China Rising
Napoleon is credited with comparing China with a sleeping dragon. But the country of more than 1 billion is now an economic and political force in the...
This Is Why
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“This Is Why” is a weekly Global News original podcast that delves into Canada’s biggest news stories with a young and curious audience in mind. Complemented by original reporting, expert interviews, social reaction, and unique storytelling, this podcast is for anyone interested in going beyond the headlines to learn more about complicated stories. CKNW Radio Producers John O’Dowd and Niki Reitmayer strive to answer difficult and sometimes controversial questions, giving their listeners unique insight into the stories that matter most to Canadians.
Indigenous child welfare
Cowessess First Nation became the first of its kind to repatriate its child welfare system, under a federal bill made into law almost two years ago, b...
Climate change vs human health
While it's easy to think that a one degree increase in average temperatures doesn't have a direct impact on our health, wildfire smoke and heat domes ...
The 'G-word'
The definition of genocide goes back decades, but the debate rages on whether it applies to what the Canadian government and sponsored actors have don...
Canada's reckoning with Residential Schools
Following the news that 215 unmarked graves in Kelowna and then 751 unmarked graves on Cowessess First Nation near sites of Indian Residential Schools...
Reopening Stress
On July 1, 2021, Alberta will become the first province to fully reopen following the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination effort. On ...
AIDS at 40
On June 5, 1981, the US Centers for Disease Control published a report about a rare type of pneumonia affecting gay men in Los Angeles, CA. It would b...
Forests, Fire and Carbon
With wildfire season underway, perennial concerns about forest fires have returned. And as the effects of climate change worsen, research is underway ...
The possibility of endemic COVID
We've all become familiar with the term 'pandemic,' and may know what an 'epidemic' is, but the term 'endemic' is maybe less widely known. But it's ce...
Vaccine Miscommunication
With more jabs going into arms and the potential of some Canadians choosing between the AstraZeneca-manufactured viral vector COVID-19 vaccine and an ...