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What you should know about Canada’s growing tick problem
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- What you should know about Canada’s growing tick problem
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- 20:22
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- 1 year ago
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- The problem of ticks, and the diseases they carry are well known. But as the climate becomes warmer, ticks are no longer exclusively found in densely wooded areas. The arachnids are spreading and bringing Lyme disease with them to more communities.
The Globe’s health and science reporter Jennifer Yang spoke to residents of Nova Scotia’s South Shore, which has some of the densest tick populations in the country, to see what the future could look like for the rest of us. She shares their shocking stories, as well as some of the latest efforts to fight the spread of Lyme disease.
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- Why the Calgary Stampede is this summer’s biggest political event
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- 22:13
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- 1 year ago
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- The 113th Calgary Stampede is in full swing. But the 10-day festival wouldn’t be complete without the biggest names in Canadian politics and business walking the grounds in cowboy cosplay.
Politicians are flipping pancakes, corporate parties are packed, and with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging to make Canada an energy superpower, oil patch optimism is on full display. But tensions between Alberta’ and Ottawa persist, despite Carney announcing this week that a new Canadian oil pipeline proposal is highly likely.
Emma Graney is the Globe’s energy reporter based in Calgary. She’ll tell us about all the politicking on the grounds, the energy deals getting made, and how separatist sentiment is playing out at this year’s Stampede.
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- How to talk to kids about climate change
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- 21:19
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- 1 year ago
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- The threat and realities of climate change are real and visceral – punishing heat waves, families displaced, towns destroyed by wildfires, dangerous smoke hanging over communities and flash floods that can be deadly and unpredictable. But how do you talk to kids to prepare them for the reality, without overwhelming or scaring them?
Amberly McAteer is a contributing columnist for The Globe, who often writes about parenting. She joins the show to talk about the challenging conversations we’re having with children and how climate change anxiety is influencing the way parents approach these talks.
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- The B.C. billionaire fighting to take over Hudson’s Bay stores
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- 23:02
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- 1 year ago
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- On June 1, Hudson’s Bay – the iconic department store brand whose operation predates the founding of Canada – sold its last striped blanket. Struggling under $1.1 billion in debt, the company was granted court protection from its creditors in the spring. Since then, it’s cleared the shelves in liquidation sales, sold its brand identity and laid off more than 8300 people.
Now, the courts are selling off what’s left, including the leases to nearly 100 massive store locations left sitting empty. B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu is set on buying 28 of those leases – but nearly every landlord involved is trying to stop her.
The Globe’s retailing reporter, Susan Krashinsky Robertson has been reporting on the collapse of Canada’s oldest retailer. She’ll tell us all about who Ruby Liu is, what she plans to do with all of these stores and why she’s facing such dramatic opposition.
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- Dozens still missing after Texas floods
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- 2:45
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- 1 year ago
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- Severe flooding across Texas has claimed at least 78 lives, including 28 children. Rescue teams continue to search for several girls still missing after a summer camp evacuation.
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- Canada’s emergency room crisis is worse than we thought
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- 28:53
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- 1 year ago
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- Ever since the pandemic, emergency-room closures have become more common in Canada, especially in rural communities. This can leave people in dangerous situations that can require them to drive an hour or more to access emergency medical care. When time is of the essence, emergency-room closures can be deadly.
Because there’s no centralized data on how common closures are across Canada, it’s challenging to parse out how bad the problem is. As part of The Globe’s Secret Canada series, health reporter Kelly Grant, investigative reporter Tu Thanh Ha and data editor Yang Sun analyzed data on emergency room closures across Canada. Kelly and Ha are on the show to talk about how widespread these closures really are, what it means for people living in those communities and what kinds of solutions are possible.
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- BlackBerry is making a comeback
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- 1:30
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- 1 year ago
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- Remember BlackBerry? Here's how this iconic Canadian company reinvented itself and pivoted into an entirely different product.
#BlackBerry #RIM #smartphones #dumbphones
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- Making sense of Carney’s tactics in the U.S.-Canada trade talks
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- 23:22
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- 1 year ago
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- Prime Minister Mark Carney set a deadline of July 21 to reach an economic and security deal with the United States after last month’s G7 summit. But negotiations were derailed last week when U.S. President Donald Trump called off talks, blaming Canada’s digital services tax, which was set to come into effect on June 30. Two days later, Carney rescinded that tax, and talks were back on.
