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Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney on the fight for CanadaAlberta's unlikeliest duo is teaming up to make their case to Albertans ahead of the October 19 referendum. Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney, both from opposite sides of the politica…
Big Headlines: Gunfire exchange near Belleville synagogue injures 2 and Parliament returns after a 3-month breakPLUS: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada will never be part of the European Union, Montreal city council is set to debate a proposed bylaw this week that could ban pe…
How Ontario kept a man in isolation for 20+ yearsCamelott Hamblett is a 43-year-old Canadian man who's spent the last 20 years in isolation at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, Ont. His family has been ad…
- Weekend Listen: What did Carney gain with his Investment Summit?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. The first Canadian Investment Summit is in the books – attended by some of the biggest names in the financial…
Big Headlines: 'O Canada' performed at Buffalo Bills' home opener despite recent trade tensions with the U.S.PLUS: A global airline industry group says it has some major concerns about Prime Minister Carney's plan to open up operations of Canada's four largest airports to privatization. C…
Is Canada's future European?Prime Minister Mark Carney has made history in Europe. On September 16th, he became the first foreign world leader to ever attend the State of the European Union address, delivered…
Big Headlines: Carney addresses EU Parliament as the push continues to get Canada to become its first associate memberPLUS: 9-1-1 service across the country appears to be getting back to normal after intermittent outages were reported. A sentencing hearing will be held today for billionaire Canadi…
Does Canada need private airports?Ottawa has confirmed plans to open up Canada’s four largest airports to private investment. It comes after Prime Minister Carney hosted some of the world's wealthiest business lead…
Big Headlines: Canada could become the European Union's first associate member and home sales dipped in AugustPLUS: Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered closing remarks at Canada's first-ever national investment summit - Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming a split among Co…
Why the US still needs Canadian lumberAmong the steel, aluminum, and auto sectors, Canada's softwood lumber industry has also fallen victim to US tariffs. But levies on Canadian lumber are nothing new, and neither are…
Big Headlines: Day 2 of Canada's investment summit as another round of American tariffs hitPlus: The New Democrats have taken a long-term Conservative stronghold with a byelection win in the Calgary-Shaw riding, the European Parliament is opening an office in Ottawa, and…
Why Germany’s AfD victory matters beyond EuropeThe eastern Germany state of Saxony-Anhalt has elected far-right populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) in last week's election. The party was three seats shy of forming a m…
Big Headlines: Canada's inflation rate holds steady and Carney hosts major international investors in TorontoPlus: The Canada investment summit is underway, new poll finds federal Liberals lead over Conservatives, Google is bringing age assurance tech to Canada, remembering George Chuvalo…
Why now? Canada's new sanctions on West Bank settlersCanada recently joined the UK and France in sanctioning all settler trade with the West Bank. In a joint-statement written by the three Prime Minister's, Israel's advancement of th…
- Weekend Listen: How will Canada survive the trade war?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" The trade dispute with the US rages on, our closest ally and for many decades, our closest trading partner. But…
Big Headlines: Canada and the U.S. mourn 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terror attacksPlus: Commemoration ceremonies in the U.S. and Canada, Trump and Carney are talking, the Houthis capture a strategic island, and what happened to our attention spans? We love feedb…
What happened to our attention spans?Are you constantly checking your phone? Do you find it harder to concentrate for long periods of time? Or plan ahead? Us too. Executive function is the ability we have as humans to…
Big Headlines: Carney convenes his cabinet in Alberta and Trump vows American adults $5,000 if his party wins midtermsPlus: Ukraine's President is in Canada, Trump's pledge ahead of the midterms, August broke heat records, TIFF begins, and the age of technological imperialism. We love feedback at…
The age of technological imperialismCanadians have been keeping their elbows up for well over a year, but after logging on to Google Maps or Apple Maps and seeing 'Lake America' while in Canada, the feeling of despai…
Big Headlines: Trump signs new executive order banning Canadian productsPlus: A preview to fall, new iPhone unveiling, the most searched slang words, and Canada's digital defences are lagging. Now what? We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as sug…
