CANADALAND
CANADALAND
300 episodes
The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.
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Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country.
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Why Governments Want to Ban Kids From AI and Social Media
AI chatbots are encouraging violence, social media is hurting kids, and Ottawa is still trying to figure out how to regulate the harms of the internet after two very public failed attempts. Host Noor Azrieh and Taylor…
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A Reality Check with Iranian-Canadians
Canada is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of Iran in the world. There are over 280,000 Iranian Canadians living here. The rallies they've held in recent months have been some of the largest that…
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Why India Thinks Canada is Soft on Terrorism
Carney travels to India and strikes a landmark deal with Modi, but what about all those allegations of foreign interference by Indian agents in Canada? A senior official in Carney’s government says India is no longer…
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BONUS: Extreme Body Mods, Christian Nationalists, and Other Rabbit Holes
As journalists, our job is to dig deep into stories. And sometimes, we dig far deeper than we ever thought possible. And those deep dives will often become our most interesting stories. And finding those stories…
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Carney's Position on War with Iran: Sure, Why Not?
Carney’s support of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran raises questions around Canada’s “principled pragmatism” approach to foreign policy. Is it consistent with what he said at Davos? Plus, the Iranian-Canadian…
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Carney Cuts The Scientists Who Test For Toxins
More than 24,000 federal public servants have received notices that their jobs could be at risk. That is on top of the 9800 public service employees who were already let go last year. Host Sam Konnert takes us inside…
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Scoop: AI Slop Training for Aircraft Mechanics
By some estimates Canada will soon be short thousands of trained aircraft mechanics. The people who keep our flights safe. The government came up with $25 million dollars to help. A whistleblower came to Canadaland to…
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NDP: the Quest for Relevance
Sparks were markedly absent from the final NDP leadership debate, replaced instead by “violent agreement” amongst candidates. Meanwhile, the federal Liberals’ rightward shift leaves a wide gap on the left side of the…
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Could OpenAI Have Stopped Tumbler Ridge?
" What in the Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break stuff would make us expect that they are going to have any real safety concerns at all?" A new report from the Wall Street Journal reveals the U.S. tech…
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Carney Brokers a "Mega Anti-Trump Alliance"
Mark Carney is busy trying to Trump-proof Canada with a flurry of trade deals and whispers of a mega anti-Trump alliance linking Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Trade researcher Stuart Trew joins host Noor Azrieh to argue…
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The Only Reporter in Tumbler Ridge
When shots rang out in Tumbler Ridge there was one reporter in town. He was used to covering local events like town council meetings, local hockey, or even, once, a mother duck leading her chicks through town. Then on…
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How Pierre Poilievre Became the Justin Trudeau of the Conservative Party
Another floor crossing MP spoils Pierre Poilievre’s entry into the men’s fitness ecosystem. Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux’s decision to unresign and join Carney’s Liberals has resurfaced questions around Poilievre fitness…
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The Dirty Cops of Toronto
Project South uncovers one of the worst cases of police corruption in Canadian history. The investigation into Toronto Police offers a staggering portrait of corruption, with allegations connecting officers to…
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The Bishnoi Gang’s Extortion Campaign in BC
Surrey, BC has already recorded 51 extortions this year. 11 of them ended with shots fired. That might sound surprising until you realise last year there were 133 cases, and 49 related shootings. So what’s actually…
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Jay Baruchel's CanCon Manifesto
Jay Baruchel, if you don’t know that name, you likely know his face from the string of hit movies he’s been in: Knocked Up, This Is The End, Blackberry, Million Dollar Baby, Almost Famous, and Tropic Thunder, among…
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How to Score Cheap Political Points off a Mass Shooting
While the Canadian mainstream media was reluctant to reveal unverified information, far right outlets and bad actors swarmed to score political points for their anti-trans agenda. Why is Jesse Van Rootselaar’s gender…
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The Most Political Olympics Ever?
