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Thu, Aug 7

English Daily Program-Today-TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER-It's been a rainy summer in Canada and not what the weatherman predicted. Carmel Kilkenny speaks with Environment Canada's senior climatologist, David Phillips, about this year's record rainfall, why it can be so hard to predict the weather and what the rest of the summer may hold-WEB DISCOVERIES-This is the first United States presidential election of the You-Tube era and we're seeing an unprecedented amount of campaigning on the...

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Wed, Aug 6

English Daily Program-Today- LIST TO REDUCE TELEMARKETING CALLS-Will Canadians finally get some peace at the dinner table? Almost everyone has had calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour. But as of September 30th, the Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications Commission will put a "Do Not Call List" in place. Carmel Kilkenny spoke with Ed Cartwright from the Canadian Marketing Association about the list and what effect it is expected to have in Canada-GEETA`S CHOICE-As...

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Tue, Aug 5

English Daily Program-Today-KOMAGATA MARU APOLOGY-At a Sikh community event last weekend, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized for the Canadian government's decision not to allow the refugees on the ship called the "Komagata Maru" to enter Canada in 1914, resulting in the deaths of some of those people. That apology did not impress many of the members of the Sikh and Indian communities. Jaswinder Singh Toor, whose grandfather was on the Komagata Maru, explained his perspective on the...

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Mon, Aug 4

English Daily Program-Today-KINGSTON AND IMMIGRANTS-One of Canada's oldest towns, Kingston, is turning to immigrants to ensure its economic prosperity. Kingston was once known as a stronghold of white Anglo-Saxons. During its heyday, the town became the refuge of settlers loyal to England and who fled the American revolution. Now, municipal authorities want Kingston to reflect the rest of Canada's increasingly multicultural profile. Valerie Morand, our Ottawa correspondent, reports on what...

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Fri, Aug 1

English Daily Program-Today-A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE LINK FROM QUEBEC CITY- We talk about the history of this 400-year old city founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. We also receive newcomers to Quebec, capital of the province of Quebec, named en 1985 a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Thu, Jul 31

English DailyProgram-Today-EDUCATION IN CHINA-Today we continue with our series on Canada-China relations. For four years now, Dr. Peter Joong has been taking Canadian student teachers to China. While in China, Dr. Joong conducts research into educational practices and gives workshops to local teachers. Dr. Joong joins Marc Montgomery in studio to talk about teaching and education in China- WEB DISCOVERIES-Today on our web column, we're talking about a professor with terminal cancer who...

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Wed, Jul 30

English Daily Program-Today-SKIN COLOUR AND THE 2008 U.S. ELECTION-When Americans go to the polls this fall in the presidential elections, the choice they make between Barack Obama and John McCain may be guided by a preconceived notion about skin colour they may not be aware of. The Link's Victor Nerenberg has more on racial bias and how it comes into play among American voters-GEETA'S CHOICE-Much has been said about American culture - it's everywhere. Very little, on the other hand, has been...

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Tue, Jul 29

English Daily Program-Today-RESEARCHERS FIND HOLY THOUGHTS MAY HELP CHARITY-Do you live by the Golden Rule? You know: treat others the way you'd like them to treat you. Well, if you find yourself struggling with that, a study done by scientists in Vancouver suggests that your subconscious might be an ally you could call on. The research looked at whether thinking about God or a higher power can influence how people behave. Lorn Curry, The Link's West Coast reporter, has the details-RUFO GOES...

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Mon, Jul 28

English Daily Program-Today-SITE LINKS PEOPLE WITH COMMON CULTURAL INTERESTS-New Canadians wanting to connect with people of similar backgrounds and cultures have a new tool in cyberspace, at CultureCafe.com. Though still in the initial testing phase, the site aims to connect people with a shared interest in certain cultures and languages no matter whether those people are connecting from around the corner or around the world. Carmel Kilkenny met with the web site founder, Ariadne Decker,...

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Fri, Jul 25

English Daily Program- Today-OTTAWA CELEBRATES TURKISH CULTURE-For its first edition last year, the Ottawa Turkish Festival managed to attract three thousand people, half of them are curious to find out more about Turkey. This year, organizers are hoping nearly twice as many people will come to share, experience and discover Turkish culture with traditional food, music and dance. RCI's Ottawa correspondent Val?rie Morand brings the details-ANTOINE'S JUKEBOX-RCI's Antoine Bonaparte is in with...

