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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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Feb 28, 2013 | 7:12Shift - NB Lewis Mountain Fres Farm Sauerkraut AudioShift - NB Lewis Mountain Fres Farm Sauerkraut Feb 28, 2013 | 7:12The Lewis family had a knack for making sauerkraut. They'd put up a bit for themselves and a few neighbours...but before long it seemed everybody wanted some. Last year they produced 100 thousand pounds of sauerkraut. Craig Lewis talks about the business he runs with his parents near Salisbury.
Feb 28, 2013 | 5:10Shift - NB Reflecting on Catholic Faith AudioShift - NB Reflecting on Catholic Faith Feb 28, 2013 | 5:10Pope Benedict has retired, ending an eight-year, often scandal-plagued papacy. For believers like St. Thomas University journalism student Jackie Muise, the occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a Catholic … and whether she feels complicit in the sins of the institution.
Feb 27, 2013 | 5:55Shift - NB Keeping the Printing Press Alive AudioShift - NB Keeping the Printing Press Alive Feb 27, 2013 | 5:55St. Thomas University journalism student Kayla Byrne recently attended a launch for an online book of poetry. It has her wondering about the future of the printed word. She quickly discovered a tight-knit community in Fredericton that continues to hang on to the printed word, and one man determined to keep the presses rolling.
Feb 27, 2013 | 7:21Shift - NB Music Man: Harris and Crowell AudioShift - NB Music Man: Harris and Crowell Feb 27, 2013 | 7:21Our maritime music man Bob Mersereau is back this week with a look at a new CD from a couple of country music legends. While Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell aren't from the region, there are two big maritime connections to "Old Yellow Moon."
Feb 26, 2013 | 9:28Shift - NB WorksafeNB Responds to Doctors' Concerns AudioShift - NB WorksafeNB Responds to Doctors' Concerns Feb 26, 2013 | 9:28Dr. Barry Wecker has accused WorksafeNB of overriding the medical opinions of physicians, and denying the rights of injured workers. The CBC's Rachel Cave speaks with a spokesperson for WorksafeNB and another physician with concerns.
Feb 25, 2013 | 7:04Shift - NB Hockey, Fighting and Head Injuries AudioShift - NB Hockey, Fighting and Head Injuries Feb 25, 2013 | 7:04After a career that spanned Major Junior A, professional and university hockey, Chris Morehouse hung up his skates earlier this month. He was a hockey player, but he was also a veteran of more than a 100 on-ice brawls. The St. Thomas University journalism student now has time to reflect on what fighting and concussions mean for the game...and for the rest of his life.
Feb 25, 2013 | 10:10Shift - NB Doctor Frustrated with Worksafe NB AudioShift - NB Doctor Frustrated with Worksafe NB Feb 25, 2013 | 10:10Dr. Barry Wecker says that he routinely sees Worksafe NB turn down people who have been genuinely injured on the job. The Plaster Rock area family doctor says his efforts to help his patients get the support he feels they deserve are often ignored. He spoke with the CBC's Rachel Cave.
Feb 22, 2013 | 6:52Shift - NB Masterworks Five AudioShift - NB Masterworks Five Feb 22, 2013 | 6:52Here's the last painting we're faturing in our Masterworks series. Terry Graff Talks about Lucian Freud's "Hotel Bedroom."
Feb 22, 2013 | 7:52Shift - NB Graham's Resignation AudioShift - NB Graham's Resignation Feb 22, 2013 | 7:52Former premier Shawn Graham announcing he'll be resigning his seat as the MLA for the riding of Kent. The decision comes in the wake of a report which found him guilty of conflict of interest in the granting of loan guarantees to the failed company, Atcon. The CBC's Jacques Poitras has the story.
Feb 22, 2013 | 16:06Shift - NB Atcon and Graham's Resignation AudioShift - NB Atcon and Graham's Resignation Feb 22, 2013 | 16:06Shift's political panel - Lisa Keenan, Jean Saint-Cyr and Michael Camp - talk about Shaun Graham's resignation and the whole failed Atcon affair.
Feb 21, 2013 | 6:27Shift - NB Masterworks Four AudioShift - NB Masterworks Four Feb 21, 2013 | 6:27Everyday this week we're featuring on of the paintings from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery's exhibit of Masterworks. Here's Terry Graff talking about Graham Sutherland's portrait of Lord Beaverbrook.
Feb 21, 2013 | 5:59Shift - NB Grow A Farmer AudioShift - NB Grow A Farmer Feb 21, 2013 | 5:59ACORN has created a new apprenticeship program for aspiring organic farmers. It's a farm school of sorts. Participants will get classroom instruction plus a lot of real world experience. Program coordinator Lucia Stephen has the details.
Feb 21, 2013 | 7:28Shift - NB Muzzled Scientists? AudioShift - NB Muzzled Scientists? Feb 21, 2013 | 7:28Complaints that federally-funded scientists are muzzled by the federal government aren't new. But now, there's an effort to attach some hard facts to those claims. "Democracy Watch" and the University of Victoria's Environmental Law Centre are asking the Information Commissioner of Canada to investigate. The centre's Calvin Sandborn explains.
Feb 21, 2013 | 6:05Shift - NB Ashley Smith's Mother Testifies AudioShift - NB Ashley Smith's Mother Testifies Feb 21, 2013 | 6:05Coralee Smith wrapped up two days of testimony at the coroner's inquest looking into her daughter's death. She spoke about her daughter's treatment in the corrections system which she first entered at the age of 15. The CBC's Maureen Brosnahan has that story.
Feb 21, 2013 | 14:31Shift - NB New Shale Gas Report AudioShift - NB New Shale Gas Report Feb 21, 2013 | 14:31A provocative new analysis of so-called unconventional fuel reserves in the United States concludes that the exuberant forecasts are simply unwarranted based on the facts of geology. In short, the hype around shale gas is just that. Hype. We speak with the author of the study. David Hughes is a fellow at the Post Carbon Institute.
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