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29/09/2025

Toronto Blue Jays are the American League East Champions

Guests: Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm The Blue Jays are American League East champions. They clinched the division with a 13-4 mauling of the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre Sunday, giving them the AL East crown for the first time in ten years. It was the first time they'd clinched at home since 1993. We talk to injured shortstop Bo Bichette about his season, the comeback from last year's last-place finish and what his status is as the Jays enter a five-day break before taking on either the Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees in the American League Division Series. Gregor Chisholm stops by as well, to discuss Game 162 and how it felt like a microcosm of the season as a whole, as well as the odd path the Jays took to the division title, having to win their final four games of the season following an ugly run of six losses in seven games

29/09/2025

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29 min
21/02/2024

Facing our smartphone addiction

Guest: Richard Warnica, Toronto Star feature writer Richard Warnica sees it everywhere – business meetings, the subway, even at his own dinner table – the blank-eyed stare of someone mindlessly scrolling their smartphone. These devices, despite their increasingly documented negative effects on our mental health, have us firmly in their grips, and their utility and ubiquity makes it hard to envision how we'll ever kick the habit. But once upon a time, most of us smoked, too, and virtually everywhere (on planes, trains, at work, in restaurants…). Will we one day look back on this the same way? PLUS: How Warnica deals with it at home by thinking inside the (locked) box. This episode was produced by Paulo Marques, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston and Edward Keenan.

21/02/2024

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27 min
15/06/2022

Angry Young Men: How youth workers are trying to stop the next attack

Guest: David O'Brien, youth worker and director of mental health for ETA It is evident that violent attacks committed by angry young men, regardless of the ideology behind them, are increasing. Whether motivated by white supremacy, incel subculture or other extremist belief, the path toward radicalization usually starts online and can end in violence. ETA is a GTA-based service that tackles hate and extremism in young people, often working with people who other agencies often refuse — or are unequipped — to deal with. Youth worker David O'Brien joins "This Matters" to talk about the approach to working with these individuals. This episode was produced by Brian Bradley, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

15/06/2022

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20 min
04/04/2024

Why is Canada limiting its number of temporary residents and what are the new rules?

Guest: Nicholas Keung, immigration reporter The federal government is scaling back on the number of temporary residents and foreign workers in Canada while trying to boost access to permanent residence for those already here. Earlier, similar curbing measures were introduced for international students as well. While the government is framing these new, more restrictive immigration measures as a solution to a burgeoning housing and affordability crisis and to rein in population growth, there are also some concerns that immigrants have become scapegoats for domestic problems. So what are the new rules for foreign workers in Canada and what will they mean for Canadians and prospective Canadians? This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz and Paulo Marques. What would you like to hear on Toronto Star podcasts? Let us know in this survey and you can enter to win a $100 gift card.

04/04/2024

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18 min
13/02/2025

Ontario's campaign goes south

Guest: Toronto Star Queen's Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie During an election campaign, it's unusual for a premier to take his campaign to stops in foreign countries — but these are unusual times, and this is an unusual Ontario election. The Star's Robert Benzie joined Doug Ford and Canada's other premier's on their visit to a snowy Washington, D.C. this week and tells us who they met with, what they are hoping to accomplish, and the prospects for success in getting their message through when the entire U.S. government is in Trump-inspired chaos. Benzie also unpacks what this might mean for the Ontario election race, and why Ford might prefer to be seen in the U.S. — where approximately none of his voters live — rather than knock on doors here at home. PLUS: What does talk of Canada as the 51st state have in common with a dead cat? This episode was produced by Ed Keenan and Sean Pattendon.

13/02/2025

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34 min
17/04/2025

Two years later Canada's biggest gold heist is still unsolved

Guest: Toronto Star crime reporter Peter Edwards It's like a Netflix show in real life. A truck driving off with $24 million in gold and cash, stolen from a hangar outside Pearson International Airport in a crime so smooth it left everyone stunned. Now, two years later the investigation trail spreads across four countries from Canada to the U.S. to Dubai and India. Some of the suspects have fled and it doesn't like they're coming back. Neither is the gold. On its two-year anniversary we unpack what's happened with the infamous Toronto gold heist, the key players and whether there's any hope left for the case. Produced by Saba Eitizaz and Paulo Marques

17/04/2025

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20 min
02/02/2024

Lower tax (hikes), Scarborough buses and jerks on the rink

Mayor Olivia Chow's version of the city budget was released this week, and one of us was there in person at the Scarborough Town Centre to hear about it. The tax rate's a bit lower, the feds came through with some money, the police still didn't get as much as they want. So what do we think? And what's left to fight about? Also, some jerk disrupted a women and trans shinny game in a Toronto park, something Emma says she's experienced as a disturbing trend this year. And one of us explains why we're lamenting the loss of diners and doughnut shops as essential hangout spots he thinks are essential to decent city life. Plus, what has four thumbs and isn't a big fan of raccoons? Our entire panel, that's what. Audio Sources: CP24, Global, Columbia This episode was produced by Paulo Marques, Julia De Laurentiis Johnston, Emma Teitel and Edward Keenan. What you would like to hear on Toronto Star podcasts? Let us know in this survey and you can enter to win a $100 gift card.

02/02/2024

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42 min
16/07/2021

How accommodating pets at domestic violence shelters can save lives

Guest: Hannah Brown, manager of the criminal justice system reform program at Humane Canada During COVID-19, domestic violence numbers spiked to the point where we began to call it "the shadow pandemic." Alongside that, data across North America has begun to reveal "the violence link" which means that often cruelty towards the family pet is intertwined with other violence within the home. Hannah Brown, of Humane Canada explains the "violence link"–and why no one in danger should have to choose between their own personal safety and that of a much-loved pets'. Directory of shelters in Ontario with pet services: http://www.oaith.ca/assets/library/SHELTERS%20and%20PET%20SERVICES%20Oct%202018.pdf Directory of shelters in Canada and the U.S with pet services: https://safeplaceforpets.org/

16/07/2021

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17 min
01/04/2020

Are you the perfect quarantine parent? (No and there's no need to be)

Yesterday, as Ontario races to get ahead of the COVID-19 curve, the government announced that children won't be returning to class until at least May 4. In today's episode, Saba Eitizaz talks with Dr. Sejal Patel, associate professor of Early Childhood Studies at Ryerson University—and a parent herself—about ways to cope and keep your kids engaged. Saba also speaks to Hema Lozano, a young mother of four, about some unique ways she's come up with to keep her little ones learning.

01/04/2020

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22 min
15/05/2023

Business not as usual: The return to office and downtown Toronto now

Guests: Katie Daubs, senior writer, and Christine Dobby, business reporter As cities around the world return to the office, Toronto lags behind other global centres as many workers are choosing to continue working from home. That's having a spillover effect on the downtown core, and in particular, on the PATH, the underground network of shops and stores that support a downtown economy. Are these changes temporary or long lasting? What do they mean for the future of Toronto? This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

15/05/2023

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23 min

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