More 2 Life

More to Life offers Ontario viewers an intelligent daytime alternative to soap opera, talk shows and reruns. This interactive phone-in program, hosted by veteran journalist Mary Ito, offers practical information that will entertain and educate viewers and enhance their daily lives.

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    June 28, 2006

    Hey, did you hear the one about the three men who walked into a bar? There was a native Indian, a Jamaican, and a --- wait a minute. Is it okay to tell this kind of joke? Jokes about lawyers, dumb blondes, and "Newfies" are accepted in our culture.

  • More to Life Political Humour & Heat
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    June 27, 2006

    Political Humour Why are some of our most memorable laughs at the expense of politicians? From Pierre Trudeau attempting to pirouette, to George Bush mispronouncing "nuclear," it's the pratfalls, rather than the policies, that we remember. Even whe

  • More 2 Science-Animal Grosology & Minds Over Matter (June 22/2006)
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    June 22, 2006

    MORE 2 SCIENCE--ANIMAL GROSSOLOGY It's been called disgusting, repulsive, and even sickening. The latest attraction at the Ontario Science Centre is really grossing people out. But that's exactly what it's supposed to do! The "Animal Grossology" exhi

  • Moving Stress and The Chemistry Of Stress (June 21/2006)
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    June 21, 2006

    MOVING STRESS Often listed as one of the top causes of stress, moving can turn even the calmest among us into a bundle of nerves. From carefully packing our most prized possessions, to wondering if we'll ever see them in one piece again, the entire

  • Difficult People and "Battle Cries" (June 20/2006)
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    June 20, 2006

    DIFFICULT PEOPLE We've all run into them: the difficult co-worker who creates tension the minute they walk into the room; the annoying neighbour who complains about everything; and the hard to handle relative who manages to ruin every family get toge

  • Cold Cases and Limits Of Medicine (June 19/2006)
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    June 19, 2006

    COLD CASES A young girl walking home from a friend's house disappears. A man's body washes up on the banks of the Niagara River. A six-year-old boy walks into the woods and is never seen again. These cases are just a few that can be found on the Onta

  • REal Estate and "Dropped Threads" (June 16, 2006)
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    June 16, 2006

    REAL ESTATE It's one of the safest investments you can make - buying a home. But what if that safe investment is out of your financial reach? In some parts of the province, real estate prices are unreal. Recently, a home in Oakville went on the marke

  • Marketing Faith and "Swapping Lives" (June 15, 2006)
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    June 15, 2006

    MARKETING FAITH Canadians have stopped going to church. According to a recent survey, only seventeen percent of us attend a house of worship on a regular basis. Needless to say, this has caused panic in the pews. And churches of all denominations are

  • Climate Change and Women of Distinction (June 14, 2006)
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    June 14, 2006

    Climate Change For years, scientists have been warning us about climate change. Ongoing controversy over the Kyoto Accord, media reports about impending doom, and even a new documentary by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, have us all wondering wha

  • Sexual Health and Violence & Women Health (June 13, 2006)
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    June 13, 2006

    SEXUAL HEALTH Sex can be a confusing activity. There are different positions to consider, a cornucopia of contraception options, and then there's the frequency. Some like it a lot, while others are happy if they do it once a year. And talking to your

  • Landlords & Tenants and Fife House (June 12, 2006)
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    June 12, 2006

    LANDLORDS & TENANTS Few relationships are as volatile as those between landlords and tenants.When things go wrong, matters can get ugly. That's why there are rules to govern both sides. But not everyone is satisfied with the current regulations. That

  • Youth & Mental Illness and Stan Kutcher - Uganda (June 9/2006)
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    June 9, 2006

    YOUTH & MENTAL ILLNESS It's an unimaginable scenario for any parent. Your daughter is living on the street, getting beaten, eating out of garbage cans, and trading sex for money to support a drug habit. Equally unimaginable is your son, a heroin use

  • Immigrants & Depression and Brain Scans & Alzheimer's (June 8/2006)
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    June 8, 2006

    IMMIGRANTS & DEPRESSION More than 125-thousand newcomers arrive in Ontario from around the world every year. And most adapt extremely well as they create new lives. But for others, one of the greatest challenges they face is coping with depression. W

  • Stigma and Mental Illness and Postpartum Depression (June 7/2006)
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    June 7, 2006

    STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS Statistics tell us that one in five Canadians will experience mental illness in their lifetime. So whether it's your mother, your best friend, your husband, or your co-worker, odds are someone close to you, if not you, will b

  • Anti-Depressants and Toxic Chemicals (June 6/2006)
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    June 6, 2006

    ANTI-DEPRESSANTS Depression is the most common form of mental illness. That means one in four Canadians will face this condition at some point in their lives. Many patients will be treated with one or more of the fifty antidepressants on the market.

