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Front Burner
Episodes — page 99
- What’s the toll of tough U.S. sanctions on Iranians?
On Monday, news broke that Iran violated a key part of the 2015 nuclear agreement. This comes about a year after the U.S. unilaterally pulled out of the deal. Iran says it breached…
- Families grieve, seek justice, after Ethiopian Air plane crash
This March, a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. 18 of them were Canadian, and several more were permanent residents. Now, six families fr…
- “The place is a jail”: How kids are treated at the U.S.-Mexico border
There has been renewed attention on the treatment of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border over the last two weeks. First, accounts of inadequate food, water and sanitation at…
- The fight to make handguns illegal in Canada
Today on Front Burner, we speak to Toronto Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, who says he disagrees with his party’s stance to rule against a handgun ban. Is the fight to ban handguns in Can…
- After thirty horses die, questions about racing’s future
The death of 30 horses at the famed Santa Anita racetrack in California this season has sparked a public outcry over animal welfare. The facility is owned by The Stronach Group, a…
- Sidewalk Labs offers a futuristic vision for Toronto, but at what cost?
After 18 months of consultation, Google sister company Sidewalk Labs has released its master draft proposal to develop a portion of Toronto’s waterfront. The proposal includes ever…
- What issues will shape the 2019 federal election?
With the House of Commons adjourned and the federal election just months away, summertime hours mean Members of Parliament and hopeful candidates will be out campaigning on the BBQ…
- Canadian corporations dodged up to $11-billion in taxes
According to a new report from the Canada Revenue Agency, in just one year - 2014 - Canadian corporations did not pay up to $11-billion in taxes. That amount is part of the “tax ga…
- Facebook’s plan for a new global currency
This week, Facebook announced it will launch a cryptocurrency in 2020. A new global currency, available to billions of people - is something like that legal? Or a good idea? Jon Po…
- Controversial Trans Mountain pipeline approved, but will it get built?
The federal Liberal government has now approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline for the second time.This is a key step for the much-delayed pipeline project that’s mea…
- What would it take for Canada to meet its climate targets?
The Canadian government has already admitted that it probably won’t be able to meet its Paris climate targets, the international agreement Canada signed promising to significantly…
- Your Guide to Canada’s Edible Pot Rules
The Canadian government has introduced rules around the sale of edibles and other weed products, like topicals. Sol Israel from The Leaf News walks us through what these new regula…
- BONUS: Hong Kong protests and fears of China’s long reach
Throughout the week hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets to protest a proposed extradition bill. Many fear it will be used to target dissidents who spea…
- Raptors Win! Raptors Win! Raptors Win!
For the first time in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championships. They beat the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in game six of the championship, 114-110.…
- How a far-right hate group operates in rural B.C. and across the country
Far-right group Soldiers of Odin has been developing chapters across Canada and popping up at anti-immigration protests throughout the country. It’s a group that Canadian border se…
- The Uninhabitable Earth: A grim portrait of the future of climate change
Author David Wallace-Wells on his matter-of-fact book, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” and what happens if we don’t slow the pace of climate change.
- Is Ontario Premier Doug Ford a problem for the federal Conservatives?
In a rare move, the Ontario legislature will take a break until October 28th, one week after the federal election. So why the extended break? Political watchers say that might have…
- Decades of sexual abuse at one Ottawa high schoolExplicit
Over the course of decades, dozens of students were sexually abused by three different teachers at one Ottawa high school. Some students spoke up and told other teachers. But it wa…
- Will Boris Johnson be the next UK Prime Minister?
UK Prime Minister Theresa May resigns as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7th. But she will stay on as a lame duck Prime Minister until her successor is chosen. Today on Fr…
- The lessons of the Central Park FiveExplicit
A Netflix miniseries has rekindled interest in the case of the Central Park Five who became poster children for bias in the justice system and served decades for a crime they did n…
