Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat’s driving property tax hikes in big cities?
Cities in Canada pay for most of the services they provide with property taxes. What homeowners are charged in property taxes – and how much that goe…
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Turning the tides into renewable energy
Companies around the world are trying to harness the power of the tides to create a renewable energy source. Canada’s Bay of Fundy is a promising pla…
2 years, 2 months ago
Invasive Group A Strep infections: what you need to know
Cases of Invasive Group A Strep infections are on the rise in Canada. It’s an illness with potentially fatal outcomes – four children under 10 have d…
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What happens when a group of hospitals get hacked
On Oct. 23, 2023, five hospitals in southwestern Ontario realized they were under attack. A cybercrime group was hacking them in order to hold patien…
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Baby boomers mourn a future without grandkids
Canada’s birth rate is at an almost 20-year low. People are deciding not to have kids for a variety of reasons and the pandemic has only intensified …
2 years, 2 months ago
What’s driving Canada’s ‘population trap’?
Canada is one of the fastest growing countries in the world and in 2023, the population officially reached 40 million people. But economists are warn…
2 years, 2 months ago
The repercussions and fallout from the Steven Galloway case
The case of Steven Galloway caused a firestorm when it was first made public, and it continues to this day. Galloway was fired from the University of…
2 years, 2 months ago
The promise and problems with Ontario’s Ring of Fire
Ontario’s Ring of Fire has long been believed to contain critical minerals like nickel, copper and chromite, purportedly worth tens of billions of do…
2 years, 2 months ago
You’re not wrong, snowy winters aren’t like they used to be
Snowy season in many parts of Canada is off to a slow start. At the end of December, fewer than half of Whistler Blackcomb’s trails in British Columb…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why it feels like everyone is getting sick right now
There seems to be a lot of illness going around right now. Hospitals are struggling with what the Canadian Medical Association called an “avalanche o…
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