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Listen Up #343 - Tragedy in Bridgewater (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up: parenting trials that turn to tragedy. The circumstances surrounding a Nova Scotia pre-teenâs murder send ripples of horror through parents everywhere.
Karissa Boudreau. Itâs a name that should have remained relatively unknown. A name that belonged to a 12-year-old girl. But Karissaâs name hit the headlines, when she disappeared after arguing with her mother in the parking lot of a Nova Scotia store. Two weeks later, police recovered her body from a river. Her death ha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #345 - Spirituality & Children (VIDEO)Spirituality and children â a new study says it's good for their happiness.
Today, weâre putting science and spirituality together for some surprising conclusions about happiness. The Happy Lab, a research group at the University of British Columbia, has new facts that say spirituality helps kids become happy. The scientific groupâs founder joins us to examine that study today.
And weâll watch families try to navigate some of the deepest mysteries of how children absorb spiritual idea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #346 - The Aboriginal Predicament (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up â Shaking up the status quo on Canadaâs Aboriginal Predicament..
Weâre here in beautiful British Columbia today to listen to Canadaâs Aboriginal people.
They make up nearly 4 percent of our population. But their demographic leads the country in every social ill we face. Today weâll show you those realities, and explore ideas for a future of healing. Our story will take us across relationships aboriginal people have with Canada. Weâll listen for a spiritual view from a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #334 - Influencing for Africa (VIDEO)Leveraging influence for Africa. Hollywoodâs doing it, and so are countless Canadians; from big names to the lesser known.
Weâll explore their innovative approaches to caring for the health of Africa.
Whether theyâre adopting babies, opening schools, raising money at rock concerts, or speaking at public rallies, Hollywoodâs biggest names have been leveraging their star power to generate positive change in Africa for years.
But countless, lesser-known people are also getting in on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #336 - Money Makeover (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up â money make-over. When greed rules our financial decisions, our finances end up in a mess.
The New Year is â for many people - a time to focus on finance. Following on the heels of holiday extravagance, restraint becomes the word.
But itâs not just families that are re-evaluating their dollar decisions. Governments are also being cautious in the midst of concerns about the potential for recession.
And much of that concern is rooted in the sub-prime crisis; a â ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #338 - Urban Struggles (VIDEO)What's being done about low income, violence and children at risk?
Today - a look at a confusing picture around poverty and urban struggle in Canada. While experts debate the data on poverty, no one can argue this fact: Canada is one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
And yet millionsin this nation struggle daily against the painful realities of low income, and lack of resources.
Even our schools are no longer the safe-havens they once were. A recent panel investigation ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #341 - Freaking Out at 40 (VIDEO)Researchers say the mid-life crisis is real!
The Context
A study involving 2-million people in 72 countries around the world suggests that both men and women are less happy in their forties than at any other time in their lives.
It reveals a global pattern of miserable middle age - a pattern that seems to apply regardless of demographics. Researchers found that people everywhere follow a U-shaped curve of psychological well being. The happiness dip in our forties, they believe, is ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #323 - Amish Grace - One Year Later (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up - One year since an Amish schoolhouse tragedy began redefining the word forgiveness, even for the Amish. Also, an exclusive interview today on Listen Up! Welcome to Listen UP, where one year since the Amish school house killings the Amish have built a school and called it New Hope. Today a story of how that new hope is taking forgiveness all around the world.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #324 - Selfish Driving (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up, Canadians are letting out their road rage â selfish and aggressive driving is on the rise âItâs a growing problem. As police react with stiffer penalties; street racers, risk takers, and aggressive drivers are making roads and highways increasingly dangerous.Almost 1-in-every-5 vehicle crashes today is caused by aggressive driving. And whether its cell phones, PDAs, radios or simply the chatter of other passengers, time spent behind the wheel is no longer distraction fre ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #325 - The Power of the Arts (AUDIO)With more than 27-hundred murals, Philadelphia is the mural capital of the world. Listen Up traveled there recently, and uncovered stories of how this particular art form is bringing healing â to artists, and to entire communities.âBeauty will save the world.â So says a character in Dostoevskyâs 19th century novel, The Brothers Karamazov.A lovely thought â but one that just might be rooted in truth - and the city of Philadelphia illustrates it. A unique mural arts program is there literally ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #326 - Remembering Burma (AUDIO)Today - a special Remembrance Day edition of Listen Up TV. More than 2-million Canadians are being remembered for their service in times of war and peace. Today weâll bring you greetings from soldiers in Afghanistan. But weâll also travel back through the decades and visit with veterans of whatâs been called âCanadaâs Forgotten War;â Burma, where Canadians still lie in unmarked jungle graves. While Canadaâs mission in Afghanistan has been mired in controversy, mo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #328 - Pro Sports: Winning the Character Game (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up, we examine the sport celebrity phenomenon â are athletes the right people to be looking up to?
