February 2010 Archives

New time, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET

5:20 PM

Connect has a new time. Please join us on Monday, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET live as our show moves to one hour. And welcome our new neighbour, the The Lang...

Getting to the Games

3:21 PM

The ever so popular Team Canada mittens. Photo by Richard Lam/CPIt's our last show before the Olympics come to a close, so we're dedicating the entire program to the...

Victory in Vancouver

Victory in Vancouver
12:07 PM

Looks like Lani's hair is about to catch fire from the Olympic cauldron. Photo by Lani Krantz/CBCConnect producer Lani Krantz blogs from the Vancouver Olympic Games.It's hard to imagine...

Ashleigh McIvor and women winning

Ashleigh McIvor and women winning
4:12 PM

Ashleigh McIvor at the medal ceremony for the women's freestyle ski cross at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Photo by Gerry Broome/APAshleigh McIvor grew up alpine ski racing and only...

Canada vs. Russia, saying sorry

Canada vs. Russia, saying sorry
4:48 PM

Team Canada takes on Russia in the quarter-final matchup tonight. Photo by Jonathan Hayward/CPIt's the talk of every town, bar and tweet. Canada vs. Russia. There's the historic hockey...

One night in Whistler

One night in Whistler
6:28 PM

Photos by Lani Krantz/CBCConnect producer Lani Krantz blogs from the Vancouver Olympic Games.Vancouver may be the official Olympic host but there's more than one beauty in this pageant and...

Olympic medals, missing in Haiti, living longer

Olympic medals, missing in Haiti, living longer
5:41 PM

Canadian skicross fans cheer on gold medalist Ashleigh McIvor. Photo by Odd Andersen/APAt the Olympics, gold is the goal. Bronze, you've still made it. But silver? Silver can be...

Five questions for Jaimie Kehler

Five questions for Jaimie Kehler
1:13 PM

Jaimie Kehler lining up the show. Photo by CBCFive Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team. This week, line-up producer Jaimie...

Survivors, Olympic pressure, cerebral palsy and Canada

Survivors, Olympic pressure, cerebral palsy and Canada
4:48 PM

More than five dozen students and crew were rescued from the Concordia that sank in the Atlantic. Photo by Felipe Dana/APSurvival at sea. Tonight, 16-year-old Samantha Palonek shares her incredible...

Canadian in Olympicland

Canadian in Olympicland
1:00 PM

Inside the Olympic Hockey House. Photos by Lani Krantz/CBCConnect producer Lani Krantz blogs from the Vancouver Olympic Games.Heading to Vancouver, I didn't know what to expect. Rowdy locals? Ambivalence?...

The Olympic bladder leash

6:19 PM

By Nick PurdonThe Vancouver 2010 Olympic official transportation motto is: "Know before you go." As in ... know where you're going before you attempt to go there. Good advice for...

Tiger, Olympics, Ask Me Anything

Tiger, Olympics, Ask Me Anything
4:56 PM

Watching Tiger Woods on many televisions at Sears in Berlin, Vt. Photo by Toby Talbot/APBreaking news, Tiger is sorry. Deeply sorry. He apologized many times to many people at...

Olympics, misdiagnosed, working it out

Olympics, misdiagnosed, working it out
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Alexandre Bilodeau takes a bite of gold. Photo by Nathan Dennette/CP He's Canada's golden boy. Moguls skier Alexandre Bilodeau made Olympic history by winning Canada's first gold at home....

What is your brand? Live chat tonight!

7:15 PM

Personal branding isn't just for companies and celebrities.Tonight, chat with our career fire starter Danielle LaPorte about your brand. What makes you stand out, and how can you build on that?Join...

Olympic criticism, Toyota recalls, IVF funding

Olympic criticism, Toyota recalls, IVF funding
5:43 PM

Taking a photo of the Olympic cauldron, behind the chain-link fence. Photo by Tara Walton/CPThe international criticism of Vancouver's Winter Games is growing. Are glitches making this Olympics one of...

Mortgage rules, hockey, Dr. Lin

Mortgage rules, hockey, Dr. Lin
5:42 PM

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty answers questions following a statement on Canada's mortgage rules. Photo by Pawel Dwulit/CPHouse for sale, with new rules. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced today new...

Earl Jones, Haiti, Chinese pair

Earl Jones, Haiti, Chinese pair
5:19 PM

China's Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo perform during the figure skating pairs competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Photo by Ivan Sekretarev/APEarl Jones has been sentenced to 11 years...

Five questions for Deborah Smith

Five questions for Deborah Smith
1:40 PM

Producer Deborah Smith on a shoot, in Ottawa, Ont. Photo by Lindsey Neely/CBC Five Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team....

Back on Monday

5:18 PM

We're off Thursday and Friday this week, working behind the scenes on the show, but return on Monday. Don't miss us too much!...

Criminal profile, Haiti, Google Buzz

Criminal profile, Haiti, Google Buzz
5:42 PM

A public bus drives by women sweeping a street in Port-au-Prince today. Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Canada's chief of defense staff said today that the Canadian military is in...

Tonight: Ask Dr. Lin

6:00 PM

Our doctor on call is answering your general health questions both on-air and online. Join us here on Tuesday, February 8 around 7:30 p.m. ET live for the online event. It's super easy to use, and...

Colonel's charges, TTC, Ask Dr. Lin

Colonel's charges, TTC, Ask Dr. Lin
5:07 PM

Col. Russ Williams in Trenton, Ont. Sept. 20, 2009. Photo from CP/HO - DND, Cplc Miranda LangguthIt's a story that has shocked both the public and the Canadian Forces....

Tonight on Connect, today's big stories

Tonight on Connect, today's big stories
5:48 PM

New Orleans Saints fans celebrate on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. Photo by Patrick Semansky/APOur top story: the commander of CFB Trenton has been charged with murdering two...

Five questions for Marcia Connolly

Five questions for Marcia Connolly
1:37 PM

Marcia Connolly at work. Photo by Angela JoosseFive Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team. This week, VJ Marcia Connolly answers five questions....

Earl Jones, asbestos paradox, Super Bowl ads

Earl Jones, asbestos paradox, Super Bowl ads
5:03 PM

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou as Quebec Premier Jean Charest, left, looks on. Photo by Manish Swarup/APCBC's The Fifth Estate has discovered...

Lots of debate on tonight's show

Lots of debate on tonight's show
5:20 PM

A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club volunteering to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner. Photo by Russel A. Daniels/APMontreal area Kahnawake reserve is evicting 26 people from their community because they...

Baby Doc, ghost immigration, taking help

Baby Doc, ghost immigration, taking help
4:49 PM

A photograph of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc", on a wall in Haiti. Photo by Ariana Cubillos/APAccording to Switzerland's top court, $4.6 million in Swiss...

Heart surgery in the U.S., stranded in Saudia Arabia

Heart surgery in the U.S., stranded in Saudia Arabia
4:37 PM

Premier Danny Williams in Calgary, this past December. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CPThis has people talking and blogging, on both sides of the border. Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams...

Toyota recall, human trafficking, kid reporter

Toyota recall, human trafficking, kid reporter
5:09 PM

Toyota Motor Corp. showroom in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi/APFollowing a massive recall of vehicles, Toyota is suspending the sale of some of its bestselling models and stopping...

Five questions for Andrea Cardillo

Five questions for Andrea Cardillo
1:22 PM

Associate producer Andrea Cardillo and rainbows. Photo by CBCFive Questions is a feature on the newsroom blog that profiles people on the Connect team. This week, producer Andrea Cardillo answers five...