In the last couple of weeks, journalists of colour are speaking out more than ever about their experiences with racism in the workplace. And they’re also publicly pushing back against content published by their own employers that they see as problematic. The New York Times described what’s happening as a revolt erupting in America’s biggest newsrooms, and it’s happening in Canada too. Today, we’re joined by Global News producer Alley Wilson and VICE Canada senior writer Manisha Krishnan. 

A 15-year-old girl named Jyoti Kumari became an overnight celebrity in India last month after she cycled more than 700 miles carrying her injured father on the back of her bike back home. Their harrowing journey from the city back to their rural village is shared by millions of others as the Indian government’s COVID-19 lockdowns have left mass numbers of migrant workers unemployed, and with no choice but to go home. Today, we’re joined by Maria Abi-Habib, a South Asia correspondent at the...

This weekend was the second time in recent months that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeted comments that have been criticized for being transphobic. Though her stance might seem surprising coming from a beloved children’s author who writes about inclusivity, it starts to make more sense when you look at the state of mainstream feminism in the U.K., where Rowling is from. Today, we’re joined by Vox politics reporter Katelyn Burns to talk about the accusations of transphobia that have been...

Any time there’s a big story about racism in the U.S., there’s a tendency for us in Canada to talk about our problems as distinct from the American ones; as if we’re much more evolved and things aren’t as bad here when it comes to racism. Today, we’re talking about Canada’s deep roots of anti-Black racism, and why that history is often overlooked. 

A lot of people have been speaking out against anti-Black racism over the last couple weeks—many for the first time. While there have been a lot of well-intentioned posts on social media and other efforts, some have been criticized for being hypocritical or unproductive. Today, we’re talking with Anthony James Williams, a writer and sociologist, about meaningful anti-racism work, and how to be an ally.

Activists fighting against anti-black racism in Canada and the U.S. have been pushing governments to defund the police for years. And until now, that idea has mostly been dismissed as a leftist fantasy. But in the wake of the anti-police brutality protests, that seems to be changing. Today, we’re joined by Sandy Hudson, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, and Alex Vitale, a professor and author of ‘The End of Policing,’ talk about this idea and whether it’s a possibility.

Last week, Twitter took the significant step of adding fact-checking labels to two of Trump’s tweets related to mail-in ballots. Then, it added a warning label to another for breaking its rules around “glorifying violence.” Today, we’re talking with writer Noam Cohen about why Twitter is cracking down on Trump and what it means for Facebook at this critical moment in history.

Last weekend, thousands of people took to the streets in Toronto to protest police brutality in solidarity with the protests happening across the US, in response to the killing of George Floyd. But the protesters in Toronto were also chanting a name you won’t hear at the American protests: Regis Korchinski-Paquet.  Today, we’re talking about the death of the 29-year-old and racism in Canadian policing with Global News reporter Kamil Karamali and activist and author Robyn Maynard. 

A lot of us were glued to our screens all weekend, watching as thousands of people took to the streets across the U.S. to protest anti-black racism and police brutality in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. And while most of the protests were peaceful, in some cities they devolved into chaos. Today, we’re joined by Eugene Scott, an identity politics reporter for The Washington Post to talk about the protests, the response from police, and what it could...

The COVID_19 pandemic has a lot of people predicting the end of cities. As places like New York City have become hot spots for the coronavirus, density is being blamed for the spread of the disease. But there are many other dense cities around the world that have been able to get their outbreaks under control quickly. Today, we’re joined by Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief planner of the City of Toronto and the CEO of The Keesmaat Group, to talk about the future of cities post-pandemic, and...

This week, new reports by the Canadian military have revealed disturbing details about what’s going on inside long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec that are grappling with COVID-19 outbreaks. For years, many people have tried to sound the alarm about the ongoing neglect and abuse inside these homes. Will these new reports finally lead to changes to the system? We’re joined by Global News’ Ottawa Bureau Chief Mercedes Stephenson to talk about the reports and what the response has been.

Over the last week, it seemed like Ontaro’s COVID-19 outbreak was getting out of control. Every day for five days, the province was reporting more than 400 new cases. Then yesterday, the case count started to drop dramatically. But experts say that Ontario is still unprepared to continue reopening and that the outbreak is far from controlled. And there are a lot of reasons behind that. Today, we’re joined by Global News’ Supriya Dwivedi to talk about the mixed, and often contradictory,...

