Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJuarez 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months ago
The AI chatbot: friend or foe?
Microsoft soft-launched its new AI-powered search engine in early February. After years of playing second fiddle to Google, the new Bing seemed to fi…
3 years, 3 months ago
China's alleged attempts at election interference, explained
Late last week, the Globe and Mail broke an explosive story with allegations that China tried to influence the 2021 election here in Canada. Then, on…
3 years, 3 months ago