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The Big Story
Episodes — page 19
Big Headlines: Iran's new supreme leader and Carney calls for three federal byelectionsPlus: The Federal NDP will choose a new leader, Canadians appear to be drinking less, and gold for Canada at the Paralympic games. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as sug…
What could Canadian involvement in Iran look like?In the immediate aftermath of the US-Israel strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney came out with a declaration of support, which later developed into what he calls a 'regretfu…
Weekend Listen: Before Morgentaler Part Two: Making It LegalEnjoy this special feed drop of our two-part investigative series 'Before Morgentaler: Making It Legal'. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case…
Weekend Listen: Before Morgentaler Part One: Law BreakersEnjoy this special feed drop of our two-part investigative series 'Before Morgentaler Part One: Law Breakers'. This year marks the 38th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’…
Big Headlines: Carney's trade trip stops by Tokyo, while the U.S. warns of even more strikes on IranPlus: Marking a full week of war in Iran, CUSMA negotiations resume, Kristi Noem's replacement, one year after Canada's oldest company filed for creditor protection, the Paralympic…
Permanent daylight saving time might not be the answer. Here’s whyThis weekend, just like the early March weekend last year, and the year before, the clocks will spring forward an hour. Not only that, but also the age-old debate of whether or not…
Big Headlines: Carney not ruling out Canadian involvement in the Middle East, as Iran war brings in more countriesPlus: an update on the war and the effort to get Canadians out of the Middle East, gas prices are up across Canada, how offsite classrooms could impact Tumbler Ridge survivors’ men…
How are the Epstein files giving new life to conspiracy theories?More than 3.5 million pages of Epstein-related documents have been released under the Trump administration, fanning the flames of online conspiracy theorists who are determined to…
Big Headlines: Carney supports US-Israeli military action in Iran, but with a caveatPlus: The US sinks an Iranian warship as America says more military action is coming, Pierre Poilievre goes on his own foreign mission to Europe, a new call for an inquest into the…
Why is Alberta blaming its identity crisis on immigrants?Note - episode audio has been edited since the original publication to remove a misnaming of Calgary Roughneck Radio. We regret the error. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith recently…
Big Headlines: Conflict intensifies in the Middle East as Iranians wonder what’s next for their countryPlus: Donald Trump faces pushback from US Congress over the strikes, how Iran could be impacted by the death of its leader, Mark Carney heads to Australia for trade talks, a bus ca…
A post‑Khamenei Iran faces deep divisionsAs chaos ensues in the Middle East in the aftermath of US-Israel airstrikes on Iran - which killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - talks of a post-Khamenei country are top…
Big Headlines: US-Israeli strikes on Iran kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as instability grips the regionPlus: Iran retaliates with strikes across the Middle East, Donald Trump says the US military operation in Iran could last weeks, Mark Carney urges Canadians in the Middle East to s…
Safeguards vs. innovation: Ottawa's delicate dance with generative AISam Altman's OpenAI was reportedly aware of potential danger from the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter, yet the company's privacy thresholds prohibited employees from alerting law enforc…
Big Headlines: Carney touches down in India for high-profile talks and Netflix pulls out of Warner Brothers biddingPlus: New polling on independence movements in Alberta and Quebec, how the violence in Mexico is reshaping Canadian tourists' plans, a Canadian man faces harsh conditions in US imm…
How former Prince Andrew's arrest could either make or break the MonarchyAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor spent less than 12 hours in the Aylsham Police Station last week on his 66th birthday, and as the spectacle continues to sizzle, tensions surrounding the…
Big Headlines: Carney travels to India and how a snowball fight is leading to arrests in New York CityPlus: Child poverty is on the rise in Canada, the Clintons testify in front of U.S. lawmakers, indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S., and the deadly impacts of Canada's l…
The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health dataBlack women are 3-4x more likely to die during or as a result of childbirth in the United Sates and the UK, and although Canadians could assume similar statistics for Black women i…
Big Headlines: Trump records the longest-ever State of the Union and Ottawa sends aid to CubaPlus: The federal government is pledging support for food aid for Cuba admist a humanitarian crisis, Canadian travellers return from Mexico after two days of violence, health care…
How close is Canada to a Carney majority?Prime Minister Mark Carney got a third floor crosser from the Conservatives, putting the Liberal seat count at 169 out of the 172 needed for a majority government-- exactly where i…
