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Rye Observations

What we talk about when we talk about Holden

Who Controls North America?

Today, even the U.S. government is just one of many players

Lines of Flight

Finding the tracks of Canada’s missing black history

Ira Basen

Ira Basen is a long-time CBC Radio producer and documentary maker.

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Ira Basen

Stop the Presses!

When no news is good news December 2025
How big a role does the news play in your life? Is being well-informed an important part of how you think of yourself? It was for Edward McCann, a Canadian lawyer and university professor, who died in April at the age of eighty-four. “He found joy in watching and coaching sports,” his obituary read, “spending time with his wife and…