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January 15, 2010
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January 15th: VLT Addiction and The Torch in Saskatchewan **FINAL EPISODE**
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We start the final episode of the Edtior's Choice podcast with an interview from Newfoundland with Keith Piercey. He's the lead claimant in a class action suit against the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. Following his story, we'll head to Saskatchewan. The Olympic Torch passed through the province last weekend and CBC's Abby Schneider was there to speak with some of the thousands who came out to catch some of the spirit.
January 14, 2010
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January 14th: Badge of Pride and What Andrew Carnegie did for Sudbury
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First up today, we'll hear about a documentary from The Passionate Eye entitled Badge of Pride. It's a new documentary that explores what it's like to be a gay police officer in Toronto, despite changing attitudes. After hearing about that, we'll hear from organist and Laurentian University music instructor Robert Hall. He's created an organ performance to honour American millionaire Andrew Carnagie's contributions to the congregations in the north.
January 13, 2010
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January 13th: Learn How to Achieve Heaven on Earth and Meet Dredger
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How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth: that's the title of a new collection of essays that looks at how to make the world a better place. It features thoughts from the likes of Barack Obama, Warren Buffet, Tony Blair and Prince Edward Islander Darlene MacInnis. She'll tell us about her essay. After that, we'll meet New Brunswick's wrestler-turned-actor Robert Maillet, who appeared in Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law.
January 12, 2010
2:00
January 12th: Rowed Trip
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Canadian adventure writers Colin and Julie Angus recently released a book entitled Rowed Trip: From Scotland to Syria by Oar. Those locations aren't random: Colin's family is from Scotland and one side of Julie's family hails from Syria. Host Sheryl MacKay of CBC British Columbia's North By Northwest asked the couple to tell us about their trip and their new book.
January 11, 2010
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January 11th: Deceptive Advertising on the Slopes and Doyle on Republic of Doyle
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Mountain ski resorts across Canada can brag about their massive snowfalls all they want but can we really take any ski hill's marketing campaign at face value?Well, no, not according to a couple of economics professors at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. After hearing from one of them, we'll meet John Doyle, the Globe and Mail's television columnist. He shares his thoughts on a new CBC Television show, Republic of Doyle.
January 08, 2010
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January 8th: Order of Canada Appointee Murray Angus and The Doctors Behind Mission Africa Smiles
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Murray Angus is one of the founders of The Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program, developed to teach young Inuit about land claims. We'll hear his reaction to being named to the Order of Canada. Then, we'll meet Dr. Louise Laberge, the founder of Mission Africa Smiles and Daniel Borsuck, a plastic surgeon who'll be going over to Mali with the group to help children in Africa with severe facial disfigurements.
January 07, 2010
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January 7th: Perspectives on Alzheimer's from Sudbury and the Hub Cigar and Newsstand Turns 100
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A recently released study says that Alzheimers disease could cripple the Canadian healthcare system in the coming years. We hear from the executive director with the Alzheimer's Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin and the daughter of a Sudbury woman with dementia for their perspectives. After that, we'll head to Edmonton, AB where the Hub Cigar and Newsstand turns 100 this year. The CBC's Andrea Huncar brings us stories from the Hub's life and near-death experiences.
January 06, 2010
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January 6th: The Continuation and Conclusion of Margot Brunelle's Trip to Stone Bear Retreat
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On yesterday's edition of the show, the CBC's Margot Brunelle started us on a journey at Stone Bear Retreat. The retreat is near the Bear River Reserve in Nova Scotia. That's where Frank Meuse was chief for many years. Today, he's a spiritual leader and nature guide. Frank took Margot on a tour of the retreat. Here's the continuation and conclusion of the trip.
January 05, 2010
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January 5th: Charlottetown's new youth discover their city through photography and Stone Bear Retreat (Part One)
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Last summer, close to 100 young immigrants hit the streets of Charlottetown with cameras. Their work is now on display and Maggie Brown set out to meet the activity's organizer (from the Newcomers Association) and a couple of the photographers. After her report, We'll hear Part One of a three-part series about Stone Bear Retreat from Nova Scotia's Information Morining. Founder Frank Meuse takes CBC's Margot Brunelle through the grounds.
January 04, 2010
2:00
January 4th: Artist and Paddler Stewart Marshall and the formerly homeless Ben Venderleye
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First, we'll meet artist and paddler Stewart Marshall. Marshall once traveled for days in a hand-built kayak. He did it to paint some of British Columbia's most remote shorelines. After we hear his conversation with host Sheryl MacKay, host Terry MacLeod will introduce us to Ben Venderleye. He was homeless for years but he's been doing better since he was given his own apartment as part of a housing program in Calgary, Alberta.

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CBC Radio: Editor's Choice (10 unread)

January 15th: VLT Addiction and The Torch in Saskatchewan FINAL EPISODE

January 14th: Badge of Pride and What Andrew Carnegie did for Sudbury

January 13th: Learn How to Achieve Heaven on Earth and Meet Dredger

January 12th: Rowed Trip

January 11th: Deceptive Advertising on the Slopes and Doyle on Republic of Doyle

January 8th: Order of Canada Appointee Murray Angus and The Doctors Behind Mission Africa Smiles

January 7th: Perspectives on Alzheimer's from Sudbury and the Hub Cigar and Newsstand Turns 100

January 6th: The Continuation and Conclusion of Margot Brunelle's Trip to Stone Bear Retreat

January 5th: Charlottetown's new youth discover their city through photography and Stone Bear Retreat (Part One)

January 4th: Artist and Paddler Stewart Marshall and the formerly homeless Ben Venderleye