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| Friday
November 20, 2009 |
| Pain Killer Controls |
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| Legal but addictive. The Ontario
Government is clamping down on the growing number
of people getting hooked on pain killers. We'll
talk to a doctor who supports the crackdown
but adds its a complex problem. |
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| Hunters & Hikers |
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They are a deadly combination.
Hunters and hikers sharing the same natural
spaces.Three years ago, in November, a grandmother
was shot and killed while taking an afternoon
walk in the Patterson Tract of Simcoe County
Forest.
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| Wither Gourmet |
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The final issue of Gourmet magazine
is on newsstands now. For 68 years, the high-end
glossy has been considered THE food bible of
culinary aficionados. It will fold at the end
of the month, leaving foodies to seek out new
sources for fine fare.
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| Thursday
November 19, 2009 |
| Claude Dowty, Mayor of
Huntsville |
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| You plan a big wedding for you
eldest daughter and then your other daughter
says she wants an even bigger wedding the the
weekend after. That's kind of the feeling in
Huntsville They are on for hosting the G8 but
the bigger party for the G-20 was announced
- but now it may be in doubt. |
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| Brad RosS, TTC spokesperson |
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| Don't dig near subway lines.
That's the golden rule in Toronto. But one contractor
didn't follow it. The result was transit chaos.
We'll hear how the Toronto Transit Commission
is dealing with the aftermath. |
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| Krys Croxall, Superintendant
of Education, Hamilton and Wentwork District
School board |
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| Honey or Vinegar: What is the
best way to tempt our kids into choosing healthy
food? |
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| Wednesday
November 18, 2009 |
| Dr. David Mowat, Medical
officer of health; Peel Region |
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| It's official....the Premier
now says come on down! Ontario's swine flu clinincs
are now wide open to everyone nut just those
on a priority list. We'll get reaction from
a Medical Officer in Health in the GTA. |
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| Jeanette Lewis, Executive
Director, Ontario Association of Children's
Aid Societies |
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| They are vulnerable and the ones
that need protection but Children's Aid agencies
are laying off workers....in one case an agency
might close its doors all together. We'll hear
how these organizations are trying to tread
water and still be a lifeline to abused and
neglected children. |
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| Chris Conway, Owner, OTT
Legal Services |
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Many of us have done it: ran
a light that was a little more red than yellow…parked
where you shouldn't - just for a second, of
course…or gone just a bit, you swear,
over the speed limit. And, then you got a ticket.
Today, we want to hear about the excuses you've
used to avoid paying up. We'll be joined by
a former Toronto police officer who used to
hand out tickets; Now his job is getting you
off the hook. His slogan is "Winning is
everything". We'll find out how he does
that ... and we'll hear your stories.
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| Tuesday
November 17, 2009 |
Mike McCracken, Economist;
Chair Informetrica
Carl Sonnen, Economist; President
Informetrica |
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| Whether you need to or not,
we pull back in a recession. Downgrade our tastes.
Minimize our spending. Trade luxuries for basics.
What we're calling today: Recession Reset: What's
your new normal. |
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| Longlac Road Trip |
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| Cathy Alex takes us to Longlac
where people are trying very hard to keep their
faith in the future of their town and in the
re-emergence of the forest industry. |
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| Monday
November 16, 2009 |
| Mike Schreiner, Leader
of the Green Party of Ontario |
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| There's a new face on the political
landscape today... This weekend, Mike Schreiner
was confirmed as Leader of the Green Party of
Ontario... In the last provincial election nearly
one in ten voters went Green... but the party
is still without a seat at Queen's Park... We'll
find out how the new leader plans to change
that when we speak with him |
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| Ed Lawrence, Gardening
expert |
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| Deep crimson pointsettiatas are
popping up in grocery stores but in some gardens
- fall mums are still blooming. The warm, sunny
late autumn weather have some gardeners still
dividing perennials. Ed Lawrence will give us
his take on how risky this can be. |
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| Friday
November 13, 2009 |
| John Evans, Lawyer w Evans,
Sweeney and Bordin |
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| A family in Caledonia wants out.
Their lawyer says they've been terrorized in
their home... and police have done nothing to
protect them. And now they're suing the Province
and the OPP. We have their story up first. |
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| Patti Taggart, Owner of
Tag along Toys in Kanata, vice president of
Neighbhorhood Toys Stores of Canada, early childhood
educator at Algonquin College |
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| Tell us about the toys your child
adores.. and the ones that have been banished
to the Island of Misfit Toys. |
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| Thursday
November 12, 2009 |
| Goyce Kakigamic, Director
of Education for Northern Chief Counsel |
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| It's a familiar story... with
a tragic ending. A First Nations teen leaves
home to go to high school far from the remote
community where he grew up... only to end up
dead. The story was repeated this week when
the body of 17 year old Kyle Morrisseau was
pulled from a river in Thunder Bay. We'll hear
his story... and find out why it sounds familar. |
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| John English, Author |
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Historian John English, on his
new biography: "Just Watch Me The Life
of Pierre Elliott Trudeau." He had exclusive
access to Trudeau's personal papers, and love
letters. We'll open up the telephone lines with
author and historian, John English.
