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An in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.

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  1. The Houthis, Iran, and the risk of a wider war

    · 20 min · Episode 2052

    Yemen's Houthi rebels have further complicated any chance at restoring global security and trade in the Middle East, after taking control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and Yemen's Red Sea coastline. They've since…

  2. Big Headlines: Pair of Conservative premiers convene in Calgary to talk energy and Canada's overhauling foreign policy around its autonomy

    · 6:12 · Episode 2051

    Plus: Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre wants to eliminate all tax on diesel sales until at least Canada Day, the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ annual memorial service in Ottawa has recognized five police…

  3. Can we prevent El Niño's 451,000 extra deaths?

    · 21 min · Episode 2050

    More than 451,000 additional lives may be taken come February as a result of extreme heat from this year's 'super' El Niño. That's according to a recent study by the Climate Impact Lab, who also says these deaths can…

  4. Weekend Listen: What would you sacrifice to achieve home ownership?

    · 21 min · Episode 2048

    Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" It’s a long running issue for Canadians: affordable housing. Its lack thereof leaves many spending a large amount of their income solely on keeping…

  5. Big Headlines: Experts say possible changes to Canada's labour code gives the federal government too much new power and a Quebec man tried planning an attack for ISIS

    · 6:31 · Episode 2049

    Plus: the Federal government is trying to relieve concerns after a New York Times report claimed Canada has considered military scenarios to defend against an attack from the U.S., today is the last day to apply for a…

  6. Cell phones at concerts? The great debate

    · 26 min · Episode 2046

    If you've gone to a concert recently-- or any event really-- you've probably noticed them come out. Maybe they've obstructed your view. Maybe you've pulled one out yourself. Maybe you've judged people for it. Maybe…

  7. Big Headlines: Carney and the Canadian Forces have evaluated options for 'unlikely' U.S. military action against Canada

    · 6:12 · Episode 2047

    Plus: U.S. President Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House, two major speeches are planned for the United Nations General Assembly, a new poll shows the vast majority of Canadians support Canada becoming an…

  8. David Eby's BC election gamble

    · 25 min · Episode 2045

    British Columbians will be heading to the polls two years ahead of schedule this fall. The snap call by Premier David Eby comes amid turmoil within the B.C. Conservative Party, his chief opponents, and at a sensitive…

  9. Big Headlines: Carney meets European Commission boss in New York and Ottawa extends gas tax holiday into 2027

    · 7:11 · Episode 2044

    PLUS: Several seniors have been arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill as they called for stronger government action to address climate change, voters in B.C. will head to the polls on October 24th…

  10. A Canadian guide to the US Midterms

    · 22 min · Episode 2040

    U.S. voters will soon head to the polls to determine who will control their Senate and House of Representatives. Happening halfway through President Trump's second term, the midterms are often considered a barometer…

  11. Big Headlines: Ontario synagogue shooting suspect reportedly with the Canadian Forces and B.C.'s government sues OpenAI for Tumbler Ridge tragedy

    · 7:02 · Episode 2043

    PLUS: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its Pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote next month. The British Columbia government has…

  12. Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney on the fight for Canada

    · 24 min · Episode 2039

    Alberta's unlikeliest duo is teaming up to make their case to Albertans ahead of the October 19 referendum. Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney, both from opposite sides of the political aisle have joined forces with the…

  13. Big Headlines: Gunfire exchange near Belleville synagogue injures 2 and Parliament returns after a 3-month break

    · 6:02 · Episode 2042

    PLUS: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada will never be part of the European Union, Montreal city council is set to debate a proposed bylaw this week that could ban people from insulting municipal…

  14. How Ontario kept a man in isolation for 20+ years

    · 24 min · Episode 2041

    Camelott Hamblett is a 43-year-old Canadian man who's spent the last 20 years in isolation at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, Ont. His family has been advocating for the Ontario Review Board…

  15. Weekend Listen: What did Carney gain with his Investment Summit?

    · 23 min · Episode 2037

    Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. The first Canadian Investment Summit is in the books – attended by some of the biggest names in the financial world like Larry Fink, the CEO of…

  16. Big Headlines: 'O Canada' performed at Buffalo Bills' home opener despite recent trade tensions with the U.S.

    · 7:06 · Episode 2038

    PLUS: A global airline industry group says it has some major concerns about Prime Minister Carney's plan to open up operations of Canada's four largest airports to privatization. Canadian auto parts mogul Frank…

  17. Is Canada's future European?

    · 25 min · Episode 2037

    Prime Minister Mark Carney has made history in Europe. On September 16th, he became the first foreign world leader to ever attend the State of the European Union address, delivered by President of the European…

