Podcast
The Big Story
Episodes — page 9
Big Headlines: Gas prices triggering Canadian inflation and WHO warns of Ebola outbreak in AfricaPlus: The World Health Organization is warning about an Ebola outbreak in two African countries, the U.S. has called off military action against Iran, Three Canadian police officer…
Is Canada ready for another wildfire season?At least 100 people were forced from their homes last week due to an evacuation order in an area of Woodlands County, southeast of Whitecourt, Alberta, thanks to a fast moving wild…
Canada's baby slump: why we aren't having kidsA recent report from Statistics Canada says our country hit a new fertility rating law in 2024, with over half of women aged 20 to 49 childless. Without immigration, the rate neede…
- Weekend Listen: The K-shaped economy: what is it and how are you affected?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" "The K-shaped economy." From housing, to productivity, to wages, it's a phrase you hear more and more often the…
Big Headlines: Canada's top doctor says more than two dozen Canadians are being monitored for HantavirusPlus: The Prime Minister speaks alongside the Premier of Alberta, Donald Trump returns to the U.S., the price of gas is rising, Drake drops three new albums, and smart glasses: the…
Smart glasses: the good, the bad, the unregulatedHave you ever came across a person wearing glasses in public and thought: "Are they filming me?" With the rise of smart glasses - glasses with cameras and AI technology embedded w…
Big Headlines: Alberta judge throws out separatist referendum petitionPlus: Honda suspends plans for a new Canadian plant, Trump's Beijing visit, the country's springtime real estate market showed signs of slowing sales, and who will headline the fir…
Why Canadians should pay attention to the US-China SummitUS President Trump is in China for the second half of this week, talking all things trade, alliance and geopolitics. It comes at a delicate time for the President, as approval rati…
Big Headlines: 16 people across Canada are isolating following the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreakPlus: Trump lands in Beijing, King Charles throne speech, the Artemis II crew meets Carney, an American coffee giant is coming to Canada, and integrating Indigenous healthcare coul…
Integrating Indigenous healthcare could solve Manitoba's HIV crisisManitoba's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, declared a public health emergency over the rise in HIV rates, which have steadily increased since 2019. The province saw…
Big Headlines: Another case of Hantavirus in Spain as 10 Canadians remain under monitoringPlus: Deadline day for the 2026 census, British PM faces resignation calls, Donald Trump visits Beijing, more sanctions against Russia, and what the Alberta data leak can teach us…
What the Alberta data leak can teach us about separatistsExperts are calling it the largest data breach in Canadian history, sparking fears for the safety of all Canadians - everyone from public figures to victims of domestic abuse. Bot…
Big Headlines: Four Canadians quarantining in B.C. after MV Hondius' final passengers and crew evacuatePlus: Iran has responded to the U.S. proposal to end the war, a new poll finds the federal Liberals are leading over the opposition Conservatives, the 2026 census deadline is tomor…
What's the state of Canada's bilingualism?It's been decades since Canada implemented an official bilingualism policy nation wide-- but the history of our two official languages in Canada goes back much further. And followi…
- Weekend Listen: Flying the friendly skies, or summertime turbulence for travellers?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" During the course of a year that saw heavy flight delays and cancellations, crowded airports and rising ticket…
Big Headlines: MV Hondius to dock this weekend and Trump describes strikes on Iran as 'love tap'The April jobs report is not good for Canadians trying to get a job, the Pentagon has released it's first batch of U.F.O. files, the voice of nature around the world, Sir David Att…
Politics on the pitch: geopolitical tensions shaping the World CupAs Canada gears up for soccer's most exciting time, we can't help but notice the dark cloud that looms over the World Cup. The current geopolitical reality on the global scale - w…
Big Headlines: Canadians onboard ship hit by Hantavirus outbreak set to be repatriatedPlus: Could the ill-fated ship be ground-zero for the next pandemic, how close is a potential peace deal in Iran, the U-S secretary of state is at the Vatican, most Canadians suppo…
Is the MV Hondius cruise ship ground zero for the next pandemic?In early April, the luxury cruise liner MV Hondius set sail from Argentina across the Atlantic ocean, but things did not go as planned. Since then, three people have died and three…
Big Headlines: A new Hantavirus case in Switzerland has been connected to the cruise ship dealing with an outbreakPlus: Trump is threatening to bomb Iran if the country doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a big win for Canada's aviation industry, Ontario will lower the early screening age for…
