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The capital gains tax, explained
When the federal government released their 2024 budget last week, they changed the capital gains tax for the first time in a quarter-century. The tax is set to bring in $19.3-billion dollars, an...
ArriveCan and the government’s outsourcing problem
On Wednesday, Kristian Firth became the first person in over a century held in contempt of Parliament and ordered to answer MP questions . It all has to do with the ArriveCan app, which his compa...
The stakes of India’s election as Modi seeks third term
With nearly one billion eligible voters, India is the world’s biggest democracy . Beginning April 19, with voting staggered over six weeks , they will decide their leader for the next five year...
What the 2024 federal budget means for you
The 2024 Canadian federal budget has been unveiled, with a particular focus on affordability and housing this year. But the 430 page plan covers a wide gamut of other spending details – from de...
How a new kind of drug could change the future of Alzheimer’s
There are an estimated 650,000 cases of dementia in Canada right now. The last 20 years of research into the treatment of Alzheimer’s have been, as one expert put it, “agonizing.” But a ne...
City Space: How Halifax’s unhoused crisis got so bad
The Globe and Mail’s City Space podcast takes on the big issues, questions and stories of urban living. What makes a city function? Why was it built that way? How will it change in a tech-powe...
What we’ve learned from the foreign interference inquiry
After a spate of news stories and immense public pressure , the government of Canada established the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference to examine allegations that foreign countries like ...
Former health minister Jane Philpott’s plan to save health care
Long wait times and the never ending battle to connect with a healthcare professional is a reality most people know all too well. Especially for the 6.5 million Canadian residents who do not have...
Why major economies are trying to woo Vietnam
Vietnam is having a moment on the world stage. Last month, Canada sent the largest ever “Team Canada” delegation of business leaders and government officials in a push to strengthen the bond...
How seafood from North Korean forced labour ends up in Canada
Where does your seafood come from? And who, along the supply chain, handled it? An investigation from the non-profit investigative journalism organization, Outlaw Ocean Project, reveals a network...
The big business bet on psychedelic drugs
In the last few years, there has been an increase in research around using psychedelic drugs, like LSD and magic mushrooms, as treatments for mental health conditions. And recently, two Canadian ...
The deadly challenges of getting aid into Gaza
The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid workers in Gaza has shone a light on the dangerous conditions facing people delivering essential supplies to Gazans. Some aid organizat...
School boards take on social media giants
Educators across Canada are worried about the use of cellphones – and in particular social media – in classrooms, saying it’s disrupting class and causing mental health issues. Four school ...
Canada’s uncertain AI future
Since 2017, Canada has worked to attract the best artificial intelligence research talent in the world. But it hasn’t been investing in the infrastructure that those researchers need to push t...
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 growing populati...
What to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse
On April 8, the moon will block out the sun giving many Canadians a chance to witness a total solar eclipse . Cities and towns falling in the path of totality are getting ready for this special d...
How sleep affects our brains
There are few more important habits for human health than the hours we spend asleep every night. Research shows sleep – or lack of it – affects everything from our physical and mental health...
Amid a housing crisis, students build tiny homes for teachers
Aspen, Colorado is a picturesque mountain town often called a snowy “playground for the rich”. Real estate is also one of the most expensive in the United States, and for the teachers that li...
What you need to know about your CPP money
For most workers in Canada, there’s a chunk of money deducted from each paycheck that goes toward the Canada Pension Plan. It happens whether you want it to or not. That’s because the CPP wa...
Why single parents are struggling in Canada
The number of single parents in Canada has been steadily growing since the 1970s. Today, one in five children grow up in single-parent homes. However, the increasing cost of living and lack of su...
The political fight over the carbon tax
The federal price on carbon is set to increase on April 1. This tax is being criticized by many provinces including Saskatchewan. At the end of last year, Premier Scott Moe announced that the pro...
Who’s left to oppose Vladimir Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the longest serving leaders of the country, on track to surpass the rule of Joseph Stalin. Over the years, Putin has cracked down on opposition, as se...
Why full parole was granted to a multiple murderer
The man who murdered the parents of a former NHL goalie was recently granted full parole . In 2022, a ruling by the Supreme Court struck down the punishment of life without parole for multiple mu...
The dark side of Bay Street’s hottest finance funds
Private debt funds are one of the hottest commodities in the world of investing . High rates of return and low management fees made them popular among investors. However, some recent redemption f...
The challenge with preparing for wildfires in B.C.
Canada went through its most destructive wildfire season in 2023. Wildfire services rely on data, forestry photography and mapping as a way to proactively control forest fires. However, a recent...
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 economic crisis. B...
Where Haiti could go from here
After months of escalating violence, Haiti has descended into chaos. Criminal gangs have largely taken control of the country’s capital as they attack civilians and police. Haitian prime minis...
The ‘invisible’ opioid crisis in small towns
The dangerous effects of the opioid crisis could be distilled in a single afternoon in February: the town of Belleville, Ont., saw 14 overdose cases in just two hours . The scale of the opioid cr...
The debate around using hormone therapy for menopause
A new series published by the medical journal, The Lancet says menopause is being “over-medicalized.” It argues that treating aging like an illness does women a disservice. The medical commu...
Building renewables in Alberta just got a lot harder
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced new regulations for renewable power developments that started on March 1st. This comes after the province paused all renewable developments in August. A...
Toxic truths about Agent Orange in Canadian military base
A recent legislative commission in Maine has questioned the 2006 Canadian investigation on the spraying of herbicides that took place in a New Brunswick military base. The latest report says the...
Celebrated Group of Seven sketches revealed to be fakes
In 2015, the Vancouver Art Gallery believed it had made a groundbreaking acquisition . 10 sketches by Group of Seven member J.E.H. MacDonald were unearthed in the mid-1970s and sold off. But expe...
Why measles infections are surging again
Measles cases have been popping up all over the world, including in Canada . This highly contagious virus can be devastating – and even deadly – to people who haven’t been vaccinated again...
Documents reveal fired scientists shared information with China
Newly released documents reveal two scientists who worked at a high-security infectious disease lab in Winnipeg provided confidential scientific information to China . Both scientists were fired ...
What to know about Canada’s new Pharmacare bill
The Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence deal has passed another test. The two parties managed to table a pharmacare bill before the March 1 deadline. But the compromise legislation is a limited p...
Filling Canada’s trades labour shortage with high school students
There are increasing shortages in the skilled trades in Canada, and provinces and territories are desperate to get people to fill them – so, they’re turning to young people . There are progr...
Why discount airlines keep going bust in Canada
On Monday, Calgary-based discount airline Lynx Air, which launched a mere two years ago, ceased operations . For customers, that means they’re likely not getting refunds and will have to find a...
The rise in exclusive deals between insurers and pharmacies
Exclusive deals struck between insurance companies and pharmacies are increasingly drawing scrutiny from patients, pharmacists and cabinet ministers. The arrangements, known as preferred pharmac...
The Odysseus lunar landing and a new space race
For the first time ever, a spacecraft built by a private company has landed on the moon. The robotic lander, named Odysseus , touched down in the south polar region on Thursday. But not before a...
The landmark decision on white nationalist terrorism
Since the murder of a Muslim family by a self-described white nationalist in London, Ont. in 2021, debate has raged over whether this crime was an act of terrorism under Canadian law. Last week...
On the ground in Kharkiv, two years into the Russian invasion
Two years ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine . Now, with Russia on the front foot , many towns that have been safe for months are being thrust back onto the frontlines, like ...
Is Trudeau leading the Liberals to an election day shellacking?
The latest poll numbers are looking grim for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. According to an Abacus poll in February, the Trudeau-led Liberals are polling at 24 per cent and the ...
Investigating Canada’s dependence on for-profit nursing
As health care across Canada struggles with staffing shortages, a Globe investigation has found that provincial use of private nursing agencies has recently skyrocketed – in some cases costing...
The Federal Housing Advocate on the national encampment crisis
Canada’s first federal housing advocate released her first-ever formal review last week : Housing is a human right and that the federal government is failing people who are unhoused and violati...
The Alberta credit union betting on gold over government
Worried about total economic collapse because of government mismanagement? Bow Valley Credit Union might be for you. The Alberta credit union is leaning hard into anti-government, anti-regulation...
Inside the power struggle over Rogers’ telecom empire
Back in the fall of 2021, Canadian news headlines were dominated by the story of the Rogers family battling for control of Rogers Communications Inc. It was a very dramatic , and very public, po...
Palestinians fleeing Gaza face hurdles coming to Canada
The Israel-Hamas war has led to a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In January, Canada launched a temporary program for Canadians to bring their family members here from Gaza. Janice Dick...
The rising costs of pet ownership
Life has gotten expensive in a number of ways – from groceries to housing. And so too, have the costs of taking care of furry family members . More than half of Canadian households have a cat o...
China sets its sights on the Arctic
A new report about Chinese companies registering in Russia’s Arctic highlights China’s “no limits partnership” with Russia, and its interest in developing mining and shipping in the Arct...
Why the ‘last mile’ of inflation is the hardest
The most recent numbers show that inflation in Canada is at 3.4 per cent . Still above the 2-per-cent target , which is where the Bank of Canada would like it to be. And this last little bit of i...
A year of drug decriminalization in B.C.
It’s been a year since B.C. got permission to decriminalize possessing small amounts of some street drugs. At the time, B.C.’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions said this would “br...
Fact-checking Alberta’s new gender-affirming care policies
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled a raft of new policies last week that have healthcare professionals warning of dire consequences for young transgender and non-binary people . The proposa...
The U.S. states vying for cheaper drugs from Canada
In early January, Florida became the first U.S. state to get approval to import wholesale drugs from Canada. The FDA’s decision overrides decades-long objections from drug companies and could ...
TD Bank’s anti-money-laundering troubles
For months now, TD Bank has been making headlines. First there was the news they were acquiring U.S.-based First Horizon Bank . Then the news that that acquisition wasn’t going through . Then t...
Hells Angels, an Iranian drug lord and an alleged murder plot
A U.S. federal indictment is unsealed and within it are explosive allegations. According to court documents released this week, an assassination plot was constructed between a drug lord, two Can...
The five pro hockey players charged with sexual assault
Five hockey players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team have been charged with sexual assault in connection to an event alleged to have taken place in London, Ont., in 2018. Four of th...
Debate around Israel-Hamas war collides with Canadian theatre
Online petitions. Angry in-person meetings. An ultimatum. These are just a few of the events that lead to a Canadian play being pulled from Victoria’s Belfry Theatre and Vancouver’s PuSh Fes...
On the new frontlines of Myanmar’s civil war
Myanmar has been embroiled in a bloody civil war for nearly three years, after the military staged a coup in 2021. The war was stuck in a stalemate but that is changing – the resistance forces...
What you need to know about the foreign interference inquiry
The long-awaited inquiry into foreign interference begins today. The Globe and Mail’s reporting , based on top-secret CSIS documents, of sophisticated strategies by China to disrupt Canada’s...
Federal Court finds Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act unjustified
Nearly two years on, the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act against the 2022 convoy protests is still being debated – politically and legally. This week, a Federal Court judge r...
What’s driving property tax hikes in big cities?
Cities in Canada pay for most of the services they provide with property taxes . What homeowners are charged in property taxes – and how much that goes up or down with each budget – has becom...
Turning the tides into renewable energy
Companies around the world are trying to harness the power of the tides to create a renewable energy source. Canada’s Bay of Fundy is a promising place to do it because it has the highest tides...
Invasive Group A Strep infections: what you need to know
Cases of Invasive Group A Strep infections are on the rise in Canada. It’s an illness with potentially fatal outcomes – four children under 10 have died in British Columbia since mid-Decembe...
What happens when a group of hospitals get hacked
On Oct. 23, 2023, five hospitals in southwestern Ontario realized they were under attack. A cybercrime group was hacking them in order to hold patient and employee information hostage. The hack r...
Baby boomers mourn a future without grandkids
Canada’s birth rate is at an almost 20-year low . People are deciding not to have kids for a variety of reasons and the pandemic has only intensified this drop. While Millennials and GenZ’s a...
What’s driving Canada’s ‘population trap’?
Canada is one of the fastest growing countries in the world and in 2023, the population officially reached 40 million people. But economists are warning that there’s a price to pay for that gr...
The repercussions and fallout from the Steven Galloway case
The case of Steven Galloway caused a firestorm when it was first made public, and it continues to this day. Galloway was fired from the University of British Columbia after allegations of sexua...
The promise and problems with Ontario’s Ring of Fire
Ontario’s Ring of Fire has long been believed to contain critical minerals like nickel, copper and chromite, purportedly worth tens of billions of dollars. But for more than a decade, there h...
You’re not wrong, snowy winters aren’t like they used to be
Snowy season in many parts of Canada is off to a slow start. At the end of December, fewer than half of Whistler Blackcomb’s trails in British Columbia were open due to the lack of snow. And t...
Why it feels like everyone is getting sick right now
There seems to be a lot of illness going around right now. Hospitals are struggling with what the Canadian Medical Association called an “avalanche of patients,” and many of you have questi...
South Africa takes Israel to UN court
On December 29, South Africa submitted an application with the International Court of Justice claiming that Israel’s offensive in Gaza is “genocidal in character.” The UN’s judicial cour...
Why Taiwan’s election tests China’s authority
Taiwan , the east Asian country of 24 million people, is ramping up to a pivotal presidential election on January 13. Amidst rising tensions with China, voters are being asked whether their cou...
Hard truths about ‘gentle parenting’
There’s a conversation happening amongst parents that is drumming up a lot of controversy. It’s around the idea of gentle parenting , which is a catch-all term that generally refers to parent...
What’s in store for Canada’s economy in 2024
Inflation has been rising, interest rates have accelerated at record pace, and the cost of living has been weighing on us all . Canada’s economy has been flirting with a recession since the sta...
New attacks threaten to push Israel-Hamas war beyond borders
Tensions in the Middle East have heightened in the last week, not just because the war in Gaza continues, but because of four events that have happened in the last week in the region. The Glob...
Has the promise of plant-based meats gone bust?
Plant-based meat has been touted as a way of having our steak and eating it too. The industry had grand plans to remake the way we eat, cut down greenhouse gas emissions in meat and dairy produc...
Where grief fits into Canada’s healthcare system
There is a universal – but uncomfortable – truth about grief: We will all experience it at some point in our lives. And with the scale of death we witnessed during the pandemic, grief is a lo...
It was a rough year for Trudeau – what will 2024 bring?
2023 was a rocky year for Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government. The country was grappling with unaffordable housing and grocery prices , high interest rates , accusations of foreign interfe...
