Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 15
Big Headlines: US-Israeli strikes on Iran kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as instability grips the regionPlus: Iran retaliates with strikes across the Middle East, Donald Trump says the US military operation in Iran could last weeks, Mark Carney urges Canadians in the Middle East to s…
Safeguards vs. innovation: Ottawa's delicate dance with generative AISam Altman's OpenAI was reportedly aware of potential danger from the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter, yet the company's privacy thresholds prohibited employees from alerting law enforc…
Big Headlines: Carney touches down in India for high-profile talks and Netflix pulls out of Warner Brothers biddingPlus: New polling on independence movements in Alberta and Quebec, how the violence in Mexico is reshaping Canadian tourists' plans, a Canadian man faces harsh conditions in US imm…
How former Prince Andrew's arrest could either make or break the MonarchyAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor spent less than 12 hours in the Aylsham Police Station last week on his 66th birthday, and as the spectacle continues to sizzle, tensions surrounding the…
Big Headlines: Carney travels to India and how a snowball fight is leading to arrests in New York CityPlus: Child poverty is on the rise in Canada, the Clintons testify in front of U.S. lawmakers, indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S., and the deadly impacts of Canada's l…
The deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health dataBlack women are 3-4x more likely to die during or as a result of childbirth in the United Sates and the UK, and although Canadians could assume similar statistics for Black women i…
Big Headlines: Trump records the longest-ever State of the Union and Ottawa sends aid to CubaPlus: The federal government is pledging support for food aid for Cuba admist a humanitarian crisis, Canadian travellers return from Mexico after two days of violence, health care…
How close is Canada to a Carney majority?Prime Minister Mark Carney got a third floor crosser from the Conservatives, putting the Liberal seat count at 169 out of the 172 needed for a majority government-- exactly where i…
Big Headlines: Canadian airlines resume flights to Puerto Vallarta and Ottawa meets with Open AIPlus: Ukraine marks four years since Russia's invasion, U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, and the U.S. Men's Hockey team is under fire. We love feedback at…
El Mencho out, violence persists: where does Mexico go from here?More than 26,000 Canadians remain stranded in Mexico, as the country grapples with cartel-related violence in the aftermath of El Mencho's death. The cartel leader, formally known…
Big Headlines: Violence erupts across MexicoPlus: Tax-filing season begins, a new trip for the Prime Minister, Winter Games wrap-up, winners from the BAFTA awards, and how Canadian businesses are impacted by the U.S. tariff…
The impact of Trump’s crusade to reset the world trading orderNot even a Supreme Court ruling could stop US President Trump from using his second favourite 'T' word. Trump has once again threatened global tariffs on imported goods, first at…
Weekend Listen: Is Canada investing enough in its Olympic success?Canada is a winter Olympic country-- with Canadians from coast to coast to coast getting excited every four years for our top athletes to clean house. But in Italy, Canadians have…
- Weekend Listen: Is Canada's motorcycle market impacted by Trump's trade war?
Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!'. There's been a big focus on how Canada’s auto industry has been dealing with the trade upheaval with the U.S.…
Big Headlines: Trump's tariffs struck down by U.S. Supreme Court and your Olympic update from MilanPlus: A new poll finds two-thirds of Canadians support Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic plan and delivery pace, the fallout of former Prince Andrew's arrest, the latest on the…
What's the Ford government's long game with the school board takeovers?One by one, Ontario school boards are being taken under the control of the provincial government, as Education Minister Paul Calandra says is in an attempt to fix reported financia…
Big Headlines: Former Prince Andrew arrested in the U.K. and Canada's going for more gold in ItalyPlus: Another Conservative crosses the floor, Trump holds his first Board of Peace meeting, Day 13 at the Winter Games, and a new report on pneumonia hospitalizations. We love feed…
How Canada’s 2030 climate plan fell apartA recent report from the Canadian Climate Institute expects Canada to fail in meeting its 2035 and 2050 emissions targets. It credits Ottawa for its reduction efforts, but says mor…
Big Headlines: Canadian home sales tumbled in January and the latest from the OlympicsPlus: Canada's new top diplomat in Washington, controversial comments from a Southern Ontario MP, a search and rescue mission is underway in Northern California, and Trump's Gordie…
Trump's Gordie Howe Bridge threats and what he's really afterAnother Truth Social post, another crack in the Canada-US relationship. US President Trump threatened to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge until 'the United…
