Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy NATO is back to Cold War strength
At the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Turkey agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join the alliance. This paves the way for Sweden to become the 32n…
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City Space: Why are ER wait times so bad in Canadian cities?
Burning hours in an ER waiting room has long been a fact of Canada’s public health care system, but that wait time is starting to spike. Now, in Onta…
2 years, 6 months ago
When AI decides your pay
App-based ride-share and food delivery companies rely on algorithms that dictate speed, behaviour and the wage of gig workers resulting in different …
2 years, 6 months ago
The surge of young people dying from opioids
The opioid epidemic is taking young lives – the number of 15-24 year olds dying from opioid overdoses tripled between 2014 and 2021 in Ontario. And y…
2 years, 6 months ago
Canada’s multi-billion dollar bet on the electric vehicle market
After months of negotiations, automaker Stellantis and battery maker LG Energy Solution have reached a deal with the federal and Ontario provincial g…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why El Niño is a climate wild card
El Niño is back in a big way. This natural weather pattern is known to increase severe weather around the world. And scientists are trying to predict…
2 years, 6 months ago
City Space: Will Canada be able to house all the immigrants it hopes to welcome by 2025?
Last year, the federal government set an ambitious new immigration target — to bring in half a million permanent residents a year by 2025. While the …
2 years, 6 months ago
The Nova Scotia coal miners dying of black lung
Coal mining might seem like a job of the past, but global demand for it has actually surged in the past few years. Nearly 7,000 coal miners are still…
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Preparing for the decline of oil and gas in Canada
Canada, alongside much of the world, has plans to become net-zero by 2050. And one of their main action-items is to move away from fossil fuels. But …
2 years, 6 months ago
Inside the sparkly, hard-core world of competitive cheer
It’s sparkly, athletic and enthusiastic. But it’s grittier than you might think. Competitive cheer is a fast-growing sport in Canada that requires th…
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