Playing rules-based games at the end of the rules-based order. With the heated rivalry between the US and Canada, athletes speaking out against ICE, and the rupture of old world order in the background, the Olympics…
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The "Canadianization of NATO" and our Fight to Host the World's Military Bank
NATO is building something new: a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. Basically a World Bank for war, and Canada wants it. From Toronto to Montreal to Ottawa to Halifax, mayors are campaigning hard, pitching their…
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Was New Brunswick's Medical Mystery a "House of Cards"?
The government of New Brunswick has released its much-anticipated report on the mysterious neurological illnesses afflicting many in the province. The report doesn’t just aim to identify what’s behind the “cluster” of…
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The Press Said Poilievre Was Finished. Were they Trying to Tank Him, or Just Very Wrong?
Poilievre’s landslide victory at his leadership review raises questions about the flurry of coverage about his political demise only months ago. Why was there such a disconnect? With Carney riding high, and…
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BONUS: The Buddhist Monks Buying Up PEI and Other Hot Gossip?
A lot of the time, local news sucks. It’s important, but it sucks. City council meetings, school board meetings, police board meetings… just plain boring. But every once in a while, there’s a gold mine. But at…
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When ICE Kills and Terrorizes, Can Canada do Anything but Watch?
Canadian media is calling out companies with ties to ICE, but can it make a difference? Thomson Reuters, Hootsuite, Roschel, and the Jim Pattison Group are among a group of Canadian companies facing criticism for…
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I Recorded a Right-Wing Influencer Party at Poilievre's Convention
Pierre Poilievre just cruised through his leadership review, but is the party really buying what he’s selling? Noor Azrieh goes inside the Conservative convention in Calgary, from the polished speeches on stage to the…
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The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Revenge When You’ve Been Ripped Off
This is not your traditional true crime story. This is not a whodunnit. It’s more of a howdunnit. That is, it’s a self-defence guide on how to fight back after you’ve been ripped off. Raymond Biesinger is an iconic…
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Trump's Crashing Out Over Carney's China Deal
Carney’s deal with China is pissing off Trump, but it’s exactly the sort of leverage Canada needs for the upcoming CUSMA negotiations. It’s more than just EVs and canola, and it’s more than a return to our previous…
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Carney-Man: With Middle Power Comes Middle Responsibility
Carney’s speech made headlines around the world and positions Canada as a global thought leader. Why did it capture so much international attention, and will Carney’s Davos kudos benefit Canada in the long run? Jan…
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Does Carney Want a Spring Election?
We’re back in the middle of another Donald Trump tariff tantrum—this time over Canada’s trade relationship with China. And yet, for a brief moment, it felt like Canada was riding high on the world stage, with Mark…
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ISIS is Shockingly Active in Canada
A criminal gang driving around Toronto in stolen vehicles, impersonating police officers, sexually assaulting women, hate-motivated, and connected to ISIS. It was a shocking, sensational, frightening news story. And…
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Is the Media Making Alberta Separatism a Thing When it's Not Really a Thing?
