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Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law is on China's wanted list. Here's why
Nathan Law, once Hong Kong’s youngest elected lawmaker, now lives in exile, fighting for democracy after fleeing China’s crackdown on dissent. The documentary Who's Afraid of Nathan Law? follows his story.
Can saunas actually improve your health? Is it science or just hot air?
Anthony Morgan investigates the true science of saunas and their health claims
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VideoWhat the food industry learned from Big Tobacco
The tobacco industry took a single “utterly boring” product – cigarettes – and made it come alive with colours, flavours, branding, marketing and cartoon mascots, to target different consumer markets. Sound familiar? Watch Foodspiracy on CBC Gem and The Nature of Things YouTube channel.
How Canada supplied uranium for the Manhattan Project
Why this town in the Northwest Territories was called the 'Village of Widows'
