Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Kevin McCarthy finally being elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives on the 15th vote, Buffalo Bills […]
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FTB Weekends: Christmas Storm, Zelenskyy in Washington & Musk to Resign as Twitter CEO
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the major storm ahead of Christmas Weekend, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visiting US President Joe Biden in the […]
FTB Weekends: Free Public Transit for Seniors in Montreal, Emergencies Act Inquiry, Drugs & More
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney on Montreal seniors getting free public transit as of July 23, 2022, new child medicine and free flu shots […]
FTB Weekends: Surprisingly Not Terrible US Midterm Results, Musk’s Twitter Blunders & More
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the near-routing of Trump-backed candidates in the US Midterm Elections, Elon Musk’s week of struggling to run Twitter, […]
FTB Weekends: Biden Cancels 10K in Student Loan Debts & The Internet Reacts + Updates
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss US President Joe Biden cancelling $10 000 – $20 000 in federal student loan debt and the internet’s […]
FTB Fridays: US Out of Afghanistan, Canada Heads to the Polls, OnlyFans Abandons Sex Workers & More
Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Dawn McSweeney go through some of the week’s top news, roundup-style. Topics: The US leaving AfghanistanThe 2021 Canadian Federal […]
Guilty: Derek Chauvin Convicted of Murdering George Floyd
Derek Chauvin is now properly referred to as convicted murderer. A jury found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder […]
What Took Us So Long? The Proud Boys Are Only Now Considered a Terrorist Organization in Canada
It’s official: As of last week, the Proud Boys are a terrorist organization according to the Canadian Government. Last Wednesday, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair […]
There’s Another March in Montreal This Sunday Because Police Racism Isn’t Just An American Problem
Last Sunday, approximately 10 000 people took to the streets of Montreal demanding justice for George Floyd and all the other victims of racist police […]
Net Neutrality Under Threat…Again
Tomorrow morning, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US is set to scrap Net Neutrality. Specifically, they plan to eliminate Title II protections that […]