The story of the world's most premature twins to survive
For the holidays, The Decibel is sharing their favourite stories of the year, with the producers taking you behind-the-scenes on how the episodes were made, what inspired them and all the tidbits...
Ford and the never-ending Ontario Place saga
For the holidays, The Decibel is sharing their favourite stories of the year, with the producers taking you behind-the-scenes on how the episodes were made, what inspired them and all the tidbits...
The hunt for dark matter, two kilometres under Sudbury
For the holidays, The Decibel is sharing their favourite stories of the year, with the producers taking you behind-the-scenes on how the episodes were made, what inspired them and all the tidbits...
Butter, sugar and a pinch of family
Food and family are often front and centre during the holidays. These two ingredients also help make up our identities and cultures. So today, The Decibel is sharing stories of finding family t...
A wallet was sent to The Globe with a letter from a dying man
Earlier this year, The Globe’s sports editor Jamie Ross got a peculiar package in the mail – a wallet, with a request from a man nearing the end of his life, to help return it to its rightful...
The lost art of human pinsetting
The Globe’s Carrie Tait recently went to visit a bowling alley in the small town of Kimberley , British Columbia. It’s tucked in the basement of the town’s Elk’s Lodge and has a feature ...
The myth and the reality of Newfoundland’s giant squids
A giant squid discovered in Newfoundland in 1873 turned what until then was a mythological creature into the scientifically named Architeuthis dux, or giant squid. In the generations since, more ...
The complicated art of political cartoons, with Brian Gable
Nearly every day, The Globe published an editorial cartoon. Around 8,000 of those cartoons were drawn by Brian Gable. After 35 years of drawing cartoons for The Globe, Brian Gable has retired ....
The man accused of selling toxic substances used for suicide
Earlier this week, a man from Mississauga, Kenneth Law, was charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder. Police allege he helped people end their lives by selling them sodium nitrite online....
What a bad back tells us about Canada’s chronic pain problem
One in five Canadians suffer from chronic pain. According to one estimate, in 2019 the direct and indirect costs of chronic pain totalled $40-billion. And yet, the affliction is poorly understoo...
School shutdowns, hospital delays and a massive strike in Quebec
There are over a half million public-sector workers on strike in Quebec this week. This comes after an offer from François Legault’s government , which the multiple unions involved in negotiat...
Can carbon capture solve emissions problems for oil and gas?
Canada’s oil and gas industry has been facing immense pressure to reduce emissions . Last week, the federal government announced a cap and trade system to help do that, and one of the main way...
Cervical cancer is on the rise in Canada
A recent report from the Canadian Cancer Society underlines a troubling trend: cervical cancer is on the rise and seeing its most significant increase in nearly 40 years. Despite having a vaccin...
Why climate change is driving up the cost of your insurance
As storms become more frequent and more severe, insurance claims for damage to homes are piling up . Disaster claims in Canada have more than quadrupled over the past 15 years, accounting for mor...
How a Ukrainian teen fought to get her brother back from Russia
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, there have been concerns about Ukrainian children, and the efforts by Russia to send them to summer camps or to foster home...
Your personal finance questions answered, with Rob Carrick
Managing personal finances while navigating 2023′s economic landscape is stressful, especially for young people. Is now the time for a down payment for a home? How do you even begin saving wi...
What Google’s deal with Canada means for the rest of the world
After a very public and heated battle with the federal government, Google has come to an agreement to support Canadian news to the tune of $100 million a year . Countries around the world have b...
Ranking Canada’s most livable cities
Where is the most livable city in Canada ? The Globe and Mail ranked more than 400 cities across the country to find out. Using data to capture qualities that matter most – affordability, safet...
Tensions over Israel-Hamas war and free speech on campus
On Tuesday, a walkout and rally at York University’s campus in Toronto saw 200 faculty and staff protesting the administration’s decision to suspend three employees, including one professor ....
Money laundering, crypto trading and Canada’s richest man
Binance is the world’s largest crypto trading platform and its founder is the most recent crypto leader to be charged criminally in the U.S. That man – Changpeng Zhao – also happens to be...
Europe’s far-right is moving into the mainstream
Last week, a far-right party and its controversial leader in the Netherlands won a surprising election victory . This comes on the heels of several other European countries that are seeing f...
The historic rise of rental costs in Canada
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers revealed what BMO’s chief economist calls the “new villain” of inflation : rent. While inflation is finally cooling for items such as groceries...
How an Ontario city is taking a new approach to homelessness
As the number of people experiencing homelessness grows in cities across Canada, so too have encampments – groups of people living in tents in parks, under overpasses, wherever they can find sp...
The Canadian scientist at the centre of the OpenAI drama
In the span of a week, OpenAI went from being Silicon Valley’s dominant artificial intelligence company, to teetering on the brink of collapse, to a total board overhaul. And at the centre of t...
Gaza’s underground tunnels
Israel and Hamas are negotiating a four-day ceasefire which could see the release of up to 50 prisoners being held in Gaza as well as Palestinians currently imprisoned in Israel. Israel said tha...
What’s behind the shakeup of Alberta’s health care system
The Alberta government has been announcing several changes coming to the province’s health care – including dismantling the health authority , and putting more decision-making and responsibil...
A new twist in the two Michaels saga
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig – known as the two Michaels – were both detained by Chinese authorities on December 10, 2018 . That was the start of their 1,020-day imprisonment , in which ...
The newest nicotine product to spark old fears
Health Canada recently approved the sale of Zonnic, a nicotine pouch that you pop into your mouth. Even though its maker – Imperial Tobacco Canada – says it’s meant to help people quit smok...
After 144 years, bringing home remains from a residential school
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania was the first government-run residential school in North America. Earlier this fall, the remains of two boys, who died there more than a cent...
The life-or-death limbo of the Afghans who helped Canada
Many Afghans waiting to be resettled in Canada have taken refuge in Pakistan since fleeing their homes when the Taliban took control in 2021. That can be a dangerous and difficult situation for...
Qatar’s behind-the-scenes role in the Israel-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas war is now in its sixth week and fighting is intensifying inside Gaza. On Tuesday, Palestinians trapped inside Gaza’s biggest hospital dug a mass grave to bury patients who d...
How climate change clues are frozen in glaciers
There is a glacier that sits a kilometer below the highest peak within B.C.’s border, called Combatant Col. Scientists have been working on its icy surface to pull out ice cores as quickly as ...
Quebec targets out-of-province students with big tuition hikes
The reality of Quebec’s law to protect the French language is setting in, especially for the province’s three English language universities. Out-of-province students are facing a tuition hik...
Canada’s broken information laws keep history in the dark
It can be incredibly frustrating trying to get access to historical records in Canada. There are often lengthy delays and confusing inconsistency. That’s in large part because Canada’s histor...
What students think about the parents’ rights movement
A movement which first gained traction in Republican States in the U.S. is taking root in Canada. “Parents’ rights” is the idea that parents should have more control over what’s being ta...
Canada’s billion-dollar wine industry is changing. Here’s why
Weather in Canada is becoming more erratic thanks to climate change – we’re seeing cold snaps, severe thunder and hail storms, and wildfires . That’s having a big impact on Canada’s wine...
Why the ‘lottery’ of Canadian immigration undermines the system
Canadian immigration minister Marc Miller announced the intentions of the government in its new set of targets: while the number of permanent residents being welcomed has grown annually, starting...
The battle over the future of the Banff arts centre
There has been turmoil at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and it recently came to the public’s attention when the Alberta government dismissed the entire board in late October. The ...
A ‘balance of terror’: The geopolitics of the Israel-Hamas war
Israeli tanks and troops that entered Gaza on Friday are now focusing on encircling Gaza City – the population hub of the northern part of the strip. This comes after Benjamin Netanyahu’s an...
Premiers attack Trudeau after carbon tax carve-out
Last week, Justin Trudeau announced an exemption for the carbon price on home-heating oil. The majority of homes that use home-heating oil are in Atlantic Canada. Premiers in other provinces, li...
Voices inside Gaza and Israel, in the ‘second stage’ of war
Over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel was entering the “second stage” of the war with Hamas. Since then, the Israeli Defense Forces knocked out co...
Who is Canada’s new Supreme Court justice?
The Supreme Court has been missing a judge ever since Russell Brown resigned in June over allegations of improper conduct. On Oct. 26, Trudeau announced his nomination to replace Justice Brown ...
Indigo turns to a familiar face after a turbulent year
There have been a lot of challenges for Canada’s biggest book retailer, Indigo. There was a massive cyber attack . The CEO and president left . The board had four directors leave . And now, to ...
The drama over Alberta’s plan to exit the Canada Pension Plan
Alberta has a controversial idea that is causing a stir with other provinces and the federal government: exiting the Canada Pension Plan. Alberta says if they exit, they’re entitled to more...
Bed bugs are everywhere, here’s why
Bed bugs are pretty much everywhere. They’re being spotted in major cities like Paris , London and even Toronto now. They’ve been found in 135 countries in the world, according to a recent st...
The Rafah border crossing’s significance for Gaza
The Rafah crossing – the sole entry point between Egypt and Gaza – remains a political, diplomatic and humanitarian tinderbox. While Egypt has kept the border firmly closed to Gazan refugees...
The class and cultural divides from French immersion
French immersion has become a cornerstone in Canadian education. One in 10 Canadian students are now enrolled in the program, as numbers doubled through the 1990s. But it has also inadvertently c...
Supreme Court sides with Alberta on federal environmental law
As Canada tries to figure out its path forward in combating climate change, the question of which level of government is allowed to do what has become a sticking point in the courts. Most recentl...
How AI influences the food we’re eating
Could your next favourite foods be created by a robot? While artificial intelligence has long been used in the production and assembly lines of food, some companies are now turning to AI to creat...
The threat of Hezbollah joining the Israel-Hamas war
Hezbollah , the Iran-backed militant group based in Lebanon, is seen as a serious threat to the Israel-Hamas war. There are fears the group, considered the most powerful non-state actor in the wo...
High interest rates and The Bank of Canada, explained
With inflation still stubbornly high , it seems like interest rates could remain elevated for quite some time. And the stress of that has some Canadians wondering who gets to make these big ec...
The controversy over lowering the age of breast cancer screening
In Canada, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. It’s the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canadian women and second most common cancer in the country...
Inside the Israel-Gaza war zone
Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence Hundreds of thousands of people have fled south in Gaza after Israel told 1.1 million people living in the northern part of the Gaza Str...
The influence of the U.S. on the Israel-Hamas war
When Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, the U.S. was among the first nations to firmly side with Israel , pledging unequivocal support. The U.S. has historically been a staunch supporter of Israel...
The Decibel presents: In Her Defence
In Her Defence , a new podcast series from The Globe and Mail, tells the story of Helen Nasland , in her words for the first time. Through a series of jailhouse interviews with The Globe’s Jana...
The problems with how government contracts get outsourced
The RCMP has begun an investigation into allegations of misconduct made by two tech entrepreneurs. Their warnings to senior officials and experiences have cast a new light on alleged improper co...
War erupts between Israel and Hamas
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence On Saturday, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group, launched one of the largest and deadliest attacks on Israel in decades. Militants st...
How Canadian-made PAW Patrol took over kids’ entertainment
For over a decade now, the rescue pups of PAW Patrol have been an obsession for toddlers around the world. And now, the box office is responding too — last week, its second feature film had th...
A dropped case and the slow reckoning of the Canadian military
The trial of Lieutenant-General Steven Whelan began in late September. Only a week later, it was over , with the case before a court martial dropped. Two charges of misconduct were brought agains...
Catch and release: the revolving door of violent repeat offenders
In less than a decade, Mohammed Majidpour has racked up more than 30 offences in Vancouver. His crimes include theft, robbery, dangerous driving and numerous violent attacks on strangers. Recentl...
How a group of Buddhist monks bought up a chunk of PEI
Over the past few years, the Buddhist organization Bliss and Wisdom has been buying up several parcels of land in PEI . So much so, residents have begun to question how their acquisitions are leg...
Ukrainian refugees fled to Poland. Now thousands are leaving
When Russia invaded Ukraine back in February 2022, millions of Ukrainians fled the country. Many went to the neighbouring country of Poland, which welcomed hundreds of thousands of refugees. But...
Can a 4 billion year-old asteroid reveal the origins of life?
A capsule from the NASA spacecraft, Osiris-REx recently landed in a Utah desert after spending seven years in space. Inside the capsule is a sample from a more than 4 billion year-old asteroid n...
A Dollarama executive, a luxury home and a World Heritage site
Saint Lucia is known for its natural beauty, but the most iconic part of the island is along its southwest shore. Twin volcanic peaks – called the Pitons – rise up out of the ocean. The UNESC...
Why it’s so hard to bring food prices down
The federal government has been facing intense pressure to reduce the cost of food, as food inflation remains much higher than overall inflation. Some measures have been brought in, but many e...
Will 3.45 million new homes solve Canada’s housing crisis?
A recent report from Canada’s federal housing agency, CMHC says we need 3.45 million new homes built by 2030 in order to reduce skyrocketing housing costs. Supply has long been an issue especi...
What’s behind the delays in Canada’s courts?
Canada’s judicial system is a bit of a mess right now. Cases are piling up. Staff aren’t showing up to work . And there aren’t enough judges . Even the Supreme Court of Canada has an unfill...
Introducing: In Her Defence, a new true crime podcast
Follow In Her Defence wherever you get your podcasts. The first two episodes drop Tuesday, October 10th. Everyone knew bad things were happening on the Naslund farm. Then, in the fall of 2017,...
The view from India after allegations of killing in Canada
Canada’s relationship with India has been rocky for years, but it’s at a particular low point right now after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused agents of the Indian government this wee...
Your Ontario Greenbelt questions, answered
Ever since Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would open up parcels of land in the environmentally protected Greenbelt , there’s been drama. From revelations of developers having ties to the F...
Trudeau accuses India of involvement in Canadian’s murder
The murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar left Canada’s Sikh community with a lot of questions. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave them a possible answer: he alleged that the Indian govern...
Coup contagion – why Africa’s had nine coups in three years
There have been nine coups in seven African countries over the past three years – some analysts have called it a coup contagion, the Secretary-General of the UN called it a coup epidemic. Each...
A Trudeau-Poilievre showdown as Parliament resumes
Parliament is back for the fall session and it returns with a surprising shift in the political dynamic. Conservative Leader, Pierre Poilievre is riding high in several polls . And the Liberals ...
Lessons from the massive daycare E.Coli outbreak in Calgary
Hundreds of people are sick and dozens are in the hospital in Calgary, after one of Canada’s worst outbreaks of E.Coli in kids ever. Some cases have left children hospitalized, leaving parent...
