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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish - I Shall Not Hate
The conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is long and bitter but according to one man, it need not be. We meet Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish who writes about his life in Gaza, his losses and his conviction in his book, I Shall Not Hate. (Publisher: Random House Canada)
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Robert Fowler, A Season in Hell
Robert Fowler, a Canadian diplomat who was taken hostage by al-Qaeda in 2008 and held captive in the middle of the Sahara desert, tells Marc Montgomery about his 130-day nightmare. Robert...
Address to a Haggis - Bobby Watt
As we pay tribute to the Scottish bard on the eve of the 253rd anniversary of his birth, Ottawa-based musician and stonemason Bobby Watt recites Robbie Burns’ famous poem, Address to a Haggis.
Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence has Declined": The news is often full of stories of conflict, and local murders. It seems as though things are getting worse. But, Canadian author Steven Pinker says, historically, the...
Kindergarten at retirement home: Canadian children benefiting from 'senior moments'
Twice a week, 18 kindergartners from Eileen Madson primary school in Invermere, in Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia, get a different sort of lesson. In a programme, believed to be...
David Wilson, biographer of Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Join Carmel Kilkenny in conversation with David Wilson who has spent the last 10 years writing a two-volume biography of this colourful father of Canadian Confederation. In it, we learn that Thomas...
A short story in Arabic wins children literary award
A few months ago, the Rainbow Caterpillar Multilingual Children's Bookstore launched a new literary award for a short story written in a language other than English or French. The writing competition...
Suffering from Tourette's Syndrome as an Indo-Canadian
Tourette's Syndrome is a neurological disorder which causes involuntary verbal and physical tics that can be quite shocking to others. Columnist Rashi Khilnani spoke with Mandeep Sanghera, about the...
Don Ferguson
Royal Canadian Air Farce veteran Don Ferguson talks to Marc Montgomery about the new book, Air Farce - 40 Years of Flying by the Seat of our Pants.
War sparks huge decline in DR Congo elephant population
The Link's Lorn Curry reports on a new study by a scientist in British Columbia which finds that war and conflict with humans have led to a 50% decline in the number of elephants in one reserve in...
Environmental group encouraged by Arctic drilling report
The National Energy Board has released its final report on offshore drilling in Canada's ecologically sensitive Arctic waters. The Pew Environment Group's Oceans North Canada says it's encouraged by...
