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Viewpoints

Community Radio Fund of Canada

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«Viewpoints» is the latest podcast and news magazine produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. It provides an overview of what’s happening across Canada, thanks to some 20 radio reporters posted across the country (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, North West Territories, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and working for the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) supports the production of original civic journalism news content that covers the d ...
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Red Waves is a series of documentaries, interviews, and stories, including fresh cuts from CFUV's other Indigenous podcasts all produced by CFUV's Indigenous hosts, producers, and volunteers. From Indigenous art, artists, politics, activism, housing, to plants and land defence. Red Waves was introduced with support from the Community Radio Fund of Canada, the only organisation mandated to provide financial support to Campus and Community Radio Stations in Canada.
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Movie Madness with Khalil Jamal

CIUT and CB Media Network

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Movie Madness with Khalil Jamal (@khaliljamal03) is a thought provoking, and topic driven journey through the top pop culture and Hollywood stories of the week. Khalil is joined by a large array of Hollywood guests from both in front of and behind the camera who provide great insights into the industry and their careers. Made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada | (CRFC)
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CJLO presents Discordia: Over 50 years of student activism There is a rich history of student activism at Concordia. This series will cover the main flash points of that history from the Sir George Williams affair to the present day protests for Palestinian human rights and against tuition hikes. Along the way, we will here from student activist from the past and present about how they navigated these moments with a focus on their motivations, tactics, and connections with other protest move ...
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NDNs on the Airwaves was developed from the need to know more about the recent history of native radio, the current state of native radio and where native radio is going in the future. This series gives voice to those who are passionate producers of radio, grateful musicians and individuals who help us understand how radio both reflects and shapes Indigenous cultures all across our territories. There is a common thread tying it all together, and that is Indigenous voices. This series offers ...
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In the Ontario town of Fergus, a long-forgotten 1954 time capsule opens a window into Fergus’s past. Young entrepreneurs in Cobourg present their summer projects at a business expo. A music camp for families has struck a chord in the Comox Valley. A tanning workshop in Hazelton shares the secrets of this ancient practice. And the Terry Fox Run retu…
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The star of the Great Lakes Museum, the S. S. Keewatin, is named the 2025 Museum Ship of the Year. Newcomers, Non-Indigenous, and All Nations share the Healing Together Powwow. The Gimli International Film Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary. It’s now Canada’s largest rural film festival. Nova Scotia bans most activities in woods, trails and m…
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The Upper Credit Humane Society Faces Eviction after 30 years spent at the same address, in Erin, Ontario. The National Youth Orchestra will play in Nanaimo: A local musician gets to live his dream. Montreal’s Historical Fencing Society is keeping medieval brawls alive. A new public art pilot project brings colour to Kingston’s downtown, as local a…
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A day at the beach celebrates Disability Pride Month in Queens County, Nova Scotia. Same province but further out: A blue whale was spotted off the coast of Ingonish. Whale watchers amazed at the 90-foot-long mammal. In British Columbia, Texada Island’s residents say they are “devastated” by the death of Tex the Grizzly Bear. Tex was found shot dea…
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Many Canadians will do whatever they can to avoid travelling to the USA this summer. Haliburton’s tourism manager confirms the summer travel trend. Flash flooding is getting more frequent in Montreal and elsewhere across the country and the world. An expert shares possible solutions. An ancient fish helps scientists understand the evolution of jaws…
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Mount Allison political science student Phaedra Williams wins the Larry Collins Prize for best undergraduate essay in Atlantic Canada. A family of five grey wolves captures hearts at the Assiniboine Zoo. A cacomistle takes the plane and ends up 3,000 km away from home. It’s getting ready for the trip back. Toronto Fire upgraded its fleet with rapid…
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From Riot to Parade: Protestors say Toronto Pride has lost its way. New Brunswick Premier Holt and Tourism Minister Thériault take the scenic route on a fact-finding mission to Murray Beach and Baie Verte. The Platform Pilsner comes to life as BC’s public transit experiments new funding models. We’ll meet up with a group of bat watchers in Montreal…
