Liberals fight payments ordered for First Nations children
This week, the Liberal government was in a federal court, as part of its fight against an order to compensate First Nations children affected by the on-reserve child welfare system. The order is part ...
28 Nov 201923min
Secret documents show scope of China’s mass detention of Uighurs
The systematic detention of a Muslim minority for surveillance, indoctrination and psychological modification is taking place at re-education camps in China, according to leaked official documents rev...
27 Nov 201922min
How ‘alternative’ autism therapies lure in frustrated parents
In 2008, Sandra Hart wanted to get her son Christopher some extra help. He lives with autism and has limited verbal skills, and his mother was frustrated by mainstream medical treatments. Christopher ...
26 Nov 201920min
Céline Dion’s surprising next chapter
Céline Dion is one of Canada’s most successful recording artists — and according to some, the country's most culturally unappreciated star. But lately, she has found herself in a strange new place: pe...
25 Nov 201921min
Jason Kenney’s government to fire man investigating his leadership race
A bill to fire Alberta's election commissioner has passed in a legislature dominated by United Conservative Party MLAs. That's while the commissioner is investigating the UCP leadership race, won by P...
22 Nov 201920min
Trudeau’s new cabinet trades sunny ways for damage control
On Wednesday, Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet was sworn in at Rideau Hall. The scene was a lot different from 2015 when Trudeau was coming in with a majority mandate and coming off a campaign based on ho...
21 Nov 201921min
Understanding the 'Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself' meme
A conspiracy theory about the death of millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been turned into a meme. The phrase "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself" is appearing in tweets, TikToks, on live t...
20 Nov 201922min
They see no future': Hong Kong pro-democracy leader
Violent confrontations at Hong Kong’s universities are yet another escalation in almost six months of demonstrations. Today on Front Burner, we talk to the former head of the Democratic Party of Hong ...
19 Nov 201921min
