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Spotlight: Should kids be able to buy energy drinks?
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on a new law in Quebec that would ban the purchase of energy drinks for kids under 16 years of age.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Should kids be allowed to buy energy drinks?
This summer, Quebec became the first jurisdiction in North America to ban energy drinks for kids under 16 years of age. Hear both sides of the debate…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What can Canadians do about the trade war with the U.S.?
The US-Canada trade war is on... and the war of words is getting heated. Canadians weigh-in on what is becoming a nasty dispute with the United State…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Spotlight: Canada-U.S. trade dispute
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on the breakdown in trade talks between Canada and the U.S. Without an agreement, agreement, a new …
2 months ago
What's your reaction to Canada walking away from trade talks?
Trade talks collapsed on Friday night and the U.S. imposed massive new tariffs on some Canadians goods. We hear how Canadians are processing the news…
2 months ago
ICYMI - 2016 - Gord Downie diagnosed with cancer
This ICYMI episode takes you back to May of 2016. The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie shocked Canada when he announced he had terminal brain cancer at t…
2 months ago
Spotlight: What’s your story about learning to swim?
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on close calls while swimming. Hundreds of people die every year from drowning in Canada. And parts…
2 months, 1 week ago
Canadians share their close encounters with wildlife
From bears, to moose, to snakes, animal interactions have been making the rounds in the news this summer. Canadians share the encounters that made fo…
2 months, 1 week ago
Canadians share their swimming close calls
This year, parts of Canada are noticing an increase in accidental drowning-related deaths. And one survey finds that 50% of newcomers in the country …
2 months, 1 week ago
ICYMI - 2002 - George W. Bush called a 'moron'
This ICYMI episode takes you back to November of 2002. That's when Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's director of communications was overheard calling U.…
2 months, 1 week ago