Canada AM: March 18, 2008
March 18, 2008
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- Season: 4
- Episode: 142
- First Aired: 3/18/2008
China has put the blame for recent Tibetan riots squarely on the shoulders of the Dalai Lama; protesters around the world are demonstrating outside Chinese embassies, demanding an end to the Tibetan crackdown; the Liberals went into yesterday's by-elections with everything to lose, but won three of the four ridings; Sgt. Jason Boyes was remembered at a ramp ceremony on Kandahar fields, he was killed on a foot patrol when he stepped on a mine, he is the 81st Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan; the Canadian government will send a representative to Mexico to discuss the Brenda Martin case, yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister Maxine Bernier met with his Mexican counterpart to talk about the case; police in Toronto released video of a shooter firing at six men in a doorway, one man died in the attack; the Canadian-built Dextre is up and working; Newfoundland and Labrador are being hit by another winter storm, with St. John's getting 35 cm of snow, which is now turning to freezing rain; rising fuel costs are pushing up air fares, many American and Canadian carriers have raised their fares in recent days; an Oshawa grade 10 student is expected to go before a judge in China today, she was detained for shoplifting in the Hong Kong airport just as her school group was about to board their plane to come home.
Steve Chao, CTV News, reports in from the Chinese/Tibet border on the situation there;
Marci speaks with Gina Sunseri, ABC News, about the Dextre robot;
Dr. Marla Shapiro talks with Bev about how and when doctors should be telling their patients about medical mistakes that were made that affect the patient;
Mi-Jung speaks with Wayne Gretzky about his work in enabling children to participate in sports who would not otherwise be able to;
Bev speaks with Bob Rae and Martha Hall Findlay, Liberal MPs, about the by-elections that took place last night;
Seamus chats with Austin Stevens, Host, Austin Stevens Adventures, about his show and the animals he deals with.
- Stars:
- Seamus O'Regan (Host)
- Rena Heer (Host)
- Mi-Jung Lee (Host)
- Omar Sachedina (Host)
- Tom Brown (II) (Local Weather - Toronto)
- Tim Weber (II) (Local News - Toronto)
- Michael Kane (II) (Business News)
- Jeff Hutcheson (Host)
- Marci Ien (Host)
- Beverly Thomson (Host)
- Recurring Role:
- Dr. Marla Shapiro (Health & Medical Correspondent)
- Steve Chao (News Correspondent)
- Guest Star:
- Bob Rae (Himself)
- Wayne Gretzky (Himself)
- Austin Stevens (Himself)
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