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Thu, Jul 24

English Daily Program- Today- STUDYING IN CHINA-Today we continue our series on Canadians and their relationships with China. Dianne Pawlowski, a PhD student at Waterloo University, received a China-Canada scholarship last year and spent 11 months in China, where she studied entrepreneurship in the service sector, focusing on tourism development. It was her third visit to China and she's heading back again in the fall. Marc Montgomery spoke with Dianne Pawlowski about what drew her to...

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Wed, Jul 23

English Daily Program-Today-DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA-Thousands of Canadians are drawn to China each year to work or study. This week we are focusing on these Canadians, starting today with Montreal-based businessman Jamie Kerr. He joins Marc Montgomery in studio to talk about the challenges and the rewards of doing business in China-GEETA'S CHOICE: Now that summer holidays are in full swing, here are a couple of suggestions to keep kids busy... and reading. Our resident bookworm, Geeta...

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Tue, Jul 22

English Daily Program-Today-BOSNIAN'S REACTION TO KARADZIC'S CAPTURE-The former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic was indicted for war crimes in 1995 and an international warrant was issued for his arrest in 1996, but it took until this week for the authorities to catch him. Karadzic is accused of war crimes and genocide linked to the siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1995.He was also indicted for war crimes in connection with the killings of thousands of Bosnian Muslim boys and men in...

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Mon, Jul 21

English Daily Program- Today -ESPERANTISTS CONVENE IN MONTREAL-This week in Rotterdam, Holland, Esperantists are gathering for their annual World Congress. Last week, here in Montreal, thousands of people came together at the Esperanto Congress of the Americas. Esperanto was created in Poland by Lazar Zahenhof in 1887, who felt that a common language might eradicate the ethnic tensions between Russians, Poles, Jews and Germans. More recently, Canadian actor William Shatner famous for his role...

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Fri, Jul 18

English Daily Program -Today -211 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOTLINE-Ottawa has joined a handful of Canadian cities in providing the 2-1-1 telephone referral service. We hear how 2-1-1 is making life easier for Canadians, in particular newcomers, when trying to navigate through all the various community and government services available. Val?rie Morand has the details -ANTOINE'S JUKEBOX-Antoine Bonaparte tells us more about Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq Gillis -ART MAGAZINE-We are starting a brand...

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Thu, Jul 17

English Daily Program -Today -MUSLIM PUNKS-Taqwacore is a new musical subculture that is a blend of punk rock and Islam. Taqwacore bands consist of young Muslims trying to express their passions and confusions about growing up Muslim in North America. There are a number of such musical outfits in the United States, as well as in Canada. Filmmaker Omar Majeed, is in the process of documenting the emergence of this subculture. He's been following The Kominas, an American Muslim punk band, on...

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Wed, Jul 16

English Daily Program -Today -ORIGAMI ARTIST-Hong Kong-born Joseph Wu who lives in Vancouver, on Canada's West Coast, is one of the world's best origami artists. And he is so good at what he does, that he's one of the very few people in the world able to make a living by folding paper. Lorn Curry talked to Joseph Wu and prepared this audio portrait for us -GEETA'S CHOICE-Focuses on one of Canada's oldest surviving news and general interest magazines. Book critic Geeta Nadkarni joins us with a...

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Tue, Jul 15

English Daily Program -Today -STIGMA RESEARCH-They say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." We've all been conditioned by our life experience to recognize beauty in our own, often unique way. But what about ugliness? Ugliness in the form of racism? Can racism also be "in the eye of the beholder?" Victor Nerenberg has been exploring that possibility -RUFO GOES TO THE MOVIES-There was a time when children would take their cues from books like Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, a novel...

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Mon, Jul 14

English Daily Program -Today -CHINESE STUDENT ATTENDS CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL-Canada is a common destination for foreign students in post-secondary, or university education. But for Jiang Tianmeng's parents, it was the right place for their son to finish high school, including the great right of passage, known as "the prom!" Carmel Kilkenny met with Jiang before he returned to Harbin, China and brings us his story -APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS SAFE THIRD COUNTRY AGREEMENT-The Federal Court of Appeal...

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Fri, Jul 11

English Daily Program -Today -HERITAGE CAMPS-Summer camps are a Canadian tradition. For years, children and teenagers have spent part of their summer in the countryside, indulging in outdoor activities and most importantly, away from their parents! While traditional summer camps still thrive in this country, heritage summer camps are becoming increasingly popular. Val?rie Morand has more -ANTOINE'S JUKEBOX-For the past three years, 170 Canadian music journalists, bloggers and broadcasters...

