Feb 8
One day after his surprise resignation as president, Mohamed Nasheed is injured during clashes with police, and says he was forced out of office at gunpoint ...
Anonymous released emails on Monday they claim come from the offices of President Bashar Assad...
The Supreme Court of Canada hears today about two cases in which people were convicted for failing to tell partners they were infected with HIV ...
Saman Arbabi, Iranian comedian, lets Canadians in on some things we may not be aware of about his native country, which he calls "a land of paradoxes"...
For years, people have thought of Alan Thicke as the ultimate father figure: first, he was Kirk Cameron's TV dad on 'Growing Pains'...
Gander, Newfoundland is about to be renowned as the hometown of one of Canada's most promising young directors, Brad Peyton...
Feb 7
This week, Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title and banned from the race for two years...
Singer, songwriter and author Dave Bidini encourages Canadians to tell Canadian stories, but he isn't opposed to detours along the way...
Atom Egoyan recalls the movie considered by many to be the first documentary, a film made in Canada's north by director Robert Flaherty in 1922 called "Nanook of the North" ...
Mark Rowswell has been called the "most famous foreigner in China", where the Ottawa-born educator, comedian and TV host performs in Mandarin under the name "Dashan" ...
The Juno Awards nominees were announced this morning. Many of this year's potential award winners have been on the show this season...
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the literary icons of the English language. But who was the REAL Charles Dickens? We go behind the book covers to find out ...
Clara Hughes is the only Canadian athlete in history to win medals in both the winter and summer Olympic Games. It's a phenomenal achievement...
Dave Bidini is concerned about Canada. Not concerned like, he's worried we're all about to keel over and die...
Feb 6
On the show tonight: More than 10 years after he came out, gold medal Olympian Mark Tewksbury remains one of Canada's only openly gay athletes ...
On the show tonight: On September 10, 2001, Michelle Shephard was a crime reporter in Toronto. The next day she was headed to New York City, and her beat was morphing from crime to national security ...
CBC's annual elimination book tournament kicked off in earnest today, and we've asked the five panelists debating this year's picks to defend their selections ...
The two internet giants announced today they will remove material posted by users that doesn't comply with the Indian government's religious and social standards of acceptability, rather than run the risk of being shut down ...
Tomorrow is National Toque Tuesday, an event organized by Raising the Roof to "put a (cheery red) cap on youth homelessness"...
According to the World Health Organization, about 140 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)...
Last week, Tricia Helfer was on the show, and now we're giving away a Battlestar Galactica prize pack, including a set of DVDs and a Number Six action figure - all signed by Tricia herself!
On September 10, 2001, Michelle Shephard was in Toronto reporting on a purse-snatching for The Toronto Star...
It's one of those feel-good Olympic stories that dreams are made of... or so we thought. When Mark was five...
Super Bowl and side men. Our trusted collaborators, George and Bob Mackowycz Jr. nod to the great sidemen of all time; the understated contributors to great bands and those who compliment the greats in music...
Every now and then George reads some of the mail sent by viewers from across the country, and responds as best he can. This week: the connection between a vegan diet and Kevin O'Leary ...
Feb 5
Financial guru David Chilton looks at how Canada's embrace of public-private partnerships helps it lead the way when it comes to infrastructure ...
As you're probably aware by now, Madonna is playing the Super Bowl halftime show. But there's another artist joining Madge onstage...
Jonathan Pararajasingham is a neurosurgeon in London who has created a video in which 30 well-known writers discuss the idea of God...
Every week we round up some of the most worthy destinations on the world wide web for your visiting pleasure. This week, that includes two trips to the very appealing real-world locale of Paris ...
Feb 4
Actress Kathleen Robertson on the Ontario man who discovered and promoted the beloved McIntosh apple ...
From the wintery solitude of Canada to a one-room riverboat perched on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall in England - it's been a trip for music videos this week...
Today is World Cancer Day, and London, Ontario-based band Two Crown King and the Skate4Cancer organization are joining the fight against the disease...
Don Tapscott has been hosting ReCivilization, a new series on CBC Radio One that gathers prominent thinkers in several fields to discuss the major challenges facing our world ...
Feb 3
Black History Month kicked off Wednesday, and we took a few opportunities to mark the occasion on our show this week ...
The Honourable Maxime Bernier sits down to talk about his past mistakes - which almost ruined his political career...
The star of 'Foxy Brown' - an iconic piece of seventies cinema - and 'Jackie Brown' - a great Tarantino film...
Don't follow sports but still want to make an informed wager on this Sunday's Super Bowl? The staff of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight suggest some of the better betting options ...
Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldives, is a man on a mission. The upcoming documentary 'The Island President'...