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| Wednesday
November 11, 2009 |
| Grey Howl School Remembrance
Ceremony |
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| Remembrance Day took on a very
personal tone at one Toronto school today. The
family of a former student who died in Afghanistan
attended the ceremony. |
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| Letters and Images Project |
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It's a collection of diaries
and letters and pictures.
And it's something all of us will be able to
use to remember.
Stephen Davies is a history professor at Vancouver
Island University.
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| Eugene Nshimiyimana |
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On this day of Remembrance, how
war never leaves you.
How it can even guide to choose love, not hate.
We'll introduce you to a remarkable man from
Rwanda. He was on the telephone with his fiance
when she was ripped away by the militia. He
never saw her again. But he survived.
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| Tuesday
November 10, 2009 |
| Kirsten Schmit, adoptive
parent |
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| Ontario has got to do a better
of job of finding homes for the 9-thousand children
in this province who are Crown Wards. That's
what you''ll hear from a parent who has adopted
2 children who were seized by the Province.
She says the current system discourages prospective
parents and keeps children from finding permanent
families. |
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| Dr. Katy Kamkar, Clinical
psychologist in Work Stress and Health Program
at CAMH |
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| having fun in the workplace is
important because it's about building healthy
relationships. and relationships are really
important in a workplace. Also important is
that sense of belonging, that you're part of
a team.You should remember that fun is also
subjective. |
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| Monday
November 09, 2009 |
| Irwin Elman, Provincial
Advocate for children and youth |
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| The complaints run the gamut.
From no basket ball game or blankets ... to
a full-cavity search after a DVD goes missing.
Ontario's Advocate for Children and Youth is
raising concerns about what's going on at the
province's newest youth jail. He says the Roy
McMurtry Youth Centre in Brampton is failing
both the youth and staff. |
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| George Smitherman, declared
candidate for Mayor of Toronto |
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| His nickname at Queen's Park is
"Furious George". Now Mr. Smitherman
has set his sights on City Hall. We'll ask the
now-former cabinet minister why he wants to
be mayor of Canada's biggest city. |
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| Ed Lawrence, Ontario Today's
Gardening Guru |
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| You're busy tidying up the leaves.
They're busy stocking up for winter.The two
of you don't always mix well in your backyard.Our
gardener Ed Laurence will try to mediate a peace,
and take your calls, after the break. |
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| Friday
November 6, 2009 |
| Pan Am Games |
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| Decades of pent up desire. 79
years of hoping, and trying and losing. Toronto
will find out today whether it will host the
Pan American Games. |
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| Email & Talkback |
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| H1N1 is continuing to keep
hospitals and clinics very busy.
The North Bay - Parry Sound District Health
Unit ran out of vaccine a few days ago, so
the community clinics are closed until further
notice.
Swine flu has also kept our email inbox and
talkback busy.
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| Lesbian Wedding - phone in |
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| Just what was David Hein to do.
He eventually took his family's real life drama,
and turned it into a musical. "My Mother's
Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding" started
as a fringe play and now it's stepping onto
the big stage in Toronto.
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| Thursday
November 5, 2009 |
| Dalton Days ? |
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| We had "Rae Days"
during a past recession. Could "Dalton
Days" be the answer to the current provincial
deficit? The Premier seems to think they're
a possibility. One political scientist isn't
so sure. |
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| Deals on the Links |
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A good walk spoiled ....or the
secret to a perfect deal. Is golf really about
doing business, or are you just squeezing a
game in on the company dime? Did your company
still pay for afternoons of golf, in this era
of cutbacks?
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| Wednesday
November 4, 2009 |
| Vaccine Doctor - phone in |
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It has been a tremendous undertaking
for public health officials.Sometimes, it has
had a feel of making it up as we went along.Perhaps
that is the most we can realistically expect.
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| Tuesday
November 3, 2009 |
| Trucker Protest - phone in |
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| A convoy of tractor trailers,
school buses, and a fire engine has rolled up
to Queens Park. They're full of hundreds of
people from trucking schools across Ontario
where students can't take their road test. The
Drive Test strike is 11 weeks old. People hoping
for a new career have been left in limbo. |
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| Glimmer |
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| Sometimes a problem feels so
big -- you're afraid to even think about it.
Designers, on the other hand, get all tingly.
They see a problem and their brains light up.
With ideas. With possibilities. And often, brilliant
solutions. |
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| Monday
November 2, 2009 |
| Auto Insurance |
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| The province has agreed to a
proposal to try to keep auto insurance premiums
from continuing to skyrocket. You, the consumer,
will be able to choose to pay for a smaller
pay-out. |
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| Doctors & H1N1 Shots |
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There are long lineups again today at H1N1 clinics
across Ontario. But there may be an alternative
to that wait. It's a trip to your family doctor
for your vaccination. |
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| Gardening phone-in |
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| Now they tell you. Why would
anyone hold out on the fact that you could actually
have a choice ...and NOT rake your leaves. We'll
find out more, with our gardener, Ed Lawrence. |
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| Friday
October 30, 2009 |
| National Post Future |
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| Is this the last day you'll
be able to pick up a National Post? The newspaper's
fate hangs in the balance. |
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| Emails |
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We hit a nerve this week, when
we asked you if you question the 100-mile diet.Dozens
and dozens of you flooded our email box, to
scream out: NO!
