Can Canada avoid a deepening recession?
Canada has entered a “technical recession,” leading to fingerpointing in the House of Commons and Donald Trump renewing his calls to make Canada the 51st state.Many economists are disputing that this ...
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Wab Kinew takes on separatism and big-tech
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is planting his federalist flag, wading into the Alberta separatism debate and making the case for a major new nation building project in his province. Today we speak to the...
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How the UFC became a stage for Trump
At Donald Trump’s election victory event in 2024, he was flanked on stage by a collection of family, senior staff, and Ultimate Fighting Championship president and CEO, Dana White. The UFC has, in man...
2 Kesä 34min
Does a ‘peace deal’ fuel Middle Eastern war?
Negotiations for an end to the war in Iran took a baffling turn last Monday when U.S. President Donlad Trump declared via social media that he would be willing to end the war in exchange for a number ...
1 Kesä 31min
Weekend Listen: Artificial Intimacy
What happens when a human becomes intimately enmeshed with a chatbot? From people who’ve married their bots or who grieve their loved ones with the help of AI, host Victoria Hetherington (author of Th...
30 Touko 37min
Politics! Surveillance backlash, separatism drama
CBC parliamentary reporters Aaron Wherry and Catharine Tunney are back to talk about the big political stories of the week including: Prime Minister Mark Carney losing high-profile MP Steven Guilbeaul...
29 Touko 31min
Trump and the politics of corruption
There’s an old adage from the days of the Watergate scandal: “follow the money.” And in Donald Trump’s second term as President of the United States, these words remain incredibly relevant.From foreig...
28 Touko 37min
Alberta’s referendum on a referendum
Western Premiers gathered in Kananskis, Alberta this week to discuss shared issues like trade, defense and energy projects. But another topic overshadowed the meetings: Alberta separatism. Late last w...
27 Touko 33min
