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The Big Story
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Why now? Canada's new sanctions on West Bank settlersCanada recently joined the UK and France in sanctioning all settler trade with the West Bank. In a joint-statement written by the three Prime Minister's, Israel's advancement of th…
- Weekend Listen: How will Canada survive the trade war?
Enjoy this special feed drop of our sister show "In This Economy?!" The trade dispute with the US rages on, our closest ally and for many decades, our closest trading partner. But…
Big Headlines: Canada and the U.S. mourn 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terror attacksPlus: Commemoration ceremonies in the U.S. and Canada, Trump and Carney are talking, the Houthis capture a strategic island, and what happened to our attention spans? We love feedb…
What happened to our attention spans?Are you constantly checking your phone? Do you find it harder to concentrate for long periods of time? Or plan ahead? Us too. Executive function is the ability we have as humans to…
Big Headlines: Carney convenes his cabinet in Alberta and Trump vows American adults $5,000 if his party wins midtermsPlus: Ukraine's President is in Canada, Trump's pledge ahead of the midterms, August broke heat records, TIFF begins, and the age of technological imperialism. We love feedback at…
The age of technological imperialismCanadians have been keeping their elbows up for well over a year, but after logging on to Google Maps or Apple Maps and seeing 'Lake America' while in Canada, the feeling of despai…
Big Headlines: Trump signs new executive order banning Canadian productsPlus: A preview to fall, new iPhone unveiling, the most searched slang words, and Canada's digital defences are lagging. Now what? We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as sug…
Canada's digital defences are lagging. Now what?Earlier this year, Ottawa announced a commitment towards ensuring digital sovereignty, but what exactly does that look like? More data centres? AI within more government sectors?…
Big Headlines: Canada's counter-tariffs against the U.S. are now in effect as Carney addresses the nationPlus: A new report on threats facing Canadian children, a Canadian tourist rescued in Australia, Hawaii is under a state of emergency, and how economic hardship increases gender-ba…
How economic hardship increases gender-based violenceNumerous studies point to how times of economic hardship can lead to increased domestic violence, financial abuse, and gender-based violence. The COVID-19 pandemic, followed quickl…
- Weekend Listen: The US energy trade battle: Canada vs. Venezuela
Enjoy this special feed drop from our sister show 'In This Economy?!' US President Trump is touting what he calls the biggest energy deal ever: a plan to gain control of Venezuela'…
Big Headlines: Montreal college resumes classes after some uncertainty over its funding and Canada’s job market takes a turn for the worsePlus: A Nova Scotia cabinet minister resigns over decade-old rap lyrics, Quebec puts out nearly a million vaccine-laced raccoon baits to fight a rabies outbreak, Alberta expects re…
What comes next for the Lindsay Clancy trial?This episode contains discussion about suicide, death and the killing of children. Please take care. The fate of a 36 year-old, former nurse from Massachusetts is in the hands of a…
Big Headlines: Canada's set to unveil a new $20 bill featuring the King and an Alberta Sheriffs officer won't be charged over AI-generated sexual images of womenPlus: the Carney government is making a landmark investment in manufacturing today, the NBA hands down severe punishments to the Clippers in the Kawhi Leonard investigation, femini…
How Trump is dominating Quebec's election campaignWhile many of us have been turning our eyes to Canada's west, or south of the border, Quebec began a high stakes provincial election last week. At a time where Canadian unity has…
Big Headlines: Carney scolds American officials for not taking Canada seriously and the RCMP are investigating B.C.'s ConservativesPlus: Quebec switches its paper ballots to French only for upcoming elections, a man is arrested on charges of causing around $100,000 in damage to Edmonton transit infrastructure,…
The unraveling of the BC ConservativesThings are not going well for the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Following Kerry-Lynne Findlay's win as leader earlier this summer after the ousting of John Rustad, there…
Big Headlines: Carney's Liberals sweep a trio of byelections and Marineland ships out its last whalesPlus: The CBC is barred from attending the Republican Party’s midterm convention, international school trips across Canada are cancelled or tweaked amid a changing landscape, praye…
What should we know about Mitch McConnell's whereabouts?US Senator Mitch McConnell hasn't been seen by the public in some 12 weeks. His last in-person sighting was in Washington, D.C. on June 11, before posting a proof-of-life picture f…
Big Headlines: Canadian websites confused over Trump's new name for Lake Ontario and three federal byelectionsPlus: Oil prices surge after the U.S. and Iran trade strikes, voters head to the polls in three federal by-elections, Nepalese cultural festivals are cancelled across Canada follow…
