Families demand answers, six months after Flight PS752 downing
Today marks exactly six months since Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by two Iranian missiles near Tehran. The devastating tragedy killed 176 people, including 55 Canadians an...
8 Juli 202023min
Justin Trudeau, WE Charity and a third ethics investigation
Federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion is investigating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the Liberal government's decision to task WE Charity with administering a $900-milli...
7 Juli 202025min
Can an ad boycott fix Facebook’s hate speech problem?
Over 800 companies, including Microsoft, Lululemon, Pfizer and Canada’s five biggest banks are pulling their ads from Facebook this month. They’re just a few of the companies responding to the Stop Ha...
6 Juli 202023min
The politics of a dramatic COVID-19 surge in the U.S.
Today on Front Burner, CBC Washington correspondent Paul Hunter walks us through how the U.S. got to this point, President Donald Trump's role in it, and how even a mask has become a political stateme...
3 Juli 202024min
Maria Ressa on her conviction, press freedom and Duterte
On June 15, Maria Ressa, along with a former colleague of her news organization, Rappler, were convicted of ‘cyber libel’ in the Philippines. This, along with seven other charges, are widely seen as a...
2 Juli 202023min
Canada’s top court just sided with Uber drivers. What now?
Canada’s Supreme Court has sided with a former Ubereats driver in his quest to pursue a class action lawsuit against Uber. At the heart of that lawsuit lies a long-standing question: Should drivers be...
1 Juli 202022min
In Saskatchewan, a domestic violence prevention law hits roadblocks
Saskatchewan has just become the first Canadian province to enact Clare’s Law, which aims to help prevent domestic violence by allowing police to warn people about a partner's violent past. But it’s a...
30 Juni 202024min
Lawyer Julian Falconer on Dafonte Miller’s fight for justice
In 2016 a violent altercation with an off-duty Toronto police officer, and the officer’s brother, cost Dafonte Miller his eye. On Friday, officer Michael Theriault was convicted of assaulting the Blac...
29 Juni 202020min
