10/3: Canada Covered

At the U.S. Canada border between B.C. and Washington, there’s a park where you can freely meander between countries so long as you don’t leave the stretch of grass.

But that free movement has allegedly been exploited by a B.C. man who is accused of bringing people into the country illegally using that park.

Dave is joined by National Post reporter Douglas Quan. 

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It is now illegal in Quebec for people in positions of authority to wear religious symbols on the job.

Quebec’s Bill 21 looks to defend the idea secularism in the province, but critics say it targets people of specific religions, and excludes them from Quebec society.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford campaigned on a slogan of For the People.

A year in, has he lived up to that promise?

We look at how the first year in office has gone, where the premier has succeeded and where he has stumbled.

Dave is joined by National Post columnist Matt Gurney.

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Today we bring you Chapter 3 of our series on the Alberta election. Edmonton Journal reporter Clare Clancy outlines why the NDP campaign didn't work. 

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced steps towards a federal ban on single-use plastics on Monday.

Dave is joined by National Post federal politics reporter Marie-Danielle Smith.

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We look at why millennials may not be getting busy on the regular and why that’s actually a big deal.

Dave is joined by Tristin Hopper.

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The final report from the Canadian National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released this week.

The report concluded that the deaths are the result of genocide.

We look at the findings of the report, what the report calls for, and what the next steps for the country are.

Dave is joined by National Post reporter Maura Forrest.

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Here is Chapter 2 on our special series looking back at the Alberta election and how Jason Kenney rose to power. 

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The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA finals.

That’s a phrase Canadian hoops fans have been waiting to hear for awhile.

Since debuting in 1995, there have been years of futility, followed by years when they seemed so close, only to run into the hurdle that is LeBron James.

But now, they’re four wins away from their first NBA title.

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Vice Admiral Mark Norman was ultimately vindicated this month prosecutors dropped their breach of trust case against him.

He was accused of leaking sensitive information relating to the purchase of a navy supply ship, but the Crown decided there case wasn’t strong enough to carry to trial.

In the wake of his court case Mark Norman broke his silence in an interview with the Ottawa Citizen's David Pugliese.

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