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BC Almanac | Jan 21, 2013 | 19:05

Cancer Org. calls for broader BC ban on smoking in public

BC division of Canadian Cancer Society calls for province wide ban on smoking in public places like parks, beaches, patios and playgrounds. Civil Libertarians says this goes too far.

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BC Almanac - HD mines can bring in temporary foreign workers to Tumbler RidgeMay 22, 2013 | 18:48BC Almanac HD mines can bring in temporary foreign workers to Tumbler Ridge Audio
BC Almanac HD mines can bring in temporary foreign workers to Tumbler Ridge May 22, 2013 | 18:48Reaction to the Federal Court decision that allows HD Mines to bring in Temporary Foreign Workers to coal mine in Tumbler Ridge. Mark Thompson, professor emeritus at Sauder School of Business.
BC Almanac - Pat Carney and Stockwell Day on the PM's response to Senate woesMay 21, 2013 | 21:47BC Almanac Pat Carney and Stockwell Day on the PM's response to Senate woes Audio
BC Almanac Pat Carney and Stockwell Day on the PM's response to Senate woes May 21, 2013 | 21:47Pat Carney, former Senator, and Stockwell Day, former MP on the response of Stephen Harper to the on-going controversy around the Senate expense scandal.
BC Almanac - How much trust do you have in the Senate?May 17, 2013 | 22:43BC Almanac How much trust do you have in the Senate? Audio
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BC Almanac - Pipeline approval with Liberal majorityMay 16, 2013 | 23:11BC Almanac Pipeline approval with Liberal majority Audio
BC Almanac Pipeline approval with Liberal majority May 16, 2013 | 23:11Les Leyne, columnist with the Victoria Times Colonist and Art Sterritt, Executive Director of the Coastal First Nations on the five conditions the government wants satisfied before approving pipeline projects.
BC Almanac - B.C. Liberals win solid majorityMay 15, 2013 | 20:58BC Almanac B.C. Liberals win solid majority Audio
BC Almanac B.C. Liberals win solid majority May 15, 2013 | 20:58Hamish Telford, department head of political science at University of the Fraser Valley on last night's election results.
BC Almanac - B.C. reaction to Angelina Jolie's double mastectomyMay 14, 2013 | 18:02BC Almanac B.C. reaction to Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy Audio
BC Almanac B.C. reaction to Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy May 14, 2013 | 18:02Dr. Karen Gelmon, medical oncologist and Wendy Slavin of Cdn Breatr Cancer Foundation on the news of Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy.
BC Almanac - Commander Hadfield's return to earthMay 13, 2013 | 44:56BC Almanac Commander Hadfield's return to earth Audio
BC Almanac Commander Hadfield's return to earth May 13, 2013 | 44:56Bob McDonald of CBC's Quirks and Quarks reflects on how Commander Chris Hadfield has changed the way Canadians see outer space, and the planet earth.
BC Almanac - Adrian Dix, leader of the NDP takes listener callsMay 10, 2013 | 21:42BC Almanac Adrian Dix, leader of the NDP takes listener calls Audio
BC Almanac Adrian Dix, leader of the NDP takes listener calls May 10, 2013 | 21:42Adrian Dix, NDP leader takes listener calls.
BC Almanac - Climate change and the BC economyMay 9, 2013 | 21:10BC Almanac Climate change and the BC economy Audio
BC Almanac Climate change and the BC economy May 9, 2013 | 21:10Green Party candidate Andrew Weaver talks about how we can reduce our fossil fuel dependency. And Alexander Pietrella, executive director of the Kitimat Terrace Industrial Development Society talks about economic optimism of LNG etc in the north.
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BC Almanac Child poverty solutions May 6, 2013 | 17:58Ralph Sultan of the BC liberals and Bruce Ralston of the NDP on how the child poverty rate and repercussions can be reduced.
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