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| Penny Chapman |
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| The Chapman's Icecream factory
near Owen Sound went up in flames earlier this
fall. But this week... production starts again
in Markdale. |
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| Wine Phone-in |
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Konrad's pick-of-the-month. A
few stories about the scariests spirits ever
...and of course your calls too.
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| Thursday
October 29, 2009 |
| Vaughn Clinic Confusion - Sault
St-Marie |
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Parents with children. Seniors
sitting on lawn chairs.People wearing masks,
playing electronic games.All kinds of people
on the "high priority" list are
waiting in line for their swine flu shot.
It's a different story in Sault Ste Marie.The
lines are moving right along, very nicely.
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| Talkback |
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We got a jump on Halloween when
we opened up the phone lines with a real life
ghost hunter.We asked you about something unexplained
that happened to you. Something that still has
you wondering.Here's what we discovered, on
talkback:
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| Ian Rankin - phone in |
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He is the mastermind behind one
of the most popular curmudgeons in crime fiction.
Inspector Rebus.
Ian Rankin spent 20 years building this relationship
with the hard-nosed detective.
Now, the Scottish writer is introducing us to
a new detective: Malcolm Fox.
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| Wednesday
October 28, 2009 |
| Family Doctor Turned Away |
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She is seeing lots of sick patients
at her office.And as a family doctor... she
knew she was supposed to be among the first
to receive a vaccine for swine flu.So Dr. Sahira
Charania lined up for her shot the first chance
she could.
But it wasn't so simple.
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| Anti-100 Miles Diet phone-in |
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What do you think you're buying,
when you buy local? A professor from the U of
T says you're buying a warm and fuzzy concept
...NOT saving the planet.
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| Tuesday
October 27, 2009 |
| H1N1 and Hockey |
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| The death of a 13-year-old hockey
player from the H1N1 flu has a lot of sports
parents talking today... Wondering how safe
their kids are at the rink or the field.. and
what precautions they should be taking to ensure
their children and others stay healthy. |
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| Kathleen Wynne |
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It is a historic change ...at
a historically bad time.Full day kindergarten
is on the way and the province has today revealed
a few crucials details:How much it will cost,
and just who will be with the children all day
long.
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| Ghosts |
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It's not just about candy and
costumes. We're going ghost hunting today to
gear up for Halloween. We'll meet a real, flesh
and blood paranormal investigator and hear about
what he found in an old mansion down by the
lake shore in Mississauga.
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| Monday
October 26, 2009 |
| Helicopter Pilot |
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| It could be a mindless prank.Or
it could be malicious.Whatever it is... an increasing
number of pilots are becoming the target.A person
holding an inexpensive high-powered laser aims
it into the night sky at a plane or helicopter.
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| H1N1 - Flu Info Network |
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Health-care workers and people
in certain high-risk groups are rolling up their
sleeves today.They are the first to be offered
the H1N1 flu vaccine.There is, of course, still
some risk of side effects to this shot.But certain
hospitals will be monitoring those side effects.
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| Gardening Phone-In |
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| You may have seen frost. But it's
still not too late to get bulbs and even perennials
into the ground. Ed Lawerence
will tell us what you need to do to prepare
the soil so the roots can get established before
winter. |
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| Friday
October 23, 2009 |
| Mark Pugash, spokesperson
for the Toronto Police Service |
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They've been called the "long
lense of the law". Closed circuit television
cameras or surveillance cameras are increasingly
being used to solve crimes. The Toronto Police
Service currently uses a limited number of "public
space" cameras. But last night it was given
the go-ahead to expand its video surveillance
system. The new cameras will operate in what
is being called "high priority" neighbourhoods.
But they won't be turned on without public consultation.
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| Jim Milway, Executive
Director of the Institute for Competitiveness
& Prosperity |
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| The stories have a similar theme.
Immigrants from India going back home for work.
Torontonians moving to Saskatchwan for a job.
One engineer describes making 20-thousand dollars
more in her new job in Saskatchewan than her
friend in Toronto doing similar work. The province
that once attracted people with the promise
of a good job is losing people and companies.
Over the past year... more than 125-thousand
people have left. Amost 100-thousand have gone
to other provinces. Nearly 30-thousand have
left the country. Our question to you is: Who
is leaving Ontario behind ? |
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| Thursday
October 22, 2009 |
| Bruce Davis,Trustee, Toronto
District School Board |
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| This idea of tailoring classrooms
for boys and girls is an old one. It's very
much the norm for private schools. Many Catholic
schools also offer the option. Now, the Toronto
Board is looking at this proposal to add a boys-only
elementary school to the public system. |
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| Gender Specific Schools Phone-In |
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| Cecil B. Stirling School has
had separate classes for boys and girls for
7 years. Doug Trimble is the principal who
first introduced the idea & Professor
Wayne Martino teaches at the University of
Western Ontario. He specializes in gender
issues, in education. He has just published
a book. "The Problem with Boy's Education:
Beyond the Backlash". |
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| Wednesday
October 21, 2009 |
| David Coles, President
of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers
Union |
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| There is a lot of blame to go
around: but the facts are difficult to shake
off. The promise of security in the golden years
has turned into panic. Some are saying retirees
and laid off workers shouldn't have to stand
behind suppliers, utility companies and all
the big business creditors ...when a company
is facing bankruptcy. David Coles is the President
of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers
Union. |
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| Bob Ferchat, retired Nortel
executive |
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| Union members are not alone on
Parliament Hill today. They are there with their
former bosses. Bob Ferchat is a retired Nortel
executive. He made a stop in our studio -- on
his way to Parliament Hill. |
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| Murray Gold, pension lawyer
- Phone-In |
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| How does your future look now
that your company is facing bankruptcy? Murray
Gold is a Toronto-based lawyer specializing
in pension law. He was a member of Ontario's
Expert Commission on Pensions, a panel that
recommended changes to ensure pensions are well-funded.
