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1) Tip of the iceberg’: Human trafficking in Canada much worse than stats show
Send us a text How widespread is human trafficking in Canada? Two new reports offer the clearest evidence yet. According to Statistics Canada, more than 5,000 incidents of human trafficking were repor...Show More
2) Beware: These billboards are watching you
Send us a text Imagine looking at a billboard — then realizing it’s watching you back. That’s exactly what’s happening near Union Station in Toronto, where certain signs are outfitted with small cam...Show More
3) Should Ontario sell its stash of U.S. booze and give the cash to charity?
Send us a text Cheers to charity? That’s what the Ford government is being urged to do. For months, the LCBO has been sitting on an $80-million stockpile of U.S. booze — all of it yanked off store s...Show More
4) Holy Mackinaw! Leafs broadcasting legend Joe Bowen stops by our podcast
Send us a text For more than four decades, Joe Bowen’s unmistakable voice has been the soundtrack of Leafs Nation. But this season will be the last of his legendary career behind the mic. Bowen — th...Show More
5) Do you play in a lottery group? Keep good records
Send us a text This lottery winner will need to spend a portion of his prize on a defence lawyer. A 70-year-old Toronto man is facing theft and fraud charges after allegedly claiming a $1-million Lott...Show More
6) How is it even possible to shoplift $1.3M worth of booze from the LCBO?
Send us a text Earlier this year, the Retail Council of Canada released an alarming report about a "national crisis" facing its members: skyrocketing rates of theft, violence and organized criminal ...Show More
7) Your grocery bill is going to keep climbing
Send us a text Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, and produced by Derek Turner, Closer Look is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, ...Show More
8) '500 patients a day? Audit uncovers some fishy billing by Ontario doctors'
Send us a text Hosted by Village Media’s Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith, and produced by Derek Turner, Closer Look is a new daily podcast that goes way beyond the headlines with insightful, in...Show More
9) Pet raccoon? Don’t trash the idea until you watch this
Send us a text Raccoons as pets? Don’t laugh. A new study has found that urban raccoons have shorter snouts compared to their rural counterparts — a sign they're heading down the same path of evolutio...Show More
10) What we discovered about the long-term care homes in your community
Send us a text The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a harsh truth about Ontario’s long-term care homes: many were woefully understaffed, a factor that helped fuel the rapid spread of the deadly virus. Doug...Show More