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Ontario Today
with Rita Celli
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Thursday: Coach meltdowns

What is tough love for one player is demoralizing for another.

 

What kind of coach has earned your respect?

When the media cross the line

When disaster hits, reporters head straight for the people most affected. Survivors, victims and their families. But when do the media go too far to get the story? Open lines with David Studer, CBC's director of journalistic standards.


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After the show, we'll continue the conversation here with a live chat at 1p.m. ET. Our guests will be:

  • David Studer, CBC's director of journalistic standards
  • Robert Russo, managing editor of CBC News's Parliamentary bureau
  • Paula Waddell, executive producer, local news Ottawa
  • Ruth Zowdu, executive producer, radio current affairs Ottawa
Join us then.

 
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Euthanasia

Doctors are reluctant to talk about it. Government rejects it.

But 20 years after Sue Rodriguez asked, 'Who owns my life?" the debate lives on.

Why do you care so deeply about euthanasia?


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Dr. Low's plea for medically assisted death

 

Bees and the call for a pesticide ban

Millions of bees are dying. Ontario beekeepers say without a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, their business will die too. But Ontario grain farmers say the pesticides are the critical to their crops. What at stake for you in this battle over bees?

 

Related links:

What's killing Canadian bees?

Bee deaths linked to insecticides

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The cost of excellence in sports

Can we afford to spend what it takes to be the very best? When has your family had to make hard choices in pursuit of the dream?

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Support for Sport in Canada

AthletesCAN

PURSU.IT

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Is it time to ban solitary confinement?

Ashley Smith gave us a picture of what it's like. Now another woman is forcing Canadians to focus on what happens behind bars. Christina Jahn spent 200 days in segregation in an Ottawa jail. The Ontario government is promising change after settling a human rights case with her. Is it time to ban solitary confinement?

 

Related links:

Solitary confinement documentary on Ideas

Walrus article on Renee Acoby

Christina Jahn's settlement with the Ontario government

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The fate of Blackberry

The heyday for Blackberry is over. What does that mean for you? and for business innovation in this country?

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Weighing risks away from home

Two Canadians killed in the mall attack in Kenya.

Working, travelling or visiting relatives. How do you decide what is risky and what is safe when you leave home?.

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Payday loans and sky-high interest rates

The Province is reviewing its legislation on payday loans. The Minister of Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles takes your calls. 

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Gardening: The aftermath of Emerald Ash Borer

What did you do with your infested tree? Treat? Cut down? Replace? Is there less canopy in your neighborhood? Ontario Today's resident gardener Ed Lawrence is joined by Canadian Forest Service scientist Ken Farr.

 

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Canadian Forest Service Ash Protection Model

 

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