He is also a partner with Koski Minsky, the
law firm that represents Nortel retirees. |
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| Tuesday
October 20, 2009 |
| James Geuzebroek, Director
of Media Relations at the Insurance Bureau of
Canada |
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| It goes without saying that most
people don't like getting bills in the mail.
You likely won't do somersaults when you renew
your car insurance. There's a good chance you'll
see a signifigant increase in what you pay.
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Rosalind Prober, President
of Beyond Borders & Manoj Sood, actor
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| It worked when they tried to
drive home the message that real men don't beat
their wives. Now people working to protect children
from being sexually exploited are using a similar
approach. Several well-known Canadian men are
part of a new, country-wide campaign called
"Man-to-Man." A national group called
"Beyond Borders" is launching this
today |
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| Tara Milbrandt, Assistant
Professor of Sociology, Augustana Campus of
the University of Alberta |
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| We used to say "Smile for
the camera" but that is so 20th century.
The camera is everywhere these days: Mounted
on street corners. In your cellphone. Capturing
so much more than toothy grins...It also puts
"reality" on trial. If there was no
tape from a stranger at the airport, the RCMP
would not be under scrutiny at an inquiry. The
police officers version of using a taser on
Robert Dziekanski seems very different from
what we see on video. At Northern Secondary
Highschool in Toronto, students pulled out their
cellphones when a teenager and a police officer
had a run-in in the hallway. Last week, at the
University of Western Ontario, several security
guards appear to jump on and pummel a student
who was allegedly acting out. But does video
tell the whole story? |
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| Monday,
October 19, 2009 |
| James Borer, Leader PROJECT
KIDS H.E.A.R & parent of two deaf children |
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| He's the father of two deaf
children. Today, he's taking his concern for
them to Queen's Park. James Borer is the leader
of a new group. It's called Project Kids HEAR.
A group that wants MPPs to make sure children
who are hard of hearing and deaf get their services
they need. |
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| Constable Adam Minnion,
Media Relations Officer, Peel Regional Police
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| His name is Randy Gumbley. He's
43 years old and in August, this man from Mississauga
was found guilty of defrauding nine families.
They paid lots of money for what they thought
was a year at an exclusive hockey academy. Gumbley
eventually paid back about 100-thousand dollars.
This same man is now in trouble with the law
again, and the allegations sound very familiar.
This past summer, dozens of families, mostly
from Ontario, sunk money into what turned out
to be a fake hockey recruiting trip to France.
Constable Adam Minnion is with the Peel Regional
Police. |
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| Gardening Phone-In |
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| It can look like fuzzy green
hair on a building but up close, all those plants
on the roof can do a lot of good. They can keep
the building insulated. Provide food and offer
a sanctuary, in the busy city. But you can't
just start piling dirt on your roof. You had
better spend a few moments thinking about how
heavy that soil is, or what kinds of plant will
like that unique micro-climate. Rooftop gardening
is the subject of today's Gardening Phone-In. |
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| Friday
October 16, 2009 |
| Peter Brown, Professor
of Astronomy and Physics, The University of
Western Ontario |
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| It is a holy grail for astronomers,
and ...somewhere in southern ontario, they have
found it! The elusive hunt for a meteorite and
the very curious way this particular chunk of
burning spacerock was discovered. |
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| Janice Rubin,
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Rubin Thomlinson
LLP |
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| Flu season is almost here. And
this year could be worse than usual with the
resurgence of H1N1 swine flu. So what does this
mean for you at your place of work? Will you
be under pressure to report even if you're unwell?
Can you afford NOT to go to work despite concerns
about ill employees spreading their germs? Put
your questions about working-while-ill to employment
lawyer Janice Rubin on the phone in. |
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| Thursday
October 15, 2009 |
| Peter Bernie, President
and owner of Wabi Iron and Steel Corp. |
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| The Buy American policy in the
US added insult to injury. If the recession
hadn't cost you your job, this protectionism
would. There's been a lot of to-and-fro across
the border, and now some people are predicting
the trade barriers are coming down. We'll talk
with a manufacturer from New Liskeard who's
not holding his breath. |
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| Rahul Bose, Actor, activist
and former national rugby player in India |
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| Melting Arctic ice may feel far
away, but a Bollywood actor and activist says
climate change will hit many Canadians a lot
closer to home. Rahul Bose is from India. He
is in Toronto this week to warn people that
weather changes, and rising water levels are
going to directly affect the family and friends
of Indo-Canadians back home. You can join the
conversation with Bollywood's version of Bono. |
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| Wednesday
October 14, 2009 |
| Nicolle Near, Manager,
Sparkles Cleaning Service Ltd. |
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| The idea is to protect people
from second hand smoke, but what if you are
the boss and the only employee, and you want
to smoke in your truck? From truckers, to the
cleaning ladies who work for Sparkles Cleaning
in Kitchener, to a real-life tobacco enforcement
officer, we want to talk about how this part
of the law is actually working in Ontario.
