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The hidden cost of overlooking women’s health

August 13, 2026

Women's health is getting more attention now, but many women have spent years being told to push through symptoms that were misunderstood, dismissed, or normalized.  In this episode, Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe, family physician and medical director of Primary Care Outreach at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, explains why the gap in care still reverberates today — delaying diagnoses, affecting medical research, and impacting career growth,&nb...

Beyond generative AI: How agentic AI is levelling up the technology

July 30, 2026

Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of everyday life. It helps people write emails, summarize meetings, generate code, and answer questions in seconds.  But the next phase of AI may be less about generating information and more about taking action.  In this episode, Ty Panagoplos, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Scotiabank, explains how AI has evolved from a specialized technology used by experts into a mainstream tool available ...

Holding steady: Why did the Bank of Canada hit pause once again?

July 15, 2026

With a slightly more positive but cautious tone, the Bank of Canada announced Wednesday that interest rates would stay put, marking its sixth consecutive hold.   As part of the decision announcement, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem outlined three key messages for the country’s population. First, after a rough start to the year economic growth looks to have re...