Tokyo Olympic Games at threat over coronavirus
28 February 2020 |
6:30 am
We look at an interview with IOC member Dick Pound who says measures need ramping up to address coronavirus concerns in Japan otherwise there is a risk the Tokyo Olympic Games could be cancelled. We look, too, at indigenous Canadian anger over a natural gas pipeline. And finally, at George Hood, a former marine, who has bust his own record for muscle-toning his stomach. Join us.
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