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News in Review - April 2019 Sam's Story: Sex Assault Survivor Speaks Out New

At 17, Sam Fazio was just a regular teenager at a school dance in Vancouver. Then she was violently sexually attacked in a bathroom stall. Sam reported the crime and went through the grueling process of physical and mental recovery while having to deal with police and a court case that left her and others shaking their heads. Since then, ...

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News in Review - April 2019 Science Smart: Indicators of Climate Change New

While the cause of climate change may still be hotly debated – with many scientists saying it’s human activity while others suggesting it’s a cyclical heating up of the planet – the fact that climate change is occurring is not up for debate. There are indicators everywhere, from extreme weather events to rising seas levels, shrinking polar ice caps to ...

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News in Review - April 2019 Polar Bears: A Species in Peril New

Polar bears have long been a Canadian icon. They live in colder northern climates and hunt for seals. But the climate is changing and the earth is warming. As a result, polar bear numbers are in decline. As the sea ice recedes, the bears lose places to hunt and are stuck ashore, often starving. And their birth rates are declining. ...

2019
00:12:57
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News in Review - April 2019 Loneliness: The New Silent Killer New

More people are lonely than ever before. Studies show that one in five Canadians identify as being lonely. Loneliness is more than a feeling of occasional solitude – it’s a prolonged feeling of perceived isolation. While long seen as being bad for mental health, loneliness is now recognized as being physically harmful too. It's being called the silent killer – ...

2019
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News in Review - March 2019 Huawei Arrest: Canada Caught in a Political Tug of War New

The arrest of a top executive from Chinese company Huawei has placed Canada in the middle of a political tug of war. In December 2018, Canadian authorities detained Meng Wanzhou at the Vancouver airport at the request of U.S. law officials. Meng is the daughter of the founder of Huawei, the largest technical communications company in the world. She remains ...

2019
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News in Review - March 2019 Fleeing Oppression: Saudi Teen Granted Asylum in Canada New

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun was just 18 years old when she barricaded herself in a Thai hotel room and started tweeting for help. The young Saudi woman claimed she was fleeing the oppression of her family and country and was seeking asylum. Her plight captured global attention on social media. Within days she was flying to Toronto after Canada agreed to ...

2019
00:18:01
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News in Review - March 2019 Sleep Deprivation: Canada's Latest Epidemic New

About a third of Canadian adults say they get less than the recommended eight hours of sleep per night. And for teens, it's just as bad – more than half get much less than the eight to 10 hours per night of recommended shut eye. So why is sleep so important? Studies show that sleep is necessary to recharge, improve ...

2019
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News in Review - March 2019 Canada's New Food Guide: Eating Healthier to Live Better New

In January 2019 Health Canada released its new revised food guide. It was the first update of the nutritional eating manual in 12 years. Long gone is the emphasis on serving sizes and the five food groups, replaced now with larger portions of fruit and vegetables and more proteins – some from plant based sources and whole grains. The food ...

2019
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News in Review - February 2019 Bomb on Board: The Mystery of CP Flight 21 New

The mysterious crash of CP Flight 21 five decades ago remains one of the largest unsolved mass murders in Canadian history. The commercial flight took off from Vancouver, bound for Whitehorse on July 8, 1965, when it exploded in mid-air over the B.C interior. All 52 people on board were killed. Weather was ruled out as a factor. The investigation ...

2019
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News in Review - February 2019 Northern Power: Enlightening Communities New

For most, electricity is something we take for granted. But more than 200 communities in the North don't have reliable power. That's because they're not hooked up to the power grid. Many of these communities are forced to run on costly diesel power, which is prone to frequent outages. Now a $1.6 billion government-backed project is going to bring power ...

2019
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