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English Daily Program -Today -FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM QUESTIONED-Is an overhaul of Canada's policy on foreign workers needed? Canada still relies on migrant workers to fill jobs. But a growing number of union and immigrant advocacy organizations say the financial crisis is making these workers increasingly vulnerable. As Valerie Morand, reports, some of them can find themselves laid off just weeks after their arrival in Canada. -LIFE WITH GEETA-They say there's no bad weather, only bad clothing choices. Geeta Nadkarni has some sound advice about finding the perfect winter coat -ON THIS DAY...This week, back in 1998, an emergency was declared in Eastern Ontario and South-Western Quebec because of the biggest ice storm in living memory -SPORTS-Auto racing news, cuts at the World Wrestling federation, new details about the sudden death of racer Pascal Terry from the Dakar Rally road race and from Europe, the drama continues for the English national cricket team following the resignation of the team's captain and the firing of the coach

English Daily Program -Today -VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE REUNITE-Over the last few months, the remaining Vietnamese Boat People have made their way to Canada. They are refugees who were stranded in the Philippines for almost 20 years. There they were unwelcome and scraping by as stateless aliens. But thanks to the Canadian Vietnamese community, about 300 of these forgotten refugees were allowed to settle in Canada. Over the holidays, those who moved to Ottawa held a reunion to celebrate the start of their new lives in Canada. Robert Jaros brings us the story -JOGGERS DASH TO CHI RUNNING-For people who take up jogging, injury is always a risk. Runners experience everything from shin splints to chronic foot, knee or hip problems. Now a new theory of running called chi running is catching on with road warriors. Enthusiasts claim it prevents injuries and lets joggers go faster with less effort. Nancy Thompson brings us the details from Whitehorse, Yukon -WINNING WORDS PART I-Today-tips for holding conversations on that most Canadian of subjects–winter. -WEB DISCOVERIES-The term Internet addiction disorder was first coined in 1995 as a joke. Today, some researchers say it's a real disorder–as bad as drug addiction. Web columnist Falice Chin has more -SPORTS-Horseman of the Year, a biting suspension in the NHL and cricket news

English Daily Program-Today-GROUP AIMS TO INSPIRE MUSLIM YOUTH-LifeMakers got its start in the Middle East where it encourages young Muslims to volunteer their time, skills and energy for projects to improve some aspect of life in their communities. Now, as our Toronto correspondent, Oussayma Canbarieh, reports, the group is connecting with young Muslims in Canada and encouraging them to get involved with their communities- BIBLIO-FILE-As the world grows smaller, more and more people are emigrating and coping with culture shock, hardship and home sickness. But, as Miguel Syjuco points out, migration and its challenges are not new. Today he's in to talk about an autobiography called “America is in the Heart” by Filipino author Carlos Bulosan. It's one of the first accounts of the immigrant experience with Bulosan sharing the joys and the pains of settling in America in the early 1900s-ASK OMAR-Today's immigrant advice segment is about interest rates with Omar Hayat, who works as a financial planner, offering some words of warning about interest rates that are low now but that may not stay that way for very long-ON THIS DAY-It was three years ago this week, that Canadian poet Irving Layton died at the age of 93. And, as The Link's resident history buff, Jim Craig, tells us in his look back at the life of this irreverent Canadian, Layton spent most of his life challenging complacency and testing the limits of public morality-SPORTS-Terry Haig is in with an update on the rescue of the French sailor whose boat capsized Tuesday during the Vendée Globe around-the-world boat race. In other news, French motorcyclist Pascal Terry was found dead in Argentina where he was participating in the Dakar Rally. In winter sports, France's Jean-Baptiste Grange is shaping up to be the bright new star in alpine skiing.

English Daily Program -Today -IMMIGRANTS TELL THEIR STORIES-Joy and sadness. Regret and humour. Hope and homesickness. Those are some of the feelings experienced by new immigrants and what several are sharing in a new collection of essays. It's called "The Story That Brought Me Here-To Alberta From Everywhere" with the contributors to this collection writing about what it was like to leave their country of birth to establish new lives far away in the western Canadian province of Alberta. Frank Rackow has more on these people and their stories -RUFO GOES TO THE MOVIES-The bloody war between Hamas and Israel has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths in Gaza and has everybody thinking about the Middle East. A new movie titled Waltz with Bashir, looks back at one of the darkest moments in the Middle East - the 1982 massacre in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon. Rufo Valencia shares his views on this new release -DR. SIDDIQ'S COLUMN-Winter has come to Canada. That means people are shoveling through snow drifts, navigating icy conditions and coping with extreme cold. Health columnist and family physician Nayeema Siddiq gives tips on maintaining good health and bundling up for a tough Canadian winter -FINDING JOBS IN 2009-Canada's job market is far from robust. In the later months of 2008, it seemed as if a week didn't go by where there wasn't an announcement of cutbacks and job losses. To explain what's in store for Canadians in 2009, Arthur Donner, an independent economist, joins us from Toronto -SPORTS WRAP-Dramatic news from the Vendée Globe around-the-world sailing race, Canada takes the Gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa and tennis news

