Spotlight: Making friends as an adult
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on how to make and maintain friendships as an adult. According to Statistics Canada, Canad...
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20 of 115 episodesICYMI - 2009 -The Chevrolet Volt and electric vehicles
This ICYMI episode takes you back to 2009 when General Motors announced that its new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, would receive a fuel...
Making friends as an adult
According to Statistics Canada, adults are spending less time with friends than previous generations. We'll hear from callers how they've fo...
How communities react in a crisis
Over 20,000 residents across B.C. have been ordered to evacuate with dozens of active wildfires across the province. And in the midst of all...
Spotlight: Are emergency rooms at a breaking point?
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on emergency rooms and physician burnout. A new survey suggests doctors are leaving the sp...
ICYMI - 1998 - Your best summer camp stories
This ICYMI episode takes you back to 1998. It was a hot July, and callers on Cross Country Checkup we're reminiscing about time spend at sum...
What the WestJet strike means for you
WestJet and its flight attendants were unable to come to an agreement this weekend. Hundreds of flights were cancelled by Sunday morning, an...
What patients lose when doctors are burning out
Emergency rooms are under serious strain as ER wait times get longer, and doctors are burning out. We hear from doctors, nurses and patients...
Spotlight: Return to work mandates
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on the push to get workers back into the office. Starting this month, federal public serva...
How will Ottawa handle the next tariff fight?
With a new round of tariff threats, Ottawa is strategizing its next steps in what could be a long CUSMA renegotiation with the Trump adminis...
What return to office mandates mean for morale
With more workplaces requiring employees to work more in the office, Canadians share how the debate between remote work vs. office mandates...
ICYMI - 2021 - What did people originally think of working from home?
This ICYMI episode takes you back to 2021. Canada was in the midst of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and many Canadians had been wo...
Spotlight: How to handle financial pressure from wedding costs
This is an abbreviated version of Checkup's topic on the high cost of wedding season. Canadians face wedding costs between 30,000 to 42,000...
Canadians share their Best and Worst concert ticket stories
From scoring exclusive seats, to dealing with scams, resellers, and rising prices, buying live concert tickets is becoming a bit of a gamble...
How to navigate wedding conversations about money
Canadians face wedding costs between 30,000 to 42,000 according to WeddingWire Canada and The Knot. As guests and couples feel financial pre...
ICYMI - 2003 - The Rolling Stones take SARSstock
This ICYMI episode takes you back to 2003 when the Rolling Stones headlined a massive concert in Toronto famously dubbed SARS-stock. It was...
Spotlight: Your crazy Canadian road rage stories
This is the abbreviated version of Checkup's call-in on road rage. As we enter the summer driving season, that means drama on Canadian stree...
The great speed limit debate -- are they too high or too low?
The Ontario government is raising the speed limits on some highways this summer. Listen to whether Canadians think our roads and highways ar...
Your craziest Canadian road rage stories
It's summer driving season, and that means drama on Canadian roads and highways. Hear as Canadians share their stories -- including a man wh...
ICYMI - 1980 - The debate over Canada's role in the Iran hostage crisis
This ICYMI episode takes you back to March 30, 1980. The hostage crisis in Iran was underway. It had been 149 days since Iranian students ha...