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Back to SearchHow two astronauts ended up stranded in space
Episode 1215
It was supposed to be an eight-day mission. It will be at least eight months. When two astronauts took Boeing's Starliner to the International Space …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Liberal-NDP deal is over. Is an election next?
Episode 1214
The supply and confidence agreement between the Liberals and NDP lasted nearly two and a half years—but now it's over. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh annou…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why is Alberta turning public hospitals over to a Catholic provider?
Episode 1213
The news broke last week, sort of. It turned out that last month Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had told a United Conservative Party town hall in Aug…
1 year, 11 months ago
Oh, you thought Canada's labour market was good?! Sorry.
Episode 1211
For a solid couple of years, as the economy recovered from the pandemic, the narrative when discussing labour in this country was that the market was…
1 year, 11 months ago
Listener Feedback: Fixing Canada, Hormones and Safe Supply
Episode 1212
It's a long weekend, and that means its time to reach back into the bag and pull out some of our favourite listener feedback from the last few weeks.…
1 year, 11 months ago
How to ruggedize your life and prepare for ... whatever comes next
Episode 1209
This weekend, we're revisiting an episode from two years ago that we felt framed the discussion around climate change, and human adaptation to it, in…
1 year, 11 months ago
Will Canada's EV tariffs on China actually work?
Episode 1210
It depends what your definition of work is... but in announcing a 100% tariff on all electric vehicle's produced in China, Canada is following in Ame…
1 year, 11 months ago
When your community becomes a toxic waste dump...
Episode 1208
It's expensive to follow complex disposal protocols for construction waste that can often contain toxins. It's a lot less expensive to find someone w…
1 year, 11 months ago
How health officials solved a deadly year-long listeria outbreak
Episode 1207
When public health finally figured out in June what was causing a listeria outbreak that has killed three and sickened more than a dozen others, it d…
2 years ago
When a DIY approach to safe supply ends in arrests
Episode 1206
Safe supply programs across the country that aim to provide alternatives to street drugs are under scrutiny right now. But today's story isn't an off…
2 years ago