city and answers your questions in another edition of Municipal Matters.
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Kelley Keehn - You and Your Money Part 3: big purchases
Today on You and Your Money, Kelley Keehn talks about those big purchases in life.
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Political Panel - Graham Thomson, Keith Brownsey
Radio Active's political panel, Graham Thomson and Keith Brownsey, look at this week in Alberta politics.
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Laurie Greenwood - Esi Aeduggyan: Half Blood Blues
Laurie Greenwood tells us about the new novel, "Half Blood Blues".
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Kelley Keehn - You and Your Money Part 2: Learning
Financial expert Kelley Keehn is here with part two of her week long look at You and Your money. Today, the cost of LEARNING.
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Radio Active Podcast - November 1, 2011
On the show...We begin our week-long series on "Financial Literacy". Today, Money expert Kelly Keehn will look at relationships. They come in all varieties and so do the dollars that go with them. Kelly will have some tips and advice on how you can earn, keep and grow your money. And we'll take you to a first nation west of Edmonton where times are getting even tougher for people on the reserve. The CBC's Gareth Hampshire talked with the Chief of the Paul Band.....We'll bring you some of that conversation and response from Aboriginal Affairs.
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Brian Keating - Nocturnal creatures
Today is a day for black cats, bats and other creatures of the night. Coming up Brian Keating looks at nocturnal creatures.
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High school football playoffs - John Short
High school football playoffs are gearing up, and as expected some big local schools are in the thick of things. High school sports columnist John Short fills us in.
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Kelly Keehn - You and Your Money Part 1: Love
Financial expert Kelley Keehn will be here with part one of her week long look at You and Your Money. Today, the cost of LOVE.
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Radio Active Podcast - October 31, 2011
On the show...Rod Kurtz shares some very good news for motorists who are itching to use the new Northwest section of the Anthony Henday. And a local restaurant just made the list of EnRoute Magazine's top ten new restaurants in Canada. We'll meet Corso 32 owner and chef Daniel Costa.
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Henday Northwest - Rod Kurtz
Some very good news for motorists. Rod Kurtz tells us about the opening of the Northwest leg of the Anthony Henday.
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Jason Foster - Regional Beer Personality
According to our beer columnist, Jason Foster, each region in Canada displays its own beer personality. Jason highlights a brewery that captures the essence of Ontario.
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Dr. John Cowell - Health Quality Council of Alberta
We tell you what the Health Quality Council of Alberta has to say about Albertans access to emergency care, and doctor intimidation.
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Steve Dembo - How Education is Being Transformed
What role should social media play in Edmonton classrooms? Find out from a social media expert.
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Winnipeg Products Will Be featured In The Luxury Gift Lounge At This Year's Oscars
A Winnipeg woman who runs a home based company called "SoGa Soap and CupFakery" has just found out some of her home-made products will be featured in the "Luxury Gift Lounge" at the Academy Awards!! Marcy gets the details.
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Taking Precautions Against Fire
The tragic fire that took four lives on Tuesday has many people wondering about what they'd do if fire broke out in their homes. Marcy talks to a Winnipeg fire chief about preventing fires and what to do and NOT do if fire strikes.
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Is The Balance Between The Rights Of Tenants and Landlords Unfair?
Some landlords say tenants who refuse to pay the rent can work the system to prolong their stay at the landlord's expense. We put their concerns to Jim Rondeau, Manitoba's Minister of Consumer Affairs.
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Manitoba Landlord Has Troubles With Squatters
A rural Manitoba landlord has an order to evict his tenants who haven't paid him rent for months. So why are they still living there?
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Safeway Gets Knuckles Rapped For Controversial Vaccine Ad
A Safeway ad offering bonus Air Miles for buying a shingles vaccine is not kosher according to Health Canada. Marcy talks to an expert about the ethical concerns the ad raises.
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The Apple Corporation Offers Up Electronic Text Books
Information Radio's regular technology columnist Jesse Hirsh stops by with news about Apple's latest offering - a new online platform for publishing digital textbooks.
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Finding Your Way Around Winnipeg's Largest Hospital
What do purple polar bears and magenta foxes have to do with helping you find your way around Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre? Terry takes a tour with the person in charge of "wayfinding" at the HSC.
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The Trauma Of Syria's Violence
A Syrian Winnipegger describes the bloodshed back home that's killed countless loved ones - and left the survivors with haunting memories. That story from CBC Producer Donna Carreiro.
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How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee?
So Tim Horton's has a new size coffee - a cup with more java than ever before. But is this a good thing? Marcy talks to a nutritionist with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority about what these new super size coffees might do to your body.
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A Pedestrian Bridge Over Winnipeg's Red River - Good Or Bad Idea?
The city of Winnipeg is considering building a footbridge over the Red River from the University of Manitoba to neighbourhoods in South St. Vital. Find out why residents are concerned about what it might mean... especially on Bomber game days.
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Trapped In The Syrian Violence
A recent trip home to Syria turned into a horrifying history lesson for two teenage Winnipeg sisters. Hear their story.
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Retirement's Harsh New Realities
Personal finance guru Gordon Pape brings us some harsh news about preparing for the not-so-golden years of retirement.
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Winnipeggers Debut At Sundance - How Did It Go?
Hear an update from two local film makers who debuted a new documentary at the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend. Find out what kind of buzz and business IndieGames: The Movie did.
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Money Making Moms Part 2
Meet this week's Money Making Mom - a Beausejour woman whose business was inspired by her kid's toys..
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St. Laurent Flood Victims Finally Seeing New Homes
Temporary homes for flood victims are finally starting to arrive in the RM of St. Laurent. Terry talks to a woman about how waiting for a home has affected her and her husband. Then we'll hear from the reeve of the municipality.
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Allergic To Cold
Imagine living in a province like Manitoba and actually being ALLERGIC to cold weather. We hear from a woman whose daughter has the life threatening condition.
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Winnipeg Police Chief Keith McCaskill
Is there a gang war happening in Winnipeg right now? Was the apartment fire on Sherbrook Street last weekend a gang-related arson? And is it time to turf photo radar? Terry looks for answers in his regular monthly chat with Winnipeg Police Chief Keith McCaskill.
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Is Racism Alive In Manitoba High Schools Part 3?
Our panel of high school students talking about racism concludes with their discussion on how some Winnipeg teens are fighting back against racist jokes and slurs.
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Winnipeggers Debut Documentary At Sundance Film Festival
They wrote, directed, shot and edited it and tonight they'll unveil it on a major stage. Hear how two documentary film makers from Winnipeg are feeling about their big debut at none other than the Sundance Film Festival!
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Teen Brains
There's no doubt that sometimes teens take crazy risks. But according to a new documentary, it may be that their brains are wired to act recklessly. Terry speaks to the writer of the show and also to one of the outrageous teens who participated.
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Is Racism Alive In Manitoba Schools Part 2?
We have more with our panel of teens about racism. Our students say racist attitudes are common in high schools. But where do these attitudes come from? Hear how what happens on the internet matters in the classroom.
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Premier Greg Selinger
Manitoba's premier stops by for his regular monthly visit. And as you'd imagine, the cost of health care is just one of the topics that he talks about.
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Hockey Hazing
Longer suspensions and more education. Those are two of the results of an investigation into the hazing incidents last fall involving players on the Neepawa Natives of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Find out why the mom of the 16-year-old player who first came forward says the team still isn't doing enough.
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Is Racism Alive And Well In Manitoba High Schools?
How racist are Manitoba teenagers? Recent headlines about racism in high schools had us wondering. So we convened a panle of students to tell us what they've had to deal with.
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A Snowbird's Worst Nightgmare.
Imagine arriving at your winter vacation property and finding it occupied by squatters. That's happened to a couple from Lac Du Bonnet. Today, they're in a Texas court to try and fix the problem. Hear their story and then hear from a Texas law professor about squatter's rights.
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Are Flu Pandemics Caused By Ocean Currents?
Information Radio's regular health columnist Dr. Peter Lin drops by to talk about a new study that suggests La Niña may be behind this century's biggest flu pandemics.
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A Real Manitoba Bush Pilot Reviews CBC-TV's Arctic Air
Arctic Air, CBC television's new series about northern pilots continued last night. We've been wondering what people who actually fly in Canada's North think of the show. Terry talks to Ryan Mitchell, a pilot with Calm Air, and a veteran flyer of Northern skies.
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A Quitting Smoking Success Story
Today is Weedless Wednesday. It's a day to help smokers take the first step in butting out. It's a step Winnipegger Yvonne Hansen took almost 11 months ago and she's never looked back. Yvonne shares the surprising side effects of her butting out.
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Living With Early Onset Dementia
What's it like to know you're losing your mind? Listen to a Winnipeg woman who can tell you. It's a story anyone who's ever been touched by Alzheimer's should hear. A 59 year old Winnipegger diagnosed with early onset dementia talks about living life when the inevitable is on the horizon.
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Should Smoking Be Banned In Manitoba Public Housing?
She says her hallways are hazy with second hand smoke and it's affecting her health. Now a Manitoba housing resident wants all tenants to butt out. Hear her story. Then hear what happened in Edmonton when that city made seniors subsidized housing smoke free.
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Money Making Moms #1
Jobs opportunities for women can narrow when kids come into the picture. In the first segment of our series on Money Making Moms, we talk to a chef who turned her passion into a booming business.
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Former Catholic Principal Speaks Out
He lost his job after a firestorm of controversy arose over whether he encouraged his students to attend anti-abortion rallies. The former principal of Christ the King School tells us his side of the story in his first broadcast interview since the controversy came to light.
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Dealing With Survivor Guilt
It's been almost a decade since a small plane crashed onto a busy Winnipeg Street, but the memories for the survivors of THAT crash will live on forever. Terry talks to one of those survivors who has some healing advice for the single survivor of Tuesday's small plane crash.
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Winnipegger Is Only Canadian Selected To Umpire At London Paralympic Games
The University of Winnipeg's Sandy Kirby has been chosen to umpire at the Paralympic Games in London. The former Olympic Athlete has a strong history with the games as both an athlete and an internationally recognized expert, researcher and advocate on child protection in sports. She talks to Terry.
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All The Way From San Jose
Two hard-core San Jose Sharks fans, who travel to a lot of Sharks road games, have made the trip to Winnipeg in January. They joined Terry and Marcy this morning to rub it in a little about their teams 2-0 win over the Jets but also to express their appreciation for the reception they've received since coming to our city.
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The Challenges Of Flying Into Remote Northern Communities
The investigation has begun into the plane crash at North Spirit Lake
where a Piper PA 31 crashed on a frozen lake killing four people on Tuesday. So what are the difficulties for pilots of small planes who travel to remote communities? Terry talks to Laval St. Germain, the chief pilot and director of flight operations for Canadian North Airlines and a former bush pilot.
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Is Your Credit Rating Affecting Your Home Insurance Rates?
A Winnipeg man says his house insurance rates shot up when his credit rating went down. Find out how some companies determine YOUR insurance rates and why some people are calling for the practice to be banned.
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Small Plane Crash At North Spirit Lake
Hear from a resident of North Spirit Lake who was one of the first to arrive on the scene of yesterday's small plane crash. Then hear from an aviation industry consultant about why he's alarmed by Keystone Air Service's safety record.
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Justice Denied? More On The Story Of Kevin Hiebert.
As you heard yesterday on Information Radio, the President of Greece has denied ex-Winnipegger Kevin Hiebert the chance to return to Canada after serving years behind bars for a decade-old drug bust. That makes a renowned Winnipeg human rights lawyer question whether Canada itself had something to do with it. Hear that story.
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A Winnipeg Neighbourhood Looks For Answers
Residents of Winnipeg's West End want to end headlines about crime problems in the area. A community meeting on Tuesday night brought together police and justice officials, politicians and local residents. Find out more.
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Organ Donations - Those Who Get and Those Who Give
What would it be like to live with someone else's heart? Meet a Winnipeg man who tells Marcy about the moment he heard he would get a new heart and what life has been like since his transplant. Then hear from a local woman who found a way to turn a tragedy around after her husband died suddenly by helping to save three lives through the donation of some of her husband's organs.
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A Call For New Hospitals That Only Have Single Bed Rooms
The Canadian Standards Association wants only private patient rooms in new hospitals. They say it's a patient safety issue and will help prevent the spread of infectious disease. Terry talks to Dr Michael Gardam, the director of infection prevention and control at the University Health Network in Toronto who welcomes the new standards.
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Justice Denied? Ex-Winnipegger Kevin Hiebert Fights For His Release From A Greek Prison.
Ex-Winnipegger Kevin Hiebert has been denied his latest chance at being released from a Greek Prison - another blow in a court case that human rights experts say has neither been transparent nor fair. We hear from Kevin Hiebert himself - from his jail cell.
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Bracket Creep - Manitoba's Little Known Income Tax Rule
You may not know this, but Manitoba has some income tax rules that may be costing your family an extra two hundred dollars a year more than folks in other provinces. It's called bracket creep. But as Terry finds out, bracket creep isn't likely to be abolished in this province anytime soon.
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Unusually Mild Temperatures Unleash Allergies In January
It's something Winnipeggers aren't used to - seasonal allergies in January! But if you've felt sluggish during the recent warm spell, those very well could be the problem. To find out how to tell, Terry talks to Dr. Allan Becker, an expert in allergies and immunology at the University of Manitoba.
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Parental Abductions in Canada
International parental abductions are on the rise in Canada. Terry talks to Amanda Pick, the Executive Director of the Missing Children Society of Canada, about why this is happening, and what can be done to stop them.
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No Snow? No Problem! Winnipeg Family Builds A Luge Track
Some winter enthusiasts never say die. Terry talks to a Winnipeg man who, with his sons, carted enough snow by hand to make their own luge track.
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A Con Artist's Scam - Via Facebook Part Three
Over the past two days, we've told you about an alleged romance scammer who courted a Flin Flon woman on facebook before asking for thousands of dollars. Today we find out that the con artist involved could be one guy or several - in one country or all around the world. CBC producer Donna Carreiro tells us why these cases are so tough to crack.
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Dance Dance Party Party!
No boys, no booze, no judgment. If you're a Winnipeg woman who's beyond her bar years but still wants to shake it then we've got an idea for you. A local chapter of something called "dance dance party party" has started in our city. Find out all about it.
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A Con Artist's Scam - Via Facebook Part Two
Yesterday on Information Radio, we heard about a con artist who has allegedly bilked an elderly Flin Flon woman out of thousands of dollars using, among other things, Facebook. Today, we hear that RCMP have known about this for weeks but didn't even bother to lift up the phone to call the alleged scammer until yesterday? CBC producer Donna Carreiro has more on the story.
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Liver Detoxing - A Good Or Bad Idea
Okay! So you spent all last month gorging on food and drink. Now, you want to make amends. Maybe you're thinking of cleansing or detoxing your liver! But do they work? We get the answers from Dr. David Wong, the clinical director of the Liver Centre at Toronto Western hospital.
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Beware - Thin Ice!
So just what is our unseasonably warm January weather doing to Winnipeg river ice? We speak to Ray Duma, Winnipeg's River Patrol Officer, who's been out measuring ice thicknesses.
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Improving The Appearance Of Winnipeg's Men - One Suit At A Time.
Find out how a little Winnipeg start-up, made-to-measure men's clothing company is carving out a niche not only here but across the country too.
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A Con Artists's Scam - Via Facebook
It was probably only a matter of time. Con artists targetting the elderly have come up with a new twist on an old scam - hunting down their victims through facebook. CBC producer Donna Carreiro has that story.
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A Drastic Plan To Save Her Son From Bullying
Meet a Winnipeg mother who left her regular life behind to go on an extraordinary adventure with her teenage son - all to stop the bullies who were tormenting him.
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Fighting The Battle Of the Bulge
Mission impossible - or just highly improbable? Are you consistently losing the battle to lose weight? Find out about the latest research in weight loss and why those extra pounds might be there to stay.
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Free Rides On Winnipeg Transit
It's the beginning of January and transit fares have gone up a nickel. It turns out, though, that some passengers aren't paying a dime. CBC Reporter Louise Charette has the story of how some passengers are taking a free ride.
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The Lack Of Snow Could Be Bad News For Your Gardens And Crops
It's January but you wouldn't know it by looking outside. The weather's mild. There's little snow. And that could mean trouble for gardens and crops if the deep freeze shows up before the snow does. Find out what you can do to protect your perennials.
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"Perogy!"
She calls them "squeezable, delightfully eatable, potato-pinched pockets of starchy goodness"...but you can just call them perogies. Meet a Winnipeg filmmaker who's so in love with perogies, she's made a film about them.
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Resolve Stories - Shauna and Brent Forester Smith
Shauna and Brent Forester Smith have resolved to live life as normally as possible despite being hooked up to a pump 20 hours a day and not be able to eat.
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Resolve Stories - Justine Kiwanuka
Justine Kiwanuka has resolved to take care of her 17 orphaned nieces and nephews.
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Resolve Stories - Azarius Mwumvaneza
Azarius Mwumvaneza is a refugee who went from living on social assistance with a stack of loans to pay off to working, owning his own house and car, and paying off what he owed in just two years time!
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Resolve Stories - Nihad Ademi
Nihad Ademi is a man who survived a Bosnian concentration camp. He sang the Neil Young song "Sail Away" in his head to help his resolve.
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Resolve Stories - Clara Monias
Clara Monias of Garden Hill First Nation in Manitoba resolved to get healthy.
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Resolve Stories - Jean Morrison
Jean Morrison is an 89-year-old woman who competed for the title of Winnipeg's Wackiest Amateur Comedian 2011.
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Resolve Stories - Kristin Millar
Kristin Millar is a Winnipeg woman who carries her heart around in her purse, why she says she's not sick, she's just accessorized.
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Aurora Flares
Rays of radiation are blasting the earth. And spectacular Northern lights will be in our skies. Scott Young is the Manitoba Museum's Astronomer and he joins us to talk about what's up with the sun.
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Jets Pets
It's the latest fad to hit the hockey circuit...Jet Pets! We find out why pups in shelters are finding new homes, thanks to a campaign that targets Winnipeg Jets' fans.
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Winnipeg man is released for the 2004 rape and murder of his grandmother.
Today's release of a Winnipeg man who raped and murdered his grandmother when he was just fourteen has Crown Proscutors calling for strict conditions. We speak with a Daniel Rothman, a forsenic psychologist about the case.
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Dealing With The Holiday Blues
Whether you're mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage, or even the loss of a job or a pet - all the holiday cheer can make your sadness seem even more acute. Terry talks with psychiatrist Doctor Irvin Wolkoff about contending with the Christmas blues.
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The Canadian Museum For Human Rights - How Much Trouble Is It In?
Overbudget! Opening delayed! No more money from the federal government! Is the museum in big trouble or are these just growing pains? Terry talks to one of the world's leading experts on museums.
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A Grieving Mother Battles The Employment Insurance Bureaucracy
On Information Radio today, hear about a grieving mother's battle with bureaucracy. When the Winnipeg woman's baby died suddenly, Service Canada employees told her she could convert her maternity benefits to sick leave. Months later, all she's received from EI is a bill.
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A Mother's Anguish
Three years ago her kids went on vacation with their dad. They never came back. Find out more about a Winnipeg mother's search for her missing children.
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"After You Ring The Bell... 10 Challenges For Cancer Survivors."
Find out about a new book by a Winnipeg cancer nurse that explores the challenges patients face AFTER completing treatment.
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The One Thing You Need For Better Health
Information Radio's health Columnist Dr. Peter Lin drops by to tell us about the single best thing you can do for your health this holiday season.
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Will Tougher Penalties For Drunk Driving Offenses Work? Some People Say No.
Tougher penalties are supposed to discourage people from driving drunk. But a new report shows that approach may not work. Terry talks with Doug King, Associate Professor in Justice Studies at Mount Royal University, about alternative solutions to impaired driving.
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Bike Building Marathon A Rousing Success.
A couple of weeks back, we told you about plans to hold a "Cycle Of Giving" - a bike building marathon with the rebuilt bikes going to inner city kids who can't afford one. Well, the bike builders showed up in force this past weekend and the event easily exceeded expectations. Terry talks with one of the organizers.
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The Cougars Of Winnipeg
Don't make fun of women who call themselves cougars. Celebrate them instead. Meet the woman behind the online tv series called "The Cougars of Winnipeg".
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Manitoba's Finance Minister Upset With Federal Health Care Funding Plan
Federal finance minister Jim Flaherty has announced that there will be fewer federal health care dollars for the provinces in the future. That's got Manitoba finance minister Stan Struthers upset. He talks with Terry.
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It's A Bird, It's A Plane - No, It's The University Of Manitoba's New Blimp!
Come fly with Terry as he finds out about the new blimp the University of Manitoba hopes will revolutionize cargo transportation to communities which rely on ice roads.
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In Winnipeg At Christmas
The miracle that inspired one of the most-loved poems about Winnipeg... from the woman who was there 80 years ago.
A Christmas classic...how a magical night in Winnipeg inspired the poem "In Winnipeg at Christmas"
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Fighting With The Federal Government Over Agent Orange Compensation
A Winnipeg women is fighting for her life and the money she says she's owed after government officials allowed poisonous testing of Agent Orange on the military base where she grew up.
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Money Saving Moms - Dealing With The Holiday Debt
It can be painful opening credit card bills at this time of year. So, on today's edition of money saving moms, Terry talks to a "debt free diva" who has some tips on dealing with holiday shopping debt.
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Five Year Old Boy With No Arms Threatened With Funding Cuts Part Two
A five year old Flin Flon boy with no arms is facing the loss of his educational assistant at school. Marcy talks to a 51 year old motivational speaker who also has no arms about just what help the boy should have.
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Five Year Old Boy With No Arms - Now The Province May Cut Funding For His Educational Aide
Manitoba is threatening to cut off funding for an educational aide for a five year old Flin Flon boy born with no arms - despite the fact he can't get dressed, wash or even play without the aide's help. Marcy talks to the boy's outraged mother.
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A Winnipeg Christmas Light Show
It's the Christmas light show that grew - and grew - and grew! Now a North Kildonan man is at it again - and this year it's even bigger and better. Find out why he's hoping his efforts at illumination will shine a light on a cause that's very close to his heart.
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Update - A Simple Little Dream
Earlier this week on Information Radio, you heard how thieves had ruined some hopes and dreams of the people who help run the Indian Family Centre. Now big-hearted Winnipeggers have given the dream back - in a big way. Hear that story.
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A Shortage Of Family Doctors
There are more physicians than ever in Canada and yet there's also a shortage of family doctors. Marcy speaks with a health policy analyst about a new report on Canada's doctors...who they are, where they come from, and why - for many patients - they're still so hard to find.
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Dealing With Holiday Debt
It's the season for giving, but it doesn't take much to turn holiday spending into holiday debt. On the heels of a report that says Canadians have hit record high debt levels, Marcy speaks to financial journalist Alison Griffiths about what you can do to manage spending and debt over the holidays.
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Volunteering At Winnipeg Harvest Helps Woman with Asperger's Syndrome
Meet Becky Froese - a Winnipeg woman with Asperger's Syndrome who volunteers at Winnipeg Harvest. Find out how her volunteer work has helped Becky to deal with her condition.
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Fighting To Get Her Daughter Into Canada.
This week, an Ethiopian mother found herself in a Winnipeg courtroom defending her efforts to bring her daughter to Canada. But critics say language and cultural barriers blocked her from a fair hearing. CBC Producer Donna Carreiro has that story.
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Roseau River First Nation - Audit Controversy
A forensic audit of Roseau River First Nation's books has inflamed the community. CBC Reporter Louise Charette has seen the audit and spoken with some community members. Louise talks with Marcy about what she found out.
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Gifts For Your Favourite Techie
Our regular technology columnist Jesse Hirsh stops by with some gift ideas for the techie in your life ... including a robot that does your vacuuming ... and a drone.
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A Simple Little Dream
The people who run the Indian Family Centre on Winnipeg's Selkirk Avenue have a simple little dream. They want to set up a nice little play and reading corner in their centre - a place where parents and children can drop in and share the joy of reading good books. But thieves have stopped the dream from coming true. Find out the details and what you can do to help.
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Clever Inventions Part Three - The Espresso Books On Demand Printer
The last in our series on inventions looks at a machine that looks like a photocopier.. but is actually a do it yourself book publisher. Now, there's one in Manitoba at McNally Robinson Booksellers.
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Clever Inventions Part Two - -Bottoms Up Beer
36 beers a minute! That's how fast the beer dispenser at Winnipeg's MTS Centre can go. It's all thanks to a gravity defying system that fills beer cups from the bottom up. As part of our series on clever Inventions, Terry talks to the inventor of Bottoms Up Beer.
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Children and Car Seats - Manitoba Gets A Failing Grade
The Canadian Pediatric Society says Manitoba's car seat legislation isn't good enough and that it puts children unnecessarily at risk. Find out more.
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Mouse In The House - What You Can Do To Get Rid Of Rodents
Are you being bothered by mice? There are reports that mice are coming indoors a little later this year due to the relatively mild temperatures we've been having. So what's a person to do? Terry talks with Don Poulin from Poulin's Pest Control.
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Child Car Seats - Backwards Is Better
Many parents think they can switch to a forward facing car seat when their kids are one year old, 22 pounds and walking. It turns out, though, that this prevailing wisdom is actually putting children at risk. Find out more.
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Clever Inventions Part One - The Scrape Around
Today, we begin a series on inventions. Odd, useful and sometimes brilliant inventions. In Part One, meet an architect who may have hit a goldmine by improving a device Manitobans use every winter - the ice scraper - and also hear from the Canadian who's presenting the device to the world.
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Why Are Great Deals On Airplane Tickets So Hard To Come By?
Everyone loves a great deal - but when it comes to airline tickets, prices change so fast that it can be hard to stay on top of it all. Marcy talks with an airline expert about navigating the world of airline ticket prices.
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Winnipeg Civic Debt - Bad and Getting Worse!
At this time of year, many of us are carefully trying to manage our debt. If you live in Winnipeg, though, you may have debt piling up that you don't even know about. Is our 14 year civic tax freeze finally catching up with the City of Winnipeg? Our City Hall reporter Julie Bell has the details.
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Centrepoint Project
Our Portage Avenue development series looks at the biggest new kid on the block. The Centrepoint Project across from MTS Centre.
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Organic produce
Buying organic produce at a premium price doesn't guarantee it's pesticide free. Walter Krol is with the Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in Connecticut.
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Greg Gilhooly
Sheldon Kennedy says he took one for the team. We speak to Greg Gilhooly, former junior hockey player whose complaints against Graham James were not prosecuted in order to secure a guilty plea.
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Fifty dollar bills facelift
The new fifty dollar bills will feature a picture of an icebreaker instead of the groundbreaking women who fought for women's rights. We hear why a local woman is outraged by the change.
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Downtown development
The city is succeeding at bringing new business downtown. Now what can city hall do to help more people live downtown? We ask Phil Sheegl, the city's Chief Administrative Officer.
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Curb risk taking behaviour part two
In a week that sees another young man killed on a Manitoba motorway, we convene a panel of teens to find out what it takes to curb risk taking behaviour.
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Curb risk taking behaviour part one
In a week that sees another young man killed on a Manitoba motorway, we convene a panel of teens to find out what it takes to curb risk taking behaviour.
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The Portage Avenue Comeback Tour Part Two
Our series on the revitalization of Portage Avenue in Winnipeg's downtown continues. The construction facade that's been hiding the Avenue building on Portage between Smith and Garry will soon come down. What's behind it is a completely refurbished building that its new owners hope will be a breath of life in a rebuilding downtown.
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Manitoba Fails Its Own Climate Change Law
Manitoba is about to break it's own law on climate change. Three years ago, the province passed a law that said it would cut emissions to six per cent below 1990 levels - and that they would do it by 2012.
Now Conservation minister Dave Chomiak says the province will not meet those Kyoto targets. Hear his discussion with CBC's environment reporter, Mychalo Prystupa.
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Wacky Weather For December
Hey - the calendar says it's December 6th. Yet today's temperatures will be almost balmy. That's a big change from yesterday's extreme briskness. So what's up with these wild temperature swings? And can they last all winter? Marcy talks to David Phillips, the senior climatologist at Environment Canada.
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The Portage Avenue Comeback Tour Part One
The story of the year in Winnipeg may be the return of the Jets. But a strong runner up has to be the overall development plans for the downtown area. This week on Information Radio - the Portage Avenue comeback tour.
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CYCLE of Giving - Making New Bikes From Old
A Winnipeg bike program is putting rebuilt bikes under the trees of over a hundred needy kids and they need your help. Find out what you can do.
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Money Saving Mom - Merry Thriftmas!
If you're looking for ways to save some money this Christmas season, then check out Marcy's discussion with our money saving Mom. Find out about a whole lot of presents you can get from the dollar store - and we mean good presents. Also, get some advice on second hand gifts and the magic of RE-gifting.
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Controversy Over Homes For Lake St. Martin Flood Evacuees.
Lake St. Martin flood evacuees COULD have had a temporary village near their home, but the chief rejected the province's offer because a company he owns didn't win the contract to supply the mobile homes. CBC Reporter Louise Charette has the details.
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Manitoba's Math Curriculum
Earlier this week, a newly released study showed that Grade 8 students in Manitoba were nearly last in Canada in terms of grades. And that led many of you to ask a lot of questions about how math is taught in this province. Terry puts those questions to a woman who helped write the province's math curriculum.
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Helping Your Chldren To Better Grades
Manitoban kids are lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of reading, science and math. So what can parents and guardians do to help eductaors? Hear about an international study that shows how being involved with your kids can make a huge difference in their marks.
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Cars, Coffee and Chocolate Bars - A Winnipeg Musician Tackles Jingles
Winnipegger Dan Wiebe is a classical arranger, choral director and founding member of the acclaimed roots group House of Doc. And now, he's also finding success in the potentially lucrative world of jingle writing. Marcy talks to Dan about his latest composing adventure - advertising.
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What Is A Party Host's Responsibility In Regards To Alcohol Consumption?
Between the holiday boughs and the bubbly, lies some liability. Earlier this week, a Dauphin couple was fined for "permitting drunkeness". Find out why hosts can sometimes be held legally responsible for the behaviour of intoxicated party guests...and how to know when the law requires you to intervene.
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Fined For Permitting Drunkeness
A judge has fined a Dauphin couple for "permitting drunkeness" in their home after one of their son's friends dies. Marcy talks to the crown attorney who prosecuted the parents.
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Confusion Over Sceening For Breast Cancer
A new study released yesterday has added to the debate on new Canadian guidelines for breast cancer screening. Marcy speaks to Dr. Cornelia Baines, a Professor Emeritus with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
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"Jump Math" - One Way to Better Math Skills
Manitoba grade eighters placed second last in math skills in a Pan Canadian Assessment survey released earlier this week. Why are other provinces like Ontario leaping ahead? One reason could be Jump Math. It's a non-profit program that tutors students in grades one to eight. Marcy talks with John Mighton - the founder of Jump Math and also with a Vancouver teacher who sees the benefits of Jump Math everyday she teaches.
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Technology Tracks You Through The Mall
Every step you take ... every swipe you make. Some malls and big box retailers are beginning to track their shoppers' every move. Marcy talks with Information Radio's technology columnist Jesse Hirsh.
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Ancient Wisdoms and the Modern World
Meet David Courchene who has travelled internationally, sharing ancient Indigenous knowledge and Dr. Wade Davis, an Explorer-in-Residence for the National Geographic Society who has also travelled the world researching indigenous peoples. Marcy talks with them about their beliefs that Ancient Wisdoms matter in the modern world and how these beliefs can be brought to Manitoba.
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Manitoba Students Fail At Reading, Writing and Arithmetic Part Two
A lack of basic math skills is putting Manitoba students near the bottom of the class according to a national study released yesterday. Marcy speaks with a University of Winnipeg math professor who says near the bottom is where we should expect to stay - without some major changes.
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Manitoba Students Fail At Reading, Writing and Arithmetic Part One
A national study released yesterday says Manitoba gets a failing grade when it comes to providing students with the basics of learning. Our grade eighters are near the bottom in math, science and reading. We'll speak to a Winnipeg tutor who's not surprised at all by the study results.
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Hospital Parking Fees Should Be Abolished
Paying for parking is the last thing most of us want to do after a stressful visit to the hospital. And now, an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says those parking fees made be more than just an irritation. They may, in fact, actually discourage people from accessing care as readily as they should. Marcy speaks with the editorial's author.
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Recovering From Tragedy - The Dubois Family Part 2
Jarrett Dubois has been forced to do a lot of growing up. It was just a year ago that the 15 year old lost both his parents and was left a paraplegic after a car crash. Hear about his struggle to cope with his losses and about the strength he draws from his family.
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Recovering From Tragedy - The Dubois Family Part 1
It's been a year since Winnipeggers Marcel and Brenda Dubois were killed in a car crash - a year in which their five boys and their extended family have discovered the meaning of loss - and found a way to draw closer together. Hear from Brenda's mother and sister about their struggles and triumphs of the past year.
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Great Deals On Electronics This Holiday Season But Is The Playbook Tablet One Of Them?
Hey! It's Cyber Monday! A great day for Terry to talk with our Money Saving Mom about hot deals on electronics. Then Terry talks with the owner of crackberry.com about Research In Motion's not-so-hot Playbook tablet. Many of you may be considering buying one now that they've been so heavily discounted. Find out if you should.
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Jewish Romeo and Muslim Juliet
A Jewish Romeo and Muslim Juliet? We speak to a local Jew and Muslim about their reaction to the latest production of 'Romeo and Juliet' set in modern day Jerusalem.
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Mayor Sam Katz
Mayor Sam Katz joins us for his monthly chat this time about road tolls, pot holes, transit fares, infrastructure renewal, and winning the Grey Cup.
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Transitioning from female to male part III
Being called she instead of he, avoiding public washrooms, and getting hassled when you show ID...just some of the difficulties a young Winnipegger has to face as he transitions from female to male.
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Toll roads and bridges
Four Billion dollars, it's our city's legacy of neglect and the amount needed to fix bridges, roads and lanes. Is this a good case for toll roads and bridges?
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Transitioning from female to male continued
Puberty is hard enough. What if you had to go through it a second time? That's the reality for a young Winnipeg man who's transitioning from female to male. We continue our story on Ro Mills.
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Founder of Free the Children
Craig Kielberger started into social activism when he was twelve. Now the head of a major international group "Free the Children". He joins us to talk about who he's hoping to motivate kids at "We Day" in Winnipeg.
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Transitioning from female to male
What's it like to be so uncomfortable in your skin that you want to change your gender? We bring you a young man's story of his transition from female to male.
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How early sunsets can affect our moods
The leaves have fallen, the cold is setting in and you're feeling decidedly blue. We speak with Dr. Irvin Wolkoff, a psychiatrist about how to beat the sadness that so often accompanies winter darkness.
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The Wisdom of Seniors
Wisdom from the world's oldest generation. We hear from the creator of a website that compiles advice from more than 15-hundred elderly people about what it means to live a good life.
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We Day 2011
Tomorrow is We Day - a motivational high point for 16-thousand young people from all over the province. Marcy talks to two of the local business heavyweights who've helped make the event happen.
Bill: Manufacturing movers and shakers. Free the Children's "We Day event wakes place in Winnipeg tomorrow and at 7:45 we'll talk to a couple of the local moguls who are helping make it happen
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Violent Toys
Would you want your child playing with a game that simulates car crashes? That's just one of the violent toys a local group found when they surveyed toy stores. Hear more about their findings and also find out about the effects of playing with violent toys.
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A Winnipegger's Long Recovery From Concussion
So what do you imagine Sidney Crosby was thinking when he took to the ice last night after SO long away from hockey while recovering from concussion? Today, Marcy talks to a Winnipeg woman with a first hand look at the long road to recovery from such an injury. Then hear from a Winnipeg sports physiotherapist who urges EVERYBODY in sport to be vigilant when it comes to concussions.
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The Fight Against Bullying
This past Sunday, Marcy moderated a panel at Winnipeg's Shaarey Zedek Synagogue that looked at ways to fight bullying. Hear some of what went on.
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Will Winnipeg's New Crime Fighting Strategy Work?
Does Winnipeg Police Chief Keith McCaskill's new crime strategy have any bite? We get reaction from the chair of the city protection committee and from a William Whyte resident and community activist who has a provocative response to the new initiatives.
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A Solution For Concerns About Cat Scans And Radiation
We talk to a radiologist in Winkler who has managed to reduce dramatically the radiation dose in CT scans without sacrificing accuracy.
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Koats For Kids
Koats for Kids needs your help. They need your gently used cold weather gear for kids who could use it. Find out how you can help.
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Philanthropy Award
Today is National Philanthropy Day and a very generous Winnipeg couple is receiving a big award. Terry talks with Barbra and Gerry Price about their outstanding generosity.
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Our Monthly Conversation With Premier Selinger
Terry McLeod gets Premier Greg Selinger's take on The Omnibus Crime Bill, funding Transit, flood compensation, and CT scanners.
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The Omnibus Crime Bill-Offenders Panel Part 2
We continue our look at the federal omnibus crime bill by asking a panel of former offenders whether facing their victims at a parole hearing would make them more remorseful.
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The Omnibus Crime Bill-Victims Panel Part 2
We continue our conversation with our victim panel about the federal government's elimination of pardons ... and the tough process an offender faces to clear his name.
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Why 25 Cent Transit Fare Increase May Be A Good Thing
Transportation expert, Barry Prentice says paying a quarter more for the bus is a move in the right direction. Marcy Markusa finds out why.
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The Omnibus Crime Bill-Offenders Panel Part One
As part of its "get-tough-on-criminals" initiatives, the federal government plans to introduce stiffer sentencing for young offenders. We ask a panel of former inmates whether harsh treatment early would have scared them straight.
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The Omnibus Crime Bill-Victims Panel Part One
The federal government says its omnibus crime bill is meant to make Canadians feel safer. We ask two Manitoba victims of crime if they think that will work.
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Justin Rain and the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival 2011
He's a rising star in the world of film, TV and the stage. He's also one of the heart-throbs in one of the first "Twilight" movies. Justin Rain is in town this week for the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival. Terry talks to Justin along with Colleen Rajotte, the founder of the Film Festival which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
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An I-Team Investigation- Cat Scans and Radiation Levels
CBC Manitoba's I-Team uncovers some unsettling information about the level of radiation you'll be exposed to from certain CT Scanners in Winnipeg hospitals.
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Hockey Talk Tuesday
A big win last night for the Jets over Tampa Bay. Hockey Night In Canada's Nabil Karim stops by for his regular weekly chat about all things Jets.
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89 Years Old And Going For Winnipeg's Wackiest Comedian 2011
Meet Jean Morrison. She's 89-years-old and competing for the title of Winnipeg's Wackiest Amateur Comedian 2011. Find out what drove her to try stand up comedy.
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Stop Using Your Credit Cards And Teach The Banks A lesson
Household debt slayer Gail Vaz Oxlade wants Canadians to teach banks a lesson this week. She tells us why she's urging consumers to ditch their credit cards and cash instead.
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"Please Mum" Gift Cards Controversy
A case of gift card buyer beware. Hear from a Brandon mom who got burned by gift cards from the Please Mum store. Then hear from Tenille Lafontaine who runs a website called Fiesty Frugal and Fabulous. Hear why she's calling for a boycott of the retailer this holiday season.
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Energy Farmer
A Manitoba farmer is hoping to become one of the province's first "energy farmers." He's planting willow trees to harvest wood chips to create biofuels. Find out more
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Conscientious Objectors in the Mennonite Community
Conscription during the second world war was particularly hard on Mennonites. Their religion prohibited them from participating, so many became conscientious objectors. Marcy speaks to Ted Friesen, one of two Mennonite brothers who made very different choices during the second world war: Ted stayed home, while his brother John enlisted
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Remembrance Day Reality
On Remembrance Day, we take a candid look at how one local family is coping with the reality of a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Marcy talks to Holly King, an army wife, and her husband Padre "Foz" King, currently serving in Afghanistan
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Winnipeg's Islamic Community Donates to Shamattawa
An islamic charity is sending a shipment of food to a remote reserve. How did these two communities get together? Hear about the donation that is bridging two unique Manitoba communities: Islam and Shamattawa First Nation. Marcy speaks with Hussein Guisi of The Zubaidah Tallab Foundation, and Jefferey Napaokesik, the chief of Shamattawa
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McCaskill's Crime Strategy
Police Chief Keith McCaskill is getting ready to release his new anti-violent crime strategy. Terry speaks with the Chief, as part of their regular monthly conversations
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Souris Saga
One of the stories of this year's flood happened to a family in Souris. The emergency dike that saved the town was built right through their property. But their home was on the wrong side. Marcy speaks to Don Kowalchuk to get an update. The story starts with Marcy's previous interview with Don, when he thought the Souris River had already crested
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Fainman - Fourteen Years Later (Part 2)
A Winnipeg doctor who was shot 14 years ago speaks exclusively to the CBC about his ordeal. Terry talks to Dr. Jack Fainman, about what it was like to be targeted because he performed therapeutic abortions, and Roland Penner - the former Attorney General of Manitoba - who co-authored the book "They Shoot Doctors Don't They?"
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Fainman - Fourteen Years Later (Part 1)
The Winnipeg doctor who was shot in his own home 14 years ago tells his story for the first time, in an exclusive interview with CBC. Jack Fainman tells Terry what it was like to be targeted for his work performing therapeutic abortions, and talks about his book, "They Shoot Doctors Don't They?", co-authored by former attorney general Roland Penner
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Harassment in Law Enforcement
Shocking allegations from a BC mountie are raising questions about sexual harassment in the RCMP. How often does sexual harassment happen in police forces? Marcy speaks to Marilyn MacKenzie, a veteran investigator of sexual harassment cases
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Hotel Tell-All
If you think living in a hotel sounds like luxury, think again. Longtime flood evacuees give us a dose of reality, as CBC reporter Donna Carriero speaks with Terry about long-term hotel living.
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Reducing Crime - With a Toronto Twist.
Could the city of Toronto help Winnipeg's toughest neighbourhoods become safer? Marcy talks to Sargeant Antonio Forchione, co-ordinator of TAVIS - Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy - about reducing violent crime, which is seeing people there regain control of their streets.
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Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall?
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is in the running to perform a concert at Carnegie Hall in 2014. An online voting public sent them to the top of the list of potential performers. Terry speaks to conductor Alexander Micklethwaite about the WSO's chances, and the program they submitted.
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Brandon Strike Stand
Students and their parents are demonstrating at Brandon University this morning. They're demanding an end to the strike that has lasted nearly a month. Terry speaks to Jim Osiname, a parent of a BU student.
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Joe McLeod Follow-up
It's been one year since Joe McLeod's Alzheimer's turned his life and his family's life upside down. Terry speaks to his daughter Faye Jashyn about what Joe's life is like now, and what is happening with the manslaughter charge he still faces.
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Alzheimer's Action
A year ago, Alzheimer's patient Joe McLeod ran afoul of the justice system, spent two months in remand, and was charged for manslaughter after a fight with another patient in a care home. Marcy speaks to Sylvia Rothney, the director of the alzheimer's society, about what has changed.
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Pregnancy Prejudice Pt. 2
Terry speaks to Donna Seale, a human rights lawyer, about how the law is supposed to protect women in the workplace with regard to family and pregnancy-related issues.
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Pregnancy Prejudice Pt. 1
The Human Rights Commission is releasing a report that says pregnancy-related discrimination is on the rise. Terry speaks to Laura Marshall who says she's faced discrimination
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Paying Victims of Crime - A Radical Idea
Wilma Derksen, the mother of a murdered Winnipeg girl, thinks that instead of spending so much on the incarceration of offenders, the money should be going to victims. Terry talks about the radical idea with Steve Sullivan, former federal ombudsman for victims of crime.
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Len Cariou Returns to Winnipeg
Len Cariou, a Manitoba giant of the stage, and both the big and small screens, is back in Winnipeg to perform pieces from the musicals of his friend Stephen Sondheim. Terry speaks to Len about the performance, and some of the highlights of his career.
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Sewage Treatment Malfunction
A malfunction in the biological treatment section of the south end sewage treatment plant has resulted in approximately a billion litres of partly treated sewage flowing into the Red River over the past three and a half weeks. Stu McKay, owner of a fishing outfitter at Lockport, tells Terry his concerns.
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Manitoba's Low Rape Conviction Rates
Compared with the rest of Canada, Manitoba has a low conviction rate when it comes to sexual assault. Karen Busby, a law professor at the University of Manitoba, spoke to Terry about the systemic issues at play that could be preventing convictions.
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Automating The WInnipeg Police Service Phone Line
The Winnipeg Police Service is making some changes to its non-emergency phone line. Within the next couple of weeks it will be automated. Mike Sutherland, of the Winnipeg Police Association, speaks to Terry about a few concerns they have about the changes.
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Evacuees Unwelcome?
Thousands of Manitoba flood evacuees are still out of their homes. They've been living in private homes and hotels for months, but some are now feeling they've overstayed their welcome. CBC's Sheila North Wilson tells Terry what has been happening.
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Can Lake Manitoba Be Drained Faster?
Yesterday the province opened the completed emergency drainage channel it has been constructing over the past several months to lower Lake St. Martin. Steve Ashton, Provincial Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation explains that the province is not pulling as many plugs as possible to drain Lake Manitoba because it would mean a sacrifice of the Lake St. Martin area.
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Beautiful Airport - Ugly Drive
We have a great airport and a downtown that is starting to thrive with the return of the Jets. So what do we do about what's in between? Terry and Marcy speak with President and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Dave Angus.
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Claudia Ash-Ponce of CFS on Parental Options
Shannon Buck has been trying to get help for her 14 year old daughter. She wants access to a secure treatment facility, but doesn't want to deal with CFS. Terry interviews Claudia Ash-Ponce of Child and Family Services who outlines a parent's options.
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Lake St. Martin Drainage Channel - Is It Enough?
Today the province will open the emergency drainage channel it has spent the past few months constructing to lower Lake St. Martin. But people who live around the lake say more still has to be done to move all the excess water that continues to sit on farm and ranch land ... and keeps homeowners and cottagers from returning to their property.
Marcy talks toTom Teichroeb, a rancher near Langruth on the west side of Lake Manitoba and also chair of the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee.
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Brandon U Strike - Faculty and University Perspectives
As the Brandon University strike stretches into it's twentieth day, the union representing faculty are holding an open house. Terry speaks with Todd Fugleberg, Member of BUFA Executive to ask him why, and then asks University of Brandon Chief negoiator Grant Mitchell for the University's response.
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Employee Impressions of New Airport
Marcy was at the new airport terminal today to bring us the first Monday morning experience from the viewpoint of a couple of airport employees.
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Barry Rempel Talks About New Airport
Yesterday might have been day one but today is the real test for our new airport terminal. What do Monday morning business travellers think? Marcy speaks with Barry Rempel, Chief Executive Officer of the Winnipeg Airports Authority...
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Dr. Peter Lin On Porphyria
Dr. Peter Lin stops by to tell Terry about the medical theories that could explain everything from the Salem Witch Trials, to pop-culture's obsession with vampires.
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Hockey Hazing #6
Marcy speaks to a hockey mom about why the recent hazing incident involving a 15 year old boy on the Neepawa Natives is splitting the hockey community.
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Winnipeg Mayor Katz Makes His Monthly Visit
New jobs at Maple Leaf and a new spa. That's some of the good news for Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz. So why does a recent poll have him close to the bottom of the pack of Canadian mayors? Terry talks to the mayor about those subjects and more.
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Bill Blaikie on Church and State
Long-time politician Bill Blaikie looks at the role faith plays in politics in a new memoir called "The Blaikie Report - an Insider's Look at Faith and Politics."
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Phoenix Rising
The story of a unique choir and the power of music to change lives.
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The Colored Home
Freelancer Bethany Horne reports on stories of abuse from former residents at the NS Home for Colored Children.
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Ground Support
Two former soldiers help homeless veterans in Halifax.
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School Superintendents
We ask three school board officials in the region to respond to parent concerns.
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Love for Gambia
Halifax nurse Erin Poirier runs across the Gambia to raise money for charity.
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Two Planks, Twenty Years and Three Acts
A unique Nova Scotia Theatre company celebrates a significant milestone.
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Blessing and a Curse
A family from Prince Edward Island lifts a 150 year old curse in Vanuatu.
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Primer on the PEI Election
We talk about the issues at play in what's become a very interesting provincial election.
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Interview with Angus McBeath
We talk with the former superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.
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Mind the Gap
Reporter Lezlie Lowe looks at the gap between some children's ambition and achievement.
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Border Stories
Jacques Poitras visits communities along the Maine-New Brunswick border, ten years after 9/11.
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The Search for Boundary Rock
Join freelancer Philip Moscovitch on the search for an elusive Nova Scotia landmark that hasn't been seen in more than a century.
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Micro-Research
Teaching people in poor African nations how to do the research that could save lives in their own communities. Two doctors at the region's largest children's hospital have come up with a notion called "micro-research."
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Year of The Rat
Where there are humans, there are rats. While many of us would prefer NOT to think about them, they're actually kind of fascinating. Lezlie Lowe digs out myths and facts about our constant companions
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At Home (Chez Soi)
How an ex-federal cabinet minister, a young researcher and an unemployed truck driver are at the centre of an initiative that may actually make a difference to people with mental illness, and no where to live.
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Dr Jock Murray
Dr Murray, one of the country's leading authorities on Multiple Sclerosis, talks about the frenzy surrounding CCSVI or chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency.
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Waiting for the Mid-Wife
Recently the three Maritime provinces have looked at ways to bring mid-wifery into the mainstream. The government of Nova Scotia has come closest, yet many women in the province say it's a failed experiment.
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University of King's College Student Work
From a woman dealing with the after-effects of a weird kind of celebrity to a young man with a foot in two provinces, students from a documentary class present their stories.
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Language of the Mind
It's difficult enough to learn a new language...imagine if you'd never learned to read or write in your own first language. We hear about a unique ESL literacy course in Halifax.
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Day With Daryl
Daryl Shand moved to the country for the quiet, but his psychiatric appointments are a long drive away in the city. Hear how he tries to get over that hurdle, and how poverty and geography can limit access to services.
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Islanders By Choice
In some Maritime communities there are still two kinds of people...those who are "from" here and those who "come from away."
Take Prince Edward Island for example...Islanders are among the most welcoming and friendly of folk.
But many newcomers - or CFAs - say that friendliness only goes so far. Even after having spent years on PEI, they feel isolated and unable to break into community life.
Freelancer Dave Atkinson explores the idea of being "Islanders by Choice"
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Political Panel
It looks like an election is coming, and if it does, a handful of seats in Atlantic Canada could be the game-changer.
On this week's show we talk to three political watchers about the seast in play, issues important to the region, and what Maritimers want to hear on the hustings.
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Proof of L.O.V.E
While high profile cases of youth violence make the headlines, a group in Halifax has quietly spent the last decade giving young people a place to be heard.
The group is called L.O.V.E. ...which stands for Leave Out Youth Violence. It is considered a rare success at helping young people turn their lives around.
Reporter Maggie Rahr spent months getting to know the kids and the leaders at LOVE, to try and find why it's had such on impact.
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The St Croix Alewives
This week on Maritime Magazine, the story of how a group of fishing guides in Maine convinced the state government to keep a native fish species out of their lucrative waters.
And the effect this has had on what many consider to be an important food source for Atlantic groundfish stocks.
The CBC's Connell Smith brings us the story of the "alewife"...also known as gaspereau in many parts of the Maritimes.
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Wiping Away the Witches Brew (update on the Sydney Tar Ponds)
For years it was seen as Canada's most notorious toxic waste site.
The Tar Ponds in the middle of Sydney, Cape Breton collected run-off from the nearly coke ovens and steel plant for nearly a century, a witches brew of chemicals and pollutants that eventually started bubbling out of the ground near people's homes. It took almost two decades to agree on a way to clean it up...and now that clean-up is almost complette. The CBC's Wendy Martin gives us an update.
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Parent Abuse
According to research conducted in the Maritimes, 10 to 14 per cent of parents experience some form of abuse at the hands of their children.
Usually the parent in question is the mother, and she's usually raising the children alone.
Recently the CBC's Margot Brunelle met several women taking part in a program called Standing Our Ground, run through the Halifax YWCA.
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Castle Frederick Farm
On the west bank of the Avon river, in Nova Scotia's Hants County, the eighth generation of the Bremner family continues to farm a piece of land that has been in the family since 1763.
Earlier this month the province's Archeological Land Trust signed an agreement with the family to protect part of their land as a site of archeological interest.
But the four Bremner sisters - who along with their father,now own the farm - are thinking about the future as much as the past.
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The Edmonton Protocol
There are two-hundred thousand people in Canada with type 1 diabetes. The cells in their bodies don't produce the insulin required to help turn sugar into energy. Most type 1 diabetics have to really watch what they eat, test themselves constantly, and most importantly, they have to take regular doses of insulin.
But what if they didn't?
We report on the latest research.
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Halloween Show
To celebrate Halloween we have a mystery - and a ghost story! Both from Prince Edward Island.
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Standing on Guard Pt 2
Bob Murphy talks with Veterans Affairs Canada following our documentary last week. And we hear from the daughter of a World War Two veteran. She continues to be upset that her parents were separated at the ends of their lives.
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Standing on Guard
Recently Canada's military ombudsman spoke out about the poor treatment he says ex-military personel are receiving at the hands of Veterans Affairs Canada.
Pat Strogran's term has not been renewed by the federal government, but last month defence minister Peter MacKay announced an additional 2 billion dollars for veterans and their families.
The problem is, many say it's the system itself that's broken, a bureacracy that forces people to keep fighting after they come back from the war zones.
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Occasionally Mrs Plunkett
This week Maritime Magazine celebrates the writings of a woman who was a born storyteller...but whose tales never really made it outside her own family and friends.
Suzanne Plunkett Joseph was from Bridgwater, Nova Scotia. She died recently after a long battle with cancer. One of her greatest gifts was to see the humour in every situation, a gift for which her family and community were grateful.In honour of her - and Thanksgiving - Gordon Pinsent reads from the work,"Occasionally Mrs Plunkett."
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Pursuing a Pedophile
This week convicted pedophile Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh was sentenced to four years in prison for crimes he committed in the 1970s. It's the latest in a case that has dragged on for decades, as his victims sought to have MacIntosh charged, and then extradited back to Canada from India. Reporter Joan Weeks talks to the man who first laid charges against MacIntosh, and tries to get to the bottom of WHY it took so long for justice to be done.
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The Cooke Family
Woody Woods is our guide as we meet an African-Nova Scotia family celebrating its 225th anniversary!
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John (Appleseed) Stuart
Three decades ago, the town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia was facing the same fate as many Maritime communities. Thousands of its gorgeous trees had been devastated by Dutch Elm disease. The town could re-plant SOME, but not all of them. That's when John Stuart stepped in...over the years he's planted thousands of trees, both in Wolfville and across the region. For free.People call him a modern Johnny Appleseed. The CBC's Melissa Friedman has the story.
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The Other Side of the Fist
Lezlie Lowe has covered stories about violence against women, but she's never heard the other side of the story...from the men who abuse. Until she met Jason...here is his story.
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The Treasure Trove Debate
If you find a treasure trove ON LAND, the rules are pretty clear; hand it all over to the provincial government. But, if you find treasure under the ocean - at least in Nova Scotian waters, it's a whole different can of worms. Nova Scotia is the only province with a Treasure Trove Act, orginally written to deal with prospectors hoping to find treasure on the infamous Oak Island. This week we hear from people for and against the legislation.
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Making the Most of the "I Dos" - how Maritimers could do more to cash in on weddings
Forget romance and "til death do us part", we all know that weddings are big business.
Very big business.
So why aren't more vendors in the region cashing in on the latest must-haves for trendy couples?
This week one local bride-to-be shows us the gaps in the matrimonial marketplace in the Maritimes.
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The Big Split in Nackawic
If someone started going through your mailbox at home, or peeking through your window as you composed a letter...chances are you'd consider that an invasion of privacy. But what if someone started reading your personal e-mails? What if they did it at work? And what if that person was your boss?
That's what happened to a former employee at the town council office in Nackawic, New Brunswick. And,the dispute over whether she has a right to be upset over it - has divided the town.
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Maybe God Sent Bernie
Our story this week is about a generous man, originally from Prince Edward Island, who devoted his life to helping recent immigrants to Canada.
He helped make possible the reunion of two brothers: Mehretab, who'd already found sanctuary and community in Canada as a refugee.
And Daniel, who was stuck in a camp in Sudan.This story took years to unfold... and not everyone got to see the happy ending.
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Habtom's Path
When Habtom Kibraeb finally made it to Canada, he felt his dreams might be coming true.
But a decision by Immigration Canada threatened to send him back to a nightmare in his home country.
On Maritime Magazine this week, his friends and advisors talk about the tragic decision he made to avoid that fate.
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Sister Donna Brady
The Sisters of St Martha in Antigonish have always been about hospitality and sanctuary.
"The Marthas" as they're known, began more than a century ago, at what was then, St Francis Xavier College. They acted as housekeepers and caretakers for the students and priests who went there...eventually expanding their mission beyond the walls of the University. Now Sister Donna Brady and some of her colleagues are giving rank and file Catholics a chance to vent, and ask questions of the Church.
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The Disappearance of Kimberley McAndrew
On May 8th Bob Murphy and Margot Brunelle received the Atlantic Journalism Gold Award for Enterprise Reporting, Radio for their story about the 20 year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of Kimberley McAndrew. The story first aired on Maritime Magazine last fall.
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A Light in Dark Places: The John McKendy
Myfanwy Davies' documentary about the wonderful life and tragic death of St Thomas University professor John McKendy recently won two prestigious awards. On May 1, 2010 it was awarded the Dave Rogers Award for Long Feature at the Radio Television News Directors Awards in Saint John. And on May 8th it won the Atlantic Journalism Award for Feature Writing-Radio. Here is the story, which first aired in March 2009.
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Mother's Day show
For Jesse Lee Lomax and Dan Robichaud, there was never any question they would have a large family. And there was never a question the children would be adopted. But the road to international adoption is far from smooth. It can be particularly rough when you're trying to integrate the only black children into a small, white, French community.This is the story of a young couple from Bouctouche New Brunswick, and the hurdles they've faced trying to bring their family together.
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Rescue Archeology
Rising sea levels and the eroding coastline in the Maritimes are causing havoc with some of the region's most important hisorical sites.
At Fortress Louisburg in Cape Breton, for example, every new storm surge reveals a time capsule.
This week on Maritime Magazine, reporter Stephen Puddicombe tells us about something called "rescue archeology,"...the measures scientists are taking to ensure our coastal history isn't entirely washed out to sea.
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After Cancer
At 26 years old, Shawn Campbell worked hard, partied hard and did pretty much what he wanted, when he wanted.
Then he got cancer, and everything changed.
Now, 12 years later, Shawn has been through his treatment and recovery.
But he, like thousands of other young cancer survivors, felt abandoned when he finally walked out of the hospital for the last time.
This week Maritime Magazine looks at the issue of after-care for young people with cancer.
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Against The Dying of the Light
Fred Ross longs for the light. He needs it in order to make art. But the acclaimed New Brunswick artist finds good light hard to come by these days, "trapped" as he is, in a nursing home. Our documentary about Mr Ross, and his predicament, was produced by the CBC's Mary Lynk and freelance broadcaster, Judith Mackin.
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Brindi Come Home
She is the most famous dog in Nova Scotia and she's been on death row for almost two years. Brindi is a six-year old shepherd mix from East Chezzetcook, who was seized by animal control in 2008. Her owner has been fighting to get her back ever since. This week the CBC's Eileen McInnis goes behind the Brindi headlines.
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Easter Show
In honour of Easter we have two stories about finding spiritual fulfillment through the creation of something new. In one case it's a work of art; in another it's new homes for people who've been waiting for them a long time.
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Exam Exemptions and Caring for Alzheimer Patients
Should schools allow exam exemptions for students? Plus, caring for Alzheimer patients. Your stories, and tips from Dr. Kenneth Rockwood.
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Mexico Travel, Turbine Feedback, Fixing Appliances
A travel consultant on whether it's safe to travel to Mexico. Your feedback on whether humans and wind turbines make good neighbours. Plus, advice on fixing your appliances.
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Wind Turbines & Your Health, C. difficile, Your Feedback
Do wind turbines affect human health? Understanding a potentially deadly bacteria in our hospitals called C. difficile. Plus, your feedback on joining a political party and cutting down on moose collisions.
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Moose Cull, Joining a Political Party, Your Feedback
A biologist responds to a call for a moose cull to cut down on collisions with vehicles. More of your thoughts on paying for online news. We look at Maritimers and their involvement with political parties. Plus, your feedback on the legacy of the Enterprise Fawcett foundry in Sackville, NB.
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Historic Foundry Destroyed, Paying for News, Bible Feedback
Sackville's Enterprise Fawcett foundry burns down. Some local papers are charging you to read online news -- will you pay? Plus, more of your feedback on handing out Bibles in schools.
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Bibles in Schools, Household Solutions
A PEI parent is upset to learn The Gideons are distributing bibles in his daughter's public school. We ask for your reaction. Plus, green solutions to everyday household problems.
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Military Spy, Automotive Qs, Air Canada Feedback
A Nova Scotian is charged with sharing military secrets. We learn more about the realities of espionage in Canada. Automotive expert Doug Bethune takes your questions. Plus, your comments on Air Canada's response to an emergency landing.
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Air Canada Complaint, Home Heating Qs, Your Feedback
A NS couple say that an emergency landing ruined their honeymoon, and all they got from Air Canada was a $100 voucher. More of your tips on cutting costs in the healthcare system. Home heating expert Art Irwin answers your questions. Plus, more fat cat stories.
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Cheap Mortgage, Waste in Health Care, Really Fat Cat
The Bank of Montreal offers the lowest 5 year mortgage rate from a major bank in Canadian history - we look at the fine print. Your feedback on the high cost of home heating oil. Plus, we ask: Where do you see waste in the health care system? Finally, meet a very fat cat from the Fredericton SPCA.
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Home Heating Costs, Cooking Tips, Your Feedback
A new record for winter oil prices is forcing many Maritimers to scramble to stay warm. Chef Craig Flinn has tips to help you conquer your cooking nightmares. Plus, more of your feedback on re-useable coffee cups!
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McDonalds Cups, Radon Feedback, Plumbing Qs
Find out why McDonalds has a policy against using re-useable mugs. Your thoughts on testing for radon in the home. Plus, our expert takes your plumbing questions.
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Coyote Encounters, Radon Facts, Your Feedback
Another close encounter with a coyote has Maritimers wondering how to improve our relationship with the animals. Your feedback on Brad Marchand's suspension and fine. Tips on how to test for radon in your home. Plus, more of your thoughts on roadside litter.
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Marchand Controversy, Record Collector, Disposable Cup Feedback
NS hockey hero Brad Marchand faces a disciplinary hearing today - we ask if his reputation could become a problem down the line. A record collector assesses the value of your vinyl. Plus, your thoughts on litter from disposable cups.
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John Simon Settlement, Home Renos, Tim Hortons Cup Litter
The family of an aboriginal man shot and killed by the RCMP reaches a settlement. Answers to your home renovation questions. Plus, a representative from Tim Hortons responds to the number of disposable cups that seem to end up in the ditch!
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EI Delays, Feeding the Birds, Your Feedback
Why some Maritimers are facing long delays in getting their EI claims approved. Tips for feeding the birds in your backyard. Plus, your feedback on the fairness of Canada's EI system, commuter fees and tethering dogs.
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Lahey Sentence, Commuter Fees in SJ, EI Changes
An Ottawa judge sentences the former bishop of Antigonish - Ramond Lahey - for importing child pornography. Saint John city councillors consider road tolls and higher parking fees for commuters - we hear from one of those commuters. Plus, your take on proposed changes to the EI system.
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Occupy Fredericton, Dog Behaviour Questions
City staff dismantle the Occupy protest site outside Fredericton city hall. Plus, your questions on your dog's behavioural oddities.
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Top News Stories of 2011, Your Resolutions
CBC's three Maritime supper-hour news anchors weigh in on the top local stories of 2011. Plus, your resolutions for the New Year.
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World Juniors, Financial Advice, More Gift Stories
The head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs talks about losing some of his players to the World Juniors, and what it's like to cheer them on from afar. Plus, your financial questions.
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High Schoolers in Slovakia, Memorable Gifts
A high school hockey team from Moncton is heading to Slovakia for ten days of training and exploring another culture. Plus, your most memorable gifts -- the good, the bad, and the ugly!
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Ski Hill Check-In, Travelling South
We call up two Maritime ski hill managers for an update on conditions, thanks to the snow over the holidays. Plus, tips on travelling south this winter.
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Halifax Skating Oval, Your Christmas Greetings
We get an update on the opening day of the new skating oval in Halifax. Plus, your annual over-the-air Christmas cards for loved ones in the Maritimes.
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Protest Songs, First Christmas Away, Your Feedback
A Cape Breton University professor brings old island protest songs back to life. Your stories on the first time you were away from home for Christmas. And your feedback on the Henk Tepper case.
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Senator Advocating for NB Farmer, Fluoride Feedback, Gardening Calls
Senator Pierrette Ringuette is pushing the Prime Minister to ask Lebanon to transfer Henk Tepper back to Canada. Your thoughts on fluoride. Plus, your gardening questions.
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Moncton Eliminates Fluoride, Sable Island
A councillor and a dentist weigh in on Moncton's decision to take fluoride out of drinking water. Plus, your questions about life on Sable Island.
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Highway Shootings, Geneaology Calls, Feedback on Parking and Foodbanks
Update on the three Islanders shot in Alberta last week. Your calls on geneaology. Plus, feedback on abuse of food banks, and parking for pregnant women.
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Kids Ask Santa Questions!
A group of grade 1 students from Oxford School in Halifax ask Santa to answer their questions on Maritime Noon's live food bank fundraiser show.
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Parking for Moms, Using a Food Bank, Your Feedback
A group of mothers fight to reclaim courtesy parking spots for pregnant women and new parents. Your stories about using, volunteering, or donating to a Maritime food bank. Plus, your thoughts on "Canada's Worst Driver".
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Canada's Worst Driver, Science Questions, Your Feedback
A Cape Breton woman has been named "Canada's Worst Driver" on a reality tv show, we hear her reaction. Our science panelists answer your questions. Plus, your thoughts on splitting custody of the kids at Christmas time.
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Canada Quits Kyoto, Christmas Custody, Local Poinsettias
New Democrat MP Megan Leslie and Conservative MP Scott Armstrong on Canada's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Accord. Your stories and questions about divorced parents sharing custody of the kids during the holidays. Plus, local poinsettia growers say they can't compete with the big box stores.
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Ratepayer Survivor Group, Your Car Qs, Disappearing X-mas Cards
Hear why a man from Newport has started a "Ratepayer Survivor Group" for Nova Scotia Power customers. Automotive expert Doug Bethune takes your questions. Plus, are Christmas cards a thing of the past?
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NB Natural Gas Prices, Suggested Crow Cull, Food Tips, Your Feedback
NB government aims to change the way natural gas is priced. A PEI conservation group suggests killing crows to preserve piping plover eggs. Chef Craig Flinn on the flavours of the season. Plus, your feedback on helmet standards and civilians volunteering with radar guns.
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Helmet Standards, Citizen Radar, Mammograms, Your Feedback
Why there is no standard for helmets in Canada. Fredericton police want civilian volunteers to monitor speeding drivers with radar guns. New guidelines say mammograms for women in their forties do more harm than good. Plus, more of your customer service stories.
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Occupy Movement Update, Customer Service Stories, Your Feedback
Occupy NS protesters greet shoppers at a Walmart and an Occupy Fredericton protester changes his official address to reflect his winter home: a tent in front of city hall. Your customer service horror stories. Plus, your feedback on mandatory ski helmets and parking vs. transit.
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Merging Services in NB, Mandatory Ski Helmets, Parking vs. Transit
New Brunswick announces plans to regionalize services, in order to reduce duplication and save money. Nova Scotia announces new legislation that makes it mandatory to wear helmets while skiing or snowboarding. Plus, should parking be a priority for our cities? Or is it time to do whatever it takes to push commuters to public transit?
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Charging Sexting Teens, Holiday Decorating, Culture of Sperm Whales
Police find that a group of 50 Cape Breton teens are sending sexually-explicit texts. Should they be charged? Tips for decorating your home for the holidays. Plus, new findings about the culture of sperm whales.
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Deal for NS Paper Mill, Acadian Bus Lockout, Book Suggestions
NS makes a deal to keep the troubled Bowater Mersey pulp and paper mill open. Maritimers react to news of a bus driver lockout at Acadian Lines. Your suggestions for great holiday reads.
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Expensive Water Bill, Obese Kids, Downside to Gift Cards
A Dartmouth, NS woman is hit with a $2000 water bill - a far cry from the $100 she's used to paying. Was it a mistake? If so, who pays? Dealing with the problem of obese kids. Plus, the downside to gift cards.
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Fired School Board, Loyalty Cards, Bye Bye Moustache
Another elected board in the region is fired - what needs to happen to make them work? Your feedback on a power rate increase. Tips for cashing in on loyalty cards and reward points. Plus, a farewell to the "Movember" moustache.
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NS Power Rate Increase, Writing a Will, Holiday Decorating Cold Call
Nova Scotians react to a 9.1% increase to their power bills. Advice on writing a will. Plus, we make a cold call to Rustico, PEI on when is it too soon to start decorating for the holidays?
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Boys Lagging in the Classroom, Our Paint Expert, Your Feedback
A Canada-wide testing program for grade 8 students shows that boys are lagging behind. We ask why. Our paint expert, Jim White, takes your questions about painting, staining and wallpaper. Plus your feedback on the layout of our liquor stores.
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Black Friday Goes Local, Buying Cheap Wine, Your Feedback, Kijiji Ad
Mixed messages on Black Friday: buy everything? Buy nothing? Or buy local? Wine critic and author Natalie MacLean on buying good quality wine on the cheap. Your feedback on snow clearance and pronunciation pet peeves. Plus, a funny NB Kijiji ad attracts hits from around the world.
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Reducing MLAs, Snow Plowing, New Health Accord
The New Brunswick government says fewer MLAs could help cut costs. Your feedback on snow plowing after the storm. Plus, your calls on what you'd like to see in the 2014 Canadian Health Accord.
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SPCA Struggle, Aging Well, Unclaimed Ticket
The executive director of the Nova Scotia SPCA addresses the power struggle in Cape Breton. Your calls on how your community serves seniors. Plus, the details on an unclaimed million dollar lotto ticket.
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Lobster Vote, Holiday Spending, CPR Obligation
Fishermen vote to split the fishing season to push prices up. A poll shows Maritimers will spend more this Christmas than other Canadians. Plus, your calls on the 'moral obligation' to perform CPR.
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Crosby Returns, Grammar Pet Peeves, Cat Calls
Sidney Crosby returns to NHL action tonight, we ask what his experience teaches us about preventing head injuries in youth hockey. Your grammar pet peeves. Plus, more of your "cat came back" stories.
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Underwear Thefts, Cat Came Back Stories, Your Feedback
A psychologist on whether the underwear thefts in NB could escalate to something more serious. Your feedback on allowing Sunday hunting. Some amazing "cat came back" stories. Plus, more of your thoughts on electric vehicles.
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Sunday Hunting, Electric Cars, Men and Romance, Your Feedback
NS MLA Andrew Younger pushing for Sunday hunting. Your feedback on a photo banned from Fredericton city hall. Electric vehicles soon to be available, an expert takes your questions. Plus, new research shows men prefer romance over sex.
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Future for Liverpool Paper Mill, Personal Debt, Controversial Photo
Bowater Mersey paper mill workers vote on job cuts and major concessions or risk permanent closure. Advice on paying off your debts. Plus, why a Fredericton artist is not allowed to display his work at city hall.
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Future of Occupy NS, Your Feedback on the Eviction, Weather Qs
A spokesperson for Occupy NS explains what's next for the movement now that the encampment is gone. Your answers to the question: Was Halifax right to evict the Occupy protesters? Plus, senior climatologist David Phillips takes your weather questions.
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PEI Suspicious Deaths, Occupy NS, Freezing Food
RCMP release more details about two suspicious deaths in New Annan, PEI. We ask: was Halifax right to evict the Occupy protesters? Plus, Chef Craig Flinn has tips on freezing food.
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Special Remembrance Day Edition of Maritime Noon
We discuss one of the major fronts during WWII, one that doesn't get as much attention as the Normany Invasion: The Italian Campaign. We also hear stories from 90-year-old veteran Justice David Dickson. And we hear a half hour service from the national war memorial in Ottawa.
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Cancer Fraud, Winter Tire Qs, Your Feedback
The former employee of a Halifax spa is sentenced for stealing money from the business, based on a fake cancer diagnosis. A winter driving expert has advice on winter tires. Plus your feedback on veteran medals and graphic safety campaigns for teens.
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Distracted Driving Message, Second Careers, Pastor Turned Elvis
Was a presentation about distracted driving too graphic for teens? How to launch a second career, and a story about a former preacher turned Elvis impersonator. Plus, your feedback, and an update on NS's booster seat booster.
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Public Sector Pensions, Veterans' Medals, Home Energy Audits
City workers in Saint John are facing a big cut to their pensions -- and that's just one of many public sector pensions in crisis. Why veterans' family members can't wear their medals on Remembrance Day. Plus, our home heating expert with a word of caution about home energy audits.
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Homeward Bound, Bay of Fundy, Beaver Trap Update, Your Feedback
Maritimers in Alberta react to the promise of new shipbuilding jobs back home. What you love about the Bay of Fundy. An update on an unmarked beaver trap in NS. Plus, more of your stories about treasured possessions.
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NB Snow Plows, NS Beaver Trap, Your Most Treasured Possession
A controversial plan to cut the NB winter maintenance budget worries rural residents. A NS man calls for signs marking deadly beaver traps. Your stories about your most treasured possession. Plus, your feedback on parents misbehaving in the stands.
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Paper Mill Workers, MLA Pensions, Sport Parenting, Your Feedback
Another paper mill in the region is in danger of closing. We hear from some of the workers at Bowater Mersey in Liverpool, NS. An independent review panel asks if MLA pensions are too generous. Your suggestions for changing the culture in the stands when sport parents get rowdy. Plus, your feedback on French Immersion and the new Auditor General.
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Missing Woman, Early French Immersion, Unilingual Auditor General
We check in with volunteers, three and a half weeks after Amber Kirwan went missing in New Glasgow, NS. We ask: Is earlier better when it comes to kids starting French Immersion? Plus, the new auditor general and his French language skills.
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Beach Erosion, Fraud Warnings, More Ghost Stories
Fighting erosion at Dominion Beach in Cape Breton. What the next storm will mean for the shoreline. When employees and volunteers steal - we talk fraud. Plus, more of your deliciously spooky ghost stories.
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Jailed NB Potato Farmer, Your Ghost Stories, A Call to Give Up Christmas
An NB potato farmer is stuck in a Beirut prison for 7 months. Why his frustrated family is calling on the feds to help bring him home. Your ghost stories. Plus, a call to give up Christmas!
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Binge Drinking, Home Renovation Qs, Your Feedback
Interviews from the late-night party scene in Halifax, and what they say about the impact of binge drinking. Answers to your home renovation questions. Plus your feedback on everything from GM salmon, to older workers, to living a simple life.
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Genetically Modified Salmon, Canada Post Trouble, Saving Money
The CBC's Bob MacDonald looks at the safety of farmed fish. A housing organization says delays at Canada Post mean its clients might be late paying the bills. Plus, your calls on frugal living.
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Store Closures, Older Workers, The Wealthy Barber, Your Feedback
Another smaller store closes in the Maritimes - we look at the larger trend. New stats on Canadians postponing retirement. We ask: Do we value older workers? "The Wealthy Barber" Dave Chilton returns with a lesson on spending. Plus, your feedback on highway fixes and mail delays.
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PEI Highway Fix, Mail Delays, Genetics Qs, Mouse Stories
Fixing a dangerous stretch of the Trans-Canada highway in PEI, by re-routing it through a provincial park. Modernizing the mail service leads to delays for some people. Plus, your genetics questions and mouse stories.
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Genetically-Modified Salmon, Bilingual Daycares, Automotive Expert
A PEI hatchery is growing eggs for the world's first genetically-modified food animal - an Atlantic Salmon that grows twice as fast as usual. We hear the pros and cons. Your thoughts on banning bilingual daycares. Plus, automotive expert Doug Bethune takes your questions.
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Banning Bilingual Daycare, Mice Stories, Cyberbullying Task Force
NB's official languages commissioner calls for separate daycares for French and English children. More feedback on problem-gambling and punishment vs. rehabilitation. Your stories about finding a mouse in the house. Plus, an update from NS's Cyberbullying Task Force.
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Shipyard Jobs for Maritimers, Gambling Addiction, Rehabilitation Feedback
A discussion about what kinds of jobs are available thanks to the new Irving contract, and how Maritimers can get them. Your stories about the impact of gambling on your life. Plus, more of your thoughts on punishment vs. rehabilitation when it comes to addressing crime.
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Anticipating NS Shipbuilding Contract, Rehabilitation vs. Punishment
Tension builds as NS shipbuilders await news about a 30-year contract. A call for change in our prison system, from a woman whose husband committed murder and two violent sexual assaults. We ask: Should prisons focus on punishment or rehabilitation?
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Shipbuilding, Breast Reconstruction, Your Feedback
Meet some of the people at the Halifax shipyard who would benefit from a billion dollar government contract. More on the pros and cons around the flu vaccine. Your stories about breast reconstruction following cancer surgery. Plus, your feedback on royal succession and the "occupy" movement.
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"Occupy" Movement, Flu Shot Controversy, Royal Cold Call
An activism prof weighs in on the impact of the "Occupy" movement. Your thoughts on the annual flu shot. Plus, we make a cold call to Saint Andrews, NB about royal inheritance.
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Copper Theft, Dog Behaviour, Peanut Butter Prices
Another copper theft puts NS jobs in jeopardy. What can be done? Our dog behaviour expert Silvia Jay takes your questions. Plus, your feedback - including a question about the price of peanut butter!
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Mandatory Retirement, Financial Advice, Residential School Memories
UPEI scraps its mandatory retirement policy. Investment advisor Dan Noel with financial advice. A survivor shares his memories from the Shubenacadie Residential School. Plus, more of your molasses stories.
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Hampton Shale Gas, Adopting a Child, Wild Turkeys, Molasses
Hampton, New Brunswick, rejects seismic testing. We take your powerful calls on adoption. Wild turkeys advance on Maritimes. Plus, your molasses memories.
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New Glasgow Search, Scaterie Ship, Fitness Goals, Racy Molasses Ad
The mayor of New Glasgow on the search for Amber Kirwan. A lobster fisherman takes a look at the ship on Scaterie. Your fitness questions. Plus, molasses makes the news.
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NS Dialysis Debate, Gardening Qs, Thankful at Thanksgiving
Health officials in NS say no to a dialysis clinic in Windsor, NS, even though the community is willing to pay for the machines. Marjorie Willison on putting the garden to bed for another season. Plus, what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
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Remembering Steve Jobs, Bullying Mail, Science Qs, Chainsaw Juggler
A panel of Maritimers discuss Steve Jobs' impact on our lives. Your feedback on our bullying discussion. Our science panel answers your questions. Plus, a chat with the best chainsaw juggler in the world.
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Are Cell Phones a Cancer Risk? How to Stop Bullying. Plus, Your Feedback
A cancer doctor explains why Health Canada is calling on parents to curb their kids' cellphone use. A bullied teen, his dad and an anti-bullying expert take your calls on how to stop bullying. Plus, your feedback on charity junk mail.
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PEI Re-Elects Premier, Charity Junk Mail, Insurance Qs
Robert Ghiz on being voted in for a second term as premier of PEI. A listener shares her concerns about charities that send gift cards, key chains and address labels -- and we find out why they do it. Plus, your questions about auto, home and travel insurance.
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PEI Election, Best Workplaces, Arctic Climate Change
Election day in PEI. Your ideas for what makes a great workplace. Plus, Mount Allison University's visiting scholar discusses the impact of climate change on the inuit.
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PEI Election Preview, Minister MacKay's Flights, Thanksgiving Dinner, Eating Local, Mean Geese
We look ahead to the election in PEI. Minister Peter MacKay's flight spending debate. Your calls on Thanksgiving Dinner. Eating Local in Cape Breton.
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Concordia Investigation, Geese Behaviour, Multiple Messages in Bottles
Investigators conclude that human error is to blame for the sinking of the SV Concordia. Wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft answers your questions about Canada Geese. Plus, meet a man from PEI who has sent thousands of messages in bottles.
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Youth Crime Debate Continues, Kevin O'Leary, PEI Potatoes for Doctors
More of your thoughts on the pros and cons of getting tough on violent young offenders. Your questions for entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary, plus an election proposal to trade PEI potatoes for Cuban doctors.
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Underage Drinking, Youth Crime, Stuck Ship
Bar owners in Halifax share information to keep underage drinkers out. Your thoughts on whether we need to be tougher on young offenders, in light of the government's proposed crime bill. Plus, an update on the ship stuck off the coast of Cape Breton.
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Investment Advice, Genealogy, Your Feedback
Financial Advisor Dan Noel on the global financial picture, and what to do with your money. Your feedback on politicians using government planes. Terry Punch on genealogy. Plus, your thoughts on couponing and superstition.
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High Flying Politicians, Couponing Tips, More Maritime Superstitions
The cost to the public of politicians using government jets for personal reasons. Hunting for deals at the checkout. And more of your superstitions.
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Election trouble in Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church), Red Head Stories, Maritime Superstitions
Officials at a New Brunswick First Nation are accused of vote buying and ballot tampering. Growing up as a read head. Plus, some of the strangest superstitions from the Maritimes.
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Africville Hiring Saga, NB Gas Wars, Home Heating Advice, Red Heads
Revealing information about the employment history for the new executive director of the Africville Heritage Trust. Costco sparks a battle in Fredericton by lowering gas prices. Art Irwin gives home heating advice. Plus, why an international sperm bank will no longer
accept sperm from red-haired men.
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Africville Controversy, Pros and Cons of Spanking Children
Some members of NS's black community are outraged that a white woman was hired to run the Africville Heritage Trust. We ask: Was it wrong to hire a white person for the job? Plus, we debate the pros and cons of spanking as a way to discipline children.
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Sydney Dredge, Home School Study, Automotive Expert
Moving lobster and crab out of Sydney harbour before the dredging starts. A new study shows home schoolers do as well, or better, than public school students when it comes to academics. Plus, our automotive expert takes your questions.
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PEI Immigration News Conference, Oxfam Donations, Paint Expert
Reporter Brendan Elliot on a news conference about allegations of wrongdoing in the PEI Immigration Program, the Executive Director of Oxfam on famine relief donations, and paint expert Jim White gives painting advice.
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PEI Immigration Investigation, Swiss Air Probe, Fixed Elections
Allegations of fraud and bribery in a PEI immigration program. Ottawa calls in the RCMP. A former investigator questions the cause of the Swissair crash, and suggests the plane might have been brought down deliberately. Plus, we ask: Are fixed election dates good for democracy?
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Lead Contamination, Complementary Cancer Therapies, Booster Seats
A water quality expert on lead contamination in public buildings. Your questions about alternative or complementary cancer treatments. Plus, a 9 year old speaks out about the rules around booster seats.
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Surrogate Mother, Hazing, MLA Expenses, Your Feedback
A surrogate mother in Bathurst gives birth to twins, only to have the intended parents abandon her. Hazing and initiation lives on at Maritime universities. Former NS MLA Dave Wilson heads to court. Plus, your feedback on election debates and "Cultureville".
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Election Debate Protocol, Cultureville Nominations, Homework Feedback
We ask if it was fair for CBC TV to exclude 3 of the 5 party leaders in PEI's provincial election from the televised debate. Your nominations for "Cultureville" in the Maritimes. Plus, more of your thoughts on the pros and cons of homework.
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Drinking Death, Is Homework Important?, Your Feedback, Cold Call
NS's chief medical health officer responds to news that a university student has died of alcohol poisoning. We ask for your take on homework. Your stories about cooking on your own for the first time. Plus, we make a "cold call" and ask what you would put in a time capsule.
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Hockey Head Shots, Student Nutrition, Your Feedback
Banning head shots in hockey, what's holding the NHL back. Your memories of cooking on your own for the first time. Plus, your feedback on frosh drinking, cutting down trees and small schools.
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New Page Bankruptcy, Alcohol Poisoning, School Anxiety, Your Feedback
The company behind the New Page pulp and paper mill in Port Hawkesbury files for bankruptcy. An emergency doctor explains the facts behind alcohol poisoning. Advice on preparing anxious kids for school. Plus, your feedback on efforts in Moncton to prevent property owners from cutting trees.
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PEI Election, Tree Protest, Small Schools, Found Buoy
PEI calls an election today and we look at voter trends. Monctonians protest as crews cut down trees near a heritage property. We ask: Are small schools better schools? Plus, a beachcomber finds the original owners of a lost-and-found buoy.
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Trucking Thefts, Call Centres, Gardening Qs, Gap Year Feedback
Find out who's stealing tractor trailers full of cargo in the Maritimes. We look at the future of the call centre business in this region, following another closure in Cape Breton. Marjorie Willison on gardening. Plus, your feedback on the value of a "gap year".
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Invasive Beetle in NB, the Value of a Gap Year, Hunting for Red Sea Glass
An invasive beetle that destroys spruce trees is discovered in NB for the first time. Your thoughts on the pros and cons of a gap year between highschool and post-secondary education. Plus, tales on the hunt for red sea glass.
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MLA Trial, Pitbull Ban, Beachcombing, Wish Book Stories
The latest on the fraud trial for former Nova Scotia MLA Richard Hurlburt. The pros and cons of a pitbull ban. Your stories about best beachcombing finds. Plus, more memories of the Christmas Wish Book.
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Dog Attack, Analog to Digital TV, Christmas Wish Book
A Nova Scotian calls for a ban on pitbulls after she's attacked at the beach. We clarify which Maritimers need to upgrade their televisions to receive the new digital signal. Plus, your memories of the Christmas Wish Book.
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Storm Stories, Stanley Cup, Dream Interpretation, Cold Call
We hear about the potential for a storm surge along the Bay of Fundy. The Stanley Cup reaches Halifax from PEI. A psychoanalyst does dream interpretation. Plus, we make a cold call on preparing for Irene.
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Hurricane Irene, Going Unplugged, Layton Funeral, Your Feedback
The latest on Hurricane Irene as she heads up the coast. Your thoughts on our drinking culture in the Maritimes. Your stories about unplugging from technology. Plus, a former New Brunswicker on officiating Jack Layton's funeral.
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Anti-Fracking Defense, Layton Walk, Do We Drink Too Much?
An NB environmental group defends its reputation after the environment minister accuses it of spreading misinformation and inciting protest around natural gas exploration. A 15-year-old Nova Scotian organizes a walk to honour Jack Layton. Plus, we ask: do we need to change our drinking culture in the Maritimes? If so, how do we do that?
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NB Earthquake, Goods in the Woods, Baby Names, Hurricane Watch
A geophysics expert from UNB explains why Frederictonians felt the Virginia earthquake. Your stories about foraging in the woods. The most popular baby names in NS this year. Plus, the latest on Hurricane Irene's trek up the coast.
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Paper Mill Closure, Dog Behaviour Expert, Layton's Letter
The political response to New Page's decision to close the paper mill in Port Hawkesbury. Our dog behaviour expert answers your questions on everything from aggression to fear. Plus, a call to live each day to the fullest, in the wake of Jack Layton's letter to Canadians.
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Remembering Jack Layton, Cancer Specialist, Drowning Accidents
NDP Leader Jack Layton has lost his battle with cancer. He died early this morning at age 61. We hear how Maritimers are reacting to the sad and stunning news. Medical oncologist Dr. Mary Davis helps us understand how quickly cancer can progress. Plus, we speak with the Canadian Red Cross about two recent drowning accidents.
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Hydro-electric Energy, Marjorie Willson on Gardening, and Meat Cove
A hyrdro-electric project could bring clean energy to the maritimes for decades, Marjorie Willison takes your questions, from transplanting grape vines, to rescuing hydrangea, and we'll check in with Meat Cove: it's been one year since the community flooded.
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Oil Feeback, Romeo Cormier update, Energy efficient Housing, and Raccoon Feedback
We hear your reactions to the oil exploration happening in maritime waters, CBC Reporter Kate Letterick brings us up to speed on Romeo Cormier's trial, we answer your questions about low energy housing, and we hear some of your stories about those cute but troublesome critters: raccoons.
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Oil Exploration, Raccoons, and Empathy in Schools
Controversy over oil exploration in Maritime waters, Bob Bancroft answers your questions about raccoons, and using empathy as a teaching tool in schools.
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Seniors' Housing, Convention Centres, Active Citizens, and Aging Well
What it'll take to keep more seniors in their homes. Your feedback on the prospect of another new convention centre in the Maritimes. What it means to be an active citizen and more of your stories on the upside to aging.
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Acadian Pride, Convention Centres, Upside to Aging, More Canning Tips
We mark National Acadian Day by asking for your proudest moments as Acadians. The Feds agree to help pay for a new convention centre in Halifax -- we ask if there's room for one more in the Maritimes. Your stories on the upside to aging. Plus, more tips on preserving the harvest.
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Wood Fossils, Food Scam, Preserving the Harvest, More Tattoo Stories
Ancient fossils in NB tell the story of the first wood on the planet. A warning about a groceries scam. Chef Craig Flinn has tips on canning, pickling, drying and jamming. Plus, more of your stories about getting inked.
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Peat Moss Mess in NB, Tattoo Tales, Quit Smoking Stories
Peat moss producers say the rain is ruining the harvest, and hurting the economy in Northern NB. Your tattoos and the stories behind them. Plus, more tales from people who managed to break their addiction to tobacco.
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Stanley Stand-off, Detox Holiday, Quitting Smoking, Scam Stories
An update on the stand-off outside of Stanley, NB, where protestors set up a blockade to protest shale gas development. Why the detox unit in Middleton, NS is closed for 2 weeks for staff vacations. Your stories about quitting, or trying to quit, smoking. Plus, more tales about your encounters with fraudsters.
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Earwigs in Wells, Scam Stories, Firewood Feedback
Why it's potentially dangerous to have earwigs in your well, and how you get rid of them. Your warning stories about scams and frauds. Plus, more answers to your questions about firewood.
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Global Finances, Homeless Vet Response, Firewood Tips, Root Cellar How-To
Economics prof Lars Osberg on another tough day for investors around the world, and the fall-out here in Canada. The Feds respond to a call for more help for homeless veterans. Plus, tips on buying firewood and how to build a root cellar.
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Homeless Veterans, Government Waste Feedback, Gardening Qs
Volunteers call for special assistance for veterans living on the street. More of your suggestions for saving public money. Tips from gardening guru Marjorie Willison and a video of a dramatic cloud in Grand Falls becomes a YouTube sensation.
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Potato Pest, Government Waste, Feedback on Organics and Airport Delays
Find out why PEI farmers are fighting a losing battle against wire worms. More of your feedback on the price of organic foods. Your thoughts on how we stop the government from wasting money. Plus, who to blame when lightning grounds planes at the Halifax airport.
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Airport Delays, City Council Size, Summer Books, Spider Stories
Travellers react after an electrical storm grounds flights at the Halifax Airport. We ponder the advantages and disadvantages of smaller city councils. Your summer book suggestions. Plus, more spider questions and stories.
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Lightning Strike Fire, Trucker Fatigue, Spider Qs, Yard Sale Poem
Meet a farmer who lost 50 animals when lightning struck his barn in Drummond, NB. A trucker describes the stress of being on the road. Zoologist Andrew Hebda takes your spider questions. Plus, an ode to the yard sale!
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Tire Pressure, Yard Sales, U2 in Springhill, Your Feedback
Find out how much money you can save by driving with properly inflated tires. More of your thoughts on building a sustainable health care system. Some amazing stories about yard sale finds. Your feedback on the price of organics. Plus, Springhill's ode to U2.
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More on Making Health Care Sustainable and Is It Worth Paying for Organics?
NB doctor and former health minister Dennis Furlong weighs in on the question of sustainable health care. Plus, more of your suggestions on how to save money. Also we ask if the higher cost of organic food is worth the price.
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Don't Blame Seniors: What Would You Sacrifice to Save Health Care Dollars?
The grey tsumani is coming, and health care costs are expected to increase along with it. In this episode, we hear from experts who challenge that assumption and suggest we ALL need to make sacrifices to save money. We also hear your suggestions for how we might trim the fat. Plus, your feedback on everything from the state of Canadian politics to mercury fillings.
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Future of NDP, Mercury Facts, Bathurst Film Controversy, Your Feedback
We ask about the future of the NDP, and the state of politics in Canada, following Jack Layton's decision to take a temporary leave of absence. Two mercury experts answer your questions. A mother in Bathurst reacts to a decision by a local film company to make a movie about the death of her son and his basketball teammates. Plus, your thoughts on the Oslo killings and the Somalia famine.
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Norwegian Tragedy, Future of Multiculturalism, Preserving Film, Photos and Audio
A survivor explains how she escaped the shooting at a camp in Norway. We ask what Canadians can learn from the tragedy, especially when it comes to tolerance for multiculturalism. Plus, tips for preserving film, photos and audio.
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PEI Doctor Contracts, Gardening Qs, Elton John Fans, Your Feedback
PEI Health tries to re-offer contracts to 24 doctors on the island, but it may be too late. Your feedback on the possibility of a lower minimum wage in NB for servers who make tips. Marjorie Willison on gardening. Plus, meet an Elton John fan who lined up all night in Summerside for concert tickets.
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Two-Tier Minimum Wage in NB, House Painting Tips, Your Feedback
We debate NB's decision to consider a lower minimum wage for restaurant servers who earn tips. Jim White answers your house painting questions. Plus, your feedback on bike lanes and the famine in Somalia.
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Somalia Famine, More of Your Driver Pet Peeves, Staycation Secrets
The UN declares a famine in parts of Somalia, we ask what our responsibility is as Canadians to help out. More of your driver pet peeves. Plus, your suggestions for great vacation spots in the Maritimes.
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Moncton Bike Lanes, Design on a Dime, Driving Pet Peeves
We ride into the controversy around new bike lanes in Moncton. Designer Deb Nelson on sprucing up your home on the cheap. Plus, the CAA polls drivers on their bad habits. What's yours?
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Internet Metering, Your Car Questions, Generous Lottery Winner, Elton John
Find out why the CRTC is considering forcing small internet providers to charge Canadians if they exceed a monthly usage limit. Doug Bethune answers your car questions. We remember Violet Large for donating her lottery win. Plus, confirmation that Elton John is coming to the Maritimes!
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PEI flight credit, Feedback, Science Panel
Tourism PEI is offering a flight rebate for Americans visiting the island, we hear some of your feedback, and our science panel answers questions ranging from dreams of the blind... to arsenic-ridden lumber.
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Self-Defense Court Case, Mean Girls, Your Feedback
A court case in NB might help clarify how far Canadians can go to defend themselves and their property. Your stories about mean girls, and the dynamics of female relationships. Plus, your feedback on everything from outhouses to cats in trees.
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Goose Cull, Musty Basements, Alcohol Testing and Outhouse Feedback
Find out why people in Nackawic, NB have hit a roadblock in their attempts to downsize the Canada Geese population. Art Irwin has advice on moisture in the basement. Your feedback on mandatory alcohol testing in the workplace, plus more outhouse stories. We also hear a request for suggestions on how to get a cat out of a tree.
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Mandatory Alcohol Testing, Oland Funeral, Outhouse Stories, Name Changes
NB's court of appeal rules that Irving can continue doing random alcohol tests on employees at a paper mill in Saint John. We ask: is it fair? An update on the Richard Oland homicide case. Your outhouse stories. Plus, more feedback on name changes during marriage.
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Saint John Railway Tie Fire, Wedding Name Changes, Beech Tree Bug
Thousand of railway ties burn in Saint John. We check in with the fire chief. Your take on whether women should change their last names when they get married. Plus, an arborist explains why the beech trees are dying.
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Mourning Richard Oland, Gardening with Marjorie Willison, Plus Your Feedback
Hear from a close friend of Richard Oland, a day after the NB community leader dies under suspicious circumstances. Marjorie Willison shares her tips and tricks to help your garden grow. Plus, your feedback defending our future King.
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Mandatory Retirement, Monarchy Rules, Summer Camp Stories, Your Feedback
The latest on the saga around mandatory retirement at UPEI. We clarify the rules around the monarchy. Your memories from summer camp. Plus, more of your travel tips and odd name stories.
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Cormier Verdict, Tar Ponds Lawsuit, Nursing Home Mould, Travel Tips, Odd Names
Details on the guilty verdict in the Romeo Cormier trial in Moncton. A judge rules in favour of a class action lawsuit for people living near the Sydney Tar Ponds. Mould in a nursing home forces seniors to move off Grand Manan Island. Your travel horror stories. Plus, names that have caused confusion over the years.
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Afghan Mission Ends, Genealogy, Summer Jobs, "Normally A Cloud"
Military Analyst Scott Taylor on the end of Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan. Genealogist Terry Punch on local expressions, and your family history. We make a few cold calls on your most memorable summer jobs. Plus, a listener on mis-hearing Norma Lee's name every day...
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Royal Couple Visits PEI, Miramichi Salmon, Proud Canadian Stories
A taste of pomp and pageantry as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit PEI. A conservationist reacts to a DFO decision to only allow catch-and-release salmon fishing on the Miramichi River. Plus, more of your stories about feeling proud to be Canadian.
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MS Clinical Trial, Road Sign Feedback, Proud To Be Canadian, Goose Cull
Two Maritimers with MS respond to a decision by the federal government to fund Liberation Therapy trials. Your thoughts on road sign regulations. We share stories about feeling proud to be Canadian. Plus, a community in NB makes plans to kill 250 Canadian Geese.
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Royal Visit, Road Sign Rules, Cold Call, Holy Angels High
Find out how the UK press is following Canada's royal visit. We look at the regulations around roadside signs and ask if we should be restricting unique signs in favour of standard ones. We make a cold call to Chelton, PEI and ask what showed up in the mail this morning. Plus, reflecting on the last class at the only all-girls school in the region.
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Mayor Protest, Hockey Feedback, Strawberry Secrets, Royal Visit
We hear about a rally urging the Mayor of Halifax to step down. Your thoughts on Hockey PEI's ban on "A" level body checking. Janice Murray Gill shares her tasty strawberry secrets. Plus, we meet a Cape Breton man who's running the royal tour.
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Hockey Checking, Postal Talkback, Plus Snoring
Hockey PEI goes for a non-checking "A" league. Your feeback on Parliament ordering postal workers back to work. Plus, respitory therapist Treena Hanschke shares advice on how to make snoring stop.
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Postal Dispute in Parliament, Mandatory Lifejacket Feedback, Gardening Qs
MPs stay up all night to debate legislation to end the postal dispute. We hear from both sides. Your feedback on whether lifejackets should be mandatory. Marjorie Willison answers your gardening questions. Plus, one listener's take on encounters with mosquitoes.
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Cornwallis Controversy, Fracking Protest, Mandatory Lifejackets, Invasive Fish
Edward Cornwallis is known as the founder of Halifax. He also put a bounty on the Mi'kmaq. That's why the school board in Halifax has voted to change the name of a school named in his honour. New Brunswickers protest outside a forum on natural gas development. We ask if it should be mandatory to wear a lifejacket. Plus, a fishing event in Cape Breton targets invasive species.
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Mouldy Nursing Home in NB, Black Flies and Mosquitoes, PEI Royal Visit
Mould at a nursing home in NB forces several residents to sleep in the dining room, including a 102-year-old. Your feedback on the new 100 dollar bill and an update on the rules around egg sales. A zoologist takes your questions on black flies and mosquitoes. Plus, the latest on the itinerary for Will and Kate's PEI visit.
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New 100 Dollar Bill, Hemochromatosis or Too Much Iron, Free Eggs
The Bank of Canada releases a new 100 dollar bill - we study the new security features. Your questions on the most common genetic disease in the world, Hemochromatosis, and what happens when your body stores too much iron. PEI store owners get around an order to stop selling eggs - by giving them away for free.
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Back-To-Work Legislation, Sustainable Pensions, Newspaper Prom Dress
The feds are considering back-to-work legislation for postal workers. We ask if that's the right move. Plus, a closer look at our pensions and how sustainable they are. Finally, meet a Fredericton grad who's wearing a prom dress made out of newspaper.
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Hockey Riots, Fish Farm Protest, Confessions, Clothesline Stories
We hear your views on the Vancouver hockey riots. Find out what happened at a NS fish farm rally. Psychologist Jason Roth talks confessions. Plus, your amazing clothesline tales.
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Mob Mentality, Hockey Granddad, Celebrating Clothelines
Vancouver is thrashed, then trashed. We find out what triggers mob mentality. Hear how Brad Marchand's grandfather celebrated the Stanley Cup. Plus, your clothesline stories.
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Postal Lock Out, Kijiji Child Search, Lawn Care Questions, Plus Your Feedback
Find out whether the federal government should legislate locked-out Canada Post employees back to work. Hear about a father's search for his long-lost child on Kijiji. Halifax Seed's Mike Barclay takes your calls on controlling weeds. Plus, feedback on a proposed floor crossing bill.
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Body Search, Floor Crossings, Paint Expert
We hear about a new search for the body of a policeman's wife, 35 years after she went missing in Glace Bay. Find out about a NB New Democrat's campaign against floor crossings. Plus, Jim White answers all your painting questions.
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Air Canada Strike, Stadium-Sized Jury, Fitness Tips, Kijiji Trade
We look ahead to a possible Air Canada strike. Find out why justice officials summoned 1500 New Brunswickers for possible jury duty on a single case. A personal trainer takes your fitness questions. Plus, we talk to an NB mom who's using Kijiji to barter her way to a backyard pool.
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Deportation Stopped, TVs Go Digital, BBQ Tips, Your Feedback
We get news that the feds are stepping in to stop the deportation of a South Korean family living in Moncton. Find out why your old tv might not work after broadcasters switch to digital. Chef Craig Flinn with tips on barbecuing. Plus your feedback on kids on ATVs and gyprock in the garden.
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Kids and ATVs, Educaton Cuts and Fluoride, Gardening Questions
We ask if kids and teens should be allowed to ride ATVs, following the death of a 15-year-old in NS. The NB Education Minister responds to one school district's decision not to cut spending. We hear from both sides of the fluoride debate in Moncton. Plus, Marjorie Willison answers your gardening questions.
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School District Ignores Cuts, Online Coupons, Dog Breeds, Right Whale
Find out why a school district in NB is refusing to implement a 2% budget cut, and why online coupons can be bad for business. Our dog behaviour expert answers your questions on dog breeds. Plus, we assess the Right Whale population, 10 years after a change to the Bay of Fundy shipping lanes.
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Halifax Concert Funding, Hockey Hit, Senate Reform, PEI Toll-Free
Halifax's Auditor General releases a report into the Halifax concert scandal. Your feedback on the Senate page protest and the Moncton family being deported to South Korea. Your take on the Stanley Cup playoff hit that sent a player to hospital. A debate on senate reform. Plus, meet a PEI businessman who thinks all calls on the island should be toll-free.
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Senate Page Protest, Immigration Case, Learning From Mistakes
Your thoughts on Brigette DePape's protest in the Senate chamber on Parliament Hill. An immigration lawyer explains why a family from South Korea is forced to leave Canada because the youngest child has medical problems. Your stories about making mistakes and what you learned from them. Plus a few more tips about eating wild plants.
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Political Decorum, Canada Post Update, Edible Plants, Your Feedback
We ask three Maritime MPs to respond to a commitment to stop heckling during question period. The latest on the Canada Post strike and advice on how to find edible plants in the wild. Plus, your feedback on fracking and subsidies for federal political parties.
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Flight Emergency, Canada Post Strike, Dream Interpretation, Cold Call
We speak with one of the passengers on an Air Canada flight from Halifax to London after it loses an engine. The future of Canada Post as a strike deadline looms. A psychoanalyst helps you interpret your dreams. Plus, we make a cold call to Montague, PEI.
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NB Loses Shale Gas Player, Funding Federal Parties, Residential School Art
We tell you why a major energy company has pulled out of shale gas testing near Elgin, NB. Your thoughts on whether taxpayers should give subsidies to federal political parties. A CBU photography exhibit looks back at life in residential schools.
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Hospital Evacuation, Ant Invasion, Chimney Swifts
We talk to the man who made the call to evacuate the Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, NS following a bomb threat. Zoologist Andrew Hebda on ants in the house. Plus, the plight of a little bird called the Chimney Swift.
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Postal Strike Deadline, Sea Dogs Win, Lyme Disease, Feedback
Canada Post Workers set a strike deadline, we celebrate the first Maritime hockey team to win the Memorial Cup, infectious disease specialist Dr. Todd Hatchette on Lyme Disease, plus your feedback on seawalls, internet access, MVIs, woodlots and more.
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Paying for Online News, No Internet Access, Seawalls, "Carport" Mystery
Should you have to pay to read online news? We ask two people in the business. Hear about one woman's struggle to access highspeed internet at home. The pros and cons of coastal seawalls. Plus, we solve the "carport" mystery.
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Internet Access, "Carport" Names, Woodlots, Motor Vehicle Inspections
A new Stats Can survey shows NBers are the least likely to have internet access at home. Your suggestions for alternate "carport" names. Clearcutting reductions mean more pressure on woodlot owners to get involved. Proposed changes to motor vehicle inspections.
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Sea Level Bylaw, Indoor Cat Feedback, Grains, Butterfly Atlas
Find out how a small coastal community in NB is leading the fight against rising sea levels. Your thoughts on protecting songbirds by keeping cats indoors. Nutritionist Mary Sue Waisman on grains. Plus, how you can help document the butterflies in our region.
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Cats On the Prowl, Car Maintenance, Your Feedback
A NS veterinarian presents the case for protecting birds by keeping cats indoors. Our automotive consultant Doug Bethune takes your car maintenance questions. Plus, tension on the street: drivers speak out about cyclists on the road.
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Finance Ministers, Cycling Road Rules, Mi'kmaw Immersion, Your Feedback
Provincial finance ministers respond to concerns that cuts in Ottawa will hurt Maritimers. Your feedback on fracking and gardening. Clarifying the rules of the road for cyclists -- and drivers. Plus, we mark 10 years of Mi'kmaw immersion classes.
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NB Minister on Fracking, Cold Call Grand Manan, Gardening, Your Feedback
NB Environment Minister on a recent trip to the US to observe shale gas operations. We make a cold call to Grand Manan after ferry service is cut-off. Marjorie Willison takes your gardening questions. Plus your thoughts on coastal development, school cancellation policies and life jackets.
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Federal Cabinet, Snow Days, Cottage Inheritance, Coastline Documentary
Understanding the stories behind Stephen Harper's cabinet announcement. A NS school board decides whether to keep schools open on snow days. Your questions about inheriting family property. Plus, a new documentary film explores coastal development in NS.
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Drowning Danger, RCMP Emergency Response, Dukan Diet, Your Feedback
A grim reminder about the dangers of boating this time of year. RCMP explain why they didn't send an ambulance to an accident scene in NB. Your questions and comments about the latest fad: The Dukan Diet. Plus, your feedback on tanning, liquor laws, and driving.
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911 Response, Wine Protest, Tanning Ban, Tax Talk, Shoreline Erosion
A trucker questions 911 response time in NB after an early morning collision. Challenging the law when it comes to carrying wine across provincial borders. NS bans under-19s from using tanning beds. Your thoughts on gas prices. Plus, shoreline erosion along the Northumberland Strait.
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Gas Prices, Booster Seats, Ethical Fabrics, Tan-Free Prom
A gas price explainer, new research finds most parents take their kids out of their booster seats too soon, a new movement promotes ethical fabrics, and PEI highschool students sign a pledge not to get a tan for prom.
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NS on Hyde Inquiry, Fracking Feedback, Obesity Laws, Worst Road
Nova Scotia responds to the Howard Hyde inquiry. Your feedback on new fracking research. Is legislation the way to stop the consumption of unhealthy foods? Plus, your nominations for worst road in the region.
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Fracking Study, "Bluenoser" Theories, Learning Disabilities, Cold Call
A new study on the impact of fracking, your thoughts on where the term "Bluenoser" comes from, your questions on learning disabilities, and a cold call on the worst road in the Maritimes.
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Endangered Tuna, Folk Names Feedback, Prospecting for Gold
A biologist explains why he doesn't think the government will accept a recommendation to declare the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna an endangered species. Plus, prospecting for gold in the Maritimes.
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Stranded Whale, Gas Price Feedback, Folk Names for Our Communities
Rescuers work to save a beached whale in the New Glasgow area. Your thoughts on regulating gas prices. Plus, we exchange stories about the folk names for the people and places in the Maritimes.
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Oil Prices, NS Pharmacies, Ticks, e-Books vs. Paper Books
Price of oil drops dramatically, NS pharmacists protest proposed legislation, your questions on ticks and your feedback on electronic books versus paper books.
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Fracking, Electric Heat Ban, e-Books, Census Cold Call
An Alberta woman says fracking ruined her water supply, and launches a lawsuit. Your thoughts on a controversial proposal to ban electric baseboard heating in NB. Electronic versus traditional books. Plus, a cold call to Montague, PEI on the mandatory census.
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Electric Heat Debate, Lahey Pleads Guilty, PEI Gas Leak, Your Feedback
Should electric baseboard heaters be banned in new homes? Home heating expert Art Irwin weighs in. Former Roman Catholic bishop Raymond Lahey pleads guilty to one count of possessing child porn. A PEI gas leak sends about 20 people to hospital. Plus, your feedback on swing voters.
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Federal Election Results: Our Panel and Your Views
Our political panel's perspective on the federal election outcome. What does it mean for the Maritimes? Plus, a political science professor takes your comments and questions on our new government.
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Osama bin Laden's Death, Election Day, Cheese Guru, Your Feedback
US Special Forces kill Osama Bin Laden. Some views on the death of the most hunted man in the world. An election day look at the ridings to watch in the Maritimes. We chat with Canada's cheese guru. Plus, your feedback on the royal wedding.
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The Royal Wedding and Moose River Mine Collapse
The world celebrates the wedding of Will and Kate. Hear what Maritimers thought of the royal occasion. Plus, Moose River commemorates a mine collapse seventy-five years later.
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Firefighting Crisis, Federal Election, Royal Wedding
Hear about a volunteer firefighter crisis that's facing many Maritime communities. Your thoughts on what changed this federal election, in the final days of a surprising campaign. Plus we ask, how will you watch the royal wedding?
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Election Panel and Income Tax
The Liberals falter and the NDPs surge: Maritime Noon's election panel talks about what changed the tide of this federal campaign. Plus, Pat Olmstead with the Canada Revenue Agency takes your tax questions.
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PEI Loses Plant, Allergies, Peanut Pooch, Feedback
A PEI mayor reacts to the loss of a lobster processing plant, and 300 jobs with it. From pollen to peanuts, allergist Dr. Gregory Rex takes your questions. Find out about a pooch trained to sniff out peanuts. Plus, your feedback on the elusive youth vote.
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Sex and Texts, The Youth Vote, Atlantic Canada's Worst Roads
Two New Brunswick researchers talk about the link between teen texting and sex. Find out why fewer and fewer young people are voting these days. Plus, hear about your chance to vote for Atlantic Canada's worst roads.
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Valley Drugs, Regrets, Easter Graffiti, Your Feedback
A cry for help in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, after a string of deaths blamed on prescription drugs. Psychologist Jason Roth listens to your regrets. Find out what one minister spray painted on the side of her church. Plus, your feedback on organ donations and motorcycle noise.
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Meteor Creek, More Motorbike Noise, Voting Rules, Voting Youth
The CBC's Sally Pitt on the sentencing of a man who helped fake a natural gas find in PEI. Your feedback and an audiologist's perspective on noisy motorcycles. Election Canada's Karen Janigan takes questions on voting rules. Plus, we find a group of young Maritimers who take their politics seriously.
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Noisy Motorcycles, Organ Donation, PEI Boston Marathoner
City councillors in Bathurst, NB have passed a bylaw that cracks down on noisy motorcycles. We get reaction. Your stories about donating and receiving organs and tissues. Plus, we talk to the first Canadian woman to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon.
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Urban Chickens, Gardening, Your Feedback
The movement to bring backyard chickens to Maritime cities takes a step backwards. A city staff report in Halifax recommends no change in the land use bylaw. Marjorie Willison takes your gardening questions plus more of your fracking feedback.
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Fracking Feedback, Science Panel, Cold Call on Potato Break
The debate continues over a controversial method for extracting natural gas from shale. Mary Anne White and Dr. Richard Wassersug on misunderstood science. Plus, we make a cold call to Bristol, NB on the cancellation of the potato break.
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Controversy Over Extracting Natural Gas by Fracking
CBC Land and Sea Producer Mary Munson travelled to Pennsylvania to learn more about the fracking issue. She shares her experience. Jennifer West with the Ecology Action Centre and John Herron with the Atlantica Centre for Energy share their views. Plus, we hear from you.
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Reflecting on the Leaders' Debate, Joint Replacements, Your Feedback
We take your calls on last night's federal leaders' debate and ask our people's panel for their reactions. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Michael Dunbar takes your questions about joint replacements. Plus, your feedback on everything from dress codes to cyber politics.
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Leaders' Debate Prep, Cyber Politics, Dance Dress Code, Feedback
The CBC's Kady O'Malley on tonight's federal leaders' debate. A conversation about the place of social media in the current campaign. Why short shorts are banned from a teen dance in Stratford, PEI. Plus, your thoughts on renaming the Cabot Trail, "fishers" versus "fishermen" and Dr. Seuss.
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Fire Ants, Attack Ads, Women in Corporate Canada, Renaming Cabot Trail
Fire ant researcher confirms they're back with a vengeance and she has tips on what you can do to stop them. Your thoughts on attack ads. Two top CEOs from the region on why women are having trouble climbing the corporate ladder. Why a group of Italian Canadians want to change the name of the Cabot Trail to the Caboto Trail. Plus, your favourite Dr. Seuss stories.
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Maritimers on Giving up Social Media for 24 Hours...
A recent study challenged 1000 college students from around the world to give up computers and cellphones for 24 hours. Most of them failed. Listen in as our intern, Molly Segal, hits the streets to ask how well you could handle it.
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Election Stories, Chef Flinn on Seafood, Lobster Tagging, Dr. Seuss
Green candidate in NS kicked off Tim Hortons property, PEI activist barred from Harper rally, and the parallels between attack ads and bullying. Chef Craig Flinn with tips on cooking perfect seafood. A new tagging program allows customers to track exactly where their lobster came from, and who fished it. Plus, some favourite Dr.Seuss quotes.
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Your Bullying Feedback, Advice on Your Will, A New Private Court
Your stories about bullying, and possible solutions. A lawyer gives advice on writing your will and choosing an executor. Plus, we hear about a private court where hearings take place out of the public eye.
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Bullying, Internet Addiction, Your Feedback on Minority Governments
Maritimers reach out with their stories about being bullied. Plus, Dr. Patrick McGrath has advice for victims, perpetrators, and their families. Your feedback on minority versus majority governments. We also talk to a researcher to find out what happens when 1000 college students from across the world turn off their computers and cellphones for 24 hours.
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Long Gun Registry, Minority vs. Majority Governments, Your Feedback
The long gun registry is back on the agenda, we ask pollster Don Mills if this is the issue that could push the Conservatives into majority territory. Plus, we ask which do you prefer: minority or majority governments? Finally, your feedback on the value of a paper phonebook.
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Cyber-bullying, Genealogist Terry Punch, Cold Call on Phonebooks
Nova Scotia's Education Minister plans to address the issue of cyber-bullying at Province House. We hear from her in the wake of another teen suicide. Genealogist Terry Punch dares you to share the skeletons in your family closet. Plus, we make a cold call to Miramichi, NB on whether we still need paper phonebooks.
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New Drunk Driving Law in NS, Pesticide Ban, NHL Legend Darryl Sittler in NB
NS becomes the first province in the Maritimes, and the second in Canada, to introduce tougher penalties for drunk drivers caught with kids in the car. NS follows NB and PEI and bans the sale and use of pesticides. We take your questions on going chemical-free in the backyard. Plus, NHL legend Darryl Sittler chats with us on his way to a Bantaam AAA tournament in Quispamsis, NB.
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White Collar Crime, NB Cell Phone Ban, Yarmouth Mayor on Dog Bylaw
NS business owner calls for stiffer sentences for white collar crime after one of his employees steals $145,000. Your thoughts on a new ban on the use of cell phones while driving in NB. Plus, the Mayor of Yarmouth responds to a recent dog attack with talk of a new bylaw.
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Should Green the Party Leader Join the Debate? What To Do With Aggressive Dogs?
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is shut out of the televised leaders' debate. We ask if she should be allowed on. Plus, we reflect on a recent dog attack in Yarmouth, NS and ask: What should we do with aggressive dogs?
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Maritime Cooperation, VLT Gambling Addiction, Seals on PEI Beaches
A call for more regional cooperation in the Maritimes. Can you imagine a world with one student loan program, one liquor corporation, and one teaching certificate? Nova Scotia is going to try a gaming card to curb VLT gambling addiction, we ask what you think the best solution is. Plus, a biologist with fisheries and oceans explains why Islanders are finding baby seals on beaches.
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Cyberbullying, Schools, Life on Sable Island, Your Feedback
A Kid's Help Phone counsellor talks about cyberbullying. Hear from the author of "What's Wrong With Our Schools? And How can we Fix Them?" Zoe Lucas marks 40 years living on Sable Island. Plus, your feedback.
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Federal Election, Volunteer Shortage, Memorial Fund, Your Feedback
Find out what issues will determine how Maritimers vote in the next Federal election. Hear about the volunteer shortage in your community. A university Dean tells us about fundraising efforts for the five children of a slain professor in NS. Plus, your feedback on farmland zoning.
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NS Farmland Decision, PEI Concert Controversy, Comfort Foods, Curling Study
Farmer Peter Elderkin on Nova Scotia's decision to veto a plan to develop farmland in the valley. Plus, we take your calls. An update on the concert controversy in Summerside, PEI. Nutritionist Mary Sue Waisman on updating traditional comfort foods. Plus, a study on the emotional and physical impact of curling on rural women.
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C. difficile Outbreak, Election Panel, Facebook Privacy, Farmland Decision
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria C. difficile has been linked to four deaths in Cape Breton. Our "people's panel" weighs in on a possible election. An Oxford researcher on facebook privacy. Nova Scotia has vetoed a municipal decision to re-zone farmland in the Annapolis Valley.
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Federal Budget, NB Budget, Hypnosis Doctor, Women's Hockey Rally
A political scientist from Cape Breton University on tonight's federal budget announcement. Plus, a preview of New Brunswick's budget. A hypnosis doctor takes your questions. We also get an update on the fight to save the women's hockey team at Saint Mary's University in Halifax.
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Women's Hockey Cut, Car Expert on Ethanol Gas, Your Feedback
The coach of the Saint Mary's University women's hockey team reacts to the team getting cut. Plus, we talk to the coach at Saint Thomas University about what the loss means for the health of the league, and the sport overall. Automotive expert Doug Bethune on new ethanol-mixed fuel (and other car questions). Plus, your thoughts on the Halifax concert scandal, ambulance fees, nuclear power and license plate slogans.
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Halifax CAO Resigns, Ambulance Fees, Nuclear Specialist, New Mortgage Rules
We hear from Halifax's chief administrative officer on his resignation. A round-up of ambulance fees around the region. A nuclear specialist takes your calls. New rules mean no more 35 year mortgages.
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Update on the Concert Scandal in Halifax, Advice from Moncton, Your Feedback
Halifax CAO gave a promoter $400,000 dollars to save the Black Eyed Peas concert, but neglected to tell councillors. Did Mayor Peter Kelly know? CBC's Brian Dubreuil has the latest. City councillor Gloria McCluskey and promoter Brookes Diamond take your calls. Ian Fowler from the city of Moncton explains how they avoid concert scandals. Your feedback on sustainable fish and NB's license plate slogan.
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Halifax Concert Scandal, NB MLA Pensions, Re-thinking Retirement, Your Feedback
The Black Eyed Peas concert has turned into a scandal at Halifax city hall. NB promises to rollback a gold-plated pension plan for MLAs. Why 68 is the new retirement age. Plus, your thoughts on the future of nuclear power in NB and license plate slogans.
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Future of Nuclear Power, Sustainable Seafood, Your Feedback
David Coon with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick on the future of nuclear power in the region. A conversation about sustainable seafood, and what you want to see at your grocery store. Plus, your thoughts on everything from the protection of private property to head hits in hockey.
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Nuclear Expert, Protection of Property, Cancer Recovery, Your Feedback
Nuclear safety specialist David Mosey assesses the situation in Japan. An NB man hopes his court case will shed light on how far you can go to protect your property. We speak with an oncologist on how you can improve your chances of recovering from cancer. Plus, your feedback on everything from head hits in hockey, to the province of NS getting into the roadwork business.
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Hockey Hits, NS Road Building, Plus Atlantic Plants
Hear about the head hit that could change hockey. What Nova Scotia road builders have to say about government getting into the paving business. Plus, Atlantic plants: our guide for what's blooming in your backyard.
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Beer Prices, Tax Tips, Emergency Radio, Plus Your Feedback
Hear from two brewery owners about the climbing cost of beer. Get tax time advice. Find out about a new Maritime-wide communications system. Plus, your thoughts on fracking in NB and losing a literacy program in NS.
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Fracking, Reading Recovery, Home Heating Advice, Your Feedback
Hear from a company that's searching for shale gas in NB, at a time when fracking is under fire. Parental reaction to a plan to pull the plug on a popular literacy program in NS. Art Irwin has essential home heating advice. Plus, it's your feedback on fluoride.
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Food Prices, Coyote Pack, Your Feedback, Fluoride Debate
Find out what the rising price of food means for Maritime families. Hear about a coyote pack spotted in a NS subdivision. Your thoughts on clear garbage bags, the Yarmouth ferry service, and a shipwreck in the Sydney tar ponds. Plus, we ask: "Do you want fluoride in your drinking water?"
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Ferry Demonstration, Clear Bags Debate, Tar Ponds Shipwreck, Your Feedback
People in Yarmouth, NS, rally to bring back the ferry to Maine. Two experts weigh in on a controversial plan to put Halifax garbage in clear bags. Plus, we'll hear how they handle garbage elsewhere in the region. An archeologist has a story about a shipwreck in the Sydney Tar Ponds. Plus, your feedback on everything from cougars to GPS technology.
