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This week's topics

Topic: Monsters, Myths and Mystery: Great Canadian Legends Monsters, Myths and Mystery: Great Canadian Legends
Have you ever spied on Sasquatch or ogled Ogopogo? Do you ponder the buried treasure on Oak Island or sob over suicidal lemmings? You're not alone. Canada...
(9 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips)
Topic: Phil Fontaine: Native diplomat and dealmaker Phil Fontaine: Native diplomat and dealmaker
Don't be fooled by his soft-spoken and conciliatory manner. Phil Fontaine has been a dominant force in...
(7 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips)
Topic: Cancer Research: The Canadian Quest for a Cure Cancer Research: The Canadian Quest for a Cure
It's a dreaded disease that has afflicted humans for centuries. In recent decades, scientists around the world...
(7 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips)
Topic: Handmade in Canada: The Art of Craft Handmade in Canada: The Art of Craft
When they're created by an artist's vision and crafted by human hands, the objects of everyday life...
(13 TV Clips, 1 radio clip)
Topic: Cross Country Smackdown: Pro Wrestling in Canada Cross Country Smackdown: Pro Wrestling in Canada
Grunts, roars and the smack of flesh on canvas have, for generations, echoed from Vancouver Island to...
(14 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips)
Topic: Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada
It was a time of protests, legal fights and backlash. With a growing sense of solidarity, gays...
(7 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips)
Topic: Influenza: Battling The Last Great Virus Influenza: Battling The Last Great Virus
For centuries it has silently stalked us, killing tens of millions of people and evading all the...
(8 TV Clips, 15 Radio Clips)
Topic: Rethinking Riel Rethinking Riel
Who was Louis Riel? The Métis leader commanded two rebellions in western Canada and was tried, convicted...
(12 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips)

Clip from "On This Day"

Clip Image: Clip from Oct. 29, 1957
John Hirsch revives pro theatre in Winnipeg
An aspiring theatre director starts a new company just steps from Portage and Main.
Listen to the Clip (00:05:38)
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Great Interviews

Clip Image: Great Interviews Sept. 19, 1977
Henry Morgentaler
Dr. Henry Morgentaler says living under the media glare was the best way to defend what he considers a just cause.
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