  • Post-Traumatic Stress and Rats (June 5/2006)
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    June 5, 2006

    POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS Let's say you hit a tree with your car. You break a leg, incur some cuts and bruises, but basically you are okay. So you have no problem getting back behind the wheel. But some people would be frozen with fear at the mere thoug

  • Childhood Cancer, Tsunami Relief and Is That True? (June 2/2006)
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    June 2, 2006

    CHILDHOOD CANCER For most of us, a diagnosis of cancer is plain bad news. But imagine the despair you'd feel if it wasn't you, but your child who was diagnosed with the disease. Childhood cancer is rare in Canada. But it is responsible for more deat

  • Camping & Canoeing and Elizabeth May (June 1/2006)
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    June 1, 2006

    CAMPING & CANOEING It's been said that "camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business". Yet every year families across the province dig out their mildew-laden tents and blackened pots. They throw the kids and the dog in the car and trek int

  • The Rise And Fall Of Empires and Math 101 - Logic (May 31/2006)
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    May 31, 2006

    THE RISE AND FALL OF EMPIRES Throughout history, there have been superpowers that ruled well beyond their borders. From the ancient empires of Greece and Rome, to the European nation-states in the west, and their Asian counterparts in the east, the w

  • Book Panel - Tearjerkers and "Plastic Assets" (May 30/2006)
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    May 30, 2006

    BOOK PANEL-TEARJERKERS Read 'em and weep.  That's what our panel says about the books they've brought with them today. Who doesn't relish a great tearjerker now and again, the kind that makes you sob, scream and wail into the night. Here with their

  • "Ew: That's Gross" (May 29/2006)
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    May 29, 2006

    EW THAT'S GROSS Have you ever looked? You know, in the toilet. After you go. And have you examined what blows out of your nose? Everyone does. But nobody wants to admit it. Well today, we tackle the taboos and talk about all the gross things our bodi

  • Secret Societies (May 26/2006)
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    May 26, 2006

    SECRET SOCIETIES Da Vinci is controversial, and popular, because of it's portrayal of secret societies. It makes us wonder whether religious groups such as Opus Dei wield the power and influence they're rumoured to have? Why do the Freemasons and th

  • Everyday Ethics and Spiders (May 25/2006)
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    May 25, 2006

    EVERYDAY ETHICS Let's say the bank deposits two hundred dollars into your bank account by mistake. Do you take the money? What if you're broke and your child needs expensive medication? That might change things. Everyday we run into ethical dilemmas

  • Spinsters and Immigrant Employment (May 24/2006)
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    May 24, 2006

    SPINSTERS She seems to have it all. A great career, a beautiful baby, a gorgeous house. But wait. Something's missing. There's no husband. More women are choosing not to marry. But if a woman never "pairs up" is she resigned to spinsterhood? Or can a

  • Bachelors and "JPod" (May 23/2006)
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    May 23, 2006

    BACHELORS There used to be a time when being a bachelor was a bad thing. In Greece, unmarried men over thirty had to walk the streets naked, singing at the top of their lungs in the middle of winter. But what is life like for single men? Do they enj

  • Beauty and "My Mother's Wedding Dress" (May 19/2006)
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    May 19, 2006

    BEAUTY They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But is that true? Do we each see beauty differently, or is our perception universal and predetermined? Why do we think of Marilyn Monroe, Claudia Schiffer or Angelina Jolie as beautiful? Is ther

  • Cancer Treatments and Marriage Therapists (May 18/2006)
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    May 18, 2006

    CANCER-TREATMENTS There are more than 200 different types of cancer and the expectation of finding one single cure -- a silver bullet -- has long been laid to rest. But we have moved from a scatter shot approach to new treatments that zero in on the

  • Career Options: "So You've Got Your Degree".........(May 17/2006)
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    May 17, 2006

    CAREER OPTIONS-"So You've Got Your Degree..." Graduating from college or university or even high school can be exhilarating. But that feeling quickly ends the moment you're asked, "So what are you going to do with the rest of your life?" Those who ar

  • "Rich or Dead" (May 16/2006)
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    May 16, 2006

