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Front Burner

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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

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  1. Will Trump's tariffs survive the Supreme Court?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is soon expected to rule on the legality of President Donald Trump's sweeping worldwide tariffs. The court will rule on whether his use of a 1970s national s…

    30:22
  2. National Guard shooting and the CIA’s secret Afghan army

    Last week, two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington, D.C. after they were ambushed by a lone shooter near the airport. One was killed and the other remains in serious co…

    23:26
  3. Should universities have opinions?

    Our guest today has taken a long look at an out-of-fashion principle in higher learning – institutional neutrality. Basically it’s the importance of letting students and faculty sa…

    21:12
  4. Will the U.S. invade Venezuela?

    Over the weekend, Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed. Venezuela’s foreign ministry responded by calling the commen…

    29:41
  5. Ukraine peace plan,or Russian ‘wish list’?

    In a somber speech last week Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people that their country was on the brink of a critical choice: either lose their dignity or risk a…

    26:18
  6. In Chad, inside camps for Sudan’s refugees

    Sudan’s civil war is now the worst displacement crisis in the world, with more than 12 million people currently displaced from their homes. Earlier this year, the outgoing Biden ad…

    30:58
  7. Hatchet buried? The politics of an Alberta energy deal

    On Thursday Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are set to announce the outlines of a plan that could set Alberta and B.C. on a collision course. It’s a…

    23:36
  8. Gunshots, arson, threats: B.C.’s extortion crisis

    After meeting on the sidelines of the G20 in South Africa, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have announced they would restart trade talks. It’s a…

    31:37
  9. The hunt for alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding

    At a press conference last week U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi laid out fresh allegations against Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian and former Olympian who has been on the FBI’…

    22:01
  10. Is the notwithstanding clause bad for democracy?

    Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — the so-called "notwithstanding clause" — allows governments, both provincial and federal, to override sweeping sections…

    28:40
  11. The ‘sniper tourists’ of Sarajevo

    For decades there have been allegations that wealthy foreigners traveled into the Bosnian war, during the siege of Sarajevo, to shoot at besieged civilians for sport. That accusati…

    31:38
  12. Did Carney just pass a Progressive Conservative budget?

    Mark Carney’s Liberals survived a confidence vote on their first budget Monday night. It was a strange vote, with four members of the Conservatives and the NDP abstaining, as wel…

    23:30
  13. A hinge point for human rights

    Over 75 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was established and signed by the newly formed United Nations after the atrocities of the Second World War to create a…

    26:16
  14. If AI is a bubble, what happens when it pops?

    With the absolutely massive amounts of money tied up in the AI data centre boom, it's not hard to see why people fear a bubble. That worry has come into sharper focus in recent wee…

    22:26
  15. Canada's complicated 'situationship' with the U.S. (FB Exclusive)

    It started with U.S. President Donald Trump's 'quips' about Canada becoming the 51st state. Nearly a year later, the Canada-U.S. relationship has weathered a barrage of tariffs, tr…

    30:46
  16. Why the Epstein emails go way beyond Trump

    This week, thousands of pages of documents were released from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Some suggest Donald Trump knew more about Epstein’s crimes than…

    24:10
  17. Poilievre tries to turn the page

    The decisions of one Conservative MP to cross the floor, and another to resign have sparked a wider conversation about whether Pierre Poilievre should remain leader of the party.…

    26:17
  18. The former PM and the pop star

    Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is dating the American pop star Katy Perry. He’s been spotted with her on her yacht, singing along at her concerts, and globetrotting with her…

    34:57
  19. Nick Fuentes and the mainstreaming of neo-Nazism

    Nick Fuentes and his followers - Groypers - are working to push American conservatism and the MAGA movement into even more dangerous and reactionary territory. He started to gain a…

    26:54
  20. Is Pierre Poilievre’s leadership in trouble?

    The Conservative party is reeling from a pair of resignations that happened during budget week. First, Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont crossed the floor to the Liberals, citing d…

    22:58
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