You can’t win a war without an air force, but you can absolutely lose one without cyber defenses. Richard Shimooka unpacks how warfare has evolved to include everything from space systems to biotech threats, and why militaries that ignore these…
Someone in London, Ontario just won $80 million. In California, coworkers were asked to sign a contract before buying a group lottery ticket detailing who gets what percentage, who bought it, all of it. Would you sign? Or would that…
Good News Tuesday brings personal wins from the team: Ryan’s swapping TikTok scrolling for reading (starting with a Stephen King horror novel at bedtime… bold choice), Shane’s booking trips with actual dates after watching retired friends map out their year,…
Most people avoid their credit card statements in January because the numbers are terrifying. Financial planner Anita Bruinsma says that’s exactly why you need to open them—but not for the reason you think. Bruinsma introduces a simple question that changes…
Maduro’s gone. The vice president, security minister, and defense minister are still there. So what actually changed? Shane and Joe Varner dig into the geopolitics behind Venezuela’s seizure—how a country became the Western Hemisphere hub for Russian money laundering, Iranian…
What happens when you promise permanent residence to 50,000 students, then pull the rug out? Immigration lawyer Guidy Mamann breaks down how Canada’s sudden policy reversal is creating a costly backlash no one predicted. Students who spent six figures and…
Stranger Things started in 2016. You were dating someone different, living somewhere else, chasing completely different dreams. Ryan reflects on watching the Stranger Things finale in a sold-out theatre next to people he hadn’t even met when the show first…
The Photo Backup Strategy You’re Probably Not UsingYou’ve been meaning to back up your photos for months. Maybe years. The dongle you bought for Christmas is still in the box. Carmi Levy explains why physical backup solutions never work—humans aren’t…
Game of Thrones fumbled so badly that the creators lost their Star Wars deal. The Sopranos cut to black and people thought their cable boxes broke. Lost sent everyone to the afterlife and viewers are still confused. Shane and Ryan…
The TV Finales That Left You Feeling BetrayedGame of Thrones spent seven seasons building Daenerys as a complex character. Then she unraveled in minutes. Shane, Jimmy Zoubris, and Lesley Kelly dig into what makes a finale land or crash—from How…
Windsor has always stood apart — geographically, politically, and emotionally. It’s a city defined by its proximity to Detroit, but even more by the people who live with that complexity every day. Meg Roberts joins from CKLW to share how…
Does Toronto really see the rest of Canada — or just itself? Jim Richards tackles that question head-on in a conversation that moves from local traffic to national identity. He breaks down why the rest of the country sees Toronto…
What happens when a lifelong Ottawan admits he’s never skated the Rideau Canal? Stefan Keyes shares the shock of that confession and helps unpack a wild year in Canada’s capital — one that included viral soccer, public service chaos, and…
From niche tech to everyday tool, AI has gone from background code to front-page transformation in record time. Handy Andy Baryer joins Shane Hewitt to unpack what 2025 looked like for artificial intelligence — and what 2026 might break wide…
Open drug use. street disorder. harm‑reduction policy. enforcement shifts. It was a year in Victoria — and Ryan Price gives Shane a raw, local perspective on one of the biggest, most complex community stories of 2025.They talk about how the…
