The problems pile up for Alberta
This week, the Alberta government detailed cuts to the province’s health service, including up to 11,000 layoffs. While all of Canada’s provinces have taken an economic hit because of COVID, Alberta i...
16 Okt 202023min
A fatal 12-story fall, and a no-knock police search
Anthony Aust died last week, after falling 12 storeys during a raid by Ottawa police of his home. He was out on bail and under the supervision of his family. His mother, stepfather, and brother spoke ...
15 Okt 202020min
Who’s the GOAT: Michael Jordan or LeBron James?
On Sunday, L.A. Lakers star LeBron James took home his fourth NBA championship and his fourth finals MVP award. He also became the first player to have won a championship on three different teams. Tho...
14 Okt 202024min
COVID-19 update: Explaining rapid tests and experimental treatments
Parts of Canada are back in lockdown as cases of COVID-19 spike across the country, particularly in Ontario and Quebec. And with the cold weather setting in, it’s tough to imagine how we may be able t...
13 Okt 202023min
The Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam on life after wrongful conviction
When Yusef Salaam was 15, he and four other teenage boys were falsely accused of raping a woman in New York's Central Park. Salaam was imprisoned for nearly seven years before he was exonerated. His l...
12 Okt 202021min
Will a fix for racial bias in jury trials backfire?
In 2018, the public outcry around the Gerald Stanley case, where a white farmer was acquitted in the killing of Colton Boushie, a young Indigenous man, paved the way for the creation of Bill C-75. It'...
9 Okt 202021min
Aging Presidential candidates loom over VP debate
Last night, Vice-Presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris faced off in their one and only debate of the 2020 campaign. The debate comes less than a week after Donald Trump was diagnosed wi...
8 Okt 202021min
New Green Party Leader Annamie Paul's vision for Canada
Annamie Paul, a Toronto-based human rights lawyer, was on Saturday elected leader of the Green Party of Canada — becoming the first elected Black leader of a major federal party. She takes over from E...
7 Okt 202021min
