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This year marks TIFF’s 50th anniversary. The festival has done many things over the years - it’s been a bellwether for industry talent along with changing how movies are made and marketed. It’s also …

Guest: Manuela Vega, Toronto Star housing reporter

A new study has found that financial landlords are filing eviction applications at much higher rates than other types of landlords in Toronto, espec…

Guests: Star reporters Raisa Patel and Josh Rubin

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pulling back on Canada’s trade fight with the U.S., dropping retaliatory tariffs on goods covered under the Canada-Unit…

Guest: Kris Rushowy, Toronto Star reporter

It’s back-to-school season and Ontario universities are packed like never before. A record number of more than 84,000 first-year students are starting this …

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Guest: Kevin Jiang, Toronto Star reporter 

Nearly one in five Canadians who had COVID—more than more than 3 million people—went on to develop long COVID, also called post COVID 19 Condition (PCC). Sy…

Guest: Andy Takagi, Toronto Star transportation reporter 

Premier Ford says he’s pitching an unprecedented plan to tackle one of the GTA’s biggest headaches; gridlock on Highway 401, the busiest road…

Guest: Dr. David Barber, Chair OMA’s General and Family Practice

Two million people in Ontario do not have access to a family physician, and that number is expected to more than double by 2026. At th…

Guest: Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Robert Benzie

Last week, Canada’s premiers wrapped up their annual Council of the Federation meeting in Ontario’s cottage country, against the backdrop of serio…

Guest: Toronto Star court reporter Jacques Gallant

All five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team accused of sexual assault have been found not guilty, ending one of the most close…

Guest: Toronto Star reporter Abby O'Brien

A bike ride to the local pool. A perfect dive off the board. A backyard trampoline showdown with the kids next door. Childhood can be full of fun but also d…

Guest: Morgan Sevareid-Bocknek, investigative reporter

Imagine you want a biological kid and you need the help of a fertility clinic. But then imagine they implant the wrong embryo inside of you. Or …

Guests: Toronto Star reporters Isabel Teotonio and Kristin Rushowy

With the summer break, Ontario is wrapping up the first full school year under new cellphone restrictions. Last September, the Ford …

GUEST: Star climate change reporter Kate Allen

Toronto just sweltered its way through one of the most intense heatwaves on record. Many Torontonians seeking relief from the heat were met with disappo…

Guest: Star climate change reporter Marco Chown Oved

Wildfire season started early this year, with states of emergency declared in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and intense fire activity across Alberta.…

Guests: Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Sharon Kozicki and Star Business Reporter Ana Pereira

Recently, the Bank of Canada announced their latest interest rate decision, holding it at 2.75% - i…

Guests: Star Reporters Nicholas Keung and Mark Ramzy 

Introduced last week by the federal government—the Strong Borders Act seeks to overhaul how refugee claims are processed, expand powers for borde…

This Matters is pleased to share a new podcast from the Toronto Star, TVO Podcasts, the Investigative Journalism Bureau and Piz Gloria Productions, Arachnid: Hunting the Web's Darkest Secrets. 

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Guest: Karon Liu, Toronto Star food reporter

When one Toronto restaurant introduced a $25 cauliflower dish more than 10 years ago, it caused a bit of a stir at its eye-popping price. When Star report…

Guest: Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie

Ontario just dropped its biggest budget ever — $232.5 billion — and looming over every dollar of it is the shadow of Donald Trump, his tariffs, and an u…