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February 01, 2019 Polar Vortex: Why does it happen?
A polar vortex has tens of millions of people caught in its grasp. But what exactly is a polar vortex?
In this episode of the Global News podcast This is Why, Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell chats with Niki Reitmayer and examines the cold snap that is sending shivers through the spines of a lot of people.
Also, senior digital journalist for Global National, Jeff Semple, talks about his new podcast Russia Rising, as he investigates how Russian internet trolls operate and whether other countries, specifically Canada, are targeted too.
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24 min
February 01, 2019 Polar Vortex: Why does it happen?
This is why its really, really cold all across Canada
21 min
January 25, 2019 The RCMP: a culture of dysfunction
The RCMP’s workplace culture has been called "dysfunctional," proven to have affected their policing ability and derailed decades of attempts at reform. Can civilian oversight change that?
In a new Global News investigative series, reporter Jane Gerster looks at how $200 million in taxpayer funds has been spent over 20 years due to the fallout from mismanagement of the Mounties, from sexual harassment lawsuits to federal inquiries into workplace bullying.
In this episode of the Global News podcast, This is Why, Gerster sits down with Niki Reitmayer and explains what she uncovered.
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26 min
January 25, 2019 The RCMP: a culture of dysfunction
$220 million and counting: The cost of the RCMP’s ‘culture of dysfunction’
23 min
January 18, 2019 China's feud with Canada is only getting worse
While there has been a recent spate of Canadians finding themselves detained in China, a retaliation to Canada’s detention of Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, the tension between the two countries has been growing for years.
And geographically speaking, it's no surprise that a large percentage of that tension can be felt on Canada's west coast.
As the fentanyl situation became a crisis, journalists started to reveal a connection. Chinese criminal organizations were shipping drugs to British Columbia. The money was being laundered in casinos, and then sent back to China and the cycle continued. Over the past few years, these drugs have caused thousands of deaths across the country.
In this episode of the Global News podcast This is Why, we take a look at the darkening diplomatic feud between China and Canada, how it all started and what might happen next.
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24 min
January 18, 2019 China's feud with Canada is only getting worse
Tensions between China and Canada have been growing for years, but what can be done to resolve this darkening political feud?
21 min
January 11, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Behind the guilty plea
On April 6, 2018, the Humboldt Broncos were on their way to a playoff game in Nipawin, Sask., when the team’s bus and a semi collided at an intersection in eastern Saskatchewan. Sixteen people, including 10 players, were killed, while 13 others were injured.
The driver of the semi, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, pleaded guilty on Jan. 8, 2019, to 29 charges of dangerous driving.
In this episode of the Global News podcast This is Why, we take a look back at the incident and examine what questions still need to be answered.
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25 min
January 11, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash: Behind the guilty plea
A look back at the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and examining what questions still need to be answered.
22 min
December 06, 2018 What made headlines in 2018
In this episode of the Global News podcast This is Why, Global News chief investigative correspondent Carolyn Jarvis looks back on some of her best work in 2018.
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26 min
December 06, 2018 What made headlines in 2018
In this episode of the Global News podcast This is Why, Global News chief investigative correspondent Carolyn Jarvis looks back on some of her best work in 2018.
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24 min

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We live in a confusing world… so if you’ve ever stopped and asked yourself WHY something matters, we’re here to help. Every week Adam Toy and Dave McIvor will ask one big question and uncover the answer to help you truly understand what’s going on around you.