Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBans and blowback: Assessing the Liberals' gun bill
In the weeks following the 2020 killings of 22 people in Portapique, Nova Scotia — the deadliest shooting rampage in Canadian history — the federal government began introducing steps to limit the typ…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Wagner Group: Putin’s ‘shadow private army’
Wagner Group is a private army that's been violently advancing Russian interests internationally – but in the shadows – for years. Now as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stalled, the fighters-for-h…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
McKinsey contracts top $100M under Justin Trudeau
Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took power, the federal government has awarded consulting firm McKinsey over $100 million dollars in contracts. Early this month, Radio-Canada reported that Ottawa…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Bonus | Nothing is Foreign: Inside a secret school for girls in Afghanistan
World news, local voices. Nothing is Foreign is a weekly trip to where the story is unfolding. Hosted by Tamara Khandaker. Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, there has been…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How much booze is too much booze?
According to the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, people should limit their alcohol consumption to just two drinks per week to avoid certain cancers and other health issues. The new he…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How a Canadian company became a public enemy in Puerto Rico
In 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, and its aging electrical grid. In the hurricane's aftermath, and after decades of neglect and underfunding, the island's public electrical utility, PREPA…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Ford pushes for-profit care amidst healthcare crisis
This week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a plan to significantly increase the number of surgeries being done outside hospitals, which are struggling with a major backlog of operations. Many of t…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The Proud Boys on trial
This week, five leaders of the violent far-right group Proud Boys are on trial in Washington D.C., charged with seditious conspiracy for conspiring to overthrow the government, in the U.S. Capitol at…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
When will this seasonal ‘tridemic' end?
Seasonal viruses including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have come back with a vengeance, after sparing the public through most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, new COVID subvar…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Cooking with gas: the great stove debate
This week, a kitchen appliance became the latest target of the culture wars after a recent study linked gas stoves with an increased risk of asthma in children. American politicians from Democratic S…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago