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479 episodes transcribedJacqueline Simoes lined up for hours in the snow for the chance of registering with a new family doctor coming to Walkerton, Ont. earlier this week. B...
Doctors are proposing a new definition of obesity that goes beyond measuring BMI. We talk to Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam about how the new diagnosis, and...
New Brunswicker John Batt is the brains behind popular Instagram account @Canada.gov.ca, sharing some wild stories of Canadiana. He shares some of tho...
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is expected to go into effect Sunday, with the phased release of hostages and an end to 15 months of Israel’s bom...
Russian President Vladimir Putin once won over George W. Bush by appealing to his Christianity, and tried to intimidate Angela Merkel with her f...
Hundreds of illegal miners have been trapped in a South African goldmine for months, refusing to surface over fears of arrest — even when authorities...
The prime minister and premiers said Wednesday that they will do all they can to stop Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs, with only Alberta Premier Dan...
A growing number of banks and asset managers are pulling out of climate initiatives, designed to gear investment practices towards net-zero goals. Wha...
New regulations around drones will soon make it easier for Canadian pilots to take to the skies. We look at how the devices are already used for thing...
Ashley King woke up blind just a few days after her drinks were tainted with methanol during a night out on vacation in Bali. She’s sharing her story,...
On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s...
When was the last time you stopped to notice the animal tracks in the snow, or listened for the chirp of a bird in the stillness of winter? Edmonton r...
From humpback whales to bottlenose dolphins, there’s been an uptick in sightings of marine life around the world. Biologists and marine ecologists say...
Pinchas Gutter has been named to the Order of Canada for decades of work in Holocaust education. The concentration camp survivor is in his 90s, and sa...
Wildfires are still raging in California, but officials are also fighting the rapid spread of misinformation and even conspiracy theories. We hear how...
Teresa Andrade says she’s living in limbo after the federal government cancelled immigration programs that helped caregivers secure permanent residenc...
Barry Blanchard and Chic Scott are two world-renowned mountaineers who have just been appointed to the Order of Canada. They tell us about feeling lik...
Pornhub has blocked access to its own site in several U.S. states, where new laws require pornography sites to verify the age of their users. We look...
In the new season of CBC podcast On Drugs, Geoff Turner examines his own relationship with alcohol, and how a deeply personal tragedy led him to ask w...
Carl Burke’s teenage son Harry died by suicide shortly after he fell victim to sexual extortion online. But proposed legislation aimed at addressing d...