Adrian Morrow is the Globe’s U.S. correspondent, based in Washington. He’s on the show to talk about the risk Carney took by giving up on the digital services tax so quickly, whether this is really in line with his ‘Elbows Up’ campaign, and what Trump seems to want from negotiations.
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- Rob Carrick is retiring, here is his parting advice
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- 2:25
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- 1 year ago
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- After 29 years at The Globe, our personal finance columnist Rob Carrick is retiring. He's written about everything you need to know about managing your money – from investments to real estate to taxes. Now he's answering reader questions as parting advice.
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- Sean (Diddy) Combs acquitted of most serious charges
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- 0:40
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- 1 year ago
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- Sean (Diddy) Combs was convicted of lesser offences but acquitted Wednesday of more serious charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life.
The mixed result came on the third day of deliberations. It could still send Combs, 55, to prison for as long as a decade, and is likely to end his career as a hitmaking music executive, fashion entrepreneur, brand ambassador and reality TV star.#diddy #diddytrial
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- Is AI making us dumb?
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- 24:15
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- 1 year ago
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- School is out for summer but this year some educators are wondering how much their students really learned. A KPMG survey found that over half of Canadians over 18 years-old now use generative AI to complete their school work. Professors and students are concerned that growing reliance on tools like ChatGPT and Gemini could be weakening critical thinking skills. And now, recent research is giving us further insight into that potential connection.
The Globe’s Joe Castaldo reports on AI and tech. He’ll tell us what teachers and students say about how generative AI is impacting education and what recent studies tell us about its affect on our collective critical thinking skills.
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- The benchmark of housing affordability has changed in Canada
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- 18:59
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- 1 year ago
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- The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has said it is no longer possible to return Canada to 2004 levels of housing affordability. We cannot build enough new housing supply to hit that target. So it’s changing its benchmark.
Rachelle Younglai covers housing and real estate for The Globe. She explains the CMHC’s new approach to affordability, what they say needs to happen to improve the cost of housing and what it means for home prices and rents.
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- Why cuts to a U.S. inspection agency matter for Canadian food
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- 23:54
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- 1 year ago
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- For months, the “buy Canadian” movement has inspired Canadians to shift their shopping habits away from American goods. While this has mostly been a patriotic move, some experts say recent cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, the agency responsible for inspecting 80 per cent of American food, might give Canadians another reason to think twice about buying American products at the grocery store.
Kate Helmore is The Globe’s agriculture and food policy reporter. She’s on the show to talk about why the cuts at the FDA have some experts concerned, how intertwined the U.S. and Canadian food systems are, and why it’s so challenging to disentangle them.
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- Do you feel broke? How to overcome ‘money dysmorphia’
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- 22:58
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- 1 year ago
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- In the social media age, it’s challenging to know what’s ‘normal’ for your finances. How are others able to afford lavish trips and expensive dinners? Are your friends getting ahead while you’re left behind? Will you be able to afford your long-term goals? This confusion has inspired a new term – money dysmorphia. And for some, this disconnect can mean worry, low self-esteem and a you-only-live-once spending mentality.
Shannon Lee Simmons is a Certified Financial Planner and author. She’s on the show to explain what’s driving all this stress, its effect and what we can all do to have healthier relationships with money.
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- Huge Valorant e-sports tournament in Toronto
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- 1:12
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- 1 year ago
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- E-sports fans travelled from around the world to come see a huge Valorant tournament in Toronto, where the winning team went home with a $350,000 prize. Here's how watching video games live got so popular.
#esports #gaming #valorant
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- How Canada fits into the high-stakes NATO summit
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- 23:27
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- 1 year ago
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- This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney has been in Europe for a series of meetings that are focused on strengthening ties. On Monday, he was in Brussels, Belgium, to sign a new defence partnership with the European Union. Mr. Carney then went to The Hague, in The Netherlands, to attend the NATO summit. Between the war in Ukraine and U.S. involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran, a lot is at stake.
Kerry Buck was Canada’s ambassador to NATO from 2015 to 2018. She’s on the show to talk about why Mr. Carney is trying to move Canada closer to Europe, how the NATO alliance is dealing with growing threats and what’s at stake for Canada.
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- National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak wants Carney to slow down
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- 17:22
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- 1 year ago
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- On Friday, the Liberals’ controversial Bill C-5 was passed by the House of Commons — it’s the only legislation to pass, ahead of Parliament rising for the summer.
Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, aims to remove barriers to interprovincial trade, fulfilling Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promise to do so by Canada Day. But the legislation would also give Carney’s cabinet the power to quickly approve big industrial projects deemed to be ‘in the national interest,’ exempting them from some federal laws.
