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What is functional health and why is it declining for Canadians?A recent report from Statistics Canada found that Canadians' functional health is on the decline, especially so for younger folks. Functional health has to do with our ability to…
Big Headlines: Mission to the moon continues after a toilet problem and Trump's primetime speechPlus: World leaders meet to discuss the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Deloitte's spring economic outlook, Poilievre makes an announcement, and does Canada need to rethink its…
Does Canada need to rethink its Emergencies Act?It was a moment in Canadian history that the former Federal Government believed was due for sweeping powers. More than four years and two rounds of court reviews later, enacting th…
Big Headlines: NASA's mission to the moon has a Canadian astronaut on board and Trump has an update on Iran coming upPlus: Trump's primetime address, rising cost of gas, pay-hike for federal workers, Stephen Lewis has died, and Canada is torn over the notwithstanding clause. We love feedback at T…
Canada is torn over the notwithstanding clauseQuebec's secularism law, Bill 21, prohibits certain public servants from wearing religious symbols while on the job. It was passed in 2019 with a pre-emptive use of the notwithstan…
Big Headlines: Stats Canada has released the January GDP update and Canada Post is ending door-to-door servicePlus: Day 32 of the war in Iran, a royal visit to the U.S., mail delivery changes coming, the colorectal cancer screening age lowers for one province, and has Ontario lost its way…
Has Ontario lost its way with colleges?Decades ago, Ontario's colleges operated with a goal of improving local economies and regional communities. Now, Premier Doug Ford claims if you're not in a highly-skilled field, t…
Big Headlines: Air Canada CEO to resign and the federal NDP have a new leaderPlus: Avi Lewis is the new federal NDP leader, the war in Iran enters its 5th week, TSA agents in the U.S. may get paid for the first time in weeks, and a NASA mission is ready to…
Avi Lewis' uphill battle of regrouping the NDPAfter leading the party to it's worst ever result, Jagmeet Singh resigned as NDP leader. Now, nearly one year after the election that reduced the party to just six seats, New Demo…
- Weekend Listen: Are companies using AI as an excuse to lay you off?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. Just three months in, and 2026 is already being coined as the 'Year of the Layoff', with companies blaming AI…
- Weekend Listen: Being single is more expensive than you think
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show 'In This Economy?!' It’s known as “the singles tax” – an extra amount that solo earners pay to go through life without a partner. I…
Big Headlines: The push for diplomacy continues between the U.S. and Iran as Trump considers some dramatic scenarios to end the warPlus: The bodies of two pilots who died in this week's crash in New York have been repatriated to Canada, long lines at U.S. airports should soon dissipate, NDP convention begins i…
Can Canada get a grip on its tipping culture?Tipping-- it's one of those things everyone has an opinion on, and that opinion is normally shaped by what side of it you're on. And the number of services you're expected to tip f…
Big Headlines: Middle East war continues to cause gas price mayhem in Canada while YouTube and Meta pay millions for addicting one userPlus: Canada's met a critical alliance commitment for the first time since the 90's, the Air Canada plane wreck at LaGuardia is being moved to a hangar for more analysis, former Ve…
Could Canada help Lebanon dismantle Hezbollah?It's a war between Israel, the US and Iran...but how did Lebanon get dragged into it? Its militia group, Hezbollah, is a loyal proxy of the Iranian regime, placing tens of million…
Big Headlines: Conflicting reports on efforts to end Iran war and investigators on the ground after Air Canada crash at LaGuardiaThe investigation into the deadly Air Canada plane crash continues, the airline's CEO has been summoned to Ottawa, new urgency to reach a deal and pay TSA workers, and a social med…
From Tehran to Toronto: How the Iran war influences Canada’s energy pricesIt's unsure when exactly the war in the Middle East will come to an end - even the White House seems to be conflicted on a timeline, but one thing for certain is the impact Canadia…
Big Headlines - Violence continues in Iran despite Donald Trump's claims that progress is being madePlus: Two pilots killed in the Air Canada Jazz plane crash in New York have been identified, TSA security lines in the U.S. continue, most Canadians say they are satisfied with how…
ICE agents and an Air Canada crash: how did US aviation get here?A pair of Air Canada pilots were killed as a result of a crash between the plane they were landing at New York's La Guardia airport and a fire truck on one of the runways. And as i…
Big Headlines: An Air Canada plane crash with a fire truck kills 2 pilots in New YorkPlus: Parliament resumes after winter break, and TSA agents will be deployed at airports across the US. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episod…
