Depression in the first person
Anna Mehler Paperny first tried to kill herself when she was 24 years old, just as she was finding success as a journalist. In her new memoir, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me: Depression in the Firs...
26 Aug 201920min
What is the militant neo-Nazi group ‘The Base’?
An army reservist from a town near Winnipeg is being investigated by the RCMP and the Canadian Military for suspected ties to a shadowy militant neo-Nazi group called “The Base.” Today, we’ll talk to ...
23 Aug 201924min
The 2 sides to Justin Trudeau: A pre-election profile
Elected on a campaign of "sunny ways" and "real change," the expectations were high for Justin Trudeau when he came into power in 2015. But after a series of scandals, the public perception of Canada'...
22 Aug 201928min
A veteran mob reporter on organized crime in Canada today
Last week, a gunman in a white SUV pulled up to a restaurant on a busy Toronto street in broad daylight and shot the restaurant's owner dead. Police are saying the fatal shooting was targeted. And acc...
21 Aug 201919min
Climate change at centre of Elections Canada partisan ad controversy
This week, Elections Canada is at the centre of a firestorm over what it classifies a partisan issue during the federal election campaign period. Today on Front Burner, Elections Canada spokesperson N...
20 Aug 201928min
Women's lives upended after cancer diagnosis linked to Biocell breast implants
In Canada and around the world, women who’ve been struck with a rare form of cancer are joining class action lawsuits against the manufacturer of the Biocell textured breast implant. Today, on Front B...
19 Aug 201922min
Kenora, ON, closes sole homeless shelter in the midst of a drug crisis
Kenora Ontario, a small city in the province’s northwest, is in the midst of a drug crisis. In an attempt to address the situation, the city has temporarily shut down the only homeless shelter in the...
16 Aug 201917min
“Troubling tactics” and the ethics report on Prime Minister Trudeau
A report from the Ethics Commissioner Wednesday said Justin Trudeau and his office used “troubling tactics” in the SNC-Lavalin case. The CBC’s Vassy Kapelos breaks down what it all means, two months b...
15 Aug 201922min