Carney has said the legislation will not weaken the government’s duty to consult Indigenous rights-holders, but many are worried.
The Decibel is joined by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. She represents more than 630 First Nations and has been voicing concern over the bill. She’ll walk us through how First Nations are responding and whether it could spark another Idle No More movement this summer...
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- What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important for oil?
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- 2:10
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- 1 year ago
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- Iran's parliament has reportedly backed blocking the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. strikes on several of Tehran's nuclear sites. But what is the strait and why is it so important for oil?
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- Threat of wider war looms after U.S. bombs Iran nuclear sites
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- 28:52
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- 1 year ago
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- This weekend, the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear facilities, as it warned Iran about its nuclear capabilities and attacks against Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump called the bombing mission “a spectacular military success” and threatened “future attacks” if a nuclear peace deal was not made.
The Globe’s international affairs columnist, Doug Saunders, joins The Decibel. He explains how the U.S. got involved in this conflict, what’s at stake for the leaders of the U.S., Israel and Iran, and why there are concerns this could become a wider war.
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- Scientists fight to protect Posidonia seagrass
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- 2:10
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- 1 year ago
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- In the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Croatia, scientists are demanding action to protect environmentally important meadows of seagrass that can absorb large amounts of carbon.
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- How The Matriarch tackled trauma in the wrestling ring
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- 26:49
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- 1 year ago
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- Sage Morin’s life changed on May 19, 2013. A tragedy altered her family forever, and Sage was left to pick up the pieces, all while navigating her own deep grief and a complicated legal system.
More than a decade later, the trauma of her loss has become a badge of resilience and healing. Sage’s transformation is literal: She enters a wrestling ring, donning the character of a proud Cree fighter, inspiring a new generation of Indigenous youth.
Jana G. Pruden, feature writer for The Globe, tells the story of Sage and her rebirth into The Matriarch.
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- How wildfires are changing the way we think of summer
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- 22:10
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- 1 year ago
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- This year is off to a bad start for wildfires. To date, more than 40,000 people have had to evacuate their homes, and both Manitoba and Saskatchewan declared provincial states of emergency. Even people in communities thousands of miles from the fires have faced hazardous smoke.
Temur Durrani has been covering this year’s wildfires for The Globe. He joins us to talk about how wildfires in the summer have become the new normal and why fire chiefs are pushing for a more centralized approach to handling them.
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- How the issue of consent has been raised in the Hockey Canada trial
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- 5:13
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- 1 year ago
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- The issue of consent was raised in the trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018. Robyn Doolittle and Standards Editor Sandra E. Martin discuss the issue, particularly a video recorded by one of the accused. In the video the woman appeared to give consent, however, she testified that her words in the recording did not reflect how she truly felt at the time. The accused players have all pleaded not guilty.
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- Trump, Iran-Israel attacks loom large over G7 summit
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- 25:47
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- 1 year ago
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- Every year, some of the world’s most powerful leaders meet to discuss political and economic issues at the G7 summit. This year’s meeting, held in Kananaskis, Alta., wrapped up on Tuesday. It was also the first G7 summit for Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The G7 offered an opportunity for leaders to try to improve relations with U.S. President Donald Trump, whose second term has been marked by tensions and trade wars. After increasing attacks between Israel and Iran, Trump left the summit on Monday night to deal with the “big stuff” escalating in the Middle East.
Nathan VanderKlippe is an international correspondent for The Globe. He’s on the show to talk about what was discussed at the G7, how Trump’s departure to deal with the escalation in the Middle East affects talks about the war in Ukraine, and what a successful G7 summit looks like in Canada.
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- Israel-Iran conflict escalates as death toll rises
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- 19:59
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- 1 year ago
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- The long shadow war between Israel and Iran is now out in the open, as pressure mounts over a nuclear peace deal pushed by the U.S. and President Donald Trump. The growing conflict reached its fourth day – Israel continued its bombardment of Iranian cities and infrastructure, while Iran’s missiles evaded Israel’s aerial defence system and hit targets in the country. More than 200 Iranians have been killed so far, while at least 24 Israelis have died, as the two nations trade attacks.
The Globe’s Senior International Correspondent, Mark MacKinnon, joins The Decibel to break down the latest developments of an escalating war, how Iran is facing its most serious security breach in nearly 50 years, and what role the U.S. plays in the combustible situation brewing in the Middle East.
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- Trade with Canada is 'achievable' Trump says at G7 summit
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- 0:57
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- 1 year ago
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- President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday (June 16) and said that a trade deal with Canada is 'achievable' and a primary focus of the G7 summit in Kananaskis.
