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The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Travis Dhanraj: Whistleblower or Pickle Thrower?
Former CBC host Travis Dhanraj promised to “pull the curtain back” and reveal what is really happening inside the CBC. On Tuesday, he testified in par...
The Murder of Nancy Grewal
In February, controversial Sikh YouTuber Nancy Grewal told CBC News that she feared for her life. Days later, she was stabbed to death outside of Wind...
Why Governments Want to Ban Kids From AI and Social Media
AI chatbots are encouraging violence, social media is hurting kids, and Ottawa is still trying to figure out how to regulate the harms of the internet...
A Reality Check with Iranian-Canadians
Canada is home to one of the largest Iranian communities outside of Iran in the world. There are over 280,000 Iranian Canadians living here.
Th...
Why India Thinks Canada is Soft on Terrorism
Carney travels to India and strikes a landmark deal with Modi, but what about all those allegations of foreign interference by Indian agents in Canada...
BONUS: Extreme Body Mods, Christian Nationalists, and Other Rabbit Holes
As journalists, our job is to dig deep into stories. And sometimes, we dig far deeper than we ever thought possible. And those deep dives will often b...
Carney's Position on War with Iran: Sure, Why Not?
Carney’s support of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran raises questions around Canada’s “principled pragmatism” approach to foreign policy. Is it cons...
Carney Cuts The Scientists Who Test For Toxins
More than 24,000 federal public servants have received notices that their jobs could be at risk. That is on top of the 9800 public service employees w...
Scoop: AI Slop Training for Aircraft Mechanics
By some estimates Canada will soon be short thousands of trained aircraft mechanics. The people who keep our flights safe. The government came up with...
NDP: the Quest for Relevance
Sparks were markedly absent from the final NDP leadership debate, replaced instead by “violent agreement” amongst candidates. Meanwhile, the federal L...
Could OpenAI Have Stopped Tumbler Ridge?
" What in the Silicon Valley ethos of move fast and break stuff would make us expect that they are going to have any real safety concerns at all?"
Carney Brokers a "Mega Anti-Trump Alliance"
Mark Carney is busy trying to Trump-proof Canada with a flurry of trade deals and whispers of a mega anti-Trump alliance linking Europe and the Indo-P...
The Only Reporter in Tumbler Ridge
When shots rang out in Tumbler Ridge there was one reporter in town. He was used to covering local events like town council meetings, local hockey, or...
How Pierre Poilievre Became the Justin Trudeau of the Conservative Party
Another floor crossing MP spoils Pierre Poilievre’s entry into the men’s fitness ecosystem.
Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux’s decision to unresign an...
The Dirty Cops of Toronto
Project South uncovers one of the worst cases of police corruption in Canadian history.
The investigation into Toronto Police offers a staggeri...
The Bishnoi Gang’s Extortion Campaign in BC
Surrey, BC has already recorded 51 extortions this year. 11 of them ended with shots fired. That might sound surprising until you realise last year th...
Jay Baruchel's CanCon Manifesto
Jay Baruchel, if you don’t know that name, you likely know his face from the string of hit movies he’s been in: Knocked Up, This Is The End, Blackberr...
How to Score Cheap Political Points off a Mass Shooting
While the Canadian mainstream media was reluctant to reveal unverified information, far right outlets and bad actors swarmed to score political points...
The Most Political Olympics Ever?
Playing rules-based games at the end of the rules-based order.
With the heated rivalry between the US and Canada, athletes speaking out against...
The "Canadianization of NATO" and our Fight to Host the World's Military Bank
NATO is building something new: a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. Basically a World Bank for war, and Canada wants it.
From Toronto to Mo...
Was New Brunswick's Medical Mystery a "House of Cards"?
The government of New Brunswick has released its much-anticipated report on the mysterious neurological illnesses afflicting many in the province. The...
The Press Said Poilievre Was Finished. Were they Trying to Tank Him, or Just Very Wrong?
Poilievre’s landslide victory at his leadership review raises questions about the flurry of coverage about his political demise only months ago. Why w...
BONUS: The Buddhist Monks Buying Up PEI and Other Hot Gossip?
A lot of the time, local news sucks. It’s important, but it sucks. City council meetings, school board meetings, police board meetings… just plain bor...
When ICE Kills and Terrorizes, Can Canada do Anything but Watch?
Canadian media is calling out companies with ties to ICE, but can it make a difference?
Thomson Reuters, Hootsuite, Roschel, and the Jim Pattis...
I Recorded a Right-Wing Influencer Party at Poilievre's Convention
Pierre Poilievre just cruised through his leadership review, but is the party really buying what he’s selling? Noor Azrieh goes inside the Conservativ...
The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Revenge When You’ve Been Ripped Off
This is not your traditional true crime story. This is not a whodunnit. It’s more of a howdunnit. That is, it’s a self-defence guide on how to fight b...
Trump's Crashing Out Over Carney's China Deal
Carney’s deal with China is pissing off Trump, but it’s exactly the sort of leverage Canada needs for the upcoming CUSMA negotiations.
It’s mor...
Carney-Man: With Middle Power Comes Middle Responsibility
Carney’s speech made headlines around the world and positions Canada as a global thought leader.
Why did it capture so much international atten...
Does Carney Want a Spring Election?
We’re back in the middle of another Donald Trump tariff tantrum—this time over Canada’s trade relationship with China. And yet, for a brief moment, it...
ISIS is Shockingly Active in Canada
A criminal gang driving around Toronto in stolen vehicles, impersonating police officers, sexually assaulting women, hate-motivated, and connected to...
Is the Media Making Alberta Separatism a Thing When it's Not Really a Thing?
Alberta separatists are rallying to collect signatures to call a referendum. Meanwhile, with Francois Legault’s resignation, and the separatist Parti...
The Rupture: Carney's Landmark Speech
As Trump’s threats of taking Greenland intensify, world leaders are in Davos for the World Economic Forum. It’s been a busy week for Mark Carney, foll...
Guns N’ Greenland
When the Liberals announced the national gun buyback program in 2019, it was supposed to be a simple and clear choice. A popular policy that made for...
Bob Rae Just Retired and is Telling All About What he Saw at the UN
Trump invades Greenland tomorrow. Danish forces shoot on American forces. American forces shoot back. Maybe a Canadian gets killed since we're there i...
Horny Hockey Puck Fest
Heated Rivalry’s breakout success is bringing CanCon, hockey, and gay sex to the world. Does this surprising hit give Canadian TV a new playbook?
Iran So Far
After weeks of protests, thousands of casualties, internet blackouts, and viral moments of resistance, the Canadian media is only now ramping up its c...
Carney Has a Lot to Lose in China
Mark Carney heads to Beijing, China, marking the first time in 8 years a Canadian Prime Minister sets foot in the country. The trip comes as Canada ju...
Oil For Dummies
The U.S. attack on Venezuela roiled Canadian oil markets. Pipelines and crude are suddenly spawning countless headlines. But do you know the differenc...
Twitter’s A.I Bot Is Sorry For Undressing Everyone
Twitter/X’s Grok is undressing people, including minors, but xAI doesn’t seem to care.
Now that Twitter is worse than ever, will that be enough...
BONUS: Fears and Hopes in Canadaland
In 2025, it seemed like there was always something to be worried or afraid about. Every day brought about change and uncertainty. So we wanted to know...