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506 episodes transcribedDozens of people were killed when India fired missiles into Pakistan on Wednesday. India says it was targeting alleged militants linked to a terrorist...
Most people don’t like to think about their parents having sex, but their grandparents? Educator Mary Connell helps long-term care workers get comfort...
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised 100 per cent tariffs on movies produced outside the United States — but no one is quite sure what that means....
Robert Harris got rare access to the Vatican as he was writing Conclave, the novel that inspired the 2024 film starring Ralph Fiennes. He joins Matt G...
The CBC’s Margaret Evans recently travelled to Iran on a rare reporting trip, where she saw a striking number of women choosing not to wear headscarve...
What kind of reception awaits Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House? The Liberal leader meets U.S. President Donald Trump this afternoon, but...
The conclave to select a new pope starts Wednesday in Rome. Matt Galloway talks to journalist JD Flynn and writer Randy Boyagoda about who the frontru...
Premier Danielle Smith says there could be a referendum on Alberta separating from Canada as early as next year, if citizens who want one gather enoug...
Food with added protein is big business these days, with companies putting it in everything from candy to water to dog food. We break down how the foo...
It is “reckless” and “premature” for General Motors to cut roughly 750 jobs at its Oshawa plant in response to U.S. tariffs, says Jeff Gray, Unifor’s...
The Canadians most vulnerable to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs voted for the Conservatives in last week’s federal election, according to analy...
Record numbers of people are running marathons around the world, with tens of thousands completing the Toronto and Vancouver marathons this weekend. W...
Canadians travelling to the U.S. have been warned to “expect scrutiny” at the border, including the possibility that border officials may search their...
So-called vibecoding can turn anyone into a website creator, by getting AI to do the coding work based on your instructions. But experts are warning a...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to lay out his Liberal government’s priorities in Ottawa this morning, including details of an upcoming meeting...
Where’s the best place to visit in Canada? For weeks, listeners have been voting for the vacation spots they love across this big, beautiful country t...
Getting older is difficult, but it can be even harder on your own. As part of our series As We Age, we look at the complications of aging without frie...
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says autistic kids will never hold a job, write a poem or go on a date — but writer and autistic person Sa...
How is the rest of the world responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs? We check in with reporters in Japan, South Africa and the EU to see...
Back in the 1970s, the young designer Patricia Moore travelled the U.S. disguised as an 85-year-old — and experienced the real struggle of navigating...
