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Some Sort of Little Precedent

Five years ago this month, the government of Newfoundland called a judicial inquiry into the breast cancer pathology scandal in that province.  425 women were affected.... Read More »

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Too Big for the Shelf

Writer and broadcaster Bill Richardson has collected clocks for years. He has mantel clocks, bedside clocks and library clocks; but he has always wanted a...

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Slave Lake Wild Fire

A year ago, an enormous wild fire swept through the town of Slave Lake, Alberta. Seven thousand people left their homes, vehicles and pets behind.... Read More »

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That's Cheezies with a Zed

We were sad to note the passing earlier this week of James E. Marker, the inventor of Cheezies. Mr. Marker died in Belleville, Ontario, at the...

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It Wasn't Teatime

In the bad old days - and they weren't very long ago - women were barred from playing in professional orchestras. Along came the talented...

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The Perplexed Phenomenon

A documentary about science, mystery and the unexplainable. Frank Faulk meets the man behind a much lauded breakthrough in physics and tries - really hard...

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Featured Documentary: 21 Chairs Around a Table

Quest is a small, secular, private, not-for-profit university in British Columbia that values curiosity over job-training. Producer Karin Wells explores what makes Quest University unique,...

God I'm Angry

"God may be subtle," Albert Einstein once said. "But he isn't plain mean." Oh, really? Tell that to Job. In the Bible, Job is known...

Hartley's Violin

The sinking of the Titanic a century ago was not just a moment in history; it became the stuff of legend. One of the legends is that as the ship...

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Featured Documentary: Occupy Next

At its height, Occupy was like a political earthquake, rumbling, exploding, bursting out from its epicentre in Zuccotti Park to just about every corner...