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Back to SearchForeign interference and Canadian intelligence: An FAQ
Episode 758
For the past month, headlines have been dominated by leaked CSIS documents, intelligence sources, fears of foreign interference in Canadian elections…
2 years, 11 months ago
Arctic security is critical. Is Canada ready to stand on guard?
Episode 757
Twice in the last month, Canadians were shown just how open our Northern border can be. First, the Prime Minister ordered a UFO shot down. Then, we l…
2 years, 11 months ago
Why is Ontario suspending so many licenses?
Episode 756
There are indeed medical reasons that require your driver's licence to be suspended. But there are a host of other issues, everything from depression…
2 years, 11 months ago
Will we ever know who killed Barry and Honey Sherman?
Episode 755
It's Canada's most famous ongoing whodunnit. More than five years after the murders of the billionaire couple, the case is still open, the police are…
2 years, 11 months ago
Before Morgentaler Part Two: Making It Legal
Episode 753
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion in the country in 1973. The decision shocked many a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Before Morgentaler Part One: Law Breakers
Episode 754
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Morgentaler Decision. That landmark decision decriminalized abortion across Can…
2 years, 11 months ago
Canada's building codes are a mess, and the climate era's coming
Episode 754
Last month a horrific earthquake in Turkey made it clear that outdated building codes—or non-compliance with updated codes—can turn a normal disaster…
2 years, 11 months ago
Google vs. the Canadian government: Who blinks first?
Episode 752
Some Canadians cannot see Canadian news on Google right now. It's because of what Google calls a 'test' that it only admitted when a reporter noticed…
2 years, 11 months ago
How your cup of coffee explains global inflation
Episode 751
It costs more these days. But yeah, so does everything. What makes coffee a perfect product to explore the world's rising costs, though, is its ubiqu…
3 years ago
Avian flu is evolving. How worried should the world be?
Episode 750
It used to be a threat almost exclusively to the poultry industry. But the current strain of H5N1 avian flu has spent the past year infecting million…
3 years ago