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Former political strategist Tom Flanagan nose dives from influence after disturbing remarks0
/ March 6, 2013 12:19 pm

Former political strategist Tom Flanagan nose dives from influence after disturbing remarks

Tom Flanagan, a successful man with an illustrative political and academic career, a professor at the University of Calgary, and a former top advisor and mentor to Stephen Harper, has nose dived from influence while giving a lecture at the University of Lethbridge. In response to a comment raised about child pornography, Flanagan expressed “grave doubts” about “putting people into [...]

All kinds of music in one single space0
/ February 21, 2012 9:10 am

All kinds of music in one single space

To say I am a music lover is an understatement. That’s why I was beyond stoked when CBC announced the launch of their new website, cbcmusic.ca. From classical to singer-songwriter music to jazz to pop, the new and free website has genres to suit every taste, along with blogs, playlists, live concert recordings and artist pages. Boasting 40 web radio [...]

CBC Calgary’s Junior Achievement Pitch0
/ February 17, 2012 8:08 am

CBC Calgary’s Junior Achievement Pitch

Have you ever wondered how to make a commercial? Or where the product idea came from? Recently, youth all around Calgary have been participating in the big JA pitch. Every Junior Achievement Company has created their own commercial to promote their company. The top three companies with the most votes get to compete in a competition held in Edmonton. This [...]

/ March 17, 2011 8:04 am

Health problems arising from radiation

With the possibility of the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, many are asking about how nuclear radiation leads to the presence of diseases within the human body. This curiosity was echoed by my recent viewing of video of the experiences of the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: White Light/Black Rain. So I looked into it [...]

/ May 10, 2010 2:36 pm

Rock the Homestretch!

This Friday, May 14 is the deadline for our ROCK THE HOMESTRETCH contest. The Homestretch on CBC Radio One is searching for the best teenage rock band in Southern Alberta. If you’re 18 and under and in a rock band, they want to hear from you! GRAND PRIZE: - day-long recording session at The Beach music studios in Calgary. You’ll [...]