Alberta separatists are rallying to collect signatures to call a referendum. Meanwhile, with Francois Legault’s resignation, and the separatist Parti Quebecois leading in opinion polls, a referendum is once again a…
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The Rupture: Carney's Landmark Speech
As Trump’s threats of taking Greenland intensify, world leaders are in Davos for the World Economic Forum. It’s been a busy week for Mark Carney, following up diplomatic visits to China and Qatar with a landmark speech…
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Guns N’ Greenland
When the Liberals announced the national gun buyback program in 2019, it was supposed to be a simple and clear choice. A popular policy that made for an easy political win. 6 years later, it's looking more like the gun…
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Bob Rae Just Retired and is Telling All About What he Saw at the UN
Trump invades Greenland tomorrow. Danish forces shoot on American forces. American forces shoot back. Maybe a Canadian gets killed since we're there in support of NATO. In the end America takes Greenland by force. What…
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Horny Hockey Puck Fest
Heated Rivalry’s breakout success is bringing CanCon, hockey, and gay sex to the world. Does this surprising hit give Canadian TV a new playbook? Heated Rivalry is also bringing in new hockey fans and helping the…
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Iran So Far
After weeks of protests, thousands of casualties, internet blackouts, and viral moments of resistance, the Canadian media is only now ramping up its coverage of the Iran, Why hasn’t there been more coverage of this…
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Carney Has a Lot to Lose in China
Mark Carney heads to Beijing, China, marking the first time in 8 years a Canadian Prime Minister sets foot in the country. The trip comes as Canada juggles Chinese canola tariffs and a seriously fractured US trade…
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Oil For Dummies
The U.S. attack on Venezuela roiled Canadian oil markets. Pipelines and crude are suddenly spawning countless headlines. But do you know the difference between your sweet crude and a hole in the ground? And is that…
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Twitter’s A.I Bot Is Sorry For Undressing Everyone
Twitter/X’s Grok is undressing people, including minors, but xAI doesn’t seem to care. Now that Twitter is worse than ever, will that be enough to stop Canadian public figures from using the platform? Jen Gerson of…
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BONUS: Fears and Hopes in Canadaland
In 2025, it seemed like there was always something to be worried or afraid about. Every day brought about change and uncertainty. So we wanted to know, what pre-occupied your mind in 2025, and what are you hopeful for…
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Take My President, Please!
What Maduro’s capture means for Canada. Trump’s military coup in Venezuela is a mask-off moment of American imperialism, but will it compel Canada to take meaningful action? Plus, sorting through Canada’s political…
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The Prime Minister’s House is a National Embarrassment
Nicholas Maduro says he’s “not guilty” in his first court appearance in New York after being captured in a US military operation. But, Canadian politicians and Venezuelan-Canadian Alexis Espejo suggest otherwise. Sam…
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How the New York Times Shapes Canada's Image
One of the most powerful voices in Canadian media isn't Canadian. And she doesn’t work for a Canadian news outlet. Matina Stevis-Gridneff is the New York Times correspondent for Canada. Canadians have a weird…
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Talkin’ Sh*t About (the Future of) the News
Canadaland fan-favourite guests share their predictions, while Jesse and Noor give their two cents. Topics include a Canadian bid to join the E.U., a social media ban in the southern hemisphere, and robot raccoons…
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UNLOCKED: Why Canadaland Doesn’t Have Interns
It's the holidays and we are re-running a classic episode of Off The Record this week. Here at Canadaland it can often seem like just one shitty story after another. But it’s not just one more shitty story to round…
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Introducing: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall
We're bringing you something different: an episode of the brand-new CBC series The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall. In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing…
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Yule-y Noted: Canada's Most-Overlooked Stories of the Year
Canadaland fan-favourite guests give the gift of Duly Noteds for Jesse and Noor to unwrap and judge mercilessly. Topics include secret Chinese police stations, the life and death of a right-wing party in B.C., and…
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The Year of the Elbows
Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert look back on the moments that defined Canadian politics this year. We revisit viral clips, media meltdowns, Question Period fever dreams, floor crossers, immigration fights, Alberta…
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UNLOCKED: The Most Powerful Tool in Media
Their stated goal is to manipulate your media and, by extension, you. We’re not flagging a secretive government agency here, not some media oligarch, no one in the usual line-up of Bondesque villains. In fact, many of…
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To Fight Off America We Need Swedish Jets
The choice between the F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E is a litmus test for Canada’s commitment to decoupling from America. As Carney reinvests in the military, is the Canadian media properly equipped to cover it? Plus, an…
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Pierre’s Downward Spiral
Floor crossers, falling polling numbers, and grumblings in the Conservative orbit. Pierre Poilievre sure looks shaky right now, but will it really make a difference in his upcoming leadership review? Rahim Mohamed of…
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Trump’s Plan to Dominate the Americas (Canada included)
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi is flexing the US’s military seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as the Trump administration deploys warships — and even nuclear submarines — off Venezuela’s coast. The White…
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