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Front Burner

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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

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  1. Reality-checking the tariff fentanyl crackdown

    Last week, Prime Minister Trudeau promised U.S. President Donald Trump a crackdown on fentanyl and tougher border measures in exchange for a pause on tariffs. But what could that…

    21:49
  2. Canada-U.S. tension, a history

    In the latest whiplash from the White House, U.S. President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he would announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported to the U.S.…

    31:03
  3. Sports betting: Golden age, or epidemic?

    The Super Bowl is North America's biggest sports event, and sports betting's biggest weekend. U.S. legal sportsbooks are expected to generate over a billion dollars in bets as the…

    28:26
  4. Elon Musk's assault on government

    Elon Musk, head of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ has gained access to the U.S. government’s federal payment system — the system responsible for the flow of ov…

    26:16
  5. Is Canada ready for the next tariff fight?

    Many Canadians breathed a sigh of relief on Monday, after Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump agreed to pause tariffs for at least 30 days. But how permanent is this solution? And with…

    29:31
  6. What is Trump's tariff endgame?

    On Monday, after a long phone call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump put a pause on the tariffs that were supposed to come into effect the next day.…

    29:06
  7. The Trump tariff trade war and you

    On Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government would hit back against the U.S. after President Donald Trump launched a trade war against Canada.…

    23:55
  8. Weekend Listen: The twisted true story of a man who couldn’t stop lying

    A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins. Uncover: Sea of LIes is the story of a con man who couldn't st…

    48:33
  9. The harrowing return to northern Gaza

    It’s been nearly two weeks since a ceasefire brought more than 15 months of violence in Gaza to an end, and now, hundreds of thousands of Gazans are returning to the north, or what…

    28:20
  10. DeepSeek and China’s AI power move

    A small Chinese tech company called Deepseek has upended the world of AI. Deepseek recently released a large language model that rivals ChatGP called R1 and it shot almost immediat…

    23:45
  11. The end of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion?

    On his first night back in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump signed a series of sweeping executive orders that effectively dismantle federal diversity, equity and inclusio…

    24:36
  12. Liberal leadership hopeful Karina Gould

    Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould was elected as the member of Parliament for Burlington in 2015 at the age of 28, but it didn't take long before she ended up in cabinet. I…

    28:22
  13. Politics! Carney pulls ahead, Ford to trigger election

    The Liberal leadership race really got underway this week. Mark Carney wracked up endorsements from current cabinet ministers, while Chrystia Freeland pitched herself as running ag…

    24:50
  14. Weekend Listen: The unbelievable saga of Kaitlyn Braun, the Ontario woman who conned dozens of birth workers

    Kaitlyn Braun, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through an escalating series of disasters – rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the doulas…

    40:01
  15. Elon Musk, Nazi accusations, and the ADL

    On Monday night, tech billionaire Elon Musk spoke at President Trump's inauguration rally in Washington. In the middle of that speech, he slammed his right hand onto the left side…

    29:19
  16. Who is Mark Carney?

    There’s been a ton of buzz around Mark Carney throwing his hat into the Liberal leadership race. Many Liberals see Carney — the former head of the Bank of Canada and Bank of Englan…

    34:30
  17. Trump’s tariffs and the case for Canada

    Speaking from a cabinet retreat Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the case for why the Trump administration should divert from the trade war collision course they’re curr…

    23:38
  18. What will Trump's first 100 days bring?Explicit

    Yesterday, Donald Trump was sworn in for the second time as President of the United States. In his inaugural address and as he signed executive orders throughout the day, Trump ma…

    25:12
  19. Kevin O’Leary and the 51st state

    For weeks, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about making Canada the 51st state. He’s even said that he’d look to use economic force to ‘get rid’ of the border bet…

    30:54
  20. Weekend Listen: What are drugs teaching us about what it means to be human?

    On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s just caffeine or ibuprofen, th…

    40:58
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