Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 12
Poilievre's campaign against Alberta separationIt's been an interesting past few months for the Federal Conservatives, from several MPs crossing the floor, to reports of inner-circle fighting, to Pierre Poilievre questioning PM…
Big Headlines: Canada's new Governor General sworn in and a 7.8-magnitude earthquake slams the PhilippinesPlus: Pierre Poilievre is expected to call for a shift in federal policies with rising separatist movements in Alberta, Iran's military says it's stopping offensive operations afte…
Why Canada’s next Governor General matters right nowLouise Arbour, a former lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is being sworn in as Canada's next Governor General. It comes at a nuanced time fo…
- Weekend Listen: Are we in a recession? Not technically
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" Following a negative performance for economic growth in the first quarter of 2026, the Canadian economy fell in…
Big Headlines: Select Canadians could receive a financial top-up today and the country's unemployment rate has dippedPlus: can Albertans actually be dual citizens if the province separates from Canada, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has requested a face-to-face with Russian leader Vladim…
BC Conservatives take a hard rightThe British Columbia Conservative Party hasn't won an election since, and hasn't won a seat in 50. As recently as the 2020 provincial election, the party earned just 36,000 votes.…
Big Headlines: Carney's attention on AI and the WHO says to lift travel restrictions on Ebola-affected countriesPlus: Carney's responding to the latest tariff threats from the U.S., Toronto Police have arrested four more in connection with suspected hate-motivated assaults, a Vancouver ski r…
What's killing PEI's oysters?A pair of parasitic diseases are wreaking havoc on Prince Edward Island's oyster industry, forcing farms across the province to throw out close to all of their supply. MSX and Der…
Big Headlines: Canada-U.S. trade tensions could be cooling off and FIFA reprimands a B.C. charityPlus: a pill that could double survival time for patients with pancreatic cancer could soon be coming to Canada, Zellers is continuing to accelerate its comeback in Canada, the lat…
Can provincial Liberals make a comeback?While the Federal Liberals remain historically popular under Prime Minister Mark Carney, that isn't the case for their provincial counterparts. By the end of 2016, more than half…
Big Headlines: Carney says Canada is failing its Jewish community and a deadly shooting rocks northern SaskatchewanPlus: the federal NDP want to do-away with floor crossings, police are warning of counterfeit merch ahead of the World Cup, Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a restraining order a…
Canada's latest obsession: data centresIf you've noticed that data centres are having a moment in Canada right now, you wouldn't be the only one. As Ottawa looks to maintain a sovereign digital footprint amid the curre…
Big Headlines: Food Banks Canada's latest poverty report cardPlus: Latest contract offer from Canada Post to postal workers, Canada's projected economic lift from FIFA World Cup 2026, health groups calling for Federal Government to cut nicot…
Canada strong shouldn't mean environmental neglectAmid a cost-of-living crisis, a war across the Middle East, job uncertainty thanks to AI - do you still have emotional bandwidth to worry about the environment? It seems like Otta…
- Weekend Listen: Summer vacation?! In this economy?!
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" A recent survey shows many Canadians are scaling back their spending on vacations this summer as life continues…
Big Headlines: A downward surprise on the Canadian economy and the U.S. and Iran are close to a tentative dealPlus: The health minister defends Ebola travel restrictions, a man accused of selling deadly substances online to people at risk of self-harm pleads guilty, a rocket explosion, and…
Danielle Smith's referendum gambleAs separatist sentiment swirls across Alberta, the country has been holding it's breath and wondering: "will we face another separation referendum?" It seemed inevitable, as Premie…
Big Headlines: The Prime Minister is in NYC and an apparent hot-mic moment for CarneyPlus: China's foreign minister arrives in Canada, a new report from the United Nations Weather Agency, Ebola latest, and the Pope calls for AI regulation. We love feedback at The B…
The Pope calls for AI regulation. Will Canada listen?In his first ever Encyclical, titled "Magnifica Humanitas"-- or Magnificent Humanity-- Pope Leo XIV says AI needs to be "disarmed". It's a sweeping document, introduced to the wor…
Big Headlines: Carney's Liberals lose an MP and Canada orders travelers from Ebola-affected regions to isolatePlus: the federal government is entering contract talks with 'Saab' for Royal Air Force aircraft, the Western premiers have wrapped their meeting in Alberta, temperature records ar…
