The Story of Us. Cellphone eavesdroppers. Children's rough play.
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Posted on April 13, 2017
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- Ronald Rudin, professor of history in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted in a Canadian Press article where historians and filmmakers examine CBC's documentary series, 'The Story of Us'. The CBC recently issued an apology following widespread criticism of the series, which some feel misrepresented Canada's historical record, notably with respect to the role of Acadians and the country's French origins: CTVnews (Atlantic).ca, CFRB1010(text only), Lethbridge Herald, Prince Rupert Northern View, Northumberland News, MuskokaRegion.com.
- Mohammad Mannan, assistant professor in the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), was interviewed by Mutsumi Takahashi on CTV Montreal's noon news, yesterday, about cellphone surveillance technology used by the RCMP and other police forces.
- Yahoo! News picks up the text version of a story that first aired on CBC Montreal News about new daycare guidelines regarding children's rough play. Sandra Chang-Kredl, assistant professor of education in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted and also appears in the CBC television segment (7:33 mark).