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- Why the job market is hitting new grads especially hard
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- 20:59
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- 1 year ago
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- Right now, the Canadian job market is tough. Unemployment is the highest it’s been since 2016, excluding the pandemic lockdown years. Young people and new grads are facing especially bleak job prospects. They’re worried not just about their employment, but also their future careers and long-term financial planning.
Meera Raman is the retirement and financial reporter for The Globe and Mail. She’s on the show today to explain why the job market is so bad for young people, what the potential long-term implications might be and what they can do if they find themselves struggling for work.
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- The black market for getting hacked Meta accounts back
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- 21:55
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- 1 year ago
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- Having social media accounts hacked is stressful. Usually, companies have formal channels for users to regain access. But for Meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram, some users say the social media giant isn’t responding.
Now, a new kind of broker has sprung up, helping people locked out of their accounts connect with a Meta employee or contractor who can expedite their request … for the right price. In 2022, Meta fired or disciplined employees or contractors who had allegedly abused the internal account recovery system for bribes. Kathryn Blaze Baum, an investigative reporter at The Globe and Mail, and Alexandra Posadzki, The Globe’s cybercrimes reporter, found that three years later, this is still happening.
Today, Kathryn is on the show to talk about how this back-door process works, how Meta is cracking down on it, and where this leaves users who have had their accounts compromised.
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- The Globe’s Robyn Doolittle answers reader questions on the Hockey Canada trial coverage
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- 5:07
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- 1 year ago
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- The trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team, who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018, has raised questions about how news organizations cover such cases. Robyn Doolittle answers reader questions with Standards Editor Sandra E. Martin. The accused players have all pleaded not guilty.
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- ‘Strong borders’ bill grants new powers to tighten immigration
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- 25:44
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- 1 year ago
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- Bill C-2, also known as the Strong Borders Act, is one of the first pieces of legislation by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. The 140-page bill proposes a series of enhanced powers for law enforcement and major changes to how the government processes some asylum claims and immigration applications.
Sara Mojtehedzadeh is an investigative reporter at The Globe who writes about immigration and refugees. She explains the details of the bill and why the government believes the changes are necessary.
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- Where have all these whales gone?
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- 1:23
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- 1 year ago
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- A young North Atlantic right whale grazes the surface of Cape Cod Bay in late March.
His return to these seasonally protected waters to feast on zooplankton, follows the migratory route he took with his mother in 2022, just as she likely did with her mother in 1982.
But a shift in where the whales went after leaving Cape Cod Bay over the years has cued attention to an increasingly urgent problem that still plagues researchers and policymakers today.
Climate change is altering ecosystems and food availability, leading to new migration patterns.
The consequences of the whales’ shifting habitats are dire: Under threat from fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes, the dwindling North Atlantic right whale species requires agile protections to survive.
But if researchers can’t find them, then policymakers don’t know where to put such measures in place.
Story by ORN Fellow Jenn Thornhill Verma for the ...
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- The Canadian-funded project mapping Ukraine’s missing children
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- 22:04
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- 1 year ago
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- More than three years on, the war between Russia and Ukraine shows no signs of slowing. Ceasefire talks have stalled. Last week, Ukraine landed one of its biggest blows against Russia, when it smuggled drones inside Russian territory and destroyed or severely damaged more than 40 Russian warplanes. Russia hit back with some of its heaviest bombardment yet.
Ukraine’s demands for a ceasefire deal include returning the Ukrainian children who have allegedly been taken into Russian custody. According to the Ukrainian government, 20,000 Ukrainian children have been reported missing since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
Mark MacKinnon is a senior international correspondent for The Globe. Today, he’s on the show to talk about the efforts of a Ukrainian organization, Save Ukraine. A grant from Global Affairs Canada has funded Save Ukraine’s work with Lisbon-based tech company Hala Systems to locate, track, communicate with, and ultimately bring the childr...
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- The Hockey Canada trial and how we talk to young men
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- 27:51
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- 1 year ago
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- On Monday, closing arguments are set to begin in the trial of five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior Hockey Team. Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Carter Hart, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton were charged with sexually assaulting a woman known publicly as E.M. in London, Ont. in June of 2018. Michael McLeod also faces a second charge of being a party to sexual assault. All five men have pleaded not guilty.
