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Taliban peace talks, Wind Farm Eagles, PMO: Barrie Advance, Sherbrooke Letters Auction, Greece ERT Ruling, Texas Gun Range

Bringing a lot to the table. The Taliban and the U.S. have agreed to peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Afghanistan -- although after nearly twelve years, no one's expecting things to go smoothly.

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Montreal Mayor Charged, Oxford English Dictionary New Words, Iran Election, Depardieu and Putin, Sarnia Skeleton, Roger Cuzner Poem, Stolen Super Bowl Ring

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.

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Retaeh Parsons Report, Anti-NSA Search Engine, Happy Birthday Lawsuit, Syria-US Latest, Griffin Prize Winner, Aboriginal Juries

An education system that failed to educate itself. A new report on Rehteah Parsons -- who took her own life after allegedly being raped and bullied -- reveals that she was moved from school to school, but no one was fully briefed on her situation.

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Agent Orange Report, Blair On Raids, Lego Faces Study, Connecticut Flight Bill, From Our Archive: Cancer Gene, Crab Trap Whale

Rain of terror. The province of Ontario apologizes to those it exposed to enormous amounts of Agent Orange in the 'sixties and 'seventies -- which is some solace to our guest, who fought for the truth to come out. Righting a wrong, or wronging the Wri

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Quebec End of Life, Greece Public Broadcaster, Moonwalking Shetland Pony, Alberta Health Execs Fired, Irish PM Enda Kenny, Bee Semen Bank

The beginning of a new way to end. Veronique Hivon, Quebec's Minister of Social Services, explains her "Dying with Dignity" bill -- and responds to criticism that it goes too far, or not far enough.

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Turban Soccer Protest, Turkey Protester, DA: Sleeping Banker, Congress Bill Debate, Syria Human Rights Group, Caribou Action Plan, Griffin Prize Reading, Arturo Vega Obit.

They can't wrap their heads around it -- so they wrapped it around their heads. To protest a ban on players wearing turbans, a Quebec under-fourteen soccer squad shows up for a game wearing loaners from the local Sikh temple.

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NSA SPYING: EDWARD SNOWDEN, CBC ICI REVERSAL, FISHERMAN TRIAL, EIFFEL TOWER MUSIC, EVEREST HELICOPTER RESCUE, MICHAEL LESHNER, IAIN BANKS OBITUARY, WINNIPEG GANG MOTHER

The truth shall threaten his freedom. A former computer tech for the CIA reveals that he's the source of recent revelations about U.S. government surveillance -- and tonight, a fellow whistleblower gives us his take.

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Obama on Prism, NSA Prism, Elliot Lake Inquiry, Chocolate Price Fixing, Global Swarming 2013, Glowing Plant Kickstarter, Bland, Dull and Boring.

Oh, it's "G"-mail. I thought it was "see"-mail! President Obama scrambles to defend his administration's monitoring of all major private internet communications - as the critics pile on.

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Brent Rathgaber, Rathgaber: Rempel, Fernando Alonso, ICI vs. ICI, Homeless Chicken Manure, FTR: Mau Mau, Beer Fridge, Perfect Cheese on Toast, Deepa Mehta

For Brent Rathgeber, the party's over. The Alberta MP leaves the Conservatives to sit as an independent -- saying his old party is opposed to transparency.

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Senator Tkachuk, ICI - Radio Canada, Afghanistan Plea, ET Game Excavation, Ontario Government Deleted Emails, Talkback: German Word, Atheist Monument, Costa Rica Conservationist

Mulling a Mulligan. I'll speak to Senator David Tkachuk about accusations that he whitewashed the original report on his colleague Mike Duffy's expenses -- and what he'll do differently this time.

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Ankara Doctor, NB Fracking Protest, Richmond Hill 4, Medgar Evers Story, David "Deacon" Jones Obit, Tape: Deer Lake, Boston Ape Carpet

Adding onslaught to injury. In Ankara, Turkey, doctors have set up clinics to treat injured protesters -- but according to our guest, police are firing tear gas at those clinics, and arresting patients.

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June 3, 2013 -- New Cell Phone Rules, Quebec Soccer Turban Ban, Turkey Protests, Tornado Hunters Die, Longest German Word, Manning Trial, Sexy Moose Statue, China Plant Fire, Anne's Green Gables Closed

Coming down with a code. The CRTC took your suggestions about how to improve cellphone contracts, and turned them into a new "wireless code" -- and the result is a lot of smiley-faced emoticons.

