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The Big Story
Episodes — page 67
- Narwhal Week, Episode 2: How corporate lobbying is delaying climate action in Canada
This is the second episode in a weeklong collaboration between The Big Story and The Narwhal, an award-winning non-profit publication that provides in-depth coverage of climate iss…
- Narwhal Week, Episode 1: Why is Doug Ford slicing up Ontario's Greenbelt?
This is the first episode in a weeklong collaboration between The Big Story and The Narwhal, an award-winning non-profit publication that provides in-depth coverage of climate issu…
- As deepfakes go legit, the potential issues are endless
Recently Bruce Willis's digital likeness was licensed for use in a Russian telecom commercial. And as both technology and acceptance of 'deepfakes' like this are improving, opportu…
- Is Canada finally standing up to China?
Yesterday, Canada's new Indo-Pacific strategy specifically targeted China's human rights abuses, its threats against Taiwan and Hong Kong and increasing aggression in dealings with…
- How a First Nation fought the "new Residential School system"
This is Mia's story, but she is far from the only one. When the BC government decided to take her from her band and her closest family, and ship her halfway across the country to n…
- Inside Ontario's 'unprecedented' labour fight
Ontario kids will be back in school Tuesday, after the provincial government backed down on its use of the notwithstanding clause to force CUPE workers into a contract. That's the…
- Is converting office buildings into apartments a solution to the housing crisis?
Nearly three years of into the on-going pandemic and there's still plenty of unused office spaces in most downtowns right now. The City of Calgary is leading the trend of office to…
- BONUS EPISODE: The Big Story survey results
If you listen to the show with any regularity, you know that we recently concluded a TBS listener survey. We appreciate all of you who took the time to give us your feedback, and w…
- The Osoyoos desert's wild horses, and the man who cares for all of them
There are roughly 300 wild horses left, and sometimes Aaron Stelkia has awful decisions to make as he tries to ensure their survival. But this is his job, and he's been doing it hi…
- Musk's Twitter, Mark's Metaverse and the future of the digital town square
Between Meta (formerly Facebook) losing $80 billion and Elon Musk's fumbling start to his Twitter acquisition, it's been a pretty good week for anyone who hates social media. But t…
- Is "democracy on the ballot" in the US midterm elections?
It's the kind of hyperbolic claim usually made by partisan contenders: "This is the most important election of your life" or "This year, democracy is on the ballot". But with candi…
- Welcome to the next generation of fraud
When someone steals your credit card information and uses it to buy or order things, you almost always get your money back. It's one of the reasons people trust credit cards, and p…
- How to track a Covid variant
Every day, Covid mutates. Many times. Most of the mutations are harmless or ineffective. Some—as everyone knows by now—are not, and can evade immunity and change the virus to bette…
- Oh no! Young men are having less sex! Should we be worried?
So are women, by the way. So is everyone, regardless of gender. For years, studies have shown that young people aren't having as much sex as in generations past. So it's not a surp…
- From inflation to interest rates to grocery prices to ... profiteering?
Interest rates have risen again. Inflation has not declined. Almost everything costs more right now, especially groceries. Meanwhile, in the wake of two major companies announcing…
- Inside the BC NDP leadership 'trainwreck'
It seemed like there was a fight for the soul of the party that also governs the province. Until there wasn't. A week before the vote, the challenger with all the momentum was disq…
- Exactly what the &*^% has been going on in UK politics?
Our friends across the pond are about to have their third Prime Minister in two months, without an election. Boris Johnson was finally ousted, only to be replaced by Liz Truss, who…
- Why does legal sex work carry a scarlet letter?
There's a reason OnlyFans almost banned the content that drives the vast majority of its revenue last year. It's the same reason sex workers who sell content online speak in code o…
- Why are so many bands cancelling tours?
Covid is only part of the problem. For any musical act that hasn't hit 'star' status, the current reality of putting together a tour, and keeping it on the road, is basically a hig…
- Everything you need to know about the Emergencies Act inquiry
A week into an inquiry looking into the so-called 'Freedom Convoy''s occupation of Ottawa, and the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act, and we've already heard several…
