Sounds Like Canada takes you to the communities and people who make this country so diverse, complex and exciting. Shelagh Rogers invites you to join her and her guests weekday mornings at 10 o'clock.

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Sounds Like Canada over the Holidays:

Monday December 24th

It's the day before the night before Christmas - and nothing sounds more like Canada than your letters about Christmas Traditions. You'll hear heartwarming stories from around the country - like the one about the guy who secretly plants a perfect Christmas tree each year for his kids to "find," chop down, and decorate. Join Shelagh Rogers as she reads your letters, and plays some wonderful holiday tunes. Celebrate the calm before the storm - on Sounds Like Canada. Tune-in to the show live at 10 am (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.


Wednesday December 25th:

Tune-in for CBC Radio's special Christmas broadcast.


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LISTEN AGAIN:

Highlights from Friday December 21st

The Great Christmas Dessert Debate(19:50)

'Tis the season for pounding on the calories while joyfully decking those halls - but with so many caloric sources to choose from - which one is the most scrumptious? Should you go with the traditional plum pudding, or be uber trendy and serve a caramelized apple trifle? Our food fighters Liz Driver and Bonnie Stern will weigh in on the subject with Shelagh Rogers, today on Sounds Like Canada. Visit our recipes page for some great dessert ideas.

Here's a link to a great article by Liz Driver about Plum Pudding.


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REGULAR FEATURES:

Thursday Think Tank is our weekly look at Canada's hot topics.  Our panelists are Montreal artist Carolina Echeverria,  Professor of Literature Randy Boyagoda,  and Television Producer Brian O'Dea.

This week:  ...This week, a change of pace on the Thursday Think Tank.  Shelagh does a series of one-on-one interviews with Randy Boyagoda, Carolina Echeverria, and Brian O'Dea to help you get to know the life stories behind those relentless opinions.
Listen Here (27:01)


Your Monday morning chuckle.  Our Bleep Panel looks at the daily irritations of life.  Comedian Debra Digiovanni and Globe and Mail Editor Victor Dwyer are our panelists.

This week, Victor and Debra talk about the world of kitchen design and household technology.
BLEEP! (11:19)


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SOUNDS LIKE CANADA SERIES:


Working for the Weekend

Whether we live to work, or work to live, work is where many of us spend our waking hours. This series takes a look at the workplace from the inside out. Your stories of the challenges, petty or otherwise, of working for a living.

Frustration in the Workplace (1 hour)

Whether it's because of bad bosses, cubefarm ennui, or annoying co-workers, most people have felt - at one time or another - low job satisfaction. In this special hour long edited segment - Shelagh delves into the downside of the cubefarm model, and she speaks to two people who had such nasty bosses they were forced to quit their jobs. Plus - one man who admits he's a reformed bad boss. To conclude, she talks to Graham Lowe - a workplace consultant who has spent his career trying he identify ways to increase job satisfaction.






Our Home and Native Land is Sounds Like Canada's series on the lives of aboriginal people across the country.   Click here to hear the stories, find out more and take part in the discussion.



New Business in Old Chinatown. We're asking modern Asian Canadians what value they place on Chinatown and what role they'd like the area to play in the future.Click Here




A Cruel Confusion is Sounds Like Canada's series on mental health in Canada,  and how it affects families.
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Sounds Like Canada Photo Gallery






The Sounds Like Canada Recipe Collection







The Seven Wonders of Canada


After thousands of nominations,  more than a million votes,  and agonizing deliberation by our judges,  we now present the Seven Wonders of Canada.    Click here to see the list!



















































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