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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

CBC News in Review

IN THIS ISSUE.........

LEARNING FROM THE DEATH OF AMANDA TODD (Length: 14:47)
B.C. teenager Amanda Todd was bullied relentlessly for years before choosing to take her own life. What can we learn from this tragedy, and what must change to stop bullying?

U.S. ELECTION: OBAMA RE-ELECTED (Length: 16:34)
Barack Obama is the President of the United States for another four years after defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. We review the campaign and look at both men’s successes and failures.

CANADA'S SPY STORY (Length: 14:51)
Royal Canadian Navy Sub-Lieutenant Jeffery Paul Delisle has confessed to being a spy for Russia. We show what he did, how he managed to get away with it for so long, and what motivated him to betray his country.

TRUTH, LIES AND CONFESSIONS (Length: 18:42)
A popular police interrogation method is seen as a success for all the confessions it helps elicit from suspects. Detractors acknowledge its success but also claim it can pressure people into confessing to crimes they did not commit.

CBC is offering the online guide in Word format.  This allows teachers to customize and tailor the exercises to their classes.  On the Website, click the desired story and a PDF or Word option will appear.  To go to their website click here.


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