Catching up on the SNC-Lavalin Liberal scandal
Ottawa is reeling after a story broke late last week alleging that the Prime Minister's Office pressured former Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the prosecuti...
11 Feb 201925min
The aftermath of the Quebec mosque shooting
"I can't even venture to guess how long it'll take for people to feel safe again." CBC reporter Catou MacKinnon covered the shooting at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City on January 29, 2017. ...
8 Feb 201926min
Russia, America and a new nuclear arms race
Nuclear weapons expert and Obama adviser Jon Wolfsthal on how the treaties that once prevented a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, could be unravelling today.
7 Feb 201924min
Cuts and leaks in Doug Ford's Ontario
It's only Wednesday, but Ontario premier Doug Ford has already had a jam-packed week. On Monday, an unnamed civil servant was fired and the police were notified in relation to a leak from inside the r...
6 Feb 201919min
How a Canadian watchdog turned the tables on an undercover operative
In December a digital privacy watchdog began receiving mysterious emails from businessmen who didn't seem to exist. John Scott-Railton from the Citizen Lab joins us to try and understand why his group...
5 Feb 201931min
Is more oil on rails safe for Canada?
Oil is being put on trains and moved across Canada in increasing numbers. Today on Front Burner, Winnipeg Free Press reporter Dylan Robertson explains why a lot of people are attributing this to a lac...
4 Feb 201917min
What an Omar Khadr Google search warns us about misinformation online
This week, a Google search result listing Omar Khadr as a Canadian soldier gained a lot of traction online, inciting anger from many people, including Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer. CBC tech...
1 Feb 201920min
Inside the Humboldt Broncos crash sentencing hearing
This week, the truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is facing his sentencing hearing. CBC reporter Susan Ormiston joins us from Melfort, Saskatchewan to talk about how the victims' f...
31 Jan 201922min
