the world this weekend - sun june 3 2012




CBC News: The World This Weekend show

Summary: Mercury pollution at the Grassy Narrows First Nation has taken a grievous toll. Families who have several generations of people suffering from the effects of poisoning must make do with a small monthly payout from the Province's mercury compensation fund. We have the story of the patriarch of a stricken family who is coming to Toronto for the public release of a new research paper on mercury poisoning. And also the rededication of St. Jude's Anglican Cathedral in Iqualuit -- rebuilt after a devastating fire -- replete with a Narwhal tusk cross and sealskin collection plates.