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The Big Story

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300 episodes

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

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  1. Big Headlines: Wildfires ravage France and Spain, and Canadians want to retaliate against American tariffs

    · 7:19 · Episode 1957

    Plus: crime rates in Canada are down for the second straight year, a poll finds many Canadians want Ottawa to retaliate against tariff threats from the U.S., three federal by-elections will be held at the end of next…

  2. Burning time: How bureaucracy hinders Canada’s wildfire response

    · 25 min · Episode 1952

    US President Trump echoed his promise to retaliate against Canada for our wildfire smoke drifting south. It comes as more than 900 fires actively burn across the country, with a number of communities evacuated from…

  3. Weekend Listen: The World Cup is over. Was it worth it for our host cities?

    · 25 min · Episode 1950

    Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. The biggest World Cup ever is over – with 13 matches played on Canadian soil. The Canadian men’s team saw a fair bit of success on the pitch, but…

  4. Big Headlines: New tariffs from the U.S. go into effect, with a new justification behind them

    · 7:26 · Episode 1956

    Plus: B.C. businesses can access to a billion-dollar regional emergency fund if Canada-focused tariffs go into effect next month, Canadian officials celebrate the Gordie Howe International Bridge’s upcoming opening…

  5. Big Cats, New Rules: BC's crackdown on exotic pets

    · 19 min · Episode 1951

    It won't surprise you know that owning an exotic cat like a lion or tiger is illegal in B.C.-- it is in most places, and for good reason. Exotic large cat ownership has led to many preventable tragedies. But there is a…

  6. Big Headlines: Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers say they aren’t backing down in the trade dispute with the U.S.

    · 6:44 · Episode 1938

    Plus: The premiers agree to remove interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol sales, Canadians are feeling the pressure to keep up with artificial intelligence, the Bloc Quebecois leader’s X account is hacked, Canadian…

  7. Why is a Quebec town giving rights to trees?

    · 19 min · Episode 1941

    Update since publication: The Big Story would like to formally recognize Ricardo Rey as the author and initiator of the 'Universal Declaration of Tree Rights', and La Compagnie des Papillons Bleus as its founding…

  8. Big Headlines: Tariff tension dominates Canada's meeting of premiers in P.E.I. and the U.S. greenlights a Saudi nuclear program

    · 6:40 · Episode 1949

    Plus: the Big Story podcast looks at why President Donald Trump is pushing for more tariffs on Canada right now, U.S. officials could be sending billions more to fund the ongoing war in Iran, Canada's "grocery code of…

  9. Trumps threatens tariffs on Canada - again

    · 23 min · Episode 1948

    Another round of 50% tariffs are coming for a number of Canadian goods, ranging from dairy, hockey sticks to hair wigs. Prime Minister Carney has since agreed to intensify negotiations in the coming weeks. US…

  10. Big Headlines: New U.S. tariffs on Canada and more details on a deadly crash involving a CFL player

    · 7:41 · Episode 1948

    Plus: An entire city in B.C. is evacuated because of a wildfire, a man has been charged after a vehicle carrying Nova Scotia’s premier had its windshield smashed, Canadians are still concerned about their vehicles…

  11. Inside the Maplehurst inmate abuse scandal

    · 22 min · Episode 1947

    Almost three years ago, some 200 inmates at Maplehurst Correctional Facility in Milton, Ont. were subjected to strip searches, zip ties and pepper spray during an violent incident that lasted more than a day. Since…

  12. Big Headlines: Inflation cools across Canada and wildfires continue to burn northern Ontario

    · 7:05 · Episode 1946

    Plus: Wildfires continue to burn in northwestern Ontario, the U.S. and Iran exchange strikes for a ninth consecutive night, Britain has a new prime minister, Spain wins the World Cup, and details on the Gordie Howe…

  13. The blurry Gordie Howe bridge 2.0 details

    · 24 min · Episode 1945

    The Gordie Howe International Bridge will open on Monday, July 27....for now. It comes as its previous opening date of June 12 was cancelled due to US President Trump demanding a new deal in exchange for the American…

  14. Weekend Listen: The Prime Minister's honeymoon continues

    · 16 min · Episode 1944

    Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!' Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to get high marks from Canadians on his handling of the economy, despite the actual economic performance…

  15. Big Headlines: U.S. politicians blast Canada over wildfire smoke

    · 7:08 · Episode 1937

    Plus: Trump primetime speech, Britain will have a new PM, recommendations for a public Alzheimer's drug plan, and the World Cup wraps up this weekend. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for…

  16. When will wildfire management become Canada's priority?

    · 23 min · Episode 1943

    No, it's not a filter. The yellow-orange haze cast upon much of Southern Ontario thanks to smoke drifting in from Northwestern wildfires. Toronto was ranked as having the worst air quality in the world for most of…

