CBCNews.ca welcomed oncologist Dr. Joan Murphy on Friday, Sept. 28.

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Dr. Murphy, the chair of the Task Force on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control for the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada, answered your questions about the HPV vaccine.

She is an oncologist and the head of gynecologic oncology at the University Health Network. She is also an associate professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Toronto.

To vaccinate or not. That’s the question facing many Canadian parents and daughters across the country.

The federal government's plan for a $300-million immunization campaign to prevent HPV or human papillomavirus, a virus linked to cervical cancer, is seen as controversial by some groups.

CBCNews.ca welcomed Ivor Mackay on Friday, Sept. 21.

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Ivor Mackay and his family have been on the 100-mile diet since June 11. They follow in the footsteps of B.C.'s Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon, who documented their journey in 2005 in their book The 100-mile diet: A year of local eating.

Mackay and his family have taken on the challenge of surviving on what can be grown within a 100-mile radius of Edmonton, Alberta, over the next year.

"We decided to do this to see if it's possible and to reduce the carbon impact of a family eating a seasonable diet provided by local suppliers," said Mackay in his blog which chronicles his family's journey. "We would like to broaden the discussion about local food, food in general and its importance in our lives."

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CBCNews.ca welcomed CBC journalists Nahlah Ayed and Margaret Evans reporting from the streets of Baghdad on Thursday, Sept. 13.

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The focus of their special coverage through the month of September is the Iraqi people, what they see and what they say about their country today.

Their stories look at:

• The impact of the troop surge on everyday life.
• The country's infrastructure, especially water, electricity and medical care.
• How Iraqis view their own government.
• Refugees.
• Will life return to the once great but now deserted Abu Nawas St. in Baghdad?