Over the weekend, thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest a controversial new national security law being pursued by the Chinese government. The pro-democracy protesters fear the law could spell the end of Hong Kong society as we know it. Today, we’re talking with UBC professor Leo Shin about the new law, why China might be doing this in the middle of the pandemic, and what’s at stake for the international community if it passes. 

Businesses around the world have had to quickly figure out how to let their employees work from home during the pandemic. Now, some companies have announced that their employees can work from home forever. But, a lot of companies aren’t saying goodbye to traditional office spaces just yet, and are starting to figure out how to bring employees back safely. But how do you redesign modern office spaces for the age of COVID-19? Today, we’re tackling this with Financial Post reporter Vanmala...

For the past little while, Alison Roman has been the darling of the food media world, and that’s been especially the case since the start of the pandemic. Many millennials have turned to her recipes like “The Stew” and “The Pasta.” But Roman recently found herself on the receiving end of an internet backlash regarding comments she made about Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo. Today, we’re joined by journalist Navneet Alang to talk about his new Eater piece about this and the deeper issues about...

This week, Donald Trump revealed that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent himself from contracting COVID-19 — despite the lack of evidence to support that it can treat or prevent it. In fact, public health experts have warned that the drug can cause potentially harmful side effects. Today, we’re joined by medicinal chemist Derek Lowe to talk about the hype around hydroxychloroquine and whether it’s actually showing any promise in the fight against COVID-19.

This week, Global News revealed that a deadly attack at a Toronto massage parlour in February is now being treated as an alleged act of terrorism linked to misogynist incel ideology. Experts say it’s the first time terrorism charges have been laid over a violent crime tied to incels, a term that refers to self-described “involuntary celebates.” Today, Global News reporter Stewart Bell explains the significance of treating this as terrorism and how the incel movement has evolved in recent years. 

This week, provinces across Canada are continuing to reopen their economies—slowly. However, experts have warned against re-opening too soon without the proper testing and contact tracing regimes. Today, we’re joined by Steven Hoffman, the director of the Global Strategy Lab and a professor of global health at York University, to talk about countries around the world that have reopened, how they’re responding to spikes in new COVID-19 cases, and what Canada can learn from them. 

Description:  Julie LaLonde is one of Canada’s best-known women’s rights advocates and experts on sexual violence. But until 2015, she carried a really big secret: that she had been stalked by an ex-boyfriend for a decade. Today, we’re talking with Julie about her memoir, Resilience is Futile: The life and death and life of Julie LaLonde, and why stalking has been mostly left out of the conversations about violence against women. 

Universities and colleges around the world are going virtual because of the pandemic. This week, a number of postsecondary institutions in Canada announced that they would be primarily offering online classes next semester, a big change for a lot of students who were looking forward to the typical campus experience. Today, we’re talking to a university student, a professor, and a learning expert about their experiences with online learning and what these drastic changes are already revealing...

Over the last few weeks, it’s become clear that our food supply chains aren’t invincible. We’ve seen major COVID-19 outbreaks at meat processing facilities across the country; fruit and vegetable farms are struggling with labour shortages. But there’s also an over-supply problem that’s hitting farmers really hard. Today, we’re joined by Global News’ chief political correspondent David Akin about how the pandemic has our food supply chains, and if we need to be concerned about food security. 

The travel industry has been decimated since the start of the pandemic due to lockdowns and border closures. The UN World Tourism Organization estimates that international tourism could decline by up to 80 per cent this year compared to 2019. But the industry is already preparing for when we can start to travel again, and there will be a lot of changes to everything from air travel to hotels. Today, we’re joined by Global News’ Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow to talk about what lies...

Now that provinces across Canada are talking about re-opening their economies, we’re checking in on how small businesses have been doing since the lockdowns began in March. From losing revenues and customers, many have been struggling to stay afloat. Today, we’re joined by Vanmala Subramaniam, a reporter at the Financial Post. She’s been tracking three companies across Canada, and has a lot of insight into where things might be headed.

By now you’ve probably heard of a ‘Karen.’ She’s the entitled white woman who would call the cops on black kids selling lemonade without a permit, or yell at a waiter over a minor inconvenience. The Karen meme has been around for awhile, but it’s really evolved since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While there’s been some controversy over it, the meme perfectly captures the tensions of this moment and it’s become a sharp critique of a specific kind of villain that we’ve seen emerge from...

When governments started telling people to stay at home in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, advocates for women warned about the dangers for people who would be stuck inside with their abusive partners. Now, there’s mounting data that suggests they were right. This week, the head of the World Health Organization’s European office said that calls to domestic hotlines have spiked by five times since the start of the outbreak and that if lockdowns continue for six months, there could be an...