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Thu, Jul 10

English Daily Program -Today -TROUBLE WITH ENGLISH-Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you've said the wrong thing, used the wrong word, or offended someone? Maybe you translated an expression directly from your mother tongue into English only to find that people don't know what you're talking about. But could the wrong choice of words get you arrested? That's what happened to Neelam Vir, an Indian woman who came to Canada a little more than two years ago. Writer and broadcaster...

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Wed, Jul 9

English Daily Program -Today -FILMMAKING TRAINING AND TOOLS PROVIDED TO YOUTH-Where will Canada's next great filmmakers come from? From Montreal's most multi-cultural neighbourhood of C?te-des-Neiges, if the youth from that area have anything to say about it. They're part of a new project called Camera C?te-des-Neiges, which offers youth the training, tools and encouragement to make their own films and videos. Antoine Bonaparte went to see some of the films produced by those youths and brings...

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Tue, Jul 8

English Daily Program -Today -GAY MARRIAGE MEETS OLD TRADITION: Arranged marriages are an accepted fact in some cultures. Same-sex marriages are relatively new in Canada. But a same-sex arranged marriage, well, that's a new twist. Satish Seetharam and Brandon Northwood are from India. Satish immigrated to Canada 20 years ago. Brandon was living with his parents, in Bangalore. They asked their friends and families to play matchmaker. The two men passed muster, and were married a week after...

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Mon, Jul 7

English Daily Program -Today -REFUGEES FACE HOUSING CRUNCH-After spending months - or years - enduring the hardships of refugee camps, Canada may seem like paradise. But even paradise has its challenges. For refugees, finding a decent, affordable place to live is one. Victor Nerenberg tells us more -ARCTIC VOLCANOES-In the summer of 2007, a team of international researchers took part in a mission to explore the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean and discovered unexpectedly intense volcanic...

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Fri, Jul 4

English Daily Program -Today -CRICKET OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT-Once considered our national sport, but overtaken by baseball during the 20th century, cricket is getting official recognition from the federal government. Val?rie Morand has more -ANTOINE'S JUKEBOX-Antoine Bonaparte has more on his tour of Montreal's 29-year-old International Jazz Festival [www.montrealjazzfest.com/Fijm2008/festival_en.aspx] -INUIT STORIES SHED LIGHT ON LOST SHIPS-Montreal author Dorothy...

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Thu, Jul 3

English Daily Program -Today -YOUNG CANADIAN AWARDED RHODES SCHOLARSHIP-At 21 Wojchiech Gryc already has a long list of accomplishments. He finished a four-year University degree in three years, set up an online forum on human rights while he was still in high school and traveled to Africa to set up a newspaper for youth in Chad. It seems clear that at least of few of those endeavours figured in the decision to award him one of 12 Rhodes Scholarships reserved for outstanding Canadian...

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Wed, Jul 2

English Daily Program -Today -FILIPINO NANNY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, TOLD TO LEAVE CANADA-Many people come to Canada for the opportunity to improve their lives. But if they become seriously ill, the future can look bleak. In 2003, Juana Tijada came to Toronto from the Philippines to work as a nanny. But after being diagnosed with cancer, she was told she had to leave the country. Oussayma Canbarieh has more -GEETA'S CHOICE-Geeta Nadkarni's book pick this week is "Company's Coming: Rush Hour...

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Tue, Jul 1

English Daily Program -Today -MAKING ROOM FOR VISIBLE MINORITIES-Corporate Canada knows that its success both here and abroad depends on the efforts and talents of dedicated and motivated employees. It also knows that, as the country's demographics evolve, more and more of those employees will be from visible minorities, including South and East Asians, blacks and others. How well those employees fit into Canadian corporate culture could mean the difference between success and failure. Victor...

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Mon, Jun 30

English Daily Program -Today -UNDERSTANDING YOUTH CRIME-What makes kids turn to crime? And how can we stop it from happening? A new study conducted among Chinese youths in Toronto and Vancouver looks at both those questions. And the authors of the recently published research say the problem can partly be attributed to discrimination and a lack of opportunities for youths. Lorn Curry, has more -COURSE TRAINS PEOPLE IN PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTs-Last Friday, 120 people graduated from a human...

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Fri, Jun 27

English Daily Program -Today -FILM TALE OF REFUGEE HARDSHIPS-Having to live in a rundown motel in a shabby part of town is a scene familiar to a lot of newly-arrived refugees in Canada. Some even become homeless because they can't afford to pay the expensive rents in big Canadian cities where affordable housing is scarce. A Montreal filmmaker is telling the story of the challenges many refugees face (including poverty, isolation and racism) in her film "Family Motel." Val?rie Morand has the...

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