    "RICH OR DEAD" It's a universal belief, that wealth equals health. But how true is that belief? And what does it mean for us here in Canada? As the gap grows between rich and poor, can we expect a serious decline in the health of our population? Are

  • Happiness and Female Jockey (May 15/2006)
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    May 15, 2006

    HAPPINESS So you think you know what it takes to be happy? All you have to do is win the lottery or enjoy good health or have lots of options because variety is the spice of life, right? Not necessarily says Harvard professor and psychologist Daniel

  • Portfolio Doctors - Budgeting, Fraud and Is That True? (May 12/2006)
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    May 12, 2006

    PORTFOLIO DOCTORS-BUDGETING It sounds so reasonable. If you want to control your spending, set a budget. And yet how many of us have done that? Sure we'll set limits on how much we'll spend on a new dress or a new car, but where are the overall budge

  • Mothers Overparenting and Math 101 - Simpson's Paradox (May 10/2006)
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    May 10, 2006

    MOTHERS OVERPARENTING Michele Borba used to focus on transforming misbehaving kids. But now she's turned her attention to mothers who are doing too much for their children. Many spend large parts of their day driving their kids to school, soccer gam

  • A Good Death and Buddism/Lama (May 9/2006)
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    May 9, 2006

    A GOOD DEATH It has been said that death is thegreat equalizer. But the journey may not be the same for everyone. Some go quietly in their sleep, others die suddenly in accidents. And for many, death comes after struggling with a long illness.

  • Infertility and Paralympics - Paul Rosen (May 8/2006)
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    May 8, 2006

    INFERTILITY When it comes to their fertility, many women have experienced a shocking surprise. They held off getting pregnant because of their career, relationships, and other reasons of personal choice. Then when they were ready, they found they co

  • "Daniel Isn't Talking" and Autism (April 28/2006)
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    April 28, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman "Daniel Isn't Talking" Daniel isn't hugging, he isn't playing with his older sister, or engaging in story time. Instead, he's dragging his face across the carpet, spreading his feces on the wall, and collecting every round object

  • Romance Novels and Baby Business (April 27/2006)
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    April 27, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman Romance Novels The heroine and hero meet. They can see instantly they were meant for each other. But there's a conflict that keeps them apart. Until finally they can't fight it anymore and they declare their love with passion. In a

  • Student/Professor Relationship and Angry Girls (April 26/2006)
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    April 26, 2006

    Student/Professor Relationship Aside from beer keg bonanzas and frat parties, it used to be that most university students attended class, tried to get good marks and accepted the judgement of their professors. But today, critics say students are appr

  • Science & Kids and Play (April 25/2006)
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    April 25, 2006

    Science The bestselling weekly "New Scientist" magazine, receives many truly weird questions from readers. Such as: "What would be the effect on the Earth if an alien spaceship came along and dragged the moon away?" Or, "How long can human beings liv

  • Cancer: When To Say No To Treatment and Attention Deficit Disorder
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    April 24, 2006

    Cancer-When to Say No to Treatment This year in Ontario more than 57 thousand new cases of cancer will be diagnosed. That's not good news, but for many it will by no means be a death sentence. Treatment may put their cancer under control or even bet

  • Pet Care, Caitlin Flanagan and Is That True? (April 21/2006)
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    April 21, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman Pet Care The furry members of our family make us laugh, they make us cry -- and they shrink our wallets with costly vet bills. So when it comes to keeping our pets healthy, a little prevention can go a long way. Dr. Larry Wilder k

  • David Suzuki and Contest Queen (April 20/2006)
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    April 20, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman David Suzuki More than a generation ago, we didn't think twice when we drove our gas guzzlers. No one would have understood the term "backyard composting." And separating your garbage? Now that would just have been crazy talk. Tod

  • Obesity and Sprockets (April 19/2006)
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    April 19, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman Obesity Summer means exposing flesh that has been under wraps all winter. And for some that's a scary prospect. While excess pounds can be concealed under a parka, fat is harder to hide in a pair of shorts. So millions of people w

  • Allergies and "Quiet Leadership" (April 18/2006)
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    April 18, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman Allergies Allergies are on the rise. With the number of people affected by seasonal allergies, sneezing has become one of Canada's national pastimes. And it has made over-the-counter allergy medications fly off the shelves. So what

  • Pest Control and First Aid & CPR For The Blind (April 17/2006)
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    April 17, 2006

    Host Karen Horsman Pest Control It's spring. Birds are nesting in your air ducts, raccoons are mating in your attic and ants are marching two by two into your cupboards. What to do? Answers from Brett MacKillop. He is regional vice-president of Abell

