Republicans, Islamophobia and the midterms
As the U.S. voters head to the midterm polls, Republican candidates and leaders are targeting Muslim and Arab Americans casting them as susp...
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Washington accuses Canada of meddling in midterms
Earlier this month, U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra, made the dramatic allegation that Canada could be engaging in election interference in th...
Interest rates are up. Should you be worried?
On Wednesday, for the first time in three years, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate. It’s a modest hike — just 0.25% — but it’s...
Will Anthropic's IPO go boom or bust?
In the few years since its inception, Anthropic has become one of the buzziest companies in tech. In their own words, they’re an AI enterpri...
US Politics! Will Texas flip, who's bailing on Trump?
On Tuesday, Americans will go to the polls in a midterm vote that stands to challenge the Republican hold on both chambers of congress. For...
Are Canadian conservatives ditching the fringe?
At the end of September the B.C. Conservative party had imploded. Today, they are set to run the province. It's a stunning reversal of polit...
Will Israeli voters turf Netanyahu?
Israelis will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday for the first time since October 7th. Polls suggest that many voters are ready to turf B...
Weekend Listen: Was this referendum worth it? We ask Danielle Smith
Canada is complicated. Alberta has opinions. Ride shotgun with host Kathleen Petty on West of Centre for conversations about the state of po...
Elon, Starlink and the betrayal of Ukraine
Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he’d struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the world with...
What's behind the youth protests in France?
France is in the midst of a weeks-long, nationwide protest that began with high school students lamenting the conditions of their public sch...
Inside Biden's Gaza policy
For more than a year, the Biden administration said it wanted to limit the destruction in Gaza, increase humanitarian aid and bring the war...
Alberta decides to stay in Canada
After a historic referendum, Albertans have voted to remain in Canada. When we recorded this episode, just over a third of the votes had bee...
CFB Wainwright tragedy + the final Alberta referendum push
Jayme Poisson travels to Edmonton to take you inside two rallies where campaigners for a united Canada – and campaigners for Alberta indepen...
Politics! Carney in Alberta, Stelco showdown
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Alberta this week, making a final pitch for unity in the lead-up to the province's referendum on potential...
Is the world locked in an energy war?
Today we are going to spend some time trying to understand the expanding front lines of two ongoing wars, where the battlefield isn't just m...
The other nine referendum questions in Alberta
Alberta's referendum is next week and advance voting is already underway. Much of the attention has centred around the separation question....
Is AI inevitable? Jill Lepore says no
In late September, amid mounting warnings about the risks of AI, the CEOs of six of the world’s most powerful technology companies signed an...
How gambling became the game
How did sports betting go from being illegal to being EVERYWHERE? The answer lies in the convergence of daily fantasy sports apps, a bombshe...
Brazil rides the 'Donroe Doctrine's' orange wave
Right now former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on house arrest, after being sentenced to 27 years in prison. On Sunday his son Flavi...
Decoding the Russian plague scare
Since last week, there have been a series of alarming bits of news emerging from Siberia. It began with the mysterious death of a woman who...