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Reality TV lures players into sadistic game
A French TV documentary to be aired Wednesday records people involved in what they thought was a game show in which they are asked to administer electric shocks to rival contestants.
New avalanche warning system unveiled
The federal government has launched a new avalanche warning system after two snowmobilers died in a B.C. slide last week.
[ Environment ] Greenpeace: Always Bearing Witness
From its humble beginnings in Vancouver, Greenpeace has grown into the world's leading environmental action watchdog. For more than 30 years Greenpeace has battled whaling, nuclear testing and sealing, all in an attempt to protect the planet. But some say their tactics, such as confronting politicians at their private residences, go too far. Are Greenpeace a bunch of misguided liberal intellectuals and publicity-prone protestors? Or are they modern day eco-heroes? You decide.
2nd navy ship returns from Haiti
HMCS Athabaskan is back home in Halifax after an eight-week deployment in Haiti.
[ Arts & Entertainment ] Andy Barrie hands over his hosting duties
The long-time host of CBC Radio's Toronto morning show
Metro Morning
graciously hands over the reins to new host Matt Galloway.
[ Politics ] The Winnipeg Floodway
CBC Winnipeg looks back at how the Red River floodway came to be.
Copyright conviction raises privacy concerns
The decision to send a Montreal man to prison for pirating movies has set a dangerous precedent that could threaten privacy rights, say civil rights advocates in Vancouver.
[ Economy & Business ] Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
It was the most controversial agreement of its kind in Canadian history. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's vision of free trade with the U.S. read like a Harlequin romance: Canada played the neglected lover, U.S., the negligent partner. Empty promises and veiled threats were all part of the negotiating dance between the world's greatest trading partners. The 1988 Free Trade Agreement was as dry as a stack of legal textbooks and as emotional as battling American cultural domination. It's an issue that still causes heated debate.