English Daily Program -Today -IMMIGRATION STORIES REVEALED IN COMIC STRIPS-If it's true that life is a journey, it's even more so for newcomers. At least, that's the idea behind the "Illustrated Journey" project, set up to help young immigrants and refugees in Vancouver share the stories of their journey to Canada in comic strip form. Lorn Curry has more on this initiative -ATLANTIC OIL-Last year was a banner year for the east-coast oil business in Canada, and Newfoundland was the star. But that was when the world price for oil was well above one hundred dollars a barrel. It's less than half that now. Mary Travis takes a look at what may lie ahead for east-coast oil -ON THIS DAY-The passing of an important figure in Canadian literature, novelist Margaret Lawrence, is the source of Jim Craig's history column today -SPORTS WRAP-The World Junior Hockey Championship, skiing and auto racing

English Daily Program-Today-LOOKING FOR IMMIGRANTS IN LEADERSHIP ROLES- Toronto is widely recognized as one of the most diverse cities in the world. But some question whether access to the many cuisines of the world really translates into a diversity that benefits everyone in the Greater Toronto Area. A recent study by the Conference Board of Canada found that when it comes to positions of leadership, on boards or in Toronto's public institutions, immigrants to Canada are sadly under-represented. Reporter Mary Weins brings us the story of an immigrant from Somalia who would be ideal for any board looking for a leader and also talks with Carmel Kilkenny about changes for 2009 in diversity and leadership in Toronto-NAVY LIEUTENANT WINNIE CHAN VISITS THE LINK-For many years the Canadian Armed Forces have had a low profile in Canada, but these days, with so many deaths of Canadian soliders in Afghanistan, the importance of their service has taken on new meaning. Lieutenant Winnie Chan has just returned from a six month tour of duty with most of her time spent in the dangerous waters off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden, escorting ships delivering World Food Program aid. She talks with Carmel Kilkenny about how she never imagined a life in the Canadian navy, how apprehensive her Chinese parents were about her service and how her experience has worked out-ZOOMER MAGAZINE FOR REINVIGORATED PEOPLE-In Toronto recently, a stretch of trendy Queen Street was named "Moses Znaimer Way." It's right in front of the building in which Znaimer revolutionized television with the many, diverse faces of Toronto. Now he's the driving force behind “Zoomer,” a new magazine for people over 45. Carmel Kilkenny talks with Moses Znaimer about his new venture and why he thinks Canada needs this glossy new publication now.

English Daily Program-Today-LOOKING FOR IMMIGRANTS IN LEADERSHIP ROLES- Toronto is widely recognized as one of the most diverse cities in the world. But some question whether access to the many cuisines of the world really translates into a diversity that benefits everyone in the Greater Toronto Area. A recent study by the Conference Board of Canada found that when it comes to positions of leadership, on boards or in Toronto's public institutions, immigrants to Canada are sadly under-represented. Reporter Mary Weins brings us the story of an immigrant from Somalia who would be ideal for any board looking for a leader and also talks with Carmel Kilkenny about changes for 2009 in diversity and leadership in Toronto-NAVY LIEUTENANT WINNIE CHAN VISITS THE LINK-For many years the Canadian Armed Forces have had a low profile in Canada, but these days, with so many deaths of Canadian soliders in Afghanistan, the importance of their service has taken on new meaning. Lieutenant Winnie Chan has just returned from a six month tour of duty with most of her time spent in the dangerous waters off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden, escorting ships delivering World Food Program aid. She talks with Carmel Kilkenny about how she never imagined a life in the Canadian navy, how apprehensive her Chinese parents were about her service and how her experience has worked out- ZOOMER MAGAZINE FOR REINVIGORATED PEOPLE-In Toronto recently, a stretch of trendy Queen Street was named "Moses Znaimer Way." It's right in front of the building in which Znaimer revolutionized television with the many, diverse faces of Toronto. Now he's the driving force behind “Zoomer,” a new magazine for people over 45. Carmel Kilkenny talks with Moses Znaimer about his new venture and why he thinks Canada needs this glossy new publication now.