A multi-billion dollar bet on natural gas
Enbridge Inc. has become North America’s largest natural gas utility after acquiring three U.S. utilities for US$9.4-billiondollars. It’s a big bet on the role that natural gas is going to ...
What you need to know about COVID this fall
The COVID-19 fall surge is upon us. But this year it’s different. Cases are rising again in Canada, reversing a trend from when cases were decreasing for most of 2023. And once again, there ar...
Australia resolved its news standoff with Meta. Could Canada?
Most people in Canada haven’t been able to view or post news content on Facebook or Instagram for over a month now. That’s because Meta – the company that owns both platforms – is protes...
The first criminal trial for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were at the forefront of the convoy protest that rolled into Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022. As leaders, they encouraged supporters blocking the downtown to both ‘hold th...
How international students became big business for schools
In 2012, nine out of 10 students at Kitchener’s Conestoga College were domestic. Today, they have more international students than any institution across the country … almost as many as the ...
Canada’s wildfires dwarf emissions from all other industries
This year’s wildfire season has broken all kinds of records – including on emissions . Canada’s wildfires have doubled previous records for greenhouse gas emissions – and they’ve cause...
What are schools doing to help youth mental health?
It’s back-to-school week for young people across the country. And despite bringing back full in-class learning three years since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, students continue to experie...
Are small, family-run businesses dying in Canada?
Small business owners are, on average, older than the Canadian population. That means that in the next ten years 75% of them are retiring , according to estimates from the federal government. S...
The dark side of collagen
Collagen supplements are marketed as a holy grail anti-aging product. Bovine collagen is made from cattle hides, and a new investigation from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism traced the su...
Ford government targets school lands to build housing
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has a clear housing goal. He wants to build 1.5 million new homes in 10 years. To accomplish this, his government has been looking at selling off the land under its poss...
How a former Libyan dictator’s money ended up in Canada
Moammar Gadhafi, former Libyan dictator, has had billions sitting in Canadian bank accounts for almost 12 years after his death. This has caused further investigations and questions in terms of w...
New details emerge about Montreal’s deadliest fire in decades
On Monday, Montreal police said the Old Montreal fire that killed seven people in March 2023 is now being treated as a criminal investigation . Alongside police looking into persons of interest i...
What happens for Tibet when the Dalai Lama dies
Tibet used to be a prominent focus of international attention, but that isn’t the case anymore as less and less information comes out of the region. But things are still very difficult for Ti...
Why storms are more destructive now
There are a lot of serious storms these days, and those storms are causing more and more damage , as residents of California are seeing this week in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hilary . The...
An ex-RCMP officer, a real estate tycoon and Operation Fox Hunt
Back in July , a former RCMP officer was charged with conducting foreign interference on behalf of China. We now know more about what the RCMP is accusing this officer of doing. And it involves ...
The problem with building more housing
Canada needs a lot of housing – and the Liberal government is making this a priority at their cabinet retreat this week. But there are concerns that if we keep building new homes using curren...
What it’s like to escape from wildfires
As wildfires rage on across the country, more than 50,000 people have been forced out of their homes in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and West Kelowna in British Columbia within the...
Where’s that recession? Why it’s still too early to celebrate
Fears of a recession have been looming since the worst days of the pandemic. And as inflation continues its slow but steady ascent, central banks around the world have tried to increase interes...
Connie Walker’s latest investigation: Her own family's history
Journalist Connie Walker has been reporting on Indigenous stories for most of her career. From missing and murdered women to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, she has covered on some of t...
A reality check on the fertility promises of egg-freezing
Elective egg freezing is on the rise in Canada. Fertility clinics pitch it as a kind of insurance policy: put your eggs in the bank now, and you can come back for them later, when you’re ready...
Dispatch calls reveal chaos of deadly floods in Nova Scotia
In the early hours of July 22, chaos was erupting in Nova Scotia. Rain was pouring down, causing intense flooding . People were panicked about whether to stay or leave their homes. Emergency crew...
The unknown health impacts of cannabis smoke
It has been five years since the legalization of cannabis in Canada but we still know very little about health impacts from cannabis smoke. Almost no research has been done, despite government p...
Ford accused of playing favourites in Greenbelt plans
On Wednesday, Ontario’s Auditor-General, Bonnie Lysyk released an investigative report into the province’s decision to open up 3,000 hectares of its protected Greenbelt area for development....
Why we need parasites
You’re never far from a parasite, no matter where you are. They’re responsible for illnesses like malaria that cause death around much of the world; the word itself is a derogatory term for s...
The hunt for dark matter, two kilometres under Sudbury
No one really knows what dark matter is. We just think it exists. And we believe it makes up 85 per cent of all mass in the universe. So how do you solve the mystery of something that is currentl...
The evolutionary advantage of curly hair
Curly hair often gets a bad reputation for being too high maintenance but research has shown that it plays an important role in our evolutions – and even our brains. Dr. Tina Lasisi , a biolo...
How we search for planets that could host life
The James Webb Space Telescope has been getting some of the most detailed information and images from space since it launched a year and a half ago. And soon, there’s going to be a big boost ...
How two Canadian women were switched at birth
In September 1969, two baby girls were born in a tiny hospital in rural Newfoundland, a few hours apart. A simple accident led to both of their lives being changed forever. Over 50 years later,...
What we get wrong about bears
Western preconceived notions about bears being deadly have led to dire consequences for bears. But the relationship and safety around bears is different with Indigenous communities and wildlife c...
Sex abuse allegations at the Calgary Stampede
An ongoing class-action lawsuit against the Calgary Stampede alleges that for decades the organization did not properly protect children from a sexual predator. Carrie Tait is a reporter for T...
Why ticks – and Lyme disease – are spreading further north
Ticks are awful. They can give you Lyme disease , brain swelling, and can make you allergic to red meat. And as the world warms, they’re steadily creeping further north. After Dr. Vett Lloyd ...
B.C. might become a haven for movie studios using AI
The ongoing actors and writers strikes in the U.S. are having huge implications for film production – including here in Canada , as productions slow to a trickle. Film unions in B.C. just sign...
Why we can’t air condition our way out of extreme heat
The past three weeks on Earth have been the hottest since records began, and the effects of global warming are becoming increasingly deadly as temperatures continue to climb. The 2021 heat dome...
What Trudeau’s summer shakeup says about the Liberals’ health
On Wednesday, the Trudeau government unveiled a major cabinet shakeup . The reset comes at a time when the Liberals are facing criticisms over poor communication , Chinese interference in Canadia...
‘Sound of Freedom’ becomes a controversial blockbuster hit
While conversations about movies are being dominated by ‘Barbie’ and ‘Openheimer’, another movie currently sitting in third place has become a surprise – and controversial – summer b...
How government infighting led to a refugee crisis in Toronto
Dozens of asylum seekers have been sleeping on the streets of Downtown Toronto for weeks as a political stand-off between governments took place. While governments have been arguing over jurisdi...
The people most impacted by wildfire smoke
Cities across Canada have been dealing with the impacts of wildfire smoke this year – the smoggy skies and health effects . And while we’ve been seeing more smoke in big cities, remote Indig...
Inside Canada Soccer’s equal pay fight
Canada’s national women’s soccer team is protesting unequal treatment by the sport’s governing body. The players say Canada Soccer is not transparent with its finances, and that they won’...
Ozempic's effect on the body positivity movement
Ozempic and other medications for type-2 diabetes have shown to be effective treatments for obesity. But this discovery has led to many people, who do not medically need the drug, using it for va...
Why is it so important to get inflation down to two per cent?
We’re all familiar with the cycle now: Inflation is too high, so central banks keep raising interest rates . The hope is to get inflation back down to 2 per cent. But why 2? If we accept that t...
Behind the rise of car thefts in Canada
Car thefts have surged in Canada , with some provinces seeing increases of 50 per cent in a year. And Canada has become particularly popular for this type of crime . Today, The Globe’s wealth...
Why NATO is back to Cold War strength
At the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Turkey agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join the alliance. This paves the way for Sweden to become the 32nd member nation following closely behind ...
City Space: Why are ER wait times so bad in Canadian cities?
Burning hours in an ER waiting room has long been a fact of Canada’s public health care system, but that wait time is starting to spike. Now, in Ontario it hovers at around 20 hours on average....
When AI decides your pay
App-based ride-share and food delivery companies rely on algorithms that dictate speed, behaviour and the wage of gig workers resulting in different payments for the same work. Labour experts ar...
The surge of young people dying from opioids
The opioid epidemic is taking young lives – the number of 15-24 year olds dying from opioid overdoses tripled between 2014 and 2021 in Ontario. And young people are shown to be less likely to ...
Canada’s multi-billion dollar bet on the electric vehicle market
After months of negotiations, automaker Stellantis and battery maker LG Energy Solution have reached a deal with the federal and Ontario provincial governments. It’s worth up to $15-billion in...
Why El Niño is a climate wild card
El Niño is back in a big way. This natural weather pattern is known to increase severe weather around the world. And scientists are trying to predict the impacts of this climate wild card –...
City Space: Will Canada be able to house all the immigrants it hopes to welcome by 2025?
Last year, the federal government set an ambitious new immigration target — to bring in half a million permanent residents a year by 2025. While the country is already dealing with a pretty pro...
The Nova Scotia coal miners dying of black lung
Coal mining might seem like a job of the past, but global demand for it has actually surged in the past few years. Nearly 7,000 coal miners are still working in the industry. But the job is kill...
Preparing for the decline of oil and gas in Canada
Canada, alongside much of the world, has plans to become net-zero by 2050 . And one of their main action-items is to move away from fossil fuels. But does Canada have an economic plan for when th...
Inside the sparkly, hard-core world of competitive cheer
It’s sparkly, athletic and enthusiastic. But it’s grittier than you might think. Competitive cheer is a fast-growing sport in Canada that requires the skills of a gymnast and the agility of ...
Ukrainian refugee children find a new start in Canada
The Grade 8 students of St. Demetrius Catholic School are in many ways like every other class – they’re nervous about going to high school, but excited for graduation. They’re also mostly ...
Is multi-generational housing the next big trend?
Multi-generational living in your 20′s and even 30′s has become common as young adults deal with unaffordable housing rates across Canada. And more than half of parents surveyed by the Globe...
How a mutiny weakened Putin’s strongman image
Over the weekend, a chaotic 36 hours unfolded in the Kremlin. The Wagner Group , a team of Russian military mercenaries created an uprising to challenge the Russian military, before Wagner’s l...
A $50-million fine in Canada’s bread price-fixing scandal
Over 20 years later, someone has finally paid the price for Canada’s bread-fixing scandal – other than shoppers that is. Last week, baked-goods producer Canada Bread was fined $50-million fo...
Is Canada’s waste program trash?
Many municipalities across Canada are choosing profit over the environment when it comes to waste management options . This has left many Canadians questioning the country’s alleged commitment...
Canada’s ministers are missing critical memos
Controversy followed Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendocino after he said he was unaware that notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo was being moved from a maximum security to medium security ...
The altercation that led to a Supreme Court Justice resigning
Usually the news coming from Canada’s Supreme Court is about the rulings they make, not about the Justices themselves. But the story of former Justice Russell Brown is unprecedented in many way...
The sexual assault survivors fighting their own publication bans
Publication bans have become all but automatic in sexual-assault cases across Canada. These bans were put in place to protect survivors who have come forward. But My Voice My Choice , a group of...
China’s control over Canada’s very rare and important mineral
As the world races to mine more critical minerals, China has managed to capture nearly 100 per cent of the cesium market. While not as well known as lithium, cesium is an even rarer mineral. Ther...
B.C. is sending thousands of cancer patients to the U.S.
British Columbia will send cancer patients across the border for radiation therapy to deal with growing wait times and backlog at home. The plan will cost the province three times the amount ...
Secret Canada: The 'black hole' of Canada's immigration system
Canada’s immigration system is overwhelmed. Cases are backlogged and little information is being communicated to applicants. This has led to a surge of access to information requests, which has...
The reality of how your chocolate gets made
Chocolate may be sweet, but it comes at a steep cost. Labels that claim your favourite treat are sustainable can hide harsh realities for farmers. Millions of cocoa farmers in Africa and Latin Am...
Here’s why millennials are drowning in debt
Canada’s household debt is really high . In fact, we outrank France, Italy, the UK and even the U.S. And while, the debt load is high for Canadians of every age group, one particular generatio...
Helping people escape the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws
In late May, the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s harshest anti-homosexuality bills into law. It authorizes the death penalty in certain circumstances and a 20-year p...
Pressure builds for public inquiry after special rapporteur quits
David Johnston resigned as the special rapporteur on Friday after looking into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The former Governor General’s decision to step down came days after h...
Secret Canada: The information laws governments keep breaking
When Canada first passed legislation to create its access-to-information system, it was seen as a world leader in terms of transparency. But fast forward 40 years and that same system is sluggish...
How Greece got its economic groove back
The 2007-2008 financial crisis hit countries around the world hard. But, Greece’s economy really faltered. At the peak of Greece’s crisis, unemployment hit 28 per cent, a figure higher than u...
Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season
A lot of Canada is on fire right now – fires are burning in nearly every province and territory and the federal government says this season could see the most land burned since we started keep...
What on Earth is going on with consumer spending?
Canadians have been dealing with high inflation for two years now. But, as consumers, we keep spending . However, the picture of where we spend our money and how much of it is a messy one. The ...
Violence is rising in schools. How do we stop it?
The Toronto District School Board – the largest school board in the country – recently reported that more than 300 kids were involved in violent incidents this year. In March , Quebec’s edu...
A warning sign from the Big Banks of a possible recession
The six biggest banks in Canada – RBC, Scotiabank, BMO, CIBC, TD, and National Bank recently reported their second-quarter earnings . The majority did not hit target expectations. While banks ...
Inside Kyiv under fire ahead of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
After months of relative quiet in Kyiv, the city has been under attack this week by Russian drones and missiles. There have also been attacks within Russia . Looming over these events is the an...
A divided Alberta: What comes next?
Alberta is a province with a long history of conservative rule. And on Monday, Danielle Smith and the UCP added a new chapter by winning a majority . But it wasn’t a blowout. Rachel Notley and ...
Emergency rooms in Canada head into another tough summer
Throughout the pandemic, Canadians were warned about the potential collapse of emergency rooms . ERs were stretched to the limit, as surges in patients ran up against labour shortages of doctors ...
The pandemic potential of avian flu
Avian influenza is getting more serious each year, as an unprecedented number of birds either succumb to the virus or are culled to prevent spread. After a dog in Ontario and thousands of sea l...
