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594 episodes transcribedAspen, Colorado is a picturesque mountain town often called a snowy “playground for the rich”. Real estate is also one of the most expensive in the Un...
For most workers in Canada, there’s a chunk of money deducted from each paycheck that goes toward the Canada Pension Plan. It happens whether you want...
The number of single parents in Canada has been steadily growing since the 1970s. Today, one in five children grow up in single-parent homes. However,...
The federal price on carbon is set to increase on April 1. This tax is being criticized by many provinces including Saskatchewan. At the end of last y...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the longest serving leaders of the country, on track to surpass the rule of Joseph Stalin. Over the years,...
The man who murdered the parents of a former NHL goalie was recently granted full parole. In 2022, a ruling by the Supreme Court struck down the punis...
Private debt funds are one of the hottest commodities in the world of investing. High rates of return and low management fees made them popular among...
Canada went through its most destructive wildfire season in 2023. Wildfire services rely on data, forestry photography and mapping as a way to proacti...
After months of escalating violence, Haiti has descended into chaos. Criminal gangs have largely taken control of the country’s capital as they attack...
The dangerous effects of the opioid crisis could be distilled in a single afternoon in February: the town of Belleville, Ont., saw 14 overdose cases i...
A new series published by the medical journal, The Lancet says menopause is being “over-medicalized.” It argues that treating aging like an illness do...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced new regulations for renewable power developments that started on March 1st. This comes after the province pau...
A recent legislative commission in Maine has questioned the 2006 Canadian investigation on the spraying of herbicides that took place in a New Brunswi...
In 2015, the Vancouver Art Gallery believed it had made a groundbreaking acquisition. 10 sketches by Group of Seven member J.E.H. MacDonald were unear...
Measles cases have been popping up all over the world, including in Canada. This highly contagious virus can be devastating – and even deadly – to peo...
Newly released documents reveal two scientists who worked at a high-security infectious disease lab in Winnipeg provided confidential scientific infor...
The Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence deal has passed another test. The two parties managed to table a pharmacare bill before the March 1 deadline. Bu...
There are increasing shortages in the skilled trades in Canada, and provinces and territories are desperate to get people to fill them – so, they’re t...
Exclusive deals struck between insurance companies and pharmacies are increasingly drawing scrutiny from patients, pharmacists and cabinet ministers....
For the first time ever, a spacecraft built by a private company has landed on the moon. The robotic lander, named Odysseus, touched down in the south...