We all have our idyllic sports heroes who make us proud; persevere against all odds and inspire us with their remarkable abilities. But alongside our heroes thereâs a long list of convicted pro athletes - Mike Tyson, Michael Vick, Marion Jones, Rob Ramage, Pete Rose, and Barry Bonds.
Why have so many athletes fallen from grace? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #329 - Taser Tragedy: Who is my Neighbour? (VIDEO)Today on Listen Up, Looking for Kindness. We visit Vancouver International Airport to explore what went wrong in our response to someone in need. It was on the floor of Vancouver International Airport that Canada has faced a question that hits close to home. âDo we have what it takes to be a good neighbour?â Recently, a traveler died after being tasered by the RCMP.Thanks to a video of the incident that was posted on the Internet, his final cries of frustration and agony have echoed a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #330 - Waiting for Christmas (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up; Christmas contradictions. We explore the fuss and fundamentals behind the festive frenzy.The Christmas shopping season is in full swing, and whether you celebrate for religious reasons or just because itâs a good excuse to party, the impact of the festive season on our calendars and on our culture is huge.With all the shopping, decorating and celebrating at this time of year, stress levels rise and bank accounts fall. Today weâll explore Christmas realities; here in Cana ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #331 - Afghanistan on the Ground (AUDIO)Today on Listen Up - Canadaâs war time mission and the reality of hope over it all. On the ground in AfghanistanâAfghanistan is a land locked in mystery and mountains. Many have tried to conquer it and failed.
And the cost has been high, not just in human lives but dollars.Parliament has a big decision to make. To extend its mission until 2011 or pull out in 2009.In the meantime thereâs a war of another kind going on Afghanistanâs soil â a developmental war - and Canada i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 283 - The Price of Peace in the Middle EastToday we look at bridging centuries of hostility between Arab and Jew. The latest damage done was a 34 day war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia of Lebanon. While UN troops now navigate the region for peace, recovery and stability is the goal even for antagonists.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his Shiite group regretted that their capture of two Israeli soldiers had sparked the war, however Nasrallah also said the 4,000 rockets that pummeled down on Israel during the war ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 284 - Down Under: Australia's Cultural ExportsCultural branding has been a lucrative export for Australia and since the Australia Free Trade Agreement was made with the United States last January, the growing trend is likely to continue. But Australia's cultural image is also popular amongst locals Ãïï recently, thousands gathered to mourn the loss of the once-thought un-stoppable Steve Irwin. Prime Minister John Howard said he had known Steve Irwin, and that the country had lost a "wonderful and colourful son".Au ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up TV 285 - Divorce in CanadaToday on Listen Up - changes in divorce rulings in Canada expand what commitment will cost, even after a break up. The messy business of putting marriage to rest has been given a reality check from Canada's Supreme Court. We'll look into its recent ruling on retroactive child support payments with the country's top divorce lawyer, Phil Epstein. We'll also ask about court precedent on emotional trauma of divorce, and joint custody changes and how they're being handled. And, with over a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
#285 - Divorce in CanadaToday on Listen Up - changes in divorce rulings in Canada expand what commitment will cost, even after a break up. The messy business of putting marriage to rest has been given a reality check from Canada's Supreme Court. We'll look into its recent ruling on retroactive child support payments with the country's top divorce lawyer, Phil Epstein. We'll also ask about court precedent on emotional trauma of divorce, and joint custody changes and how they're being handled. And, with ove ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Listen Up #325 Power of the Arts (VIDEO)With more than 27-hundred murals, Philadelphia is the mural capital of the world. Listen Up traveled there recently, and uncovered stories of how this particular art form is bringing healing â to artists, and to entire communities.âBeauty will save the world.â So says a character in Dostoevskyâs 19th century novel, The Brothers Karamazov.A lovely thought â but one that just might be rooted in truth - and the city of Philadelphia illustrates it. A unique mural arts program is there literally ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
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