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Is the housing crisis pricing out the skilled newcomers Canada wants to attract?
Canada remains an in-demand destination for newcomers, but the country's affordable housing crisis and high inflation are causing some to raise questions — just as Ottawa has increased immigration targets and aims to bring in 500,000 permanent residents a year by 2025.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Does Canada still need a public broadcaster?
Canada's media landscape is increasingly fragmented and there are also growing concerns about the impacts of misinformation and disinformation online.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Have you or your family been affected by the toxic drug crisis?
Last year, more than 7,300 Canadians died of apparent opioid overdoses. Almost 90 per cent of those deaths happened in three provinces: British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Is it fair to increase immigration when housing is scarce?
Canada's population is growing at a rate unmatched since the post-war baby boom and it's largely due to the federal government's increased immigration targets.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
What's the best vacation you ever had in Canada?
The official end of summer isn't for a few weeks, but symbolically the season ends with the return of school and for many that's next week.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
When disaster strikes are you getting the information you need?
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted Meta over its blockage of local news in Canada while wildfires forced thousands of Canadians were forced from their homes.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
How did you react in the face of an emergency?
Spreading wildfires forced many Canadians to flee their homes this week.
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How are the Kelowna and Yellowknife wildfires affecting you?
Spreading wildfires have forced thousands of Canadians to flee their homes this week in Kelowna, B.C., and in Yellowknife, putting parts of the country in states of emergency. Our question this week: How are the wildfires affecting you? What help do you need?
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
How far have you gone to get concert or sports tickets?
Fans queued up online to purchase tickets to Taylor Swift’s six shows in Toronto. But even with that many performances in the Rogers Centre, many fans have been put on a waitlist for tickets.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
For better or worse, what made you decide to break up?
Break ups, separations and divorces are experiences that impacts couples and families across the country. They were in the spotlight this week when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announced their separation.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Would you buy your kid a Barbie?
The Barbie movie is a blockbuster, but this week we want to know, with the doll's complicated history as a representation of women, would you buy your kid a Barbie?
This driver says gunshots went off near her on the highway. She still feels anxiety on the road
The fallout from driving accidents can last for years, according to an occupational therapist who specializes in helping driver’s rehabilitate their confidence on the road.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
How are wildfires, floods and extreme heat changing your summer plans?
Scientists are warning that 2023 could very well go down as the hottest year on record and the World Health Organization is warning of a "new reality" of killer heat waves in parts of the world.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
What is your shopping experience like right now?
Some Canadian retailers have adopted receipt checks in selected stores to, they say, curtail shoplifting, but it's sparked a backlash from some customers who feel threatened by the tactic.
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Do you feel safe on Canada's roads and highways?
While fatalities and injuries related to motor vehicle traffic collisions have trended downward in Canada over the last 20 years, according to Statistics Canada, it's still a life-altering experience for many Canadians each year.
She says her Zoom layoff was short and cruel. Why virtual layoffs still lack etiquette
The norms of laying off remote workers through virtual communication platforms like Zoom are still a work in progress, according to experts, but there are several ways to improve a process some say can be “inhuman.”
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
When did Canada become your home? How did that move change you?
Canada's recent population growth is largely being driven by the more than 145,000 new immigrants the country welcomed during the first three months of the year. That's the highest number for a single quarter since comparable data became available in 1972.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Is Canada becoming more or less accepting of LGBTQ rights?
It's Pride this weekend in Toronto, but it comes at a time where advocates say trans people are being targeted and harmful rhetoric is on the rise.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Have you ever experienced a sudden layoff?
This week Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. laid off about 1,300 people and, in May, Canada's unemployment rate ticked up for the first time since last August. What advice would you give to someone who just lost their job?
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Are rent strikes going too far?
Rent strikes are relatively rare in Canada, but protests are ongoing in Toronto against above-guideline rent increases. Sharlene Henry, chair of the 33 King St. tenant association in Toronto, and John Dickie, president of the Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations, debate the merits of rent strikes as a form of protest on Cross Country Checkup.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
How are sky-high rental prices affecting your life?
Rental strikes aren't brand new in Canada, but they do seem to be on the rise as some tenant rights groups say they're pushing back against above-guideline increases.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
How would you rate Ottawa's handling of foreign interference?
With the news that David Johnston intends to stay on as special rapporteur in spite of the House of Commons voting in favour of a motion calling for his removal, Cross Country Checkup wants to know how you rate Ottawa’s handling of foreign interference.
Long-term trauma for natural disaster evacuees part of uncounted climate costs
Experts say the longview economic costs associated with supporting those impacted by natural disasters, including their mental health, are just beginning to be captured and Canada’s decentralized response to disasters is falling short.
SUNDAY ON CHECKUP
Is it time to ban gambling ads during sports broadcasts?
If you can bet on one thing during this year's Stanley Cup finals it's that there will be lots of gambling ads. If you've had direct experience with sports gambling, good or bad, we want to hear from you.
Why rethinking retirement might help solve Canada's demographic crunch
Canada is being hit by a demographic crisis, sometimes called “the grey wave.” While the economy is adding jobs, economists say the crisis is more than a numbers game and ageism might be costing firms invaluable institutional experience and productivity.
