Will the NFT boom last?
The NFT market is booming in early 2022, with estimates easily surpassing a billion dollars in transactions. But hype from a die-hard community is colliding with concern for the tech’s impact. Celebr...
10 Jan 202222min
The 15 year fight to treat Indigenous children as equals
For decades, First Nations children on reserves had to live with less child welfare funding than other kids in Canada. And that led to kids being taken from their communities at higher rates, often f...
7 Jan 202222min
Dozens die in custody after public intoxication arrests
“Alcoholism is an illness, it’s not a crime and it certainly shouldn't be punishable by death.” That’s a message from Jeannette Rogers, whose son, Corey, died in police custody in Halifax in 2016. H...
6 Jan 202221min
The U.S. Capitol riot and American democracy one year later
On Jan. 6, 2021 — the same day Joe Biden’s presidential win was to be certified — an angry mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. At least four people died, dozens...
5 Jan 202224min
Schools move online as parents, Omicron rage
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be less severe than previous variants. But it's wildly contagious, so many more people are getting it, meaning hospitalizations are going up. It was in thi...
4 Jan 202221min
Debt jubilee: The case for cancelling debt
Canadians have loaded up on personal debt through more than half a century of financial crises — and it’s happening again. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, cash from federal benefits ...
3 Jan 202233min
How AEW changed the wrestling landscape in 2021
We all know what pro wrestling is: scripted stories, exploding barbed wire death matches, and very real athleticism and danger. And for the last four decades, WWE has stayed in the cultural lexicon as...
30 Dec 202125min
Front Burner Introduces: Boys Like Me
Why are lonely, young men a growing threat to our safety? In 2018, a Toronto man drove a van down a busy sidewalk, killing 11 people and injuring many more. He was linked to the "incel" movement, a da...
29 Dec 202137min
