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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Adrian Cheung, Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.

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Is Canada’s mental health care system for everyone?

Sep 30, 2020

Assistant Editor of Chatelaine magazine, Radiyah Chowdhury, speaks to This Matters about the urgent need for the country’s mental health care to be more adaptive towards different races, cultures and communities.

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His office was under fire. Now, Ontario's Chief Coroner leads the pandemic response

Sep 29, 2020

Is a Chief Coroner the right man to lead Ontario’s COVID-19 response? Dr. Dirk Huyer is the top man in Ontario to oversee and help minimize spread of the virus but some public health experts and doctors are questioning his appointment. In addition, his office has been under fire for, among several points,...

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How U of T’s hiring process became an international controversy

Sep 28, 2020

The University of Toronto’s law school has been accused of blocking the hiring of an international candidate as Director of the prestigious International Human Rights Program. Shree Paradkar, the Star’s Race and Gender columnist covered the story and is here to talk about what happened and how a university’s...

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Fortnite’s ‘Epic’ fight with Apple explained

Sep 25, 2020

Two of the world’s biggest tech companies are about to face off in court. Epic Games picked a fight with Apple in August with a new feature on the popular game “Fortnite.” Epic says what’s at stake is how you download apps and pay on your device. Apple says this is about following the rules on the devices they...

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What if Trump won’t leave?

Sep 24, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on whether he would accept the results of election day in November. What if Trump loses the election but refuses to leave the White House? Today on This Matters, Geoffrey Skelley, elections analyst for FiveThirtyEight, breaks down how Trump can dispute the results,...

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