From gambling on beer pong to how the pandemic has meant less red tape
Plus what bank earnings in Canada tell us about the state of the economy
Beer pong isn't exactly the NHL — but it might be one of the sports that gamblers are turning to when they can't place a bet on the usual suspects.
Listen here as producer Richard Raycraft navigates the world of Russian table tennis and soccer in Tajikistan to find out what sports bettors are using to replace more traditional wagers while basketball or baseball are off the table.
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Various levels of government are changing how they do things because of COVID-19. But the pandemic doescn't neccessarilly mean all big government, all the time.
Click here as Cost of Living senior producer Falice Chin looks at deregulation taking place in markets like liquor or cannabis as a result of the pandemic. What changes might stick around and which ones might be reverted?
Plus what could an ugly round of bank earnings tell us about the Canadian economy?
Listen to host Paul Haavardsrud's conversation with the CEO of Purpose Investments, Som Seif, about what some potentially bad numbers from the banks could be telling us about how things are going as a whole.