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May
24

Canada

UPDATE: How Are The Quebec Protests Being Reported Around The World?

As the Quebec tuition protests continue, media outlets around the world are taking notice. Reporting on the situation has ranged from the even-handed look at the situation of Al-Jazeera's article...

May
24

The third G(irls) 20 Summit is kicking off in Mexico today. Every year, the G(irls) 20 Summit brings together girls from each of the G20 countries (and one representative of the African Union) a few weeks ahead of the G20 summit...

May
24

Social Issues

MY DEFINING MOMENT: Jane Goodall

Our friend Jane Goodall remembers an experience 1986 that inspired her to not be a scientist. It's hard to tell a pivotal moment when it is...

May
22

Social Issues

IMAGES OF THE DAY: Rallying For Gay Rights In Tehran

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are all subject to horrific punishment inside the Islamic Republic of Iran...

May
20

Social Issues

MY DEFINING MOMENT: Spencer West

Spencer West of Me To We tells his story of the moment on a trip to Kenya that shaped his perspective...

May
18

Social Issues

Marine Die-Ology? Biologists Say Underwater Species Are In Trouble

According to marine biologist Callum Roberts, the oceans have changed more in the last 30 years than in all of human history before...

May
17

Social Issues

Tony Campolo On Jesus And Homosexuality

Tony Campolo is one of America's most influential and controversial Evangelical Ministers. He calls himself a Red Letter Christian; meaning he feels...

May
17

Social Issues

SOAP BOX: Water By The Numbers With The Water Brothers

Alex and Tyler Mifflin, a.k.a. The Water Brothers, dropped by the show a while back to break down the reality of how Canadians use water...

May
17

The Bio

Tony Campolo

Tony Campolo says that mixing government with religion is like mixing ice-cream with horse manure: while you won't ruin the horse manure, you'll definitely...

May
16

Social Issues

UPDATE: UN Right To Food Envoy Wraps Up His Mission In Canada

The United Nations' special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier de Schutter, just completed an 11-day investigation into food security in Canada...

May
16

The Bio

Nahlah Ayed

CBC correspondent Nahlah Ayed grew up in Winnipeg, but had a transformative experience when her Palestinian-Canadian parents took Nahlah and her siblings to live in a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan ...

May
14

Social Issues

Saying Goodbye: Elephants Hold Apparent Vigil To Mourn Their Human Friend

Lawrence Anthony was a conservationist and author known as "The Elephant Whisperer". In 1999, he rescued and rehabilitated a group of wild South African elephants...

May
13