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Indigenous practices are used for the first time in a Canadian military court-martial. West coast seniors living on the west coast of Newfoundland are amongst the poorest in the country, according to a seniors’ advocate. A fundraising event in Manitoba becomes a springboard for important conversations about mental health, art, and accessibility. A …
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A journalist’s meeting in Montreal was hampered by visa issues, as six of their guest journalists were denied entry. This as many Canadian activists were detained in Egypt during the “March to Gaza” event last weekend. We’ll also tell you a bit more about ourselves. FrequencyNews published its 5000th story this week! Summer is, for many of us, gard…
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The Canada-Wide Science Fair pulls-in hundreds of teenagers making novel uses of AI. Some BC journalists are raising funds to bring back a local news outlet, while the historic New Brunswick Courier newspaper is being relaunched in printed and electronic form. The organizers of a 2-day bike-a-thon managed to keep thousands of riders safe through th…
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This week’s show will be quite different, as journalist Ian Gregg connects the dots between past and present as he investigates Prince George’s indie record retail scene. We will, for most of this half-hour, follow his footsteps, and let him guide us across town. Then, the N.D.G. “Art Hop” brings the public to local artists. And we’ll also meet up …
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Over 700 students from the Louis Riel School Division take learning out of the classroom and onto the land. Celebrating Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman to receive a bachelor’s degree in the British Empire, 150 years ago at Mount Allison University. Grey divorces are on the rise across the country. And a junior dog handler from Port Medway wil…
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We’ll go to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the multi-million dollar da Vinci Xi surgical robot could change the game for the province. In Ontario, the Toronto Palm House Conservatory Green house reopens after a three-year-long restoration project. No walk in the park—An audit highlights pedestrian safety concerns around a new Nova Scotia library. We’ll …
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The Bishop representing the region of Cape Breton gives his blessing to new pope Leon XIV. Community consultations are being held over the growing number of cannabis greenhouses in Six Nations. June is Stroke and Aphasia Awareness Month. Loyalist Township opts in. Three thousand blankets and counting have been made by the Knitting for Warmth Group …
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The Cercle de Molière Theatre is celebrating a century of Francophone theatre in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba. The Queens County Transit system becomes the leader in rural rides in Nova Scotia. Ridership… up by 30%. Layoffs at GM’s Oshawa plant have the Ontario NDP demanding to know what the government is going to do to help workers and their families.…
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As the dust settles after the federal election, we’ll take a look at what happened across the country. We’ll turn to BC, Ontario, Québec, and the Maritimes. Cape Breton’s Incumbent Liberal MP’s are going back to Ottawa. Liberal Fancy-Landry unseats Conservative Perkins in South Shore-St. Margarets, in Nova Scotia. In Ontario, Conservative Philip La…
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Grief in three dimensions–Canadian composer and playwright Britta Johnson talks about Life After, the musical that grew up with her. Syrup for Soldiers. A father and son duo turn their Maple sweet success into a Haliburton County charity. And we’ll travel just next door, well some 250 km away, and full steam ahead to the Elliott Tree Farm to get a …
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In Winnipeg, Manitoba, a workshop explores how theatre can be used to build leadership skills. The Award-winning Poetry Walk returns to Courtenay, British Columbia, with a new interactive twist. Liverpool’s Astor Theatre gets a “life-changing” donation from the J&W Murphy Foundation. And Chris Donovan’s upcoming book, The Cloud Factory, explores Sa…
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In late 2023, the Legault Government announced that it would be raising tuition for out-of-province and international students. This episode covers the response from Concordia's student body and the resulting strikes. This project is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Art by James FayBy Sydney Sheedy, Piper Curtis
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A Minden, Ontario, local eatery’s “Friday Favourite” fish & chips, will soon be featured in an international cookbook! Winnipeg’s new Green spaces Plan puts Indigenous knowledge at the forefront. The new policy aims to conserve and expand green spaces by 1,000 acres. Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds hopes that the Cobourg Council Committee will rename …
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Quebec’s expanding religious symbol ban sparks discussions about secularism. To Nova Scotia, where a Bookmobile delivers books, but also, a “sense of community” along Liverpool’s South Shore. In New Brunswick, a local historian publishes 1000 page-long book on the Canadian First World War cap badges! In Cobourg, Ontario, the Nightstop program is lo…
