United premiers could spell trouble for Trudeau
This week, provincial and territorial leaders from across the country gathered in a Toronto suburb to decide on a collective agenda to present to the federal government. On Monday, the premiers came o...
3 Dec 201924min
Canada’s rules on e-cigarettes based on ‘unproven hypothesis’
There are fewer restrictions on vaping devices in Canada than on tobacco, cannabis or even alcohol. Health Canada made e-cigarettes widely accessible based on an understanding that they could be used ...
2 Dec 201919min
Understanding TikTok: From viral teen videos to Chinese political censorship
This week, TikTok was in the news for pulling a video critical of China's mass detention of Uighurs. Most of the popular Chinese-owned social media app's users are children and teens who share lip-syn...
29 Nov 201923min
Liberals fight payments ordered for First Nations children
This week, the Liberal government was in a federal court, as part of its fight against an order to compensate First Nations children affected by the on-reserve child welfare system. The order is part ...
28 Nov 201923min
Secret documents show scope of China’s mass detention of Uighurs
The systematic detention of a Muslim minority for surveillance, indoctrination and psychological modification is taking place at re-education camps in China, according to leaked official documents rev...
27 Nov 201922min
How ‘alternative’ autism therapies lure in frustrated parents
In 2008, Sandra Hart wanted to get her son Christopher some extra help. He lives with autism and has limited verbal skills, and his mother was frustrated by mainstream medical treatments. Christopher ...
26 Nov 201920min
Céline Dion’s surprising next chapter
Céline Dion is one of Canada’s most successful recording artists — and according to some, the country's most culturally unappreciated star. But lately, she has found herself in a strange new place: pe...
25 Nov 201921min
Jason Kenney’s government to fire man investigating his leadership race
A bill to fire Alberta's election commissioner has passed in a legislature dominated by United Conservative Party MLAs. That's while the commissioner is investigating the UCP leadership race, won by P...
22 Nov 201920min