English Daily Program-Today-TORONTO CORRESPONDENT LOOKS BACK AT 2008- Oussayma Canbarieh looks back at stories about human organ trafficking, racism and violence in some of the city's high schools, the use of cosmetic products to bleach skin, straighten hair, as well as procedures such as eyelid surgery among people of various racial or ethnic origins-BIBLIO-FILE WITH MIGUEL SYJUCO-With climate change one of the top hot-button issue of our day, it's tempting to think the planet might be better off if we weren't around. "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman, is an interesting thought experiment that focuses on that idea as it fuses science with fantasy. And as Miguel Syjuco tells us, the book's premise underlines what we're doing wrong and what can be done to fix it- FIRST CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER DIES-Canada lost one of its human rights pioneers last week, when Gordon Fairweather, died at the age of 85. He's been described as a trailblazer, pioneer, gentleman, statesman and great Canadian. Besides being Canada's first Human Rights Commissioner, he also worked as the chairman of the Immigration and Refugee Board. RCI's Mary Travis is in to talk about the man and his remarkable career-ON THIS DAY-The inventor of the phrases "Global Village" and "The Medium is the Message," died on this date in 1980. Marshall McLuhan has been counted among the most influential thinkers of the late 20th century. He was the world's first expert on "pop," the culture of mini skirts and hula hoops. Jim Craig looked back on this Canadian's life and times for his history column-SPORTS WRAP-Terry Haig is in to talk about hockey and how well Canada is doing at the Spengler Cup. Competition is also heating up at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa. And Canadian speed skaters are busy this week at the national championships underway in the brand new Olympic oval in Richmond, British Columbia.

English Daily Program-Today- LOOKING BACK AT 2008 ON THE PRAIRIES-Frank Rackow, our correspondent in Calgary, Alberta, is taking a look back at some of his 2008 stories, including that of refugee Simon Atem, who came to Canada as a teenager with no formal education and has since graduated from high school and raised $40,000 towards the building of a school for his village in Sudan. Or that of Mercedes Ipparaguire who came from Venezuela with almost no English but now works with newcomers. Also, a look at some of the politics, economics and other big stories that have had an effect on immigrant' lives-RUFO GOES TO THE MOVIES-Cinema can be one of the most persuasive arts used to explore history. It's a medium that can, at times, unravel obscure chapters of history and bring to light little-known characters such Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, a German officer in WW II. He is the hero in a historical film called Valkyrie. Our intrepid film reviewer, Rufo Valencia, has more on this new release now showing on Canadian screen-DR. SIDDIQ'S COLUMN-The holidays can be a lonely time for new immigrants. While Canada is a multicultural country, most winter festivities still revolve around Christmas and New Year's with newcomers from other traditions often feeling isolated and alone. Our health expert, family doctor Nayeema Siddiq, is in to talk about how newcomers can get connected and actually enjoy the holidays- ON THIS DAY-This week in 1971, Air Canada Flight 932, from Thunder Bay to Toronto, started out in the routine manner. But, by the time the aircraft landed, it had become Canada's first successful plane hijacking. Jim Craig took a look back at the story and the hijacker-SPORTS WRAP-Terry Haig is in to talk about a bit of an upset as Canadian Press names its Team of the Year. In hockey news, this year's Junior team is off to a very good start as they seek Canada's fifth gold in a row. Also results from World Cup Alpine skiing.

English Daily Program-Today- LIFE WITH GEETA-Have you been indulging yourself over the holidays? Are your pants a little snugger? Well, you're not alone. After the holiday excess, getting fit and going to the gym is on top of many people's list of New Year's Resolutions. Today, Geeta Nadkarni is in with tips on how to chose the right gym-SPORTS-Terry Haig is in today with hockey news as team Canada notches up another win at the World Junior Championships. In Formula One auto racing, rumours continue to circulate that two-time champion Fernando Alonso may start driving for Ferrari in 2011-FALLEN SOLDIERS CALENDAR-When a Canadian soldier dies, the story quickly fades from the headlines. We often don't hear much about the soldiers or their families afterwards. But a group of military families are part of a calendar project to help Canadians get to know and understand some of the soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Today on The Link, we spoke to family members of fallen soldier Cpl. Shane Keating and played a documentary on the project by CBC's Adrienne Lamb.