Monday: Mark Tewksbury and Michelle Shephard Tuesday: Clara Hughes and Dave Bidini Wednesday: Alan Thicke and Brad Peyton Thursday: Jill Hennessy and Caroline Rhea and Jeff Ross Friday: Best of The Week and Adam Cohen
The Comeback Season. The Classic Rockopalypse. No matter how you label it, 2012 looks to be a great year for music reunions...
CFL great Michael "Pinball" Clemons recalls a time when Toronto the Good's greatest celebrity was a bank-robbing, gun-toting radio host ...
Pam Grier talks about being with Richard Pryor: both were survivors of sexual abuse, and this gave them a profound and deep connection...
For the last 40 years, the ice at Rossland Arena in British Columbia has been flooded and resurfaced seven times a day by the same machine...
Feb 2
According to a new study, only 36% of what you see on Twitter is worth reading. So what can you do to separate your microblogging entries from the boring majority?
Monday night, Amir Johnson of the Toronto Raptors laid down the following question on Twitter: "Besides Drake, who's the next best rapper in Toronto?" We have three candidates in mind ...
New research suggests Facebook and Twitter might be more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol. Here is a public service announcement to help those seeking to break the habit ...
Yesterday, authorities in Iran re-enacted the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini's return to the country from exile in 1979 to launch the Islamic Republic ...
A sad loss for the world of sports, and the world at large: Angelo Dundee died Wednesday. Angelo was a boxing trainer...
Once hailed as the "baddest one-chick hit squad that ever hit town", actress Pam Grier has been kicking ass...
Way back in 2006, Maxime Bernier was set to be the next big thing in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cabinet...
Feb 1
Drug manufacturer Pfizer is recalling almost one million packs of birth control pills after a "packaging error" resulted in incorrect doses ...
President and General Manager of the Toronto Maples Leafs Brian Burke talks about encouraging a more tolerant, welcoming atmosphere in the NHL...
John Carlos may not be a household name. Former athlete, current coach and educator, Carlos won the bronze medal in the 200 metre sprint...
Tributes are pouring in for the man who introduced millions of Americans to black music and culture with the groundbreaking TV program Soul Train. The 75-year-old died earlier today ...
Black History Month is commemorated across Canada every February, with events that look back on African-Canadian history and celebrate black culture ...
Cyberpunk original, coiner of the term cyberspace, and science fiction author extraordinaire William Gibson was on the program last night...
To kick off Black History Month, we invited U.S. comedy duo Ron Jones and Larry Jay Tish to share their puppet-based approach to dealing with issues of racial stereotypes ...
Shy; reserved; diplomatic; polite: all terrible words to describe Brian Burke. Say what you will about the President and General Manager...
In October of last year, John Carlos headed to Zucotti Park in New York. He wanted to show solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement...
Jan 31
Academic and internet researcher Michael Geist appeared on the show tonight to talk about Bill C-11, which has been called "Canada's SOPA" ...
The Dictionary of American Regional English will finally be completed next month, 50 years after it started. But here in Canada we have our own well-documented variations on the English language ...
On the show tonight, actress Tricia Helfer reflects on her days with Battlestar Galactica, what it was like to have her TV show come to an end after five years, and how the cast still gets together every year ...
A Haitian magistrate said yesterday that charges of human rights abuses against former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier are beyond the statute of limitations in his country, provoking an international outcry ...
William Gibson likens the erosion of privacy to being absorbed by a 'benign Borg', and talks about how technology drives change... albeit in a random way...
During a Google Plus "hangout" event yesterday, President Obama was unusually frank in his response to questions about U.S. drones...
George talked with some of the players at the NHL All Star Game last weekend in Ottawa, and asked them to share their all-time favourite Canadian music selections ...
George had a chance to talk to Drake at the NHL All-Star Game last weekend in Ottawa. Here's the homegrown hip-hop superstar talking about what Canadian music he listened to most while growing up ...
It's a big night for Canadian film, and George is excited to be a part of it. That's right: the 32nd Annual Genie Awards...
Tricia Helfer is an Albertan, through and through. She grew up on a grain farm, and was driving tractors while most other kids were riding bikes...
Legendary science fiction writer William Gibson cut computers with culture in a way that no other writer or thinker had ever done...
Jan 30
David Frum says the right wing in the United States is a group of people that sees the future as being ominous...
On January 30, 1972, a civil-rights march against British rule in Derry, Northern Ireland, ended in tragedy and went on to become one of the defining moments of "The Troubles" ...
The author of War Horse describes the important role that war has played in shaping his world view...
George was at the NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa over the weekend. Here's what the event looked like, as seen through photos posted on Twitter ...
He was on the show last week, and we're giving away two signed photos of Daniel. Enter to win one for yourself!...
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