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The Big Story
Episodes — page 28
- How effective was the throne speech in advance of Carney's first question period?
For just the third time in our country’s history, a sitting monarch delivered the speech from the throne. On a brief royal visit, King Charles addressed Canadians to lay out the p…
Why spring allergies feel worse this yearIf you suffer from seasonal allergies, and you’ve noticed things are getting worse – you’re not imagining it. Scientists say things have gotten worse around the world for a variety…
- Can the shingles vaccine actually lower the risk of dementia?
A new study out of the Stanford University School of Medicine showed that older adults who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the next seve…
- Buying a Cottage? In This Economy!?
The pandemic was a boom time in the cottage industry. As people decamped out of the city, the prices for cottages skyrocketed. However, in this softened real estate market, it's no…
- The Big Debrief: Will the Leafs ever win another Stanley Cup?
A deep run into the second round of the playoffs once again ended in game 7 heartbreak for Toronto Maple Leafs fans. Big Story hosts Cormac Mac Sweeney, Gurdeep Ahluwalia, Alex Bl…
- Cory Doctorow explains Who Broke the Internet
It used to be a place to find what you need and when you want it...but now, the internet has transcended into a playground of ads, cookies and algorithms. But why? Who made it that…
- The Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial explained
Without skipping a beat, Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleaded not guilty to the five federal charges he was hit with in September of 2024. However, the evidence that pours out into the court…
- Another Canada Post strike - what will the impact to businesses be?
The union representing Canada’s postal workers has served strike notice to Canada Post, meaning 55-thousand employees at the crown corporation could walk off the job on Friday. Un…
- Breaking down the Hockey Canada sex assault trial so far
A warning to our listeners: this episode includes description and discussion of sexual assault. Please take care. Another stunning development in the sexual assault trial of five f…
- Is Canada’s EV dream dead?
After Honda announced it is hitting pause on a $15 billion investment in electric vehicle production in Canada, questions are swirling about three other major EV projects in line f…
- Weekend listen: No federal budget until the fall - what does that mean for you?
A big week on the budget front, for multiple reasons. Not only did Ontario release a budget that aims to get the province through the trade war, we learned that the new Liberal gov…
- The Big Debrief: Reaction to PM Carney's choice of cabinet
Today on The Big Story - we're debriefing, big time. Hosts David Smith, Kris McCusker and Cormac Mac Sweeney get together to chat about Prime Minister Carney's choice of cabinet an…
- Digging into flight safety after serious concerns are raised about Newark Airport
It’s been a rough few weeks at the airport in New Jersey after two radar and radio outages - but there’s a lot more to the story. The acting administrator with the U-S Federal Avia…
- The ethical issues around "Trump coin" and the overall impact on crypto
Has the White House gone completely "pay for play"? While experts debate the ethics of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest actions including accepting a plane from Qatar, others…
- How to keep your job during a trade war
Canada's unemployment rate remained relatively stable for the month of April, sitting at 6.9%. But the rate for youth unemployment jumped to its highest figure in the past two deca…
- Is "plastic rain" the new acid rain?
You can’t always see it but plastic is everywhere. So much so – that it’s now in our rain and it’s there because of humans. It’s almost as worrisome as acid rain was in the 1970s –…
- PM Carney's next challenge: who's in and who's out of cabinet
Tomorrow Prime Minister Mark Carney will be unveiling his first cabinet since receiving a minority mandate from voters 2 weeks ago. The decisions will not be easy, as Carney has t…
- Encore: The power of punctuality and what it says about you
Punctuality – its definition and importance really depend on who you speak to. A recent study out of the UK shows a generational divide when it comes to tardiness and how it could…
Pope Leo XIV: who he is, why he was chosen, and his path forward for the Catholic church“Peace be with you”. Those were the first words spoken from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to the massive crowd below by the newly chosen pontiff, now known as Pope Leo XIV.…
- Carney vs. Trump - what's next?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his first trip to the White House to meet President Donald Trump, with Trump heaping praise on Carney. But the meeting wasn't all sunshine, as t…
