Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCanada vs. Big Plastic: A legal fight about more than straws
This week, a federal court judge in Toronto heard arguments from a plastics lobby group and the federal government, in a challenge to a ban on single…
3 years ago
Outrage over silence as toxic oil tailings leaked
Since the Kearl mine in northern Alberta began production on Treaty 8 territory in 2013, the company has touted technological innovations that they s…
3 years ago
Juarez to Roxham Road: A perilous migration
Last year, about 39,000 people entered Canada at Roxham Road, an irregular border crossing in Quebec, in search of asylum. It was a record number — a…
3 years ago
Energy weapon, enemy state ruled out on Havana Syndrome
In 2016, a handful of American and Canadian government employees working in Cuba came down with mysterious symptoms: nausea, ringing ears, headaches,…
3 years ago
The push for answers over alleged election meddling
On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again resisted a call that’s been getting progressively louder in Ottawa: the call for a public inquiry…
3 years ago
As Canadian soccer rises: turmoil, strikes and fights
Canada women's national soccer team currently ranks as one of the top ten teams worldwide. Despite their track record of victory, the team’s future s…
3 years ago
Survival and loss in Turkey’s earthquake ruins
More than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, aftershocks continue to shake devastated cities in Turkey. Officials say more than 44,000 peo…
3 years ago
Ex-CSIS boss on China’s alleged election meddling
Recent reports by the Globe and Mail and Global News, relying on Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents and unnamed intelligence sou…
3 years ago
‘Dead pool’, drought and a drying Colorado River
The Colorado River – the lifeblood of the American southwest – is drying up. The river’s basin supplies water to 40 million Americans across seven st…
3 years ago
Can Canada afford big corporate stock buybacks?
Loblaw Companies, the country’s biggest grocery chain, reported its finances for 2022 on Thursday. In a year when Canadians felt the squeeze from sky…
3 years ago