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The Big Story
Episodes — page 62
- Dual strikes bring Hollywood to a screeching halt
Last week, after negotiations with studios and streaming giants failed to yield an agreement, the 160000 performers represented by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) decided to go…
- Do drug busts lead to more overdose deaths?
Drug busts have long been a go-to tactic for law enforcement in the so-called 'war on drugs', but with the ubiquity of powerful narcotics like fentanyl, it's doubtful that they do…
- Why were asylum seekers sleeping on the streets of Toronto?
Asylum seekers come to Canada for safety and a better life, but instead a group of them ended up sleeping on the streets of the country’s biggest city. The Peter Street shelter int…
- Inside a mother's struggle to clear her name after a wrongful arrest
This episode is guest-hosted by Erica Lenti, deputy features editor at Chatelaine. 27-year old Breeanna Bascombe was trying to rock her infant daughter to sleep when police descend…
- Why Erin O’Toole wants politics to be less polarized
This week we have guest hosts filling in for Jordan Health-Rawlings. Today, we have Justin Ling interviewing Erin O’Toole. Like many places around the world, politics has become mo…
- Small Town Week, Episode 5: How the new Six Nations energy storage facility could change Ontario's grid
This is the final episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. So far this week, we’ve covered problems facing small co…
- Small Town Week, Episode 4: A New Brunswick town deals with a horrific stench
This is the fourth episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. The smaller your community is, the more likely it is to…
- Small Town Week, Episode 3: One BC town's struggle to rise from the ashes
This is the third episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. With Canada having its worst wildfire season on record,…
- Small Town Week, Episode 2: What happens to a town when its only emergency room closes?
This is the second episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. Canada’s health care system has been stressed for many…
- Small Town Week, Episode 1: Can we build new housing ourselves?
Welcome to Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities. Access to affordable housing is not just an issue in large cities across C…
- Is this the climate tipping point?
We've known for decades the world is warming, so it shouldn't come as a shock when some records get broken along the way. But what has set off alarm bells among the scientists who…
- Why you don't own that digital media you 'bought'
This isn't about streaming services, like Spotify or Netflix, that rent you endless content for a monthly fee. It's about digital copies of art that you've purchased via a link or…
- Did online rhetoric lead to violence in the classroom?
Last week three people were stabbed inside a classroom at the University of Waterloo. The class dealt with philosophy of gender issues, and the attacker reportedly asked about the…
- How to counter residential school denialism
As awful as Canada's legacy of residential schools is, there are some in this country who don't want to believe it. In recent months, there's been a rise in attempts to use linguis…
- Smoke 101: An intro to a new summer reality
It's here. It's become a part of summer in most areas of Canada. It's bad for you. What exactly makes wildfire smoke harmful to breathe? And what about the mental health impact of…
- How do we stop the rise of romance fraud in Canada?
Let's say you've been victimized by romance fraud. You are humiliated and embarrassed beyond belief, but you have evidence to prove the fraudster is guilty. So, you turn that infor…
- Why are people dying in jail while waiting for a trial?
If you're held "on remand" it means you haven't been convicted of a crime yet, but also that you can't secure bail or a judge's release. Practically, it means you go to jail, and s…
- How a murder in Surrey, BC spans the globe
Nine days ago, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was killed in a targeted daylight shooting in a crowded area outside of a Sikh temple in Surrey, BC. Nijjar was a well-known community leader a…
- How libraries became "the last public space"
In the age of the internet, it's understandable to wonder what function, if any, our libraries still serve. But the shifting needs of the communities they cater to, and widening ho…
- Five years full of big stories...
It's hard to believe but The Big Story launched on this date, five years ago, June 25, 2018. Since then we've recorded more than 1,250 episodes and listeners have spent millions of…
