Why the absence of a U.S. trade deal might be a good thing
Episode Date: August 7, 2025Canada failed to secure a trade deal with the U.S. by the Aug. 1 deadline. In response, U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on certain Canadian...
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732 episodes transcribedCanada failed to secure a trade deal with the U.S. by the Aug. 1 deadline. In response, U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on certain Canadian...
Parents seem to be turning to ChatGPT for advice more and more – but what do robots have to offer when it comes to such a core human relationship? Wha...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney set a deadline of July 21 to reach an economic and security deal with the United States after last month’s G7 summit. But n...
School is out for summer but this year some educators are wondering how much their students really learned. A KPMG survey found that over half of Cana...