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May 31, 2013 -- Do Ya a Duffy, Ford Supporter, Grumpy Cat Movie, Alaska Ghost Island, Romney on Minorities, Meningitis Scare, Mahjong Tournament

When the going gets tough, the tough go Duffy. In Prince Edward Island -- the ostensible home of a certain beleaguered senator -- a radio station offers to pay listeners' debts, in a promotion called "Do Ya a Duffy."

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Rob Ford Update, Quote/Unquote: Badger Cull, NB: Iran Sanctions, Script: French Kissing, No Place on Earth Doc

A broken record about a broken record. Another day, more of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's staff leave, then another press conference, and another refusal to answer questions about allegations the mayor used crack. Cutting more than one rug. Foreign Affairs

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Morgentaler Obit, Senate RCMP, CBC Ads: Wade Rowland, Bachman Retires, Fowler Ransom, TB Scone Debate Cont'd

Canada's most reviled hero -- or most admired villain. Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who fought tirelessly for abortion rights in Canada -- despite prison time and death threats -- dies at the age of ninety.

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Radio 2 Ads, Peace Bridge War, Cindy Blackstick, Talkback: Scones, Detroit Coke Pile, FTR: Trudeau. SNC Lavalin Amnesty

Less music to your ears. The CRTC says CBC Radio Two will be allowed to feature four minutes of ads per hour -- and CBC President Hubert Lacroix delivers his message about those messages.

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Ford Staff Quits, Senate: Lebreton, Scary Bridge, Frank Magazine Back, FOA G20 Assault Trial, Perfect Cream Tea, North Korea Ski Resort, Tape: Sask Hockey

Exodus -- no revelations. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's biblically terrible month continues, with the sudden departure today of two key members of staff.

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Rob Ford Video: Di Giorgio, Translator Family, Stupid Songbirds Study, Juno Beach Wind, Tape: SCC Vancouver Mother, Holocaust Opera, Dateline: Operation Swill, Tape: Barbershop Anniversary

Between an alleged rock and a hard place. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford goes public, to deny that he smokes crack, and we'll reach a councillor who says his colleague hasn't lied to him yet. Tilting against windmills. France announces plans for a wind-turbin

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Rob Ford Update, London Machete Attack, Weiner Returns, Georges Moustaki Obit, BC Landslide Homes, Tape: Confinement, Body Fungus, Script: Lickspittle

Only a handful of people have seen it -- but it's still a viral video. Toronto is unwell -- and a member of Mayor Rob Ford's executive committee says things won't improve until he addresses allegations about a cellphone video that reportedly shows him smo

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Senate: Cowan, Email: Leitch on Senate, Tape: Rob Ford and Doug Ford, Autobahn Speed, Oklahoma Rebuilds, Health Canada: Blood, GIF Debate

A whitewash in the red chamber? James Cowan, the Liberal leader in the Senate, asks if a Conservative-dominated committee can be trusted to investigate Mike Duffy's secret deal with the Prime Minister's right hand man.

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Oklahoma Tornado Family, Senate: MP Kellie Leitch, Lovesick Swan, Rios Montt Verdict Thrown Out, Oklahoma Storm Survivor, Man Gets Citizenship, Obit: Ray Manzarek

The vortex. A tornado ravages the community of Moore, Oklahoma, killing at least twenty-four people -- and tonight, I'll speak with members of two families who survived, after moments of pure terror.

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NB Lobstermen Deaths, NY Anti-Gay Murder, Archie The Anteater, Chechnya Novel

Lost at sea -- lost on land. The village of Tabusintac, New Brunswick has been hit by a series of setbacks and tragedies -- but none of them compares to the deaths of three young lobstermen whose boat capsized this weekend.

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Ford Allegations: Star, Obit: Elijah Harper, Bra Bar, Riopelles Found, Marina Abramovic, Dateline: Dog Licencing

Where there's fire, is there smoke? Controversy ignites around Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who denies allegations by the Toronto Star and Gawker that he's been videotaped smoking crack cocaine.

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Senate: Ditchburn, Email: Calgary Council Jargon, Apostrophe Place Names, Mukesh Kapila

Two hats on one head. A Canadian Press reporter reveals that Conservative Senator Mike Duffy charged his party for campaign work, while claiming expenses in his official government role. The fall, and the fallen. The ceiling of a Cambodian factory prod

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Libs win in BC, TB/E-MAIL: Frogs, Obit: Ray Guy, Calgary Council Jargon, Senate Ethics, Lobbster Company, Keene Robin Hoods

Surprise party. BC's Liberals amaze even themselves in clinching a majority in yesterday's election -- among the happily surprised, former Langley mayor and new MLA Peter Fassbender.

