CANADALAND
CANADALAND
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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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Who Drugged James Cameron? A Titanic Mystery
The mystery of who drugged the cast and crew of the blockbuster Titanic is Hollywood lore. In 1996 James Cameron shot part of Titanic in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, when someone dumped PCP into the clam chowder the team…
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Is Carney Really Making Christianity a Hate Crime?
The politics of Canada’s proposed hate crime law, Bill C-9. In order to pass the Combatting Hate Act, the Liberals are teaming up with the Bloc Quebecois and removing the exemption for religious texts in existing hate…
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Death by Kayak: a True Spy Story
In 2022, artist Hua Yong died while kayaking off the Sunshine Coast in BC. A former Chinese agent alleges it was a murder. Radio-Canada tells the story of how China continues to target dissidents living in Canada.…
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Tabernac to the Future: Referendum Likely Coming
As Premier François Legault plunges in the polls, he’s panic-legislating: turbo-charging secularism laws, unveiling a “made-in-Quebec” constitution, and reigniting old identity battles that haven’t burned this hot in…
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How the CBC Divides Canadians
The CBC is broken: how should it be fixed? Defund the whole thing? Refund the whole thing? Double down on digital? Stop chasing digital relevance? The list goes on and on. You've heard them all. But for a moment,…
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How to Break Into Journalism: an AI Scam Story
A story in The Local reveals how AI writing is infiltrating newsrooms, flooding inboxes, and snagging bylines in major outlets. Is the rise of the AI journalist inevitable or is it already here? Jay Caspian Kang of…
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BONUS: You Told Us How To Spend Our Money
Every year for the past 11 or so years, Canadaland has run a crowdfunding campaign in the fall. We finished up this year’s campaign in late November, and so we wanted to hear from you, about what we should do with all…
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Canada's in a Cold War with America, but America Hasn't Noticed
It’s been one year since Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and our sovereignty. But with all this story’s twists and turns, have Canadians grown complacent about what’s at stake? Producer James Nicholson…
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When Carney Met Smith-y
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been pressuring Prime Minister Mark Carney for months on a new pipeline to the BC coast, and after a new MOU, she’s closer than ever. Host Noor Azrieh unpacks this deal with The Hub’s…
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How Roblox Turns Kids Into Gamblers
One of the world’s biggest online gaming sites, Roblox, is in the courts. The cases involve the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, online harassment, and business practices that lead to addiction. That last…
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Carney Ditches Trudeau's Feminism
Canada is pulling back from progressive policies, but were we ever really committed to them in the first place? Whether it’s the reversal on DEI from BMO, RBC, and Shopify or Carney’s shift away from a feminist…
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The Dirty Newz About Ryan Wedding
A cocaine lawyer, a crime blog, and a $15 million reward. Eight more Canadians are arrested and a sensational new indictment from Operation Giant Slalom puts the Ryan Wedding case back in the headlines around the…
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Every NDP Leadership Candidate on WTF They Would Do
The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that's been drifting into irrelevance. In this special episode, Noor sits down…
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Every OBGYN in this Canadian City has Resigned
In October, seven OBGYNs at a Kamloops, B.C. hospital signed a letter of resignation. Those seven were the only OBGYNs in the city. We’re used to bad headlines about Canada’s healthcare system. Lack of family doctors,…
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Cohere and Carney, an A.I. Meets Government Love Story
Is Canada’s A.I. champion eating the news? Canada is betting big on Cohere, but a lawsuit alleges that the company’s flagship LLM is bypassing paywalls and hallucinating content. What happens to the news industry if…
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Introducing: What Is Happening Here
It’s crowdfunding month here at Canadaland! Sign up today and receive a FREE Canadaland merch pack. Become a supporter at canadaland.com/join today. To donate funding so we can complete this series, email…
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Canada's Top Spy Exposes Himself
CSIS Director Daniel Rogers steps out of the shadows. For the first time in the history of CSIS, Canada’s top spy holds a press conference. His talking points included youth radicalization, Arctic security, and data…
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The Fu*kit Budget
The budget Carney’s been trying to sell to Canadians finally went to a vote. Sam Konnert brings host Noor Azrieh into the room where it happened. Plus, the Liberals say they’re “taking back control” of Canada’s…
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Our Own Jewish-Arab Peace Talk
Noor Azrieh talks to Jesse Brown about his new Canadaland series, What Is Happening Here? It’s no secret that Jesse Brown and Canadaland have had more than a few struggles, online and in the office, since October 7.…
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How The Blue Jays Taught Me to Speak to Men About Feelings
Grieving a World Series of feelings. The Blue Jays may have lost, but they inspired coverage that captured our national mood. Reflections on heartbreak, baseball, and the relatable physique of Alejandro Kirk. It’s…
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Concerning My Public Meltdown
It’s crowdfunding month here at Canadaland! The next 30 people to sign up today will receive a one-year subscription to Tangle News! Become a supporter at canadaland.com/join today. Hosted on Acast. See…
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Ostrich Hostage Sausage
After months of legal battles, the ostriches are dead. RFK Jr, Dr Oz, Rebel Media, and a motley crew of protestors rallied to save a flock of B.C. ostriches who had contracted avian flu and were subsequently ordered…
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Elizabeth May on Holding the Balance of Power
There’s chaos in Ottawa! Green Party leader Elizabeth May doesn’t want to ruin Christmas with an election… but she says she will if Mark Carney doesn’t budge. And in B.C., a court ruling is throwing private property…
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The Company Making Millions From Dying News
Picture yourself driving north of Toronto into big-box suburban territory. You turn off into a little industrial parkade. There's a Keg, a Moxies, and then a stubby beige office building, six storeys high. In a fifth…
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Pierre's Collapsing Conservatives
Poilievre’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. With MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor and MP Matt Jeneroux puzzling resignation, the Conservative caucus is scrambling. Plus, can the Liberals and NDP…
