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November 02, 2018 Why I met my rapist (Part 2/2)
After 30 years, the youngest victim of the "paper bag rapist" finally shares her story.
20 min
October 26, 2018 Why I met my rapist (Part 1/2)
John Horace Oughton is believed to have sexually assaulted more than 100 women and children across Vancouver's Lower Mainland in the 1980s. He is known as the "paper bag rapist" because he used to make his victims wear a bag over their heads when he was assaulting them. Sometimes he wore a bag as well.
In 1987, he was found guilty of committing 14 sexual assaults and has been in prison ever since.
The youngest of his victims, Nikki, who wishes to keep her last name private, was just eight years old when she was assaulted.
Nikki has spent the past 30 years dealing with the trauma of what happened to her, and in February of this year she decided to meet her rapist face-to-face as part of a restorative justice program.
On this week's episode of the Global News podcast This is Why, we hear part one of a two-part series as Nikki shares her story for the very first time.
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22 min
October 26, 2018 Why I met my rapist (Part 1/2)
After 30 years, the youngest victim of the "paper bag rapist" finally shares her story.
19 min
October 26, 2018 Why I met my rapist
After 30 years, the youngest victim of the "paper bag rapist" finally shares her story.
19 min
October 19, 2018 Why Canada changed its mind on cannabis
As people line up for their chance to buy legal marijuana, it marks the end of the criminalization of this drug. But how did pot end up being illegal in the first place? When did this happen and why have attitudes changed since then?
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21 min
October 19, 2018 Why Canada changed its mind on cannabis
Cannabis is now legal in Canada, but how did we get here?
20 min
October 12, 2018 Russian trolls vs. Canada's democracy
Following Russia's involvement in a recent flurry of high-profile cyber attacks, Global News' European bureau chief Jeff Semple travelled to Moscow to investigate whether Canada's federal election could be their next target.
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25 min
October 12, 2018 Russian trolls vs. Canada's democracy
This is why Russian trolls could influence Canada's federal election
22 min
October 05, 2018 Canada's Trump Supporters
Canadians overwhelmingly describe Donald Trump as arrogant, a bully, dishonest, a misogynist and corrupt, according to a recent Angus Reid survey. Nevertheless, Trump still has his supporters here in Canada. On this episode, we hear from those Canadians who support Trump and why they have decided to stand by him.
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26 min
October 05, 2018 Canada's Trump Supporters
Trump has Canadian supporters, but who are they?
23 min

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We live in a confusing world… so if you’ve ever stopped and asked yourself WHY something matters, we’re here to help. Every week Adam Toy and Dave McIvor will ask one big question and uncover the answer to help you truly understand what’s going on around you.