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Three stories to expand your worldview, delivered daily. Matt Galloway cuts through a sea of choice to bring you stories that transcend the news cycle. Conversations with big thinkers, household names, and people living the news. An antidote to algorithms that cater to what you already know — and a...
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What the backlash against AI looks like in China
There's a growing backlash against AI worldwide. In China this is reflected in daily life by the sense of precarity felt by workers. There's a deep un...
Why are so many people watching videos out loud in public?
Have you noticed more people scrolling through social media in public, oblivious to those around them, with the volume full blast? It is something tha...
The smells around you are disappearing
Many of the Earth's scents are fading away or disappearing altogether because of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Journalist Serena Ja...
Pentagon ices a longstanding Canada-US defence pact
The U.S. paused their participation in the US-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defence this week — something which has been around since 1940. Former C...
A new frontier in autism research
A new study out of SickKids is opening a window into how scientists understand autism. Researchers have identified a previously overlooked gene linked...
Late night says goodbye to Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ending after more than a decade on air. Colbert was known for his jabs at global politics and US President Donal...
FIFA World Cup costing Canadians $1B
New estimates from the federal budget watchdog show that the Canadian government will spend more than a billion dollars to host the World Cup in Toron...
Montreal has hits peak hockey
The PWHL Victoire won the Walter Cup, the Habs are in the NHL Eastern Conference finals, and Montreal has Hockey fever! Sport columnist and Montrealer...
Canadians are facing a debt crisis
In the first three months of this year, more than 37,000 people filed for insolvency in Canada — the highest number of consumer insolvencies since dur...
Why this Ebola is different
On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared the ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda "a public health emergency of international concern". We spe...
Scott Galloway’s operating manual for being a man today
Podcaster, professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway believes young men are struggling with feelings of alienation, loneliness, and failure. And that'...
Dawson City grieves the loss of historic bar
Dawson City, Yukon’s iconic tavern, the Westminster Hotel, aka “The Pit,” was destroyed in a fire. The building dates back to 1898 and was a beloved c...
Do we still need zoos?
The London Zoo will open a hospital where people can watch vets treat animals — from checkups to post-mortems. Zoo consultant Sarah Spooner says that...
Tick season is here: what to know
Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year. We hear from Patty O'Brien-Carrier from Maine who developed a severe...
Do you still have a friend group?
Turns out, Canadians are spending less and less time with their friends and many don’t have a friend group. What does it mean if we don't have a close...
Are you reading?
Everywhere you turn, there's a distraction, and the evidence suggests we're all reading fewer books. Some have described it as a "crisis". We speak t...
What early wildfires mean for the summer months ahead
Wildfire season has started in some parts of the country. We speak with David Noyes, the mayor of Sandy Beach, Alberta, where a wildfire destroyed thr...
Dr. Alika Lafontaine on overcoming anger and outrage
In an increasingly polarized world, Dr. Lafontaine says the best time to work through our outrage was yesterday. A close second, however, is right now...
Superagers reveal the key to aging well
Scientists with the SuperAging Research Initiative are studying a group of superagers - people 80 and up who have the memory of people half their age...
Risks and rewards: What the Alberta MOU may bring
Three energy watchers dig into what's expected out of today's anticipated carbon policy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta: Martha Hall Findlay, dir...
Will the U.K. Prime Minister resign?
The U.K. has shuffled through several Prime Ministers in the last ten years before finally landing on Keir Starmer in 2024, but after his Labour Party...
The early "voice notes" that give us a window into the past
Princeton professor Thomas Levin has collected the world's only collection of 'voice letters' -- small records that could be recorded on-the-spot in t...
Boys falling behind in Canadian schools
A new report out of Quebec is raising the alarm about a boy “crisis” in schools. Matt Galloway speaks with a mom of a six year old boy, elementary sch...
Judge quashes Alberta separation petition
An Alberta judge struck down a separatist petition after several First Nations challenged it in court. The petition would have put the question of suc...
A Canadian team is taking home the Walter Cup!
The Montreal Victoire and The Ottawa Charge will be competing for the PWHL championship. It is the first time two Canadians teams will face off in the...
A horseback journey the length of the Americas
30 year-old Olivia Cazes, from the small town of Armagh, Quebec, started her 26,000 journey from the southern tip of Argentina, to Alaska. She is trav...
How worried should you be about hantavirus?
Dr Kamran Khan was warning clients in December 2025 that the epidemiology of hantavirus was changing. It was showing up in places it had never been se...
President Trump goes to China
Canada will be watching the U.S.-China summit closely, as it re-thinks and re-works its relationship with the two largest economies in the face of ris...
Unpacking the hype around peptides
Health influencers are selling peptides as a cure-all for everything from building muscle to losing weight and even boosting your libido. While Health...
Could solar power from space actually work?
It sounds like something straight out of science fiction: giant solar panels floating in space, beaming energy back down to Earth. Companies like Meta...
Vaping is taking over school washrooms
With more students vaping, high school administrators are rethinking the role of the washroom, from completely redesigning the space to implementing t...
Unemployment is up: who is hiring, firing and how to find work
Canadian unemployment has reached a six month high, 18,000 jobs were lost in April alone.
A look at the realities of trying to find work in the...
Can Mark Carney keep the provinces happy?
It's a busy time for the Prime Minister. Alberta and Ottawa are inching closer to a pipeline deal, and the federal government wants to speed up the re...
The Iran war: a “high-stakes game of chicken.”
The Iran war has shifted power to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, creating a much more militarized state. Ali Vaez, the Iran Project Director f...
Why the census matters more than you think
From housing costs and commuting habits to language, identity and family life, Canadians are once again being asked detailed questions in this year’s...
What drives people towards impossible goals
From hunting for a mythical treasure to solving the mystery of life in the universe -- why some people are driven to dedicate their lives to unachieva...
Former U.S. congresswoman wants to “fix” Canada/US relationship
Former Democrat Congresswoman Jane Harman is the newly-appointed co-chair of a Commission for the Second Century of Canada-U.S. relations, an attempt...
MAID for mental illness: Ottawa continues the debate
Claire Brosseau says after decades of mental illness and treatment, she wants to die by MAID. Ottawa will soon decide whether to allow medically-assis...
22 Minutes’ Mary Walsh on life’s highs and lows
Most Canadians know comedian Mary Walsh from her iconic characters on the CBC TV show, This Hour has 22 Minutes.But the story of Mary Walsh's life goe...
Canada's first WNBA team is about to take to the court
Toronto Tempo begin their inaugural season as Canada’s first WNBA team.
Freelance sports journalist covering the WNBA and the host of the women...