The turmoil in Canadian cricket

Why your attention span is trash and what you can do about it

Can't concentrate? What about thinking deeply? Attention spans are shrinking rapidly. Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of the bestselling book 'Deep Work' says we're facing a crisis — an attack on our ability to think. He's calling for what he calls a revolution in defence of thinking. He outlines the steps for reclaiming your attention.

How dementia care in Canada is failing patient

A New Brunswick woman known as "Alice" wandered from her care home 12 times before dying cold and alone. The province's deputy senior advocate tells us what went wrong. Her B.C. counterpart says seniors there are also vulnerable with more than 7,000 waiting for a bed and no plan to fix the problem.

The turmoil in Canadian cricket

Steven D'Souza, co-host of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, takes us inside the program's investigation into Cricket Canada — to explain why the sport in Canada is in turmoil. There are allegations of match fixing, and corruption, and recent incidents of violence that may be linked to organized crime.

New York is going WILD for the Knicks

After more than 50 years of losing, the New York Knicks basketball team is back in the NBA finals against the San Antonio Spurs and their super star Victor Wembanyama. New York sports journalist Alex Day tells us about the electric vibe in his city, leading up to game 4.

How streaming is changing the way we listen to music

Canadian musician and author Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, looks at how algorithms on platforms like Spotify and YouTube are changing the way we find and listen to music — and what that means for our taste and artists' creativity.