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The Big Story
Episodes — page 22
From Tilly to tariffs: Hollywood is bracing for impactHollywood is abuzz over the latest talent to hit the scene: Tilly Norwood. However, the talk isn’t centred around Tilly’s looks or acting skills, but rather who Tilly is and how it…
Weekend Listen: OK Blue Jays…let’s play (more postseason) ball!As Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and David Ortiz proclaimed “DAAAA YANKEES LOSE!”, Toronto Blue Jays fans celebrated as Canada’s team was crowned American League Division champs, beating o…
- Friends of TBS: Presenting CBC's The Making of Musk
Enjoy this special feed drop of The Making of Musk: Understood, from our friends at CBC Podcasts. Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues we return to his s…
Will Trump's peace plan actually end the war in Gaza?Israel and Hamas edged closer this week to ending their devastating two-year war after agreeing on the initial terms of President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan. An exchange of…
Same time next month? Carney returns without a trade deal againIt was another cheeky Oval Office media exchange between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump, and yet another trip to Washington with no tariff deal in the books.…
How much money did DOGE even save the US Government?It’s been more than four months since Elon Musk stepped back from the Trump White House and his duties helming the Department of Government Efficiency. But Musk’s chainsaw to feder…
Historic teachers strike in Alberta has begunInstead of walking into their classrooms on Monday, some 51,000 Alberta teachers walked off the job, triggering the province's first teacher's strike in its history. It comes afte…
- 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…
