The internet sucks now, and it happened on purpose
It's not you — the internet really does suck. Novelist, blogger and noted internet commentator Cory Doctorow explains what happened to the internet and why you're tormented by ads, bots, algorithms, A...
19 Touko 202538min
Canada has a measles problem
Measles case numbers in Ontario are now higher than the total registered cases in the entire United States.This week’s report from Ontario Public Health puts the total at 1,646 cases of the disease si...
16 Touko 202528min
The latest in the hockey sex assault trial
Content warning: this conversation contains graphic details of an alleged sexual assault so please take care while listening.Proceedings began late last month in a trial that has been seven years in t...
15 Touko 202525min
Politics! Carney’s new team, recount conspiracies
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet was sworn in at Rideau Hall. Among them are 24 new faces but also a solid handful of the same big names from the previous government. What does it ...
14 Touko 202526min
Trump sidelines Israel, Gaza expansion looms
Israel is planning a major escalation of its military campaign in Gaza — one that the government says is necessary to eradicate Hamas, but which rights groups have said amounts to the annexation of th...
13 Touko 202528min
Where does Trump’s trade war go next?
Top economic officials from the U.S. and China met in Geneva, Switzerland over the weekend. This was the first time that they’ve had face-to-face since the start of their enormous trade war.The U.S. h...
12 Touko 202523min
Dozens dead as India and Pakistan clash
Dozens have died this week as military tensions escalate between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir. India fired missiles into Pakistan-controlled territory in what it says is reta...
9 Touko 202523min
Pope watch: who's next up?
What's going on behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel this week, as the Catholic Church's cardinals meet in Rome to choose the next pope?It's a centuries-old tradition, but this time, the coll...
8 Touko 202527min
