Nov 30, 2020
Despite the name, access to rapid tests for COVID-19 in Canada is moving at a glacial pace. The federal government has purchased 38 million tests and rolled out 5.5 million to the provinces, where they are used in a limit capacity or just stockpiled for future use. What is the hold up? Star reporter Jacques Gallant...
Nov 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic stirred the greatest shift in our workplaces in a generation when 3.4 million Canadians moved from their offices to work from home. That is not going to change anytime soon. Now what happens to the thousands of offices and retail spaces that used be filled up? Is there a way we can re-purpose these...
Nov 26, 2020
Whatever you want to call it, the only way to characterize Trump’s post-election actions are extraordinary. From court challenges to pressuring state electors, the U.S. President took steps to stay in power despite how the vote turned out. With the transition underway, the Star’s Washington Bureau chief...
Nov 25, 2020
Until yesterday, despite cases rising and out-numbering bigger provinces, Albertans were free to dine out, shop and gather in groups even as Ontario went into lockdown and other provinces tightened restrictions. Alex Boyd, a Toronto Star reporter in Calgary, joins This Matters to explain what’s going on in...
Nov 24, 2020
WARNING: This podcast contains sensitive subject matter, including suicide and self-harm, that could be triggering for some readers.
Young people are in crisis more than ever, often asking for help, with many having trouble accessing. The Star’s Generation Distress series looks at the many issues surrounding mental...