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The magazine that finds reasons to be cheerful Oct 11, 2024

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Journalist Will Doig says there’s reasons for hope in even the darkest topics. As editor of the online magazine Reasons to be Cheerful — launched by David Byrne of the Talking Heads — Doig searches for stories that embody change and remind us of what’s good in the world.

The Canadian photo that won Wildlife Photo of the Year Oct 11, 2024

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Canadian Shane Gross has just won the Wildlife Photo of the Year award, for a picture that might change how you think about tadpoles. He tells us about the time he spends underwater and what he wants people on dry land to know about the world below the surface.

Getting foreign-trained doctors to work, faster Oct 10, 2024

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It takes 18 months for a foreign-trained doctor to be licensed to work in Canada, but a new plan in Nova Scotia aims to cut that time to just 12 weeks. Experts hope that getting these physicians to work faster can help the millions of Canadians who don’t have a family doctor.

Does money pit generations against each other? Listeners react Oct 10, 2024

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Last week’s conversation about pension hikes and generational fairness sparked an avalanche of mail from listeners. We hear your thoughts, and reconvene our panel to discuss how to create policies that benefit all Canadians, without pitting generations against each other.

Yotam Ottolenghi on comfort food — and saying no to guilt Oct 10, 2024

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Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s new cookbook, Ottolenghi Comfort, focuses on recipes that bring us warmth when we need it most, from curries and noodles to a simple chocolate mousse. He talks to Matt Galloway about how what we cook — and who we eat it with — can bring comfort in uncomfortable times.

Hurricane Milton felt like ‘someone screaming, just outside’ Oct 10, 2024

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Hurricane Milton tore through Florida overnight, ripping the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays’ home stadium and leaving millions without power and facing extensive flooding. The CBC's Katie Simpson brings us the latest from Orlando, where people are just stepping outside to assess the damage.

How disinformation makes a natural disaster more dangerous Oct 09, 2024

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Hurricane season has collided with an election campaign in the U.S., and politicians like Donald Trump are using the moment to spread disinformation about relief efforts. The CBC's Nora Young helps us disentangle the facts from the deepfakes.

Why was no one held accountable for the Haditha Massacre? Oct 09, 2024

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U.S. marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi men, women and children in 2005, in what became known as the Haditha Massacre. Investigative journalist Madeleine Baran, host of the podcast In the Dark, looks at what happened that day — and why no one was ever held accountable.

Using placentas to heal complex wounds Oct 09, 2024

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A Toronto hospital is using human placentas to treat complex burns and wounds. We look at how it works — and why doctors are urging women to donate rather than dump the organ.

Floridians flee second monster storm in weeks Oct 09, 2024

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Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida, just weeks after the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Jaina Thatch has already been evacuated. She says facing two monster storms back-to-back is unimaginable, she just hopes she’ll have a home to go back to.

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