Sunday May 21, 2017

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Is pizza a sandwich? This guy thinks so.

Vice writer Drew Brown dives deep into the taxonomy of sandwiches...and discovers that pizza is, in fact, a type of sandwich. So are tacos. What's not a sandwich? An ice cream sandwich. More May 19, 6:12 PM ET read comments

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  Why I'm glad Canada has high rates of opioid use

  Across this country, opioids have been linked to thousands of deaths in recent years. It's prompted officials to call it a crisis, an epidemic and a public health emergency. And as you've probably heard....Canadians are the second highest users of opioids per capita in the world. But Halifax writer Dawn Rae Downton says we need to be careful about how we use that statistic. More May 19, 6:01 PM ET read comments

  Listen 3:50
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  Canadian law can learn from Indigenous law

  John Borrows, Canadian research chair in Indigenous law at the University of Victoria, takes his students to First Nations communities so they can learn about Indigenous law. He explains how Canadian common and civil law could be improved by incorporating elements of Indigenous law. More May 21, 10:51 AM ET

  Listen 10:55
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  Enough with the stock photos!

  The stories of the ransomware attack, Wannacry last week caused many Canadians to start thinking about the security of their devices but photo editor, Johnny Simon says that people should start thinking about the ridiculous stock photos used when telling these types of stories. More May 19, 6:40 PM ET read comments

  Listen 7:12
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  The NEB may be ending...but how did it begin?

  The 180's Gavin Fisher tells the dramatic tale of the creation of the National Energy Board. It starts with the Great Pipeline Debate of 1956 — and includes the death of an MP in the House. More May 19, 6:10 PM ET read comments video

  Listen 5:33
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  Housing First won't end homelessness on its own

  Researcher Erin Dej says while housing first has become de rigeur in policy circles as a strategy to end homelessness, prevention measures like mandatory discharge plans for inmates and psych patients are just as important. More May 19, 5:56 PM ET read comments

  Listen 9:18
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  Victoria Day? May Two-Four? What do you call the long weekend?

  We know that people from different parts of the country have different names for the long weekend in May. Help us draw a linguistic map by answering the survey. More May 23, 2:28 PM ET read comments