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We’ll make our first stop in Montreal, Québec, as a record rent increase could soon become a reality. This as Quebec’s Tenancy Board permits record rent hikes. Tenants prepare for the worst. Then to Haliburton County, Ontario, where Intimate Partner Violence is considered to be an Epidemic. Out east in Nova Scotia: He left Burma in 1967 and retired…
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Montreal hosted the longest lasting Gaza solidarity encampment in North America. In this episode, learn how student activist at Concordia and McGill made it happen and their ongoing struggle for Palestinian human rights. This project is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. Art by James FayBy Sydney Sheedy, Piper Curtis, Serena Abouljoud
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We’ll spend most of our time strolling down the streets of Montreal’s Little Burgundy Borough, in the company of British photographer Andrew Jackson. And to the other end of the country: American flags are still flying high in the streets of Smithers BC leaving some residents feeling uneasy. They could soon come down. A big thank you to both our jo…
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We remember the work and contributions of Montreal Standard Time’s journalist and Canadian author, Mavis Gallant. Therapists can come in all shapes or forms. A four-legged horse at Minden’s Walkabout Farm changes lives in the community. Sixteen zero-emission buses have been purchased as part of Winnipeg’s Transition Fleet Project. Last October’s at…
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As of March 10th, 2025, Concordia Research and Education Workers Union (CREW Union)m have announced that their membership will be on strike on March 12th in pursuit of their first collective agreement with the university. This episode an exploration of the union's origins and it's ongoing fight for better working conditions for teaching and researc…
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Six Nations and First Nations from across Ontario have approved a $8.5 billion Ontario Child and Family Services Reform Agreement. Sackville resident Emilie McBride has been fighting for the right to build a small rectangular shaped home. And she won her case! Third Annual Cape Breton Music Industry Hall of Fame inductees announced. And a rare rail…
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Hoping to help Canadians shop locally, a Montreal student launches the Buy Beaver app. Another one in Ontario does kind of the same! And launches a browser extension that helps online shoppers… buy Canadian… eh ? Municipalities are also pitching in : we go to Kingston Ontario to find out what they’re doing to support Canada and “buying local”. Then…
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MeToo comes to Concordia's campus in early 2018 and kicks off a long struggle between students and the administration over the university sexual harrassment and assault policy. This episode explores the origins of the fight and looks at how it has student organizing shifts over the years. This project is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada…
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In British Columbia, the Comox Valley’s 10th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser hopes to collect $225,000. Also in BC, an exhibition highlights the work of the Haida master carver, Christian White, which will be on display until 2026! And to the province of Quebec, which is facing one of its worst flu seasons in years. Some 4,500 cases wer…
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We’ll make our first stop in Montreal, Québec, as a record rent increase could soon become a reality. This as Quebec’s Tenancy Board permits record rent hikes. Tenants prepare for the worst. Then to Haliburton County, Ontario, where Intimate Partner Violence is considered to be an Epidemic. Out east in Nova Scotia: He left Burma in 1967 and retired…
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On March 8th 2011, Quebec's provincial government announced a 75% tuition hike for Quebec students. The move triggered a massive 8 month long general strike. It broke records becoming the largest student strike in Quebec's history and the longest student strike in Canada. This episode tells that story. Discordia is presented by CJLO 1690AM, made wi…
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The province of Nova Scotia invests over $1M in a Cape Breton biotech plant… Nova Scotia. That’s where the Kat’s Lobster Shack snatched the title of best lobster roll for the third time. A new store has set up shop in Winnipeg to help support war-displaced Ukrainian artisans. The Cobourg Council rescinded its decision to declare December as Christi…
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Cannabis-impaired driving is on the rise in Winnipeg. This is also where Muslim and Indigenous communities joined forces to inspire systemic change. Canadian composer Erik Lankin launches his first classical music project, The Icarus Album. Seniors are meeting up in Waterloo to talk about travel at the Friday Flicks Travel Show! The cities of Saint…
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First Khalil (@khaliljamal03) is joined by Disney channel legend and star of Heart Eyes Olivia Holt (@Olivia_holt). Come back on Friday for the full review of Heart Eyes (2025). Tune in every week and embark on a journey with us! Follow the podcast on your favorite podcast apps! Follow us at @comicboys_ on social media Follow CIUT on Instagram @ciu…