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Extinct Cougars, Hidden Salt, Your Feedback, Disposable Cups Cold Call
Federal researchers in the US declare the Eastern Cougar extinct. Maureen Tilley tells us where the extra salt is hidden and how to make food taste good without it. Your thoughts on minimum wage and GPS technology. Plus, we make a Cold Call to Grand Falls, NB on the subject of disposable cups.
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Mr. Big Technique, Is Minimum Wage Fair?, Lost Thanks to GPS
Psychology professor Steven Smith on a controversial police technique used to get confessions, your thoughts on minimum wage and whether it's fair, plus a GPS expert explains why a Quebec woman might have gotten lost for 3 days in Northern NB.
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Paula Gallant Murder Trial, Feedback, Chemistry Questions, Crow Documentary
Jason MacRae has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in a case that has haunted Haligonians for years. We get the latest from the courthouse. Your thoughts on snow days and lighthouses. Two chemistry experts take your questions. Plus, we talk to a filmmaker who's making a movie about the crows in Charlottetown.
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PEI Roads, School Closures on Snow Days, RRSP Deadline
Meet a local MLA who's calling for help clearing snow off the roads in Western PEI. Your thoughts on the school closure policy at your district or board when it comes to snow days. Plus, some last minute advice on whether to pay off your debts or save for retirement.
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Medical Help Not Jail Time, Holy Angels School, Lighthouses, More Movies Picks
Hear from a woman in Freeport, NS who's speaking out about a 10-year sentence handed to her husband for trying to kill her. She says he needs medical help, not a lengthy jail term. Find out why the Cape Breton-Victoria regional school board has rejected a deal by a Sydney businessman to keep Holy Angels high school open. Plus, your thoughts on saving lighthouses and some movie suggestions.
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Bad Weather, Gas Prices, Oscars, Your Favourite Movies and Feedback
CBC Meteorologist Peter Coade has the latest on an approaching storm. How turmoil in oil-producing countries will impact the price at the pump. An Oscar preview and your favourite movies. Plus, your thoughts on euthanasia and going bald.
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Should Euthanasia be a Crime in Canada? Plus, Judo Gold Medalist
The RCMP in Nova Scotia is investigating a possible homicide after a man from Liverpool turned himself in for giving his wife, who had terminal cancer, a lethal injection of painkillers. We ask: "Should euthanasia be a crime in Canada?" Plus, we interview a gold medalist in the Judo event at the Canada Games.
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Fired School Board, Going Bald, Boxing Legacy, Scotties Curling
PEI's Minister of Education has fired the elected members of the Eastern School Board. Find out why. We talk to two men about the emotional impact of going bald, and a hair transplant surgeon takes your questions. Meet two members of a legendary Nova Scotian boxing family and hear their thoughts on boxing losing it's spot at the 2015 Canada Games. Curler Colleen Jones on the Scotties (the Canadian Women's Curling Championships), on now in Charlottetown.
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PEI Snow, Table Tennis, Your Feedback and Too Much Emphasis on Medals?
We discuss the winter weather in PEI, meet the youngest athlete at the 2011 Canada Games, your thoughts on mid-winter holidays and come-from-aways, and we ask: "Is there too much emphasis on winning medals at the Canada Games?"
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Car Rescue, February Holiday, Canada Games Volunteer, New Take on CFAs
We check in with two girls who were in a car that was buried when snow slid off the roof of an arena in Parrsboro, NS. We ask: "Do New Brunswickers and Nova Scotians deserve a February holiday... like they have in PEI?" Meet a Canada Games volunteer who is experiencing the world of 50/50 tickets for the first time. Plus, we speak with an Islander who wants to exchange the "come-from-away" label for something more welcoming.
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Fiscal Situation, Farmland Feedback, Kitchen Gadgets, Blog Squad, Melting Igloo
The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council releases a report on the fiscal situation in the region, and the headline is not good; especially in New Brunswick. Your thoughts on preserving farmland. Chef Craig Flinn on reviving your useless kitchen gadgets. We interview two members of the "Blog Squad" at the 2011 Canada Games. Plus, disappointment for a group in Grand Falls, NB who were trying to build the largest dome igloo ever. It seems the weather just won't cooperate.
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Moncton High, Preserving Farmland, PEI Ringette, and Your Feedback
A parent reacts to news that the province is re-opening Moncton High in the Fall, despite health and safety concerns. Your thoughts on preserving farmland. A father/daughter team on playing ringette at the Canada Games, and your feedback.
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Royal Visit, Bank Hero, Facing Fear, "Stop Praying for Snow", Weight Loss via Squash
Your thoughts on the news that Will and Kate will visit PEI, but not NB or NS. Meet a citizen in Amherst, NS who caught a bank robber. The psychology of fear and a new computer game to help people with a fear of spiders. Plus, meet a Squash player who lost 50 pounds on the court.
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Frozen Windmills, Target Shooting, Cold Call: Flag Day, Solar Power
Find out why a windfarm in Northern New Brunswick has frozen to a halt, meet the coach of the NB target shooting team at the Canada Games, listen to a cold call to Summerside, PEI on the issue of flag day, and your questions about solar power.
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RCMP on NS MLA Expenses, Loud Snowmobiles in PEI, NB Speed Skating Sisters, and Should Phys Ed be Mandatory?
Some background as the RCMP in NS prepare to release their investigation into MLA spending. Also, we rev up the discussion around loud snowmobiles in Kensington, PEI, we speak with a pair of speed skating sisters from Saint John, NB, and we ask: "Should Phys Ed be mandatory in high schools?"
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President of Egypt Resigns, Canada Games Kick-Off, NB Grammy Nominee
Special bulletin announcing the resignation of the Egyptian President, we talk to the CEO of the 2011 Canada Games, NB Soprano Measha Bruegergosman on her Grammy nomination, and your thoughts on how to get more kids involved in sport.
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Winter Tires, Your Feedback on Education Cuts, Tiger Parents and Dragon's Den Winner
A winter driving instructor discusses making winter tires mandatory, your thoughts on what to cut if we want to trim our education budgets, we ask if kids are under too much pressure to succeed, and Halifax entrepreneur Barb Stegeman on her Dragon's Den win.
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Bedbugs, Women's Shelter Pets, TFSAs Pt.2, Education Cuts
Bedbugs found in rooms set aside for Canada Games athletes, NB shelters pets so women can escape abusive relationships, more on tax free savings accounts, and with the cost of education on the rise - where would you make cuts?
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Halifax Stadium, Moncton Snow, Summerside Centenarian and Tax Free Savings Accounts
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly reacts to the news that Moncton has booked another CFL game, a representative from the City of Moncton talks about the challenge of dealing with so much snow, we hear from the first female barber in PEI who's now 101 years old, and a financial advisor explains the ins and outs of the Tax Free Savings Account.
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Tragic Death in Hantsport, Roof Collapse in Moncton, Car Questions and Your Feedback
A teenage girl dies in Nova Scotia when a car slides off a local wharf and into the Avon River. We hear about the attempted rescue. A roof at a Moncton charity caves in under the weight of heavy snow. Plus, automotive consultant Doug Bethune explains why winter driving drains your gas tank.
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Ski Cape Smokey, Year of the Cat, Record-Breaking Igloo, Free Snow Ad
Volunteers open Ski Cape Smokey in Cape Breton for the first time in four years, a PEI veterinarian explains why she thinks we don't value cats the same way we value dogs, a group in Grand Falls, NB sets out to break the world record for "largest igloo", and a Maritimer posts an ad on Kijiji for "free snow" following a recent storm.
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Roof Snow, Toxins in Everyday Products, Canada Post Mail Delays
A roofer has tips on how to clear the snow off your roof, we talk to Bruce Lourie, the author of "Slow Death by Rubber Duck" about toxic chemicals in everyday products, and Canada Post responds to complaints about mail service delays.
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Shark Attack, Farmland Vote, Saving Old Churches and Feedback
Meet a mother and daughter from Moncton who witnessed a shark attack in Mexico, find out why farmland can be re-zoned for development in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, and your thoughts on how we save our old church buildings.
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NB Auditor General, Activist Honoured with Stamp, and Amalgamation
The first look at a new report by New Brunswick's Auditor General, Nova Scotia human rights activist Carrie Best is honoured with a Canada Post stamp, and your thoughts on amalgamation.
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U2 in Moncton, Royal Visit, Cold Call, Handwritten Letters
We break the big news that U2 will play Magnetic Hill this summer, and we talk to a mega fan. Our royal watcher on a possible visit from Prince William and Kate Middleton. We make a cold call on the possibility of a federal election this Spring. Plus, your thoughts on handwritten letters -- and smashed mailboxes.
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Yarmouth Ferry, Boxing Buddies, Challenger Disaster and Marriage Prep
Pastor speaks out about the loss of the Yarmouth ferry, 40-year-old buddies face off in the boxing ring, remembering the Challenger space shuttle disaster and we ask: "Are we doing enough to prepare for marriage?"
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Toy Stories, Art Gallery Auction, Giant Snowman and Bridge Tolls
Your stories about favourite toys and why the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton has to send three paintings to auction. We meet a man who built a snowman in Saint John that's two stories tall. Plus, find out why it's going to get more expensive to cross the harbour between Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Autistic Man Mistreated, NS Skating Oval, Twitter and a Cold Call
The Minister of Community Services responds to the treatment of an autistic man at a special care home in Sydney. We hear how likely it is that the speed skating oval will remain in the region after the Commonwealth Games, we get a primer from a Twitter expert, and we pick up the phone and make our first cold call.
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PEI Concert Scandal, NB Power Freeze and Mandatory Helmets
Hear about the concert that never was in Summerside, PEI, find out why NB Power is asking customers to turn the heat down, and we ask: "Should helmets be mandatory on the ski slopes?"
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ATVs, Coyotes and Student Debt
An ATV enthusiast responds to being booted off the Trans Canada Trail, the latest on the hunt for a coyote that attacked a man in an urban environment, and we ask: "Is a university or college education worth the debt?"
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Hobo heads to Sundance ! / Phone In: Your favourite live concert in the Maritimes
From Dartmouth to Sundance:
Jason Eisener's film 'Hobo with a Shotgun' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
Phone in: What were the best live concerts you've seen in the Maritimes?
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Under the Watchful Eyes of Brits: Online Security Guards / Phone In: Education Cuts
Security Guards from Afar: A new surveillance system is being launched in Nova Scotia. Find out how people in the UK are keeping tabs on shoplifting in Nova Scotia corner stores.
Phone In: We're talking education cuts. How can you cut without sacrificing quality education?
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Cutting back on MLAs pensions? / Phone in: Making beer and wine at home!
Budget cuts: Money is tight across the maritimes. One group says provinces could save millions by reducing MLAs pensions.
Phone In: Making Beer and wine at home? Bonnie Adams shares her tips for a successful batch.
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Farmers vs. Farmers / Phone In: Dr. Eric Carnegy answers your pet care questions
Divided farmers: Kings County Council will decide whether farmland can be re-zoned for commerical purposes.
Phone In: Pet care, with veterinarian Dr. Eric Carnegy.
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Countdown to the Canada Games! Phone in: Are judges handing down sentences that are just?
25 days until the Canada Games: Organizers are in full swing as the biggest sporting event of the season approaches.
Phone In: Are judges handing down sentences that are just? We get your perspective.
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You gave us an earful! Audience talkback / Phone In: Home heating
Talkback: You wrote, you called. We share audience feedback on our stories of the week.
Phone In: Art Irwin answers all your questions about home heating, to keep you toasty warm during these winter months.
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Censoring Dire Straits on Canadian Radio / Phone In: Time to get fit!
Dire Straits controversy:
More than 20 years after 'Money for Nothing' was recorded, the song is deemed unacceptable for Canadian audiences.
Phone In: Time to keep those New Year's resolutions in check! Our fitness experts answer your questions about staying motivated.
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A Maritime-wide Tourism Agency? / Phone In: Life Changes
They say a change is as good as a rest. But there's nothing restful about life-altering changes.
Most of us agonise over big decisions like that - even when we know we will be happier and healthier in the long run.
On the Phone In: expert advice on making changes in your life and what you can do to smooth the way to a "better you".
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Changing Stripes, and crossing the floor / Phone In: Should voters have a say when elected officials defect?
Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison reflects on his experience, crossing the floor from the Conservative party to the Liberal party.
Phone In: We asked, "Should voters get a say, when elected officials abandon their party and cross the floor?"
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Feasting on Feedback/ Phone-in: Terry Punch
Feasting on feedback. We chew over your stories and comments in response to some of our recent shows.
On the phone-in: Terry Punch is back to bust some geneological myths.
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Disaster Assistance in the Maritime Provinces/ Phone in: Cleaning up After Stormy Weather
Help in the wake of the storm: we tell you what the three Maritime provinces are offering in the way of disaster assistance following last month's severe weather.
And, on the phone-in: A contractor and an insurance industry respesentative answer your qestions about what do now that the damage has been done.
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Outdoor Skating/ Bluenose Revisited/ Food Trends Phone-in
For the love of rinks. Haligonians have their new skating oval. But we'll talk to other Maritime communities about their outdoor rinks, and why they're so popular.
And, the iconic Bluenose II is getting a makeover, or is it a complete do-over?
On the phone-in: We ask what food trends you've noticed lately.
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Brunswick Mines Reprieve/ Doug Bethune Car Questions
A lead/zinc mine outside Bathurst, New Brunswick will produce ore for a little while longer. And, on the phone-in, automotive expert Doug Bethune is back to answer all your car care questions.
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Aid for NB Flood Victims/ Polar Bear Swims/ On th Phone-in: Your 2010 Adventures
Aid for NB Flood Victims: We heard Kathy Rogers describe the dire situation flood victims in Charlotte County, NB are in and how she's tirelessly working to raise aid for them.
Polar Bear Swims: Two courageous souls, Jason Lee and Stephen Swimmer shared their annual New Year's tradition - braving the icy cold blue for a quick dip.
And on the phone-in: Adventures! Kristin Roe and David Hood, inspired us with their 2010 achievements and you told us about your big adventures this year.
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Spring Floods/ Costas's New Career/ Phone-in: Your Good and Bad Customer Service Stories
Dave Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment Canada, told us what to expect this spring as the winter thaws.
We heard CBC's Pauline Dakin's interview with Costas Halavrezos about his new career as a spice merchant.
And on the phone-in: the good, the bad and the ugly of customer service. Anne MacKeigan, our customer service expert, took your calls.
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Maritime Noon's Chriostmas Card of the Air
The Christmas Card of the Air
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The Birders Panel
You called with all your questions about wikld birds of the Maritimes.
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Storm Struck/ Phone In: Your questions about parenting.
Storm struck: we checked with reporters throughout the region to see how severe weather is affecting travel and property, and you told us how things looked where you lived.
Phone in: child psychologist Dr Patrick McGrath took your questions about parenting.
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Helpless in Heathrow/ Phone in: Marjorie Willison
We'll check in with a young Maritimer trying to get out of Heathrow and home for the holidays, and with her Dad who's trying to make that happen.
On the phone-in: Marjorie Willison had suggestions for gardening gifts, and thoughts on planning your spring garden.
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Building a sense of community and caring around a communal Christmas dinner table. The Phone in With dietician Mary Sue Waisman
Building a sense of community and caring around a communal Christmas dinner table.
On the phone in dietician Mary Sue Waisman answered all your questions about healthy eating during the holidays.
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Ottawa is still not ready to tackle the long term implications of climate change. We spoke with the federal watchdog on environmental issues/On the phone-in: managing your woodlot.
Ottawa is still not ready to tackle the long term implications of climate change. That's the assessment of the federal watchdog on environmental issues. We spoke with Scott Vaughan about his findings and where we go from here.
On the phone-in: you called with all your questions about managing your woodlot
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Why NB's River Watch line wasn't operational during yesterday's flooding. Building a better stairwell. On the phone-in: Beyond cutout plywood reindeers and plastic Santas: advice on decorating your home for the holidays.
Why New Brunswick's River Watch line wasn't operational during yesterday's flooding.
Building a better stairwell. Some innovative ideas to make using the stairs a pleasure.
On the phone-in: Beyond cutout plywood reindeers and plastic Santas. You called for advice on decorating your home for the holidays.
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All Bottled Up/ Phone In: Children's Health
Fox Hill Farm in Nova Scotia is almost ready to start up a state-of-the-art milk bottling plant. We check in with co-owner Jeanita Rand.
Phone In: Pediatrician Dr. Robin Walker took your calls about children's health.
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Can money can be saved by reducing the number of provincial school boards?
Can money can be saved by reducing the number of provincial school boards?
Summerside citizens get a break on their energy bills if they invest in a special ceramic heater.
On the phone-in the Science Panel, and our sense of sight.
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Details of the Howard Hyde Inquiry report/ Phone in: Responsibilities of volunteer board members
The Nova Scotia Schizophrenia Society hopes a report into Howard Hyde's death will improve the treatment of the mentally ill.
On the phone in: you asked about your responsibilities and legal obligations in becoming a member of a volunteer board.
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Making a meal out of a famous shipwreck/Prescription for Health Care Reform in NS/ Phone In: Managing Debt
Making a meal out of a famous wreck: we'll find out what's eating theTitanic
A prescription for health care reform in Nova Scotia.
On the phone-in: managing debt.
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Feedback on keeping young people in Maritimes/Dennis MacCormack/Phone in: Art Irwin
Love the people and the vibe - the job prospects - not so much. You reflect on what it will take to keep young people from leaving the Maritimes
A journey through darkness and light. A graduate of a long gone boarding school for the Blind reflects on it's impact on his life.
On the phone-in: Art Irwin answered your questions about home heating.
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Christmas Tree Woes/ Cider Fire Follow/ Phone In: What's the one movie you'd recommend this year?
Two Christmas tree farmers from the Maritimes say it's been a bad year for business. Fire destroys a cider maker's farm, but kindles community support. On the phone-in: what's the one movie you'd recommend this year?
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Advice for NB Premier/ Phone in: Keeping young people in the Maritimes.
New Brunswick is facing a fiscal crisis, yet the Premier says he will not raise taxes. Does he really have a choice?
On the phone in: what can we do to keep young people in the Maritimes?
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Ferry Funding/ Somebeachsomewhere/ Phone In: Newsmaker of the Year
We find out if three more years of funding is enough to keep ferry service afloat in our region. We check in on retired racehorse Somebeachsomewhere to hear about life after-the-track. On the phone-in: your picks for Newsmaker of the Year.
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Latimer Book, Phone in: Vehicle purchases
We speak to author Gary Bauslaugh about his book titled Robert Latimer, a story of justice and mercy. The president of the Automobile Protection Association George Iny provides expert advice on purchasing a new vehicle.
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HIV-AIDS Awareness Week: How far have we come? Phone In: Stephen Lewis
This is HIV-AIDS Awareness week.
We spoke with three Maritimers who are fighting to stop the spead of HIV in our region. On the phone-in Stephen Lewis was our guest, answering your questions about his anti-AIDS campaign in Africa.
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Halifax Shipyard on a Roll/ Wildlife Phone In with Bob Bancroft
The Halifax shipyard is hopping, and the future looks promising for an industry known for cycles of boom and bust.
The fight for "climate justice"
On the phone-in: Bob Bancroft and your questions about Maritime wildlife.
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A bold, blustery and forthright leader makes his exit - reaction to the resignation of Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland.Phone In: The Future of Afghanistan
A bold, blustery and forthright leader makes his exit - reaction to the resignation of Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador
On the phone in: Your thoughts on Canada's training mission in Afghanistan?
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Opportunitites for micro-breweries/ Phone In: Simon Winchester and stories of the Atlantic
Will Labatt's decision to move the pride of Nova Scotia to breweries outside the Maritimes create opportunities for micro-breweries?
And, on the phone-in: Simon Winchester's latest book is a sweeping account of the natural and social history of the Atlantic. He was our guest and we asked for your stories about the ocean.
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A Mouth-Watering Show about Taste, and The Science of Everyday Life.
We served up a mouth watering show exploring the wonderfully complex world of taste with our Science Panel. Drs Mary Anne White and Richard Wassersug also answered all your questions about the Science of Everyday Life.
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Telling Science Stories/ Phone In: Car care with Doug Bethune
From the latest research into the treatment of MS to the discovery of new planets, science stories are getting more complicated to tell by the day. We'll dip into a public forum that took a run at the challenges.
On the phone in our automotive consultant Doug Bethune answered all tour car care questions.
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NS and NB Premiers talk energy/The Trouble with Billionaires/Prov Legislures/Chefs
NB and NS Premiers talk energy.
Trouble with Billionaires
Maritime Legislatures
Chefs' Phone In
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An Historic Energy Deal/ Your Thoughts on Aid Work in Afghanistan/ Phone In: veterinarian Dr Eric Carnegy
NSP's Rob Bennett on Emera's historic energy deal with Newfoundland.
Your thoughts on Flora MacDonald's aid work in Afghanistan.
Phone In: Dr Eric Carnegy and caring for your pets.
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Helping scientists and journalists co-exist/ Helping people in Afghanistan help themselves/ Helping you heat your house
In part two of our series on science and the media, scientists are told to hold their tongues and lay-off the jargon.
Also, don't tell - just ask. The venerable Flora MacDonald shares her approach to helping people in Afghanistan.
And on the phone-in: How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck wanted to buy a full cord? Heating consultant Art Irwin offers a crash-course on how to measure a cord of wood.
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Lost in translation: we'll explore the gap between science and public understanding, and the challenges the media face in covering science stories. Phone In:
Lost in translation: we'll dip into a recent public forum that examined the gap between science and public understanding, and the challenges the media face in covering science stories.
On the phone-in: call with all your questions about pain and pain management.
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A charismatic and controversial leader: a look back at the life of native activist Noah Augustine. PhoneIn: Terry Punch took your questions about geneaology.
A charismatic and controversial leader: a look back at the life of native activist Noah Augustine.
And, on the phone-in: Terry Punch explained "cluster" research, and took your calls about genealogy.
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Your recommendations for the best Canadian children's books.
From Anne of Green Gables to Mable Murple to the poetry of Robert Service, there's a treasure trove out there of Canadian children's literature.Today we built a list of your recommendations.
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A Remembrance Day Edition of Maritime Noon: Centotaph services in Halifax, a conversation with Romeo Dallaire, and on the phone, you shared your stories about who remember on this day
A special Remembrance Day Edition of Maritime Noon: Centotaph services in Halifax, a conversation with Romeo Dallaire, and on the phone, you shared your stories about who remember on this day
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The owner of a Maritime publishing house is suddenly the most popular guy in Canada. Cmd Josee Kurtz reflects on her command, her mission, and remembrance Day/ Phone In: Astronomy
The owner of a Maritime publishing house is suddenly the most popular guy in Canada.
In advance of Remembrance Day: Meet Commander Josee Kurtz - the only woman EVER to command a Canadian naval warship.
On the phone- in our Astronomy Panel answered all your questions about the night sky.
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Flooding update from SW Nova Scotia/Veterans' treatment by Dept of Vet Affairs/ White Poppy controversy/ The Paint Phone In
An update on the flooding situation in south western Nova Scotia.
The Minister of Veteran's Affairs responds to criticism about the treatment of vets.
Seeing red over over white poppies.
On the phone-in: Jim White answered all your painting questions.
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Water, water everywhere/ Royal Canadian Legion answers veteran's criticisms/Phone In: What sources do you trust/ and why?
Water, water everywhere, an update of the flooding in the Maritimes
The Royal Canadian Legion answers criticism from veterans fed up with their treatment at the hands of the federal government.
On the Phone In: What sources of information do you trust, and why?
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Empty Nursing Home beds in NS/ Phone In : Quitting Smoking
There's a long waiting list of people who need a bed in a nursing home in Nova Scotia - so why are some beds empty?
On the phone in, addictions counsellor Dan Steeves answered your questions about quitting smoking.
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QE2 Foundation wants access to patient names and addresses for fundraising purposes/Update on midwifery in the Maritimes/Phone In: Baking with Janice Murray Gill.
The QE2 Hospital Foundation wants access to patient names and addresses for fundraising purposes. What are implications for patient confidentiality?
Midwives have been around since Moses was pulled from the Nile, but many Maritimers still don't have access to their services.
On the phone-in: Janice Murray Gill answered all your baking questions.
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It's a criminal offense to carry a bottle of liquor across provincial boundaries: an update on what's being done to change that law/ Phone In: Your family law questions.
If you buy a bottle of wine, beer or liquor in one Maritime province and take it over the border to another, you've committed a criminal offence. We'll get an update on what's being done to change that law.
On the phone-in, from living wills, to preparing for a divorce, you called Julia Cornish of Sealy Cornish Coulthard with all your questions about family law.
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What changes do you want in the way health care is delivered in the Maritimes?"
Health Care Phone In: "what changes do you want to see in the way health care is delivered in the Maritimes?"
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Beavering Away/ Regional Renewable Energy Co-operation/ Phone In: Art Irwin and Home Heating
Busy as beavers: one family's attempt to accommodate the beavers who live on their land.
The case for region co-operation when it comes to renewable energy development.
On the phone-in: Art Irwin and you home heating questions.
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Complex choices, tough decisions, and the art of governing. Enrollment up at Maritime Universities/ Phone In: Beer and Wine Making with Bonnie Adams
Complex choices, tough decisions, and the art of governing.
The explanation behind statistics that show enrollment is up once again at Maritime universities
And, on the phone-in: Bonnie Adams answered all your questions about making beer or wine at home.
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Unpopular choices, and political courage. One point of view about the difficulties the region faces/ The wildlife Phone In with Bob Bancroft
Burgeoning debt, unpopular choices, and political courage. One point of view about the difficulties the region faces.
And, on the phone-in, Bob Bancroft took all your questions about wild creatures of the Maritimes.
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Small towns - big challenges/ Phone In: Do you favour fixed dates for elections?
Small towns - big challenges. We'll speak with three municipal politicians who are struggling with new fiscal realities
On the phone-in: New Brunswick just had one. PEI will have one next year. But Nova Scotia has yet to sign up for the latest demcoratic reform sweeping the country. Our question What's your opinion of fixed date elections?
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Sending out an SOS to their fans. We checked in with the Maritime band The Stanfields - whose cross-Canada tour has hit a road bump out west.
Sending out an SOS to their fans. We checked in with the Maritime band The Stanfields - whose cross-Canada tour has hit a road bump out west.
And, on the phone-in: What's the most effective way to prevent children from being bullied?
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NFLD premier says negotiations to bring hydroelectric power to the Maritimes via an undersea cable is moving ahead/ PhoneIN: Standardized testing.
Powering up: The premier of Newfoundland says a deal to
lay an undersea power cable to link his province to the Maritimes is inching ahead
And, on the phone-in: A necessary tool, or the death of critical thinking : a debate about the value of standardized testing in schools.
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If used properly, it works just fine. Health Canada responds to the controversy over using the pesticide Alphamax to control infestations of sea lice in farmed salmon operations. Phone In: Your opinion on the coverage of the Russell Williams case?
If used properly, it works just fine. Health Canada responds to the controversy over using the pesticide Alphamax to control infestations of sea lice in farmed salmon operations.
On the phone-in: a despicable crime - and the public's right to know. Your opinion of the coverage of the case of Russell Williams?
The Maritimes do poorly in a nation-wide survey of business friendly cities/The Science Panel Phone In
The Maritimes do poorly in a nation-wide survey of business friendly cities.
On the phone-in: from buckyballs to graphene, we explored the wacky and wonderful world of carbon with the Science Panel, and they took your questions about the Science Of Everyday Life.
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NS funds the expensive sight-saving medication Lucentis/ Using pesticides to fight sea lice in salmon farms/ Science tackles the invasion of the tunicates/Phone in: childhood asthma
NS decides to fund the expensive sight-saving medication Lucentis.
Controversy in NB over the use of the pesticide Alpha Max to fight sea lice in salmon farms.New research in PEI may help control an the tunicate invasion that threatens acquaculture.
Phone In: Dr Dan Hughes answered your questions about childhood asthma.
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Fed up. A long-time hockey volunteer calls it quits because of personal attacks from parents. Encouraging immigrant farmers to put down roots/ Phone In: What are you going to do with the rest of your life?
Fed up. A long-time hockey volunteer calls it quits because of personal attacks from parents.
Encouraging immigrant farmers to put down roots
Ok,time to dream big:our phone in question - What are you going to do with the rest of your life?
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A stay-in-school program called Pathways to Education takes aim at high school drop out rates. Your thoughts on burning biomass/ The genealogy phone in with Terry Punch
You can get there from here: a new stay-in-school program called Pathways to Education takes aim at high school drop out rates.
A proposal to burn biomass in Nova Scotia continues to set off sparks.
The geneaology phone in with Terry Punch.
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Agro-tourism and the family farm/ Fueling debate over burning biomass/ The Birding Phone In
Agro-tourism and the family farm/ Fueling debate over burning biomass/ The Birding Phone In
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An environmental group is steamed that a plan to burn biomass in Nova Scotia to create electricty has been approved. The case for a national palliative care plan/ Phone: what's the best way for government to stimulate the economy?
An environmental group is steamed that a plan to burn biomass in Nova Scotia has been approved.
The case for a national palliative care strategy.
On the phone-in: What's the best way for government to help stimulate the economy?"
A Maritime reflection on the significance of the Chilean Mine rescue/ Predictions for the next lobster seasoh/ Phone In on Heart Health
Echoes of tragedy and triumph: a Maritime reflection on the significance of the Chilean Mine rescue.
A lobster marketing expert offers his prediction on this coming season.
And, on the phone-in, The Running Room's John Stanton and cardiologist Dr Michael Love answered your questions about cardiovascular health.
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Tunicates invade New Brunswick's Acadian shores./ The Queen Mary to the rescue/ the Car Care Phone In
They're small and delicate, but pack a disasterous punch - tunicates invade New Brunswick's Acadian shores./ The Queen Mary to the rescue/ Doug Bethune on the Phone In
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Still in Spain, still in jail. An update on the Digby fisherman charged with trafficking cocaine/ Building a better, and cheaper public transit bus/The Gardening Phone In
Still in Spain, still in jail. We'll update on the story of a Digby fisherman who's behind bars in that country.
A Fredericton company has found a way to build a cheaper bus - and Prince Edward Islanders are lovin' it.
On the phone-in: Marjorie Willison answered your gardening questions.
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A group that represents francophones and Acadians ponders the next move in its campaign to restore the long form census.
Discouraged but not giving up. A group that represents francophones and Acadians ponders the next move in its campaign to restore the long form census.
Our phone-in question: What qualities do you want in the politicians who represent you?
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A sobering analysis of Nova Scotia's offshore oil and gas developments from the province's premier. The price of not maintaining a rural way of life/ Phone In: what makes a great neighbourhood?
A sobering analysis of Nova Scotia's offshore oil and gas developments from the province's premier
Pay now, or pay more later...the real cost of not maintaining a rural way of life
On the phone-in: What makes a great neighbourhood?
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The science suggests that blue fin tuna are endangered, but fishermen off our coasts are taking in record catches We'll try and make sense of the contradiction.
The science suggests that bluefin tuna are endangered,but fishermen off our coasts are taking in record catches We'll try and make sense of the contradiction.
From Ig-Nobel to Nobel - our own Richard Wassersug basks in a Russian colleague's reflected glory.
On the phone-in: Not married, not divorced, but not quite single. The experience of becoming a widow is different for every woman. You ahred your stories.
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A conversation with a leading dementia researcher about the lessons learned in her native Scotland. Art Irwin and home heating.
A conversation with a leading dementia researcher about the lessons learned in her native Scotland.
On the phone-in: Art Irwin told us about too-good-to-be-true offers we should avoid, and answered all your questions about heating your home.
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Duct Tape Hero Red Green answered all your questions - about renovations and relationships.
It's a do-it-yourself book, it's a self-help book, AND an environmental plan - all rolled into one. Red Green's new book is in a league all its own, and we plumbed the advice in its depths. Whether you were trying to fix drips in your bathroom or in your personal life, Red Green answered all your questions - about anything.
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Banning the van. Mothers who have lost sons in accidents involving 15-seat passenger vans are campaigning for a Canada-wide ban of the vehicles. Pickling and Preserving with Ellie Topp.
Banning the van. Two women who have lost sons in accidents involving 15-seat passenger vans are campaigning for a Canada-wide ban of the vehicles.
On the phone-in, food preserving expert Ellie Topp answered all your questions about preserving and pickling the last of the season's bounty.
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In defence of street hockey/Preparing for natural disasters/ The Weather Phone in with Dave Phillips
In defence of street hockey - from a provincial cabinet minister who's responsible for roads.
When disaster strikes, emergency officials tell us to be ready to tough it out on our own for 72 hours. But what about people with disabilities? David Phillips answered all your questions about our climate.
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There's no day like election day! We recapped the New Brunswick campaign with two political scientists. Phone In: Alzheimers
There's no day like election day! We recapped the New Brunswick campaign with two political scientists.
A diagnosis of dementia is devastating for both the patient and their families, but there's also room for hope. Leading researcher Dr Ken Rockwood was our guest, and he answered all your questions about Alzheimers.
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What's that? Silence is Golden?/ Hurray for Root Cellars/ The Gardening Phone In.
What's that? Silence is golden.
Rooting around for root cellars.
Cool nights and short days mean it's time to clean up the garden and plan for next season. Marjorie Willison took all your gardening questions.In
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Ready, set, and she's off. Concerns about the condition and safety of facilities at the Commonwealth Games in New Dehli won't prevent sprinter Adrienne Power from competing. A Maritime software developer has a hit on his hands/ The Science Panel.
Ready, set, and she's off. Concerns about the condition and safety of facilities at the Commonwealth Games in New Dehli won't prevent sprinter Adrienne Power from competing.
We'll speak with a Maritime software developer who's got a hit on his hands.
The Science Panel is back to unravel the mysteries surrounding our sense of touch.
Your experiences with palliative care
We can't choose when we depart this earth, but palliative care can provide support to the terminally ill and their families to ease the transition to the hereafter. You shared your experiences with palliative care
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How important is silence in your Life?
In this harried, noisy world, filled with ringing cell phones, roaring truck traffic, and incessant muzak - can you even hear yourself think? How important is silence in your life.
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Our bodies need the trace element Mangonese to stay healthy, but a new study suggests high exposure can lower IQ in children. Genealogy Phone In with Terry Punch.
Our bodies need the trace element Manganese to stay healthy, but a new study suggests high exposure can lower IQ in children.
On the phone-in: Stuck on a branch of the family tree and can't get down? Terry Punch came in to talk you down, and answered all your questions about genealogy.
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Welcome Back Bob/ Costas Farewell
The return of Bob Bancroft. He tells us about the summer he'd rather forget, and he answers your questions about wildlife of the Maritimes.
Then, Maritime Noon sadly bids adieu to Costas.
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Discovering Tappan Adney/ International Mining from the Maritimes?/ Leadership phone-in
From canoes to caribou, we delve into the 19th century journals of a man who made the Maritimes his home and saved part of aboriginal culture from extinction.
And, can you run an international mining company from the Maritimes? Gerry McConnell did, and he's doing it again.
On the phone-in, we asked: "What qualities do we need in the next generation of Maritime leaders?"
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Cell Phone Talkback/ Made in the Maritimes Movie
Poo-pooing the idea of paying for bills: We heard your reaction to our story about new fees for receiving your cell phone bill in the mail.
Then, on the phone-in: Hollywood blockbusters fill our theatres, But today, we heard your ideas for made-in-the Maritimes movies.
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Paying for your Paper Bill/ Painting with Jim White
Paying for paper : A caller from PEI brought it to our attention yesterday, but it turns out she's not the first to complain about new fees for receiving bills in the mail.
On the phone-in: Pull out those colour swatches, dig out the drop cloths. Jim White was here to answer all your questions about paint and stains.
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Choosing a Cell-Phone Plan
Roaming charges, talk minutes, text plans. Choosing a cell phone plan that meets your needs and doesn't empty your wallet is a challenge. But never fear! Today, on a special hour-long phone-in, we had the folks behind cellphonexpert.ca to walk us through the confusing world of cell phone plans.
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Counting Butterflies, Cooling Water Temperatures, Gardening with Marjorie.
Keeping count of the colourful wings: find out what's been fluttering-across the desk of the coordinator for the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas.
And, from balmy to below normal: We find out why water temperatures off Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast took a dive after last week's highs.
On the phone-in, Marjorie Willison offered tips on how to store what-you-sow.
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Oromocto Underground/ Extracurricular Activities
Power down - down underground, that is: We heard why one Maritime community has been burying its powerlines for the past five decades. And, on the phone-in: Michael Ungar led our discussion on scheduling your child's after- school activities.
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Underground Power Lines/ Preserving your audio-visual collection.
Power up or power down? We look at the pros and cons of overhead versus underground power lines.
And, on the phone-in, Jim Lindner answers your questions on how to preserve your personal audio-visual collection.
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Home Heating
You know it's down there, lurking in the basement, covered in dust and cobwebs, ignored for months : your furnace.
Art Irwin is a residential heating consultant based in Halifax. He had tips on how to make sure your heating system doesn't leave you chillin' this winter.
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The parent-teacher connection
We spoke to Ralph Martin, founding director of the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada, about $6.5 million in research funding the federal governemnt will give to the organization and its partners.
And on the phone-in: How do you develop positive relationships between parents and teachers?
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Public art
Kady O'Malley updated us on the last day of the Liberals' summer caucus. And on the phone-in, What does public art do for our cities and towns?
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Understanding warranties
The head of the Annapolis Valley chapter of the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia told us where society is lacking, in its treatment of people with brain injuries. And Doug Bethune answered all your questions about automotive repair.
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If you make it, will they eat it? Tips and suggestions for making healthy school lunches.
Back to school means back to brown-bag lunches. But the most carefully prepared lunch is a waste if it doesn't get eaten. So, we've invited Maritime noon's dietician Mary Sue Waisman to share her tips and secrets for making healthy lunches your child will love.
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A prodigious on-air talent, a complex and lonely private man: a new biography examines the life of CBC Radio icon Peter Gzowski/ The Gardening Phone In with Marjorie Willison.
A prodigious on-air talent, a complex and lonely private man: a new biography examines the life of CBC Radio icon Peter Gzowski/ The Gardening Phone In with Marjorie Willison.
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Hedging their bets: with more provinces setting up their own internet gambling sites, we ask: "what role do you think governments should play when it comes to on-line gambling?"
Hedging their bets: with more provinces setting up their own internet gambling sites, we ask: "what role do you think governments should play when it comes to on-line gambling?"
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Ticked off
Dr. Eric Carnegie answers your questions about ticks and other things that might affect your pet's health
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The key to piano care
Musician Bill Stephenson and Gary Trenholm of Doctor Piano answered your questions about how to care for your piano.
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An update on the flash flood that has stranded locals and tourists at the northern tip of Cape Breton. On the phone-in Terry Punch answered all your questions about tracing your family tree
An update on the flash flood that has stranded locals and tourists at the northern tip of Cape Breton. On the phone-in Terry Punch answered all your questions about tracing your family tree
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The Painting Phone with Jim White
The next time you have a painting project, you might not be able to ask "latex or enamel" ? As oil-based paints go the way of the Dodo, Jim White tells us whether today's latex can step into their place. He also answered your questions about using paint or stain.
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An Unlikely Time, An Unlikely Place: The Art Scene in Saint John, 1930-1950
An Unlikely Time, An Unlikely Place: The Art Scene in Saint John, 1930-1950
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From customers with "issues", to a proposal to put a ten-cent deposit on take-away coffee cups, we dipped into the Maritime Noon Mailbag. Phone In: Pickling with Janice Murray Gill.
From customers with "issues", to a proposal to put a ten-cent deposit on take-away coffee cups, we dipped into the Maritime Noon Mailbag.
On the phone-in: Janice Murray Gill answered all your questions about pickling or even baking & cooking.
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A bright idea, a bright class of keen grade five students and presto - an international award for a animated film with a social conscience. Phone In/Labour Landmarks in the Maritimes
A bright idea, a bright class of keen grade five students and presto - an international award for a animated film with a social conscience.
And, on the phone-in: we were joined by David Frank and Nicole Lang, authors of "Labour Landmarks in New Brunswick", and you told us about the labour landmarks in your community.
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Hey there sailor ! How about some intimidation and threats as you pull into port ? We'll hear about one American skipper who'll never return because of the treatment he received from Canada Border Services.
Hey there sailor ! How about some intimidation and threats as you pull into port ? We'll hear about one American skipper who'll never return because of the treatment he received from Canada Border Services.
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Sailing the choppy seas of public opinion : Your reaction to the story about a US sailor who on the receiving end of some allegedly aggressive treatment by Canada Border Service agents. On the phone in: Is the customer always right?
Sailing the choppy seas of public opinion : Your reaction to the story about a US sailor who on the receiving end of some allegedly aggressive treatment by Canada Border Service agents.
It's a tag line that in no way conveys the frustrations that can arise between john q public, and workers in the service industry. Today we ask: is the customer always right?
Buzz off. We'll hear how visitors and tourism operators on Prince Edward Island are coping with this year's infestation. Tick Removal 101. Marjorie Willison slugs it out on the Gardening Phone In.
Buzz off.We'll hear how visitors and tourism operators on Prince Edward Island are coping with this year's infestation.
Tick removal 101: the different techniques, depending on whether the tick is on you or your pet.
Slugging it out in the garden? Marjorie Willison answered all your gardening questions.
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Who cares whether gas prices go up or down ? If you're a cyclist in the Maritimes, there are other things on your mind. On the phone in: would you favour year-round schooling?
Who cares whether gas prices go up or down ? If you're a cyclist in the Maritimes, there are other things on your mind.
On the phone-in: Would a shorter summer vacation lead to a better education ? Our question " Would you favour year-round schooling ?"
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Your reflections on wising up as the years add up. On the phone in: getting your bike groove on.
Your reflections on wising up as the years add up.
On the phone-in: whether its a winding seashore road with fabulous views or a leafy urban ride that gives you a close up on life, you told us about your favourite bike routes and what you think would promote cycling in this part of the world.
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Not the kind of BLT you want : the black-legged tick - associated with Lyme Disease - is expanding its territory in the region.
Not the kind of BLT you want : the black-legged tick - associated with Lyme Disease - is expanding its territory in the region.
On the phone-in: Share the wisdom : call & complete the following sentence : "The older I get, the more I realize...."
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Now and then, an advertising campaign breaks through the clutter and din of everything else competing for your attention. That makes Terry O'Reilly ask "Why ?" The host & author of "The Age of Persuasion" was our guest as we asked : "What's the most effective ad you've seen lately
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Dr Helen Douglas's love of all animals - great and small - has always guided her life and her choices. Those experiences are captured in her book William's Gift: One Veterinarian's Journey.
The life of a country vet is filled with surprises, rewards and heartbreak. Dr Helen Douglas's love of all animals - great and small - has always guided her life and her choices.
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Small but mighty : growing worldwide demand for a particular size of wind turbine is fuelling one Maritime company's prospects/ Phone in on computer viruses.
Small but mighty : growing worldwide demand for a particular size of wind turbine is fuelling one Maritime company's prospects.
Locally produced food getting squeezed out by cheaper imports is an old story - but what are the solutions?
On the phone-in: some high powered technical help - Marie Kulbaski! - answered all your questions about keeping your computer virus-free & fast.
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Oil, gas & the Gulf of St Lawrence : An interview with the head of the company that's pursuing a petroleum discovery/ The challenges of buying locally/ Pest control with Dave Holland
Oil, gas & the Gulf of St Lawrence : A feature interview with the head of the company that's pursuing a petroleum discovery.
Buying locally can be an exercise in frustration : we'll hear some of your stories.
On the phone-in: Pest control expert Dave Holland and your questions about how to get rid of unwanted critters - large & small.
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What's keeping Maritimers from buying more local food ?/ From Norm in "Cheers" to Edna in "Hairspray"- George Wendt takes to the stage in Charlottetown/Art irwin on the Phone In.
The "choke point" at your supermarket : is that what's keeping Maritimers from buying more local food ?
Where everybody knows his name : How George Wendt - Norm from "Cheers" - settled on a run of "Hairspray" in Charlottetown.
On the phone in Art Irwin answered your questions about ventilation, heating & energy conservation.
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Your basil is blooming. Your parsley is perfect. But what to do with all those herbs that have reached their peak? MN's Marjorie Willison shares her suggestions for using-up your favourite herbs.
With warnings to cut-out the salt, more of us may be turning to herbs to spice up our meals.
Herbs - whether fresh or dry - add flavour to all kinds of dishes, and lessen the need to perk up the tastebuds with a few belts of NaCl.
But even if you already grow herbs, you might be wondering at this point in the season : what the heck do I do with them all? On today's show Marjorie Willison offers some sage advice for managing an herb garden and anything else which grows in the ground.
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Raising questions about a controversial MS treatment/ More feedback on keeping young workers in the Maritimes/ Phone-in: How to make healthier life choices?
More than meets the eye: Multiple Sclerosis patients continue to travel overseas for a controversial treatment, but what about all the unanswered questions?
Calling-out our callers. We sift through your latest thoughts about how to encourage more young people to stay and work in the Maritimes.
On the phone-in: The dynamic duo of Dan and Darren Steeves answers your questions about moving toward a healthier lifestyle.
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Protecting those who can't speak for themselves: an animal neglect charge in NB highlights need for tougher federal animal welfare legislation/Your thoughts on truvk traffic and job expectations/ Phone In: Geneaologist Terry Punch.
Protecting those who can't speak for themselves: an animal neglect charge in New Brunswick highlights the need for tougher federal animal welfare legislation.
Your comments on container trucks on city streets to the mismatched expectations of employees and employers.
On the phone-in: stand and be counted : Terry Punch on the advantages of gathering rich census data, and your questions about tracing your family tree
A Fredericton nurse tells us about her experiences working with malnourished mothers & children in the Indian state of Bihar.
One of the world's malnutrition hotspots : A Fredericton nurse tells us about her experiences working with mothers & children in the Indian state of Bihar.
Wrong place, wrong time: An urban affairs writer is puzzled at why one of the region's oldest cities allows container trucks to bump through its Victorian-era streets
On the phone in: Dr Rob Rutledge with your questions about the diagnosis & treament of cancer, and what it means for family members.
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Moncton basks in the success of the biggest sporting event ever hosted in the Maritimes/ What will keep yuoung workers in the Maritimes/ Phone In: managing your woodlot?
Moncton basks in the success of the biggest sporting event ever hosted in the Maritimes. But what will the legacy be ?
Going down the road, 2010 : Your thoughts on why young Maritimers leave for jobs elsewhere, and what employers could do to make it more attractive to stay in the region.
Othe phone-in: What's the best way to create a healthy habitat for trees and wildlife?
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Moncton has a new track and field stadium, but where are athletes running in the rest of the Maritimes? Drs Mary Ann White and Richard Wassersug explore the outer limits of human strength and endurance, and questions about science of everyday life.
Where to run? Moncton has a new state-of-the-art athletics stadium. But where-else in the Maritimes can hurdlers, high-jumpers and runners lace-up their sneakers and take to the track?
A world first: Amber Alerts move onto Facebook in New Brunswick.
And, on the phone-in: is there a limit to how fast humans can run, how high they can jump, or how far they can put that shot? Our Science Panel tackles those querries, and answers your questions about the science of everyday life.
A humidex of 27 and only 24 more laps of the track to go! We'll check in on the world junior track and field competition in Moncton/ Phone In: how to attract and keep younger workers
A humidex of 27 and only 24 more laps of the track to go! We'll check in with our man at the world junior track and field competition in Moncton
A cautionary tale about cleaning tintype
And, on the phone-in: What should Maritime employers do to attract younger workers ?
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All roads - and tracks - lead to Moncton. We heard from some very excited spectators and a foreign journalist covering the world junior track and field championships/ Rosemary Beckett on the antiques and collectibles phone in.
All roads - and tracks - lead to Moncton. We heard from some very excited spectators and a foreign journalist covering the world junior track and field championships
On the phone in: Rosemary Beckett answered your questions about antiques & collectibles.
Alzheimer's Phone-in: Dr. Kenneth Rockwood
Is earlier diagnosis always better? How a move to change the criteria for Alzheimer's Disease could have unintended consequences.
And, on the phone-in: Dr Kenneth Rockwood answered your questions about Alzheimer's and other varieties of dementia.
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Seeing the forest for the trees: your thoughts on the future of the forest industry in this part of the world.
Seeing the forest for the trees. Your thoughts on the future of the forest industry in this part of the world.
On the phone-in: Marjorie Willison answered your questions about gardens and lawns.
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Not out of the woods yet : the battle for hearts and minds on the future of forestry heats up.
Not out of the woods yet : the battle for hearts and minds on the future of forestry heats up.
On the phone-in our guest was Duff Conacher, the head of "Democracy Watch" Our question: What would improve the health of democracy in Canada ?
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The health implications for babies who aren't weaned from the bottle after 15 months.
Suck it up...but not for too long : the health implications for babies who aren't weaned from the bottle after 15 months.
An aging population and new competition : A Co-Op Atlantic Store reviews its options after years of losses and looks to other successful turnarounds in the region for inspiration.
Jim White answered your questions about using paints and stains.
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Time is NOT on your side - especially when it comes to any hopes you have of seeing treasured old pictures, videos or audio tapes. Jim Lindner, for tips on saving those audio-visual materials and getting them into a more stable form.
Time is NOT on your side - especially when it comes to any hopes you have of seeing treasured old pictures, videos, film or audio tapes. Our guest is Jim Lindner. You called for tips on saving those audio-visual materials and getting them into a more stable form for future enjoyment.
An eyewitness report on flooding in Amherst/The implications of Otawa's decision to drop mandatory long form census/ Doug Bethune: Car care
How now, wet cow? Farmers fields and roads in the Amherst area flood - we'll get an eye witness report.
If you don't feel like it, don't bother : Will Ottawa's decision to drop the mandatory long-form census eliminate its best source of unbiased information ?
On the phone-in: Doug Bethune had tips on driving in the rain and answered your questions about your car, truck or van.
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Some cruise ship companies complain that new fuel regulations may cost them more than visiting us is worth/ Thoughts on how to build a culture of peace/Hiking Phone In
Shunning our shorelines? Some cruise ship companies complain that new fuel regulations may cost them more than visiting us is worth.
Giving it a chance: We hear more of your thoughts on how to build a culture of peace.
Time to pack up a lunch, lace up your hiking boots, and tell us about your favourite hiking trails in the Maritimes.
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What you need to know about voice-printing/ The legacy of Cyrus Eaton/ Phone In: Creating a culture of peace
Speak up for yourself: Why some companies are using the "vocal" equivalent of fingerprints to identify you over the phone - and what you should know about it.
The grandson of industrialist Cyrus Eaton reflects on his grandfather's legacy - and the future of the Pugwash peace movement
On the phone-in: What's the best way to build a culture of peace?
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Bob Bancroft health update/ Eel River Bar dam opened/ Phone in, children's health
Bob Bancroft is not the kind of guy to take it slow, but in the last month, he's been knocked down by illness. He told us what it's been like to have his life turned upside down.
Opening the floodgates: The waters of the Eel River in northern New Brunswick flow freely once more.
On the phone-in, Dr Robin Walker answered all your questions about children's health.
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Phone In: What jazz tune means the most to you?
The Maritime Noon Jazz Cafe, with guests Daniel Matto, Dani Oore, and Pat Watson: what jazz tune means the most to you? Here's an excerpt: to hear the full show, head to our website cbc.ca/maritimenoon
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Nursing our Nurseries/ Phone-in: Art Irwin
Nursing our nurseries. A naturally short season combined with growing competition is making it difficult for some local nurseries to blossom.
And, on the phone-in: Home energy expert Art Irwin answered your questions about home heating and ventilation.
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Something's buggin' Marjorie
Big bees are all the buzz in Caribou, Nova Scotia. We'll tell you why
And, on the phone-in: Marjorie Willison is here. She will talk about all the creepy crawlies that are eating our greenery. She'll also try to answer all your gardening questions.
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Band of America's Few/ Phone In: Ellie Topp on Preserving Jams and Jellies
A US Marine Corps Band makes a triumphant return to the Nova Scotia International Tatoo after a 14 year absence.
Nothing says home like home made jams and jellies. Ellie Topp took your questions about preserving summer
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The bees and the book
Rob North on possible problems with our bee population; a picture book of the Tattoo; and on the phone-in, George Iny of the Automobile Protection Association
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Royal poem, Royal names
We speak with Mi'kmaq poet laureate Lindsay Marshall about the reading he will do for the Queen, and Terry Punch tells us about royal influence in common given names
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Setbacks in tidal power to be expected/ Phone In: Our Chefs talk BBQing!
Don't give up on tidal power just yet. Setbacks are normal, according to a group that promotes tidal power.
On the phone-in: it's all about the Barbie, baby. Our chef panel guides us through the fun of grilling summertime meals.
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Irving abandons its research projects in the Bay of Fundy. So, what's the future of tidal power in the region? Phone In: Is technology bringing us closer together or driving us farther apart?
The surge towards tidal power ebbs as Irving abandons its research projects in the Bay of Fundy. Nova Scotia says it's full bore ahead. So, what's the future of tidal power in the region?
Phone In: Is technology bringing us closer together or driving us farther apart.
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Counting the cost. More students are getting a second university degree and are digging deeper to pay for it. A sea cruise on the Hanseatic/Pet Care Phone In
Counting the cost. More students are getting a second university degree and are digging deeper to pay for it.
We board an expedition cruise ship that docks where larger ships fear to anchor.
And, on the phone-in:Dr Eric Carnegy answered all your pet care questions.
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Bejamin Bridge and the case of the exploding wine/ Battle Harbour revisited/What makes a great workplace?
A Maritime winery recalls almost 200 cases of it's signature bubbly.
Investing in the past to forge a future. We'll drop into the historic fishing village of Battle Harbour, Labrador, where tourism, not cod, is king.
You spend most of your waking hours at a place called "work". So, what's it like there, and what would make it better? Today we ask : what makes a great workplace?
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A tribute to Irwin Barker/ A celebration of adult learning/ The Home Renovations Phone In
He was a comic's comic and one of the greats. We reflect on the life and laughs of "Professor" Irwin Barker
We'll meet some of the people honoured at a celebration of adult learners
On the phone-in, contractor Alan Keating took your questions about home renovations
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Your emails on the time crunch and the difficulties some communities face in securing a safe supply of drinking water. ?Phone in: Heart and Stroke
mail call! Your thoughts on the time crunch and the difficulties some communities face in securing a safe supply of drinking water.
On the phone-in: Dr Nick Giacomantonio answered your questions about preventing or managing heart & Stroke issues
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Tensions escalate on the Korean Peninsula, and we revisit the little-known stories of Canadians who fought in the Korean War. The rationale for sky high executive salaries/ The Reading Phone In
As tensions escalate on the Korean Peninsula, we'll revisit the little-known stories of Canadians who fought in the Korean War
We're clearly all in the wrong jobs : Bell Aliant's explanation for sky-high executive salaries.
Time to jump start your summer reading. Your suggestions for books to throw in the tote for the beach or to curl up with in bed.
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An uproar in New Brunswick as one Tory MP calls out a cabinet minister on the timing of federal project announcements. Phone In: The Time Crunch
An email taken out of context, or blatant political interference? There's an uproar in New Brunswick as one Tory MP calls out a cabinet minister on the timing of federal project announcements.
On the phone in: kids soccer games, the groceries, the job, your aging parents - do you even sleep? Our question:What would help you get out of the time crunch ?"
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Your comments on where real power lies in Canada/ Phone In: How best to protect our fresh water resources.
How do you feel : plugged in or unplugged ? Your comments on where real power lies in Canada.
On the phone-in: It's both common & precious. And we can't live without it. Our question : What's the best way to protect our freshwater resources in the Maritimes ?
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Get out the toenail clippers: we check in on a major cancer study/On the phone in: your thoughts on English as a Global language.
Take off your socks & stockings & get out the toe nail clippers : we'll check in a major regional study on cancer rates.
It's a linguistic juggernaut that seems to rule the world: We'll were joined by Robert McCrum, author of "Globish : How The English Language Became the World's Language": your thoughts on the consequences.
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A suspicious fire destroys the legion branch in Oromocto and a significant chapter in the history of local veterans./ A natural playground for kids/ The Gardening Phone In
A suspicious fire destroys the legion branch in Oromocto and a significant chapter in the history of local veterans.
Forget plastic slides and monkey bars - kids will love a nature-inspired playground.
On the phone-in: Marjorie Willison answered your gardening questions
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Can I get back to you on that ?" How Ottawa uses something they call M.E.P.s to filter every request for information/Phone In: Where does real power lie in Canada?
Can I get back to you on that ?" How Ottawa uses something they call M.E.P.s to filter every request for information from government politicians or civil servants.
On the phone-in our guest was Donald Savoie, author of "Power : Where Is It ?" Our question: "Where does real power lie in Canada ?"
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Why hockey hits at the peewee level are bad for your kid's health/ Political tradeoffs and ocean science/ Road Trip Phone in
Why hockey hits at the peewee level are bad for your kid's health.
Political tradeoffs and the health of the ocean : a candid assessment of the uneasy relationship between politics, and science.
On the Phone In Road trip! Your recommendations for a must-see destination or event in the Maritimes this summer.
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Channeling grief and their love for each other to end the scourge of drunk driving : the McNulty-O'Dell family of New Brunswick/ No privacy no protection? Should the boss have the right to monitor your computer use? .
Channeling grief and their love for each other to end the scourge of drunk driving : the story of the McNulty-O'Dell family of New Brunswick.
No privacy, no protection : what happened when a superior went snooping through an employee's email in a town office.
On the phone-in: Should your boss have the right to monitor your computer use ?
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Dispersing oil - but how far ?/ You cheer Costas's award from the Publishers' Assn/ The Science phone in.
Disperse - but how far ? A Maritime scientist in the Gulf of Mexico will explore the controversial decision to use chemicals to break up the leaking oil.
You applaud Costas's recognition by the Canadian Publishers' Association.
On the phone-in: Mary Anne White & Richard Wassersug told us about the fascinating sense of smell; and answered your questions about The Science of Everyday Life.
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Up periscope & up paid admissions : how a decommissioned sub with an uncertain future in the Maritimes became a tourist attraction in Quebec.
Up periscope & up paid admissions : how a decommissioned sub with an uncertain future in the Maritimes became a tourist attraction in Quebec.
On the Phone in: Bonnie Adams of Barley, Malt & Vine in Saint John answered your questions about making beer or wine at home.
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Shelters for Haiti/ Recycling energy efficient lightbulbs/ What should world leaders do about environmental changes?
An architect who works with the Red Cross in Saint John will tell us about a safer shelter for survivors of the Haitian earthquake.
You see a drop of mercury - they see a business opportunity.
Phone in: What should world leaders do about environmental changes?
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Regulations and the Tatoo industry/ On the Phone In: Questions about septic systems.
Breaking skin. We'll speak with one tatoo artist who thinks the industry should be outlined and coloured in with health regulation.
More of your reflections on the late dean of harness racing, Doug Harkness.
On the phone-in: it's not something you want to get wrong. Our panel of experts answered your questions about installing and maintaining septic systems.
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Reflections on the life of Doug Harkness/ Sir John Houghton Part 2/ Art Irwin
Life in the fast lane : Reflections on the legacy of Doug Harkness - the dean of the harness racing writers in the Maritimes.
Oil, but at what cost ? We'll ask leading climate change scientist Sir John Houghton about exploiting oil in high risk areas.
And, on the phone-in: Home energy consultant Art Irwin joined us to answer your questions about air conditioners and home heating
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Nobel Prize laureate Sir John Houghton on climate change/ Student and the All-Science Challenge/ Genealogy Phone In with Terry Punch
Connecting climate change, science and Christianity : Nobel Prize laureate Sir John Houghton on the danger of selecting only the messages that support your point of view and ignoring the obvious.
Get 'em while they're young! Junior high students strut their stuff in an all-science challenge.
On the phone-in: Genealogist Terry Punch told us about the surprising significance of place names when you research your family tree.
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The case for a regional approach to oil &gas development/ an eco-friendly ingredient for paints and cosmetics/ The Soccer Phone In with John Doyle.
The case for a regional approach to oil and gas development in our shared waters
Less petroleum, more sugar: researchers come up with an eco-friendly ingredient for paint and cosmetics.
The world IS a ball - a soccer ball, that is! Today on the phone in you told us about the most memorable game you've ever cheered on - or played in.
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A Plan to Solve a Flood Plain Problem/Fighting Food Fraud/Phone In: Jim White on Paints and Stains
A plan to solve a flood plain problem in East Saint John.
Fighting food fraud with a food tagging system.
On the Phone In: Jim White took all your questions about paints and stains
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The phone call that led to the removal of a PEI priest/ The ALMA telescope/ Mathematician Jason Brown on the Phone In.
An anonymous phone call to the Bishop of Cornerbrook and Labrador leads to the removal of a priest from his parish in Prince Edward Island.
Star-struck: as astronomers converge in the Maritimes, we'll find out why they're so excited about a new radio telescope on a mountain plateau in South America.
On the phone-in: Jason Brown, author of "Our Days Are Numbered" answered your questions about math & statistics in daily life.
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Lobsters start cruising in high-tech style to markets in Europe. We'll find out what's new about their journey. On the phone In: Marion Munroe and your questions about edible wild plants.
Bon Voyage : Lobsters start cruising in high-tech style to markets in Europe. We'll find out what's new about their journey.
On the phone-in: Foraging for free food in your backyard, the woods or the shoreline. Botanist Marian Munroe answered your questions about edible wild plants of the Maritimes.
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The reasoning behind no public inquiry into John Simon's death/ The Gradening Phone In.
There have been repeated calls for a public inquiry into the shooting death of a man from the Wagmatcook First Nation in Cape Breton. The premier of Nova Scotia explains why an inquiry won't get the answers some people are seeking.
The Gardening Phone In with Marjorie Willison
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A super natural, super highway for wild animals that crosses provincial borders. Tips for cooking if you have arthritis/Janice Murray Gill and your baking questions.
A super natural, super highway for wild animals that crosses provincial borders.
If you have arthritis, simple kitchen tasks can be daunting. We'll get some tips about how to minimize the problems and maximize the fun
On the phone-in: we're in the kitchen with Janice Murray Gill - with a side trip to the barbeque. Janice took all your questions about baking.
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Ottawa has named 19 academics to prestigious research chairs at universities across the country: not one of them is a women/ Saint John's birthday bash/ Phone In Family law questions
Ottawa has named 19 academics to prestigious research chairs at universities across the country: not one of them is a women. Does it matter?
Happy Birthday to you, bonne fete a toi: we'll check in on Saint John's fabulous birthday bash.
On the phone-in: family lawyer Julia Cornish answered all your questions about family law.
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The MLA expense scandal in Nova Scotia is referred to police/ New Waterford Soup Kitchen/ Phone In:Pain management.
The MLA expense scandal in Nova Scotia is referred to police/ New Waterford Soup Kitchen/ Phone In: Dr Ian Beauprieu and Dr Mary Lynch answered your questions about pain and pain management.
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How Safe is Our Drinking Water/ Phone In: Improving Politics - Your Civic Duty.
How Safe is Our Drinking Water?
On the Phone In: what responsibility do citizens have to improve the way politics is played?
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An idea that holds water: students at Acadia university win a national award for a new water fountain design that's easy on the environment. Phone In: Second careers.
An idea that holds water: students at Acadia university win a national award for a new water fountain design that's easy on the environment.
On the phone-in: your questions and suggestions about developing a second career after retirement.
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George's Bank moratorium extended/Erosion on the Magdalene Islands/ Phone In : Sleep Disorder
Not nearly enough. An opponent to oil and gas exploration on George's Bank responds to news of a three year extension of the ban there.
We'll take a trip to the Magdalene Islands where erosion is eating away at the low lying sand dunes.
On the phone-in: we all want it - and many of us never get it - a good night's sleep. Dr Rachel Morehouse answered your questions about sleep disorders.
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Weird Seaweed and Hollywood director Tim Burton/ On the Phone In: The secret life of wild birds.
A young scientist at UNB goes for a dive, discovers a strange-looking seaweed and names it after a zany Hollywood director.
On the phone-in: The Bird Detective, Dr Bridget Stutchbury, answered your questions about the secret lives of our feathered friends.
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he head of Corridor Resources reflects on his time at the head of the power house exploration company/ Dr Eric Carnegy and Pet Care
Little Luck and a lot of gumption:The head of Corridor Resources reflects on his time at the head of the power house exploration company.
Veterinarian Eric Carnegy answered your questions about keeping your pet healthy and happy.
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Doug Bethune: Car Care Phone In
Doug Bethune is Maritime Noon's automotive consultant, and he motored into the studio to share tips and answer all your questions about fuel efficiency.
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Calling all musels: a biologist says bivalves can communicate across thousands of kilometres/ The Gardening Phone In with Marjorie Willison.
I Heard the Mussel Call My Name: A biologist says bivalves can communicate across thousands of kilometres.Questions and answers:you have 'em, we try and answer 'em - or get the experts to. On the phone-in: Can we learn to love the dandelion ? Or do it in without the aid of pesticides ? Marjorie Willison answered all your gardening questions.
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Your thoughts on federal funding cuts to Maritime women's groups and the not-so-subtle messages from Ottawa/ On the Phone In - what's helped you the most in dealing with cancer?
Shut up or speak up ? Your comments on federal funding cuts to Maritime women's groups and the not-so-subtle messages from Ottawa.
On the phone in, we were joined by Dr Rob Rutledge, co-author of "The Healing Circle : Integrating Science, Wisdom & Compassion in Reclaiming Wholeness on the Cancer Journey". Our question: what seems to have helped the most in dealing with cancer.
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Decreasing debate, Nashville floods and More money than brains
Shut up or debate ? Maritime women's groups see their funding cut in the midst of a political conflict.
And... We'll contact Cape Breton musician Gordie Sampson at his home in Nashville for a first-person view of the disastrous flooding.
And, on the phone-in: We'll be joined by Laura Penny, author of "More Money Than Brains". She'll be our guest as we ask : "Is society getting smarter or more stupid ?"
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On pain
The head of the Canadian Pain Society says we're wasting billions by not having a comprehensive strategy for helping people who suffer from chronic pain.
And, on the phone-in: call Mary Anne White & Richard Wassersug with your questions about The Science of Everyday Life.
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Vacuuming the ocean
When containment booms go bust : a Maritime designer thinks a system he's promoting would have succeeded in the Gulf of Mexico where conventional technology has failed
And... What not to eat: We'll get an update on some possibly toxic plants we talked about on Friday's phone-in.
And, on the phone-in: Genealogist Terry Punch will provide a guide to common names from Arabic-speaking countries. He'd also be happy to answer questions about tracing your family tree.
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next big question
Don't think small - at least if you want to make a difference in the world : What will be The Next Big Question for Canadian scientists ?
And... If the next big question for you is "What's for supper ?", call chefs Lars Willum & Craig Flinn for cooking ideas and advice.
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The difference between boys and girls- from the neck up!
We're conscious of anatomical differences between boys and girls. But psychologist and educator JoAnn Deak says they're as different from the neck up as they are from the neck down - and that adults often don't take those brain differences into account.
Dr Deak was our guest: your comments and questions about the differences between girls and boys that parents, teachers and other adults need to keep in mind.
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A former NB Power exec talks about the problems that sank the deal to sell the utility to Hydro Quebec. On the Phone In : How has divorce changed your life?
Now, just wait a minute! A former NB Power executive talks about the problems that sank the deal to sell the utility to Hydro Quebec,
and why the Maritimes should cooperate on an energy strategy - or else.
On the phone-in: If marriage is an institution, what happens when it crumbles ? We were joined by Sarah Hampson, author of "Happily Ever After Marriage" as we ask : "How has divorce changed your life ?"
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Will the region's energy players cooperate to avoid an energy crunch ? Allergy Phone In
No, really - this time we're serious : Will the region's energy players break with tradition and actually cooperate to avoid an energy crunch ?
From alternative energy to river memories - the postie's just dropped off your mail.
On the phone-in: red eyes and sniffling noses - 'tis the season to call with all your questions about how to handle your allergies.
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From goats gone wild to tips on saving your pennies starting at an early age, we'll dip into the Maritime Noon Mailbag/Art Irwin on the Phone In
From goats gone wild to tips on saving your pennies starting at an early age, we'll dip into the Maritime Noon Mailbag
And, on the phone-in: Art Irwin answered your questions about heating system, insulation and energy conservation
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Why a successful program that offered at-risk youth a chance to return to school or find a job has been cancelled. On the phone in: What aren't you getting from mainstream newspapers?
It was a successful program that offered at-risk youth hope, and a chance to return to school or find a job. We'll ask the John Howard Society in Fredericton why it's been cancelled.
On the phone-in: Declining revenues, increasing costs, and readers who want it free on-line : traditional newspapers are being squeezed. But what about the content ? Our question: What are you not getting from mainstream newspapers ?"
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Time to quit fiddling around with energy efficiency : One man's plan for financing the conversion of heating systems, without government subsidies
Time to quit fiddling around with energy efficiency : One man's plan for financing the conversion of heating systems, without government subsidies
On the phone-in: Which is your favourite river in the Maritimes ?
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We'll speak with a university student about the workshop he's developed to teach young people how to manage money, and to a teacher and student who say - it works! On the phone-in: call with your questions about managing your personal finances.
The day of reckoning is at hand if you find yourself swimming in red ink. Perhaps if we'd all learned the basics of personal finance as teenagers, it wouldn't have come to this. We'll speak with a university student about the workshop he's developed to teach young people how to manage money, and to a teacher and student who say - it works!
On the phone-in: call with your questions about managing your personal finances.
Run wild, run free : an update on one very special goat who does not prefer the company of humans.
Run wild, run free : an update on one very special goat who does not prefer the company of humans.
All aboard! Your thoughts on where rural transportation in the Maritimes is heading.
On the phone-in: Your last chance to ask Pat Olmstead from the Canada Revenue Agency about filing your 2009 income tax return.
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Flying the ash-filled skies - or not : If you're a Maritimer with travel plans invoving European destinations, it's time to get philosophical.
Flying the ash-filled skies - or not : If you're a Maritimer with travel plans invoving European destinations, it's time to get philosophical.
Do your genes contain your destiny or not ? We'll meet a few contenders for the Next Big Question to occupy Canadian scientists.
And, on the phone-in: Buses ? Trains ? Cars ? Hitchhiking ? Our question : "What would improve transportation among Maritime communities ?"
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Not easy and not straightforward : the complicated and expensive process of certifying a fishery as sustainable can still leave you with questions at the seafood counter.
Not easy and not straightforward : the complicated and expensive process of certifying a fishery as sustainable can still leave you with questions at the seafood counter.
And, on the phone-in: Journalism professor Dean Jobb joins us as we ask Should people who post online comments have to identify themselves?
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A deep pool of talent, and a shared love of the written word - we'll take you to last night's Atlantic Book Awards ceremony.
A deep pool of talent, and a shared love of the written word - we'll take you to last night's Atlantic Book Awards ceremony.
Confused cats, and hot sauce on poles...more of your stories about the wild birds in your backyard.
On the phone-in: the early spring has everyone out and about including wildlife. Biologist Bob Bancroft is back, and he'll take all your questions about wildlife of the Maritimes.
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Lifting the veil of anonymity
Lifting the veil of anonymity : a court case in Nova Scotia zeroes in on some people behind comments on an online news site.
Together again : Saltwater & freshwater are about to mingle for the first time in a generation on the Petiticodiac River
On the phone-in: call with your questions or to share your latest observations on wild birds of the Maritimes.
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Brainiac on Maritime Noon/ Your experiences with widowhood.
We always knew that MN was the choice of brainy people : And now, we have documentary proof on our home page to prove it.
On the phone-in: Most men fully expect their wives to outlive them. But when their wives pre-decease them, they're suddenly thrust into unfamiliar terrain filled with emotional landmines - which can change their other relationships with family and friends. Today, we'd like to hear about your experiences
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Job losses as Ottawa cancels home retrofit program/ To Be or Not To Be a Charity/ Pitch the Publisher phone in.
The other shoe drops: Ottawa's abrupt cancellation of the eco-Energy Retrofit programme results in job losses.
Less bureaucracy, faster answers. A new on line tool helps cash strapped and time-pressured non-profits decide whether they should apply for charitable status.
On the Phone In: Pitch the Publishers with your ideas for novels, memoirs, histories or other forms of non-fiction.
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The legacy of Vimy
Jeremy Diamond of the Historica-Dominion institute, which tries to preserve the memories of Canadian veterans and Joe Bishara, a teacher in Yarmouth who founded the Maple Grove and Yarmouth High Schools Memorial Club, joined us for a very short phone-in as we asked What's the key historical lesson for Canadians from World War 1?
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Whales, watching & wharves : a staple of the tourism industry could be at risk in at least one Maritime community. On the phone-in: George Iny of the Automobile Protection Association, answered your questions about the best buys in new & used car
Whales, watching & wharves : a staple of the tourism industry could be at risk in at least one Maritime community.
On the phone-in: George Iny of the Automobile Protection Association, answered your questions about the best buys in new & used cars.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 25, 2011
The story of Mathieu Lefevre, the young artist who was killed on his bike in Brooklyn, and the efforts his family is making to get justice. Also: Super hospital meeting. Olympic swimmer making waves. All that and shaved chests.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 24, 2012
The Oscar podcast of the list of nominations. Also: Montrealers struggling with the weird weather. And staunch conservative Peter White on Harper's Quebec failure.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 23, 2011
Federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel on the new Champlain bridge project. Also: Bernard St-Laurent on Gilles Duceppe's failed putsch. Shawn Apel on microcondo's in Montreal. And lost glasses.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 20, 2012
Steve Rukavina guest hosts. Shawn Apel tells us about how headpohnes have become a trendy, must-have item. Also: Big and small pleasures.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 19, 2012
Questions dog the case of the police mole found dead in a Laval hotel room. Also: Jeanette Kelly and Doug Gelevan play Swap the Beat with Jeanette reporting on the Habs game against the Capitols. Find out what Hal Gill does in his spare time.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 18, 2012
Reaction the anti-racial profiling plan by the the police. Also: Douglas Gelevan on the the hockey enforcer who went back to school.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 17, 2012
Grassroots activists on a proposed bill that would put a halt to municipal referendums. Plus: Michael Manning wonders why his daughter's killer is getting an aboriginal parole hearing. Brian Ching's Impact Statement. And the doc that takes on the pink ribbon campaign.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 16, 2012
Saving the Forêt des Hirondelles in St-Bruno. Also: Amir Khadir on laying Farshad Mohammadi to rest. And Golden Globes reaction.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 13, 2012
Steve Rukavina fills in for Mike Finnerty. The team parses the Habs' mid-game Cammalleri trade. Also: RPP-Pointe-aux-Trembles mayor on the Train de l'est.
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Emotional EMSB meeting
School board cuts and saves as emotions run high
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 12, 2012
The fall-out of emotional EMSB meeting on which schools to cut. Plus: Amazon vs Vehicule Press. And Mike Cammalleri sounds off about loser mentality.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 11, 2012
We talk to the main investigator behind the organization that was keeping Farshad Mohammadi off the streets until months before his shooting by police. Also: Halak shuts out the Habs.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 10, 2012
Shawn Apel on who's taking responsibility for helping the homeless with mental problems. Also: Candiac, Steve Rukavina, Jose Navas and Jaroslav Halak.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 9, 2012
Mike talks to the head of the police brotherhood and the director general of a local shelter about the latest shooting of a homeless man, Farshad Mohammadi. Also: Tim Tebow and birthday celebrations.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 6, 2012
Ben Boudreau is a transgender Concordia Student.
He is campaigning for his school to adopt a procedure that would allow
students like himself to change their name on their student ID cards and at the registrar's office. Arts with Jeanette Kelly and Sports with Doug Gelevan.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 5, 2012
Former liberal MP Marlene Jennings says she is seriously considering an offer to run in the next provincial election under the CAQ. Arts with Jeanette Kelly and sports with Doug Gelevan.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 4, 2012
NDP leadership hopeful Brian Topp. A new recycling bylaw in Westmount. Westmount residents face fines of up to $4000 for not sorting garbage in the prescribed manner. Arts with Laurence Trepanier and Sports with Doug Gelevan.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 3, 2012
Montreal-man admitted into the United States with a scan of his passport on his ipad. Invisible art refund and Sports with Doug Gelevan.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: January 2, 2012
Loreen Pindera discusses New Year resolutions, staying fit and career goals.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 30, 2011
New Year's Eve Party Guide, outstanding young person Laurence Parent, Plateau councilor Alex Norris critical of the way Transport Quebec handled the Mercier bridge closure.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 28, 2011
Canadian Journalist Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped in 2008 while working in Somalia and held hostage for 15 months.But that hasn't stopped her from returning to Somalia to help out with the devastating famine. Outstanding young person Michael Noonan. And Andie Bennett with sports.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 28, 2011
It's the end of an era in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
Big changes at Restaurant Les Princesses, a former topless Restaurant and mainstay in Montreal's East End. After a series of legal battles over seven years waitresses now wear skirts and a top. This week, we are spotlighting outstanding young people.
Young exceptional Montrealer Kara Redden. She is a nursing student at Vanier College. This spring, she'll be travelling to Africa to take part in a special project with the University of Malawi.
A check in with a local charity now that Christmas is over.
Caroline Tison is the executive director of West Island Community Shares. Debbie Gunn is a community program coordinator at Share the Warmth.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 27, 2011
PODCAST: Two Montrealers are behind a new website which is encouraging individuals to reduce carbon emissions. Spotlight on outstanding young people. Today we spoke with Eric Abramovitz. Sports with Andie Bennett.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 23, 2011
Monique Lacombe, ace technician Claudia Sanchez and reporter Salimah Shivji make special podcast appearances. Also: Stolen iPhones and the floundering fortunes of the Habs. Shawn Apel hosts.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 22, 2011
Documentary maker captures the journey of Libyan-Montrealers fighting for the overthrow of Gaddafi. Also: Holiday talk.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 21, 2011
Fill-in host Shawn Apel, Brendan Kelly and Andie Bennett talk hockey, more specifically the Habs' coach-related controversy. Also: The hot meals program celebrating Hanukkah.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: December 20, 2011
Guest host Shawn Apel speaks to a Boisbriand businessman who says he's losing business overseas over Canada's position on the Kyoto protocol; Jeanette Kelly on what she learned when she visited the Salon des métiers d'art; and Andie Bennett on the Montreal Impact's new recruit.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 19, 2011
Trouble over a treehouse in Beaconsfield. Also: The Habs fire Jacques Martin and hire unilingual Randy Cunneyworth. And First Nations art.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 16, 2011
Students react to McGill report on incident with riot police. Also: poetry prize, first goals, climbing gyms and Mike wishes all happy holidays.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 15, 2011
We talk to the Montreal doctor fighting a battle over billing practices. Also: Gabriella Hook gets her shot. And the story of the stolen doberman.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 14, 2011
From ADQ To the CAQ. Also: Asbestos and the Red Cross. And sports with Andie Bennett.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 13, 2011
Stephane Dion on Canada pulling out of the Kyoto protocol. Also: Crosby back off the ice and 3-D art films.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 12, 2011
The Quebec government is about to create a raft of new subsidized daycare spots. Good news right? Listen to what the people who run daycares have to say. Also: BQ newly minter leader Daniel Paille and sports and arts and culture.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 9, 2011
Columnist Jerome Lussier on the raging French/English debate. Also: Dimitri calls his mother in Law, martinis, Jacques Martin and Urban Tales.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 8, 2011
Parents vie to save their schools in the Southwest. Also: arachnophobia, Nico Archambault's chest and sports and arts and culture.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 7, 2011
The changing face of Griffintown. Also: The chief of Wemindji on the power outages. Parsing the Habs loss to the Blue Jackets. And strange French expressions.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 6, 2011
Trying to get imams to preach about violence against women. Also: Jeanette on "Rain" by Cirque Eloize and Andie on sports.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 5, 2011
Staff of right-wing Mcgill paper Prince Arthur Herald divided, split over editorial line. Also: Bernie's political column. Sports with Andie and arts and culture with Jeanette.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 2, 2011
Daybreak Montreal devotes its show to raising money for Head and Hands. Also: Jeanette on arts and culture and Andie on sports.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: December 1, 2011
The Daybreak Montreal teams play Podcast Roulette. Plus: Pro soccer player David Testo on his coming out.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: November 30, 2011
Wheelchair racing champion, and Canada's most successful Paralympian, Chantal Petitclerc, tells Daybreak why she's leaving this country for the United Kingdom; a Hollywood producer's battle to stamp out Internet piracy in Quebec; plus Brendan Kelly on a new Serge Gainsbourg tribute album and Andie Bennett on the Westmount hockey moms who are lacing up their own ice skates.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 29, 2011
Occupy Montrealers concerned about the way they were marked by police. Also: The Pacioretty suspension and the re-opening of the Ex-Centris.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: November 28, 2011
CBC reporter Loreen Pindera looks at why people in east-end Montreal have such a hard time finding a family doctor; two Egyptian-Montrealers, one in studio, and one live from Cairo, on voting in the election; plus Jeanette Kelly on film producer Jake Eberts; and the return of Andie Bennett.
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Daybreak from CBC Radio: November 25, 2011
The City of Montreal's handling of the Occupy Montreal site; Greek Socialist Member of the European Parliament, Kriton Arsenis talks about the EU's vote on whether to penalise Canada for its tar sands oil as being heavily polluting; Jeanette Kelly on the complicated relationship between filmmaker and subject in the new documentary Lara Roxx; and Doug Gelevan finally reveals why his Movember mustache is no more.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: November 24, 2011
Award-winning poet Gabe Foreman writes Daybreak an "Ode to Slush"; Doug Gelevan on why soccer player Brian Ching would rather retire than move to Montreal; Jeanette Kelly on singer Pascale Picard and Imago Theatre's new play, Ana, written in collaboration with a Scottish theatre company.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 23, 2011
Shawn Apel introduces us to survivors of that terrible fire on St-John's in the West Island. Also: humming The Empire Strikes Back and tearful golfers, among other topics of discussion.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 22, 2011
We go to Occupy Montreal the day after the Mayor has asked occupiers to pack up their tent. Also: A new genus of unilingual anglophone. The return of Sid the Kid. And Star Wars comes to town.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 21, 2011
The return of Sydney Crosby, art that makes you thinks about the news and Bernard St-Laurent digs into the week in politics.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 18, 2011
We talk to the outgoing head of Bixi and also to the mayor of Westmount. Also: the new head coach of the Redmen and the Montreal team behind the FX in the film "The Immortals".
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 17, 2011
We talk to 2 Montrealers who were the victims of text spam. And: Head of the police brotherhood about going to Ottawa to challenge the scrapping of the long-gun registry.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 15, 2011
Would we be better off scrapping Canada's Dairy Board. Also: Would Tout le monde en parle work in the ROC. And introducing helmets to the world of figure skating.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 15, 2011
Francois Legault in studio on the launch of his new political party, the CAQ. Also: Occupy Montrealer on the clearing of Zuccotti Park in NYC. The doc The United States of Africa at RIM. And parsing the Habs latest loss.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 14, 2011
Heather Munroe-Blum on the fallout of the incident at McGill University involving the riot police. Also: The business partner of hip-hop promoter who was kill and set on fire speaks out. The Als' big regional loss. And joining Young Galaxy.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 11, 2011
Aside from sports and arts, we talk to a Laval dentist who was moved to start program to feed veterans at the Canadian War Museum. Today's pod comes without an ante-pod. Was trimmed off by a zealous, fill-in technician.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 10, 2011
We play podcast roulette. Plus: feature interview with Quebec designer Marie St-Pierre.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: November 9, 2011
General manager of restaurant Laloux on the spate of robberies in the Platea/Rosemont area. Also: Man with severed finger has trouble getting surgery. And Habs take a hit from Oilers.
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Daybreak Montreal form CBC radio: November 8, 2011
The EMSB moves to limit access to Westmount Roslyn Elementary's French Immersion program from Point Saint-Charles and Ville Emard. Also: Montreal Italians on whether Berlusconi should step down. That and sports and arts and culture.
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Daybreak Montreal form CBC radio: November 7, 2011
The team -- Mike, Jeanette, Doug and Shawn -- play podcast roulette. Plus: The young men who saved two people at a Pointe Claire fire over the weekend.
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Daybreak Montreal form CBC radio: November 4, 2011
As tensions mount, we check in with the Occupy movements in Quebec City and Montreal. Also: Feature interview with Plateau Mayor Luc Ferrandez.
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Daybreak Montreal form CBC radio: November 3, 2011
The Montreal Anglican church throws its support behind the Occupy movement. Also: remaking the Olympic promenade. "Surviving Progress". And NASCAR sticks with Montreal.
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Daybreak Montreal form CBC radio: November 2, 2011
Group in the Southwest borough keeps fighting for the Bain Emard. Also: Gaming conference in Montreal. And college football but mostly unbridled tomfoolery.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Montreal: November 1, 2011
Finance Minister Raymond Bachand on the implementation of blak-box devices in restaurants to counter tax evasion. Also: Now bike path in Westmount this winter. Concordia's cross-country runner. And digital Montreal.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC radio: October 31, 2011
Halloween podcast: scary things happening at restaurants. People in costumes at the ADISQ awards. Frights at the Als game on Sunday. And Bernard St-Laurent on the leader of the zombie party.
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Daybreak Montreal from CBC Radio: October 28, 2011
CBC Television's Allan Hawco, star of Republic of Doyle, reminisces about his time in Montreal at the National Theatre School (he's in town to pick up an award from his alma mater); plus, the West Island "party bus" company that has drawn the attention of authorities concerned about underage drinking; and Jeanette Kelly on the new album from Coeur de Pirate.
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Promises
The premier and Mr. Straight Talk - when it comes to election election promises, David Alward - and finance minister, Blaine Higgs have very different views. The CBC's Robert Jones has a report.
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Gwen Bear
Celebrating the life of elder Gwen Bear. Terry talks with a longtime friend.
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Playhouse preview
Today on the Playhouse preview we hear about a show that promises to inspire and challenge you.
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Gas Guru
Robert Jones has his predictions on what will happen to prices at the pumps tonight.
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Chief Candice Paul
A summit between the Crown and First Nations leaders wrapped in Ottawa yesterday. Terry talks with a New Brunswick chief who was there.
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Edmundston NBCC
Federal Liberal leader Bob Rae blames political pressure for a cancelled visit this week in New Brunswick. Terry talks with the NBCC in Edmundston about what happened.
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Leadership candidate
Another candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for the provincial Liberal leadership. Terry talks with Brian Gallant.
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Municipal elections
Elections New Brunswick doesn't want you to just mark your ballot they want you ON the ballot. Terry talks with the chief electoral officer.
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Nashwaak Watershed Association
Terry talks with the Nashwaak Watershed Association about delays in the declaring Watershed Protection legislation into law.
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Perth Andover surgeon
The community in Perth Andover say a surgeon recruited for their hospital has been assigned to the Waterville facility. Terry talks to Horizon Health about what happened.
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Jordan Graham
City councillor Jordan Graham says the arrest of Fredericton blogger Charles Leblanc is an attack on freedom of speech. He talks with Terry.
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Bob Rae
Bob Rae the interim Liberal leader is in the province this week. He talked with Terry.
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Libel charges
Terry talks with a lawyer about the charges being faced by Fredericton blogger Charles Leblanc.
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Concussions
The things you need to know about concussions. Terry talks with an athletic therapist.
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Workplace issues
Surviving today's job market takes resilience. Now some employers are actually training their workers in the art of being more resilient. Pierre Battah explains.
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UNB Water
UNB is offering a new course on water and water issues.
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Quitting smoking
Ever tried to quit smoking 'cold turkey'? It works for some, but for others, quitting is a losing battle. But one Fredericton woman says she may have the answer.
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Water protection
The Conservation Council of New Brunswick and the Environment department disagree over the way water is protected in the province.
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Crime spree
Thieves terrorize rural New Brunswick stores. Terry gets an eye-witness account.
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Deer yards
Closing down the deer yards. The province takes action after the death of a St. Leonard man last fall.
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AV Nackawic
AV Nackawic will be losing 35 jobs over the next year. Terry talks with the Senior Vice President of Operations.
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Cost of promises
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden, or any of the OTHER expensive things you're expecting.
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Gas guru
Robert Jones says there is no need to rush to the pumps today. The price of gas isn't moving.
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Playhouse preview
This week Tim Yerxa tells us about a broadway performer coming to the playhouse next month.
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Perth-Andover surgeon
People in Perth-Andover are demanding answers. They recruited a surgeon for the village but the Horizon Health network had other plans.
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Dog seizure
Michael talks with the manager of the SPCA shelter in Oromocto She and volunteers were up for hours last night dealing with more seizures from a suspected puppy mill.
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Outdoor rinks
We've had rollercoaster weather this winter...one day the temperatures are up..the next they're down. Imagine what it's like for the people trying to keep ice on Fredericton's outdoor rinks. Michael talks with Don Murray the manager of parks and trees.
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Federal Liberals
Terry talks with Wendy Robbins the new vp Atlantic for the national women's Liberal commission after the federal liberal convention.
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FHS evacuation assesment
Terry talks with the principal of Fredericton High School about what happened during a school lockdown that left students in the cold.
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Mortgages
The cost of buying a home keeps going DOWN, what's happening? Terry talks with two mortgage specialists about a new offer from one of Canada's banks.
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Matt Andersen
He's impressed many New Brunswickers, he's impressed international blues judges, and now Matt Andersen conquers Canada
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Norovirus effects local journalists
A suspected outbreak of norovirus hit the Canadian University Press national conference in Victoria. New Brunswick student journalists find themselves in the middle of a big story.
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Aging Survey
Find out how you might be able to help unlock the mysteries of aging. We speak with Dr. Perminder Rainah is lead principal investigator for The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
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Tiny the cat
Now you might think you have a big cat, but you haven't met Tiny yet! We'll find out about a 30 pound cat at the Fredericton SPCA who's gaining some internet fame.
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Movie review
Our movie reviewer and her thoughts on the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Education cuts reaction
The official opposition weighs in on the province's decision to cut the province's school districts in half. Terry talks with Victor Boudreau.
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Auditor General report
The auditor-general has gone through the province's books and she has some "serious" concerns about how the government is handling your tax dollars. Terry talks with Kim MacPherson.
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Vandalism
The head of Fredericton's parks and trees department despairs over the vandalism he's facing. Terry talks with Don Murray.
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Ross Neilsen
He's singing the blues..but he couldn't be happier. Musician Ross Neilsen talks with Terry about his upcoming appearance at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis....and how YOU can help him get there.
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Education minister
Proposal for a shake-up. The plans to cut the number of school districts in half...and get rid of at least a hundred district staff. Terry asks the Education Minister what he has in mind.
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FHS evacuation
Terry talks with the superintendant of school district 18 about yesterday's evacuation.
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District cuts reaction
Fewer school districts, and fewer district staff. What will this mean in the classroom? Terry talks with the president of the NBTA.
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Occupy speaker series
Reinventing the Occupy. A new speakers' series at St. Thomas University is continuing the "public learn-ins" that were a part of the movement.
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Playhouse preview
Tim Yerxa previews Late Nite Catechism 3.
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Gas guru
Roberts Jones says gas up before midnight tonight.
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E-waste
Tackling the province's e-waste. We hear about one non-profit group trying to make a dent in the electronic garbage pile.
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Pedestrian Survey
It's a perennial hot topic...crosswalk safety in Fredericton...but the city's on-line survey isn't attracting the attention councillors hoped for. Terry talks with Councillor Bruce Grandy, the Chair of the City of Fredericton's Transportation Committee.
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Edmonton Urban Coyote Project
Terry talks with a researcher at the University of Alberta who's studying urban coyotes.
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Electronic garbage
So you've recycled the Christmas tree and the cardboard boxes your new gadgets came in, now what to do with your old electronics? Terry talks with two guests about the options THIS province has for recycling those outdated gadgets.
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Coyotes
Should you be worried about coyotes in Fredericton? On Saturday, a coyote attacked and killed a deer in a backyard in Oromocto. We'll hear from the Department of Natural Resources and talk to the head of Fredericton's public safety committee.
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Jon Oliver
Remembering Fredericton architect Jon Oliver...a long-time champion of the alternative voice.
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Heavy water
There are some surprising details emerging about the heavy water spill last month at Point Lepreau. Robert Jones has the latest.
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Coyotes
Oromocto's coyote problem gets a little more serious after a coyote takes down a deer in a residential neighbourhood.
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Workplace issues
When it comes to resolutions, did you make any to impress your boss? Our workplace issues specialist will tell us how to start the new year off on the right foot at work.
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Mike Murphy Runs
Former Cabinet Minister Mike Murphy jumps back in the ship. He has launched his campaign for the Liberal leadership.
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Subsidized bus travel
Michael Perry, Vice President of Transport Action Atlantic says the group thinks that inter-city bus travel in the province should be subsidized.
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Divorce Mediation
We speak to Sheila Cameron , a Moncton lawyer about the province's decision to stop funding mediation services for families going through divorce or separation.
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Moncton Coupon Lady
Imagine if you could cut your grocery bill down...way down. We get some tips from the Moncton Coupon Lady.
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In the shadow of the big-box store
Downtown Fredericton Incorporated's Bruce McCormack talks to us about the impact big-box stores like Costco can have on small businesses in the downtown area.
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PEI-NB Shuttle Service
Acadian could be getting some competition in the province. We hear from the PEI company making a bid to start up a shuttle service in the province.
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Sitting could be bad for your health
Travis Saunders is a PhD candidate and certified exercise physiologist at the University of Ottawa. He spoke with Terry Seguin.
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The Costo Effect
Is it a myth or an actual impact being felt by retailers in Fredericton. We spoke with Art Carden, an Assistant Professor of Economics at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Student Union Hires Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round. St Thomas University's student union revives its charter bus service to get students back to school.
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Playhouse Preview
Tim Yerxa, Executive Director of the Playhouse drops by to talk about Quebec Superstar Marie Josee Lord. She will be performing at the playhouse January 13th.
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Gas Guru
Bob Jones with his weekly prediction on gas and heating oil prices.
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Fredericton Mayor on site for Occupy tear down
Public works crews moved in on the Occupy Fredericton camp this morning.The Occupy group's tents and belongings were carted away leaving just a few members standing in Pheonix Square, next to city hall. We spoke with Mayor Brad Woodside who was there.
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Occupy Fredericton Dismantled
City crews dismantled the occupy Fredericton site this morning at 5am without incidents. We spoke with Dana hart, from Occupy Fredericton shortly afterwards.
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Competing with Costco
The Costco effect shuts down a gas station in New Maryland. We talk to the owner who is throwing in the towel.
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Pointing a finger at texting
We hear from a massage therapist whose treating several patients for injuries caused by over-use of their communication gadgets.
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Movie review
Michael Higgins and Rebekah Chasse will share their picks for best movie of the year, and they each have their choice of biggest clunker too. You'll never guess where they stand on that one!
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Blaine Higgs
It all comes down to finances. We reveal CBC New Brunswick's Newsmaker of the Year.
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Hockey fight
Police are investigating an alleged assault at a high school hockey game in New Brunswick ... between a teenaged player and one of the adult officials.
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Occupy Fredericton
Occupy Fredericton says the city doesn't have the legal right to evict the camp. Christine talks with the lawyer who represented Occupy Toronto in its battle with that city.
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Drunk driving
Tougher penalties are supposed to discourage people from driving drunk. But a new report shows they're not working.
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Chairs
A grade five class at Summerhill Street Elementary autioned chairs to raise money to help a 10-year-old girl in Africa go to school.
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Dog rescue
We hear about a dog rescue in Quebec followed by an update on the 149
small dogs seized from a breeder in October of last year.
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Holiday loss
We find out why feelings of grief and bereavement tend to feel more acute during the holidays.
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Homeless follow
Helping people get a roof over their heads in Fredericton.
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Top 5 books
Ian Letourneau is here with his top 5 New Brunswick books from 2011.
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Homeless men
Homeless for the holidays. Two Saint John brothers struggle to find shelter on a snowy December day. Connell Smith has their story.
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Networthy
If the building catches fire, please exit before tweeting about it! Our Networthy columnist finds out more about live tweeting.
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Marysville levee
Alexander "Boss" Gibson will be making an appearance at the New Year's Day levee. Christine finds out more about that.
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Gas guru
Robert Jones says get gassed up tonight because the price is going up.
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Ellie follow
What does the future holds for a baby moose named Ellie? Christine asks an expert.
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Bird watch
We have the perfect family outing to cure the post-BOXING day...blahs.
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Ellie the moose
Ellie the moose adopts a New Brunswick family.
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Christmas shopping
Checking out the Christmas shopping season in New Brunswick. We asked three heads of Chambers of Commerce around the province to survey their merchants.
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Atlanticade moves
Christine talks with the chair of Atlanticade, Dale Hicks about why the largest motorcycle event in the province will take place in P.E.I. this summer.
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Buying the farm
Christine talks with Jeff Schnurr to find out why Community Forests International wants 580 acres of farm and woodland near Sussex.
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DNR bear meat
Christine talks with the head of law enforcement with the Department of Natural Resources about the discovery of bear meat in a Fredericton restaurant.
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Lincoln music and light show
There's been lots of interest in the music and light show on Prestige
Drive in Lincoln. Christine talked to the people behind the show.
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Canada reads
Fredericton Reads! We're getting ready for our own Canada Reads debates, and we'd like you to help us.
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Occupy Fredericton
Mayor Brad Woodside tells the Occupy Fredericton camp to pack up. Christine talks with the mayor.
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Tepper case
Christine McLean asks an expert on international law for his thoughts on resolving the Henk Tepper situation.
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Habitat homes
Terry talks with a local organization who's looking to make some families VERY happy this Christmas.
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Mark Rheaume
Mark has his top 5 international picks today.
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Mark Rheaume
Today Mark has his top five Canadian albums from 2011
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Doaktown mill
This Friday workers at the Irving Sawmill in Doaktown are being laid off for at least two months. How ready is the village for the impact? Terry talks with a local business owner...and the mayor.
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Flouride
Brush those teeth. The New Brunswick Dental Society worries about cavities in the Moncton area now that the city has decided to get rid of fluoride in the water.
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Gas guru
Robert Jones has this week's prediction on what will happen with gas prices at midnight tonight.
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Playhouse preview
Tim Yerxa has a little pick me up for the kids after Christmas. A fairy tale classic will be on stage at the Playhouse.
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Double lung transplant
A young woman from harvey Station is hoping a new year will mean a new start to her life. Twenty five year old Heather MacInnis has cystic fibrosis and next month she'll be going to Toronto for a double lung transplant. She spoke with CBC intern Laura Brown.
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Real life science
Oh Christmas tree! We find out the science behind that beautiful green pyramid-shaped object in your living room.
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Poor responsibility
Helping the poor in New Brunswick. We find out where some people feel the responsibility lies.
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Mark Rheaume
Mark is by with a few picks for last minute shoppers
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Saskatchewan Transportation Company
Could a provincially run bus service be the solution to the Acadian Lines labour dispute? Terry talks with a person from a province that runs its own bus service.
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Trappper
Urban hunting, we find out about how nuisance animals are trapped in municipalities.
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Presenteeism
If the thought of calling in sick makes you feel, well, sick, you won't want to miss our workplace issues column today. Pierre Battah will be here to talk about "presenteeism" and why it's not necessarily a good thing.
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Grasshopper foundation
A woman accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Canadian Progress Club started another charity of her own. This time, in the Moncton area. The CBC's Kate Letterick has that story.
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Fredericton city budget
Good news for taxpayers in Fredericton...the city holds the line on property tax rates for 2012. Terry talks with the chair of the city's finance committee, Jordan Graham
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Food deserts
Life in the food desert. Angela Chang has a report on communities in New Brunswick struggling to get healthy, affordable food.
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Shale poll
The latest poll on shale gas development in New Brunswick shows politicians and industry have their work cut out for them.
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CFB Gagetown coyotes
They shoot at a lot of things in the CFB Gagetown training area and one of our listeners suggests they add coyotes to that list.
Terry talks with the Range biologist from the base about that.
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St. Thomas bus
Call it STU lines. We find out about a new travel option for St. Thomas University students trying to get home for the holidays.
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Rideshare
Frustrated by the Acadian Lines lockout? Well, a group of Maritimers is working on their own solution.
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Wyoming fracking
The view from Wyoming, on the connection between shale gas fracking and water pollution. Terry talks with one of Wyoming's leading journalists on energy issues.
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Oromocto coyotes
The town of Oromocto issues a warning about coyotes. Terry talks with mayor Tidd.
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Canada reads
Fredericton Reads! We're getting ready for our own Canada Reads debates, and we'd like you to help us. Terry talks with organizer Colleen Kitts.
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Food bank tour
Melissa Oakley takes a on a tour of the soon to be new Fredericton food bank.
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Confidential severance packages
Terry talks with the Atlantic Director of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation about confidential government severance packages.
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Enbridge gas
On Friday the province announced it planned to tear up its contract with Enbridge gas. Terry talks with the general manager of the natural gas provider.
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Workplace issues
Are you getting ready to party down with the boss? Our workplace issues columnist Pierre Battah joins us to talk about the perils of the office holiday get-together.
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Church destroyed
The Kingsclear First Nation has lost its historic church to fire on the weekend. Terry talks with band councillor Patrick Polchies about the loss.
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Movie review
Our Movie Reviewer Rebekah Chasse has picked a couple of movies to talk about this week...ones without a big "marketing" budget.
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Traffic watch
A trapping program comes to Fredericton...speed trapping that is. Terry talks with Staff Sergeant Brian Ford of the Fredericton city police.
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Food pressures
Back away from the dessert table! We'll get some tips on how you can avoid holiday food pressures
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Strawberry fields
Keeping the city a little rural. Terry talks with a memeber of a group trying to protect greenspace on the city's northside.
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Ray Kurzweil
Where are society and technology headed? We have some thoughts from a modern day visionary.
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Windsor Energy - Northrup
The province asked the RCMP to investigate Windsor Energy's testing inside Sussex town limits. They did... and the answer is... nothing we can do about it. We'll hear what the minister responsible thinks about that.
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Border deal
We find out what a new Canada / U-S border deal could mean for cross-border trade AND travel.
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Playhouse preview
Christmas at the Playhouse is a Fredericton tradition. We get a peak at what to expect from this year's performance.
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Gas guru
Robert Jones has this week's prediction on prices at the pumps.
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Bullying
We continue our look at bullying in New Brunswick with one of this province's best known anti bullying activists, Marilyn Noble.
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Walmart charges
A workplace tragedy leads to charges against Walmart in New Brunswick.
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Local government
Changing the way we do local. The province releases an action plan for local governance.
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Art edukit
We find out about a new resource for teaching art to New Brunswick students.
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Christmas trees
It's been another tough season for Christmas tree growers in our province. Terry talks with a representative.
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Guidance counsellors
At the front lines of school bullying.
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Pie guy
Shaun Waters AKA pie guy...AKA member of the Information Morning family.
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Bus dispute
The Acadian Lines labour dispute is continuing, but should the federal government get involved? Transport Action Atlantic thinks so. Terry with a past president of the group.
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Teens bullying
Terry talks with three Fredericton teens about bullying at local high schools.
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Workplace issues
Are you taking time off for the holidays? Are you REALLY taking time off? Our workplace issues columnist will talk about how to get yourself unplugged.
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Language initiatives
The province says "oui" to more official bilingualism. The premier calls it a great step forward, a francophone lawyer says it may just be another delay tactic.
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Healthy donations
Making the most of your food bank donations. Terry talks with dietician Nicole Leblanc to find out how you can give your best.
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Fracking 5
Provincial affairs reporter Jacques Poitras takes a look at fracking in other jurisdictions in north america.
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Fracking 4
Opponents of shale gas development have been vocal...taking part in large protests and petitions, but what's behind their opposition? What are they REALLY concerned about? Vanessa Blanch brings us that story coming up on our Fractured Future story.
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Hospital parking
Essential revenue or hidden user fee? An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal takes a swing at hospital parking fees. Terry talks with the Canadian Healthcare Association about it.
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Feed a family
They're not your average telephone operators. We'll find out about the people who volunteer their time to take your credit card donations for Feed a Family.
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Marysville garden
It may be close to winter, but one group in Fredericton is getting a garden ready. Terry talks with Eldon Toner, one of the people involved in the project.
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Fracking part 3
Robert Jones has a look at whether shale gas is now as profitable as it was once thought.
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Learning province
Moving New Brunswick forward on all fronts. Terry talks with a member of the NB 2026 roundtable to see what progress is being made.
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Gas Guru
Robert Jones has his predictions on prices at the pumps tonight.
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MacDonald petition
A Conservative MLA presents an anti-shale gas petition to the provincial legislature. We'll hear from York North MLA Kirk MacDonald.
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US citizens
And you thought filing one income tax return a year was bad. Terry talks with the organizer of a group in Fredericton fighting new tax regulations for Americans living abroad.
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Fracking geology
A UNB geologist will help give a core understanding about hydrofracking as part of our Fractured Future series.
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Booze Ban
They partied hearty and now they're paying the price. Some students at Saint Thomas University are banned from drinking alcohol in their residence.
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Workplace issues
Our workplace issues specialist rolls in to talk about the ups and downs of commuting.
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Email scam
We have an important message about an email scam making the rounds.
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Shale gas
Today we begin our week long series on shale gas.
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Movie review
Our Movie Reviewers sink their teeth into the latest movie in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn.
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Forestry report
A report on the future of New Brunswick's crown forests has just been released. Terry talks with the chair of the province's Crown Land Task Force about it's recommendations.
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Senate elections
Premier Alward is promising to hold elections for senators. Terry talks with NB senator Pierrette Ringuette to find out what she thinks of that idea.
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Teaching award
A young Fredericton teacher has been given a provincial award for his work. Terry talks with grade four teacher Matt McGuire.
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Victor Boudreau
We find out what the Opposition thinks of yesterday's Throne speech. Terry talks with liberal leader Victor Boudreau.
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Throne speech
Terry talks with Premier David Alward about yesterday's throne speech ... and his plan to reduce the number of MLAs in the province.
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Playhouse preview
Tim Yerxa has a preview of one of the first Christmas shows of the season.
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Gas Guru
Robert Jones says wait until tomorrow to buy gas or diesel.
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Legislature opening
No more sugar-coating...says one political scientist as he looks ahead to today's speech from the throne. Terry talks with professor Dr Tom Bateman.
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Occupiers
He not only researches the occupy movement, he's made it part of his classroom. Terry talks with economic sociology professor Matthew Hayes.
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Missing man
A heartbreaking search for a Moncton-area family ... with no end in sight. Information Morning's Shaun Waters brings us the latest on the case of Jim Vanderfluit.
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Occupy and Tree lighting
All he is saying...is give TREES a chance. Mayor Woodside asks Occupiers to move out so he has room for the annual Christmas tree lighting next week. Terry talks with the mayor and one of the occupiers.
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Clinic hours
Starting today rural New Brunswick is losing some of its health services. Terry talks with the mayor of McAdam about what a reduction in health centre hours is going to mean for his community.
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Art follow
Terry talks with two members of the Fredericton arts community about the designing Fredericton's new cultural policy.
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Workplace issues
Why are some HR departments getting a bad rap? Our workplace issues columnist, Pierre Battah explains.
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Movie review
Leonardo DiCaprio steps into the powerful and controversial shoes of FBI head J. Edgar Hoover in a new biopic directed by Clint Eastwood. Rebekah Chasse has a review.
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NB Medical Society
Doctor assisted suicide is back before Canada's courts. Terry talks to the New Brunswick Medical Society about the controversial issue.
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Insulin pump
The Canadian Diabetes Association calls for government funding of insulin pumps. Terry talks with the regional director of the New Brunswick Canadian Diabetes Association.
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Jeff Crawford
Terry talks with a Fredericton photographer who had his photo rejected from an art exhit by the city's cultural development officer.
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Civil war
We take a look at New Brunswickers's contributions in the American civil war.
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Nursing layoffs
Terry talks with the leaders of the nurses' unions after this week's notification of upcoming layoffs.
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Provincial liberals
Before Liberals can fix their party, they need to sort out who was responsible for last year's defeat. Some members blame unelected advisors to Shawn Graham. Jacques Poitras has a report.
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Gas Guru
Bob Jones has mixed news about prices at the pumps tonight.
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York House
The city's looking for your thoughts on what to do with York House. Terry talks with Councillor Stephen Chase, the chairman of the city's York House working group.
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School water
The Regional Medical Health Officer in Fredericton responds to concerns about the lead and copper found in drinking water in some New Brunswick schools.
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Peter Kent
The federal government is reviewing shale gas development across the country. Terry talks with Environment Minister Peter Kent.
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Real Life Science
Real Life Science comes to a screeching halt to find out how winter tires work. Terry talks with UNB physics teacher Ben Newling.
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Water problems
Water quality issues at schools. Terry talks with Education minister Jody Carr.
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Thefts from vehicles
The hill was alive in Fredericton on the weekend...as thieves hit car after car. Terry talks with Cst Rick Mooney of the Fredericton City Police
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River meetings
Researchers are asking for community imput on ways to protect the St. John River. Terry talks with the director of the Canadian Rivers Institute, Allen Curry
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Workplace issues
Is your office fridge a minefield? Our workplace issues columnist, Pierre Battah opens up that touchy subject - and other on-the-job annoyances.
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Taxes??
No new taxes - it's a great line at election time but tough to honour when the governing starts - good thing David Alward never promised such a thing - or did he? The CBC's Robert Jones has the story of Alward's election tax pledge - the one the Premier now denies he ever made.
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David Phillips
Terry talks Canada's weather guru, just in time for winter.
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Big business plans at St. Mary's First Nation
St. Mary's First Nation is considering building a new hotel and a new restaurant. We speak with Chief Candice Paul to find out what other business plans could be in the works.
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Biomess
The province's forest products association weighs in on Greenpeace's concerns about bio-energy projects.
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Strengthening ties
Strengthening ties between New Brunswick and the United Kingdom. We talk to the British Consul General, Jonathan Dart.
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SJ City Employee Fund
We talk to an expert on pension law about Saint John's plan to halt cost of living payments to retired workers. Will it get the city in legal hot water?
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Playhouse Preview
Stan Carew is well known to CBC listeners as the voice of "Weekend Mornings", but Stan fans will also know he's a musician. And he's coming to New Brunswick for a couple of shows this month.
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Gas Guru
What will happen to gas prices this week? The Gas Guru checks his crystal ball.
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Just Wondering
What is the proper protocol for wearing a poppy?
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Stanton Friedman UFOlogist
The US government has formally denied any knowledge of extraterrestrial life forms, but is it enough to convince UFOlogists?
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Power subsidies
That was then, and this is now. As the controversy over power subsidies to big industry continues, the CBC's Robert Jones has the story how the biggest users once felt subsidies were exactly the WRONG way to proceed.
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Harvey doctor ready to fight
A doctor in Harvey says it's time to show the village hospital a little respect. He's calling on people in the area to fight Horizon Heath's plan to take away 24-7 service.
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What the oil & gas industry think of NB
We've heard lots from New Brunswickers about their perceptions of shale gas, but what's the perception of New Brunswick in the oil and gas industry? We talk to the head of the Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources.
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City versus country
Should everyone pack up and move to the city? We look at what's happening to rural New Brunswick. We spoke with Dr. Susan Machum, a sociology professor at Saint Thomas University and the Canada Research Chair in Rural Social Justice.
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Keeping your kids safe on the internet
Keeping your kids safe in a technological world.
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Flu Season
Everything you need to know about this year's flu shot campaign.
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Slippery roads for NB deficit fight
The province trims the snowplowing budget to help fight the deficit. We talk to the Minister of Transporation and the union that represents snow plow operators.
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Free TV
A Minto woman fights to get her free CBC TV broadcasts back. And wins!
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Heritage Buildings
We all want to save our heritage buildings, but how do you turn an old building into a useful modern facility? We talk to an expert.
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Silver Wave film festival
Hit the lights..and settle in for 90 films in 3 days. Fredericton's Silver Wave film festival starts today.
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Northrup
Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup talks about the penalties he's planning for a shale gas exploration company that broke the rules.
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NB Liquor
Make it a double - NB Liquor may need a drink to forget its troubles, as price hikes and store hour reductions kill sales and drive customers away. The CBC's Robert Jones has a report.
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Sussex mayor
Waiting to hear "I'm sorry".
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NBTA president
Terry talks with the President of the NBTA on the need for public consultation about French immersion.
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David Suzuki
Students from Oromocto High School are taking part in a virtual classroom with David Suzuki today. Terry talks with one of the teachers involved.
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Gas Guru
Robert Jones has this week's prediction on what will happen to prices at the pumps tonight at midnight.
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Playhouse preview
The National Arts Centre Orchestra is coming to Fredericton this month. Tim Yerxa has all the details.
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Full-serve gas
Looking for a little help at the pumps. We find out why seniors are pushing for a return of full-service gas stations
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Stained glass
Peering through Fredericton's stained glass for a glimpse at the history behind it. Terry talks with architect John Leroux about his new book.
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Immersion task force
Public consultations about the entry point to early French immersion in schools begin tonight. Three parents join Terry with their thoughts and suggestions on changes to the province's French immersion system.
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Truth and Reconciliation hearings
Terry talks with Fredericton's Andy Scott. Mr Scott has been made an Honorary witness at the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings.
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Dogs seized
We check on the condition of those 149 dogs that were seized last week. Terry talks with the executive director of the New Brunswick SPCA.
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Ghost stories
We take supernatural tour through historic Fredericton. Our guide is
Calithumpian member, Hilary Ball.
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Workplace issues columnist
Our workplace issues specialist has been looking into some of the best opportunities for students loooking for a career and recently laid off workers searching for a second one. Terry talks with Pierre Battah.
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Purse update
It turns out the Nora Mallory's stolen purse wasn't for sale on Kijiji. Shaun Waters talked with Mara Mallory.
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Movie review
In honour of Halloween our movie reviewer Rebekah Chasse talks about scary movies.
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Deer season
We find out what you need to know about deer season ... whether you're a hunter or not.
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Kijiji
Terry talks with someone from Kijiji about thieves using the popular site to sell stolen goods. What does the company do about it?
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Shale expert
The province brings an expert on shale gas to town from Pennsylvania.
He talked with Terry.
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US - CANADA
Are relations between Canada and the U-S becoming strained? That's what some observers are saying after a series of measures announced in Washington appear to target Canadians. Terry talks with a former senior Canadian diplomat.
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Dalhousie dispute
A minor hockey coach talks about how his team is being affected by a user fee dispute involving the local arena.
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Promises, promises?
Reporter Robert Jones examines how the premier and his finance minister aren't on the same page when it comes to campaign promises.
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Tantramar turbines
Vanessa Blanch reports from the Nova Scotia side of the Tantramar Marsh where a windfarm will be in operation by the end of March.
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Whooping cough return
The contagious respiratory infection may be making a comeback. Three cases have been reported in a Riverview School.
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Are you being served?
Darren Murray talks about the "customer service boot camps" he conducts for frontline retail workers.
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Keeping safe
Bill Lawlor of the Canadian Red Cross talks about how the organization has been dealing with multiple emergencies around the province.
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Skills competition
Ryan Jenner of the Moncton Wildcats talks about competition among minor hockey associations to host an upcoming skills competition with the team.
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Bus fatal investigation
Moncton mayor George LeBlanc talks about the city's response and the aftermath of Friday's traffic death involving a Codiac Transpo bus.
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"SAPPY" images
Photographer focuses on exhibit of photos documenting Sackville's Sappyfest music festival
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Fire destroys foundry
Sackville's Enterprise Fawcett foundry destroyed by fire Wednesday night. CBC News was there.
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As Good as Goose
Horizon Health Authority speech pathologist Sheelagh Callaghan talks about the "Talk to Me" Mother Goose program for pre-schoolers. It's a program Horizon and District 2 schools are teaming up on to provide to eight schools in the district. To find out more about this program and to register, call this number (506) 870-2993 or visit their website: http://www.district2.nbed.nb.ca/kindergarten-registration.asp
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Properties scooped up
Marc Genuist on the family of Vancouver billionaires who've become high-profile downtown Moncton landowners.
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Moncton council report
City councillors aren't sold on idea of building new Moncton High near Royal Oaks Golf Course.
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Downtown Moncton development
A city of Moncton official says downtown centre is not a slam dunk.
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Personal life vs professional
Workplace issues columnist Pierre Battah talks about drawing the line between private life and work life.
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Funny & Sad
Lynne Post and Kevin Wood talk about the Hairy Tease Theatre production of "Mirth & Melancholy."
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Baptist Fire
A Waterside woman gives witness the lightning bolt and fire that destroyed an Albert county church.
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"Stupid" move
District 1 DEC chairman not impressed with move to reduce the number of school districts.
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End of Bay
We hear from some sad shoppers in Moncton about why they'll miss The Bay store.
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Drum Beats
Retired broadcaster Harris Sullivan talks about the poetry he delivers to beat of his bongo.
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Mark Gallagher school
Haiti school in memory of Sergeant Mark Gallagher could break ground in March.
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Figuring it out
Paulette Auffrey (left) and Diane Duguay talked to Jonna on Thursday about the role volunteers will play at next week's Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Moncton. They're still recruiting help. To find out more, email Paulette at paulette.auffrey@skatenb.org
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The coming cuts
A business school professor talks about what could be in store with federal government belt-tighting.
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Support for Rogersville
Fire departments from across New Brunswick are offering help to the village of Rogersville.
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Creation & procreation
Singer/songwriter Monique Poirier talks to Jonna about her first solo CD entitled ''Parler de Paradis.'' When the recording process began, Monique was three months pregnant with son Olivier, whose arrival delayed her CD release until this week.
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Fire department destroyed
Rogersville fire department, municipal hall and RCMP detachment destroyed by fire Monday morning.
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Placque plans
The surprise return of a bronze plaque stolen from a monument at Victoria Park, Moncton.
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Bathurst Beckons
Jeff Chiasson talked to Jonna on Wednesday about the video series he's produced that extols the virtues of the Bathurst in hopes of attracting both visitors and returning ex-patriots. The series rolls out on Jan. 17 on Facebook and Youtube under the name "Bathurst Experience."
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Attracting Vietnamese Immigrants
Enterprise Greater Moncton heads to Toronto to attract Vienamese immigrants. Communcation Director Chad Peters spoke to CBC's Marc Genuist.
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Justice delayed?
Sheila Cameron says the working poor still don't have timely access to the justice system.
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Child's play money
Money-man Dan Noel talks about low-risk investments for your children.
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Province drops case
Fredericton man accused of impaired driving wasn't offered choice of service in French or English.
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Choosing a charity
Financial advisor Dan Noel's tips on how to make a donation that makes a difference.
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Choosing a charity
Financial advisor Dan Noel's tips on how to make a donation that makes a difference.
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Lighter side of fluoride
We dip into the CBC Archives on the fluoride debate in 1958.
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Fluoride feedback
Moncton's decision to stop adding fluoride to the water has sparked a big response.
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Expect more cavities: doctor
Health officials warn cavity rates will increase when Moncton gets rid of fluoride in the water.
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"Lucky" gets rescued
A photo of a dog that was caught in a trap and rescued by local vets has gone viral and touched off a debate online about pets and traps.
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Moncton scraps fluoride
Moncton has voted to stop adding fluoride to municipal drinking water. CBC's Marc Genuist reports.
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Downside of "presenteeism"
Pierre Battah explains why showing up sick is worse than absenteeism in the workplace.
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Doctor to Doctor
A New Brunswick physician responds to a report on access to family physicians.
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Hospital heroes recognized
Jonna Brewer learns about a new program to honor hospital staff for exceptional care.
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Charity founder faces fraud
A woman accused of stealing from the Canadian Progress Club steps down from Moncton-area charity.
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Father grandfather
Charles Broderick explained to Jonna his life journey that's seen him enrol in the seminary.
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Crying need for nappies.
Executive-director Claire Labelle talked to Jonna on Wednesday about the Greater Moncton Family Resource Centre's ongoing diaper drive.
To find out how to help or donate, check out their website: www.frc-crf.com
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French Immersion fallout
The province held another hearing on French Immersion Monday in Moncton. Our reporter was there.
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Forest for the trees
Susan Tyler and Clark Phillips to talk about an effort by Jeff Schnurr's Community Forests International group to buy their property.
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Dear Santa
What's the 6- to 9-year-old crowd asking for this Christmas? Jonna Brewer talks to the experts at Queen Elizabeth school in Moncton.
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Web history
Ryan Gagné talked about his website: vintagemoncton.com, that has people sharing old photos of Moncton.
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Water fight
Residents of Dover Estates mini-home park organize to try to get their city water back.
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Candles for compassion
Bev Mitchell and Joseph Benoit of the Grasshopper Foundation talk about this weekend's event.
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Avoiding Holiday Hots
Captain Bob Landry of the Dieppe Fire Department, talked fire prevention during the Christmas season.
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Communities in crisis
The chief of Elsipogtog speaks to CBC's Karen Rawlines about the challenges facing his community.
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FULL STRIEMER AHEAD
Naomi Striemer talked to Jonna about her new Christmas CD and tour.
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Unplugged for the holidays
Taking time for the holidays? Our workplace issues columnist Pierre Battah says leave your work at the office.
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What's next?
Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission seeks new chair after Ron LeBlanc resigns. Moncton Mayor explains.
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BMHS does "Drowsy"
Students Geordie Joseph and Alyssa Belong and their director Jeff Lloyd talked to Jonna on Monday about the Bernice MacNaughton High School production of "Drowsy Chaperone." The performances are from Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the BMHS theatre. Tickets are $10 for students, and $12 for adults, available at the school office or at Jean Coutu on St. George Boulevard and Mountain Road.
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Brine Time
Kris (left) and Matt Brine, along with their coach Brian Forsythe of the Harrison Trimble High School Basketball time. They talked to Jonna this morning about the 2011 irving Hoop Classic high school basketball tournament and the legacy left by the boys' grandfather, Bucky Brine. The trophy that will be awarded to the winning team on Saturday is named in his honour.
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Fracking lessons learned
The fight over fracking is new to New Brunswick, but it's been going on for years around North America. And some of those lessons may help us understand what to look for here in the coming months. On the final day of our series "Fractured Future," our provincial affairs reporter Jacques Poitras talks about what's been happening in other provinces and states.
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Unlikely protesters in Kent County speak out against fracking
Opponents of shale gas development are vocal, taking part in large protests and petitions, but what's behind their opposition? What are they REALLY concerned about? Vanessa Blanch brings us that story on our Fractured Future story.
For photos:
Richard Hudson on the left and Geroge Hudson on the right at George's home in East Branch.
