What you need to know about the fourth wave

The pandemic of loneliness: In the first episode of This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, the team works from home in self isolation like millions across the world. COVID-19 has resulted in the need for social distancing, self isolation and quarantine in what... by This Matters

30 min listen

23 million people, 6 deaths: How Taiwan tackled the COVID-19 crisis: While most of the world continues to be shut down during the pandemic, in Taiwan, society continues to function. The tiny island state off the coast of China currently has less than 500 confirmed cases and deaths are in the single digits due to... by This Matters

20 min listen

Q&A with Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s public health guardian: Star City Hall Bureau Chief, David Rider, talks with Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s public health guardian, on her life and the weight of the fight against COVID-19. Dr. de Villa, medical officer of health, is the eye of Toronto’s public health... by This Matters

21 min listen

Soccer, the NBA, finally the Olympics. How pro sports lost to COVID-19 but warned the world: When “accidental hero” Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, and more NBAers followed, it triggered a domino effect that shut the doors of every major sport in North America. After Canada was the first to announce it would not send athletes,... by This Matters

23 min listen

Why infectious disease experts say the worst of the curve is yet to come: The term “flattening the curve” is everywhere, in personal discussion and the media coverage of COVID-19. But how far away is everyone from actually flattening it, here in Canada and around the world? What lessons can we learn for when the worst... by This Matters

23 min listen

Are you the perfect quarantine parent? (No and there’s no need to be) by This Matters

22 min listen

Pandemic politics: A different Doug Ford: Just as COVID-19 has changed almost every aspect of society, it is also definitely not politics as usual. Leaders are being forged in the crucible of a pandemic, and there is plenty of criticism and kudos to go around. But since COVID-19 has become a... by This Matters

23 min listen

Can your pets get COVID-19?: It might be time to start teaching that old dog new physical distancing tricks. With the news of two pet cats catching the coronavirus from their owners in NYC last week, public health authorities have revised their advice on what people who are sick... by This Matters

20 min listen

Not thinking straight? What happens to our minds during a pandemic: We’ve barely had a chance to process the COVID-19 pandemic that has up-ended every element of our live. So what happens to our minds when we’re faced with a pandemic? Why do we panic buy and hoard items? How does fear of a virus turn into... by This Matters

19 min listen

ER doctor speaks from the frontline of COVID-19 and about what we can do to help: What is it really like to serve on the frontline of a pandemic? What are doctors and nurses seeing in emergency rooms? How are our healthcare workers coping with the mental stress of making life and death decisions at an unprecedented time, while also... by This Matters

23 min listen

Viral inequality: Coronavirus might be an equalizer but society is not: Some people can work at home, avoid transit, connect to colleagues and friends via Zoom, order supplies to their door, stockpile necessities, and avoid COVID-19. Others can't. Saba Eitizaz speaks to Ian Goldin, of Oxford, about how the Coronavirus has... by This Matters

23 min listen

Fraught properties: COVID-19 and the real estate market: "If you don’t need to buy or sell you should be staying home right now," John Pasalis, president or Realosophy, a brokerage that takes a data driven approach to the market. For most, buying a home is the single largest purchase most people will make... by This Matters

21 min listen

A (now isolated) scientist who isolated the COVID-19 virus explains the fight for a vaccine: Scientists all over the world are working on finding ways to test and develop vaccines for COVID-19. Raju Mudhar talks with a member of the team of researchers who collaborated to become one of the first to isolate the COVID-19 virus. Dr. Karen... by This Matters

19 min listen

What happened with long-term care homes and what comes next?: COVID-19 has exacerbated the fault line within this country’s long-term care facilities. Underfunded, overcrowded and with less oversight, these facilities were ripe for the kind of disaster that is unfolding in them across the country. As residents... by This Matters

26 min listen

Crime, COVID-19 and how bad actors will take advantage of this pandemic: From fraud to cyber-attacks and terrorism, bad actors may be trying to take advantage of this COVID-19 pandemic. Raju Mudhar discusses crime in the age of COVID-19 and how the actions of some could affect Canadians’ civil liberties with Stephanie... by This Matters

