Amidst ‘profound political crisis,’ UK heads to the polls
The UK election campaign is entering its final days. On Thursday, the country will head to the polls for the third time in under five years. The incumbent Tory, Boris Johnson, is promising to “get Bre...
9 Dec 201924min
Throne speech signals priorities, problems for minority government
On Thursday, Justin Trudeau kicked off Canada's 43rd parliamentary session with his government's speech from the throne, delivered by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette. Today, on Front Burner, Vassy Kapelos, ho...
6 Dec 201924min
What an alleged 'prolific' fraudster reveals about identity theft in Canada
Today on Front Burner, the story of an alleged “professional” identity thief who is facing over 50 fraud-related charges, and accused of stealing the identities of some 20 women by creating forged ide...
5 Dec 201920min
What Canadian universities gain, and lose, by accepting Huawei funding
The Chinese tech giant Huawei is in the news again. This week is the one-year anniversary since the company's CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested at a Vancouver airport, which triggered a massive diplomat...
4 Dec 201921min
United premiers could spell trouble for Trudeau
This week, provincial and territorial leaders from across the country gathered in a Toronto suburb to decide on a collective agenda to present to the federal government. On Monday, the premiers came o...
3 Dec 201924min
Canada’s rules on e-cigarettes based on ‘unproven hypothesis’
There are fewer restrictions on vaping devices in Canada than on tobacco, cannabis or even alcohol. Health Canada made e-cigarettes widely accessible based on an understanding that they could be used ...
2 Dec 201919min
Understanding TikTok: From viral teen videos to Chinese political censorship
This week, TikTok was in the news for pulling a video critical of China's mass detention of Uighurs. Most of the popular Chinese-owned social media app's users are children and teens who share lip-syn...
29 Nov 201923min
Liberals fight payments ordered for First Nations children
This week, the Liberal government was in a federal court, as part of its fight against an order to compensate First Nations children affected by the on-reserve child welfare system. The order is part ...
28 Nov 201923min