Denise Melanson on the left and Debbie Hopper on the right at Denise's home in Jardineville.
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On the (Santa) shuffle beat
Salvation Army officials (from left) Captain Leigh Ryan, Major Vida Ryan and Wayne Williams dropped by our studio Thursday to talk to Vanessa about the annual Santa Shuffle Fundraiser. The event raises money for less fortunate children and families right here in our community. If you want to join the fun, be at Centennial Park this Saturday morning at 9:30. You can sign up to participate or offer your support to a runner or walker by visiting the Running Room on Main Street, or online.
Web link: www.santashuffle.com
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Think Artslink
Sara Griffin is the new executive director of Artslink, which represents the province's anglophone arts sector. She talked about the efforts Artslink will be making next week with its francophone equivalent to lobby and educate the Progressive Conservative and Liberal caucuses.
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It's turkey time!
It's a sure sign that Christmas is just around the corner. Moncton's 14th annual Turkey Drive officially starts Wednesday. Students at Bernice MacNaughton High School got off to an early start by being part of the kick-off event on Monday.
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Moncton Sewerage Commission reform
On the heels of a scathing report from the province's Auditor General, officials from Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe will meet with the Environment minister Friday to discuss how to make the commission more accountable. Jonna Brewer spoke with Moncton city manager, Jacques Dubé.
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"Mirror" image
School librarian Catherine Hanson talks about the novel for young readers she wrote called "Mirror." Published under her literary pseudonym, Kate Merlin, the book looks at bullying and racism from the bystander's point of view. Check out www.katemerlin.ca for details on how to buy the book.
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Fractured Future: the players
Today we begin a five-part series on Information Morning. It's called Fractured Future, a look at shale gas development in the province. Reporter Connell Smith has been looking into the state of the industry.
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Pierre Battah: cost of commuting
Commuting to work is not just a big city issue. Many Maritimers make difficult choices and spend lots of time in planes, trains, buses and cars for daily, weekly or seasonal commutes. Our workplace issues specialist Pierre Battah spoke with Vanessa Blanch about the cost of commuting.
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Support for Juvenile Arthritis
Eight-year-old Evelyn Whittemore and her mother, Jennifer Whittemore, spoke to Jonna Friday about how Evelyn's dealing with Juvenile Arthritis. The Sackville native was diagnosed four years ago and although she still participates in many activities, the disease makes things difficult for her. That's why friends and supporters raised more than $2,000 on her behalf to support the Jingle Bell Walk and Run for the Arthritis Society at Centennial Rotary Lodge in Moncton on Sunday. Registration starts at half-past noon.
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Susan's Story - Part Four
Susan Ehrhardt says her days once were full from morning to evening with cooking, exercise, work and hobbies. Now she has a new routine, and it often revolves around appointments and questions about her health. We've been following Susan as she undergoes treatment for Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. She let reporter Karen Rawlines join her as she and her mother, Christina, went for one of her appointments.
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Gender & Politics
An upcoming workshop in Moncton aims to get more women involved in politics. Vanessa talks to three of the workshop's participants... Deputy Mayor Kathryn Barnes and city councillors Paulette Theriault and Nancy Hoar.
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Tourism/water bills up
A consultant tells Moncton city councillors they're working miracles with tourism. They'll be plowing more streets this winter and they're looking to make the city more democratic. But it wasn't all good news out of last night's session. The CBC's Marc Genuist was there.
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Susan's mom
We've been hearing from Susan Ehrhardt about her experience moving from fitness enthusiast to cancer patient. Christina Guthrie is Susan's mother. She made the initial appointment to get her daughter checked out for a lump in her neck. That lump turned out to be cancer.
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AG, Moncton Sewerage Commission square off
The Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission says the province's Auditor General didn't do her job when she issued her scathing report on the commission's spending practices - a claim Kim MacPherson emphatically denies. The CBC's Marc Genuist report.
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Mystery of the mind
Nancy Getty (pictured right of her friend and supporter Betsy Ingram) talked to Vanessa Monday morning about living with Asperger's Syndrome. She was diagnosed after both her twins developed it as well. Nancy's presentation tonight at the Moncton Lions Community Centre is all booked up so the audio on this site may be your only opportunity to learn from her experience. For more information, try her website at
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Artist Matt LeBlanc donates art for Tree of Hope
Dieppe artist Matt LeBlanc talks about the CBC/Tree of Hope fundraising auction for cancer research and treatment in New Brunswick.
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Teens ♥ staying up late
Some high school students in Moncton say they're only getting between 3 and 6 hours of sleep at night because they can't stop texting. Thursday on Information Morning, we heard from a student and a sleep specialist.
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Susan's story
Ehrhardt of Moncton was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma - cancer - at the young age of 23. This is Part One of her story.
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You can read Susan Ehrhardt's blog at Great Balancing Act. Friday, you can hear Part Two of Susan's story.
And join us November 24 for our 11th annual CBC Tree of Hope Radiothon at the Dieppe Community College. I'll be there, along with Vanessa Blanch and Stan Carew, host of CBC Weekend Mornings. We'll hear inspiring stories from people whose lives have been affected by cancer. And we have some terrific musical guests: The Divorcees, Stan Carew and the Magpies, Isabelle Bujold, Ivan and Vivian Hicks and the Sussex Avenue Fiddlers, Katrine Noel & Jacques Boudreau, The Backyard Devils and Georges Belliveau.
The Tree of Hope radiothon takes places the morning of Nov 24 at NBCC Dieppe from 6 - 10.
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Coins for Kendric
Shediac Cape School teacher Tyler Arbuckle talked to Jonna Thursday about a student campaign at her school to raise money for Kendric Campbell. He's the three-year-old from Riverview being treated at the IWK Hospital in Halifax following the removal of a cancerous brain tumour. The students are collecting loose change to help the family's $600-per-day costs while Kendric is in Halifax.
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Sewerage commission promises transparency
The Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission promised to be more open and accountable to Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview councils during a special meeting held Tuesday night. The CBC Marc Genuist was there.
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Portrait of a friend
Author Naomi Griffiths joined Jonna Wednesday morning to talk about her new book entitled "The Golden Age of Liberalism: A Portrait of Romeo LeBlanc." Ms. Griffiths said her friendship with the former Canadian Governor-General stretched back to the mid-1950s when they met as students overseas.
Naomi Griffiths is attending a book-launching at l'Université de Moncton Tuesday afternoon. That's an invitation-only event. The general public can see her at another book launch party Thursday night at Owens Art Gallery on the Mount Allison University campus at 7 p.m.
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The show must (eventually) go on
Perfermers' Company of Sackville artistic director Stephen Puddle talked to Jonna about the company's production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. The play was supposed to debut tonight, but one of leads is sick and opening night has been pushed back a couple days. It will now debut Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Live Bait Theatre in Sackville. There will be another evening performance on Saturday, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 in the afternoon. Tickets are available at the door and by phoning Rob Lyon Graphics at 536-1904. Adults are $20. Seniors $17. Students $12.
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Child porn offenders can be rehabilitated: psychiatrist
52-year-old Douglas Hugh Stewart was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for accessing, possessing and distributing child pornography. Stewart will also be added to the sex offender registry. Hear more about his sentence, along with Jonna's conversation with a psychiatrist about treatment of sex offenders.
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Fall + films = FICFA
Marc Gauthier, assistant director of The Festival International du Cinema Francophone en Acadie (FICFA) talked to Jonna this morning about the annual film festival that reached its quarter-century milestone this year. He also talked about the subtitled movies that will be of particular interest to anglophone audiences.
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Broken promise?
New Brunswick Conservatives are openly disputing claims that they promised not to raise taxes during last year's election campaign. Conservatives raised a number of taxes - nearly $100 million worth - to fight the deficit in their first budget. Now, they say if those deficit numbers don't improve, they may have to do it again in budget #2 next spring. But that clearly breaks a promise Conservatives made during last year's election not to raise taxes - or does it? Conservatives now say that promise was a misunderstanding and they're not bound by it. The CBC's Robert Jones has looked into the matter and talks with Jonna about his findings.
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Out of Boundary Creek
You would be hard-pressed to realize it nowadays, but Boundary Creek a rural community near Moncton that used to be a base of operation for a resistance movement. It was led by a guerrila fighter who spread terror from Boston to Halifax during the the time leading up to the Deportation of the Acadians. Joseph Beausoleil Broussard was that guerrila fighter.
He's one of the people featured in a new non-fiction book by historian Dianne Marshall. She talked to Jonna about her just-published book called "Heroes of the Acadian Resistance".
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Coming of age
Moncton writer Rhonda Bulmer talked to Jonna Thursday about her new book geared towards young adults. It's called "Rachel's Manifesto", available at Cover to Cover Books in Riverview and Tidewater Books in Sackville. It's also avilable on Amazon.com, Amazon.ca and at Chapters in Dieppe, where she'll be doing a reading on Nov. 20th.
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More sewerage scrutiny
The Minister of Environment promises to meet with the three municipal councilsin Greater Moncton, and a public meeting will be held next Tuesday to discuss concerns the province's auditor general raised over the Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission's spending practices. CBC Marc Genuist talked to Jonna Brewer Wednesday about the latest.
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Out of her shell
Marcia Poirier shows our Jonna Brewer some of the jewelry she fashions from quahog shells that she'll be selling at this weekend's juried craft show at Casino NB. Marcia talked about the life journey that brought her to her current calling, a journey that included a stint as an exotic dancer in Moncton. For more on this weekend's craft show, check outwww.magichandsfestival.comAnd to check out Marcia's website, navigate to www.wildaboutwampum.com
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Anger in Dieppe
Dieppe city council invited the members of the Greater Moncton Sewerage Commission to come and answer questions about the province's auditor general report highlighting questionable spending by the commission. None of them showed up, but CBC reporter Marc Genuist was there.
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Moncton's Australian Mystery
Who knew that when local researcher and writer Linda Evans was reading information on some headstones in a cemetary a few years back, that it would lead to her separating fact from fiction on an unusual and tragic emigration story? Linda shared her story that will eventually be published in the December issue of Shamrock Leaf magazine.
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Melanie Morgan makes it to the finals
The dream is still alive. Melanie Morgan of Cap Pele and her band will compete in the finals on CBC's Cover Me Canada. At stake? $100,000 and a recording contract. Jonna Brewer spoke with her Monday.
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Remembering Ian Fowler
People in Moncton are mourning the loss of Ian Fowler. He died at the Moncton Hospital Saturday at the age of 53. He was General Manager of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture for the City of Moncton. He brought some of the biggest entertainment acts in the world to Magnetic Hill. Mayor George LeBlanc spoke with Jonna Brewer Monday about his friend and colleague.
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Sounds like sauerkraut
The Roman chronicler Pliny The Elder was the first to document lactic acid fermentation in 50 A.D. The latest to talk about it? Craig Lewis (left) and his father Doug Lewis who chatted with Jonna this morning about their sauerkraut business and how this old food is gaining a new appreciation. The Lewis' will be conducting a workshop called "The Art and Science of Fermented Foods" at the Club 50 d'Age d'Or in Cocagne on Wednesday. (The workshop is conducted in English) It starts at 7 p.m. For more information, call 576-8247 or email gddpc@nb.aibn.com
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Backyard Bear
Racoons, deer, even coyotes are not unheard of wandering into the city of Dieppe. Wednesday night one resident had a close encounter with wildlife he won't soon forget...
Jennifer Choi has the story.
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Rogues & Rascals
Halifax writer and broadcaster Bob Kroll has been researching and writing stories about misfits, con-men, dreamers and ne'er-do-wells for decades. He's finally put all those characters in a book called "Rogues and Rascals:True Stories of Maritime Lives & Legends". It's just been published by Nimbus press.
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Lower Liquor Returns
The CBC's Bob Jones in conversation with guest host Jean LaRoche about news that NB Liquor has been underperforming of late. And that's happening since the Alward government appointed Daniel Allain to head the corporation. Allain is from Moncton and ran for the Conservatives during the last provincial election campaign.
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Mills family gets closure
65-year-old Raymond Joseph White was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years in connection with the killing of a mother and son near Sackville back in 1995. He admitted to murdering Mary-Lou Barnes and her 12-year-old sonm Larry Mills Jr.. We hear from the boy's father and one of the police officers who never gave up on the case.
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Belly-up
Nancy Gould (left) and Tina Wagner talk to Jean Laroche Tuesday about their big bellydance show called BellyInFusion that's happening this weekend. It's happening at La Caserne Theatrer in Dieppe on Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $9.50 plus service charges (kids ages 3 to 12 yrs old inclusively) $13.50 plus service charges (adults) They're on sale at Dieppe Arts and Culture Center, the Capitol Theatre, L'Escaouette, Université de Moncton, Frank's Music and the Monument Lefebvre.
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Finding "me" after "we"
Debbie Melanson-Hebert talked with Jean Laroche Monday about the six-week program she's conducting called "Finding the you after separation." It's a program of the Support to Single Parents organization starting on Nov. 8. If you want more information about it, you can call the Debbie at 858-1303 Ext 102 or navigate to www.supporttosingleparents.ca.
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A Community comes Together
Kendric Campbell, a three year old Riverview boy is fighting a cancerous brain tumor at the IWK in Halifax. Our reporter Kate Letterick talked to Kendric's aunt, Laura Williamson about Kendic's story, and how people are helping out.
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The Premier and Mr. Straight Talk
When it comes to election promises, Premier David Alward and finance minister Blaine Higgs have very different views. The CBC's Robert Jones looks at the straight talk at this round of pre-budget consultations.
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Daring Snowmobile Skipping Catching On In New Brunswick
Snowmobilers call it sled skipping, driving your ski-doo over patches of open water. Reporter Connell Smith spoke with Kevin Johnston in Belleisle who has skipped, and to Dave Forestell who couldn't believe what he was seeing.
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Indoor Kids' Space Has To Close Its Doors
Tracy Craig faced difficult times during the past two years that she owned and operated Just Play. This indoor gym, cafe and daycare is closing on February 5.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews "Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close"
Matt Rainnie thinks too much is too much in this Oscar nominated film.
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Saint John Mayor Hosts Blood Symposium
Canadian Blood Services will close a blood production center in Saint John and move it to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. But Saint John Mayor Ivan Court thinks the decision can be reversed. He hosted a symposium on blood services in Saint John Tuesday night.
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No Family Doctor, No Problem: Nurse Practitioners Can Help
There are more than 7800 people who have no doctor in the greater Saint John area. Jane Parsons and her husband, who live in St. Martins, are also without a family doctor, but they do have a nurse practitioner.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob Jones predicts the price of gas will stay put, but diesel and heating oil will cost a couple of cents less after the price change tonight.
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St. Stephen Woman Captivated By Race For U.S. Presidency
Freelance journalist Carol Ann Nicholson is from Calais, Maine, but lives in St. Stephen. She is excited to watch the political drama going on south of the border.
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Our Health Columnist Talks About Critical Care Clinic
Dr. Simon thinks the clinic is a great short term solution, but the city also needs to secure more physicians.
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Chronic Illnesses Clinic Comes To St. Joseph's
Horizon Health's Medical Director Dr. David Marr talks about an initiative that will benefit patients with chronic illnesses but no family doctor. Maggie Rice has multiple sclerosis and has been without a family doctor for four years. She shares her experience and reaction to this pilot project.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Patrick Rocca
Patrick Rocca is now a real estate agent in Toronto, but he grew up in Lancaster and Rothesay.
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For The Birds: Feeders 101
Jim Wilson gives tips on how to set up your bird feeder.
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Stained Glass Master Oversees Massive Peel Plaza Mural
The new Saint John law courts building will reflect the long histories of three court houses, in a 14-foot stained glass mural in the southern entrance. Glass artist Paul Blaney, 78, was brought out of retirement to oversee its design and construction with two other artists.
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Grand Manaan Community Complex Opens With Great Fanfare
It has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars to build and years to complete. Pete Sesplankis, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, is looking forward to today's events in the grand opening of the Grand Manaan Community Complex.
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Outgoing Imperial Theatre GM Remembers A Grand Time
Peter Smith was general manager of the Imperial Theatre since the grand restoration. He reflects on the value of the theatre today and the acts he was able to bring in over the years.
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Lowest Ever Mortgage Rates Might Not Fit Your Budget
John Eisner, president of the Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada, warns consumers should examine all their finances before considering a new low mortgage rate.
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St. Croix River Fish Need Access And Protection: Passamaqouddy
A 1995 Maine law protects a fish popular with anglers by keeping out the gaspereau, or alewives, which swim up from New Brunswick. The Passamaquoddy tribe are now speaking up to let the alewives back in the river.
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Website Blackouts Highlight Internet Piracy But Disrupt Businesses As Usual
Jeff Roach's company teaches businesses how to use social media. He says the U.S.'s anti-piracy acts would have huge impact how Canadian businesses and individuals use the internet.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'Contraband'
Matt Rainnie snuck in to the theatres to watch Mark Wahlberg's film 'Contraband.'
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob Jones predicts that the price of oil, gas and diesel will stay put tonight.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Colds And Flu
Dr. Simon talks about the colds and few cases of flu doctors are seeing this season.
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Hockey Great Theo Fleury Talks About Recovery
Theo Fleury will speak in Saint John tonight about his experiences with neglect, sexual abuse, and alcohol and drug addiction. First, he spoke with Information Morning.
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Drivers Consider New Rules For Cabbies Unrealistic
City council is taking steps to bring in tougher standards for taxis. They include restricting the age of a cab to a maximum of seven years, increasing training for drivers, and putting fare meters in all cabs. CBC's Matt McCann took a ride to talk to cabbies about the proposal.
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Saint John Council Considers 9-Million-Dollar Change In Plan B Budget
City councillors backed away from the 2012 budget they were expected to pass. Council instead will meet behind closed doors this weekend to discuss a plan B, in case the provincial government does not approve changes to pension payments.
That would be a series of deep cuts and layoffs.
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Saint Johner Has Golden Connection To French Actor
Sarah Reardon was teaching English in Paris a couple of years ago. One of her students was actor heartthrob and Golden Globe Winner Jean Dujardin.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Jenn Buffett
Jenn Buffett is an actress and writer in Toronto who travels the world doing development work, but she grew up in Quispamsis.
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Take Liberty: Spotlight Steven Bowers
Jeff Liberty joins us on every other Tuesday to spotlight a Maritime musician who deserves a listen.
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Province Will Continue Relationship With Canadian Blood Services In Dartmouth
The provincial government has lost the battle to keep Canadian Blood Services' processing and distribution centre in Saint John. MLA Margaret Ann Blaney fought to keep CBS here, as did Dr. Andrea Garland, head of the Saint John Medical Staff Organization.
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Study On Aging Needs Volunteers
Some New Brunswickers could be invited to be part of a study to learn more about what happens as we age. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging is conducting the largest study of aging ever undertaken in Canada. Dr Parminder Raina is lead principal investigator.
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Renewed Call For Youth Centre For Complex Care
Maureen Bilerman is the parent of a teen who is bipolar. She founded the group DOTS NB to push for a centre for excellence for children and youth with complex needs.
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Auditor General Says Province Mishandling Tax Dollars
The auditor general has gone through the province's books, and Kim MacPherson has some serious concerns about how the government is handling your tax dollars and the growing debt.
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Alzheimer's Cafe Opening Soon
Volunteers have organized the province's first Alzheimer's Cafe,a place for people dealing with the disease to socialize and learn in an informal coffeeshop-style setting. The CBC's Matt McCann reports.
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Chairs Of Local School Districts Respond To Proposed Overhaul
Roger Nesbitt, Rob Fowler and Joni Donahue are cautiously optimistic about the provincial government's plans to combine several school districts, reducing the total in the province to seven.
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Education Minister Lays Out Plan To Reduce School Districts To Seven
The proposal includes four English districts and three French. Dozens of people will lose their jobs in district offices. But Education Minister Jody Carr says the move should save about five million dollars each year that will be reinvested in the school system.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews Spielberg's Double Offering
Matt Rainnie talks about Steven Spielberg's latest releases, 'Tin Tin' and 'War Horse.'
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A Quispamsis Man Returns To Help Rebuild Haiti
On the second anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti, the country still faces an uphill struggle. Randy Chiasson is a member of the Kings Valley Wesleyan Church in Quispamsis. He's heading back to Haiti at the end of this month to help.
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Owners of Historic Inn Talk About Fire
Sunday's fire at Inn on the Cove destroyed the century-old building, leaving behind a shell of the Saint John landmark.
The fire also devastated the inn's owners, Ross and Willa Mavis.
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New Homeless Shelter For Youth Coming To Saint John
Colin McDonald is coordinator for the Saint John Youth House project. He is involved with plans to build a comprehensive homeless shelter for youth in the port city.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob Jones predicts that the price of gas will rise by one and a half cents. Diesel and heating oil will jump three to four cents.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Alzheimer's
Dr. Simon talks about the challenges that Alzheimer's disease brings to the patient, the families, and the health system.
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Principal Uses Kijiji For Anti-Bullying Ideas
Greg Norton is principal of Lorne School in Saint John. He posted an ad in the business section of the website Kijiji asking for suggestions to combat bullying in schools.
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Saint John Council Drafts Proposed Budget Behind Closed Doors
The city budget is still dependant upon the province's decision on the pension deficit. This draft included a hiring freeze and some changes to services. Connell Smith reports.
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For The Birds: The Christmas Count
This week, in our new bi-weekly nature column, Jim Wilson looks at the early results of the Christmas bird count.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Natasha Stephen
Natasha Stephen works as a public health nurse in Iqaluit, Nunavut, but grew up in North End Saint John.
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Three Incidents At Lepreau Raise Concerns
Three incidents at Lepreau over the past month have forced officials to ivestigate and explain. Together they have caused some concern among federal regulators. The CBC's Robert Jones has been following that story.
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Naturalist Warns Do Not Feed Rockwood Ducks
Emilie Murphy is the naturalist for Rockwood Park. She says that the dozens of ducks in the park are not supposed to be there this time of year, but are staying because people are still feeding them.
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Our Resident Book Worm Shares The Best Of 2011
Sarah Maier tells us which books of 2011 were worth the read and which to leave on the shelf.
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Transportation Consultant On Communter Tolls
A transportation consultant says there is a way to ensure people who use Saint John's streets and roads pay for them, a way that could eventually drive property taxes down. Martin Collier is the director of Healthy Transport Consulting in Guelph, Ontario.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'Mission' Addition And More
Matt Rainnie's mission was to review Tom Cruise in 'Mission Impossible,' 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,' and 'We Bought A Zoo.'
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Valley Mayor Says Congestion Tax Not The Answer
The city of Saint John needs money, and council has agreed to examine a few ideas to generate revenue including higher parking fees and a congestion tax. Rothesay Mayor Bill Bishop responds.
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Congestion Tax Couldn't Get Past NY State Legislature
An attempt to introduce a congestion tax in New York City failed after the state government refused to pass the necessary legislation. But John Petro, a policy analyst with the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy in New York, told reporter Connell Smith the idea was a good one.
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Congestion Tax Considered To Generate Revenue For Saint John
Saint John continues to look for solutions to its financial crisis. Coun. Donnie Snook proposed taxing commuters during rush hour. Hear part of the exhange at Saint John City Council.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob Jones predicts that gas and heating oils will go up slightly tonight.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Peter Collett
Peter Collett works for the shipping giant OOCL in Chicago, but grew up and trained in Saint John.
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Mayor's Levee On The Radio: Saint John
Saint John had its challenges in 2011, the pension plan deficit for one. But Mayor Ivan Court couldn't be more excited about the upcoming year.
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Mayor's Levee On The Radio: Rothesay
Mayor Bill Bishop notes how fast the town is growing, with new waterlines in the Grove Avenue area opening up a whole new section for development.
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Mayor's Levee On The Radio: Quispamsis
Quispamsis mayor Murray Driscoll thinks the new Q-plex opening is the best thing that's happened in Quispamsis in 2011, and that growth is in the plan for 2012.
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Mayor's Levees on the Radio: Grand Bay Westfield
Mayor Grace Losier highlights some changes in Grand Bay Westfield and looks ahead to 2012.
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KV Library Expansion
The Kennebecasis Public Library expansion has been a long time coming. Board chair Heather Crawford says the wait is almost over with the job going to tender next week and construction beginning in the spring.
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World Junior Hockey Update
Canada's Junior Hockey team is now 3 and 0 in Alberta. Veteran sports columnist Terry Jones says Saint John Sea Dog Jonathan Huberdeau is a big part of the team's success.
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Our Movie Guy Has His Top 10 List for 2011
Matt Rainnie looks back at the year on the big screen and comes up with his own list of the top 10 films of 2011!
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Taxi Service for Women
Dave Barnes has plans to open a taxi company in Saint John that caters to women and employs women drivers.
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Homeless for the Holidays
There's a shortage of space at local shelters for homeless men, and two brothers found themselves at the CBC Saint John office after spending a night on the streets. Connell Smith has their story.
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Big Year for Brent Mason
Saint John singer songwriter Brent Mason has certainly had his share of memorable moments in the past year. He's been China, he's celebrated his 1000th open mic, he's survived brain sugery...and, to top it all off, he released a brand new album.
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Health Transfer Payments Soon Limited By Federal Government
Federal finance minister Jim Flaherty recently told the provinces his government had come up with a new way to deal with healthcare transfer payments in Canada. The unilateral move did not impress New Brunswick premier David Alward. Don Desserud is a political scientist and dean of arts at UPEI.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews Sherlock Holmes And A New Christmas Classic
Matt Rainnie reviews the Sherlock Homes sequel and Arthur Christmas.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Doctor Retention
Canadian Institute for Health Information reports show New Brunswick family doctors are among the best paid in the country. But, the numbers may not be telling the whole story. Dr. Mike Simon delves deeper.
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Police Ask For Assistance In Finding Missing Rothesay Man
An investigation continues into the disappearance of Scott Taylor, a 23-year-old Rothesay man. He was last seen December 2nd at about noon. Yesterday police released a photograph of Taylor's car asking anyone who may have seen it on that day to get in touch. CBC Reporter Connell Smith has more.
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Bobby's Hospice Success Is Changing End-Of-Life Care
The first year of operation for Bobby's Hospice has exceded expectations. Since opening in November of 2010, the palliative care home has given end-of-life care for more than a hundred people. Sandy Johnson is the Executive Director of Hospice Greater Saint John.
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Saint John Water Rates Rising For Next Several Years
It is estimated the new water treatment plant and accompanying infrastructure upgrades are going to cost 170 million dollars. That will mean substantially higher rates for Saint Johners, starting next year with a 36 dollar increase. Here is an exchange about the issue from city council last night.
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New Rules Will Affect Charities
There are changes coming to the rules around setting up a registered charity. Michael Boudreau is a criminolgy professor at St Thomas University in Fredericton. He talks about those changes in light of our story about Beverly Mitchell, founder of a Moncton charity who was previously convicted of fraud.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Susan McDade
Susan McDade is head of the United Nations in Uruguay, but she grew up in Renforth.
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Shelter Program Busier Than Expected
The Out of the Cold program was supposed to last for 10 of the coldest days last winter. But the nightime shelter for the homeless stretched into two months. And it will run again this winter in a couple of weeks. Fern Bennett works with the homeless in Greater Saint John.
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Councillor Wants Clarity And Enforcement On Home Business Bylaws
Many home businesses in Saint John are in violation of city zoning bylaws, but they pass without notice because there isn't a lot of traffic. Then there are those high-traffic illegal home businesses - like car and truck repair shops and hair salons - that upset neighbours. Ward Four Councillor Bruce Court wants to crack down on illegal businesses operating in residential zones.
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Retired Geologist Warns To Stay Informed About Mining In Your Backyard
Mark Connell is a retired geologist in Markhamville. He shares his ideas about what the implications of a mine on or near your property might be.
Oland says his neighbors feel the same way.
And they aren't sure what to do about it.
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Residents Concerned No One Is Talking To Them About Potential Mining Impact
The announcement by Atlantic Potash Corporation of their interest in a potash deposit near Apohaqui isn't going over well with some residents. Jeff Oland owns land in that area and dreams of retiring there. And Cynthia McEwen's family farm is in the Penobsquis area. Keith Attoe from the mining company responds.
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Bienvenue! A New French School Is Announced For Quispamsis
New Brunswick will get five new schools by 2014, and two of them will be in Quispamsis: a new English K to 8 school and a French School. Marc Mathurin is head of a parents' group that has lobbied for a French school in the valley.
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Hark! A Lark! The Annual Christmas Bird Count Begins
Beginning this week, birders all over the province will keep tabs on birds in their areas for the annual Christmas Bird Count. It's the most wonderful time for Jim Wilson, a naturalist who lives in Hammond River.
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Government Checks Water Taps At Schools After High Lead Levels Found
During the week of November 29th, nine schools in District 10 were found to have elevated lead levels in many water fountains. The results were shared with the government. Jody Carr is the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews The Holiday Releases
The theatres are full of new releases in time for the holidays. Matt Rainnie has a review roundup of a few of them.
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Poll Finds New Brunswickers 50/50 On Shale Gas Development
A Corporate Research Associates poll shows the number of people who support exploration in principle is about the same as the number of people who oppose it. But, there is bad news for the government's campaign to convince New Brunswickers shale gas drilling can be done safely. Don Mills is president and CEO of Corporate Research Associates.
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More People Using Food Banks According To The Hunger Count
The use of foodbanks has grown 26 per cent since the start of the recession in 2008-2009. Katharine Schmidt is the Executive Director of Food Banks Canada.
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Our Gas Guru Speaks
Bob Jones predicts there will be almost no movement at all on the price of gas, but deisel and heating oil will be down between two or three cents a litre.
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Workplace Christmas Parties Require Special Ettiquette
Our human resource specialist Pierre Battah has a few tips on how to behave and still enjoy your workplace Christmas party.
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Potash Deposits Near Sussex To Be Explored by Chinese Company
A company called Atlantic Potash Corporation is doing exploratory work to see if the potash deposit near Millstream could be mined profitably. The company is backed by a number of investors, including a Beijing businessman who operates a number of potash processing facilities in China. Keith Attoe is the co-CEO of Atlantic Potash Corporation.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Mattyas Huggard
Mattyas Huggard grew up in Saint John, but now lives in West Hollywood where he is working towards his PhD in linguistics.
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Public Blue Book Doesn't Reveal NB Power Chair's Severance
New Brunswickers aren't going to be able to find out how much money they spent on the severance package for NB Power chair David Hay. The Graham Cabinet approved a confidentiality agreement, but former Energy Minister Jack Keir said the confidentiality agreement wouldn't prevent the severance package from being publicized. Kevin Lacey is the Atlantic Director of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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Sussex Mayor Ralph Carr Sees Great Opportunity In New Mine
Premier David Alward and Natural Resources Minister Bruce Northrup will be in Sussex to announce an exploration agreement for a potential new potash mine at the "Millstream deposit."
Ralph Carr, mayor of Sussex, told CBC reporter Connell Smith what that mine could mean for the town.
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Keeping The Waters Of The Gulf Of Maine Healthy And Productive
Member of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, Don Hudson tells us about the new five year plan for the Gulf that was released in Saint John last night.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'Hugo'
Matt Rainnie gives us his thoughts on the latest Martin Scorsese film about a young orphan boy in 1930's Paris who has a gift for fixing things.
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The Designer Of This Year's Beautiful Harbour Lights Pottery Mug
Martha Millard, of MJM Pottery in Rothesay tells us about the mugs she created for this year's Harbour Lights campaign.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob predicts that gas will be going up by a fraction of a cent and that diesel will be going down by about 2 cents tonight at midnight.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Christmas Stress
Dr. Simon tells how to deal with holiday stress.
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Addressing A Common Problem Breast Cancer Survivors Face
Researcher, Roanne Thomas MacLean and physiotherapist, Andrea Tilley tell us about the play they're involved with that presents the results of a study on lymphodema.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Michael Losier
Michael Losier grew up in Martinon but now lives in Victoria, B.C. making a career out of teaching people how to use the power of positive thinking.
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Our Resident Book Worm Points Us To Some Historical Novels
Sarah Maier picks out some period pieces about an artist and a Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel.
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Cherry Brook Zoo Faces Restructuring
The Cherry Brook Zoo is rebuilding its board, now that five of its 10 members have resigned. Dr. John Mackay, a former board chair, resigned last week after more than 20 years of service. Lynda Collrin is the director of zoo development.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'The Muppets'
Matt Rainnie gives us his thoughts of Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang who are back in the new movie 'The Muppets'.
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More Cautionary Talk On Gift Cards
The president of the Consumers Association of Canada, Bruce Cran tells us to be careful when buying gift cards beause it's the companies who benefit from their purchase.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Stem Cell Therapy
Dr. Simon tells us about the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation's annual fundraising drive called "The Give". They are raising money for a stem cell therapy program for cancer patients at the Regional.
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A Cautionary Tale On Gift Cards
Jan Small tells us about her recently purchased Petro Canada gas cards that didn't turn out to be the gift cards she'd intended.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Chris Connolly
Chris Connolly grew up in Rothesay but is now in Durban, South Africa working on an internship.
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Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - London's Philharmonia Orchestra for Tara Jane Scott
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Part One Of "A Fractured Future"
CBC begins a five-part series on shale gas development in the province. The CBC's Connell Smith starts off the series with a snap-shot on the state of the industry right now in New Brunswick.
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Words Of Wisdom About The Paramount Theatre
Waye Mason, who teaches music business at the Nova Scotia Community College and who was involved in a restoration project in Halifax, tells us that the Paramount theatre project is a great idea that could be a big part of the life in uptown Saint John but cautions that there needs to be money and people that can focus on one idea.
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Another Shot Is Fired In The War Over Blood Services In New Brunswick
CEO of Canadian Blood Services, Dr. Graham Sher tells us why New Brunswickers don't want their own, independent blood agency.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'Twilight:Breaking Dawn'
Matt Rainnie went to see the newest installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn and gives us his thoughts on the cinematic take of Edward and Bella's marriage.
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A Look At The 2011 Provincial Child Poverty Report Card
Executive director of the Saint John Human Development Council, Randy Hatfield tells us how Saint John scored in the Provincial child poverty report card.
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Our Health Colunist Talks Medical Homes
Dr. Simon tells us about the idea of a team approach to health care in New Brunswick.
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Jules Verne's Adventure Story Comes To Hampton High School
Hampton High school's production of "Around the World in 80 Days" runs Wednesday through Saturday, Anthony Duchesne plays Phileas Fogg, Damon Gordon plays Passepartout and Ryan Mullett plays Sir Francis.
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Do The Proposed Transit Cuts Go Too Far?
In an effort to reign in Saint John's financial situation, the city has proposed deep cuts to its transit system. City councilor Donnie Snook tells us why he thinks the proposed cuts go too far.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Brent Dawes
Brent Dawes grew up in Quispamsis but is now based in Vancouver working as a tour director for a company that organizes luxury tours of Canada for Australian tourists.
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New Affordable Housing Projects Set For Saint John
Executive director of Housing Alternatives Incorporated, Kit Hickey tells us how the city is doing overall for affordable apartments for people who need them.
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Our Resident Book Worm Hits The Book Stores
Sarah Maier tells us why this is the best time of year for hitting the local bookstores and gives us a tip on a great book for your little ones.
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Remembering New Brunswick Naturalist And Bird Watcher Brian Dalzell
Mary Majka tells us about her good friend Brian Dalzell who passed away earlier this week.
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Looking Back On A Decade Of Serving Saint Johners
Jane Barry tells us about her recent retiriment from her job as head of the Greater Saint John Community Foundation and she introduces us to the new person in the job, Claire Northcott.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'J.Edgar'
Matt Rainnie gives us his thoughts on the new film that sets out to explore both the public and private lives of J. Edgar Hoover starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Clint Eastwood.
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One Change Has Some Bold New Plans For The Old North End
President of One Change, Scott Crawford tells us about the groups hopes to take over the refurbished North End Community Center and offer a host of new programs to its neighbours.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Diabetes
Dr. Simon helps us find the sweet spot when to comes to blood sugar levels.
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Residents Meet To Keep Morna Heights School Open
Chair of the District 8 education council, Rob Fowler tells us about last night's meeting that was held to discuss the future of Morna Heights school.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob predicts that gas will be going down tonight at midnight by 2-3 cents and that diesel and home heating oil will be going up by 2 cents.
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Saint John Works On A New By-Law To Encourage Growth
Deputy Commissioner of planning for the city of Saint John, Jacqueline Hamilton tells us about the city's need to review the zoning by-law in order to move forward with "Plan S.J.".
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Matt Murphy
Matt Murphy grew up on the west side but is now teaching in Hong Kong.
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A Report Card On Schools
Superintendent of school district 8, Michael Butler tells us about the results of the educational provincial assessments.
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The Future Of The Mighty St. John
Director of the Canadian Rivers Institute, Allen Curry tells us about the research that is being done to create a report on the health of the Saint John river.
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A Rare Visitor Is Turning Up In Yards Around Saint John This Fall
Naturalist, Jim Wilson tells us about the dozens of red bellied woodpeckers that have been spotted around the province.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'Tower Heist'
Matt Rainnie gives us his thoughts on the new caper comedy starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy.
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The Next Step In Developing The Canadian Coast Guard Site
General manager of the Saint John Development Corporation, Kent MacIntyre tells us about losing The Hardman Group to develop the Canadian Coast Guard site and what the plans are in the works for the site in the future.
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An Expert On Pension Law Comments On Saint John's Employee Pension Crisis
Law professor and author of a textbook on Canadian Pension law, Ari Kaplan tells us whether Saint John's plan to halt cost of living payments to retired workers will get the city in legal hot water.
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Saving A Small School
Author of "Vanishing Schools, Threatened Communities", Paul Bennett tells us about the push to save Morna Heights School and the talk that he'll be giving at the KBM.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob predicts that everything is going up tonight at midnight - gas and diesel by 1 cent or less and home heating oil by 1 - 2 cents.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Rising Healthcare Costs
A new report says doctors fees have been increasing dramatically over the past decade and are one of the main causes of rising healthcare costs. Dr. Simon breaks down the numbers for us and gives us the biggest costs in health care.
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The Provinces First High School Creditied Yoga Class
The CBC's Lauren Naish took a trip to Kennebecasis Valley High School to hear from the students and teacher of the new Yoga 110 class which is the first of its kind in the province.
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Reaction To The City's Pension Reforms
President of the city of Saint John's retiree association, Claude MacKinnon tells us about the pension reform decisions reached last night in common council.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - Lara Messerlian
Lara Messerlian grew up in Rothesay but is now working in Bangladesh, helping people prepare for a crisis.
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A Sneak Preview Of The Saint John String Quartet's Newest CD
Members of the Saint John String Quartet, David Adams and Laurissa Chitty tell us about the quartet's new cd and their upcoming tour to France.
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The Province Trims Their Snowplowing Budget
Minister of Transporation, Claude Williams and regional director with CUPE in New Brunswick, Gordon Black tell us about the province's announcement to cut snow plow operators and trucks in an effort to fight the deficit.
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Making Seniors Pay More For Drugs
The CBC's Rachel Cave gathered some reaction, from a Saint John pharmacist, a seniors advocate and a low-income senior, to the province's proposal to make low-income seniors pay double the amount to the Prescription Drug Program from $250 to $500 dollars.
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A Saint John Professional Figure Skating Coach Will Soon Be Teaching In Nunavut
Jackie Ainsworth tells us about her upcoming move to Rankin Inlet where she'll be continuing her career as a nurse and also be teaching figure skating to children in the Nunavut community.
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Our Movie Guy Reviews 'In Time'
Matt Rainnie checked out the new thriller that sees Justin Timberlake robbing time from the rich to give to the poor.
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Doing It For The Kids
Acting CEO of the Saint John YMCA, Shilo Boucher tells us about the four Saint John charities who are joining forces to better serve youth in need in Saint John.
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Our Health Columnist Talks Spirituality
Dr. Simon tells us that there's power in prayer and support groups when it comes to healing serious illnesses.
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The Gas Guru Speaks
Bob predicts that there won't be any real movement will any gas prices tonight.
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Saying Goodbye To St. Vincent's Motherhouse
The CBC's Bailey White spoke with Sister Mary Beth McCurdy on the closing of the 146-year-old convent.
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This Week's Saint Johner Away - James MacDonald
James MacDonald is originally from Quispamsis but is now living in Toronto as a sound recordist.
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Sorting Out The Latest In Saint John's Pension Crisis
The CBC's Connell Smith tells us about the city's possible deal with the provincial government to solve the pension crisis.
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Local MP Raises Concerns About CBC News Coverage
Member of Parliament for New Brunswick South-West, John Williamson, has some concerns about the way the CBC covers news.
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Harbour Bridge Update
Communters should be used to slow going on the Harbour Bridge. Prolonged construction is one thing, but now that the toll booths are gone the DOT is looking at ways to control the speed on the bridge. Claude Williams is the Minister of Transportation.
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Military History On The Move
A piece of Saint John's military history is returning to the spot where it last served the city. On Saturday, a gun barrel used more than a century ago will be dedicated along with a monument at the Barrack Green Armoury. Captain Tom Watters is with the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment he talked to Hance about the historic gun barrel.
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Politics New Brunswick SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss polling and the election campaign leading up to Monday's vote. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Dominic Cardy from the NDP and Ed Hoyt of the People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick.
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Politics New Brunswick SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
his week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the future of health care in New Brunswick and what the parties plan to keep, change, or fix. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Tony Myatt from the NDP, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party Jack MacDougall, and Francis Connell from the People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick.
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Politics New Brunswick AUGUST 26, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the state of the New Brunswick economy and what each party plans to do about the defecit. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Greg Byrne from the Liberal Party, Craig Leonard of the Progressive Conservative Party, Matt Doherty of the NDP, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party Jack MacDougall, and Kris Austin, Leader of the People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick.
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Politics New Brunswick AUGUST 12, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss what can be done for the economy of northern New Brunswick. Guest host Jacques Poitras welcomes Deputy Premier Donald Arsenault from the Liberal Party, Dan Soucy the PC candidate in Grand Falls, Dominic Cardy of the NDP, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party Jack MacDougall, and Bill Brewer the communications director for the People's Alliance of New Brunswick.
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Politics New Brunswick AUGUST 5, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the pensions for MLA's in New Brunswick. Guest host Jacques Poitras welcomes Deputy Premier Donald Arsenault from the Liberal Party, Craig Leonard of the Progressive Conservative Party, Dominic Cardy of the NDP, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party Jack MacDougall, and Kris Austin the leader of the People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick.
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Politics New Brunswick JULY 29, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the changes to the national census introduced by the Federal Conservatives. Guest host Jacques Poitras welcomes Craig Leonard of the Progressive Conservative Party, Dominic Cardy of the NDP, leader of the New Brunswick Green Party Jack MacDougall, and Kris Austin the leader of the People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick
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Politics New Brunswick JULY 22, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss The latest Energy Megaproject Proposed for the province. A 200 million, 500 megawatt electricity transmission corridor between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Host Terry Seguin welcomes New Brunswick's Energy Minister Jack Keir, Craig Leonard of Progressive Conservative Party, Dominic Cardy of the NDP, Roy MacMullin of the Green Party, and Kris Austin, leader of the People's Alliance Party of New Brunswick.
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Politics New Brunswick JULY 15, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss restructuring NB Power. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Progressive Conservative Jody Carr, NDP Campaign Director Dominic Cardy, New Brunswick Green Party Energy Critic Roy MacMullin, and the leader of the People's Alliance Party Kris Austin.
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Politics New Brunswick JULY 8, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the Areva deal which would build a new nuclear plant in Lepreau. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Progressive Conservative Bruce Fitch, NDP Campaign Director Dominic Cardy, New Brunswick Green Party Leader Jack MacDougall, and the president of the People's Alliance Party Art McKay. They are joined late in the discussion by New Brunswick Energy Minister Jack Kier in Saint John.
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Politics New Brunswick JUNE 17, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the state of the provincial economy and what can be done to reduce the debt and deficit in New Brunswick. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Liberal Finance Minister Greg Byrne, Progressive Conservative Jeannot Volpé, NDP Campaign Director Dominic Cardy, New Brunswick Green Party Leader, Jack MacDougall and the leader of the People's Alliance Party, Kris Austin.
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Politics New Brunswick JUNE 10, 2010
This week on the Political Panel, guests discuss the doctor shortage in New Brunswick. Host Terry Seguin welcomes Liberal Greg Byrne, Progressive Conservative Jody Carr, NDP Campaign Director Dominic Cardy, and New Brunswick Green Party Leader, Jack MacDougall.
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Jan. 13, 2012: The Matter of Life and Death Edition
Dan and Jacques discuss the blood services decision and Mike Murphy's finally-official entry into the Liberal leadership race, and they revisit some Newsmaker comments by Finance Minister Blaine Higgs.
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Dec. 21: 2011 Year in Review
Dan and Jacques reveal the Political Clip of the Year, pick their most overrated and underrated MLAs, their underreported stories, and other holiday hijinks.
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Dec. 15 Special: Help us pick the Spin Reduxit Clip of the Year
Dan and Jacques present six nominees for Spin Reduxit's Clip of the Year. Tweet your choice using #SpinReduxit or post your pick to the blog and we'll reveal the winner on our year-end show.
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Dec. 8: The Christmas shopping for political geeks edition
Dan and Jacques give their annual list of political books that would make ideal gifts for that hard-to-buy-for policy wonk or political junkie on your list.
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Dec. 2: The Family Feud Edition
Dan and Jacques analyze two recent cases of dissent within political parties: the Liberal debate over renewing their party, and the presentation of an anti-fracking petition by PC MLA Kirk MacDonald.
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Nov. 23: Special Speech from the Throne Edition
Dan and Jacques are joined by Radio-Canada colleague Marc Poirier for some quick reaction to the Alward government's second Throne Speech.
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Nov. 14: The Softening Revenues Edition
Dan and Jacques discuss the province's second-quarter financial report and its implications, plus Donald Arseneault's decision to sit out the Liberal leadership race.
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The Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain Edition
Dan and Jacques catch up on a busy week of news, including health cuts, French immersion review, a new energy report and a critical Auditor-General's report.
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Oct. 11: The Frustrating Process Edition
Dan and Jacques discuss the province's off-track deficit reduction plan, changes at NB Power announced and still to come, and whether InvestNB is an old pitch with a fancy new name.
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Sept. 14: Special Edition with Tim Coates of 21inc
An extended podcast interview with Tim Coates, the departing head of 21inc, a program designed to train the next generation of young leaders. Tim reflects on what he's learned about the province and its challenges during his five years on the job.
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Sept. 8: The Picnic Poll Has a Margin of Error of 3.5 Hotdogs Edition
Dan and Jacques tackle the latest poll of party support, the government-owned airplane, and the complex mix of language and geography in health-network governance.
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Aug. 23, 2011: The "Whole Fracking Edition" Edition
Dan and Jacques look at the politics of the shale gas debate, including mandates, referenda, the role of the MLA and some interesting comments by Jack MacDougall.
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August 2, 2011: The Blood and Treasure Edition
Dan and Jacques discuss fracking, minimum wage, the blood supply, and health-care duality, with apperances by CBC colleagues Matt McCann and Susan King.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 25, 2012
Today we get reaction to MP Ryan Cleary's comments on the seal hunt, from a long-time sealer. We'll hear what students in Gander have to say about a new program to help start gay-straight alliances in schools, and we'll hear what the education minister thinks. We'll also hear from a sea urchin plant worker who's angry raw product is leaving the province for processing.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 24, 2012
Today we find out why an oil exploration company is asking the CNLOPB to tell it to stop working. We'll meet a cabin owner on Random Island who's gone off the grid. And we'll discuss with an expert whether social media is the right place for government ministers to debate policy.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 23, 2012
Today we'll find out how a little mouse could have deadly effects on your health. We'll meet a family in Clarenville celebrating Chinese New Year in their adopted community. And we'll find out why one group wants to save the Trinity Loop.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 20, 2012
Today, we talk with a woman who's helping run one of the province's newest food banks, in an area newly in need. We'll find out how the province's department of education is planning to help protect gay students from bullying. And we'll find out what happened at last night's senior hockey meeting in Gander.
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The Morning Show Podcat for January 19, 2012
Today, we get details about how Service Canada is trying to deal with an EI application backlog in this province. We'll hear from the mayor of Harbour Breton about falling rocks in his community. And fishermen in Musgrave Harbour are hoping the federal budget will buy them a solution to some major wharf problems. We'll hear from the harbour authority.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 18, 2012
Today, we talk to an engineering firm in Gander to find out whether engineering students unable to find work terms are looking far enough outside St.John's. We'll tell you what winter sport is most likely to injure you. And we'll find out how you might be liable if uninvited guests come to harm on your property.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 17, 2012
Today, we hear from the survivor of a fatal accident on the TCH last year, who's struggling with guilt that she's still alive. Fans of the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts speak out at a public meeting last night. And we have the exclusive CBC interview with a man who says he's the only eyewitness to a murder in Trinity, Bonavista Bay.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 16, 2011
Today we find out why the man running senior hockey in the province has quit. We'll also hear from the executive of the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts on the issue. And we'll check in with the Alzheimer's Society in the province to find out how we're doing in looking after growing numbers of patients with dementias.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 13, 2012
Today we'll talk to the spouse of an Alzheimer's patient, about how wait times for care affect families. We'll also have Central Health's response. And, we'll talk to a mural artist who took the group who commissioned him to court and won.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 12, 2012
Today we hear how the revamped Labrador ferry is causing problems for a trucker on Fogo Island. We'll get the latest on the Hockey NL battle with the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts. And we'll talk with a forestry consultant about what's going on in the woods in Central Newfoundland.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 11, 2012
Today, we find out what it would mean for Central Newfoundland hockey fans if all Herder Trophy final games are held in Corner Brook or St.John's. We'll talk about heritage buildings in Grand Falls-Windsor. And we'll chat with Allan Hawco as the third season of Republic of Doyle launches tonight.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 9, 2012
Today, we'll find out why the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts won't get to play home games in their own rink if they make it back to the Herder this year. We'll talk to a player and a coach from a hockey team in Springdale that's undefeated for five years. And we'll hear from one disgruntled Marine Atlantic passenger who wants you to voice your complaints about the company too.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 6, 2012
Today we'll hear one family's story of being stuck on a Marine Atlantic ferry for two days without warmth or enough food, and we'll hear what a liberal MP thinks of that. We'll also check out the new artificial ice rink in Appleton.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 5, 2012
Today, we wrap up our round table discussion about rural economic development in Newfoundland. We meet two college students who are giving of themselves...literally...to help children. And we'll have a strange story about a seal product ban in Russia nobody seems to know about.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 4, 2012
Today we'll continue our panel discussion on rural economic development in this province, with an examination of how to bring young Newfoundlanders back home. We'll meet a former youth pastor from Robert's Arm, who's now a well-known mixed marshall arts expert. And we'll remember Ray Goodyear, the province's baseball iron man.
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The Morning Show Podcast for January 3, 2012
Today, we'll sit down with some experts and talk about the economic realities of rural Newfoundland, and how things can improve. We'll find out how new technology will improve learning at a Grand Falls-Windsor school. And, if you've resolved to get into shape this new year, we'll have some tips to help you along.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 23, 2011
Today we've got some great ideas for holiday h'ors d'ouvres. We find out why one musician thinks Peter MacKay should get nothing for Christmas. And we wrap up our Christmas with the kids series with four-year-old Madison Mahoney.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 22, 2011
Today we talk with Clarence Vautier about his new book, "People of the Sea." We'll meet a family from North Carolina stranded in Gander with ten kids and no winter clothes. And we'll hear from Ed Pike and Christmas kid Grace Hearn.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 21, 2011
Today we hear from the mother of a boy who was a victim of internet luring. We'll find out why one resident of Grand Falls-Windsor has had it with illegal dumping. And Ed Pike chats with Christmas kid Norah Worsley-Brown.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 20, 2011
Today we'll talk about a chicken pox outbreak at Gander Academy, and whether it's odd in the age of vaccinations. We'll find out about a group of students in Eastport who are making a video in a bid to win Canada's coolest field trip. And, on Christmas with the kids, Ed Pike chats with four-year-old Jack Vokey.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 19, 2011
Today we'll find out what OCI plans for its plant in Triton. We'll meet a family that knows real poverty in Bishop's Falls. And Ed Pike will be here with his much-loved feature, "Christmas with the kids."
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 16, 2011
Today we talk with the CEO of Central Health about a just-released report on mistakes made by two visiting radiologists in Gander. We'll have reaction from patient advocate and NDP MHA Gerry Rogers. And we'll talk with former fisheries minister Tom Rideout about Ocean Choise International's decision to close the fish plant in Port Union.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 15, 2011
Today, we'll break down the benefits members of the new landless Qalipu band will receive with their status cards. We'll ask what happens to a college education when there's no place for students to live. And taxes are going up in Grand Falls-Windsor. We'll find out why.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 14, 2011
Today, we talk to Senator George Baker about the controversial Conservative omnibus crime bill. We'll find out Anaconda Mining's plans for expansion on the Baie Verte Penninsula. And we'll tell you how young people in the Exploits Valley can party in style this holiday season.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 13, 2011
Today we talk to the author of a new book celebrating the life of hockey pioneer George Faulkner, as well as the legend himself. And we get the details on secret flights through Gander, which transported U.S. prisoners to and from Guantanamo Bay.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 12, 2011
Today, we hear from MP Scott Simms, who's angry the federal government won't extend the hours of workers who process EI claims. We'll drop in on some students from Exploits Valley High who are learning creative skills and helping their community. And we'll find out how close we are to eliminating polio forever.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 9, 2011
Today Central Health responds to patient concerns about the departure of an ear, nose and throat specialist from Grand Falls-Windsor. We hear from the mayor of Trinity Bay North and his thoughts about losing his town's biggest employer. And we find out about the return of cross country skiing to Grand Falls-Windsor.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 8, 2011
Today we'll hear from the mother of a young patient in Grand Falls-Windsor who's angry because her daughter's specialist is leaving town due to a lack of operating room time. The town of Gander isn't officially commemorating the Arrow Air crash this year. We'll ask the mayor why that is. And we'll talk about a new study from Memorial University that offers solutions for struggling rural communities.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 7, 2011
Today, we'll talk with Jim Wellman about the direction the fishery is going. We'll tell you why you may not get your EI cheque in time for the holidays. And Fergus O'Byrne tells us about his new Christmas CD, featuring the carols of Trinity Bay East.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 6, 2011
Today, we find out about a new industry in Central Newfoundland, using the birch bark and sap of the native forest. We'll further discuss the Ocean Choice International plant closure in Port Union, and the company's new investment into Bonavista. And we'll ask whether the Ode to Newfoundland is slipping away into history.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 5, 2011
Today, we visit Port Union in the aftermath of the news the local Ocean Choice International fish plant is closing for good. And we'll cut through the red tape facing some volunteer firefighters as they apply for a new tax credit.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 2, 2011
Today we have new details on National Defence Minister Peter MacKay's use of a Cormorant helicopter to pick him up at a fish camp on the Gander River. We'll talk about the future of Port Union as they wait for the axe to fall on their fish plant. And we'll ask the Nova Central School Board whether Gander Academy's gym is becoming a safety risk for children.
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The Morning Show Podcast for December 1, 2011
Today, we hear from a mother whose ten-year-old son sustained two concussions in a doubled-up gym class at Gander Academy. We speak with a phys.ed. professor on the issue as well. And we'll talk to a Grand Falls-Windsor man who was lost in the woods, but knew what to do to stay safe.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 30, 2011
Today we talk about parents' concerns about overcrowding at Gander Academy and the latest in the bid to get a new elementary school in the community. And the province's top cop started his career in Grand Falls-Windsor, and now he's at the end of it. We'll talk to him about his years as a Mountie.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 14, 2011
Today we'll find out about a push to get a new elementary school for Gander. We'll talk to one of the founding members of the Grand Falls-Windsor Kiwanis club, which is celebrating 45 years in business. And we'll ask an outfitter how a woman can be shot by a hunter while sitting at a family boil up.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 10, 2011
Today, we talk with Jody Greening; Clarenville native and Canadian amateur superbike champ. And our Rod Etheridge tells us his story of finding a lost war hero in his own family.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 9, 2011
Today we talk with the teacher who started School Stock in Buchans a dozen years ago, and has now received an award for it. We'll hear what NDP MHA Gerry Rogers has to say about medical test errors in Gander. And we'll have union reaction to news that layoffs will slow down Employment Insurance claims.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 8, 2011
Today, we hear the story of some women who say they got chemical burns in a spa hot tub and are now taking legal action. We'll tell you all about a new shopping experience in Gander. And we'll chat with the Lewisporte man who received a very special legacy from his father, and now is passing it on.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 7, 2011
Today we meet Gander flautist Emily Fraser who's now an award winner, at just fourteen. We'll get a peek inside the birthday party of the woman who just might be the oldest Newfoundlander. And if you get suspended in Grand Falls-Windsor, it's no longer a holiday. We'll tell you why.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 4, 2011
Today we ask Central Health what it's doing to investigate how many people have been affected by outdated diagnostic image tests. Gander's Joanne Power tells us about her journey from a cancer diagnosis to a spectacular gymnastics show to raise money for research. And we'll talk to a plastic surgeon about the ethics of paying for proceedures to make you look better out of the public purse.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 3, 2011
Today, we get some tips on winterizing the House of Assembly during its long closure. We get an update on the province's new moose-detection system in Central. And we won't see huge growth in oil and gas next year, but the mining industry will help fill the revenue gap. We'll speak to an economist about that.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 2, 2011
Today we find out how no smoking rules in taxis are being enforced in the province. We'll take the pulse of the mining industry and find out how valuable to the economy it really is. And we'll give you the latest time line on the opening of the Norris Arm regional landfill.
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The Morning Show Podcast for November 1, 2011
Today, we check in with reporter David Newell, who's going to be growing a 'stache for Movember. We'll have the latest on the Mary Beth Harshbarger Saga. And a new project on Fogo Island has received international recognition, so we'll find out more about that.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 31, 2011
Today we talk about the comeback of the endangered Pine Marten. We learn about new research into companies that help arrange overseas travel for medical treatments not available in Canada. And we catch up with volleyball player Max Burt, to see how his team did at the Pan Am Games.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 28, 2011
Today we'll find out why some parents are angry about the possibility of closing a playground in Grand Falls-Windsor. The Fogo Island shrimp company has just qualified for an important international certification, so we'll speak with the manager about that. And we'll talk to Patsy Penton of Bishop's Falls, who's up for her first MusicNL award on the weekend.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 27, 2011
Today we check out the rush as people scramble to get their winter tires on. We'll talk ferry diplomacy as Fogo Island's mayor tackles a thorny issue. And we'll discuss the Liberal Party leadership with an executive member of the party.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 26, 2011
Today, we talk to a young man from Gander who lost a lot of weight, but now needs surgery to remove excess skin, which he can't get from the province's medicare system. We'll speak with the provincial finance minister about wealth distribution. And we'll talk to a Buchans man who's receiving the Governor General's medal of bravery this week.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 25, 2011
Today, we meet a woman whose turned her passion for Elvis Presley into her own business. We'll talk cervical screening during pap test awareness week, and Parks Canada defends what some people are calling an unofficial dump in Terra Nova National Park.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 24, 2011
Today, we hear from a Grand Falls-Windsor woman who's excelling at her studies, despite her physical disabilities. We'll catch up with the people who met the Blue Genie last week, and find out how it went. Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers have published their first book. We'll chat with Other Feller Wayne Chaulk.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 21, 2011
Today we meet the Blue Genie, we talk about cuts to unionized jobs with PSAC's Atlantic vice president, and we get the details on the impending closure of the Bargain Giant chain.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 20, 2011
Today we talk traffic accidents with a long-time traffic cop in Gander. We find out why Roger Fitzgerald is still the Speaker of the House of Assembly even though he's no longer an MHA. And we'll meet a local volleyball player who's on his way to Mexico to represent Canada at the PanAm Games.
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The Morning Show Podcast for October 19, 2011
Today we'll find out if the Exploits Valley Salmon Festival ended up in the black or the red this year. We'll hear from an artist and a mother who's teaming up with her autistic son to create an art show in Glovertown. And we'll speak to a political scientist who's studied the division of weath in this province and says a shocking amount of the GDP goes to corporate profit.
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And Even More reaction to the future of the Seal Hunt
Federal Minister Peter Penashue. sealer Mark Small and Liberal MP Gerry Byrne on the future of the seal hunt
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Reaction to Ryan Cleary's Seal Hunt Comments
John Efford, Anti-seal hunt campaigner Bridget Curran and Frank Pinhorn of the Canadian Sealers Association
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The future of the seal hunt
An interview with MP Ryan Cleary
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The Fight for Marystown Continues
A chat with the Mayor of Marystown about plans to fight the closure of the OCI plant
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Phone in with Fisheries Minister King
The province's Fisheries Minister takes calls from listeners
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DFO Reviewing Fishing Industry
DFO may be prepared to make changes to an industry that many harvesters feel is over-regulated and micro-managed
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Marystown Protest Line Will Stay Up
Former Fish Plant worker Bill Stockley on why the protest line will stay up for now at the OCI plant in Marystown
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OCI Gets the Injunction It Was Seeking
OCI's Martin Sullivan talks about what equipment the company needs from its plant
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OCI seeks injunction
Ocean Choice International wants judge to put limits on protesters, give company unobstructed access to Marystown plant. Longtime worker Bill Stockley digging in for the long haul.
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It's the Thursday phone-in show
FFAW president Earle McCurdy is the in-studio guest.
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One of two Jackson's Arm plants up for sale
Northern Shrimp Company facility partly owned by OCI, P. Janes and Sons and Breakwater. Also, an update on the Marine Institute's new centre in Lewisporte, and a glimpse at the sea urchin industry.
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Union leaders, workers rally on OCI's doorstep
Call for company and government to find solution that keeps jobs in province.
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OCI in damage control
Company says minister's comments hurt OCI's reputation with customers around the world.
And an update on what's NOT happening in Port Union.
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Province says OCI less than forthcoming
Fisheries Minister Darin King offended by company's ultimatum, says permanent exemptions won't happen.
We'll also hear from OCI and the FFAW.
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Seal populations on thin ice
A new study, funded by the IFAW, says seal populations are threatened by disappearing sea ice.
And OCI is certainly not alone when it comes to sending fish to China for processing.
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Update on new Cougar SAR hangar
Cougar Helicopters boss Hank Williams with an update on the company's new search and rescue facility being built at St. John's International Airport.
And some less-than-glowing reaction to the lobster licence buyback program.
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Two of John's Favourite Interviews of the Entire Year
John revisits two of his favorite interviews of the entire year. He speaks with Clayton Moody in Champney's West in Trinity Bight and Wilson Hayward in Bonavista.
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Minister says decision soon on OCI plan
Fisheries Minister Darin King with the latest on OCI's bid to export more fish, and operate its Fortune plant year round.
And more on the lobster licence buyback program.
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Two views of the fishery from Bonavista Bay and Conne River
An interview with the Mayor of New-Wes-Valley and a chat with a young skipper in Conne River
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Fighting the Closure of the Burin Plant: 30 years ago
A look back at Fishery Products closure of its Burin plant and the struggle by a citizen's committee to keep it open
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A Rescue of Pilot Whales and a chat with Arthur Wicks
A family of stranded pilot whales are led to safety; and you'll meet Arthur Wicks of Badger's Quay
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Meet 85-year-old Wilson Hayward of Bonavista
This retired fisherman remains active in his community
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Is Russia banning seal products? And 93-year-old Clayton Moody of Champney's West
The IFAW says Russia has banned the import of seal pelts. And an interview with a retired fishermen in Trinity Bight
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Good News for Triton
OCI assures the town of Triton that its fishplant figures in the town's future
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Anti-seal hunt group supports NL fishery
The Humane Society supports NDP's call for an Inquiry into the Newfoundland fishery
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McCurdy on the Phone-In
Earle McCurdy head of the FFAW takes calls on the union's position on OCI and its requests for exemptions
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The President of Highliner on the Future of Burin
Plantworkers in Burin worry about what's going to happen when Highliner's five-year commitment runs out next year.
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The FFAW makes its case on Marystown
Earle McCurdy says the government is on the verge of another give-away. It wants the government to say NO to OCI's request for exemptions
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Bill Barry on Changes in the Industry.
The Head of the Barry Group on marketing, labour shortages and the need for change.
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OCI's Fortunes on the Burin Peninsula
OCI outlines its plans for the Fortune plant
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Plant workers in Port Union react to the OCI closures
Some tough decisions and challenging times ahead for plant workers in Port Union where OCI has decided not to re-build
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Good News for Bonavista
The Fishplant in Bonavista gets a new lease on life
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A Visit to Harbour Breton's Processing Plant
The Plant needs a few less workers, but this re-tooled aquaculture will operate year round and provide full-time jobs
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Fallout from OCI's Closures
Reaction from Marystown to OCI's decision to close down the operation
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OCI closes two plants
Ocean Choice says the plants in Marystown and Port Union will close for good.
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Harbour Breton, a thriving community back from the brink
A community that saw its fishplant close is now looking at an Industrial Park
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John Risley on offshore vs inshore
Why Clearwater does so well
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Lobster Outlook
They are protesting low lobster prices in Nova Scotia. What does that mean for the Newfoundland industry?
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Aquaculture worries in Nova Scotia
Community groups in Nova Scotia are worried about the use of chemicals to control sea lice in farmed salmon. You'll hear from one of those groups, and from Cooke Aquaculture
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Thge Debate on Grey Seal Cull Continues
MP Ryan Cleary says listen to science on the merits of a cull of grey seals
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Dead Seals on the Labrador Coast
Dead Seals are showing up on the Labrador Coast again; and an exploratory turbot pot fishery
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The Seal Deal with China Makes Slow, But Steady Progress
Reports of the dea;s death are a bit premature. It's moving ahead, but more slowly than hoped.
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Delay in the Opening of the Gulf Cod Fishery
Why is the Fall cod fishery in the Gulf delayed? The Union doesn't know; DFO won't say
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Smaller communities worry about their future
Delegates to Municipalities NL convention talk about the importance of the fishery as it relates to rural Newfoundland
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The Aquaculture Industry comes out of its Shell
In Hermitage a traditional fishplant is torn down to make way for a new Aquaculture production plant. It's not difficult to appreciate that symbolism.
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The Future of the Highliner Plant in Burin
The President of Highliner says the plant will carry on beyond 2012, but the workers are not so sure
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The Loss of the St. Joseph's Fishplant
The plant in St. Joseph's burns...100 people are out of work
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Worries over the Turbot Fishery
The Innu Nation says catches of turbot in one Northern area are small and worrisome
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Premier Dunderdale on the future of the fishery
Premier Dunderdale outlines her vision for solving some of the problems in the fishery
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The Fisheries Broadcast October 28
Whatever happened to the seal deal with China, whatever happned to the protests against closer the rescue center and whatever happened to the brave, outspoken Newfoundland fisherman?
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Harbour Authorities conference
250 people who work with Harbour authorities in Newfoundland and Labardor are in St. John's for a conference. You'll hear from two of them, one from Carmanville, the other frm Old perlican about the challenges...and rewards...of being involved.
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Don Hustings on the history of salmon conservation
We used to export as much as three million pounds of salmon a year out of this province back inthe 1800's. It's a wonder there's any left, and there very nearly wasn't....except for efforts of people like the Don Hustings, but first Earle McCurdy on a problem fishery and where-to from here.
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Fish podcast oct 24
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fiscast oct 21
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The Canadian Sealers Association opens new offices
A variety of voices on the significance of new digs for the Sealers Association.
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Concerns over GM Salmon
A consortium of organizations has been formed to fight the approval of genetically modified salmon.
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Reaction to DFO cuts
Cod Scientist Dr. George Rose and Harvester George Feltham react to recent cuts by DFO
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The end of the FRCC
Ottawa puts a stop to the work of the FRCC. The advisory group to the federal minister becomes another victim of budget cuts.
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A shipbaord accident leaves a harvester worried
Her boat was hit by a rogue wave. She was left with a disability. Now she worries about delays in getting her house removated
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The MayDay Coalition and the fight to save the Rescue Centre
A Coalition set up to stop the closure of the Rescue Center in St. John's takes its battle to the Web
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DFO on reports that it is cutting back on science
A Newfoundland MP says DFO is getting ready to cut back on its science. DFO says it is merely streamlining its services
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OCI and the Marystown issue
Protesting plantworkers demand government force the issue at the idle Marystown OCI operation
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Tne NDP on its plan for the Fishery
Party leader Lorraine Michael answers questions about her party's platform for the fishery
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Phone-in on aquaculture
Mirana Pryor of NAIO answers questions
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DFO responds to the SABRI decision, and the Bay Roberts protest ends
The Sabri decision on shrimp has caused quite a stir in the industry. DFO breaks its silence.
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Dr. George Rose on NAFO, and reaction to a seal cull
Renowned Cod Scientist Dr. George Rose on NAFO's plan for recovery, and a marine biologist on the merits of a seal cull
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Report on NAFO
NAFO issues another report on cod recovery. Not everyone is impressed
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Two Pleas for Change and Cod-Jigging off Griquet
Two regular contributors to The Broadcast talk about what they see as being important for the future. And we'll go out in boat at the food fishery
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OCI on its Challenges in Marystown
OCO's Blaine Sullivan says the Marystown fishplant is in trouble and the company is looking for a way to get the plant re-opened
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Sept 21st,2011
Liberal leader Kevin Alyward on the Liberals fisheries platform
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Tuesday, Sept 20th,2011
Details on the Lobster buy-out program, and some heart-felt thoughts on Port Saunders, a once-booming community
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Mon Sept 19/2011
Discussion of protest in Bay Roberts, and life in Jackson's Arm after a fishplant closes
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Fisheries Broadcast - Wednesday September 7, 2011
Fisheries Broadcast - Wednesday September 7, 2011
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Fisheries Broadcast - Tuesday September 6, 2011
Fisheries Broadcast - Tuesday September 6, 2011
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Fisheries Broadcast - Friday September 2, 2011
Fisheries Broadcast - Friday September 2, 2011
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Jackman, McCurdy, and farewell to Wilf
Fisheries minister on his trip north, FFAW president on the effects of seismic work on our fisheries, and a final sendoff for former Broadcast host Wilf Dyke.
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Feds, sealers talk turkey
Both sides optimistic industry can rebound and flourish. As well, police investigate burning and sinking of vessel at Savage Cove.
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Dispelling myths around aquaculture
Marine Institute scientist attempts to clear the air surrounding salmon farming. As well, key players in the sealing industry meet with federal ministers to talk strategy.
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There IS harm in shrimp deal: Gregory
Fisheries consultant counters FFAW position. Also, some deep thoughts on farmed salmon, and a special Fish Line from one Wilf to another.
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No harm in shrimp decision: FFAW
Union president Earle McCurdy lashes out at ASP for criticizing shift of quota from offshore to inshore fleet. And on a sad note, former Fishermen's Broadcast host Wilf Dyke passes away at the age of 77.
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Trinity Bay processor flexing mussels
Green Seafoods gets funding for mussel development into global markets. Also, Portland Creek fisherman and sealer Sam Caines with an old-fashioned yarn.
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B.C. lawyer urges caution with inquiries
Greg McDade says NL can learn much from Cohen inquiry process. Also, the group pushing for a public inquiry into the collapse of northern cod stocks finalizes its terms of reference.
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Halibut overruns will come off next year's quota
DFO official says reconciliation policy will kick in, but 24-hour fishery may be reviewed. Also, PETA prepares to launch a triple X website featuring more than just seals in compromising positions.
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Lice from farmed salmon killing wild fish: study
New independent study contradicts B.C. position that lice is harmless. Also, a crash course in salting and splitting of a cod fish for the amateur angler.
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Liberal SAR plan unrealistic: Jackman
Fisheries minister says much to consider before province assumes any responsibility for search and rescue. Also, Dr. Phil Earle and what's NOT processed here.
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Japan saves snow crab season
Asian markets accept big exports from Newfoundland. Also, results of the community salmon trap project in Black Tickle.
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More criticism of turbot conditions
DFO says restrictions on offloading turbot catch necessary. Also, a great white shark turns up in the Bay of Fundy, and there's a call for a recreational herring fishery.
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Feds meet with firms to talk SAR
Ottawa exploring options to provide fixed-wing aircraft for search and rescue. And some tips on how to catch a cod.
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Wiseman applauds Liberal plan for SAR
Senior search and rescue co-ordinator Merv Wiseman acknowledges good intentions to take over funding and operation of St. John's centre, but admits it won't be easy.
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Liberals would keep rescue centre open: Aylward
The new leader of the province's Liberal Party on all things fish, from Marystown and OCI to the planned closure of the marine rescue centre in St. John's.
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Jackman elaborates on shrimp decision
Fisheries Minister reiterates his support for deal. And speaking of shrimp, for the first time in a decade there won't be a shrimp festival in Charlottetown, Labrador. Also, some blunt reaction to the Marystown-OCI connundrum.
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Disciplined SAR employee tells his story
An exclusive interview with the search and rescue officer in Halifax, who was suspended for speaking out over cuts to DFO. And OCI admits they've run out of ideas for the Marystown fish plant.
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Marystown plant workers reject OCI plan
Company offer of 18 weeks' work included request to export more fish. And 4R shrimp committee supports decision for St. Anthony plant.
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CCFI chairman slams shrimp arrangement
Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation chairman Gabe Gregory also calls decision a "backroom deal," and joins call for inquiry into the fishery. And we'll update the status of the green crab invasion.
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Jackman, Butler meet over shrimp deal
Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman and Association of Seafood Producers' executive director Derek Butler discuss controversial deal for St. Anthony plant.
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FFAW weighs in on shrimp decision
Also, hydro explains rise in water levels on some rivers.
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Suspended SAR employee gets job back
A search and rescue co-ordinator in Halifax who was disciplined for criticizing cuts, has been reinstated. DFO responds to a complaint about licence conditions for the turbot fishery. And that shrimp deal for inshore fishers and the St. Anthony plant is causing a bit of a stir, to say the least.
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Producers say minister ill-informed on shrimp deal
The province's seafood producers respond to Minister Jackman's comments on so-called secretive deal on shrimp. And we'll hear from Greta Hussey, and her family's life on Lear's Room, on the Labrador.
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Minister Jackman defends shrimp deal
Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman doesn't see the harm in shrimp decision for St. Anthony plant. Also, a U.K. journalist on the search and rescue privatization experience overseas.
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Backroom deal on shrimp?
Association of Seafood Producers accuses DFO, FFAW and provincial Department of Fisheries of striking secretive deal on shrimp allocations. Also, a condition for the turbot fishery has one harvester scratching his head. And an update on the condition of a young man struck in the head by a frozen cod fish on July 5th.
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Analysis of privatized search and rescue
York University defence analyst weighs pros and cons of privatizing search and rescue. And a skipper who's recent scare at sea is all in a day's work.
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Mid-summer call-in show
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Study shows cod comeback off N.S.
Researcher says increase in cod numbers on Scotian Shelf due to major changes in marine ecosystem, as opposed to overfishing or seal predation. Also, Peter Penashue says both the St. John's and Quebec marine rescue centres will close at the same time next June. There's an effort of preserve and increase wild salmon stocks in Labrador. And an update on the future of the marine service centre in Admiral's Beach.
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DFO employees told to clam up
Search and rescue co-ordinators taken to task for speaking out against cuts to search and rescue. Also, DFO not commenting on closure of Quebec City SAR centre vs St. John's.
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Quebec SAR centre may get reprieve
Also, debate continues over merits of commercial salmon fishery vs catch and release.
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SAR: To privatize or not to privatize
MP Scott Simms on the idea of privatizing fixed-wing aircraft search and rescue response. And Gus and Leo weigh in on the state of our stocks then, now ... and compared to the Norwegian experience.
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Feds float privatizing SAR
Meeting set with companies to look at costs of replacing fixed-wing fleet, or privatizing military's role in search and rescue; also, an update with dory winner Wayne Brace, and our Dory Stories contest ahead of the food fishery.
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Salmon farming, and poaching
Discussion continues on poaching; Cooke Aquaculture on what's in their fish; and launch of our summer Dory Stories contest.
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Ease off on poachers: fisherman
Snitch hotline, angling rules under fire; and update on ice conditions, Also today, navigating through those massive ice islands from the Petermann glacier.
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Meeting on Marystown yields little
OCI, FFAW and provincial officials meet to discuss future of Marystown fish plant; Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman accepts ALL proposals on marketing in the MOU.
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FFAW on sentinel; more on aquaculture
Fish Food and Allied Workers' union president Earle McCurdy on the sentinel fishery; and the local aquaculture association on the growth of the industry in the province.
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Cooke responds to aquaculture concerns
Cooke Aquaculture responds to concerns about the environment and wild stocks, and a shout-out to some very passionate Newfoundlanders.
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Aquaculture pros and cons
Atlantic Salmon Federation weighs in on aquaculture; EU looks at new fisheries policies; young man recovering after accident in Bay Roberts.
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Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman on OCI and SAR centre closure
Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Clyde Jackman on the OCI plant in Marystown, as well as what the province is doing to save the marine rescue centre in St. John's.
Also, some harsh words for Earle McCurdy and his views on the so-called recreational food fishery.
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McCurdy defends food fishery stand
FFAW president Earle McCurdy responds to criticism of his position on the recreational food fishery; more details on double tragedy in Cartwright harbour; more harsh words for Penashue.
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Penashue commended, criticized
Wiseman questions minister's comments on Labrador rescue and so-called banker's hours; OCI spells out terms of tax settlement with Marystown.
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Peter Penashue; wharf mishap in Bay Roberts
Newfoundland and Labrador's rep in federal cabinet defends rescue centre closure; young man suffers serious head injuries on vessel in Bay Roberts.
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DFO acknowledges issues with 24-hour fishery
DFO responds to criticism of brief, competitive fishery for Atlantic halibut; OCI settles with Marystown over tax bill; and poor salmon counts on the Exploits.
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Food fishery Q and A
The lowdown on the food fishery: We know the when, but what about the whys, and the hows? Also, the Caplin Observers Network, and how you can be a part of it.
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Small window for Gulf halibut fishery
The stars align for a brief hook and line halibut fishery in the Gulf. And the caplin are rollin' in big numbers, but what does it all mean?
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CG auxiliary dismisses call for resignations
Coast Guard auxiliary responds to call for resignations over the marine rescue centre; search and rescue pilot who responded to the Cape Dawn sinking; and dates for the recreational food fishery are revealed.
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Cape Dawn skipper describes ordeal
Interview with skipper of the Cape Dawn, which caught fire and sank off St. Anthony June 24th, taking one of her crew with her.
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CG auxiliary members urged to resign
Longtime fisherman and sealer says auxiliary members should resign over marine rescue centre.
And Loyola Sullivan, on his decision to join the family business.
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Ashfield regrets calling it a "call centre"
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield on the closure of the marine rescue centre in St. John's. Excerpts from the big Mayday rally
And Stephen Harper in 2007, on a rescue, the rescuers, and the rescue co-ordination centre.
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Local Coast Guard boss speaks on rescue centre
The head of the Coast Guard for Newfoundland and Labrador adds his two cents' worth on the closure of the marine rescue centre in St. John's.
MP Ryan Cleary explains why he probably won't make it to tomorrow's big rally.
And a Port Union plant worker says response to the plant closure has been too little and too late.
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Premier gets firm "No" from Harper
The premier says she hasn't given up on the marine rescue centre in St. John's. Liberal Leader Yvonne Jones says the premier has been too weak on the issue. And we'll hear from a francohone fisherman from the Magdalen Islands, on the loss of the rescue centre in Quebec City.
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EI top-up for Port Union workers
OCI steps up with money for projects to help displaced Port Union plant workers. Renewed concerns about the recreational cod fishery. And more reaction to the decison to close the St. John's marine rescue centre.
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LI-FO under review; more on marine rescue centre
Ottawa has agreed to review the co-called LI-FO policy - otherwise known as last in, first out - regarding shrimp quotas.
And the premier insists Ottawa is hearing her the province's concerns over the closure the marine rescue centre in St. John's.
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Date set for rally to save marine centre
Rally to save St. John's marine rescue centre will happen on St. John's waterfront, June 25th at 11:30 a.m.
And an update on the fish plant in New Ferolle.
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DFO: Decision to close rescue centre is final
Deputy commission of Canadian Coast Guard says decision to close St. John's marine rescue centre will not be reversed.
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Call-in show: Closure of St. John's rescue centre
Discussion on DFO's decision to close the St. John's marine rescue co-ordination centre, with in-studio guest Merv Wiseman.
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Shrimp quota announced; rescue centre update
Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield responds - via e-mail - to criticism of the decision to close the marine rescue centre in St. John's; shrimp quota announced; and caplin goes for 10 cents a pound.
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Premier Kathy Dunderdale; Grand Bank plant fire
An interview with the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Kathy Dunderdale.
And a fire at the Clearwater plant in Grand Bank puts the breaks on a rare success story.
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Coast Guard Auxiliary bemoans closure
The province's Coast Guard auxiliary weighs in on the planned closure of the marine rescue centre in St. John's.
Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman on the OCI plant in Marystown.
And the protests pay off in the halibut and turbot fisheries.
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Bad news for Marystown OCI plant
Bad news for the OCI plant in Marystown.
But some positive news on the controversial halibut and turbot fisheries in the Gulf.
Also, more on DFO's decision to close the marine rescue centre in St. John's. And the latest on the lobster licence buyout program.
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SAR co-ordinator speaks out on cuts
Exclusive interview with a senior search and rescue co-ordinator at the St. John's office that's being axed by the federal government.
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Reaction to DFO cuts
Provincial Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman, NDP MP Ryan Cleary, Gus Etchegary and former NL fisheries minister Jim Morgan.
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DFO cuts and stricken vessel
St. John's marine sub-centre closing, striken longliner towed to port, Peter Penashue defends ANY cuts his new government makes, and the results of a national aquaculture survey.
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History of the Grand Banks fishery
Businessman, author and historian J.P. Andrieux discusses his book - The Grand Banks - A Pictorial History.
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Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield
Interview with the new federal minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Keith Ashfield
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West coast protests and fish vs politics
Renewed protests over turbot and halibut quotas in the Gulf ...
Earle McCurdy meets with the DEPUTY minister of Fisheries and Oceans ...
And an analyst who says Canada sucks when it comes to divvying up quotas ...
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McCurdy's meetings in Ottawa
Mr. McCurdy goes to Ottawa ...
A different kind of pressure for the crab industry ...
A thumbs up for Liberal MP Gerry Byrne. ... ... ... and a song for Auntie Lou. ...
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Gerry Byrne vents; poaching charges
Gerry Byrne sounds off on favouritism with quotas, and the Fisheries Act.
And the fish police charge two west coast men after seizing a gill net, salmon, cod and pot - no, not a crab or lobster pot - that other kind of pot.
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4R shrimp tie-up continues; latest on New Ferolle
4R shrimp harversters remain tied up on the west coast.
A new target date for the opening of the New Ferolle fish plant.
And a salmon symposium you won't wanna miss.
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4R shrimp fleet woes
Shrimp fleet ties up over price, and the fate of the plant in Little Bay Islands.
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Phone-in show with Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Clyde Jackman
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West coast protest ends; more trouble for lobster
The protest by fishermen at the federal building in Corner Brook is over ... but the real battle may have just begun.
And just when you thought it was safe fish and sell lobster again, it appears the arse it out of 'er - again.
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West coast sit-in; Jackman speaks at Rotary
Angry west coast fishermen occupy the DFO office in Corner Brook ...
And Fisheries Minister Clyde Jackman speaks to a crowd of about 50 people in St. John's, but it's not the House of Assembly.
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At-sea observers charged
Three of seven at-sea observers have been convicted in provincial court. DFO and private company Seawatch react.
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May 03 2011 // Fisheries Broadcast
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MAY 02 2011 // FISHERIES BROADCAST
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WAM January 21-22 - The Newfound Music Festival
The ninth annual Newfound Music Festival begins Thursday at the School of Music. Mack speaks with Clark Ross, composer, professor, and the driving force behind the Festival, and by Krista Vincent, a pianist who is among this year's featured performers.
Welcome to the Weekend Arts Magazine, Krista and Clark.
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WAM January 21-22 - Poet John Ennis/Sparks Literary Festival
Mack speaks with renowned poet John Ennis, who is a guest at this year's Sparks Literary Festival.
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WAM January 21-22 - Andrea Cooper
Andrea Cooper is an internationally-known video artist from Newfoundland. Her work has been exhibited across Canada from Vancouver to St. John's. She has had work premiered twice now at the Berlin International Film Festival's Forum Expanded, in 2007 and 2010, as well as in Antwerp, Belgium. Andrea uses non-conventional narrative and performance in her work - you may remember the 70' women from her film Starring Part 2." Andrea opens a new installation in about ten days in Toronto. Mack speaks with her about her art, her career and her new show.
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WAM January 14-15 - Sparks literary festival
The Third Sparks Literary Festival takes place next Sunday on the St. John's campus of Memorial University. It is an opportunity for readers to meet writers, to hear them read from their own work, and for emerging writers to meet experienced writers and publishers. Mary Dalton is the festival director.
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WAM January 14-15 New (old!) Newfoundland song
Chris O'Dea has a hankering for history, and when he met up with a distant relation in Australia who traces his family's roots back to the early 19th century in Newfoundland... and a song written about Newfoundland ... a song never heard before ... well, the Weekend Arts Magazine just had to be there when Chris phoned Pete, one of his Oz relations ... who now lives in Texas!
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WAM January 14-15 2 Square Feet
Long-time members of the CBC Radio and TV audience will know the name, voice and face of Jeanne Beker from the time she spent here in the last century; a generation of MUCH Music watchers will remember her, too, from The New Music. People who tune in CTV's Fashion Television will know Jeanne as the host of that program.
Soon, fans of Ruth Lawrence will know Jeanne Beker as the star of Ruth's new short film, 2 Square Feet. Ruth won this year's RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award for the script and she is in production this weekend.
Jeanne and Ruth came to the studio for a chat with Mack.
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WAM January 14-15 Sara Tilley
Sara Tilley and She Said Yes Theatre have been a force in our province's artistic community for, oh, let me consult the calendar ... ten years!
Sara is a writer, actor and clown. She's won both the Percy Janes First Novel Award and the Rhonda Payne Theatre Award. She is one of the few qualified Pochinko Clown Through Mask instructors in the world.
Last week, I spoke with Sara about an upcoming workshop she is presenting on the Neutral Mask. You can hear that interview on our website, cbc.ca/wam. The mask workshop is only one celebration of ten years activity on the theatre scene. Today, Sara and I talk about She Said Yes and the other special events she will celebrate the decade of work.
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WAM January 14-15 Adian Flynn
The province's Arts and Culture Centres are in readiness for the coming winter spring season. Music, art, poetry, dance, theatre ... they are all on the way to you.
Aiden Flynn is responsible for programming and partnerships for the Centres across Newfoundland and Labrador, and he has some interesting news for all art and culture fans.
Aiden joined me in the studio this week and I asked him what the upcoming season at your local Arts and Culture Centre looks like.
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WAM January 7-8 Is The CD Dead
Soundscan and Neilsen and all manner of musical retail surveys say "album" sales are up, but compact disc sales are down - you get your music electronically from your computer, as downloads. Will we as consumers accept the poor quality downloads or will we demand sonic fidelity? Robert Buck is the manager for the Newfoundland office of Music Manufacturing Services and John Gushue keeps track of all the modern internet and technical advances.
I gathered them in the studio to talk about the future of compact discs.
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WAM January 7-8 Is The CD Dead
Soundscan and Neilsen and all manner of musical retail surveys say "album" sales are up, but compact disc sales are down - you get your music electronically from your computer, as downloads.
Will we as consumers accept the poor quality downloads or will we demand sonic fidelity?
Robert Buck is the manager for the Newfoundland office of Music Manufacturing Services and John Gushue keeps track of all the modern internet and technical advances.
I gathered them in the studio to talk about the future of compact discs.
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WAM January 7-8 Donna Butt
Rising Tide Theatre's annual revue has become a signifier, like the solstice, that one year has turned into another.
Donna Butt and her crew of writers, actors, musicians and crew will embark on a province-wide tour of their fond look back at 2011 in just a couple of weeks. I called Donna in Trinity on Friday and asked her what the theme for Revue 2011 is.
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WAM January 7-8 Tom Dawe
Tom Dawe enjoys a rich life as an educator, a mentor, a poet, an author of children's books, a visual artist and he's even written dramatic works.
Tom has won all the awards in Newfoundland and Labrador. This past December, Tom was made a member of the Order of Canada. And on Wednesday evening, he received the 2011 Heritage and history book Award for Where Genesis Begins, a collection of Tom's poems that are paired with artworks from Gerry Squires.
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WAM January 7-8 Nick Kokis
Nick Kokis is a visual artist living and working in St. John's.
But Nick's most recent public exposure comes out of Montreal. Nick has created twelve profiles of members of the Fauna family.
The Fauna Foundation is a chimpanzee refuge based in Montreal, created by Gloria Grow and Dr. Richard Allan. And Nick's twelve portraits grace the twelve months of Fauna's 2012 calendar. But there are not only chimps on these pages, but also pigs, dogs, llamas and more.
I spoke with Nick yesterday and asked him about the Fauna foundation and how he found out about it.
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WAM January 7-8 Michael Connolloy
St. Michael's Print Shop has been a mainstay in not only our provincial arts scene but it also enjoys a fine reputation across the country and around the world.
And St. Michael's wants to show off! They are presenting a series of "Open Print Days" where you can drop by the studio, see how prints are made, and even try your hand at some of the techniques.
Mike Connolloy is the director of St. Michael's, and he's also a lithographer - which makes lithography day a natural for him.
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WAM January 7-8 Sara Tilley
Sara Tilley is a theatre artist, writer, actor and clown. She's won both the Percy Janes First Novel Award and the Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers for her novel Skin Room. It was shortlisted for the Winterset Award and the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize.
I spoke with Sara about the workshop this week and began by asking her what neutral mask is.
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WAM December 24 NLers in Oz
Located between the Brisbane Valley and Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland, the Woodford Folk Festival takes place in a rural valley surrounded by natural bushland with plenty of native wildlife and a superb view of the Glass House Mountains from the hill-top above the festival grounds. The festival is about an hour and a half drive north of Brisbane.
The festival takes place from Dec. 27 to Jan 1, with concerts at more than 35 venues in 20 genres - including workshops, movies, dance, circus, arts and crafts ... and music in all sorts.
Shelley Chase is the manager of Garrison Hill Entertainment, the NL connection for the Woodford Folk Festival.
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WAM December 24 Kate Story
Kate Story both writes novels and works as a performance artist. Her debut novel, Blasted, received great reviews, and now she's back with her sophomore effort, Wrecked Upon This Shore.
The story centres on Pearl, dying from cancer, and mother of Stephen. Stephen is one of the two voices we hear tell this story. The other voice is that of Mouse, a young girl who fell in love with Pearl when they were both teenagers.
I asked Kate to fill in some of the many blanks that I've just left and tell us what the book is about.
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wam December 17-18 Music for Christmas
Most people like to give music for Christmas and many like to receive it. But what to get? Sometimes, you dread opening up that cd or dvd shaped present.
So to get some idea of which way to go, I went to the pros.
Gord O'Brien from O'Brien's Music and Steve Hussey from Fred's Records, both in St. John's.
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WAM December 17-18 Books for Christmas
Best sellers, obscure poets, picture books, history ... something to surf through, something to dig your teeth into ... there are books for every person and for every interest.
Pat Parsons is the Manager of the Central Division Libraries and she lives in Gander.
Pat always has an opinion about a book and is always willing to share that with us and to suggest what might be a good read for us.
I phoned Pat this week and asked her what would be good as a Christmas gift.
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WAM December 17-18 Feast of Cohen
The sacred dozen, the Feast of Cohen approaches an anniversary of note! Vicky Hynnes is here to talk all things Cohen.
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WAM December 17-18 Susan Macdonald
Susan MacDonald has just released a science-fiction thriller for young adult readers, Edge of Time.
Edge of Time is set in the not-too-distant future, in a not unfamiliar place. But aliens are amidst us, as we are about to discover - some good, some bad.
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WAM December 3-4 Fountain
Last spring, a piece of art in Corner Brook got QUITE a bit of attention.
The glass fountain at the Sir Richard Squires Building originally came from the Czechoslovakian pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal.
It was the work of Bohumil Elias, a well-known Czech artist.
The provincial government planned to dismantle the fountain and store it, because it said the fountain was in a state of disrepair.
Some residents of Corner Brook lobbied to save the fountain, and either keep it where it is, or move it to a new location.
The province relented, and the fountain was saved, but it's now been completely surrounded with metal fencing and netting.
Phil Robbins is one of the people who lobbied last spring to save the fountain. He's now attending university in Montreal.
He spoke with Bernice Hillier of the West Coast Morning Show from Corner Brook.
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WAM December 3-4 John Southworth
Critics have raved about John Southworth - "will renew your faith in music" says one; "Canada's best kept secret" says another; "a songwriter's songwriter" chimes in a third.
John Southworth's songs have been recorded by Sarah Slean, Martin Tielli, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Kim Barlow and Hawksley Workman.
After recording eight albums of his own over the past fifteen years, John Southworth is finally coming to Newfoundland for an appearance in St. John's next weekend.
Mack Furlong spoke with John and asked him, "who are you, John Southworth?"
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WAM December 10-11 Stephen Dunn
St. John's native Stephen Dunn is studying film at Toronto's Ryerson University. He's in his final year, but even as a student, his work has been recognized by professionals in the industry.
Stephen is the youngest person ever selected for the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival's Talent Lab where he won two of TIFF's RBC International Emerging Filmmaker Awards for his film Swallowed.
But Stephen is near to graduating, and work has begun on his thesis film.
To help him score big on his final exam, he's enlisted the aid of, wait for it, Gordon Pinsent. You think there's a story here?
I heard about all this through modern technology. So, using ancient technology, I contacted Stephen.
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WAM November 10-11 Lori Lane-Balsom, Jacqueline Hyde and Zak Chaulk
Three teachers from around the province receive recognition for their integration of art into their schools; I'll talk with Lori Lane-Balsom, Jacqueline Hyde and Zak Chaulk.
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WAM December 10-11 Kaleigh Bradley S.K. Hutton Photos
Graduate student Kaleigh Bradley came to Labrador looking for tales of survival from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic in Okak.
But she changed tack after seeing S.K. Hutton's photographs at Them Days Magazine.
Hutton was a Moravian missionary who lived in Okak in the early 1900s.
And what Bradley found inspired her on to write an entire master's thesis about Hutton's album.
Bradley just graduated with a Masters in Public History from Carleton University.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi asked her about the hidden story she discovered at the archives of Them Days Magazine, what it was like flipping through hundred-year-old photo albums.
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WAM December 10-11 Dale Jarvis
Did you ever collect berries in a basket? Take your lunch to work in a basket? Carry your trout home in a basket?
Now the really important questions - do you still have that basket, and, did you make that basket?
Dale Jarvis is an Intangible Cultural Heritage development officer with the Heritage Foundation and has a keen interest in the traditions and crafts of the province that are in danger of disappearing.
Like basket-making.
I invited Dale into the studio this week and asked him why he's looking for baskets and basket-makers.
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WAM December 10-11 Nicole Spencer
You've heard Nicole Spencer on the Weekend Arts magazine in the past. She was my guest on Liner Notes in the Fall. We talked briefly then about her project Let Me Be Strong. Nicole wants women, men and children to combat physical, mental and sexual abuse, and to believe in themselves. She accomplishes this through her art - music and visual art.
Her latest encouragement is to the young reader. Nicole has just released a picture storybook, Snowshoe Bunny Makes Friends.
I spoke with Nicole this week and asked her about the narrative.
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WAM December 3-4 Anita Best
Wass up with wassail [WASS-ul]? It's a new "tradition" in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Folk Arts Society is doing all it can to ensure we celebrate something absolutely all the time!
Anita Best is not only one of our most treasured singers and a member of the Order of Canada, she is also president of the Folk Arts Society and will be one of the performers at the Holiday Wassail 2011 taking place in St. John's next Sunday.
Weekend Arts Magazine host Mack Furlong spoke with Anita by phone this week.
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WAM December 3-4 Above the Bustle
Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company is always looking for ways to celebrate, and Christmas brings along the regular "let's-get-together-for-a-glass-of-cheer" occasion.
And they'll do that, in a couple of weeks.
But a highlight of their regular seasonal social is the announcement of the yearly winner of the Christmas monologue Writing contest. Previous winners have come from St. John's, Mt. Pearl, Placentia, Gander and the Northern Peninsula.
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WAM December 3-4 Anthony Barton
This afternoon, the Leyton Gallery of Fine Art in St. John's opens its seasonal exhibit New Works for Christmas with a reception from 3 to 5 o'clock.
The show features new work from the likes of Jennifer Barrett, Louise Sutton, Rhonda Pelley and more, and introduces new watercolours from Robert Sinclair.
As a special treat, the Leyton Gallery features the original illustrations from Anthony Barton's new book for youth, Bat Rider, a science fiction fantasy for readers aged six to twelve. Anthony will be in the gallery this afternoon, too, talking about his book and
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WAM December 3-4 Marnie Parsons Alexis Templeton Isabella St. John's
Marnie Parsons operates Running the Goat Press from her basement in St. John's. Potter Alexis Templeton has her studio in the East End and potter Isabella St. John's runs Blue Moon Pottery from the Battery, at the mouth of St. John's Harbour.
All three are friends, and all three thought that this Christmas, serving much of the same clientele, they should promote themselves amongst themselves!
Mack Furlong visited with all three at Marnie Parsons's printshop as they plotted and planned their Christmas program.
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WAM November 26-27 Shine On Benefit
Steve Kelly has piled a lot on his plate.
Steve is the brother of Scott Kelly, a well-known musician and music retailer in the capital city who died tragically earlier this year, a victim of depression.
So Steve has decided it is time to raise some funds for the education of Scott's children and raise some awareness of the problem of depression and mental illness in our community.
He hopes he'll achieve these goals with Shine On - the Scott Kelly Memorial Benefit Concert.
I contacted Steve by phone earlier this week and asked him to tell me a little about the giant list of musical contributors to the concert.
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WAM November 26-27 Riddle Fence
Faced with a decrease in funding, many arts organizations rethink how they can raise the required money to achieve their goals.
Such is the condition for Riddle Fence, Newfoundland and Labrador's journal of art and culture. They have turned to Rocket Hub, the crowd funding site, and to their supporters to help.
Shoshanna Wingate is the executive director for Riddle Fence and I wanted to know why she needs a fundraising effort to fill the coffers.
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WAM November 26-27 City Seen
In 2010, Patricia Grattan won an award for Distinguished Service, presented to her by the Canadian Museums Association. Patricia is a former director of the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador. And as such, she knows her way around a gallery or archive.
Patricia also knows her way around a good book, and she is about to launch a new publication, City Seen - Artists' Views of St. John's - 1785 to 2010.
Patricia Grattan joined me in the studio this week and I asked her where the idea for City Seen came from.
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WAM November 26-27 Irish Descendants Navigators Christmas Tour
Christmas and family go together, so it only seems natural that brothers Con and Arthur O'Brien hit the road with their respective bands the Irish Descendants and the Navigators to celebrate with you on the 2011 Celtic Christmas Provincial Tour.
The brothers O'Brien make over twenty stops on this trip.
Con O'Brien dropped by the studio this week to talk about what you can expect.
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WAM November 26-27 Rocky Wiseman
Darrick " Rocky" Wiseman has been backbeating some of the best musicians in Newfoundland and Labrador for, oh, what .... fifty years!
Hard to imagine that the man who has given the riddim to the Wonderful Grand Band, Peter Narvaez, the Ravens - who recorded one of the very first 45s in the province, Marylou Collins, Joan Morrissey and so many more, has been pounding it out for half a century.
So what better way to celebrate this golden jubilee than by putting the man to work!
When travels brought Rocky back to St. John's the WGB was quick to arrange a reunion of the original band on the last night of their recent provincial tour. A mere snap of a synapse then made it obvious that a night to celebrate Rocky while he was still here in St. John's would be a wonderful grand idea.
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WAM November 19-20 Heresay
Pick up any map of almost any city and you'll see co-ordinates and grids, there'll be subway lines and bus routes ... some will give you an understanding of the lay of the physical land. Others may show important buildings or monuments.
But what of the people? What of their experiences, their lives, their stories?
Award-winning sound artist, Chris Brookes has an answer for this.
Heresay, a series of sonic maps, maps that speak.
Now Chris is ready to launch his newest diagram, A Story Map of Outer Battery.
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WAM November 19-20 Nicola Hawkins
Art and its component parts come in all imaginable shapes and forms.
As an example, take Nicola Hawkins, currently working as an artist in residence at The Rooms in St. John's. Nicola is preparing for an upcoming show which opens in December. I visited with her this past week, and her work space looks like a dump. Literally. Nicola is creating her show using junk, recyclables and other found objects.
The show will be called Junk-o-Sphere, and it curated by Caroline Stone.
While Nicola works still on many uncompleted pieces, she showed me one that is in its final form. I asked her to describe Slicing the Polar Pie, a collage with painting on three panels.
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WAM November 19-20 Unikkausivut
The National Film Board held a premiere for its landmark DVD collection of classic Inuit film in Nain on Thursday.
Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories is a two-volume set of three discs each that feature twenty-four new or classic Inuit films. The set is also available for viewing online.
Johannes Lampe is the minister of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for NunatSIAvut Government and he attended the Nain premiere. I spoke with Minister Lampe on Friday and asked him what this release means to the people of NunatSIAvut.
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WAM November 19-20 Andreas Haun
St. Andrew's, New Brunswick sits on the coast of the Bay of Fundy just south of Fredericton. it is home to Kingsbrae Garden, considered one of the five greatest gardens in North America. It has ponds and streams, an old-growth forest, over 50,000 perennials ... and a National Sculpture Competition.
And this competition wants submissions from sculptors in Newfoundland and Labrador to compete for the first prize of $10,000.
Andreas Haun is the general manager of Kingsbrae, and I asked him to describe, for those of us who don't know it, what Kingsbrae Garden is.
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WAM November 19-20 NASCAD
The school in downtown Halifax has been deemed one of six universities "at risk" because of its looming financial woes. It's facing a $2.4-million deficit this year, and its one hundred twenty-five year history is in jeopardy. One report in 2008 said the college should be changed drastically or merged with another university. Any thought of that merger has been rejected, but you get a sense of the concern involved here. Howard Winsor, a former deputy minister in the Nova Scotia government, is currently preparing another report on NSCAD and its future.
Meanwhile, many former NSCAD graduates are gathered at this weekend's Nova Scotia Designer Craft Show at the Cunard Centre. Diane Paquette from Information Morning in Halifax spoke with them about the school's future.
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WAM November 19 20 Breakout Productions
Breakout Productions is a new theatre company in St. John's at Memorial University consisting of students in the 4401 Production class. The course gives students the opportunity to rehearse, publicize and mount a professional-calibre play, with the mentorship of local professionals.
This year, Class 4401 and Breakout productions present Tom Stoppard's modern classic comedy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead .
Professional Danielle Irvine directs the show, but student Darren Ivany produces it. Two of the stars are Petrina Bromley and Colin Furlong, who give us a taste of the show.
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WAM November 19-20 Behind The Scenes Marie Sharpe
Welcome to our a new, semi-regular Weekend Arts Magazine series, Behind the Scenes.
Marie Sharpe has been the Costume Designer and Wardrobe Manager at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's since 1974. Over this time she has created and catalogued a collection of over 25,000 costumes and accessories. As custodian of this enormous cultural resource, she has maintained the delicate balance between preserving and maintaining the collection, and making it available for amateur and professional theatre productions, and to the film and television communities as well. Anybody who needs to be somebody else for awhile!
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WAM November 19-20 VANL CARFAC
You are a visual artist struggling for years to create your work,find your "voice" and let the world know about it.
That's where VANL-CARFAC comes in. Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador has drafted Andrew Draskoy to present a series of professional development workshops around the province that will help you create a web presence that reflects you, and a publicity program that will get the word out.
Dave Andrews is the executive director for VANL-CARFAC and he joined Andrew and me in the studio. I asked Andrew what he hoped he can help artists achieve with his workshops.
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WAM November 12-13 Peter Narvarez
Blues musician and educator Peter Narvaez passed away Friday morning after a struggle with cancer.
Many people knew Peter from his folklore and ethnomusicology work at Memorial. He taught at the Folklore department from 1974 until his retirement in 2005. Peter wrote serious treatises about humour at wakes and funerals, about fairies, about working people in mines and on the water. He taught about legend, and about Ron Hynes. Peter was one of the people responsible for bringing back to Newfoundland the recordings of Ted Russell and his Uncle Mose stories. He wrote about blues and rock 'n' roll and hispanic music and folk music.
Dr. Neil Rosenberg is a friend of Peter's and is professor emeritus at the Folklore Department and, like Peter, Neil blends the life of an academic and a highly respected musician. He joins me on the line. Thank you, Neil. Let me tell you how deeply sad we are at the loss of your friend and colleague.
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WAM November 12-13 Craft Council
The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador winds up its thirty-eighth annual Christmas fair today at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's.
But fear not, if you didn't manage to get out to the fair, you can still do some shopping at the Craft Council ... online! On Wednesday past, the Craft Council launched its latest initiative, an internet shop, and on Thursday morning, I spoke with the executive director of the council, Anne Manuel. I asked her to describe the store for us.
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WAM November 12-13 Jake Reid
Beatboxing, defined as a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.
Jake Reid is from O'Donel High in Mt. Pearl.
Jake is on his way to the Beat Box Canada championships, taking place tonight in Toronto.
I spoke with him on Thursday and asked him how he'd heard about the beat box championships.
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WAM November 12-13 Jim Payne and Fergus O'Byrne
Jim Payne and Fergus O'Byrne leave no school unstudied, no concert stage unplayed. Jim and Fergus have set out on a school tour of the south coast that sees them make stops in Milltown, Harbour Breton ... oh, they'll tell you in a moment.
They are also presenting concerts in selected communities while there.
It's all part of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council's School Touring Program.
Jim and Fergus joined me in the studio on Wednesday this week and I asked Jim to tell me about the attraction they feel to doing this kind of work.
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WAM November 5-6 Emily Fraser
Flutist Emily Fraser appears to be a musical force with which we should reckon! This past spring, she was the top award winner in her age group at the Regional Music Festival. She's recently been invited to attend a special session at Memorial University's Music School later this month. And on Thursday, Emily Fraser received notification from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Halifax that she is the 2011 Gold Medal winner for Grade 2 flute in Atlantic Canada. The gold medal reflects the fact that Emily scored the highest marks for practical examinations in flute in this region. She joins me on the line from her home in Gander.
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WAM November 5-6 Chris Tonelli
This year's Music Media and Culture Lecture series continues tomorrow night in St. John's when musicologist Dr. Chris Tonelli presents Pastiche as Event: Theorizing Imitation in Recorded Popular Music.
Stretching from the days of roaming minstrels to the days of mashups on youtube, musicians have relied on their audiences to recognize their music as imitation.
Chris Tonelli joined me in the studio this week to talk about the talk.
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WAM November 5-6 Sybarite5
You may remember the occasion last March when I spoke with local violinist/violist Angela Pickett about her string quartet, Sybarite5, as they entered the Top Ten Billboard Classical chart.
Well that pales, my friends, in comparison to what just happened to Sybarite5 at the end of October.
Sybarite5 has just won the grand prize in the 2011 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, which is open to instrumentalists, singers and chamber ensembles performing classical and non-traditional repertoire.
I rang up Angela in New York City this week.
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WAM November 5-6 Adrian Norvid
Montreal-based artist Adrian Norvid was born in the UK and emigrated to Canada as a youngster. His work is a mix of hillbillies and louts who inhabit the fantastic realms he creates. Known for his tongue-in-cheek sense of humour and painstaking attention to detail, Adrian's large scale drawings are saturated with imagery and patterns that break cultural and historical boundaries. His works bring together everything from 1960s psychedelic graphic design to Rococo ornamentation to food packaging.
Herr Krank doesn't talk to the media, so I met Adrian next to the admittedly chic billboard to talk about the upcoming extravaganza.
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WAM October 29-30 Lorna Goodison
Lorna Goodison is a Jamaican - Canadian poet who has won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for her poetry and the BC Award for Non-fiction for her memoir, From Harvey River. That book was a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize and the Trillium Book Award.
Lorna Goodison has just released a new collection of short stories, By Love Possessed, a loosely linked series that looks at life through a microscope, and by seeing that which is small, she also see that which is big.
Lorna Goodison will be reading from her new book next week in St. John's as part of Memorial University Visiting Authors series. I spoke with her this week and seeing as how most people know her for her poetry and her award-winning memoir, I asked Lorna Goodison how long she'd been writing short stories.
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WAM October 29-30 The Outsiders John Rao
her poetry and her award-winning memoir, I asked Lorna Goodison how long she'd been writing short stories.
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WAM October 29-30 Shanneyganock
There are bands that, when they take to the stage, make you realise you are in for something different. Shanneyganock is one of those bands. They turn the largest venues into the most intimate of parties ... and everybody is invited.
Chris Andrews and Mark Hiscock of Shanneygannock dropped by the studio yesterday with news of a new cd and a new tour. I trapped them in studio for a brief gab.
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WAM October 29-30 WGB
WGB, in all its incarnations with all its marvellous characters and musicians, holds a special place in the hearts of many Newfoundlanders.
Whether you enjoy a bellylaugh with Mr. Hynes, want to scuff your shoes off whirling to a fiddle-jig, sing along with one of their well-known tunes, or be captivated by an entertainment of the highest calibre, you will enjoy a performance from this group.
I mean ... Greg Malone? Ron Hynes? Sandy Morris? Glenn Simmons? What's not to like when they join forces with Jamie Snider, Ian Perry and Boomer Stamp?
You'll get the chance over the next two and a half weeks as WGB goes on the road, touring the province's Arts and Culture Centres.
And they bring swag! New DVD's!
Greg Malone and Sandy Morris sat down with me this week to talk about the band and the upcoming tour.
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WAM October 29-30 Anita Singh
"Painting" with wax, encaustic, is an ancient art-form - pieces created centuries ago remain bright and vivid today, like new.
That's one of the characteristics of encaustic, because beeswax is impervious to moisture.
Another quality of the method is that you can build layers that become or appear to be transparent. This helps the pieces to become more complicated than they first appear.
Anita Singh is a local artist who has recently become enamored of encaustic. The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art is mounting a small exhibit of Anita's art as New Encaustic Work. It opened in the Gallery this past Thursday, and I joined Anita in the gallery the day before the opening.
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WAM October 29-30 Nicole Lundrigan
Writer Nicole Lundrigan moved away from Newfoundland when she was seventeen. Her work has been selected as a top ten pick by the Globe and Mail, long-listed for the Relit Award, and given honourable men-tion for the Sun-burst Award. Glass Boys is her fourth novel, and all four books have been set in Newfoundland.
Glass Boys has an unforgivable crime, an oozing mystery and enmity between families. And more. The two drunken Trench Brothers decide to pull a prank on Eli Fagan and the results are disastrous and deadly. The community of Knife's Point, Newfoundland then becomes the setting for a story of love and vengeance.
I spoke with Nicole by phone this week about Glass Boys and asked her why she continues to write about Newfoundland.
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WAM October 29-30 The God of Carnage
Nothing On Productions is a brand new theatre company who present their premiere show this upcoming week in St. John's - they're staging Yasmina Reza's The God of Carnage. The God of Carnage won the Olivier Award for best new play in London in 2008, and in 2009, all four Broadway actors were nominated for best actor Tony awards in New York.
The three principals of the company, Katherine Elliot, Jill Kennedy and the director for their first show, Janet O'Reilly, joined me in the studio. I asked Katherine why Newfoundland and Labrador needs another theatre company.
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WAM October 22-23 Saltwater Moon// Jamie Mac
David French and his Mercer-cycle plays rest in the highest reaches of the Canadian theatre pantheon. He and they are amongst the most appreciated of stage works.
Salt-Water Moon, the romantic comedy about young love and the first in the 5-play series, has received regular production across the country and around the world since its premiere in 1984. It is a script that speaks about the universal while looking at the provincial.
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opened its 2011-2012 season on Friday with a new production of Salt-Water Moon starring Newfoundlander Jamie Mac as Jacob Mercer, the 18-year old boy returning to Coley's Point from Toronto to discover his sweetheart, Mary Snow, is now betrothed to another, the wealthy Jerome.
I spoke with Jamie on Friday morning and asked him how it felt to play Jacob Mercer on the stage of the National Arts Center in this seminal work.
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WAM October 22-23 Dr. Bronwen Walter
Doctor Bronwen Walter from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England, visits Memorial University this week and wants to meet with you to enter into a dialogue on questions about the recognition of Irish heritage in Newfoundland. This is all part of a larger project Dr. Walter is working on, exploring the issue of Irish heritage in parts of the world where people experience major connections with Ireland. She is looking at England, New Zealand, and Newfoundland.
Her own research to date has focussed on Britain, and especially England, where she has been involved in both academic projects and policy-related areas (especially connected to emigrant welfare needs and anti-Irish discrimination).
Dr. Bronwen Walter joins me this morning in the studio. Welcome to the Weekend Arts Magazine.
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WAM October 22-23 Barbara Walsh
The Newfoundland hurricane that thrashed the south coast of Newfoundland in 1935 rivalled Igor in intensity. It blew through and left tragedy in its wake. Sailors lost at sea.
Some of those sailors were Paddy Walsh and his sons Jimmy, Jerome and Francis.
Paddy's brother Ambrose moved off to the United States in the wake of the storm, and led a stormy life himself.
Many years removed from that, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Barbara Walsh heard of this story, a story linked to her through her father, Ambrose's son.
And there was a storm in that world, too. Barbara Walsh tells the story in her new book, August Gale: A Father and Daughter's Journey into the Storm. And a journey to Newfoundland, a place neither she nor her father had ever visited.
I spoke with Barbara Walsh this week from her home in Maine.
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WAM October 22-23 Darren Whalen
Emma Butler Gallery opens a show this afternoon of New Works by two young men - Dave Sheppard and Darren Whalen.
I visited the gallery yesterday and had a look at the work and while there took the opportunity to talk with one of the young artists, Darren Whalen.
Darren is a graduate of the Visual Arts program at Sir Wilfred Grenfell in Corner Brook and sites Alex Coleville and Lucian Freud among his influences. And when you have a gee at his Terry Sawchuck portrait, for instance, you can see the Freudian significance. The exhibit is full of faces.
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WAM October George Murray
Poet George Murray is the executive director of the Association of Cultural Industries Newfoundland and Labrador.
And George is concerned about how we vote in Tuesday's election. He would like us to consider what our local candidates and their provincial parties think and say about art and culture in their platforms. Opinions that might have a great impact on the lives of artists in the coming house of assembly.
I spoke with George on Friday.
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WAM October 15-16 Dr. Andrew Jennings
The Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University has been sponsoring a North Atlantic Forum on Culture, Place and Identity at the heart of Regional development since Thursday. The Conference winds up today.
Economic development and diversification, cultural tourism, and arts and cultural heritage as tools for community building are all themes for this conference.
One of the speakers at the conference is Andrew Jennings. Dr. Jennings teaches Orkney and Shetland Studies in the University of the Highland and Islands. He is interested in the culture of the Shetland, including place-names and the Viking influence on the islands. He has a particular interest in Shetland's modern cultural history and identity. And how they impact regional development.
Dr. Andrew Jennings joins me in the studio. Welcome.
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WAM October 15-16 Operation Homespun
The Anna Templeton Centre for Craft Art and Design has thrown down the thrummed gauntlet - they are challenging knitters to enter a contest, creating contemporary work using traditional knitting patterns from Newfoundland and Labrador as the influence. Operation Homespun is the contest, held in co-operation with the Craft Council Gallery, where an exhibit of the created work will be held.
All work should show the influence of the book, Operation Homespun, a collection of traditional Newfoundland and Labrador knitting patterns printed by the Centre in the `80's and reprinted again recently.
Susan Furneaux and Shirley Scott have laid out the pattern for the contest. They both teach at the Anna Templeton Centre.
Mack Furlong visited with Susan and Shirley at the Centre this week.
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WAM October 15-16 John Walker
John Walker has directed more than fifteen award-winning documentary films on his c.v. - he has won Gemini awards and taken prizes from the Organization of American Historians and the Atlantic Film Festival. His films on Sir John Franklin and the coal miner's choir the Men of the Deeps amongst others have been screened in Los Angeles, Berlin, London, Havana and Seoul.
Next Thursday in St. John's, you have the opportunity of seeing A Drummer's Dream. Filming in a music camp situated in rural Ontario, Walker focusses on some of the most versatile and respected drummers in the world who show that not only have they great drum chops, they have passion, heart, humour and dynamic personalities. Nasyr Abdul-al-Khabyyr, Dennis Chambers, Kenwood Dennard, Horacio Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Mike Mangini and Raul Rekow all appear and perform.
Like Mack Furlong, John Walker is a drummer. Mack spoke with him this week and asked him where the idea for A Drummer's Dream came from
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WAM October 15-16 Pam Morgan
Pamela Morgan has devoted her entire professional career as a champion traditional music in Newfoundland and Labrador. As a member of the seminal trad/rock band, Figgy Duff, Pamela ushered in not only a new respect for the songs and singers of the province, but enlivened those songs with the energy that rock and roll brought to the scene. Pamela and the Duff loved these tunes and these performers, but stamped the music with their own inimitable style.
Pamela was involved at every level of the new book: the choice and arrangement of the songs; the design of the book; and the creation of the illustrations. She even helped hand-sew the books together!
Mack Furlong spoke with Pamela this week and asked her about the songs in the book and where they came from.
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WAM October 15-16 Corus
The 21st annual Festival of New Dance is in full swing this weekend and one of the most charming and attractive performances are those given by CORPUS, the circus-like dance company from Montreal.
CORPUS is known for its precise and surrealist humour combining movement with theatrical imagery. CORPUS' unique and engaging performances are presented in both traditional and unusual locations, for large and diverse audiences. CORPUS also co-creates 4-square, a popular educational television series for pre-schoolers, now in its fourth season with Treehouse TV.
David Danzon is co-creator of CORPUS and he visited this week with Mack Furlong who asked him what CORPUS is and what it does.
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WAM October 15-16 Molly Peacock
Molly Peacock writes and edits poetry. But twenty-odd years ago, Molly stumbled upon a story that would not leave her - the story of Mary Granville Pendarves Delany, born in 1700, died in 1788. The part of the story that impressed Molly the most was that, at the age of seventy-two, Mary Delany began her life's work when she invented the art of collage.
Molly Peacock now tells that story in the sumptuous volume The Paper Garden. The book contains not only the life of Mary Delany, but also over thirty full-colour illustrations of Mrs. D's art - work you have to see to believe. Mrs. Delany created collages of common flowers, but they are no common creations. It boggles the mind to think that not only are these not real flowers, but that each flower is made up of little tiny pieces of paper meticulously cut and shaped by Mrs. D.
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WAM October 8-9 Amanda Jernigan and Mark Callanan
Amanda Jernigan, a poet once resident in St. John's, launches her first collection of poetry, Groundwork, influenced by classic myth and by the Atlantic Ocean outside our port.
Mark Callanan, a good friend of Amanda's, is ready to see his new collection, Gift Horse, influenced by a near-death experience with disease, in your hands.
Both poets will present their new work to you on Tuesday night in St. John's.
I asked Amanda to describe Groundwork, which is a play, many times over, on words.
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WAM October 8-9 Margie Gillis
A national treasure. A living legend. The first modern dancer to be named a member of the Order of Canada. A Knight of the Ordre National du Quebec. The first western dancer to perform modern dance in China. That's Margie Gillis.
Margie has performed with the National Ballet of Canada, Ballet British Columbia, the Alberta Ballet Company. She has created work for Cirque du Soleil and over 100 solo pieces performed all over the world.
Everywhere except St. John's.
That will be corrected this week when Margie Gillis appears at the 21st Annual Festival of New Dance. She will perform Voyages into the Interior Landscape.
I asked Margie to tell me about the pieces.
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WAM October 8-9 NAF Mike Clair and Deatra Walsh
Next week, the North Atlantic Forum gathers academics, practitioners, government officials and other people interested in the intersection of culture, place and identity, which they see at the heart of regional development.
The international conference is being convened by the Harris Centre for Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University. Mike Clair is the Associate Director of Public Policy at the centre, and Deatra Walsh, working on her post-doctorate degree at York University, will be presenting a talk on the panel "Authenticity in Cultural Expression." Her paper is on Hey Rosetta.
I asked Mike why, as an interested observer of the cultural scene in the province, I should be excited about the conference.
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WAM October 8-9 The Bookery
For committed book lovers, the big box stores just don't cut it. Sure, they have all the Stephen Kings and the Harlequin romances and the Rachel Ray cookbooks.
But where do you reliably find Joel Thomas Hynes or Amanda Jernigan or Sara Tilley? The Bookery, on Signal Hill, that's where. An independent bookstore stocking an idiosyncratic list of books. Book lover's books.
Or at least that's where you used to be able to find those odd titles.
Russell Floren, owner and operator of The Bookery, is about to call it quits. I visited him in the Bookery this week.
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WAM October 1-2 Greg Thomey
He was a stalwart of the local theatre and film scene and one of the original members of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He created Frank McMillan and the comedy series Daily Tips for Modern Living.
Then we kind of lost sight of Greg Thomey.
But Greg is back in the saddle again - he makes a guest appearance this week on 22 Minutes as the great political character he created, Jerry Boyle.
They don't make political advertisements like that anymore, alas. The unmistakable dulcet tones of Jerry Boyle ... and of Greg Thomey.
I caught up with Greg by phone yesterday
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WAM October 1-2 Andrew Staniland and Jason Caslor
The Music School at Memorial University in St. John's is jammed with bright, innovative and excited young teachers with active imaginations.
Two of those teachers - Andrew Staniland, a professor of composition, and Jason Caslor, who teaches conducting - have come up with the terrific idea to create a Canadian Composition Competition for works for band created by composers under the age of thirty-five, the only competition of its kind. Cash prizes and performance opportunities will be bestowed upon the winners.
I invited Andrew and Jason into the studio to talk about this and asked Jason who's idea it was for the composition competition.
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WAM October 1-2 Janet Michael
Janet Michael had a long and fruitful career as an actor, writer and singer in Newfoundland and Labrador with the Mummers, Rising Tide and the LSPU Hall before she moved to British Columbia in the mid-`80's.
Janet has continued writing and performing, returning home occasionally for television, film or stage work.