  • Portfolio Doctor - Women & Money and Poetry (April 13/2006)
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    April 13, 2006

    Portfolio Doctor-Women and Money In some ways women are great with money. They do most of the household shopping, and will compare prices to get the best deal on that laundry detergent or pair of jeans. But when it comes to investing, many women stil

  • Sports, Math 101 With Megumi Harada and Multiple Sclerosis (04/12/06)
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    April 12, 2006

    Sports It's the time of year when the stars and the moon align and sports fans are giddy with delight. Hockey and basketball playoffs are just around the corner and baseball is revving up and there's even talk of football on the horizon. Mary Ormsby

  • Friends and Act 2 Studio (April 11/2006)
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    April 11, 2006

    Friends If you're lucky, you'll have the same one from the time you're in diapers to the time you return to diapers in old age. Friends are the people you turn to to help you deal with hormones and hysteria in puberty, the ups and downs of your job,

  • Nurses and "Rotten School" (April 10/2006)
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    April 10, 2006

    Nurses Five years ago, an inquest into the death of a young girl in a Toronto hospital found that nurses were working in deplorable, dangerous conditions. And that wasn't the first time we had heard about the plight of nurses. Staff shortages, uncert

  • Singing From Scratch (April 7/2006)
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    April 7, 2006

    Singing from Scratch Come on admit it. You pretend you're Celine Dion or Michael Buble in the shower, but you're too timid to sing in public. But you want to. Or maybe you just want to improve your voice -- learn about different singing styles and

  • What Kids Should Know and Dr Talat Chugtai (April 6/2006)
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    April 6, 2006

    What Should Kids Know Earlier this year, the York School Board removed the children's book "Three Wishes" from library shelves. The book describes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a child's point of view. It has been deemed by some to be too muc

  • "Dish" and Scott Fielder on Love & Lust (April 4/2006)
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    April 4, 2006

    "Dish" You're fifty years old, your once adorable kids have morphed into teenage mutants, your husband drives you crazy, and your boss is a lunatic. You just want to chuck it all, move to a cottage in the middle of nowhere and answer to no one. Or m

  • Caring For Kids (April 3/2006)
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    April 3, 2006

    Caring for Kids It's a rite of passage for all parents. It's 2 a.m. and your baby has a fever of 103. You are filled with terror. What's wrong? What should you do? How long will the wait be in ER? And wouldn't it be great if the pediatrician made ho

  • Gardening, Flora MacDonald, and "Is That True?" - March 31/2006
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    March 31, 2006

    Gardening He hosts his own gardening show on television and radio, appears as a guest on other programs, writes a newspaper column, authors books and is the recipient of numerous awards. Phew ! What a schedule! Does Mark Cullen have any time left f

  • Book Panel: Memoirs & Autobiographies & Baby Point Village 03/30/06
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    March 30, 2006

    Book Panel-Memoirs and Autobiographies Fact or fiction? Revisionism or the inside truth? Fans of the memoir or autobiography love to learn the intimate, gossipy and honest details of lives lived. But are they entirely honest? Author James Frey recent

  • Words And Tastebuds - (March 29/2006)
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    March 29, 2006

    Words Oh goody, we're having "junket" tonight. That might have been my sentiment if I were living in the 1500's when "junket" referred to a fancy dessert. According to my guest, it's surprising just how many words originally meant something else a

  • Science & Ethics (March 28, 2006)
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    March 28, 2006

    Science & Ethics The year was 1997 and the world looked on in amazement.  Dolly the sheep became the first successfully cloned mammal. Fast forward to 2006, and now cloning animals has become almost a non event. Rabbits, cats, pigs, goats, cows an

  • Wills & Estates and Gail Sheehy (March 27/06)
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    March 27, 2006

    Wills & Estates The baby boomers are starting to turn 60 this year. Though we hope they still have a long life ahead of them, death does come aknocking inevitably. The boomers are also the richest generation ever, so it's vital they have a will if t

  • Technology & Change and Is that True? (March 24/06)
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    March 24, 2006

    Technology & Change Do you remember the exhilaration you felt the first time you sent and received an email? Fast forward a decade, and now you're bombarded with emails, voicemails, jpegs of your cousin's trip to Florida on your iPod, and no time to

  • Classical Idol And The Blue Man Group (March 23/06)
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    March 23, 2006

