All three opposition parties are calling for the resignation of Defence Minister Peter MacKay over his handling of the Afghan detainee issue. We get the latest news on the issue and look at the politics behind it.
It's been thirteen years since Wayne Grevette was killed by a home-made bomb. And now his family is trying to solve a case that police couldn't. We have the second in our documentary series, Canadian Cold Cases.
A conversation with Nicholas Wade about his new book, The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why it Endures. In it, he argues that religion is not simply a human construct and that it presents evolutionary advantages which have created a genetic predisposition in favour of faith.
We talk to Alberta's Environment Minister Rob Renner. Alberta accounts for half of the 30 per cent increase in Canada's greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. Rob Renner insists that Alberta is showing real leadership on climate change and he's taking that message to Copenhagen.
There are thousands of Canadians teaching English in Korea. And some of them say they are facing a growing and potentially dangerous backlash against foreigners. They blame it on a group called the Anti-English Spectrum. Among other things, the group accuses foreign teachers of spreading AIDS to children.
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I always listened at work and listened the same way you did, it was white noise (I don't have ADD, though but now I am reconsidering that diagnosis). I too would go back and relisten if I missed something interesting or just pause it when I left the office
I don't get the whole I love rain but hey Seattle definitely has it, not tons more like constant little amounts. And every rainy day is completely worth it when you get a sunny day, beautiful. My sister is in Denver and that town is fairly cool. I do know that Seattle has some excellent public radio stations, I listen to KUOW -- good local stuff.
Yup, that's me. I got very talkative on that blog. Yes, it is very sad, but I'm glad at least that this site is now here so that I (and we all) don't have to shutup entirely.
Good to see you here!