Mary Wiens

Monday October 12, 2015

WIENS fatherhood

Two leading researchers in child development say that while many fathers around the world need support in order to have a bigger role in caregiving, some fathers can actually make things worse -- and that by understanding the impact, we can tailor social policies and programs for the fathers and children who will benefit the most. Helen Mann spoke to Mary Wiens about the research on Metro Morning's special Thanksgiving show.
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Wednesday September 30, 2015

Both Sides

The tragic story of a couple whose three children were killed by a man accused of impaired driving leaves many people feeling angry at the young driver. But it leaves one man, with a connection to both families feeling compassion and sorrow for both sides. The CBC's Mary Wiens tells us that story.
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Monday September 28, 2015

Door Knocking

Half the people who live in Jane-Finch don't speak English at home. Small wonder then that the riding of Black Creek is largely ignored during political campaigns. Mary Wiens told us the story of a handful of activists trying to send a different message which is hard to do in a riding where a lot of voters don't speak English.
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• October 2015
  • Mon., 12 – WIENS fatherhood
     
• September 2015
  • Wed., 30 – Both Sides
     
  • Mon., 28 – Door Knocking
     
  • Tue., 15 – Why Vote?
     
  • Fri., 11 – "The Nirmalendran Brothers" 4
     
  • Thu., 10 – "The Nirmalendran Brothers" 3
     
  • Wed., 9 – "The Nirmalendran Brothers" 2
     
  • Tue., 8 – "Democracy From The Ground Up"
     
  • Mon., 7 – Upcoming Series
     
• August 2015
  • Mon., 24 – CAS black families
     
  • Wed., 19 – Shooting
     
  • Tue., 18 – Google CEO
     
• July 2015
  • Fri., 17 – Getting Rid Of Criminal Element
     
• March 2015
  • Mon., 16 – Off-leash Dogs
     
  • Mon., 2 – Freelance Teachers
     
• February 2015
  • Thu., 12 – Fathering Change
     
  • Mon., 9 – Fathering Change
     
• January 2015
  • Fri., 9 – Cold Community
     
• December 2014
  • Tue., 30 – Developing Laneways
     
  • Thu., 18 – Shooting Witness
     
• October 2014
  • Thu., 23 – Voting
     
• September 2014
  • Thu., 18 – Ford's Health
     
  • Wed., 17 – Chow Support
     
  • Tue., 16 – Tory Support
     
  • Wed., 3 – Scarborough Transit
     
• July 2014
  • Thu., 24 – Israeli Camp
     
  • Tue., 8 – Sports Complex?
     
• June 2014
  • Fri., 20 – Residential Schools
     
  • Wed., 11 – Voting?
     
  • Fri., 6 – Strategic Voting?
     
  • Mon., 2 – Carpooling
     
• May 2014
  • Wed., 28 – Shifting Votes?
     
  • Mon., 26 – Bicycle To School
     
  • Wed., 14 – Jilly's Closing
     
  • Fri., 9 – Metro Morning Podcast for Friday, May 9
     
• April 2014
  • Wed., 23 – Drive By Shooting
     
  • Wed., 16 – Highrise Entrepreneurs
     
  • Fri., 11 – Dog Walker
     
  • Thu., 10 – Window Washing
     
  • Tue., 8 – Toronto's Home Energy Loan Program
     
  • Mon., 7 – Fighting Two Tier Wages
     
• March 2014
  • Wed., 19 – Manufacturing
     
  • Fri., 14 – Shoveling Bike Lanes
     
  • Fri., 7 – Living Under Pressure
     
  • Tue., 4 – Aftermath Of Stabbing
     
• February 2014
  • Thu., 6 – Shovelling
     
  • Wed., 5 – Parking Tickets
     
• January 2014
  • Fri., 31 – Making Ends Meet
     
  • Thu., 23 – Enabling?
     
  • Wed., 22 – Foreign Doctors and Chinese Medicine
     
  • Tue., 14 – Cost Of Potholes
     
  • Fri., 10 – 200 Wellesley
     
  • Wed., 8 – Snowsuits
     
  • Tue., 7 – Reunification
     
  • Fri., 3 – Reducing Carbon Footprint
     
  • Thu., 2 – Defilement
     
  • Thu., 2 – Food Bank User
     
• December 2013
  • Wed., 18 – Pope's Message
     
  • Tue., 10 – Fighting Poverty, the series
     
  • Tue., 3 – Low Wages #2
     
  • Mon., 2 – Low Wages #1
     
• November 2013
  • Wed., 27 – Ideas From Sweden
     
  • Tue., 26 – Sweden And Cycling
     
  • Wed., 20 – Sweden And Incineration
     
  • Tue., 19 – Sweden's Congestion Fees
     
  • Mon., 18 – Lessons From Sweden
     
• October 2013
  • Mon., 14 – Thanksgiving Spirit
     
  • Tue., 1 – Bikes And Streetcars
     
• September 2013
  • Fri., 13 – "From Job Seekers to Job Creators"
     
