Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 80
- Why Doug Ford thinks the PC's road to reelection is a highway
You may remember that focusing solely on transit and road messaging is something of a Ford family trademark. Ontario Premier Doug Ford's late brother Rob put it succinctly: "Subway…
- How did Yukon become Canada's latest Covid hotspot?
You would think we'd have learned this lesson by now—but alas. Yukon had one of the best records in Canada for managing the pandemic. Then they tried to go back to normal, and it d…
- You're not crazy. Toronto really is overrun by cannabis stores.
Try to walk just a few blocks in the downtown core without passing a cannabis retailer. Good luck! You'll probably pass at least two. Since the lottery process ended and applicatio…
- Is Canada ready for the next massive earthquake?
We've known for some time that we're due for a massive earthquake—but it could happen tomorrow or 20 years from now. In geological terms that's roughly the same. But it's not for u…
- When will Canadian kids get vaccinated? And are oral Covid pills really a "game-changer"?
Almost one million American children under 12 have been vaccinated against Covid-19 since the FDA approved the shot more than a week ago. The Canadian total is still zero, and pare…
- Missing White Women Syndrome, and why it never goes away
More than a decade ago, a Canadian researcher tracked local media coverage given to cases of missing Indigenous and missing white women. You can probably guess what that revealed.…
- Our border with the U.S. is (finally) open! How much of a mess will it be?
It's been more than a year and a half since Canadians could freely drive across the border to the United States — to visit friends and family, to see a game or do some shopping. Bu…
- Can new defence minister Anita Anand fix the Canadian military's broken culture?
The minister who managed to secure tens of millions of Covid-19 vaccines gets the toughest job in government as a thank you. or much of the past year, barely a month has gone by wi…
- Are Marvel releases still movies anymore?
The Eternals hits theatres today, and will no doubt earn Marvel Studios and Disney hundreds of millions of dollars. But is it really fair to call these things "movies" anymore? The…
- World leaders unveil climate promises: "OK. But how?"
Amid a worsening climate crisis and reports detailing the need for urgency, world leaders took to the stage at COP26 this week to ... promise to do more. There were impressive prom…
- Health care workers are being attacked on the job. It's getting worse.
It's a problem that predates the pandemic—but eighteen months of a public health crisis has only made it worse. Every day nurses and emergency room staff in Canada face threats and…
- How did Toronto's mayor end up in the middle of the Rogers family feud?
John Tory has a longstanding relationship with Rogers Communications Inc., as a previous executive and as a friend of the late founder, Ted Rogers. Toronto voters knew he would mai…
- How the "New Meth" took over North America's streets
Meth has always been a dangerous drug — but never this dangerous, users and social workers across the continent tell Sam Quinones in his new book. A new production method has made…
- How do you heat up a cold case?
Most cold cases ... stay cold. For every one that closes, and makes headlines, dozens or hundreds more are left languishing in files and databases. But sometimes, if you ask the ri…
- How an Ontario town became one of North America's anti-vax capitals
There are many communities and public health units across Canada where, for one reason or another, vaccination rates lag way behind other population centres. In many places, this h…
- How a small Newfoundland town is handling a huge population boom
You probably know Bonavista best from the Canadian lyrics to "This land is your land". It's a town of a few thousand people on the far east coast of the country. And it's growing—e…
- What we think we know about human trafficking in Canada
It's one of those crimes with an image — and that image is mostly fictional. The vast majority of victims who end up trafficked in Canada are not abducted by strangers and chained…
- Enbridge has paid American police millions to protect their pipeline
Through a so-called "public safety escrow account", Canada's biggest energy company, Enbridge, has payed somewhere in the neighbourhood of $2.4 million to law enforcement agencies…
- The myth of the Mountie, and how it prevents RCMP reform
To the rest of the world, the Mountie in red dress uniform is a symbol of Canada. The world has bought into the myth of the good-hearted, white man who protects the little guys and…
- How the global supply chain broke down and what it means for Canada
You've probably heard warnings to start your holiday shopping early this year — this is why. With much of the global supply chain thrown into chaos by a combination of several comp…
