A presidential waiting game
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election is still yet to be determined. Vote counting in crucial battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and...
4 Nov 202020min
What it takes to win the White House
Election day in the United States has finally arrived. More than 90 million people have already cast their ballots in advance — a historic high that signals just how consequential many Americans belie...
3 Nov 202029min
Lessons from Bush v. Gore election debacle
By the end of election night in 2000, the new president of the United States was not clear. The crucial state of Florida was finally deemed too close to call for either George W. Bush or Al Gore. What...
2 Nov 202033min
10,000 COVID-19 deaths, 3 lives remembered
This week, Canada hit a grim milestone: more than 10,000 people in the country have died from COVID-19 — although experts say the true number could be higher. Today, we hear about three of the many w...
30 Okt 202020min
What voter suppression looks like in the U.S. election
Hours-long lines, polling place closures, and voter roll purges are just a few of the ways that this upcoming U.S election is challenging voting rights in the country. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, t...
29 Okt 202023min
The downfall of NXIVM’s Keith Raniere
On Tuesday, after the painful victim impact statements of 15 people, disgraced NXIVM self-help guru Keith Raniere was sentenced to what amounts to life in prison. Today, reporter Josh Bloch tells Jaym...
28 Okt 202022min
Borat walks through the 2020 looking-glass
Sacha Baron Cohen's new satire, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, uses the same kind of pranks and antics as his first Borat film to tackle sexism, anti-Semitism, conspiracy theories and politics. But a lot...
27 Okt 202022min
Renters brace for winter COVID-19 evictions
Hicham Alasbachi is a Syrian refugee who lives in a one bedroom, first-floor apartment on Weston Road in North York, Ontario. He’s been there for a couple years now, but he’s not sure how much longer ...
26 Okt 202029min