English Daily Program-Today-INTERFAITH HOLIDAY-Around the world today, many people are celebrating Christmas! And during this season people from many different cultures also celebrate their traditional and religious occasions. Canada is home to all of these people, some who intermarry and have children and celebrate their traditions together. We hear from Jennifer Aitken, a Protestant Christian, and Haneef Patni, an Ismaili Muslim, about their holiday traditions as a family-ANGELS IN MONTREAL-This time last year, Iveta Vicenova, her husband Roman Martanovich, and their 5-year-old daughter Emma had just a passing acquaintance with Ukrainian Ianna Kartseva and her two children, Sophia and Serafim. In the fall however, Sophia and Seraphim became orphans, when their mother Yanna Kartseva died. Now Iveta, Roman and Emma are celebrating their Christmas with Sophia and Serafim. They are looking forward to a new year together as a family, but it's been a very difficult six months. Only now have the authorities taken action to help the family, even as many Montrealers have been helping out along the way. With the fragrance of the Christmas tree filling the apartment, Carmel Kilkenny spoke with Iveta Vicenova over a cup of tea in her home.

English Daily Program-Today-INTERFAITH HOLIDAYS-Around the world today, many people are celebrating Christmas! And during this season people from many different cultures also celebrate their traditional and religious occasions. Canada is home to all of these people, some who intermarry and have children and celebrate their traditions together. We hear from Jennifer Aitken, a Protestant Christian, and Haneef Patni, an Ismaili Muslim, about their holiday traditions as a family-ANGELS IN MONTREAL-This time last year, Iveta Vicenova, her husband Roman Martanovich, and their 5-year-old daughter Emma had just a passing acquaintance with Ukrainian Ianna Kartseva and her two children, Sophia and Serafim. In the fall however, Sophia and Seraphim became orphans, when their mother Yanna Kartseva died. Now Iveta, Roman and Emma are celebrating their Christmas with Sophia and Serafim. They are looking forward to a new year together as a family, but it's been a very difficult six months. Only now have the authorities taken action to help the family, even as many Montrealers have been helping out along the way. With the fragrance of the Christmas tree filling the apartment, Carmel Kilkenny spoke with Iveta Vicenova over a cup of tea in her home.

English Daily Program-Today-NEW IMMIGRATION RULES GETTING MIXED REVIEWS-New Canadian immigration rules came into effect in 2008. The new rules include fast-tracking the applications of people coming to Canada to work in certain trades or professions. Good news for some but already causing controversy among those workers who will now have to wait even longer for their applications to be processed. Marc Montgomery spoke with immigration lawyer Guidy Mamann for his perspective on the new rules-BIBLIO-FILE WITH MIGUEL SYJUCO-Today, Miguel revisits the award-winning classic, The Lion in Winter, by James Goldman. It's a play set in France, at Christmas, in the year 1183. Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine are reunited with their three sons but the gathering is not altogether joyful with folks more preoccupied with plotting against each other-ENGLISH SCHOOLBOARD OFFERS FRENCH EDUCATION- Because Canada is an officially bilingual country, it's attractive to immigrants from both English and French speaking parts of the world. But when it's time to decide where in Canada to settle, the issue of language becomes somewhat more complex. For example, the only province where French is the majority language is Quebec. So it tends to attract most of the French-speaking immigrants. But what happens when French-speaking immigrants suddenly arrive in an English-majority community, and want their children educated in French? As The Link's Victor Nerenberg reports, one school board in Saskatchewan has had to deal with just such a challenge-ON THIS DAY-It was on this date, in 1925, that the character of "Winnie-the-Pooh" first appeared in print. Winnie - thanks to the hugely popular books written by A.A. Milne - would soon become one of the most beloved characters in children's literature. Jim Craig looked into how a Canadian soldier helped inspire the "bear of very little brain" for his history column-SPORTSWRAP- Terry Haig is in to talk about football (soccer) with some news that could have a major effect on the race in the English premiership. From Scotland, there's news from the Celtic Rangers and in other football news, there's word of an injury to Arsenal's Fabregas.

