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Project South uncovers one of the worst cases of police corruption in Canadian history.

The investigation into Toronto Police offers a staggering portrait of corruption, with allegations connecting officers to attempted assassinations, illegal firearms, drug trafficking, extortion, bribery, and leaking confidential information.

Plus, the death of “the last man in Africville” and the targeting of Jewish summer camps.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Julian Abraham
Additional music by Audio Network


Further reading:
Who are the Toronto police officers accused of assisting organized crime? Here’s what we know so far | CBC News
York Regional Police Press Conference - Project South Results [YouTube]
'A few bad apples': Doug Ford responds to police corruption arrests - North Bay News
Toronto cop arrested in corruption probe trafficked uniforms, mishandled police firearm: court documents | CBC News
Opinion | Toronto Police officers have been accused of running a matchmaking service for violent crooks. The question now is how deep the rot goes - Toronto Star
LORINC: When the police neither serve or protect - Spacing Toronto
Public trust in Toronto police was ‘strained’ before officers’ arrest. What now? | Globalnews.ca
How an armed Brink’s guard with persistent money troubles got swept up in the Toronto police corruption case - Toronto Star
'He was a man on a mission': Eddie Carvery remembered for keeping memory of Africville alive | CBC News
Anti-Zionist groups in Canada target Jewish children’s summer camps | The Times of Israel


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Surrey, BC has already recorded 51 extortions this year. 11 of them ended with shots fired. That might sound surprising until you realise last year there were 133 cases, and 49 related shootings. So what’s actually driving this? And how is it possible that after more than a year of this, no level of government (municipal, provincial, federal) and no police force has managed to get it under control? Host Noor speaks with former MP Jinny Sims, who was targeted in these campaigns, and Wade Deisman, a criminologist at the University of the Fraser Valley.

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Jinny Sims, Wade Deisman

Background reading:
B.C. politicians call on federal government to get tough on extortion crisis – CBC News
Protest held against extortion wave in Surrey as 3 foreign nationals charged – CBC News
Shots fired at Surrey radio station believed to be extortion-related – Global News
Extortion is disrupting B.C. lives and businesses. And there's no end in sight – Vancouver Sun
Extortion Theatre: Sikh Politicians, Party Scripts, & The Refusal To Name India – Baaz News

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Jay Baruchel, if you don’t know that name, you likely know his face from the string of hit movies he’s been in: Knocked Up, This Is The End, Blackberry, Million Dollar Baby, Almost Famous, and Tropic Thunder, among many others. He’s been in the belly of Hollywood’s beast for over two decades.

But he’s also a self-proclaimed Canadian patriot with the maple leaf literally tattooed over his heart. So who better to join us to try and figure out where Elbows Up goes from here, and tease out some of its unlikely roots. Hint: Canadian censors were already cutting American flags out of films in the 1920s…

Host: Stephen Marche
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Jay Baruchel

Fact checking by Julian Abraham
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Photo: Gage Skidmore

More information:

Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance — McClelland & Stewart

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While the Canadian mainstream media was reluctant to reveal unverified information, far right outlets and bad actors swarmed to score political points for their anti-trans agenda.

Why is Jesse Van Rootselaar’s gender the focus of the online discussion? And how should it fit into the coverage?

Mel Woods of Xtra Magazine joins Noor Azrieh.

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Mel Woods


Further reading:
What we know about the teenager behind the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting | CBC News
Deadly B.C. shooting is one of Canada's worst school shootings | CBC News
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
At least 43 outlets shared anti-trans misinfo after Charlie Kirk shooting: TJA | Xtra Magazine
OLDCORN: Another transgender mass shooter, and no, gun laws aren’t the problem - Western Standard
Tara Armstrong Post - X/Twiiter
Trans Journalists Association (Style Guide)
Tumbler RidgeLines
Curse of Politics Clip - X/Twitter

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Playing rules-based games at the end of the rules-based order.

With the heated rivalry between the US and Canada, athletes speaking out against ICE, and the rupture of old world order in the background, the Olympics are especially political this time around.

Where do politics fit into the winter games and how did hockey become a symbol of geopolitical conflict?

Rahim Mohamed of the National Post gets “Canada Down” with Noor Azrieh.

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Masteringr), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Rahim Mohamed


Further reading:
Trump’s geopolitical tensions spill into the Winter Olympics - Politico
‘Boots on the Ice’: Hockey and politics are about to collide at the Milan Olympics - The Globe and Mail
U.S. Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump | CBC Sports
Welcome to new cold war as world descends on Italy amid global political chaos | Winter Olympics 2026 | The Guardian
Amid rising political tensions, will there be controversy at the Olympics? - National | Globalnews.ca
Olympic fans are loving the petty commercial battle between Team Canada and Team USA: 'They are so focused on us' - Yahoo News Canada
Tate McRae responds to backlash over U.S. Olympics ad: 'Y'all know I'm Canada down' | CBC News
Paul Brandt removed from Alberta teachers’ convention speaking list - CTV News
Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’ - PressProgress

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