Podcast
The Decibel
Episodes — page 27
- Four reasons why you can’t afford housing
Buying and owning a home in Canada is an endless source of frustration. Many have been priced out, while competition is high as a lack of housing stock runs up against a rapidly gr…
- Why Canada is cutting back on temporary foreign workers
The government has announced that they are cutting down on the numbers of low-wage temporary foreign workers being admitted into the country. The new rules will reverse pandemic-er…
- What’s going on at TD Bank?
Last week, TD Bank released its quarterly earnings. For the first time in 21 years, they reported a quarterly loss – largely because they set aside US$2.6-billion to cover penaltie…
- The railway labour dispute, explained
Labour negotiations between Canada’s two major railways – CN and CPKC – and the train workers’ union, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, have been going on for months. Last week, th…
- How inflation is messing with benefits and pensions
We often think about how food prices and income struggle to keep up with inflation, but what about things like pensions and benefits? Are they keeping pace with inflation? The Glob…
- Why running is more popular than ever
Distance running, once a relatively niche sport, has exploded in popularity. The trend has been ongoing for at least a decade, but 2024′s running season may be the biggest one yet.…
- The killing of a multimillion-dollar fraudster
On June 17, police were called to a shooting in a neighbourhood of Toronto. Three people were killed, two victims and the shooter. We learned as the days went on that one of the vi…
- Why movie theatres are banking on ‘go big or go home’
Going to the movies is getting more complicated. When you want to pick a showing, you now have a growing list of premium options, from IMAX, to 3D, to ScreenX, all offering differe…
- University of Toronto lab unmasks Russian hacking campaign
By now, most people know how to recognize the signs of a phishing e-mail – poor spelling and grammar, strange sender e-mail addresses, and of course, an instruction to click on a l…
- Why the condo slump matters for the housing crisis
A recent report said that condo sales in Toronto are at a 27-year low. Insolvencies amongst condo developers are rising and set to be 57-per-cent higher than 2023 and 13-per-cent h…
- Why aren't there more public toilets?
When nature calls, you have to answer, and quickly. The last thing you’d want is to walk several kilometers to find a public toilet.. And yet, public bathrooms aren’t easy to find…
- Mayors call for help with ‘humanitarian crisis’ of homelessness
A coalition of mayors across Ontario are pleading for help in what they call a “humanitarian crisis” on their streets. They say the issues of homelessness, drug addiction and menta…
- Viral videos on IUD pain spur new medical guidance
Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, have become increasingly accessible and popular over the last few years. The high level of efficacy and added benefits, like improving users’ periods…
- A developer, a beloved island and an old amusement park
Boblo Island is situated in the Detroit River, on the border of Canada and the U.S., just outside of Windsor. For almost a century, it was a beloved amusement park visited by both…
- Loblaw dominates groceries. Now it’s eyeing healthcare
In 2023, more than 6.5 million people across Canada did not have a family doctor. Family doctor deserts are growing so vast that patients will stay with their doctors even after mo…
- Why millennial women are so burnt out
Millennial women are feeling burnt out. The responsibilities and pressures of family, work and caregiving are piling up, amidst the lingering fallout of the pandemic and the econom…
- Israel-Hezbollah tensions escalate with deadly strikes
Since the war in Gaza broke out in October, Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in constant military strikes. At the end of July, the violence escalated when 12 Druze children w…
- The secrets of Summer McIntosh’s Olympic success
Expectations were high for 17-year-old Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh coming into the Paris Olympic Games. After all the races were said and done, she won a medal in each of the…
- Inside the longevity movement selling a longer lifespan
Over the last few years, a movement has grown where followers are spending thousands of dollars on rigorous and sometimes extreme health practices with the goal of extending their…
- Stress Test: Here’s what young Canadians are putting in their TFSAsBonus
From Stress Test, The Globe’s personal finance podcast for Gen Z and millennials: We’re taking a peek into the TFSAs of regular Canadians to give you ideas of how to better use you…