What Turkey’s election means for the rest of the world
With a cost-of-living crisis and rampant inflation, there’s a lot on the line for Turkey in the runoff election on Sunday. But this also matters beyond Turkey’s borders . The country is an i...
You’re not wrong, allergies are getting worse
Seasonal allergies are getting worse all across North America, in large part due to changes in pollen driven by climate change. But fear not, there is hope. Dr. Anne Ellis is a professor and ...
Why there won’t be a public inquiry into Chinese interference
Former governor general David Johnston has ruled out a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections, despite ongoing calls for one. Johnston was appointed special rapporteur ...
The race to regulate artificial intelligence
Whether you like it or not, AI is everywhere. It unlocks your phone through facial recognition, it manages spam emails in your inbox and it creates realistic photos of the Pope in a puffer jacket...
Your upcoming flights might be cancelled, here’s why
Experts are anticipating another chaotic season of air travel in the coming months. Along with ongoing labour disputes , Canadian airlines have scheduled more flights for the summer. There’s a ...
Inside the greenhouse above the Arctic Circle
Two hundred and fifty kilometres above the Arctic Circle is a greenhouse that provides fresh local produce to its community. It’s called Naurvik and it’s located in the Inuit hamlet of Gjoa ...
As Alberta burns, an election looms
Wildfires are raging across Alberta with early-season fires forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Firefighters from across the country and the U.S., as well as the Canadian Armed Forces, ar...
Canada looks to India as ties with China fray
China is Canada’s second-largest trading partner, but tensions continue to rise between the two countries over allegations of foreign interference and concerns about human rights . So the Cana...
Is COVID over?
On May 5th the World Health Organization declared the end of the COVID-19 emergency. But what does that mean for the pandemic? How should we be thinking about the COVID virus now and what kind o...
Why BlackBerry’s rise and fall still matters
BlackBerry changed our lives when it created the world’s first commercially successful smartphone. But its dominance was disrupted and the Canadian tech giant lost nearly everything. BlackBerry...
The view from China on foreign interference in Canada
On Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Canada’s expulsion of Chinese diplomat, Zhao Wei for allegations of foreign interference. In response, China expelled a Canadian dip...
Canada’s extraordinary expulsion of a Chinese diplomat
On May 8, Canada expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei in response to China’s interference in Canadian politics. The extraordinary move is the first expulsion of a Chinese diplomat in decades an...
The problems with the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
In 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to help millennials hoping to buy a first home with a new program, called the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive . It was supposed to help 100,000 Can...
How ‘black swan’ events are ruining economic predictions
Economic predictions can be incredibly important for companies and governments trying to plan for the months and year ahead – and that ripples down to individuals trying to budget as well. But ...
Why Charles III won’t be the last King of Canada
On Saturday, King Charles III will be crowned in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. This is the first coronation of a British monarch in 70 years and it’s brought up questions from Cana...
Ford and the never-ending Ontario Place saga
When Ontario Place first opened in 1971, it was a jewel on Toronto’s waterfront showcasing modern architecture and Ontario culture. But in the 50 years that followed, Ontario Place faced an ide...
The missing 2 billion trees Trudeau promised
In 2021, the federal government began a project to plant two billion trees by 2031. The goal of this project was to use these trees to help Canada reach its climate goal. However, a recent audit ...
How a new Canadian law will change what’s on your Netflix
The Online Streaming Act is officially law. Now, online streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify have to promote and invest in Canadian content . But there are still questions and concerns...
Take Back Alberta and its mission to reshape politics
The Alberta election starts today – and one group in particular is ready for it. It’s called Take Back Alberta and it’s a network of people who share the same values: no vaccine mandates, ...
The bureaucratic mess that’s left Afghans stranded
Back in September, we told you about some Afghans trying to flee the Taliban in 2021 who had been given Canadian travel documents – but they were not authentic . We now know that a Canadian Se...
How grocery prices are affecting kids at school
School food programs in Canada are struggling to make ends meet right now. With the high price of food, it’s costing some programs as much as 25 percent more than previous years to keep runnin...
What we’re getting wrong about climate refugees
Vietnam is in the midst of a dramatic shift caused by climate change. Some of the country’s most fertile land along the Mekong Delta has been devastated by flooding from rising ocean levels . ...
The bloody struggle for power in Sudan
Sudan is on the brink of civil war, after fighting broke out between the country’s military and a paramilitary group , the RSF. Hundreds of people have been killed, and thousands more injured....
Why fewer people have confidence in childhood vaccines
Since the pandemic, confidence in childhood vaccines has decreased around the world, according to a new report by UNICEF . Before COVID hit, 91 per cent of Canadians believed vaccines are importa...
After a year of scandal, Hockey Canada gets its funding back
The federal government has restored its funding to Hockey Canada after removing it following the revelation that it settled a lawsuit accusing eight members of the 2018 world juniors hockey team...
The start of one of the largest strikes in Canadian history
The largest public sector union in Canada went on strike on Wednesday after talks broke down with the government over better wages and remote working rules. This strike is expected to cause serio...
Why drag performers are the new focus of U.S. culture wars
Last month, Tennessee became the first state to pass-anti drag law and thirteen other U.S. states also have bills looking to ban or restrict drag performances. Over the past decade, drag has be...
Behind the Trudeau Foundation controversy
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has been coming under fire in the past few weeks over a controversial donation it received back in 2016. The Globe and Mail learned back in February that...
The federally funded watchdog that hasn’t completed a single review
What happens when a Canadian company is accused of wrongdoing abroad? Well, in 2018, Ottawa announced the creation of a new ombudsperson to investigate these kinds of claims. But since then, the ...
The Prime Minister’s rat-infested residence
Since 1951, 24 Sussex Drive has been the Prime Minister’s official residence. Recently, It’s been making international headlines, but for the wrong reasons . The mansion is in such bad shape...
Russian hackers are targeting Canada for supporting Ukraine
Canadian officials have been warning since the war in Ukraine began of potential cyber attacks from Russia as retribution for Canada helping Ukraine. This week, at least two Canadian government w...
How strong is Canada’s job market, really?
For months now, Canada’s unemployment rate has been hovering around 5 per cent – a near historic low. It’s a number that economists are watching closely because they expect it to rise now t...
The search for First Nations women in Winnipeg landfills
On April 4, the body of Linda Mary Beardy, a woman from Lake St. Martin First Nation, was discovered at a Winnipeg landfill . It’s the same landfill where, less than a year ago, the victim of a...
The story of the world’s most premature twins to survive
Adrial and Adiah Nadarajah are the youngest twins ever born to survive to their first birthday – they were born at just 22 weeks, about half of a full term pregnancy. If they had been born just...
City Space: Are smart cities really such a smart idea?
The smart city movement — driven by the idea that we can leverage data and technology to optimize life in our cities — is attractive for many reasons. But critics say that smart cities may no...
Medical mystery in New Brunswick leads to life-changing symptoms
Insomnia, dizziness, hallucinations – these are just a few of the life-changing symptoms that dozens of people have reported having in New Brunswick. After several years and a provincial inve...
What we’re missing about the Trump indictment
On Tuesday, Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be indicted on criminal charges. He faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records relating to hush money paid to porn st...
Unscrambling Canada’s wireless industry post Rogers-Shaw merger
About two years after the merger was proposed, Rogers and Shaw are becoming one company . To ensure that this deal doesn’t hurt Canadians, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne put a nu...
How the RCMP failed Nova Scotians during the mass shooting
The inquiry into Canada’s worst mass shooting has ended with the release of its final report. The 3,000 page document condemns the RCMP in how the police force responded to the tragedy where ...
What asylum seekers face now at Roxham Road
The change came swiftly. A few hours after being announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden, the rules at Roxham Road had tightened . Globe reporter Frédérik-Xavi...
The little-known document reshaping climate finance in Canada
As Canada races to compete in the clean tech sector as countries work toward their net zero climate goals, investors are trying to figure out where to park huge sums of money to back projects t...
The 2023 federal budget, in 23 minutes
The Canadian federal government unveiled its 2023 budget on Tuesday, which sets the economic strategy and tone for the next fiscal year. There’s a lot packed into this document, ranging from me...
Swifties and Drake fans’ beef with Ticketmaster
The price of concert tickets has risen dramatically – with some tickets costing thousands of dollars. Ticketmaster, which controls a huge proportion of the market, has come under fire recently...
The dark side of collagen
Collagen supplements are marketed as a holy grail anti-aging product. Bovine collagen is made from cattle hides, and a new investigation from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism traced the su...
Stress Test: Why millennials and Gen Z are Alberta-bound for a more affordable life
In 2022, the number of people moving to Alberta hit its highest level in almost a decade. At the same time, a record number of people left Toronto for other provinces. And it all comes down to af...
Former governor-general Michaëlle Jean on Canada’s role in Haiti
Haiti is in crisis , after months of cholera outbreaks, a fuel and energy crisis, and violence. The UN estimates that 500 people have died in gang violence incidents this year alone. And Canada ...
Canada races the U.S. on a ‘green economy’
Canada has committed to going net-zero by 2050 and a big part of making that goal a reality is by transitioning the economy from being fossil fuel dependent to a cleaner and low-carbon one. Cana...
What’s behind a surge of cheating in universities
Allegations of academic misconduct at Canadian universities have risen sharply in the 2020 to 2021 school year as more and more students turn to hiring people to complete assignments and tests f...
The whistleblower on Chinese interference in Canada, in their words
The Globe and Mail has been reporting extensively on China’s interference in Canadian elections. This information came to light, in part, because of a whistleblower who wrote an Opinion piec...
Former ambassador on why Canada needs a foreign agent registry
As revelations about China’s interference continue , so do calls for a foreign agent registry. The U.S. and Australia have registries like this, where anyone acting on behalf of a foreign enti...
The sounds of blind hockey
Oversized pucks clanging as they’re shot across the ice, the constant tapping of hockey sticks as players weave through oversized pylons. These are some of the sights and sounds of blind hockey...
What Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse means for Canada
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank came swiftly after a panicked run on deposits. Despite the U.S. government enacting safeguards, there is anxiety in the markets wondering which bank might fal...
When paying your mortgage doesn’t reduce your loan
Since the Bank of Canada started hiking its benchmark interest rate just over a year ago , there’s a growing number of mortgage-holders with monthly payments that no longer cover the principal ...
Why we need to think of health as an ‘us,’ not just a ‘me’
We often think of health as an individual action – drink more water, exercise, eat well. During the pandemic, we thought more about the health of people around us as well – with social distan...
Are Canada’s big grocers to blame for your food bill?
Could the rising price of groceries be chalked up to corporate greed? That was the question at a House of Commons committee last week when the executives of Canada’s three biggest grocers testi...
Netflix’s big gamble on its future
Netflix is facing a backlash after announcing it’s cracking down on password sharing in Canada, among other countries. The company says 100 million of its customers worldwide share passwords,...
B.C.’s groundbreaking plan to fund birth control
British Columbia revealed its 2023 budget on Feb. 28. It introduced a host of new spending measures including a first in Canada: A plan to make contraception universally available in the provinc...
Trudeau orders probes into Chinese interference of elections
After weeks of resisting pressure from all sides, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered two probes into Chinese election interference. This follows The Globe and Mail reporting on secret a...
What we know about the Alberta oil sands leak
The ground and water near Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta has become a toxic mess. A nearby oil sands site, run by Imperial Oil, has leaked industrial waste into the hunting...
The news Google is hiding from your searches
Right now, one in 25 Canadians who use Google can’t find some news sites through its search bar. That’s because the tech giant has purposely blocked these searches in response to legislatio...
The drug giving new life to cystic fibrosis patients
For years, a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis has often meant an early death for patients. This week, Cystic Fibrosis Canada released its annual data report this week for 2021. A new drug, Trikafta ,...
Why police are rarely charged after killing or injuring someone
Canada has a high rate of police killings compared to similar countries like England, Germany and Japan. Officers are rarely charged when they kill someone, and they don’t even have to partici...
How Canada’s biggest bookshop got hacked
On February 8, Indigo’s website went down and customers couldn’t buy products in-store either. After scrambling to launch a new website with limited e-commerce abilities, the company announc...
ChatGPT isn’t as smart as we think
Artificial Intelligence and chatbots are having a mainstream moment. In November, the public was introduced to ChatGPT – a chatbot that can have seemingly human-like conversations with users....
CSIS documents reveal a web of Chinese influence in Canada
Documents from Canada’s spy agency CSIS – viewed by The Globe and Mail – show how China was influencing Canada’s 2021 federal election by promoting candidates favourable to the regime, ho...
BONUS - In Ukraine with the Globe’s reporters on the ground
In a special bonus episode, The Globe and Mail’s Senior International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon and Europe Correspondent Paul Waldie join The Decibel host Menaka Raman-Wilms for an in-depth...
One year later: The stories of Ukrainian refugees
Since Russia invaded one year ago, eight million people have left Ukraine . Olena Tsebenko, Sonya and Oliver Hawes and George Fedorov all left behind their homes on February 24, 2022. From birt...
The growing crisis at the unofficial Roxham Road border crossing
An unofficial border crossing between Southern Quebec and New York state is at the center of a heated political debate . In December, almost 5,000 people entered Canada through Roxham Road , a st...
How people are being cheated out of their new homes
Title fraud happens when someone poses as a homeowner to sell real estate they don’t own to an unsuspecting buyer – and while still rare, it’s on the rise in Canada. For victims, whether t...
Why the Emergencies Act Inquiry says Trudeau was right
Just over a year after the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act, an inquiry has found that the Liberals acted appropriately , even though the Act gave them sweeping powers. This report ...
Inside Canada Soccer’s equal pay fight
Canada’s national women’s soccer team is protesting unequal treatment by the sport’s governing body. The players say Canada Soccer is not transparent with its finances, and that they won’...
How to invest when the economy is on the rocks
Investing your money can grow your wealth faster than just saving it— or shrink it, if you put your money in stocks that fail, or have to withdraw your money from the market while it’s down. ...
Why mushroom dispensaries are sprouting up across Canada
On Tuesday, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and NDP MP Alistair MacGregor held a news conference about medical access to psilocybin – better known as magic mushrooms. The psychedelic is illeg...
The flying objects being shot down over North America
In the span of nine days , we’ve seen the takedown of four flying objects over North America by U.S. fighter jets. It has both Canada and the U.S. on high alert with speculation of Chinese spyi...
Everything you need to know about fusion energy
Fusion – the act of deriving energy by smashing atoms together – has long been the stuff of science fiction. But thanks to a recent scientific breakthrough , there has been an increase in pub...