  18. Big Headlines: Carney addresses EU Parliament as the push continues to get Canada to become its first associate member

    · 6:31 · Episode 2036

    PLUS: 9-1-1 service across the country appears to be getting back to normal after intermittent outages were reported. A sentencing hearing will be held today for billionaire Canadian auto parts businessman Frank…

  19. Does Canada need private airports?

    · 26 min · Episode 2035

    Ottawa has confirmed plans to open up Canada’s four largest airports to private investment. It comes after Prime Minister Carney hosted some of the world's wealthiest business leaders, tech tycoons, and financiers in…

  20. Big Headlines: Canada could become the European Union's first associate member and home sales dipped in August

    · 7:03 · Episode 2034

    PLUS: Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered closing remarks at Canada's first-ever national investment summit - Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming a split among Conservative votes along with a low…

  21. Why the US still needs Canadian lumber

    · 23 min · Episode 2026

    Among the steel, aluminum, and auto sectors, Canada's softwood lumber industry has also fallen victim to US tariffs. But levies on Canadian lumber are nothing new, and neither are tensions between the two countries…

  22. Big Headlines: Day 2 of Canada's investment summit as another round of American tariffs hit

    · 5:53 · Episode 2033

    Plus: The New Democrats have taken a long-term Conservative stronghold with a byelection win in the Calgary-Shaw riding, the European Parliament is opening an office in Ottawa, and a tribute to Canadian actor Catharine…

  23. Why Germany’s AfD victory matters beyond Europe

    · 24 min · Episode 2032

    The eastern Germany state of Saxony-Anhalt has elected far-right populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) in last week's election. The party was three seats shy of forming a majority, so they must now look to…

  24. Big Headlines: Canada's inflation rate holds steady and Carney hosts major international investors in Toronto

    · 6:31 · Episode 2031

    Plus: The Canada investment summit is underway, new poll finds federal Liberals lead over Conservatives, Google is bringing age assurance tech to Canada, remembering George Chuvalo, and Canada's new sanctions on West…

  25. Why now? Canada's new sanctions on West Bank settlers

    · 21 min · Episode 2030

    Canada recently joined the UK and France in sanctioning all settler trade with the West Bank. In a joint-statement written by the three Prime Minister's, Israel's advancement of the E1 settlement, as well as the…

  26. Weekend Listen: How will Canada survive the trade war?

    · 20 min · Episode 2028

    Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" The trade dispute with the US rages on, our closest ally and for many decades, our closest trading partner. But it wasn’t always like that. Going back…

  27. Big Headlines: Canada and the U.S. mourn 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks

    · 7:39 · Episode 2029

    Plus: Commemoration ceremonies in the U.S. and Canada, Trump and Carney are talking, the Houthis capture a strategic island, and what happened to our attention spans? We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as…

  28. What happened to our attention spans?

    · 23 min · Episode 2024

    Are you constantly checking your phone? Do you find it harder to concentrate for long periods of time? Or plan ahead? Us too. Executive function is the ability we have as humans to suppress basic instincts and desires…

  29. Big Headlines: Carney convenes his cabinet in Alberta and Trump vows American adults $5,000 if his party wins midterms

    · 6:47 · Episode 2027

    Plus: Ukraine's President is in Canada, Trump's pledge ahead of the midterms, August broke heat records, TIFF begins, and the age of technological imperialism. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions…

  30. The age of technological imperialism

    · 23 min · Episode 2023

    Canadians have been keeping their elbows up for well over a year, but after logging on to Google Maps or Apple Maps and seeing 'Lake America' while in Canada, the feeling of despair doesn't seem too far fetched. Beit…

  31. Big Headlines: Trump signs new executive order banning Canadian products

    · 6:00 · Episode 2022

    Plus: A preview to fall, new iPhone unveiling, the most searched slang words, and Canada's digital defences are lagging. Now what? We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can…

  32. Canada's digital defences are lagging. Now what?

    · 27 min · Episode 2021

    Earlier this year, Ottawa announced a commitment towards ensuring digital sovereignty, but what exactly does that look like? More data centres? AI within more government sectors? Modernizing hospital and school board…

  33. Big Headlines: Canada's counter-tariffs against the U.S. are now in effect as Carney addresses the nation

    · 8:10 · Episode 2020

    Plus: A new report on threats facing Canadian children, a Canadian tourist rescued in Australia, Hawaii is under a state of emergency, and how economic hardship increases gender-based violence. We love feedback at The…

  34. How economic hardship increases gender-based violence

    · 20 min · Episode 2012

    Numerous studies point to how times of economic hardship can lead to increased domestic violence, financial abuse, and gender-based violence. The COVID-19 pandemic, followed quickly by inflation, and now a economic…

