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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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May 26, 2011 | 2:23The Current # 27-29: Ellsworth Brothers (100@100) AudioThe Current # 27-29: Ellsworth Brothers (100@100) May 26, 2011 | 2:23The Ellsworth brothers are Canada's only family with three siblings who have lived at least a century. The last time they saw each other was 4 years ago as it is harder to get around these days. But their distance apart hasn't put a damper on George celebrating his 104th birthday. Brother Pat sends his birthday wishes by phone.
Apr 14, 2011 | 3:29The Current # 26: Flora Thibodeau (100@100) AudioThe Current # 26: Flora Thibodeau (100@100) Apr 14, 2011 | 3:29Flora Thibodeau is one of the centenarians we're profiling this year. She lives in Rodgersville, New Brunswick. And she has been casting ballots for as long as women have had the right to vote. The CBC's Jennifer Hudson paid a visit to Flora Thibodeau earlier this week to talk politics.
Mar 18, 2011 | 1:18The Current # 25: Cicilia Laurent (100 at 100) AudioThe Current # 25: Cicilia Laurent (100 at 100) Mar 18, 2011 | 1:18On Sunday, Haitian voters will go to the polls for the second time in three months. Canada is home to the largest Haitian population outside of Haiti. So a lot of people here will be watching the vote closely. Cicilia Laurent is among them. She's 115 years old. Many think she is the oldest woman in the world. Today, she lives with her granddaughter in Laval -- a suburb of Montreal. The CBC's Dan Halton went to talk to her recently. She speaks Creole, so we've translated what she had to say.
Feb 8, 2011 | 2:48The Current #24 Estelle Bulger (100@100) AudioThe Current #24 Estelle Bulger (100@100) Feb 8, 2011 | 2:48Estelle Bulger was the first female barber in PEI. In the 1920s, a barbershop was deemed to be no place for a woman. But Estelle Bulger didn't let that stop her. She retired at the age of 87 and shared her stories reminiscing of her barbershop days with Mitch Cormier, the host of Island Morning, CBC Radio's local morning show in PEI.
Jan 31, 2011 | 1:49The Current #23 - Katharine Webber AudioThe Current #23 - Katharine Webber Jan 31, 2011 | 1:49As part of our project "Shift," we're profiling members of the fastest growing demographic in Canada. That's centenarians or people over the age of 100. Katharine Weber is 101 years old. She lives in Winnipeg. And she says that one of her secrets for staying active and connected ... is good food and good company ... in this case, her niece Katharine Bergbusch.
Jan 29, 2011 | 1:50The Current # 22 : Ike Cruise AudioThe Current # 22 : Ike Cruise Jan 29, 2011 | 1:50Ike Cruise is 100 years old -- one of the 100 centenarians we're hoping to hear from this season. He's a retired carpenter in Imperial, a small town in Central Saskatchewan. And he agreed to sit down with the CBC's Sean Prpick to reflect on his life.
Jan 18, 2011 | 2:23The Current # 21: Paul Gagnon AudioThe Current # 21: Paul Gagnon Jan 18, 2011 | 2:23Paul Gagnon was born in 1909. He grew up in Gravelburg, Saskatchewan. His first career was as a banker. His second was running a doughnut franchise. He's retired now and busy writing his memoirs. He's up to the 1950s so far. Here he is reading an excerpt from the prohibition era in Saskatchewan.
Sep 28, 2010 | 17:51The Current # 1- Vera Tyler, 103 AudioThe Current # 1- Vera Tyler, 103 Sep 28, 2010 | 17:51As part of our panel on centenarians, we spoke with Vera Tyler. She is 103 years old with a love for euchre and a zest for life. (Sept 8/10)
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