An impossible offer for Canadian children detained in Syria
The federal government has offered to bring some Canadian children being held in detention camps in Syria to Canada – but their mothers can’t come with them. This is part of an ongoing issu...
Is $200 billion enough to fix health care?
Ottawa announced Tuesday a proposed $46.2-billion injection in new federal health care funding for the provinces and territories. For years, there have been calls to reform Canada’s health c...
China’s long reach into Canada’s battery minerals industry
Canada is facing increasing calls to grow its critical mineral industry as the world pivots toward its net-zero goals and batteries are becoming increasingly important. But at the moment, Canada...
A Canadian sniper on the battle for Bakhmut, Ukraine
A Canadian sniper, whose codename is Teflon , was set up in an apartment building in the destroyed city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, shooting waves of Russian soldiers. He says it was almost too easy: �...
Why investors are flocking to the daycare business
The federal government’s $30-billion pledge to bring daycare costs down to $10/day and to create 250,000 new spaces by 2026 isn’t only attracting families, it’s also getting attention from...
The McKinsey controversy explained
On Wednesday, Dominic Barton appeared before a parliamentary committee looking into the rise in outsourcing contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company, where Barton was formerly global managing pa...
B.C. decriminalizes some drug possession
As of this week, possession of 2.5 grams of some drugs in B.C. is decriminalized . The B.C. government says it is trying to reduce the number of people who die from overdoses in the province. Aro...
Edmonton spiritual leader charged with sexual assault
John de Ruiter, a spiritual leader known for his piercing stare and who calls himself the ‘embodiment of truth’ was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual assault earlier this month...
What the Rogers-Shaw deal could mean for your phone bill
On Monday, Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc. and Quebecor Inc. extended a deadline to mid-February that would finalize the largest telecommunications takeover in Canadian hist...
What went wrong with the Liberals’ gun legislation
The Liberal government brought in Bill C-21 last May that would ban certain firearms. Amendments to the legislation have only confused the matter – some types of guns are banned in some of tho...
What remains a year after the convoy protests
A year after tens of thousands of people descended on Ottawa, some in their big-rig trucks, a lot has changed. Border restrictions have been lifted. Same for vaccine passports and most masking re...
Unicorns, camels and the tech crash
To cope with the rising interest rates and higher-than-normal inflation in the economy, many tech companies are changing how they do business, focusing on turning a profit over growing revenue or...
Arsenic in the air divides a small Quebec city
The residents of Rouyn-Noranda, QC have known about the arsenic emissions coming from the local smelting plant for years. More studies are coming out about health concerns for the residents – ...
Western allies debate sending tanks to Ukraine
Ukraine wants tanks – 300 of them to be precise. President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that western battle tanks could be the key to driving Russian troops out of his country. But the allies, i...
Why physically disciplining kids is still legal in Canada
In Canada, the criminal code allows for physical discipline of children, in certain circumstances. For almost half a century, advocates have been fighting to repeal the law, saying it violates ch...
Are Alberta and BC good models for private surgery?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced this week his government is increasing the use of private clinics for procedures like cataracts, diagnostic imaging and eventually hip and knee replacements. ...
Inside the life-or-death journey of one Venezuelan family
Over 7-million Venezuelans have left their homes since 2017, when Nicholas Maduro seized power and the state started to collapse. Most refugees have tried to start anew in nearby countries, like ...
Canada’s new drinking guidelines
On Tuesday, Canada’s new guidelines for drinking and health were released from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction (CCSA). The guidelines say that three to six standard drinks...
What history can tell us about this economic moment
The economic forecast for 2023 is … less than rosy. Inflation is still running high . Central banks may continue to raise interest rates . And what everyone wants to know is: How long will thi...
Why holiday travel chaos is the new normal
The holiday travel period was incredibly tumultuous – with passengers stranded , bags lost and thousands of flights cancelled . The airlines say the winter storms caused unprecedented disruptio...
The hard-line plans of Israel’s new far-right government
Israel’s new far-right government is looking to overhaul the country’s justice system – going so far as seeking to create a law that would allow parliament to override the Supreme Court . I...
Cheap grocery apps aiming to reduce food waste
There’s a growing demand for food waste apps from both shoppers and grocers. They’ve been touted as a new way for people to score deals as food prices rise , while cutting back on food being...
A virologist on COVID variant XBB 1.5
The XBB 1.5 variant of COVID is quickly becoming the dominant strain in the US, and we’re seeing more cases here in Canada too. The WHO has called it the most transmissible variant of the viru...
Andrew Coyne looks ahead to politics in 2023
Canada’s facing a stressed health care system , persistent inflation and a fraught geopolitical scene . Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne looks at the big issues that will likely be fa...
Shopify's problems
Shopify began this year announcing to its workers that meetings of more than two employees were banned. Slack channels that were not work-related – the online equivalent of a water cooler and i...
Disaster-proof your finances for 2023
2022 was a pretty turbulent year financially, with sky-high inflation, interest rates and housing prices. So you might be looking at the coming year and thinking about how to protect your finance...
Why the surge of COVID in China looks a lot like 2020
Since China abandoned its COVID-zero policies , the country has seen a dramatic outbreak of infections. But exactly how bad things are remains murky, as contradictory reports of cases and deaths ...
The weight loss drug everyone’s talking about
Ozempic and other semaglutide drugs have been hailed as a very effective treatment for obesity, but shortages, affordability and doctors’ willingness to prescribe it are still keeping people w...
How organ transplants could be changed by ... frozen frogs
Some animals survive harsh winter conditions by completely freezing and thawing in spring, like the wood frog. Researchers are looking to harness these abilities for humans – particularly for o...
2022: A look back on the year of the ‘freedom convoy’
What started as a protest against vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers turned into a catch-all occupation of pent-up pandemic grievances. By the time it was over, hundreds of people we...
As missiles fall around her, this Kharkiv citizen continues to fight disinformation
AS PART OF OUR PICKS OF THE TOP STORIES OF 2022, WE ARE RE-AIRING THIS EPISODE ABOUT A WOMAN DOCUMENTING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE. THIS EPISODE ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MARCH 2. Maria A...
Should the Pope reverse a 500-year-old Church law?
AS PART OF OUR PICKS OF THE TOP STORIES OF 2022, WE ARE RE-AIRING THIS EPISODE ON THE POPE’S VISIT TO CANADA AND THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY, WHICH ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JULY 25. Many Indigenous ...
If you didn’t get a big raise, you probably got a pay cut
AS PART OF OUR PICKS OF THE TOP STORIES OF 2022, WE ARE RE-AIRING THIS EPISODE ON INFLATION, WHICH ORIGINALLY AIRED ON APRIL 20. With inflation eating into people’s bank accounts, some people...
Move over Let It Go, we’re talking about Bruno
AS PART OF OUR PICKS OF THE TOP STORIES OF 2022, WE ARE RE-AIRING THIS EPISODE ABOUT ONE OF THE TOP SONGS OF THE YEAR. THIS EPISODE ORIGINALLY AIRED ON JANUARY 24. There are two kinds of people...
What’s the holiday season without a little tradition?
Ranging from childhood phone calls, to serenading strangers, to feasting on the darkest day of the year, we explore how traditions help connect us and celebrate the season. To end the year, we ...
Short on cash and power, Ukraine faces a dark Christmas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington on Wednesday. It’s his first known time outside of Ukraine since Russia invaded more than 300 days ago. He’s meeting with Preside...
The YouTubers guiding immigrants in small-town Canada
Newcomers are turning to YouTube to learn about everyday life in places like Moncton NB, Kamloops B.C. or Swift Current, Sask. Canada’s goal of bringing in 500,000 new permanent residents every...
What we know about the mass shooting near Toronto
On Sunday evening, five residents of a high-rise condo building in Vaughan, ON were shot and killed . A 73-year-old gunman was also shot and killed by police. Court documents reveal that the shoo...
The tiny town that might vote itself out of existence
In the community of Gaultois, Newfoundland, an upcoming vote will determine whether to keep receiving government services, or take a payout to relocate to the mainland, leaving behind their homes...
A success story in Indigenous-led conservation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $800-million in funding for Indigenous-led conservation efforts at COP15, the biodiversity conference happening in Montreal. The Thaidene Nëné Indigenou...
FTX and Canadian crypto FOMO
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday. U.S. prosecutors charged Bankman-Fried with eight counts of fraud and conspiracy. He’s ...
A promising young player, a devastating injury and Hockey Canada
Neil Doef was 17 when his life changed. As a promising young hockey player, he was competing at an international tournament when he was paralyzed. For the last seven years, he has been engaged in...
Why NASA wants to go back to the moon
With its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Artemis 1 marked the successful completion of the first step in a new era of space travel to the moon. It comes 50 years after the last astro...
A rare look inside war-torn Myanmar
Myanmar has been in a state of chaos since February 2021 when the military staged a coup following a democratic election. Thousands of people have been killed in this civil war, and the UN estima...
A behavioural psychologist explains why Canadians aren’t wearing masks
Healthcare systems across the country are under strain yet again, and this time children seem to be bearing the worst of the combination of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19. Health officials would l...
The billions of dollars in ineligible COVID benefits
The federal government paid $4.6-billion in COVID-19 benefits to ineligible recipients, and another $27.4-billion of payouts should be investigated to see if they met the program’s eligibility...
Why your groceries cost so much
Canadians have already seen the cost of groceries grow by over 10 per cent this year, and costs are expected to keep rising . A bag of the humble romaine lettuce can cost as much as $13. Now, exp...
How the Canadian justice system treats abused women
Two years ago, Helen Naslund was sentenced to eighteen years in prison for killing her husband, Miles, in 2011. They married young, in the early 1980s – he was twenty, and she was seventeen. H...
How to stop Indigenous identity fraud
Joseph Boyden . Michelle Latimer . Carrie Bourassa . There has been a growing list of people who are accused of pretending to be Indigenous. Jean Teillet is a lawyer who was commissioned by th...
What a more sovereign Alberta would mean for Canada
On Tuesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her sovereignty act , the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, which would give her cabinet powers to not enforce federal legisla...
A glut of office space in a hybrid work world
The office vacancy rates in two of Canada’s biggest cities – Toronto and Vancouver – have more than doubled since before the pandemic. The Globe’s real estate reporter, Rachelle Youngl...
Zero-COVID protests break through the Great Firewall of China
Protesters in China are blaming zero-COVID policies for the deaths of 10 people in an apartment building in the city of Urumqi. Demonstrations erupted in dozens of cities around the country, inc...
Canada’s ambitious plan to bring in 500,000 immigrants by 2025
The federal government plans to bring in 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025 – but only around 200,000 housing units are being built per year. With a cost-of-living crisis, sky-high housing de...
Justin Trudeau testifies at the Emergencies Act inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s five-hour testimony wrapped up the final day of Emergencies Act inquiry. Mr. Trudeau faced questions about his decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in Febru...
Are we ready for the new medically assisted dying law?
In March, Canada will expand medically assisted dying to people with mental illness as a sole condition. This will make the country’s euthanasia law one of the most liberal in the world – ju...
How soaring B.C. wait times are hurting cancer patients
Cancer patients are facing lengthy wait times to see a doctor and get treated in British Columbia. These delays are not only stressful for the patient, they allow the disease to grow and become...
What the World Cup buys Qatar
With World Cup host country Qatar getting bad press for its treatment of migrant workers , its stance on LGBTQ rights and its strict regulations on alcohol , it’s hard to imagine that it has a ...
Premier Danielle Smith takes on health care in Alberta
Danielle Smith harshly criticized health officials’ response to the pandemic in Alberta during her campaign to become premier – and she promised to change things. She’s now making major ch...
Can big banks save us from climate change?
The year was 2021. And former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney had a dream. In Glasgow, he announced that wanted to bring together the world’s financial institutions to help solve climate c...
Rupi Kaur wants you to start writing
Rupi Kaur is one of the most famous poets in the world. When she was just 21, she self-published her first collection of poetry, Milk and Honey. She’s written two more collections since, and he...
A doctor answers your questions about RSV, flu and COVID
As RSV, influenza and COVID circulate, health care systems that were already strained are struggling even more. Children’s hospitals in particular are seeing a surge of patients with RSV, and ...
The peace deal to end ‘world’s biggest war’ in Tigray
Two weeks after a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Tigray was reached, humanitarian aid finally started to arrive in the Tigrayan region on Tuesday . It’s the first sign that Ethiopia’s ...
What the liberation of Kherson means for the war in Ukraine
The Globe’s Mark MacKinnon was in Kherson this weekend while residents celebrated Ukraine regaining control of the city from Russia’s invading forces. They had been under Russian occupation...
How FTX went from $32-billion to bankrupt in a week
Sam Bankman-Fried was seen by many as the golden boy of the cryptocurrency world. He was the CEO of major crypto exchange FTX, which at its peak was worth US$32-billion. He was known to hobnob wi...
Why this climate scientist is worried the Bahamas won’t exist in 50 years
At the global climate conference COP27 , a major discussion is a loss and damage fund. The idea is that wealthier countries that contributed more to climate change would put money towards a fund ...
Abortion rights’ impact on the Republican wave
Republicans were expected to dominate the midterm elections, but the anticipated ‘red wave’ did not pan out. Democrats did better than expected and some of that is being attributed to the su...
Why Doug Ford backpedaled in the dispute with CUPE
In an abrupt reversal, Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised to repeal the legislation that revoked the right to strike for educational workers in the province. That wrapped up the walkout by CUPE ...
The secretive Chinese ‘police stations’ in Canada
The RCMP are now investigating after a report from human rights organization Safeguard Defenders identified 54 so-called Chinese police “service stations” set up in 30 countries around the ...
How Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law is having a big impact on the U.S.
Florida has brought in several policies recently that critics say target LGBTQ people, like the controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill , which prevents teachers from telling kids in Grade 3 or ...
School staff walk out to protest new Ontario legislation
The labour dispute between educational workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has escalated this week. The union iss...
The convoy leaders speak at the Emergencies Act inquiry
This week, the Emergencies Act inquiry is hearing from convoy leaders who took over Ottawa’s downtown core earlier this year while they were protesting vaccine mandates. On Wednesday, a lawyer...
What COVID does to the brain
Neuroscientists are trying to figure out how the COVID virus, SARS-COV-2, is affecting the brain. Many people who have gotten COVID end up having lingering cognitive impairments of some kind, whe...
The Canadians leading the far-right movement in America
There are a surprising number of Canadians involved in far-right politics in the U.S. Think Jordan Peterson, Steven Crowder, Gavin McInnes, Lauren Southern. So why are there so many? And why d...
