Podcast Episodes

How two Canadian women were switched at birth

In September 1969, two baby girls were born in a tiny hospital in rural Newfoundland, a few hours apart. A simple accident led to both of their lives…

3 years, 10 months ago

Putin doubles down on the war in Ukraine

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin called up 300,000 reservists in a partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine. That sparked protests in s…

3 years, 10 months ago

The good and bad of slowing inflation

Inflation is on the decline for the second straight month. New numbers from Statistics Canada show that inflation slowed to 7 per cent in August – do…

3 years, 10 months ago

A senator sent inauthentic documents to stranded Afghans

In the final days of a chaotic government effort to rescue people from the Taliban last summer, Senator Marilou McPhedran and one of her staff member…

3 years, 10 months ago

What happened to $10-a-day daycare in Ontario?

In March, Ontario became the last jurisdiction in Canada to sign on to the national Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The $30-billion commitme…

3 years, 10 months ago

Soaring energy bills in the UK as winter looms

On Oct. 1, natural gas bills in the U.K. will go up by 80 per cent. Most households rely on natural gas for heat, and this means their energy bills w…

3 years, 10 months ago

New details emerge about the Saskatchewan stabbings

Initially, residents of James Smith Cree Nation did not want to welcome the reporters into their community following the mass stabbing attack that le…

3 years, 10 months ago

Behind the scenes of the Ukrainian counteroffensive

After months of fighting the Russian invasion, Ukraine has gained significant ground in Kharkiv Oblast, a province in the northeast of the country. U…

3 years, 10 months ago

Why storms are more destructive now

There seem to be a lot of serious storms these days, and those storms are causing more and more damage. The storm that hit southern Ontario in May cl…

3 years, 10 months ago

Fighting inflation, one grocery bill at a time

While Canada’s overall inflation is ticking down, the cost of food continues to rise. Inflation for groceries rose in July to 9.9 per cent.

Lisa Noona…

3 years, 10 months ago