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Leila Davis, Tobacco
Enforcement Officer for Middlesex London Health
Unit
Michael Perley, Director of the Ontario
Campaign for Action on Tobacco |
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The laws about where you can
and can't smoke in this province might surprise
you. A truck driver, dragging away in the
cab of his truck, is smoking in an enclosed
workplace. And that, as one driver learned
last week when he was pulled over by police,
can cost you a 305 dollar fine.
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| Donna Lailey, President;
Lailey Vineyard |
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| The grapes are there for the
picking. They're just not ending up in Ontario
wines. But that could change. The province is
pushing winemakers to use more locally-grown
grapes. We'll have reaction from one of those
wineries. |
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| Tuesday
October 13, 2009 |
| Wayne Bartels, Owner,
Bartside Farms in Binbrook |
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| The power company says no more
extensions. The humane society is worried about
the pigs. If the electricity is cut off -- what
happens to the animals? And will this be the
end of another pork producer in Ontario. That
story, right after the news. |
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| Ed Lawrence, Ontario Today's
Gardening Guru |
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| If you were outdoors this weekend,
you saw it. The fall colours are stunning. Brilliant
reds... a blush of orange ... bright sunny yellows.
Mother nature's pallet is a perfect mixture
of colour. Ed Lawrence will tell us how to make
sure the mix of colours in your garden looks
just as a good. |
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| Friday
October 09, 2009 |
| Report Card |
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| Plain English. That's what's
lacking if you look at the "Teacher's Comments"
section of most report cards. And it's something
that one Toronto trustee wants to change. |
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| Harvest Party |
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| You pick the fruit. They'll serve
you roasted pig, golden beets and flagole beans,
cooked in a rich chicken stock. We'll drop into
a luscious harvest party, at a winery in Prince
Edward County. |
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| Ed Bowkett |
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| A great big long weekend ahead.
And you're itching to get to that project you've
put off. The stained coffee table... the chipped
wrought iron railing ... that sad old family
portrait sitting at the back of the closet.
Tell us what you're working on. Ontario Today's
artifact conservator can tell you how to restore
it... and turn it into something you'll treasure. |
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| Thursday
October 08, 2009 |
| Police and Schools |
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| It started innocently enough.
An encounter between a student and the police
officer assigned to his high school. It deteriorated
into a shoving match. And it's raising new questions
about having uniformed police officers patrolling
the hallways of Toronto schools. We'll talk
with someone who's been critical of the programme
from the beginning. |
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| Addictions Phone In |
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| It's a tool many of us use everyday.
But the internet is also the source of a whole
new category of addictions. Addictions to on-line
video games .... on-line gambling... on-line
sex... on-line pornography ... on-line shopping.
We'll meet a man who used to spend 8 hours a
day playing on-line games. And we're opening
the phones to hear from you. If you or a member
of your family has become obsessed by something
on-line... tell us how has it affected your
life ? |
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| Wednesday
October 07, 2009 |
| eHealth and Ontarios Auditor
General |
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| It's a lot of money. One billion
dollars. That's what Ontario has spent to create
an electronic health records system. Problem
is...there's not much to show for it. So says
Ontario's Auditor General about eHealth. We'll
have reaction from the Official Opposition leader.
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| Tuesday
October 06, 2009 |
| CAS Minister |
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| Laying off social workers, cutting
back programs and still worried about going
under. At least ten children's aid societies
in this province say they are facing insolvency
and they are putting the blame on the government.
Coming up, answers from the provincial minister
in charge. |
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| War in the Contry |
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| The countryside in Ontario is
deceptively peaceful looking. You may see sweet
corn signs at the end of a long drive way...
or cattle grazing on pasture. But there is conflict
growing between those neat farm fields. Thomas
Pawlick has just released a book called "The
War in the Country: How the Fight to Save Rural
Life Will Shape Our Future." We'll hear
his stories of how disputes over quota... factory
farms ...and mining are affecting the people
who grow our food. We want to hear from you
too. Is there a war in your countryside? We're
also going to take you to the site of one of
the battles in this war, to a farm in Eastern
Ontario, to hear about a showdown between police
and a poultry farmer. The farmer who'd been
supplying free range eggs to urban healthfood
shops and high end restaurants was confronted
by armed police officers who started packing
up his chickens, and ended up leaving hundreds
of the birds dead. |
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| Monday
October 05, 2009 |
| Children's Aid Society |
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| On the verge of bankruptcy,
from Rainy River to York and Simcoe County,
Children's Aid Societies say the province is
squeezing them out of business. We'll find out
why these agencies are in such a precarious
situation, coming right up. |
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| Aberglasney |
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| It's a series of gardens from
a different place and time. A tunnel of yew
trees you can walk through. An oasis of passion
flowers, orchids and palms growing inside a
medieavel ruin.We're going to take you to a
garden in Wales that has emerged from decades
of neglect into something truly stunning. Link
to Aberglasney |
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| Gardening Phone-In |
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| On the gardening phone-in, advice
on how to restore a garden that's overgrown
and neglected. If you've bought an old house
and can't tell what you've got in the garden,
Ed Lawerence will tell you where to start. And
we'll give away Graham Rankin's book "The
Flowering of Aberglasney" to the first
caller through with a story of restoring an
old garden, or orchard to its former glory.
