Sep 30, 2022

Guests: Star reporters Megan Ogilvie and Kenyon Wallace

We all know the COVID-19 pandemic started for most of the world in March 2020, but how do we decide when it is over? U.S. President Joe Biden recently declared the pandemic over, and it might be easy to agree as the world appears closer to normal. Canada is about...

Sep 29, 2022

Guest: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the Canadian Medical Association

As the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches to remember the Indigenous children who died in residential schools, the question remains: how does a country move forward with reconciliation without coming to terms with its...

Sep 28, 2022

Guest: Alex Ballingall, politics reporter

Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre has sent a strongly worded message denouncing the online group Diagolon after a clip emerged of de factor leader Jeremy Mackenzie threatening to sexually assault Poilievre’s wife, Anaida. It is the latest bit of news about the loose...

Sep 27, 2022

Guest: Alexander McClelland, member of the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization

The ongoing criminalization of HIV non-disclosure continues to perpetuate harmful stigma against people living with HIV has advocates noting how existing laws are overly punitive. A recent court decision also takes note of that....

Sep 26, 2022

Guest: Sahar Habib Ghazi, South Asia editor for Vice World News

As Atlantic Canada deals with the fallout of Hurricane Fiona, Pakistan continues to grapple with one of the most cataclysmic floods in its history. Over 33 million people have been affected in a country that is now one-third underwater. As of Friday, more...