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Bosma Body Found, Sidney Crosby, Yvonne Jones, Noisy Frogs, Keystone Ads, Guatemala Genocide

Road to hell. Hamilton police announce they will charge the scion of an aviation dynasty in the death of Tim Bosma -- who went missing a week ago, and whose remains have now been found.

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Boogaard Lawsuit, Elliot Lake Update, London Zoo Fish, Heavy Metal Degree, Bangladesh Retail, Scottish Bidialectism, Obit: Doug Finley, Disney too Sexy?

Crossing the line. The family of hockey enforcer Derek Boogaard, who died of an accidental overdose of pain killers and alcohol, files a wrongful death suit against the N-H-L.

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Bangladesh Photograph, NRC: Tom Jenkins, Wharf Problems, Saskatoon: U.A.V Rescue, Prayer Wall Update, For The Record: PM Sandwich Saviour, Encore: Jason Becker Doc

Long shot. More than two weeks after the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh, a woman is pulled from beneath the rubble -- alive. Close-up. Her image -- of a dead man and woman embracing among the debris -- has been seen around the world, but t

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Senate Audit Report, Lobster Blockade, Cyber Heist, Newfoundland Autism Case, 3D Guns, Atheist UK Church, Cedric Brooks Obit

Red faces in the Red Chamber. An independent audit finds that three Canadian Senators improperly billed taxpayers for tens of thousands of dollars in living and travel expenses. Struggling to stay afloat. Lobster fishermen across the Maritimes say they

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Cleveland Case Survivors, Bangladesh Update, Ray Harryhausen Obit, Guitars Sexy Study, ELA Research Blocked, For the Record: Ferry Captain, Syria Coalition, Talkback: ABBA

Free and home, but not quite home-free. In the wake of three Cleveland women's escape after a decade in captivity, an author who has studied previous cases discusses their long road to recovery. Over, but out. With the number of dead at the garment fa

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Missing Women Found, NRC Changes, ABBA Museum, Hedges on Assange, Margaret Atwood, Pacific Northern Gannet - Tuesday 7 May 2013

An end to their missing years. Three women who disappeared almost a decade ago in Cleveland, Ohio, emerge from the home where they were held captive, and are reunited with their families. From serving science, to serving business? The Harper government

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Syria Update, Lobster Boats Burned, Talkback: Church Organists, NYC Cab Poetry, Guantanamo Lawyers, Q/U: Queen Helen Mirren, Stolen Renoir, Greg Quill Obit - Monday 6 May 2013

What's involved with getting involved. Israeli airstrikes and confusion over the use of chemical weapons complicate the case for American intervention -- but apparently, it's still on the table. Help unwanted. A lawyer for two Guantanamo Bay detainee

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Charbonneau, Bangladesh, Church Hymn, Moosejaw Correction, Transgender Gown, Oslo Garbage - Friday 3 May 2013

Straightening out the crookedness. The Charbonneau Commission into corruption in Quebec got an earful this week -- and we'll hear from a journalist who helped blow the lid off the story in the first place.

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Bangladesh Folo, Search and Rescue, UN Aviation, Estonian President, Moosejaw Duck - Thursday 2 May 2013

All the right buttons. The founder of the Joe Fresh clothing line says he wants the company to be a "force for good" in Bangladesh -- and a workers' rights advocate is encouraged, but not fully convinced.

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Autism Parent, Locker Room Reporter, Sasquatch Doc, Crown Corporation Legislation, Gun Buyback TB, Nabokov, Carnival Game -- Wednesday 1 May 2013

Family unties. An Ontario woman says that when it comes to her severely autistic son, she's out of options -- which is why she dropped him off at a provincial government office, and left.

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Auditor General, Gun Buyback Blowback, Saturn Hurricane, Pot Moose TB, Patriation Reax, Syrian Hacker, New Bank Notes

No accounting for accounting. The Auditor General's spring report reveals billions of federal dollars missing, millions of federal dollars uncollected, and irreconcilable truths about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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Foreign Workers Reax, Bangladesh Recovery, Puzzle Collapse, Gay NBA Star, Sask Fire, Bee Pesticides, Zipper History, National Same Song

Outside chances. After the Royal Bank scandal, the federal government makes some tweaks to Canada's temporary foreign worker program -- and we'll find out whether those tweaks will be enough to stop further controversy.

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ELA-ISSD, Bangladesh Folo and Emails, Sheep Dog, Attack Sheep, Syria Chemical Response, Plains Midstream Spill, Rich NYC Church, Yemen Drone Testimony, White House Gifts

Diving in. The International Institute for Sustainable Development prepares to take over the Experimental Lakes Area, in a deal brokered by Ontario.

