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Episodes — page 44
- What happens when 'The Big One' hits the west coast?
For decades we've known that one day a masssive earthquake would hit the fault off of Canada's west coast—and after new research last year was published this summer, we now know so…
- An unprecedented look inside the sex lives of Canadians
This weekend, we're revisiting an episode from earlier in the year. We hope you enjoy! ------------------------------------------- There's simply never been a Canadian sex survey t…
- Inflation is back to 2%. So the economy is fixed now, right?
This episode first aired on September 19, 2024 over at In This Economy?!, our sister show at the Frequency Podcast Network. The show helps Canadians understand the systems behind t…
- Ontario now sells beer in convenience stores. The world has not ended. Yet.
This is a province with a long and strange history of alcohol regulation. But when Ontario premier Doug Ford announced plans to allow convenience stores to sell beer, wine and cool…
- Racism, lies and cat memes. American politics in 2024.
An Ohio town is thrown into chaos from bomb threats that stem from racist lies. Immigrants across the United States are demonized for political gain. Women are dying from a lack of…
- Six unconnected stories. The same tragic ending.
Over 11 days recently, six Indigenous people were killed in separate encounters with police departments across the country. The outcome of any one incident isn't surprising, but so…
- What we know about a Canada to New York terror plot
A few days before Sept. 11, police arrested a Pakistani man living in Canada with allegedly planning to travel to New York to commit a large-scale terror attack on the anniversary…
- The most interesting city council byelection in the country
It's got a conservative pundit that wants a council seat and has his eyes on another shot at the mayor's chair. It has three liberal candidates lining up to stop him, which might b…
- The rapidly widening political gender gap
With the American election fast approaching, we thought it would be an appropriate time to revisit this episode from February about how political beliefs seem to be increasingly di…
- Are car prices finally coming down?
After years of shortages, dealership lots are finally full of new vehicles again. The question is if this will bring down prices that spiked during the pandemic? In this episode of…
- From Florida to Kitchener: A story of sex, fraud and real estate
Some stories are better if you don't know much going in. So, no spoilers. All you need to know is this: An American university is suing a woman who lives in Kitchener, Ontario. It'…
- How did Toronto's schools get so broken?
The list is long, and varies from school to school. Some of it is structural—leaky roofs and mice infestations, repairs that never get made, poor ventilation. Some of it is impacti…
- Air Canada strike looms in a year of transport "chaos"
The deadline for the airline to reach agreement with its pilots is still a week away. But already flyers are scrambling for alternatives and Air Canada is planning to start cancell…
- Why are overdose deaths declining in Alberta?
New data shows that opioid overdose deaths in the province from January-May fell from 788 in 2023 to 431 this year, a 55 percent decline. There are a number of factors that could e…
- How British Columbia's polls flipped and BC United imploded
BC's Conservative party is on the verge of what would be a stunning win in this fall's provincial election. And one party's stunning gains, it turns out, is another party's utter d…
- Breaking down a third straight interest rate cut
Welcome to a preview of the fall season of In This Economy?! We're giving you a sneak peak of a test episode today, to get your feedback. As part of our new season, in addition to…
- How two astronauts ended up stranded in space
It was supposed to be an eight-day mission. It will be at least eight months. When two astronauts took Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station in June, they were prep…
- The Liberal-NDP deal is over. Is an election next?
The supply and confidence agreement between the Liberals and NDP lasted nearly two and a half years—but now it's over. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced Wednesday his party would…
- Why is Alberta turning public hospitals over to a Catholic provider?
The news broke last week, sort of. It turned out that last month Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had told a United Conservative Party town hall in August that the government had tra…
- Oh, you thought Canada's labour market was good?! Sorry.
For a solid couple of years, as the economy recovered from the pandemic, the narrative when discussing labour in this country was that the market was "tight" or there was a "labour…
