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Sunday February 01, 2015
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Ban indoor smoking in condos and apartments
Carly Weeks says soon it should seem as antiquated an idea for people to light up inside their condos and apartments as it used to be for people to smoke in offices or restaurants. She says some brave municipality should take the lead and ban it. More
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If a protest is held in a restaurant, and no one hears, does it still make a point?
A group of anti-pipeline protesters in BC crashed a private dinner being held for some Kinder Morgan employees. They held up pictures of environmental damage caused by spills and climate change. We'll hear from two people committed to social activism for their thoughts on this new tactic. More
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A public health physician does a 180 on flu shots
The message from health officials is clear - get your flu shot. But Ontario public health physician Dr. Richard Schabas says he's done a 180 on calling for mass vaccinations. We'll find out why. More
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Saying "No" to divestment in the oil industry
The divestment movement prompts universities and institutions to get rid of pension and endowment investments in the oil industries. Economics professor has been asked to vote on his own university's investments. Kevin Milligan will be saying "No" to divestment, and he'll tell us why. More
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Forget Budget Day, Public Accounts Day is the real deal
There has been a lot of speculation about how oil prices will affect this year's Federal budget. While everyone else anxiously awaits news on Budget Day, we'll hear why you might want to mark Public Accounts Day on your calendar instead. More
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Am I looking at an early election?
There's been a lot of speculation recently that we might see a federal election before October 19, 2015. Columnist Ishmael Daro gives us the wheres and whatfors of the early election. More
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