Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 64
- Keira's story: How a broken system left a little girl dead
Keira Kagan should be an anonymous little girl—going to school, playing in the park, growing up. Instead, after three years of her mother fighting for answers and change and demand…
- Why it's been so hard to implement $10-a-day child care
In April of 2021, the federal government announced their intention to give all Canadians access to $10-a-day childcare, amounting to roughly $30-billion of federal funds over three…
- As the winter thaw looms in Ukraine, NATO tanks will be critical
A Canadian tank arrived in Poland on Monday, and will head off to bolster Ukrainian efforts agains a Russian invasion. The single tank, obviously, isn't critical on its own, but wh…
- Employee monitoring goes to court, and we learn about "time theft"
What counts as "work" and what doesn't? If you're sitting there, doing nothing, thinking of how to accomplish your goals ... are you working? Well, if you're using a company laptop…
- Are we looking for aliens in all the wrong places?
Much of humanity's search for extraterrestrial life has focused on, well, our kind of life—the conditions that make possible the biology we see on Earth. But what if the conditions…
- Is Toronto's transit system entering a death spiral?
Even if you don't live in the city, you've probably heard about the recent spate of violence on Toronto's transit system. There have been some really ugly, seemingly random inciden…
- We're still short on kids' fever meds, and those aren't the only drugs we need
Pain and fever meds for children—acetaminophen and ibuprofen, usually—have been in short (or no) supply across the country for several months. Purchases made by the government have…
- Will Canadians really accept two drinks a week?!
When new drinking guidelines for Canadians were released, it was the headline takeaway that got the most attention, and scorn. And viral interview responses. In fact, many of the o…
- Two deals provide real hope for Indigenous land governance
It's fair to be skeptical of ANY deal announced by a government or resource company that will lead to natural resource extraction on Indigenous land. They don't have a good track r…
- Inside the rise and fall of plant-based meat
It seems Impossible. Plant-based meat products were supposed to take us Beyond our love for beef, save the environment and maybe even make us healthier. For a while, it seemed the…
- Why it's never been harder to get away with murder
In one word: Cameras. If you live in a city, you should probably assume there's at least one camera watching you at all times, never mind the phones that are whipped out the second…
- A Canadian team used AI to make a cancer drug. Is this a game-changer?
It's a process that can take up to a decade. And individual aspects of it can take up to a year or more. Or... it can take, like, a month. The drug development process is time-cons…
- Why food banks can't solve the problem of hungry Canadians
In 2021, Statistics Canada reported 5.8 million Canadians suffered some level of food insecurity. As inflation has spiked, so have stories of hungry families needing food banks to…
- Is Ontario's public health care on a slippery slope?
Canadians are passionate about their healthcare. Even when the system is in crisis, we're proud of having universal care, and we want it to work. So when Ontario Premier Doug Ford…
- Hudson's Bay Company has a long and complicated legacy. But does it have a future?
It's probably the single brand most associated with Canada. It's also the single brand most associated with colonization, stolen land and genocide of Indigenous peoples. Yes, the H…
- Canada has big immigration goals. Will we really do the work to meet them?
Many think of Canada as a promised land for immigrants from all over the world. That's because Canada literally needs newcomers to survive. As much as we love that image, it's not…
- 'Zombie deer' are roaming the prairies. Should we be worried about this?
It's known as Chronic Wasting Disease, and it's been around for more than a decade. In recent years, however, it has spread across Canadian prairies and animals at an alarming rate…
- Eight teen girls in Toronto are facing murder charges after an alleged swarming attack. What happened?
If that headline stunned you, you're not alone. Even veteran police officials and crime reporters can't recall a case like this one, in which eight teen girls ranging in age from 1…
- Who lobbies Trudeau's cabinet the most?
Lobbying is a tricky part of politics. It can be tricky to define, tricky to identify and really, really tough to analyze at scale. That's because of how it's tracked—across severa…
- Why none of your stuff lasts anymore
Maybe it's the top you bought on Instagram or the flashy new appliance with a touchscreen. Maybe it's an Apple product that you can't repair yourself or a replacement for a product…