19 min listen

How COVID-19 could remake transit and transportation networks: The way people move around and commute in cities has changed, perhaps forever. Is the time of COVID-19 actually the perfect moment to remake the transit and transportation networks in cities? Some say the countries that are preparing to make the... by This Matters

20 min listen

Is it ok to go outside for a walk?: Raju Mudhar speaks to Kate Allen, the Star’s science and technology reporter, and asked under what circumstances it’s safe to go out for a stroll. The messages about physical distancing seem to be finally getting through to Canadians, as the... by This Matters

15 min listen

Domestic violence, isolation and what to do if you or someone you know is at risk: In today’s episode, Saba Eitizaz speaks to Andrea Gunraj, the VP of Public Engagement at the Canadian Women’s Foundation, about the horror of victims potentially trapped in self-isolation with their abusers, how they can get help, and how it’s... by This Matters

22 min listen

Untouchable: How COVID-19 hit organized crime: From drugs to gambling to theft and more, COVID-19 has also had an adverse effect on the criminal organizations and gangs that run these illegal enterprises. To discuss how organized crime has been affected by COVID-19, Raju Mudhar talks with... by This Matters

19 min listen

May days: The world seems to be changing every day, let alone every month. It’s now May and there are still so many questions about how our world will look with few answers. This Matters aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every... by This Matters

23 min listen

Immunity passports and contact tracing, explained: As many jurisdictions make preparations to reopen, there are several things that are key to the new hopes of finding a way forward to live with COVID-19. Two of the keys that have been touted by governments and public health officials are contact... by This Matters

21 min listen

Young, healthy Star reporter says getting COVID-19 so much worse than expected: Raju Mudhar speaks to fellow Toronto Star journalist May Warren about her experience with COVID-19. She discusses how she got COVID-19, how she couldn’t get tested and how much this disease beat her down, regardless of how young she is and revealing... by This Matters

17 min listen

Real estate signs: Is now the time to buy?: If you look at any of the numbers, the Greater Toronto Area’s real estate market is in free fall. New homes sales were down by 69 per cent, and several conflicting forecasts say prices could go up 7 per cent or potentially fall 18 per cent. COVID-19... by This Matters

21 min listen

All about CERB (Canadian Emergency Relief Benefits): Saba Eitizaz speaks to employment lawyer Hermie Abraham to help answer some of the questions around the emergency help--who is eligible, how they can apply and who might still be left behind, although the government is moving fast to expand the... by This Matters

22 min listen

Redefining terrorism: CSIS changes how it talks about extremist threats, including “incel” violence: Alex Boutilier, national politics reporter with the Toronto Star, who covers national security, joins host Raju Mudhar to discuss how CSIS is redefining how it views terrorism. Incel-related terrorism is something that all Canadians became familiar... by This Matters

21 min listen

Do we have the data we need to reopen Canada?: Does Canada have the data and the planning in place for an exit strategy that will help get through this crisis sooner than later and with minimal causalities? Saba Eitizaz talks to Amir Attaran to find out where we’re at in the fight against the... by This Matters

21 min listen

Indigenous communities, systemic racism and COVID-19: Many Indigenous communities face big challenges: fewer doctors, inadequate housing and water that isn’t safe to drink. All of those issues, alongside systemic racism, can lead to especially bad health outcomes during a pandemic, Canadian public... by This Matters

20 min listen

Why some white supremacists are celebrating the pandemic: Adrian Cheung talks to Ben Makuch, national security reporter for Vice News, about why some neo-Nazis and white supremacists view the COVID-19 pandemic as their moment to act out their racist ideologies. by This Matters

15 min listen

A very 2020 guide to heading to the cottage (or not): It’s Victoria Day Weekend, which means for many lucky people, it’s time to open up the cottage and get summer really going. Traditionally, May Two-Four weekend is all about fun, but as Premier Doug Ford put it in one of his briefings recently,... by This Matters

24 min listen

What it’s like in—and once you’re out of—jail during COVID-19: There have already been COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional institutions across the U.S., British Columbia and Quebec. In Ontario, the largest outbreak has centred on the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI), where of 109 inmates, 80 have tested... by This Matters

21 min listen

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