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Spotlight: Should AC be a right for renters?
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on the debate over manditory air conditioning in rental properties. New Westminster, BC now forcing…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
ICYMI -1971 - How Canadians used to talk about climate change
This ICYMI episode takes you back to 1971. As smog and polluted waterways were becoming impossible to ignore, the global environmental movement was s…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How floods, fires and heat waves are reshaping Canadian summers
Floods in Manitoba, wildfire evacuations in Northwest Territories, and heat alerts across the country. This summer is starting to feel more like a st…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Is it time to require AC in every apartment?
Canadian summers are getting hotter, and the debate over manditory air conditioning is heating up. New Westminster, BC now mandates landlords to keep…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Spotlight: Your renovation horror stories
This is the abbreviated version of Checkup's call-in on your home renovation horror stories. Prime Minister Mark Carney finds himself in a position s…
4 months ago
CUSMA Countdown: How Trump's tariffs are affecting Canadians
As Canada, the U.S. and Mexico prepare to review the CUSMA deal, experts on both sides of the border take stock of where Canada-U.S. relations stand …
4 months ago
ICYMI - 1991 - Is North American free trade a risk worth taking?
This ICYMI episode takes you back to 1991. Canada had just entered a free trade deal with the United States. But the American and Mexican governments…
4 months ago
Home Renovation Stories: What You Need to Know
No Prime Minister has been able to live at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa since 2015, because of neglect and disrepair. Now Prime Minister Mark Carney is …
4 months ago
Spotlight: Keeping Kids Safe on Social Media
This is the abbreviated version of Checkup's call-in on whether restricting kids' use of social media is the right move for Canada. We hear perspecti…
4 months, 1 week ago
How does Canada’s decision to pause MAiD for mental illness affect you?
Medical Assistance in Dying has been available in Canada for 10 years. But the program is not accessible for patients whose only condition is mental …
4 months, 1 week ago