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Telling Our Twisted Histories Reserve
We lived in balance with nature for thousands of years, inhabiting this land without borders or titles. We were relocated to tiny parcels of land, owned by the Crown, in order for colonial authorities to gain unhindered access to our lands. Today, we still dream about the vastness of our lands and waters. In this episode we'll decolonize the word ...
- 2021
- 00:24:56
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/27/2021
Party Lines A residential schools reckoning, again
Elamin and Rosie explore the state of Canada’s path to reconciliation with the help of CBC colleague Duncan McCue. Many people across the country have reacted with shock and horror at the preliminary discovery on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., where the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said they found the potential remains of possibly ...
- 2021
- 00:27:51
- 15-17
- Added on: 07/13/2021
The National Open for Business
A look at the Free Trade agreement on the eve of its 10th anniversary. How was the 1988 deal put together, what did Canada get and what did we give up? This report includes clips and discussions with the major players in the process, including former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and John Turner. It also looks at the proposed Multilateral Agreement ...
- 1997
- 00:35:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/15/2021
News in Review - March 2021 Women of Influence: Kamala Harris and Amanda Gorman
In January 2021, Kamala Harris became the highest-ranking woman in U.S. history when she was sworn in as the first female vice-president — and the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to hold the position. Born in California, Harris has ties to Canada having attended high school in Montreal. Another exciting voice heard at the U.S. presidential ...
- 2021
- 00:14:56
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/12/2021
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News in Review - February 2021 Republic in Peril: The Storming of the U.S. Capitol
On January 6, 2021, an angry mob of rioters, incited by the President of the United States, stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. and smashed their way in. Hundreds of these insurgents looted the building, threatened politicians and took selfies. Five people died as a result, including one rioter and a police officer. President Donald Trump would stand accused ...
- 2021
- 00:20:17
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/12/2021
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Library and Archives Canada Mackenzie King: Against his Will
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Canada’s longest serving prime minister, an accomplished politician and a prolific writer. He kept an ongoing diary from 1893, until a few days before his death in 1950, in which he wrote down meticulous accounts of his life in politics and fascinating details from his private life. This episode features professor and author Christopher Dummitt, ...
- 2018
- 01:01:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/22/2021
Library and Archives Canada Canada's Flag: The Maple Leaf Forever
Canada's flag, with its distinctive maple leaf and bold red-and-white colour scheme has become such a potent symbol for our country that it’s hard to believe it has only been around for 50 years. On February 15, 1965, the new flag flew for the first time on Parliament Hill for all to see, but unveiling the new design was anything ...
- 2015
- 00:33:17
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/19/2021
CBC News Looking Back: The Accidental MLA
Saskatchewan's first female MLA is elected to replace her late husband in the legislature but does little to promote the women's movement.
- 2001
- 00:04:28
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/05/2021
CBC News Looking Back: The White Man Governs
The federal government executes eight Indigenous people in Canada's largest mass hanging in order to "teach Indigenous people a lesson."
- 2001
- 00:05:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/04/2021
CBC News Looking Back: The Birth of Medicare
Saskatchewan doctors go on strike in 1961 to protest the introduction of medicare.
- 2000
- 00:05:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/03/2021
CBC News Looking Back: The Unionest Party
Two Conservative MLAs from Saskatchewan start the province's first separatist party in 1980, giving the movement some fleeting credibility.
- 2000
- 00:04:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/28/2021
News in Review - December 2020 U.S. Election 2020: The Count and the Controversy
Over 150 million people cast their ballot in the U.S. elections, and both Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden received a record number of votes. In the end, Joe Biden won not only the popular vote but also the electoral college. This News in Review video looks at voting day, delays with ballot counting, how the electoral college works, ...
- 2020
- 00:17:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/08/2021
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News in Review - December 2020 Lobster Wars: Nova Scotia's Fishery Dispute
Indigenous and non-Indigenous lobster fishers in Nova Scotia are locked in a dispute over the right to fish. Members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation say that the Mi’kmaq people are within their rights to catch and sell lobster to earn a “moderate livelihood” as outlined by a 21-year-old Supreme Court decision. But non-Indigenous fishers say they are breaking the law ...
