Basking in the "Small Stuff" can make a big difference
While we focus on success or fulfillment as the path to happiness, author Ian Bogost thinks we are overlooking a whole category of life expe...
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20 of 606 episodesWhen no one wants your grandmother's best china
Across the country, families are dealing with households full of stuff that no one wants to inherit. This is causing stress between generati...
Kids need to read for fun. Here's why
Fewer adults and kids are reading for pleasure, prompting some experts to say we’re in the midst of a literacy crisis. But what do we lose i...
Trump and Zelensky strike a friendlier tone
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a positive tone after his meeting this week with U.S. President Donald Trump. Francis Farrell,...
Hundreds evacuated as wildfires rage across B.C
.Out of control wildfires in southeastern B.C. have forced hundreds of people to evacuate, with some losing everything they have in the blaz...
Will turning on Canada help Republicans at midterms?
More Republicans in the US have joined President Donald Trump in criticizing and threatening Canada, with a barrage of insults after wildfir...
Cracks in the U.S.-Israel relationship?
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the Israeli Prime Minister at the White House on Tuesday for the first time in five months. We'll talk to...
Why people are betting on wildfires and climate change
In Canada, France, Spain and elsewhere, people are fleeing from wildfires. As climate emergencies increase, prediction markets are taking wa...
Can we stop the harm of “aging out” of disability support?
When children with disabilities become adults, they often lose the services they've come to rely on. A decade ago, two young people in Manit...
Will the Gordie Howe bridge deliver on its promise?
A multi-billion dollar bridge between Canada and the U.S. was supposed to strengthen North American supply chains and ease bottlenecks on th...
Wildfires in B.C. merge, threatening more communities
The Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires were already roaring out of control near Clinton, British Columbia. But over the weekend, they merge...
ER doctors are burnt out and leaving the job
While being in an ER is tough for patients and their families, it's no easier for doctors. A new study reveals that Canadian ER doctors are...
Gen Z protests India explained
Tens of thousands of young people in India are on the streets protesting as part of the country’s “cockroach” movement. They’re calling for...
Are swimmable cities possible in Canada?
Natural bodies of water are embedded in many Canadian cities, but are we taking full advantage of them? We speak with Neil Egsgard, Presiden...
Why are so many people going to adult summer camp?
More and more adults are heading back to summer camp, hoping to disconnect from their phones and responsibilities and recreate childhood sum...
Red Sea attacks threaten to escalate the US- Iran War
Iran-aligned Houthis have threatened to blockade the Red Sea, raising concerns about global oil supply and a broadening of the Iran War. Gre...
What you need to know about ticks
Longer, warmer summers mean those tiny, blood-sucking arachnids are spreading throughout southern Canada, hitting Ontario and Nova Scotia es...
Premiers focus on US tariff threat at annual meeting
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt joins us from PEI where provincial and territorial leaders have put aside their annual meeting agenda to fo...
The World Cup is over, but soccer in Canada sure isn't
More and more young Canadians want to play soccer after watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But is there enough room on the field for all of t...
Should Canada pay youth for a year of national service?
With youth unemployment on the rise in Canada, is a national service year the answer to get young people working? A growing number of Canadi...