CBC TV Fifth Estate: Friday November 13 at 9 pm on CBC-TV
What happens when a small-town thrill seeker is lured into B.C.'s billion dollar marijuana business?
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February 23, 2009, 24-year-old Sam Brown of British Columbia was
arrested by U.S. authorities in Washington State as he landed a
helicopter he had piloted across the border. Sam’s crime: he was
attempting to smuggle almost 200 kilograms of marijuana, “B.C. Bud”.
Only a few days after his arrest, Sam hanged himself in his jail cell.
In Over the Edge, Linden MacIntyre takes us into the world of drug smuggling in B.C. and the role in it of young people like Sam Brown.
Linden MacIntyre has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for "The Bishop's Man."
The novel tells the story of a Roman Catholic priest who is tasked
with keeping his colleagues in line and stamping out sex abuse scandals
before they go public.
MacIntyre, who is best known for his work with the CBC's "The Fifth
Estate," beat out Kim Echlin, Annabel Lyon, Colin McAdam and Anne
Michaels to take home the $50,000 prize.
We wear poppies on our coats every November. We observe a moment of silence at 11 a.m. each November 11. But why do we do it? What is Remembrance Day all about? The way we mark the day has certainly evolved over the years, but it still holds special meaning to countless Canadians. CBC Digital Archives looks at the significance and the symbols of Remembrance Day.
Rumours of armistice
Broadcast Date: Nov. 11, 1962
By November 1918, trench warfare has finally given way to a headlong pursuit of the retreating Germans. Canadian troops under Sir Arthur Currie are tasked with liberating Belgian villages such as Mons, where house-to-house fighting is fierce. Then a rumour spreads: the war is over! As we hear in this clip, the news seems too good to be true. Even when armistice is confirmed, the exhausted soldiers can barely comprehend the new reality: death one day, peace the next....
Remembrance Day, 1944
Broadcast Date: Nov. 11, 1944
“Some must die so that others may live.” Winston Churchill.
By 2002, about 116,780 Canadians have died in war and peacekeeping missions around the world. Remembrance Day honours the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice for their country. In this 1944 CBC Radio clip, war correspondent Matthew Halton evokes the “dead and the damned battalions,” reflects that “there'll be mad dogs again in the future,” and urges listeners “this time, let's not break faith.”
Wired for Sex, Lies and Power Trips: IT'S A TEEN'S WORLD
Explores the impact the internet is having on teens attitudes towards sex. CBC Passionate Eye. Issues such as 'feminism' and the challenge of growing up with today's media hype. Internet, rap and cultural pressures...
Kids today are active players in a sexually-charged popular culture, fuelled by media and personal technology. But at what cost? Whether it's posting sexy photos and raunchy video on the net, ass-grabbing in the school hallway or spreading explicit gossip that shatters high school lives, harassment is commonplace, even acceptable.(cbc)
"...You know the joke? Women's rights!" (teen)
"...They keep doing it even if you say no or stop 'cause they think you're joking so it gets kind of difficult to tell them to stop. Kelsie, 15" ( teen)
It's a Teen's World: wired for sex, lies and power trips is also a three part radio series on Ideas. Listen to CBC Radio One, September 30, October 7 and 14 at 9 pm. Read more on the Ideas website..
George Strombo interviews 2 bestseller authors and canadian icon, Rick Hanson. June 10,2009.
Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes, discusses his motivations for the bestseller story of a young girls journey from the slave trade. Strombo chats with Rick Hanson about his recent insights in the world of disabilities and Wheels in Motion. Neil Gaiman, author and media artist, talks about graphic novels and the internet.
How amusing that PBS claims NY as american...nevertheless this is an intelligent and poignant production about a musical icon. I was blown away! A doc that only public broadcasting could enable. Any humanities course could use this quality biographical production to springboard mindful discourse and further study. - Al Smith
A resolutely private artist who seldom looks back, Neil Young has never before unfolded his career on camera. With unprecedented access to one of the world’s renowned music legends, American Masters presents Neil Young: Don’t Be Denied premiering nationally Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). The film explores how Young’s unbending dedication to the muse has created an awe-inspiring body of work and bruised a few egos along the way....