- 2020
- 00:13:46
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/05/2021
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This Hour Has 22 Minutes Standing in line for hours to vote: A beloved American experience
At the heart of U.S. elections is a sacred ritual: standing in line for hours to vote.
- 2020
- 00:03:35
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/24/2020
This Hour Has 22 Minutes Mi'kmaq lobster
Lobsters, nature's most delicious excuse to eat a bowl of melted butter. But these sea demons aren't the only ugly thing in Nova Scotia's fisheries.
- 2020
- 00:03:06
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/24/2020
This Hour Has 22 Minutes We asked Americans: Is the two-party system really working?
In America, liberty and freedom of choice are a way of life. They have 19 types of Cheerios. But when it comes to electing a president, there are only two real choices.
- 2020
- 00:03:45
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/24/2020
This Hour Has 22 Minutes We told Americans that Canadians all vote the same way
In the greatest democracy in the world, voting is simple. Just kidding. It's a nightmare. Indeed, these states are not so united when it comes to voting. Warning: this program contains coarse language. Viewer discretion is advised.
- 2020
- 00:03:50
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/24/2020
News in Review - November 2020 Unaffordable Cities: Canada’s Housing Crisis
Does Edmonton have the answer to the homeless crisis? Affordable rental options in Canada were already a scarcity prior to the onset of COVID-19. But the pandemic has increased the housing challenge as more people lose their jobs and government rent benefits run out. As the pandemic drags on, housing experts predict that the number of people living on the ...
- 2020
- 00:14:37
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/03/2020
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News in Review - November 2020 Election 2020: Battle for the U.S. Presidency
The U.S presidential election race is in its final days. It’s been an unprecedented race, with Democrats and Republicans deeply divided across the country. It's taking place during a global pandemic that has seen more than 200,000 American lives lost. The president himself contracted and survived COVID-19 during the campaign. News In Review takes a look at some of the ...
- 2020
- 00:16:09
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/02/2020
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News in Review - October 2020 Tragedy in Lebanon: Deadly Explosion in Beirut
In August 2020, a huge explosion decimated a large part of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The blast killed almost 200 people and injured thousands of others. Hundreds of thousands were left homeless. The explosion was a result of highly explosive materials that had been stored in a port warehouse for years. Residents accused the government of mismanagement and corruption ...
- 2020
- 00:16:09
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/23/2020
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Documentary Quebec My Country, Mon Pays
Quebec My Country Mon Pays charts the aftermath of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution in the 1960s. This social justice movement unleashed dramatic cultural and political changes that led to the separatist movement, the FLQ terrorist crisis and, ultimately, the exodus of more than 600,000 English-speaking Quebecers. Montreal-born filmmaker John Walker reveals his own complicated relationship with the province in a film ...
- 2016
- 01:23:20
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/21/2020
CBC Radio One Raid or Liberation
In 1943, unionism came to Sudbury, Ontario in the form of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, also known as Mine Mill. In an organizing drive which set a record, the Mine Mill union signed up a majority of workers within three months. By the time of this program's broadcast 20 years later, workers' wages had trebled, ...
- 1962
- 00:50:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/15/2020
The Fifth Estate The journalists fighting fake news: The Lie Detectors
The Fifth Estate checks in with journalists fighting fake news around the world. They tell us how they’re doing it and reveal what consequences they face.
- 2018
- 00:09:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/09/2020
The Fifth Estate The war over truth: New York Times vs. Donald Trump
Donald Trump's attacks on the media are fierce and frequent. It's a war. On one side, The New York Times, CNN and other news agencies — and on the other, U.S. President Donald Trump. Both sides believe the future of democracy is at stake.
- 2018
- 00:09:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/03/2020
News in Review - March 2020 Murder in the Skies: The Tragedy of Flight 752
On January 8, 2020, a Ukrainian airliner crashed two minutes after takeoff en route from Tehran to Kyiv. Flight 752 was carrying 176 passengers and crew members. 57 were Canadian. No one survived. As details emerged, it became obvious that the plane was shot down by two Iranian missiles. The Iranian military said it mistook the plane for an incoming ...
- 2020
- 00:17:16
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/28/2020
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