Death threats, aliens, Boney M: inside a tour with Canada's 'QAnon Queen'
Death threats, hotel rooms left empty for supposed visits by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and hours upon hours of the song Rasputin by Boney M. These are the conditions former followers say they...
2 Sep 202226min
How Serena Williams changed the game
On Wednesday night, Serena Williams won her second round match against no. 2 ranked Anett Kontaveit, to advance in what could be the last pro tournament of her career. Earlier this month, Williams hi...
1 Sep 202225min
The verbal ambush of Chrystia Freeland and political anger in Canada
On Friday, a man in Grande Prairie, Alta., accosted Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and swore at her repeatedly as she entered the city hall building. A video of the incident, posted online, s...
31 Aug 202225min
More than 1,000 dead in calamitous Pakistan floods
Devastating flash floods in Pakistan have submerged one-third of the country, according to its climate minister. Officials say more than 1,100 people have died since monsoon season began in June and a...
30 Aug 202220min
Two Afghans on their frustrated efforts to come to Canada
It’s been just over a year since the last Canadian plane airlifting people out of Afghanistan left Kabul in the wake of the Taliban takeover. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada,...
29 Aug 202228min
A car bomb’s impact on a Russia at war
On Saturday, a car bomb killed pro-war Russian commentator Darya Dugina on the outskirts of Moscow. Dugina was the daughter of ultranationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, whose influence on Russian ...
26 Aug 202222min
Germany needs energy. What can Canada offer?
This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Canada as part of his mission to shore up alternative sources of energy to reduce Germany's dependence on Russian natural gas. Scholz finished the tr...
25 Aug 202221min
The myth behind 'nobody wants to work anymore'
Many employers continue to struggle to fill vacant positions, despite the end of most pandemic restrictions — and the underlying explanations for this vary depending on who you ask. A common notion i...
24 Aug 202222min