  17. Big Headlines: Wildfires spark hazardous air quality levels

    · 6:52 · Episode 1936

    Plus: The U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, Trump is set to make a primetime speech, Canadians appear to have a more positive view on China, immigration changes are now in effect, and could an 'explosive' parasite reach…

  18. Will the 'explosive' parasite reach Canadian produce sections?

    · 23 min · Episode 1942

    Cyclospora: it's a microscopic organism found in water, but can spread to food-- especially produce. Found most commonly in wet and warm climates, it can travel into your grocery store through things like imported…

  19. Big Headlines: Conflict erupts over the Strait of Hormuz, and what will the war’s long-term impacts be?

    · 7:36 · Episode 1939

    Plus: the Bank of Canada holds the key interest rate at 2.25%, Toronto’s air quality is the worst of any major city in the world today, a “suspicious” fire damages Surrey City Hall, Nova Scotia premier John Hamm has…

  20. Has Trump launched a forever war?

    · 23 min · Episode 1940

    It's yet another campaign promise US President Trump has seemed to loosen his commitment towards: not starting forever wars. A mission he projected to last only a few weeks has dragged into its fifth month, with a…

  21. Big Headlines: Alberta welcomes private online gaming companies, and Toronto police identify the victims of a deadly street festival shooting

    · 6:46 · Episode 1935

    Plus: A man is killed by an ICE agent in Maine, a B.C. nurses put their picket lines on pause, a former MP is arrested for illegal firearms possession, and what factored into Canada’s decision to cut visas for students…

  22. Who gets left behind during immigration cuts?

    · 25 min · Episode 1929

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has made drastic cuts to the amount of student and temporary foreign worker visas issued to newcomers. Impacted by the cuts are not just school programs, but local…

  23. Big Headlines: US Politician Lindsay Graham passed away, and Peter Nygard has been found guilty of more charges

    · 6:45 · Episode 1934

    Plus: Toronto Police is investigating a deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair Festival, Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been found guilty sexual assault and forcible confinement charges at a Montreal…

  24. Does Canada need a relationship with Saudi Arabia?

    · 23 min · Episode 1933

    It's been more than a quarter of a century since a Canadian Prime Minister touched down on Saudi Arabian soil to meet with the country's leader. That was until PM Carney headed south from Turkey to visit the Kingdom…

  25. Weekend Listen: Artificial Intelligence is costing us, is it worth it?

    · 28 min · Episode 1931

    Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. Artificial intelligence is working its way into our daily lives – and it’s probably turning up in places you hadn’t though of – like the local…

  26. Big Headlines: Iran reportedly devised a plan to assassinate Donald Trump

    · 6:50 · Episode 1932

    Plus: Stats Canada has released a better than expected jobs report, an investigation is underway after an Air Canada aircraft overshot the runway in Montreal, a deadly wildfire hits Spain, a warning from experts about…

  27. Canada cozies to Europe with German sub pick

    · 18 min · Episode 1928

    Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $100-billion dollar contract to replace Canada's submarine fleet will be awarded to Germany and Norway, marking the largest contract of its kind in Canadian history. The choice…

  28. Big Headlines: U.S.-Iran ceasefire crumbles as Trump hints at return to full-out war

    · 6:40 · Episode 1930

    Plus: Mark Carney is in Saudi Arabia, federal officials provide a wildfire update, the death toll is rising in Venezuela, and Bonnie Tyler has died. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future…

  29. Why is Mark Carney putting a Conservative in the senate?

    · 22 min · Episode 1927

    Prime Minister Carney has made his first Senate appointments - including a sitting Conservative MP and the PM's former Principal Secretary. When Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister, he ended the practice of making…

  30. Big Headlines: Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over' and threatens new strikes, plus Carney announces another major defence deal

    · 7:40 · Episode 1926

    Plus: the Liberal government’s plan to buy thousands of condos in B.C. faces scrutiny, Air Canada chooses its next CEO, Count Binface takes on a British party leader in a bizarre by-election, and how will Bill C-22…

  31. The law that would surrender Canadian data to America

    · 23 min · Episode 1925

    Bill C-22 has sparked wide controversy surrounding its potential threat to privacy, as well as the way it's been rushed through parliamentary processes. Not only that, but experts are sounding the alarm on its…

  32. Big Headlines: Canada's ready to build new radar jets for NATO and Montreal honours a fallen officer

    · 6:35 · Episode 1924

    Plus: Alberta and Ontario plan a new oil pipeline, Jeremy Hansen leaves the Canadian Space Agency, Kyle Lowry retires as a Raptor, and what are the risks of bringing prediction markets to Canada? We love feedback at…

  33. Canada is making a bet on prediction markets

    · 18 min · Episode 1923

    It seems like you can place a bet on anything these days-- and in some places, you pretty much. With sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, you can put money on whether or not a politician will utter a phrase, major…