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Trudeau Attack Ads: Dion and Van Loan, Griffiths Suicide, Library Theft, Bangladesh Worker, NS Cyberbullying, Huge Head

Spinning, on the Canadian dime. The Harper government's latest attack on the new Liberal Party leader is a taxpayer-sponsored pamphlet -- but Conservatives argue they're simply exposing the true deal on Trudeau.

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Bangladesh Factory Collapse, ELA Saved, Worst Job, RCMP-FBI Arrests, Killer Robots Campaign, Bird Attack Couple, Shamshad Begum Obit

The price of cheap T-shirts. The collapse of a clothing factory in Bangladesh kills at least eighty-seven people -- and reveals once again the true cost of our bargain fashions.

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France Same Sex Law, CRTC and Sun: Farber, Burglar Call, Texas Bluebonnets, Texas Cleanup, Committee Fight, Lee Miller Archive, King Wilhelm Song

Saying "I do," despite those who say, "Please don't". Same-sex marriage is now legal in France -- but even now that it's a fait accompli, there's a groundswell of opposition from those who aren't feeling laissez-faire.

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Terror Plot Foiled, Macintosh Appeal, Rita MacNeil Memorial, Man Stuck in Lift, Syria: Damascus, Rock Victim, US Border Fee, Richie Havens Obit

Stopped in their tracks. The RCMP arrests two men for plotting to derail a passenger train near Toronto, with what they say was support from al-Qaeda in Iran -- and that raises questions for our guest.

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Friday: Boston Lockdown Witness, Boston Coach, Chechnya Analyst, Musharraf Arrest, Montreal Resto Critic, Plant Music

A city holds its breath. Today's manhunt appears to have ended after a series of gunshots in Watertown, Mass .

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Texas Explosion, FTR: Dunderdale Twitter, Foghorn Requiem, Rhino Heads Stolen, DA: Google Murder, San Fran Cable Cars, Anti-Incest App

At the brink of disaster. We'll reach Ken Sykora from the town of West in Texas -- who was having a pleasant visit with his parents when the fertilizer plant blew up, less than two hundred metres away.

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Marathon: Saudi, Venezuela post-election, Rita MacNeil obit, EI changes - Duceppe, Blabdroid, NZ same-sex marriage

From the wrong place at the wrong time. A supporter of the young Saudi who became an immediate -- and wrongly accused -- suspect in Boston, speaks out.

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Marathon Doctor, Marathon FBI, Chicken Hotel, IRA Documents, Pulitzer Inside Climate, Arctic Circle, DA: Mars Lander

Explosive revelations. From the chaos after the bombing at the Boston Marathon, some facts begin to emerge -- and a former FBI agent says he believes the attacks might indicate domestic terrorism.

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Boston Marathon Explosion, Trudeau Leadership, Florida Giant Snails, Gitmo Hunger Strikers, FTR: Pott Family, France Kidnapping, DA: Judge Contempt

Horror in Boston. After two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, at least two are dead, dozens are injured -- and an entire city is plunged into uncertainity.

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Parsons Folo: California, Cell Phone Wars, DA: Dubai Police, Python Wrestler, Constitution: Peckford, Jonathan Winters Obit, No Cell Town

The unconsoled, and the inconsolable. In Nova Scotia, police announce they're re-opening their investigation into the case of Rehteah Parsons -- and in California, police arrest three teenage boys in a case with appalling similarities.

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Parsons High Folo, FOA: Robert Edwards Obit, Man Hotel Folo, DA: Ulysses Coin, Goldfish Life Preserver, Agriculture Bill, Pain Assessment Study, Frog Phobia

Class struggle. Gay Mackay is organizing a vigil for seventeen-year-old Rehteah Parsons -- and she says her daughter, who attends the same high school Rehteah did, wants to be transferred immediately

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Parsons Follow: Todd, Parsons Follow: Minister, FTR: Thatcher debate, Montreal Food Carts, Chemo Drugs - reporter, Patriation deals, Magic Mushroom Study

Lost girls. Last night, Rehtaeh Parsons' mother told us about the pain of losing a daughter who'd been cyber-bullied -- and tonight, we'll hear from Carol Todd -- whose daughter Amanda committed suicide after suffering the same cruelty.

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Leah Parsons, Enbridge Permission: NEB, Lawyer, FOA: Dog eats FOB, Thatcher - Paddy Ashdown, Les Blank Obit

Raging against the dying of the light. After the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter, a Dartmouth, Nova Scotia mother issues an indictment of a justice system that failed her.

