Podcast Episodes

How Jamaica is preparing for Hurricane Melissa

A Jamaican living in the path of what could be the worst hurricane in the country's history says he is preparing as best he can -- and thinking a lot about what he endured thirty-seven years ago, whe…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How much damage did Ford’s anti-tariff ad do?

A former Canadian ambassador to the US weighs in on what's really going on with Ontario's anti-tariff ad, former president Ronald Reagan's own words and the current president's reaction.

A Toronto fai…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gambling and mob ties in basketball’s latest crisis

Just as the NBA begins its new season, federal officials announce dozens of arrests in a sweeping gambling investigation that includes allegations of mob involvement. 

A Ukrainian journalist rushed to…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

A record Canadian crypto fine raises questions

Canada's financial-crimes watchdog levies its heaviest fines ever against a crypto currency exchange -- but a journalist tells us that, knowing what he knows, it's going to be tough to collect. 

A spo…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What it’s like inside the very long line into Canada

Ottawa is giving new and shockingly long wait time estimates for immigration applications to be processed -- and to those waiting, it feels like Canada is rolling out the unwelcome mat. 

The man behin…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Amazon outage hints at a much bigger vulnerability

When Amazon's cloud service crashed, it disrupted everything from social media sites and games to businesses and Blue Jays tickets. A cybersecurity expert tells us that's a downside of so few compani…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Novelist John Irving on why he won’t tour the U.S.

Bestselling author John Irving is about to publish a sequel to one of his biggest books. But he won't be promoting it in one of his biggest markets -- because of Donald Trump. 

John Bolton is the late…

Published on 2 months ago

After 43 years in jail, he was exonerated. Then ICE came.

The family of a man convicted of a murder he didn't commit was shocked when ICE detained him again -- before he was even allowed to leave the prison where he'd been held for decades. 

Doctors Without …

Published on 2 months ago

Stellantis announces it's moving Jeep production to the U.S.

The mayor of Brampton says it's just more proof that Ottawa has to get tough in U.S. trade negotiations. 

Israel has released hundreds of detainees, but a Palestinian pediatrician arrested in Gaza nin…

Published on 2 months ago

Veteran Pentagon reporter gives up his press pass

An unlikely collection of news organizations from across the political spectrum say new limits on their access to the Pentagon are a bridge too far. And our guest says he can no longer do his job pro…

Published on 2 months ago