Alexei Navalny, the 'anti-Putin'
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Moscow, St. Petersburg and across Russia to demand the release of prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny this past weekend. Police used force to...
26 Jan 202121min
‘The Storm’ never came, and QAnon believers are shook
QAnon believers are in turmoil. For years the baseless, wide-ranging conspiracy theory has gained steam, making serious inroads in Canada after exploding in the United States. QAnon believers think a ...
25 Jan 202125min
BONUS: Daniel Dale’s epic 4-year Trump fact check
For four years, Daniel Dale, a CNN reporter and former Washington bureau chief for the Toronto Star, fact checked every single word that Donald Trump said publicly. Now, he looks back on some of the s...
23 Jan 202121min
Governor General out amid claims of harassment, verbal abuse
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has been accused of bullying, berating, and publicly humiliating staff at Rideau Hall. The allegations were substantial enough that an independent workplace review was ordered ...
22 Jan 202119min
Biden’s unity message soon put to the test
Besides the police presence, the inauguration of Joe Biden on Wednesday as 46th president of the United States was a paired-down affair, thanks to the pandemic and the recent violence at the Capitol. ...
21 Jan 202123min
Italy’s secretive ‘Ndrangheta Mafia on trial
More than 350 people currently face trial for their alleged connections with one of Italy’s most powerful Mafia syndicates, the ‘Ndrangheta. The crime group is known for its secrecy. Bosses, accused o...
20 Jan 202123min
Erin O'Toole's far-right line in the sand
"There is no place for the far right in our party." That's a quote from a statement released on Sunday by Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, where he condemns the riot in the U.S. Capitol and paints a ...
19 Jan 202119min
The dark side of PPE: Allegations of exploitation, debt bondage
For sometimes as little as two dollars an hour, some migrant workers in Malaysia say they spend their days producing disposable gloves in sweatshop-like conditions in a factory — and spend their nigh...
18 Jan 202128min
