Twitter enters the Elon Musk era
After two weeks of twists and turns, Elon Musk — CEO of Tesla, richest person on Earth, and a self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" — has acquired Twitter for $44 billion US. The move has been chee...
27 Apr 202226min
The next phase of Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine
The port city of Mariupol in Eastern Ukraine, once home to around 400,000, has been effectively reduced to rubble by Russian forces, which have battered the city and surrounded its steel plant, where ...
26 Apr 202222min
Inside a Pierre Poilievre Conservative leadership rally
It's still early in the Conservative leadership race, but candidate Pierre Poilievre seems to have momentum. He's drawing big crowds at rallies across the country with promises to make Canada "the fre...
25 Apr 202235min
Bonus | Nothing is Foreign: What’s at stake for Muslims in the French election
France is electing a new president this weekend — and once again the culture war over Islam is front and centre. Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, has proposed a ban on Muslim women wearing hea...
23 Apr 202228min
U.S. espionage trial looms for Julian Assange
In 2010, Julian Assange uploaded hundreds of thousands of U.S. intelligence documents to WikiLeaks, the website he co-founded. Twelve years, an array of allegations in the U.S. and Sweden, and an ex...
22 Apr 202221min
Follow the money: A Freedom Convoy update
It's been two months since police cleared out the trucks and protesters who'd been occupying the streets around Parliament Hill. Several of the key figures involved in the convoy protests are in custo...
21 Apr 202225min
Tactics or trolling: Elon Musk's play for Twitter
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is making a play to take over Twitter. It's a platform he dominates already with 82 million followers. The bold but unconventional tactics he's employed are on b...
20 Apr 202231min
Presidency within far-right’s grasp in France
On Sunday, French citizens will go to the polls to choose their next president. They have two choices: incumbent Emmanuel Macron, who is seen by many to have handled crises, like the pandemic, well bu...
19 Apr 202221min