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BONUS: What the Media Gets Wrong
We all have things that we’re experts in. They could be our jobs, they could be hobbies, they could be random bits of information you’ve gleaned from podcasts over the years. So then you find yourself sitting in your…
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Mark Carney Wants an Election (and Eurovision)
Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election? Rachael Segal joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the “Christmas election” hysteria around the budget. Then, Sam Konnert reports on where the…
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Strike Wave! Workers vs Governments Across Canada
Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used the notwithstanding clause to shut down the teachers’ strike and force them back to work. Why? Host Sam Konnert talks with labour expert Jason Foster about how…
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How to Unsh*ttify Canada, with Cory Doctorow
Is Trump’s crazy train an existential threat to Canada or an existential opportunity? Cory Doctorow gave the world the concept of “ensh*ttification”. Doctorow’s doctrine says there is a gradual but inevitable process…
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Something's Off With Carney
Carney campaigned on building Canada from within, but now trade dominates the headlines and the talking points. Why aren’t we hearing more about how to future-proof the Canadian economy by focusing on sectors like…
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The Most Successful Ad in the History of North America
Doug Ford has no regrets as his Reagan ad derails trade talks with Trump. He’s once again making the rounds on American media, but is this a win for “Captain Canada” or just another distraction from his failures in…
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Why We Should Let More People Out on Bail
Justice Minister Sean Fraser just dropped Bill C-14, a new bail reform bill — the third one in seven years. After provinces, cops, the opposition, and Joe Schmoe from the corner store all demanded a crackdown on “catch…
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Vagrant Fugitive Hacker Warlord
The man known as Commander X helped orchestrate some of the most audacious cyber attacks in the world. Attacks against governments and corporations, even ranging as far as whaling ships, satellites, and the Pope. In…
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China Just Let Canadian Reporters Come Back
Canada is renewing trade ties with China and India, but are willing to forget our complicated history with these two nations? Do we even have a choice? Plus, the Globe and Mail returns to China and goes to a fish…
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Yes, the Press Does Hate Pierre
After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party. But is there really “blood in the water,” or is it a media construction? Plus, an anonymous…
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Jamil Jivani does Charlie Kirk Lite on Canadian Campuses
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is on a cross-country campus tour (sounds familiar…), with stops at universities across Canada. Jivani told Canadians to “join him” in discussing the future of our country and how we can…
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We're in the Fight of Our Lives
Canadaland covers Canada, period. If there was ever a time to support Canadian news, it’s now. Go to canadaland.com/join and become a supporter today. Host: Jesse Brown Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor &…
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What the Heck is a “Newsfluencer”?
A new study suggests influencers had the “loudest voices” and “dominated” the election online. Are newsfluencers the future of news coverage or is their impact overstated? Sam Konnert joins Noor Azrieh to discuss…
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Carney So Nasty
Carney and Trump share laughs in a hot mic moment and in the White House, but has the bromance narrative overshadowed the coverage of the trade war? Plus, is Mark Carney a good boss? Host: Noor Azrieh Credits: James…
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Can Newfoundland Finally Stand up to Quebec?
It’s election time in Newfoundland and Labrador — and beef with Quebec is back on the menu. This week, host Sam unpacks how a 1969 deal turned Newfoundland’s mighty river into Quebec’s cash cow, earning Hydro-Québec…
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Black Rights in Canada Took This Fight
The Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s in the United States gave the world iconic, inspiring, and sometimes horrific moments, burned by repetition into the public imagination. Even as a Canadian, you know the…
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Chrystia Freeland’s Ukraine Doctrine
Chrystia Freeland makes the business and military case for supporting Ukraine. As the Carney government recommits to supporting Ukraine, Freeland argues that we need Ukraine more than it needs us (mostly because of…
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Greta Thunberg's Dubious Agony in Gaza
With new prospects for ceasefire in Gaza led by Trump, is Canada’s approach to the Middle East coherent? Plus, Greta Thunberg makes headlines after she’s detained en route by sea to Gaza. Eyewitnesses allege Israel…
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BC is Forcing Drug Users into Rehab. Can it Work?
British Columbia is rolling back safe supply and decriminalization, and moving toward something very different: forcibly detaining and treating people with severe addictions. Alberta is already doing it. Ontario is…
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Rogers vs. Rogers
The Rogers family drama was epic. An imperious and secretive billionaire telecom overlord clan loathed across the nation, a ne’er do well heir to the throne and his fashionista wife hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, his…
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Kneecapping Carney's Anti-Hate Law
There’s still confusion around MP Vince Gasparro’s announcement that Irish rap group Kneecap is banned from Canada, but, at the same time, Carney’s government is moving forward with a new law focused on hate symbols.…
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BONUS: The Canadaland Call-In Show That Went Wrong
Off The Record is back in its new call-in format. The question for this week was “What should Canadaland NOT have published?” Host Sam Konnert sat down with Jesse Brown to field all of your calls for two hours this…
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Canada Post is More Screwed Than You Think
Carney says Canada Post is “insolvent,” but is it possible to save it? Isaac Peltz joins to brainstorm ways to get Canada Post off life support and to explain why coverage in Canada is missing out on the big story of…
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Live from Calgary – WTF is up With Alberta?
Are Albertans hicks? Is Danielle Smith secretly a genius? Do Albertans actually hate Ottawa? Tune in to a special LIVE Canadaland recording to find out! Canadaland politics goes on tour with this special live episode…
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What It’s Like To Escape The Taliban
What happens after the men with guns who run your country take aim at you? Last year reporter Molly Thomas traveled to Pakistan for Canadaland to file a series of reports on one of the world's biggest refugee crises.…
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