Four people were killed, including an infant and two grandparents, after police chased a suspect at high speed against traffic on an Ontario highway this week. We look at what goes into police decisions to engage in high-speed pursuits like this.

How do police decide to start a high-speed chase?

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The newest online sensation is walking backwards, but does moving in reverse push people towards better health? As part of our series Well Founded, Galloway speaks with bio-mechanist Janet Dufek, who has been studying this type of exercise for more than two decades.

Could walking backward push you to better health?

Gangs have controlled most of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince for three months, pushing thousands out of their homes. Matt Galloway speaks with the CBC’s Paul Hunter, who just returned from the country; and Martine St. Victor, a Haitian in Montreal.

Haiti’s growing humanitarian crisis

The U.S. Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and its parent company LiveNation, alleging that the company has created a monopoly that drives up ticket prices and hurts artists. 


U.S. sues Live Nation over monopoly concerns

Four years after the murder of George Floyd, his uncle Selwyn Jones talks about his continuing fight for racial justice.

Why George Floyd’s uncle is still fighting for justice

Have you ever responded to those spam texts offering jobs? Toronto Star reporter Alex Boyd did — she tells us what happened next.

How do police decide to start a high-speed chase?

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