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The Big Story
Episodes — page 9
When will wildfire management become Canada's priority?No, it's not a filter. The yellow-orange haze cast upon much of Southern Ontario thanks to smoke drifting in from Northwestern wildfires. Toronto was ranked as having the worst ai…
Big Headlines: Wildfires spark hazardous air quality levelsPlus: The U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, Trump is set to make a primetime speech, Canadians appear to have a more positive view on China, immigration changes are now in effect, an…
Will the 'explosive' parasite reach Canadian produce sections?Cyclospora: it's a microscopic organism found in water, but can spread to food-- especially produce. Found most commonly in wet and warm climates, it can travel into your grocery s…
Big Headlines: Conflict erupts over the Strait of Hormuz, and what will the war’s long-term impacts be?Plus: the Bank of Canada holds the key interest rate at 2.25%, Toronto’s air quality is the worst of any major city in the world today, a “suspicious” fire damages Surrey City Hall…
Has Trump launched a forever war?It's yet another campaign promise US President Trump has seemed to loosen his commitment towards: not starting forever wars. A mission he projected to last only a few weeks has dr…
Big Headlines: Alberta welcomes private online gaming companies, and Toronto police identify the victims of a deadly street festival shootingPlus: A man is killed by an ICE agent in Maine, a B.C. nurses put their picket lines on pause, a former MP is arrested for illegal firearms possession, and what factored into Canad…
Who gets left behind during immigration cuts?Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has made drastic cuts to the amount of student and temporary foreign worker visas issued to newcomers. Impacted by the cuts are not jus…
Big Headlines: US Politician Lindsay Graham passed away, and Peter Nygard has been found guilty of more chargesPlus: Toronto Police is investigating a deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair Festival, Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been found guilty sexual assault and forcible c…
Does Canada need a relationship with Saudi Arabia?It's been more than a quarter of a century since a Canadian Prime Minister touched down on Saudi Arabian soil to meet with the country's leader. That was until PM Carney headed sou…
- Weekend Listen: Artificial Intelligence is costing us, is it worth it?
Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. Artificial intelligence is working its way into our daily lives – and it’s probably turning up in places you…
Big Headlines: Iran reportedly devised a plan to assassinate Donald TrumpPlus: Stats Canada has released a better than expected jobs report, an investigation is underway after an Air Canada aircraft overshot the runway in Montreal, a deadly wildfire hit…
Canada cozies to Europe with German sub pickPrime Minister Mark Carney announced a $100-billion dollar contract to replace Canada's submarine fleet will be awarded to Germany and Norway, marking the largest contract of its k…
Big Headlines: U.S.-Iran ceasefire crumbles as Trump hints at return to full-out warPlus: Mark Carney is in Saudi Arabia, federal officials provide a wildfire update, the death toll is rising in Venezuela, and Bonnie Tyler has died. We love feedback at The Big Sto…
Why is Mark Carney putting a Conservative in the senate?Prime Minister Carney has made his first Senate appointments - including a sitting Conservative MP and the PM's former Principal Secretary. When Justin Trudeau became Prime Minist…
Big Headlines: Trump says ceasefire with Iran is 'over' and threatens new strikes, plus Carney announces another major defence dealPlus: the Liberal government’s plan to buy thousands of condos in B.C. faces scrutiny, Air Canada chooses its next CEO, Count Binface takes on a British party leader in a bizarre b…
The law that would surrender Canadian data to AmericaBill C-22 has sparked wide controversy surrounding its potential threat to privacy, as well as the way it's been rushed through parliamentary processes. Not only that, but experts…
Big Headlines: Canada's ready to build new radar jets for NATO and Montreal honours a fallen officerPlus: Alberta and Ontario plan a new oil pipeline, Jeremy Hansen leaves the Canadian Space Agency, Kyle Lowry retires as a Raptor, and what are the risks of bringing prediction mar…
Canada is making a bet on prediction marketsIt seems like you can place a bet on anything these days-- and in some places, you pretty much. With sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, you can put money on whether or not a politic…
Big Headlines: Carney departs for NATO summit with Halifax pit stop and Canada's World Cup run endsPlus: Rogers reaches a deal to fully own many of Toronto’s biggest sports teams, new funding for energy projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan, a CN Rail train derails near Montreal,…
The blurry future of North American free tradeOn its July 1st deadline, U.S. President Trump declined to renew the current conditions of CUSMA. It doesn't mean Canada-US-Mexico trade as we know it dissolves, but it signals a n…
