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The Big Story
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Big Headlines: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' while political leaders on both sides of the border push backPlus: 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 un…
The giant Russian cargo plane trapped in CanadaIf 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 bee…
Big Headlines: Flash floods in Nepal leave hundreds dead and more than 1,300 missingPlus: 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. Cons…
Why do more Canadians want to own guns?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…
Big Headlines: The world mourns Dolly Parton and Canada details its counter-tariffs strategy for the U.S.Plus: Alberta’s premier voices concerns about the federal government’s tariff strategy, New Brunswick’s leader shuts down the idea of cutting off power to neighbouring Maine, the B…
What the Canada-US trade war will cost youWhen announcing Canada's withdrawal from US trade talks, Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted that both Canadians and Americans will feel the hurt in their pockets. Both countries…
Big Headlines: Canada details retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. and Trump considers renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America"Plus: A man accused of stabbing two worshippers at a Sikh temple with a screwdriver was released from prison just a day earlier, a multibillion-dollar fleet of Coast Guard icebreak…
Could Ukraine hold a wartime election?Ukraine's recently ousted Defence Minister, Mykhailo Fedoro, called on President Zelenskyy to call for a wartime election. Following more than 4 years at war with Russia, the logis…
Big Headlines: Canada-U.S. trade war barreling towards even newer tariffs after failed negotiationsPlus: Lightning storms disrupt flights and spark fires in B.C., a gathering in Saskatchewan marks the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6, WestJet flight attendants finish voting on a ne…
Inside Mark Carney's act of defianceEntering an economic war isn't your typical Friday night activity. But according to PM Mark Carney, it was necessary after the last 18 months of US President Trump. Not only did…
- Weekend Listen: America's $40 Trillion Debt Problem
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" The U.S. government has reached a staggering milestone: $40 trillion in debt. As deficits continue to grow and…
Big Headlines: Canada's top trade negotiators continue to finalize deal to avoid new Trump deadline and the U.S. Vice President's "hot mic" momentPlus: The Alberta government faces jeers and expletives at town halls over a planned Meta data centre, the Boston Marathon says it will count qualifying times on the Edmonton cours…
The case for more third placesWhat's your go-to place to unwind? It could be a local tavern, a neighbourhood coffee shop, even a park where the kids can runaround. In the digitally-saturated era we're curren…
Big Headlines: Carney asks premiers to put American alcohol back on shelves and B.C. businesses struggle to recover from wildfiresPlus: A Calgary police officer will be tried for murder after two suspects in a slow-speed chase were shot and killed, a survey finds almost a fifth of Quebec teachers consider qui…
What makes the new Churchill Falls deal so historic?Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec announced a historic energy deal with help from Ottawa to replace a detested 1969 deal and a confusing 2024 MOU. The new agreement would see Qu…
Big Headlines: Trump hits pause on new tariffs for Canada for three days and calls grow to remove the U.S. ambassador to CanadaPlus: A petition calls for the U.S. ambassador to Canada to be removed, Canadians seeking treatment for rare diseases face challenges, the summer wildfire season hits a historic mi…
Canadians want Hoekstra out. Can they make it happen?A petition with more than 230,000 signatures continues to make its way across Canada in hopes of ousting the US Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra. Signatories believe the diplom…
Big Headlines: America's new tariff deadline approaches for Canada and Tumbler Ridge Secondary School is being demolishedPlus: the Quebec election frontrunner shelves a sovereignty referendum until after the Trump presidency is over, the NBA spars with ESPN over its reporting on the L.A. Clippers inv…
What led to the largest Catholic schism in 156 years?There has been a schism in the Catholic church. In early July, Pope Leo excommunicated an ultra-conservative sect known as the Society of St. Pius X, after they ordained new Bishop…
Big Headlines: Canadian trade reps continue talks with Washington as new tariffs go into effect this weekPlus: Statistics Canada says the annual rate of inflation accelerated to three per cent in July, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make an announcement about energy security reg…