    Classical Idol Today, we're hosting a musical "idol" contest with a major difference. Our contestants are all dead. Yet, even from the grave, their music has surpassed the test of time. I am talking about classical composers. And we thought - why not

  • Women's Heart Health and Inner City Schools (March 22/06)
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    March 22, 2006

    Women's Heart Health Baby boomers have it all -- health, wealth and Viagra. But wait: According to a recent survey by the Heart and Stroke Foundation, baby boomers may not be as healthy as they thought. As boomers are starting to hit the big six-O

  • Child Poverty and Pact (March 21/06)
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    March 21, 2006

    Child Poverty One in six children in Ontario lives in poverty. That means 443-thousand people under eighteen are poor in this province. The figures come from a report released by Campaign 2000, an anti-poverty coalition. It was formed in the early 90

  • Sleep And Flap (March 20/06)
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    March 20, 2006

    Sleep It's 3 am. The normally soft-green glow of your alarm clock is suddenly as obnoxious as a vacancy sign at a cheap motel. You close your eyes but your mind races. Your stomach churns, your head aches and your spouse snores. Sleep is not to be ha

  • Best Before Dates and Leisure School (March 17/2006)
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    March 17, 2006

    Best Before Dates Many of the foods in your fridge have best before dates on them. But do you really know what those dates mean? Is the product guaranteed as safe to consume up until that point? And what is the deal after the date expires? Is the foo

  • Reptilia and Snow Fleas (March 16/2006)
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    March 16, 2006

    Reptilia Spring is around the corner. So all kinds of animals are shaking off the winter blues and venturing out of their lairs. Snakes, frogs, turtles and lizards included. We have to celebrate the warming of our cold-blooded friends! So we invited

  • "The Devil's Picnic" and Math 101 - Percentages (March 15/2006)
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    March 15, 2006

    "The Devil's Picnic" Any red-blooded teenager will tell you - when something is forbidden, it becomes far more alluring. Just ask Romeo and Juliet. Forbidden love is one thing, but what about outlawed and potentially dangerous food, drink and drugs?

  • Over-Programmed Kids and Jean Marmoreo (March 14/2006)
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    March 14, 2006

    Over-Programmed Kids Our working world has turned into a rat race. So it's not surprising that the race has extended to family life. A typical Ontario family has to get its various members from work and school to piano lessons, hockey matches, swim

  • Saving Lives (March 16/2006)
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    March 13, 2006

    Saving Lives A few years ago, we were all astonished to hear that a man cut off his own hand to escape certain death in a Utah canyon. And we cried when we read about the couple who lost their lives while climbing a peak in Labrador. These are extre

  • Business Icons, Portfolio Doctors and Is That True? (Mar 10/2006)
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    March 10, 2006

    Business Icons What becomes a legend most? When it comes to business, it's all money, money, money. Or is it? There are numerous people who have single-handedly made millions and even billions of dollars. But there is a rare group of people whose leg

  • Canadian Literary Icons and Rosalind Wiseman (Mar 9/2006)
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    March 9, 2006

    Canadian Literary Icons An icon is defined as an enduring symbol. But when it comes to writers, what is the icon -- the person or the work? If asked to name some Canadian literary icons -- names such as Margaret Atwood, Margaret Laurence, Irving Layt

  • Family Violence and Cultural Icons (Mar 7/2006)
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    March 8, 2006

    Education Icons Educators have long debated the ins and outs of how children learn and the best way to teach them. But there are two educators in particular whose theories are still embraced by thousands, more than a century after they were introduce

  • Education Icons and Music-Parker Family (Mar 8/2006)
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    March 7, 2006

    Family Violence Sometimes we forget it happens. Then there it is, front page news, a woman and her two children found murdered in their home. And we think how could this happen? And for a week or a month, as long as the coverage lasts, we worry about

  • Science Icons and The Harlem Gospel Choir (Mar 6/2006)
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    March 6, 2006

    Science Icons Einstein, Freud, Darwin, Newton -- they're names that continue to impress even though their theories are age-old. What have these brilliant minds contributed to society? Why do we continue to talk about them? And what were they like as

  • Forensics and Is That True (March 3/2006)
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    March 3, 2006

    Forensics Chances are you've seen them. They pull up in their Hummers, latex gloves at the ready, and a gun belted to their designer pants. They scan the room and with one swipe of their DNA and fingerprint analyzer the crime is solved. They are the

  • Tropical Diseases and Insecticides (Mar 2/2006)
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    March 2, 2006

