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Life inside Australia's devastating wildfires
Today on Front Burner, we speak to Australian author Jessica Friedmann about climate change, why this wildfire season is so devastating and how she thinks the government should be responding to the crisis.
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Harvey Weinstein, NDAs and living in silence
As Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial begins, The National’s Adrienne Arsenault tells host Jayme Poisson about the non-disclosure agreements in his case. She spoke to two of Weinstein’s assistants who allege sexual misconduct against the movie producer, and are speaking out now despite their NDAs.
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U.S. killing of top Iranian general stokes worries over wider conflict
As tensions ratchet up following the U.S. killing of Iran’s second most-powerful man, we talk with national security expert Heather Hurlburt about what could happen next.
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A neo-Nazi connection, the U.S.-Mexico border and beauty YouTubers
Today on Front Burner, we revisit stories that have changed a lot in the past few months, from the Canadian link to a militant neo-Nazi group called The Base, to the treatment of migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border and the fallout from a beef between two beauty YouTubers.
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K-pop's promise and peril
Today on Front Burner, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Asia editor, Matthew Campbell, explains what life is like in a Korean entertainment "cram school" and why 2019, K-pop’s banner year, also exposed its troubling underbelly.
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Greta Thunberg and the rise of the youth climate movement
Today on Front Burner, Washington Post science and environment reporter Sarah Kaplan tells us about the year that was for teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, and whether this unprecedented moment for global climate protests might lead to lasting policy change.
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Front Burner's 2019 news quiz
Front Burner host Jayme Poisson quizzes a roundtable of CBC personalities about the biggest news stories of the year, from the SNC-Lavalin scandal to the rise of Lil Nas X.
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The year in news - live!
Front Burner host Jayme Poisson talks to a roundtable of CBC personalities about the biggest Canadian news stories of the year, from the election to the Raptors championship win.
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Taking stock of Amazon's enormous ambition
Today on Front Burner, Wired writer Louise Matsakis on Jeff Bezos and Amazon: How this immense company plans to continue its growth and what the implications might be.
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Could suing over 'smart guns' curb Canadian gun violence?
Today on Front Burner, the father of a survivor of Toronto’s 2018 Danforth shooting rampage on the class-action lawsuit he’s helped launch against gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson.
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Behind impeachment: Life in a Ukrainian war zone
Today on Front Burner, CBC’s Russia correspondent Chris Brown takes us inside Eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict and explains why the U.S. military aid was so important for the civilians who have lived with six years of war.
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Impeachment, a Senate trial, and the 'dead chicken' strategy
Today on Front Burner, CBC Washington correspondent Alex Panetta on the House impeachment vote, and the Senate trial to follow.
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Canada and the 'Afghanistan Papers'
Today on Front Burner, CBC’s Murray Brewster on the “Afghanistan Papers,” and what they reveal about a war that took the lives of 158 Canadians, and more than 100,000 Afghans.
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One year in Chinese detention: what life is like for two Canadians
Today on Front Burner, the Globe and Mail’s Asia correspondent, Nathan VanderKlippe, talks about the detention facilities where Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are being held in China, and what’s next for their cases, a year on from their arrests.
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Andrew Scheer out amid private school payment controversy
Today on Front Burner, Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos on the resignation of Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer — what brought about the sudden move and what’s next for the party.
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Former hockey pros describe the sport's dark side
Today on Front Burner, former NHLer Daniel Carcillo and former OHLer Brock McGillis on their experiences with the dark side of hockey culture, and how they think it can change.
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New NAFTA: What you need to know
Today on Front Burner, Globe and Mail reporter Adrian Morrow explains what the new free trade deal with Mexico and the U.S. accomplishes for Canada and why it took so long to get signed.
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Fall from grace: Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar against genocide charge
Today on Front Burner, Mark Farmaner of The Burma Campaign U.K. on Aung San Suu Kyi, a woman he once revered for her human rights heroism, but who he now considers an apologist for genocide.
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Amidst profound political crisis, U.K. heads to the polls
Today on Front Burner, BBC’s Rob Watson on why the stakes are so high in the upcoming U.K. election.
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Throne speech signals priorities, problems for minority government
Today on Front Burner, Vassy Kapelos, host of CBC’s Power & Politics, discusses the throne speech and the Liberal government’s biggest challenges, considering its minority status.
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What an alleged 'prolific' fraudster reveals about identity theft in Canada
Today on Front Burner, CBC’s John Lancaster reports on the story of an alleged “prolific” identity thief and explains just how prevalent this type of fraud is, and how devastating it can be for Canadians.
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What Canadian universities gain, and lose, by accepting Huawei funding
Today on Front Burner, CBC senior business reporter Peter Armstrong talks about the tens of millions of dollars Huawei gives to Canadian academic research, and the potential security risks of accepting that funding.
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United premiers could spell trouble for Trudeau
Today on Front Burner, CBC’s J.P. Tasker reports on the premiers' meeting and explains how the group might stand in the way of the prime minister’s legislative priorities.
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Canada's rules on e-cigarettes based on 'unproven hypothesis'
Today on Front Burner, CBC medical sciences correspondent Kelly Crowe reports on how Health Canada flung the door wide open to e-cigarettes without definitive evidence that it would even help people quit smoking.
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Understanding TikTok: From viral teen videos to Chinese political censorship
Today on Front Burner, we look at TikTok, the wildly popular Chinese-owned social media app that’s in the news this week for pulling a video critical of the mass detention of Uighurs.
