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You know Chris Hadfield the astronaut. His new novel draws on his days as a Cold War fighter pilot
During the Cold War, Hadfield would intercept Soviet bombers practicing for a potential attack on North America.
Radio The Current 3 hours ago
IDEAS
A Tale of Two Metlakatlas: Rematriating my Ts'msyen family history
Just over 130 years ago, 800 Ts’ymsen people left Metlakatla B.C., to start a “New” Metlakatla in Alaska. IDEAS contributor Pamela Post follows her own family history, and how it was shaped by those events.
Radio Ideas October 5
Front Burner
Canadian CIA MK-ULTRA victims still fight for justice
More than 50 years ago, the CIA ran a covert mind-control program out of McGill University, today on Front Burner, why survivors and their families are still fighting for justice.
Radio Front Burner 10 hours ago
All the Canadian books we're excited about this fall
Looking for your next read? Check out the Canadian fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics and children's books to read in the second half of 2023!
Books October 3
IDEAS
Can Chile rid itself of 50 years of neo-liberalism?
Radio Ideas October 4
Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature
Books October 5

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Why Wab Kinew's election win in Manitoba was historic

Radio Front Burner October 5

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Radio As It Happens October 5

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Radio Ideas October 3

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Radio The Current October 4

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Radio The Current October 4

Blair steals a page from the Harper playbook to justify cuts to National Defence

News Politics October 4

A Tupac killing arrest. What took so long?

Radio Front Burner October 4

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Radio The Current October 3

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Radio As It Happens October 2

The bestselling Canadian books of the week

Books October 3

Anti-Canada rhetoric ramps up in India

Radio Front Burner October 3

Mathematician explains how geometry helps us understand the world

Radio Ideas October 2

Blair insists defence budget cuts of $1 billion will target bureaucracy, not military capability

Radio The Current October 2

When remembering isn't enough, this Indigenous author calls on us to 'unforget'

Radio Tapestry September 28

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Radio As It Happens September 29

How a First Nations school in Thunder Bay, Ont., combines traditional and land-based learning

News Canada Thunder Bay October 2

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Radio Unreserved September 29

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Radio White Coat Black Art October 1

Listen to a joyful celebration of Indigenous culture

Radio September 29

As respiratory illness season sets in, science itself is put to the test

Radio The Sunday Magazine October 1

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