Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA CEO battle, a Honduras factory, and the shirt in your closet
Gildan t-shirts are everywhere. The ubiquity of their products has turned Gildan into one of the biggest clothing manufacturers and wholesalers in th…
1 year, 11 months ago
How 2016 looms over the wildfires in Fort McMurray today
It has been eight years since the infamous Fort McMurray wildfire that levelled several neighbourhoods and businesses. As wildfires are once again on…
1 year, 11 months ago
Introducing: Machines Like Us
In the last few years, artificial intelligence has gone from a novelty to perhaps the most influential technology we’ve ever seen. The people buildin…
1 year, 11 months ago
Alice Munro, remembered
The celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro died on May 13. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013 as a “master of the contemporary sh…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Ottawa is preparing for a possible second Trump term
As the U.S. election looms, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s team is getting ready for both possible outcomes: a Biden re-election and a second Trump …
1 year, 11 months ago
Hydrogen trains might be the future of Canadian rail
Hydrogen fuel is sometimes called the fuel of the future, and it’s being used in a number of ways around the world. The rail giant CPKC is trialling …
2 years ago
How nurse practitioners could help Canada’s primary care crisis
Canada is in the midst of a primary-care crisis. 6.5 million Canadians don’t have reliable access to a family doctor, and some jurisdictions are turn…
2 years ago
The problem with Canada’s affordable housing
The housing affordability problem in Canada continues, and people are desperate for solutions. The federal government is handing out billions of doll…
2 years ago
The $34-billion bet on boosting Canada’s economy
After more than a decade, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) has finally been completed. One of the country’s biggest infrastructure…
2 years ago
Understanding Israel’s push into Rafah during ceasefire talks
Tension is ratcheting up in the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military descends on the southern city of Rafah. This move has forced hundreds of thousands…
2 years ago