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| Friday
October 02, 2009 |
| Mahoneys Expenses |
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| He has served at Queen's Park,
and in the House of Commons. But it is his job
today, that has gotten this former politician
into trouble. Accusations of living the high
life, .on someone else's dime. In his own words.
Steve Mahoney defends himself. |
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| Nurse Dies |
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| Why we all might worry about
the death of one nurse. She was taking care
of a patient with a contagious superbug, and
then she also got sick. So sick, the infection
killed her. We'll look at what went wrong. And,
why other nurses say the labour ministry and
the hospital aren't taking this death as seriously
as they should. |
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| Preserving Phone-In |
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| Preserving the taste of fresh
vegetables and fruits all year round. If you
think preserving, and canning, is only for every
ambitious Martha Stewart protege, you would
be wrong. Small batches. Simple freezer recipes
and more, coming up. A mistress of the domestic
art of canning is in to pass along some wisdom,
from her kitchen. |
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| Thursday
October 01, 2009 |
| War Artist Snubbed |
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| An Ottawa war artist says
she feels snubbed by the Department of National
Defense... the same department that sent her
to Afghanistan in the first place to record
the work done at the Canadian military hospital
in Khandahar. We'll talk with Karen Bailey
about who showed up to her opening last night.
Website for Karen Bailey
here |
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| Politics of Black Women's Hair |
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| Unless you're black, you may
not have given it much thought before. But suddenly
lots of people are talking about black women's
hair. Tyra Banks... Oprah... and Comedian Chris
Rock, Toronto author Althea Prince is coming
out with a book this month called, the Politics
of Black Women's Hair. We'll hear her story,
and then we'd like to hear yours. If you're
black and you're a woman, this is your chance
to share your secrets about your hair. |
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| Wednesday
September 30, 2009 |
| Cellphone Ban |
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| Your hands should be on your
steering wheel. Not dialing your cell, or texting
your mother. Ontario trumpeted the ban on these
hand-held devices months and months ago, and
if you thought you should have stopped using
your cell by now, you'd be right. But the law,
isn't the law ...just yet. So, what's the hold
up? |
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| Cheezy Adds |
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| The strange inexplicable allure
of the cheesy ad. Whether it's a Veg-o-matic
or Sham - wow. We've been falling for cheesy
ads for a long time. Tomorrow, Terry O'Reilly,
Ad guru and host of Age of Persuasion, will
be here to take your confessions about the cheesiest
ad that has ever seduced you. |
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| Tuesday
September 29, 2009 |
| Province Sues |
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| Ontario filed a $50 billion
lawsuit today against a group of tobacco companies
seeking damages for past and ongoing health
care costs linked to tobacco-related illness.
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| Philliipines Add |
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| It is a staggering crisis:
floods of dirty water and mud have destroyed
the homes of tens of thousands of people in
the Philippines. More than 200 people have
died as a result of the devastating typhoon.
Families here in Canada wish they could scoop
out their relatives and give them a safe place.
www.globalmedic.ca
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| Law in your own hands |
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| Taking the law into your own
hands. Confronting a burgler. Chasing after
the thug who just mugged the stranger in the
street. Some people say this is just being a
good citizen. Others say it's the fast road
to trouble. Of course, this all depends on your
point of view. What if you were the one screaming,
and no one turned around. You might still wish
to this day that someone could have jumped to
your rescue. Or maybe you took the risk and
are still paying the price. We're going to open
up the telephone lines in a little while. If
you ever stepped into a crime-in-progress, took
the law into your own hands, you can tell us
if you still think it was the right thing to
do. |
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| Monday
September 28, 2009 |
| Chinese Store Owner |
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| Property owners have a right
to use reasonable means to protect their property.
Those were Jason Kenney's words after meeting
with a storeowner who was charged with kidnapping
after he chased down and tied up a shoplifter.
The Chinese store owner and his supporters are
asking the federal government to change the
law surrounding a citizen's arrest. We'll have
that story up first.. |
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| EQAO Board Member |
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Concerns are being raised over
a board member of the provincial agency that
tests Ontario school students. Lorna Earl also
runs a consulting company that works with school
boards across the province.
We'll talk with the EQAO's chair about the perception
that this could be a conflict of interest. |
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| Gardening Phone-In |
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| Mother Nature is brewing up a
blustery day in parts of Ontario today. We'll
batten down the hatches with Ed Lawrence and
figure out what you can do to protect your trees
and shrubs from what Mother Nature will soon
be sending your way. |
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| Friday
September 25, 2009 |
| Miller Won't Run Again
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| It's a wide-open field. David
Miller won't run for re-election as mayor of
Toronto. We'll talk with a councillor who's
had a mixed relationship with the mayor...and
we'll ask you what you think of his decision. |
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| Wine Phone-In |
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| Don't even try resisting this
salmon pink rose. Konrad Ejbich says his pick-of-the-month
is nothing short of brilliant. We'll find more.