    Tropical Diseases You pack your sunscreen, some t-shirts and your bathing suit -- leaving room of course for all the souvenirs you want to shove into your suitcase. But you may bring home much more than just a jar of sand and postcards. In fact, due

  • Jackie Collins and Knitting (Mar 1/2006)
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    March 1, 2006

    Jackie Collins She's been called every thing from "the empress of raunch" to "the Ambassador of Beverly Hills." People the world over can't get enough of her best-selling novels such as "The Stud", "Lucky" and "Hollywood Wives". And after having sold

  • Cancer, Complementary Medicine and Anger (Feb 28/2006)
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    February 28, 2006

    Cancer: Complementary Medicine Many people use complementary or alternative medicines to treat everything from acne to arthritis. But have you ever thought of using these therapies to treat more serious illnesses such as cancer? It's already happen

  • Public Health and Mothers & Daughters (Feb 27/2006)
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    February 27, 2006

    Public Health Why are some people healthy and others not? This is a question that has plagued and preoccupied people through time. And in recent decades, scientists have tried to answer the question by gathering information from many different are

  • Street Drugs and Obese Children (Feb 24/2006)
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    February 24, 2006

    Street Drugs Today, we're more likely to see news stories about crack, ecstasy, marijuana and crystal meth. So who uses these drugs? How do they affect the brain? And where do they come from? My guests today know. Dr. Ron Clavier is a clinical psycho

  • Book Panel-Religion/Spirituality & Stephen Clarke "Merde Actually"
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    February 23, 2006

    Book Panel-Religion/Spirituality It's time for our monthly book panel, and today we ask that you have a little faith as we discuss books of a religious or spiritual nature. Why do so many books seem to explore these themes? And what role does religio

  • KidProof Canada and Freedom To Read (Feb 22/2006)
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    February 22, 2006

    KidProof Canada Remember the days you used to spend roaming on your bike, all over your neighbourhood or town, without a care in the world? That was the essence of the freedom of childhood. For today's kids, they're free to roam too -- just to the e

  • Secrets and "Postsecrets" (Feb 21/2006)
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    February 21, 2006

    Secrets Can you keep a secret? Some of us are better at it than others. And let's be honest, sometimes there's nothing better than a little bit of gossip. Many of us confide our secrets to friends and family. But then there are those secrets we hold

  • Family Law 101 and Internet Study - Internet & Relationships 02/20/06
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    February 20, 2006

    Family Law 101 In the movies, "The War of the Roses" and "Kramer versus Kramer" divorce is portrayed as a knock-down, drag out, take no prisoners legal process. And unfortunately those movies mirror real life for many. But not for all. Some divorcing

  • Women & Poverty, Michelle Paver and "Is That True?" (Feb 17/2006)
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    February 17, 2006

    Women & Poverty Elderly women - particularly those who are single, separated or divorced -- are among the poorest in our society. One in five older women live well below the poverty line in Canada, and up to half find it difficult to make ends meet

  • Seniors Health (Feb 16/2006)
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    February 16, 2006

    Seniors Health This year, the first wave of baby boomers will turn 60. At the same time, we have more and more citizens living past 100. These facts plus medical advances have painted a rosier picture of the later years. Yet it is still the time of

  • Seniors Back In Scool and Allan King (Feb 15/2006)
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    February 15, 2006

    Seniors Back in School The average retirement age is currently about 57. And baby boomers -- people born between 1946 and 1964 -- will soon be retiring in record numbers. With at least 20 years of health ahead, retirees will need something to do with

  • Soulmates and Seniors Social Scene (Feb 14/2006)
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    February 14, 2006

    Soulmates Happy Valentine's Day! In the spirit of the day, we're gazing longingly at the concept of the soulmate. Is there really only one person in the world who is perfect for you? Or is that some crazy ideal that actually keeps people apart? We ge

  • Saving Lives and Senior Fitness (Feb 13/2006)
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    February 13, 2006

    Saving Lives Medical programs like "ER" and "Grey's Anatomy" are extremely popular. But do you wonder how authentic they are? Today, a check-up on the lives of physicians who care for us from the moment of birth to the inevitable end of life. How are

  • Depression, Marriage Statistics and Is That True? (Feb 10/2006)
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    February 10, 2006

    Depression About 8% percent of Ontarians will suffer from a depressive illness at some point in their lives. And depression can be just as painful for family and friends as it is for the person who suffers from it. The good news is that appropriate t