Janet is back in town this week, workshopping a new play, Habib's Unforgettable All-Night House Party. There'll be a public reading of the play tonight.
The workshop is a partnership between RCA Theatre and Western Canada Theatre. Paula Dankert, well-known in these parts and now working with the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, acts as dramaturge in the workshop, while Stephen Drover is directing.
I met with Janet yesterday in a rehearsal room in downtown St. John's and asked her who was Habib.
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WAM October 1-2 Jamie Fitzpatrick
You may know Jamie Fitzpatrick as the producer and host of The Performance Hour. You may know him for his regular contributions to the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival. You may remember Jamie as one of the last sports broadcasters employed by CBC Radio in the previous century. You may be familiar with him as a recreational league hockey player. Or you may subscribe to his opinion column on about.com
Now you will know Jamie as a novelist. Of course, he won the Fresh Fish Award for emerging writers in 2008, so you may have had some intimation of his skills and life arc. But now the real thing is here, You Could Believe in Nothing is the book, and Jamie celebrates the publication this coming week.
I invited Jamie into the studio the other day.
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WAM October 1-2 Sarah Hillock
A bestiary is described by the Oxford English Dictionary as a treatise on beasts. Bestiaries were full of description and illustration. They contained animals both real and mythical and usually drew moral lessons from their real and imagined lives.
The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art in St. John's opens their own bestiary this afternoon with work from eight artists, including Jack Botsford, Tia Connolly, and Michael Pittman creating a gallery full of animals.
One of the artists is Sarah Hillock, an Ontario artist who returns regularly to Newfoundland.
Sarah has created large works depicting hens and chickens along with flowing script, Taoist excerpts.
I asked Sarah what attracts her to the Bestiary and we went from there.
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WAM October 1-2 Chainsaw Earl
Am I the only person who's ever been the outsider, the picked-upon, the dork of the crowd?
Right, I didn't think so.
So, I guess we can all identify a little with Earle, the lead character in that tune by Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers, Chainsaw Earle.
Now that character has come to new life, beneath the pen of celebrated cartoonist, Kevin Tobin. He's just about to release an illustrated version of Chainsaw Earle.
Kevin joined me in the studio this week with the other Kevin, Blackmore, of Buddy Wasisname fame, and Wayne Chaulk, one of the other fellers, who wrote the song with the Buddy Kevin. I asked Wayne where the story of Chainsaw Earle comes from?
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WAM September 24-25 Shoshanna Wingate
Shoshanna Wingate is the executive director and co-editor of Riddle Fence, the literary journal of Newfoundland and Labrador. Riddle Fence just launched its ninth edition.
Shoshanna is also a poet and is about to release her first collection, Homing Instinct, tomorrow night.
The poetry considers all the meanings of home; where we find it, who lives there, why we need, do we need it ...
I invited Shoshanna into the studio this week and asked what home means to her.
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WAM September 24-25 Jonathan Weale
A young artist from Zimbabwe is studying visual art at Grenfell College in Corner Brook. Jonathan Weale also has an exhibit of his work on display at JL Gallery. People We Know is the exhibit. I spoke with Jonathan the morning after the opening earlier this week. Evidently, he was happily surprised that he sold many of the works at the opening! Extra.
I asked Jonathan who are the people he knows.
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WAM September 24-25 Eastern Edge
Eastern Edge Gallery opens two shows this afternoon in St. John's.
Reversion to the Original Point is created by Dustin Wilson, a New Brunswick artist currently living in Ontario. He's developed an almost science-fiction project, imagining a future we might not necessarily want.
Eleanor King, a Nova Scotian artist, also imagines the future, but her future, as seen in her project No Signal, imagines a world where we might need more from the past than we realise.
Both shows create a dystopia, but it a mild strain of dystopia. They are Canadian, after all.
I visited the gallery this week and spoke first with Dustin about Reversion to the Original Point. Dustin's piece starts on your right just as you get inside the door and then stretches for about thirty or forty feet along two walls of the space.
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WAM Sept. 17-18 Edith Watson
I love visiting the exhibits that curators pull from the provincial archives at the Rooms because they are so redolent of Newfoundland and Labrador, and breathe such life into the past. They are rarely dry and stuffy, usually intriguing, and sometimes downright spectacular. I think of the show a couple years ago of the photographs taken by Elsie Holloway ... gorgeous.
Well, the Archives are back with another winning exhibit, again of photographs, taken in the early 1900's by American photographer, Edith Watson. Fish, Flake and Farm is the show, and it captures a sense of time and place in this province ... country, then ... that perhaps was only available to someone not from here.
Craig Tucker curated this exhibit. I spoke with him at the Rooms in St. John's this week and began by asking him just who was Edith Watson?
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WAM Sept 17-18 Dying Hard
Mikaela Dyke has been receiving rave reviews for over a year on the festival circuit for her one-woman play, Dying Hard.
The show tells the story of the fluorspar miners of St. Lawrence in their own words.
Dying Hard opens a province-wide tour in St. John's this coming Friday.
I spoke with Mikaela this week and asked her how she came to the stories that appear in Dying Hard.
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WAM Sept 17-18 Brand New Beat
People of a certain age will remember that song, the Ducats and Hey Hey Woman. They'll also remember saddle pumps and pompadours... whether they remember them fondly or not, they will remember them!
Well, Rising Tide Theatre's production of Brand New Beat should have you coming down on the side of fond memories.
Especially if you remember the Art Andrews Dance Party, broadcast live by CJON-TV during the mid-sixties. That's where the Ducats got some of their early air time. Brand New Beat celebrates many things: Art Andrews; music; dance; social styles.
Rising Tide and the Arts and Culture Centres are presenting the show across the province starting this coming week in St. John's.
Petrina Bromley co-created Brand New Beat with Amelia Manuel and I spoke with her last week about it. I asked Petrina where the idea came from to do a stage show about a television show.
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WAM Sept 17-18 Bruce Molsky
Bruce Molsky has been nominated for awards from Nashville to Goteborg, he plays banjo, guitar and fiddle, and he sings a mean tune, too. Bruce is on the Avalon this weekend giving workshops and presenting concert performances. He is billed as an Appalachian fiddler, but he also plays in an Irish band, a Scottish band, and he's won awards for his music in Sweden. So, I guess, Appalachian modernist?
Bruce Molsky is with me this morning.
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WAM September 17-18 Donald Stuart
Donald Stuart designs and creates some of the most beautiful gold and silver work in the country. Jewellery that is ostensibly simple, yet elegant and refined. As a designer and creator, Donald Stuart has had a deep effect on arts and crafts in Canada.
His work is known around the world, and now there is a dispaly of some of his pieces in the Annex Gallery of the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador on Devon Row in St. John's.
Donald Stuart joins me this morning.
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WAM 17-18 Beothuck Books
Marshall Godwin's new novel, Belle Maro, is set in his hometown of Belleoram and sweeps across three hundred years, weaving a love story with a story of vengeance and two treasure chests.
Hector Earle's new novel, Death of A Race: A Newfoundland Tragedy Like No Other, is a love story of a different kind, more focussed on a young family.
Both stories have in common that they muse on the fate of the Beothuck native people as they met new people from across the sea, the first European settlers in Newfonudland and Labrador.
I had both Marshall and Hector in the studio this week and first asked Hector what attracted him to tell a story about the Beothucks.
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WAM Sept. 10-11 Sobey Art Award
Each year since 2002, the Sobey Art Award has recognized leading young artists creating outstanding contemporary work. The shortlist exhibition for this year's award goes on view in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 17th and the winning artist will be announced at a Gala at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia on October 13th. The Atlantic finalist this year is Zeke Moores. He is a sculptor from Conception Bay South, but has been teaching at the University of Windsor for the last 6 years. That's where I reached him this morning.
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WAM Sept. 10-11 "Easy To Like"
Edward Riche's most recent play, Hail, enjoyed a sold-out run at the LSPU Hall in St. John's recently. His first novel, Rare Birds, made it to the silver screen. The Nine Planets, his second, sat atop the Globe and Mail's 2004 best fiction list. He adapted Rare Birds for the movies and has won awards for his radio documentaries and the CBC cult-classic, The Great Eastern. Ed won the NLAC Artist of the year award in 2004, the Winterset Award and the Raddall Atlantic Book award for fiction. Ed's new book, Easy to Like, has just been published. It chronicles the wild ride of Elliot Johnson, a workaday screenwriter in the tinseliest of towns, Los Angeles. But Elliot also makes wine, and while his screenplays seem schlocky, his wine is almost ... almost, the best wine you ever tasted. In pursuit of the final ingredient for that wine, at least he hopes it's the final ingredient, Elliot ends up running CBC TV in Toronto. I invited Ed in to the studio to talk about the new tome.
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WAM Sept. 10-11 Wooden Boat Conference
The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador celebrates the art and craft of shipbuilding. One manner in which they do this is with their annual Wooden Boat Conference. This year, the meetings take place in Trinity, a place with a fair share of the shipbuilding history of the province. As a director of the museum, Chris Osmond is up to his gunwales in this year's event. I called him the week and asked him what they have to confer about!
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WAM Sept. 10-11 Writer In Residence
Memorial University invites writers to its campus for the fall and winter semesters to act as authors in residence. This placement is for both new and established artists whose work shows a high level of accomplishment. While here, the writers are encouraged to work on their own projects, offer assistance and advice to students and to the larger local community as well. This semester's author in residence is award-winning poet and novelist Anne Simpson. I asked her what it means to her to be writer in residence at Memorial University.
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WAM Sept. 03-04 New Wine Magazine
The advent of digital media is having an impact on the way we find information and the way we read books and subscribe to magazines.
Increasingly, we're using our smartphones and tablets to access what interests us. A new weekly wine magazine is taking advantage of our addiction to our electronic devices. Nomad Editions is coming out with a new wine magazine, and it'll be as close as your ipad. John Benditt is the Editor in Chief of Nomad Editions, a New York-based startup that's publishing a high-quality digital wine magazine tailored to tablets and smartphones.
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WAM Sept. 03-04 "Bridging the Gap"
It's the first time exhibiting in St.John's for the West coast group of artists known as LAWN. LAWN stands for the League of Artists of Western Newfoundland. There are 60 artists in the group, and 19 of them are exhibiting their works at the Eastern Edge Gallery. It's curated by Don Foulds of Sir Wilfred Grenfell College. Chris O'Neill-Yates dropped down to the Eastern Edge where artist Irve Manuel and Nancy Jacobsen were mounting the exhibition with gallery staff on Friday. You will hear from Irve Manuel. But we begin and end with Nancy Jacobsen. Chris asked Nancy to take her through some of the works in the exhibit.
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WAM Sept. 03-04 Sex, Pies And A Few White Lies
Monica Parker has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
Anthony Hopkins, George Clooney, Gwenyth Paltrow. Even our own Gordon pinsent. She's had roles in ER, The "X" Files, Murder She Wrote. And in movies such as Nancy Drew and A Perfect Murder in a career in LA spanning 20 years. But Parker has had one life-long struggle: body image. And that's the subject of her one-woman show, Sex, Pies and a few White Lies. It's on stage this week at the Spirit of Newfoundland's Masonic Temple. Chris O'Neill-Yates spoke with Parker from her home in Toronto.
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WAM Sept.03-04 Pipe Organs In The Province
Since he was a boy, Dr. David Peters has loved pipe organs. He learned to play at a very young age, studied under some great organists. And for years has been the organist at the Cochrane Street United Church. Now, Dr. Peters is on a quest. A quest to find every last pipe organ in the province. No small task. But as you're about to find out it's a labour of love. Chris O'Neill-Yates caught up with Dr. Peters at Cochrane earlier in the week.
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WAM Sept.03-04 New Book From Joel Hynes
For those who love the raw, unvarnished reality depicted in the works of Joel Thomas Hynes, you'll get your fix in his new book. But that's not all you'll get. "Straight Razor Days" is also full of love and tenderness and emotion. Inspired by the males in his life: his grandfather, his father and his young son. The work is one of poetry, or poetic narratives. It's a new kind of work for Hynes. Chris O'Neill-Yates caught up with him by phone earlier this week.
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WAM August 27-28 Northwords
Shelagh Rogers is nothing if not adventurous. Her most recent adventure is a collaboration with Parks Canada helping it celebrate its centenary this year. Of course, this will be a multi-media event.
Sheila took five well-known writers to the Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador earlier this month just to see what they could see.
I spoke with Shelagh Friday morning about the project, dubbed Northwords, and asked her what the project is all about.
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WAM August 27-28 31st Atlantic Film Festival
The 31st Atlantic Film Festival opens in Halifax on September 15th. Hundreds of film-types will descend on the Nova Scotia capital to see films, schmooze, and make important contacts.
Nearly two hundred films will be screened over the ten days, including new movies from Pedro Almodavar, Wim Wenders and Mike Clattenberg.
One of the highlights of the Atlantic Film Festival is always the CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala, and two of the filmmakers who will present new pieces there are Jordan Canning and Mark O'Brien. Jordan of course is a rising star on the local film scene and Mark is well-known to viewers of The Republic of Doyle where he plays Des.
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WAM August 20-21 Wayne Johnston
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Baltimore's Mansion, The Story of Bobby O'Malley, The Navigator of New York, The Divine Ryans, all works that are based in Newfoundland and all that say something ineffable about this place. So it may seem odd to note that the author of all these books, Wayne Johnston, born in Goulds, lives in Toronto.
But now Wayne is back in Newfoundland, both physically and in his new book, A World Elsewhere.
Wayne launched the new novel Friday night at the Writers in Woody Point festival.
CBC reporter Melissa Tobin was in Woody Point yesterday and had an opportunity to speak with him.
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WAM August 20-21 Portuguese Polaroids
Manfred Buchheit has been taking photographs here in Newfoundland since 1971. Mannie is also an accomplished artist, teacher and has worked as a bartender.
Along with fellow photographer Kent Barrett, Mannie became involved in the downtown arts scene in St. John's, creating work for theatre companies, musicians, commercial enterprises and more.
One of their collaborations was a series of portraits of Portuguese fishermen who made port here with the White Fleet at the same time as a local theatre company was mounting a play about just that cultural artifact - sailors on the waterfront. They created an exhibit in 1980 called The Portuguese Polaroids.
After the exhibit came down, Mannie put the photos in his vast archive and moved on to other work. But now, these disarmingly simple portraits have made a comeback.
I asked Mannie to begin at the beginning - a very good place to start - and tell us how he discovered the Portuguese Polaroids.
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WAM August 20-21 Joan Andersen
The influences on music in Labrador are as big as all out doors. Fishers, trappers, loggers, hunters, locals and imports, the churches and the radio all had a huge effect on what comes out of there.
And the songs reflect and capture all this culture, like photographs or memoirs. Beverly Diamond of Memorial University's Research Centre for Music Media and Place, MmAP, realised there was too much to handle for the entirety of Labrador, so all hands focussed on Makkovik, and the music-making of Gerald Mitchell. And it was all Joan Andersen's big idea!
I called Joan in Makkovik this week and asked her from where the idea for the collection came.
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WAM August 20-21 John and Marjorie Doyle
The Songbook, the Bulletin, Vicks Vaporub and Dr. Chase's nerve pills - Gerald S. Doyle's name was attached to them all. Tonight on CBC TV's Summer Series, his children Marjorie and John look back at their father's life in the documentary Regarding our Father and find the patriot, the fun-lover, the hard-nosed businessman, and a beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador.
I asked Marjorie where the idea for the film came from?
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WAM August 20-21 Geoff Adams
In his six years at the helm, Geoff Adams has steered Clarenville's New Curtain Theatre Company through seas of excitement, fun, experiment and change. Geoff is about to embark on another trip that promises fans of the company more of that vibrant attitude. Geoff will be attending the North American Cultural Laboratory in Highland Lake, New York at the end of this month. There, he will work on a new script, an adaptation of Sharon MacKay's youth novels Charlie Wilcox and Charlie Wilcox Great War. I spoke with Geoff this week and asked him about the project.
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WAM August 13-14 Kate Evans
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Robert Hiscock and Kathy Hodder
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Lisa Rae Pickersgill
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Leslie Vryenhoek and Gerard Collins
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August13-14 Sherman Downey and Andrew James O'Brien
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Johanna Skibsrud, Sara Selecky and Alexander MacLeod
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Johanna Skibsrud, Sara Selecky and Alexander MacLeod
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Dave Padden
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Richard Gwyn and Michael Enright
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Noreen Golfman
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Lisa Moore
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 20--13-14 Michael Crummey, Craig and Connie Wally
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 13-14 Kate Evans
The Weekend Arts Magazine broadcast live from the Beaches Heritage Centre at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Winterset in Summer Literary Festival on the Eastport Peninsula. We interviewed many people on the air that weekend, this is one of those interviews.
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WAM August 6-7 Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival
Since 2001, the Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival has been offering not only high-calibre concerts to Newfoundland audiences, but world-class education to gifted and hard-working young chamber players.
Over the fortnight from today, the 7th, to Sunday the 21st, Tuckamore presents master classes, open rehearsals, workshops, private classes and more given by performers and teachers to promising students.
Nancy Dahn and Tim Steeves, award-winning members of Duo Concertante, are the brains, and much of the brawn!, behind Tuckamore and they join me now in studio.
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WAM August 6-7 Ruth Lawrence
The reviews for the White Rooster She Said Yes co-production of MonaRita could not be better. 5 out of 5 stars at the Hamilton Fringe, voted outstanding ensemble performance by NOW magazine at Fringe Toronto. "The most enjoyable experience I have had at a Fringe show in a very long time" says one reviewer. "A performance that has to be seen," says another.
This should all be good bumph for future fringe bookings in September.
But that encouragement may not be acted upon. The production has run into problems. Pedantic problems. Money problems.
Ruth Lawrence runs White Rooster Theatre and plays Rita in the Shannon Bramer's show. She joins me in the studio.
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WAM August 6-7 Eastern Edge Art Marathon
Eastern Edge Gallery began their twenty-four hour art marathon over a decade ago. The public interest and artistic action have been growing every year. So much so that Eastern Edge has had to make the 24 HAM a part of a much larger experience - the Art Marathon Festival!
The festival now lasts eight days, from the summer saunter on Saturday, the 13th, a wander through over a dozen gallleries and studios in the downtown area, the official launch on Sunday the 14th, all the way to the excitement of the closing 24-hour art marathon and silent auction taking place on the 20th / 21st.
Jane Walker serves as festival co-ordinator this year, and she came by the Weekend Arts Magazine studio to talk about the festival. I asked her to give us a thumbnail sketch of what to expect over the seven and a half, eight days of activity
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WAM July30-31 David Hayashida
The Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery in London, Ontario celebrates pots and potters. This week, the gallery opens Matter of Clay III, an event they pull off every five years.
The gallery invites Canada's leading ceramicists to exhibit all new work, and this year over one hundred artists will show in their space. The work is valued at nearly a half-million dollars.
The Snell Gallery has invited three potters from Newfoundland and Labrador to the show - Reed Weir from Robinsons, and Linda Yates and David Hayashida, partners in King's Point Pottery.
David will attend the show which opens Thursday in London, and he joins me on the phone now. Good morning, David.
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WAM July 30-31 Peter Laracy
Much archeological investigation at Cupids has resulted in the unearthing of literally thousands of artifacts that describe the life and times of the earliest English settlement in Canada.
The Cupids Legacy Center was established to display, interpret and preserve much of the material from the Cupids Cove Plantation site. But there's one aspect of life in Cupids that has not yet been officially recognized at the center, the cultural life.
Peter Laracy is the general manager of the Cupids Legacy Centre and I asked him first to describe what it is we can see at the centre.
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WAM July 30-31 Edmund Burry
In Trinity, in the late 1700`s, he was like a Michaelangelo - a doctor, a surgeon, a priest, a judge, a customs officer. Some considered him the Pillar of Trinity - John Clinch.
Edmund Burry was struck by the real-life story and decided it needed to be told. But he didn't want to create a dry history, so he decided to novelize the tale of John Clinch.
I asked Ed to tell me the real story of John Clinch, the 18th century doctor in Trinity, the one that convinced him to write the historical novel Clinch - The Pillar of Trinity.
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WAM July 30-31 Gary Cranford
There is renewed interest in geneology and the past, the lives that were lived and the places in which they were lived.
Flanker Press has just begun an "historic" series that will produce a number of titles that they hope will throw a light upon the history and character of our places and our people.
The first three volumes have just been released: Historic Barr'd Islands; Historic Bay Roberts; and Historic Bell Island.
I asked Flanker Press's publisher Gary Cranford from whence the idea for the series came.
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WAM July 30-31 Kenneth Harvey
Love him or hate him, and he does tend to polarize people, Kenneth J. Harvey is by any measure a successful novelist. He's written bestsellers and prize winners, and he's twice been nominated for the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
But some people are put off by his subject matter and by his hard-headed confrontation of difficult issues.
His new novel, Reinventing the Rose, goes to just these places. The headlines. The paranormal. Psyches and warped desires. And it may also be his last novel.
Kenneth Harvey joined me in the studio this week for a chat about the book and the future. He began by telling me about the inspiration for Reinventing the Rose.
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WAM July 30-31 Kenneth J.Harvey
Much archeological investigation at Cupids has resulted in the unearthing of literally thousands of artifacts that describe the life and times of the earliest English settlement in Canada.
The Cupids Legacy Center was established to display, interpret and preserve much of the material from the Cupids Cove Plantation site. But there's one aspect of life in Cupids that has not yet been officially recognized at the center, the cultural life.
Peter Laracy is the general manager of the Cupids Legacy Centre and I asked him first to describe what it is we can see at the centre.
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January 26, 2012 - SPCA says....Look after Fido in Cold Weather
For months, the The Happy Valley Goose Bay SPCA has been asking for your vote.
Members were hoping to win a hefty donation to the shelter from the Aviva Community fund.
The results are finally in...
Here is Colleen with SPCA member Bonnie Learning, along with some important tips for caring for your pets in cold weather.
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January 26, 2012 - Playing Table Tennis..Against a Robot?
Eric Cranford wants to be the province's #1 ranked table tennis player.
Originally from St. John's, he's been competing in tournaments since he was a teenager.
Right now, he's ranked in the #2 position.
In July, Cranford moved up to Nain where he's now working as a maintanence man at the community clinic.
And he's still got his eye on the top prize.
In fact, he's enlisted the help of a robot to help him win.
Our reporter John Gaudi asked Eric Cranford to explain his strategy.
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January 26, 2012 - A tour of the New Airport in Happy Valley Goose Bay (Part 1)
If you been through the Happy Valley Goose Bay airport recently, this is a familiar sound.
The airport is under serious construction while it gets a facelift. The arrivals and departures area has changed completely, and a restaurant is being added to the sleek looking facility.
Manager of the airport , Goronway Price takes Colleen behind the scenes for a tour of the new airport.
They start the tour in arrivals with the new baggage carousel.
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January 26, 2012 - What is the proper snowshoe?
This winter many Canadians will grab a pair of snowshoes and head out into the backcountry.
Snowshowing has a long tradition in this country--but recently, the sport has become a bona fide industry.
And you just have to look outside your window here in Labrador to see why.
There's a range of companies offering snowshoes in all shapes, sizes and materials.
To help us breakdown the trend, Colleen reached our own trailbreaker....Kevin Callan.
He's the author behind the Happy Camper website.
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January 26, 2012 - Jigs and Reels - Nain
Our regular Labrador community feature. Mitchell White is Tony Dawson's guest as Jigs and Reels comes from Nain , on Labrador's north coast.
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January 25, 2012 - First Nations' meeting in Ottawa
A special summit between the federal government and First Nations' leaders took place yesterday in Ottawa.
At the summit, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said aggressive action is needed to improve the living standards of First Nations.
But he also said -- contrary to the hopes of some -- that the Indian Act would not be repealed.
Giving his closing remarks at the Summit, Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo said that for now, First Nations and the Crown have to move beyond the Indian Act:
and, Simeon Tshakapesh is Chief of the Labrador Innu community of
Natuashish. He spoke with Labrador Morning producer Chris Harbord -- who began by asking him about his meeting with the Prime Minister.
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January 25, 2012 - How many ways can you describe snow?
Most of us have heard there are dozens of words in Inuktitut for snow.
But Innu Aimun also has a rich winter vocabulary.
Our reporter John Gaudi spent some time with two elders in Labrador.
They told him about words for snow, and the stories they inspire.
Sixty-one year old Bertha Holeiter is an Inuit elder living in Happy Vally-Goose Bay.
Eighty-five year old Pien Penashue lives Sheshatshiu.
Edward Nuna is interpreting for Pien Penashue.
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January 25, 2012 - On Line Buyer Alert ! - Beware of FAKE Web Pages
These cold Labrador days mean two things..plug in your car and wear a warm coat.
But where do you get that Canada Goose Down Parka that everyone wears?
They can go for $700 or more at some stores.
But, there is always internet shopping for a better deal.
Colleen Connors went hunting for a warm winter coat and ran into a few snags along the way. She explains her adventure to Tony Dawson
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January 25, 2012 - Clearing Trails on the Labrador Coast
For many Labrador communities, the frozen winter trail-ways are essential connections for people and goods.
Each year, the provincial government gives out cash for remote communities to groom and mark their trails.
This year, over $350 - thousand dollars is being put aside for the task.
Hopedale is one community that's putting that money to good use.
Labrador Morning producer Chris Harbord spoke to AngajukKâk Wayne Piercy
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January 25, 2012 - IOC Updates Labrador City Council on its latest air quality survey
The Iron ore company of Canada says it has increased its efforts to monitor air quality in Labrador City.
More monitoring stations have been added , and the company has promised to keep the town more informed of the findings.
At a regular council meeting yesterday IOC officials made a presentation on air quality to council.
Julie Gelfand, IOC's Vice President of Environment and social responsibility was one of the presenters.
She tells Labrador Morning's Mike Power about the findings.
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January 24, 2012 - Frozen Pipes for everyone !
We're in the middle of a serious Labrador winter...
And all over Happy Valley Goose Bay plumbers are busy thawing out frozen pipes.
Labradro Mornig's Colleen Connors speak from experience...yesterday, She woke up to a bathroom without water! Not fun.
But she's not the only one.
Our producer Chris Harbord contended with frozen pipes twice in the last two weeks.
Well Chris decided to go to an expert for some advice.
He called Dan Cole, a plumber in North West River.
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January 24, 2012 - Paul Henderson Jersey tour - "No Go " in Happy ValeyGoose Bay
There were no last minute heroics for the Paul Henderson Jersey Tour in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
It came "This close" ..... But never made it to town.
Many people had no idea it was canceled, until they showed up at the arena...and found...nothing.
Rob Wighton is the tour manager for the Henderson jersey tour. Tony reached him in Montreal.
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January 24, 2012 - New cup sizes at Tims
Everyday, people in Happy Valley Goose Bay flock to the town's only Tim Hortons for their morning brew.
And well, this week they're having to think twice about what size they're ordering.
The names of the cup sizes have changed.
That extra large you ordered before is now called a large.
That large you ordered before is now called a medium.
Confused?
Well, our John Gaudi went to Tim Hortons to figure out the changes for himself.
Did he succeed?
We'll let you decide.
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January 24, 2012 - A good year for the bird count in Labrador City
Every year, avid birdwatchers in Labrador take part in the Christmas bird count. Not only is it a day of fun , but it is also provides some very useful scientific data.
This year participants in Labrador West and the upper Lake Melville area were out and did lots of counting. Labrador Morning's Mike Power asked Labrador City Bird watcher Gord Parsons about the results.
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January 24, 2012 - Jigs and Reels - Makkovik
Jigs and reels, our regular community feature this morning takes us to Makkovik on the north coast of Labrador. John Andersen is Tony Dawson's guest.
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January 23, 2012 - The Northern Lights of Labrador - In Full View
It's something to look forward to during the long, dark northern winter.
The occasional breathtaking dance of greens and reds that light up the sky.
And this year, the northern lights could be even more spectacular.
To find out why, Tony Dawson reached Dave Lane...he's an astronomer at St. Mary's University in Halifax.
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January 23, 2012 - Gay Straight Alliances in Labrador
: Last week, we heard about a provincial program aimed at make schools safer and more inclusive.
It's called My Gay Straight alliance.
The groups are a way for gay students to feel more supported at school.
Last year, Noah Davis Power set one up at his high school in Conception Bay South.
Scosha Diamond is the HIV AIDS co-ordinator at the Labrador Friendship Centre.
She's in the studio with Colleen Connors to share her thoughts about Gay Straight Alliances.
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January 23, 2012 - Smooth Sailing for the Sir Robert Bond Winter Service
Last week, the Sir Robert Bond began its winter service connecting Corner Brook and Blanc Sablon.
The ship has now been made a perminant fixture -- linking Labrador to the Island.
And some upgrades are making the journey more comfortable for passengers.
To find out more, Tony Dawson speaks with CAI Nunatsiavut Marine President and CEO Dave Chaulk.
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January 23, 2012 - Labrador City Shed Fire - Lucky to save house
For many, Including Gerry Beson of Labrador City , the shed is a very special place. For Beson , who is retired , it was where he spent a lot of time.
On Thursday night, he lost his shed to fire, and for a while it looked as though his home might be destroyed as well.
Mr. Beson and his son spoke with CBC's Andrew Brown.
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January 23, 2012 - Cains Quest - Looking good!
The Cains Quest snowmobile endurance race is shaping up to be its best year ever.
After two years of dealing with warmer than usual winters, there's plenty of snow. The 2012 edition will also feature its first female competitor. The race should get to Nain this year, and interest is the highest its ever been.
The race co-chair, Todd Kent brings Labrador Morning's Mike Power up to date.
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January 20, 2012 - Free Hockey Jersey Tour in Labrador
It may have been thirty nine years ago, but any die hard hockey fan in Canada remembers the goal that Paul Henderson scored in nineteen seventy two. It gave Canada the win in the summit series against the Soviet Union.
This weekend, people in Labrador will get a chance to experience the Henderson Jersey tour. There will be memorabilia, interactive games and activities and much more.
Rob Wighton is the tour manager for the Henderson jersey tour. He joins us from Labrador West.
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January 20, 2012 - Labradorian Competes in Skating Championships
Eighteen year old Matt Webb is at home in Barrie today. But for two days this week he and his skating partner were front and center at the Canadian Junior Figure skating Championships in Moncton.
Matt Webb was born in Labrador, and has a lot of family and friends in Nain and happy Valley Goose Bay following his career. He joins us on the line
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January 20, 2012 - Potential Rabies Outbreak in Labrador
Did you know you could die from a rabies bite? Especially if it's not treated early.
Rabies outbreaks go through four year cycles, which means we could see rabid animals in 2012.
This is a major concern for many communities in Labrador because there are so many stray dogs and cats.
To explain more, we're joined by Chief Veterinary Officer for the province, Dr. Hugh Whitney
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January 20, 2012 - My Gay-Straight Alliance
Highschool is hard enough as it is...but for students who are bullied because they are gay...things can be even harder. But that may soon change. A new teacher resource called My Gay-Straight Alliance is being introduced in schools across the province. It will provide support for administrators, teachers, and students who wish to establish gay-straight alliances in schools. The CBC's Amy Stoodley has been looking into this and she joins us on the line from Gander
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January 20, 2012 - No Legal Limit on Nunatsiavut Caribou
There is no legal limit to the number of caribou Nunatsiavut beneficiaries can harvest in the landclaim area.
But the Nunatsiavut government is now urging harvesters to voluntarily limit their kill.
Still, some people are questioning whether the honour system will be respected.
To find out more, Colleen Conners reached Glen Sheppard, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources for the Nunatsiavut Government
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January 19, 2012 - Talkback- Sell Labrador to Quebec !
Now, the talk-back call that has Labradorians fuming.
It came on the heels of an interview with one of the Grand River Keepers...which aired on Labrador Morning and On the Go earlier this week.
The environmental group was complaining that - because of the too tight government-imposed deadline - the Public Utilitiues Board will only hold meetings on the Muskrat Falls proposal in St. John's...and none in Labrador.
Well, after that interview aired, this call came into On The Go's talkback line...and a couple of more following the first talkback.
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January 19, 2012 - Air Greenland passed over Goose Bay for it's Canadian connection
Air Greenland is coming to Canada.
The airline announced yesterday it has chosen Iqaluit as its hub.
That's disappointing news for Happy Valley Goose Bay, which was being considered for the route.
But may still bring some spin-off benifits to the province.
To find out more, Colleen Connors reached Christian Keldson, Chief Commercial Officer for Air Greenland.
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January 19, 2012 - Goose Bay Ice Conditions - On Facebook
Snow mobilers in the upper lake melville area usually know what to pack before heading out on the ice.
Extra gas, snow shoes and even an axe are essential tools.
And now there's a web site that can ensure a safer winter journey.
It's a group on Facebook called Goose Bay Ice Conditions and Neil Pilgrim started it.
He joins Colleen Connors in our studio.
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January 19, 2012 - Forteau Woman - Staying put- For now
An update this morning on An elderly woman in Forteau who was beingtold to go home.
90-year-old Hazel Thomas lived in her own house, with the help of her family, right up until last fall.
That's when her family put her in respite care at the long-term care centre, because they couldn't look after her round the clock anymore.
This week, Now, Mrs. Thomas wastold she has to leave the long-term care centre in Forteau.
If Mrs. Thomas' family didn't take her home, they've been told the plan was to send her to the long-term care centre in St. Anthony.
Gaye Jones is Hazel Thomas' granddaughter.
She explained the situation to the CBC Bernice Hillier
And, since the interview Bernice Hillier, Gaye Jones was in contact with Boyd Rowe, CEO of Labrador Grenfell Health. Here's Ms Jones with the CBC's Cherie Wheeler.
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January 18, 2012 - The Looneyspoons Collection - Punny Recipes
Keeping to your list of well intentioned New Year resolutions isn't easy.
It's probably already getting harder to drag yourself to the gym...
Well, a new cookbook may help you get back into the swing of things.
Sisters Janet and Greta Podleski are the authors of three bestselling cookbooks.
Their newest pun-filled cookbook is called, "The Looneyspoons Collection".
This morning, Janet Podleski is on the line with us from Toronto to tell us more about it.
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January 18, 2012 - 444 Squadron - Returns to active search duties in Labrador
When it comes to search and rescue, timing is critical.
If you've needed a rescue in Labrador, it's common to have to wait hours for a chopper to arrive from Gander.
Although that will still sometimes be the case, a helicopter squadron is now trained and available to perform search and rescue from Happy Valley Goose Bay.
The local capability has already proved valuable.
Last weekend the Triple 4 Squadron rescued a man who got sick out on the land.
CBC reporter Peter Cowan spoke to Commander Fred Eidt about the mission.
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January 18, 2012 - MUN economist Wade Locke gives Muskrat Falls a thumbs up.
It was a public lecture from a university economist on the merits of a hydro electric project.
But Wade Locke's assessment of Muskrat Falls had hundreds of people jammed into a large lecture theatre at Memorial University last night.
Locke is arguably the province's most prominent economist. And last night he endorsed the Muskrat Falls project as the solution to meet the province's energy needs.
Our Provincial affairs reporter David Cochrane has the story
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January 18, 2012 - Looks like a real Labrador Winter - So Far!
If you love winter in Labrador than you must be smiling big.
We are getting dumped on, which means white snow banks everywhere, and more to come.
To find out how this winter compares with past years, we've reached David Phillips in Barrie, Ontario.
He's a meteorologist with Environment Canada .
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January 17, 2012 - Stories of the Newfoundland Rangers...70 years on
Ninety-one year old Nathan Penney is one of only a handful of Newfoundland Rangers still alive.
Up until Confederation, the Newfoundland Ranger force was the police force for remote parts of the island and Labrador.
But, they also took on the role of social workers, paralegals, and paramedics.
During his 5 years and 1 month of service, Penney worked at Battle Harbour and other detachments on the island.
On his Labrador assignment, he had to contend with life without electricity, telephones or penicillin.
Now he's back in a much more modern Labrador, visiting his daughter in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
That's where we caught up with him.
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January 17, 2012 - Jigs and Reels - Hopedale
Our Regular community feature takes us to Hopedale on Labrador's North Coast. Dean Coombs is Tony Dawson's guess on Jigs and Reels.
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January 17, 2012 - Waiting for E.I. - Randy Edmunds
According to MHA Randy Edmunds, EI claimants in the Torngat Mountains District are waiting too long for their benefits.
The situation is becoming critical.
He says the province wide delays in processing EI claims means some people can not pay their bills or heat their homes.
For more, Randy Edmunds joins us from his home in Makkovik.
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January 17, 2012 - The Harris Centre hosts a event to explore the Muskrat Falls project...
One economics professor is weighing in on the construction of Muskrat Falls, and you can be a part of the discussion.
Dr. Wade Locke will offer his analysis of the project at a Harris Centre event in St. John's.
But anyone in the province can participate and ask questions through a live webcast.
To find out all the details Michael Clair, the associate director of public policy at the Harris Centre in St. John's joins us by telephone.....
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January 17, 2012 - IOC workers - Huge donation to the Labrador West ministerial association
Workers at the Iron Ore Company of Canada do a lot to help the community.
One of their biggest efforts is for an association of Lab West Churches and their food bank.
In December, more than two tons of food was collected by the workers, and handed over to the Ministerial Association. On Monday afternoon, the association also got a big fat cheque.
Here is part of that presentation.
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January 16, 2012 - "Virtual World "in the works for Southern Labrador students
Not everyone will get the chance to visit an actual archeology dig in their life but that doesn't mean their avatar can't do it for them.
That's the goal of some reachers from the University of New Brunswick.
They're creating a virtual world program where students from Southern Labrador can go online and visit a simulated version of the exploration site.
It's still a work in progress but one that Evie Plaice hopes will be in classroom in a few years.
She's a professor of anthropology and education ay U-N-B and she's heading the virtual world project.
Tony Dawson reached her at her office.
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January 16, 2012 - Grandriver Keeper weighs in on Public Utilities Board review of Muskrat Falls
Public consultations for the Public Utilities Board review of muskrat falls have been cut short.
Consultations are now only offered in St. John's, with no technical conferences provided.
There's a rush job to get the board's results in before the spring sitting of the House of Assembly.
To weigh in on what this means for people outside the capitol city, Colleen Connors speaks with Roberta Benefiel.
She's with the Grandriver Keeper in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
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January 16, 2012 - More Flights for Labrador West
Air Canada is getting ready to make a big increase in it's service into Wabush airport.
New flights will start in February , to Destionations in Quebec. There will also be additional service to points in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For more details Labrador Morning's Mike Power speaks with Air Canada spokseperson, Peter Fitzpatrick.
and Ellen Tucker is the Chair of the Association of Canadian travel agencies.
She explains to Mike Power what this all means for travellers.
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January 13, 2012 - Gathering Wood for Seniors in Nain
Gabe Suarak of the Omatik Substance and Anger Management group, went out with three snowmobiles in sub-zero weather on Thursday to gather wood for Seniors in the Labrador North coast community of Nain.
Some of them have only electric heat in one room, with no wood to heat the home.
Dispite wind gusts to 72 km/h and minus 45 wind chills, the group of five brought back two loads of wood for the seniors. It would have been three, but Gabe says one of the sleds broke down......
He explains the day to Tony Dawson.
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January 13, 2012 - "Checking Out" E-Books from the Library
It's just like your local library...but without the walls, shelves, or even books.
This week, libraries in Labrador are officially launching their e-book and audiobook website.
From your computer, you can now access thousands of digital books -- for your Kobo, Ipad, Kindle or other e-readers...or audio files for your music player.
Chris Harbord stopped by the library in Happy Valley Goose Bay to get a lesson in digital books from assistant librarian Michael Fretwell
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January 13, 2012 - Labrador Residential Schools Challenge
People who attended residential schools in Labrador are challenging the Government of Canada.
Last month, the province's Court of Appeal green lighted a class action lawsuit to proceed
Former students want the federal government to recognize them.
Labrador Metis, Innu and Inuit are currently excluded from the residential schools settlement act.
Danny Pottle is a Nunatsiavut Government spokesperson.
He's on the line from St. John's to tell us more about the Newfoundland and Labrador Residential schools class action.
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January 13, 2012 - MP Peter Penashue - Labrador Service Canada Jobs
Service Canada has confirmed the office in Happy Valley Goose Bay is not closing.
The Federal Government announced that they will be closing nearly a hundred Service Canada centres across the country.
Close to 80 workers in Newfoundland will be getting lay off notices as well, but it looks like the workers in Labrador will be okay.
Peter Penashue talked about recent reports that he had called workers at the Service Canada E-I processing centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay,
Here is Penashue speaking with CBC's Jeremy Eaton.
Peter Penashue's comment came as a surprise to many fellow members of Parliament.Jeremy reached MP Gerry Byrne in Ottawa .
we also hear from MP Scott Simms and
The Public Service Alliance of Canada Union Representitive Margie Hancock.
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January 13, 2012 - Labrador City Firefighter's Close call with New Years Fireworks
On New years eve, a Labrador City firefighter got quite a surprise when he experienced a malfunction when he was lighting fireworks. His protective gear prevented injury. That worries Labrador City fire chief Joe Power, because he says many members of the general public aren't careful when they set off their own displays.
Chief Power showed Labrador Morning's Mike Power the damage that was done to the fire fighters equipment, and spoke about the need for education.
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January 13, 2012 - George River Caribou Hunt -Talkback
Our talkbalk lines continue to be busy, handling your calls about the hunting of George River Caribou in Labrador, who can and cannot take them.
This morning we've got some of your calls and emails.
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January 12, 2012 - Century Iron Mines - Iron Ore Plans for Labrador
The world wide demand for Iron ore is turning Labrador into a hot bed of activity for Mining and exploration companies.
Expansion is underway at the Iron ore company of Canada and in near by Fermont and Bloom Lake.
Alderon is moving ahead with plans to open a new mine,
and further North near Schefferville things are starting to heat up.
Now another company, Century Iron Mines plans to tap the Iron ore resources of Labrador.
Our Mike Power reached the Vice-President of Corporate Development, Bob Leschyshen in Toronto.
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January 12, 2012 - Helping Elders in Nain keep warm
Having a warm home is crucial for surviving the deep freeze in Labrador.
But for some seniors in Nain finding enough wood to heat their homes is a challenge.
Volunteers with the Omatik Substance and Anger Management group in Nain want to change that.
Today, they are heading out on ski-doo to collect wood for seniors in need.
Kitura Solomon and Gabe Suarak are with the group.
John Gaudi speaks with them to find out more about the trip.
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January 12, 2012 - Hunters want more done to protect George River Caribou
Non aboriginal hunters say the province should be doing more to protect caribou in Labrador.
Innu from Quebec have killed hundreds of animals.
There has also been hunting in a closed zone that's home to the red wine caribou.
Through all of this the department of justice has refused to provide any details or explain what they're doing.
The CBC's Peter Cowan talked to Tony Chubbs, head of the Labrador Hunting and Fishing Association
and we have some of your talkback to Labrador Morning.
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January 12, 2012 - Busy times ahead at the O'Brien Arts Centre
2012 is another busy year for the O'brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
The new year brings some regular shows like Review, but this year, the centre is introducing new, more intimate performances.
To get all the details, Colleen Connors stopped by the O'brien Arts Centre for a chat with director Kathleen Hicks.
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January 11, 2012 - MHA says Quebec Innu should take fewer caribou
With all the snow on the ground it's a good winter for hunting.
Quebec Innu are in Labrador killing caribou.
And the M-H-A for Torngat Mountains says they're killing too many animals in the declining George River herd.
Randy Edmunds shared his concerns with the CBC's Peter Cowan
and, Labrador Morning's Chris Harbord was able to reach the Chief of Quebec's Saint-Augustin
reserve. Christiane Lalo took part in this week's hunt...and defended Quebec Innu hunters.
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January 11, 2012 - Funding for research on suicide prevention.
On Tuesday, the federal government announced funding for research on suicide prevention.
Teams will be looking at the best prevention methods from around the world.
And their findings will be made available to aboriginal leaders and communities in Labrador and beyond..
Federal Minister of Health Leona A- glue-kaq has just wrapped up a visit to Hopedale.
She's on the line with Colleen Connors now to tell us more about the research.
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January 11, 2012 - New subsidy for medical travel in Labrador
Traveling from Labrador for medical treatment can be an expensive proposition. In the past, there has been some assistance from the provincial government...but in most cases the patient had to pay for the ticket and then wait for a rebate. A new program improves things quite a bit.
That's good news for Wabush councilor Jim Farrell. He's been lobbying for years for improvements to the assistance Program. He joins Tony Dawson by telephone.
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January 11, 2012 - Ever heard of Atlantic Path?
A new project is investigating how genetics, environment and lifestyle contribute to cancer.
It's called Atlantic Path and they need toenail clippings, blood samples and measurements from 30,000 Atlantic Canadians.
The research will also look to find new ways to diagnose and treat cancer earlier.
To explain how all this works, we're joined now by the Director of Operations, David Thompson.
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January 11, 2012 - Opposition to a new hotel in Wabush
A man from Wabush has started a petition against a proposed hotel development in the town.
Wade Coombs thinks the land where the building will go should be left as is, and he has other concerns about the proposal.
Wade Coombs explained those concerns to our Andrew Brown.
and Labrador Morning's Mike Power spoke with Wabush Mayor , Ron Barron.
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January 10, 2012 - Mushuau Innu First Nation - Appealing court election order
Last week, a federal court ruled there were widespread problems with the March 2010 elections in Natuashish and ordered the results overturned.
A new election was set to happen by April 2012.
Now, the Mushuau Innu First Nation is appealing that decision.
William Kennedy is the lawyer representing the band council and he joins us on the line from St. John's.
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January 10, 2012 - Labrador Grenfell Health CEO Boyd Rowe - Retires
Thirty years ago this month Boyd Rowe first stepped foot in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
It was meant to be just a stop over. But like many before him, before he knew what happened 1982 has turned into 2012.
Next week, Boyd Rowe will finish up as CEO of Labrador Grenfell Health.
From the Melville Hospital, to the Labrador Health Centre, and the long Term Health facility, from St. Anthony to Labrador City to Nain. A lot has happened in those 30 years.
So , before he finishes up, We asked Boyd Rowe to spend a few minutes with us in the studio
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January 10, 2012 - New Senator to replace Bill Rompkey - Not from Labrador
For the last 16 years, Labrador has been well represented in Canada's senate.
Bill Rompkey championed local issues in the upper chamber, until his retirement last year.
On Friday the Conservative government appointed a non-Labradorian, Norman Doyle.
Doyle lives in St. John's.
And some are not happy with the move.
Outgoing senator Bill Rompkey told CBC reporter Peter Cowan how he reacted to the announcement.
and we hear from Yvonne Jones, liberal MHA for Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair, about the appointment of a non Labradorian to the Senate. as well as an email response from
Labrador MP and Cabinet Minister Peter Penashue
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January 10, 2012 - Ski Smokey Mountain in Labrador city
A pair of skis or a snowboard is a good investment in Western Labrador.
The hill at Smokey mountain is usually the first to open and the last to close in this province.
The last few years have been a bumpy ride, but now the club is doing well.
President Toby Leon told Labrador Morning's Mike Power how the club is making out
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January 9, 2012 - John Noseworthy - Sheshatshiu Books
John Noseworthy is known for his ability to figure out where money is going.
As auditor general he uncovered the spending scandal at the house of assembly.
Now dissidents in Sheshatshiu have hired him to look at the books in their community.
They're fighting for new elections; they want to oust the current chief and council.
So what did Noseworthy find?
The CBC's Peter Cowan asked him.
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January 9, 2012 - Red Bay Plans
An action plan has been put forth to the federal government for Red Bay's National Historic site.
Just before the holiday season, the management plan made its way to Ottawa.
Protected heritage sites, like the one in southern Labrador, fall under Park's Canada care and will lay out what work will be done in the next five to ten years.
Trudy Taylor Walsh joins us on the line to talk about what the plan has in store for one of the best know and maintained whaling sites.
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January 9, 2012 - Natuashish Monster Movie !
Bringing legends to life.
Natuashish resident film maker Christine Poker is making a second film about Innu history.
And this one is all about man eating monsters.
She's in the final stages of production now.
Colleen reached her at her home in Natuashish.
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January 9, 2012 - Reasonable Rent in Labrador City
By now, we've all heard the stories about astronomical rents in Labrador West. Six thousand a month for a town house , or up to three thousand for a trailer. We'll, there are some exceptions. If you rent from Chuck Porter, chances are you're getting a much better deal. He believes in being fair to tenants, and he joins us by telephone form Labrador City .
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January 6, 2012 - Work camps in Labrador City
Some people in Happy Valley Goose Bay are concerned about work camps in their town.
Last night council held a special meeting to discuss the matter -- which we'll hear about in the next half hour.
Meanwhile, people in Labrador City are being reminded of similar discussions held several years ago on that same topic.
Peter Reccord is a Labrador City councillor, who was at the centre of that debate.
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January 6, 2012 - Lively Meeting at Happy Valley Goose Bay Town Hall
Last night, people in Happy Valley-Goose Bay voiced their opposition to camps for workers being built in town.
The town proposed to ammend development regulations that would allow construction camps in the commerical zone.
CBC reporter John Gaudi was at that meeting.
And he joinsTony Dawson in studio to tell us more about it
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January 6, 2012 - New election ordered for Natuashish
A federal court judge has overturned the result of the Natuashish band elections.
The court cited several problems with how the election was conducted, like short notice times, problems with the voters list and an unacceptable number of spoiled ballots.
The court ordered that a new election be held within three months.
Former chief Prote Poker challenged the results of the election after he was voted out of office.
Poker now joins Colleen Connors by phone from his home in Natuashish.
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January 5, 2012 - Will there be a workers camp in Happy Valley-Goose Bay?
A big fuss is brewing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay over a proposed workers camp in town.
The site is on Kelland Drive, a main artery in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
It's also close to a residential area, as well as a high school.
Tonight, the town is holding a public meeting about changes to its development regulations.
It will be considering whether or not a bylaw should be amended to allow worker camps in the commerical zone.
Our John Gaudi spoke with Mayor Leo Abbass about the proposed camp, and
Elizabeth Rice, a resident who lives close to where the workers camp is being proposed. She's got some concerns about the idea of all those workers living close to her home.
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January 5, 2012 - George River Caribou Health Study
The Caribou hunt for the George River herd has started in Labrador.
It's a herd that has seen a dramatic drop in the number of animals.
Thats prompted reductions in quotas, and other conservation measures.
This year, a health study is being done on animals , and the department of environment and conservation is asking for some help from hunters.
David Elliott is a wildlife biologist at the Happy Valley Goose Bay office of environment and conservation
He spoke with Mike Power about the study.
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January 5, 2012 - Big year for Labour Negotations in Labrador West
This year, a lot of workers in Newfoundland and Labrador will see their contracts expire.
That means a lot of negotiating of new wage and working agreements.
In Western Labrador, a five year contract for workers at the Iron ore company of Canada expires and the end of next month.
Given the climate of today's market in this province, it should make for interesting times at the bargaining table.
The President of the Newfoundland and Labrador federation of labour , speaks with Labrador Morning's Mike Power about her thoughts on what lies ahead this year.
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January 5, 2012 - Jigs and Reels - Mud Lake
Verna white is Tony Dawson guest for our first Jigs and Reels for2012. she's on the phone from Mud Lake.
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January 4, 2012 - North Coast Mental Health and Addictions Councillor
People in three North Coast communties usually have to come to Happy Valley-Goose Bay to get mental health and addiction services.
That is, until now.
Labrador Grenfell Health has hired a new mental health and addictions counsellor to serve them in their own communities.
April Andersen has connections to Makkovik on the North Coast.
She's on the line with us from Makkovik to tell us about her new job.
We've also got Sandy Penny joining us.
She's the Regional director for Mental Health and Addictions for Labrador Grenfell Health.
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January 4, 2012 - Rona Rea's new home
On February 4, 2010, Rona Rea lost her daughter in a tragic house fire.
Since then, people in Happy Valley Goose Bay got together to build a new house for Rona and her family.
People donated money, held fundraisers and provided hours of free labour and now, the house is complete.
Colleen Connors stopped by the new spot for a tour with Rona and her four year old grand daughter, who indroduced herself......
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January 4, 2012 - Labrador West Mayors reflect on 2011
The year two thousand eleven is one a lot of people will remember in Labrador West.
A boom in mining and exploration in the area brought with it many benefits and many challenges.And it isn't over yet, as new mines are being developed and companies flock to the area to service all the new work.
So what's in store for two thousand twelve ?
Labrador Morning's Mike Power sat down with Mayor Janice Barnes of Labrador City and Mayor Ron Barron of Wabush to discuss those issues.
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January 3, 2012 - Dr. LIN - Exercise for the New Year
A new YouTube video by Canadian doctor Mike Evans has recently gone viral...and for good reason
The video is called "23 and a half hours."
Dr. Evans says a mere half an hour spent doing ONE thing can help you more than dieting, taking multi-vitamins, lowering your cholesterol... or any other intervention.
Our own Dr. Peter Lin is on the line with Tony Dawson to tell us more
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January 3, 2012 - Clemmie's New Hat
In Labrador City this Christmas , one woman ended up with a present that was a real surprise to her.
The story starts long before Christmas as the Parsons family watched the evening News.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power dropped by to have a look at the special gift, and find out how it all happened.
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January 3, 2012 - Increased Fire Fighting for Labrador City
With an increase in population, there are a lot more homes and apartments in Labrador City these days, and the increase in traffic is noticeable as well.
That's all translating into more work for the people who provide services in the town, like the fire department.
Plans are in the works now, for changes to be made.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power sat down with Labrador City fire Chief Joe Power to find out how things are going with his department.
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December 23, 2011 - High School fundraiser for SPCA
Nothing like a little friendly competition for a good cause..
Students at Mealy Mountain Collegiate brought in thier pennies and loonies to raise money for the SPCA.
But they made it a competition between the different classrooms.
Grade 9 students Sarah Fowler and Kelsey Roberts stopped by the studio to tell Colleen all about it.
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December 23, 2011 - How much to buy the Labrador Trappers 12 Days of Christmas?
A few years back, Labrador Morning held a contest at Christmas to rework the 12 days of Christmas to make it more "Labrador". They're listeners came up with "A Labrador Trappers 12 days of Christmas".... and here's the new lyrics.
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my trapper gave to me…
Twelve Sleds A Sliding, Eleven Axes Ringing, Ten Jays A Stealing, Nine Rabbits Running,
Eight Minks A Mating, Seven Stars A Shining, Six Huskies Howling, Five Caribou......
Four Arms Of Wood, Three Stove Cakes, Two Knitted,
and A ….A Hot Cup Of Labrador Tea
Okay...you got those lyrics....it's quite a list!
Well, Labrador Morning's Tony Dawson set out to discover how much it would cost to buy everything on the Trappers Twelve days of Christmas list.... And here is what he found.
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December 23, 2011 - Memories of Christmas in Labrador City in 1960
Christmas 1960 was a special one for Norm and Pauline Peckham.
They were a young couple with a big family, and it was their first in Labrador City.
Sadly Mr Peckham passed away last month, and his wife two years ago.
We dug into the archives to find the story of that first Christmas, as told to reporter Mike Power.
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December 23, 2011 - From 6 to 16 - Remembering a call to Santa
Sixteen year old Alex Peddle of Labrador City is home for Christmas. He is currently attending Appleby College in Oakville ontario , and is a member of the schools hockey and soccer teams. When he was just six years old Alex dropped by our studio in Labrador City where reporter Mike Power had arranged a special phone call to Santa. Here is that phone call from ten years ago.
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December 2011 - Labrador Morning Presents "A Christmas Carol" - Part Five
Earlier this month, , Labrador Morning, along with the Mokami Players hosted our annual reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at the O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay.. It's a chance to sit back and enjoy what the season is supposed to be about.
Here now is Fiona Andersen with our final reading
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December 22, 2011 - 24 Million for Broadband in Labrador
That's Keith Hutchings, Minister of Innovation and Rural Development announced $24 million to increase broadband service in Labrador.
The provincial and federal government along with Bell Aliant are piggy backing on Nalcor's plans to enhance internet services in Labrador for Muskrat Falls, residents and businesses.
Construction on a new cable between Labrador City and Happy Valley Goose Bay starts next spring.
Labrdaor Morning's Colleen Connors was there and speaks to Carol Best with Smart Labradorand gets reaction from from the Town of Happy Valley Goose Bay, 5 Wing Goose Bay and the School Board about enhanced internet services coming to major areas of Labrador.
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December 22, 2011 - Cross Country skiing -Training in Labrador West
This morning we have a tale of two families -- one from St. John's, and the other from Labrador...whose children share a love of cross country skiing. They've come up with a plan to help their kids get the most out of their training, and help cut expenses for the sport.
One family is in St.John's, the other in Labrador City.
They told Labrador Morning's Mike Power about the idea, they hope will inspire others.
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December 2011 - Labrador Morning Presents "A Christmas Carol" - Part Four
Earlier this month, , Labrador Morning, along with the Mokami Players hosted our annual reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at the O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay.. It's a chance to sit back and enjoy what the season is supposed to be about.
Here now is Trevor Paine with our fourth reading.
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December 2011 - Labrador Morning Presents "A Christmas Carol" - Part Three
Earlier this month, , Labrador Morning, along with the Mokami Players hosted our annual reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at the O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay.. It's a chance to sit back and enjoy what the season is supposed to be about.
Here now is Angele Yetman with our third reading.
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December 21, 2011 - Moravian Christmas tradition
The Moravian Church in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is presenting the story of the birth of Jesus in a unique way.
It's called a "putz," which means decoration in German.
It's a intricate model showing scenes relating to the story of the Nativity...and in this case with a taste of Labrador.
This week, the church is inviting people to walk-through the putz in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Labardor Morning's John Gaudi dropped by the church to speak with Rev. Glenna Tasedan about this Moravian Christmas tradition.
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December 21, 2011 - Nain - Merkuratsuk family update
Earlier this year the Merkuratsuk family in Nain lost both their parents ---leaving the eldest daughter Maria responsible for her three siblings.
The Merkuratsuk family was next in line for a new home with the Torngat Housing association, but the children had no means to furnish it.
People in Nain, and other communities across the province donated everything from beds and blankets to a stove, fridge and even heating oil for the winter.
Maria and her siblings moved in to their new house earlier this month.
Colleen Conners reached their relative Katie Winters for an update.
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December 21, 2011 - Labrador City Budget - Big Plans- No Tax Hikes
Yesterday was budget day in Labrador City. At almost nineteen million dollars it's the largest ever for the town. The document outlines a lot of capital works projects, but all without hiking taxes.
Mayor Janice Barnes met with CBC's Mike Power after the budget meeting to explain how they did it.
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December 2011 - Labrador Morning Presents "A Christmas Carol" - Part Two
Earlier this month, , Labrador Morning, along with the Mokami Players hosted our annual reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at the O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay.. It's a chance to sit back and enjoy what the season is supposed to be about.
Here now is Peter Cowanwith our second reading.
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December 20, 2011 - Tough Times in Black Tickle
It's been another hard year for many in the coastal community of Black Tickle.
Work at the crab plant has been scarce.
And some are still waiting for a government work project...which will allow them to meet the minimum hours for Employment Insurance payments.
Stacy Roberts is one of them.
She's been promised a job in January...but is struggling to make ends meet over the holidays.
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December 20, 2011 - George River Caribou hunting season opens today
The George River caribou hunting season begins today. I usually starts in August, but the province says it needed time to assess the health of the herd.
And it has some new rules in place for this hunting season.
Terry French is the province's Minister of Environment and Conservation.
He's on the line to tell us more. and
Tony Chubbs is the President of the Labrador Hunting and Fishing Association.
He's in the studio with me this morning with his reaction to the announcement. .
Good morning.
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December 20, 2011 - Serco Staff Donations to the Food Bank
It's the time of year for giving.
That's very clear after a very successful turkey drive here at Labrador Morning.
But not everyone could make it out for the fundraiser last week.
Serco staff raised money and food donations all year for the local food bank.
Colleen Connors was there when Serco drop off the donations.
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December 2011 - Labrador Morning Presents "A Christmas Carol" - Part One
Earlier this month, , Labrador Morning, along with the Mokami Players hosted our annual reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at the O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley Goose Bay.. It's a chance to sit back and enjoy what the season is supposed to be about.
Here now is Martha MacDonald with our first reading.
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December 19, 2011 - Habitat Homes for Christmas in Labrador City
At the habitat for humanity project in Labrador City, the finishing touches are now being completed. Soon two families will have brand new homes.
It's taken lots of work by many volunteers to make this happen.
As the last few jobs were being completed CBC's Mike Power dropped by the homes to speak with build co-ordinator Ken Meade, and some of the volunteers.
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December 19, 2011 - Cell Phones in Natuashish
Staying connected in Natuashish just got a whole lot easier.
People living in this northern community can now use cell phones.
Live link cell phones are now available at the store in Natuashish, but they aren't cheap....
AND customers have to purchase pre paid calling cards to use the phones.
Colleen Connors reached Chief Simeon Tshakapesh at the local store Friday when cells phones went on sale.
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December 19, 2011 - Fitness challenge wraps up
With the holiday season comes chocolates, fruit cake and enough rich food and drink to leaving you feeling pretty sluggish.
But one group in Happy Valley Goose Bay thought they would beat the bulge before Christmas began.
One hundred people signed up for a 30 day fitness challenge where two instructors put them through some seriously grueling workouts.
It started mid November and the group did their final fitness test Friday evening.
To tell us how it went, instructor and organizer Richelle Paine and participant Paul Motty are in the studio with Colleen Connors this morning.
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December 19, 2011 - Santa to the Coast
You know dasher, dancer, prancer and vixen...
Well, Santa Claus left them home for this trip and took a twin otter instead.
I'm talking about Santa to the Coast.
It's an annual event held by Air Labrador and the Happy Valley Goose Bay Rotary club where Santa Claus and his elves bring treats to children living on Labrador's north coast.
This year, Santa delivered goodies to the boys and girls in Natuashish and Nain.
Our Colleen Connors got to tag along.
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December 16, 2011 - Labrador Morning Turkey Drive Thru - Hour 2
Excerpts from hour two of the Friday December 16th CBC Labrador Morning Turkey Drive Thru show.
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December 16, 2011 - Labrador Morning Turkey Drive Thru - Hour 3
Excerpts from hour three of the Friday December 16th CBC Labrador Morning Turkey Drive Thru show.
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December 16, 2011 - Labrador Morning Turkey Drive Thru - Hour 1
Excerpts from hour one of the Friday December 16th CBC Labrador Morning Turkey Drive Thru show.
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December 15, 2011 - Nunatsiavut Ban Lifted on Uranium Mining and Exploration
On Wednesday, the Nunatsiavut Assembly voted unanimously to lift a moratorium on mining of uranium in Labrador.
The moratorium has been in effect since 2008.
Nunatsiavut says it wanted ample time to review uranium mining and conduct public consultations with beneficiaries across Labrador.
To find out more, we reached Glen Sheppard, Minister of Lands and Resources in Hopedale.
This is good news for one mining company that plans to develop uranium deposits outside Postville.
Andrea Marshall from Aurora us from St. John's
and not everyone is happy with the news that uranium mining could come to Labrador.
Roy Blake attended both public consultations in North West River and Happy Valley Goose Bay.
He is a Nunatsiavut beneficiary...and joins us.
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December 15, 2011 - Annual Christmas Bird Count in Labrador West
We see them every day. The many species of birds that hang out in trees or drop by the backyard.
This Saturday, some avid birders hope they'll spot lots of our fine feathered friends.
People in Labrador West have been participating for more than a decade in the Christmas bird count.
Our Mike Power visited avid Labrador City bird watcher Gordon Parsons to find out more about the long time tradition.
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December 15, 2011 - Jigs and Reels - Cartwright
The week before Christmas can get busy, and that's no exception in Cartwright. Gerogre Cabot is Tony Dawson's guest for today's Jigs and Reels .
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December 15, 2011 - A "Green"musical Christmas at Mealy Mountain Collegiate
Melting icecaps and global warming may not be standard fare when it comes to Christmas musicals.
But this year, students at Mealy Mountain Collegiate in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are putting on a musical with a message.
Tonight, they're presenting "Santa Goes Green" at the O'Brien Arts Centre.
And it's the first time the school has put on a holiday musical.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi dropped by the arts centre to get a sneak peak of the show
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December 14, 2011 -Labrador Weather Forecast changes from Evironment Canada
If you have a keen ear you'll notice that our weather forecasts sounded a bit different this morning. Environment Canada has changed the way it's giving out information about Labrador. If you're used to the old names for the weather regions -- it might take you some time to get used to it. But they say the new forecast is much improved.
To explain why Today Dawson is joined by Rodney Barney from the Gander Weather office.
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December 14, 2011 - Northern Lights 2012 - Photo Contest
Organizers of the Northern Lights 2012 event have just launched a Canada-wide photo contest.
And it has a northern theme.
They're hoping it will help promote their upcoming business and cultural showcase in Ottawa this February.
Sterling Peyton is the President of the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce.
He's one of the co-chairs of Northern Lights 2012.
He's in our studio this morning to tell us about the photo contest in the leadup to the event.
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December 14, 2011 - natuashish Mould - Associate Professor James Scott - University of Toronto
On Tuesday's show we heard that many families in Natuashish are struggling to deal with a serious mould problem. Outside consultants found it in almost every home.
But does the mould pose a health danger? To find out, we've reached .
He's an associate professor with the school of public health at the University of Toronto...and helped to write the federal guidelines on residential mould cleanup.
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December 14, 2011 - Head of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary visits labrador West
Several senior members of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary are in Labrador West this week. During the visits they're hearing from officers and the public alike.
Chief Robert Johnston joins us to tell us how it's going.
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December 13, 2011 - First Female set for Cains Quest
The Cains Quest snowmobile race is a grueling test of strength and endurance. This year's event will be the longest ever at close to three thousand kilometres. For the first time, a woman has decided to take on the challenge. And there's another first. Her race partner is also her husband. Labrador Morning's Mike Power met up with the "Pauls" in Labrador City.
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December 13, 2011 - Mould in Natuashish
The federal government spent hundreds of millions of dollars to improve the living conditions for Innu on the north coast.
But now the new homes in Natuashish are dealing with mould.
Outside consultants found mould in almost every home.
The CBC's Peter Cowan has been looking into it and joins us this morning
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December 13, 2011 - Winter Lights in Labrador West
If you're in Labrador West, and love the holiday season then you are in for a real treat this coming Saturday.
There are a lot of events planned to get you in the festive mood.
Peter Reccord is organizing some of them. He joins us this morning to discuss the Winter Lights and the food drive for Labrador West.
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December 12, 2011 - Housing crisis - All over Labrador
As we've been hearing, Labrador West is in dire need of housing.
The Wabush tenants we told you about now have a 5 month extension to find places to live in before they're evicted in July.
But, as it stands now, it won't be easy.
The housing crisis isn't going away anytime soon in Labrador.
My next guest says she's dealing with it on a daily basis.
Denise Cole is the housing development worker at the Labrador Friendship Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
She's on the line with us to tell us about what she's seeing.
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December 12, 2011 -Group unhappy with iron mining on the Churchill
The president of Grand River Ironsands joined us on the program in November 21st to talk about the $400 million iron making project coming to the Upper Lake Melville Area.Clarice Blake Rudkowski is a member of this group formed to protect the Churchill River and she joins Colleen Connors by telephone.
Francis MacKenzie's company will extract iron from the land in what he calls a economically and environmentally friendly way.
MacKenzie was asked what impact mining will have an the environment around Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
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December 12, 2011 - Wabush Eviction - Still on -but delayed...
On Friday, a group of tenants that are being forced out of their apartments got a bit of a break.
Last week, most people living in a fourteen apartment unit in Wabush were told the building was sold and they'd have to move out at the end of February.
But now they've got some extra time
The area's MHA, and the Mayors of Labrador City and Wabush met with the new owners late last week, and on Friday MHA Nick McGrath told CBC that the tenants were getting some extra time before they had to move out.
Angela Moulton is one of the tennents being forced out. She's joins us this morning from Wabush.
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December 9, 2011 - The front lines of the housing crunch in Labradoor West
It's no surprise that Labrador West isn't the easiest place to find rental housing.
But the story that came out of Wabush this week shows that even those already in homes aren't immune to the growing housing crunch.
Some renters received a letter telling them to vacate their apartment.
Turns out the building was bought by a company who wanted people out so it could house workers.
Problem is there is virtually nowhere to go...and if you can find a place, rent is through the roof.
CBC's Mike Power is in our Labrador City studio and speaks with Tony Dawson
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December 9, 2011 - No December election in Sheshatshiu - Council Lawyer Maggie Wente
On Thursdays program, we told you the election in Sheshatshiu won't be happening on December 15th.
That's because the lawyers representing the opposing camps have agreed to postpone it.
The parties are now waiting for a court date, unless the issue can be resolved without having to go that route.
Maggie Wente is the lawyer for Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation.
She's on the line from Toronto to tell us what her clients think of the election now being postponed.
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December 9, 2011 - New system for First Nations elections ?
The federal government is asking First Nations Communities if they want to adopt a new way to conduct elections.
It's a response to community concerns from across the country critical of band elections.
The government calls the old rules antiquated and paternalistic.
The new act would lengthen the term of office for those elected...and change the way elections can be challenged.
Peter Penashue is Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and MP for Labrador.
He's on the line with Tony Dawson.
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December 9, 2011 - New agreement with Labrador unionized public sector workers
Many employees in Labrador can now look forward to a modest bump in their paychecks.
After more than two years of negotiations, a deal has been reached that boosts the Labrador Allowance.
The travel allowance is going up too.
Unions say considering the rising cost of living in Labrador -- the increases couldn't have come too soon.
Bert Blundon is Secretary-Treasurer of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees.
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December 8, 2011 - A Picture is worth a thousand words - S.K. Hutton's photographs of Okak
Graduate student Kaleigh Bradley came to Labrador looking for tales of survival from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic in Okak.
But she changed tack after seeing S.K. Hutton's photographs at Them Days Magazine.
Hutton was a Moravian missionary who lived in Okak in the early 1900s.
And what Bradley found inspired her on to write an entire master's thesis about Hutton's album.
Bradley just graduated with a Masters in Public History from Carleton University.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi asked her about the hidden story she discovered at the archives at Them Days Magazine.
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December 8, 2011 - Ruling on Sheshatshiu election postponed
The December 15th election in Sheshatshiu has been postponed.
That is until a motion put forward by Chief Sebastian Benuen and his lawyers can be heard in federal court.
We have two guests on the line this morning to talk about this development.
James Goodwin is a lawyer representing the band members who called an early election.
Also joining us is Michael Rossignol from Sheshatshiu.
He's one of the organizers who's been actively working toward the election.
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December 8, 2011 - Tony Chubbs - Delayed opening of the caribou hunting season
On Wednesday's Labrador Morning, the minister of environment, Terry French told us, well..very little about the caribou season.
The opening of the caribou hunting season hasn't been announced yet..and there's no word on when that will happen.
Last year, the season was delayed, but it was not this late in the year.
Tony Chubbs is the President of the Labrador Hunting and Fishing Association.
He joins Colleen Connors in the studio.
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December 8, 2011 - Gold for Labrador City boy from Royal Conservatory of music
Twelve year old Jack Brennan of Labrador City can now call himself a gold medal speaker.
He won the award in Halifax for a performance of the poem 'Smart' by Shel Silverstein.
It was was part of his Royal Conservatory of music exam in the speech arts and drama category.
Jack dropped by our Labrador City studio to tell our Mike Power more about the performance.
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December 7, 2011 - Catching up - A letter from 1937
Henry Fowler of Happy Valley-Goose Bay is still savouring a surprise delivery.
Recently, he received a phone call from a stranger about a letter his mother wrote more than 70 years ago.
That letter eventually landed in Henry's Fowler's mail box.
Fowler's mother first wrote the letter to a friend in Toronto in 1937.
Then, it ended up in a personal collection of a woman who has a friend living on Labrador's South Coast.
And that South Coast connection led to Henry Fowler.
Our John Gaudi visited Henry Fowler at his home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to see his mother's letter.
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December 7, 2011 - Rigolet - Marking the 22nd Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
Yesterday marked the 22nd Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
Candle light vigils were held across Canada last night to remember the women who died.
The church, RCMP and women's shelter in Rigolet gathered for their own service.
It honoured women who have died as a result of violence, or those who are still living with violence.
Marie Rich is the executive director of the women's shelter, Kirkina House and she joins Colleen connors by telephone from Rigolet.
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December 7, 2011 - Got a Black Widow spider....
What has eight legs and made Colleen scream?
It's Hooker Broomfield's new pet.
And it's come a long way.
He found it at the Co-op in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
It's name is Sarah (named by his daughter)
And It's a black widow spider.
Colleen Conners met up with Broomfield to learn more about the poisonous arachnid.
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December 7, 2011 - Evicted in Wabush and nowhere to go
A group of tenants in Wabush have until the end of February to find a new place to live.
A contractor bought their apartment building... that means it's time to go.
With rental prices the way they are, these tenants are saying they've got no place to go.
Domico Cabot and his family are being evicted, we hear from him,
and, The Mayor of Wabush says this housing issue in Labrador West is getting worse Ron Barron joins Colleen Connors by phone
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December 7, 12011 - When will the caribou Hunting Season Open? - Terry French
Labrador caribou hunters are itching to get out on the land.
But the provincial government has been taking its time in announcing this year's hunting season.
And there are worries that a reduced herd might mean another reduction in the quota this year.
Well, to get an answer to these questions, Tony Dawson is joined by environment minister Terry French.
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December 6, 2011 - Jumbo Jet - Jumbo Headaches at the Goose Bay Airport
It's not unusual for jumbo jets to be diverted to the airport in Happy Valley Goose Bay for medical emergencies
That's just what happened last Friday afternoon as officials were told to expect a Russian TransAero 747, on it's way to Cuba with almost 500 passengers on board to land with a suspected heart attack victim on board.
As it turns out, there was no heart attack, but the para-medics and the police were kept busy handling unruly passengers.
Rod Fifield is with Woodwards Aviation, and helped handle the emergency. He's on the line with Tony Dawson.
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December 6, 2011 - Jigs and Reels - Nain
The Senior Boys Violleyball Team at Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain is back home now, relishing in the success they had this past weekend at the Provincial AAA Volleyball Championships in Wesleyville. patrick Webb is on the team and is Tony Dawson's guest on Jigs and Reels.
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December 6, 2011 - Mokami Players - "Bedtime Stories"
This week, audiences in Happy Valley-Goose Bay will be venturing into the bedroom.
Six different bedrooms to be exact.
The Mokami Players is presenting Norm Foster's comedy "Bedtime Stories".
It brings together 15 actors, 3 directors and technical support from the community.
And it's a family show although it does feature adult situations and humour.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi dropped by the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre to get a taste of some of the play.
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December 6, 2011 - NunatuKavut members - Unhappy with Leader Chris Montague
Some are not happy with their president, Chris Montague.
According to documents, he approved over a hundred thousand dollars to St. John's lawyer Paul Dicks.
But, Montague is not authorized to sign off on any bill higher than $25,000.
This got members protesting his position and role with NunatuKavut at an emergency meeting Saturday.
Colleen Connors joins Tony Dawson in studio with more on this story.
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December 6, 2011 - Better Business Bureau - Check before you shop
Drop into just about any store these days, and you can see the frenzy of the Christmas shopping rush on people's faces.
Shopping online can cause similar stress.
While we may always think we have bought the perfect gift, there are times when items have to be returned.
Just how easy is it to send things back?
The Better Business Bureau says it pays to get the information on a stores or online retailers before you buy.
For some more practical advice, CBC's Mike Power spoke with Don MacKinnon, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving the atlantic provinces.
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December 6, 2011 - Tips for party hosts when it comes to drinking at parties
For many Canadians, those holiday party schedules are quickly filling up.
If you're hosting one of those parties, you may think your only job is to make sure everyone has a good time.
But as our next guest explains, hosts could also be legally responsible for their guests.
Erika Chamberlain is an associate professor of law at Western University and an expert on liquor liability.
She joins Tony Dawson, to discuss how and when hosts can be liable for the behaviour of intoxicated party guests.
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December 5, 2011 - Cross Country Skiing - Well underway in Labrador West
There's snow and there's lots of it.
That's making skiers in Western Labrador very happy.
All last week, cross country skiers took part in a training camp at the Menihek Nordic ski club in Labrador City. Members of the provincial team were a big part of the group.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power dropped by on race day to meet some of the skiers and find out more about what they were doing.
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December 5, 2011 - North West River's Waterfront - More Upgrades
North West River's waterfront is already a popular spot for festivals during the summer.
And now 61-thousand dollars and change will allow the Labrador Heritage Society to develop the area further.
The feds and province are providing funding to upgrade the waterfront.
Ernie McLean is President of the Labrador Heritage Society.
He's on the line with us this morning to tell us about what will be happening.
Good morning.
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December 5, 2011 - 70 Years of Flight "On the Goose"
The Goose Bay airfield is celebrating an important milestone in its long history today.
It's just turned 70 years old.
The first airplane landed there on December 3rd, 1941.
And thousands more aircraft would make it one of the busiest airports in North America.
This afternoon, a reception to honour the 70th anniversary of the first landing is happening in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
And Max Peddle will be there.
He runs the military museum on base.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi met up with him to find out about the airfield's remarkable history.
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December 5, 2011 - RCMP - Online Safety
A judge in Happy Valley Goose Bay now has to decide how much jail time to give Robert Hope for trying to have sex with an 11 and 13 year old girl.
The court heard how he'd go online to chat with the 13 year old girl, asking her about having sex and suggesting her and her friends show him things on their webcam.
The question for parents is how to protect their children from men like Hope.
To get some tips, the CBC's Peter Cowan spoke with Corporal Howard Fitzpatrick.
He's with the RCMP in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
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December 5, 2011 - Kraft Hockeyville - Early Bird Prize
Every year Kraft Hockeyville is in search for Canada's most passionate hockey town.
Last year it was Conception Bay South.
And even though there are a lot of deserving towns in this country, there can be only one winner of the grand prize.
But that doesn't mean you shouldn't throw your hat in the ring.
This year, the search has already begun and as an extra incentive to get communities involved, there's a new early bird prize added.
Lindsay Rogers, Associate Consumer Promotions Manager for Kraft Canada tells Colleen all about it.
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December 2, 2011 - Nain Volleyball team at Provincial "AAA" tournament
INTRO: The Huskies boys volleyball team from Nain have their eye set on gold this weekend.
They're competing at the provincials in Wesleyville.
It's the first time they're playing in a division with volleyball players of a higher calibre.
Patrick Webb is the Huskies team captain.
He's on the line this morning from Pearson Academy where the tournament is happening
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December 2, 2011 - Whitewolf snowmobile trails changed
With more than 50 centimeters of snow in the past several weeks there are lots of people out on snowmobiles in Labrador West.
The White Wolf Snowmobile Club is getting trails ready for grooming, and riders are going to notice some changes to the routes that the trails take.
With lots of new construction and mining exploration, some areas that people have ridden may now be under development.
To find out what's happening, our Mike Power spoke with Todd Kent, a board member of the Whitewolf Snowmobile club.
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December 2, 2011 - Vindication - Arbitrator backing two Labrador Wildlife officers who were disciplined two years ago
An arbitrator is backing two wildlife officers who were disciplined two years ago.
They were at the centre of a protest hunt by Innu.
They are represented by NAPE.
Carol Furlong is the president.
She spoke with the our Peter Cowan about the ruling.
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December 2, 2011 - Torngat Mountains MHA Randy Edmunds - Oil tank replacement concerns
Thursday on Labrador Morning, Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs, Nick McGrath joined us to talk about the oil tank installation program for the north coast of Labrador.
McGrath says the change from the original contractor's $1000 to the now $1800 is not an extra cost to the homeowner.
He says it was the estimated cost when the government assistance plan was announced.
Torngat Mountains MHA, Randy Edmunds does not agree.
He had the opportunity to meet with Nick McGrath yesterday afternoon.
He joins us on the line now from St. John's.
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December 2, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Break-Dancing
Head spins, fancy foot steps, and amazing back flips.....
These are just some of the moves Joe-Dennie Aurelien and Alex Stines have in their dance repetoire.
They are break "b-boy" dancers from Montreal.
And they were two of the visiting artists at this year's Labrador Creative Arts Festival.
They taught students all about getting-down to the beat and trying out some dance steps.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi popped by Mealey Mountain Collegiate in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to check out the class.
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December 2, 2011 - Labrador City Women's Skilled trades class helps Habitiat for Humanity
There's a pretty unique class at Menihek High School in Labrador City.
It teaches skilled trades, and it's just for women.
It includes electrical work, plumbing, plastering, painting, carpentry and more.
This week, the class is doing more than just learning.
They are using their skills to volunteer on a really worthwhile project in Labrador City.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power dropped by Menihek High, and found out about the skilled trades class and the special project they are working on.
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December 1, 2011 - Bill Montevecchi talks arctic birds in Happy Valley Goose Bay
Well known Biology and Ocean Sciences professor, Bill Montevecchi is in Happy Valley Goose Bay this evening to give a presentation about arctic birds.
He'll be showing a film "Arctic Cliff-Hanger" that explores the lives of sea birds and the role humans play in their ecosystems.
He'll also present findings from seabird research in Labrador.
To tell us more about this presentation, Bill Montevecchi joins Colleen Connors by telephone.
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December 1, 2011 - Minister says cost has not increased for oil tanks on the north coast
The province recently updated its environmental regulations for home heating oil tanks.
An assistance plan has been put in place to offset the high cost of service and help with the logistics of the Labrador's North Coast.
The original contract to manage oil tanks has been canceled.
The new one has been awarded to Nunatsiavut Supplies Ltd and the cost to participants will now be $1800 instead of the original $1000.
To explain changes, Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affair, Nick McGrath joins us by telephone from St. John's
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December 1, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Andy Brown
Andy Brown says this was the best week of his life.
He's one of the many visiting artists that spent seven days in Labrador for the Creative Arts Festival.
Brown is a folk rock musician from New Brunswick who had all the teen girls screaming over his love ballads.
But besides performing, Brown also provided writing workshops to aspiring song writers.
Colleen Connors got to sit in on one of these workshops with students from Nain and Makkovik.
Here's a taste of what she heard.
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December 1, 2011 - World AIDS Day - Scosha Diamond
Today, people are marking World AIDS DAY around the globe.
They say more education is needed to prevent HIV AIDS from spreading.
And that goes for our province too.
According to the provincial AIDS committee, new infections are in fact increasing.
Scosha Diamond is the HIV AIDS Labrador project co-ordinator.
She's with us this morning to tell us what she has planned for World AIDS Day.
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December 1, 2011 - Wrapup on Movember in Wabush
Movember has taken off in this province.
All across Newfoundland and Labrador, men grew mustaches to raise money for prostate cancer research.
At JR Smallwood middle school, the students are just a little too young to grow a mustache, but the teachers aren't.
They male teacher's grew their facial decoration for the month and the students helped turn it into a fundraiser.
Yesterday some of the lucky students got to shave the teachers' Movember growth.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power dropped by the school to check it all out.
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December 1, 2011 - Jigs and Reels - Port Hope Simpson -Run for Fun
Roxanne Notley and Regan Burden join Tony Dawson from Port Hope Simpson. They are preparing for a winter Fun run on Sunday..snow or now snow.
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November 30, 2011 - Bugs and Debbie Greene
Newfoundland and Labrador is well known for its scenic beauty AND for its wealth of traditional music.
A West Coast musical duo has been combining the two for a while.
Bugs and Debbie Greene are back now with their latest musical tours of Newfoundland and Labrador.
They've just produced D-V-Ds entitled Newfoundland Musical Tour Volume 6, and Labrador Musical Tour.
Colleen Connors reached Bugs and Debbie Greene from the CBC studio in Corner Brook.
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November 30, 2011 - A reluctant Hockey Mom
Hockey parents are Canadian icons...the early ice times at chilly rinks, the endlesss driving, the expensive equipment.
Most do it for the love of the game.
But what if you don't love the game?
The CBC's Tracy Johnson has never paid much attention to our national sport.
And then, two months ago, she became a hockey mom.
As she tells us, it's been quite an adjustment.
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November 30, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Black Tickle and Fiona Andersen
Last night was the closing performance of the Labrador Creative Arts Festival in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
And that honour fell to the students of Black Tickle who helped inspire this years theme: "shorelines."
Amber Snow is a grade 10 student in Black Tickle.
Our Peter Cowan caught up with her yesterday during rehearsal and asked where the idea for their play came from.
Of course the whole festival featured great shows from all over the Big Land all focused on the theme "Shorelines."
Fiona Andersen is the Festivals coordinator and she explained to Peter where that idea came from.
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November 30, 2011 - Only Yes means Yes! - Violence Prevention Labrador
It's clear that "no means no" when it comes to preventing sexual assault.
But what about "yes means yes!"?
Violence Prevention Labrador is taking part in 16 days of activism against gender violence.
And it's campaign is called "Yes means Yes!"
Carmen Hancock is the co-ordinator of Violence Prevention Labrador.
She's on the line with Colleen Connors.
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November 30, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Justin Burnett
What would a play or a novel be without interesting characters.
Well, a grade 6 class in Happy Valley-Goose Bay got a lesson about why characters matter.
Actor and singer Justin Burnett is one of the visiting artists for the Labrador Creative Arts Festival.
He's been teaching workshops on character development.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi dropped by Queen of Peace Middle School to join the grade 6's as they got busy.
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November 30, 2011 - Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador. - Workshops
There are good visual artists all over Newfoundland and Labrador.
If you live in places like Labrador, getting your work seen can sometimes be an issue.
That's why many artists are turning to websites, and social media to help promote their work.
The Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador recognize the value of such promotion.
So they're holding workshops in Happy Valley Goose Bay this weekend to teach people how to market themselves online.
Dave Andrews is the director of Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador.
He told Labrador Morning's Mike Power about the upcoming two day event.
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November 30, 2011 - New routes for snowmobiles in Happy Valley Goose Bay
Snowmobile season is just getting started in Labrador.
Some sledders are already taking advantage of a recent dump of snow to get out on trails.
This year, snowmobilers in Happy Valley-Goose Bay will notice changes to the trail system they're accustomed to.
Greg Wheeler is the President of the Grand River Snowmobile Club.
He joins Colleen Connors by telephone.
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November 29, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Tanya Davis,
Tanya Davis is not just a musician, or a singer song writer.
She's also a poet and story teller.
Tanya's most famous piece is a youtube hit called How to be Alone with more than 3 million views.
Tanya Davis is in Happy Valley Goose Bay this week sharing her stories and songs and providing workshops for students.
She joins Colleen Connors in the studio
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November 29, 2011 - Peter Penashue - New Bill for First Nations financial accountability
Labrador MP and cabinet minister Peter Penashue wants First Nations to open up their books.
He tabled a bill in the House of Commons last week calling for more financial accountability and transparency from First Nations.
If passed, it will make financial information a lot of more accessible to band members.
Peter Penashue joins Tony Dawson by telephone from Ottawa.
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November 29, 2011 - Labrador West Helicopter Crash - Update from Alderon
Few details have been released, but a helicopter chartered by Alderon Iron Ore Corporation crashed just outside Labrador City on Saturday morning.
Alderon is currently conducting drilling and exploration activities for it's Kami project approximately ten kilometres southwest of Labrador City.
Brian Penny is the Chief Operations Officer of Alderon Iron Ore Corporation.
Our Mike Power reached him at his Montreal Office.
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November 29, 2011 - Labrador City loses a true pioneer - Norm Peckham passes away at 84
Labrador City has lost one of its pioneers.
Norm Peckham passed away last Friday at age eighty four.
Norm Peckham, and his wife Pauline along with nine children at the time, moved to Labrador City in 1960.
He was very involved with the legion, his church, and served as a member of the Labrador City town council from 1989- 2001, including three terms as deputy Mayor.
Former Labrador City Mayor Graham Letto, knew Norm Peckham well.
He told Labrador Morning's Mike Power that Norm Peckham was one of the first people he met, when he moved to Labrador City.
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November 28, 2011 - Mark this Friday on your calendar - Benifet for Canadian Cancer Societyin Labrador City
Circle this coming Friday on your calendar, and then get ready to treat yourselfs, and others too.
A group of volunteers is having a dinner and auction and its for a really good cause.
Money raised will go to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power spoke with one of the organizers, Anne Marie Riviere to find out more.
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November 28, 2011 - New book on "Giant" Andrew - "Giant's Dream "released today
Three years ago, Michel Andrew, or Giant, set out to walk from Natushish to Shestashiu...and he's almost completed the whole trek.
He walks to follow the route his elders travelled and to bring attention to the growing issue of diabetes amongst the Innu community.
Michel's uncle, Alex Andrew has been documenting his life and walk and he's put it all in a new book called Giant's Dream.
It's being launched tonight in St. John's.
We reached Michel Andrew and Alex Andrew at their hotel in St. John's.
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November 28, 2011 - New bill in the House of Commons could have a big impact on First Nations communities
If passed, a new bill could force First Nation chiefs and councillors to disclose how band funds are used.
Peter Penashue tabled it in the House of Commons last week.
Band members in Sheshatshiu complain their current Chief and Council lack financial accountability.
They've called an election to try and get new leaders.
James Goodwin is the lawyer representing those band members.
And we've reached him in St. John's.
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November 28, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival. - Natuashish Play
Intro: The lights, the stage, the audience.
There's something quite magical about performing.
And for the past week, groups from all over Labrador have had a chance to take their spots on stage in Happy Valley Goose Bay for the Creative Arts Festival.
On Thursday night, students from Natuashish performed their play, " A Day at the Beach."
Our John Gaudi caught up with them during rehearsal.
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November 28, 2011 - "The Next Chapter" host Shelagh Rogers - 5 Writers Inspired by the Torngats....
Today, a story about the inspiring Torngat Mountains National Park will be airing on CBC Radio.
Last summer, five Canadian writers put pen to paper during a visit to the park.
Shelagh Rogers, host of CBC's "The Next Chapter", interviewed them along the way.
Today her story about their experiences in the park will be playing on "The Next Chapter."
Shelagh Rogers is on the line with Tony Dawson to tell us more about it.
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November 25, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Triolet D'Nord percussion group
Triolet D'Nord drove from New Brunswick to Labrador with a van filled with percussion instruments.
Marimbas, base drums, and gongs rattled all the way up the Trans Labrador Highway.
The percussion trio are in Happy Valley Goose Bay this week for the Creative Arts Festival.
Kevin Johnson, Patrick Gaudet and Joey Roy started the group after studying percussion at the University of Moncton.
Colleen Connors got the chance to hear this group perform to a audience of Mealy Mountain Collegiate students.
Here's some of that performance.
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November 25, 2011 - Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Storyteller -Kathy Jessup
Kathy Jessup is one of the artists visiting Labrador for the Creative Arts Festival.
For the past two decades, she's enjoyed telling stories at schools and festivals across the country.
She's just back from Nain where she was busy thrilling young audiences.
And she's got lots on the go for the rest of the festival.
Kathy joins us live in the studio.
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November 25, 2011 - Mokami Status of Women - We're not ready for Muskrat Boom
Earlier this week we spoke with Noreen Careen with the women's centre in Labrador City about how the boom there is affecting services for women and children.
Today, we look to the potential boom for the Upper Lake Melville Area.
The thought of thousands of workers moving to the area for Lower Churchill development has Petrina Beals worried.
She's the executive director of the Mokami Status of Women.
Colleen Connors stopped by the women's centre to speak with Petrina.
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November 25, 2011 - "Toys for Joys" - Labrador West
"Toys for Joys" has become a Christmas tradition for many people in Labrador West.
It all started years ago when a group of musicians decided they would like to help make Christmas a little better for young people in the community.
Toys were collected and distributed to families in need.
Fred Fewer has been one of the organizers with the event, he joins Colleen on the line this morning.
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November 25, 2011 - More Meetings about the Future use of The Paddon Home
The future use of the Paddon Home in Happy Valley-Goose Bay is still up in the air
But there are many ideas floating around about how it should be used.
Last night, a meeting was held at the Labrador Friendship Centre to develop a plan until a decision is made.
It's the second public meeting held about the Paddon Home and senior care.
Denise Cole is the Friendship Centre's housing development worker.
She's with us to tell us how that meeting went.
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November 25, 2011 - New Millennium Iron - Another step closer
It's been years in the planning,
but New Millennium Iron is closer to actually mining ore at it's location in Labrador, close to Schefferville Quebec.
A contract to build its facility has been awarded to Innu Municipal of Labrador City,
and recently a benefits agreement was signed with the Innu of Labrador.
To find out the latest with the development, Labrador Morning's Mike Power reached President and CEO, Dean Journeaux at his office in Montreal.
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November 25, 2011 - Dave- Chaulk - Bond could be sailing by tonight
The window for shipping is getting smaller and smaller as each day goes by.
Since the Dutch Runner was taken from the Labrador Service, the Astron has been the lone ship moving freight along the Labrador Coast.
There is a growing concern that all the freight destined for Labrador ports may not make it before the ice sets into the ports.
Tom Hedderson is the Minister of Transportation and Works.
And our John Gaudi spoke with him in Port Hope Simpson yesterday, during his trip along the Trans Labrador Highway. and then a live update on shipping from CAI Nunatsiavut Marine President and CEO Dave Chaulk
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November 25, 2011 - Natuashish Dogs - A good Home.....
Delrose Gordon lives in close quarters with dogs in Natuashish.
She's the nurse in charge at the community clinic.
And when she's not taking care of people, she's providing food and shelter for a group of dogs in her apartment.
Fulton Reid works as a maintenance man at the clinic in Natuashish.
He looks after the dogs whenever Gordon is out of town.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi met up with Fulton Reid at the apartment to meet some of the dogs.
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November 25, 2011 - Creative Arts Festival - Postville Players
36th Creative Arts Festival is underway in Happy Valley Goose Bay, and every classroom and performance venue is booked for activities all week.
As well, artists have headed out to various communities on the Labrador coast to work with students in the schools there.
Every evening for the next week there will be performances at the O'Brien Arts Centre, as groups from several Labrador Schools will perform a play on the main stage.
Last night one of those groups was the Postville Players, and just after they arrived in town Tony Dawson met up with them during rehearsal at the O'Brien Arts Centre
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November 25, 2011 - Sept Iles Innu - New Dawn Not Fair
Last week, the New Dawn agreement was signed between the provincial government and the Innu of Labrador.
It gives the Innu land rights, benefits surrounding fishing, hunting, and natural resources, as well as cash.
But a group of Innu in Sept-iles Quebec say they have rights in Labrador, and should have been part of the agreement.
Armand McKenzie is the groups negotiator.
He explained their position to reporter Mike Power.
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Novwember 23, 2011 - "Out of the Cold" - Winter clothes needed!
Being properly dressed for winter is a necessity when it comes to living in northern climates.
And already the temperatures are cold enough that you don't want to leave the house without a warm coat and some gloves.
The Labrador Friendship Centre and Katimavik are teaming up to help out those in need of winter clothes this season.
They're hosting "Out of the Cold" Winter Clothes Drive event. .
Denise Cole is the Friendship Centre's housing development worker.
She's in the studio to tell us more about it.
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November 23, 2011 - Violet Ford - National Aboriginal Achievement Award
Violet Ford has a long list of credentials to her name...
And now she can add recipient of a National Aborginal Achievement Award to the list.
This year's awards recipients were recognized in the House of Commons yesterday.
Ford is from Makkovik.
And she's the first Inuit woman in Canada to become a lawyer.
Violet Ford joins us now on the line from Ottawa.
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November 23, 2011 - Labrador West Boom - The affect on women
Labrador West brought on by expansion projects at the mines, and the boom in exploration.
There are higher prices for rent and housing. It's not easy finding daycare, or a family doctor, and many stores are having a hard time finding and keeping workers.
The Labrador West status of women council is looking for women to take part in discussions about theese changes. It's part of something that is happening in other parts of the country.
To find out more , We have Noreen Careen, executive director of the Labrador West status of women council onthe phone.
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November 23, 2011 - Finding the perfect Christmas gift can be hard in Labrador.
Finding the perfect Christmas gift can be hard in Labrador.
Even if you're lucky enough to have a mall, That doesn't mean what you're looking for will be there, or be reasonably priced.
It's no surprise then that a lot of people go online to do their shopping.
According to Statistics Canada, last year, 51 per cent of internet users in the country shopped online, and I'm willing to bet it was higher in Labrador.
Internet shopping does pose it's own risks.
Jill Atkinson is with the Better Business Bureau in Halifax.
She spoke with our Colleen Connors.
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November 23, 2011 - Sherman Downey - Down Under for New Years
They've made it to the big times.
Sherman Downey and the Silver Lining booked the gig of a lifetime.
They are playing centre stage during the Woodford Folk Festival in Australia this New Year's Eve.
To learn about this big gig, and the new upcoming album, Labrador Morning's Colleen Connors speaks with Sherman Downey at his home in Corner Brook.
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November 22, 2011 - New Craft Centre for Makkovik
Makkovik is getting a new craft centre where craft producers can develop their products and sell them to visitors.
The old centre has been closed since 2007.
And Joan Anderson has been pushing for a new one ever since.
The Makkovik Inuit Community Government now has $87,500 to rebuild the centre.
Anderson is with the Makkovik Craft Council and she's on the line from Makkovik
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November 22, 2011 - Gerald Dyson honoured for his lobby for the waste water treatment system
Yesterday was a proud day for family of the late Gerald Dyson.
The Happy Valley Goose Bay man was passionate about cleaning up the waste that's dumped into the Churchill River.
Dyson was honoured yesterday at the official funding announcement for the waste water treatment system that's being built in the area.
For the record here's Happy Valley Goose Bay mayor Leo Abbass, Gerald Dyson's son,Jerry Dyson and MP Peter Penashue at yesterday's announcement.
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November 22, 2011 - 15 year old Regan Burden - runner up at Miss Teen Achievement Pageant in St. John's
She's only in grade ten, but Regan Burden has already accomplished more than most teens do in their entire high school career.
This fifteen year old from Port Hope Simpson has travelled to Iceland, Greenland and the Torngat Mountains with Students on Ice.
And now she's taking over the pageant scene.
Regan recently took the long trip from Port Hope Simpson to St. John's to compete in the Miss Teen Achievement Pagent.
And she was the runner up in the competition.
Our Colleen Connors reached Regan at her home to learn all about it.
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November 22, 2011 - Wanted, a firm commitment for work on the trans Labrador highway
Anyone who's driven the trans labrador highway knows the trouble with gravel.
Now there is a small group of people in Labrador that is pushing the government to improve the road.
TLH now has written the transportation Minister Tom Hedderson asking for a commitment for paving.
Marilyn Hynes, of Happy Valley Goose Bay is one of the members of TLH
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November 21, 2011 - Creative Arts Festival - Preview with Fiona Andersen
Since 1975, Labrador has been home to Canada's longest running children's festival.
This year, the festival features 15 artists and 13 student plays.
It starts tomorrow and continues until November 28.
To give us all the ins and outs of this year's Labrador Creative Arts Festival, we'rejoined by co-ordinator Fiona Andersen.
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November 21, 2011 - Labrador City - By-Election
Just when you're all electioned out, it's back to the polls for residents of Labrador City.
The Town is holding a by-election to fill a vacant position on council.
While the actual election day is next month, you can vote in the by-election advanced poll tomorrow.
To find out more about who can vote and more, We're joined by Diane Gear, returning officer for the by-election.
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November 21, 2011 - The Labrador Creative Arts Festival - Tim Borlase
Tim Borlase returns for the Labrador Creative Arts Festival.He's in studio with Peter Cowan .
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November 21, 2011 - Grand River Ironsands - A green Approach to Labrador Project
One thing Happy Valley Goose Bay is known for is all its sand...
And now there's a company that has found something useful to do with all this sand..
Grand River Ironsands wants to extract iron ore from the sands...
And it says it can be done in an environmentally friendly way.
To explain how it all works, we are joined now by President of Grand River Ironsands, Francis, MacKenzie.
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November 21, 2011 - New Dawn agreement signed with the Innu
It's the start of a new dawn for Labrador's Innu..
After decades of negotiations, The New Dawn Agreement was signed by Innu leaders, provincial and federal officials in Natuashish on Friday.
It's worth millions of dollars.
CBC's John Gaudi was in Natushish for the ceremony. He spoke with people about their vision for the future now that the agreement's official.
Here's his story, The First Day of the New Dawn.
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November 21, 2011 - Beware of Bad Ice
Winter has arrived in Labrador West.
There's ice on some of the lakes and ponds, and the most avid of skiers have hit the trails at Menihek Nordic.
Police fear it won't be long before people try to skate on the ponds or lakes, or maybe even venture across them on snowmobiles.
So they've issued a warning - "Stay Off" .
For a little more information, reporter Mike Power met up with Constable Stephen Fitzgerald, of the Labrador west detachment of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
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November 18, 2011 - A booming Wabush - Part Three
This week Labrador Morning's Mike Power has been riding the streets of Wabush with Mayor Ron Barron , looking at the phenomenol growth the town is going through.
Labrador West is becoming a hotbed of mining development and exploration.
This Morning Mayor Barron talks about some of the challenges this brings to his town,
and the need to prepare now, for future.
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November 18, 2011 - Labrador West Habitat - Close to Finish
There's been a great deal of progress at the Habitat for Humanity build in Labrador West since it started at the end of August.
But there have been a few unexpected delays as well, that has put construction behind.
Now the organizing committee is putting on a huge push to get the families into their new homes for Christmas.
Ken Meade is the Project Manager in Labrador West.
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November 18, 2011 - A Growing Community Part 5
In our final installment of the series, we head west where a documentary has been about aobut immigrants coming to Canada to fill jobs. Brooks, Alberta is a city in transition.
The small southern Alberta community has always been a hub for local farmers and ranchers - a centre of traditional "cowboy culture."
But when the town's meat-packing plant began to look beyond Canadian borders for its employees, life in Brooks began to change.
Immigrants from around the world settled in the town... and filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk was there.
Brandy directed and produced "Brooks - City of 100 Hellos" and she joins us now from Edmonton.
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November 18, 2011 - Three Girls raise 11Thousand Dollars for SPCA
Clothes, shoes, and lip gloss. are three major topics for most teen girls..
But for three grade nine students in Happy Valley Goose Bay, fundraising was top of their list.
13 year olds twins, Kelsey Roberts and Courtney Roberts and 14 year old Sarah Fowler have spent the past year raising more than $11,000 for the new SPCA.
They've been spending most of their evenings and weekends fundraising, and they are going to donate the money to the SPCA before Christmas.
Colleen Connors met up with the three girls at Mealy Mountain Collegiate.
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November 18, 2011 - Mike Power - Photo exhibit at the Labrador West Arts and culture Centre
Most of our listeners know Mike Power for his regular contributions here on Labrador Morning and other CBC Radio Programs.
But this morning we will find out a little more about combining two of his favourite things, travel and photogrpahy.
Mike is opening a show of his travel photography this Sunday at the Labrador West Arts and Culture centre, titled "People and Places" and he is here this morning to tell us about it.
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November 18, 2011 - New Dawn agreement - signing in Natuashish
Today, an historic agreement is being signed between the province and the Innu Nation.
Premiere Dunderdale and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Nick McGrath will be in Natuashish to make the New Dawn Agreement official.
Ninety percent of Innu voted in favour of the deal signed back on June 30th..
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi is in Natuashish to cover the ceremony.
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November 17, 2010 - Sheshatshiu Chief Sebastian Benuen says- NO election next month
Earlier this week, more than 200 people in Sheshatshiu voted to hold elections on December 15th.
They say Chief and Council have lost the confidence of the community.
For his part, Chief Sebastian Benuen says an election won't be happening next month.
And he's got his lawyers looking into it.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi spoke with Chief Sebastian Benuen about the election called.
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November 17, 2011 - "A Growing Community - Filipinos in Labrador" - Part four
This morning, as we continue our series "A Growing Community - Filipinos in Labrador", we see the world through the business owner's eyes.
Rob Everard owns the Tim Hortons restaurant in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
Over the past two years, since taking over the location, he has added 21 foreign workers to the staff. But, what do you do with them once they arrive?
To answer that, over a cup of coffee, Labrador Morning's Tony Dawson sat down with Rob Everard to see what it takes to compete in today's challenging workforce.
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November 17, 2011 - Rosie the Robot 2
All you need is a Joy stick and a laptop..and you can work from anywhere.
Labrador Grenfell Health doctors have proven that.
They use Rosie the Robot to treat patients in Nain from their office in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
Rosie is like a webcam on wheels, but with a few extra bells and whistles.
The first Rosie was part of a pilot project to temporarily treat patients from afar
But it worked so well, the clinic now has a permanent resident, Rosie the Robot 2.
Colleen Connors stopped by Dr. Michael Jong's office for a demonstration.
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November 17, 2011 - Wabush -Coping with the Boom - Part two
Labrador West is one of the fastest growing areas in the province. The demand for iron ore is increasing world wide. That means expansion at the local mines, and lots of exploration with the thought of opening more mining operations.
That also means expansion in the service industries and big demands on housing and the like. The town of Wabush is right in the midst of this boom. Yesterday we looked at the town's growth as we drove through town with Mayor Ron Barron. This morning reporter Mike Power continues his drive with the mayor, who talks about the pros and cons of rapid development
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November 16, 2011 - "A Growing Community - Filipinos in Labrador", - Part Three
Epitacia Bruce didn't know exactly what to expect when she arrived in Labrador in 1965.
She came to North West River as a 32 year old to work as a teacher.
And more than 40 years later, Epitacia is still living in the community with her husband, Alban Bruce.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi dropped by Epitacia's house to find out about her journey from the Philippines and her life in Labrador...
Here what she had to say.
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November 16, 2011 - North West River - Community Economic Leakage Study
Residents in North West River want a grocery store, a restaurant and a coffee shop..just to list a few...
In September, they completed a survey identifying the top ten businesses needed in the community.
The survey is part of a Community Economic Leakage Study issued by the Sivunivut Inuit Community Corporation.
The results of that study were presented to the public last night at the North West River Community Centre.
Leander Baikie organized the study. He joins Colleen on the line now.
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November 16, 2011 - More reaction to a Remembrance Day parade without the military in Happy Valley Goose Bay?
Yesterday, we told you that 5 Wing Goose Bay didn't participate in the 11 a.m Remembrance Day parade in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Around the country, the military customarily goes on parade to honour the fallen as well as those who serve.
5 Wing Goose's Bay decision not to parade has left listeners asking why.
Max Peddle joins us to tell how he feels about how the military chose to mark the day.
He's a war vetern.
He's also past president of the Royal Canadian Legion in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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November 16, 2011 - December 15th election for Sheshatshiu?
Last night, more than 200 people in Sheshatshiu voted to re-elect a new Chief and Council.
They crowded into Andrew Penashue's yard to do just that.
Penashue is a dissident band counsellor who started a petition two months ago to get rid of Chief Sebastian Benuen.
Gathered band members say the Chief has lost the confidence of the people.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi spoke with people at the meeting to hear what they had to say.
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November 15, 2011 - Remembrance Day - No 5 Wing in the Legion parade
Every year, Veterans are invited to attend Remembrance Day functions at schools across the country.
Last Thursday, the day before November 11th. Ken Mesher attended a gathering at the school in Cartwright.
It left such an impression, he wrote, and sent us a letter about it.
I was going to read that letter to you, but Mr. Mesher beat me to it, and called our talkback line.
and We also received another call on talk-back about the Remembrance Day ceremony here in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
This listener isn't so proud.
Following the calls, To tell us more about the Remembrance Day ceremony we're joined now by Monica Curl.
She is the President of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 51 in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. She's on the phone with Tony Dawson.
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November 15, 2011 - A White or Green Christmas?
Every where you go, people are talking about the weather.
It's a hot topic at home, work and the local coffee shops.
Fall comes and ends quickly in parts of Labrador..leaving many to say there's only two seasons in the Big Land.
Others say the mild temperatures are unusual for mid November.
To gives us all the details on temperatures and what to expect this winter, Colleen reached Herb Thoms.
He's an Environment Canada meteorologist in Gander.
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November 15, 2011 - Still looking for nurses in Labrador
It's a rare luxury for a health board to be fully staffed in any field.
But at least for right now, that seems to be the case for Eastern Health.
The health board is currently not looking for any new nurses.
So how close is Labrador Grenfell Health to being at full compliment?
Barbara Molgaard- Blake is the Vice President of People and Information with the board.
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November 15, 2011 - "A Growing Community - Filipinos in Labrador", - Part Two
Who would have thought that working at Tim Hortons was
"Living the Dream".
Perhaps that may be an overstatement, but for more and more Filipinos, it has become the path to that dream.
Today in our series "A Growing Community - Filipinos in Labrador" you'll meet a couple who have embraced the dream, and have begun a new life at the same time. Labrador Morning's Tony Dawson brings us the story of Rey and Irine
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November 14, 2011 - President of the Canadian Medical Association - Dr. John Haggie
It was a quick visit..but a significant one.
The President of the Canadian Medical Association came to Labrador last week to meet with health officials and see clinics on the North Coast.
Dr. John Haggie hasn't been here since 1996 and no Canadian Medical Association President has stepped foot on Labrador soil before now.
Dr. John Haggie is on the line with Colleen Connors
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November 14, 2011 - Mining Companies and Government officials in China
The demand for minerals in Places like China and India has skyrocketed over the past several years.
And, there has been a flurry of expansion and exploration in Newfoundland and Labrador.
One of the busiest spots in the province is Western Labrador.
Since last week, representatives of mining companies and provincial governments from the Atlantic Provinces have been in China to promote their exisiting and proposed operations.
One Company represented in China is Alderon Iron Ore Corporation.
They are presently developing an Iron mine just outside Labrador City.
Alderons President and CEO, Tayfun Eldem is part of the delegation.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power reached him in Beijing.
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November 14, 2011 - Becoming a Welcoming Community
It can be a tough moving into a new community without knowing the ropes.
But the Central Labrador Economic Development Board is trying to make it easier for newcomers..
This week, it's launching a newcomers guide, a website and a recruitment booklet for employers.
It's also holding a workshop about what it means to be a welcoming community.
Carol Best is the organization's Executive Director.
She's with us in the studio with Colleen Connors.
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November 14, 2011 - "A Growing Community - Filipinos in Labrador Part 1
Leticia Grzelak is often referred to in glowing terms when Filipinos talk about her.
She's Mommy Letty.
Originally from the Philippines, Grzelak has helped dozens of Filipinos get work in Labrador.
And the need is there.
Many businesses are finding it hard to recruit workers in the Big Land.
Grzelak runs a recruitment and placement agency in St. John's.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi spoke with her about the labour shortage in Labrador and how Filipinos are filling the gap.
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November 10, 2011- She's Gone by! - She's Gone
The 28 year wait is over. The massive tower in St. Lewis is no more. Warrwick Chubbs was on our program hours before the final line was cut, and he spoke to Tony Dawson minutes after the tower came thundering down
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November 10, 2011 - Tower to Fall in St. Lewis
A seven hundred foot Coast Guard tower in St. Lewis comes down today after 28 years of service.
Warrick Chubbs lives in St. Lewis and tells us what's its like there today...
George Smith with the Coast Guard tells us about the history of this navigation tower.
and CBC Reporter Peter Cowan is live at the site via Sat Phone.
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November 10, 2011 - The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary -Looking for a few good officers
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary hopes to attract new members to serve at it's detatchments across Newfoundland and Labrador.
The force has offices on the Avalon Peninsula , in Corner Brook , Churchill Falls and Labrador West.
One time people had to leave the province for training, but that's no longer the case.
Recruiting sessions were held in Labrador West this week.
Constable Stephen Fitzgerald presided over them and joins Colleen Connors by telephone
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November 10, 2011 - Wabush honours veterans - Renaming a street
November 11th will be a day of pride for Ruby Lawrence.
She's travelled from Nova Scotia to attend a street renaming ceremony in the town of Wabush tomorrow.
Councillors in the town voted to honour veterans by naming a street.
The idea was proposed to the town several years ago by Ruby Lawrence in 2009 when she served as President of the Wabush Legion and as district commander.
Lawrence told Labrador Morning's Mike Power about the project.
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November 9, 2011 - Grenfell Campus researchers and educators get a tour of Labrador
Memorial University stretches beyond St. John's.
Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook and the Labrador Institute in Happy Valley Goose Bay provide students, researchers and educators with post secondary learning.
And these branches are starting to work more closely together.
Grenfell Campus educators and researchers are working to learn about potential collaborations with the Institute.
Jennifer Butler Wight coordinated a recent visit. She works for the Labrador Institute.
and Ivan Emke attended. He is the associate vice president for Grenfell Campus.
They both join me on the line now.
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November 9, 2011 - Making Queerness Visible.
Making Queerness Visible.
That's the name of a training program being offered in Happy Valley-Goose Bay this week.
It's open for anyone wanting to learn how to talk about sexual orientation in a frank way.
Sarah MacAuley is with the Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre
She's doing the training.
And she's on the line with us from St. John's
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November 9, 2011 - Looking for Compensation - Rob Lackie
Rob Lackie says he always knew he was different.
Adopted at age four and raised in Ontario he noticed early on he didn't look like his brother and sister.
It took a little research but Lackie learned he was Inuit and born in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
He feels his language and culture was taken away from him and now, he is one of 16-thousand people looking for compensation from Ottawa.
He spoke with CBC reporter Curtis Rumbolt
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November 9, 2011 - One family loses their parents..but gains massive community support
The young Merkuratsuck family has been left orphaned after losing their parents this fall.
The eldest daughter Maria is holding the family together.
Maria and her siblings will soon move into their new home..provided by Torngat Housing.
But they have no household belongings..and the community has come together to stock the house before Christmas.
For an update on how this fundraiser is going, Colleen reached family friend Katie Winters at her house in Nain.
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November 9, 2011 - Labrador City Traffic Snarls
You can expect to wait a little longer at a stop sign in Labrador City these days.
With construction, expansion and exploration, there's a lot more traffic.
There's also quite an increase in the amount of heavy equipment operating on the town streets.
That's causing some problems and concerns, so the town is looking into the matter.
Our Mike Power met Labrador City town Manager Jeff Boland at one of the busiest intersections in town,
the corner of Avalon Drive and the trans Labrador Highway.
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November 8, 2011 - Labrador West MHA and Cabinet Minister Nick McGrath
It's called Baptism by fire.
Labrador West's newly elected MHA has been given a cabinet position in the provincial government.
The revamped position has Nick McGrath as the Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal affairs.
But there's more.
He is also reponsible for Labrador affairs and the volunteer and non -profit sector as well.
He's been busy since the day he was sworn in. Nick McGrath is on the phone with Tony Dawson
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November 8, 2011 - Some new fury creatures for the north coast of Labrador
It's a business that hasn't been tried on the north coast of Labrador.
Two people want to start a mink and fox farm.
It would be near the town of Postville.
Fred Vincent is one of the people behind the project.
He joins Colleen Connors this morning from his home in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
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November 8, 2011 - Tuning the Ivories - Piano Tuning in Labrador West
If you are sitting around somebodys piano in Labrador West ,
listening to them play a few tunes, chances are
the music sounds a whole lot better this week that it did a short while ago.
Thats because one of a only few piano tuners in the province
made his semi annual visit to Wabush and Labrador City last week.
Joe Tompkins of the Goulds
is one of less than a dozen people in the province who tunes pianos .
With the advent of the Digital Piano you would think he wouldn't be as busy,
but that's not the case.
Mike Power sat down with Tompkins to find out more about the job, and how it's done.
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November 7, 2011 - Food Banks in labrador - Update
People using food banks is up 26 % compared to pre-recession times.
That is a key finding in Food Banks Canada's annual Hunger Count report released last week.
To get a handle of the need in Labrador we're joined now by two people.
Patty Flemming manages the food bank at the Labrador Friendship Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Hi, good morning.
Peter Record is the Chair of the Labrador West Ministerial Food Bank.
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November 7, 2011 - Welcome Changes to 2012 Cains Quest
Today is the first day to register for the 2012 edition of Cains Quest.
There are some changes to the event - including the way cash prizes are awarded and how difficult the route will be.
Todd Kent, is co-chair of the longest toughest snowmobile endurance race in Canada.
He tells reporter Mike Power about the changes.
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November 7, 2011 - Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador - Housing Concerns
Housing was a hot topic at the Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador annual convention in Corner Brook this weekend.
Among the many sessions offered, one was about affordable housing.
The problem seems to affect communities from St. John's to Labrador City and everywhere in between. CBC reporter Jeremy Eaton spoke with Happy Valley Goose Bay town councillor Arlene Michelin at the conference.
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November 7, 2011 - Ageless Intimacy.
Sex ed is something we often reserve for youth in our community, but coming up this is a workshop aimed at sexual health for seniors.
It's called, "Ageless Intimacy" and it's happening here in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
Sarah MacAulay is an Education Coordinator with Planned Parenthood - Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre.
She is coming this month to do the workshop for service providers and health care workers.
She spoke to our Tara McLean about it.
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November 7, 2011 - Jigs and Reels - Charlottetown
Mayor Charmane Powellfrom charlottetown is on the phone with Tony Dawson for today's Jigs and Reels. She's sharing her concerns for the condition of the Trans Labrador Highway.
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November 4, 2011 - Jigs and Reels - Happy Valley Goose Bay - Cancer Society Soiree
This morning on Jigs and Reels we're taking you to the Soiree....
It's an annual fund raiser for the Canadian Cancer Soiciety..
One of the many people involved is Wilson Baggs , and joins us in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
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November 4, 2011 - Chemistry in the kitchen and no University Lab in sight.
It's a science breakthrough for Memorial University.
Distance education students can now study chemistry right from their own home - complete with a home lab kit.
Geoff Rayner-Canham is a science and chemistry professor with Memorial University and is one of the people behind the new course.
He dropped by our studio to talk with Colleen Connors.
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November 4, 2011 - Tony Anderson at the ITK 40th Anniversary gathering in Ottawa
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami or ITK is the national voice of 55,000 Inuit living in 53 communities across Canada, including Northern Labrador.
Many representative from Nunatsiavut are in Ottawa this week to celebrate ITK's 40th Anniversary.
Tony Anderson is the AngajukKak in Nain.
He spoke at the 40th Anniversary about the importance of the ITK movement in giving Nunatsiavut Inuit a strong voice.
Here's some of that speech.
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November 4, 2011 - Providing shelter and help for stray dogs in Hopedale
One woman living in Hopedale is making it her job to keep stray dogs off the street.
She has been rescuing dogs for a year now and giving them care before shipping them to the SPCA in Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
Now, Joyce Morouney is requesting shelter and more help with this stray animals.
She joins Tony Dawson on the line now from her home in Hopedale.
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November 4, 2011 - Happy Valley Goose Bay Skater wins Atlantic - Off to National event
Triple looping his way to the top....
18-year-old Jerrod Myrden just won first place in an Atlantic figure skating competition in Nova Scotia.
Originally from Happy Valley Goose Bay, Myrden now attends Acadia university.
And when he's not studying, he's skating.
The recent win qualified him to attend the Eastern Western Challenge in Saskatchewan later this month.
Colleen Connors reached Myrden in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
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November 4, 2011 - Jerome Kennedy gets an education about just how big mining is in the Big Land.
He's only been on the job a week, but Jerome Kennedy has already learned a lot about his new portfolio of Natural Resources.
Yesterday he spoke at the Mineral Resources Review in St. John's about just how big mining is in this province and especially to Labrador.
Here's some of what he had to say.
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November 4, 2011 - Labrador West - A new facility to help recovering addicts.
It's a first for Labrador West.
An organization called Recovery Awareness Family Togetherness - or RAFT - has started a drop-in centre for recovering drug addicts and alcoholics.
Our Andrew Brown spoke with RAFT's Finance Officer Ken Sherren.
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November 3, 2011 - Sharing Our Stories - DVD Launch in Ottawa
It was quite the show at the National Art Gallery in Ottawa last night.
The National Film Board and its partners launched a DVD box set with 24 films about Inuit life in this country.
The project is called Sharing Our Stories.
Three of the films in the boxset are about Labrador's Inuit.
Johannes Lampe is Nunatsiavut's Minister of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
He attended the launch last night in Ottawa. He's onteh phone with Tony Dawson.
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November 3, 2011 - Band members in Sheshatshiu want the Chief to answer questions about band spending
More than 100 angry Innu met at the band office in Sheshatshiu last night.
They say Chief Sebastien Benuen won't give them answers about band spending.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi was also at that meeting last night.
Here's some of what was said, and a conversation with the groups lawyer James Goodwin.
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November 3, 2011 - Jamie Abbass from Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Nominated for Male Athlete of the Year by Sport New Brunswick.
His talent has taken him all over the country... Now one Labrador athlete is up for a prestigious award in New Brunswick!
Jamie Abbass from Happy Valley - Goose Bay has been nominated for Male Athlete of the Year by Sport New Brunswick.
Abbass has been making waves on the Rowing scene and is one of the top ranked in the country.
He is currently training at the national rowing camp in Victoria, BC, and preparing for the National Rowing Championships.
That's where our Tara McLean reached him....
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November 3, 2011 - WGB in Labrador Thursday and Friday night
Mr. Budgell is in Labrador.
So are Mavis and Sister Mew.
They're just some of the characters in the Wonderful Grand Band.
Of course W-G-B as they're known, also has some of the finest musicians in the province.
It's a mixture that was the basis for the popular stage and TV show.
Tonight W-G-B is on stage in Labrador City, and tomorrow in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
Labrador Morning's Mike Power speaks with Mr. Budgell himself.. Greg Malone .
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November 2, 2011 - Long Gun Registry
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, Peter Penashue voted to scrap the Long gun registry.
In a release, he says it doesn't solve the problem of crime.
He says instead it targets people who live off the land and make their living by hunting.
Charlotte Wolfrey is the AngajuKak of Rigolet.
A man killed her daughter with a Long-Gun 18 years ago.
She was murdered by her partner.
We have Peter Penashue's address in the House, and with Charlotte Woolfrey is on the telephone.
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November 2, 2011 - RCMP Appreciation event
Two students at Mealy Mountain Collegiate are taking the lead on recognizing leaders in our communities...
Carly Thomson and Brandon Ramey are planning an RCMP Appreciation event and fundraiser in Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
The event not only acknowldeges the RCMP... it also raises funds for the Kids Eat Smart Program.
Carly Thomson and Brandon Ramey are in the studio..... Along with Constable Jeff Shannon with the RCMP.
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November 2, 2011 - "Habitat for humanity" homes - Just about ready for occupancy in Labrador City
It's an exciting time for two families in Labrador City. They will soon move into new homes built by habitat for humanity. It's the first time Habitat has built homes outside the avalon peninsula.