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On September 9th, 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at Concordia's Hall building. The speech never happened. Protestors turned out in waves to block the event's attendees. Classes were cancelled, police pepper sprayed students, and 5 were arrested. It's now known as the Netanyahu "riot." This episode is part 2 of…
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Black History Month is coming up this February. Under the theme “all that we carry.” Paintings of New Brunswick-born Edward Mitchell Bannister come to Sackville, courtesy of the Smithsonian Museum. The exhibit is called Hidden Blackness. The Town of Cobourg, in Ontario, is rethinking its position on issuing religious declarations, this after being …
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Some Montrealers are taking matters into their own hands to find innovative, cost-effective solutions to affordable housing. Mount Allison University is investing close to 100 million dollars in its library and a new multi-sport complex. A school in Ontario has revamped its app, partly to turn away from X! Women’s hockey hits Vancouver, and veteran…
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On September 9th, 2002, Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak at Concordia's Hall building. The speech never happened. Protestors turned out in waves to block the event's attendees. Classes were cancelled, police pepper sprayed students, and 5 were arrested. It's now known as the Netanyahu "riot." This episode is part 1 of…
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We start the new year with feel-good stories, as we should. And with Canadians that make a difference, locally and at the national level. Was volunteering locally on your New Year’s resolution list? We’ll meet up with some people for whom it was. To Montréal, Québec, where a senior’s centre provides support for youth caregivers. There are 1.25 mill…
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This episode is a rerun Mike McCulloch will again fill in for me this week as he did last week, with a documentary produced in Abbotsford, British Columbia. We’ll be meeting musician Shamir Virgo, a singer-songwriter from Surrey, B.C. who’s enjoying some success. His song, Roses, has more than 1.7 million listens on Spotify and Soundcloud. Mike McC…
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This episode is a rerun. On today’s show, I will be out and journalist Mike McCulloch will be in, with a documentary produced in Abbotsford, British Columbia. It has been more than eight years since public health officials in British Columbia sounded the alarm… that users of illicit drugs were dying at greater rates than historically observed. Toda…
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In this episode Khalil (@khaliljamal03) reviews Sonic 3 off the top and then is joined by Conner Andrews (@connerandrews34) to discuss the surprisingly fantastic Better Man movie and finally a replay of the TIFF24 Interview with The Fire Inside duo of Rachel Morrison and Ryan Destiny. Check out all these films this holiday season in theatres Tune i…
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This episode is a rerun. Journalist Pamela Haasen will take over this episode of Viewpoints, with a documentary produced in Smithers, British Columbia. And we’ll stay outdoors with her and her guests, contemplating the great scenery of BC’s Witset Canyon. That is where Abigail Joseph, goes fishing for salmon. This documentary discusses salmon retur…
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The Shipyards Christmas Market is going strong and hopes to inspire more BC Christmas markets across the Lower Mainland. A seasonal question for you: Is it green to get lit? What’s the environmental impact of lighting up large Christmas trees? The Region of Kitchener-Waterloo wonders … The Astor Theatre Society in Liverpool will have a new chairman…
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First Khalil (@khaliljamal03) is joined by Canadian legend Chelsea Clark (@chelsseaclark), the star of 'Pins and Needles' out now on Super Channel. After Khalil and Eyad (@eyad.madkour) rant about frustrating movie theatre behaviours. Tune in every week and embark on a journey with us! Follow the podcast on your favorite podcast apps! Follow us at …
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Tenants in Québec voice frustrations over Quebec’s housing tribunal, saying that it’s nothing more than “an eviction machine.” Ian Sutherland is Mount Allison’s 16th president. His new strategic plan will address challenges in funding and reduced student visa quotas. At the other end of the country, Climate Change researcher Tristan Pearce has been…
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In February 1999, the Concordia Student Union fails to get accredited as a legal representative of the student body because of low voter turnout. About a year and a half later they manage to get over 50% of students to vote for accreditation. Student movements against austerity and corporatism, as well as a push for food sovereignty have also start…
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More funding is desperately needed, as Winnipeg’s women’s shelters are exceeding their capacity. A UNBC professor receives a $50,000 grant to create a women’s cyber self-defense toolkit. The New Westminster crisis response project wants to tackle homelessness, mental health and substance abuse head on. Queens County fishermen head out early on Dump…
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