After years of declining market share, the makers of the popular BlackBerry launch a new product to reinvigorate the company. We go behind the scenes in the days leading up to the launch to see the strategy and how they hope to pull it off. (Length: 15:45)
Category Archives: Business & Economics
Super Rich: Decline of the U.S. Middle Class
Hockey Lockout: A Season Saved
When the NHL locked out its players in the fall of 2012, many people thought yet another hockey season would be lost. But after months of tense negotiations, a new labour agreement was reached early in 2013. We look at the bargaining process and the key players behind the deal. (Length: 17:59)
E. Coli Health Hazard
The biggest beef recall in Canadian history started with a routine test for E. coli at the United States border on September 3. In the following weeks at least 12 people from B.C. to Newfoundland would become ill. News in Review follows the story as tainted beef became a massive political and safety issue…and called into question the actions of the federal government and its inspectors. (Length: 15:46)
Cod Moratorium 20 Years Later
July 2012 marked the 20th anniversary of a government-imposed moratorium on Newfoundland’s northern cod fishery. The action, taken by the federal Conservative government of Brian Mulroney, put 40,000 people out of work in Newfoundland, and devastated hundreds of communities that depended on fishing as their primary industry. In this News in Review story, Rex Murphy revisits that dramatic turning point and the loss of a way of life. (Length: 15:01)
The Great Oil Pipeline Debate
In late January the U.S. government delayed approval of a pipeline that would transport oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas. The Canadian government responded by saying it would speed up approval of another pipeline that would carry the oil over the Rocky Mountains to British Columbia. In this News in Review story, we look at why the government wants the pipelines built and why so many are determined to stop them. (Length: 16:06)
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Research In Motion’s High-tech Woes
Research in Motion is one of Canada’s most successful high-tech companies. It developed the Blackberry smartphone, which is popular all over the world. But recently the company has been losing ground to the competition, and in January its two founders stepped down as co-chairmen. In this News in Review story we look at how the high-tech giant got into trouble and what that could mean for its future. (Length: 13:26)
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Canada and the Jobless Crisis
In December, Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5 per cent, its highest level since April. Experts said Canada’s economy appears to be stalling, and the situation is particularly bleak in the country’s two largest provinces, Quebec and Ontario. In this News in Review story, we examine the troubling situation and look at how two Ontario cities are trying to recover. (Length: 14:52)
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The Struggle to Save Canada’s Farmland
Every year Canada loses thousands of acres of farmland. The land is lost when farmers give up farming or sell their land to developers. But now some Canadians are trying to fight back. In this News in Review story we’ll look at a group of farmers in Ontario who thought they were selling their land to a big company so it could grow potatoes, only to discover it was to be turned into a quarry. (Length: 13:36)
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| NiR Study Modules Using print and video material from archival issues of News in Review, teachers and students can create thematic modules for independent assignments, and small group study. Canada’s Long, Hot Summer, September 2002 | Related CBC Videos For additional related CBC videos, visit: www.cbclearning.ca |
The Eurozone and the Economic Crisis
For over a year a debt crisis in the European community, or eurozone, has been affecting the stability of the world’s economic system. In recent months this crisis has reached critical levels and is threatening to plunge the Canadian economy into another recession. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the problem and what is being done to try to overcome it. (Length: 14:25)
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| NiR Study Modules Using print and video material from archival issues of News in Review, teachers and students can create thematic modules for independent assignments, and small group study. Is the Recession Really Over?, December 2009
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