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Smoke 101: An intro to a new summer reality
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
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It's here. It's become a part of summer in most areas of Canada. It's bad for you. What exactly makes wildfire smoke harmful to breathe? And what about the mental health impact of hazy skies and a darkened future?If we're going to live with this we need less speculation, and more science and solutions. Here they are.GUEST: Dr. Courtney Howard, emergency physician; Vice-Chair of the Global Climate and Health Alliance
Released:
Jun 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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The frustrating, darkly funny story of Ottawa's LRT mess: The City of Ottawa paid millions of dollars for train cars that wouldn't run in the winter. The doors stuck if people tried to open them to get out. One derailment shut down the system for weeks on end. The story of what should have been the crown jewel of Ottawa's transit system is a tragic comedy. But as an inquiry right now is demonstrating, it's also a lesson to other Canadian cities. Because there's nothing as valuable to a city as public transit done right, and nothing more demoralizing than public transit done wrong. So what sent Ottawa's train project so far (sorry) off the rails? GUEST: Fatima Syed, Ontario Reporter, The Narwhal by The Big Story