Patrick McGuire
The Man Who Tried to Sell the Rob Ford Crack Tape Claims There’s a Second Tape, Featuring a Crack-Smoking Judge
Mohamed Farah discusses crack-smoking videos, his belief that Rob Ford threatened him on camera, and his attempts to foster a more positive environment in the Dixon community.
How Canadian Doctors Approach Prescribing Weed for Pain and Anxiety
Is the Canadian government making it too hard for pain and anxiety sufferers to get their hands on medicine that could help them?
Bill Nye Talks About Canadian Oil and the Certainty of Climate Change
"The science of climate change is, by many reasonable estimates, more strongly proven than the connection between cigarettes and cancer."
Meet Alykhan Velshi, the Man Who Allegedly Fed Paul Calandra His Non-Answers about ISIS
Last week Paul Calandra, Stephen Harper’s parliamentary secretary, made a mockery out of Parliament’s question period by answering Thomas Mulcair’s questions about Iraq with an attack against the NDP for their stance on Israel. But who put him up to...
Fucked Up's Damian Abraham Moderated a Remarkably Civil Toronto Mayoral Debate
Compared to last week’s debate, during which candidate Olivia Chow was told to “go back to China” by a heckler and a Ford supporter shouted homophobic things, the ArtsVote debate was remarkably civil.
Doug Ford’s First Mayoral Debate Had It All: Racism, Homophobia, and Police Intervention
The Toronto mayoral candidate appears to be following in his brother Rob's footsteps in that shouting and vitriol follows him wherever he goes.
Canadian Government Workers Are Causing PR Problems by Editing Wikipedia
Taking a look at a recent Wikipedia edit made by an employee of the Canadian Department of National Defense to an article about mass surveillance in the US.
We Spoke to the Alaskan Reporter Who Quit Her Job on Live TV to Run a Weed Dispensary
She's leaving the fast-paced world of Alaskan TV news behind to fight for marijuana legalization in her home state.
The Toronto Police (and Saskatchewan’s RCMP) Are Looking to Buy Body-Worn Cameras
It looks as if the Toronto Police are going to be going ahead with a pilot project to test body-worn cameras. Plus we dug up a notice from the Saskatchewan RCMP who also want to get into the cop-camera game.
Canada’s Secretive Treaty With China Further Diminishes Aboriginal Rights
The agreement impacts First Nations people, whose land is being developed by the multi-billion dollar energy extraction industry.
Canada’s Secretive Treaty with China Further Diminishes Aboriginal Rights
Many Canadians are outraged that we cut a secret deal with China, but the real problem is the complete lack of consultation with our First Nations, which will only lead to even more legal headaches for the Crown.
‘Sunshine Superman’ Documents the Rise and Fall of BASE Jumping’s Creator
We talked to the filmmaker behind a new documentary tracking the life and times of the man who invented BASE jumping: Carl Boenish. The film, Sunshine Superman, makes use of Carl's giant archive of 16mm footage that he filmed with a helmet...