Inflation has slowed. At what cost?
Canada's inflation numbers have once again come in lower than expected, and are nearing where our central bank wants them. But to get here, the Bank of Canada has kept interest rates high to slow the ...
27 Mar 202422min
Drought bears down on Alberta
After a warm, dry winter, Albertans are preparing for what could be a devastatingly dry summer. Snowpack is low, reservoirs around the province are well below seasonal levels, and farmers are already ...
26 Mar 202424min
Why would ISIS-K attack Russia?
On Friday night, gunmen stormed the packed Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, where thousands had gathered for a rock concert. At least 133 people were killed, making it the deadlies...
25 Mar 202422min
Front Burner Presents: The Pornhub Empire
How did a handful of competitive foosball players in Montreal create the world’s largest online porn site? And what do a picturesque Dutch cabin, thousands of pornographic VHS tapes, and the subprime ...
22 Mar 202427min
Political grab-bag: Palestinian statehood, carbon tax fight
This week, the NDP introduced a motion to recognize Palestinian statehood. The negotiations went into the night with last-minute amendments made. Why did it get so messy? What ramifications could we s...
21 Mar 202425min
The dark side of family influencers
Vanessa had her entire life put online during the 2000s “mommy blogger” era. She’s in her 20s now. And as she tells influence culture journalist Fortesa Latifi, her life was anything but glamorous.The...
20 Mar 202426min
West Bank real estate, protests at Canadian synagogue
Ahead of its event at a Thornhill, Ontario synagogue, the “great Israeli Real Estate Event” seemed to list settlements in the occupied West Bank on its website – settlements which the UN and Canada co...
19 Mar 202436min
What went wrong with Boeing’s planes?
From emergency landings to mechanical failures, airplane manufacturer Boeing has been in the news a lot recently. Earlier this year, a panel flew off mid-air on a flight, and just this month, a former...
18 Mar 202423min