The build started in late August, and has faced a few unexpected delays , but yesterday afternoon the formal dedication ceremony was held for the families.
Reporter Mike Power has put together some of the highlights from that ceremony.
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November 2, 2011 - In Halifax....Labrador Inuit once again make their case to be included in compensation for survivors of residential schools.
About twenty Inuit from Labrador were in Halifax this weekend, to make their case to be recognized as survivors of residential schools.
It's a case they've made before, but so far without success.
The federal government left them out of the apology and the compensation package that covers other aboriginal groups in Canada.
Patricia Kemuksigak is from Hopedale . She spoka s part of
the Inuit delegation at the weekend hearing of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Here's part of what she had to say.
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November 2, 2011 - Dutch Runner - Dave Chaulk..." C.I.A Nunatsiavut Marine did not pull the boat.."...
The saga of the Dutch Runner along the Labrador coast took another turn this week, when the owners of the ship pulled it from the coastal service because the province has withheld payments. The Minister of Transportation and works told us the "contractor was in a position of default of its obligations under the contract"
With little more than a month of shipping to North coast ports, this has raised a lot of questions about winter supplies getting delivered on time....or in time for freeze up.
Dave Chaulk is President and CEO of CAI Nunatsiavut Marine, and joins Tony Dawson by telephone from Moncton.
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November 1, 2011 - RCMP investigating assault atTenders Lounge in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
The RCMP are investigating an assault that took place in Happy Valley-Goose Bay over the weekend.
Police believe it happened at Tenders Lounge early Saturday morning.
Boyd Merrill is with the RCMP.
He's on the line with Colleen Connors
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November 1, 2011 - Uranium mining review - Meeting in Happy Valley Goose Bay
The possibility of uranium mining in Labrador is a hot topic these days.
Last night, people in Happy Valley-Goose Bay got a chance to share their views about the moritorium that's in place.
The Nunatsivaut government is holding a series of public meetings to find out what people think about the ban..
It says input will help them decide whether or not to lift it.
For the record, here's some.of what people had to say at the Labrador Friendship Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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November 1, 2011 - Air Quality issues that caused the closure of Smallwood Middle school in Wabush
JR Smallwood middle school in Wabush was closed yesterday.
The building is undergoing some renovations, and there was some concern about air quality.
Steps were taken immediately to resolve the issue, and students are expected to be allowed back this morning.
To find out more,Tony Dawson is joined by Henry Windler, acting director of education for the Labrador School Board .
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November 1, 2011 - New security at the entrance of 5 Wing Goose bay has some people upset
New random checks at the entrance of 5 Wing Goose Bay has some people in Labrador upset at the changes.
Since September, Military Police are randomly pulling over vehicles entering the base and checking for license and registration.
This new policy doesn't please Alex Saunders. he called our Talkback, and we have reaction form Mayor Leo Abbass.
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November 1, 2011 - Dutch Runner Pulls Out of Labrador Service - Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson
The Astron will take over the freight delivery on the Labrador Coast for the remainder of the shipping season.
The Dutch Runner operators pulled the vessel from service over the weekend, putting the contractor in default of its obligations under the contract.
The Astron will now be the only vessel delivering winter freight to the North Coast of Labrador.
To explain the changes, Tom Hedderson is on the line with Tony Dawson.
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October 31, 2011 - Bridget Murphy wants to win 10 thousand dollars to help build a school in Guatemala
Retired Happy Valley-Goose Bay teacher Bridget Murphy got a big surprise last week.
She found out that she's in the running to win 10 thousand dollars from an organization that grants wishes to local heroes.
Murphy is one of ten heroes selected in the province.
She's raising money to build a junior high school in Guatemala.
To win the cash she has to convince people to vote for her in an on-line contest.
Bridget Murphy stopped by the studio to tell Colleen all about it.
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October 31, 2011 - Yvonne Jones - Cabinet shuffle reaction
Premier Kathy Dunderdale announced her new Cabinet Ministers on Friday morning.
Nick McGrath was appointed the Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and Minister responsible for Labrador Affairs..
Plus, he's in charge of the Voluntary sector and Non - Profit Sector.
This use to be the job of three people: Patty Pottle, Dave Denine and John Hickey.
To talk about how this will affect Labrador, Yvonne Jones is on the line .
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October 31, 2011 - Alderon Iron ore corporation - A step closer to a new mine in Western Labrador
After almost two years of drilling and testing samples, a new Iron ore mine for Western Labrador is another step closer to reality.
Alderon Iron ore corporation has initiated it's Federal and Provincial environmental assessment processes.
The project, if approved, will be the first new "from the ground up" iron ore mine project in the province in fifty years.
Our Mike Power met with President and CEO ,Tayfun Eldem at the company's sample storage depot in Labrador City .
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October 31, 2011 - Happy Valley Goose Bay Airport - Renovations update
Anyone walking through the Goose Bay airport has noticed some big changes.
Old parts are being demolished.
And new parts are almost ready to open.
It's a big challenge to completely redo an airport while it's still in use.
Our Peter Cowan checked out the renovations with the head of the Goose Bay Airport Corporation, Goronwy Price.
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October 28, 2011 - Nora Ford - Leaving Nain
Nora Ford and her husband Hayward are flying out of Nain later this morning.
They're leaving Labrador, for good..to go to St. John's.
Ford has lived in Nain for about 17 years.
But she says it's no place to spend her golden years because life is too difficult there.
She says the Nunatsiavut Government hasn't made it any easier.
Labrador Morning's John Gaudi spoke with Nora Ford about her decision to leave.
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October 28, 2011 - Empowering young people - Building a brighter future for youth in Nain
A grade 11 student is hoping to build a brighter future for young people in Nain.
Roxanne Andersen has just started up a youth group focusing on healthy lifestyles.
It's called Building Bridges and Empowering Youth.
Anderson says her own experiences in Nain helps her understand what others are going through.
Colleen reached Roxanne her at her home in Nain.
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October 28, 2011 - How Wii can help you - a physiotherapist in Happy Valley - Goose Bay wants to introduce it into rehab
The Nintendo Wii has come a long way from the original Nintendo Entertainment System of the 80s.
And the way it's used has evolved just as much.
Richelle Paine is a physiotherapist in Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
She is organizing a fundraiser to bring the video gaming system to Queen of Peace Middle School.
Our Tara McLean met with her in the Rehab Department at the Labrador Health Centre.
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October 28, 2011 - Triple Four Squadron - Training in Jamaica
Triple Four Squadron pilots and technicians from Happy Valley Goose Bay are getting valuable training in Jamaica.
But that's meant helicopters aren't available here for search and rescue operations in Labrador.
Master Warrant Officer Ward Golden is with the Triple Four Squadron.
Our Peter Cowan spoke with him on 5 Wing Goose Bay about the impact the training is having.
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October 28, 2011 - You can help the SPCA, and it won't cost you a dime
The Happy Valley - Goose Bay SPCA is in desperate need of a new shelter, and is looking for your help.
To top it all off it won't cost you a cent
The SPCA is looking for your votes, to help it win the Aviva Community Fund Competition.
Erika Stockley is a volunteer and Vice Chair of the SPCA board.
She sat with Colleen Connors to explain how it all works....
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October 28, 2011 - "Booming Labrador!" in St.John's
The information session is titled "Booming Labrador!" and it's sold out.
It takes place this morning at the Holiday Inn in St. John's.
At the session, the Big Land is being touted as being full of big opportunities, big challenges and big potential.
According to the people of the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association, Labrador is creating a buzz.
Joining us on the line is the group's Executive Director, Linda Bartlett .
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Tuesday January 24, 2012 It's Kurling with a K!
It's Kurling with a K! There's no ice, but there are ball bearings ... Ted and Maggie talk kurling.
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Monday January 23, 2012 Medical Helicopter Too Small for the Job
Ted talks with Sharon King, Executive Director of the Association of Allied Health Professionals, about the union's safety concerns regarding a helicopter used by Eastern Health to transport emergency patients to the Health Science Centre in St. John's.
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Tuesday January 24, 2012 Willow Kean's Food Blog
Ted talks with Willow Kean about her new food blog, littleredchicken.com.
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Thursday January 19, 2012 Dr. Sandra Luscombe's Reaction to Excess Skin Story
Ted speaks with Dr. Sandra Luscombe, president of the NLMA, about the controversy regarding MCP's refusal to pay for the surgery to remove many, many pounds of sagging skin from formerly obese people.
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Thursday January 19, 2012 Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk
Ted speaks with Canadian Astronaut Robert Thirsk about his time living at the International Space Station.
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Wednesday January 18, 2012 Drivers and Pedestrians
Ted speaks with Bill Madigan, a concerned citizen in St. John`s who lives in the neighbourhood where there was a traffic accident involving 2 pedestrians, a bus and a car. Mr. Madigan took exception to councilor Bruce Tilley laying blame on the pedestrians..... he says the City is to blame.
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Wednesday January 18, 2012 Zach Goudie Debrief
Zach Goudie joins Ted in the studio for more on the story of two formerly obese men who`s family doctors say MCP should pay for surgery to remove pounds and pounds of sagging skin. MCP says, no way.
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Tuesday January 17, 2012 Fire Fighters May be on Strike in Corner Brook
Ted speaks with Pete Daniels, president of the fire fighters local in Corner Brook, about a possible strike. First up, part of the conversation Radio Noon host Ramona Dearing had with the Mayor of Corner Brook, Neville Greeley.
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Friday January 13, 2012 Man Faces Charges in Stoney Plain, Alberta
Ted speaks with RCMP Corporal Colette Zazulak in about Shannon Bradford Dixon - aka Shannon Mercer - a Newfoundlander who is facing more than 40 very serious charges in that province.
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Gay marriage contoversy
Ted spoke with two men from Virginia - Jim Smith and Donato Cacciapaglia - about the controvery surrounding Canada's civil marriage law and gay couples from other countries who've come here to be wed
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Thursday January 12, 2012 - Jeanne Beker
Jeannie is back on her old stomping grounds to take part in the shooting of "2 Square Feet," a new film by Ruth Lawrence.
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Thursday January 12, 2012 - Eastern Health patients restrained
Vickie Kaminski speaks with Ted about the practice of restraining patients with alzeheimer disease and dementia
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Wednesday January 11, 2012 - Ted chats with Lynda Boyd, who plays Rose Miller on Republic of Doyle
Ted chats with Lynda Boyd, who plays Rose Miller on Republic of Doyle
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Wednesday January 11, 2012 - Sylvia LeTorunel MRI
Sylvia LeTorunel had six months to wait for an MRI - until she made her story public.
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Monday January 09, 2012 Homeless in Happy Valley - Goose Bay
Ted speaks with Len Simms, the CEO and Chairman of NL Housing Corp., about Wilson Godwin. Mr. Godwin's wife continues to live in their
3-bedroom NL Housing Unit while he and the children are homeless.
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Monday January 09, 2012 Smokey Mountain Ski Club
Ted speaks with Toby Leon, the Chair of the Board of the Smokey Mountain Ski Club, about the season so far and the challenges the club faces.
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Friday January 06, 2012 "Celebratory Gunfire at New Years"
Ted and Ingrid talk about tradition of "celebratory gunfire," at New Years, and just how deadly it can be.
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Thursday January 05, 2012 "The Wealthy Barber Returns"
Ted speaks with David Chilton about his new book "The Wealthy Barber Returns."
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Thursday January 05, 2012 Fireworks on New Year's Eve
Ted and Ingrid follow up on the story about the use of private fireworks on New Years Eve and look into the laws pertaining to and the dangers involved with the celebratory shooting off of shotguns and rifles.
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Wednesday December 04, 2012 Lahey Sentencing
Ted speaks with CBC reporter Brian Dubreuil who has been covering the Bishop Raymond Lahey story since September 2009, when the bishop was caught at the Ottawa airport with a laptop loaded with porn. Bubreuil was in the Ottawa courtroom when Lahey was sentenced to 15-months.
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Wednesday December 04, 2012 Lahey Sentencing
Martin Currie, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's speaks with Here and Now's Jonathan Crowe about Raymond Lahey.
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Tuesday January 03, 2012 Fireworks on New Years Eve
Ted speaks with St. John's City Councillor Danny Breen about concerns regarding all the fireworks set off by residents on New Years Eve.
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Tuesday January 03, 2012 A Narwhal Killed in Nain
Ted speaks with Harry Hay, one of a group of hunters from Nain, who killed a Narwhal and shared the meat with the community.
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Friday December 30, 2011 Carolling in Green's Harbour - Trinity Bay
We'll share thoughts and memories of a unique carolling tradition rooted in Green's Harbour - Trinity Bay.
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Thursday December 22, 2011 Puffin Update
Ted catches up with Stan Tobin of Ship Cove who just picked up the wayward puffin who'd just arrived on a flight from Montreal.
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Wednesday December 21, 2011 Carol King's Ex-Boyfriend
CBC Reporter Geoff Leo speaks with David Caissis, the ex-boyfriend of Carol King who was murdered in Sask. in August.
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Wednesday December 21, 2011 Mallard Cottage
Ted takes a stroll through Mallard Cottage, one of the oldest buildings in the province, with celebrity chef Todd Perrin, who's going to turn it into a restaurant.
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Wednesday December 21, 2011 "The Life of Little Hoot"
Ted speaks with Jackie Squire, author of "The Life of Little Hoot," a book about being bullied and MUN students Courtney Youden and Caitlyn Smith who helped get the book published.
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Tuesday December 20, 2011 "Christmas Had It Coming"
Ted speaks with Donnie Dumphy and Ron Driscoll about their new show called Donnie Dumphy's "Christmas Had It Coming."
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Tuesday December 20, 2011 Puffin in Montreal
Ted speaks with Lynn Miller, in Hudson Que. about a young puffin that somehow ended up hanging out in downtown Montreal.
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Monday December 19, 2011 Charlotte-Anne Malischewski's New CD
Charlotte-Anne Malischewski is studying Refugee and Forced Migration Issues at Oxford. She's also an accomplished fiddler. Ted invited her into the studio to talk about the CD she just recorded.
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Monday December 19, 2011 "Dancing with Rage"
Mary Walsh joins Ted to tell him all about her upcoming one-woman show entitled "Dancing with Rage".
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Thursday December 15, 2011 Reaction to the Woman who was Denied a Visa
On the Go's producer Ingrid Fraser drops by to read some emails from listeners reacting to the federal government's decision to deny the sister of a man who died in a house fire in St. John's permission to come to NL to retrieve her brother's ashes.
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Wednesday December 14, 2011 Woman Denied Visa
Here and Now reporter Chris O'Neil Yates speaks with Amanda Gaultois about why the federal government has denied the sister of a man who died in a house fire in St. John's permission to come to Newfoundland and Labrador to retrieve her brother's ashes.
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Thursday December 15, 2011 Occupy Newfoundland and Labrador
On the Go's Maggie Gillis spends some time with the people at the Occupy Newfoundland and Labrador site in Harbourside Park.
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Wednesday December 14, 2011 Moritorium on Uranium Mining being Lifted.
Ted speaks with Glen Sheppard, Nunatsiavut's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, about the moritorium on uranium mining being lifted.
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Tuesday December 13, 2011 An Email on the Turkey Drive
Ted speaks with Eg Walters after On the Go gets an email which asks if the families who get turkeys from the Food Sharing Association are screened to make sure they have the facilities to actually cook them.
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Monday December 12, 2011 Policy on Mammograms
Ted speaks with Laura Lavers about what Gregory Doyle, the Manager of Breast Screening in NL had to say about whether or not women who do not have a family doctor can get a mammogram.
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Tuesday December 13, 2011 Natuashish Homes
Ted speaks with Kim Strong, President of Maritime Testing a Nova-Scotia based environmental assessment company about what they found when they examined the homes in Natuashish and why after only 10 years the homes were full of mould.
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Friday December 09, 2011 Breast Screening Program
Ted speaks with Gregory Doyle, the Manager of the provincial Breast Screening Program about it's policy that denies mammograms to women who do not have family doctors.
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Thursday December 08, 2011 The Housing Crisis in Labrador West
Tenants being evicted so landlords can jack up the rent. On the Go's Maggie Gillis has the latest on the housing crisis in Labrador West.
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Thursday December 08, 2011 Newfoundland Quarterly
Ted speaks with Joan Sullivan about the latest edition of the Newfoundland Quarterly.
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Tuesday December 06, 2011 Dr. Penny Allderdice
CBC producer Marie Wadden tells Ted about Dr. Penny Allderdice and her life changing work. The St. John's geneticist discovered why many pregnant women on the west coast had foetuses with terrible abnormalities.
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Tuesday December 06, 2011 Hebron Public Hearings
Ted speaks with Michelle Murdoch about the presentation she made at the Hebron Public Hearings Monday focusing on the difficulties people living with a disability have getting jobs in the oil and gas sector.
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Monday December 05, 2011 The Future of the East Coast Trail.
Ted speaks with Randy Murphy, president of the East Coast Trail Association, who wraps up On The Go's coverage on the future of the East Coast Trail.
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Monday December 05, 2011 Death in Port Saunders
Ted speaks with Jim Bennett, MHA for St. Barbe, about the death of 71-year old Doris Wells of Port Saunders. She was found dead in a ditch a short walk from the retirement home where she lived.
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Monday December 05, 2011 Architect Robert Mellin's New Book
Ted speaks with architect Robert Mellin about his new book "Newfoundland Modern: Architecture in the Smallwood Years 1948-1972". This podcast contains additional material not heard in the radio interview.
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Friday December 02, 2011 Turkey Vulture
Ted speaks with Joe Dyson in Cartwright, Labrador about the turkey vulture he photographed in his back yard.
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Friday December 02, 2011 Terry French the Minister of the Environment
Ted speaks with Terry French the Minister of the Environment about concerns raised about property owners rights, coastal development and the East Coast Trail.
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Thursday December 01, 2011 House of Commons
New details on Peter Mackay's use of a Cormorant helicopter while he was on a fishing trip in the province a year-and--a-half ago had the Defense Minister answering questions from NDP MPs in the House of Commons.
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Thursday December 01, 2011 East Coast Trail Association
Ted speaks with Gerry Tobin, a property owner in Outer Cove, who says he regrets allowing the East Coast Trail Association access through his land.
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November 30, 2011 Randy Murphy of the East Coast Trail Association
Randy Murphy of the East Coast Trail Association speaks with Glenn Deir about concerns that housing developments along the trail will compromise hikers ability to walk the coastline unimpeded.
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Wednesday November 30, 2011 Provincial Math Report Card Scores
Ted speaks with Education Minister CLyde Jackman about this province's low scores in the Pan-Canadian Assessment of Mathematics, Science and Reading.
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Tuesday November 29, 2011 The Santa Clause Parade Post Mortem
The Santa Claus parade in St. John's took so long to wrap up that some parents in the west end left before their children saw Santa. Ted asks Gaylynne Lambert, Marketing and Special events Co-ordinator with the City, why.
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Tuesday November 29, 2011 Marine Atlantic Ferries
The Joseph and Clara Smallwood and the Caribou lie beached in India in a place where crews have neither safety gear nor is there any environmental protection. Ted tries to get some answers from Marine Atlantic, the company that sold the ferries.
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Monday November 28, 2011 The Water Witch Remembrance
Ted speaks with Dan Rubin and Bernie Picket of Pouch Cove about the sinking of the Water Witch 136 years ago and an event at All Saints Parish Hall to mark the anniversary.
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Monday November 28, 2011 Family Rescued by Divers near Stephenville
Jeremy Eaton of CBC in Corner Brook speaks with Kyle Bennett, who lives in Stephenville Crossing, about why he happened to have his surfboard with him on Saturday and the part he played in saving a family after their car ended up in a frigid pond.
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Friday November 25, 2011 - Quantum Computing
Ted speaks with Dr. Geordie Rose who has been named Canada's science innovator of the year for developing what amounts to a human in a box, computers that can learn, grow and evolve the same way we do.
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Wednesday November 23, 2011 National Survey on early Childhood Education
Ted talks with Education Minister Clyde Jackman about the poor marks this province received in a national survey on early childhood education.
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Wednesday November 23, 2011 Trans-Labrador Highway
Ted talks with Tom Hedderson, the Minister of Transportation and Works, about his recent drive down a section of The Trans-Labrador Highway.
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Monday November 21, 2011 Creatin and Liver fat research
Ted speaks with Dr. Sean Brosnan, a professor of biochemistry at Memorial, about new research that shows adding something called creatine to your diet actually prevents the accumulation of fat
in the liver.
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Tuesday November 22, 2011 Comedian Ron James
Ted talks with comedian Ron James about Stephen Harper, the Occupy movement, Canada's national identity, CODCO and Rene Simard. This podcast contains new material not heard on the radio, and also some mild swearing.
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Monday November 21, 2011 The South Side Hills
Ted speaks with Taryn Sheppard, a writer with the Scope newspaper about her thoughts on building homes on the South Side Hills.
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Monday November 21, 2011 Pet ER
Ted speaks with Jody Richardson, writer, researcher and interviewer on Pet ER, about their second season of true stories about injured pets and the people that love them.
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Friday November 18, 2011 The New Dawn Agreement
Ted speaks with Katie Riche to get the Innu Elder's take
on the New Dawn Agreement.
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Friday November 18, 2011 The Super 8 Motel's Act of Kindness
Ted speaks with Catherine Murrin, a member of A.O.K., about the
Super 8 Motel wanting to donate their old beds to the needy.
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Wednesday November 16, 2011 The Minister of Child Youth and Family Services
On yesterday's show, Ted spoke with the mother of a mentally ill child who says Child Youth and Family Services is telling her to hand over custody or they will dump her child back in her lap and offer her no help at all. Ted speaks with Charlene Johnson, Minister of Child Youth and Family Services who won't comment about the particular case but did talk about their policies.
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Wednesday November 16, 2011 The Battle of Monchy-le-Preux
Ted talks with Anthony McAllister, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's historian, about the Battle of Monchy-le-Preux in April of 1917. This podcast contains extra details not heard on the radio.
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Tuesday November 16, 2011 Child Youth and Family Services
Ted speaks with the mother of a 12-year old boy with serious mental health problems who says she can't get any help from Child Youth and Family Services for her child, and worries that she might end up losing custody of him.
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Tuesday November 16, 2011 Talk at Memorial University
Ted speaks with Dr. Wade Davis, a Harvard ethnobotanist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence, about his talk at Memorial University in which he delivers a defense of all of life's diversity.
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Friday November 11, 2011 Impact of Shell Shock on War Veterans
Ted speaks with Memorial University History professor Mark Humphries about his study of the impact shell shock had on WWI veterans and their families.
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Friday November 11, 2011 Battle of Beaumont Hamel
Ted speaks with Wade Davis, a Harvard ethnobotanist and National Geographic explorer-in-residence about the Battle of Beaumont Hamel, and how it scarred a British doctor who with very strong ties to Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Friday November 11, 2011 Remembering Peter Narvaez
Ted speaks with musicians Ron Hynes and Sandy Morris and the head of the Memorial's folkore department about Peter Narvaez.
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Friday November 11, 2011 Remembering Peter Narvaez
Following the death of folklorist and musician Peter Narvaez Ted replays an excerpt from his interview with Peter, Glenn Collins and Sandy Morris, about their CD "The Superpickers."
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Thursday November 10, 2011 Terry Kelly
Ted speaks with Terry Kelly on his performance tomorrow at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC.
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Tuesday November 08, 2011 Summer Olympics in England
Ted speaks with Jonathan Ladha and Daniel Inkpen about their ambition to sail for Canada at the upcoming summer Olympics in England.
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Wednesday November 09, 2011 Regional Economic Development Board
Ted speaks with Christine Snow, Executive Director of the Northeast Avalon Regional Economic Development Board, about their strategic plan and the imput they want to get from the public.
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Monday November 07, 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour
This year, the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour turned 75 years old. From the CBC archives Bill Gillespie interviewing Bob Fogwill and Arch Lush, two of the leaders in the early labour movement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Monday November 07, 2011 Jason Daniel Earle's Father
After more than a week on the run, the R-N-C captured 18-year-old Jason Daniel Earle this afternoon. CBC's Beth Macdonell speaks with his father Bill.
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Monday November 07, 2011 Woman Celebrates 106th. Birthday
Meet Margaret Ellen Moores of Rushoon who was born in 1905. She is still going strong and just celebrated her 106th birthday with a big party thrown by family and friends.
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Monday November 07, 2011 OxyContin
Guest host Roger Samson speaks with Dr. Lydia Hatcher about changes that will make the pain killing drug OxyContin more difficult to abuse.
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Friday November 04, 2011 Tony Andersen of Nain
Tony Andersen of Nain speaking in Ottawa about his experience in residential schools and his role as an Inuit Leader today.
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Thursday November 03, 2011 Cell Phones
Zach Goudie speaks with a St. John's resident about almost being run over by a driver she says was talking on his cell phone while backing out of his driveway.
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Thursday November 03, 2011 John Crosbie Jokes
John Crosby in trouble.....again....for something he said.... this time a joke which combined the troubled economy in the U.S., call centres in Pakistan, and suicide bombers.
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Wednesday November 02, 2011 Omnibus Crime Bill
Here and Now reporter Nadia Steward speaks with St. John's criminal lawyer Bob Simmonds and provincial Justice Minister Felix Collins about the federal Conservatives' new omnibus crime bill.
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Wednesday Nov. 02, 2011 75 Years of Radio in Newfoundland and Labrador
On Wed. Nov. 2nd, the 75th anniversary of CBC Radio in Canada, Ted speaks with Memorial University folklorist Philip Hiscock about 75 years of radio in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Tuesday November 01, 2011 Bullying of Gays at School
Ted speaks with Susan Rose, Chair of the Education Committee for the LGBT organization Egale Canada, about the bullying many gay students are forced to endure at school, and how the provincial Department of Education and her organization are working to put an end to it.
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Tuesday November 01, 2011 Reaction to Ted's interview with Gary Dawe
Listeners reaction to Ted's interview with Gary Dawe, the chair of the library board in CBS, about the uncertain future of the library in that community, and reaction from Mayor Woodrow French.
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Monday October 31, 2011 No Library for the New Town Hall
Ted spoke with Gary Dawe, the chair of the library board in CBS about his concerns that a new library is not in the plans for the new town hall and that the present facility is in jeopardy.
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Monday October 31, 2011 Western School Board
Ted speaks with an official from the Western School District about why a sports team from Labrador South on its way to a meet in Carbonear was told to return home while other competators from the island were allowed to go on.
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Friday October 28, 2011 Students from Southern Labrador
A group of students from Southern Labrador on their way to a cross country running meet in Carbonear are made to turn back by the Western School District, they say, for no good reason. Ted speaks with Sheila Pye from Mary's Harbour one of the parents.
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Barbara Walsh on her new book Autumn Gale
Barabara Walsh is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from Maine. She speaks about her new book Autumn Gale with roots set deep in Newfoundland.
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Mike Holmes
Ted speaks with Mike Holmes, professional contractor and star of "Holmes on Homes" about why going into the skilled trades is a wise career decision ..... there's plenty of work and a lot of job satisfaction.
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The Auditor General raises some flags about spending with the Western School District.
It turns out the RCMP were called in to investigate the goings-on at one school, including money spent on alcohol. Ramona is on phone with Ross Elliott the Director of Education for the Western School District.
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Occupy NL protest at the House of Assembly.
Occupy NL is calling on Premier Kathy Dunderdale to Open the House of Assembly. Maggie Gillis is with the protesters. She joins us live from the Confederation building.
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CROSSTALK - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25, 2012
We're asking... is there is such as thing as a good death? Our guests are Carmel Collins, a nurse-practitioner who works in palliative care with Eastern Health and Dr. Susan MacDonald, the medical director of palliative care services.
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A new study says more specialists are staying in Nfld and Labrador:.
We're joined on phone with Memorial University researcher Maria Mathews who oversaw the study.
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Plant workers in Wareham, Bonavista Bay watch raw product being shipped out.
There's no work at the plant because outside buyers are offering high prices to fishermen. Syd Hounsell is a Plant worker in Wareham. He joins us on phone.
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CROSSTALK - TUESDAY JANUARY 24
Today all the talk is about whether it's time to say good-bye to the commercial seal hunt. Our question: Is the seal hunt worth the grief? Ramona's guest is Jim Wellman of The Navigator.
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Radio Noon Archives
The Salvation Army plays an important role in the history of Nfld nad Lab. Christine Davies brings us some rare CBC archival tape feature celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the Salvation Army in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond
Kaetlyn Osmond is only 16 but she skated powerfully well last weekend in Moncton, picking up a bronze medal at the Cdn women's figure skating compeition. Ramona speaks with her by phone.
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CROSSTALK - MONDAY MARCH 23, 2012
CROSSTALK: Is the education system leaving boys behind? Our guest is teacher and author, Michael Reist. His latest book is "Raising Boys in a New Kind of World", and he argues we need to make boys feel better about going to school.
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Trinity Loop update.
The Trinity Loop used to carry passengers from Clarenville to Bonavista and is an important part of the history of the Newfoundland Railway. Stephen Bonnell is trying what's left of it before it's too late.
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Firefighers in Corner Brook edge closer to walking off the job.
The Firefighters Union held a news conference todayto say Monday the 30th of January is the strike deadline. Peter Daniels is their union representative. He joins Ramona on Phone.
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William's Harbour, Labrador:
For the first time in a few years, it's been a fairly normal winter on the coast of Labrador. Ramona checks in with George Russell by phone.
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CROSSTALK - THURSDAY JANUARY19, 2012
St. John's City Councillor Bruce Tilley says we need a lot more education for pedestrians about keeping safe. He's even suggesting the police should ticket those pedestrians who break the rules of the road. Do you agree on that point? He joins us in studio with Ramona.
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Russian ship Lyubov Orlova has finally been sold.
The ship has been sold but will the crew collect the thousands of dollars in wages owed to them? Gerard Bradbury of the International Transport Workers Federation has been helping the crew all along. We reached him by phone in Halifax.
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CROSSTALK - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2012
You've heard people on the Burin Peninsula speak up about relatives with Alzheimer's being restrained for up to 15 hours a day because there aren't enough secure units for them. We're asking what you think? Is it acceptable to restrain dementia patients for long periods every day? Ramona's guests both have relatives who've been restrained at times, for their own safety. John Trend is in our CBC Studios in Grand Falls - Windsor and Julie Mitchell joins us on phone from Marystown.
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A teenager in St. John's is making a plea for the return of her late great-grandmother's prayer beads.
Emily O'keefe is from St. John's and someone stole her prayer beads from the family car on January 8th. Emily was quite close to great-grandmother, Louisa. She joins Ramona on phone.
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CROSSTALK - TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2012
Our question is whether we're rushing the Muskrat Falls hydro project. David Vardy is the former chair of the Public Utilties Commission in NL and he says YES. Former Natural Resources minister Shawn Skinner says NO. They are our guest' today.
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RADIO NOON ARCHIVES - WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17
RADIO NOON ARCHIVES: From the CBC Radio Archives, Christine Davies is here with with more from the late Stephen Hewitt of St. John's, who was one of the first "soldiers" of the Salvation Army in St. John's and an Army band master to boot!
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Corner Brook firefighters vote to go on strike.
Last night 93 per cent of the firefighters rejected a tentative agreement with the City of Corner Brook. Neville Greeley is the Mayor of Corner Brook. He joins us on phone.
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CROSSTALK - Monday January 16, 2010
With all the sniffling and sneezing, it can be tough to stay healthy at this time of year. Do you use home remedies? What are your tried and true tonics? Are you concocting cures in the kitchen? Our guests are pharmacist Brian Healy and MUN research Professor John Crellin.
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Pellet gun vandalism continues in Corner Brook.
There were more incidents over the weekend. A business and a vehicle were targetted and this is proving to be expensive and scary for Corner Brook residents. Ramona speaks with City Councillor Leo Bruce.
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Homicide in Bonavista Bay
People in Trinity, Bonavista Bay are in shock following a death on the weekend, which has turned into a homicide investigation. We speak with Churence Rogers the Mayor of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity.
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY JANUARY 13,2012
We're casting off into the cozy world of knitting today, with the one and only Shirley Scott. She's a top notch knitter and designer, with a passion and enthusiasm that's hard to match. How does knitting benefit you? What do you get out of it...besides a snug new hat or handy homemade Christmas gift? What are you working on right now?
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FRIDAY THE 13TH
Ever wonder why friday the 13th is the unluckiest day of the year. We are joined on phone with MUN Folkore professor Dr. Philip Hiscock.
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MARINE ATLANTIC RATE HIKES
Fares, accommodations and food on board Marine atlantic are all going up. That means a one-way ticket for a family of four travelling from Port aux Basques will now cost $224.77 - up 4% from $209.38 last year. Peter Fenwick owns the Inn At The Cape in Cape St. George. he joins Host Maggie Gillis on phone.
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Developer proposes a hydroponic lettuce growing operation
A new condo development, hydroponic lettuce and a laundromat - all three are part of a proposal for 61 Hamilton Avenue in St. John's. It's an unusual plan - and it caught our attention. It's Chris Snellen's proposal - and he joins us.
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An interview with Jeff Goodyear, who's wife Barbara is waiting for an MRI
The story of a cancer patient from Fortune touched a nerve with another couple. Sylvia Letournel has colon cancer. She was told she'd have to wait months for an MRI. But she complained publicly - and now she's getting her MRI today. Barbara and Jeff Goodyear also had frustrations waiting for an MRI and Letournel's plight prompted them to speak out. Jeff Goodyear joins us.
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CROSSTALK- JANUARY 12, 2012
Should preists be allowed to marry? Our guest is Father Paul Lundrigan
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Wednesday Radio Noon Crosstalk January 11, 2012
Our question today is: Are we getting too wimpy about the weather?
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An RNC Officer Struck by a Vehicle
Constable Suzanne Fitzgerald of the RNC talked with reporters earlier this morning about the incident.
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CROSSTALK- JANUARY 10, 2010
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Radio Noon Archives
Christine Davies brings us some fantastic tape from an Interview in 1964 with then 100 year old Stephen Hewitt. He recalls his time spent as a fishermen as well as the "S.S. Greenland" sealing disaster of 1898.
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Plantworkers from Marystown and Port Union Protest!
Last month, Ocean Choice International announced it's closing the two plants. Today, bus loads of workers showed up at the company's headquarters in Paradise. We are joined by Radio Noon Producer Heather Barrett and then by Protester Myrtle Street who has worked at the Port Union Fish plant for 37 years.
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CROSSTALK - MONDAY JANUARY 6, 2012
People used to phone each other for chats all the time. But these days there are lots of alternatives, such as texting. And lots of people seem too busy to gab on the telephone. Which leads to our question: Do you still talk on the phone as much as you used to? Our guests are Jan Dymond and Chris Sheppard. One uses the phone all the time. One hardly ever. Pick up the phone and give us a shout!
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New Dental Program for Adults
Do you qualify for the new dental program for adults? We'll explain how it works.
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A Plant Worker in Port Union tries to Figure out What to do Now.
A month ago, dozens of people Port Union ran a chain across the front of the fish plant. They were protesting OCI's decision to close it. One of the people there was long-time plant worker Peggy Stagg. At the time, she said she was an optimist, and that she believed
the plant would reopen. We've got Peggy Stagg on the line to check back in.
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY JANUARY, 6
The Provincial Government is refusing grant Ocean Choice International a permanent exemption to ship unprocessed fish out of the province. In return, the company was offering to create more than 1-hundred jobs at its plant in Fortune. What do you think? Did the provincial governmnent make the right decision? We are joined in Studio with Brian Callahan of the Fisheries Broadcast and Fisheries Minister Darin King.
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The town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay got a loud and clear message at their latest public meeting.
People don't want camps for temporary housing built near residential areas. Ramona is joined on phone with Leo Abbass the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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The provincial government talks tough with OCI...
The company wanted a permanent exemption to ship unprocessed redfish and yellowtail flounder out of the province. Fisheries minister Darin King said the provincial government has no intention of granting such an exemption.
Brian Callahan of the Fisheries Broadcast joins Ramona to bring us up to date.
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CROSSTALK - THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 2011
Sunshine is at a premium this time of year. Do the short days affect you? They certainly affect Ramona's guest. Ted Jablonski is a family Doctor in Calgary who has Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka the winter blues. He's cycled across Canada to raise awareness about S.A.D., and he's got lots of advice on how to get through this time of year. We're interested in hearing what's worked for you as well.
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Are there foods you can eat to avoid getting Cancer?
Jason George is a dietician at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre in St. John's. Ramona reached him by Phone.
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Controversy over a proposed camp for workers in Happy Valley Goose Bay.
CBC Reporter John Gaudi speaks with Elizabeth Rice about her concenrs over a proposal to house hundreds of workers in a camp on a Main Drive.
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CROSSTALK - JANUARY 4, 2012
Our guest is writer and former broadcaster Winston White, who has a deep love for "The Big Land". He's got stories of his own, and he's sure looking forward to yours. We want to hear your stories and questions about Labrador.
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A survey from the Alzheimer Society that shows many people ignore the early signs of dementia.
Shirley Lucas is the executive director of the Society in Nfld and Labrador. Ramona reached her by phone.
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Radio Noon Archives
Christine Davies kicks off the New Year with some terrific seasonal tape from the 1950"s. Kate Aitkens, Canada's homemaking guru of her day.
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An American family is stranded in Gander since before Christmas.
Greg and Tracey Braddy and their ten children were on a flight that was unspectedly diverted to Gander last month. They are still there! Ramona reached Greg Braddy by phone to get an update on their situation.
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Shanneyganock play way up north
Two local bands got to play where the sun doesn't shine ... at least at this time of year. The Fables and Shanneyganock recently play at Canadian Forces Station Alert on Ellesmere Island. We speak with Chris Andrews.
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Labrador Moravian missionary speaks about Christmas Eve
Just before Christmas, we sampled a radio program from 1960 narrated by the late Reverend Siegfried Hettasch. He was a Moravian missionary in northern Labrador from 1938 to 1970.
In that piece, he described the holiday traditions practiced by the Moravians in Inuit communities on the north coast of Labrador. Here's Reverend Hettasch talking about New Year's Eve.
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Under the Radar
In 1953, an American B-36 bomber went down near Nut Cove, not too far from Burgoyne's Cove. All 23 men on board died. Tom Drodge of Clarenville has always been intrigued by the crash. So much so that he's written a book about it, called "Under the Radar".
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St. Lewis out of gas
The few hundred residents of St. Lewis, Labrador are in quite the predicament. The town's only service station has run out of gas. We speak with Gerald Chubbs, the owner/operator of St. Lewis Enterprises.
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CROSSTALK - THURSDAY DECEMBER 29, 2011
Your pick for the year's top (and bottom) news stories
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CROSSTALK - DECEMBER 28, 2011
Your favourite cultural events of 2011
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Ruth Lawrence on volunteering in the arts
Ruth Lawrence is an actor, filmmaker, writer and producer. She decided to keep track of how many hours she worked for free this year.
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CROSSTALK - SANTA CLAUS, DECEMBER 23 PART 2
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CROSSTALK - SANTA CLAUS, DECEMBER 23 PART 1
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Memorial University's Holiday Hosting Program
MUN's Holiday Hosting program matches international students with local families who will invite them to join their families for a festival meal during the Christmas season. Each year, 30 to 40 students and about 15 host families take part. We speak with Luis Adrian Moreau from Caracas, Venezuela. He's an E-S-L student, and his host, Shannon O'Dea Dawson. She's invited Luis to share Christmas dinner with her family:
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MUN Day Care closure
Lots of parents with children at the childcare centre on the campus of Memorial University are in a big scramble right now. The centre will be closed until the end of January for repairs, and that's affecting about one-hundred children. We speak with father, Jim Tranquilla.
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St. Paul's Fire
Firefighters are trying to figure out what caused the massive fire at Gros Morne Resort in St. Paul's Tuesday night. The resort was built in the mid-nineties near the north end of Gros Morne National Park. Bill Bennett is the fire chief in St. Paul's.
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Feast of Cohen
It's a concert that's become a Christmas week tradition in St. John's. Feast of Cohen number 12 will be at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre next Tuesday and Wednesday. Vicky Hynes and Des Walsh will be onstage. They speak with the CBC's Maggie Gillis.
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CROSSTALK - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21, 2011
Talking turkey
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CROSSTALK - TUESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2011
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RADIO NOON ARCHIVES:
From the CBC Radio Archives, Christine Davies is here with a snapshot of Christmas in Northern Labrador.
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Fire destroys Our Lady of Fatima Catholic church in St. Shotts.
Albert Molloy is the fire chief in St. Shotts. He's also a parishoner at the church. Ramona reached him by phone.
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The death of Kim Jong-Il
The death of North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il has people wondering what will happen next. World leaders are calling for calm, given the fact that North Korea has nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, South Korea is on high alert. The CBC's Adam Walsh has lived South Korea, and he joins us to discuss the situation.
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Shearstown Fire
A couple from Shearstown is lucky to be alive. Their house was completely destroyed by fire at about 4 AM on December 19. That fire hit too close to home for the members of the Bay Roberts fire department. That's because the man who lived in the house is a member of that volunteer fire department. We speak with Bay Roberts Fire Chief Clarence Russell.
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CROSSTALK - MONDAY DECEMBER 19
Christmas traditions
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY DECEMBER 16
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Metrobus wants to bring in campus-wide bus passes to get post-secondary students using the service.
But the student union at MUN says not so fast. Ramona is joined on phone with Michael Walsh, Executive Director of External Affairs, Communications and Research for Memorial University's Student Union.
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There'll be no "no-checking Hockey Leagues"
Efforts to start a no-checking league on the Avalon Peninsula for young hockey players have failed. Ramona contacted Don Power, president of the Northeast Minor Hockey League to help explain why.
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CROSSTALK - THURSDAY DECEMBER 15, 20011
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The Metric System in Newfoundland
Gus Cochrane is the man who led Nfld and Lab into metric conversion during the 1970's. At the time, he was far from the most popular man.
He joins Ramona on phone to share his memories.
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Nunatsiavut government lifts their ban on uranium mining in Labrador.
Aurora Energy is a major player in the uranium industry.
Ramona speaks on phone to Andrea Marshall, public relations for Aurora Energy.
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CROSSTALK - WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14
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Living Donor Paired Exchange Program
Sheri Sheppard is a dialysis nurse in Corner Brook, and her mother, Marina Park, lives in nearby York Harbour. They both took part in the Living Donor Paired Exchange Program.
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How hard is it to find affordable housing in St. John's
Nicole Wilson is one of the members of "St. John's Citizens for Affordable Housing". Ramona speaks with her on phone.
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CROSSTALK - TUESDAY DECEMBER 13
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Radio Noon Archives with Christine Davies.
Christine has some remarkable tape of a CBC Radio Christmas time visit to Greenspond, Bonavista Bay over 50 years ago.
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Should women be allowed to cover their faces at citizenship ceremonies?
Dr. Mohamed Boodhun is a neurologist in Grand Falls-Windsor and the president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Nfld and Labrador. Ramona reached him by phone.
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Marconi Anniversary
Hardy members of the Marconi radio club are on top of a very chilly Signal Hill as I speak, getting ready to celebrate what he did 110 years ago today.
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CROSSTALK - MONDAY DECEMBER 12, 2011
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High cost of housing in booming Western Labrador.
Ramona speaks with long time Labrador resident Lise Boucher who first moved to Labrador City back in 1967.
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY DECEMBER 9
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CROSSTALK - THURSDAY DECEMBER 8,2011
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Jack Ford
Jack is a POW survivor of a Japanes War Camp. He is 93 years old now and Ramona phoned him for his reaction to the latest apology from japan.
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Protesters chanin the gates at OCI Plant in Port Union.
About 70 people gathered at the front gates of the Ocean Choice International Plant in Port Union to protest its' closing. Ramona spoke with one of the protestors...Peggy Stagg.
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CROSSTALK - DECEMBER 7, 2011
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Radio Noon archives Christmas
From the CBC Radio Archives, Christine Davies with a sound recording of Christmas past
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Trucking accident near Gander
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after he had a serious crash in the tractor trailer he was driving for Day and Ross. Ramona speaks with Staff Sgt Randy Freeborn, the commander of the RCMP's Gander-Lewisporte district
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The Montreal Massacre
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Silver for Nain volleyball team
The Senior Boys Volleyball team at Jens Haven Memorial School
got a huge welcome home in Nain: The team won the silver medal in the Provincial Triple-A Volleyball championships this weekend in Wesleyville.
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Fires in Trepassey
We speak with Trepassey town council member Rita Pennell about two recent fires in the town.
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CROSSTALK - DECEMBER 5, 2011
kids books
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CROSSTALK PART 2 - THURSDAY DECEMBER 01, 2011
Movember
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A concert in honour of Scott Kelly
Musicians are pulling together in St. John's to take care of the family of one of their own.
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CROSSTALK - DECEMBER 02, 2011
Your favourite gadgets
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CROSSTALK PART 1 - DECENBER 01, 2011
Hospital parking fees
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The Movember movement has taken off all across Newfoundland and Labrador.
Men have been growing moustaches to raise money for prostate cancer research. At J.R. Smallwood middle school in Wabush, the students are a little too young to grow a moustache. But their male teachers aren't. Yesterday some of them got to shave the teachers' Movember growth. Labrador Morning's Mike Power dropped by to check it all out.
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A call for dining establishments to adjust their menus for seniors.
Ramona speaks on Phone with guest John Colborne from Portugal Cove.
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Early childhood education
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HIV infection rates on the rise
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Leann Pearcey aneurism fundraiser
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 29, 2011
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Radio Noon Archives
Christine Davies is here today with a rare and vintage piece of Audio....the actual voice of Guglielmo Marconi.
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Fire in Trepassey
Ramona is on the line with Trepassey town councillor Rita Pennell to discuss the fire that has just detroyed the Town Hall.
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Wind Turbines on Kenmount Road:
If Gerry Skinner has his way, people who drive down Kenmount Rd in St. John's will see one of his company's 45-metre high wind turbines along the way.
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CROSSTALK - MONDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2011
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Eddie Joyce responds to Michelle Stuckless' situation.
Michelle Stuckless of Benoit's Cove is a single mom who was denied temporary help in her home while she recovers from an injury, and who was told she could put her daughter in foster care instead. She was interview on our show last week. Eddie Joyce is the Liberal MHA for Bay of Islands and joins us in response this situation.
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2011
We're talking about words and expressions from Nfld and Lab, with Memorial University folklorist Philip Hiscock. Is there a word or a turn or phrase you've always wondered about?
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CROSSTALK - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23
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Florence Jarvis of Lewin's Cove has a lot on her plate.
Including breast cancer.
She's also got a sense of humour and she's chosen to blog about the perks of having cancer. Ramona speaks with her on phone.
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Concerns that the death of a senior in Port Saunders was preventable.
Host Ramona Dearing speaks with the Deputy Mayor of Port Saunders, Marie Smith.
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CROSSTALK - MONDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Today, our topic is the Employment Insurance system.
Should all Canadians get the same EI benefits?
In our Toronto studio, Matthew Mendelsohn, the director of the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation at the University of Toronto.
It's just published a study calling for a major overhaul of the EI system to make it more fair.
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RADIO NOON CROSSTALK - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2011
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Michelle Stuckless of Benoit's Cove fell and broke her left kneecap about 4 weeks ago.
A woman in Benoit's Cove questions why the authorities are willing to put her child in foster care when all she needs is a little extra help at home while her leg heals up.
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Steve Winter is the President and CEO of the Liquor Corporation.
H joins Host Ramona dearing in Studi for his reponse.
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Lloyd Noseworthy is the former mayor of Gambo.
He owned the liquor agency there from 1982 until 2008. He questions the morality of the liquor corporation marketing gift cards.
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Education Minister Clyde Jackman speaks of his own experience being bullied.
Then we've got the founder of the Roots of Empathy program on the line to react to what the minister had to say.
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Crosstalk November 17 2011
Crosstalk phone in on Radio Noon. This month is anti-bullying month.
And today we want to hear from you on this question:
Are we making any progress against bullying? We've got a whole bunch of people in the studio to talk about this today. We're also looking foward to hearing your thoughts. We've got several high school students from Prince of Wales Collegiate.
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Blaze Orange
We're still getting reaction to yesterday's Crosstalk phone-in on whether people should wear blaze orange in the woods, whether they're hunting or not. If you missed it, it's posted on-line at cbc.ca/radionoonnl
Here's a fax we received this morning from Olive Murphy that we just had to share. It's read by the CBC's Kathryn King.
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Occupy NL Update
Hundreds of protesters with the Occupy Wall Street marched in New York City this morning. They're talking about organizing a day of action, with mass protests in other cities. The welcome is wearing out for many protestors involved in the Occupy Movement across North America. The police in New York City cleared people out of their tent city. The city of Vancouver has issued eviction notices.
So what's happening here? Terry MacEachern is one of the people invovled in the Occupy NL Movement, which is headquartered at Harbourside Park in St. John's.
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 16
Blaze Orange
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Problems with the Sheshashui band council
CBC reporter John Gaudi on problems with the Sheshashui band council
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Charles Cirtwell, president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies on the EI system
Charles Cirtwell, president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, speaks about a recent study by The Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation on the EI system in Canada.
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CBC Archives: Kate Aitken
Christine Davies with a sound recording from the CBC Radio Archives about Canada's domestic diva, Kate Aitken.
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New EI study raises questions
Ramona's interview with Matthew Mendelsohn, director of the Mowat Centre, about a new study that rasies questions about the fairness of the current EI system
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 15
Are you getting good customer service?
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Crosstalk November 14 2011
Crosstalk November 14 2011
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The Labour Market
The labour market is tightening up in Nfld and Labrador, and it's only going to get more tight. That's great news for workers. It gives them a lot more power. Employers not so much. And that's the focus of a conference the Nfld and Labrador Employers' Council is holding starting on Wednesday in St. John's. Richard Alexander is the executive director of the group, and he's in studio now to talk about this issue.
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Lewisporte Shooting
A 68-year-old woman from Little Burnt Bay is in hospital today being treated for a serious gunshot wound. It's believed a hunter shot her in the shoulder accidentally during a boil-up in the woods near Lewisporte on Friday. That hunter is now facing charges. Constable Doug Letto is with the Lewisporte RCMP.
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 11
It's Rememberance Day - Who are you remembering?
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The Survivor Part 2
The second part of Heather Barrett's documentary "The Survivor"
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 10
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Holocaust survivor Phillip Riteman is a remarkable man.
Today Heather Barrett brings you the first part in a documentary about his life.
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Julie Mitchell ...the woman at the centre of a request for a judicial recount.
NDP candidate Julie Mitchell will not get the recount she was hoping for in Burin-Placentia West.
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador dismissed the NDP's application this morning. Julie Mitchell joins our host Ramona Dearing on phone line.
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CROSSTALK - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2011
Two members of Occupy St. John's take a break from the tents at Harbourside Park to Occupy Radio Noon for an hour!On crosstalk, we want to know, do you support the occupy movement or is it time to move on? Host Maggie Gillis'are Terry MacEachern and Thomas Jordan.
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NDP calls for a recount...
The Provincial NDP is challenging the provincial election result in the district of Burin-Placentia West. Last month, NDP Candidate Julie Mitchell lost to Education Minister Clyde Jackman by just forty votes.
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CROSSTLAK - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8
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Radio Noon Archives with Christine Davis.
Christine brings us great archive tape from a St. John's doctor and his invention that saved the lives of thousands of Allied soldiers during World War I.
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Karen McGrath -Chief Executive Officer for Central Health
Karen joins host Maggie Gillis to provide an update on mistakes made at Central Health.
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 7
On our Crosstalk phone-in this afternoon, we're curious to know, would you sign up to be a volunteer firefighter? Or perhaps you're one of the thousands of people in Nfld and Labrador who already is.
Our guest on the phone-in this afternoon is Vince Mackenzie, the fire chief in Grand Falls-Windsor, and the president of the Nfld and Lab Association of Fire Services. He's in our studio in Grand Falls-Windsor.
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A hiker found "a quantity of bones" near the Captain James Cook Monument on Sunday night.
CBC reporter Doug Greer stopped by the Captain James Cook monument this morning. He spoke with Constable Bob Edwards of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
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Dr. George Carayanniotis is a professor with Memorial University's Faculty of Medicine.
He's also vice president of the Greek Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. He joins host Maggie Gillis on the phone to discuss the turmaoil facing the Citizens of Greece.
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4
Our question today is whether you go to church. We have two guests today: Pastor David Milley is with the Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church in Labrador City. Reverend Wayne Parsons is the Anglican rector at St. Paul's Church in Lab West and St. Peter's Church in Wabush.
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Crosstalk November 3
Your memorable moments from CBC's 75 years on-air.
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John Crosbie Joke Controversy
The latest comments from John Crosbie to land him in hot water.
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CROSSTALK - NOVEMBER 2, 2011
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Marine Atlantic ferries the Smallwood and the Caribou were sent to India to be dismantled.
Marine Atlantic ferries the Smallwood and the Caribou went to India to be dismantled, sending them to Bangladesh would have been even worse.
Ramona speaks with Tony George Putchucherril who wrote his master's thesis on shipbreaking and sustainable ship recycling.
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We have an update on Tuesdays guests Andrew Murley and Kevin Carter.
Yesterday on Radio Noon Crosstalk, we asked you if MCP should cover the costs of removing excess skin for those people who've lost a lot of weight. Our guests were Andrew Murley and Kevin Carter.
There are some surgeons in Nfld and Labrador who will do the procedure if the patient pays them for it. Radio Noon producer Heather Barrett was speaking to one of them yesterday, and Heather joins me now.
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CROSSTALK - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1
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Radio Noon Archives with Christine davies
Today Christine is here with archival tape of Cluney MacPherson, the inventor of the gas mask.
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CROSSTALK - OCTOBER 31
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Ming's Bight get their power back.
That storm last week left people in Ming's Bight on the Baie Verte Peninsula without power for 4 long nights. Ramona checks in with Resident Cathy Regular on what it was like.
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CROSSTALK - FRIDAY OCTOBER 28
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George Kelly is the mayor of Burlington, in Green Bay.
The power's been out in Burlington since Wednesday afternoon, ever since that nasty storm. Ramona gets an update from Mayor Kelly.
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Tracking bird flu
Remember how scared everyone got over the bird flu a few years ago? For a look at what the future may hold, Anthony speaks with Andrew Lang, a microbiologist at Memorial University who's trying to track the source of the next worldwide pandemic.
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Hebron local work cut in half
Kiewit Offshore Services says it can't build a $100-million module that's part of the Hebron project. To find out why not, Anthony speaks with Bob Cadigan, CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil and Gas Industries Association.
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AG Report: Highlights
With the release of the Auditor General's report, as always there's lots to talk about. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh goes over some highlights with Anthony.
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AG Report: Opposition reaction
The Auditor General released his report Wednesday afternoon, but Wayne Loveys said he didn't get enough access to information he needed. The opposition leaders, Liberal Dwight Ball and New Democrat Lorraine Michael, weigh in.
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Gay and in high school
The province is trying to improve school life for gay students by introducing Gay/Straight Alliances. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh talked to some high school students about their thoughts.
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Demand for skin removal to grow
The number of people demanding the province pay to remove excess skin following dramatic weight loss is about to explode - from three or four individuals to three or four dozen. The CBC's Zach Goudie drops by with yet another twist in a controversial story.
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Long-time sealer on future of hunt
Twillingate native Jack Troake has been a sealer for nearly 60 years. Anthony reaches him to get his take on the latest dust-up over the hunt.
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MPs seal hunt comments
Could the New Democrat MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl be PETA's new poster boy? The animal rights group is quoting Ryan Cleary in their efforts to end the seal hunt. Anthony reaches him in Ottawa to discuss comments he made about future of the seal hunt and the reaction he's been getting.
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Councillor's worth
Are St. John's city councillors worth the money we pay them... and when they're not at meetings, what do they do? The Morning Show's Adam Walsh has been speaking with some councillors and drops by to share his findings with Anthony.
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Tweeting public policy
With Natural Resources minister Jerome Kennedy tweeting up a storm defending Muskrat Falls, we're wondering if social networks are the right place to debate public policy. Anthony discusses that with Lyle Wetsch, a Business and Marketing professor at Memorial University who teaches courses about the use of social media.
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My Gay/Straight Alliance
Being a student can be tough enough, but being gay in school can be even tougher. Education minister Clyde Jackman tells Anthony about a new program called "My Gay-Straight Alliance."
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Care and Share
The Care and Share Food and Clothes Bank in Catalina is getting busier. It opened just last August. Since then a decision to permanently close the fish plant in nearby Port Union was made by Ocean Choice. Shelley Blackmore helps run the food and clothes bank.
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Triffie's Song
Triffie Wadman's family is driving into St. John's this morning from Freshwater, Placentia Bay.
They're on their way to sit in on a preliminary hearing for Trevor Pardy.
He's accused of murdering Triffie Wadman last October.
She died of gunshot wounds and was found lying on Boggy Hall Place, a quiet cul-de-sac off Topsail Road.
Darrell Duke is a musician and friend of the family.
He wrote a song for the family and is trying to raise money for Triffie's 11 year-old daughter.
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More cars; more accidents; more repairs
We've heard there are a lot more cars on the roads these days, and Bill Learie, who operates the Dent Specialist, is getting their business. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh dropped to find out what he's seeing.
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Gay/straight alliance clubs
Some people are calling on the government to mandate gay/straight alliance clubs in schools... but it's not something the Department of Education supports. Anthony shares part of a correspondence from the department, then we hear from Noah Davis-Power, a candidate for the provincial NDP in the last election in CBS, who recently started a gay straight alliance at his school. He speaks with the CBC's Amy Stoodley.
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Herder decision delay
We were hoping to hear this week where Newfoundland's senior hockey league will stage the Herder finals, but a decision still hasn't been made. Reporter David Zelcer speaks with Jack Lee, president of Hockey NL, following a meeting with team representatives Thursday night.
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Gay/straight school alliances
A member of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered group at MUN fought to attend his high school prom with his partner. Kyle Rees drops by the studio to tell Anthony how he thinks schools could deal with homophobia.
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Dealing with more traffic
There's a lot more 'zoom zoom' going on; cars and trucks now outnumber people in this province. Cec meets up with driving instructor Rudy Singleton to talk about navigating those busier streets.
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Property taxes increase
The mayor of St. John's says unless the province antes up more money to pay for infrastructure, property taxes could double or triple. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh took a "tax tour:quot; through many areas of town to ask people how they feel about the threat of another tax increase.
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Out, about and online for Thursday, January 19th
In the last half hour of Thursday's show Nancy Walsh rolls out some things to do this weekend and web editor Rob Antle fills us in on what's happening on cbc.ca/nl.
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Closed House reality check
They might call it "The House," but there's hardly anybody ever in it. The CBC's Rob Antle has been taking a look at how many days Newfoundland's legislature is actually open compared to other provinces.
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MCP denied for excess skin operations
Requests for MCP coverage of operations to remove excess skin following massive weight loss have been again denied following a review by the province. The CBC's Zach Goudie, who broke this story, drops by with the latest.
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Special moments, out, about and online for Wednesday, January 18th
We begin the last half hour of Wednesday's show with a special moment Anthony regularly witnesses outside the studio window, Nancy Walsh rolls out some things to do this weekend and web editor Rob Antle fills us in on what's happening on cbc.ca/nl.
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Debate Muskrat Falls
There's a new Facebook page called "Debate Muskrat Falls" which states Kathy Dunderdale's government is trying to rush the hydro-electric project through the House of Assembly. It continues with a call for a special debate in the House on the issue. The page was set up by the NDP over the weekend, and St. John's North NDP MHA Dale Kirby drops by to chat about the new page with Anthony.
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Regional Economic Capacity Index
They've got workers and skills and jobs... or do they? Nancy Walsh takes a look at the most viable communities in Newfoundland.
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St. John's recreation centres
Rec centres in the capital city are too old and too few. A plan is in place, but it will take time and money. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh has been looking at the plan and discusses the main elements of it with Anthony. Following that Anthony and deputy mayor Shannie Duff discuss the future plans for recreation centres in St. John's.
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Forecast, out, about and online for Monday, January 16th
In the last half hour of Monday's show marking the return of host Anthony Germain, meteorologist Ryan Snoddon gives us an early look at the week of weather ahead, Nancy Walsh rolls out some things to do this weekend and web editor Rob Antle fills us in on what's happening on cbc.ca/nl.
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Students on Ice
She's spent time with penguins and swam in waters heated by underground volcanoes. John Furlong introduces us to 16-year-old Shaziana Kaderali, who rang in the new year with a group of students en route to the Antarctic.
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Strapped down seniors
Some elderly Alzheimer's patients are being strapped to their beds for 15 hours a day at a long-term care home in Burin. John Furlong speaks with Kelly Heisz, executive director with the Seniors' Resource Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador, about how prepared our province is to deal with our aging population.
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Herder finals kerfuffle
It's a hockey racket that's happening off ice but has left fans in central Newfoundland ticked off. John Furlong reconvenes our veteran hockey panel consisting of Randy Pearcey, a former coach of the Mt. Pearl Blades and Tony Cuomo, a minor league coach to talk about where to play the Herder finals.
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Forecast, out, about and online for Friday, January 13th
In the last half hour of Friday's show with your guest-host John Furlong in his last day of a two week stint, meteorologist Ryan Snoddon gives us the weekend weather forecast, Nancy Walsh rolls out some things to do this weekend and web editor Mark Quinn fills us in on what's happening on cbc.ca/nl.
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Churchill Square supermarket closing
Having a local grocery store in the neighbourhood is convenient, but what happens if it closes? The Morning Show's Adam Walsh catches up with some patrons of the Save Easy in Churchill Square before the doors close permanently this weekend.
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Dentists heading to Haiti
It's been two years since the massive earthquake in Haiti, where health care demands are enormous. John Furlong speaks with two dentists who are going there this week to help -- children's dentist Geoff Smith and Stewart Gillies, president of the Canadian International Dental Foundation.
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Alzheimer's patients restrained
Some hospitalized patients with Alzheimer's disease on the south coast are being restrained for hours every day. We hear one story from Levi Pike, whose wife is in need of protective care at the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre.
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Out and about, PWC memories and online for Thursday, January 12th
In the last half hour of Thursday's show with your guest-host John Furlong, Nancy Walsh has a run at things to do, we hear some memories from Prince of Wales "Collegians" and web editor Mark Quinn takes a look at the latest offerings on cbc.ca/nl.
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Bay Bulls Lifestyle Centre
It will soon be easier to get fit on the Southern Shore; a brand new lifestyle center is opening. John Furlong gets a sneak peek from Scott Penney, chair of the "Bay Bulls-to-Bauline" Athletics Association.
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Multi-tasking and dangerous driving
Police pull over a driver going 154 km/hr while talking on a cell phone. To find out just how much danger that brings to the rest of us, John Furlong chats with Dr. Scott MacKinnon, a professor at Memorial University who studies situation awareness.
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MRI wait times
A woman in Fortune who has been diagnosed with cancer says 17 months is too long to wait for treatment. John Furlong talks about MRI waiting times with NDP leader and health critic Lorraine Michael.
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Cell tower health concerns
Bell's plan to build a cell tower in St. John's fell flat because of health concerns, but do those cell phone towers really harm us? We hear what city council thinks and then John Furlong speaks with Bernard Lord, president of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.
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Storm chat, Out and about and online for Wednesday, January 11th
In the last half hour of Wednesday's show with your guest-host John Furlong, we discuss the winter storm and the decision to close the schools, Nancy Walsh takes a run at things to do in the community - including what's open and what's not - and web editor Mark Quinn has a look at the wealth of offerings on cbc.ca/nl.
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Barber And Shop
A 30-year-old entrepreneur with a feel for the past has just opened a new, old-fashioned barber shop in downtown St. John's. John Furlong dropped by the Fogtown Barber and Shop and found Chris Evans, the man with the ideas...and the scissors.
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Libyan students
The fighting may be over in Libya, but students from that country studying here don't know whether they will be able to stay. Reporter Nadia Stewart gives John an update on the MUN students here on a scholarship program partially funded by the Libyan government.
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Old water pipes
St. John's is home to many old water mains, and a break in one on Portugal Cove Road early Monday morning caused flooding in some homes. One man who rents one of those homes speaks to reporter Krissy Holmes, then Cec discusses the old water lines with Paul Mackey, the director of public works with the city.
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Out and about and online for Tuesday, January 10th
In the last half hour of Tuesday's show piloted by guest-host John Furlong, Nancy Walsh sets up some things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn has a look at the wealth of offerings on cbc.ca/nl.
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OCI exemptions denied
A government decision to deny a request by Ocean Choice International for permanent exemptions to processing requirements puts another wrinkle in an already complicated fishery. Guest-host John Furlong goes to former provincial Fisheries Minister Trevor Taylor to discuss where the solution might lie.
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Workers and customer service
Many of us have complaints about the service we receive in stores, but there's another side to that story. John Furlong asks retired labour leader Frank Taylor to spell it out for us.
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Parliament Street flooding report
An engineering report says a contractor is responsible for flooding 11 homes on Parliament Street in St. John's in October. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh gives guest-host John Furlong a look at what's in the report.
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Forecast, Out and about and online for Monday, January 9th
In the last half hour of Monday's show with guest-host John Furlong at the helm for one more week, Ryan Snoddon takes a run at the week of weather ahead, Nancy Walsh is back in the saddle with an early-week look at things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn has a look at things to see and hear on cbc.ca/nl.
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Swiss Chalet rodent update
Swiss Chalet on Kenmount Road in St. John's is working at putting a pesty past behind it. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh tells John about Swiss Chalet's plans for the New Year.
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Local doctors head to Haiti
It's called Team Broken Earth, and it's members are headed back to Haiti to help in the healing process. John Furlong sits down with Doctors Andrew Furey and Dr. Jeremy Pridham, two members of the team.
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Back to sea for Montreal puffin
From the mean streets of Montreal to the cold Atlantic, John Furlong follows the latest adventures of a puffin that was taken under Stan Tobin's wing.
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Out and about, forecast and online for Friday, January 6th
In the last half hour of Friday's show, Robyn Miller (filling in for Nancy) gives guest host John Furlong a look at things to do in the community this weekend, Ryan Snoddon takes a run at the weekend weather forecast and web editor John Gushue has a look at things to see and hear on cbc.ca/nl.
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Canada Post carriers cutback
He crawled through the snow to deliver mail. John Furlong sits down with retired letter carrier Harry Phelan for his take on the potential cutback of Canada Post's door-to-door delivery. John also gets union reaction about the possible introduction of temporary mailboxes from Craig Dyer, chief shop steward with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
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Parliament Streeet flood update
The bills are flooding in for some homeowners in the east end of St. John's who were flooded out more than two months ago... but they say they shouldn't have to pay. The CBC's Caroline Hillier has been speaking with some of the affected residents, and tells John Furlong what they're saying.
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Archbishop on Raymond Lahey
The child pornography case of Bishop Raymond Lahey was another in a long list of embarassments for the Catholic Church. John Furlong is joined by Martin Currie, the Archbishop of the diocese of St. John's, to talk about the road ahead for the church.
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Out, about and online for Thursday, January 5th
In the last half hour of Thursday's show, guest host John Furlong chats with Cec about the effect fireworks have on some pets. Following that Robyn Miller (filling in for Nancy) takes a look at things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn has a look at things to see and hear on cbc.ca/nl.
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Out, about and online for Wednesday, January 4th
In the last half hour of Wednesday's show with guest-host John Furlong, newsreader Robyn Miller takes a look at things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn has a look at things to see and hear on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Office space rental increase
The price is not right for some St. John's councillors who want the city to take another look at the cost of renting office space in St. John's. Guest-host John Furlong talks with councillor Gerry Colbert about a rent increase that has council talking. Following that we hear reaction on the Morning Line from councillor Sheilagh O'Leary.
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Regaining citizenship
Emma Sexton, who was born in Newfoundland on Canada Day almost 80 years ago and passed away recently, spent the last years of her life fighting to regain her Canadian citizenship. Marcus Evans, the lawyer who helped Emma get her dying wish, speaks with John Furlong.
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Sidewalks and Canada Post carriers
The communications manager with Canada Post, Denise Cora, tells John Furlong why the corporation may make some St. John's residents go farther than their doorstep to collect their mail this winter.
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Letter carriers and sidewalks
Canada Post says a snowy sidewalk could change the way some people get their mail. Guest host John Furlong reaches the director of public works with the City of St. John's, Paul Mackey to talk about the problem.
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Marystown food bank
The shipyard and fish plant aren't the only places cleared out in Marystown: The food bank is too. Eg Walters of the Community Food Sharing Association spoke to John Furlong about the big need for donations in the town.
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Out, about and online for Tuesday, January 3rd
In the last half hour of Tuesday's show - the first one of 2012 - guest host John Furlong and newsreader Robyn Miller take a look at things to do in the first week of a new year (including getting that tree out the door) and web editor Mark Quinn casts his eye to the offerings on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Backyard fireworks safety
Are you planning to bringing in the New Year with a bang? The Morning Show's Christmas week co-host Tony Dawson reaches Cara Pardy - a fire inspector with the St. John's Fire Department - to get some tips for your backyard fireworks display.
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Joey Basha death investigation
Police in China are continuing their investigation into the death of Joey Basha, a student and musician from Newfoundland who's been living in Hong Kong for the last few years. The CBC's Beth MacDonnell reached Joey's mother Phyllis on Wednesday evening for an update.
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Santa's friend and helper
Bruce Templeton - a close personal friend of Santa Claus - drops into the studio to chat with Maggie Gillis about some of the Christmas visits he's made with the big man in the bright red suit over the years.
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Otto Tucker
We wheeled through the cities of Mt. Pearl and St. John's to deliver our Gift of Song Yesterday. Our last stop was at Tiffany Lane. That's where Otto Tucker lives. He's a long-time educator and was nominated by Brian Vardy. After our quartet of carollers sang him a song, Otto wanted to sing one of his own.
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A man well-known for seabird rescues is stepping up yet again.
Stan Tobin of Ship Cove is helping out that little puffin who lost his way and ended up in Montreal. He speaks with Anthony on phone.
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An atlantic puffin took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up on the streets of Montreal
It's a story to warm your heart...all about one little puffin who lost his way. Anthony speaks on phone with Susan Wylie, the executive director of Le Nichoir - the wildbird rehab centre in Hudson - just outside Montreal.
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Wastewater Facility problem
The city of St. John's is facing a multi-million dollar problem at its new wastewater treatment facility. Anthony gets the details from Shannie Duff, deputy mayor of St. John's and chair of the Regional Wastewater Committee.
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Cycling across Africa
TV personality Andrew Younghusband is heading out on two wheels across Africa to raise money for people affected by AIDS. Anthony reaches him in the Grand Canyon where he's preparing for the adventure.
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Mummers Parade
Mummering seems to be making a comeback of late... which isn't bad for a tradition that was outlawed in the 19th century. However, today's mummers seem to be a friendlier sort than the ones of the past - so no need to fear this Saturday when a whole parade of mummers will be taking to the streets in downtown St. John's. Anthony gets introduced to mummering by Ryan Davis, Mummers' Festival Coordinator and Jerry Pocius, a professor of Folklore at Memorial University.
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Turkey drive-thru, out, about and online for Friday, December 16th
In the last half of Friday's show Anthony, Cec and Nancy talk about the turkey drive and the Morning Show's Turkey Drive-Thru from 7:00 to 9:00 on Monday morning, Nancy has a look at things you can do in the community while waiting for Monday morning to arrive and web editor Mark Quinn casts his eye to the offerings on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Faulkner: A Hockey Story
A Newfoundland hockey icon is being immortalized in a new book. George Faulkner and author Tom Rossiter drop by the studio to have a chat with Anthony.
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Christmas texting, out, about and online for Thursday, December 15th
In the last half of Thursday's show Anthony, Cec and Nancy talk about a new tradition of texting around the Christmas tree, Nancy takes a look at things you can do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn casts his eye to the offerings on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Qalipu status perks
Tax free goods, health benefits and money for education are just some of the perks for card-carrying members of the new Qalipu First Nation Band. Reporter Cherie Wheeler and Anthony discuss some of the other benefits of belonging.
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Turkey drive-thru, out, about and online for Wednesday, December 13th
In the last half of Wednesday's show, Anthony gets Cec to fill him in on the Morning Show Turkey Drive-Thru which will go ahead this coming Monday, Nancy takes a run at things you can do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn casts his eye to the offerings on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Metrobus expansion
Calling commuters in CBS and Torbay: could Metrobus be heading your way? The CBC's Roger Samson gives us a look into a report on public transit.
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Rendition flights NL stopovers
Newfoundland and the U.S war on terror. National reporter Vik Adhopia tells Anthony about a secret rendition flight to Afghanistan via Gander.
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Citizenship ceremonies and Muslim face covers
Is it a woman's religious freedom or an insult to equality? The CBC's Caroline Hillier has been looking into how Muslim women in this province are reacting to the federal decision to ban the veil when women recite the citizenship oath.
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City of St. John's budget
The taxes on your home won't change, but the cost of a glass of water is going up. Councillor Danny Breen, chair of the city's finance committee, sits down with Anthony to talk about the 2012 budget from St. John's City Hall.
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Scouts Canada apology
Steve Kent, Chief Commissioner of Scouts Canada, speaks with Anthony about the sexual abuse of scouts by volunteer leaders. This follows a CBC TV "The Fifth Estate" documentary about the organization keeping a confidential list of pedophiles and confidentiality agreements signed with child victims.
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License questions, out, about and online for Tuesday Dec.13th
In the last half of Tuesday's show, a comment from Maggie Gillis (filling in on the mobile for Cec this morning) sets up a discussion about drivers license questions , Nancy takes a run at things you can do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn casts his eye to the offerings on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Less garbage for Christmas
Some people are saying forget the "red" this Christmas... Go "green" instead.. The Morning Show's Amy Stoodley has been gathering some tips on having an environmentally-friendly holiday.
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Pre-budget panel
It's budget day in St. John's, so we asked some people with a keen interest in city affairs what they think of how our money is being spent. Simon Lono is with St. John's Taxpayers Committee and has also run for council in the past. Dave Lane is the director of Happy City St. John's. Nancy Healey is CEO of the St. John's Board of Trade.
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Snowy sidewalks
Walkers in St. John's are rallying to tell City Hall they want better snow clearing on sidewalks. Cec meets up with Sherwin Flight, who started an organization called Essential Transit Association, to talk about the issue of sidewalk snowclearing and the rally taking place today.
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Out, about and online for Monday Dec.12th
In the last half of Monday's show Nancy has a look at things you can do in the community as we begin a new week and web editor Mark Quinn fills us in on what's happening on the cbc.ca/nl website.
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Turkey Drive update
Two weeks and counting: Anthony gets the latest tally for the CBC Turkey Drive from Eg Walters of the Community Food Sharing Association. As well, they talk about this weekend's Turkey Drop Off at CBC on Saturday.
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Choices for Youth, RNC inaction
Why was a 16-year old client of Choices For Youth living in a rooming house with much older men? The Liberal Party critic for Child, Youth and Family Services, Dwight Ball, speaks with Anthony about issues that came to light following a tragic fire at a rooming house in St. John's.
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Labrador West housing
We take you to the front lines of the housing crunch in Labrador City and Wabush with the CBC's Mike Power, who lives there and has witnessed the changes.
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Turkey dropoff, weather, out, about and online for Friday Dec. 9th
In the last half of our Friday show Cec talks about the annual turkey dropoff taking place this Saturday in our parking lot, Nadia Stewart takes a look at the windy weather, Nancy rolls out things to do this weekend and web editor Mark Quinn checks in from cbc.ca/nl.
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Placenta pills
A St. John's women is taking the placenta after childbirth and converting it to pill form... and some women are apparently willing to give it a try. The CBC's Caroline Hillier has been looking into the idea and speaks about it with Anthony.
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Cars, pedestrians and safety
In this busy Christmas shopping season, folks seem to be getting bowled over by cars all over the place. We hear one listener's call about something he's seen, and then Cec Haire speaks with RNC constable Talia Murphy about safety in parking lots, on crosswalks and on the streets.
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Bell Island ferry lineup
People catching the Bell Island ferry today will be driving in a different direction. The Morning Show's Amy Stoodley explains the changes.
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Rooming house death preventable
She warned of trouble and Kerry-Lynn Stanley's worst fears came true when her friend died in a house fire on Springdale Street. Chris O'Neill-Yates has been speaking with her and she talks to Anthony about the answers Kerry-Lynn is now looking for.
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Golden star tunicate
Cynthia McKenzie - a scientist with Fisheries and Oceans - introduces Anthony to the golden star tunicate, an aquatic animal with a sac-like body and an invasive species coming soon to waters near you.
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Christmas lights, out, about and online for December 8th, 2011
We lighten things up in the last half hour of Thursday's show as Cec tells us about his role in the annual tree-lighting ceremony taking place this evening on Confederation Hill. Following that Nancy takes a look at other things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn lets us know what's happening on our website.
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Allergies for Christmas
Christmas cough? Seasonal snivelling? Our house doctor Dr. Peter Lin tells Anthony why decking the halls can be hazardous for allergy sufferers.
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Juan Perez remembered
If there was ever a hair stylist in St. John's who was known by everybody, it was Juan Perez. The much-loved Cuban-born stylist lost his battle with lung cancer and died in hospital in St. John's on Tuesday. Juan Perez worked at the Head Room in St. John's. The business's owner Trish Molloy, sits down with Anthony in the studio to remember her friend.
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Viable communities
Which of our communitites are viable and which don't have the resources to make it? A new index called the Regional Economic Capacity Index is about to be unveiled. Anthony gets a preview from Rob Greenwood, executive director of the Harris Centre at Memorial University.
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Marystown fish plant meeting
Workers at the fish plant in Marystown say they'll fight hard to keep it open. Bill Stockley, who worked at the plant for 43 years, was at the meeting and tells Anthony how it went.
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Out, about and online for December 7th, 2011
In the last half hour of Wednesday's show, Nancy takes a look at things to do in the community as well as chats with Anthony about the launch of this year's "Gift of Song" Christmas carolers contest and web editor Mark Quinn takes a look at what's happening on our website.
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Oxfam Christmas donations
It's not just chickens and goats anymore. Bill Hynd, the local outreach coordinator for Oxfam Canada, drops by to tell Anthony what else you can buy to support developing nations this time of year.
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Saskatchewan's open House
The legislative assembly is open in Saskatchewan. In fact, of the five provinces that had elections this year, ours is the only province that decided to keep its elected assembly shut down. CBC Reporter Stefani Langenegger tells Anthony about democracy: Prairie style.
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Mobile app hacker
A 23-year-old MUN student cracks the app code, gets full access to a mobile video game and is then offered a job. Computer Science student Jeremie Daigle tells Anthony about his discovery and what happened next.
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Newfoundland's skating gold
Two Newfoundland teenagers are the winners of the Canadian Pre-Novice Pairs Skating Championships which took place in Regina on the weekend. Anthony reaches Robyn-Lynn McGrath and Matthew Power to talk about their exciting weekend.
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Booth, Bishops replacement
Dereck Drodge, The chair of Booth's School Council, drops by the studio to talk about these changes with Anthony.
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Future of the fishery
Last week brought announcements about fish plant closures in Marystown and Port Union. Fisheries minister Darin King speaks with Anthony about the future of the fishery in the province in light of these latest cuts.
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Blocking fire lanes
It's against the law, but you'd never say it by looking. Parking in fire lanes is a pretty common sight, so Cec meets up with Eric Chafe, a superintendant with the St. John's Regional Fire Department, for his thoughts.
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Out, about and online for Monday Dec. 5th
In the last half hour of Monday's Morning Show, Nancy takes a look at things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn takes a look at things to see on our website.
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Elliston sealers memorial
A tragedy that took place off our shores almost a century ago still resonates today: 78 sealers died on the ice during a storm in 1914. Reporter David Zelcer has been looking into a fundraising effort now underway to build a sealers memorial in the town of Elliston.
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Future of Port Union plant
More than a year after it was severly damaged by Igor, answers are expected about the fate of the shrimp plant in Port Union... answers that workers may not like. Anthony reaches Jim Dalton, union chairperson for the OCI plant in Port Union, to hear what his expectations are.
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Peter Mackay's Cormorant flight
The military predicted a public backlash, and Defence minister Peter Mackay is getting it. This after he used a Search and Rescue helicopter to fly out of a fishing camp on the Gander River last year. Scott Simms, the Liberal MP for Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor, speaks with Anthony about the kerfuffle.
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Weather, out, about and online for Fri. Dec. 02
In the last half hour of Friday's Morning Show, meteorologist Ryan Snoddon rolls out the weekend weather forecast, Nancy Walsh takes a look at things to do in the community and web editor John Gushue takes a look at things to see on our website.
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HIV/AIDS
With HIV infections on the rise, Anthony Germain speaks with Robyn Pardy. She's a woman with the virus who wants to get the word out - especially to younger people - that the disease still has no cure.
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Offshore workers rotation
Would more time resting on shore mean a safer rotation for offshore workers? The New Democrats think so: NDP MHA Dale Kirby joins Anthony to explain.
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Lost in the woods
21-year-old Tyler Loder, who became disoriented in the woods in central Newfoundland on the weekend, describes his harrowing adventure to the CBC's David Newell.
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Hospital parking
Parking can be a headache at the Health Sciences Center, but changes are on the way. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh tells us what those changes are...after he gives us a sense of what people are encountering as they look for places to park.
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Divided highway extension
Clarenville mayor Fred Best has talked about the need for a divided highway for the Whitbourne to Clarenville section of the TCH. To find out how likely it is that will happen Anthony reaches Tom Hedderson, the Minister of Transportation and Works.
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Out, about and online for Thur. Nov. 30
In the last half hour of Thursday's Morning Show, Nancy Walsh takes a look at things to do in the community and web editor Mark Quinn takes a look at things to see on our website.
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Topsail Road crosswalk concerns
Parents in the west end of St. John's say someone is going to get hurt or killed crossing a four lane highway near a school in the area. The ward councillor, Bruce Tilley, meets up with Cec Haire at Hazelwood Elementary just off Topsail Road to discuss the problem.
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Airport Heights stuck ambulance
When her daughter needed emergency treatment, the ambulance got stuck in the snow. Anthony speaks with Louise Evans - the Airport Heights mother - about a situation she says just isn't good enough.
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Hospital parking tickets
It began with a ticket on the lot of the Health Sciences Centre and ended up in court. Anthony sits down with Tom Badcock to hear how he made out in his fight against parking tickets he received while in the hospital for a series of cancer treatments.
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Out, about and online for Wed. Nov. 30
In the last half hour of Wednesday's edition of the Morning Show, Maggie Gillis takes a look at things to do in the communtiy and web editor Mark Quinn takes a look at things to see on our website.
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Student voters
A new report released by Elections Canada sheds light on why some students vote and why others just don't bother. It says some young people are just too busy to cast their ballots. Jessica McCormick, chair of the Canadian Federation of Students, sits down with Anthony to talk about the issue of low student-voter turnout.
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Need for the Turkey Drive
We hear some tough talk from a listener who thinks the CBC falls short in the annual drive to put turkeys on the tables of less fortunate families during Christmas. Following that Anthony talks about the need and the campaign itself with Eg Walters of the Community Food Sharing Association - the man who helps put those turkeys on the tables.
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Divided highway to Clarenville
A mayor in central Newfoundland thinks the future is so bright for his region that the highway won't be able to handle it without improvements. Clarenville mayor Fred Best tells Anthony why he's calling for a divided highway from St. John's to Bull Arm and hopefully on to Clarenville.
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Which tire is right
Winter or all season, studded or not? Cec meets up with the Lloyd Hobbs, manager of traffic safety with Safety Services Newfoundland and Labrador, to get some answers following our record-breaking snowfall last week.
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Burned-out family's new home
An Elliston family whose house burned down in the spring received an epic early Christmas gift on Saturday - the keys to a new home. The CBC's Gavin Simms was there as the family reunited under their new roof.
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Surfboard rescue
It was a close call for a family on the west coast of the province this weekend, but a surfboard helped make the possible tragedy a successful rescue story. Reporter Maggie Gillis spoke with Dean Bailey of Bailey's Marine Services in Kippens about being in the right place at the right time... with the right equipment.
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Weather, out, about and online for Mon. Nov. 28
In the last half hour of the Monday edition of The Morning Show with host Anthony Germain back in the saddle after a week off, we get a look at the week of weather ahead with meteorologist Ryan Snoddon, Maggie Gillis (filling in for Nancy this week) has a look at things to do and web editor Mark Quinn launches a new week on CBC.CA/nl.
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Parole for Samantha Walsh's killer
CBC has obtained a copy of the decision to grant day parole to the man who killed Samantha Walsh near Fleur de Lys in 2000. Reporter Roger Samson sits down with Chris O'Neill-Yates with details.
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Breast cancer screening
Opposition leader Yvonne Jones, diagnosed with cancer at the age of 41, speaks with Chris O'Neill-Yates about some new recommendations on breast cancer screening which say most women under 50 need not bother.
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Sikorsky lawsuit settled
Cougar Helicopters has settled its lawsuit against Sikorsky regarding the crash of Cougar Flight 491. Our national reporter Vik Adhopia has been following the story and shared the details with guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates.
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Weather, out, about and online for Fri. Nov. 25
In the last half hour of the post-storm Friday edition of The Morning Show hosted this week by Chris O'Neill-Yates, we take a look at the weekend weather with meteorologist Ryan Snoddon, Nancy has a list of things to do this weekend and web editor Mark Quinn directs us to the offerings on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Flatrock growth planning
The new Torbay Bypass Road will mean a big growth spurt for at least one town on the northeast Avalon. Chris O'Neill-Yates talks to Kevin Butt, the mayor of Flatrock, about how the community is planning for change.
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HMP psychiatrist
Ombudsman Barry Fleming is renewing his call to replace David Craig, the psychiatrist at the Her Majesty's Penitentiary. The CBC's Adam Walsh has been looking into the story and speaks with Chris O'Neill-Yates.
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Early childhood education
This province received a stinging indictment of its early childhood education from a national study this week. Guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates speaks with Charlene Johnson, the minister of Child, Youth and Family Services, for her response to the findings.
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Online checkin for Thur. Nov. 24
In the last half hour of a stormy Thursday Morning Show hosted this week by Chris O'Neill-Yates, we managed to squeeze a few minutes in with web editor Mark Quinn and an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Emergency 911 dead zones
Emergency 911 service is unavailable in most of this province, which can be a problem if you have an emergency. The Morning Show's Amy Stoodley speaks with guest-host Chris O'Neill Yates about the service... or lack thereof.
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Grading early childhood education
A national report on early childhood learning puts this province at the bottom of the pack. Guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates talks with David Philpott, a professor at Memorial University and one of the researchers on the project, who says action is needed urgently.
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Burin Peninsula "Supercop"
The locals call him Supercop, but he says he's just doing his job. Reporter Gavin Simms headed to the Marystown area for the story of one strict RCMP officer.
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Out, about and online for Wed. Nov. 23
In the last half hour of the show hosted this week by Chris O'Neill-Yates, Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Mark Quinn drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Recreation funding
St. John's City Hall is asked to spend money on skateboarders and dogs, but not on Bridge for seniors. Councillor Danny Breen drops by to tell guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates what happened at the weekly council meeting.
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Rural break-ins
A rash of b&e's in the towns of CBS and Paradise has got people nervous and beefing up home security. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh has been looking into the situation. He speaks with guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates.
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Torbay Bypass Road complaints
The Torbay bypass road is finally open making for lots of happy drivers, but there are still some complaints. Guest-host Chris O'Neill-Yates puts some of those to Tom Hedderson, the minister of Transportation.
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Out, about and online for Tuesday, Nov. 22
In the last half hour of the Monday show hosted this week by Chris O'Neill-Yates, Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Mark Quinn drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Gold medal goat dish
And the winner is... Bacalao! Co-owners of the St. John's restaurant Mike Barsky and Andrea Maunder talk with Chris O'Neill-Yates about winning the city's top honour in the Gold Medal Plates competition.
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Raw sewage dumping
It's gross and it's harmful to the environment, but who's going to pay to clean it up? Chris O'Neill-Yates speaks with Margo McDiarmid - CBC's environment reporter - about new rules aimed at stopping sewage from ending up in the ocean.
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CBC Turkey Drive
Turkeys beware! The annual CBC Turkey Drive starts today, so guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates talks turkey with Eg Walters of the Community Food Sharing Association to launch the drive.
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Weather, out, about and online for Monday, Nov. 21
In the last half hour of the Monday show guest host Chris O'Neill-Yates gets a preview on the week of weather ahead from meteorologist Ryan Snoddon, Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Mark Quinn drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Tom Power's full-time gig
A CBC Radio host from Newfoundland will be heard every morning on the Radio 2 dial right across the country! The new host of CBC's "Radio 2 Morning" drops in for a morning-host chat with Anthony.
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Inclusion website
If you want to know which restaurants around the province are wheelchair friendly, or where you might find accessible parking, there's a new website that can help you out. Anthony gets the goods on the new website www.inclusion-nl.ca from Kathy Hawkins, coordinator with the Independent Living Resource Centre.
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Brian Peckford on House closure
He may be famous for the phrase "the sun will shine and have not will be no more," but what does he think of the House of Assembly staying closed? Anthony speaks with former-premier Brian Peckford.
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Weather, out, about and online for Friday, Nov. 18
In the last half hour of the Friday show Anthony gets an early look at the weekend weather from meteorologist Ryan Snoddon, Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor John Gushue drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Decline of the caribou
A once proud symbol of Newfoundland, caribou herds are in rapid decline, and a new study says we are partly responsible. Anthony discussed the decline with John Jacobs, president of Nature Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Terra Nova Park moose hunt
Anthony hears the story of a hunter who went the extra distance to get his moose, b'ye. John Carew talks about winning the chance to bag a moose in Terra Nova Park, and how he fared in that endeavour.
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Saving a suicidal whale
Wayne Ledwell, the man behind the Whale Release and Strandings group, tells Anthony the story of a pothead whale determined to kill itself in Clode Sound...and what he did to save it.
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Out, about and online for Thursday, Nov. 17
In the last half hour of the show Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Caroline Hillier drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Obese infants
We've all heard of childhood obesity...but how about infant obesity? Anthony chats with the Morning Show's Dr. Peter Lin about a new study that says even babies should watch their weight.
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Sacred Heart Church fundraiser
Musician Larry Foley normally hones his musical skills in venues around St. John's with bands like The Punters and The Eight Track Favorites. But when folks back in his hometown of Placentia wanted to save Sacred Heart Church, he offered to help. Hence, the creation of Larry Foley's Sacred Hearts Club Band. He stops in to chat with Anthony about this weekend's fundraiser.
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The Justice Project
After a lifetime behind bars, a new mental health program is setting a man free. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh has been looking into the Justice Project and drops by to talk about it with Anthony.
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Out, about and online for Wednesday, Nov. 16
In the last half hour of the show Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Caroline Hillier drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Hairstylist fundraiser
He went from refugee to award-winning stylist. Now, the hair styling community is raising money to help Juan Perez as he battles lung cancer. His friend and boss, Trish Molloy, owner of the Head Room in St. John's, came by the studio to talk about Juan and the fundraising drive.
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The church and Occupy NL
Is there a gap to be bridged between Occupy NL and the church? Anthony sits down with Anglican priest Jonathan Rowe to talk about his connection with the movement.
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Jailed for texting while driving
A man who was attempting to text while driving ended up in an accident that left two female passengers seriously injured. Court reporter Glenn Payette has details from the sentencing of David Pottier.
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Out, about and online for Tuesday, Nov. 15
In the last half hour of the show Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Caroline Hillier drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Annie: Number two
Is it too much Annie or just enough? The second production of the musical in just over a month - this one by Peter MacDonald Productions - was at the Arts and Culture Center this weekend. Anthony finds out what our reviewers, artist and author Craig Francis Power and Gordon Jones of The Telegram, think of it.
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Lewisporte hunting mistake
A woman out for a boil-up with her family in Lewisporte on Friday afternoon was shot in the shoulder by a hunter. Anthony reaches outfitter Wayne Holloway, operator of Pine Ridge Lodge, to talk about the incident.
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ALC online gambling
Atlantic Lottery Corporation may add online gambling to its services, but is the province willing to go along with it? Anthony puts that question to Finance Minister Tom Marshall.
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Stolen poppy tins
There may have been more poppy tins stolen in the St. John's area last week than first thought. The Morning Show's Todd O'Brien speaks with Mark Norman of ACME Mortgage Professionals about how he was moved to make a donation on behalf of the company. Following that Anthony talks about the poppy can thefts with Jim Kennedy, Poppy Chair at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 36 in Mount Pearl.
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Ryan's weather, out, about and online for Monday, Nov. 14th
As always in the last half hour of Monday's show, meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has an early look at the week of weather ahead, Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor John Gushue drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Out, about and online for Thursday, November 10th
In the last half hour of the show Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Mark Quinn drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Dancing with Shawn Desman
Ten-year-old Aaliyah Taplin will never forget her 10th birthday party. She was home in Portugal Cove when she got a phone call: It was Canadian R and B recording artist Shawn Desman on the line, asking her to dance with him on stage at on upcoming concert in Montreal. Since 2003 Desman has won three MuchMusic awards - including best video in June - so, not surprisingly, Aaliyah said yes. She and her mother Amanda Doyle drop by the studio to tell Anthony the full story.
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The Spa chemical bath
They went to rejuvenate their skin, but they say they came out looking like alligators. The Morning Show's Amy Stoodley tells Anthony about the experience of four women at a local spa.
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Vehicle smash-ins
Has your car been broken into yet? Cec meets up with Peter Halley, president and artistic director of the dinner theatre Spirit of Newfoundland, who's urging the city of St. John's to take a stand.
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Out, about and online for Tuesday, November 8th
In the last half hour of the show Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor Mark Quinn drops by with an eye on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Course sponsorships
Some people aren't satisfied with the way government sponsors training courses. Anthony reaches Andrew Parsons, the Liberal critic for Advanced Education and Skills, for his thoughts. Following that Anthony gets some answers from Joan Burke, the minister for Advanced Education and Skills.
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Cougar letters go unanswered
Family members who lost loved ones in the crash of Cougar flight 491 and the lone survivor say they are being ignored by the federal transport minister. Anthony speaks with Lori Chynn, who lost her husband John Pelley in the crash.
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Weather outlook, out, about and online for Monday, November 7th
In the last half hour of the show Ryan Snoddon takes a look at the week of weather ahead, Nancy takes a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor John Gushue drops by with an eye on what's happening on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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A black comedian tells us what he thinks of John Crosbie's Pakistani joke.
Trent McClellan is a comedian from Corner Brook. We called him at his home in Calgary.
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Pay a little now, pay way less later.
Lily Price is looking to change her life and get off Social assistance. She's eagar to take a 19 week course on pipe insulation, but says she can't. She explains the situation to Anthony.
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John Crosbie is in trouble for one off color joke he made last week.
This morning we'll hear all the jokes John crosbie made at the swearing in of the provincial cabinet ministers.
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Residents of Belleoram say the government has neglected them since they were hit by Hurricane Ophelia.
Anthony gets reaction from the Minister of Municipal Affairs Kevin O'Brien.
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Here from the CBC archives is Rex Murphy interviewing former Roman Catholic Archbishop Alphonsus Penney in 1989.
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Lawyer Geoff Budden represented victims at Mount Cashel
An insurance company claims the Catholic Church knew much more than it ever revealed about abuse against boys by Father James Hickey, we'll speak to a lawyer about the case. Anthony speak with Lawyer Geoff Budden.
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Festival of Fire
The Heritage Society of Newfoundland and Labrador says it's time to get your bonfire going! With Guy Fawkes night coming this weekend, Anthony sits down with society member Dale Jarvis to talk about getting the old custom going again.
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SPCA's new board
A new board of directors means a new direction for the St. John's SPCA. Following the resignation of director Debbie Powers and four other long-time members, the new board held its first meeting Tuesday night. To find out how it went, Anthony reaches new president Lynn Cadigan.
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Winterizing the House... Of Assembly
The House of Assembly is closed until March, so it needs to be winterized to handle the coming weather. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh drops by the studio with Anthony to share some tips he got from the experts: cabin owners.
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Food bank usage down
A new study says food bank usage is down in this province. Derrick Windsor, program director of Bridges to Hope in St. John's, drops by to discuss the drop in reliance on food banks.
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CBS to lose library
The town of Conception Bay South has come under fire for not including a library in the plans for its new town hall. Anthony reaches Woodrow French, the mayor of CBS, to find out more about the apparent omission.
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SPCA shakeup
A former director and four other key members with the St. John's chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have resigned following this year's Annual General Meeting. Anthony reaches Debbie Powers to find out what happened at the meeting to cause the resignations. Following that Anthony speaks with Jessica Rendell, president of the "no-kill" animal protection group, Heavenly Creatures.
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Out, about and online for Tuesday, November 1st
In the last half hour of the show Anthony steps aside while Maggie Gillis take a look at some of the events going on in our community, and web editor John Gushue drops by with an eye on what's happening on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Stavanger development concerns
Does more development mean more flooding? Anthony speaks with John Kennedy, the mayor of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, about concerns over a proposed subdivision off Stavanger Drive.
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Paradise mental health facility
Residents in Paradise lashed out last week against a new mental health facility planned for the area. Anthony sits down with The Morning Show's Adam Walsh for a look at what happened at the meeting, as well as how people living around other similar facilities have fared.
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MusicNL Awards
The 2011 MusicNL awards were handed out Sunday night in St. John's. The Morning Show's Amy Stoodley was there, and she drops by with some flavour from the show as well as a look at some of the winners.
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Spooky forecast, out and about for Monday, October 31st
In the last half hour of the show Anthony gets the scary Halloween forecast from meteorologist Ryan Snoddon and Maggie Gillis takes a look at some of the events going on in our community.
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Political panel reconvenes
Our polical panel this week is made up of labour leader Lana Payne and former journalist and long-time Liberal Bill Callahan in our studio, and former Tory cabinet minister Trevor Taylor on the phone from Ottawa. Anthony asks them to weigh in on potential cabinet ministers, the Liberal Party's leadership woes, and paying for so-called cosmetic surgery.
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MHA speaks out against homophobia
Gerry Rogers is the province's first openly-gay MHA. She sits down with Anthony in our studio to talk about Rick Mercer's plea to high profile Canadians to speak out against homophobia.
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Out, about and online for Friday, October 28th
In the last half hour of the show Anthony and Nancy take a look at some of the events going on this weekend in our community and web editor John Gushue rolls out some of what's happening on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Targa accident
Fortune resident Verna Tulk gives Anthony an update on the woman who was injured last month during a Targa rally in the town , and gives details on a fundraiser taking place this weekend to help her. Anthony also speaks with Leonard Pittman - a councillor in Marystown - who thinks his town should consider pulling out of Targa racing.
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East-end flooding
Flooded basements have caused rainy day headaches for some homeowners in the area of Parliament Street in the east end of St. John's. We hear a bit of what homeowners Kim Hong and Lisa Kingsley had to say to our reporters Wednesday as they dealt with the water in their basements. Following that Anthony reaches Paul Mackey - the city's Director of Public Works - for an early look at what might have caused the flooding.
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Out, about and online for Thursday, October 27th
In the last half hour of the show Anthony and Nancy take a look at some of the events going on in our community and web editor John Gushue rolls out some of what's happening on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Gulliver's Farm development
People living next to a proposed residential development off Blackmarsh Road say it'll hurt the neighbourhood. Anthony speaks with Cassie Chisholm, who lives near the Gulliver's Farm, about the development proposal and her concerns.
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Music NL Week
There's no shortage of music around St. John's this week as the Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador holds its annual get-together in the capital city. Anthony sits down with the chair of the board for Music NL to talk about what you can see and hear this year, including the gospel show David Chafe is organizing.
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Long Harbour worker shortage
Ronaldo Stefan, the project director for VALE's nickel processing plant in Long Harbour drops by the studio to talk with Anthony about the worker shortage and why the situation could get worse before it gets better.
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Cheating students policy
Cheating students should get a second chance, according to one Ontario education expert. Damian Cooper - an Ontario education consultant, former teacher and department head who specializes in student assessment - explains why he supports the Eastern School District's new policy on cheating and late assignments.
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Out, about and online for Tuesday, October 25th
In the last half hour of the show Anthony's table fills up as Nancy drops by with a look at some of the events going on in our community and John Gushue rolls out some of what's happening on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Save Our Steeple
The election may be over, but in St. Philip's there are signs popping up on lawns dealing with another sort of campaign. Anthony reaches Steve Sharpe, president of the Church by the Sea Heritage Group, to get the latest on attempts to save the old Anglican church.
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Torbay bypass road timeline
It's taking so long to get work finished, there are many road-weary motorists in Torbay, Pouch Cove, Flatrock and surrounding areas. The minister of Transportation, Tom Hedderson, speaks with Anthony about when things may return to normal.
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ESD cheating policy
Policy changes by the Eastern School District have some teachers saying students are going to think it's okay to cheat. The Morning Show's Adam Walsh drops by to tell Anthony what teachers and the school district have to say.
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Ryan's forecast, out, about and online for Monday, October 24th
In the last half hour of the show Anthony juggles Ryan Snoddon's weather outlook for the week, Nancy's look at some of the events going on in our community and John Gushue's look at what's happening on the CBC.CA/nl website.
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Death of a dictator
Anthony speaks with Ehab Sherif, a Libyan living in St. John's, for his thoughts on the death of Moammar Gadhafi.
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Cardiac tests review
5000 laboratory tests used to assess cardiac issues are being reviewed across the province. Vickie Kaminski, CEO of Eastern Health, drops by to discuss why the review is necessary.
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The Amazing Kreskin
He's wild, he's wacky, and he can get inside your head. The Morning Show's Amy Stoodley meets with The Amazing Kreskin in a local bakery for a chat.
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Out, about, weekend weather and online for Friday, October 21st
In the last half hour of the show, Anthony and Nancy take a look at some of the events going on in our community, meteorologist Ryan Snoddon takes a look at the weekend weather and John Gushue from CBC.CA/nl drops in to talk about all things in CBC's online world.
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City-province tax relations
The City of St. John's says it needs a new tax relationship with the province. Nancy Walsh speaks with Mayor Dennis O'Keefe to find out what sort of things he's looking for.
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Jan 26/12:/Seal Products
The sealing industry's future is under scrutiny - what does this mean for a west coast business selling seal products?
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Jan 26/12:/Reaction to the Possible Mill Cuts
We've heard from the unions and a number of politicians, but what do people living in Corner Brook think of possible mill cuts? We have some reaction from the streets.
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Jan 26/12:/Crapshoot
Environmental groups in Corner Brook are "flush" with some thought-provoking commentary for tonight. We find out about a documentary film that's about ...well, about sewage.
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Jan 26/12:/Reaction to Possible Mill Cuts
A former Abitibi manager weighs in on the coming changes at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper. We then hear from the MHA for Humber east and provincial finance minister, Tom Marshall.
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Jan 26/12:/Auditor General's Report
Cell phones not adequately monitored for cost and usage, job hirings that don't seem to have been handled properly, and a 7-hundred dollar bill for liquor purchases at one school. The Western School District responds to concerns of the Auditor General.
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Jan 25/12:/Gems or Junk?
We find out just what was in a storage unit auctioned off at Corner Brook Self Storage Monday night.
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Jan 25/12:/Egypt One Year Later
On the anniversary of the uprising that chased Hosni Mubarak from power, we ask a Corner Brook woman for her thoughts on events in her homeland.
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Jan 25/12:/Model Forest of Newfoundland and Labrador
Uncertain times for the forest industry in the province this week, with talk of cost cutting at the paper mill, and word from the folks at the Model Forest that federal budget cuts will affect their office. We speak with Sean Dolter of the Model Forest of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Jan 25/12:/City and Union Reaction to Potential Mill Cuts
We get reaction from the from the city about possible cuts at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper.
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Jan 25/12:/Reaction to an Internal Memo
We gauge reaction to news that Kruger is preparing for major cuts at its mill in Corner Brook.
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Jan 24/12:/Cornerbrooker.com Wins Big!
Take a bow, Cornerbrooker.com! The website captured top honours at the 2011 Canadian Blog Awards.
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Jan 24/12:/Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!
We tell you what happened at a storage auction in Corner Brook last night.
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Jan 24/12:/Seniors Panel part 3
Elders have a lot of knowledge, so why not ask for their advice? Our seniors panel is back answering questions from you.
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Jan 24/12:/
New concerns about the last mill standing. We talk about impending layoffs at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, first with the national union, and then with the Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade on what any potential cuts will mean for the local economy.
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Jan 24/12:/Update on Firefighters
Firefighers in Corner Brook could be on the picket line as early as next Monday. We have the details and reaction from the city.
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Jan 24/12:/My Gay-Straight Alliance
Find out how the Western School District is trying to encourage more acceptance in its schools.
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Jan 23/12:/Chinese New Year
Break out the champagne, today is the Chinese New Year. We talk with a Chinese student living in Corner Brook about new year traditions in her country.
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Jan 23/12:/Long-Term Care Centre in Forteau
Labrador-Grenfell Health will talk about what's needed to help people with dementia who live at the long-term care centre in Forteau.
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Jan 23/12:/Auction Hunters
Corner Brook Self Storage is holding a public auction tonight. The stars of Spike T.V.'s Auction Hunters give us some tips on getting the goods.
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Jan 20/12:/Grooming the Trails
Here comes the groomer, but it'll keep coming only if snowmobilers in western Newfoundland buy trail passes.
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Jan 20/12:/Walk-In and Wait
We find out how the new walk-in clinic in Corner Brook is doing, nearly two months after opening. And we get an update on the effort to recruit new family doctors.
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Jan 20/12:/Update on the Corner Brook Firefighters
Things are heating up with Corner Brook firefighters. We get the latest from their union meeting last night.
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Jan 20/12:/Senior Hockey Panel
Our hockey panel talks about the fate of senior hockey in this province.
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Jan 19/12:/RPM Challenge
Instead of making snowforts this February, why not make music? We hear about a 29 day challenge.
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Jan 19/12:/Twins Day Festival
Identical twins from Corner Brook have their photos in National Geographic magazine. We hear about their visit to a festival that featured thousands of other pairs of twins.
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Jan 19/12:/iCouncil
Corner Brook City Council is getting iPads, while it has created a bit of stir around town, technology in chambers works, according to the Mayor of C.B.S.
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Simon The Tutor
If you were a high school student, how much would a free tutoring website be worth to you? Well, you do the math. We speak with a local tutor about a new service, just in time for January exams!
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Jan 19/12:/Update on The Road Less Travelled
We hear from the environment minister about a situation involving a city man who's keeping his children out of school because the road to his house isn't safe to drive on.
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Jan 19/12:/Staying Close to Home
It looks like there could be a happy ending for a family in the Labrador Straits who was fighting to keep their mother and grandmother close to home.
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Jan 19/12:/Lots of Interest, In Low-Interest Mortgages
We talk about the pros and cons of locking in your mortgage for a 10-year term, even if it's at an unbelievably low rate.
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Jan 19/12:/Class Action Suit
Dozens of people have come forward to be a part of a moose collision class action suit against the province. We get an update from their lawyer Ches Crosbie.
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Jan 18/12:/No Place To Go
A 90-year-old woman in Forteau is being told to leave the long-term care centre in her town, or she'll be sent across the Strait to a facility in St. Anthony. We speak with the woman's granddaughter. And we have a response from Labrador-Grenfell.
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Jan 18/12:/Fire Protection
What if fire strikes in Corner Brook, and the Firefighters are on strike? We ask the mayor about emergency coverage in Corner Brook.
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Jan 17/12:/Seniors Panel Part 2
Elders have a lot of knowledge, so why not ask for their advice? Our seniors panel is back answering questions from you.
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Jan 17/12:/Update on the Proposed Teen Dance Hall
Council has voted unanimously against opening a teen dance hall in Corner Brook.
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Jan 17/12:/Firefighters Say No
Firefighters in the City of Corner Brook reject the latest contract offer. We have details coming up.
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Jan 17/12:/A Dubious Distinction For Community Radio
The Voice of Bonne Bay has made it onto a Macleans magazine list of "stupid things" on which the federal government has spent money. We hear from Macleans, and get reaction from the folks at V.O.B.B.
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Jan 16/12:/International Appalatian Trail
A documentary is in the works about the International Appalatian Trail, with Western Newfoundland getting its share of air time.
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Jan 16/12:/ 20 Years Later
They're back on the hardwood. 20 Years after the team folded. A new generation of players has re-started the women's basketball team at Grenfell Campus.
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Jan 16/12:/Fire Truck
Who'd want a 30-year-old fire truck, even if it's being given away? A town in Ontario thinks a fire department in this province just might, and, it turns out, they're correct.
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Jan 16/12:/ Fire Safety
We get a lesson in fire safety from the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Fire Services.
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Jan 16/12:/Marine Atlantic Rate Increase
Getting across the Gulf is going to cost more this year, and that drives up the cost of a lot of other things on the island of Newfoundland. We speak with an M.P. who's long maintained that Ottawa's not doing enough for the Gulf ferry service.
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Jan 16/12:/Virtual World
You may not be able to go back in time, but your avatar can. We hear about a virtual program in the works for Southern Labrador.
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Jan 13/12:/Roller Derby
A whole new kind of jamming could be coming to Corner Brook soon. We have the details.
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Jan 13/12:/More on the Pellet Gun Vandalism
A young Corner Brook woman convicted of shooting out a car window with a pellet gun urges the latest vandals to come forward.
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Jan 13/12:/The Road Less Travelled
A Corner Brook man is keeping his children home from school because he says his street is just not safe.
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Jan 13/12:/Keeping Their Jobs
It looks like Service Canada workers in Happy Valley Goose Bay just might be able to keep their jobs afterall.
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Jan 13/12:/Senior Hockey Panel
Some senior hockey fans are throwing down their gloves over plans to move the Herder finals to St. John's and Corner Brook. Find out how our hockey panel stick handles this slippery subject.
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Jan 12/12:/Two Years Later
We check in on Haiti, two years to the day after an earthquake shattered buildings, villages and lives. We speak with the Newfoundland woman who runs an orphanage there.
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Jan 12/12:/More on Canada Ice Enterprises Incorporated
80 Degrees North has gone south, but the iceberg water company has left behind hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt.
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Jan 12/12:/Get The Lead Out
The Gallipoli Armoury in Corner Brook is getting an environmental cleanup.
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Jan 12/12:/Remembering Joshua King
Corner Brook Minor Hockey says good bye to one of its own. We look back on the young life of 12-year-old Joshua King.
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Jan 11/12:/All Set to Ride
We hear from a group of Ontario snowmobilers who'll be riding the trails in this province in a few weeks.
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Jan 11/12:/Update on Canada Ice Enterprises
A popular iceberg water maker on the Northern Peninsula has shut its doors, but creditors are still looking for their money.
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Jan 11/12:/Update on the Water Breaks
We will have an update on water breaks around the city of Corner Brook.
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Jan 11/12:/On the Block
One of the fish plants in Jackson's Arm is up for sale, more than a year-and-a-half since it closed. We ask the mayor how the economy in White bay is doing these days.
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Jan 10/12:/Pellet Gun Vandalism Update
Police are hoping that a break in the case will stop the breaking of windows. We check in on the incidents of vandalism caused by pellet or BB guns.
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Jan 10/12:/The Value of Atlantic Salmon.
A new study shows the fish brings money into the ecomony and creates jobs. We have the details.
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Jan 10/12:/Skating in Margaret Bowater Park
We check in on the progress of the outdoor skating rink.
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Jan 10/12:/Seniors Panel Part 1
Elders have a lot of knowledge, so why not ask for their advice? We have our seniors panel answering questions from you.
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Jan 10/12:/A Hunting Trip That Lasted Too Long.
We hear from an 88-year-old in Trout River about his rescue this past weekend.
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Jan 10/12:/Healthy Aging Calendar
A pin-up calendar that depicts some of the region's active and involved seniors. We hear about a Healthy Aging calendar that's available now. We speak to one of the seniors who's featured.
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Jan 10/12:/Arts and Science Meet
Art class for Alzheimer's, dancing for dementia patients. A West Coast woman is using some creative ways to keep seniors active.
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Jan 09/12:/Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Health Plan
Going to the dentist can often be a frightening both for the patient and the pocketbook. Now, it has gotten a little easier at least for the pocketbook.
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Jan 09/12:/By Right of Soil
By Right of Soil. Writer and former politician Chris Decker tells us about his latest book, available right now for e-readers.
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Jan 09/12:/New Home for the Canadian Cancer Society
From the lower level of a shopping mall to the third floor of another building, the Canadian Cancer Society has moved its office.
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Jan 09/12:/Ocean Choice International
O.C.I. gets a big no from government.
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Jan 09/12:/Red Bay's National Historic Site
A new management plan for Red Bay's National Historic Site is tabled in the National Capital.
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Jan 09/12:/Talking About the Northern Peninsula
The MHA for the The Straits-White Bay North joins us to talk about some of the issues facing his district.
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Jan 06/12:/Summit Place Update
They're nearing the Summit of the project, but there's still a bit of a climb left. We find out why there's been another delay with the opening of Summit Place in Corner Brook.
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Jan 06/12:/More on the Lahey Case
With Bishop Lahey now sentenced, what happens to his status in the Catholic Church? We ask an expert on church law. And just before that we talk about pornography addiction with a psychiatrist who specializes in sexual addictions.
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Jan 06/12:/Northern Peninsula or Forgotten Peninsula?
We speak with a logging contractor who says government's overlooking the ailing forest industry of the Northern Peninsula.
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Jan 05/12:/Addicted to Pornography?
We speak to the forensic psychiatrist who testified in court during the Bishop Raymond Lahey sentencing hearing.
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Jan 05/12:/Reaction to Raymond Lahey
We will have reaction to the sentencing of Roman Catholic bishop Raymond Lahey.
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Jan 05/12:/Reactions to Pellet Gun Damage
Pellet gun vandals have struck local businesses. We have reaction to the on-going vandalism spree.
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Jan 04/12:/Marble Mountain Opens
We find out how Marble Mountain did during its opening
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Jan 04/12:/Tom Marshall_ West Coast Progress
A province in surplus. A hospital in the works. The province's finance minister updates us on the biggest construction project expected for Western Newfoundland in the next few years,...the new regional hospital in Corner Brook.
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Jan 04/12:/Pellet Gun Damage
Damage from pellet guns continued in Corner Brook over the Christmas season
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Jan 04/12:/Postal Workers_ Winter Weather
Concerns over letter carriers having to walk on icy roads and sidewalks in St. John's have prompted Canada Post to consider putting up community mailboxes. But would they also do that in Corner Brook?
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Jan 03/12:/Six Must Reads
If you want to shake up your reading list and tap into the "must-reads" of literature, a professor at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook has a half-dozen excellent places for you to start.
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Jan 03/12:/David Jones_Transport
This is a Christmas the Jones family in Corner Brook will never forget.
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Jan 03/12:/Don Downer_Waste Management
The many shall be one. Dump sites around Bay St. George are either closed or soon will be, as the big new waste management site in St. George's opens today.
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Jan 03/12:/Political Panel
We will review the year past and take a look at the year ahead with our political panel.
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Dec 23/11:/Mummers in Philadelphia
Mummering is enjoying some fresh life in this province, but its got a huge following south of the border.
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Dec 23/11:/Turkey Drive Finale
Today is the deadline for the Turkey drive,let's get those numbers up.
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Dec 23/11:/Tip's Eve Celebration
Tip's Eve is big stuff in many small communities in the province. We check in on some celebrations.
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Dec 23/11:/Any Brian's Allowed In?
CBC's Brian McHugh makes his first attempt at mummering.
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Dec 23/11:/The Eve of Christmas Eve
We hear from folklorist Philip Hiscock about the origin of Tib's Eve.
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Dec 22/11:/Suspended E-Waste Program
We talk with an environmentalist about Corner Brook's decision to suspend its e-waste program.
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Dec 22/11:/Nativity Mystery
Gold, frankincense and mystery: Who has been leaving a nativity gift at the door of a Corner Brook family every night ?
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Dec 22/11:/Reaction to Year-Round Ferry Service
A commitment to a year-round ferry service on the Strait of Belle Isle. We have reaction from the transportation committee in the Port Saunders area.
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Dec 22/11:/Lahey Hearing
Disgraced bishop Raymond Lahey will be sentenced in January for importing child pornography. We speak with an Ontario blogger who covered this week's sentencing hearing in Ottawa.
And -- please note -- parts of this interview could be disturbing to some listeners.
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Dec 21/11:/Southern Labrador Winter Service
The province says the winter ferry run between Southern Labrador and the Island will be permanent. Of course making this run permanent could create a lot of opportunities for business in both Corner Brook and Southern Labrador.We speak with Tom Hedderson, the minister of Transportation and Works and Keith Goulding, the president of the Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade.
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Dec 21/11:/NL Parking Wars
A new local website showcases YOUR bad parking.
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Dec 16/11:/The Once And For All Christmas Time Show
The Once And For All Christmas Time show is tonight at the Arts in Culture Centre in Corner Brook. We speak with The Once.
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Dec 16/11:/A Look at the Fishery on the Northern Peninsula
We size up the fishery on the Northern Peninsula, with the MHA for The Straits-White Bay North.
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Dec 16/11:/Victims Seek Legal Advice
We speak to a St. John's lawyer who has been hired to represent four of the nine men accusing George Smith of sex related crimes.
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Dec 16/11:/Storm Damage
Water poured into several homes in Castor River North in last week's windstorm. But government assistance won't be pouring in. We speak with the Minister of Municipal Affairs.
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Dec 15/11:/Former Fisheries Minister Weighs in on OCI Cuts
A former Fisheries minister wades in on the discussions surrounding Ocean Choice International, the government and the union.
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Dec 15/11:/Qalipu First Nation Band
Tax free goods, health benefits and money for education...those are just some of the perks for members of the new Qalipu First Nation Band.
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Dec 15/11:/Reaction to Charges Against Former Priest
A former priest is facing 38 charges in Corner Brook for alleged sexual assaults.
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The Next Leader
Last night the Liberal party of Newfoundland and Labrador named their interim leader.
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Dec 15/11:/Get Together on Garbage
The Minister responsible for waste management in the province says he's optimistic there's a way for communities in Bay St. George to work together on curbside garbage collection.
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Dec 14/11:/Voice of Bonne Bay
There's something in the air in Gros Morne. Make that something new on the air. One small step for community radio, one giant leap for rural Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Dec 14/11:/Waste of time
Towns on the Port au Port Peninsula have to start over on a plan for garbage collection, after the original proposal fell apart. The mayor of Stephenville will tell us what went wrong.
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Dec 14/11:/Alberta Lifestyle
Does big money from the oilsands sometimes send young people from this province down the wrong road? We hear how a drug trafficking case prompted a stern warning from the judge.
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Dec 13/11:/We Are The Champions
There'll be a celebration for the girls' volleyball team at Cloud River Academy in Roddickton today, after they won their fifth provincial championship in a row.
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Dec 13/11:/Snowmobile Trails
The snow is falling, and snowmobilers are revving up their engines. The folks who groom snowmobile trails in this province say they need government's support. We find out where Government says it fits into the picture.
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Dec 13/11:/Magic Carpet Ride
Staff at Marble Mountain are working like elves to install a Magic Carpet at the base of the hill.
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Dec 13/11:/Tree Cutting 101
There's more than one way to cut a tree. But, according to an environmental group in the province, not all of them are right. We get a lesson.
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Dec 13/11:/Junking Their Union
Workers at Scotia Recycling are holding the second vote in an attempt to get rid of CUPE. We speak with the union president.
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Dec 12/11:/
Ok ..it is time for the big push ...our turkey numbers are slow ... we will find out how to increase them .. a little later in the show.
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Dec 12/11:/Scaredy Cats Rescue Anniversary
130 cats and counting. The Scaredy Cats Rescue group is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Find out how you can help the next year be even more successful.
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Dec 12/11:/Snowmobile Federation
If you groom it, we will come. A group of 80 snowmobilers from Ontario say they want to ride in Newfoundland, but only if the trails are groomed. We hear from this province's snowmobile federation about that.
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Dec 09/11:/A Fire, A Family, A Fundraiser
We hear how the people of Cape Ray are helping the Seaward family rise from the ashes, after losing everything in a house fire last week.
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Dec 09/11:/Wind Damage
High winds and high seas have wreaked havoc right along the Northern Peninsula and right here in Corner Brook as well.In the community of Black Duck Cove, the wind and waves have caused damage to several homes. Michelle Dredge is a resident of Black Duck Cove and she joins me now.
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Dec 08/11:/The Bay of Islands Musical Arts Chorus
Many performers can attribute their love of music to their teachers.
This weekend, those who make a living honing the talent of others will get to show off some of their own.
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Dec 08/11:/Summit Place
Almost there...but the new, affordable housing units at Summit Place in Corner Brook still need furniture. We ask what's being done.
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Dec 08/11:/Hunting Trip Gone Wrong
A six-hour hunting trip turns into an overnight-mare for a Steady Brook couple.
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Dec 07/11:/Ruby's Rat Pack
When folks in Pasadena smell a rat, it means a good deed is around the corner. We hear how Ruby's Rat Pack is wracking up good deeds.
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Dec 07/11:/No Family Doctor, No Mammogram
A West Coast woman has been told she can't get a mammogram because she doesn't have a family doctor. We hear her story and then ask Western Health why.
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Dec 07/11:/The Weather Outside Is...
Snow suit or Hawaiian shirt? We ask David Philips of Environment Canada what kind of weather we'll get on the west coast and Southern Labrador this winter.
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Dec 06/11:/Great Canadian Roadshow
Vanessa Downey with the Great Canadian Roadshow says they hope to find lots of historical things here in Corner Brook because the area has a unique history being Canada's youngest province.
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Dec 06/11:/Video Cameras_School Council
Kids in the hall...and everybody else at Corner Brook Regional High. The new video surveillance cameras will see students, staff and visitors. We ask what the school council representatives think of the idea.
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Dec 06/11:/Teen Hype Petition
Two people voiced their opinions at City Council last night on why Teen Hype should and should NOT be given a permit to operate.
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Dec 06/11:/OCI_Port au Choix
Ocean Choice International has shut down two of its plants in this province. What could that mean for their shrimp plant on the Northern Peninsula? We talk with Port au Choix mayor Carolyn Lavers.
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Dec 05/11:/Mattie Mitchell
We travel back in time, to celebrate the life and times of Mattie Mitchell, Mi'kmaq hunter, trapper and guide. We speak with the author of a biography of Mattie Mitchell, and with one of Mitchell's direct descendents.
