Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 60
- How will the streaming wars end? With Cable TV, all over again
You've probably noticed there are a lot of streaming platforms available these days. There are the traditional big players like Netflix, Amazon and Apple. There's Disney, with deca…
- Inside the massive E. coli outbreak in Calgary daycares
More than 250 cases, more than 20 victims in hospital. Almost all of them children, some of them in serious condition. The kids are linked to several daycares across the city. Thos…
- What can the Conservative convention tell us about the future of the party?
CPC leader Pierre Poilievre spent the weekend hammering a message of affordability and economic focus at his party's convention in Quebec. Most of the delegates were right there wi…
- The final battle in the Return To Office war?
This summer, a whole bunch of companies—including, ironically, Zoom—announced return-to-office mandates, with few exceptions. Some of those companies have since backtracked, while…
- A trial that will test Canada's definition of 'terrorism'
On June 6, 2021, the beloved Afzaal family of London, Ontario were out for a walk, when they were hit by a speeding truck that killed four of them. Police allege that the perpetrat…
- No barking at the dog park: A tour of Toronto's ridiculous park rules
A sign telling dogs not to park at a dog park. A regulation prohibiting baseball players from hitting home runs. A billboard the size of a small car to list extensive rules around…
- Will new rules slow the flood of gambling ads?
If you've watched a sporting event—or even tuned into network TV in general—in the past year, you're probably familiar with advertisements for sports betting. There are millions of…
- Use this plastic, not that plastic: The fight for truly sustainable packaging
You may have noticed a lack of plastic bags at some of your favourite stores, as many places in Canada phase out single-use plastics. In their place you may have been offered 'reus…
- What Kleenex can teach us about Canadian prosperity
The brand synonymous with facial tissue is being pulled from the Canadian market, as its manufacturer cites challenges in the space. And Kleenex isn't the first big-name brand to e…
- RERELEASE: What a school's 'descent into chaos' says about the state of education in Ontario
With back to school mere days away, we thought it would be an opportune time to revisit this episode, which serves as a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of underfunding a…
- As school begins, where are Quebec's teachers?
Quebec isn't the only province facing a teacher shortage, but it may be the most severe, with more than 8,000 educators missing from classrooms. Where did they go, and where are th…
- How the climate crisis will radically change tourism
The places that most rely on tourism to support their economy are some of the world's most vulnerable areas when it comes to climate disasters. As we saw after the tragically devas…
- So ... what happened to that recession?
For a year now, various economic predictions have marked Canada down for a looming recession. With more economic data due on Friday, that's expected to show some positive signs, it…
- "Basically a movie": Inside the deepening Greenbelt scandal
Barely two weeks ago, a scathing auditor general's report sent shockwaves through Ontario's political class—detailing how acres of greenbelt land were to be handed over the develop…
- The long road to an 'epidemic' of intimate partner violence
In 2015, three women were murdered in rural Ontario, by a former partner who had been stalking them. Last summer an inquest into the murders was held and came back with more than 8…
- Will Canada place a cap on international students?
It's an issue that sits at the intersection of Canada's identity and reality. Our country is extremely diverse and pro-immigration, but a massive housing crisis means we simply don…
- What Toronto's condo massacre can teach us about mass shootings
There's always a question after tragedies like the December, 2022 shooting at a condo in Vaughan that left six people dead, including the shooter: "How did nobody see this coming?!…
- How sure is insurance in the climate era?
Would it shock you to know that a significant number of homes in Canada are already uninsurable for flood damage? And as the impact of the climate crisis creates more extreme and u…
- A plan to solve the rental crisis needs governments to coordinate. Can they?
Canada's housing crisis is bad and getting worse, and a huge part of it is a lack of rental units in major cities. Every government has its own proposed solutions, but none of them…
- Why mess with success? Inside Alberta's renewable energy pause
Alberta's renewable energy sector is one of the province's great success stories. It's been growing rapidly, attracting top industry talent and becoming the envy of Canada for its…
