This week – Ontario police charged Kenneth Law, of Mississauga, with 12 counts of counselling or aiding suicide. That’s on top of the two counts he was charged with when he was first arrested in May.
Law is accused of running several websites that were used to sell sodium nitrite and other items that can be used for self harm. He’s alleged to have sent at l ... Show More
Today
Why Quebec’s election has been turned upside down
In just over a month, Quebecers will head to the ballot box. And, until recently, this election seemed like a foregone conclusion: the Parti Quebecois, running on a promise to hold another independence referendum, had been ahead in the polls for the better part of three years.The ... Show More
26m 9s
Yesterday
Is Germany's firewall against the far right crumbling?
After a vote this weekend, the far right could take power in a part of Germany for the first time since WWII. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is far ahead in the polls in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt. They're promising massive changes to immigration, education, and what the ... Show More
30m 57s
Sep 1
Protein-maxxing and the age of self-optimization
Protein was once mostly associated with body builders and elite athletes, but today it's advertised everywhere from cereal boxes to fast food restaurants.It's just one facet of a broader phenomenon: many are referring to apps and gadgets to count their steps, count calories, and ... Show More
24m 15s
Nov 2023
One man’s 3,400 km Odyssey from Lake Erie to the Arctic
BC RCMP issue sextortion warning after 12-year-old’s suicide
Guest: Carol Todd, founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society
Dogs sickened with mysterious, potentially fatal illness in several U.S. states, what should Canadian pet owners know? (15:35)
Guest: Danny Joffe, Vice Pres ... Show More
1h 33m
Dec 2021
‘Kids Are Dying. How Are These Sites Still Allowed?’
<p><i>This episode contains details about suicide deaths and strong language. </i></p><p>A few years ago, a website about suicide appeared. On it, not only do people talk about wanting to die, but they share, at great length, how they are going to do it.</p><p>Times reporters wer ... Show More
33m 36s
Sep 2023
He Tried to Save a Friend. They Charged Him With Murder.
<p><i>Warning: This episode contains descriptions of rape, sexual abuse and death.</i></p><p>As an epidemic of fentanyl use continues in America, causing tens of thousands of deaths each year, lawmakers and law enforcement agencies are holding one group increasingly responsible: ... Show More
38m 53s