How Pierre Poilievre cultivated his attack-dog charm. And should we care about what the new CEO of the Toronto Star tweets? Jen Gerson co-hosts.

Torstar publishes pro-gambling content now. And the Rogers family vacation at Mar-a-Lago.

Torstar's planned casino raises questions about covering a problematic industry from which they also stand to profit.

Torstar gets into the gambling business. Americans get caught up on the WE scandal. And documents suggest Canada’s two major newspaper chains discussed shutting down each others’ papers before they swapped them.

It’s unlikely we’ll go back to how things were, and newspapers need to finally accept that.

Torstar was just sold for $52 million, droves of people were chastised for going to the park, and Jesse opens himself up to some rare scrutiny.

Maxime Bernier, Doug Ford among those who've received financial support from Torstar's new owners

For weeks, we’ve all been trying to flatten the curve. But how do we measure our success if the numbers informing that curve aren’t reliable? And how do the big newspaper chains justify taking government wage subsidies at the same time as laying off staff?

Torstar announced the closure of five papers across Canada, CBC tried to consolidate broadcasts across its radio stations in the North, and Don Cherry returned with an expertly produced podcast.

Members voted down a tentative agreement last week