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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 | 5:07The Afternoon Edition - Sask A Giant Icicle's Demise AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask A Giant Icicle's Demise Mar 1, 2013 | 5:07CBC's David Shield talks with Craig in the wake of the last hours of Saskatoon's giant icicle. Listen to his story, then check out the icicle's own Twitter feed, @gianticicle.
Mar 1, 2013 | 4:20The Afternoon Edition - Sask Teens tell CBC how they saved a woman from a fire AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Teens tell CBC how they saved a woman from a fire Mar 1, 2013 | 4:20Huey Creely and Carli Weiss-Delorme were walking home from a dentist appointment when they stumbled on a house fire. Listen to what they say happened next.
Feb 28, 2013 | 3:18The Afternoon Edition - Sask Bob McGrath's Telemiracle award brought to you by the letter 'S' AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Bob McGrath's Telemiracle award brought to you by the letter 'S' Feb 28, 2013 | 3:18Sesame Street's Bob McGrath has appeared at Telemiracle 35 times-- and he's making it 36 this weekend. Today he accepted the Saskatchewan Distinguished Service Award for his charity work.
Feb 28, 2013 | 9:01The Afternoon Edition - Sask Vacation warning - Sask. woman believes family contracted norovirus at resort AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Vacation warning - Sask. woman believes family contracted norovirus at resort Feb 28, 2013 | 9:01A Saskatchewan woman has a health warning to others travelling to Puerto Vallarta.
Christine Hennes and her family just returned from a trip to a Mexican resort.
Two of her family members believes they contracted Norovirus while staying at a Puerto Vallarta hotel.
Feb 27, 2013 | 5:35The Afternoon Edition - Sask Quilts for the cold AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Quilts for the cold Feb 27, 2013 | 5:35Margaret Ferguson and a team of volunteers in Prince Albert are making quilts for women in shelters and homeless people.
Feb 26, 2013 | 3:28The Afternoon Edition - Sask Volcanoes in Regina? AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Volcanoes in Regina? Feb 26, 2013 | 3:28Craig pays a visit to the Saskatchewan Science Centre where they're busy building a volcano for the Discovery Channel's showdown
Feb 25, 2013 | 7:15The Afternoon Edition - Sask SPCA lockdown after canine distemper AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask SPCA lockdown after canine distemper Feb 25, 2013 | 7:15Saskatoon's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is postponing adoptions as it deals with a case of canine distemper.
Feb 22, 2013 | 6:32The Afternoon Edition - Sask Daughters and Fathers in El Salvador AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Daughters and Fathers in El Salvador Feb 22, 2013 | 6:32Christeen Jesse has spent the week in the blazing El Salvador heat building a house with her Dad and eight other father-daughter teams. Host Craig Lederhouse checks in with her on their final day on siteat this Habitat for Humanity project.
Feb 22, 2013 | 5:34The Afternoon Edition - Sask Arctic Training for Reserve Troops AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Arctic Training for Reserve Troops Feb 22, 2013 | 5:34Think you had a tough time earlier this week with cold temperatures and crazy winds? Think again. Host Craig Lederhouse talks with an army reservist who's been living outside all week at a winter survival camp in northern Saskatchewan.
Feb 21, 2013 | 5:22The Afternoon Edition - Sask Green Roofs in Saskatoon? AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Green Roofs in Saskatoon? Feb 21, 2013 | 5:22Most people don't give much thought to rain water and melting snow. But it can do everything from flood basements to carry contaminants into rivers. So, what should be done about it? The City of Saskatoon's Environmental committee says it has some ideas. Host Craig Lederhouse find out what they are.
Feb 21, 2013 | 4:37The Afternoon Edition - Sask Team Saskatchewan Steals the Day AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Team Saskatchewan Steals the Day Feb 21, 2013 | 4:37The Shumay rink absolutely stole a game from the clutches of Team Canada this morning. Saskatchewan Skip Jill Shumay joins host Craig Lederhouse to relive the exciting come from behind. And to look ahead to what it will take to hold on to a playoff spot.
Feb 20, 2013 | 8:34The Afternoon Edition - Sask Motorcycle Insurance AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Motorcycle Insurance Feb 20, 2013 | 8:34Hitting the highway on the motorcycle - is just about the farthest thing from most people's minds this very cold and windy day in February. But it is the time of year for what has become something of an annual tradition - insurance price hikes for motorcycles. Some are going up by two or three times. Host Craig Lederhouse talks to a man who pitched SGI on alternatives to price hikes.
Feb 20, 2013 | 5:06The Afternoon Edition - Sask The Humanitarian Kiosk AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask The Humanitarian Kiosk Feb 20, 2013 | 5:06The humanitarian kiosk doesn't dispense food, but its could serve up life saving information for UN workers heading into crisis zones. This app was developed by Saskatoon's Dale Zak for the UN. Host Craig Lederhouse gets the details on how it works.
Feb 20, 2013 | 9:13The Afternoon Edition - Sask A Critical Look at Voluntourism AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask A Critical Look at Voluntourism Feb 20, 2013 | 9:13It's a brand new word for a popular activity.... volunteer holidays in developing countries. Host Craig Lederhouse speaks with a woman who has studied the good and the bad of this well meaning brand of tourism.
Feb 19, 2013 | 7:20The Afternoon Edition - Sask Cassie Hawrysh Skeleton's in Sochi AudioThe Afternoon Edition - Sask Cassie Hawrysh Skeleton's in Sochi Feb 19, 2013 | 7:20Whether it's on a track or on sheer ice Cassie Hawrysh likes to go fast. Host Craig Lederhouse talks with the former U of R athlete about her skeleton race in Sochi over the weekend... and whether she's on track for the 2014 Olympics.
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