Rachel Giese is the author of the 2018 book, Boys: What It Means to Become a Man. She’s also a deputy national editor at The Globe and Mail. Today, she’s on the show to unpack what this trial tells us about our cultural understanding of consent and masculinity, and how we can have better conversations with boys and young men by reaching them where they’re at.
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- To save this baby, doctors had to kill part of her brain
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- 34:53
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- 1 year ago
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- Maryam Fatima was born with a condition called hemimegalencephaly, a rare birth defect where one side of the brain is abnormally large. She suffered from severe seizures from the moment she was born. They became so bad that they stopped Maryam from feeding, sleeping and breathing. Her life was at risk.
That’s when a team at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto decided to attempt a first-in-Canada procedure to save Maryam’s life.
Health Science reporter Jennifer Yang interviewed some of the medical professionals who performed the procedure, as well as Maryam’s mother, Muzna Nafees. She tells the story of how Maryam’s life was saved.
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- Trump doubles down on steel, aluminum tariffs
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- 25:30
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- 1 year ago
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- On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order that raised tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. One Canadian steel producer said this means that their American business is now ‘unviable’.
Jason Kirby is a staff reporter for The Globe’s Report on Business section. He explains why these higher steel and aluminum tariffs could mean higher prices on nearly everything, and what may have contributed to Trump’s escalation.
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- Unpacking the nationwide push to fast-track major projects
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- 21:43
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- 1 year ago
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- This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Ottawa’s plans to fast-track infrastructure projects. The effort aims to bolster the Canadian economy, as our trade war with the U.S. stretches on. Provinces are also in a rush to expedite project approvals and reviews — the controversial Bill 5 is currently working its way through the Ontario legislature, and B.C. just narrowly passed Bill 15.
Some Indigenous nations and leaders, along with conservation groups and civil liberty associations, oppose the fast-track efforts gaining momentum across Canada. And even as governments affirm their duty to consult, Indigenous leaders warn road and rail blockades may be coming.
The Globe’s Jeff Gray has been reporting on Premier Doug Ford’s Bill 5. He’ll explain the wave of fast-track legislation we’re seeing across Canada, and how the effort to speed development up may actually slow things down.
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- The legal fight over gender-affirming health care in Alberta
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- 19:24
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- 1 year ago
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- The Canadian Medical Association says that the Alberta government has created a “moral crisis” for doctors in the province. The CMA, alongside three Alberta doctors, has filed a constitutional challenge against the Alberta government for legislation limiting access to medical treatment for transgender youth. Bill 26 became law last December, and is part of a suite of laws in Alberta that regulate access to health care, participation in sports and use of pronouns in schools for trans youth. Together, they form the most restrictive gender and sexuality laws in the country.
Alanna Smith is a health reporter for The Globe. She joins the show to explain the law, the rationale of Danielle Smith’s government, and why the applicants have filed their challenge.
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- Former Anonymous hacker worries he helped elect Trump
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- 23:30
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- 1 year ago
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- More than 20 years ago, a group of internet users created the online forum 4chan – a mixture of memes, pranks, disinformation and hate speech. Soon, a hacker group on the forum calling themselves Anonymous gained notoriety for their online pranks and disruption. But now, a former member of that hacker group says they regret the role they may have played in driving today’s divisive political environment and wants to make amends.
Alexandra Posadzki is the Globe’s financial and cybercrime reporter. She’ll talk about an interview she had with the hacker, who now faces criminal charges, and how memes on a toxic online forum bloomed into real-world consequences.
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- Fossil feud: Paleontologists have a bone to pick with new find
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- 23:23
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- 1 year ago
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- In 2021, mine workers in Morocco made a huge discovery. They found a fossil that scientists believed to be a new species of mosasaur – a large swimming reptile that lived in the same era as the Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, many scientists, including a group in Alberta, are now questioning whether or not the fossil is real or fake.
Ivan Semeniuk is The Globe’s science reporter. He’s on the show today to explain what we know about this fossil, the feud that it’s provoked between paleontologists, and when we might uncover the truth.
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- How to determine if a news organization is trustworthy? #shorts #canada #disinformation #news
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- 1:02
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- 1 year ago
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- How do I determine if a news organization is trustworthy? It's an important question to consider when evaluating credibility in the age of dis- and mis-information. The Globe and Mail's standards editor Sandra E. Martin shares three tips that you should always look for when picking a news source.
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- Canada revamps standards around ‘forever chemicals’ in water
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- 24:03
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- 1 year ago
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- What’s in your drinking water? On Prince Edward Island, the provincial testing program shows potable water in some communities have higher levels of toxic “forever chemicals” than is recommended by Health Canada. To what extent this affects other provinces is unclear – PEI is currently the only province that systematically tests water supplies to make sure they hit federal targets for toxic chemicals.
