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361 episodes transcribedRyan 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...
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...
Automaker Stellantis has paused plans to build its new electric Jeep Compass in Brampton, Ont. Matt Galloway talks to Mayor of Brampton Patrick Brown...
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...
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,...
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...
U.S. President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that Ukraine started the war with Russia — and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dicta...
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...
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...
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...
Leaders in Canada’s North have a message for U.S. President Donald Trump: the North is not for sale. Matt Galloway talks to Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai,...
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is expected to make big gains in Germany’s election this weekend, in what could be the biggest result for a fa...
Cities like Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa could be digging out for weeks after an enormous snowfall. Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow says his munic...
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...
Egg prices are now so high in the U.S. that Ohio diner owner Denise McCarrick says it feels like her customers are eating gold. We look at how avian f...
In the Oscar-nominated Canadian documentary Sugarcane, Julian Brave Noisecat investigates the horrific history of the residential school his family at...
Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada — and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation — may have shifted the political landscape in this country, w...
A string of recent plane crashes, including the Delta jet that flipped at Toronto’s Pearson airport, have left many people uneasy about air travel. Bu...
