Dec 30, 2022

This episode originally aired on February 11, 2022.

John Honderich, who has served as both editor and publisher of the Toronto Star, as well as chair of Torstar, died on Saturday, February 5, at 75. “This Matters” spoke to some of John’s former friends and colleagues about his positive impact to journalism and the...

Dec 29, 2022

This episode originally aired on November 7, 2022.

Guest: Moira Welsh, investigative reporter

The devastation faced by Ontario’s long-term care residents during the pandemic may have fuelled a reckoning and a collective question: how do you want to spend the final years of your life? That’s the focus of The Third...

Dec 28, 2022

This episode originally aired on November 15, 2022. 

Guest: Lex Harvey, staff reporter

The Arctic town Svalbard is about as remote as you can get. It’s an archipelago located on top of the world. Residents carry guns and live alongside polar bears, they can see the northern lights during the day and they’re not...

Dec 27, 2022

This episode originally aired on November 29, 2022.

Guest: Wendy Gillis, crime and policing reporter

The Toronto police cold case unit has announced the arrest of Joseph George Sutherland, 60, for allegedly committing the murders of local women Erin Gilmour and Susan Tice in 1983. After 2008 testing of evidence...

Dec 23, 2022

Guests: Katie Daubs and Kris Rushowy, staff reporters

Holiday romance movies are everywhere. They started as a staple of the Hallmark brand, but now have spread to others like Lifetime, Netflix and more. Many of these new holiday films are filmed right here in Ontario and, beyond spreading the spirit of the season, they...