Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 27
- Carney's big test: how will the upcoming budget impact you?
Prime Minister Mark Carney, once known as the Governor of the Bank of Canada, is set to table his first federal budget next month. With a few weeks left until the November 4th reve…
- The US government has shut down: why, for how long, and are Canadians impacted?
Democrats and Republicans are clashing south of the border, and it’s led to a government shutdown. The two parties are locked in a dispute over health care funding, but the standof…
- Have adults lost the art of making and maintaining friendships?
From balancing busy schedules to shifting interests, managing friendships as an adult can sometimes feel like a task. Throw in the pandemic’s impact on social interactions and mana…
- Why is Canada so slow to ban dyes and chemicals that are considered dangerous around the world?
The European Union recently banned the sale and use of Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide - also known as TPO - for its alleged reproductive toxicant qualities. Most gel nail…
- Is the Canadian government delivering on reconciliation?
Today, Canadians from coast to coast will confront the dark legacy of residential schools and honour the children who never came home. But on this National Day for Truth and Reconc…
- Ontario opts for no speed cameras...but how will the province stay safe?
It's a feeling you only want to feel once - the panic of suspecting an abrupt light flash as you're driving, only to receive a ticket in the mail a few weeks later with a picture o…
- Weekend Listen: Is Canada in a housing drought?
A recent report from the University of Ottawa shows 22 out of the 34 municipalities in Ontario were given failing grades in regards to taxes and red tape restrictions surrounding d…
- Trump, Tylenol and medical misogyny
This week, from a White House lectern and televised to the world, President Donald Trump gave an explicit warning to America’s pregnant women: Tylenol use during pregnancy could le…
- Carney recognizes a Palestinian statehood..now what?
Prime Minister Mark Carney joined several key allies this week at the United Nations General Assembly in adding their names to the list of countries recognizing Palestinian stateho…
- Jimmy Kimmel is back, but free speech remains in limbo
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has returned to television screens, but concerns linger over whether free speech in America is under threat. Kimmel’s short-lived suspension, which fol…
- A life-risking trip to deliver aid to Gaza: an Ontario woman shares her story
A flotilla of ships has set sail from the western end of the Mediterranean to the Gaza Strip, where a devastating war has destroyed much of the Palestinian territory. The ships hop…
- Interest rate cuts and more affordable housing: what's the latest on the real estate market?
The Bank of Canada has cut interest rates for the first time since March, and just a few hours later - on the same day - the U-S Federal Reserve followed suit with its first cut th…
- Weekend Listen: Sick Boy’s Jeremie Saunders on Life Post Miracle CF Drug
Enjoy this special feed drop of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp. In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I’m joined by Canadian actor, podcaster, and cystic fibrosis advocate…
- Back to the office! How to take the workplace from good to great
One by one, companies are mandating their employees to kiss their hybrid work-from-home model goodbye and head back into the office. But what once was before the pandemic rocked so…
- Is post-secondary education still worth the time and money?
To post-secondary or to not post-secondary? The back and forth for almost 40% of Canadians who feel unsure whether or not higher education is worth their time and money. A recent…
- Chrystia Freeland out, Budget in November: Parliament's busy first week back
It’s been a busy start to the fall sitting of Parliament. Ahead of the end of its first week back, long-time minister Chrystia Freeland announced she decided to leave her cabinet p…
- Are foreign workers really stealing jobs?
There are growing calls from some federal and provincial politicians for the Carney government to abolish Canada’s temporary foreign worker program, claiming companies are using th…
- In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, examining the Canadian perspective on political violence
The denouncement of political violence has never been louder than right now in America, but the gap that positions itself between the country's opposing political ideologies has si…
- Back to school for MPs - Parliament reconvenes with trade, tariffs and housing on the brain
Federal politicians are back in their seats in the House of Commons today, to kick start the fall sitting of Parliament. It's expected to be a jam packed agenda for the next few mo…
- Weekend Listen: before Terry Fox - the story of two war amputees who hiked across Canada
The name Terry Fox is synonymous with courage, perseverance and promise. After losing his leg at just 18 years old, his run across Canada inspired generations to come – and to date…
