Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 33
- Should alcohol face the same restrictions as cigarettes?
**WARNING: This episode discusses addition and thoughts of suicide. Please take care.** Going out for a beer, glass of wine, or cocktail? Experts are increasingly raising the alar…
- How border communities are dealing with tariff limbo
After a wild few days, the U.S. tariffs are on pause. Canada has avoided the measures, for now, but the threat still hangs over the country. The uncertainty has residents in Canad…
- Tariffs on pause. For now.
In an extraordinary turn of events, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Monday that the U.S would be delaying tariffs against Canada for 30 days. The move from President…
- Canada's potential trade war
**UPDATE** Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said proposed tariffs on Canadian goods will be paused for 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon. In a so…
- Has democracy gone out of style for Gen Z?
Heading the polls for the very first time after becoming the age of majority used to be a badge of honour that Canadian youth would wear proudly – but has democracy gone out of sty…
- Will Doug Ford's early election gamble in Ontario pay off?
After months of speculation, Doug Ford has sent Ontarians to the polls early. The election campaign officially kicked off this week, with party leaders making their pitches to vote…
- Demystifying opinion polls as election fever heats up
From door knocks to landline calls, online clicks to AI, someone always wants to know what you think. With election season on the minds of Ontarians and Canadians, are your opinio…
- Should we be concerned about DeepSeek A.I.?
DeepSeek took the stock market by storm this week, with the Chinese start-up causing a huge market meltdown on Monday. It has huge implications for the world of A.I, but what does…
- So how's the Liberal leadership race going?
The Liberal leadership race lost a candidate over the weekend. Ottawa MP Chandra Arya has been kicked out of the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and as Prime Mini…
- Listening to your gut: the truth behind the red dye no. 3 ban and beyond
It can be found in some of your favourite candies, baked goods and beverages: red dye no. 3. The FDA has recently banned the synthetic dye from food (by 2027) and oral medication…
- What's going to happen with interest rates next week?
If you weren't sure what was going to happen with interest rates with the new U.S. administration in place, you're not alone. We're just days ahead from the first policy announcem…
- Weekend listen: What is Trump's AI agenda?
Donald Trump wants to ‘Make America First in AI’. He has announced a $500 billion deal with Silicon Valley to accelerate AI development in America. At stake in this technological a…
- An inside look at how the feds are dealing with the onslaught of American threats
It's only been 5 days since Donald Trump has been president, but you'd be right to feel like we've been through many news cycles since then and dozens of headlines. The governing…
- What's happening with the TikTok ban?
The United States banned TikTok. But Donald Trump says it can still operate in America, for now. The Executive Order that Trump signed on his first day in office only protects Tik…
- Breaking down Trump's inauguration speech. As Canadians, how worried should we be?
Donald Trump has been sworn in as U.S. president for a second time – but this term is likely to look different than the first one. Especially if the inauguration speech is any indi…
- Trump 2.0: no tariffs yet but what's next?
Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. But he chose not to follow through on his threat of tariffs on Canadian imports on his first day in of…
- Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney vs Chrystia Freeland
The two frontrunners vying to replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader have officially launched their campaigns. Both Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland’s l…
- Weekend listen: Is the electric vehicle still the vehicle of the future?
It's a real tipping point for electric vehicles. Although the feds have a goal of having 100% zero emission vehicles on the road by 2035, there are major challenges. In the second…
- Weekend listen: How politics are impacting the future of electric vehicles
A group of auto sector groups came together in Ottawa this week to call on the Trudeau government to scrap its plan to mandate electric vehicle sales quotas starting next year. Wi…
- 'New Year, New You': Debunking the myth of January reinvention
We've officially passed what's known as "Quitter's Day", the second Friday in January where people generally abandon their new year's resolutions. If you're feeling down because y…