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Dec 05/11:/Turkey Drive
The turkey tally has started. We check in to see how our Turkey Drive is going.
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Dec 05/11/:High School Video Cameras
There'll be new cameras at school, but not for a photography club. We'll hear about plans to put video surveillance cameras at Corner Brook Regional High.
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Dec 05/11:/Humber Valley Domestic Cutting
A no cut zone close to Pasadena is causing some frustrations for local residents.
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Dec 05/11:/Senoir Hockey Panel
The Newfoundland Senior Hockey League is well underway. We check in with our panel to hear their thoughts on the season so far.
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Dec 02/11:/YMCA
Why so little help for the Y? We ask the City why it doesn't help the Humber Community Y-M-C-A, as some other municipalities do.
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Dec 02/11:/Fountain of Controversy
They've got it surrounded. The Corner Brook fountain, that is. A piece of art people fought to save has now been surrounded by metal fencing and netting.
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Dec 01/12:/Jessica Butt_rose Bowl Parade
From birch trees to palm trees; Christmas in Pasadena, California sounds quite different than Christmas in Pasadena, Newfoundland.
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Dec 01/12:/ Donnie O'Keefe_Newfoundland Snowmobile Federation
Along with that new snowmobile gear this Christmas, the Snowmobile Federation is hoping there's also a trail sticker under your tree. We talk about snowmobile trails, stickers and grooming.
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Dec 01/12:/Evie Newton_YMCA Corner Brook
There's a lot for young people to do at the Humber Valley YMCA.
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Dec 0112:/Rescue at Sea
Rwescue at sea
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Nov 30/11:/The Boys
We meet with the mind behind "The Boys" - a new short film from a Grenfell Campus Theatre student.
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Nov 30/11:/Katie Temple_Freezing Local Veggies
Have you considered freezing local vegetables to enjoy them during the winter? We find out how to do that.
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Nov 30/11:/Forestry Consultation Meeting
There was a public forum in Plum Point last night to talk about the future of forestry on the Northern Peninsula. We hear from someone who was there.
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Nov 30/11:/New Teen Club For Corner brook
A Corner Brook man wants to take booze out of his bar and turn it into a teen hang out.
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Nov 29/11:/CU Expo
A way for communities and universities to partner together. A conference is coming to Corner Brook in 2013.
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Nov 29/11:/Occupy CB
Occupy Corner Brook has come up with another way to get people talking.
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Nov 29/11:/Surf Board Rescue
How many people are driving around Newfoundland with a surfboard in November? Well...at least one. We hear from the Stephenville Crossing man who helped rescue three people this past weekend.
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Nov029/11:/ Corner Brook's new Curling Club
The wait is over and curlers in Corner Brook can finally get back to hurrying hard.
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Nov 28/11:/Dr Ken Jenjins_Walk-in Clinic
Western Health has some good news for people in the Bay of Islands without family doctors.
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Nov 28/11:/Local Fire Service MOU
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the town of Steady Brook and Little Rapids.
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Nov 28/11:/Joan Burke_Irish Job Fair
We hear why government and businesses headed across the ocean to fill jobs.
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Nov 25/11:/Sheldon Kennedy in Corner Brook
From surviving sexual abuse, to speaking out for the powerless. We'll hear from former NHL hockey player Sheldon Kennedy as he visits Corner Brook this weekend.
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Nov 25/11:/Purple Ribbon in Stephenville
A group in Stephenville is heading out today to try and "paint the town purple."
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Nov 25/11:/YMCA Peace Medal
A long time YMCA Volunteer in Corner Brook was awarded a special medallion last night. We speak with the recipient and the CEO of Humber Community YMCA.
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Non24/11:/Tom Cochrane_Blog Award
A local blogger in the running for best overall blog in Canada.
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Nov 24/11:/Carla Hartley_Sable Island
It's a small windswept island off of Nova Scotia and, to one woman on the West Coast, it's home about six months of the year
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Nov 24/11:/Stewart Montgomerie Library Mural Artist
Revisiting the library mural. We have a look at the artwork at the former Corner Brook City library.
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Nov 24/11:/Waste Water Treatment
Ottawa wants all municipalities to stop dumping raw sewage, but that's easier said than done. We hear from the province's Municipal Affairs minister about who's going to foot the bill.
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Nov 23/11:/Untreated Sewage
Ottawa says towns and cities have to stop dumping untreated sewage by 2020. But who's going to pay? We ask Mayor Neville Greeley how Corner Brook plans to tackle that question.
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Nov 23/11:/Sherman Downey
Removing the ambiguity about their new name - we ask Sherman Downey about his band.
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Nov 23/11:/Violence Awareness
An aboriginal group tackles the problem of violence by reaching out to men. We hear about a workshop happening later today in Corner Brook.
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Nov 23/11:/Missing Cats
About a half dozen missing cats have local animal groups worried.
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Nov 23/11:/Tragic Death in Port Saunders
We bring the story of an elderly woman who died tragically on the weekend in Port Saunders.
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Nov 22/11:/It's a Wonderful Life
TNL invites you to step into the Christmas season, with its fall production of the classic tale, "It's a Wonderful Life." We meet some of the cast.
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Nov 22/11:/Worried About Sheaves Cove
RCMP officers in Bay St. George say they're worried about the town of Sheaves Cove.
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Nov 22/11:/Challenges in Local Economy
Trust, cooperation and a willingness to try new things. A Memorial University study says Corner Brook could use a whole lot of all three. We hear from a local business group, on some of the challenges facing our local economy.
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Nov 22/11:/Corner Brook Minor Soccer
Corner Brook minor soccer has some Eastern European flair. We find out how coaches from Serbia are changing the way your kids are playing the game.
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Nov 21/11:/Turkey Drive
You can almost smell the stuffing. We kick off CBC's annual Christmas Turkey Drive.
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Nov 21/11:/Energy Rebate Programs
Energy rebate times two. We tally up the cost savings from TWO rebate programs offered by the provincial government this winter.
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Nov 21/11:/Innovation in Our Province
Not the same old, "same old". New businesses start up and grow with new ideas. We hear about a report from Memorial University on how much innovation is going on in this province.
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Nov 21/11:/Just Say I Know
The facts have been laid out on justsayiknow.ca, now youth are invited to take those facts and make an anti-drug commercial.
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Nov 18/11:/Looking at the Next Chapter
The Corner Brook City Library leaves its home at the Sir Richard Squires Building this weekend.
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Nov 18/11:/Running for a Cause
What's more impressive - a 10-year-old running 10 kilometers or that she helped an orphanage in the process? We talk to Steady Brook's Heidi Perry.
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Nov 18/11:/Marine Atlantic Security
A truck driver says he's been subjected to random searches, and was escorted to the washroom by security at Marine Atlantic. Yet, he says, hunters travelling on the Gulf ferry can carry firearms in their vehicles.
Then we hear from a Corporate Security Officer with Marine Atlantic.
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Nov 18/11:/Grenfell Campus Update
We update you on what will happen today at Grenfell Campus.
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Nov 18/11:/Bonne Bay Radio
Get ready for Voice of Bonne Bay community radio. The station is getting its ducks in a row to go on the air next month.
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Nov 17/11:/NRC Orchestra
About eighty musicians and staff with the National Arts Centre Orchestra are stranded in Newfoundland this morning.
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Nov 17/11:/MMSB
A mind is a terrible thing to waste...and so is perfectly good compost! We find out how two educational institutions in Corner Brook will be helping the environment.
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Nov 17/11:/Jenkins_Doctors
A prescription for trouble. FOUR family doctors have either left or are leaving Corner Brook in the next little while. We ask what Western Health is doing to find physicians to take their place.
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Nov 17/11:/Terra Nova Hunting
Going the distance to bag a moose. We meet one hunter who did things the hard way this year.
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Nov 16/11:/Staying Safe in the Woods
How to stay safe in the woods. What's a hunter's responsibility? And should the province make it tougher to GET a license? We speak with the province's environment minister.
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Nov 16/11:/New Curling Rink
Between no place and first rock. Curlers in Corner Brook have a new rink this winter. The only question is when they'll get in there.
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Nov 16/11:/Labrador Grenfell Health
While Eastern Health has the luxury of a full complement of nurses, that's not the case with other boards across the province. Barbara Molgaard- Blake is the Vice President of People and Information with Labrador Grenfell Health.
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Nov 15/11:/Travel Insurance
Nothing like a visit to the hospital to ruin a good vacation and spoil your budget. We get some tips on what to look for in travel insurance.
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Nov 15/11:/Western Health_Looking for Nurses
Eastern Health may not be looking for new nurses these days but other health boards still have openings. We talk with Western Health coming up.
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Nov 14/11:/Prowse Jerrett
We go to Prowse at the weather board! As we mark the 75th anniversary of the CBC, we track down one of the best-known personalities on the west coast.
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Nov 14/11:/Hold Fast
Calling all teenaged actors. We hear about an upcoming audition in Corner Brook for youth who want to star in a feature film.
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Nov 14/11:/Magine Snowboards
West Coast snowboarders took their inspiration from the hill and now make their own.
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Nov 14/11:/Acadian Redfish
One Fish, Two Fish, Redfish...as in the Acadian Redfish. How healthy are the stocks in Bonne Bay? We ask a conservation group.
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Nov 14/11:/West Coast Correctional Facility
In little more than one year, there have been two escapes from the West Coast Correctional Facility in Stephenville. We speak with the Justice Minister about that.
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Nov 10/11:/RNC Training
Staring down trouble. We find out how RNC officers in Corner Brook are training to handle the bad guys as safely as possible - for everybody.
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Nov 10/11:/Ernest Harmon Air Force Base
The Cold War comes to the west - as in Western Newfoundland. Brian will take us to an art exhibit at Grenfell Campus that features the former Ernest Harmon Air Force Base.
Harmon Airforce base is an integral part of the history of Stephenville.
A few years ago we decided to take a closer look at that history. CBC reporter Gord Lannon went to Stephenville in 2006 as the community was commemorating the 40th anniversary of the pullout of the U.S. Air Force from the base. Here is his look at the memories and legacy of Harmon Air Base.
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Nov 10/11:/Operation Legacy
Remembrance Day is also about saying thank you. We talk with a war amp CHAMP about her connection to our country's veterans.
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Nordic Economic Development Corporation
One group is taking a closer look at home grown food on the Northern Peninsula
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Nov 09/11:/Dean Cundey
Nearly 20 years ago, people were flocking to the theatre to see blockbuster Jurassic Park. Later today, one of the people who helped bring those dinosaurs to life will be in Corner Brook.
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Nov 09/11:/Rob Antle_Lotto
The Big Gamble: Could Atlantic Lottery's quest for bigger profits lead it to places like Albania...and into online casino gambling?
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Nov 09/11:/Gaudon_Waste
The town of Lourdes votes to jump on board Stephenville's garbage collection. Mayor Henry Gaudon tells us why.
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Nov 09/11:/Frank Carroll_India
Helping others through film. We hear from a Stephenville man who's heading to India with an open mind and a video camera.
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Nov 08/11:/Hannan_Hearing Loss
Hearing loss doesn't only happen when you get older, but there are things you can do to avoid it. We speak with an expert.
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Nov 08/11:/Karen Huxter_Cholera
Cholera in Haiti,...one year later. The epidemic is far from over. A Newfoundland woman who runs an orphanage in Haiti tells us what she's hearing and seeing first-hand.
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Nov 08/11:/Waste Management
Math, money and garbage. We get an update on the regional landfill and where your trash could be heading.
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Nov 07/11:/MNL Panel
From garbage collection to fire protection. Municipalities take care of a lot of services that affect our everyday lives. We hear what was up for discussion at this past weekend's Municipalities convention in Corner Brook.
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Nov 07/11:/Ball_Deer Lake Jobs
There are employment opportunities in the Town of Deer Lake. The Mayor tells us all about them.
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Nov 07/11:/Birds of A Feather
Birds of a feather will flock together.....especially if they have somewhere to go. We hear about plans to designate parts of Bay St. George as bird watching territory.
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Nov 04/11:/Daivd Freeman Tribute
An evening to honor the memory of a Grenfell Professor. We hear about "Seasons of Love" and the late Dr. David Freeman.
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Nov 04/11:/Dealership Damage
One Corner Brook dealership has fallen victim to vandalism for the fourth time in two months.
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Nov 04/11:/Royals Sweater Retirement
Goaltender Dave Matte is back with the Corner Brook Royals this weekend to remember the 1986 Allan Cup and to have his jersey retired.
Brian speaks with him.
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Nov 04/11:/Mayor Neville Greeley_Gymnastics
Local gymnasts are on a roll,...with enrolment growing by leaps and bounds. But will the City make a way for Saltos Gymnastics to get a new facility? We hear from Mayor Neville Greeley.
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Nov 04/11:/Joan Burke_New Department
More got shuffled than just the cabinet last week. Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic, as well as income support programs, come under a new department called Advanced Education and Skills.
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Nov 04/11:/United Church
How can religion affect climate change? The head of the United Church is on a mission to encourage people to get more involved with fixing the environment. We hear from one of the church's top members.
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Nov 04/11:/Wade Locke_Municipal Tax
Finding a new way to pay. Municipalities say property tax doesn't cover their costs. Economist Wade Locke will tell us where ELSE towns and cities in this province could raise revenue.
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Nov 03/11:/CNA Parking
We ask how the College of the North Atlantic in Corner Brook plans to tackle its parking shortage.
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Nov 03/11:/NL Freeride Group
Cold, white Winter. While some might not be looking forward to it, one group is trying to promote it.
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Nov 03/11:/Saltos Gymnastics
Room to move,...and bounce,...and flip. That's what the gymnastics club in Corner Brook needs. We hear whether Saltos Gymnastics is any closer to getting a new practice space.
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Nov 3/11:/Aging Centres
Our aging population - Why this province needs a Center for Aging.
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Nov 3/11:/Drug Dog
There's a new R-N-C employee... a little younger, smaller.....and hairier than some of his colleagues.
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Nov 02/11:/Michael Pittman
A local visual artist made the foray into film this summer and ended up an award winner.
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Nov 02/11:/Dave Wells_Cenotaph
Monumental task. The mayor of Corner Brook says the cenotaph at Remembrance Square will be back the way it was before being dismantled. But the local Legion has some concerns about how the Square will look on Remembrance Day.
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Nov 02/11:/CBC 75_Marion Hann
"This program is brought to you by.....", Remember when there were sponsored shows on CBC Radio? Marion Hann does. She was the host of one of them.
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Nov 02/11:/CBC 75_Dave MacDonald
Dave MacDonald is helping us mark 75 years of CBC programming in Canada. He worked with CBC Radio and TV in Corner Brook from 1961 to the 1990's.
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Nov 02/11:/CBC 75_Albert Colbourne
We take a walk through the CBC Television studio in Corner Brook to hear what it was like to work there from the 1950's to the 1980's.
We hear from a former producer.
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Nov 01/11:/Food Bank
More people are heading to food banks looking for help. We hear from the coordinator at the Food Bank Network of the Bay of Islands Ministerial Association, Inc.
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Nov 01/11:/Mayor Neville Greeley_Cenotaph
Bringing the shine back to the Cenotaph in Corner Brook. We ask what the City is doing to restore it in time for Remembrance Day.
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Nov 01/11:/Child Pornography Case
A West Coast man is facing 4 charges for possession and distribution of child pornography.
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Nov 01/11:/ Cervical Screening
We hear about changes that will keep women in the loop for pap testing.
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Oct 31/11:/Pine Marten
They are elusive little critters that have been bouncing back from near extinction in this province. We hear how you can help with a study of the pine marten.
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Oct 31/11:/Lights Out
Lights out, on the Northern Peninsula. Some towns did without electricity for a while last week. We get an update from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
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Oct 27/11:/Little Shop of Horrors
"Feed me, Seymour." If you're hungry for some entertaining theatre,...Off-Broadway Players has just the show for you, the Off-Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors."
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Oct 28/11:/Dianne Arthur
People in Englee are still without power this morning. Work is continuing to restore electrical service to the community. And some other towns on the Northern Peninsula may continue to experience some intermittent interruptions.This is all having an impact, of course, on people's lives. Diane Arthur is a teacher in Englee.
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Oct 28/11:/Lomond Pumpkins
Good grief, Charlie Brown, it's the Great Goosebumps!...er, the Great Pumpkin. A farmer in Little Rapids sells some strange-looking gourds for Hallowe'en.
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Oct 28/11:/Graveyard for Ships
When the Joseph and Clara Smallwood and the Caribou sailed away from the gulf service earlier this year they sailed into a graveyard for ships. And also into controversy.
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Oct 28/11:/Len Simms_Affordable Housing
Finding affordable housing could get a little easier in the Corner Brook - Humber Valley area. We get the latest from the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation.
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Oct 28/11:/Don't Give Up Your day Job
Don't give up your day job. You might think that M-H-As HAVE to leave behind their other personal endeavors once elected. But that's not exactly true. We find out what the law says provincial politicians can and can NOT do.
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Oct 28/11:/Marble 50th
Skiers and snowboarders are still waiting for the hill to turn white but actually this year Marble Mountain will be golden.
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The North This Week Jan 14, 2012
There a new magazine about Yellowknife and a new baby cradle made from cigarette butts.
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The North This Week, December 17, 2011
The best skating rink on the planet? Results from the inquiry into a fatal arctic search and rescue mission.
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The North This Week, December 03, 2011
We'll meet Yellowknife's Grand Tea Master and a man who chases away polar bears for a living.
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The North This Week, November 26, 2011
Nunavut's fur industry goes high tech and Remembering the Bay Boys.
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The North This Week, November 19, 2011
Dog vs Polar Bear? Discovering the wisdom of the elders.
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The North this Week, November 12, 2011
Pop-up shops pop up in Whitehorse and the N.W.T. Commissioner offers up some straight talk about being sober.
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The North This Week Oct 22, 2011
From Pond Inlet to the big screen; and how much will you pay for Northern Chicken poop.
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The North this Week, October 15th 2011
Restoring the Wildcat, and cleaning the North from the inside out.
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The North This Week, October 01, 2011
The missing boys from Baker Lake
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The North This Week, September 24, 2011
Homer Alaska wants Homer Simpson and we'll learn about the heat beneath our feet.
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The North This Week September 18, 2011
Bumping into a Royal in the NWT and Yukon's latest fitness fad.
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The North This Week, September 10, 2011
Post 9/11 children
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The North This Week, August 13, 2011
Saving a Yellowknife bar and STD's in Nunavut
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The North This Week, August 06, 2011
Another Royal visit and Yukon's newest subdivision
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A look back at a heroic doctor
History columnist Dianne Marshall tells us about a 19th century doctor who fought disease and disaster to help the less fortunate
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Ontario farmers urge caution on windmills
The President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture explains why they are saying no to windmills for the time being.
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A plan to amalgamate the South Shore into one entity
A couple of mayors from the region explain how municipalities plan to work together.
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Kalin's Forecast - Thursday
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Frank Hartman in Parrsboro
The band hall in Parrsboro has a new look and a new energy.
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Science Corner: January 25th, 2012
Bob Fournier tells us about the intricate architecture of bowerbirds
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Council giveth and council taketh away, and then they giveth back again
CBC reporter Pam Berman brings us an update on the future of the former St. Pat's - Alexandra school
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A passion for the past
Meet the Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University
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Left out in the cold: Part Two
The Minister reacts to concerns about the province's Heating Assistance Rebate Program.
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Kalin's Forecast - Wednesday
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Laurent D'Entremont in West Pubnico
A new book about angels is keeping a special memory alive for a family in West Pubnico.
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At the table with the Prime Minister
Chief Gerard Julian is in Ottawa to meet with the Prime Minisiter at the First Nations Summit
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Honouring a great woman
Evelina Upshaw is being honoured as an African Canadian hero.
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Left out in the cold
The province's heating rebate program might not help the most vulnerable.
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Wanda MacLennan in Mount Uniacke
Mount Uniacke is a little off the beaten track, but people there are determined to put the community back on the map.
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A proposed windmill project is pitting neighbour against neighbour
The great windmill debate continues in Pugwash.
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Jesse Hirsh: January 23rd, 2012.
Jesse Hirsh talks about the future of Research in Motion
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Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests visits Nova Scotia
A New Brunswick man comes to Nova Scotia looking for survivors of sexual abuse by priests.
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A conversation with a panhandler in Halifax
Information Morning's Margot Brunelle asks one young man whys he's there.
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Say What: January 23rd, 2012
We play a quick clip from a story we've done in the past week and you have to identify it.
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Kalin's Forecast - Monday
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Doreen Beaton in Port Hawkesbury
Find out why Big Brothers, Big Sisters opened a new office in Port Hawkesbury
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Newsquiz
It's fast, it's frivolous and it's funny.
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Mass Choir
Twenty years of singing .. and travelling together! The Nova Scotia Mass choir celebrates a milestone in concert this weekend
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Kristin Williams/SPCA
Round one goes to the provincial SPCA. We speak with executive director, Kristin Williams, about an important court decision yesterday.
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Loneliness
Isolation is often linked with mental illness. We hear a psychologist's strategy for overcoming the problem.
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Tony Goode
Secrets and trust. Retired naval captain Tony Goode helps to answer some of the questions swirling around the recent arrest of Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Paul Delisle.
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Ramona Jennex
We hear Ramona Jennex's ideas about lengthening the school day for some elementary students.
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Lisa Gleave from Windsor
Strap a helmet on your toddler - Ski Martock is introducing the little set to snowboarding.
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Science Corner: January 18th, 2012
Bob Fournier tells us why scientists are rethinking the number of planets in the universe.
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A modern day version of the refrain 'Tax the Rich, give to the poor.'
Economist Mike Bradfield tell us about the personal income tax changes he proposed for the provincial budget this spring.
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Turning the microscope on University president salaries
The CBC's Jennifer Henderson speaks with Chris Ferns, the President of the Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers
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An internet strike against censorship
We speak with an internet law expert about proposed American legislation poised to crack down on internet piracy.
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Kalin's Forecast - Wednesday
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Kevin Marzcak in Chester
Find out why the municipality of Chester is expropriating land.
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A penny for his thoughts
The Finance Minister explains why he wants voter input to assist with the challenges and choices surrounding the spring budget.
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Concerns over the IRS's crackdown on ex-pat Americans
We speak with an international tax specialist who answers questions about how the IRS will deal with "delinquint Americans."
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The oldest fire service in Canada gets a new Chief
Doug Trussler is the new fire chief of Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services.
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Port Report: January 17th, 2012
With a cruise ship on the rocks, we take a look at safety
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Kalin's Forecast - Tuesday
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Janet Becigneul in Antigonish
People in Maryvale worked hard and quickly to replace their historic church.
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Jesse Hirsh: January 16th, 2012
How Star Trek is influencing modern medicine
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An urn for mother and the radio
A Halifax artisan pays tribute to his mom
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Say What: January 16th, 2012
We play a quick clip from a story we've done in the past week, and you have to identify it.
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Turning the economic tide in Queen's County
Freelance reporter Katie Ingram speaks with some young business people to hear their thoughts as they look to the future.
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Kalin's Forecast - Monday
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John Verlinden in Musquodoboit Harbour
A Musquodoboit Harbour man is on the hunt for photos and stories to celebrate local hockey heritage.
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Stop complaining and step up
A professor at Dalhousie University hopes to inspire more people to get involved with municipal politics and their communities.
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Nova Scotians are worried about the plan to re-draw provincial electoral boundaries
The former Chair of the 1991-92 Provincial Electoral Boundary Commission says minorities are right to fear an electoral boundary review.
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Here are some healthcare suggestions, Mr. Premier
Mary Jane Hampton and Allan Lynch provide advice to the Premier as he heads west for discussions about healthcare funding.
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New Keji Yurts for winter campers
Kejimkujik National Park's Visitor Experience Manager describes the new yurts installed in the backcountry of the park.
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Kalin's Forecast - Friday
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Anita MacLellan in Economy
In Lower Five Islands, they've rediscovered an outdoor rink that hasn't been used for years.
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All is well with Angus L
Dianne Marshall tells us about the Nova Scotia politician whose name adorns the old bridge across Halifax Harbour.
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A seasoned scuba diver says Nova Scotia museums should display more artifacts from shipwrecks
If the given the opportunity, Nova Scotia's museums would NOT display a collection of artifacts from the Titantic. A scuba diver disagrees.
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All about Alice
The Community Services Minister responds to a funding crisis at Alice Housing
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Our second Sharing the View calendar fundraiser was another great success
We wrap up this year's sharing the view calendar project in support of Feed Nova Scotia.
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Pay now or pay later
The Diabetes Association says it's time the province picks up the tab for insulin pumps to manage type 1 diabetes.
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Voting in the recent Egyptian elections
A Haligonian with dual Canadian/Egyptian citizenship talks about a recent trip to Egypt.
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Kalin's Forecast - Thursday
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Jimmy Lefresne in Tatamagouche
There's a group of men in Tatamagouche who don't mind being considered odd fellows.
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A recipe for Macaroni and cheese connects a Halifax woman to the CEO of Microsoft.
A Halifax woman's blog is part of Microsoft CEO's presentation at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Science Corner: January 11th, 2011
Crumbling a piece of paper does not seem like much of a scientific challenge, but there's more to it than that
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Thirty years of good work, and still no stable support
A Halifax women's shelter is sounding the alarm bell over the amount of money it gets from the Province.
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Deplorable housing in First Nations communities
Some Wagmatcook residents say you don't have to go as far as Attawapiskat to find terrible housing conditions
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Getting coverage for an insulin pump
A young man with diabetes says that there are different standards for health care in different provinces
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Survey Says
Find out what telephone pollsters worry about when they're writing their questions
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Kalin's Forecast - Wednesday
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Ken Langille in Yarmouth
A multi-talented artist in Yarmouth had a tremendous success at his latest art show.
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A business perspective on rising tuition
Sunny Marche is a professor in Dalhousie's School of Business Administration in the Faculty of Management.
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Artifacts from the Titanic on auction
The head of the Nova Scotia museums shares his view on the ethics of dealing with artifacts from wrecks.
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A new phone scam is making the rounds
Daniel Williams of the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre explains how to protect yourself from the Windows Service Centre scam.
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Coyote carcasses dumped in a creek by the side of the road
A Yarmouth County woman recounts the discovery of the carcasses and we check in with the Wildlife Division at the Department of Natural Resources.
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Moving closer to getting a commuter rail line
Jennifer Watts, the Vice Chair of HRM's Transportation Standing Committee, will ask council to vote on a feasibility study for a commuter rail line.
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Kalin's Forecast - Tuesday
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Linda Arsenault in New Glasgow
They do more than score goals - the Crushers hockey team is making a difference in New Glasgow.
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Jesse Hirsh: January 9th, 2012
Find out what a GOOD computer virus is.
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Lobster fishermen are creating a new association
A lobster fisherman explains how they plan to withold their catch in the hopes of more cash
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Bringing exercise back into the classroom
CBC's Rob North brings us a look at "the new Science of Exercise and the Brain."
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Counteracting workplace bullying
A psychologist at Acadia University developed a program to challenge bullying and burnout
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Say What: January 9th, 2012
We play a quick clip from a story we've done in the past week and you have to identify it.
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Getting public transit back on the rails
A new on-line petition is calling for a commuter rail line from Bedford to Halifax.
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Kalin's Forecast - Monday
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Janice Guinan in Truro
Digging deep into a mystery in Little Dyke
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Patients and therapists are starting to feel the effects of the closure of the hydrotherapy pool
Find out what one physiotherapist thinks.
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A provincial cap on coverage for generic drugs
Two pharmacists explain how this will affect their business
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People's reaction to the news of a potential buyer for the Port Hawkesbury mill.
Bob MacEachern, owner of a Port Hawkesbury radio station, brings us the mood on the streets.
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Kalin's Forecast - Friday
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A rocking benefit for young mothers
People will be rocking out in rocking chairs to raise money for Supportive Housing for Young Mothers.
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David Tudor on Brier Island
David tells us about plans for an energy project near Brier Island
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A building boom hits Halifax
HRM's manager of urban design explains the municipality's 25 year growth plan
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Looking at legislation about bullying in Saskatchewan
The Executive Director of Occupational Health and Safety from Saskatchewan shares insight about their bullying laws
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The next steps in the effort to reopen the paper mill in Port Hawkesbury
Hear from the president of the company wanting to buy the plant and the bankruptcy trustee for NewPage Port Hawkesbury
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Preserving an old church
Hear from a couple in New Port who want to preserve an old, dilapidated church in their community by moving it and making it their new home.
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Kalin's Forecast - Thursday
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Patrick Hirtle in Bridgewater
People in Bridgewater are trying to figure out what to do with some old, empty buildings.
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A new program in Spryfield makes it easier to get your GED
Hear from a group of adults helping each other with their high school diplomas
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Science Corner: January 4th, 2011
Find out why researchers are using satellites to explore the world's supply of ground water
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The sentencing of Raymond Lahey
Hear from the CBC's Brian Dubreuil covering today's sentencing in Ottawa.
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Bullying in the Workplace Part 2
Take a look at the profile of the typical workplace bully.
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Shifting demographics
Hear about the plan to rejig electoral boundaries to reflect Nova Scotia's 21st century landscape.
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The future of the NewPage paper mill
A huge decision for people in the Port Hawkesbury area
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Letters to city council
Hear why North End Halifax residents aren't giving up on an empty school.
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Kalin's Forecast - Wednesday
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Bonnie Johnson in Middleton
Getting excited about an upcoming hockey tournament in Middleton
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Bullying in the workplace Part 1
Hear how bullying can affect your health, even if you're just a bystander
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Partyline turns 20
Each day we hear from a community in Nova Scotia, and that feature - that you may know as community contact - turns 20.
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Say What: January 3rd, 2011
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Port Report: January 3rd, 2011
When cold winter temperatures come rolling in, seafaring becomes more challenging.
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Kalin's Forecast - Tuesday
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Barbara Feeney in Mahone Bay
Find out what leaders in Mahone Bay have in store for 2012
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Reporter's Notebook
The CBC's Jean Laroche wraps up the year in provincial politics, with an eye on relations with Ottawa
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Heart's in the Highlands
Hear why passionate opinions about the direction of the Gaelic College has sparked a Scottish tiff.
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Kalin's Forecast - Friday
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Claudia Tugwell in Wolfville
Hear about a community walk or run to end the year on a healthy note
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More details on Nova Scotia's very own war horse
Hear more about the resting place of Fritz the horse and Bruno, the Belgian dog, who lived out their final years in Nova Scotia
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New disease modifying drugs
Hear about a new approach to the treatment of epilepsy and Alzheimer's
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Kalin's Forecast - Thursday
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Laurent D'Entremont in West Pubnico
The Acadian Village in West Pubnico is getting a new addition.
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One last visit to Margolians
The CBC's Jerry West says goodbye to a family-run business after 89 years.
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Move over Steven Speilberg
Nova Scotia has its own story of a war horse.
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Science Corner: December 28th, 2011
Frankincense is a Christmas symbol... but a new study suggests it might become hard to find.
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Kalin's Forecast
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Dick Levy in Digby
A new marching band is taking it's first steps in Digby.
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Buying locally grown food
It's been a growing trend, now it's an investment opportunity.
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Experts say tougher sentences and more jails won't curb youth crime
CBC's Stephen Puddicombe brings us the details
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Say What: December 27th, 2011
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Kalin's Forecast - Tuesday
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Elwyn Hemphill in Pictou
The Pictou courthouse gets a new look, thanks to some old windows
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Publishing a Christmas Story
Hear from an uncle who's setting the bar pretty high for Christmas gifts this year
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Their first Christmas in Halifax
Meet a christian family from Iraq who arrived in Canada as refugees just one week ago.
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Kalin's Forecast - Friday
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Mary Leblanc in Canso
Our community contact shares her memories of a family celebration 50 years ago in Canso
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A Christmas Dollhouse
Hear the true story behind a new book and a radio drama that will air tomorrow
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A panel on the spectre of violence in Dartmouth's north end.
Hear from a former executive director of the Dartmouth North Boys and Girls Club, and the Municipal Councillor for Albro Lake-Harbourview
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A pre-Christmas surprise
A family in need in the Valley received the gift of a life-time last night in New Minas
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Kalin's Forecast - Thursday
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Arlene McGregor in Churchville
Hear about a school feast in Pictou County planning a turkey dinner for 250 people.
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Science Corner: December 21st, 2011
Bob Fournier tells us about new research into regenerating cells
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Living within your neans
The CBC's Margot Brunelle speaks with financial advisor, Stephanie Holmes.
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Schools in the Chignecto region receive a failing report card
Hear from a Pugwash parent who wants to find out what this means
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Urban renewal
Hear about a successful housing project in Toronto that serves people of all incomes
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A Nova Scotia connection with Rwandan Judicial reforms
Hear from Supreme Court Justice Allan Boudreau
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Kalin's Forecast - Wednesday
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Paul Comeau in Grosses Coques
Hear an Acadian perspective on the possibility of cutting seats in the provincial legislature
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Controversy continues over the former St. Pat's Alexandra school in Halifax
Hear from the a downtown councillor and from the director of the North End Community Health Centre
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Taking the bullet without back-up
Hear from a volunteer police officer who was injured on the job and is not eligible for Worker's Compensation
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A family recipe brings in a quarter of a million dollars
Hear about a Lunenburg woman's luscious and lucrative lemon pudding recipe.
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Kalin's Forecast - Tuesday
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Sara Keddy in Berwick
Find out what people are doing in the valley to improve their schools.
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A community tries to reclaim St. Patrick's - Alexandra School
Highlights of yesterday's rally opposed to the development planned for a former north-end Halifax school.
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Jesse Hirsh: December 19th, 2011
A look at why Canadians are so comfortable doing banking on smartphones, and how retailers are getting in on the trend.
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Trial enters new phase
The CBC's Elizabeth Chiu brings us an update on the trial in the death of a seven-week-old baby.
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Making sure lobster remains king
The CBC's Rob North tells us how Southwest Nova is battling bad press this lobster season.
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Say What: December 19th, 2011
We play a clip from a story we've done in the past week, and you have to identify it.
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Kalin's Forecast - Monday
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Ken Langille in Yarmouth
Find out how restaurants in Yarmouth are doing their best to support fishermen
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Closing the doors and turning off the heat to avoid financial grief
Hear about efforts to keep a museum viable in Middleton.
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A poem penned for our food bank fundraiser
with Halifax's poet laureate Tanya Davis
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Kalin's Forecast - Friday
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Refugees learning to use the food bank
Hear from a family that is new to Canada who rely on food bank programs to help them settle in
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An ongoing legacy of charity
Dianne Marshall brings us the story of some feisty women who set a precedent for charity work almost 100 years ago.
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David Brown in Milford station
Hear about an East Hants man who lived his life giving back to the community.
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Political Panel
Our MLAs are about to rise for a seasonal stretch - but not before Jane Purves and Ralph Surette sign-off on their report cards.
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Gentrification in Halifax North End
Hear from developer Joe Meteledge and real estate developer and consultant Ross Cantwell.
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Meet the Darksiders
Hear about a new biker organization the police are keeping their eyes on
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The health authority closes down a hydro therapy pool
Find outwhat happens next for the hydro-therapy pool at the Rehab Centre in Halifax.
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Dwayne Provo in Lake Echo
The North Preston Community Centre is fairly new, but it's already about to get a refit
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Kalin's Forecast - Thursday
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Science Corner: December 14th, 2011
Research into a shred of evidence - hear about putting secure documents back together again.
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A look at the Windsor report on the future of NSCAD University
Hear from report author Howard Windsor and NSCAD professor and member of Friends of NSCAD, Gary Markle.
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Minister reacts to the Windsor Report
The Minister of Labour and Advanced Education reacts to the Howard Windsor report on the future of NSCAD University
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Not just spinning their wheels
Find out how BMX racers in Nova Scotia are hoping to build a new racetrack.
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Kalin's Forecast - Wednesday
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Louise Lindsay in Shelburne
Walking away from the Osprey - Shelburne says goodbye to a dedicated artistic director
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A condemned wharf as life-line to the sea
Hear about the dilemma facing lobster fishermen in Freeport
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Needing support in the classroom
One family's struggle to make sure their son, who has autism, gets the support he needs at school
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Be wary of ticks with lyme disease
Ticks carrying lyme disease have spread to five regions of the province.
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Something to chew on
A restaurant in Halifax's North End shuns inspections and flys under the radar.
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Port Report: December 13th, 2011
Hear why there is an oil rig in the harbour right now.
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Kalin's Forecast - Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
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Sheila Sheppard in Caledonia
He's very blue this Christmas and he's happy about it. Hear about a growing success in Caledonia
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Mr. December
Hear an interview with Sharing the View Calendar 2011 artist Marven Nelligan.
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Jesse Hirsh: December 12th, 2011
Our tech columnist delivers holiday gift suggestions.
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Giving criminals with business sense a second chance
Hear the story of an effective rehabilitation program in Sydney.
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Say What: December 12th, 2011
We play a quick clip from a story we've done in the past week, and youhave to identify it.
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Stemming the tide of addiction
Hear from a family physician in Kentville who's working extra hours learning how to give methadone
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Dying with dignity and comfort
Hear about efforts in the Annapolis Valley to build the first combined hospice and palliative are centre in the province.
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Kalin's Forecast
Hear CBC meteorologist Kalin Mitchell's latest weather report from this morning's show.
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Peggy Atkinson in Liverpool
There's a construction boom happening in Liverpool, at the rec centre, hospital, and now, at the junior high.
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Today's weather
Hear CBC meteorologist Kalin Mitchell's latest weather report from this morning's show.
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A new book on the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Hear from author Tom Sheppard about the festival's long history
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Where in the world is Baby Lady?
Hear about the case of a cat missing from Halifax's north end.
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Reporter's Notebook
CBC reporter Jean Laroche brings us up to speed on the latest in the provincial legislature.
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A reversal on the MacIntosh case
The CBC's Joan Weeks tells us why a court has thrown out indecent assault charges against Fenwick MacIntosh
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Changing the road map, and losing the men who make them
Hear from the NSCC about it's decision to dismiss three mapping gurus
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Dianne Powell in Wentworth
The motel in Wentworth is under new management, which is good news for people who like to dine out.
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Halifax students disrupt conference in Durban
Hear from a Halifax student who disrupted the Canadian Environment Minister's speech at the UN Climate Change conference in South Africa
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Remembering those less fortunate
Dianne Marshall takes us back to a time and place many people would sooner forget - the poorhouse.
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A look at pesticides on organic foods
Think that organic produce is pesticide-free? You might have to think again.
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Inside a Nightmare
Elizabeth Chiu will tell us about the trial of a man accused of killing his baby
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Laura Churchill Duke in Kentville
People in Port Williams breathe a sigh of relief to see that their bridge repair is finally finished
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Science Corner: December 7th, 2011
Dr. Bob Fournier gets into the spirit of the season, with a look at reindeer.
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The latest on Halifax's stadium debate
Hear from two Dartmouth councillors about last night's stadium debate.
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Turning on the lights for letter carriers
Hear about a new campaign called "Porchlights for Posties."
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There's a lot of them, but they are fragile
Hear how the industry is dealing with the challenges of the fall lobster season
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Doreen Beaton in Port Hawkesbury
A simple idea that has really started rolling - the community bus system in Port Hawkesbury
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One down, one to go
Hear what the Bowater deal might tell us about the effforts to save Newpage.
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Laying the cable leads to hundreds of jobs
Hear from Emera about the building of the Maritime Link with Newfoundland
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Fore
Controversy over beach access in Inverness because of the new Cabot Links golf course
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Anita MacLellan in Economy
Slow down on your way to market. Hear about traffic concerns near Masstown
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A brand new Arts Council for Nova Scotia
Hear from someone who was an advisor to the development of the new council and one arts advocate who says it's not enough.
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Seeing the forest for the trees
Delving deeper into the Bowater deal with the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources
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HRM Councillor blocks public Occupy discussion
Apparently, there is a limit to what you can discuss in one Fall River community Hall
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A Mi'kmaq man tells his experience teaching governance
Hear what First Nations communities are learning about good governance
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Say What: December 5th, 2011
We play a quick clip from a story we've done in the past week, and you have to identify it.
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Frank Hartman in Parrsoboro
A community group in Parrsoboro hopes to win a big prize to build a summer park
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And he's not even running!
A new poll shows most people in HRM want Mike Savage as mayor, even though he's not officially a candidate
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Labour, media, business and more: Ralph and Jane give us their take
Ralph Surrette and Jane Purves look at the latest happenings in the province, and what they mean for our future and our politicians
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Commentary
Meghan Marentette thinks there could be advantages if NSCAD merged with another university.
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A Nova Scotian scholar and a gentleman
Our historical tour guide, Dianne Marshall brings us to the campus of Dalhousie University.
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Making sense of new breast cancer screening guidelines
Hear from a breast cancer specialist who just got back from a national conference
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A new way to buy local
Customers and growers are teaming up to create a new grocery store.
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Board members speak up
More on the Sydney animal shelter's ongoing battle with the provincial SPCA
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A response from the Nova Scotia School Board Association
Another look at the Minister's decision to give a school board the axe
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Janet Becigneul in Antigonish
Find out about the changing faces in the shops in Antigonish
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Science Corner: November 30th, 2011
Dr. Fournier tells us about new research into synthesia
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An "F" for failure, and an "F" for fired
Hear a reaction about the Education Minister's dismissal of the South Shore Regional School Board.
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Aphasia therapy in Halifax
Hear about a program that brings people here from all over the world
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Should parking fees be abolished at Canadian hospitals?
Hear why some doctors think these fees may be more than just a nuisance
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Patrick Hirtle in Bridgewater
Hear about a new enthusiasm for outdoor skating in Bridgewater
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From Arizona to Halifax, for treatement
Marty Booher and her husband Jerry sing the praises of a treatment facility at Dalhousie
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A controversial fund raiser
Joanne Bernard, who works with women fleeing domestic violence, says women's boxing is an inappropriate way to raise money for the homeless.
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Confusion over breast exams
An oncologist and a family physician give their views of new breast screening guidelines.
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Port Report: November 19th, 2011
What's in a name? Find out why and how vessels are named.
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Laurent D'Entremont in West Pubnico
West Pubnico cleans up its act, with a brand new sewer system
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Jesse Hirsh: November 28th, 2011
Some malls and big box retailers may be tracking you as you shop...thanks to your mobile phone.
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Building cross-cultural bridges
Hear some practical tips from two healthcare consultants who work in First Nations communities.
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Elections begin in Egypt
Hear a view from a journalist on the streets of Cairo.
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Say What: November 28th, 2011
Say What: November 28th, 2011
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Aleah Lomas Anderson in Sherbrooke
Anglicans in Sherbrook took some lemons and made lemonade
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Meet CBC`s new meteorologist
Meet Kalin Mitchell, the newest member of our team.
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Reporter`s Notebook
Jean Laroche brings us the highlights from the legislature
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Auction report
Timothy Gillespie tells us what happened yesterday at the soundstage auction
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Why Canada supports the porbeagle shark fishery.
DFO responds to concerns about porbeagle fishery
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Charlene DeConde in Stewiacke
Charlene DeConde in Stewiacke
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Concerns about Porbeagle sharks
Shannon Arnold of the Ecology Action Centre questions why Canada supports a fishery of an endangered species.
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On the auction block
The beleagured Seacoast Film studios is up for auction in Shelburne
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Seeking help south of the border
Samantha Monaghan has to take her son who has a rare brain disorder to Washington to see specialist Dr William Dobyns.
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A burglary gone awry
Hear our latest segment from history columnist Dianne Marshall
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Linda Arsenault in New Glasgow
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Fournier - Europa
Europa
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Seniors - Withers TT
CBC Reporter Paul Withers gets an inside look at what life is like for people with family members waiting to get into senior care in Nova Scotia.
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John Measor
SMU professor John Measor weighs in on the growing violence amidst demonstrations in Tahrir square, Egypt.
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Addiction Treatment
It's been a month since a new treatment program began for people suffering from drug addiction in the Annapolis Valley. The program is full, and so is the wait list.
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SPCA Update
The SPCA Cape Breton in Sydney is still trying to resolve a dispute with some of its volunteers.
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Seafarers donations down this year
Halifax's Mission to Seafarers usually collects donations to hand out 1,800 care packages to people who find themselves in Nova Scotia over Christmas, but this year, donations are down.
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David Tudor in Briar Island
We'll hear about the calm before the storm (literally, and figuratively, storm being the lobster season)in Briar Island.
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SPCA troubles in Sydney
The CBC's Wendy Martin brings us an update on the latest in the dispute at the Sydney, Cape Breton SPCA.
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NSCAD Food Bank
The food bank donation bin at NSCAD seems to be emptying as soon as it's filled. The CBC's Phlis McGregor dropped by the Arts school to meet the people who need the food bank to eat.
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Lenore Zann
Actor and MLA Lenore Zann remembers former Neptune Theatre Artistic Director John Neville.
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Kids Dentistry
Some children are waiting for up to 450 days for dental surgery in the maritimes. Jocelyn Vine, of the IWK is our guest.
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Milford House
Ten years after a fire devastated the main lodge at Milford House, an architect and longtime guest explain how they re-built in just one year.
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Bonnie Johnson Robbery
Our community contact in Middleton, and neighbourhood watch volunteer has been robbed.
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Kevin Marczak in Chester
We'll hear how chester is trying to stop a cell phone tower from going up.
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Jesse Hirsh
That fun new app on your android phone could be collecting personal information.
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Kathleen Connolly
News from Tahrir square in Cairo, as demonstrations continue, and from a correspondent that Don is anxious to hear from.
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Say What
listen to this week's quiz!
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Health Authorities
PC Leader Jaimie Baillie weighs in on the ongoing debate over the effectiveness of District Health Authorities in Nova Scotia.
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SPCA troubles
A bizarre stand-off is happening at the SPCA in Sydney, Cape Breton.
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Hockey safety
Sid the Kid is about to make his big return to the ice after a serious concussion. On his home turf, at Big League's in Cole Harbour, a discussion about head injuries will take place before the game.
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Jimmy LeFresne in Tatamagouche
folks in Tatamagouche are getting a big Christmas present this year: a new library!
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Political Panel: How is the Dexter government holding up?
Our Political Panel weighs in on how our government's doing in the face of a growing economic crisis.
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Who's looking after offshore safety and environmental standards?
Hear from the Chief Executive Officer of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board.
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How reliable is our meat inspection program?
Hear from the Minister of Agriculture
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Bonnie Johnson in Middleton
Hear why their community is looking for suspicious happenings.
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Impending deportation
Hear the story of a couple of vulnerable elderly friends who may be torn apart because one of them is American.
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A closer look at some provincial departments and agencies
Hear from the Auditor General about his latest report
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Speaking her mind or stabbing Alberta in the back?
Hear from MP Megan Leslie who went on a trip to Washington to caution against an Alberta pipeline project in the United States
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History column with Dianne Marshall
Our history columnist takes us to a place that doesn't exist anymore
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John Verlinden in Musquodobit Harbour
Folks in Musquodobit Harbour took a gamble on a community centre, and it's paying off.
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Bob Fournier on Pythons
Watching a python eat is a scary and fascinating thing. The huge snakes go a LONG time between meals and then swallow their supper whole. When they do that, amazing things happen to their hearts .... things that researchers think might help HUMAN hearts. Information Morning's science commentator, Bob Fournier, is here to tell us more
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Occupy Nova Scotia movement with Debbie Hum & Jennifer Watts
We spoke with Debbie Hum & Jennifer Watts about the Occupy Nova Scotia movement
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The Trailer Park Boys reach Afghanistan
About a month ago, we received an intriguing email from an American soldier stationed in Afghanistan.
Captain Paul Shepard told us he'd found our show on-line and is considering a trip to Nova Scotia from his home in New York State next year.
It's taken awhile for us to go through the proper channels to reach Captain Shepard by phone in Afghanistan but we finally did it.
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Extra support for parents
A disturbing story is coming out of a Halifax courtroom this week. A story about a young Bangladeshi couple living in meagre circumstances, clearly unprepared for the demands of a newborn baby. The father is fighting manslaughter and aggravated assault charges in the death of his 7-week old daughter, in July 2009. The baby's mother received a conditional discharge last Spring, after pleading guilty to failing to provide the necessities of life.
This very sad story raises questions about the supports in place for families in distress. Maura Donovan runs Extra Support for Parents she spoke with us about the situation
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Community Contact Wayne Currie Nov 16, 2011
Wayne Currie in Annapolis Royal
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Market Outlook with Bob Mussett
Prominent business people met in Halifax for the 2012 Market Outlook Breakfast.
Information Morning's Diane Paquette spoke with Bob Mussett. He's the senior vice president and senior managing director of CBRE Limited in Atlantic Canada. CBRE is a commercial real estate company and it's hosting the event.
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Community Contact Mahone Bay Nov 15, 2011
We check in with Barbara Feeney of Mahone Bay for todays Community Contact.
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Port Report Nov 15, 2011
Port Report with Mac Mackay for Nov 15, 2011
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Mayor John Leefe
Mayor John Leefe speak's with us about the Region of Queens Municipality and the challenges the community faces.
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What's next for the Occupy Nova Scotia?
In this package we'll hear from Occupy Nova Scotia supporter's who says they're looking into legal action.
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Jesse Hirsh: November 14th, 2011
Hear how Twitter has grown up.
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Un-occupied
Hear the Mayor defend the decision to evict protestors from a downtown park
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Fire destroys White Point Lodge
Hear from the General Manager and a woman who was married there this weekend
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Say What: November 14th, 2011
Say What: November 14th, 2011
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Elwin Hemphill in Pictou
A new group is working hard to put Pictou on the map, and encourage new residents.
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History - Mona Parsons
Romance .. Adventure ... Life and Death decisions .. Our history column shines a light on a brave Nova Scotian woman and her extraordinary experiences during world war 2.
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Grow your own poppies
Poppies are everywhere today... on people's lapels and collars... we find out about how to grow them in the garden.
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Ron Jackson's train
A remembrance day like none other -- We hear how Ron Jackson and his team of volunteers honoured the year of the veteran with several hundred vets on the Remembrance Day Train.
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Mary Stewart
The Reason for Hope. We tell you about a concert coming up in New Glasgow to raise money for Breast Cancer Research.
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A home-coming for doctors
Hear from Dr Giselle Dugas at the Clare Health Centre.
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Missing money in Bridgetown
An audit reveals the town is missing more than two hundred thousand dollars
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Will the Bay of Fundy be named one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
Hear an update on the Bay's standing in a competition that ends tomorrow.
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Giving from a corporate perspective
Hear from one of our corporate partners in the Sharing the View calendar project about raising money for Feed Nova Scotia
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Lisa Gleave in Windsor
Find out why so many international students are visiting Windsor.
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Science Corner: November 9th, 2011
Bob Fournier brings us 2 new reports on how the Vikings used a special stone to help navigate their naval voyages.
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An update on the M/V Minor
CBC's Joan Weeks brings us the latest on the ship stranded on the shores of Scaterie Island
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How a Halifax physician became an expert witness in the Michael Jackson murder trial
Hear from Dr. Orlando Hung, an anaesthetist at the Halifax Infirmary, and his son David.
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Why dental health for seniors is a concern?
Hear from Dr. Debora Matthews
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Ken Langille in Yarmouth
Hear some veterans' stories from Yarmouth as Rememberance Day approaches.
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Financial advice
Stephanie Holmes offers some valuable advice on returning items that don't live up to expectations.
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New land acquisition for traveling wildlife
Hear about a land purchase connecting Nova Scotia to New Brunswick
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How the nurses' salary settlement will affect healthcare
Hear from Mary Jane Hampton, a health consultant and frequent contributor to Information Morning
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Paul Comeau in Grosses Coques
Hear why a lodge in Halifax means so much to visitors from around the province.
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New Glasgow mourns
CBC's Phonse Jessome brings us the latest as the town deals with the news that Amber Kirwan's remains have been found.
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Jesse Hirsh: November 7th, 2011.
Hear about a high-tech way to get a date in a hurry.
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Taking stock of the Safer Communities Act
Is the safer communities act really making our communities safer?
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Celebrating Nova Scotia's Music Awards
Hear who this year's winners were as the awards were handed out in Yarmouth on Sunday evening.
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Say What: November 7th, 2011
Say What: November 7th, 2011
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Sara Keddy in Berwick
Hear why the Board of Trade is the topic of conversation in Berwick
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Political Panel: November 4th, 2011
Jane Purves and Ralph Surette - putting provincial politics in perspective
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An Irishman abroad
Get the latest on the famous wanker bankers
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Claudia Tugwell in Wolfville
Take your appetite for food and movies to Wolfville for a delicious film festival
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The first Halifax market
Our history columnist, Diane Marshall, brings us some juicy stories about market day.
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CUSO celebrates 50 years of sending volunteers abroad
Hear how the organization evolved over that time
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Another blow to the paper industry
Hear about Bowater's latest woes.
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My paychecheque is bigger than your paycheque
An arbitration decision pits Halifax nurses against rural nurses.
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Peggy Atkinson in Liverpool
Some bad news and some hopeful news on the economy in Liverpool.
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Science Corner: November 2nd, 2011.
Find out why scientists and doctors are so interested in the habits of woodpeckers.
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Time to come home?
The CBC's Michael Dick speaks with Nova Scotians in Alberta who may be coming home to work since the shipbuilding announcement.
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Watching the water rise
Hear about an orphanage in Thailand with a local connection.
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Laura Churchill Duke in Kentville
Touchdown! A former pro football player has just launched a new book about parenting
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A passport for bargains and information
Hear from travel consultant, Bob Sime, with helpful tips on searching for vacation deals on-line
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The public outcry over Old Harry
The controversy over oil exploration in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Growing world population
What hitting the 7 billion mark means for the planet.
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Say What: November 1st, 2011
Say What: November 1st, 2011
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Port Report: November 1st, 2011
Harbour watcher Mac Mackay gives us a sense of how long it will be before the Halifax Shipyard begins work on the new contract.
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Memories of the Springhill mining disaster
Hear from a survivor of the 1956 mine explosion in Springhill on the eve of it's anniversary.
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Anita MacLellan in Economy
Hear about a one-of-a-kind memorial park in Bass River
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A Life of Crime
Hear from author Ian Rankin
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Jesse Hirsh: October 31st, 2011
Hear about a new study that looks at the connection between kids' computer literacy and their parents' income.
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Another look down the bottle
Hear from an addictions specialist about the growing cost of risky drinking in Nova Scotia
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Emera on Trial
Hear from an NGO from the Bahamas who are taking Nova Scotia Power's parent company to court
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Mary Willa Littler from Springhill
How the Springhill Lion's Club got its groove back.
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Confronting binge drinking
Hear about the making of a video campaign to jump-start a conversation about binge drinking in Nova Scotia.
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Canada's Submarine Program
Hear about an idea to scrap Canada's diesel subs and consider purchasing nuclear submarines
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Listening and learning
Hear from residential school survivors who are taking part in this week's Truth and reconciliation Commission gathering in Halifax.
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Mary Leblanc in Canso
Find out why 85 people are meeting each and every single week in Canso
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Tom Miller Award 2012
Historian Ken Donovan is this year's winner of the Tom Miller Human Rights Award. He's receiving the award for his research on slavery at Fortress Louisbourg and elsewhere in Cape Breton. (runs 6:52 Jan.26, 2012)
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Aboriginal Economic Development
Find out what happened at a round table discussion in Ottawa about Aboriginal Economic Development from two of the Cape Breton participants. Membertou Chief Terry Paul, and Keith Brown, the Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies at Cape Breton University. (runs 10:55 Jan. 26, 2012)
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Craft Courses 3 - Pottery
We throw ourselves into a pottery lesson with Greig Bishop at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design as our series in winter craft courses continues. (runs 7:36 Jan. 26, 2012)
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Jim St. Clair - Lt. Arthur St. Clair
We march back into history to meet a soldier who fought alongside the likes of General Wolfe and General George Washington. Our Community Historian Jim St. Clair didn't have to go through history for this tale, though... he just traced his family tree. (runs 6:50 Jan. 25, 2012)
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Netting Big Research Money
We check back with a Cape Breton University Professor who has received more than half a million dollars to expand her research on electric fish. Dr. Vielka Salazar teaches biology at CBU and leads the research project. (runs 9:42 Jan. 25, 2012)
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Creature Discomforts
Find out why people in East Lake Ainslie are worried about a couple of moose on the loose and what DNR is doing about it. Bruce Murphy is the wildlife technician for Inverness County with the Department of Natural Resources. (runs 6:51 Jan. 25, 2012)
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Craft Courses 2 - Needle Felting
In our series about craft courses at the CB Centre for Craft and Design, learn about the finer points of needle felting from Shari MacLeod who teaches courses during the winter session. (runs 6:06 Jan. 25, 2012)
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Screaming Eagles So Far
Talkin' hockey with our Sports guy Charlie Cuff. He looks at the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles so far this season and the plans they have for future seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. (runs 7:35 Jan. 24, 2012)
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"SNAP" Visit
Hear about the support group for victims of sexual abuse by clergy that plans to create a branch of support here in Cape Breton. Reporter Joan Weeks tells us about "SNAP". (runs 6:37 Jan. 24, 2012)
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Craft Courses 1 - Jewelry
Get crafty this Winter... the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design invites you to join their workshops. This week, we find out about some of the courses offered. One of the artists and instructors, Linda Lou MacIntyre gives a lesson in jewelry making. (runs 7:18 Jan. 24, 2012)
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Staging "Death Of A Salesman"
Cape Breton University hopes you'll definitely like the upcoming presentation of an Arthur Miller classic. The director and the lead actor - make a pitch for their new production of "Death of A Salesman" at the Boardmore Theatre. (runs 11:06 Jan. 23, 2012)
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Mabou Growth Fund
Find out how the community of Mabou is hoping to generate investment that will help provide more housing in the area. The Mabou Growth Fund will sell shares in a CEDIF, Chad Munro, a volunteer member of the Board, explains. (runs 7:30 Jan. 23, 2012)
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Inverness Hospital Rally
A rally opposing operating room closures at their local hospital saw hundreds of concerned residents of Inverness County show support and voice their opinions on the matter. (runs 6:44 Jan. 23, 2012)
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New Leadership at the Lodge
We speak with the new manager of the Keltic, Matthew MacKenzie. (runs 8:37)
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SPCA Sydney
Reaction from two principal players after yesterday's court ruling. (runs 6:54)
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A Wealth of Experience
We find out about a new mentorship program called Partners For Growth. The Cape Breton Partnership is sponsoring the program which aims to get more women in leadership roles. (runs 6:42)
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Elementary Education Plan
CBC reporter Jennifer Henderson interviews Education Minister Ramona Jennex. (runs 6:03)
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The Volunteer Sector
Sometimes when you offer to lend a helping hand, you can get slapped with legal troubles....especially if you volunteer to serve on a Board. (runs 1041)
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Making Waves in Sydney Harbour
As the dredge nears completion, we get to the bottom of plans to develop the port. (runs 13:34)
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Cape Breton Regional Council
Hal Higgins reports on last night's gathering. (runs 6:23)
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Then and Now
Jim St. Clair has #2 in our series of columns on the bridges of Cape Breton Island. This morning Jim looks back on the history of the Seal Island Bridge. (runs 9:21)
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EduNova
We meet the president of a not for profit organization that helps attract international students to Nova Scotia. (runs 9:36)
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A How-To Website
Inspiration for Nova Scotians to get involved by offering advice on how you can prepare yourself to run for office. (runs 6:42)
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Going, Going...Not Quite Gone
The dilapidated drydock building in north end Sydney is scheduled to be demolished. (runs 3:48)
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The Missing Greenlink
Hear how a project to re-open a system of trails in Sydney's Rotary Park is being revived. (7:21)
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Catholic Church Closures
Changes proposed for the Sydney Deanery of the Catholic Church would see some churches close and others share a priest.
Parishioners received the news at Sunday services. (runs 5:04)
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A Liberal Amount Of Praise
We speak with a Cape Bretoner who was at the tribute dinner to Allan J. MacEachen in Ottawa last night. (runs 6:54)
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Long Distance Education
Meet two of the students who have come to Cape Breton from Papua New Guinea for training in the oil and gas industry. (runs 7:50)
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Boxing Canada
Membertou has been a knockout host this week. (runs 5:35)
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Learning By Example
Getting on the job training is still one of the best ways to learn. Nova Scotia has launched the first review of the apprenticeship training program in more than 10 years. (runs 7:53)
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Head Of The Class
Nova Scotia's First Nations communities are already doing many of the things proposed in new legislation from the Federal government. Find out what Mi'kmaq schools are doing right already from Eleanor Bernard, Executive Director of the Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey. (runs 9:51 Jan12, 2012)
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Inverness Housing
Building a new model for affordable housing in Inverness through a unique community project that will build new homes on municipal land. Jim Mustard is the municipal councilor for District 3 in Inverness and Conrad Taves is the designer on the project. (runs 8:26 Jan.12, 2012)
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Meditation For The Masses
We find out about something called a "Meditation Mob" coming to Sydney this weekend at the YMCA. Pamela Johnson is one of the organizers of the event and she explains what will happen on Sunday. (runs 6:28 Jan.12, 2012)
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Jim St. Clair - Murray's Hill Bridge
Each week, our Cape Breton historian, Jim St. Clair, builds a bridge across time on his column "Then and Now". Today, he turns his attention to "bridges" as we begin a new series on that all important aspect of transportation on our Island. (runs 8:04 Jan. 11, 2012)
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Wagmatcook Housing Concerns
Poor housing for some residents of Wagmatcook First Nation raises questions about conditions in the community. Reporter Joan Weeks investigates the situation. (runs 10:15 Jan. 11, 2012)
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Stamp Of Approval
Twenty years ago, Canada Post wanted to close its Post Office in Mabou. But a unique private arrangement with a community group saved it. We recognize the 20th anniversary of Mabou Communications, Jim Cummings is chair of the volunteer board. (runs 7:48 Jan. 11, 2012)
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Workplace Column - Resolutions
We all want our New Year's Resolutions to Work. But did you make any resolutions ABOUT work? Workplace consultant Pierre Battah talks about turning over a new leaf in a new year and the idea of companies making resolutions, too. (runs 6:49 Jan. 10, 2012)
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Sharp Thinking
Our feature on Research at Cape Breton University continues, today, we focus on injection drug users and how a network of volunteers are helping them stay safe. The research project pairs CBU with Addiction Services. (runs 12:17 Jan. 09, 2012)
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Fundraising 101
There's no shortage of charities that need to raise cash in our community. Linda Crockett, a professional fundraiser, is offering to help them out. Not by raising money, but by teaching them how to fundraise through a new course at the NSCC Marconi. (runs 8:58 Jan. 09, 2012)
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Vulnerable Votes
The vice-chair of the electoral boundaries committee NDP MLA Leonard Preyra talks about the decision to recommend including four minority ridings in larger ridings in Nova Scotia. An all party committee of the Legislature has voted to remove the protected status of those ridings. (runs 8:32 Jan. 06, 2012)
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Keeping The Bug At Bay
Suzanne Rhodenizer-Rose, Director of Quality and Patient Safety with Infection Prevention and Control Nova Scotia, explains what the province is doing to help the Cape Breton District Health Authority tackle the recent C. difficile outbreak. (runs 8:32 Jan. 05, 2012)
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NewPage Buyer
Find out what's next in the effort to reopen the shuttered NewPage paper mill in Port Hawkesbury, we hear from Ronald Stern, President of the company that's interested in running it. And, we hear why Ernst and Young recommended that company. (runs 10:06 Jan. 05, 2012)
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Sentencing Panel Discussion
We reconvene a panel of Cape Breton Catholics to discuss the sentence of the former Bishop of Antigonish Raymond Lahey for possessing and importing child pornography. (runs 12:26 Jan. 05, 2012)
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Year-ender Three - CBU President John Harker
The President and Vice-chancellor of Cape Breton University, John Harker, joins us for our year-end chat about the past year on Campus. (runs 11:33 Jan. 04, 2012)
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Jim St. Clair - 12th Day Of Christmas
Stretching out the Season. Our Community Historian Jim St. Clair reviews why January 6th still looms large for many who celebrate Christmas. (runs 4:57 Jan. 04, 2012)
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NewPage Announcement
A Going Concern... or Concern About It Going. Word on the future of the NewPage plant in Port Hawkesbury could come today. Reporter Jennifer Henderson re-caps the options that could be announced. (runs 7:52 Jan. 04, 2012)
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A Difficult Bug
The Cape Breton District Health Authority is dealing with a new outbreak of C. difficile at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. CEO John Malcom explains the current outbreak and how they're dealing with it. (runs 11:16 Jan. 04, 2012)
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Year-ender Two - CBRM Mayor John Morgan
At this time of year, we like to take a little time to look back - and look ahead - and chat with the people who make decisions in our area, and who influence our lives. We kick the New Year off with the Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, John Morgan. (runs 17:43 Jan. 03, 2012)
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Boxing Week 2012
Membertou plays host to the 2012 Canadian National Boxing Championships, featuring everything from fights to dinner theatre. Willie McNeil of Ring 73 offers a preview of the event and what it means for the sport. (runs 7:16 Jan. 03, 2012)
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Musician Joe Waye
For four decades, he's been strumming his guitar playing a wide range of music. But now, Sydney musician Joe Waye has released his first solo CD of the music he enjoys most - Jazz. (runs 14:29 Dec. 30, 2011)
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Year End MLA Quiz 2011
It's our annual Year End MLA Quiz... featuring Frank Corbett, Alfie MacLeod, and Geoff MacLellan. The three Cape Breton's MLAs - who are used to squaring off in the House - square off again this year with host Steve Sutherland in the Speaker's Chair asking the questions. (runs 14:25 Dec. 30, 2011)
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Literary Diners
A couple in Middle River give new meaning to the term "Cook Book". They offer you great food based on great literature at their farmhouse. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee visited them at the "Dancing River Sprite". (runs 7:19 Dec. 30, 2011)
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Year-ender One - NS Premier Darrell Dexter
Now, a Year-end series of one-on-one conversations with influential figures who have an impact on the lives of Cape Bretoners. First up, the man at the helm of the good ship Nova Scotia - Premier Darrell Dexter on the year that was... and the one that might be. (runs 18:29)
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Cape Breton Sports 2011
Information Morning's Sports Guy Charlie Cuff swings by to reflect on the year that was in Cape Breton sports. From High School to University, from individuals to teams, local athletes have had an interesting 2011. (runs 8:40 Dec. 29, 2011)
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Ron MacLean "Cornered"
Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean recently published his biography called "Cornered". Information Morning Producer Don Munro spoke to the popular hockey host about his Cape Breton roots and Coach's Corner. (runs 17:25 Dec. 28, 2011)
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CBC Cape Breton Moving
The new year brings a new home for CBC Cape Breton. The Managing Director for the Maritimes, Andrew Cochran, shares the news of our big move to downtown Sydney. (runs 4:47 Dec. 22, 2011)
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New Mid-Eastern Grocery
Interested in international cuisine? Nooshin Parvizi is the founder and owner of Shiraz Market, a new mid-eastern grocery store and deli on Welton Street in Sydney, Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee visited the shop. (runs 6:22 Dec. 22, 2011)
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Stack-a-Buoy Update
It can be a challenge floating new technology in a traditional industry like the fishery. Blair Gotell of Arichat-based Stack-a-Buoy updates us on how the company has weathered the past few years. (runs 8:29 Dec. 22, 2011)
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Investing In Billdidit Inc.
Christmas came early for a Cape Breton company that makes drum accessories, and other products. Joe Menchefski, President of Billdidit Inc., updates us on the company and the recent investment of $300-thousand by the province. (runs 7:18 Dec. 21, 2011)
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Sports Themed Gifts
Our Sports Guy Charlie Cuff suggests how to score with your gift-giving this Christmas... he has some last-minute sports-themed suggestions for the sports fan on your list. (runs 7:23 Dec. 21, 2011)
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New Performance Space
A new space for Christmas concerts, Celtic Colours shows and more. A group linked with Sydney's French school, Etoile de l'Acadie, explains why it wants to build a soft-seat theatre and cultural centre in downtown Sydney. (runs 7:27 Dec. 21, 2011)
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NSCAD - CBCCD Residency Partnership
This summer, two NSCAD grads will be setting up shop in the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design. Sharon Blanchard, director of the School of Extended Studies at NSCAD in Halifax, explains their new residency partnership. (runs 7:03 Dec. 20, 2011)
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Another Old Hockey Stick?
James Jessome from Little Bras d'Or is stickhandling his way through the old hockey stick dating game. He's trying to prove he has vintage lumber from hockey's early days. (runs 7:29 Dec. 20, 2011)
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Internal Organ Exploration
Meet Peter Fraser, the organist at St. Andrews United Church in Sydney, as he gives our Associate Producer Nicole MacLennan a lesson in the inner workings of the huge pipe organ at the Church. (runs 10:15 Dec. 20, 2011)
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"Parents PEACE" Program
Reporter Joan Weeks re-visits the "Parents PEACE" program in Sydney, which has just been recognized for its help for families. It helps parents better understand interactions with their children, every Monday night at the South End Community Learning Centre. (runs 8:31 Dec. 19, 2011)
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Holiday Fitness Routine
Christmas can throw up a road block to your workout routine. Our sports guy Charlie Cuff has a look at the challenges of keeping to a fitness routine over the holidays. (runs 8:08 Dec. 19, 2011)
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Designing A Better Future
Jim Mills is a member of the Board of Governors of NSCAD - Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. He talks about the dire financial situation at the province's only fine arts school. (runs 6:42 Dec. 16, 2011)
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A Knockout Night
Meet Tyler Reid of Hillside Road (Mira) and Jon MacKinnon of Coxheath, 2 Mixed Martial Artists from Cape Breton who are getting set to compete in the Canadian Extreme Cage Rage 5 in Moncton, New Brunswick. (run 6:55 Dec. 16, 2011)
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Convent Conversion
The Untility and Review Board held a hearing and heard about the rich history of the old convent in Ashby, but says that's all irrelevant to it being re-developed into a dorm for university students. Reporter Joan Weeks brings us the story. (runs 7:21 Dec.15, 2011)
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Book Panel 2 - Best CB Book Of 2011
The Information Morning Book Panel tells us their picks on the best Cape Breton Book of 2011, and the best non-fiction read. Bev McGee is with the McConnell Library in Sydney, Ken Chisholm is a playwright and writer, with a regular column in the Cape Breton Post. And, Paul MacDougall is an instructor in the Health Studies Department at Cape Breton University. We begin with Bev's pick -- a title called "The Reading Promise" by Alice Ozma. (runs 12:07 Dec. 15, 2011)
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Book Panel 1 - Best Of 2011
The Information Morning Book Panel share thoughts on some of the best books they read over the past year. Bev McGee is with the McConnell Library in Sydney, Ken Chisholm is a playwright and writer, with a regular column in the Cape Breton Post. And, Paul MacDougall is an instructor in the Health Studies Department at Cape Breton University. (runs 12:13 Dec. 15, 2011)
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A Catholic Conversion
A former convent in Sydney could be turned into a dormitory, but opponents say that would have far reaching consequences across the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to nearby residents. (runs 6:33 Dec. 14, 2011)
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John Harker Leaving
It's all academic. John Harker has announced he will leave his post as President of Cape Breton University in 2012, we find out why and what he feels he's accomplished over his term at the helm of one of Cape Breton's most important institutions. (runs 7:41 Dec. 14, 2011)
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The Art of Mismanagement
A report into the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design shows the school is deeply in the red, and it doesn't mean paint. We hear from the author of the report, Howard Windsor, on how the province's only art school can survive. (runs 8:55 Dec. 2011)
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Workplace Column - Office Parties
Are you getting ready to party down with the boss? Our workplace issues columnist Pierre Battah talks about the pitfalls and perils of the office holiday get-together. (runs 6:06 Dec. 13, 2011)
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Beyond Borders / MacIntosh Decision
People may still be shaking their heads in disappointment following last week's acquittal ruling regarding Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh. The head of the Winnipeg-based group, "Beyond Borders", says there are plenty of questions that need to be answered about the handling of this case. (runs 6:36 Dec. 13, 2011)
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A Grave Issue
Norm MacDonald, President of the Cape Breton Genealogy and Historical Association, tells us about the group's efforts to document old graveyards on Cape Breton Island and why they need your help. (runs 6:46 Dec. 12, 2011)
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Pardon My French - CBU
Research at CBU. Dr. Bernard Mulo Farenkia is a linguistics professor at Cape Breton University who's studying how being polite varies in different forms of French in Cameroon, Canada and France. (runs 7:30 Dec. 12, 2011)
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The Phoenix Program
Reporter Wendy Martin has details of the Phoenix Entrepreneurial Training Program at the Cape Breton Business College in Sydney. The program helps those who have had brushes with the law brush up on how to run their own legitimate business. (runs 7:38 Dec. 12, 2011)
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MacIntosh Ruling
"The Law is an Ass", wrote Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist. And those words may be on the minds of some following news that Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh is a free man. Reporter Joan Weeks has more on the noteworthy court ruling. (runs 7:47 Dec. 09, 2011)
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Certified Organic Or Not
Reporter Rob North has been looking into information from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that reported certified organic produce in various parts of Canada sometimes contained pesticide residue. (runs 9:10 Dec. 08, 2011)
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'Tis The Season To Give
We speak with 3 people representing three charities who are helping to make Christmas a little more comfortable for Cape Bretoners in need. (runs 12:40 Dec. 08, 2011)
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Paws For Thought
Hear from members of the group "Friends of the Sydney SPCA" and what they'd like to see next in the unfolding situation, as well as a response from CBRM Mayor John Morgan. (runs 9:47 Dec. 08, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Christmas Island
Next to the North Pole, the post office at Christmas Island is arguably the most famous in Canada. On "Then and Now", our jolly community historian takes us back in time to talk about the origins of the Christmas Island post office. (runs 8:24 Dec. 07, 2011)
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Would You Like To Dance?
After Cape Breton Regional Council voted against renting any municipal buildings for teenage dances. Councillor Kim Deveaux didn't dance around the issue, she presented another motion to include the teens to come up with another solution. (runs 3:08 Dec. 07, 2011)
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Flint Island Book
The great library of Cape Breton history has just added another title to its stacks. The new work is called "Flint Island: The Silent Republic", we speak with author and Port Morien booster, LeRoy Peach. (runs 7:07 Dec. 07, 2011)
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Sexting Reaction
Are Cape Breton Regional Police over stating the case when it comes to charges teens face related to sexting and child pornography. Paul Rappoport, the former editor of "Going Natural" magazine, shares his thoughts. (runs 7:51 Dec. 06, 2011)
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Yoga Rocks / Peaceful Talks
Lynda Ceresne, a psychotherapist, and Nancy Bona, a yoga instructor, team up to present a six-week program that uses yoga to help girls between 14 and 17 cope with the stress of seeing... or experiencing abuse. Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to them. (runs 5:51 Dec. 06, 2011)
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Graham Dennis Remembered
In a sea of corporate control, the Chronicle-Herald newspaper has been an island of independence. The man who kept it out of the hands of bigger publishers, Graham Dennis, has passed away. We reflect on his role in shaping journalism--and events--in Nova Scotia's history. (runs 6:45 Dec. 05, 2011)
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Unsightly Premise
The CBRM Council combats what many call an "embarrassment" in Sydney's northend. The unsightly premise is the former Sydney Engineering and Drydock building on the waterfront. Reporter Hal Higgins has an update. (runs 7:39 Dec. 05, 2011)
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Fairway To Heaven
Some in Inverness continue to raise concerns about losing access to an old beach path. Others, though, say it's a small price to pay for access to jobs at the new Cabot Links golf course. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee has the story. (runs 11:13 Dec. 05, 2011)
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Holiday Spirit 4 - Sarah Beck
We conclude our series of interviews with artists taking part in the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design 'Holiday Spirit' market. Meet the owner of Wildfire Pottery on the North Shore, Sarah Beck. (runs 8:12 Dec. 02, 2011)
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NewPage Debts
Contractors who are owed money by NewPage face a difficult financial decision. Brent MacInnis of Hugh MacInnis Lumber in Frenchvale talks about the "take it now or gamble for later" proposition set out by the re-structuring of the troubled mill. (runs 6:36 Dec. 02, 2011)
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Snow Plow Cut
The Department of Transportation's Area Manager for Cape Breton County, Roy MacDonald, tells Reporter Bobby Nock how it plans to get by with one less snow plow in the County this winter. (runs 5:47 Dec. 01, 2011)
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A Full Serving Of Dedication
At the end of the year, the Executive Director of Loaves and Fishes will retire. Adrienne Cogswell talks about her 26 years of service offering help and hot meals in downtown Sydney. (runs 9:48 Dec. 01, 2011)
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Holiday Spirit 3 - Irene MacKinnon
Crafts for Christmas. Meet Irene MacKinnon, she's a jeweler who lives and works in Sydney, and an artisan who will be taking part in the 'Holiday Spirit' show and sale at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design. (runs 8:36 Dec. 01, 2011)
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Holiday Spirit 2 - Lynda Lou MacIntyre
A Handmade Sale... Lynda Lou MacIntyre from Sydney is a jeweler and artist who works with watercolour and silk, she will be featured in the 'Holiday Spirit' market at the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design this weekend. (runs 7:54 Nov. 30, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - The Story Of Canoe Lake
Our Community Historian Jim St. Clair has added another book to his Cape Breton collection called "The Story of Canoe Lake, Cape Breton", by Annie Munroe MacLean, and its one he highly recommends. (runs 7:17 Nov. 30, 2011)
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David Diviney Exhibit
"Head for the Hills" is a new exhibit at Cape Breton University, Halifax artist David Diviney explains how to take a coyote pelt, a cinder block, and a ball of yarn - and turn it into a work of contemporary art. (runs 8:36 Nov. 30, 2011)
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Holiday Spirit 1 - Katherine Scott
The Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design is hosting a Christmas craft market, featuring the work of Cape Breton artisans. This week, we'll meet some of the artists who will present their wares at 'Holiday Spirit'. Katherine Scott is a paper and book artist based in Gabarus, at the "Little Pink House Studio". (runs 9:15 Nov 29, 2011)
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Closing Time
After 70 years of selling used furniture, a fixture of Charlotte Street in Sydney - Sid's Used Furniture is closing. Current owner, Frank Currie, known as "Sid the Third", reflects on his business and his nickname. (runs 5:11 Nov. 29, 2011)
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Legal Showdown
The Nova Scotia SPCA has presented a new deadline to the former Cape Breton branch. The local organization now calls itself the Cape Breton Humane Society, and they are represented by Sydney lawyer Robert Sampson. (runs 8:40 Nov. 29, 2011)
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Université Sainte-Anne Arts
Post-secondary arts education is coming to the Cheticamp area. Find out about the new performing arts program from Rene Aucoin, Director of the Université Sainte-Anne's Saint-Joseph-du-Moine campus. (runs 5:21 Nov. 29, 2011)
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Light Up A Life 2011
As we launch this year's Light Up A Life campaign, we talk with the Executive Director of Feed Nova Scotia, Diane Swinemar, about the demand for food bank services in Cape Breton, and how your donations will help. (runs 5:47 Nov. 28, 2011)
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West Side Story
We find out about the new West Side Performing Arts Co-operative in Inverness County from the secretary for the Board of Directors, Diana McKinnon. (runs 6:16 Nov. 28, 2011)
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Our New Meteorologist
Meet the new guy. Kalin Mitchell is our new CBC Morning Meteorologist for the region... he'll be providing a daily forecast each morning for Information Morning Cape Breton. (runs 5:47 Nov. 25, 2011)
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Leaky Breaks Workshop
Getting schooled in issues of child and adolescent mental health. We find out about a unique learning session coming up with the Cape Breton District Health Authority and the Cape Breton Victoria Regional School Board. (runs 8:51 Nov. 25, 2011)
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River Hill Players
It's a fact. The River Hill Players production of "Rumours" takes the stage at Strathspey Place in Mabou this weekend. Some cast members present a preview of the play. (runs 7:37 Nov. 25, 2011)
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Homes For The Holidays
Decking the halls and trimming the tree... all for a good cause. Reporter Holly Conners toured one of the seasonally decorated homes in Sydney that are raising money for the Hospice Palliative Care Society of Cape Breton County. (runs 7:04 Nov. 24, 2011)
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CBRM Animal Control
The tail wagging the dog. We hear why the Cape Breton Regional Municipal council decided to maintain its contract with the former Cape Breton SPCA, now called the Cape Breton Humane Society. (runs 9:28 Nov. 24, 2011)
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Nursing Home Wait Lists
Waiting lists for nursing home beds are growing across Nova Scotia. Nowhere are they as long as here in Cape Breton. Reporter Joan Weeks explains why the health care system is pushing home care as the solution. (runs 6:25 Nov. 24, 2011)
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Creature DIS-Comforts
Allegations and accusations have been presented to the Cape Breton branch of the SPCA by the provincial SPCA. Reporter Wendy Martin offers a re-cap of events unfolding at the local branch in Sydney. (runs 9:30 Nov. 22, 2011)
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Tempest In A Playhouse
The director of Cape Breton University's production of The Tempest along with one of the main characters, who has also composed some original music for the play, tell us about the production. (runs 9:47 Nov. 22, 2011)
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Velo Cape Breton AGM
Two new programs will be launched to make the Island a more bicycle friendly place. Andree Crepeau, the President of Velo Cape Breton, explains how they are about to put cycling on the map... literally. (runs 8:49 Nov. 21, 2011)
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Family Discount Card
A new loyalty card program has launched in Cape Breton with thirty small businesses participating. They offer a variety of products and services through the Family Discount Card. Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith has the story. (runs 8:19 Nov. 21, 2011)
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Vegan Cleanse
Hundreds of people in the Sydney area are going nuts this month... that is, they're going in for nuts, seeds and legumes. It's a fall cleaning of sorts -- for the digestive system. Coralie Murphy, a massage therapist in Sydney, explains. (runs 8:56 Nov. 18, 2011)
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Shipbreaking Ship Recycling
The dirty secrets of re-cycling ships in India. Tony Puthucherril is a graduate student from India who's studying environmental law at Dalhousie University, and he knows about the issue first hand. (runs 7:53 Nov. 18, 2011)
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Cape Breton SPCA Reaction
Mel Neville is the Chair of the Board of the Cape Breton SPCA. He reacts to the recent actions of the Executive Director of the Nova Scotia SPCA to shut down and excuse the local board of their duties. (runs 5:51 Nov. 18, 2011)
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A Meaty Issue
Nova Scotia's Agriculture Minister tells us what he thinks of the Auditor General's criticisms and concerns about meat inspection facilities that pose a public health risk. (runs 9:44 Nov. 18, 2011)
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Cape Breton SPCA Shake-up
The provincial SPCA says the Cape Breton SPCA board of directors failed to address animal health and cleanliness issues. Kristin Williams, executive director of the Nova Scotia SPCA, explains their decision to dissolve the local board. (runs 7:53 Nov. 17, 2011)
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NS Auditor General's Report
We get into the "meat" of the Auditor General's report. We ask Jacques Lapointe what he discovered about inadequate meat inspections... and talk about other highlights from his annual report. (runs 15:32 Nov. 17, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 20 - Kevin Lynch
Kevin Lynch has sat at the right hand of two Canadian Prime Ministers, Stephen Harper and Paul Martin. As Clerk of the Privy Council, he was Canada's top bureaucrat, the head of the public service and the deputy minister to the PM... basically, responsible for keeping Cabinet informed and on track and the government running smoothly. He has also served as deputy minister at the Department of Finance and the Department of Industry. He was a member of Canada's public service for more than 30 years. Kevin Lynch is from northend Sydney. He's now serving as Vice Chair of the board of BMO Financial Group and he sits on the advisory board of the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University. (runs 17:52 November 17, 2011)
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Shakespeare In The Flesh
We find out how and why the Bard will be making personal appearances in some Cape Breton classrooms soon. Scott Sharplin is a theatre instructor at Cape Breton University, and he's prepared a primer of sorts for students. (runs 9:04 Nov. 16, 2011)
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Workplace Column - Office Conflicts
Our workplace issues columnist, Pierre Battah, discusses touchy subjects and other on-the-job annoyances that can irritate you and your co-workers, including the office fridge. (runs 7:49 Nov. 15, 2011)
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Cape Breton Dialects
How she goin' bye?! Wha? Ah, go on witch ya! Matt Hunt Gardner is a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, he's working on a thesis about Cape Breton dialects. (runs 9:56 Nov. 15, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 19 - Jim St. Clair
His voice you already know. He's been a teacher and a university professor - a writer, an actor and a storyteller. His interests range from ancient Greek and Latin, to old-time fiddle music and modern-day economic development. Jim St. Clair has been the voice of the Information Morning history column for a generation now. While he lives in the old family homestead in Mull River, he's been deeply involved with the evolution of Cape Breton. His commitment to Cape Breton history and heritage has earned him an honourary doctorate from Cape Breton University. Jim St Clair has deep-seated opinions when it comes to the past - and the future - of Cape Breton Island. And he's never shy about sharing them - ALWAYS in the most gentlemanly way possible. (runs 17:47 November 14, 2011)
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Hot Houses, Hot Market
Homing in on Cape Breton real estate, Reporter Wendy Martin takes the temperature of the real estate market in Sydney and the surrounding area, and offers this evaluation. (runs 10:10 Nov. 14, 2011)
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Workplace Column - Job Cuts
What do you do when you know the axe will fall, but you don't know where it's going to land? Our workplace issues specialist Pierre Battah shares some advice on what to do in a climate of pending job cuts. (runs 8:38 Nov. 10, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 18 - Gordie Sampson
When country super stars like Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Martina McBride step on stage to perform, there's a good chance they'll have a Gordie Sampson song in their repertoire. The Big Pond Native makes his home in Nashville now where he's helped write songs for some of the biggest names in the business. He won a Grammy in 2007 for co-writing "Jesus Take the Wheel", for which he also won a Juno. He's also won several East Coast Music Awards and Canadian Country Music Awards. We spoke to him from his studio in Nashville. (runs 17:34)
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M/V Miner... Now
If it had gone according to plan, workers in Turkey would now be busy taking apart the M/V Miner. Instead, bad planning and finger pointing mean the ship is still stranded on the rocks off Scaterie Island. Reporter Joan Weeks took a trip to the vessel yesterday and tells us what she saw. (runs 7:17 Nov. 09, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Rebecca MacIntosh
In a pre-Remembrance Day edition of our history column Then & Now: Jim St. Clair profiles a nurse from Pleasant Bay in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, who went overseas during the First World War - and never came back. (runs 8:15 Nov. 09, 2011)
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Stand Up And Be Counted On
After another meeting last night, Meghan Farrell of the group "Stand up to Bullying Cape Breton" offers an update on the groups latest efforts. (runs 7:46 Nov. 09, 2011)
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Up In The Air
The Silver Dart replica has run into turbulence of a different sorts. Its back in Cape Breton, but it could be years before it goes on display again. We find out about its uncertain future. (runs 9:33 Nov. 09, 2011)
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Liquid Language
In our on-going look at interesting and innovative research being done at Cape Breton University, we meet Professor Dana Mount who's been looking at the words the world uses when discussing water and the impact of that. And she's prepared a document for the United Nations on the topic. (runs 8:53 Nov. 08, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 17 - Amy Cotton
Amy Cotton has spent most of her life taking it to the mat... the Judo mat. She's a member of Canada's National Judo team. Amy represented Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where she finished ninth over all. She's won numerous international titles, she won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, she has several world cup medals including a Gold she won this summer in Venezuela. Amy is currently ranked 17th in the world in the half heavyweight division. She's originally from Judique but she's currently living and training in Quebec. (runs Nov. 07, 2011)
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An Un-Appealing Prospect
When a Cape Breton couple is evicted for suspected illegal activity, their lawyer launches an appeal of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act. Reporter Joan Weeks has an update. (runs 9:51 Nov 07, 2011)
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Ship Recycling Facility
Is it an Ocean's worth of opportunity? Sydport could be home to a facility that would recycle old ships and vessels. The man floating the idea is Wayne Elliott, founder of Marine Recycling Corporation, based in Port Colborne, Ontario. (runs 4:55 Nov. 04, 2011)
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Virtual Job, Real Pay
After lay offs at the Signature Styles Call Centre in New Waterford, 2 managers started a virtual call centre - Lexon Communications. Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to co-owner Earl Johnston and has an update on their efforts. (runs 4:58 Nov. 03, 2011)
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Superintendent Beaton Resigns
Jack Beaton who has been the superintendent of the Strait Regional School Board since February of 2009 is resigning. He made the announcement at last night's School Board meeting. (runs 7:32 Nov. 03, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 16 - Dr. PJ Devereaux
Go big or stay home might be an expression close to the heart of Dr. PJ Devereaux. He's been involved and continues to conduct some of the largest clinical trials in the world. He's currently recruiting 40,000 patients from all over the world for research on perioperative cardiac care. Dr. Devereaux is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University. He's received a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Career Investigator Award. Dr. Devereaux has published over 120 peer reviewed papers and 30 editorials, book chapters and commentaries. Dr. Devereaux is from Sydney River. (runs 17:34)
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The Science Of Stem Cells
After a man in North Sydney shared his story of travelling to Mexico for a controversial procedure, Dr. Mick Bhatia, the Scientific Director and Senior Scientist at the Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute at McMaster University, offers a reality check. (runs 10:23 Nov. 02, 2011)
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The Power Of A Paper Clip
Linda Hooper is an American educator who came to Cape Breton to share how her school taught students about the horrors of the Holocaust... and how the students responded in a unique way. (runs 15:36 Nov. 02, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Alexandra St. Land
As CBC officially celebrates its 75th anniversary today, Jim St. Clair whisks us back in time to talk about life on Alexandra Street, long, long before the CBC arrived. (runs 9:08 Nov. 02, 2011)
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Interfaith Symposium
Getting to know you. We have an interview with the national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Canada, Lal Khan Malik - who's in Sydney for an Interfaith Symposium on Freedom of Conscience. (runs 8:31 Nov. 01, 2011)
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Our New Hat
On November 1st, CBC Cape Breton celebrated its 63rd birthday. So, what do you get the program that has everything? How about a new Green Hat? Barbara Longva of "Sew Inclined" in Wreck Cove along the Cabot Trail made one for us. (runs 10:46 Nov. 01, 2011)
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Workplace Column - Hot Jobs
Pierre Battah is a workplace consultant... he talks about 'hot jobs', the best opportunities for students looking for a career or for people thinking about a second one. (runs 5:36 Nov. 01, 2011)
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Beach Concerns
The dream of re-building Dominion Beach is crashing into the reality of nature's plans. But that's not stopping one group of citizens lobbying to see the public area re-stored. (runs 5:23 Nov. 01, 2011)
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After The Storm
Wind and rain battered the Island all day yesterday, and last night, was an experience for some Sydney residents. Trees were uprooted and boats were tossed ashore. Stephen Rolls spoke to Reporter George Mortimer, and we spoke to fisherman Garfield Green. (runs 7:16 Oct. 31, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 15 - Otis Tomas
You could say Otis Tomas is very much in tune with his work, he makes a living making instruments. The master craftsman makes fiddles and other instruments at his home on the Meadow Road, near St. Anns Bay.
