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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.

Jan 31, 2023

Guest: Katie Daubs, feature writer

Scarborough is the former city and Toronto borough that feels like it never gets any respect. Now as the federal government looks to update electoral districts based on population and density, slices of the Scarborough-Agincourt and Scarborough Centre ridings might be annexed into two...


Jan 30, 2023

Guest: Marco Chown Oved, climate change reporter

After the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the U.S. said it was considering banning new gas stoves amid research that links them to childhood asthma, Republican lawmakers, conservative pundits and right wing social media commentators were aflame with reaction. They...


Jan 27, 2023

Guest: Lex Harvey, transportation reporter

There have been 10 high-profile, violent incidents reported on TTC vehicles and property in just over a week. With so many seemingly random attacks, passengers are on alert as authorities look for answers and ways to make the transit service safer. This comes after another wave...


Jan 26, 2023

Guest: Grant LaFleche, investigative reporter at The Hamilton Spectator

It was only a year ago the so-called “Freedom Convoy” held a three-week demonstration in Ottawa, later termed an “occupation” by politicians and police. It was a protest that started out fighting against vaccine mandates against truckers,...


Jan 25, 2023

Guests: Brendan Kennedy and Morgan Bocknek, investigative reporters, and Leah Mosier-Farquharson, TMU student

A string of sexual assaults and security incidents on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus have left many students and faculty members worrying for their safety and deeply critical of the school’s...