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In 2017, Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, and its aging electrical grid. In the hurricane's aftermath, and after decades of neglect and underfunding, the island's public electrical utility, PREPA, went bankrupt. In 2020, the government made the controversial choice to hand control of the grid over to the private sector. They awarded a 15-year contract to a new Canadian-American company, LUMA Energy. And since LUMA Energy took over the electrical grid, the company has been a source of controversy, and faced harsh criticism on the island. There have been weekly protests against LU...

Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre promised Thursday he'd spike the Bank of Canada's proposal to offer a digital currency, saying this sort of financial instrument should be left to the private sector.

In today's Morning Brief, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds firm on neutral stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite Western pressure.

It's still early in the Conservative leadership race, but candidate Pierre Poilievre seems to have momentum. He's drawing big crowds at rallies across the country with promises to make Canada "the freest country on Earth." Front Burner producer Allie Jaynes introduces you to some of the people who attended a Toronto event last week, and CBC Politics senior reporter Catherine Cullen gives context around those crowds and how Poilievre's brand of populism compares to past candidates.

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. Now I realize how misunderstood this condition is CBC producer Allie Jayne's recent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis made her realize how pervasive the myths about the condition still are —  and how those myths may be stopping other people from getting the diagnoses, treatment and acceptance they need. Social Sharing Allie Jaynes · Posted: Apr 09, 2021 5:23 PM ET | Last Updated: April 9 CBC producer Allie Jaynes says that being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult "suddenly made my entire life make sense." It also led her to figure out...