What it’s like being a performer during a pandemic
Over the weekend, German researchers held a concert with over 1500 music fans to study how COVID-19 could spread at big indoor events. Here in Canada, provinces are still capping numbers at indoor sho...
25 Aug 202018min
Erin O’Toole elected next Conservative Party leader
Erin O’Toole was elected as the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in the early morning, on the third ballot. O’Toole’s victory wraps up an unprecedented race. But despite the obstacles p...
24 Aug 202021min
Lessons from B.C., as COVID-19 cases climb again
B.C. recently hit its highest daily COVID-19 case count since the start of the pandemic, but the province isn’t going back into lockdown. The CBC’s Tanya Fletcher on why that is and what lessons that ...
21 Aug 202021min
QAnon gains ground ahead of 2020 U.S election
On Wednesday, U.S. president Donald Trump thanked QAnon conspiracy theorists for their support. This follows his move last week to publicly back a QAnon supporter who just won a Republican primary run...
20 Aug 202025min
Inside Canada’s race for a COVID-19 vaccine
A global race for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is underway. More than 160 of them are in different stages of testing around the world. Canada is in this race too. A group of scientists at the...
19 Aug 202028min
Bill Morneau steps down as Canada’s Finance Minister
After days of speculation about a deepening rift between Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Morneau resigned on Monday. CBC Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos on why it ...
18 Aug 202017min
Governor-General Julie Payette engulfed in controversy
When astronaut Julie Payette was chosen to be Canada’s new Governor General in 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said she’d “...inspire generations of Canadians.” Now, there are multiple allegations...
17 Aug 202022min
The roots of Lebanon’s anti-government protests
This week, Lebanon’s prime minister announced his resignation, along with his entire cabinet. The announcement follows massive anti-government demonstrations that erupted in the wake of the explosion ...
14 Aug 202019min