How your boss might be monitoring you
Electronic monitoring of employees has been going on for years, but it’s seen a serious boost during the pandemic. It can consist of tracking anything from location, online activity status, ke...
What new census data tells us about immigrants in Canada
New census data from Statistics Canada shows that immigrants now represent 23 per cent of the Canadian population , a new high. But these numbers only tell half the story. The challenges that imm...
Financial dos and don’ts for young adults in an uncertain economy
The Bank of Canada announced a 0.5 percentage point rate hike on Wednesday. It’s the sixth consecutive increase in the past year alone. These increases have made borrowing more expensive and ...
A made-in-Canada solution to help Indigenous people in prisons
Indigenous people are over-represented in Canada’s federal prisons. One in three men in federal prisons identify as Indigenous, and the number is 50 per cent for women prisoners. Officials ha...
Rishi Sunak takes on a fragile British economy
Rishi Sunak is set to become the UK’s next Prime Minister. This comes after Liz Truss resigned from the job afte r a tumultuous six weeks. Truss is the shortest-serving Prime Minister in Briti...
Recovery stalls in Prince Edward Island a month after Fiona
It’s been a month since post-tropical storm Fiona slammed into Atlantic Canada, causing huge amounts of devastation . In Prince Edward Island, thousands of trees came down, houses were destroy...
What one annoying sound says about how we deal with homelessness
An anti-loitering noise device under a bridge in the small city of Oshawa, Ontario was put there by municipal officials to dissuade unhoused people from setting up camp. It’s raised questions ...
What we’ve learned from the Emergencies Act inquiry so far
The public inquiry into whether the use of the Emergencies Act to stop protests in Ottawa this past winter was justified is under way. On Wednesday, we learned that the city of Ottawa and police...
How to fight drones in Ukraine
In the span of two weeks, Russia has launched two major drone attacks on Ukraine. Scores of so-called “kamikaze drones,” purchased from Iran, have been attacking Ukrainian civilians and devas...
Cold cases are being cracked with the help of ancestry sites
Finding a suspect based on their DNA alone used to be almost impossible: police could only search DNA databases of people who’d already committed crimes and been convicted. But the increase in ...
What you need to know about Buy Now, Pay Later
If you’ve bought something online recently, you’ve probably seen a payment option to spread out the purchase in installments. This is known as Buy Now, Pay Later and it’s popping up all ov...
The future of China’s economy
Next week, China’s ruling Communist Party is expected to announce an unprecedented third term for its leader, Xi Jinping. Mr. Xi has consolidated his power over the last decade, cracking down ...
Loblaw’s driverless trucks hit the road
There’s an experiment under way on the roadways around the Greater Toronto Area. Loblaw Companies Ltd. has partnered with autonomous vehicle company Gatik and is using five driverless delivery ...
Mass resignation at Hockey Canada
On Tuesday, the CEO of Hockey Canada, Scott Smith, left the organization and the entire board of directors resigned . The organization has been embroiled in controversy for months over its handl...
Facebook, Meta and the future of social media
The company that owns Facebook might be in trouble. Meta’s stock has plunged nearly 60 per cent this year, Facebook has been losing active users, existing users are consistently complaining abo...
Wild boars are in Canada and it’s no joke
Adaptable, smart and invasive. No we’re not talking about humans. We’re talking about wild boars . With their populations growing and sightings – even around big metropolitan areas – incr...
Gen Z’s housing struggles are worse than generations past
In the second quarter of 2022 housing affordability in Canada saw its “worst deterioration” in more than 40 years. At the same time, rents across the country are skyrocketing . For young adu...
Ukraine’s breakthrough on the battlefield
The Ukrainian military has made substantial advancements in two regions of the country in the past few days. Those gains come as Russian President Vladimir Putin formalizes his annexation of fo...
How a tax cut for the wealthy almost tanked the UK economy
Liz Truss’s ‘mini budget’ didn’t get a mini reaction . The plan, which initially included a cut in personal income tax for the top earners, sent markets into a panic and sent the pound p...
The NFT market has crashed, but NFT thefts are rising
After a meteoric rise, the value of NFTs plummeted . But here’s the weird thing: that’s when people started stealing them. In the span of a year, one report pegs the total theft at US $100 mi...
A doctor answers your current COVID questions
We wanted to find out from you, our listeners, what you’re thinking about COVID-19 – especially as restrictions are disappearing and new vaccines are available. Infectious disease special...
Land back and the next stage of reconciliation
It’s become something of a rallying cry to move reconciliation forward, repeated from British Columbia to Ontario to New Brunswick . But what exactly does “land back” mean? Bruce McI...
Parties promise to limit immigration in Quebec election
Quebec is the one province where immigration is a ballot-box issue in provincial elections. In 2018, it was one of the deciding factors that gave François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec...
A nuclear scientist on Russia’s threat of nuclear war
Russia has one of the largest nuclear arsenals in the world, and Russian President Vladimir Putin and those in his inner circle have threatened to use nuclear weapons if Russian territory is thr...
An Iranian woman’s death in custody sparks global protests
Protests are spreading across Iran – and the world – after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody. Mahsa was picked up by Iran’s morality police on Sept. 13 for allegedly...
How two Canadian women were switched at birth
In September 1969, two baby girls were born in a tiny hospital in rural Newfoundland, a few hours apart. A simple accident led to both of their lives being changed forever. Over 50 years later,...
Putin doubles down on the war in Ukraine
This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin called up 300,000 reservists in a partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine. That sparked protests in several cities in Russia, and a flood of people...
The good and bad of slowing inflation
Inflation is on the decline for the second straight month . New numbers from Statistics Canada show that inflation slowed to 7 per cent in August – down from 7.6 per cent in July and 8.1 per c...
A senator sent inauthentic documents to stranded Afghans
In the final days of a chaotic government effort to rescue people from the Taliban last summer, Senator Marilou McPhedran and one of her staff members sent travel documents to a family attempting...
What happened to $10-a-day daycare in Ontario?
In March, Ontario became the last jurisdiction in Canada to sign on to the national Early Learning and Child Care Agreement . The $30-billion commitment by the federal government aims at bringin...
Soaring energy bills in the UK as winter looms
On Oct. 1, natural gas bills in the U.K. will go up by 80 per cent. Most households rely on natural gas for heat, and this means their energy bills would increase from an average of £1,971 to £...
New details emerge about the Saskatchewan stabbings
Initially, residents of James Smith Cree Nation did not want to welcome the reporters into their community following the mass stabbing attack that left 10 people dead on September 4, 2022. But a...
Behind the scenes of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
After months of fighting the Russian invasion, Ukraine has gained significant ground in Kharkiv Oblast, a province in the northeast of the country. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said this...
Why storms are more destructive now
There seem to be a lot of serious storms these days, and those storms are causing more and more damage. The storm that hit southern Ontario in May claimed the lives of at least 10 people, and ca...
Fighting inflation, one grocery bill at a time
While Canada’s overall inflation is ticking down, the cost of food continues to rise. Inflation for groceries rose in July to 9.9 per cent . Lisa Noonan and Filomena Bilotta are both administ...
What Pierre Poilievre’s landslide victory means for Canada
In case you missed it: listen to Menaka’s conversation with columnists Robyn Urback and John Ibbitson about the Conservative Party’s new leader, Pierre Poilievre. They explore what Poilievr...
The expansion of selling plasma in Canada
Plasma is a critical part of some medicines but Canada currently only gets 15 per cent of its supply from Canadians. That means we’re dependent on the paid-plasma international market for 85 pe...
The Conservative leadership race is Poilievre’s to lose
The Conservative Party of Canada will announce a new leader on Saturday evening. This comes after more than half a year of campaigning. Scott Aitchison, Roman Baber, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis a...
Queen Elizabeth dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96. She was on the throne for 70 years, making her the longest-reigning British monarch in history. Her rule was marked by modernizing the monar...
Why sports betting ads are everywhere
A federal law banning single-sports betting was reversed last year through Bill C-218, leading to a proliferation of sports betting companies operating in Canada – along with an explosion in s...
Grief and fear in Saskatchewan after mass stabbing
Two days after a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan, police are still looking for Myles Sanderson, who, along with his brother Damien, are suspected of killing 10 people and injuring 18 others . O...
Study permit delays leave international students in limbo
As of Aug. 15, nearly 170,000 study permit applications were pending with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Although plans have been made to get many of these students to the start of...
City Space: Supply alone won’t fix our housing crisis. Here are three other factors
If we want great cities, people from all walks of life need to be able to live in them. But even with experts predicting that rising interest rates will drive national housing prices down by as m...
A new measure of unhealthy drinking
If you have three or more alcoholic drinks in a week , you’re putting your health at risk. That’s according to a new report from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction (CCSA). ...
A cry for kelp: How this seaweed can help fight climate change
Kelp has traditionally been harvested for food, but we’re discovering other new ways we could be using kelp as well … like in packaging, to replace plastics, or even in animal feed to reduce ...
Do sugar taxes work?
As of Sept. 1, sugar sweetened beverages like pops, iced teas and energy drinks in Newfoundland and Labrador will be a bit more expensive. The province is bringing in a sugar tax, and it is contr...
Investigating the explosion that rocked a small town
An explosion rocked downtown Wheatley, Ontario last year, injuring 20 people, destroying property and terrifying residents and shaking buildings kilometres away. The cause is assumed to be an �...
Stress Test: Returning to the office will cost you and not everyone's willing to pay
Your boss wants you back in the office, but after two years of remote work, you’re not sure you want to go. Whether you measure the cost in time or money, going back to work can be pricey. Many...
Filling Canada’s labour gaps with migrant workers
In April , the federal government announced that it would expand Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program to allow employers to hire even more low-wage workers from abroad. The move is designe...
Zellers is back – will it survive this time?
When Hudson’s Bay Company announced last week that it’s bringing back the discount store Zellers, people flocked to social media to share their memories of Zeddy the mascot, of the Zeller’s...
Why Germany needs Canada’s help with its energy
Germany’s energy crisis could worsen as temperatures dip and Russia threatens to cut off the pipeline delivering natural gas to the country. So German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has come to Canada ...
The problems with outsourcing healthcare
Dr. Alika Lafontaine is the Canadian Medical Association’s new president, and an anesthesiologist. He takes on the job at a time when emergency rooms are buckling across the country . Nurse sh...
Stress Test: Tempted to buy a home with siblings or friends? Here’s what you need to know
Most people buy homes with their partners or by themselves. But others are ditching the traditional paradigm. Today, we’re talking about unconventional homebuyers: family members, friends and o...
How a warming climate is hurting our sleep
A study from the University of Copenhagen looked at billions of records taken from sleep-tracking wristbands across 68 countries suggests that people are already losing 44 hours of sleep a year ...
Taiwan’s bargaining (micro)chip
Recent visits to Taiwan by U.S. House Rep. Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of five U.S. lawmakers earlier this week have set the stage for rising tensions in the Taiwan strait. Beijing claims ...
Why we need parasites
You’re never far from a parasite, no matter where you are. They’re responsible for illnesses like malaria that cause death around much of the world; the word itself is a derogatory term for s...
Why do CEOs get paid so much?
The CEOs of the 100 largest Canadian companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange saw their compensation go up 23 per cent in 2021 . Some chief executives took home pay packages that were value...
City Space: From tipping to farming: How we should change the way we think about food
Today we're bringing you an episode of City Space, a Globe and Mail podcast about how to make our cities better, hosted by Adrian Lee. Cities are filled with seemingly endless options when it c...
The $100,000 curry chicken
With so many ups and downs in headlines and our personal lives, what often brings us together is food. Food has a way of supporting, nurturing and healing. To explore the depths of how food conne...
Unearthing our love for the humble potato
Potatoes! They’re affordable, accessible, ultra-versatile, and most importantly, delicious. But a case of potato warts found on two farms in Prince Edward Island last November has wreaked havoc...
How supply chains starve us, and how to fix it
In the past two years alone, the number of severely food insecure people doubled to 276 million , according to the UN, because of issues like inflation and supply chain problems related to the in...
Octopus: friend or food?
As the global demand for octopus meat rises, a company in Spain is set to open the world’s first ever octopus farm. But scientists and philosophers warn that it would be a mistake to farm these...
City Space: How online shopping is changing our city streets – and what comes next
With e-commerce largely replacing brick-and-mortar stores, how we shop is having real, physical effects on how our cities work. So in this episode, we’re looking at all things retail: As consum...
You have Monkeypox questions. We have (some) answers.
Monkeypox cases are climbing worldwide. In July, the World Health Organization declared the virus a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” And in Canada, as of Aug. 3, there are...
Are we actually heading into a recession?
New GDP numbers in the U.S. have set off the latest set of worries about whether we’re heading for a recession, even if Canada’s numbers aren’t that bad. Globe and Mail journalist David...
Scammers are taking advantage of the overheated rental market
This year alone, rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Canada went up almost 14 per cent on average – and many rental markets, like Calgary or Guelph, Ont. are even hotter. Experts point to thos...
Stress Test: Retirement might look different for Gen Z and millennials. Here’s how to plan for it
Today we're bringing you an episode of Stress Test, a Globe and Mail podcast about personal finance, hosted by Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw. We’re talking retirement – why it’s changing, a...
Outrage over Hockey Canada’s fund to settle sexual assault claims
Hockey Canada told federal hearings Wednesday that it has paid $8.9 million since 1989 to settle 21 cases of alleged sexual assault, with the bulk of that money, $7.6 million, coming from a spec...
Why Canada is violating its own Russian sanctions
Canada is getting heat for granting a Montreal company an exemption from Russian sanctions. The company fixes turbines used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which supplies natural gas from Russia ...
Why bonds might be more important than stocks
The bond market moves three times as much money as the stock market. But it’s boring. The “sure thing” with a steady if modest return and low risk. So we hardly ever hear about it. But in t...
Should the Pope reverse a 500-year old Church law on his trip to Canada?
It is largely anticipated that Pope Francis will deliver another apology to Indigenous people while in Canada this week. But are there actions he could take while here to further reconciliation...
Stress Test: How TikTok changed the vibe of personal finance advice
Today we're bringing you an episode of Stress Test, a Globe and Mail podcast about personal finance, hosted by Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw. Gen Z and millennials are getting a lot of their mone...
The most important revelations from the January 6 hearings
The January 6 Committee hearings have shared several surprising revelations and explosive testimony over the last few months. To make sense of it all, we recap some stand out moments so far in th...
The court case challenging Canada’s public healthcare
On Friday, B.C.’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that access to medical care should be based on need and not the ability to pay. The court sided with the B.C. government’s...