  34. Big Headlines: Carney departs for NATO summit with Halifax pit stop and Canada's World Cup run ends

    · 7:02 · Episode 1922

    Plus: Rogers reaches a deal to fully own many of Toronto’s biggest sports teams, new funding for energy projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan, a CN Rail train derails near Montreal, and what does the future of North…

  35. The blurry future of North American free trade

    · 24 min · Episode 1921

    On its July 1st deadline, U.S. President Trump declined to renew the current conditions of CUSMA. It doesn't mean Canada-US-Mexico trade as we know it dissolves, but it signals a need for trade diversification and an…

  36. Weekend Listen: Was Canada's 'technical recession' a data mistake?

    · 18 min · Episode 1918

    Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. The economy started off 2026 in what economists called a 'technical recession', but a huge bounce-back at the start of the second quarter has…

  37. Join the bandwagon: Your guide to Canada’s World Cup run

    · 25 min · Episode 1919

    Almost 14 years ago, Canada was reeling from the loss of its men's national team losing 8-1 to Honduras and crushing its dreams of qualifying from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Fast forward to the 2026 World Cup, and…

  38. Big Headlines: A new pipeline will stretch from Alberta to B.C. and Canada's biggest test at the World Cup so far

    · 6:32 · Episode 1920

    Payments begin for the federal government’s boosted affordability credit, a man suspected of hitting a beachgoer in the head with a log is released on bail, two women found guilty of murdering a boy they were trying to…

  39. Canada is facing a very real threat...of ticks

    · 23 min · Episode 1914

    Ticks! The word tends to give Canadians of all stripes a sense of the creepy-crawlies-- and perhaps a touch of anxiety too. The small parasites that burrow into our skin and pose significant risk of Lyme disease are a…

  40. Big Headlines: The U.S. declines to renew CUSMA and Canada Post suspends service to 12 European countries

    · 8:44 · Episode 1917

    Plus: Alberta announces a new oil pipeline, a lawsuit is filed over an alleged leak of Alberta voters’ personal information, Canada Post pauses shipping parcels to some European countries, a B.C. journalist reacts…

  41. Hot and Bothered: What's driving the extreme heat?

    · 20 min · Episode 1912

    We're at a point where "record-breaking heat" has become a broken-record phrase. Year over year, we hear how many parts of the world have reached a new temperature high. And just days into summer 2026, things already…

  42. Big Headlines: A key CUSMA deadline looms and Canada prepares to send emergency aid to Venezuela

    · 6:39 · Episode 1916

    Plus: Canada will play Morocco in the round of 16 at the World Cup, an America-themed beaver statue is destroyed in Toronto, B.C. nurses issue a strike notice, and Mark Carney’s plan to restore 24 Sussex. We love…

  43. "Buy-a-brick": Carney's plan to renovate 24 Sussex

    · 19 min · Episode 1913

    Crumbling. Rat infested. Decrepit. Unsafe for human habitation. Perhaps not the words you would want to describe the official residence of Canada's leader-- but 24 Sussex Drive has been called it all. In fact, no…

  44. Big Headlines: History for Canada at the World Cup and several cities brace for extreme weather

    · 6:04 · Episode 1915

    The Concordia University shooter dies in prison, a former Air Canada pilot accused of flying for decades without a licence appears in court, Drake throws “apology parties” for women named Janice, and how are criminal…

  45. Canada’s invisible youth gang crisis

    · 20 min · Episode 1911

    A string of shootings across the Greater Toronto Area are being tied to gun-for-hire networks targeted by vulnerable youth through encrypted messaging apps. Toronto Police say they have no idea who's hiring teenagers…

  46. Weekend Listen: Space X goes public, but what are you buying?

    · 22 min · Episode 1909

    Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show "In This Economy?!" It’s now the biggest IPO in history – when Space X hit the US market this month, it made CEO Elon Musk a trillionaire on day one. But there are…

  47. Big Headlines: Rescue efforts continue in Venezuela after back to back, massive earthquakes

    · 6:53 · Episode 1910

    Search and rescue efforts continue in Venezuela as the death toll climbs following two large earthquakes Plus: The Prime Minister holds a phone call with the U.S. President, a design competition will be held as Ottawa…

  48. Canada has an incel problem

    · 23 min · Episode 1908

    A more than 100-page manifesto filled with misogynistic and anti-police rhetoric was found in the hours after an Alberta man opened fire in a Montreal neighbourhood. Three people were killed, including an officer, the…

  49. Big Headlines: Tragedy strikes in Venezuela, where two massive earthquakes hit west of the capital

    · 7:28 · Episode 1905

    Plus: Canada finish second in their World Cup group to set up a round of 32 showdown with South Africa, details on the Montreal shooting suspect’s online activity, an Air Canada flight is forced to divert after the…

  50. The hidden power struggles shaping US-Iran negotiations

    · 24 min · Episode 1907

    It was a deal Prime Minister Mark Carney touted as a 'game changer' that made the preceding war across Iran 'worth it'. But in the days that followed after the United States and Iran signed the memorandum of…

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