Following a legal tug-of-war that lasted several months, the Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeals of a B.C. ostrich farm, and a planned cull was given the green light to proceed on Friday. Andrew Pinsent chats with Angie Rasmussen, a virologist and researcher at the University of Saskatchewan. Meantime, a veteran Canadian politician is packing up his suitcase, as Bob Rae’s term as a U.N. representative comes to a close. Here to explain further is Geoffrey Johnston, an International Affairs columnist with the Kingston Whig-Standard. And in today’s version of This Week In History, we examine the life and times of Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Sharpe, who served in WWI. Telling that tale in Hour 2 is Craig Baird from Canadian History EHX.

<p>Following a legal tug-of-war that lasted several months, the Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeals of a B.C. ostrich farm, and a planned cull was given the green light to proceed on Friday. Andrew Pinsent chats with Angie Rasmussen, a virologist and researcher at the University of Saskatchewan. Meantime, a veteran Canadian politician is packing up his suitcase, as Bob Rae&rsquo;s term as a U.N. representative comes to a close. Here to explain further is Geoffrey Johnston, an International Affairs columnist with the Kingston Whig-Standard. And in today&rsquo;s version of This Week In History, we examine the life and times of Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Sharpe, who served in WWI. Telling that tale in Hour 2 is Craig Baird from Canadian History EHX.</p>

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