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What a decade of low water levels has meant for the Great Lakes
Friday, May 24, 2013
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Low water levels in Lake Huron are prompting a push to put "speed bumps" in the St. Clair River near Sarnia. (Photo:haglundc)
Juno award-winning musician Sarah Harmer brings her interest in environmentalism to the problem of Canada's waters. Each year it seems, there's more Great shore and less Great lake. Sarah Harmer dives into one of Canada's most vexing environmental problems -- what's going on with the water levels in the Great Lakes? Listen to our Victoria Day special hosted by Sarah Harmer....
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Stories we are working on
Friday, May 24, 2013
* Please note that stories scheduled may change at any time. *Monday May 27th Since 2008, women who give birth in BC's provincial prisons are not allowed to keep their babies with them. Now, two women who know first hand what it's like to give birth in jail are fighting in BC Supreme Court to get the Mom and Baby program re-instated. Also ... We assess the Canadian government's sales pitch on the Keystone Pipeline Project. Normal 0 Tuesday May...
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Is any work being done at Toronto City Hall?
Friday, May 24, 2013
Yesterday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford fired his loyal chief of staff, and hasn't explained why. Ford's become one of the most controversial figures to wear the chain of office. His outbursts and alleged use of drugs has earned him notoriety around the world. Now his silence and absence from city affairs has many wondering about the lasting consequences to Toronto. We convene some city hall watchers for their thoughts on what to watch for ....
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Ingrid Loyau-Kennett: Heroism or Reckless?
Friday, May 24, 2013
If you've wondered where the British stiff upper lip has gone, look no further than the face of Ingrid Loyau-Kennett . The former teacher and cub scout leader stared down alleged killers with a sangfroid the Duke of Wellington would admire. Even the British Prime Minister hails her heroism. What she did was brave, but some believe it was far from wise....
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The Politics of Virus Hunting
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The advisories for a new strain of coronavirus are out. The links to infected cases each traced back to middle eastern countries. Samples are now in Winnipeg at Canada's National Microbiology Lab. But if you think this is a story solely about health ... think again. This is also a story about the virus as a commodity where those seeking to find a treatment or vaccine can find themselves navigating political and commercial interests. Today, the politics of potential pandemics....
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Politics in the Classroom
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A quote from Dr. Suess' Yertle the Turtle was considered too political for one B.C. school district and there's now a court case. But those seeking guidance may have found it in a separate ruling this week as the B.C. Appeal court ruled teachers can use buttons and posters in schools and advocate political ideas. Today, we're asking about politics in the classroom and the line between free expression and pushing a cause....
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Checking-In: Listener Response
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Today on Checking-In, debunking dreams of Mars and bunking with your kids. Our listener's thoughts on some of the stories of the week. And Houston, we have a prophet. Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin joins us with his thoughts for the future of space....
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A call for accountability: PM Harper's caucus speech
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Seven years ago, Stephen Harper pledged that new legislation would usher in a new era of transparency in government. Yesterday, in a rare televised speech to his caucus, he said Canada has one of the most accountable and transparent systems of governance in the entire world. Today, a reality check on the PM's statements....
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Director James Cameron on deep-sea exploration
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
He's taken us to alien colonies, to a robot dominated future and to doom on the Titanic. In our next half hour, film director and explorer James Cameron takes us along a real-life voyage to an alien world that also involves robots-- although he does avoid the doom. Today, we voyage to the bottom of the sea....
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The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A statistical study using data from the Great Depression of the 30s ... to post-communist Russia ... to austerity in Greece suggests there is a measurable human cost to severe government cutbacks. From soaring rates of suicide ... to HIV ... to alcoholism. David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu have documented the deadly effects of austerity and they explain the politics of life and death. Listen to Is the case for austerity crumbling? from The Current archives....
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The morning after the Oklahoma tornado
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The people of Moore, Oklahoma listened to weather forecasters in a way few others do. But even warnings that came faster than usual were little defence against the massive funnel cloud that roared through the city yesterday afternoon. Eliminating entire neighbourhoods, hitting schools, killing dozens. Today, we go to Moore on the morning after....