  35. Weekend Listen: The US energy trade battle: Canada vs. Venezuela

    · 21 min · Episode 2018

    Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!' US President Trump is touting what he calls the biggest energy deal ever: a plan to gain control of Venezuela's massive oil reserves and boost Us…

  36. Big Headlines: Montreal college resumes classes after some uncertainty over its funding and Canada’s job market takes a turn for the worse

    · 7:12 · Episode 2019

    Plus: A Nova Scotia cabinet minister resigns over decade-old rap lyrics, Quebec puts out nearly a million vaccine-laced raccoon baits to fight a rabies outbreak, Alberta expects record turnout for an upcoming…

  37. What comes next for the Lindsay Clancy trial?

    · 25 min · Episode 2011

    This episode contains discussion about suicide, death and the killing of children. Please take care. The fate of a 36 year-old, former nurse from Massachusetts is in the hands of a 9-women 3-men jury in a Plymouth…

  38. Big Headlines: Canada's set to unveil a new $20 bill featuring the King and an Alberta Sheriffs officer won't be charged over AI-generated sexual images of women

    · 7:40 · Episode 2017

    Plus: the Carney government is making a landmark investment in manufacturing today, the NBA hands down severe punishments to the Clippers in the Kawhi Leonard investigation, feminist Gloria Steinem dies at 92, and a…

  39. How Trump is dominating Quebec's election campaign

    · 18 min · Episode 2016

    While many of us have been turning our eyes to Canada's west, or south of the border, Quebec began a high stakes provincial election last week. At a time where Canadian unity has never been more important, the…

  40. Big Headlines: Carney scolds American officials for not taking Canada seriously and the RCMP are investigating B.C.'s Conservatives

    · 7:13 · Episode 2015

    Plus: Quebec switches its paper ballots to French only for upcoming elections, a man is arrested on charges of causing around $100,000 in damage to Edmonton transit infrastructure, and a mysterious floating island…

  41. The unraveling of the BC Conservatives

    · 24 min · Episode 2010

    Things are not going well for the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Following Kerry-Lynne Findlay's win as leader earlier this summer after the ousting of John Rustad, there have been questions as to whether or…

  42. Big Headlines: Carney's Liberals sweep a trio of byelections and Marineland ships out its last whales

    · 6:54 · Episode 2014

    Plus: The CBC is barred from attending the Republican Party’s midterm convention, international school trips across Canada are cancelled or tweaked amid a changing landscape, prayer room restrictions go into effect in…

  43. What should we know about Mitch McConnell's whereabouts?

    · 23 min · Episode 2002

    US Senator Mitch McConnell hasn't been seen by the public in some 12 weeks. His last in-person sighting was in Washington, D.C. on June 11, before posting a proof-of-life picture from a rehabilitation centre in…

  44. Big Headlines: Canadian websites confused over Trump's new name for Lake Ontario and three federal byelections

    · 7:00 · Episode 2009

    Plus: Oil prices surge after the U.S. and Iran trade strikes, voters head to the polls in three federal by-elections, Nepalese cultural festivals are cancelled across Canada following recent floods in Nepal, and…

  45. What the Lake Ontario fight reveals about water and sovereignty

    · 20 min · Episode 2008

    In US President Trump's latest attempt at dominating Canada, an executive order was signed last week renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'. Whether the new title will actually stick is up for debate, but several…

  46. Weekend Listen: Can small businesses survive another tariff hit?

    · 21 min · Episode 2006

    Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" Canadian small businesses are a big part of the economy. And like the rest of us, they're dealing with more tariffs as the trade war with the US…

  47. Big Headlines: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' while political leaders on both sides of the border push back

    · 8:11 · Episode 2007

    Plus: B.C. lifts its province-wide state of emergency as local states of emergency remain, the first results are in for a program designed to bring professors from international universities to Canada, Alberta sees a…

  48. The giant Russian cargo plane trapped in Canada

    · 23 min · Episode 2005

    If you've driven by Toronto Pearson Airport at all in the past four years, you may have noticed the massive cargo jet with a big Russian flag on it just.... sitting there. It's been grounded ever since Canada closed…

  49. Big Headlines: Flash floods in Nepal leave hundreds dead and more than 1,300 missing

    · 6:28 · Episode 2004

    Plus: The U.S. claims Canada was the one who introduced last-minute demands before trade talks fell apart, campaign season gets underway ahead of elections in Quebec, the B.C. Conservatives lose two more members, a…

  50. Why do more Canadians want to own guns?

    · 23 min · Episode 2001

    Canadians have largely touted that one of our most distinctive attributes from the US is our gun culture, and while that's mostly true, the number of Canadian firearm licenses has reached record levels. The number of…

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