Encore: The Mighty Ducks, Inspector Gadget and the search for crypto billions
This episode originally aired Oct 18, 2021. Cryptocurrency traders are relying on a stablecoin — a digital cryptocurrency backed with real-world assets — with ties to a Mighty Ducks star and the co-...
27 Des 202124min
Encore: Pandemic burnout is real
This episode originally aired April 5, 2021. Today on Front Burner, Anne Helen Petersen explains the forces behind burnout and why more and more Canadians are struggling with it one year into a glob...
24 Des 202120min
A volunteer’s tragic end, his killer’s remorse
For those using drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Thomus Donaghy was a lifeline, committed to saving those on the brink of overdose. On the night of July 27, 2020, Donaghy, a volunteer at the ...
23 Des 202123min
A pre-holiday Omicron update
Omicron is spreading rapidly in Canada. Barely two weeks after the first cases of the coronavirus variant were identified in Ontario, it became the dominant strain in the province, and experts say tha...
22 Des 202122min
Why The Matrix still resonates today
The Matrix was a blockbuster hit when it came out in 1999. Now, more than 20 years later, the film still feels relevant — whether it’s people talking about “taking the red pill” or theorizing that we’...
21 Des 202127min
Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial
Longtime Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial in New York City this month, facing decades in prison over allegations of sex trafficking and conspiracy, all related to her relationsh...
20 Des 202124min
Toxic tailings: Oilsands water could be released
Extracting bitumen from Alberta’s oilsands requires water — lots of it. And for decades, oilsands companies in Canada were banned from releasing the used water back into the environment. So as the ind...
17 Des 202124min
As Omicron spreads, governments scramble
With the holidays approaching and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly in Canada, people are reconsidering their response. In a busy week of Omicron warnings, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa...
16 Des 202124min