English Daily Program-Today-JEWISH HOLIDAY ADDS ITS LIGHT TO THE SEASON-December is the Christmas month and, for Jews, it's also the time of year to celebrate Hanukah. The Jewish holiday is based on a lunar calendar and doesn't always coincide with the Christian festival. But this year it does and, as the face of Christmas is changing with Canada's increasingly diverse population, immigration has also brought some changes to Hanukah. Marc Montgomery speaks with Ronnie Fine, a rabbi at the Chabad Queen Mary centre in Montreal about the Jewish holiday-RUFO GOES TO THE MOVIES-The Christmas season would not be complete without the latest Hollywood film about the holiday. There are classics, like National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from 1989 and this year a newcomer is hoping to make it to the Xmas viewing list. Four Christmases is a new release currently on Canadian screens and The Link's intrepid film reviewer, Rufo Valencia, has seen it and he's back to share his thoughts about the movie-DR. SIDDIQ'S COLUMN-Next time you're shopping for groceries, check the ingredients. You may find that those cookies you're about to toss into your basket contain trans fats - something researchers say is not good for your body. Trans fats have developed a bad reputation over the last few years with some places, such as the city of Calgary, deciding to ban the use of trans fats. The Link's health expert, Dr. Nayeema Siddiq, is in to talk about this ingredient and what it does in our bodies- ON THIS DAY-Southwestern British Columbia, which includes the Pacific coast cities of Vancouver and Victoria, has a climate unlike anywhere else in Canada. Winters in those cities are mild and usually there's much more rain than snow. But this week in 1996, Vancouverites and Victorians were warned to brace for something they thought only their compatriots in less favoured parts of the country had to contend with - snow delivered by a full-scale blizzard. Jim Craig dug up the facts on that storm for his column-SPORTS WRAP-Terry Haig is in to talk about football (soccer) in England, where the team Chelsea has lost its chance to move to the top of the premiership. In other football news, Real Madrid has signed a new, top player. On the other side of the Atlantic, a word about what's been going on in the North American brand of football.

English Daily Program-Today-REFUGEE STUDENT DREAMS OF BRINGING FAMILY TO CANADA-The holidays are a time for most families to get together and celebrate. But Joselyne John is one person who can't be with her family this season. The 21-year-old refugee from Burundi is a studying in Vancouver, thanks to help from the World University Services Canada refugee sponsorship program. But most of her family is still living in a camp in Malawi. Our West Coast reporter, Lorn Curry, recently met Joselyne John and she talked to him about her about her journey from refugee camp to university campus and about her dream of bringing her family to Canada-COMPANY DEDICATED TO SAVING COMPUTERS FOR RE-USE-Tons of used computers are discarded in Canada every year. Some of that surplus is shipped abroad for recycling, but the lion's share remains in the country to be shredded and recycled for use in other products. But in Western Canada, as The Link's Victor Nerenberg reports, the Electronic Recycling Association is doing what it can to steer as many of those used computers away from the shredders and into the hands of the needy-LIFE WITH GEETA-There are many sellers offering an enormous array of products available online but some consumers still have concerns about shopping and paying, for goods via the Internet. The Link's lifestyle columnist, Geeta Nadkarni, is in to address some of those issues with advice on how to shop safely and effectively online from the likes of Etsy, Audible, Ebay and Chapters-ON THIS DAY-Fannie Rosenfeld, known as Bobby, was born in 1903 and became a track and field star almost by accident. She was a pioneer of women's athletics and one of Canada's, if not the world's, greatest all-round athletes and Jim Craig looks back at this athlete and how she came to be a sports star in his "On This Day" history column-SPORTS WRAP-Terry Haig, sitting in for Ian Jones, joins Marc Montgomery to discuss the world of European football (soccer) and the latest on of stars such as David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry.

English Daily program -Today COMMUNITY KITCHEN DELIVERS GOOD FOOD AND GOOD COMPANY-In Canada, the Christmas holiday is a time when food takes an increasingly important place in people's lives. It's a time of joy when friends and family gather for good meals and good conversation. For some newcomers in Ottawa, Christmas starts in September when the community kitchen workshops get underway. Run by the Nepean, Rideau, Osgoode Community Resource Centre, the workshops are held each Friday in a church basement. Recently, Valérie Morand dropped by to see what's cooking and prepared a report on the workshops -LIFE WITH GEETA-Geeta Nadkarni takes her look at lifestyles to some last-minute seasonal gifts and gift-wrapping traditions with some ideas for how New Canadians can share the joy of the season while saving money and caring for the environment -ON THIS DAY...in 1978, Canada's national police force, the RCMP, raided a secretive manufacturing plant located right on the Canada-United States border -SPORTS WRAP-European football (soccer)-Champions League competition and UEFA Cup results, Montreal Impact soccer news plus other sports such as ski jumping

