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648 episodes transcribedManitoban snowbird Laurie Fischer is selling his condo in Florida, in part because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and annexation...
The four Liberals hoping to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and prime minister faced off in English and French debates this week. Our politics...
New Brunswicker Peter Cote says he’s scared to death of opening his next power bill. People in the province have been getting shockingly high bills du...
Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk was just 16 when she got distracted by her phone while driving, and ended up in a fatal collision with a train. Her mother Sand...
Ryan Kirby and Mark Lane have poured about $1.1 million of their own money into setting up a new addiction treatment centre in Newfoundland, even putt...
Parenting comes with a lot of emotions: love, joy, anxiety — and even regret. We talk to two parents who are sharing their regrets about what having k...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged $5 billion in aid for Ukraine, funded by Russian assets seized by Canada. Long-time Kremlin critic Bill Brow...
Colleges across Canada are slashing programs and staff due to a steep drop in the number of international students coming to Canada. We look at how go...
As a child, Alex Kurzem faced a choice: be killed or join the killers.In the midst of the Second World War, he was separated from his family and taken...
The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on a New York stage in 2022 has been convicted of attempted murder and assault. In a conversation from last...
Automaker Stellantis has paused plans to build its new electric Jeep Compass in Brampton, Ont. Matt Galloway talks to Mayor of Brampton Patrick Brown...
Arts and humanities programs are being cut across Canadian universities and post-secondary institutions, due to low enrollment and financial pressures...
Italian scientist Ernesto Di Maio says he’s cracked the perfect way to boil an egg, every time — but it might take a little longer than you think.&nbs...
Pope Francis remains in critical condition, after his health took a turn for the worse over the weekend. The CBC's Megan Williams joins us from Rome,...
U.S. President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that Ukraine started the war with Russia — and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dicta...
Canada beat the U.S. in overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday, against a backdrop of tensions and threats about annexing Canada. Canadi...
Rupert Murdoch’s eldest sons, James and Lachlan, have spent much of their lives in a Succession-style battle to determine who would take over their fa...
Dennis King resigned as premier of P.E.I. in a bombshell announcement Thursday, saying he felt he “had more runway behind me than I had in front of me...
A kids’ team from Montreal are now world champions in flag football, an increasingly popular sport set for its Olympic debut in 2028. We meet coach Ja...
The first game is fast approaching for the Northern Super League, Canada's first ever women's professional soccer league. Soccer star and league co-fo...
