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The Big Story
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Are our drug laws making things worse?A BC Supreme Court judge found that a section of Canada's Controlled Drug and Substances Act was unconstitutional, and gave Ottawa six months to fix it. The ruling came after a pa…
- Weekend Listen: Are companies doing enough AI training?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!". A.I. is spreading like wildfire across workplaces. Canadian workers in multiple industries are being increasing…
Big Headlines: Carney's last push to keep Alberta united with Canada and Lotto Max hits record jackpot of $90MPlus: A community in Oregon gathered to remember three children killed in a shooting at an elementary school, drone attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea this month have raised c…
What was Ryan Wedding's endgame?Some ten months after disgraced Olympian-turned drug lord, Ryan Wedding, was arrested in Mexico, the details surrounding how he was taken into custody and what exactly he was after…
Big Headlines: Canada continues to strengthen ties with EU while Ontario and New York strike new energy dealPlus: a Montreal man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his nine-year-old daughter and leaving her body in a marsh in rural upstate New York, the latest on a deadly r…
Pierre Poilievre’s impossible Alberta balancing actIn less than a week, Albertans will head to the polls to vote on a series of ten referendum questions, one of which brings the province's sovereignty into focus. For the past sever…
Big Headlines: Canada's sovereignty being put to the test in Alberta and Cornell cancels all frat parties for the yearPlus: A U.S. judge has ordered an American accused of helping plan the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. to remain in custody until trial, a Montreal man found guilty of drownin…
Faster, greener, riskier? The micromobility debateE-bikes and e-scooters are having their moment across North America. Along with the popularity comes the criticism against them, citing safety concerns, etiquette, lack of regulati…
Big Headlines: Advance polls open today for Alberta referendum and Canada's Wonderland indefinitely shuts down two roller coasters after Georgia theme park deathPlus: Canada has joined more than two dozen countries in denouncing Iran's apparent involvement in a planned attack on an airbase in England, dramatic moments on board a Delta flig…
Anthony Scaramucci on Trump, Carney, and the trade warIt's hard to think of a time in the modern age when relations between the U.S. and Canada were at a lower point. Since U.S. President Donald Trump started the trade war, tensions h…
- Weekend Listen: Time to think about your holiday budget?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!". With Thanksgiving days away-- it's time to start thinking about Christmas. At least that's the case for Pricewa…
Big Headlines: Canada's economy lost 68,000 jobs last month and grocery prices could spike this winterPlus: The chief executive of Stelco's U.S-based parent company says hundreds of Southern Ontario steelworkers facing temporary layoffs will be recalled if Canada and the U.S. reach…
Should we be worried about the plague?The death of a lab worker in Russia has raised fears of the plague. Authorities claim she died of pneumonia from an unknown origin, but have yet to release any other details surrou…
Big Headlines: Canada will prohibit people suffering from a mental illness to access MAiDBritish Columbia NDP leader David Eby says Ottawa needs to impose minimum standards on all social media companies and AI companies requiring that threats of violence be reported to…
When AI causes harm, who's responsible?When a person hacks a government website, it's illegal. But when a rogue AI agent does it, it's an incident that needs 'further investigation'. Canada has invested billions of dol…
Big Headlines: Fuel prices continue to surge worldwide and an American is charged after helping carry out the Tumbler Ridge mass shootingPlus: Christine Fréchette is resigning as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, but will stay on as premier until her P.Q. successor is sworn in. Prime Minister Mark Carney will v…
Why Quebec’s independence debate is backPaul St-Pierre Plamondon has been voted in as Quebec's newest Premier. His party, Parti Québécois, secured their minority government on Monday night's election with 59 seats, up f…
Big Headlines: Investigators identify the Canadians onboard an air ambulance that crashed in the Atlantic and Parti Quebecois secures a minorityPlus: Health care and taxes dominate the election campaign in British Columbia with the Conservatives criticizing the NDP's record, the Manitoba government is proposing changes tha…
What Avi Lewis thinks Ottawa got wrong with Bill C-39Ottawa is furthering its pursuit of building a stronger, more sovereign Canada. Bill C-39, the Build Canada Strong Act is the latest omnibus legislation that aims to reform parts o…
Big Headlines: U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing aircraft off Boston coast that had four Canadians onboardPlus: Cornell's Jane Doe has received multiple threats to withdraw her lawsuit, Florida voters are deciding whether to scrap property tax with Canadians potentially having to foot…