  • Tue., 10 – "From Job Seekers to Job Creators"
     
• July 2013
  • Fri., 12 – Future of Infrastructure
     
• June 2013
  • Wed., 26 – Flooding
     
  • Mon., 3 – "Ford Nation"
     
• May 2013
  • Fri., 31 – Dixon Road
     
  • Wed., 29 – Life Goes On
     
  • Mon., 27 – Stuck in Traffic: A series on commuting across the GTA
     
  • Thu., 23 – Homecare
     
• January 2013
  • Tue., 22 – Regent Park Mothers
     
  • Fri., 18 – "Joyless Commute"
     
  • Fri., 18 – Jamestown Crescent
     
• December 2012
  • Wed., 5 – Fresh Start And A Hot Meal
     
  • Tue., 4 – Food Charity
     
• November 2012
  • Fri., 23 – The Bombing Has Stopped
     
  • Mon., 19 – Fighting Continues
     
  • Thu., 8 – Self Driving Cars
     
  • Tue., 6 – Climate Change Art
     
  • Thu., 1 – He Made A Big Difference
     
• October 2012
  • Wed., 31 – Towers And Views
     
  • Mon., 29 – Crime Map
     
  • Mon., 8 – Bridging The Gap
     
• September 2012
  • Tue., 25 – Sharing Office Space
     
  • Tue., 18 – "Toronto Juggernauts"
     
  • Mon., 17 – Regent Park
     
• July 2012
  • Thu., 26 – "Encounter Camp"
     
  • Thu., 19 – Witnessing A Violent Death
     
  • Wed., 18 – A Walk Through The Neighbourhood
     
  • Thu., 5 – More Than A Cooling Centre
     
• June 2012
  • Tue., 19 – "Tougher Than Academics"
     
  • Wed., 13 – Regent Park Quilt
     
  • Tue., 12 – Census Portrait #2
     
  • Mon., 11 – Census Portrait #1
     
• May 2012
  • Tue., 29 – Bowing Out
     
  • Fri., 18 – Foreign Investors
     
  • Wed., 9 – Condo Problems
     
  • Fri., 4 – Not Refugees?
     
  • Thu., 3 – Lakshmi: A Hindu Goddess Reinterpreted
     
• March 2012
  • Mon., 12 – A Different Future
     
  • Fri., 2 – "Nothing For A Rainy Day"
     
• February 2012
  • Fri., 3 – A Fork in the Road: A week-long series from Mary Wiens
     
• January 2012
  • Mon., 16 – Eritrean Community Centre
     
• December 2011
  • Wed., 21 – "Beyond Food Banks: Ending hunger in Canada"
     
• November 2011
  • Thu., 24 – Throw-away buildings
     
• October 2011
  • Wed., 19 – The Darker Side
     
  • Tue., 18 – Roma Mothers
     
• September 2011
  • Tue., 27 – "The Indignity of Aging: Ontario's Homecare System"
     
  • Thu., 22 – "The Indignity of Aging: Ontario's Homecare System", Part 3
     
  • Wed., 21 – "The Indignity of Aging: Ontario's Homecare System", Part 2
     
  • Tue., 20 – "The Indignity of Aging: Ontario's Homecare System", Part 1
     
• October 2010
  • Fri., 22 – It's all about books this weekend!
     
  • Wed., 20 – Bellweather Riding
     
• September 2010
  • Mon., 27 – Civic Muscle
     
  • Mon., 13 – Civic Response
     
  • Thu., 9 – Civic Muscle 4
     
  • Wed., 8 – Civic Muscle 3
     
  • Tue., 7 – Civic Muscle 2
     
  • Mon., 6 – Civic Muscle 1
     
• July 2010
  • Fri., 16 – Omar Wellington
     
• June 2010
  • Sun., 27 – The Inbetween Time
     
  • Fri., 4 – Working Man
     
  • Tue., 1 – Dignitas
     
• May 2010
  • Fri., 21 – Liquid Assets 5
     
  • Thu., 20 – Liquid Assets 4
     
  • Tue., 18 – Liquid Assets 2
     
  • Mon., 17 – Liquid Assets
     
  • Fri., 14 – Walkerton Remembered
     
  • Wed., 12 – Remembering Walkerton
     
  • Mon., 10 – Cpl. Christopher Klodt