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720 episodes transcribedIn late May, the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s harshest anti-homosexuality bills into law. It authorizes the death penal...
David Johnston resigned as the special rapporteur on Friday after looking into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The former Governor General...
When Canada first passed legislation to create its access-to-information system, it was seen as a world leader in terms of transparency. But fast forw...
The 2007-2008 financial crisis hit countries around the world hard. But, Greece’s economy really faltered. At the peak of Greece’s crisis, unemploymen...
A lot of Canada is on fire right now – fires are burning in nearly every province and territory and the federal government says this season could see...
Canadians have been dealing with high inflation for two years now. But, as consumers, we keep spending. However, the picture of where we spend our mon...
The Toronto District School Board – the largest school board in the country – recently reported that more than 300 kids were involved in violent incid...
The six biggest banks in Canada – RBC, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC, TD, and National Bank recently reported their second-quarter earnings. The majority did...
After months of relative quiet in Kyiv, the city has been under attack this week by Russian drones and missiles. There have also been attacks within R...
Alberta is a province with a long history of conservative rule. And on Monday, Danielle Smith and the UCP added a new chapter by winning a majority. B...
Throughout the pandemic, Canadians were warned about the potential collapse of emergency rooms. ERs were stretched to the limit, as surges in patients...
Avian influenza is getting more serious each year, as an unprecedented number of birds either succumb to the virus or are culled to prevent spread. Af...
With a cost-of-living crisis and rampant inflation, there’s a lot on the line for Turkey in the runoff election on Sunday. But this also matters beyon...
Seasonal allergies are getting worse all across North America, in large part due to changes in pollen driven by climate change. But fear not, there is...
Former governor general David Johnston has ruled out a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections, despite ongoing calls for one....
Whether you like it or not, AI is everywhere. It unlocks your phone through facial recognition, it manages spam emails in your inbox and it creates re...
Experts are anticipating another chaotic season of air travel in the coming months. Along with ongoing labour disputes, Canadian airlines have schedul...
Two hundred and fifty kilometres above the Arctic Circle is a greenhouse that provides fresh local produce to its community. It’s called Naurvik and i...
Wildfires are raging across Alberta with early-season fires forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Firefighters from across the country and the U....
China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner, but tensions continue to rise between the two countries over allegations of foreign interference and...