Plus today: a special focus on sparkling wines.
If you can't afford the most expensive champagnes
-- Konrad has some ideas for your wedding, your
anniversary and the sparklers that will keep
for years, to celebrate years down the road. |
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| Thursday
September 24, 2009 |
| Joyce Gordon, President
& CEO, Parkinson Society Canada |
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| Is it really a charity turf war?
Will the best-known champion of the disease
do more harm than good? We'll talk to the Parkinson
Society of Canada to find out why it is so worried
about the starpower of a celebrity like Michael
J. Fox. |
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|
Margery J. Holman, Co-editor
of Making the Team
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| All over Ontario, there is
Froshweek fallout. Some teens in Burlington
in trouble with the law. A women's soccer
team -- at a university -- suspended for excessive
drinking. We opened the lines. |
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| Wednesday
September 23, 2009 |
| TTC Deficit |
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| It's too much of a good thing.
The Toronto Transit Commission is seeing record
ridership levels. But the popularity of its
Metropass is actuall costing the TTC money.
We'll hear why...and what can be done about
it. |
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| Incontinent on the Continent |
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| Was it complete madness, or the most exquisite
way to bond? Jane Christmas and her mom haven't
always gotten along, so she cooked up a plan.
The two of them would spend six weeks together,
in Italy. She packed up all her old resentments.
Her mom's walker, bottles of pills, even the
adult diapers. And what happened? The author
of this funny and poignant new book, Incontinent
on the Continent, will unfold the story for
us. We'll also be opening up the telephone
lines to you. Tell us about your most memorable
trip with your parents, and perhaps where
that journey took your relationship. |
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| Tuesday
September 22, 2009 |
| Early Education Plan |
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| Do it now...and do it right.
That's what people are saying about bringing
in full-day kindergarten. But it's more complicated
than that. We'll hear why when we talk with
a champion of public education. |
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| Official Languages Act |
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| It was supposed to keep the country
from coming apart at the seams... to bring us
together. But 40 years later, the Official languages
Act, the law that declares Canada officially
bilingual, still breeds resentment. Does it
still make sense when there are so many languages
spoken in Ontario today ? Has it actually opened
doors to new opportunities and new friends for
you ? Canada's Commissioner of Official languages
says yes. |
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| Monday
September 21, 2009 |
| Ingrid Phaneuf, Parent |
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| It's a highstakes gamble for
these couples.Pay more money to a bankrupt company,
and still have a chance to adopt a baby overseas.
Pay nothing and the dream is really over. |
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| Deb Mathews, Minister
of Children and Youth Services |
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| You've heard the story of one
woman, who feels let down. By the adoption agency
that is trying to restructure its way out of
bankruptcy. |
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| Ed Lawrence, Ontario Today's
Gardening Guru |
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How to spruce up your fall containers.
Is there nothing else at this time of year those
tense, wound-up little mums?
I nearly screamed in horror when I was walking
down College Street on Saturday. Clearly a store
owner was trying to get inspired with the said
tighmums -- but sticking one of those spikey
lance tipped ... |
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| Friday
September 18, 2009 |
| EI for Twins |
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| You just get one to sleep
and the other wakes up. Anyone who has had
twins knows they're more than a handful. Now
the government is recognizing the double duty
an Ottawa couple is putting in caring for
their twins girls. Both mom and dad have won
full parental leaves.
Website Info Here. |
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| Computer Porn Filter |
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| To filter...or NOT to filter?
A Tory MPP wants all library and school computers
to restrict access to pornographic websites.
The people in Ontario's libraries don't agree.
We'll hear why. |
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|
| Hissy Fits |
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| A tennis star loses her cool
and threatens to shove a ball down someone's
throat. A rapper puts down a winner of a music
award. Hissy fits are rude ...They get you into
more trouble but they can also get you what
you want sometimes. On Friday: Put on a show
again. Tell us about your best hissy fit and
what it got you. |
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| Thursday
September 17, 2009 |
| MLG Lives....Maybe. |
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| It's a hockey shrine. But no
games have played at Maple Leaf Gardens for
a decade. That MAY be about to change. We'll
hear why when we talk with a man who's lobbied
long and hard to get shinny back on ice at the
Gardens. |
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| EI |
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| The federal government says more
than a hundred thousand Canadians will get extra
help. Many many others will still fall through
the cracks. We're going to examine these changes.
Talk to someone who works with unemployed people
everyday and you can give us a reality check.
Tell us if the changes to EI will change anything
for you. |
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| Wednesday
September 16, 2009 |
| Illegal Cigarettes at School |
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| There is a huddle of them around
every high school. Students smoking. Someone
gathered up the butts near some Ottawa schools
and found out 1 in 4 is an illegal cigarette.