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RBC Foreign Workers, Thatcher Obit: Lord, Thatcher Obit: Bragg, Peter Penashue, Arkansas Oil Spill Update, Laughing Champion

Nice work if you can get it -- which, apparently, you can't. The Royal Bank replaces dozens of Canadian employees with temporary workers from overseas. The neverending Tory. The late Margaret Thatcher remade British politics, and in many ways, conserv

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North Korea, English Passenger, PhD Ela Researcher, Frog Whisperer, Jordan's Principle, Beard Pac, Morning After Bill, Marten Hartwell Obit

Fire and brimstone, or smoke and mirrors? North Korea's belligerent behaviour now reportedly includes moving missiles to its east coast -- and tonight I'll speak with a former Canadian diplomat about what he thinks is going on.

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Robert Ebert Obit, Manitoba Hotel Bill, Sea Lion Bobbing, Segregated Prom, Ruth Jhabvala, British Class System

The balcony is closed. Director Norman Jewison pays tribute to a man who brought serious film criticism -- and serious bickering over film criticism -- to the mainstream: the late Roger Ebert.

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Tax Haven, Climber Rescued, Lake District Spat, Former Government Scientist, Diluted Chemo, MLK Truth Driver, Ham Press

How the rich get richer. Leaked documents reveal a hidden world of covert bank accounts and international tax dodges for the rich and powerful, including more than a few Canadians.

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Apr 2: Manitoba Resto Closes * London Ontario Muslim Mosque * Elizabeth May * Flea Circus * Tad Home-Dixon * Rob Ford on Taxes * Paramedia Attack * Ear to the Ground: Bonn

Closed-minded. A Manitoba restaurateur decides to shut his establishment down after just a few months -- because of an ongoing onslaught of homophobic remarks.

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Arkansas Oil Spill, Rocket Science Obituary, Canadian Senate, China Mao Performer, Texas Shootings, Ecuador Rainforest, Email: Ogooglebar, Truck Fire Reviewer -- Monday, April 1, 2013

Going because of the flow. Chris Harrell is one of dozens of people forced to leave their homes when a pipeline ruptures, flooding an Arkansas neighbourhood with nearly two million litres of Canadian crude.

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Mar 29: Ralph Klein Obit: Don Martin * North Korea * Ear to the Ground: Spain * Saskatchewan Auto Show * Richard III Not Buried * Spark Promo * Reading: The Selfish Fish

Remembrance of a King's past. Ralph Klein, who dominated Alberta's politics for more than a decade, dies at the age of seventy -- and we'll look back at his tumultuous reign.

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Mar 28: UN Drought Convention * Labrador Resettlement * SC: Ungoogleable * Peep Diorama * Tommy Douglas Files * Cyprus Bank Reopens

The end of a long anti-dry spell. Every country in the world was a signatory to a U.N. Convention to fight drought -- that is, until Canada decided it would drop out.

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As it Happens for Wednesday, March 27 -- North Dakota Abortion Law * Scottish Wind Farm * NFLD Budget * National Round Table * Residential School Art

North Dakota versus Roe versus Wade. The state passes America's toughest anti-abortion law, aiming to shut down its sole clinic -- and the famous U-S Supreme Court decision giving women the right to choose.

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As It Happens for Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - NFLD budget, Rob Ford intoxicated, BBQ Editorial, Halifax Police Blotter, E-mail - Teneycke, FTR Crosbie on Penashue, Drawing New Yorkers

They went all-in -- and now a lot of people are out. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador gambled heavily on the price of oil -- and as the job cuts in today's budget show, it bet wrong.

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Mar 25 - Levant Apology Folo * Beresovsky Obit * Algae Lab Winner * Empty Manitoba Houses * FTR: Mayor Boris Johnson * Cell Phone Bill

Remorse code. Last week, Sun News host Ezra Levant apologized, six months after his rant against Roma people -- and tonight, his boss the at the network tells us that apology was both heartfelt and carefully timed.

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Experimental Lakes Founder, Chinua Achebe, Oddest Book Title, Colorado Gun Laws, Via Train Stuck, Truckers -- Friday, March 22, 2013

Water, water everywhere -- nor any drop to study. He was the founding director of the Experimental Lakes Area -- and tonight, David Schindler reflects on the possible closure of the world-renowned facility.

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Budget Opposition, Archives Code, Archbishop, Manitoba Grandmother, CBSA Raid, Levant Apology, 5-year-old Explainers -- Thursday, March 21, 2013

Well, at least the shoes are new. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presents a stay-the-course budget with a few cuts and little spending.

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