'Too big to fail': COVID-19 and Canadian real estate
Could the "wealth-conjuring machine" that is Canadian real estate grind to a halt after the COVID-19 crisis exposed its worst weaknesses? That's the concern many who watch a sector that makes up a big...
5 Mai 202022min
The puzzling unknowns of COVID-19
Until about 5 months ago, no one had heard of COVID-19. And, despite the overflow of information and research since then, there is much we still don’t know about the virus itself and the disease it ca...
4 Mai 202022min
Canadian Peter Nygard, ‘pamper parties’ and rape allegations
Peter Nygard is a fashion mogul who made his fortune selling sensible clothing to middle-aged women. He was also known for throwing so-called “pamper parties” in the Bahamas and for a raging feud with...
1 Mai 202021min
Quebec’s high-stakes plan to re-open
Quebec’s premier, François Legault, has announced a plan to re-open the province in May, and he says the province’s COVID-19 crisis is now under control — at least, outside long term care facilities. ...
30 Apr 202025min
The Last Dance and the making of Michael Jordan
During the '90s, at the height of the Chicago Bulls' success, Michael Jordan was arguably the most famous athlete in the world. But in retirement, the basketball phenomenon has largely stayed out of t...
29 Apr 202024min
Lawrence Wright predicts a pandemic in “The End of October”
When Lawrence Wright started writing a novel about a deadly influenza virus, he delved deep into researching the 1918 Spanish Flu, and more recent epidemics like SARS and MERS. Little did he know that...
28 Apr 202022min
In Brief: Ontario’s reopening roadmap, herd immunity in Quebec
As Ontario lays out its plans to reopen, Quebec Premier François Legault pushes "herd immunity" as part of the strategy to reopen his province. But that strategy was tried elsewhere and led to rapidly...
27 Apr 202015min
13 hours, 22 killings: New details emerge in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is still coming to terms with the mass shooting that unfolded just over a week ago, taking the lives of 22 people. The RCMP has released a more detailed timeline, including information pro...
27 Apr 202024min