And he's gained an international reputation for his fine work. (runs 16:32)
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Learning From The Past
Two Cape Breton educators, Diane Lewis and Maura Lea Morykot, are marking Nova Scotia's first official Holocaust Education Week by teaching children about tolerance and global justice. (runs 9:46 Oct. 28, 2011)
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Binge Drinking
The non-profit group, Injury Free Nova Scotia, wants to highlight the problem of binge drinking and the injuries it often leads to. Reporter Jennifer Henderson has the story. (runs 10:28 Oct. 28, 2011)
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Annett Wolf
Veteran interviewer and critically acclaimed documentary maker Annett Wolf talks about her career and the people she has worked with, people like Elvis Presley, Ingmar Bergman, Jerry Lewis, and Jack Lemmon. (runs 10:27 Oct. 27, 2011)
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Mi'kmaq Lecture
We delve into a discussion of "Mi'kmaq Spirituality and Catholicism" with Robert Campbell, a sociologist from Cape Breton University, who'll be giving a free lecture on the topic. (runs 8:16 Oct. 27, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 14 - Yorke Sisters
Sisters Lisette and Emily Yorke of Boularderie have wracked up some pretty impressive credentials in their young lives. Emily is currently studying economics at Harvard, having won an entrance scholarship worth almost 200,000 dollars to attend the prestigious, Ivy League school. Lisette is a Rhodes scholar and holds two masters degrees from Oxford. She's currently studying medicine at the University of Toronto. Lisette is 24 and Emily is 20. (runs 17:00)
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Jim St. Clair - After Harvest Migration
There was a time when the potatoes were dug up, the oats stowed in barns, and the weather starting turning cold, that many a Cape Breton man's heart turned to one thing: Adventure at Sea. Community Historian Jim St. Clair explains on "Then and Now". (runs 8:10 Oct. 26, 2011)
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Scottish Witchcraft Lecture
You may be spellbound as Dr. Scott Moir, an associate professor of History at Cape Breton University, explains his research about the beliefs and practices of Scottish settlers at a public lecture on Scottish Witchcraft in Canada. (runs 8:23 Oct. 26, 2011)
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Workplace Column - Jobs
Now, the yin and the yang of the Maritime job market. Our workplace issues columnist Pierre Battah looks at the latest job creation and job loss announcements in the region. (runs 6:07 Oct. 25, 2011)
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IWK Mental Health
Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie is a researcher and president of the Strongest Families Institute at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. She shares the latest results from an IWK project helping children deal with behaviour problems and anxiety by phone. (runs 6:34 Oct. 25, 2011)
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Renovation Seminar
Paul Pettipas is the CEO of the Nova Scotia Homebuilders Association. He offers some tools for a good renovation at a free seminar called "Before You Renovate". (runs 7:18 Oct. 25, 2011)
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CB Roadwork Round-up
With Old Man Winter on his way, the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation hopes to get a lot of roadwork done around our Island before he arrives. Jamie Chisholm is the D.O.T.'s construction manager for Eastern Nova Scotia. (runs 5:51 Oct. 25, 2011)
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A Driving Force
After 13 years as the pro at Bell Bay, Ted Stonehouse is moving across the Cabot Strait to Newfoundland. Our sports columnist, Charlie Cuff profiles his contributions to golf in Cape Breton. (runs 10:22)
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Leaders In Their Fields 13 - Linden MacIntyre
Linden MacIntyre has a nose for news and a well developed sense of story. As the co-host of CBC TV's investigative documentary program "The Fifth Estate", he delves deep into stories and issues of the day. And in his spare time, he writes award winning books. He has also won nine Gemini awards, an international Emmy and the Michener Award for meritorious public service in journalism. (runs 17:52)
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Standing Up And Speaking Out
The group "Stand up to Bullying Cape Breton" organized a public meeting on bullying where many people shared their personal stories, and ideas to tackle the issue. Meghan Farrell is with the group. (runs 9:14 Oct. 21, 2011)
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Building For Their Futures
The government's shipbuilding contract for Halifax means many young Nova Scotians will be able to construct a career here at home. And, the NSCC Marconi campus will be helping, Reporter Wendy Martin has that story. (runs 9:28 Oct. 21, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 12 - Edgar MacLeod
Edgar MacLeod's policing career has come full circle. In 1973, he graduated from the Atlantic Police Academy. In 1995, he became the first Police Chief of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Police Service and led the force through some tumultuous growing pains. Now, he's leading the next generation of recruits as the Executive Director of the Atlantic Police Academy in Summerside, PEI. (runs 17:13)
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Bay St. Lawrence Future
Taking the long view in Bay St. Lawrence. Amy MacKinnon is the co-ordinator of the Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre and explains how the community is using some non-traditional means to get people talking about the future. (runs 6:11 Oct. 20, 2011)
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Fade To Black
Sydney Video on Townsend Street, Sydney, is about to end operations. But, owner Taso Sifnakis has other plans, he will soon be unveiling a unique service on the site. And Reporter Wendy Martin wondered what? (runs 9:05 Oct. 20, 2011)
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Irving Shipbuilding
Reporter Jennifer Henderson has more on the historic announcement that Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax has been awarded the 25- BILLION dollar contract to build the next generation of warships and Arctic patrol vessels for Canada. (runs 9:38 Oct. 20, 2011)
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And The Winner Is... Halifax
Has Nova Scotia's ship finally come in? Tony Goode is a former naval officer, and now, a defence consultant with CFN Consultants Atlantic. He reflects on the big news that the Irving Shipyard in Halifax will now be building combat vessels for years to come. (runs 12:49 Oct. 20, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Lake O'Law
On Then & Now with Community Historian Jim St. Clair, we visit Lake O'Law in Margaree, which was the epicentre of an influx of Irish immigrants starting in the early 1800's. (runs 8:21 Oct. 19, 2011)
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CBRM Tax Reform
At a recent meeting of Cape Breton Regional Council, members of council spent time talking about tax reform. Reporter Hal Higgins attended the meeting and spoke to three Councillors about the discussions. (runs 7:04 Oct. 19, 2011)
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Making A Difference
We get an update on the efforts of Sheila LeBlanc-McEvoy of Cheticamp, who's campaign is to make life at the rink more enjoyable for hockey players and parents alike. (runs 9:54 Oct. 19, 2011)
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Braemore Home License
The Province of Nova Scotia has suspended the license of the Braemore Home in Sydney River. Reporter Joan Weeks has the story and explains why... and what happens next. (runs 9:01 Oct. 19, 2011)
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M/V Miner Update 1019
The saga of the M/V Miner continues, the Province of Nova Scotia has hired Mammoet Salvage to remove loose items and to seal the ship. Bill Smith is the Acting Executive Director of Regional Services for the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources. (runs 9:33 Oct. 19, 2011)
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Workplace Column - National Boss Day
The big cheese. The head honcho. The top dog. If you're a boss, your position may be safer from competition than you think. Our workplace issues specialist Pierre Battah explains. (runs 7:40 Oct. 18, 2011)
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Wetlands Conservation
The Province has released a new Wetlands Conservation Policy, and Peter Labour, the Director of Protected Areas and Wetlands with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment, tells us about it. (runs 7:10 Oct. 18, 2011)
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Log Cabin Builders
They wanted a challenge, an adventure and a home away from home. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee has the story of three guys from Britain building a log cabin in Cape Breton. (runs 6:09 Oct. 18, 2011)
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Tar Ponds Jobs
For aboriginal communities in Cape Breton, the legacy of Sydney's Tar Ponds will be jobs and skills. And, as the clean-up nears completion, Reporter Wendy Martin explores the story. (runs 8:52 Oct. 17, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 11 - Bette MacDonald
For Bette MacDonald, making people laugh, is no laughing matter. The award winning actress takes her work very seriously. For more than 20 years she's been entertaining Canadians with her Cape Breton brand of humour. She's appeared on stage and tv, toured coast to coast and won a Gemini for a performance at the Halifax Comedy Fest. Bette MacDonald is from Sydney. (runs 17:26 Oct 17, 2011)
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Truth And Reconciliation In Eskasoni
The Truth and Reconciliation hearings into residential schools in Nova Scotia will be in Eskasoni to hear stories from survivors. Hear from one student of such a school, as he reflects on why it's important to share stories in this way. (runs 6:18 Oct 14, 2011)
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Draft Coastal Strategy
Floating a plan to protect and preserve Nova Scotia's Coast. Justin Huston is the Coastal Zone Co-ordinator for the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, and one of the authors of a newly released 'draft Coastal Strategy'. (runs 8:48 Oct 14, 2011)
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Oldest Hockey Stick
Cape Breton now holds the title for home to the oldest hockey stick known to exist. Reporter Bobby Nock spoke to two people who had connections to the so-called Moffatt stick. (runs 6:37 Oct 14, 2011)
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Ship Shape 4 - The Politics
When deciding which province should win shipbuilding contracts, the government wanted to leave politics in its wake. In part four of our series, "Ship Shape", Stephen Maher, a political columnist, talks about whether that's truly possible as the country awaits the multi-billion dollar announcement. (runs 8:05 Oct 14, 2011)
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Weekly Workplace Column - Top 100
Pierre Battah, our Human Resources consultant, talks about Canada's Top 100 Employers and what it takes to make that list, its the go-to-guide for HR professionals and job seekers. (runs 6:08 Oct 13, 2011)
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M/V Miner - Marine Law
Is the Nova Scotia government out at sea legally when it comes to the stranded M/V Miner? Dr. Aldo Khircop, Director of the the Marine and Environmental Institute at Dalhousie University in Halifax, dives into the subject for Reporter Joan Weeks. (runs 6:19 Oct 13, 2011)
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Ship Shape 3 - Quebec Shipyard
In Part 3 of our series looking at Canada's 3 shipyards competing for the multi-billion dollar ship building contracts from Ottawa, we train our attention on the Davie Shipyard in Lévis, Quebec. (runs 11:25 Oct. 13, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 10 - Chief Terry Paul
Few political leaders can claim a record like Terry Paul. He has been serving as Chief of Membertou First Nation for 27 years, winning his 14th consecutive election in July 2010. In that time, Membertou has become an economic force to be reckoned with, generating millions of dollars in development. Chief Terry Paul has received an honourary degree from Cape Breton University, and sits on the Board of the Shannon School of Business. (runs 16:33 Oct. 13, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Colourful Quiz
On "Then and Now", it's a case of 'Hues on First'... Community Historian Jim St. Clair brings us a Celtic Colours quiz... about communities with colourful names in Cape Breton. (runs 9:09 Oct 12, 2011)
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M/V Miner - Salvage Costs
Sebastian Coppes is with Mammoet -- a company that specializes in salvage operations around the world. Recently, he oversaw the removal of fuel from the M/V Miner. He shares his thoughts on what could happen next to the stranded ship and who might end up paying. (runs 5:09 Oct 12, 2011)
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Ship Shape 2 - Vancouver Shipyard
We sail across the country to profile the "SeaSpan Shipyard" in Vancouver, in Part 2 of our series looking at Canada's 3 shipyards which are competing to become ship building centres of excellence--and win mutli-billion dollar government contracts. (runs 12:09 Oct. 12, 2011)
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Ship Shape 1 - Halifax Shipyard
We begin a four-part look at the competing bids for the lucrative shipbuilding contract in Canada. In Part 1, Reporter Rob North explores the history of the Halifax Shipyard. (runs 7:49 Oct. 11, 2011)
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Hillshore Farm CSA
Reporter Holly Connors met a young couple in Mabou who are just wrapping up their first season running a Community Supported Agriculture venture in that area. Learn more about bringing the farmstand to your doorstep. (runs 7:58 Oct. 11, 2011)
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Field To Fork 1
From the farm gate to your plate, we launch a new column about agriculture in Cape Breton called "Field to Fork". We plow this new ground with Maureen Murphy, Facility Operation Manager for the Cape Breton - Richmond Federation of Agriculture. (runs 9:21 Oct. 11, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 9 - Joella Foulds
As the Artistic Director of the Celtic Colours International Festival, Joella Foulds oversees every aspect of the nine day event... all 45 concerts in 35 communities around Cape Breton Island. She co-founded the Festival back in 1997, shortly after she left CBC Cape Breton where she hosted Information Morning. Celtic Colours has drawn thousands of visitors to the Island and generated millions of dollars for the local economy. She has an honourary doctorate from Cape Breton University and was named to the Cape Breton Business Hall of Fame in 2006. (runs 15:27)
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Serious Workshops
"Transforming Communities: Making Queer Youth Matter" is a series of workshops aimed at supporting young people, and helping them realize that suicide is not the answer. Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to several teens on this topic. (runs 8:31 Oct. 07, 2011)
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Experiencing The Culture
In addition to the popular concerts, there are about 300 activities where you can experience different aspects of culture during the 15th Annual Celtic Colours International Festival. Yvette Rogers is the Outreach Co-ordinator for the festival. (runs 8:38 Oct. 07, 2011)
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Nova Scotia Art Bank
So its art you can bank on. Enrique Ferreol of the Nova Scotia Art Bank spoke with Reporter Holly Conners about why the Province buys art and the new collection its acquired. (runs 6:10 Oct. 06, 2011)
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M/V Miner Still Aground
With rain and high winds the last two days, Keith Laidlaw, the acting superintendent of the Coast Guard's environmental response branch, tells us about the M/V Miner, the huge boat that's still afloat... but also still stuck off Scaterie Island. (runs 6:11 Oct. 06, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 8 - Martin MacDonald
Martin MacDonald took up the bow long before he picked up a baton. He grew up in Ironville, Cape Breton, where he was steeped in the Celtic tradition but it was a love of classical music that won out when he chose a career. Martin MacDonald recently wrapped up a three year tenure as resident conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. In 2008, Martin MacDonald was one of only two Canadians invited to an International Conducting Competition in Barcelona, Spain. He is currently guest conducting with symphonies across the country. (runs 15:18)
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Jim St. Clair - Christy's Spring
Community Historian Jim St. Clair takes us across a field and into the woods... into the past... to a meeting-place... the site of a mysterious visitor whose prophecy has sounded through the ages. (runs 8:32 Oct. 05, 2011)
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In The Eyes Of The Law
Doing justice to the Conservative government's new omnibus crime bill. The Chief of the Cape Breton Regional Police Service, Peter MacIsaac, gives his professional view on the "Safe Streets and Communities Act". (runs 7:38 Oct. 05, 2011)
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Weekly Workplace Column - Leaders
Pierre Battah is a human resources consultant in Moncton, NB, and this week, he has a wake up call for leaders in the workplace. (runs 8:23 Oct. 04, 2011)
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Applied Psychology
Professor Heather Schmidt talks about her research methods in a discipline called community psychology in this column featuring research projects at Cape Breton University. (runs 7:30 Oct. 04, 2011)
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M/V Canadian Miner - Oct. 03, 2011
Mike Voigt, Director of Maritime Services with the Canadian Coast Guard, offers an update on the huge ship stranded in waters off Scaterie Island. M/V Canadian Miner was on its way to Turkey to be scrapped when its tow lines snapped in heavy seas on September 20th. (runs 6:44 Oct. 03, 2011)
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75th Anniversary Open House - Oct. 03, 2011
Hundreds of CBC listeners dropped by the station to say hello at our 75th Anniversary Open House. Reporter Hal Higgins asked some of them to share their memories of CBC radio. (runs 5:35 Oct. 03, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 7 - Art McDonald
Dr. Art McDonald is the director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, where he studies the sub-atomic particles that are basic building blocks of the universe, 2 km underground in one of INCO's old mines. It is one of the most innovative and important scientific experiments being conducted in Canada today. Dr. McDonald grew up in Sydney, NS. He's a graduate of Dalhousie and Caltech, and recipient of some of the most prestigious prizes in physics. He is also an Officer of the Order of Canada. (runs 17:26)
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Lumière In Sydney - Sept. 30, 2011
On Saturday, the streets of Sydney will come alive with the arts. Reporter Holly Connors gives us a sneak preview of the nighttime celebration "Lumière - contemporary art, unconventional spaces". (runs 6:46 Sept. 30, 2011)
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Fife & Drum Lessons - Sept. 30, 2011
The fifes, the fifes are calling. Fortress Louisbourg is looking for new fifers and drummers. Find out how you can sign up from Michelle Lahey who'll be giving lessons, and from Lester Marchand, the Manager of Visitor Experience at the Fortress. (runs 9:20 Sept. 30, 2011)
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Bernie And Ruth's Story - Sept. 29, 2011
Meet Bernie and Ruth MacLean from River Denys, the couple were once musical regulars at a performance hot spot in Montreal. After their music career, they moved back to Cape Breton where they own and operate a country store. (runs 8:41 Sept. 29, 2011)
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Homeless In Glace Bay - Sept. 29, 2011
Reporter Joan Weeks has the story of a Glace Bay woman and her adult son who have been camping on the local ballfield since being evicted from their apartment. (runs 7:14 Sept. 29, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 6 - Dr. Ron Stewart
Dr. Ron Stewart is a man who followed his passion for medicine. His career took him from small town Cape Breton to downtown Los Angeles where he became a pioneer in Emergency Medicine. He literally wrote the book on training paramedics and went on to found the EMS program at the University of Pittsburgh. He now serves as Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS. (runs 17:50)
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Jim St. Clair - CB Advocate Newspaper - Sept. 28, 2011
What WAS black and white and read all over ? Well, our Community Historian Jim St. Clair finds out. He looks back at the Cape Breton Advocate newspaper on his weekly column "Then & Now". (runs 8:24 Sept. 28, 2011)
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Strait Review Of Schools - Sept. 28, 2011
Members of the Strait Regional School Board met recently to decide if three schools will go to the next step in the closure process. To find out what happened, we spoke to Superintendent Jack Beaton. (runs 10:36 Sept. 28, 2011)
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Mi'kmaq Fisherman - Sept. 28, 2011
Recently, there were some scary moments on Sydney Harbour. We hear from the captain of a Mi'kmaq fishing boat that was surrounded and threatened by non-native fishermen earlier this week. (runs 5:40 Sept. 28, 2011)
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Weekly Workplace Column - Time Theft
This week, there's a lot of theft going on in the workplace these days. We're not talking about money, merchandise or even pens and paper clips. One of the biggest issues is the theft of time. Workplace issues specialist Pierre Battah explains. (runs 7:25 Sept. 27, 2011)
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World Tourism Day - Sept. 27, 2011
Cape Breton University will celebrate world tourism day with a new newsletter and other networking opportunities for students and the industry. Eleanor Anderson is an instructor in the Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management Program, and she explains. (runs 7:39 Sept. 27, 2011)
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Trading With The Netherlands - Sept. 27, 2011
We speak with Diederik Beutener, the Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy at the Hague, about the potential for Cape Breton businesses to tap into the Dutch market. (runs 6:27 Sept. 27, 2011)
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Farmers' Market Update - Sept. 27, 2011
The Cape Breton Farmers' Market is thinking about ways to grow. Donnie MacNeil is the new chair of the co-operative, he updates us on the efforts to recruit new vendors, and the quest to find a permanent home. (runs 5:32 Sept. 27, 2011))
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The Forestry Infrastructure Plan - Sept. 26, 2011
The Nova Scotia government has a plan to marshal money and resources to help many who have been affected by the loss of the NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill. Julie Towers is the head of the committee overseeing the plan, and explains whats involved. (runs 9:51 Sept. 26, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 5 - Daniel MacIvor
Daniel MacIvor is one of Canada's most prolific playwrights. He also acts, directs and promotes all things theatre. He grew up in Sydney, Nova Scotia. His plays have been performed across Canada and at international theatre festivals from New York to Australia. He received a Genie nomination for his screen adaptation of his play Marion Bridge in 2004. (runs 15:50 Sept. 26, 2011)
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Exhibiting The Unusual - Sept. 23, 2011
"Do I Make You Nervous?" is the new and unusual art exhibit opening at the Cape Breton University Art Gallery. David Burke took a tour with Art Gallery curator Laura Schneider. (runs 7:32 Sept. 23, 2011)
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Resourceful Management - Sept. 23, 2011
Natural resource management, minus the forests. Lisa Young is executive director of the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources, she explains how the NewPage shut down has put its foresty operations in jeopardy. (runs 5:37 Sept. 23, 2011)
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Mind Over Health Matters - Sept. 22, 2011
Find out why cancer patients sometimes experience symptoms like confusion and memory loss called "Brain Fog". Dr. Heather Palmer, the founder and director of Maximum Capacity, a cognitive rehabilitation consulting company based in Ontario, explains. (runs 8:37 Sept. 22, 2011)
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Civic Minding - Sept. 22, 2011
Meet a Cape Breton University professor who's received a social sciences grant to study how youth understand civic engagement. Dr. Tanya Brann Barrett explains what she hopes to find in the research. (runs 7:11 Sept. 22, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 4 - Dr. Cheryl Bartlett
Dr. Cheryl Bartlett has become an educational innovator by marrying ancient knowledge with Western Science. She's one of the founders of the Integrative Science Program at Cape Breton University, a program that's unique in Canada and the world for incorporating aboriginal knowledge with standard science curriculum. Dr. Bartlett grew up in Duchess, Alberta. (runs 17:37)
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Re-visiting Tourism - Sept. 21, 2011
The Province has set up the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency to pursue other business opportunities, and it will be led by a board of directors. Cape Breton Resorts CEO Scott MacAuley is the Vice Chair of the new agency. (runs 6:57 Sept. 21, 2011)
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A Concerned Mother - Sept. 21, 2011
Meet Tracey MacNeil, the mom of a Glace Bay teen who's been the target of harrassment for years... and who's become the focus of a community effort to stop bullying. (runs 17:09 Sept. 21, 2011)
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Bullying Awareness - Sept. 20, 2011
The UNIA, or Universal Negro Improvement Association in Glace Bay organized an awareness meeting to discuss a case of bullying and racism in the community. Al Moore is with the association and he moderated the discussion. (runs 10:29 Sept. 20, 2011)
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Future Use Development - Sept. 20, 2011
From a toxic wasteland to prime land in Sydney's downtown. Donnie Burke, project manager for the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency, describes the next step in the future development of the Sydney Tar Ponds site. (runs 8:53 Sept. 20, 2011)
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Diocese Properties Update - Sept. 19, 2011
For an update on the Diocese of Antigonish's efforts to sell church-owned land and assets to raise money for the sexual abuse settlement, Reporter Wendy Martin contacted Father Paul Abbass, he speaks for the Diocese and is parish priest at St. Mary's in Frenchvale. (runs 5:45 Sept. 19, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 3 - Tim O'Neill
Tim O'Neill didn't necessarily bank on a career in finance but he rose to the top at one of Canada's big five. He's a former Chief Economist and Executive Vice President for BMO. Tim O'Neill grew up in Sydney and now lives and works in PEI where he's the President of O'Neill Strategic Economics. He was in our Charlottetown studio. (runs 17:51)
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Collaborative Emergency Center - Sept. 16, 2011
As the first Collaborative Emergency Center in the province officially opens, Nova Scotia's Health Minister, Maureen MacDonald, describes how these centers will work and the timeline for opening them. (runs 8:40 Sept. 16, 2011)
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NewPage Last Day - Sept. 16, 2011
With PM2 being put into "hot idle" at the NewPage mill in Point Tupper, the super-calendered plant will shut down today, beginning the official uncertainty in the Strait. Reporter Wendy Martin heard from people affected by the shutdown and shares their thoughts. (runs 8:59 Sept. 16, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 2 - Natalie MacMaster
From small stages at community halls in Inverness County, NS, to the set of the Tonight Show and large and prestigious venues around the world, Natalie MacMaster has honed her craft and carried her brand of Cape Breton fiddling to thousands of fans. Steve Sutherland spoke with her from the CBC's Glenn Gould studio in Toronto. (runs 17:39)
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Swissair 111 Allegations - Sept. 15, 2011
A former investigator into the Swissair 111 crash believes there was evidence the plane might have been sabotaged. Reporter Rob Gordon has been working with The 5th Estate on a documentary concerning that allegation. (runs 9:35 Sept. 15, 2011)
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The Hunt For Information - Sept. 15, 2011
The Unimaki Institute of Natural Resources is asking Mi'kmaq hunters to take notes in the field this Fall when they're out hunting for moose. Clifford Paul explains what they're looking for and why. (runs 6:27 Sept. 15, 2011)
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A Place To Call Home... For Now! - Sept. 15, 2011
Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith has an update from our series on housing in the CBRM, in which a family bought a $1,000. home at a tax auction, recently, their home was inspected and an 'order to repair' has been issued. (runs 11:09 Sept. 15, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - A Slow-Commotion - Sept. 14, 2011
Community Historian Jim St. Clair invites you aboard his travel train as he takes us back to the unique arrival of the first station master and his family at the Orangedale Railway Station. (runs 9:46 Sept. 14, 2011)
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Mountaintop Mob Event - Sept. 14, 2011
Taking the "flash mob" phenomenon to new heights. Steve Rolls, one of the organizers, tells us about the "Bras d'Or Lake Mountaintop Mob" event happening Saturday, Sept. 17th, at the top of the Ben Eoin ski hill. (runs 7:37 Sept. 14, 2011)
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Elton John Reviewed - Sept. 14, 2011
We convene a panel of Elton John fans - including our morning news editor David "Tiny Dancer" Burke, our studio director Glenn "Rocket Man" Carey, AND #1 Elton John fan Johnathan MacInnis, a high school student who's known as "Elton Johnny" MacInnis. (runs 10:58 Sept. 14, 2011)
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Involuntary Involvement - Sept. 14, 2011
Former Glace Bay MLA Dave Wilson pleads guilty to defrauding taxpayers of thousands of dollars. Hear from one of the people he unwittingly involved in his scheme -- his brother-in-law, Joe MacPherson. (runs 8:41 Sept. 14, 2011)
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NewPage Interest - Sept. 13, 2011
Everyone wants to see NewPage up and running... not up and moving. Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to the president of Van Tak Incorporated, an international company which specializes in selling off pulp and paper equipment, for his view on his clients' interest in Port Hawkesbury. (runs 5:48 Sept 13, 2011)
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Leaders In Their Fields 1 - Alistair MacLeod
If you're in the market for a new story from Alistair MacLeod, you have to accept that patience is a virtue. Alistair MacLeod's entire published output consists of just 17 short stories and one novel over the course of 28 years. Obviously he takes the time to get it right - because he's among the best in the world at what he does. (runs 18:03 Sept. 12, 2011)
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Welcoming A Refugee Family - Sept. 12, 2011
A volunteer group in Inverness County is preparing to welcome a refugee family from Iraq. The family is on their way to Nova Scotia and will find solace in Port Hood. Michael Ojoleck, a member of "Inverness County Welcomes", updates us. (runs 8:41 Sept. 12, 2011)
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NewPage High Hopes - Sept. 12, 2011
There are high hopes a new buyer for the NewPage paper mill can be found. But in a industry that's been in steady decline for decades, is that even possible? We ask forestry expert Bob Bancroft about that. (runs 7:02 Sept. 12, 2011)
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Sharing 9/11 Memories - Sept. 09, 2011
The images of 9/11 are ones etched forever in our memories. For two Cape Bretoners, the images were real, they lived it - Tim O'Neill was in the heart of the horror on that day, and days following the attack, therapist Cathy MacDougall went to New York to provide counseling. They share their memories. (runs 15:23 Sept. 09, 2011)
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So Proudly Named - Sept. 09, 2011
The Cape Breton Highlanders will march under their own name for the first time in more than 50 years this weekend in Sydney. Alex Morrison, the co-author of "The Breed of Many Men: The History of the Cape Breton Highlanders" tells us why that's significant. (runs 9:09 Sept. 09, 2011)
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NewPage Legal Moves - Sept. 08, 2011
Reporter Jean Laroche explores the latest maneuver by NewPage to fend off creditors and keep hopes alive for the Point Tupper mill. (runs 8:23 Sept. 08, 2011)
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The Woodlot Industry - Sept. 08, 2011
Woodlot owners are asking the province not to sacrifice the future for the sake of a short-term fix to the NewPage problem. Marc Chisholm is the President of the Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners and Operators Association. (runs 7:29 Sept. 08, 2011)
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Former Tar Ponds Manager - Sept. 08, 2011
Leaving the tar ponds in his wake. Tar Ponds Project Manager Walter van Veen talks about working for more than a decade on the clean-up in Sydney, and about his new job helping out with nuclear contamination in Port Hope, Ontario. (runs 8:32 Sept. 08, 2011)
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Going With The Flow - Sept. 07, 2011
Find out why a company is pitching a hydro energy project for the Barra Strait. Dana Morin is the Founder and President of Fundy Tidal Incorporated, he explains their idea to harness energy near Iona. (runs 6:45 Sept. 07, 2011)
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Bad News For Bats - Sept. 07, 2011
The first cases of white nose syndrome have turned up in Nova Scotia. Mark Elderkin, the Species at Risk Biologist for the province, explains what this means. (runs 8:40 Sept. 07, 2011)
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Old Drydock Property - Sept. 06, 2011
CBC Reporter Hal Higgins visited Rick Fraser, the Manager of Building Services and Bylaws for the CBRM, to get an update on the former Sydney Engineering and Drydock Building located in Sydney's northend. (runs 6:05 Sept. 06, 2011)
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Her Daily Bread - Sept. 06, 2011
Cape Breton University student Nicole MacDougall is studying references to grain in a series of medieval plays called "The Chester Cycle", we find out why, as our CBU Summer Research series continues. (runs 9:28 Sept. 06, 2011)
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The Battle Against Chicken Pox - Sept. 06, 2011
Another shot in the arm. Doctor Marina Salvadori tells us why the Canadian Pediatric Society is recommending a second booster shot against chicken pox. (runs 7:29 Sept. 06, 2011)
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The Cannoneers' School - Sept. 05, 2011
Information Morning host Steve Sutherland becomes the inaugural student in the new cannoneers' school at the Fortress of Louisbourg. After some classroom training and a stint on the wall, we'll learn if he graduates to become a cannoneer. (runs 11:24 Sept. 05, 2011)
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Cape Breton Economic Impact - Sept. 02, 2011
Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to Jim Paris, President of the Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce, and Doug Milburn, Vice-President of Protocase in Sydney, about their thoughts on the future of the Cape Breton economy. (runs 7:43 Sept. 02, 2011)
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Gaelic College CEO - Sept. 02, 2011
Former Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald is the new CEO of the Gaelic College in St. Anns, he officially takes over the top job at the College on September 15th. (runs 10:23 Sept. 02, 2011)
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NewPage Recruiting Opportunity - Sept. 01, 2011
With the indefinite shutdown of the NewPage mill in Point Tupper looming, other companies see an opportunity. Reporter Wendy Martin explains what she saw and heard in Port Hawkesbury, as recruiters come looking for NewPage employees. (runs 8:57 Sept. 01, 2011)
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Remembering Bob Muir - Sept. 01, 2011
Former longtime Cape Breton MP and retired Senator Robert Muir passed away at age 91. Former Nova Scotia Premier John Buchanan and former Cabinet Minister Rollie Thornhill reflect on their friend. (runs 15:30 Sept. 01, 2011)
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Forging A Legacy - August 31, 2011
On "Then and Now", Community Historian Jim St. Clair and Informationn Morning host Steve Sutherland travel to Hillsborough to remember the life of a unique, Cape Breton blacksmith. (runs 7:21 August 31, 2011)
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CBRPS Forensics Lab - August 31, 2011
Giving them the leads they need. The Cape Breton Regional Police Service is about to get a new crime lab on Grand Lake Road. Reporter Wendy Martin spoke to Chief Peter MacIsaac of the Cape Breton Regional Police Service. (runs 4:15 August 31, 2011)
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Membertou Construction Update - August 31, 2011
The sound of nail guns, saws and cement trucks are echoing through Membertou these days. Dan Christmas, Senior Advisor to the band, offers an update on the on-going construction projects in the first nation community. (runs 4:33 August 31, 2011)
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Facing The Music - August 30, 2011
Meet Heather Sparling, a Professor at Cape Breton University, who's been studying songs about disasters and what they tell us about the way we grieve, as our summer series on research at CBU continues. (runs 16:55 Aug. 30, 2011)
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Succeeding In Reading - August 30, 2011
From Reading Recovery to Succeeding in Reading, Reporter Wendy Martin gets the ABC's of Nova Scotia's new program to help students learn to read and write. (runs 5:58 August 30, 2011)
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NewPage Fallout - August 30, 2011
With the potential loss of NewPage Port Hawkesbury, the largest power consumer in the province, we call Nova Scotia's consumer advocate, John Merrick, to talk about the shutdown, Nova Scotia Power and the ramifications. (runs 9:21 August 30, 2011)
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NewPage Competition - August 30, 2011
We take a look at NewPage and its competitors, and find out who also produces the same kind of paper as the Point Tupper mill and why they could have a "power" ful edge. (runs 8:11 August 30, 2011)
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Hurricane Irene Weather - August 29, 2011
CBC meteorologist Peter Coade has the latest on Hurricane Irene and the weather throughout the Maritimes. (runs 5:15 August 29, 2011)
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A Campus Village - August 29, 2011
Blair Burke is the project manager of the "one village campus concept" project, about to built near Cape Breton University. He explained the development to Reporter Hal Higgins. (runs 8:53 August 29, 2011)
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Student Summer Vacations - August 29, 2011
An education consultant in Halifax believes the student summer vacation is a wasted opportunity - and he thinks it should be shaved back. So, we ask Paul Bennett why we should lengthen the school year. (runs 5:49 August 29, 2011)
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Coady Institute Leadership Program - August 26, 2011
We speak with Helen Knott, a graduate from the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program at St. FX's Coady Institute, and Marie Delorme, a business woman from Calgary, who was her mentor, about the program. (runs 8:03 August 26, 2011)
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Live Here, Buy This - August 26, 2011
JV Productions is a Toronto based production company that travels the globe to find and film fantasy homes for HGTV's "Live Here, Buy This". We speak to host Shantelle Canzenese, and Ken Seebak, an associate producer, who are in Cape Breton to shoot segments. (runs 8:32 August 26, 2011)
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Hurricane Irene Update - August 26, 2011
Jean-Marc Couturier, a meteorologist with the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Dartmouth, has an update on the status of Hurricane Irene and what we might expect over the coming days. (runs 6:01 August 26, 2011)
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Stay East, Young Man - August 26, 2011
NewPage employee James MacFadyen reflects on his job prospects following this week's announcement of an indefinite closure of the Point Tupper mill where he's worked as a millwright. (runs 7:21 August 26, 2011)
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NS Economy Outlook - August 25, 2011
NewPage is an important pillar in Nova Scotia's economy. But with danger of it toppling over, we try and size up the strength of the other economic pillars across the province with Charles Cirtwill, President of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, and Larry Haiven, a research associate for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. (runs 12:03 August 25, 2011)
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Child's Play - August 25, 2011
The YMCA of Cape Breton in Sydney is tackling childhood obesity by encouraging families to get active. CEO Andre Gallant explains how they're going to do it. (runs 7:51 August 25, 2011)
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Savour The Flavour - August 25, 2011
We get a taste of the "Right Some Good" food festival in Cape Breton. Ten of the world's most renowned chefs will offer fine food creations with a side of culture in various venues around the Island. (runs 7:28 August 25, 2011)
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Owner-Operators - August 25, 2011
With uncertainy around the future of NewPage in Point Tupper, hear how a group of workers re-opened their British Columbia mill by turning it into a worker-run, co-operative. (runs 8:29 August 25, 2011)
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Into The Hills Of Dunakym - August 24, 2011
On Then & Now, Community Historian Jim St. Clair takes us to the remote Cape Breton hillside where Johnathan G. MacKinnon wrote the pages of the world's first Gaelic newspaper. (runs 8:05 August 24, 2011)
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Puppets In The Pool - August 24, 2011
Paul Gallant is the regional director for the Atlantic Canadian Acadian Tourism Commission and he explains the unique water puppet show now underway in Cheticamp. (runs 8:11 August 24, 2011)
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NewPage Reaction - August 24, 2011
If the NewPage paper mills in Point Tupper close for good, it will have an impact stretching much of the province. Reporter Joan Weeks spoke to Clifton Sangster who runs North Inverness Forest Management, and Brent MacInnis who operates Hugh MacInnis Lumber in Frenchvale, on what a permanent closure will mean for their businesses. (runs 8:30 August 24, 2011)
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Jack Layton Remembered - August 23, 2011
Canadians were shocked and saddened by the news of Jack Layton's death. Wayne McKay, a former Cape Breton candidate, remembers his interactions with the Federal NDP leader. (runs 7:41 August 23, 2011)
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NewPage Decision - August 23, 2011
Reporter Wendy Martin was in Port Hawkesbury gathering reflection and reaction on NewPage's announcement to shutdown its mill indefinitely. She shares what she heard. (runs 8:54 August 23, 2011)
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NewPage Paper Chase - August 23, 2011
There are any number of reasons why NewPage Port Hawkesbury will be shutting down. Paul Quinn, a Paper and Forest Products Analyst with RBC in Vancouver, lays out a map of the current state of the industry and NewPage's place on it. (runs 8:47 August 23, 2011)
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Restoring Bluenose II - August 22, 2011
Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador, The Bluenose II, is almost at the half-way point of her restoration. Reporter Katy Parsons will bring us an update on the project, and how the restoration itself has become a Nova Scotia tourist attraction. (runs 7:46 August 22, 2011)
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Carmel Centre Future - August 22, 2011
Time is ticking down for New Waterford's Carmel Centre. With only funds to stay open for several more weeks, the Carmel Centre has new reason to hope it can be transformed into a Health Centre. (runs 6:47 August 22, 2011)
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Asbestos Exports - August 19, 2011
It's deemed dangerous here, but still suitable for export. Meet Cathy Conrad who is campaigning to stop Canada's exportation of asbestos... and is starting with Nova Scotia's Conservative MPs. (runs 7:35 August 19, 2011)
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Donna Morrissey - August 19, 2011
A feature interview with award-winning author Donna Morrissey. She is in Cape Breton for a couple of events over the next few days, including a workshop and reading at Strathspey Place. (runs 7:32 August 19, 2011)
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Hoka Hey - August 19, 2011
A 16-thousand kilometer motorcycle challenge is ending in Sydney today. Andy Tonet, director of the Cape Breton chapter of the Harley Owners Group, the local host of Hoka Hey, explains the event and what it means for Cape Breton. (runs 7:24 August 19, 2011)
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HMCS Charlottetown - August 18, 2011
The crew of HMCS Charlottetown, including about 15 Cape Breton members, are on their way home after a five-month mission in waters off Libya. We speak with the Commander of the Canadian frigate. (runs 8:54 Augsut 18, 2011)
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Housing Revitalization - August 18, 2011
The historic house rescue team is a group of university students and faculty who've spent part of their summer helping to restore a derelict house in downtown Sydney. Reporter Holly Conners has their story. (runs 7:24 August 18, 2011)
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Reaction To New Strategy - August 18, 2011
The province's new Natural Resources Strategy devotes a lot of ink to forests and forestry practices. Clifton Sangster, manager with North Inverness Forest Management, tells us what he thinks of the proposals. (runs 8:19 August 18, 2011)
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The Cape Breton Exhibition - August 17, 2011
The 95th Cape Breton Exhibition is underway. Maureen Murphy is the Facility Operations Manager at the EX in North Sydney. (runs 9:05 August 17, 2011)
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New Strategy Released - August 17, 2011
Nova Scotia's new Natural Resources Strategy is finally ready. Charlie Parker, the Minister of Natural Resources, explains what's in it and what he likes about it, plus, we hear reaction from Raymond Plourde of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax. (runs 15:24 August 17, 2011)
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Military Monikers - August 17, 2011
With new names for Canada's Navy, Air Force and Army, Alec Morrison, the former honorary Colonel of the Cape Breton Highlanders and founder of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, tells us what he thinks of the changes to the "Royal" designation. (runs 6:13 August 17, 2011)
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Conventional Wisdom - August 16, 2011
Your taxes; their convention centre. Halifax is getting more than 100-million dollars from the province and the feds for a new convention centre. The heads of the two Chambers of Commerce in Cape Breton share what they think about the investment. (runs 13:17 August 16, 2011)
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Baille Ard Nature Trail - August 16, 2011
In this edition of "Community Cares", we hit the trail with a group that's trying to get people in the Sydney area outdoors. And, we'll learn about one particular volunteer who really goes the distance. (runs 6:56 August 16, 2011)
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The Business Of Community Groups - August 15, 2011
Cape Breton University researcher Amanda Tarr from Sydney is working on a study that's looking at a sector of the Nova Scotian economy that's often overlooked - the social and community enterprise sector. (runs 7:10 August 15, 2011)
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Protected Lands Update - August 12, 2011
The province is looking to boost the amount of protected land in Nova Scotia... and it's looking to you to help. Peter Labor, the Director of Protected Areas and Wetlands for the Nova Scotia Department of Environment, updates us. (runs 6:30 August 12, 2011)
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Cheticamp Climate Change - August 12, 2011
People in the community of Cheticamp are being asked how they plan to adapt in the face of climate change. We speak to the researcher on the project, Scott Aucoin. (runs 6:54 August 12, 2011)
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Nature Trust Property - August 11, 2011
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is now the steward of 40 hectares of the Mabou Highlands. We speak with one of the landowners who donated the property, and with the conservation manager with the Nature Trust. (runs 7:03 August 11, 2011)
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Property Development - August 11, 2011
An investment by a local holding company breathes new life into an old landmark in North Sydney. Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith took a tour of the old Wilfred Oram Library with one of the owners. (runs 6:29 August 11, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Old Anglican Church - August 10, 2011
On "Then and Now", our Community Historian Jim St. Clair takes us to the second oldest Anglican Church in Cape Breton, at South Head. (runs 10:13 August 10, 2011)
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Drug Shortage 2 - August 09, 2011
We follow-up yesterday's story on prescription drug shortages with the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee called Jeff Morrison, he is the Director of Public Affairs with the CPA. (runs 7:16 August 09, 2011)
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A Grand Place - August 09, 2011
Today in our "Community Cares" series, we drop anchor at the Grand Narrows Waterfront Development Society and find out what they have to offer on the Bras d'Or Lake. (runs 9:47 August 09, 2011)
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Drug Shortage 1 - August 08, 2011
Irene MacIsaac from Sydney discovered recently her prescription couldn't be refilled due to a national presciption drug shortage. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee spoke to her about the situation. (run 6:01 August 08, 2011)
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Liquid Molecules - August 08, 2011
In our summer research series, we meet Dale Keefe, a Professor of Chemistry, and the Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at CBU, and student Margaret Gillis, they are studying molecular interactions in liquids. (runs 8:06 August 08, 2011)
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Energy Minister Reacts - August 05, 2011
Yesterday, Professor Larry Hughes of Dalhousie University was critical of Nova Scotia's energy security plan. Today, Energy Minister Charlie Parker reacts to criticisms about Nova Scotia's energy strategy. (runs 7:43 August 05, 2011)
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Running On Empty - August 04, 2011
Larry Hughes is a Professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, he suggests this week's gasoline shortage should serve as a warning when it comes to our energy security in Nova Scotia. (runs 11:32 August 04, 2011)
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The Write Stuff - August 03, 2011
Cape Breton singer/songwriter Gordie Sampson is hosting his second songwriter's camp in Ingonish. (runs 7:23 August 03, 2011)
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Singing Her Praises - August 03, 2011
The story of Cape Breton opera star, Annon Lee Silver, on "Then and Now" with Jim St. Clair. (runs 9:07 August 03, 2011)
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A Beacon Of Hope - August 02, 2011
Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee visits the community of Dingwall, during reconstruction of the St. Paul Island Lighthouse. (runs 7:28 August 02, 2011)
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Avoiding Close Encounters - August 02, 2011
Keeping coyotes a safe distance away. Reporter Joan Weeks checks out a study being carried out at the Highlands National Park. (runs 7:09 August 02, 2011)
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Craig's Cause - July 29, 2011
We find out about a fundraiser and awareness campaign about pancreatic cancer coming to Cape Breton tomorrow. (runs 8:36 July 29, 2011)
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A Trail With A Tale - July 29, 2011
We head out to solve a mystery at the Baille Ard Trail in Sydney. (runs 5:01 July 29, 2011)
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The Battle Of The Bugs - July 28, 2011
We find out about research underway at the Agricultural College in Truro to use predatory beetles to keep harmful insects out of the blueberry fields. (runs 10:08 July 28, 2011)
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Leadership Lessons - July 28, 2011
We learn how young Cape Breton women with leadership potential will get the chance to develop new skills in a historical setting. (runs 5:59 July 28, 2011)
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A Pop-up Cafe - July 27, 2011
Raising funds with a feast in Fourchu. Find out more about the pop-up cafe that's going to happen there, and we meet the New York restauranteur, Dorothy Cann-Hamilton, who's going to make it happen. (runs 7:52 July 27, 2011)
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Researching Genealogists - July 27, 2011
Getting at the root of a national obsession with genealogy. Del Muise is professor emeritus of History at Carleton University in Ottawa and one of the researchers who've launched a new on-line survey here in Cape Breton. (runs 7:44 July 27, 2011)
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Comfy Camping - July 27, 2011
Roughing it, is not so rough at the Whycocomagh Provincial Park. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee checks out the new accommodations available there, and takes a tour of the yurts, the first at provincial parks in Nova Scotia. (runs 6:31 July 27, 2011)
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Kites Kites Kites - July 27, 2011
George Paisiovich is the Director of the Kite Museum on Pelee Island in Ontario, who has partnered with Parks Canada to host the International Kite Exhibit at the Bell Museum in Baddeck for enthusiasts around the world. (runs 6:13 July 27, 2011)
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International Kite Exhibit - July 26, 2011
There's a high flying exhibit at the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck. Reporter Norma Jean McPhee dropped in to check out some international kites on display as part of the centennial of Parks Canada. (runs 7:38 July 26, 2011)
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Walkers Delight - July 26, 2011
Walkers Delight
Step right up, walk this way. On our "Community Cares" column, we profile the Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club, Joe MacKinnon is club president. (runs 8:05 July 26, 2011)
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Engaging Youth - July 26, 2011
Taking it from the paper to the place. Find out how four communities in the CBRM will get help to engage their youth in activities as part of the developmental assets project. (runs 6:32 July 26, 2011)
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Experience Chéticamp - July 26, 2011
The Acadian community of Chéticamp is offering visitors a chance to participate in local activities and enjoy the culture of the region through experiential tourism. (runs 6:56 July 26, 2011)
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Drug Deaths - July 25, 2011
What do the numbers say. Reporter Joan Weeks has been going over 4 years of drug death stats in Nova Scotia, she explains what she's found in the data. (runs 10:07 July 25, 2011)
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Search And Assist - July 25, 2011
Mapping the future by preserving the past. As part of her summer research job, Heather Green is a CBU grad who's getting hundreds of maps in order at the Beaton Institute to make them more user friendly. (runs 8:43 July 25, 2011)
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Sick Finches - July 22, 2011
Find out what a researcher at the Atlantic Veterinary College is doing to try to prevent finches in the Maritimes from contracting a deadly disease. Whitney Kelly-Clark is a Masters student in the Department of Pathology and Micro-biology at the College. (runs 9:19 July 22, 2011)
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Cabot Links - July 21, 2011
A hole in one for Cape Breton. Meet Mike Keiser, the Chicago millionaire and renowned golf course developer who's partnering to develop Cabot Links Golf Course in Inverness into a resort. (runs 10:01 July 21, 2011)
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It's Party Time - July 21, 2011
Celebrating Cape Breton's success. Find out about an Island wide party tomorrow to recognize the top three rankings by Travel and Leisure magazine. Mary Tulle is the CEO of Destination Cape Breton. (runs 5:35 July 21, 2011)
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Miners Memorial Weekend - July 20, 2011
Remembering 100 years of mining in Port Hood. John Gillies is a member of the Port Hood Historical Society and chair of the event, he offers details on the inaugural Miners' Memorial Weekend. (runs 7:31 July 20, 2011)
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Eskasoni Crisis Line - July 20, 2011
A good news story about mental health services is rare. Hear how Eskasoni First Nation has reached out to people in crisis all over the province with their model in mental health treatment. (runs 12:29 July 20, 2011)
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Learn About Farming - July 20, 2011
A national farm mentorship program is looking for participants in Nova Scotia. The project will give aspiring farmers a "step up" to learn the business of farming, Coordinator Jennifer Hardy-Parr explains. (runs 5:45 July 20, 2011)
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Decision: Downsize - July 19, 2011
And then, there were twelve. Hear what people on the street are saying about a decision to downsize CBRM council from 16 to 12 councillors, and Political Scientist Tom Urbaniak explains what the UARB decision will mean. (runs 10:08 July 19, 2011)
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Inverness Water - July 19, 2011
Some property owners in Inverness County are asking the municipality to compromise and help them keep the water flowing. Municipal councillor for the area, Jim Mustard, spoke to Reporter Bobby Nock about the situation. (runs 4:14 July 19, 2011)
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The Wheel Deal - July 19, 2011
Different spokes for different folks. Find out how Velo Cape Breton is making communities all over the Island better places to cycle, on our weekly "Community Cares" column. (runs 9:50 July 19, 2011)
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Making Research Waves - July 18, 2011
Bruce Hatcher is the Chair of the Bras d'Or Institute at Cape Breton University, we find out how the designation of the Bras d'Or Lake as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve will affect their work at the Institute, as our summer series on research continues. (runs 13:08 July 18, 2011)
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Traditional Healing - July 15, 2011
Following in the footsteps of their ancestors. We find out about two Medicine Walks planned for the community of Waycobah First Nation this summer that aim to preserve traditional healing practises. (runs 9:24 July 15, 2011)
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Glass Artisan - July 15, 2011
Practising an ancient art on the North Shore, Reporter Holly Conners takes us to a demonstration in glass blowing from the Cabot Trail's "hottest" new attraction. (runs 8:11 July 15, 2011)
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No Quick Fixes - July 14, 2011
A key-note speaker at the Sustainable Business Conference at CBU explains why solving Cape Breton's problems is going to take a radical shift. Dr. Ray Hudson is a Professor of Geography and Pro - Vice-Chancellor at Durham University in the U.K. (runs 8:25 July 14, 2011)
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Meat Cove Update - July 14, 2011
People in Meat Cove say delays in repair work after last year's storm damage are jeopardizing the tourism season this year. Reporter Joan Weeks visited the community, recently, and brings us up-to-date. (runs 9:05 July 14, 2011)
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The Business Of Sustainability - July 13, 2011
Meet the Sydney native who's been named the new chair of the advisory board for the Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment at Cape Breton University - Dr. Kevin Francis. (runs 8:39 July 13, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Bulgarian Miners - July 13, 2011
On "Then and Now" with Jim St. Clair, hear the story of a group of Bulgarian immigrant miners killed in an explosion in Port Hood more than a century ago. (runs 7:14 July 13, 2011)
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Storytelling Festival - July 13, 2011
The late Sadie Poirier will be honoured with the first annual Sadie's Story Fest in Judique. Rita Warner is Sadie's daughter, and she'll be telling her mother's story, by telling her mother's stories at the memorial storytelling festival. (runs 9:55 July 13, 2011)
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Summertime Discussions - July 12, 2011
Finding their voice and having it heard. Meet two young people from Sydney, Ben McNutt and Kate MacMullin, who have started a series of discussions for youth under the banner "What's Your Problem?". (runs 9:20 July 12, 2011)
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Rising To The Challenge - July 12, 2011
On our Community Cares column, we shed a little light on the Sunrise Rotary Club in Sydney. Lorne Baldin is the President of the club and he describes what type of work the organization does close to home. (runs 8:22 July 12, 2011)
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From South Africa To CB - July 11, 2011
Dr. Sean Modesto is the new Chair of the Biology Department at CBU. He has just returned from a sabbatical where he spent time in South Africa investigating extinctions that happened millions of years ago, even before the dinosaurs. (runs 10:51 July 11, 2011)
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How To Milk A Sheep - July 11, 2011
Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee takes us to Grand Mira, home of Nova Scotia's first sheep dairy farm. (runs 6:54)
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Endangered Piping Plovers - July 11, 2011
Department of Natural Resources says ATV use is threatening a nesting pair of endangered piping plovers on Port Hood Beach. (runs 5:08 July 11, 2011)
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Learning From A Leader - July 08, 2011
We have a feature interview with Cape Breton hockey great Al MacNeil. (runs 14:55)
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Spirit Of The Lakes - July 08, 2011
We have a preview on something that's been years in the making: a report on the future of the Bras d'Or Lakes by the Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative. (runs 9:22)
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Sydney Steel Lawsuit - July 07, 2011
The class action lawsuit by people living near the former Sydney Steel and Coke Ovens sites has passed another legal hurdle, we speak with one of the lawyers on the case, Ray Wagner, and one of the plaintiffs, Neila MacQueen, for an update. (runs 13:56 July 07, 2011)
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The Tale Of The Trails - July 07, 2011
Clearing the path for hiking on Cape Mabou. We get an update from Nadine Hunt of the Cape Mabou Trails Club about plans to re-open some trails, and we hear from Bill English with the Department of Natural Resources. (runs 15:06 July 07, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Hawley Family - July 06, 2011
On Then and Now, Community Historian Jim St. Clair climbs back in time through the Hawley family tree... and finds a mystery or two among its branches. (runs 9:58 July 06, 2011)
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Economic Outlook - July 06, 2011
Nova Scotia's economy is tanking while Newfoundland is buoyed by oil and gas revenues. Two economists review the bottom line for us. Larry Haiven is a Professor at the Department of Management at Saint Mary's University, and Charles Cirtwill is president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. (runs 8:16 July 06, 2011)
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Weather Exhibit - July 06, 2011
Cloudy with a chance of history. The weekend forecast for Cape North includes the opening of a new Weather Exhibit at the North Highlands Museum. Bill Danielson, a retired Professor of Meteorology and author of "Cape Breton Weather Watching for the Naturally Curious" explains. (runs 7:06 July 06, 2011)
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Dial 'H' For Help - July 05, 2011
Alex MacGregor is with the Cape Breton branch of an organization called TelecomPioneers. Find out how retired and current telecommunications workers help their fellow Cape Bretoners on the first of our "Community Cares" columns for the summer. (runs 8:52 July 05, 2011)
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National Geographic Guide - July 05, 2011
The Bell connection to National Geographic lives on in Baddeck. We find out how National Geographic and Parks Canada have worked together to create a guide to Canada's national parks and why it's being launched in Baddeck. (runs 9:47 July 05, 2011)
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Diary Of An Outbreak - July 04, 2011
After obtaining and researching documents, Reporter Joan Weeks re-traces the deadly steps C. difficile took across the Cape Breton District Health Authority, and how the Authority responded to the outbreak. (runs 11:06 July 04, 2011)
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Living Near Living History - July 04, 2011
Emily MacLeod is a master's student at Concordia University, a CBU alumnus and the student research coordinator at Cape Breton University this summer. She wants to know how people in Louisbourg interpret their own history living in the shadow of a Parks Canada National Historic Site. (runs 5:40 July 04, 2011)
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Justifying Justice - June 30, 3011
The Nova Scotia government says it's a way to make sure crime doesn't pay. Ross Landry, the Minister of Justice, hears critical response to it from listeners, and explains the intent of the new Civil Forfeiture Act. (runs 11:32 June 30, 2011)
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Defiant Spirits 4 - June 30, 2011
In the final chapter of our series, Defiant Spirits - we talk with author Ross King about the timeless appeal and the modern legacy of the striking images committed to canvas by the Group of Seven. (runs 6:16 June 30, 2011)
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UN Designation - June 30, 2011
A world class destination receives a world class designation. Theresa MacNeil, Chair of the Bras d'Or Biosphere Reserve Association, speaks about the Bras d'Or Lakes area finally receiving designation as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. (runs 7:15 June 30, 2011)
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Blazing Paddles - June 29, 2011
A pair of local kayakers, Ben Furey and AJ Fraser, have finished their journey around Cape Breton in sea kayaks, they raised money for the Atlantic Burn Camp. They spoke to Reporter Wendy Martin dockside. (runs 5:27 June 29, 2011)
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Defiant Spirits 3 - June 29, 2011
In Part 3 of our series on the Group of Seven, we explore the birth of a cultural brand - the roots and legacy of these world-class self-promoters with author Ross King. (runs 13:34 June 29, 2011)
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Lighthouse Returns - June 29, 2011
Its official - the St. Paul's Lighthouse is back home in Dingwall, Cape Breton. Hamilton Carter is the Director of the St. Paul Island Historical Society and he updates us on its return. (runs 4:58 June 29, 2011)
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Financially Informed - June 29, 2011
Some High School students in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality received a primer on credit. A subject that won't tax students attention but could pay dividends, hear about this new program. (runs 11:13 June 29, 2011)
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Minding Her Ps and Qs - June 28, 2011
Dr. Erin Robertson is a Psychology Professor at Cape Breton University who's putting a scientific twist on the study of grammar. She's doing research this summer by studying peoples brains as they detect errors in grammar. (runs 8:41 June 28, 2011)
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Hospital Heal Thyself - June 28, 2011
For an update on renovations and improvements taking place at the Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital, we contact Facility Manager Angela MacArthur. (runs 6:02 June 28, 2011)
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Defiant Spirits 2 - June 28, 2011
In part 2 of our interview series with author Ross King, we explore the philosophy behind the Group of Seven - and we examine the significance of the subjects they chose to paint. (runs 11:17 June 28, 2011)
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Honouring Al MacNeil - June 27, 2011
The Stanley Cup, the Canada Cup, the Memorial Cup and the Calder Cup all have one thing in common. All four have been won by Al MacNeil of Sydney. Hear what Cape Breton University has planned to honour Al MacNeil's 50 years of serving and playing in Canada's game. (runs 9:04 June 27, 2011)
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Defiant Spirits 1 - June 27, 2011
You've most likely seen their paintings but how much do you know about the modernist revolution that gave birth to the Group of Seven? We launch a four-part feature interview with Ross King about his new book, "Defiant Spirits" - tracing the story of the Group of Seven. (runs 12:27 June 27, 2011)
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National Geographic Story - June 24, 2011
Dr. Rob Dunn, a Biology Professor from North Carolina State University, is visiting Cape Breton while he is working on a story for National Geographic about the ecology of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (runs 13:27 June 24, 2011)
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Teaching Tourism - June 24, 2011
Students from Saint John, New Brunswick, will be studying Cape Breton's tourist attractions this summer. Professor Kim Lemky teaches at UNBSJ and she spoke with Reporter Joan Weeks about her students and the course. (runs 6:18 June 24, 2011)
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LIVE From CB Highlands National Park - June 23, 2011
Information Morning host Steve Sutherland was LIVE on the Middle Head Peninsula, overlooking Ingonish Beach, gazing over at Smokey, a spectacular view of just a couple of the fine features of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Our show was broadcast from the Ceilidh Hall at the Keltic Lodge as part of 75th Anniversary celebrations for the Park. (runs 1:50:22 June 23, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Highlands Quiz - June 22, 2011
His heart may be in the Highlands, but to what extent are they in his head? Community Historian Jim St. Clair gets host Steve Sutherland ready for Information Morning's road trip to Ingonish with a quiz on the Cape Breton Highlands. (runs 9:09 June 22, 2011)
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New CB North MLA - June 22, 2011
After the votes were counted, Northside physiotherapist Eddie Orrell won the by-election by over 1700 votes and is the new MLA for Cape Breton North. (runs 8:47 June 22, 2011)
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A Beach Too Far - June 22, 2011
People in Inverness continue to fight the developer of Cabot Links Golf Course over access to Walker's Beach. Hear from both sides in advance of a Town Hall meeting on the issue. (runs 5:22 June 22, 2011)
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Strait Business Plan - June 21, 2011
Making the Business of the Strait his business, meet businessman Parker Stone, the new President of the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce. (runs 5:48 June 21, 2011)
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Itching To Know - June 20, 2011
Samantha Lawrence is a recent graduate of Cape Breton University. She has a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in biology. Currently, she is studying the family of parasites that cause swimmers itch, meet her in our continuing series on summer research at CBU. (runs 8:18 June 20, 2011)
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Holy Angels Final Days - June 20, 2011
It's the end of an era... the last class of Holy Angels High sings the praises of the soon-to-be-closed school. Reporter David Burke visited the students and school recently. (runs 10:13 June 20, 2011)
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Civil Forfeiture Law - June 20, 2011
Seizing the probable proceeds of crime... before a conviction. Nova Scotia's new Civil Forfeiture legislation will be put to the test for the first time in a Sydney court. Reporter Joan Weeks explores the arguments for and against the legislation. (runs 9:25 June 20, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 10 - June 20, 2011
Focus on families... a parent from the Northside asks the candidates in Cape Breton North what they'd do to help families, in our last excerpt from our All Candidates Forum. (runs 9:56 June 20, 2011)
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Testing Their Mettle Off-Road - June 17, 2011
Ian MacNeil is a Cape Bretoner who was part of a student engineering team from Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador that competed recently in a competition to build an off-road racing vehicle. (runs 6:36 June 17, 2011)
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Wilderness Protection - June 17, 2011
Find out why the Nova Scotia government has set a goal of protecting 12 per cent of the wilderness land in the province and how you can have a say in what areas get protected. Sterling Belliveau is Nova Scotia's Environment Minister. (runs 8:29 June 17, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 9 - June 17, 2011
Sticking up for seniors is what the candidates vying for your vote in Cape Breton North talked about at our All Candidates Forum recently. (runs 7:54 June 17, 2011)
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Cornwallis Centre Closing - June 16, 2011
Keeping the peace... but not from Cornwallis. Founder of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Alex Morrison of Sydney talks about why the Centre in Nova Scotia is closing and moving to Ottawa. (runs 7:19 June 16, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 7 - June 16, 2011
The candidates in Cape Breton North respond to another question from the audience at our All Candidates Forum. This time, how do we keep young people off the streets and safe on the Northside. (runs 7:08 June 16, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 8 - June 16, 2011
CB North Candidates 8
Tourism is a major pillar supporting the Cape Breton economy. So what ideas do the four men who want to be Cape Breton's newest MLA have about tourism on the Northside? (runs 7:40 June 16, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Marconi - June 15, 2011
Our community historian Jim St. Clair looks into the connection between the Whiskey Trail, Marconi, and the romantic story of Annie Jameson. (runs 9:11 June 15, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 6 - June 15, 2011
Job creation is arguably the most common concern among voters - wherever they are - is raised at our All Candidates Forum. The 4 candidates running in Cape Breton North share their thoughts. (runs 7:42 June 15, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 5 - June 15, 2011
Getting To Know You, Getting To Know All About You. The candidates in Cape Breton North answer a personal question posed during our All Candidates Forum at Memorial High School in Sydney Mines. (runs 9:59 June 15, 2011)
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A Bridge To The Past - June 14, 2011
In our continuing series about summer research at CBU, Professor Ian Brodie and research student Jessie MacDonald are studying when the high school tradition of painting the Sydney River Trestle started... we ask them what they know so far and why they want to know more. (runs 11:28 June 14, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 4 - June 14, 2011
In Part 4 of our All Candidates Forum, the candidates vying for the vote in Cape Breton North share their thoughts on the issue of keeping Emergency Rooms open on the Northside. (runs 8:59 June 14, 2011)
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Walker's Beach Access - June 13, 2011
People in Inverness say they want the developers of Cabot Links golf course to build an access path to Walker's Beach. We hear from a member of a new community group and the golf course project manager. (runs 7:14 June 13, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 3 - June 13, 2011
The ABCs of cuts to education. The candidates for the provincial by-election in Cape Breton North take a page from the debating club in Part 3 from our All Candidates Forum. (runs 8:05 June 13, 2011)
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Managing The Ocean - June 10, 2011
An area half the size of Cape Breton, not far off our shores, has been identified as a potential Maritime Protected Area. Tim Hall, Regional Manager of Oceans and Coastal Management with DFO, explains. (runs 8:17 June 10, 2011)
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O Canada! Citizenship - June 10, 2011
This land is his land... or at least it's about to be. We speak with Hugh Muller, Alexander Graham Bell's great-grandson, about receiving his Canadian Citizenship at a ceremony at the Museum in Baddeck. (runs 9:23 June 10, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 2 - June 10, 2011
Tackling the deficit was on your mind. Hear a question and answer excerpt from our All Candidates Forum for the by-election in Cape Breton North. (runs 7:52 June 10, 2011)
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Making Waves - June 09, 2011
We speak with Robert Grenier, the underwater archeologist, whose discovery of a 16th century sailing vessel off the coast of Labrador, made waves on both sides of the Atlantic. (runs 7:55 June 09, 2011)
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CB North Candidates 1 - June 09, 2011
The would-be MLAs for Cape Breton North gathered at Memorial High School in Sydney Mines for our All Candidates Forum, in Part 1, hear their opening statements. (runs 6:24 June 09, 2011)
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A Bridge To Business - June 09, 2011
The man behind Larch Wood in Margaree, Don Beamish, talks about what restoring the washed out bridge in Margaree means to the future of his enterprise. (runs 4:05 June 09, 2011)
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In Living Memory - June 08, 2011
Putting a second wind in the sails of a good cause - the Second Wind Community Band presents a fundraising concert for L'Arche Cape Breton and the Jeremy Harris Living Library. Louise MacKenna is Jeremy's Mom, and a member of the Second Wind Community Band. (runs 9:50 June 08, 2011)
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Equality And Respect - June 08, 2011
A new employment equity and respect policy developed under the leadership of the CBRM's new diversity officer, Scott Thomas, has been endorsed by Cape Breton Regional Council. Scott Thomas tells us about the policy. (runs 5:14 June 08, 2011)
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Celebrating A Century - June 07, 2011
The Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating 100 years of doing business on the island. We meet the new President of the organization, Jim Paris. (runs 8:35 June 07, 2011)
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Montessori Students Visit - June 07, 2011
Some students from Montessori School in Westmount came to our studio to see what we do and learn abit about radio, so we decided to learn abit about them. (runs 5:15 June 07, 2011)
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Bob Morgan Remembered - June 06, 2011
For more on the man and his legacy, we spoke with Peyton Chisholm who first met Bob Morgan forty years ago. (runs 6:46 June 06, 2011)
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Learn To Run 8 - June 06, 2011
With the Learn To Run program winding down after 8 weeks, the Learn To Run Fun Run is about to gear up. (runs 7:18 June 06, 2011)
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Ballot Box Banter - June 06, 2011
Just over two weeks to go before the by-election in Cape Breton North. Reporter Wendy Martin brings us an overview of the candidates vying to be the next MLA on the Northside. (runs 11:20)
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Fire Inspections - June 03, 2011
A recent Auditor General's report prompted the Nova Scotia Department of Labour to look into its fire inspection system province wide. Jeff Conrad, the Associate Deputy Minister of Labour, explains their new plans and procedures. (runs 6:12 June 03, 2011)
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High Flyin' Pilot - June 03, 2011
It's a bird, it's a plane... it's a snowbird. We speak with Captain Brett Glaeser, the only Nova Scotian pilot, who will perform at the air show in Cape Breton this weekend. (runs 8:19 June 03, 2011)
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Batter Up, Play Ball - June 03, 2011
The Sydney Sooners take to the field tonight in their home opener. We chat with the man who's president, general manager, and coach for the team, Jim "Rico" MacEachern. (runs 6:52 June 03, 2011)
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Tasty Ethnic Dining - June 02, 2011
If you love Italian or Indian food, there's a dish of good news for you in Sydney. There are plans for an Italian Bistro to open downtown, and a couple from Pakistan will be opening an Indian restaurant. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee spoke to the owners. (runs 10:30 June 02, 2011)
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Terminal Madness - June 02, 2011
It was supposed to be a straight forward flight with a simple connection, but she ran into turbulence of a different sort. Tracey Stevenson of North Sydney, experienced an airline ordeal that she is likely to never forget. (runs 8:22 June 02, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - River Denys Mountain - June 01, 2011
Our Community Historian Jim St. Clair and Host Steve Sutherland visit the last remaining vestige of a once-thriving community that's gone now, except for the humble and historic church - St. Margaret's of Scotland at the top of River Denys Mountain. (runs 8:56 June 01, 2011)
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A Window Of Opportunity - June 01, 2011
The Cape Breton Stage Company will present a play in the window of a store in Sydney this week. Director Scott Sharplin tells us why. (runs 8:47 June 01, 2011)
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Reform Or Remove - June 01, 2011
As the Senate debate heats up again in Ottawa, Cape Breton University Professor Tom Urbaniak gives us a primer on exactly what the upper chamber is for. (runs 10:36 June 01, 2011)
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Speaking About Public Speaking - May 31, 2011
A Cape Breton University researcher, Rebecca Blackie, speaks about her findings when it comes to anxiety surrounding public speaking.
(runs 9:26 May 31, 2011)
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UARB / CBRM Hearing - May 31, 2011
In Sydney, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board is hearing arguments over the size of Council representing the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Hear some of the speakers from the recent meeting. (runs 9:28 May 31, 2011)
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Learn To Run 7 - May 30, 2011
The "Learn To Run" clinic is being sponsored by the YMCA and the Fiddlers Run, and is open to any and all aspiring runners. Valerie Dolhanty, a new participant, tells of the benefits of the sessions, and Erin Pyke is the program coordinator. (runs 6:27 May 30, 2011)
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Harnessing The Highlands Wind - May 30, 2011
A Cape Breton consortium, Highland Power Company, is looking for support for a wind farm on the Highland Road. Reporter Yvonne Leblanc-Smith spoke to Jeff MacKinnon, one of the directors of HPC. (runs 5:58 May 30, 2011)
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A Lesson In Alternative Education - May 30, 2011
Reporter Wendy Martin visits Chapel Island First Nation to learn more about an innovative program to encourage students to stay in school. (runs 9:10 May 30, 2011)
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No Time To Wait - May 27, 2011
The Cape Breton District Health Authority responds to a report examining wait times for long-term care facilities around the Island. The V.P. of Population Health and Continuing Care for the District, Lindsay Peach, explains procedure. (runs 7:18 May 27, 2011)
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A Sea Of Optimism - May 27, 2011
The future of Sydney Harbour has people buoyant at Ports Day 2011. Ed Zimny is a marine consultant from New Jersey, and he tells us why there's good reason to be optimistic over port development. (runs 6:54 May 27, 2011)
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Ports Day Port Development - May 26, 2011
Derek Baker is an Economic Development Officer with the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. He'll speak at Port Days on the topic of "Port Development: Community Dynamic", and how their port became part of the Pacific Gateway, and what lessons Sydney might learn from its development. (runs 7:49 May 26, 2011)
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Coyote Conflict Study - May 26, 2011
Parks Canada is about to take 2 approaches to reducing visitor encounters with Coyotes - one involving natural science and the other social science. Derek Quann, the Resource Conservation Manager for the Highlands National Park, explains. (runs 9:05 May 26, 2011)
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A Natural Fit - May 25, 2011
Nature Nova Scotia is coming to Cape Breton to host its Annual General Meeting. We find out what's on the agenda and who can participate. (runs 6:11 May 25, 2011)
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Arrested Development - May 25, 2011
When a police officer noticed the people he was nabbing had trouble with literacy, he wanted to take action. We meet the woman who runs the Words of Wonder Reading Challenge in the Cape Breton Regional School Board. (runs 4:28 May 25, 2011)
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Meet Me At Hume's River - May 25, 2011
We go with Community Historian Jim St. Clair to visit a river that's named for an early Cape Breton settler and a former soldier of the British forces during the American Revolution. (runs 7:31 May 25, 2011)
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Learn To Run 6 - May 24, 2011
In the next installment of our "Learn to Run" series, Kim MacKinnon, a dietitian, gives us food for thought about nutrition for runners. (runs 7:48 May 24, 2011)
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Seeking People Seeking Refuge - May 24, 2011
Inverness County Welcomes is a volunteer group in Inverness County. Find out why they are having problems sponsoring a refugee family from Iraq. (runs 7:18 May 24, 2011)
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Students Lace 'em Up - May 24, 2011
Reporter David Burke visits St. Agnes Elementary School in New Waterford to find out why a pair of red laces are prompting children in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to start running. (runs 4:22 May 24, 2011)
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NewsQuiz 0520 - May 20, 2011
Producer Don Munro has the latest edition of The NewsQuiz. He quizzes Information Morning Host Steve Sutherland and Morning News Editor David Burke on News of the Week. (runs 6:16 May 20, 2011)
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Saving A Structure - May 20, 2011
The Bras d'Or and Area Historical Society wants to preserve the Point Aconi Lighthouse. The group has been in talks with the government to lease the property. Nancy Swan, a founding member of the group, explains their effort. (runs 6:25 May 20, 2011)
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Guatemalan Experience - May 19, 2011
Her hearts in the highlands... of Guatemala. Meet Rebecca MacDonald from Sydney who has returned from a six month internship in the Central American country. (runs 9:01 May 19, 2011)
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New Waterford ER Future - May 19, 2011
Citizens in New Waterford gathered to discuss the future of their ER Department. Reporter Wendy Martin attended their meeting, and spoke to John Malcom, CEO of the Cape Breton District Health Authority. (runs 7:43 May 19, 2011)
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A Matter Of Life And Death - May 19, 2011
Dr. Ian Slayter, Director of Psychiatry Services in Halifax, responds to concerns from a Port Caledonia woman over the treatment her son did and didn't receive before taking his own life in February. (runs 10:23 May 19, 2011)
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Auditor General Reports - May 19, 2011
Nova Scotia's Auditor General Jacques Lapointe talks about some of the interesting findings in his latest report. (runs 13:41 May 19, 2011)
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The Mystique Of Michique - May 18, 2011
The sisters behind the best known handbags in Nova Scotia are back from their lastest sojourn of selling - The Cannes International Film Festival. They tell us about their time in France. (runs 9:01 May 18, 2011)
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A Betrayal Of Faith - May 18, 2011
Reporter Wendy Martin speaks with Rob Bowden, a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a priest in Louisdale, he shares how he's coming to terms with what happened, how it's affected his faith, and how he's able to move forward. (runs 13:38 May 18, 2011)
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A Cry For Help - May 17, 2011
A woman from Port Caledonia tells the story of what the health care system did... and didn't do... for her son, before he took his own life. Fran Morrison shares her family's story. (runs 18:07 May 17, 2011)
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SIFE Awards - May 17, 2011
Find out how the Students in Free Enterprise at Cape Breton University nabbed two national awards recently. President of the Cape Breton chapter Jillian Moore explains. (runs 7:46 May 17, 2011)
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Teaching Positions - May 16, 2011
A sober lesson in subtraction. Fourteen permanent teachers are scheduled to be laid off, and Alexis Allen, the President of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union joins us to tell us more. (runs 9:20 May 16, 2011)
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Learn To Run 5 - May 16, 2011
Time to get and running. In Part 5 of the "Learn To Run" program sponsored by the YMCA and the Fiddlers Run, learn how to treat and avoid injuries from physiotherapist Melissa McDonough. (runs 7:34 May 16, 2011)
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Cuff - Capers Image - May 16, 2011
The CBU Capers have had great success on the court. But 2 former star players are now facing trouble in court. Our Sports Columnist, Charlie Cuff, explores how the alleged incidents may or may not affect the Capers image. (runs 7:49 May 16, 2011)
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Checking In Hockey - May 13, 2011
Syd Johnson is a post-doctoral fellow in neuro-ethics at Dalhousie University in Halifax. She recently had a paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that calls for a ban on body checking in minor hockey. (runs 7:35 May 13, 2011)
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Forestry Follow-up - May 13, 2011
Two forestry industry representatives tell us what they think about Nova Scotia's plan to cut clear-cutting to 50 per cent of the total harvest and what the government says it will do to help offset the costs. (runs 15:17 May 13, 2011)
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Robin Hood - May 12, 2011
They are putting down new roots in Sherwood Forest. Cape Breton University is staging an innovative production of Robin Hood at the Boardmore Theatre. Its a departure from the classic tale, so we have a sneak peek of the play. (runs 10:40 May 12, 2011)
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Booster Seat Booster - May 12, 2011
Booster seats save lives. But, a new poll shows an alarming number of parents don't use them with their kids when they should. We talk to Kim Mundle, a car seat specialist, with the IWK's Child Safety Link about them. (runs 7:20 May 12, 2011)
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Jim St. Clair - Ploughshare - May 11, 2011
Our Community Historian Jim St. Clair loves to plough through documents and artifacts as he unearths interesting tales about Cape Breton's past. He has turned up an interesting tale about ploughs and shares it with us on "Then and Now". (runs 9:25 May 11, 2011)
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Crime Scene Education - May 11, 2011
A homicide and forensic investigators conference is underway in Cape Breton, we meet the keynote speaker, international forensics expert, Dr. Henry Lee and one of the organizers, Inspector Walter Rutherford of the CBRPS. (runs 12:08 May 11, 2011)
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A Clear View Of Clear-cutting - May 11, 2011
Meet Peter Woodbridge, he was commissioned to author a report for the Province of Nova Scotia on how to reach a goal to reduce clear-cutting over the next five years without cutting the legs out from under the industry. (runs 12:07 May 11, 2011)
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A View Of Palliative Care - May 10, 2011
Dr. Nigel Sykes from England will be a keynote speaker at the Palliative Care Conference in Baddeck, he will talk about how the field of palliative care is evolving. (runs 8:21 May 10, 2011)
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WestJet Returns - May 9, 2011
A big bird migrates back to Cape Breton. WestJet revs up for another season of flights in and out of the J.A.D. McCurdy Airport in Sydney, the service begins in two weeks. (runs 5:54 May 9, 2011)
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Learn To Run 4 - May 9, 2011
The "Learn To Run" clinic is sponsored by the YMCA and the Fiddlers Run, and is open to any and all aspiring runners. The program offers training and information sessions for participants. (runs 6:27 May 09, 2011)
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Levin Report Reaction - May 6, 2011
A former Minister of Education -- and former teacher and vice-principal -- John MacEachern gives his scholarly view of The Levin Report, which suggests proposals for a sustainable school system in Nova Scotia. (runs 9:39 May 06, 2011)
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The Levin Report - May 6, 2011
Dr. Ben Levin is a consultant hired by the Province of Nova Scotia to suggest ways to improve and help sustain its educational system, he explains his report. (runs 13:35 May 06, 2011)
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Bishop Conviction - May 6, 2011
We speak with John McKiggan, the Halifax lawyer who helped reach the settlement for victims of sexual abuse in the Antigonish Diocese, about the conviction of Bishop Lahey on charges of importing child pornography. (runs 6:49 May 06, 2011)
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Literature With Lessons - May 5, 2011
Hear about 3 new natural science books for kids featuring a salmon, a seal, and a lobster. Author Don Downer has been a DFO biologist, marine researcher and a former professor of environmental science at Sir Wilfrid Grenfell College in Corner Brook. (runs 10:09)
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The Green Dream - May 5, 2011
A speck of green in a sea of blue and orange. We speak with MP elect Elizabeth May about her historic win this week. (runs 12:05)
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Highway Signs - May 4, 2011
Municipalities now have the option to decide what signage goes up along their highways. Nova Scotia Minister of Transportation, Bill Estabrooks, explains how the signage control amendment will work. (runs 7:07)
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Chief Concerns - May 4, 2011
Waycobah Chief Morley Googoo has been elected Regional Chief for Newfoundland and Nova Scotia with the Assembly of First Nations. He talks about his new role. (runs 9:46)
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Changing Times - May 4, 2011
Reporter Wendy Martin has an update on changing times within the Roman Catholic Church. Father Paul Abbass speaks for the Diocese of Antigonish. (runs 6:06)
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Eyking Win 2011 - May 3, 2011
Voters in Sydney-Victoria made their Mark again. We ask the re-elected MP, Mark Eyking, about the close race to win his seat for the fifth time. (runs 10:17)
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Cuzner Win 2011 - May 3, 2011
So voters sent shockwaves and tremors across our political landscape, hurling the Liberals into third place. But standing firm on solid ground was the re-elected MP for Cape Breton-Canso, Rodger Cuzner. (runs 10:17)
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Learn To Run 3 - May 02, 2011
As part of CBC's "Live Right Now" campaign, we meet people involved in the "Learn To Run" the program at the YMCA in Sydney -- with hopes of inspiring you to lace up sneakers, too. Erin Pyke is the co-ordinator and Paul Mackenzie, a group leader. (runs 7:35)
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New NSCC President - May 2, 2011
The new president of the Nova Scotia Community College is Don Bureaux. He was acting president for awhile, but now he has the role permanently. We ask him about the challenges he and his institution face. (runs 6:24)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria Closing
Before you mark an X on your ballot, the candidates in Sydney-Victoria tell you why you should mark it for them, as we have the closing statements from our All Candidates Forum. (runs 5:19)
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The Appliance Of Science
The Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences is holding its Annual General Meeting at Cape Breton University. Lois Whitehead talks about the organization. (runs 7:39)
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A Lesson In Seniority Rights
With more than 300 teachers expected to be laidoff across the province, seldom-used rules to protect permanent teachers will likely come into effect. Alexis Allen, president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, explains. (runs 7:55)
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Habitat Home
Habitat for Humanity plans to renovate a house in Glace Bay and it's looking for volunteers to help. Find out more from Anne Connolly and Eldon MacDonald about the project. (runs 8:27)
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Political Panel 0428
We've mixed Green, Orange, Blue and Red throughout this campaign and come up with some very colourful panels. Hear our partisan political panel in one last round as the federal election campaign enters its final days. (runs 17:49)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria 5
More from the floor at our All Candidates Forum in Sydney-Victoria. This question and answer excerpt has the candidates responding to the issue of increased access to child care. (runs 7:34)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria 4
We have another excerpt from our All Candidates Forum in Sydney-Victoria on the question of how Cape Breton will benefit from the Lower Churchill Falls hydro project. (runs 7:45)
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Jim St. Clair - A Royal Connection
Our community historian Jim St. Clair reveals the Royal connection of Prince William's Cape Breton cousins, as he traces the roots of William & Kate... and ends up in the Margaree Valley! (runs 10:09)
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Joy "The Royal" Doyle 0427
This really takes the cake: Our resident Royal watcher, Joy "The Royal" Doyle returns for a command performance on the subject of wedding cakes... and, on the origins of the multi-tiered wedding gateau. (runs 6:32)
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Pesticide Ban
We look into pesticides and what you can and can't buy anymore for your yard. A representative from the Nova Scotia Environment Department, Steve Conway, explains the new ban. (run 9:05)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria 3
Promises, promises. Your candidates in Sydney-Victoria tackle the question of "What will they do?" if they're elected, in another excerpt from our All Candidates Forum held in Membertou. (runs 8:09)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria 2
Keeping our young people from Goin' Down the Road. Your candidates in Sydney-Victoria tackle that topic in another excerpt from our All Candidates Forum at Membertou. (runs 8:46)
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Learn To Run 2
Our series on the "Learn To Run" program at the YMCA in Sydney continues, in part 2, meet Valerie Dolhanty, a new participant in the program, and Erin Pyke, the program co-ordinator. (runs 7:32)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria 1
Getting down to business with the four Sydney-Victoria candidates. They talk about what they'd do to help small business on our Island. (runs 8:01)
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Election Panel 0426
We convene a non-partisan citizens panel consisting of John Ouellette, Kate Oland and Louise MacDonald. They talk about their perceptions of the election campaign so far. (runs 17:07)
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Forum Sydney-Victoria Opening
Hear the opening thoughts from the 4 candidates running in the riding of Sydney-Victoria, this is the first excerpt from our All Candidates Forum held recently in Membertou. (runs 7:12)
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Cape Breton-Canso Closing
From our All Candidates Forum in Inverness, the four candidates in Cape Breton-Canso make their final pitch on why they deserve your vote on May 2nd. (runs 4:53)
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Baddeck Academy Update
Paul Oldford is Director of Operational Services for the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board. Hear his response on the scaled-back renovations at Baddeck Academy. (runs 6:42)
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Political Panel 0421
As week four in the federal election campaign rolls along, we have our weekly visit with the Information Morning Political Panel. This week, the panelists were Neeta Kumar-Britten for the Liberals, Suzanne MacNeil for the NDP, Colin Harker for the Green Party and Stephen Tobin for the Conservatives. (runs 15:41)
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Rodger Cuzner
The Liberal incumbent and candidate in Cape Breton-Canso is Rodger Cuzner. This is the last of our series of interviews with your federal candidates. (runs 14:40)
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Forum Cape Breton-Canso 6
One voter in Richmond County wanted to discuss other ideas, as he questioned the candidates in Cape Breton-Canso on young people in politics. We have another question and answer excerpt from our All Candidates Forum. (runs 9:59)
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Joy "The Royal" Doyle 0420
Our Windsor Watcher, Joy "The Royal" Doyle, on why Kate Middleton's family will never become bosom buddies with the Windsors. (runs 6:05)
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Flouride Decision
Cape Breton Regional Council debated and voted on the issue of flouridating municipal water recently, hear from both sides, those for and and those against the practise. (runs 8:30)
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Forum Cape Breton-Canso 5
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means to the candidates of Cape Breton-Canso. The four would-be-MPs answer a question concerning respect for democracy on Parliament Hill... from John Archie MacKenzie of Belle Cote. (runs 8:44)
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Chris Milburn
The Green Party candidate in Sydney-Victoria is Chris Milburn, as our series of one-on-one chats with Cape Breton's candidates continues. (runs 14:50)
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Forum Cape Breton-Canso 4
Service Canada...and the Candidates. The four people looking for your ballot in Cape Breton-Canso answer a question on the closure of Service Canada Centres, as we have another excerpt from our All Candidates Forum in Inverness. (runs 10:03)
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Forum Cape Breton-Canso 3
Our All Candidates Forum for Cape Breton-Canso was a chance for voters to ask questions of their candidates, and a woman in Inverness questioned the candidates on the Long Gun Registry. (runs 8:59)
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The NS Forestry Strategy Update
The stalled Natural Resources Strategy was due in December. Charlie Parker, the provincial minister of Natural Resources, explains the holdup. (runs 10:32)
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Derrick Kennedy
The Conservative's man in Cape Breton-Canso is candidate Derrick Kennedy of Little Lorraine, as our series of candidate profiles continues. (runs 14:11)
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Forum Cape Breton-Canso 2
Rural Sustainability in the riding of Cape Breton-Canso. We have the first of our question and answer excerpts from our All Candidates Forum at Inverness Academy. (runs 9:07)
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Forum Cape Breton-Canso 1
Hear the opening remarks from candidates running in Cape Breton-Canso from our All Candidates Forum held recently in Mabou. (runs 7:24)
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Learn To Run 1
Meet people involved in Sydney's "Learn to Run" clinic -- sponsored by the "Fiddler's Run" and the YMCA. Erin Pyke is the co-ordinator of the program, and Elaine Riley is a runner. (runs 7:58)
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Kathy MacLeod
Meet Kathy MacLeod, who is the NDP candidate in the riding of Sydney-Victoria, as we continue our series of interviews with your candidates in this federal election. (runs 15:28)
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The NS Forestry Strategy
The Department of Natural Resources has yet to unveil its strategy for forestry and its future in Nova Scotia. And that has environmental groups concerned. Meet Raymond Plourde, Wilderness Co-ordinator, of the Ecology Action Centre. (runs 7:24)
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That's Not Debatable
Sydney Academy is home of the provincial debate champs. We meet some members of the team and ask them to put their powers of persuasion to the test. (runs 9:50)
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The Art Emporium
Empowering young artists. We drop-in on an event at Sydney Academy to showcase student art. (runs 6:22)
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Trying Out Careers
We find out how some students get a taste of future employment through the co-op program at Sydney Academy. (runs 6:24)
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Rock Kitchen
Students from Sydney Academy cook up a wicked jam session. (runs 9:49)
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Cecil Clarke
We meet Cecil Clarke, the Conservative candidate in the riding of Sydney-Victoria. (runs 14:51)
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Impact Statement
One of Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh's victims prepares to read an impact statement today in court before MacIntosh is sentenced for sexual abuse. (runs 6:51)
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Mark Eyking
We meet Liberal candidate for Sydney-Victoria Mark Eyking. (runs 14:42)
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Marney Simmons
We meet Marney Simmons, the NDP candidate in the riding of Cape Breton-Canso. (runs 14:34)
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Lake Ainslie Historical Society
We find out why an upcoming meeting of the Lake Ainslie Historical Society will likely determine whether or not it will continue to exist. (runs 7:14)
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Remembering Myles Burke
We recall our feature conversation with then Acting Police Chief Myles Burke as he prepared to step into the official role as Chief. (runs 7:05)
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Edgar MacLeod Reflections
Former Chief of Police in the CBRM recalls his relationship with Chief Myles Burke. (runs 6:27)
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Dealing with Dementia
Find out how a pilot program in the Cape Breton District Health Authority to help patients with the disease worked out. (runs 11:58)
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Eight Has Enough
The Eight Street After School Program in New Waterford just a got a hefty grant form the government. We find out what they do. (runs 5:00)
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Returning Home
A Cape Breton man decides to return to Japan with his two young children. (runs 7:03)
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Cape Breton Earthquakes
Here in Cape Breton there have been two events; one in 1909 and 1929. Jim St. Clair, our community historian, joins us on Then and Now. (runs 8:06)
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Money Talks
Finance Minister Graham Steele talks about where your money will be going, according to his new provincial budget. (runs 6:28)
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Budget Banter
We've asked 3 accomplished Cape Bretoners to give us their two cents worth on Finance Minister Graham Steele's new budget. Victoria County's Kate Oland, Richmond County's John Oulette and Louise MacDonald of Sydney join me in this half-hour of Cape Breton's Information Morning. (runs 15:53)
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Stressed Out Siblings
We talk about the family stress that comes with caring for elderly parents. (runs 7:09)
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Local Internet Campaigns
The internet is all a-Twitter with election talk. (runs 6:33)
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Centre for Sustainability
Original Broadcast: March 24th. Don MacIsaac is facilities manager at Cape Breton University. He spoke with CBC reporter Hal Higgins on Mainstreet, about the new Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment that you see when you drive past CBU. (runs 5:31)
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Thinking Inside the Box
Come with us as we visit Richmond Academy in Louisdale to learn about "The Story Box" project and the unique way it's helping students in need. (runs 10:22)
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Start the Presses
Cape Breton could soon see the rise of a new magazine. We hear about the young publisher's dream for "Rising Tide". (runs 5:59)
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Trash Rules
There are new ways to separate your waste in the CBRM. But the effort to go green has some seeing red. (runs 10:00)
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You Are What You Eat
A CBC investigation into the vegetables we consume turns up some un-appetizing news. Reporter Jack Julian joins us with more. (runs 8:25)
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From Water to Wood
A Cape Breton company looks at ways to cut down on people's reliance on fossil fuels. (runs 7:33)
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Dr. Housecall
A physician who makes housecalls in Cape Breton. We'll hear more about Dr. Steven MacDougall's approach to an age-old problem. (runs 9:01)
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Gaming Technology Education
A Sydney company gets all fired up to deliver educational programs to Ontario. We find out how MediaSpark is using gaming technology to teach kids business and financial literacy. (runs 5:48)
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The Science Of Seals
This week, a panel of researchers gave the Federal Minister of Fisheries a report that says 73,000 grey seals should be culled. Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith spoke to Mike Hammill, one of the lead researchers, about how it arrived at that number and why. (runs 7:54)
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The Casket Sale
An old paper looks for new owners. Vince MacLean is the Chair of the Board of Casket Printing and Publishing, he tells us about the sale of the Antigonish newspaper. (runs 7:17)
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Show Me The Money - CBU
Even though the social economy is growing, we find out why banks and lending agencies are reluctant to pony up any cash as we conclude our series of research interviews with Professor George Karaphillis of Cape Breton University. (runs 6:17)
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Strange Bedfellows - CBU
As Research Week continues on campus at Cape Breton University, we learn about an unusual bit of research being done about sexual perversions and disorders, Dr. Scott Stewart explains. (runs 8:22)
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Stronger Families, Better Decisions
Find out about a program for families run by Addiction Services that helps families and children avoid problems with drugs, alcohol, and dangerous behaviour. (runs 14:08)
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Battling Bacteria
Reporter Wendy Martin tells us about the C-difficile outbreak in Cape Breton. Currently, there are 21 patients infected with this nasty bacteria, and four people have died. (runs 5:59)
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Preserving Painful Memories
The Columbus Center of Toronto has received federal funding for a project called "Italian Canadians as Enemy Aliens: Memories of World War II". Nick Sehl is the Nova Scotia researcher who's hoping to hear from people in Cape Breton who have memories of this time. (runs 8:33)
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Jim St. Clair - Diary Research
Historians and genealogists venture many avenues for information during their research. On Then & Now, our Community Historian Jim St. Clair explores the personal diary of Mary Wood Smith of Smithville of 1891. (runs 7:35)
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Beyond An Academic Exercise - CBU
Its Research Week at CBU, find out why being able to carry out and present research is key on campus. Jodi McDavid is a research support officer, and Katie Beaver is a fourth year student in the Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies program. (runs 9:49)
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High Tech Education - CBU
During our series on Research Week at CBU, meet Dr. Diane Janes, an associate Professor and Chair of the Education Department School of Graduate and Professional Studies at CBU, who's helping post secondary institutions figure our how to adapt to a whole new way of learning. (runs 8:06)
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Cooking With Newcomers
Cape Breton County Economic Development Authority, and Chef Lars Willum cooked up an idea to make newcomers to Cape Breton feel at home. "Be My Guest", a local cable cooking program, will demonstrate how. (runs 5:34)
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Some Shocking Discoveries - CBU
As we launch a series to celebrate Research Week at Cape Breton University, we meet Biology Professor Vielka Salazar who's energized about her work with electric fish that could eventually help treat people with conditions like depression. (runs 8:45)
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Proposing A Youth Council
Adding youthful voices to the discussion in the CBRM is why one councillor is proposing the creation of a youth council. Councillor Kim Desveaux explains her proposal. (runs 9:57)
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Legion Leader
In May, Jean Marie Deveaux of Port Hawkesbury, will be installed as the first female president of the Royal Canadian Legion's Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command, she talks about her new role. (runs 8:03)
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Shoring Up More Tourism
The Bras d'Or Lakes Festival Association held it's first Annual General Meeting recently in Whycocomagh. John Aylward, the Chair of the Development Board, explains the plans for the new organization to celebrate the region. (runs 5:02)
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2010 Giller Nominee
We see the light with author Alexander MacLeod. He'll read from his Giller nominated book "Light Lifting" at Cape Breton University today, but first he stopped by our studio for a chat. (runs 7:36)
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Man On A Mission
We follow-up with Mark Sparrow of Sydney who is back home from his visit to Sri Lanka, he tells us about his co-operative study mission and the work he did there. (runs 9:18)
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Branching Out
East Coast Credit Union may be amalgamating with the Heritage Credit Union, based in the Halifax area. Hear from a critic and a supporter on the proposed merger. (runs 12:46)
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A Star Spangled Guest
Anton Smith is the U.S. Consul General for Atlantic Canada. While he is in Cape Breton, we invited him into our studio to discuss his job, and ask him why he's in town. (runs 9:59)
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Paving The Way
Many related to the paving industry say the Nova Scotia government's trying to steam roll over them. Bill Estabrooks, the Minister of Transportation, tells us more about the province's plan to start up a mobile asphalt plant. (runs 8:46)
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A Beautiful Way To Raise Money
Last year, our CBC colleagues in Halifax created a calendar to raise money for Feed Nova Scotia. This year, we're teaming up with our sister show in Halifax to look for painters from one end of the province to the other, and we invite you to be one of them. (runs 7:50)
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Port Development Update
Reporter Hal Higgins brings us a quick run-down of events that continue to muddy the metaphorical waters regarding the dredging of Sydney Habour. (runs 7:25)
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A Sporting Complex Model
Membertou First Nation, in Sydney, is a growing and evolving community. The model for other First Nations, Membertou has presented a plastic model of an 18 million dollar sports complex it may build. Senior Advisor Dan Christmas explains. (runs 5:21)
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All In The Family
The family that builds together, wins awards together. Ted Van Zutphen of the Zutphen Group talks about their business being named the Nova Scotia Family Enterprise of the Year. (runs 8:25)
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Impressions Of India
Cape Breton lawyer Lee Anne MacLeod of Sydney has just returned from the sub continent where she was working on projects with Rotary International, and she talks about her journey. (runs 9:01)
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Florence Nightingale / Lawrence Nightingale
NSCC - Marconi Campus and the CB District Health Authority are hosting a "Males in Healthcare Expo", Norma Musgrave teaches Practical Nursing at Marconi Campus, and has details of the event. (runs 7:58)
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Celebrating And Selling Art
Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee tells us about "Mixed" - an art show featuring only students which has been organized by Fine Buy Design, a Junior Achievement company. (runs 6:51)
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Jim St. Clair - Blacksmithing
A heated discussion on "Then and Now", with news that a blacksmith shop is to open in Whycocomagh, Jim St. Clair shapes a tale around the history of the ancient craft in the area. (runs 7:58)
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Follow The Leader
Former President of Home Depot Canada, Annette Verschuren talks about her new role as chair of the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference. (runs 10:27)
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Fuel For Thought
The owners of a small gas station in Judique, Inverness County are circulating a petition to try to get better price margins for small gasoline retailers. Tawnya Walters talks about the fuel business. (runs 8:49)
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Second Thoughts
CBC Reporter Joan Weeks speaks with two young women who feel the Justice System failed them, after their abuser was sentenced to house arrest for sexually assaulting them. (runs 7:01)
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Information Morning Goes To School 6 - 2011
Our "Information Morning Goes To School" Contest for 2011 comes to an end with this entry, the sixth and final submission, from Rankin School of The Narrows in Iona. (runs 3:45)
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The Pharmaceutical Market
We ask an analyst about the pharmaceutical industry. Joseph D'Cruz is the Pharmacy Management Chair at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. (runs 6:06)
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Women, War, And Hypocrites
For the more than one and a half billion Muslims, the Qur'an is the key document in their faith. While the Bible has been dissected and debated for centuries, study guides to the Qur'an are relatively rare. Professor Robert Campbell of Cape Breton University is changing that with his second look into that holy book. (runs 16:18)
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Jamming At The Oscars
The owners of Galloping Cows Fine Foods in Port Hood have returned from Hollywood. Joanne Schmidt explains their experience at this year's Academy Awards as they handed out a taste of Cape Breton. (runs 9:31)
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A Home Of Its Own
The Unama'ki Training and Education Center in Eskasoni will celebrate the opening of its new building today. We get a preview of the opening, and a review of the program from the Director of Education Elizabeth Cremo. (runs 7:19)
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Information Morning Goes To School 5 - 2011
The third annual "Information Morning Goes To School" Contest has six schools competing for our visit and radio broadcast. Now, from the students at Malcolm Munroe Memorial Junior High, our inaugural winner, this entry. (runs 2:38)
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Firehouse Ironworks
A creative idea to breathe new life into the old firehall in Whycocomagh. Grant Haverstock is a Blacksmith from Port Hawkesbury who's setting up shop there with enthusiasm. (runs 6:26)
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Information Morning Goes To School 4 - 2011
Six schools in Cape Breton get an A for effort for entering our "Information Morning Goes To School" Contest. This is the third contest, and the third time we've received an entry from the students at Sydney Academy. (runs 3:32)
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Offshore Dream Pt. 3
In the final installment of our feature interview on the history of oil & gas in Nova Scotia. We talk political horse-trading, overblown expectations, and why the petroleum industry off NS has been more fizzle than pop. (runs 14:03)
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Illegal Dumping Investigator
Constable Greg Sophocleous of the Cape Breton Regional Police has a new job. He's investigating illegal dumping of garbage throughout the municipality, and charging those responsible. (runs 6:53)
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Another Inn In Trouble
Nova Scotia's three signature resorts, including the Keltic lodge are no longer making money. CBC New Brunswick Reporter Connell Smith has a similar story about New Brunswick's iconic Algonquin Hotel. (runs 8:06)
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Information Morning Goes To School 3 - 2011
So far, we've played entries from Richmond Academy and Inverness Education Centre Academy, both new entrants in the contest. Now, from Breton Education Center in New Waterford, this year's pitch from the Entrepreneurship 12 class. (runs 2:38)
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Pharmaceutical Plant Update
The Stirling Pharma plant in North Sydney has only a handfull of employees, and hasn't produced any pharmaceuticals. Wayne Miller, the company's Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, has an update on the status of the facility. (runs 5:25)
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Luke And The Moose!
Meet the little boy from Inverness County who's the subject of a new book by famed children's author Robert Munsch. Eight-year-old Luke Van Zutphen is excited to be the main character in "Moose!" (runs 6:59)
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Offshore Dream Pt. 2
In Part 2 of our series on the history of oil & gas in Nova Scotia, we look at first oil at Cohassett-Panuke... and the war over the inshore off the coast of Cape Breton with Authors Jim Meek and Eleanor Beaton. (runs 13:37)
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Offshore Dream Pt. 1
Authors Jim Meek and Eleanor Beaton talk about their new book, "Offshore Dream: A History of Nova Scotia's Oil & Gas Industry", which charts the history of Nova Scotia's often-unrequited love affair with offshore oil & gas. (runs 13:49)
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Discrimination Discussion
On the final day of African Heritage Month, Cape Breton University's Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice, Graham Reynolds, and Viola Desmond's sister, Wanda Robson, reflect on the history of racial discrimination in Nova Scotia. (runs 10:48)
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Events In Egypt
Mina Gad is an Egyptian student attending Cape Breton University. He talks about the upheaval, his family and what's been going on in his homeland. (runs 9:11)
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Snow Shoveling Advice
An occupational therapist and a physiotherapist with the Cape Breton District Health Authority offer some timely advice about how you can reduce the strain and the pain of shoveling heavy, wet snow. (runs 7:22)
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Gas Pain
Waycobah First Nation has a multi-million dollar bill to pay the Federal Government because it didn't collect gas tax on sales at Rod's One Stop. Chief Morley Googoo says it will take decades to pay it off. (runs 6:11)
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Putting Your Money Where Your Community Is
Investing for your retirement and in the Cape Breton economy at the same time. Steve Lilley, Chair of New Dawn Holdings, explains their latest investment tool. (runs 8:26)
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A Restoration Project
Volunteers in Sydney Mines have dreams of restoring one of the visible reminders of the town's past, the old Company homes known as Red Brick Row on Main Street. Reporter Yvonne Leblanc-Smith took a tour. (runs 7:36)
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Downtown Farmer's Market
The Sydney area is about to get its second Farmer's Market. Vendor Rosie Smith talks about the new market as it prepares for a grand opening this weekend. (runs 6:39)
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Run This Way
The organizers of the Cape Breton Fiddlers Run are looking for volunteers. Find out how you can get involved and how we're getting involved as part of CBC's "Live Right Now" project. (runs 8:12)
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Jim St. Clair - Paint Street
On "Then and Now", Community Historian Jim St. Clair explores via the past the colourful history of Paint Street in Port Hawkesbury. (runs 6:37)
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Information Morning Goes To School 2 - 2011
Our second entry comes to us from the west side of the Island. Inverness Education Center / Academy is a P-12 school with about 290 students who come from the Village of Inverness and surrounding areas of the county. (runs 4:55)
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Strait Regional School Review
We find out if the Strait Regional School Board passed a motion last night to place two schools back on the review list for closure and add a new one. (runs 7:44)
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An Extended Stay
The former manager of the Keltic Lodge is back to try to reverse the fortunes of the slumping resort. We speak with Jim Frise about his plans. (runs 10:57)
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Cheticamp Tourism Summit
Striving to reach the peak in tourism. Tourist industry types will take a trip to Cheticamp next week. (runs 7:16)
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Canada Learning Bonds
We'll have advice on RRSPs and we'll talk about a little known program aimed at helping low-income Canadians save for their children's education costs. (runs 7:35)
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Hoping To Find Gold In The Snow
Team Nova Scotia's cross-country ski team gets set for competition at the 2011 Canada Games in Halifax. We interview head coach Daniel Murray of Dingwall. (runs 6:27)
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Saving For Retirement
Investing in your retirement could also mean investing in your community. Find out about two new Community Development Investment
Funds on offer from BCA Holdings. (runs 6:05)
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Snow On Your Roof Re-visited
Our conversation about what to do about all that snow on your roof raised a few questions. We'll get them answered as we dial up Paul Pettipas, CEO of the Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association, once again. (runs 7:15)
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Snow On The Roof
The Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association says your roof can handle the snow load so there's no need to endanger yourself by shoveling snow off your roof. Association CEO Paul Pettipas explains. (runs 4:17)
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CBRM Council 0215
He goes to council in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality so you don't have to. Reporter Hal Higgins has the best bits of the latest debate and discussion. (runs 8:02)
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Inverness County Council
If you're interested to know what was said and heard at the Monday meeting of Inverness County Council, you're in luck. Our municipal man, Rankin MacDonald, has all the details. (runs 6:59)
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No Hearts And Flowers
Nova Scotia's Auditor General Jacques LaPointe discusses the recent RCMP report into MLAs' expenses, and the charges laid against three former MLA's and one sitting independent MLA. (runs 7:31)
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Catching A Great Idea
Reporter Holly Conners met with Michelle Theriault, Coordinator of the Marine Centre at the Universite Sainte-Anne - Petit-de-Grat campus, who is researching the handling and storage of live snow crab. (run 6:52)
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Information Morning Goes To School 1 - 2011
Each and every junior high and high school in Cape Breton has reason to be proud. What we want to know is, why are you proud of your school? Well, students at one school in Richmond County have some interesting and unusual reasons. (runs 7:51)
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Canada Games Memories
The Canada Games in Halifax sparks memories for many Cape Bretoners from when we hosted the games 24 years ago. Our Sports Columnist Charlie Cuff spoke with Danielle Smith of Howie Center, who was a member of team Nova Scotia in 1987. (runs 6:44)
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Study Mission In Sri Lanka
A Cape Bretoner has been chosen to visit Sri Lanka for two weeks, Mark Sparrow will be a study tour participant sponsored by the Canadian Co-operative Association and the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada. (runs 8:00)
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Skiing In Ingonish
Mother Nature has been kind to skiiers this winter, and that's been good news for the recently re-opened Ski Cape Smokey. Larry Dauphinee, chair of the volunteer group operating the hill, provides an update on the operation. (runs 5:36)
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Cape Bretoners Competing
Halifax is hosting the 2011 Canada Games. Reporter Holly Conners went to Riverview High School where there's a contingent of five athletes who'll be competing in various sports at the games. (runs 6:20)
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Political Brilliance Or Blunder
A lesson in political maneuvering. Cape Breton University Professor Tom Urbaniak grades the Nova Scotia NDP government's performance on the recent education cuts. (runs 14:01)
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Project In India
Sydney Lawyer Lee Anne MacLeod and her husband are members of the Sunrise Rotary Club in Sydney. They're going to India as part of a project to help eliminate polio and to help build a dam. (runs 6:18)
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Childcare Challenge
The community of Whycocomagh is making plans and raising money to open its first daycare this Fall. Sandra MacLean is a director with the Whycocomagh Development Commission and she describes their plans. (runs 6:51)
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Crunching The Numbers
Cape Bretons two school board superintendents crunch the numbers on the revised budget cuts of 2.4 percent announced yesterday. Ambrose White and Jack Beaton talk about what they face this year. (runs 12:45)
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School Board Salaries
Reporter Joan Weeks does the math to figure out how much school boards are spending on administration, and teachers salaries on the Island. (runs 9:02)
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Piloting The Harbour Development
Father Greg MacLeod, a Laurentian Energy board member, weighs in on who should steer the dredging and development of Sydney Harbour. (runs 6:45)
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Louisbourg Boatbuilder
Meet 22-year-old Darcy Harte of Louisbourg, he is Cape Breton's newest builder of wooden boats. He's presently working on his second hand-made wooden rowboat - a dorey! Steve Sutherland dropped by the workshop to view the work-in-progress. (runs 12:32)
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Election Result Appeal
The federal government has received a complaint disputing the last band election in Waycobah First Nation. Natalie Nepton is the Director of Band Governance for the federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, she explains the appeal process. (runs 9:49)
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Port Hawkesbury Port Development
Tim Gilfoy, CEO of the Strait of Canso Superport Corporation, shares his thoughts on putting the "Port" in Port Hawkesbury. The Town has released its new master plan for its port facilities. (runs 6:27)
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A Green Bay Packers Fan
As the Green Bay Packers prepare for Super Bowl XLV, meet a Super Fan in Sydney whose tattoos make him a walking billboard for the team. Terry Hollohan touched down in our studio for a chat. (runs 7:17)
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Higher Education, Lowered Funding
We find out how Cape Breton University plans to tackle a four per cent funding cut from the province, the University's Vice-President of Finance and Operations, Gordon MacInnis, explains. (runs 10:18)
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Pier 21 Museum
Our country's museums and historic sites are symbols of who we are and who we have been as Canadians. Pier 21 is our newest national museum. New Waterford's Ruth Goldbloom helped turn the dream into a reality. (runs 6:24)
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Ski Cape Smokey Opens
The fresh snow could give Ski Cape Smokey a fresh start. Larry Dauphinee is chair of the Ski Cape Smokey Society, and he gives us an update on the downhill facility. (runs 6:42)
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Waycobah Election Concerns
A former candidate for chief in Waycobah First Nation says you can't count on the results from the Fall election, so Rod Googoo has launched an appeal with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. The current chief, Morley Googoo, offers what he thinks. (runs 11:22)
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Jim St. Clair - Travel Writers
Gassed Up And Ready To Go... back to 1936. Community Historian Jim St. Clair has the story of a couple of U.S. travel writers who wrote about their time on the Island wheeling around the Cabot Trail. (runs 8:11)
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CBRM Committee Meeting 0201
Our Municipal Affairs Correspondent in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Hal Higgins, swings by with more highlights from the recent gathering of the Committee of the Whole. (runs 7:23)
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No Longer At Your Service
The loss of Service Canada community offices on Cape Breton Island could also put local C@P sites in jeopardy. Find out why, from Diana Hawley who is a Service Canada community office representative and C@P site manager in Port Hood. (runs 5:44)
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CBU Dramagroup Staging "The Rover"
Sheila Christie, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages and Letters at Cape Breton University, is the director. Todd Hiscock manages the Boardmore, and he's acting in this production, and Nicole MacDougall is also performing this week, in The Rover. (runs 10:18)
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Lights, Camera, Re-Action
Professor Ruby Ramji, of Cape Breton University, has returned from the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, and she shares her thoughts about the movies and the influential festival. (runs 9:20)
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Coal Bowl Coverage
Student Marilyn Burke is our Coal Bowl Correspondent for 2011. Meet the Grade 12 student who attends Breton Education Centre in New Waterford. (runs 4:26)
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Information Morning Goes To School Contest--2011
Associate Producer Nicole MacLennan has the details on this year's competition in which one lucky school becomes the focus of an entire edition of Information Morning on CBC Radio One. (13:25)
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Our Greely Expedition Connection
The cold facts about an ill fated Arctic expedition. Jocelyn Bethune, an author in Baddeck, thinks something should be done to remember Sgt. George Rice, the lone Cape Bretoner on the Greely Expedition to the Arctic. (runs 9:28)
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ATV's And Trails
Some people say they don't like ATVs on hiking trails - but ATVers say without THEM, there'd be far fewer trails to HIKE on! The Trans Canada Trail says it doesn't want ATVs anymore. Hear more reaction to this story. (runs 10:49)
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An Uplifting Solution
The Cape Breton District Health Authority has come up with a simple solution that's helping to save money and nurses' backs. Jill Ramsey-Stewart is with Occupational Health and Safety for the District, and she explains what they've done. (runs 7:59)
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Seeking Youthful Advice
Keith MacDonald, the Executive Director of the Cape Breton Partnership, describes how the group hopes to tap into young people on the Island to help retain and attract more young people. (runs 7:35)
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Screening Messages In Movies
A new course at Cape Breton University teaches students to take a critical look at films and the messages we take from them. Dr. Tanya Brann-Barrett is teaching the course, she's an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at CBU. (runs 9:45)
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Business Discovery Challenge
Making business they're business. Nona MacDermid is the Economic Sustainability Officer for Victoria County, she explains why people in Victoria County are being asked to fill out questionnaires about developing business opportunities. (runs 7:09)
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In A Class Of Their Own
Chapel Island First Nation has decided to start a high school in the community. Band councillor, and former Chief, Lindsay Marshall educates us on why and what's involved in the new school. (runs 9:12)
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Transition House Memories
Bea LeBlanc witnessed a lot in her time as the head of Cape Breton Transition House. She saw an evolution in attitude, and the founding of the Cape Breton Interagency on Family Violence. Bea has retired after almost 30 years on the front lines. Now, she reflects on her career. (runs 15:54)
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New Pre-Hab Clinic
Getting a leg up on hip and knee surgery. Lisa MacDonald is the Co-ordinator of the Pre-Hab Hip & Knee Clinic with the Cape Breton District Health Authority, she explains how the new clinic helps people prepare for and recover from their operation. (runs 6:29)
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Trans Canada Trail Rules
ATVs... or... the prestige of The Trans Canada Trail. Pick One. Reporter Wendy Martin looks into why the trails in Cape Breton could lose full-fledged membership in the national system. (runs 10:33)
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Maritime Noon Has New Host
After a couple of decades toiling in Television, Norma Lee MacLeod moves to the Radio side today. She starts her new job this afternoon as host of Maritime Noon. We ask her about her new role. (runs 7:42)
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Education Concerns
Proposed cuts to education continue to stir up a firestorm of controversy. The Superintendent of the Strait Regional School Board, Jack Beaton, describes what they found when they crunched the numbers. Then, the Education Minister Ramona Jennex responds. (runs 16:52)
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New Culture Department
Recently, the Nova Scotia government changed the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage to the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. An artist and arts advocate comment on the creation of a new Department. (runs 13:21)
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Muin And The Seven Bird Hunters
An interview with Cheryl Bartlett from Cape Breton University and former CBU Professor and Mi'kmaq storyteller Murdena Marshall. They are two of the creators of a new children's book based on the Mi'kmaq legend of the Big Dipper's journey across the night sky. (runs 19:34)
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Close Encounters Of The Coyote Kind
Parks Canada has compiled reports on coyote encounters in its national parks, and Reporter Jack Jullian has had a look at these records through an access to information request, he joins us with more details. (runs 9:07)
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The Doctor Is In... In Louisbourg
The community of Louisbourg now has a full-time family doctor, and he's looking for patients. Hear more about Dr. George Burns and his new family practice. (runs 8:44)
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Jim St. Clair - MacAuley's Store
On Then & Now, our community historian Jim St. Clair takes us on a nineteenth century shopping to Malcolm MacAulay's General Store at River Denys Basin. (runs 6:27)
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Proposed Cuts, Real Worries
Janitors, bus drivers, teacher's aides and secretaries in the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board meet with their union. We get a preview from local and CUPE Nova Scotia reps. (runs 9:29)
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Michique Returns From LA
The owners of Michique designer handbags in Sydney have just returned from the Golden Globe awards where their eye-catching handbags were given out to celebrities. What could rubbing shoulders with the stars mean to their Cape Breton business? (runs 11:06)
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140 Years Young
The Cape Breton Highlanders have just had their name reinstated. But they didn't start out with that moniker. We have a history of the reserve unit that once again bears the name of our Island. (runs 6:53)
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Education Evaluation
The NDP's proposed cuts to education are stirring up lots of criticism and controversy. Former Education Minister Jane Purves gives her assessment of the current situation. (runs 11:13)
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Community Store
What once was a community gathering place is bringing locals together again. Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith visited Grant's General Store in Boularderie which recently reopened with the help of volunteers. (runs 4:36)
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Home Is Where The Help Is
Reporter Wendy Martin brings us details about how people in Whitney Pier have been rolling up their sleeves to help a family in need by building a house. (runs 7:06)
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No Ifs, Ands Or Butts
Jean MacQueen, the Tobacco Reduction Strategy Coordinator with Public Health Services for the Cape Breton District Health Authority, provides details of a new pilot project to help pregnant women stop smoking. (runs 9:45)
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Taking The Lead In Kenya
We catch up with one of our guests from our series, Cape Breton Leadership: The Next Generation. Jill MacPherson tells us how her internship with Save the Children is going in Kenya. (runs 9:19)
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Global Exposure
Mooove over Gucci and make room for Galloping Cows. The Cape Breton producer of gourmet marmalade, Joanne Schmidt, explains how her Galloping Cows Brandy Marmalade made it into the Golden Globes gift bags, this year. (runs 9:06)
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Coastal Mapping Project
The coast is clearly changing around Cape Breton. Find out about a project in Cheticamp, studying the effects of climate change on the local marine environment. (runs 7:18)
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Jim St. Clair - Route 4
Community Historian Jim St. Clair takes us for ride through time along Route 4, as we explore the past of this major route in Cape Breton and the constant calls to improve it. (runs 9:36)
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Elder Abuse Case
Reporter Joan Weeks investigates the case of 2 careworkers accused of neglect and abuse at the Miners Memorial Manor in Sydney Mines. (runs 11:44)
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Speaking Of The Speaker
The Honourable member for Cape Breton Nova, Gordie Gosse, has been nominated for the job of Speaker of the House in the Nova Scotia Legislature. We ask him about his nomination. (runs 6:22)
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A Kids Eye View
The Bras d'Or Stewardship Society and the Bras d'Or Biosphere Committee are teaming up to ask students to submit artwork that shares their vision of Cape Breton's inland sea, and we ask them why. (runs 6:26)
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From True Tory To True Grit
Former Progressive Conservative Colchester North M-L-A Karen Casey crosses the floor to join the Liberal caucus. We ask the former PC leader about her decision. (runs 11:38)
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Protecting Our Beaches
Bob Taylor, a coastal geoscientist with the Geological Survey of Canada, based at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, talks about what can or should be done to try to protect Nova Scotia beaches from storm damage. (runs 12:00)
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New Community Choir
The plan is to have the people North of Smokey singing from the same songbook. A new community choir is being formed, and we get details from Ian Green, the Chair of the Theatre on the Hill Performing Arts Association. (runs 6:23)
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Making The Trade
The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles hope to soar higher after making a few moves before the Q's trade deadline. Our Sports Guy Charlie Cuff flies by with more on the motives. (runs 6:28)
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Finishing The Rink
Skating is one way to improve your health. And one day, people in Cape North may be able to skate inside at the Northern Victoria Community Centre. Reporter Joan Weeks has an update on plans to finish the rink. (runs 5:52)
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Funding For Ideas
Hear about two Cape Breton entries in the Pepsi Refresh Project. A blacksmith in Port Hawkesbury and an affordable housing project in Sydney are looking for your votes to help them win funding for their ideas. (runs 9:28)
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Seed Money
Two Cape Breton markets will get money from Local Food NS to help grow the local food network. Allison Kouzovnikov is the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia and she explains the project. (runs 5:55)
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Jim St. Clair - Two Wills
As historical documents, a will can tell us a lot about the time in which a person lived, and died, and what they valued while alive. Community Historian Jim St. Clair brings us the tale of 2 women and what their wills reveal about Arichat. (runs 9:21)
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Year-End 9 - Chip Bird
Parks Canada is one of the strongest threads in the Canadian fabric, weaving together some of our country's most important historic sites as well as some of its most beautiful locations. In the last of our year-end interviews, we speak with the Superintendant of the Cape Breton Field Unit of Parks Canada, Chip Bird. (runs 16:36)
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Steel Museum Dream
Remembering the legacy of steelmaking in Sydney through a museum has been a dream for sometime, now, the Sydney Steel Museum Society will be making presentations in search of funding for a bigger project, to develop a technology centre here. (runs 6:58)
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Year-End 8 - Mayor John Morgan
The year 2010 through the eyes of the Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. John Morgan is our next guest in our series of year-end interviews with those Cape Bretoners who head up our Island's biggest and most influential institutions. (runs 15:50)
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The Year End Quiz
The annual Information Morning Year End Quiz with MLAs - Frank Corbett, Alfie MacLeod and Geoff MacLellan. They are used to taking on one another at Province House. But how well can they do taking on each other in our studio... in the IM Year End Quiz? (runs 16:27)
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Honouring A Legacy
Ron Caplan, the publisher of Cape Breton's Magazine, has been named to the Order of Canada, he has spent his career recording the history and culture of Cape Breton Island. (runs 11:17)
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Year-End 7 - Dr. Andrew Lynk
As the countdown to a new year continues, we reflect on the year 2010 from a variety of perspectives in our Year-End interview series. In Part 7, Dr. Andrew Lynk, the Medical Officer for the Cape Breton District Health Authority, talks about his job. (runs 16:31)
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Year-End 5 - Chambers of Commerce
Joyce MacDougall, the president of the Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce, and John Ouellette, the president of the Strait Area Chamber, share their highlights of 2010 and what they're looking forward to - business wise - in 2011. (runs 15:11)
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Year-End 6 - CBRPS Chief Myles Burke
The Chief of the Cape Breton Regional Police Service, Myles Burke, is our guest as we continue our year-end chats with those who head the biggest and most important institutions on our Island. (runs 17:29)
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Year-End 4 - John Harker
Cape Breton University ends the year with new construction underway on campus. We cover this, funding arrangements in the year ahead, and other developments in our Year-end interview with CBU President John Harker. (runs 15:23)
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Year-End 3 - Darrell Dexter
In 2010, his government increased the HST, promised to cut government spending and eliminate the deficit by 2013. In Part 3 of our year-end interview series, Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter. (runs 15:38)
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Dreaming Of A Write Christmas
A new Cape Breton company puts a new twist on the old tradition of sending Christmas cards. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee has the story of PAMIT Cards. (runs 6:14)
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Year-End 2 - Louise MacDonald
A voice for those who too often go unheard. Information Morning host Steve Sutherland interviews Louise MacDonald of the Every Woman's Centre in Sydney. (runs 12:21)
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Year-End 1 - John Lynn
The first in our series of Year-End interviews with influential Cape Bretoners. John Lynn, the CEO of ECBC, heads up what for many is the most important government body on the Island, he reflects on the past year. (runs 14:40)
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Clerical Error
Father Paul Abbass has an update on efforts to sell property in the Diocese of Antigonish to help pay for the historic abuse settlement. (runs 7:10)
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From Arichat to Afghanistan
A Cape Breton soldier in the Armed Forces puts the call out to you to send tokens of home to the troops, and help spread the holiday cheer to others who can't be home for Christmas. (runs 5:12)
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Channelling The Cash
To get a deeper harbour, they had to navigate through political channels. John Lynn, CEO of Enterpise Cape Breton Corporation, elaborates on the role ECBC played in getting the needed funds. (runs 6:23)
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A Second Opinion
Dr. Ron Stewart - a former NS Health Minister, and an expert in emergency medicine - tells us what he thinks of the prescription for Emergency Rooms in Nova Scotia, as directed by Dr. John Ross. (runs 11:38)
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House Warming
A story that will warm your heart. A family featured in our series, "A Place To Call Home" gets help from a listener who was moved to action by their tale. Reporter Yvonne Leblanc-Smith has the details. (runs 5:46)
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Too Many Ports?
Richie Mann, VP of Marketing for Melford Terminal, talks about the federal funding for the dredging of Sydney Harbour, and port expansion. (runs 6:10)
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Dredging Project Reaction
Prime Minister Stephen Harper decided to make his first, brief trip a memorable one, bringing with him the promise of $19 million dollars to dredge Sydney Harbour. We have reaction to the announcement. (runs 13:11)
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A Capital Idea
Nova Scotia Minister of Finance Graham Steele describes a new 560 million dollar plan that outlines all of the provincial spending on major projects like roads, schools and community housing. (runs 8:53)
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From Iraq To Inverness
A widespread welcome is offered by a group of volunteers in Inverness County who are trying to bring a family of refugees from Iraq. Michael Ojoleck of Inverness County Welcomes describes their efforts. (runs 8:45)
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Science Promotion Award
Cape Breton University Biology Professor Martha Jones has been recognized for her passion for promoting science with a national award worth ten-thousand dollars. (runs 9:33)
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Prescribing ER Reform
Putting an end to band aid solutions in the ER is the challenge, the Nova Scotia Minister of Health Maureen MacDonald explains the new plan to convert some emergency rooms into collaborative care centers. (runs 12:36)
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North Highlands Museum
If you visit the North Highlands Museum in Cape North, you'll discover an excellent history of the area. Our community historian, Jim St. Clair, brings us the story behind the museum in his weekly column, Then and Now. (runs 9:36)
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Our Economic Development
Find out what the Cape Breton Partnership has planned to help kick start the economy of Cape Breton. Dan Christmas, Chair of the Cape Breton Partnership, explains their Strategic Framework. (runs 6:47)
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Domestic Violence Court
Helen Morrison who is with Transition House in Sydney assesses the new action plan and pilot project from the province for a domestic violence court in Sydney. (runs 8:25)
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Another Place To Call Home
In a follow-up story in our series - "A Place To Call Home", Reporter Jennifer Henderson peers into the problem faced for many with disabilities in Nova Scotia. She reports on how the Department of Community Services may be failing those citizens. (runs 12:05)
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A Clear-Cut Reaction
Almost all of the trees that are harvested in Nova Scotia are clearcut. The province now wants to cut that number in half. Steve Talbot, executive director of the Forest Products Association, shares his view of the problem and the proposed solution. (runs 5:47)
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A Cut Above
The Province of Nova Scotia is setting the bar high to make forestry more environmentally friendly. John MacDonell, the Minister of Natural Resources, explains the plan to reduce clear cutting in the province to 50 per cent or less over five years. (runs 7:08)
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Lobster License Buy-back
Fisherman Leonard LeBlanc of Cheticamp is the president of the Gulf Nova Scotia Fisheries Coalition, he says the federal announcement regarding buying back lobster licenses is an offer he hopes some people won't refuse. (runs 5:39)
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Housing & Health Study
Health is where your home is. Dr. Stephen Hwang of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and the principal researcher of a housing report, says poor housing conditions lead to the same sorts of health risks suffered by people who are homeless. (runs 7:03)
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Housing In Inverness
Our series "A Place To Call Home" trained attention on the growing need for safe, clean and affordable housing in the CBRM. But the problem goes beyond the Municipality. Jim Mustard, a Councillor for Inverness sheds light on the subject. (runs 8:20)
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Jim St. Clair - Grantmyer Brook
On Then & Now: Community Historian Jim St. Clair and host Steve Sutherland take a road trip to a brook that runs under Highway 125, and Jim shares some history of the area. (runs 7:22)
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Lauded And Order
Recognition for a Richmond County woman, meet one of the newest recipients of the Order of Nova Scotia, Eva Landry of St. Peters. (runs 5:59)
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Pick Your Passion
Learn more about a speakers series called "IDEAS: Powered by Passion" sponsored by New Dawn, it will focus on peoples passions to offer inspiration and to propel new ideas. (runs 8:21)
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New Chief Elected
The people of Eskasoni First Nation have chosen a new leader to replace Charlie Dennis who stepped down in February for health reasons. The new chief of Atlantic Canada's largest Mi'kmaq community, is Leroy Denny. (runs 10:20)
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Removing The CAP
Billy Joe MacLean is the Mayor of Port Hawkesbury, and the newly elected president of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. While the Nova Scotia government is reviewing the Capped Assessment Program, Mayor MacLean feels it should be eliminated. (runs 6:52)
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Light Up A Life 2010
CBC Cape Breton kicked off its 4th annual "Light Up A Life" campaign, with a concert and seasonal readings called: Comfort and Joy. All funds raised go to Feed Nova Scotia, Diane Swinemar is the executive director. (runs 7:55)
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NS Agriculture Plan
The Province of Nova Scotia has developed a plan that will help the industry flourish now and in the future. John MacDonell, the provincial Minister of Agriculture, explains the ten year initiative, "Homegrown Success". (runs 8:21)
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Score One For Fair Play
An update from Cheticamp mom Sheila LeBlanc about reaction to her campaign to get parents to improve their behavior, and to treat their kids better at the rink. (runs 9:50)
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A Place To Call Home 7
As part of our series "A Place To Call Home" - looking at the growing need for clean, safe and affordable housing in the CBRM, Reporter David Burke looks at the current real estate market. (runs 7:59)
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A Place To Call Home 9
All this week, a number of issues have been raised about the need for clean, safe and affordable housing in the CBRM. Now, the Nova Scotia Minister of Community Services reflects on some of them. (runs 8:08)
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A Place To Call Home 8
If there are so many people who need housing and so many abandoned buildings in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, can the two problems be turned into one solution? Reporter Wendy Martin has the story. (runs 12:45)
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A Place To Call Home 5
Some people living with mental illness can now live in their own place thanks to an innovative program. Reporter Wendy Martin brings us that story as part of our week long look at the growing need for safe, clean and affordable housing in the CBRM. (runs 8:24)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 21 - Lisa Boudreau
Lisa Boudreau is 44 years old and she's the managing director of Boudreau Fuels in Arichat. She also runs Caper Gas, which has eight gas retailers in Cape Breton. And she's just launched a new business venture called Home Grown Rewards. Its a loyalty program where people can redeem points at participating local businesses. Lisa Boudreau's business ventures are fueled by her passion for this place and a belief in home grown purchasing power. (runs 17:10)
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A Place To Call Home 6
Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith introduces us to a family that paid less for their house than some people pay for their monthly mortgage, in the next instalment of our series, "A Place To Call Home". (runs 6:49)
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A Place To Call Home 4
In this installment of our series, "A Place To Call Home", Reporter Hal Higgins peers inside the issue of derelict buildings that dot the landscape of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, and finds out what can be done about the problem. (runs 10:51)
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Highland Manor Update
The Highland Manor Nursing Home in Neil's Harbour is meeting fire regulations but it's still waiting for an expansion. Esther Blakeney is the administrator of the home, and she provides an update. (runs 6:44)
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NSP Raising Rates
Emera - the parent company of Nova Scotia Power - recently announced record breaking profits for its third quarter. So why are power rates going up in January 2011? Consumer Advocate John Merrick helps us figure it out. (runs 7:20)
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The Bill Lynch Legacy
Christopher A. Walsh is the author of a new book on the history and the legacy of The Bill Lynch Shows entitled, "Under The Electric Sky", he tells us about the Midway and the man. (runs 12:55)
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A Place To Call Home 3
Reporter Joan Weeks presents the next story in our housing series: A Place To Call Home, she looks inside some of the run-down rental units found in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. (runs 13:18)
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Student Blood Drive
When you're a student, you're used to rolling up your sleeves and getting down to work. The Marconi Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College wants students to roll up their sleeves for a different reason. An instructor and a student tell us why. (runs 7:34)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 20 - Jenn Power
Some people say their work is their life but for Jenn Power, her life is her work. She's the Executive Director, or Community Leader, of L'Arche Cape Breton. It's part of an international federation of communities where men and women with developmental disabilities, and those who choose to share life with them, live and work together. Jenn is a familiar voice as our PartyLine correspondent for L'Arche. She is 38 years old and she comes to Cape Breton from Calvert, Newfoundland. (runs 17:59)
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A Place To Call Home 1
Finding a decent place to live in Cape Breton can be a challenge. All this week on CBC Cape Breton, hear about those challenges and what's being done to solve them. In Part 1, an overview of the issue of housing. (runs 11:26)
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A Place To Call Home 2
If you haven't had to look for a new home or new place to live in Cape Breton, consider yourself lucky. In Part 2, with the growing need for safe, clean and affordable housing, Reporter Peggy MacDonald looks at options for those on low income. (runs 9:32)
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Decorate The Halls With...
If you're looking for some timely tips on how to decorate your home for the holiday, there's a fun workshop and fundraiser for Bereaved Families of Cape Breton this week in Sydney. Decorator Wynn MacNeil explains. (runs 6:27)
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Out Of Africa
Meet Jacob Deng, a former "lost boy" from Sudan, who came to Nova Scotia to study, but has been the one teaching students and sharing his story about the tragedy of his homeland. (runs 11:10)
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Ghost Cat Chat
Now, a children's story with a lesson for everyone by Cape Breton teacher and author Mike Isaac, he talks about his book, "How the Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat." (runs 7:42)
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A Powerful Deal
NSPI CEO and President, Rob Bennett, shares his views on the plan to bring hydro electricity from Newfoundland and Labrador to Nova Scotia, the new deal is generating a lot of interest. (runs 9:57)
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Engineering Health Care
Meet Kendall Murphy, the industrial engineer, who's helping the Cape Breton District Health Authority treat the health care system efficiently, saving time and money. (runs 8:13)
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Bon Voyage Caribou
Marine Atlantic is preparing to retire the MV Caribou. Hear more about why, and about the ships that will soon be added to their fleet from Marine Altantic spokesperson Tara Laing. (runs 5:27)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 19 - Dwayne MacEachern
When Dwayne MacEachern was a teenager, he followed the path of many Cape Bretoners. He headed 'down the road' just as soon as he could. But he quickly discovered the grass is not always greener on the other side. And, it wasn't long before he was back home in Judique. Dwayne is 32 years old, and since he came home, he has thrown his hat in the ring for the Federal Green Party. And discovered a passion for community economic development. (runs 15:00)
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Building On Success
The old Federal Gypsum wallboard site in Point Tupper will rise again, thanks to a company in New Brunswick. Marcel Girouard, president of Acadia Drywall, tells us about his future plans for the plant. (runs 7:39)
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War Compensation Issue
We follow up on the story of Mel Birmingham, a retired police officer from Groves Point, who served the U.N. and was injured in Kosovo. Michel Bonnardeaux, a UN spokesperson, gives us the United Nations perspective on the issue of compensation. (runs 8:07)
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Fighting To Be Recognized
Mel Birmingham is a retired CBRM police officer, he served abroad with the UN and is upset the federal government won't compensate him or any other civilian police officer who is injured overseas during conflicts. (runs 6:10)
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Digging Nova Scotia
We go UNDER ground to discover some of the neatest archaeological research going on across the province as described in a new book - Underground Nova Scotia: Stories of Archaeology, we speak with co-author Jonathan Fowler. (runs 11:53)
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Striking A Blow For Science
Meet Robert Barrett of Sydney, a young student with a curious mind and a passion for kick-boxing, and hear why he has been invited to an international science fair in Australia. (runs 8:52)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 18 - Mark Sparrow
You may remember hearing quite a bit from Mark Sparrow back in September when we launched Cape Breton Leadership:The Next Generation, he was a member of our panel discussing the island's future, the event was called - Cape Breton 2030. Mark is 29 years old. He works with the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council. He's also president of the Cape Breton chapter of Junior Chamber International, an organization for young professionals. (runs 14:39)
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Back From The Big Apple
Find out how Scott Thomas, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's Diversity Officer, did giving an address at the United Nations in New York, he presented on finding a solution for the "lost children" in Uganda. (runs 10:41)
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Paper Chase
The NDP government of Nova Scotia has introduced legislation to broaden the Auditor General's access to government documents. We ask the Auditor General, Jacques LaPointe, what difference it will make. (runs 8:19)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 17 - Jaime Battiste
Jaime Battiste is senior advisor to the Eskasoni Band Council. At thirty years old, he is pretty young to be called a senior advisor. But that's just what he does for Eskasoni First Nation and he was hand picked for the position. After completing his law degree at Dalhousie University, he began teaching at Cape Breton University. But it wasn't long before he was drawn back home to Eskasoni. (runs 17:05)
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Easing Their Pain
Meet a woman from North Sydney, Christine Moore, who lives with chronic pain, and we ask Lynette Sawchuck, Chronic Pain Clinic Co-ordinator for the CB District Health Authority, about what support is available for people living with pain. (runs 7:57)
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Holy Angels Exchange
Students from Holy Angels High School in Sydney travelled to the Nova Scotia Legislature to demonstrate their support for the endangered school. Inside the house, the former Education Minister and the current one talked about its future. (runs 7:43)
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Hwy. 125 Twinning Update
Reporter Yvonne LeBlanc-Smith has an update on that stretch of Hwy. 125 between Frenchvale and Sydney River, she spoke to Lloyd Hall, project engineer with the NS Department of Transportation, about why it's taken so long and when it will open for traffic? (runs 6:10)
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Addressing The UN
Scott Thomas, the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's Diversity Officer, will have the whole world in his hands when he makes a presentation to the United Nations on inclusiveness. (runs 11:23)
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Feel My Pain
Meet a Nova Scotia man who volunteers from coast to coast to help people with chronic pain. Terry Bremner will be in Sydney Wednesday evening and we ask him what he'll be doing. (runs 7:47)
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Social Justice At Sydney Academy
In honour of Cape Breton University's new chair named for Viola Desmond, a special Town Hall meeting was held with Sydney Academy students to talk about the issue of Social Justice. Panelists ponder the question of what improvements can be done to better educate the community about discrimination. (runs 8:03)
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Theatre Of War
A production of "Vimy" will premiere at the Boardmore Theatre on Remembrance Day. Scott Sharplin is the director of the Cape Breton University production, and two of the actors are Allison Haley and Ron Newcombe. (runs 10:51)
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Sister To Courage
Find out what happened 64 years ago at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, through the eyes of Viola Desmond's sister, Wanda Robson of North Sydney, she talks about her new book, "Sister To Courage". (runs 16:57)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 16 - Jamie Crane
Jamie Crane has put in quite a few miles on the campaign trail already, even though she's still only 32 years old. She started volunteering with the NDP as a teenager and has worked both federally and provincially. She even ran in the provincial election in 2006 in Cape Breton South. Now, after years of working and waiting, her party is on the government side of the house. And she's working as the provincial NDP Caucus Outreach Officer for Cape Breton and the eastern Nova Scotia. (runs 16:20)
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Copy That
The government is wrestling with how to update Copyright Laws in Canada. But in trying to grab hold of the issue, a new Bill may end up hurting writers. Douglas Arthur Brown shares his critique of Bill C-32. (runs 6:53)
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Pull Up A Chair
She made history when she took a seat. Now, she has a chair. Cape Breton University launches the Viola Desmond Chair in Social Justice to honour the Nova Scotia woman. The first holder of the chair, Dr. Graham Reynolds, joins us to talk about what he hopes to accomplish. (runs 7:07)
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Holy Angels Hype
Students who have passed through its halls say it gave them a leg up in life and was a unique experience. But whether the Holy Angels High School experience will be around for others to enjoy in the future is the question on minds of many in Sydney. (runs 8:25)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 15 - Gloria Hill
Gloria Hill isn't really one to make waves, but she's got the airwaves covered. She is Information Morning's volunteer Partyline correspondent for Janvrins Island in Richmond County. She's also the general manager of Telile Community Television in Arichat. Gloria is 44 years old. She sees her role as reflecting her community back to itself, a community where she's often at the helm of volunteer efforts. runs 16:15)
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Angus The Wheeler's
Community Historian Jim St. Clair and Steve Sutherland travel to the real place that inspired the magical story called "T.R's Adventure at Angus the Wheeler's" written by Frank MacDonald and illustrated by Virginia McCoy. (runs 11:05)
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A For Attendance
Implementing the recommendations from a report by the Working Committee on Absenteeism, Nova Scotia Education Minister Marilyn More discusses her plan to keep kids from skipping school. (runs 7:36)
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No Place Like Shalom
We learn about a new residence in Port Hawkesbury called Shalom House for people with disabilities. Tom Gunn is chair of the Board of the ROC Society that runs it, and Theresa Aucoin of Cheticamp is the parent of a resident. (runs 8:18)
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A Wave of Anticipation
Junior high students in Glace Bay will experience their second first day of school this year, as the new Oceanview Education Centre opens its doors. Reporter Yvonne Leblanc-Smith was there and spoke to Principal Paul McNeil. (runs 6:03)
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Youth Group Award
The innovative Youth Peer Program in Sydney wins another national award for operating efficiently. Find out what other organizations can learn from the way it works, as we re-visit the program, where youth tutor and mentor youth for free. (runs 14:31)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 14 - Dr. Chris Milburn
Dr. Chris Milburn believes a healthy dose of competition does a body good. When he's not on shift at the ER at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, he's training for his next triathlon. The 40 year old physician is a strong supporter of active living, and a strong believer in speaking up. He's run provincially and federally for the Green Party. And he's taken some public stands that have proven unpopular, too.
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CBC Cape Breton Birthday
On November 1st, 1948, the airwaves of our Island crackled with the sounds of a new radio station with the call letters CBI -- for Cape Breton Island. (runs 6:04)
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Hall Of Famer
Another Cape Breton name for the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. As Carl "Bucky" Buchanan prepares to be inducted, our Sports Guy Charlie Cuff brings us a look at Carl's accomplishments. (runs 9:25)
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Homeroom Heartbreak
Three students in Grade 10 at Holy Angels High School in Sydney tell Reporter Wendy Martin why they're devastated over news their school might close in June 2011. (runs 8:13)
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A Glass Act
Find out how you can watch glass being hand blown on Cape Breton's North Shore. Glass Artisans Studio and Gallery on the North Shore is opening a new glass blowing studio today and owner Wendy Smith tells us about it. (runs 8:24)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 13 - Jill MacPherson
Jill MacPherson of Port Morien takes the phrase think global, act local and stands it on its head, she thinks local and acts global. The recent CBU grad ran a chapter of Amnesty International and Save the Children at the University. And, she was a global ambassador for the Active 8 campaign of the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation. Now the 25 year old is in Kenya, working with Save the Children. We managed to catch up with Jill this summer, before she left. (runs 13:11)
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Approaching Farm-ageddon
A new Agricultural Land Use report says we need to do a better job of protecting farmland across Nova Scotia. The Minister of Agriculture John McDonnell rolls up his sleeves to talk about how he plans to respond to the recommendations. (runs 9:25)
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Changing Emergency Care
We all want our local Emergency Room to stay open 24 hours a day, every day. But a new report on Emergency Care in Nova Scotia says a number of ERs in Cape Breton should consider another model already in place at the Musquodobit Valley Hospital. (runs 9:18)
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Airline Follow-up
CBC Reporter Jack Julian had a chance to meet and speak to the President of East Coast Airways, Jay Hasson, about allegations made public recently. (runs 6:23)
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Crossing The Line
Meet Sheila LeBlanc, a woman from Cheticamp, who's urging hockey parents to call a time out on their bad behaviour at the rink, and let the kids enjoy the game. (runs 13:53)
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Airline Debt
The president of East Coast Airways, a new Maritime Airline, leaves a trail of debts and angry creditors in the United States, Reporter Jack Julian explains. (runs 8:49)
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Diagnosis Downsize
The author of the new ER report, Dr. John Ross, has recommendations on how to treat the ailing emergency care system, and Cape Breton District Health Authority CEO John Malcom reacts to the plan. (runs 16:05)
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A Trust for Taylor
Emily Mitchell, the mother of Taylor Mitchell, the young woman killed by a coyote last year in the Highlands, has established a Legacy Trust with the David Suzuki Foundation in honour of her daughter. (runs 6:39)
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Coyote Trapping Controversy
Is the phrase 'humane trapping' a contradiction? When it comes to coyotes, can you snag them without making sure they suffer? As coyote trapping season continues in Nova Scotia, Reporter Phlis McGregor explored these questions. (runs 10:10)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 12 - Allan MacMaster
Ask Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster the quintessential Cape Breton question, "What's your father's name?", and he'll answer Buddy, yes, that Buddy. While Allan may not share his famous father's passion for playing the fiddle, he does share a passion for politics. And he learned the political ropes from former Premier Rodney MacDonald, Allan was his executive assistant for seven years and when Rodney stepped down, he stepped up and ran for the seat, winning it last Fall. (runs 15:33)
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A Spooky Sequel
Giving new meaning to the term 'stage fright', The Cape Breton Stage Company is getting ready to launch its Fall/Winter Season with "Tales from the Bottom of the Well 2", just in time for Hallowe'en. (runs 7:24)
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Bringing Home The Beacon
The St. Paul Island Lighthouse is coming back to the community of Dingwall in Cape Breton. We have reaction from Hamilton Carter who is with the historical society that's been fighting for its safe return. (runs 5:35)
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School Review Reprieve
Jack Beaton, the Superintendent of the Strait Regional School Board, talks about the board's decision to suspend the review of three schools for closure. (runs 8:27)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 11 - Derek Mombourquette
At 30, Derek Mombourquette is the youngest member of council in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. But he was much younger when he got his first taste of municipal politics. When he was just a kid, he campaigned with his uncle, former CBRM councillor Arnie Mombourquette. It was part of a family legacy of community service. One he plans to continue by serving the residents of District 10, and the municipality at large. (runs 15:48)
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Jim St. Clair - Roger Martin
On Then & Now, our community historian Jim St. Clair dips into his collection of stories and pulls out an interesting tale of a man from Bridgeport who sailed off to China, but never let Cape Breton slip out of his mind's eye view. (runs 8:06)
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Green Power Grid
The province of Nova Scotia has new rules for small scale producers of renewable energy. Bruce Cameron, a director with Nova Scotia's Department of Energy, explains. (runs 11:51)
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Room Levy Reservations
Inverness County re-visited the pros and cons of ushering in a room levy at a special meeting on Tuesday night. Reporter Wendy Martin checks in on what was said. (runs 9:57)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 10 - Nicole LeBlanc
Nicole LeBlanc is a person who is really in tune with her community. She's a music teacher at NDA school in Chticamp. She also performs, conducts a community choir and when she was growing up in the Acadian community, she was very active with Le Conseil des Arts de Chticamp. And at 25, she's hoping to encourage the next generation to discover their culture through the arts. (runs 15:29)
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Reviewing The Levy
What happens if Inverness County continues to opt out of a room levy for the Island after a meeting tonight? Marlene Usher, Executive Director General for ECBC, tells us what Enterprise Cape Breton has to say. (runs 6:06)
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Fathers Know Best
Our Celtic Colours correspondent Norma Jean MacPhee provides a look at the Celtic Colours show, Father Knows Best, which teamed up musical fathers with their musical children. (runs 9:21)
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Facts, Fear, And Fractionation
People in Inverness County are calling for a provincial ban on fracking during oil and gas exploration. Sandy MacMullen, Director of Petroleum Resources for Nova Scotia, talks about the current regulations regarding the controversial practice. (runs 10:03)
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Fly Business
Meet Dr. Hugh Dunleavy, Executive VP of WestJet, who is in Sydney for the Shannon School of Business Visiting Lecture series. He will discuss the challenges and opportunities of air travel. (runs 10:25)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 9 - Donnie Calabrese
When he's not on stage as bass player with the Tom Fun Orchestra, Donnie Calabrese is helping set the stage for an artistic awakening in Sydney's North End. The 26 year old has co-founded a community newspaper there called "The Turnip". Donnie also hosts concerts with visiting musicians in his own home. And he's a Board member with the Cape Breton Music Industry Co-operative. (runs 14:19)
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A Fractious Debate
We speak with a concerned citizen in Inverness County to find out if the proponents of oil and gas exploration in Lake Ainsle answered the questions and concerns of local residents at an open house yesterday. (runs 6:55)
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After Hours Entertainment
You can enjoy great music in all sorts of venues and communities during Celtic Colours. But after the shows, there's one place the artists go - The Festival Club at the Gaelic College in St. Ann's. Our roving correspondent Norma Jean MacPhee brings us a peek inside this after-hours location. (runs 9:45)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 8 - John Ouellette
The Canso Causeway connects Cape Breton with the mainland but the Strait area straddles both shores. So does John Ouellette. His job with Bell Aliant takes him throughout north eastern Nova Scotia but his volunteer commitments keep him firmly planted on the Island, with a view to building the future. He's a board member and former employee of the Strait Highlands Regional Development Association. The 44 year old is also the President of the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce. (runs 16:04)
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NHL Award
Dave Andrews, the former general manager of the Cape Breton Oilers, has a successful career in the AHL. So much so, the NHL is honouring him later this month, our Sports Guy Charlie Cuff has the details. (runs 10:52)
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New Gaelic Tunes
New Gaelic songs may sound like a musical oxy-moron. But there have been some new pieces penned for this week's Celtic Colours. Our roving correspondent at the festival, Norma Jean MacPhee, has the details. (runs 12:13)
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Mobility Workshops
Community Links, a non-profit organization, is sponsoring Mobility Workshops for seniors through a program called Preventing Falls Together. Susan King is the Provincial co-ordinator for the program and she talks about the workshops. (runs 8:06)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 7 - Lucy Wintermans
Lucy Wintermans is taking steps to create artistic opportunities for young people in Cape Breton. Since 2002, she operated Lucy Wintermans School of Dance. In 2008, the award winning choreographer created the East Side Arts Academy in Sydney offering various classes in music, drama, visual arts, and dance. She also runs a dance school in Glace Bay. Lucy enjoys new challenges and experiences. And is the proud mother of twins. (runs 15:31)
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Branching Into Bio-Energy
Cape Breton Explorations has an idea to turn trees into gas. Luciano Lisi is president of the Cape Breton company, and Reporter Bobby Nock asked him about the proposed bio-energy plant at Harbourside Commercial Park in Sydney. (runs 5:52)
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Music And More
Yvette Rogers, the outreach co-ordinator for Celtic Colours, explains some of the many cultural events that are part of this year's Festival, and she invites you to become a student of the annual Celtic Colours Festival. (runs 7:22)
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Salvation for St. Alphonsus
The people trying to save the Stone Church in Victoria Mines have come up with a plan to preserve the 96-year-old building, Keith Brown talks about their ideas for St. Alphonsus Church. (runs 6:36)
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More Room Levy
Leanne Hachey of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business explains the CFIB's reservations about the room levy in Inverness County. (runs 5:50)
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Disposal Disapproval
Several residents from the community surrounding the former Devco Farm in Point Edward have approached CBRM Council about Enterprise Cape Breton leasing the 4.2 acres to a garbage disposal company. (runs 7:29)
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Surviving Survival
Learning to live with cancer, after treatment. Tom MacNeil, a medical social worker in Cape Breton, talks about the issues faced by cancer survivors and how they can cope after treatment. (runs 6:38)
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Terms Of Disagreement
Find out why aboriginal chiefs want electoral reform, including longer terms in office. Waycobah Chief Morley Googoo explains the consultations of The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs proposed changes. (runs 6:19)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 6 - Alex Paul
Alex Paul has his eye on the future. Currently, he's the training co-ordinator for the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program for the Unama'ki Economic Benefits Office at Membertou First Nation in Sydney. Before the 43 year old could take on his vision for the future, first he had to connect with his past. (runs 15:29)
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New Dawn New Office
The first piece of property the Antigonish Diocese put up for sale gets a new lease on life, the Diocesan Centre in downtown Sydney will now become the headquarters for New Dawn Enterprises. (runs 4:04)
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Sustaining Victoria County
Victoria County is putting its money on Nona MacDermid to help boost the economy, so we have a chat with the new Sustainable Development Officer for the Municipality about her future plans. (runs 8:20)
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Diagnosis Of Dementia
Education in the early stages, we learn about a new education and support program for people with dementia in Cape Breton from Dale Orychuck and Dr. Paula Creighton. (runs 10:34)
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Facing The Music - August 30, 2011
Meet Heather Sparling, a Professor at Cape Breton University, who's been studying songs about disasters and what they tell us about the way we grieve, as our summer series on research at CBU continues. (runs 16:55 Aug. 30, 2011)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 5 - Mike Targett
Mike Targett worked as the sustainability co-ordinator for the "Green Beacon" Project at the Coastal Discovery Centre in Main-a-Dieu. His job was to make the community more environmentally and economically sustainable. Mike is a 29 year old father of two. And, now, he runs a web development and consulting business called Targett Design in Sydney. He's also one of the founders of the citizens group - "Green Cape Breton". (runs 14:48)
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Drug Dilemma
The concept of giving a person's un-used and un-opened medicine to another person in need, is an interesting idea. Reporter Hal Higgins explores the concept of recycling drugs. (runs 7:35)
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Writer Michael Crummey
Award winning author and poet Michael Crummey is coming to Cape Breton for the Cabot Trail Writers Festival. The Newfoundland writer talks about his best selling novel, "Galore". (runs 7:32)
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A Minor Change
Cape Breton University is offering two new minors, one in Gaelic and one in Drama. Hector MacNeil, a Gaelic Instructor in the Faculty of Heritage and Culture, and Dr. Sheila Christie, an Assistant Professor of English, explain. (runs 9:45)
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The Pictures Are Personal
The images of Pakistan and the devastation that's washed over that country are everywhere. Dr. Ansari of Sydney reflects on what he's seen first hand while visiting family recently, and he talks about a fundraiser he's organizing. (runs 8:36)
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Scenes And Scenery
The 2nd Annual Cabot Trail Writers Festival takes place in North River, Cape Breton. Gary Walsh is the Marketing Co-ordinator for the Festival, he tells us who's coming and why you'll want to consider going. (runs 7:52)
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Friction Over Fracking
The Inverness chapter of the Council of Canadians worries about a particular method of searching for oil and gas called fractionation that could be used in the area. Reporter Bobby Nock explores the concerns and the controversy. (runs 9:43)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 4 - Chad Munro
Chad Munro is the founder and President of Halifax Biomedical located in Mabou. He employs highly skilled biomedical engineers from around the world serving customers across the globe. The 35 year old entrepreneur took a chance on the community of Mabou and Cape Breton after finding some powerful backing from none other than Irving Schwartz. This interview with Chad Munro was recorded before Irving's death on September 18, 2010. (runs 16:00)
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Park And Parcel
How does the Cape Breton Highlands National Park plan to make itself more attractive to hikers, bikers, backpackers and the like. Helene Robichaud, Superintendent of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, talks about its new management plan. (runs 6:04)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 7
Could Cape Breton be Canada's 11th Province? The question was bandied about during our discussion on the future of Cape Breton. Hear the pros and cons in the final excerpt from our forum "Cape Breton 2030". (runs 12:14)
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Seeing Red
Recently, Nova Scotia's Finance Minister Graham Steele gave the province a budget forecast update, while visiting in Cape Breton, he came by our studio to talk about that forecast... and the job in general. (runs 11:13)
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Home New Home
Meet Susan Covey, a newcomer to Cape Breton and supporter of SEABRIM, a group that helps people who move here create a place for themselves in the community. (runs 9:36)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 3 - Geoff MacLellan
Geoff MacLellan was elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature in June 2010. He was successful in the by-election to replace Liberal MLA Dave Wilson. He's no stranger to politics. At 21, he became a riding assistant for the Liberal MP for Cape Breton Canso, Rodger Cuzner. At 24, he became his Executive Assistant. Now, at 31, he is hoping to make his mark in provincial politics. When Geoff takes his seat in the House of Assembly in Halifax, he'll bring a little bit of the Bay with him. (runs 16:27)
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Louisbourg Resort
European developers made plans, but have they made progress? Reporter Joan Weeks has the latest on what's happening -- and not happening -- at the planned multi-million dollar Louisbourg Resort. (runs 10:12)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 6
When you envision Cape Breton Island in twenty years, what role could our First Nations communities be playing then? Hear another excerpt from our recent forum - "Cape Breton 2030". (runs 13:14)
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Palliative Care Study
A new Cape Breton study seeks your help in learning what are the barriers to people who wish to spend their last days on earth in their own home rather than a hospital. (runs 9:16)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 5
Getting the ball rolling, literally. The new sport of "zorbing" and other forms of adventure tourism were discussed by panelists during our Cape Breton: 2030 forum held at Cape Breton University. (runs 13:44)
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Search and Rescue
The Police, Coast Guard and other first responders held a "mass casualty" exercise on the Bras d'Or. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee played the part of one of the wounded. She reflects on the experience. (runs 16:34)
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A Trucking Nuisance
A zoning dispute involving truckers may be gearing up in the Village of Inverness. CBC Reporter Wendy Martin has more on that issue and how its affecting the neighbourhood. (runs 9:17)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 4
An audience member at our public forum "Cape Breton 2030" reminds us to ask the question about where we're going as we discuss a vision for the future of Cape Breton Island. (runs 9:16)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 2 - Kate Oland
Kate Oland is a community activist, organic farmer and library assistant. She is no stranger to listeners, heard regularly on our Partyline feature, sharing the news from her community of Middle River. And she was a panelist at our "Cape Breton 2030" public forum. (runs 17:30)
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Irving Schwartz Remembered
Irving Schwartz is being remembered as an entreprenueur, humanitarian, community leader and true gentleman. The 81 year old Cape Breton icon died on the weekend. Heres a few phone calls, emails and memories we wish to share to honour him. (runs 18:06)
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Putting Away His Pen
One of Nova Scotia's top editorial writers retires today. Doug McGee, Associate Editor with the Cape Breton Post and it's editorial writer, stopped by the studio. (runs 11:44)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 3
Our Cape Breton 2030 panel discusses the potential of wind power and other green energy opportunities, here is another excerpt from our public forum held this week at Cape Breton University. (runs 13:47)
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Hanging Up His Headphones
Maritime Noon host Costas Halavrezos has decided to call it a career at the CBC, after 23 years as host of the popular regional show. Steve Sutherland spoke to him before he gets set to host his last show. (runs 15:11)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 2
A visionary discussion from our public forum "Cape Breton 2030", featuring leaders from our 2009 Leadership series, and our new series - Cape Breton Leadership: The Next Generation. From the floor, a young voice asks a very sage question. (runs 10:13)
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Leadership: The Next Generation 1 - Kim Desveaux
Kim Desveaux is the CBRM councillor for District 6 in New Waterford. First elected in 2008, the rookie councillor is making a name for herself as someone who questions the current leadership and the status quo. She's an entrepreneur. She and her husband own a silkscreening shop called "Something Creative", though Kim gave up her position at the company when she was elected to council. She just turned forty this summer and ran her first 5K. Here's Part 1 of the series. (runs 18:00)
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ECBC Disposal
There's a fear among residents in Point Edward that part of the old DEVCO farm could be turned into a garbage disposal facility of somesort. ECBC has said little about this. Reporter Wendy Martin, though, found a couple of people in the area who have lots to say. (runs 7:17)
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Combining Committees
Although it was an all-day session, the experiment of Committee-of-the-Whole meetings by the Cape Breton Regional Council was held recently. We have more on that first session. (runs 5:37)
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Cape Breton 2030, Pt. 1
Our public forum asked the question, What's your vision for Cape Breton in 2030? In part one, our panelists Kim Desveaux, Mark Sparrow, Kate Oland, Fr. Greg MacLeod, and former Premier, Rodney MacDonald respond. (runs 16:41)
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Foreign Recruitment
Cape Breton University does its homework on how to attract foreign students to its campus, Shea MacInnis is in charge of student recruitment, he tells us more about who's coming to Cape Breton University and why. (runs 5:40)
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New Pitch/New Players
This season, the CBU women's soccer team is coming across some gaps on the field. Sports columnist Charlie Cuff looks at how the women's program is trying to re-establish itself as a champion squad now that several players have moved on. (runs 9:02)
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Parting With Property
Father Paul Abbass has an update on the efforts of the Diocese of Antigonish to sell off Catholic owned land to pay victims of sexual abuse by priests. (runs 10:17)
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Fish Or Cut Bait
Lobster fishermen from northern and eastern Cape Breton met to discuss the state of their industry and how to sustain it. Veronika Brzeski, project manager with the LFA27 Management Board, has the details. (runs 7:59)
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Parkinson's SuperWalk
Brothers Harold and Irving Schwartz of Sydney talk about living with Parkinson's Disease and about an event they're involved with to help raise awareness and funds. (runs 8:12)
Get additional information at Parkinson Society Canada or phone 1-800-565-3000
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Coal Gasification
Old ideas like coal gasification are sparking new interest globally. Paul Younger is an expert on the topic from the UK, he is in Sydney for the Mine Water Remediation Conference at CBU. (runs 9:27)
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Pro Registry
There's no shortage of potshots taken at the Long Gun Registry, so Peter MacIsaac, the Deputy Police Chief of the Cape Breton Regional Police Service, weighs in on why its worthwhile and shouldn't be scrapped. (runs 4:07)
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Jim St. Clair - Abigail Squires
Community historian Jim St. Clair dives into the rich pool of people stories and surfaces with the tale of a woman who was buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in West Mabou, but had her tombstone removed. (runs 10:28)
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Staging 40th Season
Cape Breton University's Dramagroup celebrates with the 40th Season of Plays opening at the Boardmore Playhouse. Theatre Manager Todd Hiscock talks about the upcoming year. (runs 9:58)
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Father - Daughter Firefighters
The New Waterford Volunteer Fire Department welcomes its first female member. So what does her father --and fellow firefighter-- think of her choice? Both Jessica McNeil and Steve McNeil join us. (runs 8:37)
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Soccer Field Of Dreams
Becky Hanna of Howie Centre is making a name for herself on and off the field, Information Morning's Sports guy Charlie Cuff profiles this up and coming soccer star. (runs 8:35)
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Bad Air
Clearing the air over the Air Quality Health Index. What recent moderate readings mean for Cape Breton. (runs 6:37)
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Port Hood Route
Strait Area Transit has added Port Hood to the list of communities it serves. General Manager Malcolm Beaton has more on the new run and more on plans to move into other parts of Inverness County. (runs 5:16)
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Policing Prescriptions
Police Chief Myles Burke shares his thoughts on how to re-shape the prescription monitoring system to better combat drug abuse in our communities. (runs 12:56)
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Troubled Trees
Plant scientist Don Nicholson has advice on what to do if your Maple tree has been hit with Tar Spot. (runs 8:13)
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Maple Tar Spot
With leaves falling off maple trees it may seem like the season's already changed. But it turns out a fungus is among us. (runs 7:11)
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Clear Bag Opposition
The CBRM's manager of solid waste reacts to some recent negative reaction to switching to clear garbage bags in the municipality. (runs 7:20)
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Frontline of Friendliness - Beach Glass
Listen in as Steve takes a shift as a Cape Breton ambassador at the Inverness Visitors Centre. (runs 4:47)
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Liberal Caucus In Cape Breton
For the Liberals, does the road back to power lead through Baddeck? The federal Liberal caucus has come to Cape Breton this week. We hear from the Party Whip, Rodger Cuzner, about this annual retreat. (runs 6:20)
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Frontline of Friendliness
Listen in as Steve takes a shift as a Cape Breton ambassador at the Inverness Visitors Centre. (runs 7:48)
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Teeing-Up Success
Score Golf Magazine has released its rankings of the top courses in the country.
