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That time Meat Loaf coached a high school girls' softball team

He was born Marvin Lee Aday. To his fans, he was Meat Loaf. But for Jen Carlson, he’ll always be Coach Meat.

As It Happens January 21

If we build the metaverse, will anybody come?

Big tech has been buzzing about the metaverse for months. A deep look into what it actually is and why digital currency may be the coin of the virtual realm.

Spark January 14

39 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for in spring 2022

If you love memoirs, biographies and narrative nonfiction, check out these Canadian books coming out in the first half of 2022.

Books January 19

Advocates urge federal government to commit to a national school lunch program

Remote learning has cut off school meal programs that are vital for kids from low-income families. Canadian communities are stepping in to fill that void — but they're calling on the federal government to implement a national school lunch program to help.

The Current January 21

Roberta Bondar flew into space 30 years ago and never saw Earth the same after that

The Sunday Magazine January 16

Rhetoric and reality in the fight for Ukraine

Front Burner January 21

Archeology in space? Researchers conduct a survey of the International Space Station

As It Happens January 21

The earliest-known Elvis signature was found in a library

Under the Influence January 20

Artists say financial support needed to create projects beyond theatres, venues

Day 6 January 15

Microplastics accumulating in rivers and in the air but solutions are available

Quirks & Quarks January 14

Florida bill would ban making white people feel 'discomfort' about racist history

As It Happens January 20

Microsoft's $70B bet on the future of gaming

Front Burner January 20

Canada will meet Afghan refugee goals despite 'extraordinary' challenges, vows minister

As It Happens January 20

Kiefer Sutherland on his vulnerable side, new album and relationship with Toronto

Government-issued digital currency could be the coin of the future

Spark January 14

How an important study of vaccine mixing in Canada got undermined by COVID chaos

Quirks & Quarks January 14

Human-made climate change is affecting the sound of our ecosystems, says ecologist

Day 6 January 14

Here's what you need to know about 4th doses of COVID vaccine

The Dose January 19

Weary sighs of 9-year-old shovelling snow go viral after Toronto storm

As It Happens January 19

Cannabis vs. COVID: What the research is showing

Front Burner January 19

Carol Off stepping down as host of CBC Radio's As It Happens

Sheena Goodyear

As It Happens January 19

No legal reason stopping Guantanamo Bay closure, but it will take political will: law prof

The Current January 18

Texas synagogue member describes horror of watching hostage situation unfold on Facebook

As It Happens January 18

Indigenous playwright urges 'conversations with love' surrounding vaccine hesitancy

Unreserved January 15

Workers are feeling burnt out. Experts say employers need to listen — and act

Cross Country Checkup January 16

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