What we learned from the Nova Scotia shooter’s spouse
More than two years after Canada’s worst mass shooting, we’ve finally heard from someone who was there at the start. Lisa Banfield, the shooter’s common-law spouse, spoke last Friday at the...
Sri Lanka's crisis and its relationship with China
Sri Lanka is in crisis right now . After months of fuel, medicine and food shortages, protestors have taken to the streets – and the homes of the country’s leaders. The now-former Prime Minis...
City Space: How can cities prepare for climate change?
Today we're bringing you an episode of City Space, a Globe and Mail podcast about how to make our cities better, hosted by Adrian Lee. Climate change isn’t just coming, it’s here. And citie...
Decoding the Bank of Canada’s supersized interest rate hike
The Bank of Canada raised the benchmark interest rate by one percentage point on Wednesday. The surprise move is the biggest hike since 1998. The aggressive increase is larger than economists we...
Three solutions for airport chaos from a former airline exec
Things are not going well at airports around the world and Canada has taken a particularly bad turn. On Monday, 70 per cent of flights from Canada’s largest carrier Air Canada were delayed �...
The Rogers outage fallout
On Friday, Rogers’ cellphone and Internet surfaced suddenly stopped working, leaving almost 12 million Canadians disconnected . And it wasn’t just Rogers’ direct customers who were affected...
Coping with the coming COVID summer surge
Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be sick of talking about it – but COVID-19 is not through with us yet. Case counts are higher than the first two pandemic summers, and as...
City Space: Hybrid work is here to stay. What will that mean for our downtown cores?
Today we're bringing you an episode of City Space, a Globe and Mail podcast about how to make our cities better, hosted by Adrian Lee. If you’re a white-collar worker, chances are your office...
What’s going on inside the Assembly of First Nations?
On Tuesday, First Nations chiefs in the Assembly of First Nations voted against continuing the suspension of National Chief RoseAnne Archibald . Archibald was suspended on June 17, after being a...
Trudeau, the RCMP and a question of interference
Just 10 days after the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting where 22 people were killed, RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki allegedly pressed senior officers to publicly release information about the kind...
Tuberculosis in Canada? The story behind a recent outbreak
It’s often thought of as a disease from a bygone era, but in some parts of Canada, tuberculosis is still very much with us. When the hamlet of Pangnirtung experienced an outbreak last year, loc...
Wild boars are in Canada and it’s no joke
Adaptable, smart and invasive. No we’re not talking about humans. We’re talking about wild boars . With their populations growing and sightings – even around big metropolitan areas – incr...
Graduating from pandemic high school
Westview Centennial Secondary School in the northwest of Toronto is celebrating the graduating class of 2022. On Thursday, about 180 students are crossing the stage to get their diplomas. While ...
The fight to overturn abortion bans in the U.S.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, abortions were immediately outlawed in several states. But this week, the procedures were allowed to resume in Tex...
Hockey Canada, allegations of sexual assault and a culture of secrecy
A woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by eight Canadian Hockey League players in 2018. The public did not hear about this until 2022, after TSN broke the news that Hockey Canada settled a c...
The cultural and economic force that is K-pop supergroup BTS
The superstar K-pop group BTS announced recently that they are taking a temporary break as a group and pursuing individual projects. This moment was a big deal for their millions of fans worldwid...
Celebrating Pride in small-town Canada
Today, Pride celebrations in big cities include parades and parties which attract millions of participants around the world. But for many smaller cities and towns across Canada, public Pride even...
Was the Emergencies Act the right tool to use against the truckers?
Feb. 14, 2022, marked the first time the government has had to invoke the Emergencies Act. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did so in response to the continuing trucker convoy protests. And in doing...
What to know about monkeypox’s spread
Monkeypox, an endemic disease for a number of Central and West African countries, is having its largest outbreak outside of that region. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Preven...
Why protecting the Amazon can be deadly
British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira went missing in the Amazon on June 5. They are now confirmed dead and multiple people have been arrested . They both...
What the government can do to fix inflation
For many months now, people have been calling on the federal government to do something about skyrocketing prices. Last week, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the Liberals’ plan to t...
Rescuing the most vulnerable in Ukraine’s eastern region
Mykola Kuleba is the former children’s ombudsman of Ukraine and he’s now the head of an organization called Save Ukraine . He’s been co-ordinating evacuation missions all over the country ...
Panic at the crypto
Cryptocurrencies have taken another dive this week. And this crash follows seven months of declines, even for the big names in the game. Bitcoin, for example, is down more than 60 per cent from i...
The front line defence against floods that no one’s fixing
They’re the front line in defending British Columbia from flooding – but no one can agree who’s responsible for them. Dikes, levees, whatever you want to call them, we need them. But there ...
Where development clashes with conservation
Ontario’s proposed Highway 413 would cut through the habitat of several species at risk in the province. Critics are concerned it would harm local waterways as well, far beyond the actual high...
Divulging salaries can help shrink the pay gap
When it comes to the issue of salary gaps, some experts say one solution is to make salaries more transparent. In 2021, the federal government introduced new legislation that would do just that: ...
Swan Lake and the future of ballet
Siphe November is one of the most talented ballet dancers of his generation. At just 23, he’s the National Ballet of Canada’s youngest principal dancer and only the second black principal da...
Why we can’t air condition our way out of extreme heat
Last year, a heat dome in B.C. led to the deaths of 619 people . It’s the deadliest weather event in Canadian history. Temperatures rose to above 40 degrees and stayed high even at night. On Tu...
How Boris Johnson survives scandal after scandal
Boris Johnson has been called the Teflon prime minister, because no scandal seems to stick to him. He has a long history of being at the centre of scandals, dating back to his time as a journalis...
Why the Nova Scotia shooter wasn't stopped by police sooner
As we learn more about Canada’s worst mass shooting, the families of the people killed are so frustrated with how the inquiry’s going that they’ve started to boycott the proceedings . Senio...
Inside Canada’s music industry with rapper Cadence Weapon
You may know Rollie Pemberton by his stage name, Cadence Weapon. He’s the Edmonton-born rapper, who won the Polaris Music Prize in 2021, is known for his music with a political bent. Though he�...
‘Leaving the door open’ for rehabilitating mass murderers
Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976. Now, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the state to jail someone for life with no reasonable hope for parole. That...
Depp v. Heard and what it means for #MeToo
On Wednesday, a jury sided with actor, Johnny Depp in his defamation case against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. The verdict follows a six week-long trial (which aired live on Court TV) that captured...
Putting a federal disability benefit back on the table
On May 26, Canada’s Minister of Employment, work force Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough said the Liberal government plans to retable the Canada Disability Benefit before ...
Why people are hitting unsubscribe on streaming platforms
Netflix recently reported their first loss of subscribers in over a decade. In the first quarter of 2022, 200,000 accounts left the company. That was just in the first quarter of this year – th...
Why birds sing
Today we decided to take a bit of a reprieve and head down to a park, very early in the morning, to hear the dawn chorus – the symphony of birdsong that happens at daybreak. Since the pandemic ...
How archaeologists look for unmarked graves in Indigenous communities
It’s been one year since Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation announced they had found 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Dr. Kisha Supernant is one of t...
Why guns are so tied to American identity
The United States is grappling with another mass shooting. At least 19 children and two adults were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas , on Tuesday. This marks the 27th school shoo...
How learning platforms tracked kids during online school
A new report from Human Rights Watch found that some online learning platforms are tracking children in ways they say actively or passively infringe on a child’s privacy rights. The trackers b...
Connie Walker’s latest investigation: Her own family's history
Journalist Connie Walker has been reporting on Indigenous stories for most of her career. From missing and murdered women to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, she has covered on some of t...
Stress Test: Is the middle class dead for millennials and Gen Z?
As a bonus episode today, we're bringing you an episode of STRESS TEST , a podcast about personal finance from The Globe and Mail, hosted by Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw. Many millennials and Ge...
Why is it so hard to unite the right in Alberta?
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will resign as leader of the United Conservative Party following the results of his leadership review. He received support from 51.4 per cent of party member...
A journalist’s death and rising tensions in the West Bank
On May 11, a prominent Palestinian-American journalist was shot and killed in the West Bank while reporting for Al Jazeera. Her name was Shireen Abu Akleh. She was widely respected for her work a...
Why this year’s avian flu is much deadlier than usual
As this year’s deadly avian flu spreads from poultry to wild animals, there are reports of birds suffering from neurological symptoms, dropping dead from trees and twitching uncontrollably. Ne...
The stock market is tumbling. A recession is probably next
Global markets are not doing well. And people are losing a lot of money. Even big technology companies like Netflix are starting to suffer. Their stock is down by nearly 70 per cent this year. A...
Why getting in to see a doctor is so hard in Canada
Universal health care is a point of pride for many Canadians, but the system has had flaws for decades. One big issue is getting in to see a doctor. The Commonwealth Fund estimated that 56 per c...
The fight to end forced sterilization of Indigenous women
Indigenous women are still being forcibly sterilized in Canada. That’s one thing that Sen. Yvonne Boyer wants Canadians to know. The senator, who is Métis herself and was formerly a nurse and...
Resilience, inherited trauma and living with the Holocaust
Even 75 years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitic crimes are still happening in Canada. And their presence highlights why education is still important, and uncovering family history is a powerful w...
The Russian mercenary group accused of atrocities in Ukraine
Several of the atrocities happening in the Ukraine war are being linked to a mercenary organization called the Wagner Group. The Kremlin-linked mercenaries have operated in countries in the Middl...
One year of The Decibel: Updates on our biggest stories
The podcast turns one year old today! And in our first year, a lot happened: Russia started a war in Ukraine , thousands of unmarked graves were found at some residential school sites in Canada,...
What’s causing the massive delays at Canada’s international airports?
Canada’s international airports have experienced major delays getting passengers on and off their flights, as people begin returning to air travel in numbers not seen since before the pandemic...
Mark MacKinnon isn’t celebrating his ban from Russia
A couple weeks ago, The Globe and Mail’s senior foreign correspondent Mark MacKinnon found out he’s now banned from entering Russia. He joins a long list of Canadians who can no longer ente...
How getting an abortion in Canada differs from the U.S.
In the wake of the news that the U.S. Supreme Court has drafted a ruling that would reverse Roe v. Wade , effectively ending safe and legal abortion in some states, some abortion advocates in Can...
Buck-a-ride, new highways and other Ontario election promises
The Ontario provincial election campaign is officially underway and election day is June 2nd. The campaign promises have been coming in thick: $1 per ride transportation from the Ontario Libera...
The carbon footprint of an electric vehicle’s battery
One billion dollars was promised towards building electric vehicles in Ontario on Monday – just the latest investment from government into the industry that hopes to do away with gas-powered e...
The toll shooting war takes on photojournalists
Making a career out of holding a camera lens up to the frontlines of conflict, photojournalists can find themselves in tough - if not precarious - situations. The Globe’s new documentary , Shoo...
A family flees Kabul, then Kyiv
Jawed Haqmal risked his life for the Canadian military. Now, he is waiting for the Canadian government to let him know if he can move to the country he once helped. Jawed is one of many Afghan na...
Canada’s first count of trans and non-binary people
New data from the 2021 census has been released . For the first time , the Census has counted Canada’s transgender and non-binary populations after making some controversial changes to its ques...
Elon Musk is set to own our ‘digital town square’
Elon Musk has agreed to buy Twitter, the social media platform for US$44-billion on Monday, just a week after the company’s board tried to block the takeover. The Globe’s technology reporte...
The mixed emotions of going back to the office
It may be time to dust off your dress shoes and button-down shirts. Canadians are slowly returning to the office after two years working from dining tables and home offices. The Globe and Mail re...
Buying a $50-million trip to space
The age of private space travel is upon us. For a paltry few tens of millions, you could buy your own ticket to visit the International Space Station . A 10-day trip with Axiom Space cost Canadia...
Trouble is brewing in the craft beer world
There’s no shortage of craft breweries in Canada. Over the past decade, they grew at an explosive rate, from just a few hundred breweries in 2008 to almost 1,200 in 2020 . While this is good ne...
How Edmonton hopes to get mosquitos to buzz off
Warmer weather means summer, picnics, camping … and mosquitoes. Edmonton is particularly famous for their mosquito season. But with a focus on environmental sustainability, the city is ditching...
If you didn’t get a big raise, you probably got a pay cut
With inflation eating into people’s bank accounts, some people are starting to wonder: Hey, is my paycheque shrinking? And according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternat...
Pierre Poilievre’s populist appeal
Pierre Poilievre has been known as the federal Conservative’s attack dog. He’s often hyper partisan in Parliament, not afraid to pander to the base and support controversial movements, like t...
Baking a birthday cake in a war zone
When your country is invaded, how do you keep your family’s spirits up? In besieged Kharkiv, Ukraine, Natalie Slyusar focused on trying to give her son a regular 16th birthday – complete wit...
The pandemic surge in sexually transmitted infections
Sexual health testing took a nose dive during the pandemic, as health care workers and resources were diverted towards the fight against COVID-19. And as Globe reporter Zosia Bielski tells us in ...
Separatism’s new shape in Quebec
On Monday, a by-election in a Montreal suburb ended in defeat for the Parti Quebecois, the province’s champion of separatism for the last fifty years. And yet 35 per cent of Quebeckers still be...
Why Canadians aren’t getting their COVID booster
On Monday , Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Kieran Moore gave a COVID-19 update after being silent for almost a month. The province will expand PCR testing and antiviral drugs for certain peop...
What scares Sarah Polley?
Most people want to shy away from life’s hard moments. But not Canadian actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley. In her first book, Run Towards the Danger , she shares six personal essays that explore...
Inside the federal budget lockup
The federal government has laid out a budget with $56-billion in new spending over six years . On the day the budget is released, journalists get to see the document in advance of the Finance Min...
In Bucha and Chernihiv after Russia withdraws
This week, Ukraine took back some key areas in the northern part of the country from Russian troops – including the cities of Bucha and Chernihiv. While we’ve heard reports of atrocities fro...
The myth of universal health care in Canada
As we enter the sixth wave of COVID-19, hospitals are bracing for yet another surge. After two years of weathering wave after wave, doctors, nurses, and hospital staff are “burnt to a crisp,”...
Wastewater is filling the COVID-19 data gap
COVID-19′s sixth wave is here. Quebec ’s institute of public health says the sixth wave began in mid-March. On Monday, Ontario premier Doug Ford said the province is in the midst of a “lit...
This Métis elder spoke directly to the Pope. Here’s her story
Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system – an apology long awaited by Indigenous Peoples in Canada. This comes after a week of meetings bet...
