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
Apr 28
Can surveillance pricing be stopped?
For years, Jim Balsillie has been one of the loudest voices in the country to speak out about how data is being used to concentrate wealth and power, and to manipulate our behaviour.That’s included helping the province of Manitoba take aim at algorithmic or surveillance pricing, ... Show More
27m 4s
Apr 27
A third attempt on Trump’s life?
On Saturday night, as U.S. President Donald Trump sat on a dais in front of a room full of journalists, gunshots were heard inside the building. An armed man was taken down by Secret Service members, and the President was evacuated, unharmed. Paul Hunter was there, and describes ... Show More
35m 51s
Sep 2023
Episode 371: Brad Hunter talks about the suicide kits posted out by Canadian chef Ken Law
A Canadian former chef is before the courts in Toronto after it was discovered he'd been sending suicide kits out all over the world, resulting in what cops believe is at least 100 deaths. Today, I'm talking with journalist Brad Hunter about Kenneth Law and the 1,200 kits he post ... Show More
20m 58s
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
Oct 2023
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Molly Young
<p>On March 24th, 2012, Molly Young rushed to her on-again, off-again boyfriend Richie Minton's aid, only to be found dead hours later in his Carbondale, Illinois apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. Did she take her own life, or was she the victim of foul play? With linge ... Show More
57m 3s