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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings Killed in Car Accident
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Michael Hastings gained international recognition as a journalist after his Rolling Stone article, "The Runaway General," resulted in the resignation of U.S. General Stanley McChrystal. Michael Hastings was killed in a car accident on Tuesday morning, aged 33. Listen to Carol's interview with Eric Bates, Mr. Hasting's former editor at Rolling Stone magazine....
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Wednesday: Bob Rae Resigns, 7/11 Immigrants, Michael Hastings Obituary and more
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Highlights Include:Part One:* Bob Rae - Carol's exit interview with the former interim federal Liberal leader and provincial NDP premier, as he announced he is retiring as an MP.* Michael Hastings Obituary - Former Rolling Stone editor Eric Bates remembers the reporter who brought down Stanley McChrystal. Michael Hastings died yesterday. He was 33.Part Two:* 7/11 Immigrant Workers - US officials bust more than 12 7-Eleven stores for using illegal immigrant labour for as little as $3/hour.* Cambodia Lost City...
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Barrie, Ontario Newspaper Thwarts Spin Story Attempt by Prime Minister's Office
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
On Monday, Laurie Martin, editor of the Barrie Advance weekly newspaper, received a call from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The caller was Erica Meekes, a media handler in the PMO. She had a story idea for The Advance, about Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, and a speech he gave before he became a member of parliament. But The Advance decided instead to run a front-page article about a publicly-paid official in the PMO trying to spin a small community paper....
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Tuesday: Taliban Peace Talks, Greece ERT Ruling, Brazil Protests and more
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Highlights Include:Part One:* Taliban Peace Talks. The Taliban opens an office in Qatar, to ostensibly facilitate peace talks in Afghanistan.* PMO - Barrie Advance. A small Ontario newspaper turns the tables on one of Stephen Harper's employees who offers a story, but asks that it be attributed only to a "source".Part Two:* Greece ERT ruling. A Greek court rules that Greece's public broadcaster go on the air again, but it may soon be replaced by a state-run version.* Texas Gun...
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Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum Facing Multiple Corruption Charges
Monday, June 17, 2013
The mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum, was arrested yesterday morning. He faces 14 corruption-related offences. Mr. Applebaum was appointed to the position just last November, when he promised to clean up shop. As it Happens plays a clip from an interview with Mr. Applebaum last November. Carol also speaks with journalist Alain Gravel, host of Radio Canada's investigative journalism program, "Enquete", and city councillor Alan de Sousa who explains what the mayor's arrest means to Montreal's municipal government....
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Monday: Montreal Mayor Charged, Iran Election Follow, OED Favourite New Words
Monday, June 17, 2013
Unmoored, enmired, and un-mayored. Montreal awoke this morning to the news that Mayor Michael Applebaum -- who'd sworn to sweep the city clean of corruption -- had himself by swept up by police. The Applebaum dumping gang. We'll hear from a journalist who's been tracking corruption in Quebec -- and a city councillor who'll tell us what the mayor's arrest means to Montreal's municipal government. Moderately surprising. Cleric Hasan Rowhani wins the Iranian election with more than fifty per cent...
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Second City and SCTV Co-founder Bernie Sahlins' Tribute to Artists
Monday, June 17, 2013
The Second City opened in Chicago, in December,1959, and quickly became one of the most influential comedy venues in the world. Much of its success was due to the work of co-founder Bernie Sahlins.Bernie Sahlins died at his home in Chicago yesterday. He was 90. Mr. Sahlins also co-created SCTV in Canada, and helped to introduce comedians like Alan Arkin, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and John Candy to the world. In 2006, Bernie Sahlins delivered the commencement address at...
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Friday: Rehtaeh Parsons Report, Syria-US Latest, Happy Birthday Lawsuit
Friday, June 14, 2013
Highlights Include:Part One:*Rehtaeh Parsons Report. A report looks into the role the school system may have played in the suicide of the Nova Scotia student, after she was allegedly sexual assaulted and then bullied.*Anti-NSA Search Engine. Don't want your searches being monitored by the U-S Security Agency? We'll speak with the founder of the US company, DuckDuckGo, who says he has a solution.Part Two:*Syria Latest. Obama's red line has been crossed in Syria, but just as the US says it...
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Fighting to make Happy Birthday song a public property
Friday, June 14, 2013
The singing of 'Happy Birthday' has brought us all a bit of joy, and perhaps annoyance, at least once a year, going back as long as we can remember. However,as you might already know - and as filmmaker Jennifer Nelson found out recently -- the song "Happy Birthday" is owned by Warner Music. And that means for use in movies, and other commercial enterprises, Warner expects to be paid. And now, Ms. Nelson is fighting that in court. Click 'Listen'...
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Privacy Fears Prove a Huge Draw for Anti-NSA Search Engine, DuckDuckGo
Friday, June 14, 2013
DuckDuckGo, a small web search site that doesn't track its users, has seen a record rise in traffic in the last week. That's likely due to the news that the United States National Security Agency has been using search engines to track people's online activities, via its PRISM program. Gabriel Weinberg is the founder and CEO of DuckDuckGo. We reached him in Paoli, Pennsylvania....
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Changes to online version of Scrabble lead to international backlash
Friday, June 14, 2013
At the end of May, Electronic Arts took over the online version of Scrabble from Mattel. Along with tweaks to the aesthetic of the platform and dictionary, the company moved to a system whereby opponents are selected randomly. Previously players chose who they would play with.John Lewis says that this has had a major impact on the lives of many who use online Scrabble to maintain contact with distant friends or family members, and those for whom the game was...