"..Neil Young is one of very few artists who’s contribution to music is as vital
and important today as it was when he started in the 60’s. He is an artist true
to the muse, thought provoking, heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same
time. I am a huge fan and look foward to Neil’s next endeavor..." (PBS)
____________Neil Young performs "Helpless" live, solo,
acoustic at Massey Hall in Toronto on January 19, 1971. American
Masters presents Neil Young: Don't Be Denied premiering... ______________
US President Obama speaks to Notre Dame grads..while pro-life protesters arrested. Abortion morality was central to the controversy that Notre Dame University invited Obama to speak and receive the obligatory Honorary Law Degree. His deep messages were introduced with wit and college humour to an audience often still yet interjected by heckling. This type of event and range of issues is very reflective of a nation in conflict. His book title, Audacity of Hope, is indictative of his approach as leader of the United States at a critical time in history. All educated citizens should be aware of this event and its impact around the world. Read more..."
..."fair minded words"...is indeed superior advice!
as pre-released:
"...Thank you, Father Jenkins for that generous introduction. You are doing
an outstanding job as president of this fine institution, and your
continued and courageous commitment to honest, thoughtful dialogue is
an inspiration to us all.
Good afternoon Father Hesburgh, Notre Dame trustees, faculty,
family, friends, and the class of 2009. I am honored to be here today,
and grateful to all of you for allowing me to be part of your
graduation.
I want to thank you for this honorary degree. I know it has not been
without controversy. I don't know if you're aware of this, but these
honorary degrees are apparently pretty hard to come by. So far I'm only
1 for 2 as President. Father Hesburgh is 150 for 150. I guess that's
better. Father Ted, after the ceremony, maybe you can give me some
pointers on how to boost my average.
I also want to congratulate the class of 2009 for all your
accomplishments. And since this is Notre Dame, I mean both in the
classroom and in the competitive arena. We all know about this
university's proud and storied football team, but I also hear that
Notre Dame holds the largest outdoor 5-on-5 basketball tournament in
the world - Bookstore Basketball...
Your request is beingEarlier, Obama accepted an honorary degree to hearty applause:
Joseph Boyden is a one-time punk-rocker and street kid who grew up in
suburban Toronto, but he also spent time on reserves in northern Ontario. Boyden
is part Metis, with family in the Ojibwa tribe. His roots have had a huge impact
on his work - especially his critically acclaimed novels: 'Three Day Road' and
the Giller-winning 'Through Black Spruce.' Today, Boyden splits his time between
Northern Ontario and the University of New Orleans, where he teaches writing. Up
next from Boyden is a biography of Louis Riel and he continues the story from
'Three Day Road' and 'Through Black Spruce' in a third novel, due out in
2012.(CBC)
Growing up in Willowdale, Ontario, in the 1970s, Joseph Boyden was a
typical little boy. He loved the outdoors, and along with his seven
siblings would play war games and cowboys and Indians and roughhouse in
the schoolyard next door. They would chase the goats that their father,
an old-fashioned doctor, occasionally accepted as payment for his
medical services. Joseph Boyden is 38 years old. He teaches Canadian literature and
creative writing at the University of New Orleans and splits his time
between Louisiana and Canada, which remains home to his mother and most
of his siblings, as well as his 14-year-old son Jacob, who lives in
Toronto with his mother. Boyden has been married for nine years to an
American who’s also a writer; Amanda Boyden’s first novel, Pretty Little Dirty, will be released by Vintage U.S. next year.
Boyden has published one previous book, the 2001 short-story collection Born with a Tooth.
