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667 episodes transcribedAs wildfires rage on across the country, more than 50,000 people have been forced out of their homes in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and W...
Fears of a recession have been looming since the worst days of the pandemic. And as inflation continues its slow but steady ascent, central banks arou...
Journalist Connie Walker has been reporting on Indigenous stories for most of her career. From missing and murdered women to the Truth and Reconciliat...
Elective egg freezing is on the rise in Canada. Fertility clinics pitch it as a kind of insurance policy: put your eggs in the bank now, and you can c...
In the early hours of July 22, chaos was erupting in Nova Scotia. Rain was pouring down, causing intense flooding. People were panicked about whether...
It has been five years since the legalization of cannabis in Canada but we still know very little about health impacts from cannabis smoke. Almost no...
On Wednesday, Ontario’s Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk released an investigative report into the province’s decision to open up 3,000 hectares of its p...
You’re never far from a parasite, no matter where you are. They’re responsible for illnesses like malaria that cause death around much of the world; t...
Curly hair often gets a bad reputation for being too high maintenance but research has shown that it plays an important role in our evolutions – and e...
The James Webb Space Telescope has been getting some of the most detailed information and images from space since it launched a year and a half ago. A...
In September 1969, two baby girls were born in a tiny hospital in rural Newfoundland, a few hours apart. A simple accident led to both of their lives...
Western preconceived notions about bears being deadly have led to dire consequences for bears. But the relationship and safety around bears is differe...
An ongoing class-action lawsuit against the Calgary Stampede alleges that for decades the organization did not properly protect children from a sexual...
Ticks are awful. They can give you Lyme disease, brain swelling, and can make you allergic to red meat. And as the world warms, they’re steadily creep...
The ongoing actors and writers strikes in the U.S. are having huge implications for film production – including here in Canada, as productions slow to...
The past three weeks on Earth have been the hottest since records began, and the effects of global warming are becoming increasingly deadly as tempera...
On Wednesday, the Trudeau government unveiled a major cabinet shakeup. The reset comes at a time when the Liberals are facing criticisms over poor com...
While conversations about movies are being dominated by ‘Barbie’ and ‘Openheimer’, another movie currently sitting in third place has become a surpris...
Dozens of asylum seekers have been sleeping on the streets of Downtown Toronto for weeks as a political stand-off between governments took place. Whil...
Cities across Canada have been dealing with the impacts of wildfire smoke this year – the smoggy skies and health effects. And while we’ve been seeing...
