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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.

Dec 25, 2020

This episode is a rebroadcast from December 1. 

While Toronto transforms in the summer, it seems to go into hiding in the winter. But now with COVID considered, it may be wise to embrace the season as cities like Montreal, Quebec City and Winnipeg do. Can Toronto remake this city as a place that embraces winter (and finally shake that embarrassing incident about calling in the army to help clear the snow)? Columnist Shawn Micallef joins Adrian Cheung to talk about winterizing Toronto and how we can make the most of it in the long, cold months ahead.