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
Elon, Starlink and the betrayal of Ukraine
Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he’d struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the world with millions of tonnes of Russian diesel. It stunned Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he felt betrayed. Trump responded by sayi ... Show More
28m 36s
Yesterday
What's behind the youth protests in France?
France is in the midst of a weeks-long, nationwide protest that began with high school students lamenting the conditions of their public schools and issues like overcrowding, teacher shortages, and deteriorating facilities. But these protests quickly became a national uprising, t ... Show More
30m 16s
Oct 21
Inside Biden's Gaza policy
For more than a year, the Biden administration said it wanted to limit the destruction in Gaza, increase humanitarian aid and bring the war to an end. But as the humanitarian crisis accelerated, the U.S. continued to supply Israel with weapons and diplomatic protection.In his boo ... Show More
34m 5s
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