Information Morning's sports columnist, Charlie Cuff, on what the rankings mean to the Highlands Links. (runs 8:48)
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Hollywood Northeast
Louisbourg is the location for "Take This Waltz", the latest film from Writer/Director Sarah Polley involving Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Willams, and Ciarn MacGillivray of The Cottars. (runs 5:25)
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Meat Cove Tourists
After being caught in last weekend's flash flood in Meat Cove, a young couple from Germany updates their situation, and a Toronto woman shares her experience of the event. (runs 12:39)
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Jim St. Clair - School
Our community historian Jim St. Clair, and Steve Sutherland board a boat on the Bras d'Or to venture back to the mid-1800s to the site of a school tailored to teach girls crafts and home economics. (runs 13:35)
If you're interested in visiting the site of the old Boularderie Academy, property owners Eric & Jeanne Whyte are open to being contacted at 674-0953
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Radar Base Cleanup
We check with the Department of National Defense about the cleanup of the contaminated site of the former radar base in Sydney, Lisa Riley is the project manager for the DND's remediation project. (runs 8:25)
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Weekend Storm
Bill Danielson, a retired Professor of Meteorology and our weather-watcher from Smelt Brook, tells us about the storm that struck Meat Cove on the weekend, and about the readings he recorded for the unusual event. (runs 8:05)
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More From Meat Cove
Reporter Joan Weeks spent the day in the northern community, she describes conditions there and how people are coping following last weekend's storm. (runs 10:41)
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Meat Cove In Crisis
Early Sunday morning, heavy rain washed-out bridges and other infrastructure in the northern community of Meat Cove, essentially isolating the village. Our PartyLiner for the area, Derrick MacLellan, describes the scene this morning. (runs 8:26)
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The Coolest Thing 8
There are cool things to see at each and every museum and attraction around the Island. Reporter George Mortimer focuses on a cool item at the LeNoir Forge in Arichat. (runs 4:37)
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The Fire Of '35
Seventy-five years ago, a raging wildfire swept through the communities of South Head and Waddens Cove. Reid Nicholson wrote a book about that terrible day, "Voices in the Wind" chronicles the disaster. (runs 11:01)
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Career Move
Eleanor Anderson has been at the helm of the Atlantic Coastal Action Program as Executive Director for three and a half years. Now, she is moving from ACAP Cape Breton to Cape Breton University. (runs 9:11)
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Saving Lives By Saving Soap
Meet Shawn Seipler, the man behind a unique non-profit group called "Clean The World", and hear how hotel chains can do their bit to prevent the spread of disease in impoverished nations. (runs 9:37)
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Something In The Air
Cape Breton now has two stations to measure the quality of air we breath for the Air Quality Health Index. Find out what that is and what the readings say about the air around us. (runs 6:27)
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Star Power Advisors
Former NHLer and Stanley Cup winner Mike MacPhee, one of four new advisors with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, talks about how they plan to assist the Eagles in their goal to host the Memorial Cup. (runs 6:26)
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Community Energy
Ross McCurdy, Chief Operating Officer at the Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment at Cape Breton University, explains how CBU can take advantage of new renewable electricity regulations. (runs 9:08)
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Who Crossed First?
The question - who crossed the Canso Causeway first? - has been bandied about for fifty-five years, musician Allister MacGillivray shares what he knows with the aid of artifacts he has in his possession. (runs 7:49)
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Community Cares 7
On our Community Cares column, learn about the work of the Lake Ainslie Weavers and Craft Guild who are strengthening the fabric of a tight knit community. (runs 6:47)
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A Powerful Incentive
Nova Scotia Power's Pull-the-Plug pilot program offers money for old appliances to people who live in the province's two biggest municipalities. Reporter Yvonne Leblanc-Smith gauges its success so far. (runs 6:19)
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Seeing Double
Motorists will see some realigning, rearranging, and also some delays, as work to twin Highway 125 between the Ball's Creek and Coxheath exits starts again. Reporter Hal Higgins has an update. (runs 5:44)
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The Coolest Thing 7
Our cool summer series continues with Reporter George Mortimer in search of "The Coolest Thing" at Les Trois Pignons Museum in Cheticamp. (runs 6:03)
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Award Of Excellence
Dan MacRury is Cape Breton's Chief Crown Attorney, and now he's the winner of an annual award that recognizes an outstanding public sector lawyer in Canada. (runs 5:37)
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Power Play
The Nova Scotia government hopes to generate interest in Renewable Energy, find out why it wants municipalities and community groups to get involved in producing renewable energy. (runs 5:52)
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Energy Partners
Cape Breton Explorations sees power in numbers. Green power, that is. Company President Luciano Lisi explains why the company wants to form partnerships with local municipalities. (runs 10:06)
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Hiking The CBRM 5
A hiking we will go... we conclude our summer series, Hiking The CBRM with Reporter Holly Conners, she checks out the trail at Dalem Lake Provincial Park. (runs 7:33)
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Fundraising For Francis
Whitney Pier native Francis Mason remains in a Japanese hospital after suffering a stroke in May. His aunt, Susan Mason-MacDonald, has an update on his condition and the effort to bring him home. (runs 6:11)
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Blooming Red
In Louisbourg, there's been a revival effort to literally paint the town red. Reporter David Jala spoke to Lloydette MacDonald from the Louisbourg Economic Development Society about the project. (runs 5:16)
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Alzheimer's Test
It can take a long time to creep up on people, but when it does, Alzheimer's Disease never has a good outcome. Now, there is new research that can predict who will get the disease. (runs 7:18)
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Walk Back In Time
The long journey toward The Whitney Pier Heritage Trail is a step closer to reality, Reporter George Mortimer brings us an update from the site of the Trail. (runs 7:26)
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Community Cares 6
In our Community Cares column, find out why the work of the Richmond County Literacy Network is so important to the communities it serves. (runs 9:24)
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Another Coyote Attack
Parks Canada is investigating another coyote attack, a teenager camping in the Broad Cove area of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park suffered bite wounds early Monday morning. (runs 8:29)
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The Coolest Thing 6
Our summer series continues, Reporter George Mortimer travels to museums across Cape Breton to discover the story behind the coolest artifact on hand, recently, he visited Englishtown. (runs 5:25)
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Cuba Travel
Despite the case of the 19 year old Canadian detained three months for a traffic accident, Author John Kirk says, Canadians traveling to Cuba generally do so trouble free. (runs 6:09)
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Caravaggio
Chances are you've heard of Michelangelo. But have you heard of this Michelangelo? It's the 400th anniversary of his death and our artist-in-residence Bobby Nock says we should know more about him. (runs 13:42)
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Co-op Construction Jobs
A summer job that offers both money and high school credits. We'll meet a Cape Breton participant in the Building Futures for Youth program and speak with Education Minister Marilyn More about the program. (runs 8:16)
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Hiking The CBRM 4
Lace up your hiking shoes for another installment in our "Hiking The CBRM" series... Reporter Holly Conners takes us to the Louisbourg Trail. (runs 9:04)
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Road Work In Cape Breton
On Then and Now, Jim St. Clair brings us the story of a black loyalist from Philadelphia who played an important part in establishing the much-travelled Route 4 through Sydney Forks. (runs 5:54)
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The Coolest Thing 5
Our hot summer series - "The Coolest Thing" has Reporter George Mortimer visiting museums across Cape Breton, like the Whale Interpretive Centre in Pleasant Bay, to find the story behind their "coolest" artifact on display. (runs 4:48)
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Community Cares 5
Our summer series, Community Cares continues as we shine the light on the work being done by 2 community health boards in Cape Breton. (runs 6:12)
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Immigration And Jobs
How can we attract more immigrants and make sure they get the jobs they want and the ones we need? (runs 12:03)
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Coyote Myth And Reality
Reporter Hal Higgins travelled to the Skyline Trail in the Cape Breton Highlands to find out what Parks Canada is telling tourists about coyotes this summer. (runs 13:20)
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MS Patient Update
Reporter Bobby Nock updates the story of Kim Begin, a woman from Baddeck who is hoping to participate in a Montreal study for MS patients. (runs 5:41)
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Hiking The CBRM 3
Some say the best and most breath-taking trails in Canada are here in Cape Breton, so Reporter Holly Conners takes us to another trail you can take in Donkin, in our "Hiking The CBRM" column. (runs 7:38)
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Archeology Students
You could call it a bit of a diamond in the rough. Hear about one of the more interesting finds at an archeological dig at the Fortress of Louisbourg. (runs 4:43)
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Trucking Turmoil
Passengers and truckers are being told it will be days--even weeks--before they can board Marine Atlantic vessels. CBC Reporter Joan Weeks explores the delays as truckers consider disrupting an already disrupted service. (runs 6:14)
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Community Cares 4
On our Community Cares column, Nick Davis, Camp Director of the Atlantic Burn Camp, talks about the camp hosted in Cape Breton and the work of the Cape Breton Fire Fighters Burn Care Society. (runs 5:23)
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The Coolest Thing 4
In our summer museum series: "The Coolest Thing", Reporter George Mortimer searches for the "coolest thing" at local museums, this installment, he visits the Port Hastings Museum. (runs 4:28)
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Stone Church Society
People in New Victoria want to generate support to keep an old church from disrepair. The 96 year old church in Victoria Mines closed three years ago, find out what you can do to help. (runs 7:46)
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Course Ratings
How good are our greens? Sports Guy Charlie Cuff speaks with golf writer Ted MacIntyre who rated the courses in Cape Breton. (runs 8:31)
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The Island Of Canada Pt. 4
In the last installment of our interview with author Victor Suthren, he discusses the turbulent history of the Canadian Navy and what lies ahead for the service. (runs 12:13)
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Highland Home
Hear from families who are worried about the future of Highland Manor in Neil's Harbour, the home has failed a recent Fire Marshall's inspection. (runs 6:11)
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Protecting Plovers
People are getting too close to a nesting pair of piping plovers and their three chicks at Big Glace Bay Beach. Find out what you can do to help the tiny birds. (runs 6:54)
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Home Sweet Home
Highland Manor in Neil's Harbour may have to close this Fall. We ask the Administrator why it hasn't passed a fire inspection. And we ask the Nova Scotia Department of Health what happens now. (runs 11:49)
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Hiking The CBRM 2
In Part 2 of a new feature, Reporter Holly Conners heads for the Coxheath Hills on our summer series "Hiking the CBRM". (runs 8:14)
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The Island Of Canada Pt. 3
In Part 3, Canada's northern waters then and now. Find out why the Arctic held such allure for early explorers and why there's renewed interest in Arctic Sovereignty. (runs 14:05)
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Back Home
Maxine LeBlanc-David of D'Escousse travelled to Bulgaria in June for a procedure that may alleviate some symptoms of her multiple sclerosis, Reporter Peggy MacDonald has an update. (runs 8:48)
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The Island Of Canada Pt. 2
In Part 2 of our on-going interview with author Victor Suthren, we find out how the Nova Scotian ship building industry fueled the economy of the coast in the late 1800s. (runs 9:40)
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Proud Paramedic
Breaking new ground, again. Jennifer Jesty, a North Sydney Volunteer Fire Fighter, is the first aboriginal woman to complete a paramedic course at an emergency training center in Pittsburgh. (runs 5:56)
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Wii For Seniors
Meet some seniors who are game for the Nintendo Wii. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee drops by a summer library program that teaches the technology to those still young at heart. (runs 5:57)
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Community Cares 3
Keeping the culture and language alive. Heather Sparling talks about the work of the Cape Breton Gaelic Society on our "Community Cares" Column. (runs 5:58)
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The Island Of Canada Pt. 1
A new way of looking at the country: A feature interview with historian Victor Suthren about his newest book, in which he makes an argument for "The Island of Canada: How Three Oceans Shaped Our Nation". (runs 16:49)
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The Coolest Thing 3
Reporter George Mortimer with another installment in our summer museum series: "The Coolest Thing". We meet a young man working at an old forge at the North Highlands Community Museum. (runs 4:57)
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Claims Of Harassment
Reporter Joan Weeks examines complaints from two people in Port Hawkesbury who say the RCMP have been harassing them ever since the Ivy Rorison murder in 2008. (runs 9:23)
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Councillor By-election
People in the Inverness area elect a new councillor on Saturday. Reporter Bobby Nock spoke to the three candidates running for the seat in District 3, Inverness-Dunvegan-Glenville. (runs 11:05)
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Making Waves
The Province of Nova Scotia has made waves with its decision to repeal the Treasure Trove Act. Bill Greenlaw, the Executive Director of Heritage for the NS Department of Tourism and Culture, explains what happens now. (runs 8:06)
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Coastal Walker
Emily Forrest of Halifax is walking the Coast of Nova Scotia to raise money for a children's camp; she's in Cape Breton and strolled into our studio to talk about her trek. (runs 8:18)
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Choppy Waters
With Nova Scotia's decision to repeal the Treasure Trove Act - Jeff MacKinnon, who is with a marine salvage company, has concerns, and Michael MacDonald, Executive Director of Mineral Resources for DNR, explains the decision. (runs 16:49)
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Hiking The CBRM 1
We launch a new summer series: "Hiking the CBRM" - Reporter Holly Conners explores some great trails that are only a short drive from the city, first up, the East Bay Hills trail. (runs 8:31)
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Knowledge Exchange
Digging into a wealth of knowledge, a conversation with Cape Breton mine engineers who are back from touring a mine in China as part of a project to share expertise and training. (runs 15:09)
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Leading By Example
One young Eskasoni man has been named a National Aboriginal Role Model by the National Aboriginal Health Organization, meet 22 year old Cape Breton University student Michael Denny. (runs 8:06)
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The Welcome Mat
Tony MacDonald, the President of the Inverness Development Association, explains how the business community in Inverness pitched in to keep the doors of the Visitor Information Center open this summer. (runs 8:39)
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Community Cares 2
The art of community building on our "Community Cares" feature, we ask Troy Nixon, the Chair of the Board of the Inverness County Center for the Arts, what the folks at the Center do to make their area a better place to live. (runs 7:22)
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The Coolest Thing 2
Our summer series, "The Coolest Thing", takes us to the Margaree Salmon Museum... where Reporter George Mortimer finds a fishing rod that saw action in war-time Germany. (runs 5:26)
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Vimy Guide
A summer job he won't soon forget... Grant MacNeil, a young Cape Bretoner, is working at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France this summer as a guide. (runs 8:30)
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Surprise Scholarships
It pays to do your research... and two Cape Breton high school grads can prove it. Meet the two teens who've each won $10,000. in scholarships from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. (runs 9:12)
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Tiny Ticks, Big Threat
Doctors Nova Scotia is advising people to be on the look out for black legged ticks that may carry lyme disease. Dr. Jane Brooks explains the disease and how to take precautions. (runs 8:51)
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Early Medicine
From forceps, to folk remedies, to housecalls on horseback... a new exhibit called "Early Medicine in the Highlands" at the North Highlands Community Museum tells the story of the old time country doctor. Dr. Ken Murray describes the display. (runs 8:09)
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Minor Pro Basketball
The Premier Basketball League expressed interest in expanding to Sydney, our Sports Guy Charlie Cuff remembers the Cape Breton Breakers from 1993 and 1994. (runs 7:38)
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Disc Golf Tee-up
Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee spent the afternoon with Steven and Morningstar Pinto, and their daughter, Isabella, at their new 12 hole Disc Golf Course in Catalone. (runs 7:05)
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Jim St. Clair - Dr. Hoodie
Community Historian Jim St. Clair has a healthy dose of history with the story of Dr. Hoodie of Whycocomagh on "Then and Now". (runs 9:19)
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Community Cares 1
We launch our summer series "Community Cares" with a profile of a group that provides care at a very difficult time. Meet Mabel MacEachern, one of the volunteers with Bereaved Families of Cape Breton. (runs 8:17)
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MacIntosh Trial
Reporter Joan Weeks describes the first day of the trial for Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh in Port Hawkesbury, and why it took so long to bring the decades old allegations to court. (runs 7:47)
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Digging A Mystery
Take a modern-day Nancy Drew, mix in some prehistoric rocks, and you've got a Cape Breton-made mystery. Author Jo Ann Yhard talks about her new book for young adults, "The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines". (runs 9:23)
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The Coolest Thing 1
This summer, Reporter George Mortimer has the challenge to find unique items at Museums throughout Cape Breton for a new summer feature - "The Coolest Thing", which we launch today. (runs 5:54)
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Whelk Fishery
Chris Jones, a manager with DFO, talks about the possibility of a new Fall fishery for whelk off the shores of Cape Breton. (runs 8:57)
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Expanding Aboriginal Education
We learn more about the new Unama'ki College of Cape Breton University. (runs 8:14)
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A Force To Be Reckoned With
As controversy continues to swirl around the police response at the G-20, we speak with one of the Cape Breton officers who went up to Toronto to help out during the Summit.
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Flight School Saga
CBC Reporter Joan Weeks does some plane speaking on the future of the Cape Breton Flight Institute in Sydney, and the Flying Phoenix Aviation Group of Yarmouth. (runs 8:06)
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CB Post Editor
A long time reporter has been named the new Director of Editorial for the Cape Breton Post, Tom Ayers discusses his new position at the paper. (runs 8:45)
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Drivers With Dementia
A recent study says several thousand Nova Scotians should NOT be behind the wheel because of dementia. Reporter Joan Weeks brings us a look at that issue and what can be done to prevent a potential problem. (runs 9:53)
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Remembering The Fallen
How best to remember Canada's fallen soldiers in Afghanistan, a Cape Breton war veteran and a military historian weigh in on that question as Cape Breton prepares for the repatriation of Sgt. Jimmy MacNeil, our first soldier killed in Afghanistan. (runs 7:40)
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Take A Hike, Or Two, Or Three
Teams of hikers will tackle not one but three summits in the highlands this summer, Tom Wilson, one of the organizers of The Three Peak Challenge, hopes to pique your interest in the event. (runs 5:45)
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Shake, Rattle and Bowl
The popular Heather Bowling Lanes in Sydney has closed.Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee spoke to a few of the last bowlers to roll a ball at the facility before they turned off the lights for good. (runs 4:13)
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New Art Gallery
What's big and grey, and full of artwork? Sydney's new "Elephant Head Gallery". Reporter Holly Connors visited the new artist space and met curator Gwendolyn Aker. (runs 6:27)
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Waving The Baton
The Cape Breton born conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia was recently awarded for his talents. Martin MacDonald talks about being recognized with a Canada Council for the Arts award for young conductors. (runs 6:53)
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Fashioning The G-8
Handmade handbags designed by two Cape Breton sisters will be featured in a virtual marketing campaign that hopes to cash in on the G-8 Summit hype. (runs 9:02)
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Marketing Levy Update
Recently, tourism organizations in Inverness County were surprised to discover, they won't be eligible for marketing money from ECBC. Marlene Usher, Executive Director General for Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, explains. (runs 6:52)
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Aroma Arising
Lately, residents living near the Tar Ponds have been complaining of an unpleasant smell. Reporter Wendy Martin has an update on the odor that's wafting up as part of the continued clean-up. (runs 7:13)
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Dead In The Water
ECBC pulls the plug on a project to grow baby lobsters on the West side of the Island because of a DFO policy. The director of the Baxter's Cove Lobster Enhancement Project is John MacInnis. (runs 5:35)
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Directory Assistance
On Then and Now with Jim St. Clair, his fingers do the walking through the pages of history and lands on the topic of the telephone book - a 1955 Cape Breton directory. (runs 9:40)
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New MLA For The Bay
Geoff MacLellan has been elected MLA in a by-election in the riding of Glace Bay. The new Member of the Legislative Assembly speaks with Information Morning host Steve Sutherland. (runs 10:47)
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Addressing Addictions Issues
We revisit the problem of teen addictions in Cape Breton and the gap in services discovered by researchers at Cape Breton University with Dr. Linda Courey, head of Addictions Services at the Cape Breton District Health Authority. (runs 14:15)
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Cape Breton Soldier Dies
Sergeant James "Jimmy" MacNeil of Glace Bay was killed Monday in Afghanistan, when he stepped on a roadside bomb. Petty Officer Derrick Nearing, fondly remembers his friend. (runs 5:57)
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Musical Cabot Trail
The Cabot Trail Working Association has produced new signs to help tourists find live music venues along the scenic drive. Kim Lemky is co-ordinator for the association, and she has the details. (runs 6:03)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 7
The 5 candidates in the Glace Bay By-Election sum up why voters should cast a ballot for them, in the closing statements from our Information Morning All Candidates Forum. (runs 7:14)
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Round The World Race
Hop aboard for a tour of the Cape Breton Island Clipper yacht - and meet Cape Bretoner Elisa Jenkins who's been aboard since Day One of the 2009-10 Round The World Clipper Race. (runs 12:56)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 6
The candidates for the by-election in Glace Bay take on a question about small business and the issue of assistance for entrepreneurs in an excerpt from our All Candidates Forum. (runs 7:02)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 5
An equal opportunity to discuss equalization. Hear a spirited exchange by candidates in the Glace Bay by-election to a question on that topic from our Information Morning All Candidates Forum. (runs 8:43)
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Drawing On Her Talent
A Cape Breton cartoonist has just been published in the pages of the New Yorker Magazine. We ask Kate Beaton what its like to have more than a million people see her work. (runs 14:14)
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Making Waves In Mira Gut
One of the busiest beaches in Cape Breton could get an upgrade, people in the Mira community have set their sights on improving facilities at the favourite hot spot. (runs 10:19)
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No Levy No Cash
When refusing to chip-in means being left-out, a group in Cheticamp says it may be paying the price for Inverness County's decision to go against a marketing levy for tourism promotion. (runs 10:05)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 4
In another excerpt from our Information Morning All Candidates Forum, Glace Bay's five would-be MLAs discuss the issue of drugs in the community. (runs 10:13)
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Council Size
Our council coverage continues, Reporter Peggy MacDonald has highlights from last night's long meeting of Cape Breton Regional Council. (runs 10:44)
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Cape Breton History
The students at Bras d'Or Elementary School will use music to travel through the mists of time, as they prepare to mount a history of Cape Breton Island, as part of the Clipper Round The World Race celebrations in Sydney. (runs 4:15)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 3
The candidates vying for votes in the Glace Bay by-election tackle the idea of a pool for the riding and other factors that influence fitness in an excerpt from our all candidates forum. (runs 11:54)
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Some Concrete Facts
Delegates from all over the world are in Sydney to see solidification and stabilization in action at the Tar Ponds Clean-Up, and to discuss the clean up technology. Meet Dr. Colin Hills, a professor from the UK, who's here for the SS Tech Conference. (runs 8:22)
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Shell Game
A New Brunswick company cracks into the Cape Breton market by sailing over to fish for crab, and leaving a bad taste in the mouths of Island plant owners and workers. (runs 8:34)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 2
More from the floor of Glace Bay High, another excerpt from Information Morning's All Candidates Forum held for the riding of Glace Bay, featuring the 5 candidates - the issue: education. (runs 9:52)
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Gridiron Glory
While the world is focused on "football" and the 2010 World Cup, Sports columnist Charlie Cuff tosses around the idea of a re-surgence in the game of football in Cape Breton. (runs 10:31)
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Candidates Forum Glace Bay 1
All five candidates running in the Glace Bay by-election took to the stage in our Information Morning All Candidates Forum, in Part 1 - Opening Statements. (runs 7:34)
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Clippers In Cape Breton
The Clipper 09-10 Round The World Yacht Race is making a stopover in Sydney and Louisbourg, the event features ten sleek vessels, representing countries, cities and regions--including the "Cape Breton Island--Nova Scotia's Masterpiece". Laurie Taylor is with ECBC and she's the local Clipper Project Coordinator. (runs 8:09)
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The War On Cancer
The new head of Cancer Care Nova Scotia is Dr. Carmen Giacomantonio, formerly of Cape Breton, he has been chosen to lead a co-ordinated charge in the battle against cancer, and on the system itself. (runs 9:26)
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WWW: The World Wide Wait
Reporter Wendy Martin has an update on how Seaside Communications is coming along with its plans to install broadband service to Cape Breton. (runs 9:37)
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Surplus Lighthouses
Preserving lighthouses just got tougher, the federal government has listed more than 500 Canadian lighthouses as 'no longer needed', and these surplus icons could soon disappear altogether. (runs 6:24)
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Glen Breton Battle
Glenora Distillery, Glenville, Cape Breton, launches a new product - "Battle of the Glen" - its a liquid spirit that reflects the fighting spirit of the Cape Breton Company after overcoming a challenge from the Scotch Whisky Association to use the term "Glen". (runs 8:36)
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Apology And Forgiveness
During the Presbyterian Church of Canada's annual meeting in Sydney, the church offered an apology to victims of abuse at church run aboriginal schools, and Membertou Chief Terry Paul spoke about his experience. (runs 3:13)
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Off And Running
Jamie Baillie is the first candidate in the Progressive Conservative leadership race to replace Rodney MacDonald in Nova Scotia, he dropped by our studio to introduce himself. (runs 10:34)
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Horse Lovers
A Cape Breton couple saddle up and spend their wedding anniversary on a horse ride from Cheticamp to Coxheath, and Reporter David Burke grabbed the reins and corralled their story. (runs 4:54)
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Liberation Reservations
Last week, Maxine Leblanc-David from D'Escousse was expected to receive the controversial Liberation Treatment in Bulgaria, Dr. Jock Murray, a Halifax neurologist, says it's too soon to get excited about this controversial operation for Multiple Sclerosis. (runs 7:41)
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Two Hot Topics
We ask Nova Scotia Finance Minister Graham Steele about the province's plan to come up with a new gaming strategy, and to respond to the Auditor General's report. (runs 11:54)
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Inspiring Aspiring Authors
Roch Carrier, the author of The Hockey Sweater, had some inspirational words for students at Harbourview Montessori School in Sydney during a recent visit. (runs 7:19)
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Unhealthy Disclosure
Nova Scotia's Auditor General Jacques Lapointe says the NDP government is withholding information that will tell us how millions of dollars of our money is being spent. (runs 10:52)
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Dredging Letter
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, CEO, John Lynn explains ECBC doesn't have the money or the mandate to dredge Sydney Harbour, but discussions are ongoing to fund the project through other government departments. (runs 11:45)
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No Betting
A former co-ordinator of problem gambling services for Nova Scotia, John LaRocque, tells us why he thinks now is the time to phase out VLTs in Nova Scotia. (runs 8:46)
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GPS Geocaching
The Cape Breton Highlands National Park celebrates this high-tech treasure hunt with its second annual Geocaching Day, and will introduce a new geocache site. Marieve Therriault, the Park's Heritage Presentation Coordinator, tells us more. (runs 6:58)
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The Pulse Of Politics
The Information Morning political panel will re-assemble to go over a wide range of issues from the upcoming by-election in Glace Bay to the on-again, off-again hopes for dredging of Sydney Harbour. (runs 17:14)
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The Doctor Is In
In Waycobah, modern medicine meets traditional healing, Reporter Wendy Martin introduces us to the new doctor in the small First Nations community, and asks what attracted him to Cape Breton. (runs 8:08)
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Clear Sorting
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality wants you to put your garbage in a see-through bag from now on. Francis Campbell, the manager of solid waste for the CBRM, explains the initiative. (runs 7:45)
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Well Water Woes
The Nova Scotia Department of Environment says a dry winter and spring have taken their toll on our ground water. We ask if these historic low levels will affect us. (runs 6:24)
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Gaelic Language Lesson
On the last day of Gaelic Awareness Month, Information Morning host Steve Sutherland will revive the tradition with the help of a Gaelic lesson from Lewis MacKinnon, CEO of Nova Scotia's Office of Gaelic Affairs, based in Antigonish. (runs 13:04)
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Travelling For A Cure
Reporter Peggy MacDonald introduces us to Maxime LeBlanc-David from D'Escousse, Richmond County, who hopes her journey to Sofia, Bulgaria will bring relief from Multiple Sclerosis. (runs 8:41)
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Urbaniak On Dredging
Will the Province and the feds dig deep to fund Sydney Harbour dredging? Tom Urbaniak looks at what's at stake for both supporters and the senior levels of government. (runs 8:14)
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Seal Cull On Sable
Reporter Jack Julian looks at why the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is considering a plan to destroy 100-thousand of the animals found around the remote sanctuary of Sable Island. (runs 9:00)
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Dredging Up The Cash
The search for funds to dredge Sydney Harbour continues. But there's a surprising obstacle now blocking progress. (runs 9:52)
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Renovations Gone Wrong
Meet the Cape Bretoner who, according to cable TV, may just be Canada's Worst Handyman. (runs 8:13)
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SYSCO Site Today
They've been busy re-modelling and renovating the old Sydney Steel site. We have an update on the progress. (runs 6:35)
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Property Sell-Off
The Antigonish Diocese owns many buildings and properties in Cape Breton. Now, it's selling off some of that real estate in the wake of a court settlement for abuse victims. Reporter Joan Weeks has been looking into that story. (runs 12:30)
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Beating Depression
A Chapel Island man overcomes personal tragedy by finding comfort behind a drum kit. Now, he's set to perform at the 10th Annual Cape Breton International Drum Festival in Glace Bay. (runs 8:47)
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SpinThrifts
Hear about the Inverness County entry in the International Back to Back Wool Challenge, they plan to shear a sheep, spin the wool from it, and make a sweater from the wool, all in one day. (runs 7:06)
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Cape Breton Sushi
Meet the couple who have opened Cape Breton's first sushi stand at the Farmer's Market in Coxheath, and Information Morning host Steve Sutherland gets a sushi making lesson. (runs 13:22)
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Avoiding Closure
At the first in a series of meetings that reviews all branches of East Coast Credit Union, members of the Northeast Margaree Credit Union heard about the operation's performance. (runs 5:41)
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400th Anniversary
Our community historian, Jim St. Clair, reflects on the life of Grand Chief Membertou, as Nova Scotia prepares to mark 400 years since his historic and important baptism. (runs 8:30)
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Canada's Greatest Summer Job
Meet Jason Vermes from Shubenacadie, he is the winner of a national contest sponsored by Parks Canada who'll be spending the next few months in Cape Breton documenting the experience on video. (runs 9:18)
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A Taxing Question
People in Cheticamp will be asked if they want to extend a local tax levy for another four years. Rejean Aucoin, the president of the Cheticamp Economic Council, explains what they plan to do with the additional money. (runs 7:08)
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Catch Of The Day
Find out why The Gulf Aquarium and Marine Station in Cheticamp is looking for people to help count pipefish, flounder, sticklebacks and other aquatic critters. (runs 7:56)
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Service Above Self
Rotary Club members in Canada have been putting the motto - service above self - into practice, as they've been involved in a wonderful array of projects. (runs 11:49)
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Sowing Seeds Of Sustainable Food
We find out how school children in the Atlantic provinces are getting a hands on lesson about where their food comes from. (runs 5:52)
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Helping Haitians
Terry Smith, an organizer of the Hugs For Haitian Kids project, talks about his recent visit to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as the country continues to re-build. (runs 7:30)
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A Bridge Too Old
The Little Bras d'Or bridge that links Bras d'Or and Boularderie Island has reached the end of its life span. Jamie Chisholm, the Construction Manager for the Eastern District of the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation, explains the plans to replace it. (runs 8:01)
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Emergency Radio System
Critics say the state of communications for First Responders is in need of an upgrade. Todd Brown, the Director of Public Safety and Field Communications for the DOT, tells us more. (runs 7:03)
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Fish Oil Fuel
Nova Scotia Power is experimenting with fish oil to make a cleaner burning fuel, in order to help it meet provincial emission standards. Kelly Cantwell is director of renewable energy for NSPI. (runs 8:37)
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Fresh Frozen Idea
A new Cape Breton company is hoping to supply the local ready-to-bake cookie and muffin market from their plant in Point Edward. (runs 7:46)
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Easing Fears
Clotilda Yakimchuk is the chair of a volunteer committee overseeing a pilot project in Cape Breton that provides resources for those diagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia. (runs 8:02)
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Future Use Plan
One day, the sludge and sediment of the Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens will be a distant memory. A proposed plan for future use of the site was outlined by Ekistics Planning and Design to the CBRM Planning Advisory Committee. (runs 10:06)
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A Greener Way
As the NS Government imposes a provincial ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides, we hear reaction from Brian Buis, the owner of a lawncare company in Sydney, and from Richard Brown, PEI's Minister of Environment, Energy & Forestry, where a provincial ban is in effect. (runs 13:33)
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Small Town Solutions
Charlene Murphy, the co-ordinator of the Inverness Mental Health Clinic, tells us about the first ever Rural Mental Health Conference to discuss delivery of mental health services to small town Cape Breton. (run 6:46)
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Work Odor
Even though the smell from the Sydney Tar Ponds was predicted, it's arrival has nearby residents turning heads and raising eyebrows. Reporter Wendy Martin explores the concern over the unpleasant odor. (runs 9:43)
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Naval History
Canada's Navy was born 100 years ago today. Retired Cape Breton University Professor Brian Tennyson discusses the role the Port of Sydney played during the past century of Canadian naval history. (runs 10:12)
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Cape Breton Roots
Over the weekend, a unique event was held in Indian Brook, Victoria County, involving efforts to revive and celebrate heritage trees in Cape Breton. (runs 7:13)
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Women In Religion
Recently, Sydney's Muslim Community hosted women of all faiths and denominations for an interfaith discussion about the role of women in modern society... from a religious perspective. Reporter Norma Jean MacPhee also attended. (runs 6:33)
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A Re-gifting Idea
We explore a very successful idea called "ReGive A Book Campaign" - where people donated books and DVDs to help expand the shelves of the Eastern Counties Regional Library. (runs 8:23)
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The Rules Of Law
RCMP Staff Sergeant Archie Thompson speaks to us about the details and changes to the policing agreement with Wagmatcook First Nation. (runs 9:29)
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Investing In The Future
Marcie MacKay, co-ordinator for the Developmental Assets Project, updates us on the project to engage young people and steer them away from risky behaviour in the CBRM. (runs 8:45)
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VLT Profits
First Nations V-L-Ts is a thriving sector of Nova Scotia's gambling economy, despite Nova Scotia's responsible gaming strategy. Reporter Jack Julian has the story. (runs 11:04)
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A Lesson In Frustration
Parents in the Sherbrooke area are disappointed with the school review process and they want to band together with rural communities across Nova Scotia to come up with a new lesson plan for education. Kalysa Archibald is a member of the "Save Community Schools" group. (runs 11:07)
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Jim St. Clair - W. P. Hussey
Community Historian Jim St. Clair introduces us to William Penn Hussey, who showed up on the west coast of Cape Breton 122 years ago, and laid the foundations for the future town of Inverness. (runs 8:47)
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Little Sluggers
With the Little League baseball season just around the corner, Information Morning Sports Columnist Charlie Cuff has been wondering how healthy is the state of the game locally? (runs 7:50)
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Helping Hands
CUSO-VSO is in Sydney recruiting volunteers to work on development projects in 40 countries around the world. Marian White, Public Engagement Officer for Atlantic Canada is hosting an information session tonight. (runs 7:38)
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Indigenous Issues
Mi'kmaq Band Councillor and educator Lindsay Marshall is in New York taking part in the Ninth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations. We ask him about the session. (runs 7:05)
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Remembering Ned
The sudden death of Councillor Ned MacDonald leaves Inverness County reeling. Inverness Oran editor and our municipal correspondent, Rankin MacDonald, speaks about Ned's legacy. (runs 8:47)
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Autism Training
Reporter Wendy Martin attended a training session for emergency personnel in Cape Breton, who are learning to better handle situations involving people with autism. (runs 9:31)
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Coyote Bounty?
Mike O'Brien, the Manager of the Fur Bearers and Upland Game Program for the Department of Natural Resources, explains the new bounty and we ask wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft what he thinks of the idea. (runs 15:19)
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A Summer Long Soiree
Paul Gallant, the tourism development officer for Cheticamp, shares details of the annual Festival de L'Escaouette which highlights Acadian culture and features local performers. (runs 10:27)
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Small Business, Big Commitment
Meet three women entrepreneurs who will share their advice at the 5th Annual "Women In Business Conference" in Baddeck. (runs 12:07)
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Jim St. Clair - Letters
Letters written to family members can reveal so much about our past, our Community Historian Jim St. Clair tells us what one packet of letters reveals for a family from Port Hastings. (runs 9:18)
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Remembering The Patrick Morris
We talk with Connie Drake who was aboard the ferry, MV Patrick Morris, the day it sank off Cape Breton, 40 years ago, and with Gordon MacLeod about a memorial service planned for today in North Sydney. (runs 13:42)
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Organ And Tissue Donation
The Cape Breton District Health Authority has introduced a new policy that hopes to save more lives. Janet Evans, the Organ and Tissue Donation Resource Nurse with the Health Authority, explains the policy. (runs 7:25)
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Crab Quota Reduction
We ask Leonard LeBlanc, President of the Gulf-Nova Scotia Fishermen's Coalition, about cuts to this year's crab quota, and what those cuts will mean for the Cheticamp area. (runs 10:09)
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Membertou Rules
Dan Christmas, Senior Advisor to Membertou First Nation, explains why it wants to draft its own laws and govern itself, and what first steps its taking toward self-governance. (runs 9:35)
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Coal, The Next Generation
Kim Doane, a Manager in the Petroleum Resources Division for the Department of Energy, tells us about bids to explore for coal gas in a huge tract of land between Sydney and Glace Bay. (runs 7:29)
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Letter Of The Law
The Wagmatcook Band Council has issued a letter of expectations for the RCMP as part of a new contract agreement for policing in the First Nation Community. Brian Arbuthnot, the Director of Operations, explains. (runs 9:44)
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Mystery Solved
We connect some clues and discover the source of small yellow signs posted around Sydney, last week. Mary Beth Doucette, Chair of the Cape Breton Dragonboat Festival explains. (runs 6:39)
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Contracting Broadband
CBC Reporter Joan Weeks has more information on the bids to bring broadband to Nova Scotia, and why the most expensive bid won the contract. (runs 7:49)
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Peepers Past
The peepers song was a seasonal signal for folks at Louisbourg, Sandy Balcom is an historian at the Fortress of Louisbourg, and he tells us about a reference to spring peepers in journals from their archives. (runs 9:38)
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Making The Grade
We speak with school advisory committee members from three of the eight schools up for review for closure by the Cape Breton Victoria School Board. (runs 16:11)
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Saving, Spending And Taxing
The Nova Scotia Budget delivered by Finance Minister Graham Steele has a mix of measures, and he explains how they add up to more fiscal balance for Nova Scotia. (runs 10:21)
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Budget Breakdown
The Presidents of the Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce and the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce express their reaction to the recent Nova Scotia Budget. (runs 9:26)
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Joe Metlege says he won fair and square (2012-01-24)
Stephanie talks to Joe Metlege about the way the city decided to sell, then not sell, and then sell him the former St Patrick's-Alexandra School; and how he plans to incorporate community input into his plans for the site.
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Soaring commercial tax assessment (2012-01-23)
Stephanie talks to a business owner on Agricola Street who says his assessment has more than doubled in two years. He doesn't think his taxes should double overnight as a result.
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Wanda Thomas Bernard on MLK Day (2012-01-16)
Stephanie talks to university professor Wanda Thomas Bernard about how the American civil rights movement influenced her childhood, as she struggled with the transition from a segregated elementary school in East Preston to an unsegregated junior high and high school.
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Mi'kmaq father and daughter (2012-01-12)
Across Canada, one in five aboriginal women over 15 years old is a single parent. Comparably few aboriginal men are raising their children alone, but CBC producer Mary Lynk talked to one in Indian Brook, Nova Scotia - Pat Marr, and his daughter Shenisa.
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Premier Dexter and three MPs on health funding (2012-01-11)
We hear Darrell Dexter's concerns about future health care funding from the federal government. Then Stephanie talks to MPs Scott Armstrong, Megan Leslie, and Roger Cuzner.
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Liberal renewal, and email reaction (2012-01-10)
Stephanie talks to Halifax West MP Geoff Regan, former Liberal MP Mary Clancy and Young Liberal Tara Gault about what the party needs to do to improve its seat count in the next election. Then Stephanie reads two emails we had in response to the conversation.
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Second-guessing the St Pat's-Alexandra decision (2012-01-09)
Guest host Bill Roach talks to councillors Dawn Sloane, Bill Karsten, and Mary Wile about whether Halifax Regional Council was right to vote to sell the school property to a developer, and whether residents in the Gottingen Street neighbourhood were adequately consulted.
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Music on the Titanic (2012-01-05)
Guest host Bill Roach speaks with Rebekah Maxner, a piano teacher in the Annapolis Valley, who's been studying what kind of music would have been played on the Titanic, and what might have been the last song played before the ship went down.
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Convention centre skeptic (2012-01-05)
Guest host Bill Roach talks to Steve Malanga about his article in the Wall Street Journal, which marvels at the willingness of American cities to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in bigger convention centres when the market for conventions is in decline.
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MPs on CEO income, corporate tax cuts, and EI waits (2012-01-04)
Guest host Bill Roach talks to Conservative Scott Armstrong, NDPer Robert Chisholm, and Liberal Scott Brison about whether the government should do anything to rein in sky high CEO compensation.
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Preston, Argyle, Clare & Richmond at risk (2012-01-03)
Guest host Jackie Torrens talks to three MLAs about whether Nova Scotia's four small distinct ridings should be exempt from the rules in an upcoming review of electoral boundaries.
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book review-Bad Kitty and Structures
Mainstreet's Alex Mason talks about the books A Bad Kitty Christmas, and Look At That Building!: A First Book of Structures.
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American Nations (2011-10-27)
Stephanie talks to Colin Woodard from Maine, about his book 'American Nations: A History Of The Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.' And she reads excerpts.
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Conservatism then and now (2011-12-15)
(extended version) Stephanie talks to Richard Gwyn, author of Nation Maker: John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Lawrence Martin, author of Harperland: The Politics Of Control; and Cara Spittal, a student in Halifax who's written a book called The Diefenbaker Moment that is currently being peer reviewed.
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MPs Scott Armstrong, Megan Leslie & Scott Brison (2011-12-14)
Stephanie talks to three of your members of Parliament about the polling the Conservatives have done in Irwin Cotler's riding, what's at stake in Nova Scotia if we don't do enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and more.
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book review-poetry collections
Mainstreet's Alex Mason talks about two poetry collections with things for kids of all ages.
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Edna Pettipas Interview
Our interview with a Nova Scotia resident who says living next to a cell tower made her sick.
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Cell Tower Pt 2
Part Two of our interview on whether cell towers pose a human health risk with Magda Havas and Tony Muc.
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Cell Tower Pt 1
Part One of our interview on whether cell towers pose a human health risk with Magda Hava and Tony Muc.
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Councillor Debbie Hum (Occupy coverage 2011-11-15)
Halifax Councillor Debbie Hum tells Stephanie how she plans to handle a 4pm in camera council meeting that she thinks should happen in public view.
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protestor John Thibeau (Occupy coverage 2011-11-14)
John Thibeau tells Stephanie what he saw when police removed the tents from Victoria Park Friday, and how he ended up behind bars.
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Police chief, and blogger Waye Mason (Occupy coverage 2011-11-14)
We listen in on some of what Halifax Police Chief Frank Beazley said after a police commission meeting. Then Stephanie talks to Waye Mason, who blogs at halifaxpolitics.ca.
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five councillors (Occupy coverage 2011-11-14)
Stephanie talks to councillors Peter Lund, Linda Mosher, Gloria McCluskey, Bob Harvey and Steve Streatch about the way the police dismantled the Occupy protest in Halifax on Remembrance Day.
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Raising Boys in a New Kind of World
January 25 - Michael Reist, author and father of three boys, on what to do when boys are falling behind.
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Politicians Pensions
January 24 - What's fair for politicians' pensions? The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says what MPs get is too rich.
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Gardening: The Coolist Colours
January 23 - Pink and blue pulmonaria; shocking-pink primroses; and lime-green hops vines.
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Mortgage Rates
January 23 - Historically low mortgage rates.Cashing in? Or a dangerous temptation?
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Marriage and divorce Part 2
Jan 20 - Open lines with family lawyer Andrew Feldstein on residency requirements, pre-nups, custody, and child support.
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Marriage and divorce Part 1
Jan 20 - Open lines with family lawyer Andrew Feldstein on residency requirements, pre-nups, custody, and child support.
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Coyote Attack in Oakville
Jan 20 - Police have shot and killed a coyote after an 8 year old girl was attacked.
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No Ordinary Boy - Part 2
January 19 - Author/mother Jennifer Johannesen describes relief letting her disabled son be himself.
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No Ordinary Boy - Part 1
January 19 - Author/mother Jennifer Johannesen describes relief letting her disabled son be himself.
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Are you a slave to your techno-gizmo?
January 18 - What your Blackberry addiction is doing to your relationships.
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Flunking Out. Quitting School.
January 17 - From devastation to success? Real stories from the school of hard knocks.
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Gardening: Your favourite scent in the garden
January 16 - Cupani sweet peas: Merilyn Simonds, author of A New Leaf, says, they have the sweetest smell on earth.
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Second Chance for the Liberals?
January 16 - The party has elected a new president; says it ready to change; in fact, it's even willing to let non-members have a say in choosing the new leader.
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What lengths do you go to do what you love?
January 13 - Two guys golf through 8 winters. A woman drives 3 hours one way to get a haircut! And more stories of going far for the thing you love.
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Stealing Ideas at Work
January 12 - Is someone stealing your ideas? Real-life stories on whether it's all bad.
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Tenant vs Landlord
January 11 - It can be hell. All the in's and out's of the law.
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Stories about Adoption
January 10 - Open lines with Bruce Gillespie, the editor of a new collection of essays on adoption.
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Gardening: Ghosts of Former Owners
January 9 - Merilyn Simonds, the author of A New Leaf, tells what she learned about her land from a former owner.
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Worst Customer Service
January 6 - The times you were so bothered you swore you'd never shop there again.
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Home Reno Phone-In
January 5 - When it comes to renovations, sometimes starting fresh saves time and money. But what about the craftsmanship of that old mantlepiece or newel post?
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What inspires you to give?
January 4 - Charitable giving has been declining for 30 years. But the need has not.
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Windsor Scraps Library Fines
January 4 - No library late fees. Does it make sense?
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Gardening phone-in
January 3 - Open lines with our expert gardener Ed Lawrence.
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Annoying Toys
January 3 - You delighted as the kids ripped off the paper and bows.
You remembered your own excitement at new toys. But then, came the noise, noise, noise!
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December 30 part 2
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The best and worst pick up lines
Dec 28 - From a Valentines Broadcast of Ontario Today.Some good do's and dont's for any time of year when you're looking for love.
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Crash and trash
Dec 28 - Stories about parties that got out of control. Including a real life trashing in Toronto. A man's house ransacked while the family is away on vacation.
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Wine phone-in
December 23 - Are you throwing together a holiday dinner this weekend?
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Family Get Togethers
December 22 - Surprises, awkward moments and the efforts we go to smooth it all out.
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Facebook TimeLine Never Forgets
December 21 - Your past comes back on Facebook TimeLine. This new feature recalls everything you've ever posted.
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Facebook TimeLine Never Forgets - part 1
December 21 - Your past comes back on Facebook TimeLine. This new feature recalls everything you've ever posted.
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Passing on Food Traditions
December 20 - Panattone bread, oatmeal and molasses buns and sugar plum spice cookies. Passing on food traditions to the next generation.
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Ban Fighting in the NHL
December 20 - An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says society should hang its head in shame and stop violent play immediately.
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Kim Jong-il
Dec 19 - Toronto is home to Canada's largest group of North Korean defectors. A Toronto-based journalist for Can Kor says Kim Jong-il's death signals a huge turning point for North Korea.
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Gardening phone-in
Dec 19 - A man who adores chestnuts so much, he re-creates a bit of Europe and roasts them on a street corner in Ottawa. Plus advice on hibiscus, raspberries, blue spruce, fox glove and Christmas cactus from our gardener, Ed Lawrence.
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Mall Man Cave
Dec 19 - Pickering Town Centre attracts a thousand bored men to its Men's Den.
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SHARE CENTRAL SKATING PARTY - part 2
Dec 16 - CBC Ottawa celebrates the season of giving with an outdoor skating party and fundraising for Operation Come Home.
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SHARE CENTRAL SKATING PARTY - part 1
Dec 16 - Your stories of learning to skate; falling in love on the ice; and falling down.
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Holiday Hazards for Pets
December 14 - Crazy stories and surprising tips from a vet.
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No niqabs at citizenship ceremonies
December 13 - Is the Federal government right to insist Muslim women who wear a niqab remove it?
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Restrictions for drivers with diabetes
December 13 - The family of a couple who was killed by a driver whose blood sugar had crashed calls for rules that would keep some drivers with diabetes off the road.
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Fruits and Fresh Greens for Indoor Decorating
December 12 - Ideas and gardening advice from Paul Zammit: the head of Horticulture at Toronto Botanical Garden.
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Ed Bowkett Phone-in
Dec 9 - Rescue, Repair and Give Away. Open lines with Artefact Conservator Ed Bowkett.
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Maple Leaf Sports
Dec 9 - Toronto Maple Leafs sale: new owners, but familiar sports faces.
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Holding onto Grudges - Part 2
December 8 - From Angelo Mosca to dramatic live stories, listen in.
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Holding onto Grudges - Part 1
December 8 - From Angelo Mosca to dramatic live stories, listen in.
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Seniors with McJobs
December 7 - Will you ever retire? A sobre look at the golden years.
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Self Serve Check Out
December 6 - Who likes self-scan? Even some retailers are bailing out.
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Gardening: Decorating Outdoors
December 5 - Splash up the front porch with ilex (native holly), dogwood, and firs.
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Skyping Santa?
December 5 - Reading stories and magic tricks. No more lineups at some malls.
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Single Over the Holidays
December 2 - Comedian Debra Di Giovanni on getting older, staying single, and getting through the holidays.
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Are Yoga Pants Too Sexy for School?
December 2 - A Catholic School Board in Ontario bans yoga pants and leggings unless covered by a long shirt.
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After You're No Longer a Crown Ward
December 1 - When Crown wards reach adulthood, they're on their own. Hear their stories about what happened next.
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Anti-Bullying Legislation
December 1 - Education Minister Laurel Broten says students need a peer support group to deal with homophobia, and this law will ensure they get it.
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When he and she go shopping
November 30 - Terry O'Reilly goes back to the stone age to explain how the sexes shop.
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Who gets remembered on Remembrance Day?
November 29 - A listener's complaint sparks a debate about a touchy subject.
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Gardening phone-in
November 28 - Meet the bighearted seven year old, and get your most precious trees and shrubs 'winter ready' with our grown-up gardener, Ed Lawrence.
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Sparkling Wine with a Rose Petal Blush
November 25 - Konrad Ejbich's Pick For November.
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The Bridesmaids' Chance for Revenge
November 24 - The Oakville Museum is collecting old braidsmaids' dresses for an exhibit. We open the lines to hear your matching stories.
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A Public Sector Wage Freeze?
November 24 - A touchy debate between those who get a government pay cheque and those who don't.
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Confused about screening for breast cancer? part 2
November 23 - Hear the new guidelines; the critics; and the personal choices women in Ontario are making.
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Confused about screening for breast cancer? part 1
November 23 - Hear the new guidelines; the critics; and the personal choices women in Ontario are making.
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Sexual Harassment on the jJob
November 22 - What crosses the line. What you can do. What happens if you're falsely accused.
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Gardening phone-in
November 21 - Ed Lawrence explains what shrubs and trees need to be wrapped up before winter.
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Legal phone-in
November 18 - Complaining about the defects in the house you bought?
Open lines with a lawyer who can tell you whether you've got a case.
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Characters at Work
November 17 - Too much personality at work? Why having character wins you friends and enemies.
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Penn State Scandal - part 2
November 16 - Why has the Penn State abuse case stayed on your mind?
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Penn State Scandal - part 1
November 16 - Why has the Penn State abuse case stayed on your mind?
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Moving Day Ripp Offs
November 15 - Your stories about moving day ripoffs and the Toronto city councillor who says you deserve better.
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Text Message Spam ?
November 15 - Are you being dinged for text messages you never asked for?
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Convent garden keeps growing
November 14 - Volunteers are rescuing what is left of an old garden that belonged to an Order of Catholic Nuns.
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Gardening phone-in
November 14 - We hear from callers who have saved and shared plants.
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Resurfacing - What ever happened to ...
November 14 - Long after a big news story slips from the headlines, many wonder, what ever happened to... The team behind the program "Resurfacing" is looking for suggestions on updates you crave. Write to: Beza.seife@cbc.ca
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Truck Sideguards
November 14 - The death last week of a Toronto cyclist has led again to calls for side guards on trucks.
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Rememberance Day - Part 2
November 11 - How do you live with war? How did it change you?
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Rememberance Day - Part 1
November 11 - How do you live with war? How did it change you?
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Smoking at Hospitals
November 10 - Open lines with a nurse who says hospitals can do better than just say no.
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Unpaid Fines
November 10 - Almost a billion dollars in unpaid fines. That's the situation in Ontario.
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Zombies are popping up everywhere.
November 9 - On TV, movies, and on public transit. Why so many? And why now?
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Reno Guy phone-in
November 8 - We are opening the lines with our home renovator Jorge Rodrigues to help you meet the deadline.
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Rauch on TV - part 2
November 3 - It's turned up a notch this season. What's the appeal?
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Gardening : Beautiful Botanicals
November 7 - Plus, what is still growing in your garden this November?
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Filming Abuse on the Bus
november 7 - Are we better or worse off when we hit record?
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Staying Friends with your Ex ?
November 4 - Staying friends with your ex. Normal or Dangerous?
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Rauch on TV Phone-in - Part 1
November 3 - We dig into a very in-your-face-trend on tv sitcoms. Sex and vulgarity.
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Rethink Breast Cancer
November 3 - A breast cancer "app" has had thousands of downloads. It has hot guys reminding women to check their breasts.
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Crushing Debt - phone-in
November 2 - Many Canadians are living with massive, growing debts, but are almost afraid to admit how bad it is.
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Bloodwork Infection Control - phone-in
November 2 - The sign promises freshly washed hands and new gloves every time someone draws your blood. So why isn't it happening?
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Environmental Law: Know Your Rights
November 1 - Contaminated soil? A factory next door? An environmental lawyer explains your rights.
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Gardening phone-in
October 31 - Gardening expert Ed Lawrence is here to answer your questions.
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Hallowe'en Costume Ban
October 31 - Banning halloween costumes. What's wrong with costumes at school?
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Wine phone-in
October 28 - Spectacular! 100 year old champagne and a delicious Ontario organic wine.
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Should People Disclose their Sexual Identity?
October 28 - George Smitherman was the first openly gay minister in Ontario.
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The Mean Girl
The Alliance for Women in Media selected Ontario Today as winner of the 2011 Gracie Award for Outstanding Talk Show for this episode on bullying, from the bully's perspective. A woman who admits to tormenting another girl in school offers unique insight into what she did and why.
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The Best of All in a Day January 25, 2012 "Mayor, State of the City"
From the issue of downtown intensification, to the idea of creating an 'Order of Ottawa': Mayor Jim Watson addressed council this morning with his first state of the city address since returning to the city's top seat. He stops by with a recap.
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The Best of All in a Day January 24, 2012 "Internet Safety Kids"
We talk about online privacy with a couple of grade 8 students from Hopewell Avenue Public School -- the Privacy Commissioner of Canada paid their school a visit earlier today... and we find out what they learned.
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The Best of All in a Day January 23, 2012 "First Nations Summit"
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will hold an official face-to-face meeting tomorrow with Aboriginal leaders. We hear from a former Ottawa Valley chief on what this meeting will mean for First Nations.
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The Best of All in a Day January 20, 2012 "Political Panel"
It's spy versus spy, with diplomats ejected and a naval officer under arrest for being unduly generous with information. Could there possibly be a connection? Our political panel mulls over what's been going on behind the scenes.
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The Best of All in a Day January 19, 2012 "Kodak Memories"
Though industry watchers have been predicting it for years, it's now official: today Kodak filed for bankruptcy. We talk to a couple of local Kodak enthusiasts about what went wrong.
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The Best of All in a Day January 18, 2012 "Angry Brides"
You may be familiar with Angry Birds... But have you played Angry Brides? The latest online game lets you fling shoes, frying pans, rolling pins, and more, at would-be suitors. It's meant to draw Indian women's attention to the dangers of dowries. We hear what a few Indian women in Ottawa make of it.
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The Best of All in a Day January 17, 2012 "Carleton Football"
It's been 13 long years since Keith Harris Stadium roared with the sound of football fans... But Carleton's Ravens will soon be donning their pads and helmets and hitting the field again. Steve Sumarah has just been named the new coach. We ask him about what lies ahead.
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The Best of All in a Day January 16, 2012 "Lego for Girls"
Why the new "Lego Friends" line targeted at girls isn't capturing the hearts of some grade 4's in Ottawa.
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The Best of All in a Day January 13, 2012 "Political Panel"
Let the tweets run amok on election night. That's what the tories decided today... Our political panel talks election laws, Gritty conventions and the MP who dared cross the floor.
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The Best of All in a Day January 12, 2012 "2 Pianos, 4 Hands"
The four hands behind '2 Pianos, 4 Hands' join Alan Neal to reflect on their hit show's latest incarnation at the National Arts Centre....and the reason why they're calling it quits.
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The Best of All in a Day January 11, 2011 "Footprint Development"
Pedestrians are an obstinate bunch... Just look at their beaten tracks in the snow, forging new paths where none existed before. We talk to a local blogger who says developers should pay attention to those tracks.
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The Best of All in a Day January 10, 2012 "Jean Pigott"
Jean Pigott was a household name in Ottawa. Today she died at the age of 87. We speak to Grete Hale and Gay Cook about their eldest sister and best friend, Jean.
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The Best of All in a Day January 9, 2012 "Luangpakham Sentencing"
The driver who hit five cyclists in Kanata two years ago has been sentenced to two years less a day. We get a reaction from one of the cyclists who was injured in that crash.
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The Best of All in a Day January 6, 2012 "Vern White, Senator"
Ottawa police chief Vern White is one of Prime Minister Harper's new senators. We call him up for his thoughts on his new job.
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The Best of All in a Day January 5, 2012 "Coyote Attack"
A check in with an Orleans woman whose dog was snatched by a coyote earlier this week
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The Best of All in a Day January 4, 2012 "Carleton Sexual Assault Centre"
Carleton University's administration has decided to open a sexual assault support centre on campus. But some student advocates aren't exactly happy about what the university has come up with. We hear why.
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The Best of All in a Day January 3, 2012 "All-Star Face Off"
The Mayor and city councillors are pushing residents in Ottawa to get out and vote. But, you're saying to yourself, we've already marked federal, provincial and municipal ballots -- so what's the office that's up for grabs? You could say, it's Scotia Bank Place, January 29th! With the Sens hosting the all star game, this year the push is on to get 5 home players into the all-star sweaters.
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The Best of All in a Day December 30, 2011 "Reporter's Notebook: Ashley Burke"
We check in with our reporter Ashley Burke... to hear her top stories of 2011.
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The Best of All in a Day December 29, 2011 "Library Bed Bugs"
Books and Bedbugs. Last week saw "bedbug activity" at the main branch of the Ottawa Public Library. But don't worry - you don't need to shun library books just yet. We tell you why.
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The Best of All in a Day December 28, 2011 "Amanda Rheaume"
Amanda Rheaume has just returned from a whirlwind trip playing her music for Canadian Forces troops in Kabul. She swings by to talk about the trip... and to play us a tune.
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The Best of All in a Day December 23, 2011 "Political Panel"
The scandals, the rookies, the surprises...We're reviewing the year in the House of Commons. Our political panel highlights the top stories of 2011 (with guest host, Stu Mills).
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The Best of All in a Day December 22, 2011 "Holiday Flick Picks"
Tim and Di from Elgin video bring us their holiday flick picks -- but not the ones you might think.
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The Best of All in a Day December 21, 2011 "Tin Tin"
Tin Tin has battled drug smugglers, kidnappers, and crocodiles on paper. But his latest battle is on the big screen. We find out what's behind the lasting appeal of the Belgian icon.
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The Best of All in a Day December 20, 2011 "Holiday Menu Makeover"
We swap butter for low-fat buttermilk when we overhaul the traditional Christmas dinner with a registered dietician.
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The Best of All in a Day December 19, 2011 "Korean Community"
We find out how the local Korean community is reacting to the death of Kim Jong-Il... and we discuss what's next for North Korea.
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The Best of All in a Day December 15, 2011 "Robert Fontaine Reviews Tin Tin"
Our film critic, Robert Fontaine, dissects one of the most anticipated movies of the year: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Steven Spielberg.
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The Best of All in a Day December 14, 2011 "Kyoto Panel"
Canada has left the Kyoto Accord behind us... but what does that mean for our future? We look at what's next, after Kyoto.
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The Best of All in a Day December 13, 2011 "Cancer Kid Follow"
Yesterday we met an Ottawa dad who's young son has leukemia. His story had us wondering where he could turn to for help. Today on the show, we find some answers.
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The Best of All in a Day December 12, 2011 Cancer Kid Care
A single dad looking after his son with leukemia says he's having a hard time keeping up with the demands. He's calling on the government to step up with more support programs for people like him. Today, we heard his story.
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The Best of All in a Day December 9, 2011 "Political Panel"
Our political panel discusses Attiwapiskat, the UN climate change conference in Durban, along with Harper and Obama's recent meeting in Washington.
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The Best of All in a Day December 8, 2011 "Stuart McLean Contest"
Philip Beauschene does a mean impression of the Vinyl Cafe's Stuart McLean -- so we invited him to read stories written by the four finalists in our latest contest.
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The Best of All in a Day December 7, 2011 "AFN Chiefs on Attawapiskat"
Who best to help Attawapiskat? The military. The United Nations. Chiefs across the country. We spoke with Chief Gilbert Whiteduck at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs meeting today.
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The Best of All in a Day December 6, 2011 "H2Orchestra"
Canoe paddles, turkey basters and empty beer bottles. The H2Orchestra dropped by the studio for a preview of their first, and last show ever.
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The Best of All in a Day December 5, 2011 "Gatineau Immigrants"
Don't eat smelly foods. Don't bribe officials to get what you want. And whatever you do, don't engage in honour killings. Those are just some of the new guidelines given to Gatineau newcomers. We hear reaction from a local law professor.
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The Best of All in a Day December 2, 2011 "Political Panel"
Fingers are flying in every direction over where Attawapiskat went so wrong... and speaking of flying, Peter MacKay's got some explaining to do over a chopper ride to a Newfoundland airport. Our regular political panel shares their thoughts on this and more.
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The Best of All in a Day December 1, 2011 "Edna and Reginald Petty"
We talk about art, community and how one can enrich the other with an American quilter and her art-loving husband.
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The Best of All in a Day November 30, 2011 "Bullying Bill"
We hear how the province wants to tackle bullies in school.
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The Best of All in a Day November 29, 2011 "Sarah Slean"
Sarah Slean chats about her new double disc Land And Sea, before her shows at the National Arts Centre.
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The Best of All in a Day November 28, 2011 "Youth Mental Health"
Two high school students tell us about their day at a discussion on youth mental illness.
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The Best of All in a Day November 25, 2011 "Political Panel"
The Chief of the Attawapiskat wants more money. But so far the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs is only promising his department will visit the reserve that's in turmoil. Our political panel has the latest on that story, and other happenings from the Hill.
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The Best of All in a Day November 24, 2011 "Bus Assaults"
In the latest OC Transpo tensions... A bus rider punched a driver in the face this week. We hear from the chair of the transit commission who says one assault is one too many.
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The Best of All in a Day November 23, 2011 "Patrick DeWitt"
Patrick DeWitt's latest book The Sisters Brothers showcases his gift for describing sights and sounds. And his markmanship with words has gained him the Governor Generals' Award for Literary Fiction.
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The Best of All in a Day November 22, 2011 "Throne Speech"
Today's throne speech marked the opening of the Ontario Legislature. We find out what the provincial government has in store for us this year -- and we get some reaction to the speech from a couple of local MPPs.
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The Best of All in a Day November 21, 2011 "Barrhaven Skate Park"
We find out why some skaters aren't on-board with the newly relocated skatepark in Barrhaven.
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The Best of All in a Day November 18, 2010 "Political Panel"
Fighter jets, pipelines and F-bombs. Our political panel weighs in on all of this week's shenanigans on the hill.
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The Best of All in a Day November 17, 2011 "Awesome Authors, 10 Years Later"
As the ottawa Public Library launches their Awesome Authors Contest for 2011, we look back at the 2001 winners and see how awesome their writing has become.
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The Best of All in a Day November 16, 2011 "Driver Relations"
Transit troubles abound in Ottawa these days. So how to rebuild the trust between passengers and the people who drive them everyday? We speak with a business professor who has some ideas.
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The Best of All in a Day November 15, 2011 "Phil Hall"
The Governor General's Literary Award winners have been announced, and on the list this year is Perth Poet Phil Hall. We hear how he's feeling now that he's been picked by the GG.
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The Best of All in a Day Novmeber 14, 2011 "Carleton Sexual Assaults"
Students at Carleton are demanding the university do more for victims of sexual assault on campus. We hear from students who were protesting this morning, and we get reaction from the University.
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The Best of All in a Day November 11, 2011 "Political Panel"
It's been a week of Liberal revival hopes and Keystone XL Pipeline nopes. Our political panel wades into the week that was, and even throws a penny or two in with thoughts on Canada's deficit slaying deadline getting bumped back a year.
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The Best of All in a Day November 10, 2011 "Aboriginal Veteran"
The Aboriginal soldiers ceremony happens tomorrow in Confederation Park. We hear how they are feeling about sharing that space with the Occupy Ottawa Protestors.
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The Best of All in a Day November 9, 2011 "D is for Looneyspoons"
Two Ottawa ladies return to their recipe for success. Greta and Janet Podleski released a new addition to the Looneyspoons cookbook collection. Alan Neal asks the sisters to drop by his kitchen.
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The Best of All in a Day November 8, 2011 "Toy Testing"
Christmas shopping just got a lot easier. We find out which toys made the Canadian Toy Testing Council's best bet list this year.
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The Best of All in a Day November 7, 2011 " Identifying Pte. Lawless"
We meet the artist who managed to recreate the face of a lost soldier from World War One.
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The Best of All in a Day November 4, 2011 "Political Panel"
With Mark Carney heading up a global banking watchdog, is the world's economy now safer in Canadian hands? Our political panel has thoughts on that, plus opinions on "le kerfuffle" with the new auditor general's bilingual abilities and the newest thing to come out of Parks Canada - what else - a clothing line.
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The Best of All in a Day November 3, 2011 "DJ Spooky"
What do ice and electronic music have in common? Well if you're DJ Spooky, then quite a bit. The multimedia artist and composer is being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society later today. But first, he drops by our studios.
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The Best of All in a Day November 2, 2011 "CBC Brand"
From lightening bolts to rainbow butterflies... to the current "red gem" logo. We ask a marketing expert about the CBC brand and how it's shaped Canada's identity.
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The Best of All in a Day November 1, 2011 "Wind Turbine"
It could bring instant power to disaster zones around the world. And it was made from the ground up by Algonquin students. We meet two of the people behind a new portable wind turbine made here in Ottawa.
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The Best of All in a Day October 31, 2011 "UPass Protest"
They were dressed as the undead, but students at Carleton U today were alive and kicking as they protested a fare increase to their U-Pass. We speak with the organizer and with the vice-chair of the city's Transit Commission.
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The Best of All in a Day October 28, 2011 "Political Panel"
With Peggy Nash's hat thrown into the ring, and more likely candidates close behind, is there anyone NOT running for the NDP leadership? Our political panel has thoughts on that, plus more controversy over gun registry data, and how new ridings might re-shape the House.
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Vascular Surgeon Resigns
Dr. Peter Midgley says he's overworked and he can't continue being PEI's only vascular surgeon anymore. Maggie Brown talked to him about his decision to leave.
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Matt's Movie Review
This time around Matt reviews the new Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
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Hockey Book Battle - The Hockey Sweater
Linda Lowther and Bob Gray are teaming up for their defence of "The Hockey Sweater" as Canada's best hockey book. Here's what they have to say about Roch Carrier's classic tale of a young Montreal Canadiens fan with a very big dilemma.
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BORN Midwifery Petition
A group advocating midwifery in P.E.I. wants to see the government take action. Hundreds of people have signed a petition to bring midwives into Island hospitals. Susana Rutherford, who works with BORN, talks to Stephanie VanKampen.
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Acadian Women Recognized
Acadian women of the Island are profiled in a new book looking back at some of the accomplishments made over the last 300 years. Lindsay Carroll talked to the author and two of those profiled.
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Hockey Book Battle - Crosby and Me
P.E.I. writer Hugh MacDonald has the home ice advantage in the competition for Canada's best hockey book! And he has another great writer, David Helwig, making the case for "Crosby and Me".
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Hockey Book Battle - "King Leary"
The Friday Night Girls are hoping for an overtime win with their presentation about Paul Quarrington's comedic novel "King Leary".
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Island Morning Political Panel - January 20, 2012
Is funding a park in Charlottetown helping rural P.E.I.? Nancy Key, Paul MacNeill and Mary Lynn Kane face off in the first Political Panel of 2012.
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Hockey Book Battle - The Game
Book enthusiast Adam Florian is making his case for "The Game" by Ken Dryden. It has been called Canada's greatest hockey book. Do you agree?
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MacKinnon Square Garden
Joe MacKinnon is the father of triplets. Over the years his eight-year-old boys have been enjoying a backyard rink. But this year Joe took it to a new level.
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Free Bible Debate
Keeping religion at home. One parent speaks out against his grade 5 child being offered a free bible through her school. We hear from him and the school board.
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Forbie Kennedy Night
Bruins fans from across P.E.I. joined together at Credit Union Place last night to watch A Bruins alumni game featured Boston greats, and honour Forbie Kennedy who played on five NHL teams.
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Environmentally Friendly Diaper Service
Bumbleberry diaper service was opened in Summerside last summer by Lynne and Steve Lund. They sell cloth diapers, and for $20 a week will clean them too.
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Chinese New Year
Students at UPEI are celebrating the New Year and a new friendship group for Chinese students.
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Lethbridge Memorial Update
Lethbridge Bulls president Kevin Kavame tells Mitch Cormier about plans for a memorial service in Alberta for the victims of last month's murder suicide.
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Hockey in the Bygone Days
Scotiabank Hockey Day on PEI is happening soon. As Dutch Thompson told us plenty of Island women played hockey in the 1920s and 30s.
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A Long Road Game
The Abbotsford Atom Girls Hockey team will make a cross-country trek of a lifetime to be a part of Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada. Emily Wiebe is one of the players. Sue Savage is a hockey mom.
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Speeders Slammed
A couple of months ago, Charlottetown city council was told police weren't handing out as many speeding tickets as the year before. It turns out that wasn't right. Councilor David MacDonald explained.
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Sledge Hockey Home Game
The sport of sledge hockey is growing on P.E.I., for the first time ever, an Island team will play in an official home game. We talked to team manager Eric Payne.
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Shayna Conway Update
Island Morning checks in with Pastor Rob Dale for an update on an emotional three weeks of ups and downs for shooting victim Shayna Conway.
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Hockey in School
More students are taking time away from the classroom to practice hockey skills at the rink. Julia Cook looks at how the Hockey Canada Skills Academy has developed on P.E.I. over the last four years.
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Locked Out, Waiting for Help
Wendell Bryenton drives for Acadian bus lines. He says after five weeks locked-out workers are still waiting for their strike pay to start. And they would to see government get involved.
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Matt's Movie Review
Matt has been to see three holiday releases. He reviews Mission Impossible 2, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and We Bought a Zoo.
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Hockey Exchange in Kensington
It's been more than four decades since Ed Doucette took part in very first Kensington-Bedford hockey exchange. Now he's organizing this year's event.
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Susan Sobey on Bobsleigh Success
Susan Sobey tells Matt how she has made the transition from track to Canada's national bobsleigh team.
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Hunting for Inventors
Doug Hall tells Mitch Cormier about his new TV show, and his take on reality television.
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Healthier and Happier
Friendship and fitness can go hand in hand....as Stratford's Senior Keep Fit class can attest. The group is celebrating 10 years together. The CBC's Sarah Keaveny Vos has their story.
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New Year's Drive Home
New Year's Eve revellers in Tignish now have another option to get home from parties. We'll hear from an MLA in West Prince who'll be shuttling people home who've have had one too many this New Year's Eve.
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Fashion Faux Pas
We've all committed it. The occasional fashion crime. Charlottetown shop owner Joe Millar shares his favourite culprits. And some CBC folks 'fess up too.
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Fit Friday Fun
In 2011, CBC challenged Canadians to "Live Right Now". On Island Morning, Matt and Mitch were put through their paces every "Fit Friday". We have some of the highlights!
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Aiming for London 2012
P.E.I.'s Katie Baker is captain of the Canadian women's field hockey team and she has set her sights on London 2012. But first her team has to qualify.
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Run for Shayna
On Saturday morning, Shayna Conway's former teachers at Charlottetown Rural and a sizeable group of Raider alumni are coming together to organize a fundraising run for Shayna. Richard Haines teaches at Charlottetown Rural. Hillary MacDonald was student council president in 2009.
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Ivan the Barber
For Ivan Sherry, picking up a pair of scissors or razor is a second nature. Ivan has owned a barber shop on Summerside's main street for almost 70 years. A couple months ago, he received an award from the City for his contribution to the business community. Island Morning's Julia Cook stepped into his barber shop on Main Street to talk "chop".
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Matt's Picks for Best Movies of the Year!
Hugo... The Descendants... Drive. Our movie guy has been looking through his naughty and nice lists. Matt Rainnie talks about his favourite movies of 2011.
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Dutch - Christmas
Back to basics...
Dutch Thompson takes us away from the hustle and bustle of the season... to tell us about Christmas in the bygone days on PEI.
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The Political Panel Holiday Special
Paul, Nancy and Mary-Lynn look back at the top stories of the year and discuss what stories will be discussed next year.
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Remembering Tyler and Mitch
Lethbridge Bulls manager Kevin Kvame shares memories of murder victims Mitch MacLean and Tyler Craswell.
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65 Year-old Christmas Card
Frederick Seller and Joan-Marie Balcom tell Matt how the same holiday card has been exchanged for 65 years.
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Growing a Rural Business
Ray Murphy explains how he built his pharmacy business by going to rural areas of the province.
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Tradgedy in Alberta
Two young men from P.E.I. are murdered and a Charlottetown woman is in hospital after a murder suicide in Alberta. We hear from the CBC's Mary-Catherine McIntosh.
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Giving Away his Bass
Deryl Gallant tells Matt Rainnie how he saw one of his old bass guitars in the closet and decided it was time to find it a new home.
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New badge for Island Guides
Stephanie VanKampen explains how Parks Canada has teamed up with Girl Guides to create one-of-a-kind badge.
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Matt's Holiday Picks
Matt Rainnie shares some thoughts on movies being released over the holidays.
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Old Dogs and New Tricks
Delecia Maynard is a professional dog trainer using different methods in her training. She shared them with Lindsay Carroll.
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Perils of the Holiday Party
Workplace columnist Pierre Battah has some advice before you party with the boss and coworkers.
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Collective Wisdom - Going Solo
Ready to go solo. Our Collective Wisdom wise guy Dave Atkinson muses about when kids are ready to head out on their own. Do today's "helicopter parents" make it harder for kids to fly solo? Dave hits the streets to find out what you think.
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Touring Montague's Food Bank
Lawrence Power takes Matt Rainnie a tour of the new Montague food bank.
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A used Christmas
Maggie Brown learns that, for some people, Christmas is the time to hit second-hand shops.
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Harness Racing Record
Matt talks with record setting harness racer Marc Campbell.
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Dave Bidini - Hockey Day Concert
Music icon and author Dave Bidini talks about the P.E.I. concert he is organizing for Hockey Day in Canada.
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Fighting for the Plovers
Laura Chapin explores what is behind the low number of piping plovers in P.E.I.
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Set Dresser for A&E; Special
Brian Enman tell Matt Rainnie about his move from carpenter to set dresser on Hollywood films.
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Ethanol Plant Update
Laura Chapin updates the downsized plans for an ethanol demonstration plant on P.E.I.
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Movie Review - Hugo
Matt Rainnie reviews Martin Scorsese's new film for children,Hugo.
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Placenta Processing Proposed For P.E.I.
Maggie Brown speaks with the woman behind an idea called placenta processing and a woman wanting to use the service.
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New Educational tools for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Want to rent an I-Pad or maybe an XBox? A new kind of lending library is helping people with intellectual disabilities expand their skills, and stay on budget. The Kingswood Centre in Montague just opened a new 17 thousand dollar library, paid for by the United Way. The CBC's Lindsay Carroll takes us on a tour.
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Remembering the Roots of Christmas Seals
A tuberculosis survivor from western P-E-I knows just how precious healthy lungs can be. Teresa Bernard was diagnosed at 16... and now she's almost 85 and still going strong. She learned to drive in her 60s and recorded a CD in her 80s. Matt talked to her about the importance of Christmas Seals.
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Daycare to make changes
Emile Gallant of l'isle Enchantee child care centre tells Mitch Cormier what changes will be made a Charlottetown area daycare. A two-year-old boy managed to get out on his own twice in two days.
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GPS in Island ambulances
Jeff Crossman of Island EMS tells pat Martel why the company wants a GPS system that can be easily changed to fit different situations.
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Lunches Online
Sherwood Elementary school is the first in the Eastern District to offer parents a chance to buy the week's lunch orders online. Bob Boyle from the Home and School told Mitch it is also giving teachers back precious time in the classroom.
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Looking For Addictions Help
A 24-year-old drug addict, from St. Teresa says the province let him down. Kyle Kenny wanted to go straight to in-house addiction treatment from provincial jail. But says the systems don't allow it. Laura Chapin shared Kenny's story.
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Speaking Out Against Bullying
Mike Chipman says his childhood was ruined by daily bullying by other kids. He even considered taking his own life. Now, after years of counselling, he's healthy and happy and telling his story to others. He talked to Maggie Brown after the presentation.
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Protecting Supply Management
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in free trade talks with Pacific Rim countries. And many of these countries want in on Canadian markets, including the dairy market. That has farmers like Harold McNevin of the Dairy Farmers of PEI worried. He spoke with Brian Higgins.
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Making Cornwall Accessible
The Town of Cornwall wants to know what it's doing wrong when it comes to accessibility for its public buildings. Brendan Elliott joined Heath MacDonald of Access Advisor on a tour of the new town hall.
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The Political Panel - November 25
Mary Lynn Kane joins Nancy and Paul to talk about the politics of the abortion deabte, the short session of the Legislature and the first Heath PEI public meeting.
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Wayne Wright Still Crazy After All These Years
A few decades back, Wayne Wright was approached by an Island political party to draw some campaign cartoons for them. From that a career was born. Wayne tells Matt about a new book that features a few hundred of his cartoons.
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Drag Queen on the International Stage
There are only 2 active drag queens on PEI. And one of them has been nominated for a top international prize. Tye Shanahan told Ryan Hicks about getting ready for a show.
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Movie Review - Eclipse Breaking Dawn
The Twilight series nears its finale,and things are getting even darker for Bella, Edward and Jacob. Matt tells us if it's worth breaking out the money to see Breaking Dawn Part 1.
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Canada World Youth on PEI
Visitors from afar. We'll meet some members of Canada World Youth who have made P-E-I their home for the past few months.
Some are from Indonesia while the rest are from across Canada... We'll hear their thoughts on their P-E-I stay.
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UPEI educators travel to Namibia
Promoting higher education in Namibia. For a group of educators from UPEI, the work was both rewarding and emotional.
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Special Friends - Jen and Danielle from P.E.I. Citizen Advocacy
Island Morning's Pat Martel took a trip up to Summerside recently to meet two friends who came together under the program.
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Jack McAndrew / Abortion
The personal versus the political. We'll talk to political insider Jack McAndrew about the behind-the -scenes discussions that determined P.E.I's position on abortion. It also caused a rift in his relationship with then-premier Joe Ghiz.
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Radio Drama
The golden age of radio dramas is alive and well in Summerside...
Wyatt Heritage Properties has turned five Island stories into radio scripts -- complete with sound effects.
Pat Martel will have the story.
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Matt Reviews J Edgar
He was the face of law enforcement in the US for decades...
But a new film sets out to explore both the public and private lives of J. Edgar Hoover.
It's the latest film from award-winning director Clint Eastwood... and Matt Rainnie's here in the last half-hour with his review.
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On the Job Annoyances...including the Office Fridge!
Is your office fridge a minefield? Our workplace issues columnist Pierre Battah opens up that touchy subject and other on-the-job annoyances when he joins us this week on Island Morning.
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A Rising Classical Superstar Visits P.E.I.
The star of a cross-Canada tour at the age of 16. We talked to up-and-coming superstar Jan Lisiecki who is coming to the province with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He's a 16-year old musical prodigy who wants to inspire more young people to listen to classical music.
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25 Years of Citizen Advocacy - Meet Dan and James
Dan Keaveny and his advocate James Nicholson have been friends for 8 years. They sat down recently with Dan's big sister, the CBC's Sarah Keaveny Vos, to talk about what makes their friendship special.
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Citizen Advocacy's Barb Fanning Tells Her Story
Barb Fanning has been with Citizen Advocacy for twenty years. She recently sat down with her sister-in-law, the CBC's Sarah Keaveny Vos...to talk about the difference the group has made in her life.
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Twenty-five years of Special Friendships -
Celebrating 25 years of very special friendships. P-E-I Citizen Advocacy matches up adults with intellectual disabilities with other Islanders....for friendship and companionship. We heard about the history of the group.Rosalind Waters is the staffperson for P-E-I Citizen Advocacy.
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A P.E.I. War Hero - Frederick Thornton Peters
Remembering a Prince Edward Island war hero. Frederick Thornton Peters was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. But he was also deeply involved in naval intelligence...as an advisor to Winston Churchill. We'll hear his story as told by his cousin, Pete Paton.
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Dutch Thompson and a World War One Mystery
An Island mystery. For years, our Dutch Thompson heard rumours of the night-time burial of a German prisoner of war in Cape Traverse. Now he unravels that mystery.
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Movie Review Tower Heist
Ben Stiller plays the manager of a high-end New York apartment complex who sets out to steal back money from a swindling tenant. Tower Heist co-stars Eddie Murphy and Alan Alda. Matt Rainnie reviews the new movie.
Our weekly movie review with Matt Rainnie coming up in the last half-hour.
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Abortion Issue Rises Again
It's been a few years since the abortion issue was raised on P.E.I. But it is back with the birth of a new group calling for more abortion information and services. Island Morning's Pat Martel took to the streets of Charlottetown to hear what Islanders think about the issue. And then Brendan Elliott talked to the Health Minister Doug Currie about the possibility of funding the service on PEI.
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Stopping Confederation Trail Damage
A Confederation Trail officer says more volunteers are needed to prevent damage along the scenic trail.Island Morning's Pat Martel was recently cycling when he saw firsthand some of the damage on the trail between Murray River and Murray Harbour. Pat them spoke to volunteer trail officer Frank Curley about what he's seeing on the Trail.
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Much Ado About Poo
Island researchers say they're using baby's first poo to find out how many women are drinking during their pregnancy. Stephanie VanKampen talked with Dr. Kathy Bigsby about the project.
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Defending the Anti-drinking Message
Some students at Queen Charlotte Intermediate had to leave a presentation on drinking and driving at the school. Saying ther pictures and video were too graphic. Mitch Cormier talked Norbert Georget was leading the presentation, and Sara Fraser talked with some of the students who were at the presentation.
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A Matter of Medal
Madrien Ferris from Charlottetown says she's receiving numerous calls from accoss Canada on her efforts to convince Ottawa to allow relatives to wear military medals on Remembrance Day.
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Collecting for Fire Victims
Two Island families who lost everything when a car plowed into their duplex are now feeling the generosity of Prince Edward Islanders.
Leon's has rented a transfer trailer, parked it outside the store, and is taking donations. Island Morning's Pat Martel spoke with Glen Mahar (MAR) from Leons, as well as Helen Blanchard and her son Scott.
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Movie review - In Time
It's an alternate world, where time is currency. Justin Timberlake plays a young man on the run who sets out to rob time from the rich and give it to the poor. Matt reviews In Time.
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Movember Part 2
Matt and Mitch learn more about how people can participate in Movember.
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Movember Kickoff Part 1
Matt & Mitch head out of the studio to learn more about the Movember movement for men's health.
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Malcolm Stanley performs #2
Malcolm Stanley's song about his "day job" as a potter
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Farm Day 12 Malcolm Stanley
Malcolm plays us another song.
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Farm Day 10 Irene Novaczek
Who will grow our food? That's the subject of a series of community potlucks and discussions that will be held across the province starting on November 6th. We'll hear how P-E-I farmers will be involved.
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Farm Day 09 John Jamieson
Encouraging Prince Edward Islanders to appreciate farmers. We'll talk with the head of the Federation of Agriculture about a new survey that his group has just completed.
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Farm Day 09 Malcolm Stanley
Malcolm gives an interview and performs a song.
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Farm Day 08 Carey Wood
They're not just selling products to people. Jeff and Carey Wood want to give their supporters a chance to get down and dirty in the garden.
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Farm Day 07 Jeremy Stead
He is a fifth generation farmer. At just 27, Jeremy Stead is already a seasoned veteran of the farming business. He'll tell us what he'd like CONSUMERS to know about his job as a beef producer.
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Farm Day 06 George Webster
Farming is three generations deep in George Webster's family, and now he is responsible for determining policy for the province as the agriculture minister.
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Farm Day 05 Ian Petrie
Keeping an eye on the industry for three decades. Our agriculture guru Ian Petrie joins us here at the Olde MacKenzie Farm with his unique take on farming on P-E-I...past, present and future.
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Farm Day 04 Patrick Dunphy
He is making a name for himself farming soy beans. We'll find out why Patrick Dunphy has chosen to concentrate on one of P-E-I's newer crops.
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Farm Day 03 Hal Mills
The father of the Dunk dropped by for a visit.
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Farm Day 02 Carey Wood
Turning a passion for farming into a full-time job. Our host here at the Olde MacKenzie Farm will tell us how she and her husband came to own this little piece of the Island.
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Farm Day Part 01
We are here at the Olde MacKenzie Farm in Rose Valley.
Our host Carey Wood will tell us about her decision to move to P-E-I and follow a lifelong love affair with agriculture.
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A plan for homelessness
Three years ago, Calgary came up with a plan to help the homeless. Can it work here? Find out.
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Fun with Snowshoes
Our outdoors guy gives us tips on enjoying the snow with a nice pari of shoes -- snow shoes, that is.
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Leadership series- Whitecap Dakota First Nation
We head out to the Whitecap Dakota First Nation where leadership turned the community around.
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Out of the Red on Saulteaux First Nation
The CBC's Merelda Fiddler takes us to Saulteaux, where a Chief is trying to rebuild after a multimillion dollar land settlement was misspent.
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What Makes a Good Leader?
In the First installment of "Leading the Way," the CBC's Merelda Fiddler looks at what First Nations people are looking for in their leadership.
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Leg Chat - Health Care Utopia
Brad Wall is promising a healthcare utopia... Stef and Murray weigh in.
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Straight Talk on Smoke Detectors
Wayne Rodger's inspected countless homes for working smoke detectors. He gives the straight talk for landlords-- and tenants... on how to protect themselves.
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Homicide Registry
A registry in Saskatoon allows sex workers to volunteer their personal details to make identification easier in case of homicide.
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Brad Wall on Healthcare
The provincial government wants to get rid of wait times for emergency room care. We talk to Brad Wall to find out how and if that's possible.
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Katepwa Lake Worries
Mining company Vale plans to build a potash mine near Kronau which will use billions of litres of water from Katepwa Lake.
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Internet Protest
Several high profile websites like Wikipedia have gone offline to protest two proposed anti-piracy bills in the US.
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Missing Saudi Student
We find what the Saudi Arabian government is doing to help find a missing student from the University of Saskatchewan.
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Ralph Goodale
Saskatchewan's lone Liberal MP Ralph Goodale talks about the future of the party, policy changes and legalizing marijuana.
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Legislature Chat for January 13, 2012
Brad Wall and the rest of the country's Premiers are meeting in Victoria next week to talk about health care. Our political panel weighs in.
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Conner Copeman
Five years ago Conner Copeman was visiting Saskatoon. He left with a broken neck after an assault that left him in a wheelchair. Now he's back in Saskatoon to help police find his attackers.
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Haiti 2012
Peter Eyvindson rebuilt two homes for street children in Haiti.
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Rebuilding Haiti
Dave Toycen from World Vision Canada gives us an update from Haiti.
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Passport Photos
Dani Mario investigates how passport photos can vary and what that means for travel.
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Cancer volunteer
Breast cancer survivor Linda Patton helps people who are fighting the disease.
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Child Abduction
According to experts, international parental abductions are on the rise in Canada. We find out why, and what can be done to stop them.
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Leg Chat
Many of us right now are focussed right now on our weight...which means looking at what's our plates! We looked at what's on Brad Wall's plate as we move into a new year.
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Bad Customer Service
We've all experienced it…bad customer service. No sales clerks to be found, items not in stock, and long lineups. Our friends at Marketplace have been investigating.
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Weight-loss
If you've lost weight only to see those pounds return, you're not alone. We find out why traditional weight loss strategies are often doomed to fail.
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International Adoption
A Saskatchewan family is raising funds to adopt a little boy with Down Syndrome from Eastern Europe.
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Swift Current bus crash
Twenty-five years ago today a tragic bus crash killed four young hockey players from Swift Current.
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Observing Democracy
Prince Albert priest traveled to Congo to monitor the country's election.
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Jazz musician comes home
Sam McLellan is back in Regina for a holiday gig.
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Top Words of 2011
Find out what topped the list on the 2011 Global Survey of English.
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Canada at the World Juniors
Find out how Canada compares at this stage of the tournament.
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Political Panel - Dec 22, 2011
Stefani and Murray with the last chat of the year.
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Hockey Update - Morning Edition
From highlights to head-shots, we hear the latest on all things hockey from this week.
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Air Ambulance
We find out what happened when the province started counting air ambulance flights in the North.
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Political Panel
Murray and Stef are back with their big bag of presents for the political leaders.
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Stolen Guns
After the theft of 50 guns from a Regina retail store, we look at where these weapons may be headed.
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Regina Vacancy Rate
Tenants are angry more isn't being done to save two apartment buildings in Regina that are set for demolition.
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Councillor says his salary shouldn't go up
The Mayor of Saskatoon wants to raise the salaries of city councillor's but Darren Hill says not so fast.
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TV Boxed Sets
Rob Salem takes us through his picks for the television series that's worth putting under your tree.
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Political Panel talks lobbyist registry
So an accountant, a lawyer, and an oil company exec. walk into a bar.... That might be the beginning of a joke or it
might be the beginnings of a discussion about a registry for lobbyists!
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Fighting Sexual Harrassment in the RCMP
A former R-C-M-P officer weighs in on what it will take to stop men from bullying female colleagues.
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Rebuilding after a fire
A lot can happen in ten minutes. For Gordie Carle it was being diagnosed with cancer and losing his home of nearly forty years in a fire.
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Dec 8, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Ralph Goodale on CWB
The federal government wanted the Canadian Wheat Board gone by this summer but now a federal court has ruled that's illegal. We get reaction from Liberal MP Ralph Goodale.
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Dec 7, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Jamie Heward
We hear reaction from hockey families and former NHLer Jamie Heward about Derek Boogaard's autopsy.
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Dec 6, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Private Surgical Clinic
Saskatchewan's newest private surgical clinic hasn't opened its doors yet and it's already surrounded by controversy. Geoff Leo tells us why.
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Dec 6, 2011-- The Morning Edition -- Derek Boogaard
New York Times's reporter John Branch has spent more than six months researching and writing about Derek Boogaard. His latest piece looks at the research showing how the 28-year-old hockey player had a degenerative brain disorder.
We've reached John Branch this morning by phone.
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Dec 1, 2011 - La Ronge story
Story From Here.
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Dec 1, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Melville Potash
Melville has potash in its backyard and people there hope BHP Billiton starts to produce it. A mine in the area could bring big changes to the community.
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Dec 1, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Tracker Tom
The search for 71-year-old James Gallagher continues. Hear how one La Ronge man --known as Tracker Tom -- is helping.
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Dec 1, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Sakimay First Nation
It has been several months since flooding destroyed roads and damaged several homes on the Sakimay First Nation.
Like several other first nations along the Qu'Appelle valley, residents had to be moved from their homes and repairs are still on-going.
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Dec 1, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Vitamin D
New research at the U of S shows an alarming Vitamin D deficiency within the immigrant and refugee population.
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Nov 30 -- The Morning Edition -- Ad Guy
The Occupy encampments may be disappearing, but does the Occupy brand still has some life in it.
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Nov 30, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Potash producers
It feels like Saskatchewan has been reaping the benefits of a boom for quite some time now. But one analyst says - we haven't seen anything yet.
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Nov 30, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Breast Cancer Confusion
We attempt to clear up confusion around the latest breast cancer screening guidelines.
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Nov 28, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Guitar class
Lots of kids want to play the guitar, but few actually get the chance. We'll take you to a grade five classroom where every student gets a guitar.
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Nov 29, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Hospital parking
According to some doctors, parking fees may be more than just a nuisance. We speak with the author of a new editorial that says they should be abolished altogether.
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Nov 28, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Letter on Housing
One honest letter has started a huge conversation between our listeners. Colin Svingen told us just how difficult it is to rent in Regina. We took to him about his letter.
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Nov 25, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Political Panel
It's a problem most people would love to have but political parties hate. The provincial NDP is looking mighty thin and wants to bulk up.
Our panel of political heavy-weights weigh in.
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Nov 25, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- 8-year-old activist
More than a thousand people came out to listen to Craig Kielburger in Saskatoon last night - including 8-year-old Kaia Peterson-Bater.
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Nov 24, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Abusive Relationships
It's a poignant film that raises the issue of domestic violence and it's getting people talking about their own experiences in abusive relationships.
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Nov 23, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Apartheid
History Professor Simmone Horwitz looks at historical comparions between the South African Apartheid system and Canada's treatment of First Nations people.
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Nov 23, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Northern Kids
Wisdom is often thought of as something that comes with age, but a group of young people in La Ronge showed they have a fair whack of it themselves. A panel of tweens and teens addressed adults in a town hall-style meeting.
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Nov 23, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Tahrir Square
We went straight to Egypt this morning to speak with the CBC's Derek Stoffel.
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Nov 23, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Toys
With Christmas just around the corner, a lot of parents will be looking to see what's on the shelves this holiday season.
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Nov 22, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Elder Advice
wisdom from the world's oldest generation. We heard from the creator of a website that compiles advice from more than 15-hundred elders about what it means to live a good life.
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Nov 21, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- First Nations Potash Mining
A Saskatchewan First Nation plans to build a potash mine and collect all the royalties for itself, cutting out the provincial government altogether.
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Nov 21, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Stolen Cars
It's a cat-and-mouse game playing out on the streets of Saskatoon with potentially deadly consequences.
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Nov 18, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Political Panel
Housing is becoming elusive for a growing number of people. We look at our growing homeless population and the Government's response.
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Nov 18, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Mark Twitchell
New details on the sensational murder trial of Mark Twitchell, the aspiring filmmaker who turned his murderous screenplay into reality.
The Fifth Estate spoke with a man who managed to escape from Twitchell.
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Nov 17, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Seeking shelter
The Occupy Movement in Saskatchewan has drawn attention to the issue of homelessness. We checked in with a shelter in Saskatoon and Regina to find out where people go when they have no place to call home.
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Nov 17, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- La Ronge Shelter
We caught up with a woman in northern Saskatchewan who says the problem is getting worse and she's concerned at what this winter season will bring.
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Nov 16, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- HIV/AIDS
A Saskatchewan journalist has spent the last eight months researching the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the province. The stories she's heard are both devastating and hopeful.
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Nov 15, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Stella Rogers
The Occupy movement in Saskatchewan has been shutting down leaving some people with no where to go. Stella Rogers is homeless. She shares with us a day in her life.
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Nov 14, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Slashing debt
Household debt slayer Gail Vaz Oxlade wants Canadians to teach banks a lesson this week. She told us why she's urging consumers to ditch their credit cards and cash instead.
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Nov 14, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Lyndon Penner
A rose by any other name woud smell as sweet, but if its called "sugar moon" or "koko loco" it does add a certain sense
of fun!
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Nov 10, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Political Panel
Stefani and Murray look at week one of the new Brad Wall mandate.
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Nov 10, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Gangs
Cassandra Chernoff spent more than a decade as a gang member. Now, she's helping other women get out of the gang life.
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Nov 9, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- War Brides
Lovers in a dangerous time.
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Nov 9, 2011 -- The Morning Edition - Mike O'Brien
We talk to Mike O'Brien about the celebration in his honour this weekend in Regina.
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Nov 8, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Political Pundits
Our political analysts Janice MacKinnion and John Courtney weigh in on the election results.
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Nov 8, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Jennifer Campeau
Like most of new MLAs, the winner for Saskatoon Fairview is a Sask Party member. Unlike most of the last nights winners, the MLA is a woman.
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Nov 8, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Premier Brad Wall
He's the man of the hour. Or should we say - for the next four years.
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Nov 8, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Rebuilding the NDP
the writings on the wall. Dwain Lingenfelter's NDP couldn't compete against the force that is Brad Wall.
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Nov 7, 2001 -- The Morning Edition -- Missing Man
Family members of James Gallagher are asking for help. They're worried the Whitefox man is lost and in Manitoba, unable to find his way home.
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Nov 4, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Political Panel
It's like Christmas Eve...for political junkies! Just hours to go until election day and today there's a brand new poll to talk about.
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Nov 4, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Immigration Changes
The Harper government is making changes to its immigration policy and that concerns Patience Umereweneza. The Rwandan student is studying in Regina and is worried about her family's future.
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Nov 3, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Greek community
We checked in with members of Saskatchewan's greek community to get their thoughts on the economic crisis.
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Nov 3, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Greek crisis
Get the latest on the economic crisis in Greece.
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Nov 2, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Political Panel
The numbers game! Voter turn-out might be one of the big stories election night. We asked analysts Janice MacKinnon and
John Courtney what we might expect to see.
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Nov 2, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Ethical Research
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Nov 1, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Dustin Paxton Trial
The man who was allegedly tortured by Dustin Paxton began giving his version of events yesterday.
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Oct 31, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Resource Revenue Sharing
It's one of the most controversial planks in the NDP platform. A reality check on the party's promise to share resource revenues with First Nations.
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Oct 28, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Leg Chat
Just a little over a week left in the election campaign. Has anyone seen a game-changing move?
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Oct 28, 2011 -- The Morning Edition -- Gay-Straight Alliance
The story of a 15 year old gay teenager who committed suicide in Ottawa has impacted some youth in North Battleford. They're sharing stories about the challenges and triumphs of growing up gay at a conference later today.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of January 16, 2012
This week we learn of a norwalk-like outbreak that hit university students, Fields department store shuts down seven outlets in the region, MPP John Vanthof wants to see better highway maintenance, we look ahead to a suicide prevention workshop in Sudbury, the YMCA faces challenges in the North, Tammy Cheguis talks food trends for 2012, some schools in Sudbury are failing food inspections, the mayor of Cochrane talks about a plywood mill reopening, and we say farewell to CBC Sudbury journalist Allison Dempster.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of January 9, 2012
A tow truck driver deals with a client with an IED, we examine driver and pedestrian behaviour in Sudbury, the nickel city wants an anti-idling bylaw, we look ahead to the future of the Northern Ontario economy in 2012, the North Bay soup kitchen marks a milestone, Ontario's environmental commissioner says climate change will decimate trees in the region, and people in Timmins react to the open pit gold mine being developed in city limits.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of January 2, 2012
This week was a tragic one on our northern highways with the deaths of 7 teenagers, we also look at Sault Ste Marie company St. Mary's Paper which went into receivership, Sudbury mining companies may help pay for road improvement in the city, the story of a transgendered woman who filed a human rights complaint against a northern women's shelter, a Sudbury man shares tips on running and we learn about a movement called "Healthy at Every Size."
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Morning North Podcast for the Week of Dec 26, 2011
This week...a look back at some of biggest stories of 2011 in the northeast, plus a conversation with Sudbury Mayor Marianne Matichuk, a look into the crystal ball with Queen's Park reporter Mike Crawley, and why tweeting the location of a police RIDE check is a bad idea.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of December 19, 2011
More on the Attawapiskat housing crisis including an interview with singer Tom Jackson who's visited the community this week, Jeremy Dias speaks about bullying at a conference in Sudbury, MPP Rick Bartolucci is our guest on our weekly report from Queen's Park, a North Bay name is shortlisted for the United Nation's International Forest Heroes Award, we taste an expensive fruitcake, and dietician Tammy Cheguis shares some tips on how to keep our holiday eating in line.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of December 12, 2011
This week highlights from our special remote broadcast at St. Andrew's Place, a look at the future of the Wolf Lake Forest Reserve near Sudbury, some heated tape from Sudbury City Council, and we look back at how life in Echo Bay has changed since the highway bypassed the town.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of December 5, 2011
This week we continue to follow developments in the housing situation in Attawapiskat, the Occupy Sudbury protest comes down, we meet Dustin Jackson, the world's youngest stock car driver, we follow up on a cougar sighting near North Bay, provincial auditor general Jim McCarter shares details from his latest report, tech columnist Jesse Hirsh talks about gifts for and from techies, and dietician Tammy Cheguis talks about fruitcake, chestnuts and eggnog.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of November 28, 2011
We continue our coverage of the Attawapiskat housing crisis, an update on the Occupy Sudbury protest, we look back at the first year of Marianne Matichuck's reign as mayor of Sudbury, a high school in North Bay institutes "no-testing week", a grade 6 class in Cobalt is silent, and Sudbury athlete Mike Coughlin finishes second in the Ultraman World Championships.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of November 21, 2011
This week confusion over the housing crisis in Attawapiskat, we learn about how the Timmins hospital plans to deal with its deficit, Sudbury city council talks about the cost of beds, Vale spends two billion dollars to reduce emissions, taxi cabs in Sudbury are equipped with cameras, Dr. Brock Fenton shares his knowledge about bats, and a dog from Sault Ste Marie stars in a local production of Annie.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of November 14, 2011
This week an interview with Battle of the Blades winner Tessa Bonhomme, the mayor of Sudbury talks about her brush with fame after a movie shoot in the city, we drop in on the Canadian mixed curling championships, we talk about the role the province plays in raising foster children, one of Sudbury's iconic water towers is being demolished, the founder of Petsave talks about rescuing strays, a murder trial wraps up in Sudbury, and we check out an open house staged by a company that wants to build a ferrochrome smelter in Capreol.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of November 7, 2011
This week a report on the lack of housing in Attawapiskat, we examine the growth of the film business in Northern Ontario, Market Square is finally sold to Laurentian University in Sudbury, more controversy over the name of the new hospital "Health Sciences North", real human bodies will be on display at Science North, the wife of a Sudbury veteran talks about being left out of a Remembrance Day ceremony, a Timmins woman shares the story of her father who is a World War II vet, and we track down one of the first girls who attended St. Charles College when it first went co-ed.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of October 31, 2011
This week we hear about the housing state of emergency declared for the James Bay Coast, we visit the Occupy Sudbury camp, John Ralston Saul speaks at Nipissing University in North Bay, Laurentian University students air their concerns, Sudbury Regional Hospital is renamed Health Sciences North, one of Sudbury's water towers is coming down, a huge piece of mining equipment is hauled down highway 11, dietician Tammy Cheguis talks about apples, and Morning North founding producer Mick Lowe shares some memories to mark CBC's 75th anniversary.
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Morning North Podcast for the week of October 24, 2011
This week we learn about prescription drug abuse in Sudbury, we get a mining update on the future of the Sudbury basin, the Stanley Cup comes to a first nation in the North, we check out a mining robot developed in Sudbury, thousands of dead birds wash up on the shore of Georgian Bay, kids in Ontario get a failing grade for physical activity, and dietician Tammy Cheguis talks about the musical fruit.
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Common Ground Cafe 4
What does it feel like to be the subject of racist remarks?
The Common Ground Cafe serves up some perspectives.
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Common Ground Cafe Episode 3
It started out as a discussion about leadership in Thunder Bay.
But by the time the soup was cooked, talk turned to racism.
That's the way the pot gets stirred at CBC's Common Ground Cafe.
We invited three Aboriginal people and three non-Aboriginal people to prepare and share a meal together.
Here's the 'dish' on the results.
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Common Ground Cafe Episode 2
How safe is Thunder Bay? The way you answer that question may depend on your race. Listen in as six strangers meet, cook a meal together and discuss their safety concerns at the Common Ground Cafe.
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Common Ground Cafe Episode 1
Six strangers, two cultures, one soup recipe. Visit CBC's Common Ground Cafe to find out whether a mixed group of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people can find common ground on the problems facing the economy in Thunder Bay.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday January 26
The sister of a murder victim shares her pain at his friends not speaking up about what happened.
Ontario's air ambulance scandal.
Building the Natural City.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday January 25
Egypt, a year after the revolution began.
The future of healthcare.
Michael Hlinka on unions.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday January 24
Is Rob Ford's transit plan about to be derailed?
What's happening in Mexico?
A young filmmaker finds her voice.
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Metro Morning podcast Monday January 23
Meet the new CEO of Research In Motion, Thorsten Heins.
How a financial services worker ended up robbing banks to pay for his gambling addiction.
Finding your culture while celebrating the Lunar New Year.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday January 20
Remembering skier Sarah Burke.
What does the phrase "jobs-for-life" mean?
Celebrating 90 years of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Karen Gordon on the week in movies.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday January 19
Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
The end of Kodak.
Your thoughts on what's next for Toronto.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday January 18
Is the new city budget a victory for the left, the right, or the city of Toronto?
Tackling female feticide in South Asian communities.
A courier company with a difference.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday January 17
Why some Asian and South Asian cultures value boy babies over girls.
What's it like to be on a cruise ship that sinks?
How hard is it to lose a lot of weight?
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Metro Morning podcast Monday January 16
How did a cruise ship run aground in Italy?
A close look at what budget cuts could mean to one community.
Marking the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr
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Metro Morning podcast Friday January 13
Is Rob Ford's budget a retreat?
Why is the Canadian government now getting involved with Traditional Chinese Medicine?
Karen Gordon on new movies.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday January 11
Is the Canadian government reversing itself on same sex marriage?
The widow of Sgt Ryan Russell on the year since her husband's death.
More on the need for good jobs.
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Metro Morning podcast Wesnesday January 11
Does Toronto need higher taxes?
Jabs versus good jobs.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday January 11
What did the head of the TTC learn when she went to work as a real TTC employee?
Why it's so hard not to check your phone at the table.
The joy of books.
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Metro Morning podcast Monday January 9
Distinguishing between and essential service and an integral service in Toronto.
Remembering a Toronto man killed allegedly by police in Grenada.
Giving ex-cons a second chance.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday January 6
How the suburbs are eclipsing the city of Toronto.
Toronto photographer Jeff Harris on his 13 year self-portrait project.
Deepa Mehta on her hopes for 2012.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday January 5
Adding vision to Rob Ford's agenda.
Can Transit City be saved?
The future of food in 2012.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday January 4
Should we care what hospital CEOs make?
The Brampton man who is shaking up the computer world.
Dave Meslin on what to be hopeful for in 2012.
The man behind a year-long photo of Toronto.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday January 3
Is the city heading for a lockout?
The state of the economy in 2012.
Jesse Wente on the movies, TV shows and games to come.
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Metro Morning podcast - Fri Dec 30 2011
Councillor Michael Thompson talks about Toronto's lowest murder rate in 25 years, architecture critic Christopher Hume looks at Toronto's best buildings of 2011 and a journalist examines Cuban Independence Day.
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Metro Morning podcast - Thu Dec 29, 2011
One local woman talks about the decision to keep her baby's sex a secret; two local Libyan-Canadians talk about the change their homeland saw in 2011, and Jason Osler (aka JOPublic) takes a look at the things that had us talking on Toronto's streets.
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Metro Morning Podcast, Dec 28
One local man talks about his recent trip to the flood-stricken Phillipines and about the efforts being made here in Toronto to help; a new approach to diagnosing disease in remote villages in Africa; and why you should donate blood this holiday season.
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Metro Morning podcast December 23
You'll hear the story of one family that is hosting a Christmas dinner for close to twenty dinner guests, all of them here in Canada as refugees. And you'll hear how one downtown church is celebrating Christmas, nearly a month after a fire.
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Metro Morning podcast - December 22
United Way CEO Susan McIsaac talks about the concern by many charities that they won't meet their fundraising targets, and what that means for the new year. You'll also meet one of Canada's favourite crossing guards.
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Metro Morning podcast - December 21
Anthony Doob, a criminologist at the University of Toronto talks about the best ways to deter drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel. And you'll hear about the demand for counterfeit products in Toronto.
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Metro Morning podcast - December 20
One man shares his idea about how to change our energy consumption behaviour and potentially save the government billions of dollars. And
pop culture columnist Jesse Wente looks back at the year that was.
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Metro Morning podcast December 19
Toronto police chief Bill Blair talks about the year that was, and looks ahead to the new year. And you'll hear about Laughing Like Crazy, a program that uses comedy to help those experiencing mental illness.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday 16 December
Why food banks fail.
The true state of Ontario's economy.
Karen Gordon reviews Mission Impossible 4 and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday December 14
What's really going on at Jane and Finch?
Toronto youth challenge city councillors to ride transit for a week to see what it's like before they cut.
Part three of our series Beyond Foodbanks.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday December 13
Should Muslim women be forced to remove their veils when taking the Oath of Citizenship?
Moving beyond food banks.
Understanding honour killings.
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Metro Morning podcast Monday December 12
Why kids don't like reading.
Why a woman should be allowed to testify in court with her face covered.
MLSE CEO Richard Peddie on the sale of his company, and his time in the top job.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday December 9
How Imams are reaching out to stop domestic violence.
Should a woman be allowed to testify in court wearing a face covering?
Canada and climate change.
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Metro Morning podcast Thuesday December 8
Is this the budget to save Toronto?
Your thoughts on reviving the vehicle registration tax.
Assessing the health of urban Aboriginals.
The need faced by food banks.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday December 7
TTC boss Gary Webster on the sad state of transit affairs in Toronto.
Should the NHL finally ban fighting?
The state of real estate in Toronto.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday December 6
Charting the fight against domestic violence.
Should libraries charge to lend DVDs?
The latest from Egypt.
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Metro Morning podcast
A former sex trade worker talks about the danger of working on Toronto streets. And writer and performer Diane Flacks responds to the idea of a baby tax - and whether parents should have to pay extra when they bring babies or small children to a restaurant.
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Metro Morning podcast - December 2
NDP MPP Cherie DiNovo talks about why she and two other politicians are trying to overturn the province's pitbull ban. Film critic Karen Gorden tells us what she thinks of "Shame" and other movies.
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Metro Morning podcast December 1
The first ever Roller Derby World Cup is happening in Toronto. Meet one of the captains of Team Canada. And a young artist marks "World Aids Day."
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Metro Morning podcast - November 30
Maple Leafs Gardens reopens today as a supermarket. You'll hear from one of the architects that helped give it new life. A young Toronto woman talks about a childhood trauma, and how it inspired the cutting-edge research project she leads today.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday November 25
The story of a Toronto Muslim woman assaulted by two other women for wearing a niqab.
Why the TTC is asking you to pay more and get less.
Addressing homophobia in the black communities.
Karen Gordon on Martin Scorcese.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday November 24
Toronto police chief Bill Blair ensuring Occupy Toronto's eviction ended peacefully, and what that says about policing in the city.
How bad is the economy?
Cooking the Books.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday November 23
What next for Occupy Toronto?
How to solve suburban gridlock.
The end of the investigation into the so-called G20 ringleaders.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday November 22
Confusion for women regarding mammograms.
Me, the Muslim Next Door.
Jesse Wente on the power of the Muppets.
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Metro Morning podcast Monday November 21
Protests in Egypt, again.
The pain of commuting by car.
12,000 kms, 4 months, 1 bike ride across Africa.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday November 18
Designing solutions to the Occupy questions.
How to improve life for wards of the crown.
To the movies.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday November 17
Long-time activist Judy Rebick shares her perspective on the Occupy Toronto movement. City Councillor Adam Vaughan tell us why he'd like to see some of the city's new "Go-to" pillars gone.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday November 16
The lawyer for Occupy Toronto protesters explains why she believes they should stay in the park.
Living with a concussion.
Why we need to renew the towers of Toronto.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday November 15
Would sideguards save cyclists' lives?
Throwaway buildings.
Speaking out on suicide
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Metro Morning podcast Monday November 14
Remembering cyclist Jenna Morrison
Reimagining our vertical city.
The price of real estate.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday November 11
Making the transition from the military to civilian life.
An amazing story of how friends came together to help complete a late colleague's PhD
Throwaway condos.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday November 10
If Mayor Rob Ford wants to evict the Occupy Toronto movement from St James Park, does he have the legal backing to do so? And what do the protestors make of this?
And how a youth delegation hopes to change Canada's stance on climate change.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday November 9
What now for Occupy Toronto?
Celebrating Tom Thomson.
Giller thriller.
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Metro Morning podcast Tuesday November 8
Lockout looming in the city?
What it's like to be a young Muslim girl in Toronto in 2011.
How did a smart girl end up in places like these?
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Metro Morning podcast Monday November 7
What's it like to be unemployed in this economy?
War Child Cda founder Samantha Nutt on her new book, war and aid.
A man and a horse.
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Metro Morning podcast Thursday November 3
Immigration minister Jason Kenney on changes to how Canada welcomes newcomers.
Patrick Burke on how his family has battled homophobia in pro sports.
Zane Caplansky on surviving the Dragon's Den.
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Metro Morning podcast Wednesday November 2
Rumbles in Greece.
Treating mental illness without medication.
Celebrating 75 years of CBC.
Dave Meslin on opening up City Hall.
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Metro Morning podcasts Thursday Nov 1
Why kids lie.
A spike oin food bank use in Canada.
Closing the app gap.
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Metro Morning podcast Monday October 31
What does 7 billion people mean for Earth?
Gabrielle Scrimshaw on her new Aboriginal Professionals Association.
Toronto's David Rocco on his new cookbook, Made In Italy.
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Metro Morning podcast Friday October 28
Meet the new executive director of Pride Toronto.
A groundbreaking study on Toronto's urban Aboriginal population.
How to talk to your kids about nasty Halloween costumes.
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Listener's Choice
Andrew Keene from Sydney Australia wanted to hear the Writers and Company interview with spy novelist, John le Carre. It originally aired in 2 parts on October 10 and 17, 2010. We present the full interview here!
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