English Daily Program -Today -BICYCLES FOR HUMANITY-In the last three years, Bicycles for Humanity has distributed more than 4,000 new and used bicycles to remote villages in the south African country of Namibia. Robert Jaros joins us with more on the project and the impact the bicycle can have on local communities -WEB DISCOVERIES-Web columnist Falice Chin has more on some of the wackiest and most entertaining holiday websites on the net -COMMUNITIES TACKLE FINANCIAL CRISIS-Mike Sullivan, a community organizer and chair of the Weston Community Coalition, joins us from Toronto to explain what his organization is doing to bring manufacturing jobs back to troubled regions -ON THIS DAY...in 1946 three German prisoners of war being held in Canada's western province of Alberta were convicted in the murders of two of their fellow prisoners -SPORTS WRAP-News from the world of cricket

English Daily Program-Today-NEWSPAPER EDITOR ENCOURAGING IMMIGRANT JOURNALISTS-Ask any immigrant about the toughest part of establishing themselves in a new country and it's likely you'll hear it's finding a job, especially one they've already trained and worked in. Often the hurdles are so great that some of them change careers. But for those determined to stick with their professions, Jim Poling is the sort of person they'd hope to meet. He's managing editor of the Hamilton Spectator Newspaper and, as Toronto correspondent Seana Pasic reports, he's initiated training and internship programs there for immigrants who were journalists in their former countries-MIGUEL'S BIBLIO-FILE-The work of the late Spanish-language writer Roberto Bolaño has been sweeping the Western world. His posthumously published masterpiece, 2666, has just been released in English translation, to much acclaim. That inspired our Biblio-file columnist Miguel Syjuco to bring us back to where it all began with the Chilean author's first book, "Amulet."-ASK DAISY 1-Career development expert Daisy Wright responds to a letter from a woman with a degree in business administration. The woman writes that she is returning to the job market after ten years at home caring for her children and asks Daisy where and how to start her job search- ON THIS DAY: On this date in 1991, the man who called himself "Canada's only living father of Confederation" died. Joey Smallwood was largely responsible for bringing Newfoundland into Canada and became the province's first premier. Jim Craig looked back on this historical figure and unique character for his history column-SPORTSWRAP-Ian Jones is in to talk about football (soccer), with Manchester United taking a break from Premier league action to play in the World Club Championship in Japan. In skiing, Canada's women's alpine team is in St. Moritz for a world cup event with Emily Brydon hoping to make the podium after her breakout season last year.

English Daily Program -Today -SASKATCHEWAN LABOUR-Despite the economic uncertainty and dismal employment news, the province of Saskatchewan still faces a severe labour shortage. As a result, the provincial government is running an aggressive campaign to attract immigrants to the province and the premier himself is visiting job fairs to try to attract workers. Eilis Quinn has more on the story -RUFO GOES TO THE MOVIES-Film reviewer Rufo Valencia shares his views on the new release "The Day the Earth Stood Still" -DR. SIDDIQ'S COLUMN-No matter what people are up against, our health expert, Dr. Nayeema Siddiq, says tackling winter should start at the bottom, with your feet and the right footwear -ON THIS DAY-It's been called "Canada's Stalingrad." It was this week in 1943, as people back home were getting ready to celebrate Christmas, that the Canadian army corps in Italy began its bloodiest battle of the campaign -SPORTS WRAP-The global financial crisis and the effect it's having on the sporting world, cricket and auto racing

English Daily Program -Today -CHRISTMAS TURKEY TAKES ON A CHINESE FLAVOUR-In North America, at this time of year, roast turkey is the traditional main course for many celebrations. But, in Vancouver, immigration from all over Asia is having a major impact on what and how people choose to eat. As Lorn Curry reports, that means the turkey some folks will be serving up will be prepared Chinese BBQ-style rather than roast -PAIN OF U.S. AUTO MAKERS BEING FELT IN CANADA-To help us understand how all this is affecting Canadians, we speak with Jim Stanford, economist with the Canadian Auto Workers trade union -ON THIS DAY...35 years ago this week, the Canadian government ordered an immediate end to all whaling off Canada's Atlantic coast -SPORTS WRAP-Cricket competition in India, football (soccer) and, Canadian speed skating