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Back to SearchHockey Canada’s sexual assault crisis deepens
Hockey Canada has settled 21 sexual assault claims. For nine of those cases, it used a fund that draws in part from players' registration fees, paying out $7.6 million dollars. The scope of Hockey C…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Phil Fontaine’s long fight for a papal apology
Decades ago Phil Fontaine helped open Canada's eyes to the horrors of the residential school system. And he's since spent years pushing for an apology from the top of the Catholic Church. Today he re…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Spies, grain and fuel: A Ukraine war update
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been raging since Feb. 24. The war has triggered a global food and fuel crisis, because Ukraine is a major exporter of grain, and Russia is a major exporter of oil to…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The political resurrection of Danielle Smith
There was a time when former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith was in the political wilderness, cast out by a stunning floor-crossing that alienated and angered many Alberta conservatives. Now, it…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Nathan Fielder’s awkward comedy revolution
On This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Nathan for You and HBO’s new comedy The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder has played a stiff, socially inept agitator that can barely get through a conversation. The amount that …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Your 4th dose questions answered
Canada's latest COVID-19 surge is being fuelled by the BA.5 variant. It's prompting some public health officials to make fourth jabs of a COVID-19 vaccine available to all adults. While most province…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
How to fix urban heat islands
Often when we think about lethal heat, we picture things like forest fires. But the fact is, one of the most dangerous places to be during a heat wave is inside a city. And considering that nearly th…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Everything is expensive Part II: Interest rates
You’ve heard this here before: Everything is so crazy expensive these days. In May, Canada’s inflation rate was 7.7 per cent, the highest it's been since 1983. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem w…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
James Webb telescope reveals galaxies far, far away
Last week, NASA revealed five images from the James Webb Space Telescope which gave the sharpest look at the universe’s cosmic history. The images, which showed stunning visuals of orange and red gas…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The life and death of Quebec Hells Angels boss 'Mom' Boucher
The notorious former Hells Angels boss Maurice "Mom" Boucher died of cancer on Sunday. He was serving a life sentence in prison. Before being convicted, he was at the centre of the violent biker wars…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago