If Republicans lose the midterms, could Trump blame Canada?
American voters head to the polls on Tuesday for pivotal midterm elections — and Canadian tariffs have become a key issue in battleground st...
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Will the B.C. election gamble be the most 'ill-advised' ever?
American officials are alleging Canadian electoral interference in the U.S. midterms, what’s behind the latest missives from the Trump admin...
Alberta and Canada: Make up or shake up?
In the last days of Alberta’s referendum campaign, Catherine Cullen talks to the Alberta NDP leader and the head of a pro-separatist third-p...
Why some Alberta MPs are 'nervous' about the referendum vote
With only days left until Albertans vote on whether they want a referendum to separate from Canada, concerns are swirling around the vote it...
Is Carney ready for another separatist showdown in Quebec?
On Monday, Quebecers will head to the polls for a pivotal election that could see a sovereigntist party running the province. Catherine Cull...
Is Carney gambling Canada's environment for the economy?
This week, the Liberals introduced their new “Building Canada Strong Act," which is generating controversy over its proposed changes to envi...
What exactly is Mark Carney pitching with the EU?
This week’s show begins with breaking news: U.S. President Donald Trump says there’s a new deal with Denmark and Greenland. Rob Huebert, dir...
Why separatists still think they can win Alberta's referendum
The prime minister's inner circle is gathering in Banff, Alta. to discuss their plans for the upcoming sitting of Parliament — where U.S. Pr...
A view of Lake Ontario from 'Lake America'
As the trade war heats up and the Trump administration continues to lob insults at Canada, Catherine Cullen travels across the border to a v...
Canada's chief negotiator reveals why U.S. talks failed
In an exclusive interview with The House and her first since talks collapsed, Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the U.S. Janice Charette si...
U.S. talks collapse, trade war escalates
Fifty per cent U.S. tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian goods have now taken effect and Prime Minister Mark Carney is vowing dollar-f...
In the heart of B.C.’s wildfire crisis
As wildfires continue to burn out of control in B.C., guest host Chris Walker follows Conservative MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the e...
What a viral AI-written speech reveals about Canadian politics
After a provincial politician in New Brunswick made international headlines for delivering a speech containing obvious AI prompts, and as th...
Why Canada's in a food processing pickle
Canada is known around the world for high quality crops, but advocates estimate the country is missing out on a $25 billion industry by not...
Trump's 'clearly a bully.' Will Canada hit back?
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with all of Canada’s premiers in Charlottetown on Thursday to discuss how best to respond to Donald Trump’s l...
Canadian wildfires rage — and so do U.S. Republicans
Wildfire evacuations can spike with a moment’s notice, but is this country equipped to handle it? Federal Minister of Emergency Management E...
Is Canada losing too much of its farmland?
The House’s summer season focus on food security continues with a deep dive into the pressures on farmland — and the people who grow our foo...
Alberta's pipeline: Slick politics or crude compromise?
Alberta has formally proposed a pipeline to the southwest coast of British Columbia, in partnership with the federal government and a privat...
Love It or List It, 24 Sussex
It's a week that embodied Carney's "build, baby, build" mantra. We started with the federal government announcing it will push to have three...
Canada's fentanyl czar pushes back on U.S. claims
Opioid overdose deaths are dropping in Canada, but there is still a long way to go. Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Kevin Brosseau is fresh back from...