Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStudy permit delays leave international students in limbo
As of Aug. 15, nearly 170,000 study permit applications were pending with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Although plans have been made…
3 years, 8 months ago
City Space: Supply alone won’t fix our housing crisis. Here are three other factors
If we want great cities, people from all walks of life need to be able to live in them. But even with experts predicting that rising interest rates w…
3 years, 8 months ago
A new measure of unhealthy drinking
If you have three or more alcoholic drinks in a week, you’re putting your health at risk. That’s according to a new report from the Canadian Centre o…
3 years, 8 months ago
A cry for kelp: How this seaweed can help fight climate change
Kelp has traditionally been harvested for food, but we’re discovering other new ways we could be using kelp as well … like in packaging, to replace p…
3 years, 8 months ago
Do sugar taxes work?
As of Sept. 1, sugar sweetened beverages like pops, iced teas and energy drinks in Newfoundland and Labrador will be a bit more expensive. The provin…
3 years, 8 months ago
Investigating the explosion that rocked a small town
An explosion rocked downtown Wheatley, Ontario last year, injuring 20 people, destroying property and terrifying residents and shaking buildings kilo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Stress Test: Returning to the office will cost you and not everyone's willing to pay
Your boss wants you back in the office, but after two years of remote work, you’re not sure you want to go. Whether you measure the cost in time or m…
3 years, 8 months ago
Filling Canada’s labour gaps with migrant workers
In April, the federal government announced that it would expand Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program to allow employers to hire even more low-wa…
3 years, 8 months ago
Zellers is back – will it survive this time?
When Hudson’s Bay Company announced last week that it’s bringing back the discount store Zellers, people flocked to social media to share their memor…
3 years, 8 months ago
Why Germany needs Canada’s help with its energy
Germany’s energy crisis could worsen as temperatures dip and Russia threatens to cut off the pipeline delivering natural gas to the country. So Germa…
3 years, 8 months ago