Patrick White is The Globe’s water reporter. He explains the safety concerns surrounding “forever chemicals” in our water, why the health agency revamped its guidelines and looks into why other provinces are slow to adapt.
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- King Charles III opens the 45th Parliament
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- 21:05
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- 1 year ago
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- On Tuesday, King Charles III opened the 45th Parliament by delivering Canada’s throne speech. The speech lays out the government’s priorities, and the King is only the second monarch to deliver it – his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, did so twice before.
The speech affirmed Canada’s sovereignty amid ongoing tensions with the U.S., and touched on Liberal election promises, including a middle-class tax cut, an end to interprovincial trade barriers, and rapid approvals of major infrastructure projects.
Stephanie Levitz is a senior reporter in The Globe and Mail’s Ottawa bureau. She joins to discuss the significance of the speech and what it signals, Carney’s first days in the House of Commons, and what’s new in parliament after nearly six months off.
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- 'The true north is indeed strong and free,' says King Charles in historic Throne Speech
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- 2:27
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- 1 year ago
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- King Charles III delivered the Speech from the Throne, opening the 45th Parliament of Canada on Tues. May 27 in Ottawa. The King's speech touched on Canada's unique identity, new challenges including President Trump and Canada's sovereignty.
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- How Canadian businesses are getting caught up in U.S. tariffs on China
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- 19:18
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- 1 year ago
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- It’s been a challenging few months for Canadian businesses. Even though Canada has been largely spared from the worst of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, many Canadian small business owners are finding themselves caught in the crosshairs of the U.S. tariffs targeting China.
Mariya Postelnyak is a consumer affairs reporter for The Globe and Mail. She’s on the show today to explain how small businesses are being affected by the trade disputes between the U.S. and China, how they have been preparing for potential disruptions, and what this all means for their ability to survive.
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- What message the Royal visit sends about Canadian sovereignty
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- 1:01
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- 1 year ago
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- The Globe asked people who were at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa to see King Charles and Queen Camilla what message their visit sends about Canada's sovereignty.
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- King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Ottawa
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- 0:54
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- 1 year ago
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- King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Ottawa on Monday, met by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Mary Simon. (Note: video provided without sound)
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- Carney’s plan to build Canada out of the housing crisis
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- 26:05
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- 1 year ago
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- Canada is facing tariffs, a possible recession and an ongoing housing crisis. The country needs millions of new, affordable homes, and Prime Minister Mark Carney wants the federal government to help build them. But how effective was it the last time the federal government built housing?
Today, Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, a senior housing researcher with the University of Toronto, will walk us through the postwar plan Carney is drawing inspiration from. And then, we’ll analyze the challenges Carney and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson will face, and whether their plan can solve Canada’s long-standing housing crisis.
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- What’s going on with Canada Post?
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- 16:32
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- 1 year ago
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- This week, Canada Post received a strike notice from its union representing 55,000 workers. The notice comes just less than a year after the last postal strike back in November. Canada Post is under major financial trouble. A recent report commissioned by the federal government says the postal corporation is in an “existential crisis.” Canada Post has lost $3-billion since 2018 and according to the report, that’s due to a drop in letter mail and parcel delivery competition. This is putting even more pressure on the corporation and the union to come to a deal.
Meera Raman is a financial and retirement planning reporter at The Globe. She’ll explain the financial state of Canada Post, what’s been happening with negotiations, and what the impact could be on Canadians.
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- Israel launches new military offensive, Canada voices opposition
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- 26:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Over the weekend, the Israeli military launched a new operation in Gaza called Gideon’s Chariots. It comes after a two-month long blockade of humanitarian aid that is finally starting to ease as some trucks with food have been allowed to enter the Palestinian enclave.
Hamida Ghafour is The Globe’s deputy foreign editor. She talks about the international response to Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent decisions, an update on the remaining hostages and what it has been like for Palestinians to live under the current circumstances.
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- Alberta’s AI push could come with a big energy price tag
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- 22:16
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- 1 year ago
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- Generative AI has been taking the world by storm, and Alberta wants in on the action. The province currently has plans to break ground on at least six AI data centres this year. But, more data centres means more electricity usage, and in Alberta, that means more natural gas.
Joe Castaldo is a business reporter for The Globe and Mail. He’s on the show to explain why Alberta is trying to become the next big data centre hub and what that means for the province’s electricity needs and emissions.
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