Most of the stories unfold on reserves and examine the joys and
tribulations of native life. (Boyden’s ancestry is partly native.) The
book was well received, but readers may not be prepared for the
transformative, history-shaping power of Three-Day Road, which
hits bookstores next month. The novel was inspired by the life of
Ojibwa Francis Pegahmagabow, the legendary First World War sniper. It’s
told partly from the perspective of Xavier Bird, a Cree soldier who
returns to Northern Ontario after the war, wounded in body, crushed in
spirit, and addicted to morphine. Xavier is met in Moose Factory,
Ontario, by his aunt Niska, and as she paddles him back to her home in
the bush, he recalls the bloody experiences of the war. Meanwhile Niska
attempts to keep him alive by narrating her own life story. The novel
encompasses a myriad of themes, the motif of death being foremost, and
it parallels the brutal massacre known as the first modern war and the
destruction of native culture with subtle poignancy.( Quill-Quire)
Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature falsetto tenor singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments—including piano and harmonica—his claw-hammer acoustic guitar style and often idiosyncratic electric guitar soloing are the linchpins of a sometimes ragged, sometimes polished sound. Although Young has experimented widely with differing music styles, including swing, jazz, rockabilly, blues, and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into either of two distinct styles: folk-esque acousticrock ("Heart of Gold", "Harvest Moon" and "Old Man") and electric-charged hard rock (like "Cinnamon Girl", "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"). In recent years, Young has adopted elements from newer styles like industrial, alternative country and grunge. Young's profound influence on the latter caused some to dub him "the godfather of grunge".
Young has directed (or co-directed) a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY Déjà Vu (2008). He is currently working on a documentary about electric car technology, tentatively titled Linc/Volt. The project involves a 1959 Lincoln Continental converted to hybrid technology, which Young plans to drive to Washington, DC as an example to lawmakers there.[2]
He is also an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and small farmers, having co-founded in 1985 the benefit concertFarm Aid, and in 1986 helped found The Bridge School,[3] and its annual supporting Bridge School Benefit concerts, together with his wife Pegi (in this, Young's involvement stems at least partially from the fact that both of his sons have cerebral palsy and his daughter, like Young himself, has epilepsy).
Although Young sings as frequently about U.S. legends and myths (Pocahontas, space stations, and the settlement of the American West)[4] as he does about his native country, he remains a Canadian citizen and has never wanted to relinquish his Canadian citizenship. He has lived in the U.S. for "so long" and has stated he has "got just as much right to vote in them (American elections) as anybody else."[5] ( WIKI )
There's colors on the street Red, white and blue People shufflin' their feet People sleepin' in their shoes But there's a warnin' sign on the road ahead There's a lot of people sayin' we'd be better off dead Don't feel like Satan, but I am to them So I try to forget it, any way I can.
Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world.
I see a woman in the night With a baby in her hand Under an old street light Near a garbage can Now she puts the kid away, and she's gone to get a hit She hates her life, and what she's done to it There's one more kid that will never go to school Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.
Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world.
We got a thousand points of light For the homeless man We got a kinder, gentler, Machine gun hand We got department stores and toilet paper Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive.
Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world Keep on rockin' in the free world, Keep on rockin' in the free world.
This is a lengthy but encouraging audio program concerning new thoughts in medicine. Laughter therapy among many other insights. This oncologist from Toronto is a prolific speaker and writer. He recently hosted a CBC theLens doc about 'humanism', "Good Without God". Share your thoughts and insights with me on this important topic...post a comment below>
LAUGHTER: THE SECOND BEST MEDICINE Dr. Robert Buckman, author of Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence , takes his science very seriously. But in an evening recorded at the CBC's Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, he says that finding – and tickling – our funny bone is definitely good for our health.
About the Author: Robert Buckman, M.D., is a cancer specialist and a professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto, Ontario. He is also coauthor of Magic or Medicine? and What You Really Need to Know about Cancer. Also at QuillQuire-
