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October 2009

October 30, 2009

Pt 1: Ethiopia - It's been 25 years since the images of starving, emaciated Ethiopians shocked the world and prompted an outpouring of food aid.... Read More »

October 29, 2009

Pt 1: H1N1 and Bacteria - Across the country, people are lining up to get the H1N1 flu vaccine. But it turns out, the virus... Read More »

October 28, 2009

Pt 1: Paul Pritchard - We started this segment with sound from the video shot by Paul Pritchard ... the one that shows Robert Dziekanski,... Read More »

October 27, 2009

Pt 1: Kidnapped Publisher - Many journalists have to put their lives on the line for their work. But until Friday night, Jagdish Grewal didn't... Read More »

October 26, 2009

Pt 1: General Rick Hillier - General Rick Hillier calls it one of the more idiotic decisions ever made by the Canadian forces. In the... Read More »

October 23, 2009

Pt 1: WCB Frustration - We started this segment with a clip from Brent Mcgillis who is an injured ironworker living in Edmonton. Pt 2:... Read More »

October 22, 2009

Pt 1: Hostage Taking - We started this segment with a clip from who we now know is Patrick Clayton. After a tense ten hours... Read More »

October 21, 2009

Pt 1: Nortel Pensions - Cecilia Lovas and John Tyson will be on Parliament Hill this afternoon with other former Nortel employees who are angry... Read More »

October 20, 2009

Pt 1: Afghanistan Election - It was two months ago today that Afghans headed to the polls to elect a President. In just over two... Read More »

October 19, 2009

Pt 1: Pakistan Attacks - Well, Pakistan is a country on edge today. The military says it sent close to thirty thousand soldiers into the... Read More »

October 16, 2009

Pt 1: Mining Bill Debate - Canadian mining companies, environmentalists and human rights activists are all keeping a close eye on a private member's bill... Read More »

October 15, 2009

Pt 1: Canadian General Vance - Gone are the days when Canadians soldiers took most of the heat of battle in southern Afghanistan. Soon after... Read More »

October 13, 2009

Pt 1: Immortality - Just last week, the Nobel prize in medicine went to three scientists for their discovery of what's being called the "immortality... Read More »

October 12, 2009

Pt 1: Google Streetview & Privacy - Google launched the service for selected Canadian cities last week. And it's a pretty amazing piece of technology.... Read More »

October 9, 2009

Pt 1: Paul Martin - Six years ago, after years as finance minister in the government of Jean Chretien, Paul Martin became leader of the... Read More »

October 8, 2009

Pt 1: Spanking - For a private members bill that hasn't even seen the floor of the House of Commons yet, Bill S-209 is getting... Read More »

Work: In Progress - September 8/09

Working hard, showing up on time, going above and beyond expectations ... our work ethic in Western society has a long hardworking history. In this... Read More »

October 7, 2009

Pt 1: Stimulus Spending - We started this segment with a clip of Globe and Mail political columnist Jeffrey Simpson's brief assessment of the tradition... Read More »

October 6, 2009

Pt 1: Honduras - President Manuel Zelaya was in his pajamas when the soldiers came. And before he could get dressed, they had taken him... Read More »

October 5, 2009

Pt 1: Pre-mature Births - The numbers are startling, about a million babies die each year because they are born prematurely. And the rate of... Read More »

October 02, 2009

Pt 1: Cultural Competence - We started this segment with some voices of newcomers to Canada at an English class in Toronto. The questions we... Read More »

October 01, 2009

Pt 1: Bishop Charges - The diocese of Antigonish is considered one of the most devoutly Catholic areas in Canada. And for many of the... Read More »