November 2010 Archives

Robert Latimer/Phone in: Car Buying

Posted by DEBORAH M WOOLWAY

Punishment not Justice: The case of Robert Latimer continues to fascinate Canadians. The former Saskatchewan farmer killed his severely disabled daughter in the fall of 1993. He served 7 years in prison for the second degree murder of Tracy....
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HIV-AIDS Awareness Week: Measuring Progress in the fight against AIDS / Phone In: Stephen Lewis answers your questions about AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted by DEBORAH M WOOLWAY

HIV-AIDS: Nearly 30 years into the pandemic, some promising results are surfacing in Africa. Closer to home, the issue seems to be falling off the radar, in schools, and society. Meet our AIDS panel- three Maritimers who continue to...
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Shipbuilding Boom/Climate Crusader/Phone in: Maritime Wildlife

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Building for the Future: One of the oldest industries in Nova Scotia is making a comeback. Thirteen hundred people are working fulltime at the Halifax shipyard, and the Irving-owned company is positioning itself to compete to build Canadian ships...
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So long, Danny Williams / Phone In: Reflecting on Canada's mission in Afghanistan

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One Heck of a Ride: Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador announced his resignation today in an emotional farewell to his supporters. One week ago, the premier of Nova Scotia was at William's side when they announced the multi-billion...
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Opportunities for Microbreweries? Phone In: Simon Winchester and Stories of the Atlantic.

Posted by DEBORAH M WOOLWAY

Cheers: The best known brand of beer in Atlantic Canada is moving more of its production down the road. Labatt's, the company that owns the Keith's brand, announced yesterday that it will shift more production to other brewing plants across...
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A Tasty Show and the Science of Everyday Life

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Yum, Yum: Each day the approximately 10,000 taste buds in your mouth sort through and react to the variety of food and drink you consume. But what is actually going on, and what's the connection between your brain and...
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Telling Science Stories/ The Car Care Phone In with Doug Bethune

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Telling The Story: The only thing that stands between you and a clear understanding of everything from the lastest medical breakthrough, to the impact of invasive marine species, to global warming, is good reporting. That's why the Science Media Centre...
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Premiers' Meet/The Trouble with Billionaires/Our Legislatures/Phone In: Chefs Panel

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  Power Politics: Yesterday's mega-deal between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland had premiers Darrell Dexter and David Alward talking today. The hydro electricity Nova Scotia will receive as part of its deal could travel to, or through New Brunswick. But it...
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An Historic Energy Deal/ A Blow for Berwick, NS/ Phone In: veterinarian Dr Eric Carnegy.

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A Historic Deal: Nova Scotia Power's parent company Emera has agreed to lay an undersea cable to carry hydro electric power from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia and into the power grid that carries electricity to New Brunswick and beyond. It's...
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Scientists get Media Savvy/ A Different Approach to Afghanistan/ Phone-in: Art Irwin on Heating with Wood

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Toning-Down the Jargon: We once-again drop into a recent public forum in Halifax called Science and Its Publics. The event marked the Atlantic launch of the Media Science Centre of Canada. That's an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to...
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Telling Science Stories/ Phone In: Pain Management

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Lost in Translation: The need to understand the science behind everything from invasive species to the latest treatment for MS has never been greater. Yet the ability of the media to tell complicated science stories is being compromised by...
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The Life of Noah Augustine/ Phone In: Terry Punch and Genealogy

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Death of a Leader: Noah Augustine was a complex man who fought tirelessly for native rights in New Brunswick, but whose life took a serious turn that few people would ever forget. 39-year-old Augustine died in a car crash near...
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Your Recommendations for Young Readers

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Recommended Reading: Today, with your help, we built a list of favourite children's books. Our guests were Kathleen Martin, an author and vice-president of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Mary Ann Gallagher, the owner of Benjamin Books in Rothesay,...
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A Day Of Remembrance

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A Day of Remembrance: At cenotaphs throughout the Maritimes, veterans of Canada's wars past and present were joined by throngs of men and women, Girl Guide and Brownie troops, cadets, and young children holding their parents hands. The CBC's Jack...
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Hot Off the Gaspereau Press/ Commander Josee Kurtz / Astronomy Phone In

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Hot Off The Press: Good luck getting your hands on Johanna Skibsrud's Giller-prize winning book, The Sentimentalists. The author grew up in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, and almost no one had ever heard of her book before it made...
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Flooded Out/ The Treatment of Veterans/White Poppy Controversy/Phone In: Painting expert, Jim White.

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Flooded Out: It's been a tense 48 hours in south western Nova Scotia, where heavy rain and flooding have forced the evacuation of some homes in the Tusket area of Yarmouth County. We got an update on the situation from...
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Wet and Wild Weather/Veteran's Protest/Phone In: What Sources do You Trust?

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Wet and Wild: Roads closed, basements flooded - it's been a wild weather weekend in the Maritimes. Southeastern New Brunswick, including Alma, the Moncton area and Saint John were particularly hard hit. In Nova Scotia, some families have been forced...
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Empty Nursing Home Beds/ Phone In: Quitting Smoking

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The Waiting Game: The wait for a nursing home bed to open up is a stressful and emotionally fraught one for an elderly person, and their families. And the wait for some seniors in Nova Scotia is longer than it...
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Hospital Fundraisers Seek Patient Info/ Midwifery in the Maritimes/ The Baking Phone In with Janice Murray Gill/

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Patiently Raising Funds: Like any other group trying to raise money for a good cause, hospital foundations are continuously seeking out ways to broaden or enhance their fund-raising. In Nova Scotia, the provincial government has received a request from the...
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Antiquated Liquor Laws/Phone In: Family Law

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Cheers!: If you've ever brought a bottle of wine or a case of beer back across a provincial boundary, you've committed a criminal offence. But you're not about to get hauled in before a judge anytime soon. A federal law...
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Delivering health care in the Maritimes - what needs to change?

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Here's to Your Health: Health care expenditures eat up one-third of the budgets of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. In Nova Scotia, it accounts for 40-percent of all spending. Successive governments have tried to control health care costs, but...
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Beavering Away/Regional Energy Opportunties/Phone In: Art Irwin & Home Heating

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Beavering Away: Sure, they're industrious and they may be our national symbol, but beavers can make plenty of trouble for people with all their busy work. And when it comes to maintaining wetlands, Ducks Unlimited says beavers top its list...
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