  • Portfolio Doctors-RRSPs & Three Views Of Crystal Water (Feb9/2006)
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    February 9, 2006

    Portfolio Doctors-RRSP Quick: what's special about March 1st? Ah, yes, it's the last day we can contribute to our RRSP for the 2005 tax season. But after that fact, everything becomes less clear. How much money should we be investing every year? Wher

  • Black History Education and Black Inventors (Feb 8/2006)
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    February 8, 2006

    Black History Education Many of us think we know about Ontario's place in Black History. February is Black History Month, and many including our panel today, feel that Ontario's curriculum is lacking in this important area of study. What difference

  • No More Periods and Pregnancy Blues (Feb 7/2006)
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    February 7, 2006

    No More Periods Menstruation has been the one thing most women can count on. It's a sisterhood many of us grudgingly belong to. We endure brain-numbing cramps and radical mood swings, because it's all part of being a woman. But with the introduction

  • Vision Loss and Voice Print (Feb 6/2006)
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    February 6, 2006

    Vision Loss The statistics are troubling. By the age of 65, 1 in 9 Canadians will experience severe vision loss. The number of adults affected by eye diseases such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy is dramatically on the rise. Since m

  • Cars, Public Spaces, Is That True? (Feb. 3/06)
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    February 3, 2006

    Cars We end men's week with a look at man's best four-wheeled friend - the car. Last week you dreamed about the new Jaguar SK Convertible. This week you were counting BMW M Roadsters to sleep. Ahhh, the choices are endless at night, but with a tigh

  • Men's Mental Health and Aboriginal Humour (Feb. 2/06)
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    February 2, 2006

    Men's Mental Health Try to get a man to talk about his feelings and you may be faced with deafening silence. Male discomfort in opening up can make the experience of mental illness particularly excruciating. How does mental illness unfold in men's

  • Boys in School and Barbara Coloroso (Feb. 1/06)
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    February 1, 2006

    Boys in School When it comes to important benchmarks in education, boys are falling behind girls. And not just here in Canada, but internationally. The result is that a growing number of boys are simply opting out - two thirds of students who fail

  • Men's Health and Robert Buckman (Jan. 31/06)
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    January 31, 2006

    Mens Health Type the words "women's health" into Google and you'll get about 133 million hits. Type in "men's health" and that number drops to less than half - about 55 million. So are men less interested in their physical health than women? Or do me

  • Mens Panel and Cyber Crime (Jan. 30/06)
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    January 30, 2006

    Mens Panel Last year, a simple sentence spoke to a generation of women. "He's just not that into you." That sentence became an idea for an episode of "Sex and the City," then a best-selling book, and is now part of the single woman's lexicon. But why

  • Michael Adams-American Backlash, Minds Over Matter & Is That True?
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    January 27, 2006

    Michael Adams-American Backlash As far as many Canadians can tell from American news programs like Crossfire, America is a divided nation. We believe the hard-nosed, religious Republicans have drawn a line in the sand with weak-kneed, non-religious

  • Scary Book Panel and Experiential Marketing (Jan 26/06)
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    January 26, 2006

    Scary Book Panel For some, it's horror stories that stir up the imagination. For others, non-fiction evokes reality-based fears. Today, our panelists will share their picks of books that truly frightened them. Robert Sawyer, an award-winning and pro

  • Ethics In Business & Politics and Sudoku & Education (Jan 25/2005)
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    January 25, 2006

    Ethics in Business & Politics Enron, World.com, Bre-X and the federal Liberal Party. They've made the headlines in recent years, but all too often for the wrong reasons. As scandals mount in the worlds of business and politics, there is a growing sen

  • Gun Shootings/Youth Violence (Jan 24/2006)
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    January 24, 2006

    Gun Shootings/Youth Violence Last year,  52 of Toronto's 78 homicides were a result of gun violence - much of it gang-related. There were murders which shook the citizens of Canada's largest city to their core - the accidental shooting of a five-ye

  • Feet and Superfoods (Jan 23/2006)
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    January 23, 2006

    Feet While the last six weeks have been about federal politicians trying not to put their feet in their mouths, today we'll discuss foot and mouth, athlete's foot, plantar's warts, and any other foot problem that ails you. More 2 Life's regular podia

  • The Canadian Housewife, Naming Baby and Is That True? (Jan 20/2006)
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    January 20, 2006

    The Canadian Housewife She scrubbed, she scoured, she cooked, she baked and she raised the kids. And in her down-time -- she fed the chickens, made soap and darned the socks. And what did she get in return? No respect, that's what. Throughout history

