Sunday February 26, 2017

THE SUNDAY EDITION Meet the brilliant particle physicist who is unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos

Asimina Arvanitaki has nothing but mathematics — and a very big brain — in her tool kit. She is the first female holder of a research chair at Waterloo's Perimeter Institute. Sunday Edition producer Chris Wodskou's documentary is called, "The Language of the Universe."

Posted: Feb 26, 2017 10:10 AM ET
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Sunday April 02, 2017

The Sunday Edition 'We must go on living': Anton Chekhov for the 21st century

It has been more than a century since the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov died, but his stories and plays read as if they had been written last week. His characters desperately search for happiness, but they don't know how to find it. They are full of longing and uncertainty, and they are confronted by the same moral dilemmas we face today.

Posted: Apr 02, 2017 2:58 PM ET
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Sunday April 23, 2017

Turkey must choose democracy not just stability, says exiled journalist

A conversation with Turkish journalist Can Dündar, former editor-in-chief of one of Turkey's largest opposition dailies. Dündar was imprisoned by the government and charged with leaking state secrets, espionage, and aiding a terrorist group. He now lives in Berlin.

Posted: Apr 23, 2017 4:18 PM ET
Last Updated: May 02, 2017 3:34 PM ET read comments
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Sunday May 21, 2017
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Why the RCMP should come under civilian control - Michael's essay

"When you wed the idea of a blue culture to the quasi military command system within the police forces — a system by the way, run almost entirely by alpha males — the result is a closed society, impenetrable to efforts to reform." More May 19, 4:02 PM ET read comments video

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