Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchU.S. abortion pill access threatened by Texas lawsuit
It’s been less than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and now abortions are banned in 13 states. And in several other states…
3 years, 7 months ago
Canadian ‘super pigs’ are a problem
They devour farmers’ crops, breed rapidly and can tunnel beneath the snow to survive: feral pigs have taken residence on the Canadian prairies and ar…
3 years, 7 months ago
Canada starts tackling caste discrimination
The Toronto District School Board has become the first board in Canada to officially recognize caste based discrimination. The caste system is though…
3 years, 7 months ago
Wrestler Kenny Omega’s Winnipeg arena homecoming
As a kid in the Winnipeg suburb of Transcona, Tyson Smith was obsessed with hockey and the Winnipeg Jets. He dreamed of being a professional goaltend…
3 years, 7 months ago
The fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
On Sunday, a group of U.S. government agencies made the extraordinary decision to ensure that everyone who had money in Silicon Valley Bank would be …
3 years, 7 months ago
COVID lab leak theory moves into the mainstream
Last week a US congressional committee began what could be a months-long probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Was it the result of a l…
3 years, 7 months ago
Canada 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, 7 months 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, 7 months 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, 7 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, 7 months ago