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The Big Story
Episodes — page 88
How Canada-China relations became strained to the breaking pointIt ramped up with Canada's detention of a Huawei executive, and China's retaliatory detention of two Canadian citizens. But it didn't begin there. And tensions are not likely to en…
Ever Given: The stuck boat that was both a crisis and a comedyIts name is the Ever Given. It will forever be a part of the history of this odd time. And when it lodged itself horizontally in the Suez Canal last week, it launched a thousand me…
Canada’s invisible victims of femicidePicture the last story you read or heard about a woman killed by a man. Where did she live? How old was she? Why did you picture it that way? With much of 2020 spent under stay-at…
What we know (and don’t know) about long-haul CovidFor almost a year now, reporter Cynthia Mulligan has been staying in touch with people who caught Covid-19 early and survived, only to see their debilitating symptoms linger. What…
What does the carbon tax ruling mean?Canada's Supreme Court issued an historic ruling yesterday, deciding by a 6-3 margin the the federal government does indeed have the power to implement a carbon tax (or a price on…
How the condo amenity wars are changing Canadian citiesA long time ago, an amenity in a condo was limited to things like a pool, a gym or maybe a patio. Now, as units grow smaller and developers court buyers, they've become more and mo…
Can we create a national plan to kickstart graduates’ careers?The second graduating class of this pandemic is about to enter the workforce. There are still very few jobs and thousands of grads desperate for them. Plus, this year's grads have…
Canada’s vaccine rollout is slow, and very confusing. Here are some answers.So, now the AstraZeneca vaccine is OK for people over age 65? What about the blood clot risk?! Why are some pharmacies taking walk-ins for people in their 60s right now, but some g…
Covid and grief: What happens when we can’t say goodbye?Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have lost loved ones to this pandemic. And most of them lost them without being able to say goodbye or to properly mourn them. Grief over a death…
How Homer Simpson became an aspirational figureThe Simpson family's circumstances have barely changed at all over 30 years—but the world around them has dramatically shifted. When the show debuted, Homer and his family were hol…
A year of anti-Asian racism reaches its inevitable, tragic conclusionFor more than 12 months, Asian-Canadians and Asian-Americans have been targeted for harassment, assault and worse. In the early days of the pandemic, it was words. Then actions. Th…
How a family doctor helped Canadians understand COVID-19Dr. Jennifer Kwan is just one of dozens of ordinary Canadians who decided early in the pandemic to spend their free time presenting data on the virus to the masses via easy to unde…
One week out, did Harry and Meghan’s interview really change anything?And will Canada ever remove the monarchy? A week ago, it seemed like a tipping point was at hand, as the world reacted with shock and scorn to allegations of mistreatment and racis…
How GoFundMe became everyone’s digital safety net…...and what our governments can learn from it. While crowdfunding sites were originally intended to help with getting projects off the ground, over the past decade they’ve increasi…
How the Toronto Blessing helped build America’s most unusual churchIn 1994, a small Toronto church gave birth to a bizarre spiritual movement that spread across the country and the globe. It was known as the Toronto Blessing, and among its many ev…
How we can fix elder care in CanadaIf there's one thing this pandemic has taught us, it's how poorly we care for our elders in Canada. The stories of the carnage in long-term care facilities have been endless and bl…
Amid a slow rollout, a Canadian vaccination success storyIn most Canadian towns and cities, public health is still trying to vaccinate people 80 and up. In Canada's North, it's a whole different story. In larger northern cities, 40-somet…
How will Canada (and the world) use immunity passports?Once you've received your COVID-19 vaccine, you'll also receive proof that you've got it. That's not a new concept—we do it for children's vaccinations all the time. The big questi…
A wage gap isn’t the only gender-based workplace inequalityWhen we focus on gender-based inequality in the workplace, we usually talk about money. The wage gap has been a problem since women began joining the work force in large numbers. W…
Why baseball means spring, and spring means hope (with bonus Blue Jays ASMR)It's been a sign of spring for well over a century—baseball players heading down south to meet their teammates, toss around a few balls and play some meaningless games. In the gran…