What the latest climate plan means for Canada’s oil and gas sector
The federal government has released yet another climate change plan oriented toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What’s different this time? This latest Emissions Reduction Plan is a sec...
Canada’s tech sector has a brain drain problem
Employment is growing across Canada’s economy, but nowhere near the rate of the tech sector. Jobs in STEM jumped nearly 200,000 since the pandemic. Specifically, jobs in computer systems design...
What’s next for making $10-a-day child care a reality in Canada?
On March 28, it was announced that Ontario had finally signed onto the federal child-care deal . With all provinces and territories now signed on, families across the country will eventually be p...
Kamal Al-Solaylee on the war we chose to forget
The UN has called it the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Yemen’s now seven-year-long war has killed almost 400,000 people, mostly children younger than five years old. Millions of people i...
What students think about the end of masking
Almost every province in Canada has now removed its mask mandates in public schools. But many are questioning if now is the right time, and some are even challenging the decision . Today we h...
Hate crimes in Canada are up. What’s being done to stop them
Hate crimes in Canada are up. Recent data out from Statistics Canada showed that in the first year of the pandemic, incidents reported to police increased by 37 per cent from the previous year. ...
The dangers women and children face after fleeing Ukraine
Women and children make up the vast majority of people who have fled the invasion of Ukraine – now over 3.5 million. And while they are no longer at risk of bombing, shelling and other attacks,...
What the Liberal-NDP deal means for Canadian democracy
The Liberals and NDP have set aside their differences and come to a partnership agreement – a pledge from the Liberals to act on major NDP policy issues in exchange for the NDP’s support of ...
Why Muslim women are being turned away from school in India
Videos showing Muslim students begging to be let into a school while wearing hijabs has gone viral in India, sparking protests. Several of the students petitioned the government to reverse the de...
The case for fighting Russia in court
An international court has ordered Russia to stop the war in Ukraine, but the attacks carry on. So what was the point of this case? What impact does the order actually have on the war in Ukraine...
Putting a name to the hidden pattern behind domestic abuse
Every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by an intimate partner, and yet the topic of intimate partner violence (IPV) – more commonly referred to as domestic abuse – is rarely talked abou...
The conflict in Ukraine puts Joe Biden to the test
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a stirring speech via video to U.S. Congress on Wednesday, once again calling on the U.S. to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, transfer more mil...
To the moon? Where GameStop and other meme stocks landed
It’s been a year since companies like GameStop and AMC were making headlines for their eye-popping stock price spikes. And while the heights of the craze have passed, a lot of retail investors ...
Three Ukrainian families find refuge in a Polish home
Poland’s capital, Warsaw is struggling to cope with the huge number of people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Of the more than 2.6 million refugees that have left, 1.7 million – and...
What ‘no-fly zone’ really means
It’s a plea that has been heard around the world: Ukraine wants its allies to set up a no-fly zone in its airspace. They believe it would give them the tactical advantage in the war that Russi...
1.4 million refugees arrived in Poland. What happens now?
In two weeks, more than 2.3 million refugees have fled Ukraine because of the ongoing war. It is the fastest exodus since the Second World War. Poland has seen the largest influx of refugees wit...
The early favourites in the Conservative leadership race
The race to become the next federal leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is kicking off, not long after the ousting of Erin O’Toole . Chief political writer Campbell Clark says “blas...
This doctor wants to write prescriptions for housing
According to Statistics Canada, more than 235,000 people experience homelessness in any given year, with 25,000-35,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. During the pandemic, h...
Unpacking Putin’s end game
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has shocked the world with his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But many within Russia don’t know what’s going on just across the border, due to the governm...
1.7 million warned they may have to pay back CERB relief
Three million people lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic. In response, the federal government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The program provided $2,000 a ...
Canada's pushback against Putin
Canada is not a big player on the international stage. But as a medium-sized power, it has been working with the EU, the U.S. and the U.K. to deliver a series of economic sanctions that have bee...
On the ground in Ukraine as the war takes a turn
Russia is gaining ground in its invasion of Ukraine. On day 7 of the war, Russia occupied Kherson, a key city in the southern part of Ukraine. Russia started targeting densely populated areas li...
As missiles fall around her, this Kharkiv citizen fights disinformation
Maria Avdeeva is the research director of the European Expert Association , which analyzes Russian disinformation. With the sound of Russia’s attack in the background, Maria explains what’s h...
Ukrainian refugees find help in tiny neighbouring Moldova
As fighting rages on in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands are seeking refuge in a number of neighbouring countries. On Feb. 28, the head of a UN agency said that more than 500,000 people have fled ...
Behind the food fight over rising grocery prices
Last week, Frito-Lay, which makes Lays potato chips, but also others like Miss Vickies and Doritos, stopped sending their chips to any of the stores owned by Loblaw. And since Loblaw is the bigg...
How Black porters made Canada a fairer place
From the late 19th century up until the 1960s, travelling by sleeping car train was the height of luxury. Porters tended to a passenger’s every need. They were almost exclusively Black men who...
An inquiry into Canada’s worst mass shooting
It’s been almost two years since the mass shooting in Portapique, Nova Scotia, that killed 22 people. An inquiry into the tragedy that will make recommendations on how to prevent it from h...
Russia makes its move in Ukraine
After a fiery speech on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops across the border into Ukraine’s breakaway regions that make up the Donbas region. Western nations are reac...
One Black man’s quest for parole after 30 years in prison
When Renford Farrier was given a life sentence for killing a man, he believed he’d be out on parole after 10 years. Thirty years later, he’s still in prison and believes racism is partly to b...
Dr. Bonnie Henry on what B.C. did differently during the COVID-19 pandemic
British Columbia’s health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, announced on Feb. 15 that the province would be easing COVID-19 restrictions. This includes removing capacity limits at gyms, restaurants a...
The new expanded powers banks have under the Emergencies Act
A big part of the federal government’s plan to end the convoy protests and blockades includes targeting the flow of money to them. Banks were granted expanded powers and liability protection a...
Canada vs. U.S.: Inside women’s hockey’s greatest rivalry
Canada’s women’s hockey team is going for gold at the Beijing Olympics. They’ll face off against their rivals: Team USA. It’s the sixth time these teams have met in an Olympic final. Whi...
What Trudeau, Ford are doing to end the convoy protests
Three weeks into the convoy protests, political leaders on all levels of government are looking at what levers they can pull. On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act ...
How Colombia makes Valentine’s Day bloom in Canada
Valentine’s Day and red roses go hand-in-hand, and for those of us heading to local shops across Canada to pick up a bouquet, you might be surprised to learn those flowers most likely came from...
Meet the 21-year-old who silenced the Ottawa truckers’ horns
Life for Zexi Li has been a bit of a roller coaster these last few weeks. The Ottawa resident lives just a few blocks away from Parliament Hill, which meant that after the trucker convoy rolled i...
The top leaders of the “Freedom Convoy” protest
The occupation of streets in downtown Ottawa and blockades at two border crossings to the US, including our busiest in Windsor, Ont. continues. Reporter Colin Freeze tells us more about who th...
The secrets behind a medal-contending ice dance performance
Canadians fell in love with the Olympic sport of ice dancing after Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won gold at both the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. But they�...
Court orders honking halted in Ottawa
On Monday afternoon, a judge granted a temporary injunction to stop the incessant honking in downtown Ottawa by protestors dubbed the “Freedom Convoy.” The injunction is part of a proposed m...
How the James Webb Space Telescope will take us back in time
It has taken billions of dollars and more than two decades to build, but the successor to the Hubble Telescope is in space and waking up. Thanks to its ability to observe infrared light, the Jame...
Beijing Olympics: sports, politics and a cocktail-making robot
The 2022 Winter Olympics are on in Beijing. It’s the first city in the world to host both a winter and summer Games (the latter of which happened back in 2008). These Games are shaping up to be...
Where the Conservative Party of Canada goes from here
The vote was 73 to 45. And with that, Erin O’Toole’s leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada is over . This dismissal comes after months of internal strife as MPs questioned the direct...
How Boris Johnson might survive his boozy scandal
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on a whirlwind trip to Ukraine as his political fate is being fought in the country’s Parliament and in its press. A report, by senior civil servant Sue Gra...
Trudeau’s tough line, O’Toole’s ‘changing message’ on protesting truckers
Over the weekend, Ottawa’s Parliament Hill and downtown area saw thousands of protestors arrive as part of the “Freedom Convoy ,” originally sparked by a new vaccine mandate that would impo...
Setting the stage for an arts comeback
The arts industry has been decimated by COVID-19 lockdowns. Performance arts like theatre, ballet and live music have been particularly hard hit. According to the Canadian Association for Perfo...
The promises and limitations of the new COVID-19 pill
There’s a new treatment for COVID-19 in Canada. If taken at the right time during the infection, it can help keep people who have caught the virus out of the hospital. But there are some cavea...
The Bank of Canada’s plan to cool inflation
In a surprising twist, at least in Bank of Canada news, the central bank decided on Wednesday to keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.25 per cent. It was widely expected that the bank...
Why protesting truck drivers are heading for Ottawa
Truckers are now subject to the same rules as other travellers at the border, which means they can be refused entry or required to quarantine if they are unvaccinated. Even though, according to t...
Why some Nunavut elders spend their final years alone in Ottawa
Sending a loved one to an assisted-living home is never an easy choice. For the people of Nunavut, the majority of whom are Inuit, it’s even harder. The territory has 36 beds for elders in four...
Move over 'Let It Go,' we're talking about Bruno
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who have “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” stuck in their head, and those who don’t … yet. The Disney song is a viral sensation and unexpec...
Hot desks are not cool with office workers
In the Before Times, millions of white collar workers would get up every weekday morning, get dressed, commute into the office and work at their desk for the day. Since the pandemic, working from...
Russia and Ukraine at the brink of war
Senior international correspondent Mark MacKinnon is back in Ukraine, as officials from Canada and the U.S. — as well as military equipment from Britain — fly in to show support for Ukrain...
Who betrayed Anne Frank?
The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most widely read first-person accounts of the Holocaust. The question of how Anne and her family were discovered has haunted readers for decades. In a new bo...
Why last year’s hottest stocks are cooling off
The pandemic promised a gold mine for companies like Zoom, Shopify, and Peloton. And at first, these companies did see a boost in their stock value . But the ground started to shift at the end of...
Canada's 'Bitcoin Widow' finally speaks
When Gerald Cotten died suddenly in 2018, he was only 30 years old, but fabulously wealthy thanks to founding Quadriga, one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges. Or at least, that’s how it see...
Thinking through Quebec’s unvaxxed tax
Quebec is the first jurisdiction in Canada to propose a ‘health contribution’ tax for people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This has sparked a debate about whether some g...
Facing the challenges of kids, school and Omicron
With kids heading back to classrooms and daycares after the holiday break, there’s plenty of anxiety in the air. Omicron has proven to be highly transmissible and that means these communal set...
Giving new life to a dying language in Canada
There are only nine students but the kids of Taigh Sgoile na Drochaide – or the Bridge Schoolhouse in English – represent the future of Gaelic fluency in Canada. This is the first Gaelic-imme...
Novak Djokovic’s Australian saga
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is known for being among the best male tennis players in the world. Off the court, he’s known for his anti-vaccine sentiments. The Australian Open granted him...
Omicron’s toll on workers
Between infection, isolation and layoffs because of restrictions, staff shortages are hitting workers and business hard right now thanks to this Omicron wave of the pandemic. Independent busine...
Harry Potter and the controversial author
The world of Harry Potter – which now extends from books to movies, theme parks, spin-offs, merchandise, and a vast amount of fan-generated content called “fanfic”– has been beloved since...
How a Dry January might help your COVID anxiety
It’s easy to not be mindful about drinking alcohol. A glass of wine with dinner or a beer after work can quickly become a habit with little thought. And since the pandemic struck, for some peop...
Cracking the coronavirus code
Omicron is a variant of the novel coronavirus that was discovered back in 2019. The data we’ve collected suggests it’s less virulent, but more contagious , thanks to many mutations. To trac...
Eating disorders jeopardizing Olympic athletes' lives and careers
Elite athletes’ every move are subjected to scrutiny, rewound and played in slow-motion. And while we often discuss the physical stress this kind of exertion places on them, we’re less used t...
Stress Test: From investing to housing, personal finance experts share their predictions for 2022
For the end of 2021, we're bringing you an episode of Stress Test , a podcast about personal finance from The Globe and Mail, hosted by Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw. 2021 was a year of surprises ...
City Space: Who are public spaces – like parks or transit systems – designed for?
Today we're bringing you an episode of City Space, a Globe and Mail podcast about how to make our cities better, hosted by Adrian Lee. Public spaces are often the best parts of a city. But duri...
Small acts of kindness
A stranger helps a woman keep her new Christmas tradition alive. People come together to make sure their community fridges are full. A group of neighbours celebrate 500 nights of thanking frontli...
A new way to eliminate 40% of poverty
Al Etmanski has spent his life working to help improve life for Canadians with disabilities. Now, the federal government is considering establishing a fund to help top-up disability benefits tha...
Esi Edugyan on the Black stories Canada forgot
Esi Edugyan is known for her books of fiction. She’s a two-time winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novels Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black . In her most recent book, she’s t...
How Omicron is different
The holidays are here and so is the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Science reporter Ivan Semeniuk on what the latest science says about how Omicron is different from other variants like Delta, i...
It’s been a great year (for books)
It’s the perfect time to escape into a book. Arts editor Judith Pereira and Western Arts Correspondent Marsha Lederman on the book trends this year, the silver lining of the pandemic’s effe...
A quieter ‘patriots only’ election in Hong Kong
This weekend, Hong Kongers head to the polls to elect their government . Well, to elect 20 of the 90 seats in their Legislative Council – and from a roster of candidates carefully vetted by the...
Why this doctor is trying to find you rapid tests
Case counts are rising in many parts of the country as Omicron becomes the dominant variant of COVID-19. As some regions reintroduce public health restrictions, there’s a growing call to make r...
An Ethiopian journalist reports on the ‘secretive war’
Two years ago, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But for over a year now, a civil war has raged in Ethiopia between the federal government and the Tigrayan People�...
Putting a price on how nature protects us
What is the price of a wetland? A forest? A river? How can you even go about assessing the value of natural habitats? How do you factor in the watershed’s ability to mitigate flooding? What’s...
A Mountie, a residential school and a cover-up
In 1957, a lone Mountie in northern B.C. heard rumours about sexual abuse of boys who attended the Lower Post residential school. The Mountie and a group of Kaska Dena children brought the sexu...