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Q | Feb 28, 2013
Giorgi Gogia, from Human Rights Watch, on how a novel about a friendship between two Azerbaijani men and their Armenian neighbours made the author a target in his own country. Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short on his life, career and unique role promoting Canadian talent. Writer Peter Frase on defending rude service.
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The Current | Feb 28, 2013
Head to YouTube and you can watch dozens of scenarios to a problem with older or elderly drivers. Statistically,drivers aged 80-plus almost have the accident rate of the most dangerous driving demographic ... the under 24s. And in Sudbury they are the target of a police tip-line urging other drivers to call in to report any seemingly erratic or dangerous elderly driver. Simple public safety in action? Or age discrimination?
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Mainstreet NS | Mar 1, 2013
A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
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And the Winner Is | Feb 26, 2013
As a boy in pre-war Austria, Georg Tintner played the piano, sang with the Vienna Boys Choir, and composed his own music. By the time World War Two broke out, he was also a conductor. But Georg Tintner was a conductor with Jewish roots. And so, after the Anschluss in 1938, he was fired. By 1942, Mr. Tintner made his way to New Zealand, and for the better part of the next forty-five years of his life, he served as a conductor across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But in 1987, he moved to Halifax, where he would leave his mark as the conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax on October 2, 1999.
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Tapestry | Feb 22, 2013
We take a look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. Mary meets Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious, but rather a curious, holy rascal. She also talks to Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. He's held his own against Deepak Chopra in a go round on consciousness and quantum physics.
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Mar 1, 2013 | 9:38On The Coast B.C. Liberal multicultural strategy controversy overblown, says Gordon Wilson AudioOn The Coast B.C. Liberal multicultural strategy controversy overblown, says Gordon Wilson Mar 1, 2013 | 9:38The Premier has apologized and Liberal MLAs are calling for accountability, but the former leader of the B.C. Liberals and former NDP finance minister, says it's no big deal.
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Mar 1, 2013 | 2:27:26On The Coast March 1, 2013 AudioOn The Coast March 1, 2013 Mar 1, 2013 | 2:27:26"Press" art exhibition, Mcfarlane as Oscar host, special mass for Pope Benedict, US budget cuts, UBC study on gambling addiction, ethnic votes controversy, Toque Session music, Rex Murphy, Katherine Monk reviews movies
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Armchair Mayor Mel Rothenburger says that might be the case -- but the city isn't spinning its tires on the issue.
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