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Story Archives of 'Canada'
The Canadian Drug Debate
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, February 11, 2010.A new bill in the State House would allow pharmacies and individuals in the state to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. Proponents say it would not only save individuals money but have the potential to lower health care costs. But not everyone is on board with crossing the border, some worry about the safety of the drugs while others are concerned how it may affect pharmaceutical companies in our own state. We'll look at both sides of the Canadian drugs debate.
Guests
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Six String Nation
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 3, 2009.
Schoolchildren in the U.S. are taught about the pilgrims and pioneers who persevered through hardship and fought unruly natives to settle this country. We learn about the huddled masses stirred together in a great melting pot, as if we invented immigration.
Our single-minded concept of "a real American" excludes our neighbors to the south, and the north. Many Canadians are more circumspect over just what "Canadian-ness" is. Canadians tend to look more critically at the genocide of "first nations" people, at identity, at sovereign populations and policies. From this tentative nationalism comes Six String Nation, an idea, a book, a website and one composite guitar making its way across Canada.
Jowi Taylor is Peabody Award-winning broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He came up with the idea for Six String Nation in 1995, on the eve of a referendum for Quebec’s sovereignty. The guitar was crafted by luthier George Rizsanyi and made its debut eleven years later, in 2006. Jowi Taylor joins us with more about this project, which reflects an ongoing quest for Canadian identity.
View the guitar from Six String Nation
(Photo by quartertonality via Flickr/Creative Commons)
StoryCorps: Rick Tillotson and Deanna Howard
By Scott Grzyb on Sunday, July 19, 2009.Colebrook's Rick Tillotson and Deanna Howard talk about the early life and sunset years of Rick's father and one time co-owner of the Balsams Grand Resort, Neil Tillotson.
US Says It's Getting Tough on Northern Border Security
By Shannon Mullen on Friday, July 10, 2009.The U.S. border with Canada is the longest undefended border in the world. And it has a reputation for being easy to get across.
As NHPR Correspondent Shannon Mullen reports, security is getting a little tighter, but you wouldn't know it by heading into the back woods in Pittsburg.
Robust Canadian Dollar Pleases New Hampshire Exporters
By Jon Greenberg on Friday, May 29, 2009.This was another week with a few encouraging signs in the economy. Nationally, consumer confidence rose sharply to its highest point in eight months. That boosted the mood in the stock market. Here in New Hampshire, we saw county unemployment numbers that -- in some places -- were a touch better. NHPR’s Jon Greenberg has more in his weekly economic round-up
The Web: A Bridge To The Arctic Bay's Past
By Susan Karlin on Thursday, May 14, 2009.
Not everyone is using the web to buy armor for their avatars or give virtual gifts. In indigenous communities, the internet is seen a real threat to ancient culture, luring young people with celebrity glitz. But one Inuit village in arctic Canada is using the web as a bridge to its past.
Heading North? Bring a Passport
By Rick Ganley on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.Those days of just being able to hop over the border of Canada or Mexico on a whim are almost over; starting June 1st you'll need a passport or passport card. Brenda Sprague of the State Department explains the changes.
Blackberry Blackout
By Andrew Walsh on Monday, February 4, 2008.The Word of Mouth crew traveled up to Ottawa late last week to check out a great CBC program called All In a Day. While we were there, we tried to steal as many ideas from their editorial meeting as possible. One headline they discussed particularly caught our attention: An immigration official has asked everyone in his large governmental department to obey a "blackberry blackout" during off-hours. He says he hopes his directive will help employees maintain a better work/life balance.
The Canadians Have a National Day Too
By Sara Nics on Thursday, June 29, 2006.There's a big national holiday tomorrow, July first.
But you may not have heard of it...
It's Canada Day.
It's a patriotic holiday for our neighbors to the north....their version of July fourth.
Producers Keith Shortall and Sara Nics from Maine Public Radio decided to set out to ask Americans what they know about THE Canadian national holiday.
Apparently not much.
Securing Cross-Border Travel
By Shay Zeller on Monday, June 5, 2006.In 2004, congress passed a law that says all travelers crossing the Canadian border must have a passport. With the start-date for that plan around the corner, New Hampshire's tourism industry is getting worried. Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll find out what kind of effect the law could have on the state's economy, and what kind of technology could be used to keep cross-border traffic flowing as smoothly as possible.
We'll talk with:
Senator John E. Sununu, who recently called a special congressional hearing to explore this issue
Michael Donovan, owner of Visit Canada and other tourism businesses based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