  • Immigration and Sex Trade Workers (Jan 19/2006)
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    January 19, 2006

    Immigration Between July 1st 2004 and July 1st 2005, Canada received almost 245,000 immigrants -- that's 5,500 more than in the previous year. There's no doubt that Canada has a large welcome mat, but do potential immigrants wait too long to be acc

  • Elections 101 and Math Investment Scams (Jan 18/2006)
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    January 18, 2006

    Elections 101 Monday will be Canada's 39th General Election, a chance for all Canadians to choose which party will govern the nation. There are 308 ridings across Canada, and the party that takes the most seats, wins. Simple? But will it be a majorit

  • First Nations Reserves (Jan 17/2006)
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    January 17, 2006

    First Nations Reserves Recently, a small Cree community called Kashechewan became a source of national shame when it was revealed that people had been living without clean water for years. But it's not the first time we've heard about reserves mired

  • Cancer Receiving and Giving Bad News (Jan 16/2006)
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    January 16, 2006

    Cancer: Receiving and Giving Bad NewsThree words we dread: "You have cancer." But in Ontario this year, 56,000 of us will get that news. One moment you're a healthy person, the next a cancer patient facing chemotherapy, radiation, and other unknown t

  • Plastic Surgery and Medical Miracles (Jan 12/2006)
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    January 12, 2006

    Plastic Surgery It's a new year. Time to eat less, exercise more, and finally start yoga. But maybe what you really fancy this year is a bigger chest, a little off the nose, or some Botox to smooth out the wrinkles. If so, you're not alone. The numbe

  • Gifted Education and Hangovers With Scott Fielder (Jan 11/2006)
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    January 11, 2006

    Gifted Education Many people think it's a blessing to have a child who is gifted. The assumption is that they'll never struggle in school and everything will come easy for them. Or will it? In fact, parents can find making choices for their gifted ch

  • Spoiled Brats and Financial Resolutions (Jan 10/2006)
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    January 10, 2006

    Spoiled Brats You watched with bated breath as your child opened the present you risked life and limb to find in a mall full of harried parents. You knew the look of joy would be worth the pain. But the present was opened with barely a smile and toss

  • Alternative Therapies (Jan 9/2006)
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    January 9, 2006

    Alternative Therapies It's estimated that more than 60 million North Americans now use herbal remedies. Echinacea, glucosamine, black cohosh and ginseng - these once exotic terms have become commonplace in our everyday medical lexicon. But what do we

  • Women & Science, Green Roofs and Is That True? (Jan 6/2006)
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    January 6, 2006

    Women and Science We've been hearing it for years ? not enough young women are gravitating towards the sciences. On the positive side, there have been significant increases in the numbers of women entering the life sciences ? fields such as biology a

  • Did The Music Make Them Do It? and Whooping Cough (Jan 5/2006)
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    January 5, 2006

    Did the Music Make Them Do It? In our lifetime, music has been the scapegoat for encouraging immorality and depravity in youth. So what do we make of one of the most popular forms of music today known as gangsta rap? Is there a relationship between

  • How To Deliver Education and The Miss G Project (Jan 4/2006)
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    January 4, 2006

    How to Deliver Education Living up to the rigours of the somewhat-new curriculum is a challenge for many students. But what if that curriculum is already passe? What if we're preparing our students for an outdated way of life? Today's panel discusse

  • Breaking Bad Habits and The Point Of Sex? (Jan 3/2006)
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    January 3, 2006

    Breaking Bad Habits Way back in 4000 BC the Babylonians started the tradition of making New Year resolutions. Their most popular resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment (I know I want to do more of that this year). But for most people today

  • Oshawa Special (Dec 14/2005)
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    December 14, 2005

    Oshawa Special Documentary Producer Zeelaf Majeed

  • Jay Ingram Conciousness and Mental Health (Dec 7/2005)
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    December 7, 2005

    Jay Ingram-Consciousness How do you know that bananas are yellow or the sky is blue? Maybe what you call yellow and blue is my green and orange. Do you ever wonder if what you see of the world is what everyone else sees? Why do you make the choices y

  • Bowmanville Zoo, Fred Penner & "Is That True" (Oct 21/2005)
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    October 21, 2005

    Bowmanville Zoo "I want to walk with the animals and talk with the animals." So said Dr. Doolittle. And he's not alone. Most of us share a stubborn yearning for inter-species communication. Unfortunately not all of us speak their language. But my gue

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