Viewpoints
«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 diverse needs of underserved communities across Canada. Politics, society, environment, community, arts and culture take the air on «Viewpoints» hosted by Boris Chassagne. The Community Radio Fund of Canada works in collaboration with the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC).
Episodes
180 episodes
Viewpoints 180
The Steph Peaks and Friends Drag Show promises a “next level” event at Liverpool’s Astor Theatre. Wilberforce’s “Fun”-raising Committee will host the first ever community clothing swap. A World War II hero was honored in Cobourg and in Norway f...
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Episode 180
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Viewpoints 179
Montreal tenants march against rent-increase changes proposed by the provinces’ CAQ government. The city of Kingston breaks ground on Canada’s first-ever digital air traffic facility? The Winnipeg Fibre Festival highlights tariff struggles and ...
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Episode 179
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Viewpoints 178
On this week’s show, we’ve got happy stories from small-town Canada lined up for you! Our first story will be about a local historian lobbying the local council to establish an “official village fungus” and she has an idea for a potential nomin...
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Season 1
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Episode 178
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Viewpoints 177
University students stuck in Gaza miss the opening bell and speak out about Canada’s delayed visa process. Two were killed while waiting. This, as the city of Fergus welcomes its newest elementary school. A summer company program gives local te...
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Season 1
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Episode 177
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29:59
Viewpoints 176
The Brooklyn Marina rolls out the red carpet for Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador. The famous Blue Nose II. We stay on the water as the Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup hits the city of Kingston, Ontario. To Montreal, where a gardening group is tryi...
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Season 1
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Episode 176
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29:59
Viewpoints 175
A bison sculpture carries hope for Manitoba’s tall grass prairies. The Buy Canadian movement draws more shoppers to local farmers’ markets. Fredericton’s Community Kitchen’s pilot summer student meal program hits the mark. And the West Montrose...
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Episode 175
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Viewpoints 174
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 Vall...
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Episode 174
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Viewpoints 173
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 anni...
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Episode 173
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Viewpoints 172
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 keep...
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Episode 172
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Viewpoints 171
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...
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Episode 171
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Viewpoints 170
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 wor...
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Episode 170
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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...
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Episode 169
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Viewpoints 168
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 ...
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Episode 168
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Viewpoints 167
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 167
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29:59
Viewpoints 166
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...
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Episode 166
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Viewpoints 165
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 ...
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Episode 165
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29:59
Viewpoints 164
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 gu...
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Viewpoints 163
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 U...
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Episode 163
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29:59
Viewpoints 162
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. N...
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Viewpoints 161
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. Loyali...
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Season 1
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Episode 161
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Viewpoints 160
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 hav...
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Season 1
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Episode 160
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Viewpoints 159
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 uns...
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Season 1
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Episode 159
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Viewpoints 158
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 chari...
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Episode 158
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