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Is Canada’s democracy safer than America’s?
Joe Biden will be sworn into office today, hopefully without incident. But in the United States, proponents of democracy are analyzing how close their own came to collapsing. When one party, or even just one powerful politician,
Jan 20, 2021 4:00 AM
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Other provinces learned from the first wave. Ontario failed to protect long-term care residents.
Covid-19 devastated long-term care facilities across the country in the Spring of 2020. But over the summer months, many provinces found ways to reinforce the places that care for our most vulnerable. Ontario, however, did not.
Jan 19, 2021 4:00 AM
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How can Canada stop the growth of hate groups?
Yes, it's worse in America. But it's not great here, either. The past few years have seen an alarming rise in hate groups in Canada—and there's nothing on the horizon that appears set to slow it down.
Jan 18, 2021 4:00 AM
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Why do more than half of Canadians not have paid sick days?
We're now 10 months into a global pandemic and solidly into its second wave. And across the country, many workers are still not staying home when they're sick—because they simply can't afford to.
Jan 15, 2021 4:00 AM
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Can we build 15-minute cities where we live?
Most of us have spent the past year closer to home than ever before. And for a lot of Canadians part of that process has involved realizing just what their neighbourhood does and doesn't have. Maybe it's time to rethink how we create neighbourhoods,
Jan 14, 2021 4:00 AM
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Is free speech actually in danger online?
Our host would be fine with never seeing another Donald Trump tweet ever.
Jan 13, 2021 4:00 AM
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Is the internet breaking your parents’ brains?
Our parents warned us that the Internet could harm us—from stalkers to kidnappers, pedophiles, the dangers of too much screen time and countless other things—but did they heed their own lessons? Boomers lead the pack as the generation most likely to
Jan 12, 2021 4:00 AM
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Will Canada’s transit systems change forever?
Ridership is down by more than half, while costs to keep vehicles clean and employees and passengers safe are higher than ever before. Covid-19 has put an incredible strain on transit agencies across Canada. - But at the same time,
Jan 11, 2021 4:00 AM
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“It’s like walking in darkness”: One year since Flight 752
At the time it seemed like it might be the worst disaster of 2020. When Flight 752 was shot down in Iran, 176 passengers and crew, including 55 Canadians, were killed.
Jan 8, 2021 4:00 AM
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What now for America? And could it happen in Canada?
The world watched as an angry mob stormed the US Capitol Wednesday. It was a scene few imagined we'd ever see—but it was also, somehow, inevitable.
Jan 7, 2021 5:41 PM
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