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Ben Jamieson

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The human-caused climate crisis is “unequivocal,” major UN report says, and our window is closing to avoid catastrophic outcomes cnn.it/3fKYWO2

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Wendy Mendez was nine when her mother was forcibly disappeared by the military in the Guatemalan civil war. Now, with a trial of alleged death squad members underway, Mendez feels a step closer to finding her body. LISTEN | cbc.ca/1.6202035 CBC Radio @mattgallowaycbc

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As British Columbia continues to recover from the floods, farmers are desperately trying to save their animals and farms. Listen here to what some of the people in Abbotsford, B.C., are dealing with: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen disclosed thousands of documents to the press last year, and called for greater government oversight of the social media giant. She told @mattgallowaycbc “Canada could be a leader in driving that change.” LISTEN | cbc.ca/1.6313471 .

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Today, I visited Anima Mundi, part of the Vatican Museum with Indigenous “artifacts” kept in the Church’s private collection. There is an “Ontario”pipe stove from the 18th century, Haida Gwaii masks from the 18th Century, much more. I photographed them and was asked to leave.

Today, I visited Anima Mundi, part of the Vatican Museum with Indigenous “artifacts” kept in the Church’s private collection. There is an “Ontario”pipe stove from the 18th century, Haida Gwaii masks from the 18th Century, much more. I photographed them and was asked to leave.
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With pitchers on stilts, on-field dancers, and a dad bod cheerleading squad, the Savannah Bananas are livening up what they call the boring parts of baseball. Owner Jesse Cole and player Bill LeRoy tell us more at 9:40am cbc.ca/listen x.com/TheSavBananas/…

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In a sport where change isn't often embraced and tradition reigns supreme, Savannah Bananas baseball team is flipping the game on its head. "We looked at every boring part of baseball and tried to make it fun," Jesse Cole told @mattgallowaycbc. cbc.ca/1.6475189

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In Sept of 2021, Nahlah Ayed spoke with Andrew Potter, author of On Decline. He argues that civilization is in decline — a slow, grinding descent into a lower quality of life. Nine months later, dire news have borne out his argument. cbc.ca/1.6192307 Biblioasis

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Geologist Jeff Bond can't help but get emotional when talking about Nun cho ga, the perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth found in a Yukon gold field months ago. "It's an extinct creature & all of a sudden it's like it's alive in front of you," he said. cbc.ca/1.6571285

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Lauren Wallingham hopes her daughter’s education will be enhanced by a new First Nations School Board in Yukon. "I hope that she'll be outside a lot. Learning about this place we live in ... and the traditions that Indigenous people have,” she said. cbc.ca/1.6573649

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Yukon's Chief Coroner Heather Jones has a frontline seat to the territory’s opioid crisis. "My role is to give a voice to the dead, and I'm finding … I'm giving voices to … the children and grandchildren of the people I grew up with," she said. cbc.ca/1.6574951

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With intermittent blackouts in Ukraine, there might not be enough power for big public Christmas lights this year, said Kyiv-based author Iuliia Mendel. But despite everything, "people want to celebrate life,” she said. cbc.ca/1.6672513

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Indian journalist Rana Ayyub has faced death threats over her work critiquing her country’s government. A couple of weeks ago, a man “sent me a note that he is going to come to my house and cut me to pieces,” she said. cbc.ca/1.6710646

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Seán Binder was helping save migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean, when Greek officials arrested him on charges including trafficking and espionage. "I was handcuffed to murderers, all because I provided some very basic search and rescue," he said cbc.ca/1.6711989

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“Unless we look at the system as it exists not just when there’s a spike in violence we’re doomed to repeat these terrible rounds of bloodshed.” - Nathan Thrall open.spotify.com/episode/0cgRY0…