We'll talk with a former police officer who
wants to see tougher laws to prevent students
from buying contraband smokes. |
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| Computer Porn Filter |
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| Libraries offer something for
just about everyone. But some Ontario libraries
are going too far according to one MPP. He wants
limits on the kinds of websites that people
can access at their local library. We'll hear
why when we talk with Gerry Martiniuk. |
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| Enough Bull |
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| Just who is really laughing on
the way to the bank these days? People riding
on that stomach-churning market, or those dull
boring people who put thier money into GIC's.
Bonds, for heaven's sake! If you are still willing
to take the risk even after losing a lot of
cash tell us why, when we come back after the
break. |
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| Tuesday
September 15, 2009 |
| Bike Safety Debate |
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| Mandtory helmets and licenses
for cyclists? That's one proposal to make Toronto's
streets safer for people on two wheels. But
not every bike rider buys into the idea. We'll
meet one who says there's a better way to protect
bicycle riders. |
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| Reading Report Phone In |
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| If your children can't read by
grade three there is a good chance they won't
graduate. But don't give up. The author of the
report that made that pronouncement is our guest
today. And she's here with a plan to help you
turn things around for your children, your teachers
and your school. |
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| Monday
September 14, 2009 |
| Grape Farmer |
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| We'll meet a Niagara fruit farmer
who pulled out acres of peach trees last year.
And as he sorts out the peach selling business
...he runs into a new problem. Not enough buyers
for his grapes. We'll find out why. |
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| Lottery Retailer Crackdown |
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| The people who sell lottery tickets...won't
be able to sell tickets to themselves anymore.
That's the word from Ontario's premier. We'll
have response from the association that represents
many of those lottery ticket retailers. |
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| Gardening Phone In |
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| Once is already a bonus. But
twice? That's striking it rich. Why those spring-blooming
magnolias have decided to strut their stuff,
again, this autumn. If your magnolia is taking
your breath away, give us a call. |
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| Friday
September 11, 2009 |
| Internet @ Work |
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| We've all done it... Power up
our computer when we get to work and, check
our personal e-mails... and maybe surf the net
over a morning coffee... But how far can we
take our personal use of computers at work?...Dozens
of employees at Bruce Nuclear found out the
hard way what their boundaries were... They
lost their jobs... Today we'll talk about the
boundaries between work and play on-line at
your place of business. |
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| Beatles Phone In |
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| Well, they're still fab. The
Beatles are the talk of the town this week with
the re-release of all their music in flashy
new box sets...plus the release of a Beatles
edition of Rock Band. But why is a group that
broke up 40 years ago still so popular? We'll
put that question to a Beatles Tribute Band
member...and then give you a chance to tell
us about your favourite Beatles tune. |
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| Thursday
September 10, 2009 |
| Ontario Minister of Agriculture |
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| While we are picking up pork
tenderloins and roasts at rock-bottom prices,
hog producers know that not all of them will
make it through these bad times. The hog industry
in Canada is seeing some of the worst days ever.
All sorts of things are piling up against it,
from a high Canadian dollar. The recession.
Export markets that have dried up since the
outbreak of that so-called swine flu. |
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| Stunt Driving Appeal |
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| Nearly ten thousand people have
been charged, had their licensed revoked and
their car impounded under this legislation.
The province plans to appeal the decision. But
where does that leave all the other cases. We'll
talk with a defense laywer. |
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| Portraits! |
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| Say cheese! If you are rushing
past Gerard Street and Broadview in Toronto
today, slow down and smile for the camera.
Why some photographers are taking portraits
of strangers. And you can tell us about the
time you sat down to pose. John Beebe's photos
are and will be posted here.
Your stories of portraits.
We opened the phones to hear your stories
of having your portrait taken. Toronto photographer
Katrina Tosgashev "click
here to see portrait" told us
about asking a couple walking through Village
Square in Burlington if she could borrow their
dog for a photo shoot. She wanted to the couple
to see the result. "click
here to see portrait"
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| Wednesday
September 9, 2009 |
| H1N1 |
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| Washing our hands is apparently
one of the best lines of defence when it comes
to fighting germs especially this year when
doctors and hospitals and politicians are on
hyper-alert for another outbreak of swine flu.
We looked at what is Ontario doing to prepare
for a pandemic. Who will get a vaccine. What
should you do if someone shows up sick at work.
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health was
our guest for most of the hour. And this was
your chance to talk directly to Dr. Arlene King
one of the key decision-makers. Any questions.
Any concerns about H1N1. |
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| Tuesday
September 8, 2009 |
| Hog Farmer |
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| Cheap pork tenderloin, ribs
and bacon. You might be snapping up more of
this meat than ever before because the price
is right. For consumers, anyway. We'll meet
a farmer just outside Hamilton who is losing
so much cash that he is euthanizing his animals.
Hundreds of piglets, in the last two weeks alone.
He's a life-long farmer and his story is an
up-close look at what is happening to this country's
hog industry. Today. |
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| Gardening with Ed |
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| The mystery is revealed. One
of the winners in our Big Blue Mystery contest
will tell us what came up when she planted the
seeds she won. The baby hostas are just about
to go into the ground. Click here
for more info and an image of the plants. Ed
Lawrence will explain how to keep them to thriving.
And he'll be answering your all your gardening
questions. |
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