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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.
Dec 10, 2010 | 2:43The Current # 19: Harvey Gundry, 101 years old AudioThe Current # 19: Harvey Gundry, 101 years old Dec 10, 2010 | 2:43Harvey Gundry lives on his own and is frequently seen around town driving his pickup truck. Over the course of his life, he has been a successful farmer and bulk fuel seller. He's also sold and repaired farm implements and he nearly died doing that job in the fall of 1942, the year the combine harvester fell on him.
Dec 3, 2010 | 4:29The Current # 18: Florence Campbell, 101 years old AudioThe Current # 18: Florence Campbell, 101 years old Dec 3, 2010 | 4:29Florence Campbell is one of the few remaining survivors of the Halifax Explosion which happened December 06, 1917. At the time, Florence Campbell was just 7 years old. She and her mother were renting part of a house from a woman who had just had a baby. Florence Campbell agreed to tell her story to the CBC's Mary Lynk. It's the first time she has told this story publicly.
Nov 25, 2010 | 1:01The Current # 17: Conrad Townend, 100 years Old AudioThe Current # 17: Conrad Townend, 100 years Old Nov 25, 2010 | 1:01Meet Conrad Townend, retired for 3 decades. Never thought he'd be 100 years old on a pension. No one did.
Nov 16, 2010 | 2:06The Current # 16: Ernest Fitch, 105 years old AudioThe Current # 16: Ernest Fitch, 105 years old Nov 16, 2010 | 2:06Ernest Fitch is the oldest of seven children. His father was killed in the First World War when he was 13. So Ernest went to work and eventually landed a job at the Royal Bank. But he ended up finding another calling as an officer with the Salvation Army. He worked in cities across Canada, including Estevan, Saskatchewan at the height of the Great Depression. Today, Ernest Fitch is the Salvation Army's longest serving officer.
Nov 11, 2010 | 1:38The Current #15: Lucille Pacaud, 103 AudioThe Current #15: Lucille Pacaud, 103 Nov 11, 2010 | 1:38During WWII, Lucille Pacaud gave blood at every opportunity. She volunteered for the Red Cross and she also held down a full-time job at Dominion Textiles, which made all of Canada's military uniforms. Lucille recalls the day she got a call from the Red Cross, needing her with the German prisoners of war.
Nov 9, 2010 | 6:09The Current #14: Leo Zelikowski AudioThe Current #14: Leo Zelikowski Nov 9, 2010 | 6:09On December 21st, 1943, Léo Zelikowski was arrested as part of a roundup of Jews. He was shipped off to Auschwitz and during the so-called death march, he escaped. It took decades before Léo was able to talk about his time in Auschwitz but he wants to make sure that what happened to him and to millions of other Jews is never forgotten.
Nov 5, 2010 | 4:40The Current #13: Dr. Nigel Rusted AudioThe Current #13: Dr. Nigel Rusted Nov 5, 2010 | 4:40Meet Dr. Nigel Rusted, he's a retired physician who drives his prized blue Buick and lives in St. John's. The CBC's Marie Wadden met Dr. Rusted in his Victoria home to hear about the stories behind the momentos of his career.
Oct 25, 2010 | 1:57The Current # 12: Harry McQueen AudioThe Current # 12: Harry McQueen Oct 25, 2010 | 1:57Harry McQueen is 101 years old. He lives in Toronto and will be heading to the polls today to vote for a new Mayor. He has cast a ballot in every municipal election since the late 1920s. Our producer, Vanessa Greco caught up with him at his home to talk politics.
Oct 21, 2010 | 1:21The Current #11: Irene Haugen AudioThe Current #11: Irene Haugen Oct 21, 2010 | 1:21Meet Irene Haugen, a 105-year-old retired nurse who knew Brother Andre. They met 85 yeras ago in Saint John when she was a student nurse. She tells us about that night she attended to Brother Andrew in hospital.
Oct 14, 2010 | 3:35The Current # 10 - Khanom Zrein Harris (100 yrs old) AudioThe Current # 10 - Khanom Zrein Harris (100 yrs old) Oct 14, 2010 | 3:35Meet Khanom Zrein Harris, 100 years old. She is a fiercely independent woman in amazing health. She doesn't need a walker. She uses glasses only for reading. She watches arabic shows on satellite TV. And she says her daily prayers towards Mecca.
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