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The Big Story
Episodes — page 65
- The Covid 'emergency' is over, but long covid isn't going anywhere
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that Covid-19 was no longer a "global health emergency"—a declaration that can be seen as either a hopeful sign or dangerously na…
- Are legal psychedelic drugs inevitable?
Welcome to the 'psychedelic renaissance', as anyone who follows research into and access to this class of drugs will call it. The past few years have brought a perfect storm of new…
- Lisa LaFlamme from London on the coronation, the crown and the future
Whatever your opinion of the monarchy, it's always fascinating to walk into a history textbook. Saturday's coronation of King Charles III was the first such event since the 1950s,…
- The Gravy Train, Episode 1: The Suburbs
If you're a newer listener to The Big Story, you may not know aboutThe Gravy Train, a podcast we released in 2019 chronicling the meteoric rise, and tragic downfall of Toronto's mo…
- How we can still save Canada's last spotted owls
There are exactly three spotted owls not in captivity left in the entire country, only one of which was originally born in the wild. That's a steep precipice from which to revive a…
- How the writers' strike will impact your favourite shows and Canadian jobs
The streaming era has changed Hollywood forever. Unfortunately it's made things worse for the people who write the shows and films we love (or hate). In an effort to level the play…
- This Canadian project hunts down child pornography online. It's "hiding in plain sight".
Most of us would assume that child sexual abuse material hides in the corners of the dark web, far from easy detection. But it doesn't. It's also found on websites and platforms yo…
- Bill C-11 is law now. But we still don't know what it does.
It's the biggest piece of broadcast or media legislation in this country in decades. You would think we'd have a clear picture of its implications. But despite receiving royal asse…
- From a synagogue bombing in Paris, to an Ottawa classroom 40 years later
We'll probably never know if Hassan Diab, a Lebanese Canadian sociology professor, had any role in the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue that killed four people and injured dozens…
- A breakthrough stroke treatment is saving lives. If you can get it in time.
It's known as endovascular thrombectomy—or EVT—and in the decade-plus since it was developed it has evolved to be something of a miracle for people unlucky enough to suffer a strok…
- Should you own a pet? Should anyone?
There are about 28 million pets in Canada. And on any given day, most of them are probably bored to tears. This doesn't mean their owners don't love them, or provide for them, or e…
- How will the Sudan crisis end? And what role will Canada play?
It's hard to overstate just how dire things are in Sudan's capital right now, with violence on the streets and almost no access to food and water for millions, including Canadians…
- Why your grocery prices are getting tougher to predict
Everything still feels expensive, but if you look at the numbers, inflation is falling quickly. Grocery prices are falling too, but they're still well above the overall inflation r…
- Why the federal worker strike will test Canada’s economy and labour market
It's been a long time since Canada saw a strike this big, and as the Public Service Alliance of Canada's action nears the one-week mark, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. M…
- What's to blame for the senseless killing of a 16 year old at a subway station?
His name was Gabriel Magalhaes, and he was minding his own business at Keele subway station in Toronto. His alleged killer's name is Jordan O'Brien-Tobin, and he had been released…
- Here's how AI can steal your identity
A few years ago, a feature called Voice ID was probably perfectly secure. It's used by many companies—including some banks—as a way to verify your identity by having you speak a ph…
- Can tiny home communities solve the homelessness crisis?
Every city in Canada has struggled to solve the problem. And what's mostly ended up happening is tent cities in public places, controversial and sometimes violent removal of those…
- In BC, the kids are not alright
It's a phenomenon that was born out of the pandemic, but can't be completely attributed to it. It's difficult to quantify and hard to get to the bottom of, but if you ask teachers,…
- Inside Toronto's confusing, chaotic, wide-open mayoral race
There are currently almost 50 candidates running to become Toronto's next mayor. And there's no incumbent, since John Tory resigned in a scandal in February. That means anyone's go…
- A Canadian astronaut on planning his trip to the moon
Col. Jeremy Hansen will soon become the first Canadian ever to travel to the moon. He's a member of the four-person Artemis II crew, which will leave low Earth orbit next year and…
