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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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How two parasites are threatening PEI’s oyster industry
Oyster farmers on Prince Edward Island are stressed. Many have been pulling up more and more dead oysters in their catches. Two parasites are threaten...
Where are we in the fight against climate change?
We’re in the last week of the climate summit in Brazil, where misinformation and disinformation are a key focus of the conference. It comes against th...
Will the Liberals get enough votes to pass the budget?
Our national affairs panel breaks down today's big vote in the House of Commons: With the Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois and NDP all finding reasons to...
John Irving on the power of reading
Because of Donald Trump, John Irving, the bestselling author is refusing to go to the United States to promote his latest novel, Queen Esther — but he...
Robert Munsch’s donates personal archive to Guelph library
Children's author Robert Munsch is donating his personal archive to his hometown library because he doesn't want it stored in some dusty room. He want...
Fareed Zakaria on MAGA, Trump and backlash politics
The host of Fareed Zakaria GPS has a theory about the MAGA movement — it was probably inevitable. In his book Age of Revolutions, he argues that the k...
Can Mark Carney balance Canada’s economy and climate goals?
As the prime minister unveils Ottawa's second list of “nation-building” projects, he continues to signal the direction he wants Canada to take when it...
Gen Z wants you to know where they are
Hannah Alper spent much of her teenage and young adult life sharing her location with her friends. But as the years went on, she began to feel it cros...
Pressure on the White House to release full Epstein files
House Democrats released emails from the convicted sex offender, shining a new light onto the relationship he had with President Donald Trump. The BBC...
How a luxury hotel in Afghanistan tells the story of a nation
Lyse Doucet, Canadian journalist and the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, takes us inside the Intercontinental Hotel in her new book: The Fine...
Three Conservatives reflect on Pierre Poilievre not reflecting
After the loss of two MPs, we speak to conservative strategists about Pierre Poilievre's leadership style, and if he should change it. Regan Watts, Er...
How can you improve your and your kids’ smartphone habits?
Got bad phone habits? We know being on our phones too much isn’t good for us, especially for kids. Yet we all keep scrolling and scrolling and scrolli...
Flu season is here: What you need to know
Experts are warning the global spread of an evolving H3N2 strain could mean a difficult influenza season at home, with flu cases now on the rise in Ca...
Me + Viv: How can we navigate human-AI relationships?
Alexandra Samuel spent the better part of a year taking often helpful advice and direction from an artificial Intelligence bot who she named Viv. Alex...
Minister Anita Anand isn't going to "hide under a rock"
Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs joins Matt Galloway as the G7 foreign ministers meeting gets underway in Ontario's Niagara region. She defends Ca...
A soldier's letters gives an inside look at the horrors of the Great War
Lester Harper was a farmer from Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, who found himself on the frontlines of the First World War, in France. Now a new book t...
How a bear attack story helped this author understand her cancer diagnosis
Claire Cameron has been obsessed with bears since hearing about a bear attack while she was working in Ontario’s Algonquin Park as a teenager. But whe...
Susan Orlean: Why being curious gives you a richer life
Susan Orlean is the best selling author of seven books including The Orchid Thief and The Library Book, and has been a staff writer at The New Yorker...
A ceasefire proposal to Sudan's civil war
Sudan's paramilitary force has agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the U.S. that could bring some relief to the country that's been gripped by conflict...
How should we rethink the school lunch hour?
Fighting with your kids over packing a lunch, or worrying about scraping together lunch money could be a thing of the past. The Canadian government ha...
Ukraine is using video game point systems to track kills
12 points to kill a Russian soldier, 40 points to blow up a Russian tank — These are some of the points rankings in a new incentive program for Ukrain...
A mom's mission to stop her daughter's drug dealer
In Vancouver's Lower Mainland, a dealer known only as "Jay" sold drugs to teens, making drop-offs right next to their high schools and homes, offering...
Canada is scaling back immigration. What will that mean?
Budget 2025 promises generational investments but the housing measures are less than the Liberals promised in the election. We speak to the federal Ho...
Is Eurovision Canada’s next big stage?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest federal budget includes a proposal to explore Canada's participation in Europe’s biggest song competition: Eurovis...
It’s finally time for Margaret Atwood to tell her own story
Writing has shaped Margaret Atwood’s life, from childhood poems about rhyming cats to watching The Handmaid’s Tale become “an approaching reality” in...
It’s finally time for Margaret Atwood to tell her own story
Writing has shaped Margaret Atwood’s life, from childhood poems about rhyming cats to watching The Handmaid’s Tale become “an approaching reality” in...
Canada's debt is getting larger. Does it matter?
Like racking up spending on a credit card, Ottawa can't keep adding to the debt forever. That may not spell trouble today. But eventually the country...
How safe is melatonin for your heart?
Sleep is essential for good health yet millions of Canadians struggle to get enough of it — and many turn to melatonin for assistance. A new study rai...
Why did this robot vacuum have an emotional breakdown?
What happens if you cross ChatGPT with a Roomba vacuum? Turns out it spins into a comedic doom spiral and then rhymes to the lyrics to musicals. Resea...
What does it take to find a future hockey star?
Hockey scouts live a vagabond life — driving from rink to rink, watching minor hockey games in big and small towns across Canada. Their job is to find...
What Zohran Mamdani’s win means for the Democratic Party
Zohran Mamdani is mayor-elect of New York City. But this win reflects only one part of a wider Democratic Party civil war. New York Magazine writer Si...
The 2025 budget: what's in it for you?
Our national affairs panel weighs in on the biggest political stories of the day. Prime Minister Mark Carney released his first federal budget. Presen...
Stop worrying about using exclamation marks! They’re great!!
Women use exclamation marks way more than men — and worry a lot more about it too! That's according to a new research paper co-authored by Cherly Waks...
Can Aboriginal title and private property rights co-exist?
Tempers flared in a jam-packed meeting in Richmond, BC last week. Mayor Malcolm Brodie held a public information session to answer questions about the...
Will the U.S. Supreme Court stop Trump's tariffs?
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear the challenge to Donald Trump's use of emergency tariffs. But Canadians probably shouldn't hold their breath...
Why are groceries so expensive?
As Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his much anticipated federal budget, the rising cost of food is top of mind for many Canadians. We'll hear from...
Arundhati Roy: My mother and I were like two nuclear powers
Her mother Mary's death left acclaimed Indian writer, author of The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy feeling "unanchored in space with no coordinate...
Why doctors are threatening to leave Quebec
Doctors are calling a new law passed by the Quebec government draconian and anti-democratic. The bill, which changes how doctors in the province will...
Jordin Tootoo says the North made him a better NHL player
Longtime Nashville Predator Jordin Tootoo is the subject of a new documentary, Tootoo. The film highlights his life in the North, his struggle with su...
Weekend Listen: A hometown tour with Jean Chrétien (via The House)
He may be known as ‘the little guy from Shawinigan’, but Jean Chrétien’s impact on his hometown has been anything but small. And at 91, the former pri...