Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 94
Uncovering the little known Black history of Oakville, Ontario (and other Canadian cities)The history of every Canadian city isn't always what we think it is. We stumble upon some of it, on plaques in parks or benches across our cities but a lot of it remains unknown, e…
“One moment of romance in an otherwise stressful year”In a breakaway from the pains of the pandemic, today we bring you the sappiest Canadian love story we could find. She was a master's student visiting London, searching for someone…
Let’s unmask the confusion about masksAs new variants of Covid-19 spread around the world, we're all a little worried about the strength of our masks. New guidelines are now emerging from various health agencies around…
Can the city of Toronto make high-speed internet more accessible?Earlier this month, Toronto City Council approved a plan to build its own high-speed broadband network. It’s an ambitious idea that will be tried out in three low-income neighbourh…
Where are Canada’s vaccines? Part 2In June 2020, Canada established its COVID-19 vaccine task force. The federal government recruited 11 vaccine and infectious disease experts from across the country. The task force…
Where are Canada’s vaccines? Part 1Canada's efforts to secure vaccines started with a phone call between a trade commissioner in Boston and a senior member of Moderna. In the weeks and months that followed, the fede…
We’re (finally) starting to teach Black history in CanadaIn the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Ryerson's school of journalism emailed students asking how to improve their program. Students responded by creating a petition demanding a Bla…
Men have vanished on Vancouver Island. What happened to them?Over the past several years, vulnerable men have been disappearing from communities around Vancouver Island. They walk away, and then they are never seen again. Are they running? H…
What does it mean when water is traded as a commodity?It could be a sign of the oncoming resource apocalypse. It could be a useful tool to determine the market value of regional water reserves. It could just be an experiment that goes…
With no Keystone XL pipeline, what’s Alberta’s Plan B?One of Joe Biden’s first actions as President of the United States was to cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. And one of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s first reactions…
A team of experts plan to battle science disinformation head onThe past 12 months have seen a flood of scientific misinformation on social media. Some of it is lies for profit. Some of it is myths and hoaxes for engagement. And a whole lot mor…
Homeless in the winter, in a pandemic. A deadly combination.A man in Montreal was found dead in a portable toilet. The shelter he often used had been temporarily closed for overnights due to a Covid-19 outbreak. The Canadian winter puts tho…
Inside the world of Instagram surgeonsHe goes by Real Dr. 6ix. He has 140,000 followers on Instagram, where he posts before and after photos of his clients—and also graphic videos of surgeries he performs. And this is…
What the heck just happened on Wall Street?The investors came from Reddit. They came in droves. They bought GameStop stock and sent it soaring. They cost massive hedge funds hundreds of millions of dollars. They sent shockw…
What Canadians do and don’t understand about Covid-19 vaccinesSometime soon, if all goes well, we'll have four or even five approved vaccines for Covid-19. Do they work differently? Is there a "best" one, and will some Canadians hold out for…
Inside the ‘Miami Group’: A policeman’s alleged Ponzi schemeHe was known to have a fascination with the markets, court documents reveal. So when a retired officer began inviting others to join an investment group, many of them went along. A…
What do employees need to work through a long, dark winter?Good morning. It’s Monday. It’s January. It’s cold. It’s dark. There’s a pandemic. If you have been following public health guidelines in many parts of the country, you probably we…
What a President Biden means for CanadiansOn his first day in office, President Joe Biden cancelled a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, keeping a campaign promise to Americans but bitterly disappointing Albertans and ma…
QAnon after Trump: The ‘Storm’ that never cameThere were no mass arrests, military tribunals or public executions. Donald Trump went to Florida and Joe Biden went to the White House and nothing 'Q' said actually happened. So o…
Is Canada’s democracy safer than America’s?Joe Biden will be sworn into office today, hopefully without incident. But in the United States, proponents of democracy are analyzing how close their own came to collapsing. When…
