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July 2010

July 30, 2010

Pt 1: Pickton Appeal - Today, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Robert Pickton's conviction in the murder of six sex-trade workers still stands... Read More »

July 29, 2010

Pt 1: Casino Self-Exclusion - To help problem gamblers battle their addiction, many casinos offer a special program.  Gamblers can a sign a 'self-exclusion agreement,'... Read More »

July 28, 2010

Pt 1: BP Birds - A lot of Canadian birds spend their winters in the Gulf, or use it as a resting and feeding... Read More »

July 27, 2010

Pt 1: Wikileaks - It's no secret that Pakistan's intelligence agency nurtured the Taliban back in the 90s, but that relationship was supposed to have... Read More »

July 26, 2010

Pt 1: Crime & Punishment - The latest statistics show that crime rates in Canada continue to decline.  So how can the Harper government... Read More »

July 23, 2010

Pt 1: Information Politics - The Harper government's decision to replace the mandatory long-form census with a voluntary survey has stirred a lot of controversy.... Read More »

July 22, 2010

Pt 1: Sitting on a Gold Mine - Ken Massé is literally sitting on a gold mine.  And he refuses to budge. Massé is... Read More »

July 21, 2010

Pt 1: Afghanistan's Future - By next year, Canada will have sent 1.9 billion dollars in aid to Afghanistan.  Has that money been spent wisely? ... Read More »

July 20, 2010

Pt 1: Doug Tipple - Doug Tipple was hired to carry out huge reforms in the Public Works department. One year into his three-year contract,... Read More »

July 19, 2010

Pt 1: Marriage Fraud - Marrying your way to a residency card. Some immigration lawyers say the use of fraudulent marriages to get legal... Read More »

July 16, 2010

Pt 1: A/C as Human Right - We investigate the case for air conditioning as a human right and whether we can square its... Read More »

July 15, 2010

Pt 1: Cancer Pathology - Nick Bala is a professor of law at Queen's University. He's suffering from a very advanced cancer that is... Read More »

July 14, 2010

Pt 1: Census - The federal government has decided to scrap the mandatory long-form census and replace it with a voluntary one. But now... Read More »

July 13, 2010

Pt 1: Google Maps - In the five years since Google Maps was introduced, Google has become one of the world's most dominant map-makers.... Read More »

July 12, 2010

Pt 1: Khadr Ruling - The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that Ottawa has not done enough to protect Omar Khadr's constitutional rights... Read More »

July 9, 2010

Pt 1: The Next Governor General - You remember when the Governor General was a symbolic post? Lots of handshaking, ribbon-cutting events, formal lunches. But... Read More »

July 8, 2010

Pt 1: FIFA Corruption - FIFA, soccer's world governing body has come under fire during the World Cup over blown calls and refereeing blunders. But... Read More »

July 7, 2010

Pt 1: Double-Dip Recession - After the worst financial crisis since the great depression, the global economy has been faring much better of late.... Read More »

July 6, 2010

Pt 1: Civil Liberties - A new poll has found that two thirds of Canadians believe police were justified in detaining 900 people in the wake... Read More »

July 5, 2010

Pt 1: South Africa Xenophobia - The World Cup host country was wracked by xenophobic violence in 2008 and some people fear there could... Read More »

July 2, 2010

Pt 1: Gay Pride Debate - Some people argue Pride's relevance is waning because the political battles have been won and parades are little more... Read More »

July 1, 2010

Pt 1: Canadian Lighthouses - Lighthouses -- a once iconic fixture on the Canadian landscape -- are disappearing. The federal government is reviewing the roughly... Read More »