News

Hey there and thanks for dropping by. Wanted to make sure I got the news links for today's show posted before midnight.

Canada gets one half-right as BPA Bisphenol A is declared toxic but not banned from use. This in spite of studies that show ...the plastic causes “adverse effects on animals” exposed at low doses, including biochemical changes in the central nervous system, effects on the immune system and enhanced susceptibility to breast cancer.

News read and produced by Drew Pascoe.

Stories submitted by Samah Fadil, Mike Moore, and Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo

News read and produced by Drew Pascoe

Stories written by Chris Hanna, Emily Brass, and Sarah El Fangary

Here in Canada we have the tarsands with their attendant tailings ponds which are a massive ecological disaster, an inefficient way to get oil from the ground, and late last night it was reported that deformed fish are being found in Lake Athabasca downstream from the tarsands in northern Alberta.

The Tories are facing a defeat on one of their most cherished issues, and they have been put on the defensive about a CBC report that alleges their campaign on this issue has ties to the NRA. The CBC has published documents to back up their claim that the NRA has been actively involved in trying to abolish the long gun registry for years now.

News Read by Emily Brass, Produced by Drew Pascoe

Stories written by Chris Hanna, Emily Brass, and Marcin Wisniewski

Hello there and hope you all had a brilliant summer and don't mind my sporadic posting of news stories here. For more regular post you can check out the New Media and Politics blog (it's a lot more opinionated -- these are news stories you shouldn't miss regardless of how busy school and life get).

Read by Emily Brass and Elle Magni.

Produced by Nicholas Fiscina.

Stories written by Candace Roscoe, Emily Brass and Erica Fisher.

News read and produced by Drew Pascoe

Stories written by Chris Hanna, Alina Gotcherian, and Candace Roscoe

Read and produced by Lachlan Fletcher.

Stories written by Chris Hanna and Nicholas Fiscina.

In Pakistan, fully one fifth of the country is said to be under water and the floods have not just devastated the lives of millions of people, they now present an unparalleled national security challenge for the country, the region and the international community. Lest anyone under-estimate the scale of the disaster, all four of Pakistan's wars with India combined did not cause such damage.

Read and produced by Nicholas Fiscina.

Stories written by Alina Gotcherian, Chris Hanna and Candace Roscoe.