What Are You?
Eleven multiracial Canadians discuss what it's like being of mixed racial heritage and the challenges they've faced in their lives.
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Jan 11, 2021
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January 19, 2021 - 4:33
Nestled between major highways, Unionville's historic Main Street is a charming, small-town oasis. In 1969 local residents saved their main street from encroaching developers. Now every June, the Unionville Festival kicks off with a big parade.
January 19, 2021 - 52:00
Modern Tokyo is a fascinating urban mystery. The largest urban agglomeration in the world, it is home to 38 million people.
January 19, 2021 - 50:00
After multiple surgeries to manage her Intractable Epilepsy, Miranda still can't find paid work at her dream job and must reevaluate her skills
January 19, 2021 - 4:58
In Manitowaning, an old grocery store was converted into an artistic hub for Indigenous artists and storytellers.
January 19, 2021 - 4:58
The Cameron House on Queen Street West has been home to some of Canada's most beloved musicians since the early '80s.
January 19, 2021 - 45:16
The remains of over 100 young Anglo-Saxon men are found under a planned car park in Hampshire. Why were they denied a Christian interment and buried so remotely?
January 19, 2021 - 51:20
Two brilliant physicists, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking have each defined humanity's understanding of the universe but their beliefs on how it works do not always align.
January 18, 2021 - 4:10
Corsini's was more than just a grocery store when it set up shop in 1928 on James Street North in Hamilton.
January 18, 2021 - 4:45
The Empire Hotel was once an elegant landmark on Huntsville's thriving main street. Joni Mitchell was rumoured to have written "Raised on Robbery" there. When a kind landlord bought the hotel to create affordable apartments, a fire ended his dream.
January 18, 2021 - 34:21
The post-pandemic economy will need a boost. Can immigration be part of the remedy?
January 18, 2021 - 20:28
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino discusses how Canada is dealing with newcomers during the pandemic.
January 15, 2021 - 16:25
Understanding Ontario's crisis triage protocols. Does dangerous political extremism exist in Canada? And what are the prevailing geopolitical events following us into 2021?
January 15, 2021 - 11:03
How does Ontario's triage protocol for the pandemic affect elderly and disabled people.
January 15, 2021 - 26:44
Exactly what can and can't Ontarians do during this month of lock down?
January 14, 2021 - 20:29
Allan Bartley discusses his new book, "The Ku Klux Klan in Canada: A Century of Promoting Racism and Hate in the Peaceable Kingdom."
January 14, 2021 - 34:10
Is there enough anger and political division in Canada to provoke a similar attack like the one at the U.S. Congress?
January 13, 2021 - 34:55
The NHL veteran discusses his life in hockey.
January 13, 2021 - 31:04
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