Israel’s Netanyahu flinched, will he retreat?
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets and union strikes disrupted everything from flights to hospitals in Israel this week, as nearly three months of demonstrations reached a new int...
29 Maalis 202320min
TikTok’s power and the push to ban it
TikTok is facing tough questions from many western democracies about the personal data it gathers and who has access to it. The app’s parent company is based in China and now US politicians want to ma...
28 Maalis 202319min
Chinese interference allegations escalate
Toronto-area MP Han Dong is denying allegations that he worked against the release of ‘the two Michaels’ in 2021. His denial comes in the wake of a story from Global News that alleges Dong advised a...
27 Maalis 202325min
Front Burner Presents | The Naked Emperor E1: The Hype
Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't like other crypto moguls: he drove a Toyota Corolla, he was an advocate for government regulation, he said he would give billions away to charity. That is, until he lost it al...
24 Maalis 202334min
New to Front Burner? Start here.
Front Burner is a daily news podcast from CBC that explores the big stories of the day with curiosity and an open mind. Hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Jayme Poisson who takes you dee...
23 Maalis 20231min
Iraq still suffers, 20 years after invasion
Twenty years ago this week, a US military campaign called ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ began in the skies over Iraq’s capital, Badgdad. Overnight, cruise missiles were launched, and by the next morning c...
23 Maalis 202327min
Revolt as France forces more work before retirement
Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Paris with renewed anger this week, as an unpopular raise to France’s retirement age became law. President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced plans to s...
22 Maalis 202320min
Will the banking crisis trigger a recession?
In the last two weeks, four banks in the United States and one in Europe have either found themselves teetering on the brink or completely collapsed. In response, other private banks and governments a...
21 Maalis 202326min
