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The Big Story
Episodes — page 8
The real life implications of looksmaxxingLooksmaxxing. It's a term that's started to pop up everywhere, made popular by social media personalities like Braden Eric Peters, also known as "Clavicular." And as it's started t…
Big Headlines: Canada-U.S. trade talks continue in Washington and Japan gets rocked by a 6.8-magnitude earthquakePlus: The latest on revenue-sharing from the Gordie Howe bridge, actor Jared Leto is accused of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls, Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a housin…
Alberta's "two-tier" challenge to public healthcareStarting in the fall, Albertans will be able to pay out of pocket for surgery. The government of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the move will allow people to get off waitlists…
Big Headlines: Search for missing boy in Calgary shifts in scope and the U.S. consulate in Toronto is shot at againPlus: A study finds emergency room doctors across Canada are quitting, a wildfire in France stops growing just before a major heat wave rolls in, a Canadian with ties to China is a…
The debate on MAiD for mental illnessThis episode contains discussion of mental illness, suicide, and death. Please take care. MAiD has caused contentious debate across Canada for years. This year marks 10 years sinc…
Big Headlines: Wildfires ravage France and Spain, and Canadians want to retaliate against American tariffsPlus: crime rates in Canada are down for the second straight year, a poll finds many Canadians want Ottawa to retaliate against tariff threats from the U.S., three federal by-elect…
Burning time: How bureaucracy hinders Canada’s wildfire responseUS President Trump echoed his promise to retaliate against Canada for our wildfire smoke drifting south. It comes as more than 900 fires actively burn across the country, with a nu…
- Weekend Listen: The World Cup is over. Was it worth it for our host cities?
Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. The biggest World Cup ever is over – with 13 matches played on Canadian soil. The Canadian men’s team saw a…
Big Headlines: New tariffs from the U.S. go into effect, with a new justification behind themPlus: B.C. businesses can access to a billion-dollar regional emergency fund if Canada-focused tariffs go into effect next month, Canadian officials celebrate the Gordie Howe Inter…
Big Cats, New Rules: BC's crackdown on exotic petsIt won't surprise you know that owning an exotic cat like a lion or tiger is illegal in B.C.-- it is in most places, and for good reason. Exotic large cat ownership has led to many…
Big Headlines: Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers say they aren’t backing down in the trade dispute with the U.S.Plus: The premiers agree to remove interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol sales, Canadians are feeling the pressure to keep up with artificial intelligence, the Bloc Quebecois l…
Why is a Quebec town giving rights to trees?Update since publication: The Big Story would like to formally recognize Ricardo Rey as the author and initiator of the 'Universal Declaration of Tree Rights', and La Compagnie de…
Big Headlines: Tariff tension dominates Canada's meeting of premiers in P.E.I. and the U.S. greenlights a Saudi nuclear programPlus: the Big Story podcast looks at why President Donald Trump is pushing for more tariffs on Canada right now, U.S. officials could be sending billions more to fund the ongoing w…
Trumps threatens tariffs on Canada - againAnother round of 50% tariffs are coming for a number of Canadian goods, ranging from dairy, hockey sticks to hair wigs. Prime Minister Carney has since agreed to intensify negotia…
Big Headlines: New U.S. tariffs on Canada and more details on a deadly crash involving a CFL playerPlus: An entire city in B.C. is evacuated because of a wildfire, a man has been charged after a vehicle carrying Nova Scotia’s premier had its windshield smashed, Canadians are sti…
Inside the Maplehurst inmate abuse scandalAlmost three years ago, some 200 inmates at Maplehurst Correctional Facility in Milton, Ont. were subjected to strip searches, zip ties and pepper spray during an violent incident…
Big Headlines: Inflation cools across Canada and wildfires continue to burn northern OntarioPlus: Wildfires continue to burn in northwestern Ontario, the U.S. and Iran exchange strikes for a ninth consecutive night, Britain has a new prime minister, Spain wins the World C…
The blurry Gordie Howe bridge 2.0 detailsThe Gordie Howe International Bridge will open on Monday, July 27....for now. It comes as its previous opening date of June 12 was cancelled due to US President Trump demanding a n…
- Weekend Listen: The Prime Minister's honeymoon continues
Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!' Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to get high marks from Canadians on his handling of the economy, despite…
Big Headlines: U.S. politicians blast Canada over wildfire smokePlus: Trump primetime speech, Britain will have a new PM, recommendations for a public Alzheimer's drug plan, and the World Cup wraps up this weekend. We love feedback at The Big…
