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Radio Active | Feb 7, 2013 | 7:52

Edmontonian builds schools for Afghan children

Edmonton's Azalea Lehndorff has pledged to build 100 classrooms for students in northern Afghanistan. With over $500,000 raised and four full schools built, she's already a third of the way to that goal.

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Radio Active - Province Announces New Schools for EdmontonMay 2, 2013 | 6:02Radio Active Province Announces New Schools for Edmonton Audio
Radio Active Province Announces New Schools for Edmonton May 2, 2013 | 6:02The news of nine new schools in the Edmonton region comes as a relief to people who live in some parts of the city. But not everybody is happy. The CBC's John Archer spoke with Rod Kurtz.
Radio Active - A Day in the Life of a Guard at Edmonton Remand CentreApr 30, 2013 | 6:02Radio Active A Day in the Life of a Guard at Edmonton Remand Centre Audio
Radio Active A Day in the Life of a Guard at Edmonton Remand Centre Apr 30, 2013 | 6:02Alberta prison guards are on day five of their wildcat strike while the union and the government are meeting to try to get them back to work. Erez Raz is a corrections peace officer at the Edmonton Remand Centre. He tells Rod what a typical shift is like.
Radio Active - Steve Finkleman on Alberta AvenueApr 29, 2013 | 7:25Radio Active Steve Finkleman on Alberta Avenue Audio
Radio Active Steve Finkleman on Alberta Avenue Apr 29, 2013 | 7:25Steve Filkelman takes us on a stroll down Alberta Avenue during its historic heydays.
Radio Active - Remand guard who triggered the strike talks with CBCApr 29, 2013 | 6:17Radio Active Remand guard who triggered the strike talks with CBC Audio
Radio Active Remand guard who triggered the strike talks with CBC Apr 29, 2013 | 6:17The CBC's Janice Johnston talks with Todd Ross, the remand guard who was suspended with pay last Friday. That action prompted the wildcat strike underway in our province right now.
Radio Active - RCMP Investigate RemainsApr 25, 2013 | 3:19Radio Active RCMP Investigate Remains Audio
Radio Active RCMP Investigate Remains Apr 25, 2013 | 3:19RCMP are investigating remains found in a remote area near Hinton. There is no information on whether those remains are human or not. Reporter Paul Moore was on the scene. He told Portia Clark the latest developments.
Radio Active - Double Murder Trial ContinuesApr 24, 2013 | 6:16Radio Active Double Murder Trial Continues Audio
Radio Active Double Murder Trial Continues Apr 24, 2013 | 6:16Hear the latest from the trial of a teen accused of double murder - police arrested him using a Mr. Big sting. Will that testimony hold up in court? CBC reporter Janice Johnston shares those developments with Radio Active host Portia Clark.
Radio Active - Premier Redford's Anniversary - Promises Kept and BrokenApr 23, 2013 | 12:30Radio Active Premier Redford's Anniversary - Promises Kept and Broken Audio
Radio Active Premier Redford's Anniversary - Promises Kept and Broken Apr 23, 2013 | 12:30Radio Active host Portia Clark talks with political panelists Graham Thomson and Keith Brownsey on the first anniversary of Premier Redford in power.
Radio Active - Improving Transplant OutcomesApr 22, 2013 | 7:27Radio Active Improving Transplant Outcomes Audio
Radio Active Improving Transplant Outcomes Apr 22, 2013 | 7:27Right now, only half of those needing transplant organs will get them. A new Canadian program aims to change that. Dr. James Shapiro teaches transplant surgery at the University of Alberta. He told Portia Clark about the aims of the program.
Radio Active - Music Student from Edmonton in BostonApr 19, 2013 | 7:36Radio Active Music Student from Edmonton in Boston Audio
Radio Active Music Student from Edmonton in Boston Apr 19, 2013 | 7:36Edmontonian Samantha Schultz is studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. She was at a rehearsal Thursday night when the shooting began - just across the river. Host Portia Clark speaks to Samantha.
Radio Active - Chop Suey on the PrairiesApr 18, 2013 | 8:55Radio Active Chop Suey on the Prairies Audio
Radio Active Chop Suey on the Prairies Apr 18, 2013 | 8:55A new exhibit at the Royal Alberta Museum about the history of Chinese restaurants in Alberta will take you back in time...especially if you grew up in a small town. The CBC's Rod Kurtz visited the exhibit and tells host Portia Clark all about it.
Radio Active - Oiler President Apology?Apr 17, 2013 | 7:03Radio Active Oiler President Apology? Audio
Radio Active Oiler President Apology? Apr 17, 2013 | 7:03Two-tier hockey fans . . . that's the impression Oilers President Kevin Lowe left with some after comments he made earlier this week. Now, CBC reporter Scott Stevenson talks to host Portia Clark about Lowe's apology.
Radio Active - Extending the River Valley ParkApr 16, 2013 | 6:39Radio Active Extending the River Valley Park Audio
Radio Active Extending the River Valley Park Apr 16, 2013 | 6:39Our river valley one of the largest urban parks in North America. Now the North Saskatchewan River Valley Conservation Society wants to protect 400 more hectares of land that's now in private hands. Host Portia Clark speaks to Stephen Madsen.
Radio Active - John Stanton on the Boston Marathon ExplosionsApr 15, 2013 | 6:49Radio Active John Stanton on the Boston Marathon Explosions Audio
Radio Active John Stanton on the Boston Marathon Explosions Apr 15, 2013 | 6:49Reports are saying two people have been killed and dozens injured after two explosions rocked the finish line of today's Boston Marathon. Host Portia Clark speaks to John Stanton, the CEO of the Running Room, who has friends and colleagues at the race.
Radio Active - Responding to Sexual AssaultsApr 12, 2013 | 8:19Radio Active Responding to Sexual Assaults Audio
Radio Active Responding to Sexual Assaults Apr 12, 2013 | 8:19Rehtaeh Parsons' family says she her own life after months of bullying following an alleged sexual assault. Karen Smith represents the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton. She told Portia Clark that facts about assault need to reach boys at an early age.
Radio Active - Corrections Officers Ask Province to Delay Opening New Remand CentreApr 11, 2013 | 7:31Radio Active Corrections Officers Ask Province to Delay Opening New Remand Centre Audio
Radio Active Corrections Officers Ask Province to Delay Opening New Remand Centre Apr 11, 2013 | 7:31Just before the new remand centre is set to open and accept inmates, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the centre isn't safe enough - for the guards or the inmates. Host Portia Clarke speaks to AUPE union chair Clarke McChesney.

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