The Big Story

Pope Leo XIV: who he is, why he was chosen, and his path forward for the Catholic church

With the first Trump meeting in the books, the hard work starts now

Is 'Hollywood North' about to take its final bow?

Mr. Carney goes to Washington

What happens next with Pierre Poilievre, a week after losing the election and his own seat

Post-election, digging into whether or not our economy will fall into recession

Why the sky high price of groceries may be starting to stabilize

Tragedy at the Lapu-Lapu day festival in Vancouver: What we know and the questions being raised

What the heck happened with Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh?

The dramatic twists and storylines in Canada's 45th election as the new Liberal mandate begins

Canada Votes 2025: a look back at the campaign and the potential outcomes for tonight

Quick listen: The latest predictions for the economy and small businesses in this very challenging year

Weekend listen: The shocking pipeline to the "red pill" manosphere

Digging into to Canada's fringe political parties and their hopes for election day Monday

What can advanced voter turnout tell us about election day?

Remembering Pope Francis

What one group is doing to make the case for election reform in Canada

One week until Canada votes in one of the most existential elections of our time

Is Trump bridging the gap between politically polarized Canadians?

Explaining the controversy around the Notwithstanding Clause

What can Canadians expect when travelling to the US?

The 5 Ws of Voting in Canada

Election 2025: The Housing Crisis

Gentle parenting: Is it too rough for parents?

The cloud that surrounds the Gr8's chase

Are markets starting a comeback?

Are the limits on student visas hindering the future of local journalism?

How real is the threat of Western separatism?

Canada-US travel in an era of boycotts and new legislation

How short-sighted was Trump's Liberation Day?

Elbows up, Canada: A look at the movement that is picking up steam across the nation

To tariff or not to tariff? What Trump's latest tariff announcement means for the Canadian economy

'That system is meant to break you': An honest conversation with Jasmine Mooney

Signalgate: emojis, war plans, and unexpected guests

Why is Poilievre losing his stronghold on Canadians?

The inevitable demise of the Hudson's Bay Company

Why aren't Canadians as happy as they used to be?

Foreign Interference & Election 2025

One month to go: breaking down week 1 of the federal election campaign

Election polls: how trustworthy are they in one of Canada's most important elections

Log out or lean in? How to balance social media and your mental health

What's the future for Tesla amid a market tailspin

Why are concert tickets so expensive and hard to get?

A real and raw conversation with Dina Pugliese

Checking in on how Prime Minister Carney's first week is going

Is Doug Ford Canada's most unlikely diplomat?

Examining Taylor Swift as an historical figure

What you need to know about buying a car in a trade war

Weekend listen: How Canadian business operators are dealing with so much uncertainty

Weekend listen: Is Canada a NATO freeloader?

The power of punctuality and what it says about you

The trade war goes metal

How long will Mark Carney's PM era last as Canada gears up for a federal election

Five years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic - what have we learned?

Examining Trudeau's legacy a day after he says goodbye

Weekend listen: Economists struggling to forecast in uncertain times

Weekend listen: Debunking health and wellness misinformation

As Trudeau's popularity bounces back, the Liberals prepare for a new leader

Fact checking tariffs and examining the fallout

Understanding the measles outbreak and what’s truly at stake

Checking in on our border plan, as U.S. tariffs come into effect

As the U.S. threatens tariffs on medications, the first provincial pharmacare deal is signed

Why Canada needs national licensing for doctors

Digging into the final stretch of the Liberal leadership race

Countdown to tariffs: how much is it going to cost you?

How B.C. got safer supply wrong

Canada is finally getting a high speed rail line

How to find the money to make an RRSP contribution

Why Trump turned on Ukraine

A fear of flying goes much deeper than you think

Digging into aviation safety in the wake of Monday's crash landing in Toronto

The crisis facing colleges and universities that no one is talking about

Tracking a Killer: the Patrick Santos case

How far are you willing to go to buy Canadian?

Explaining supply management and why Trump is holding it against us

The communities that will be hit hardest by U.S. tariffs

Back from the dead? Support for the federal Liberals is surging

Are Canadians warming to building new oil and gas pipelines?

Did Donald Trump do us a favour?

Weekend listen: How breast cancer gave Jeanne Beker a new sense of purpose

Is anything making sense anymore in this economy?

Your happiness could be just a ‘third place’ away

Should alcohol face the same restrictions as cigarettes?

How border communities are dealing with tariff limbo

Tariffs on pause. For now.

Canada is a trade war

Has democracy gone out of style for Gen Z?

Will Doug Ford's early election gamble in Ontario pay off?

Demystifying opinion polls as election fever heats up

Should we be concerned about DeepSeek A.I.?

So how's the Liberal leadership race going?

Listening to your gut: the truth behind the red dye no. 3 ban and beyond

What's going to happen with interest rates next week?

Weekend listen: What is Trump's AI agenda?

An inside look at how the feds are dealing with the onslaught of American threats

What's happening with the TikTok ban?

Breaking down Trump's inauguration speech. As Canadians, how worried should we be?

Trump 2.0: no tariffs yet but what's next?

Liberal leadership race: Mark Carney vs Chrystia Freeland

Weekend listen: Is the electric vehicle still the vehicle of the future?

Weekend listen: How politics are impacting the future of electric vehicles

'New Year, New You': Debunking the myth of January reinvention

How to fight the Trump tariffs: an inside look at the First Ministers' meeting in Ottawa

Fact Check: Who wins, who loses in the potential U.S.-Canada trade war

Grading Canadian leaders’ responses to the Trump’s tariff threats

Breaking down the odds of who will be our next Prime Minister

What does the Trudeau resignation mean for your finances?

Economic week in review: fact checks, threats and the slumping Canadian dollar

A heartbreaking look inside the most destructive fires L.A. has ever seen

Breaking down the popularity of Pierre Poilievre

Donald Trump is sounding increasingly serious about making Canada the 51st state

What's happening behind the scenes in Ottawa in the wake of the Trudeau resignation

Justin Trudeau resigns. What's next?

What’s at stake for the Canada-US relationship in 2025?

Encore: Is Canada at risk of becoming the 51st state?

Breaking down the popularity of Pierre Poilievre

Trying to get you answers about bail reform

What will the job market look like in 2025?

The changing tide of Canada's drinking habits

The Big Story Year in Review: Sports

The Big Story Year in Review: Politics

The Big Story Year in Review

Encore: It costs HOW MUCH to raise a kid in Canada?!?

Which economic predictions about 2024 actually came true?

What does 2025 look like for Canada's biggest city? An interview with Olivia Chow

Can we fix the way concert tickets are sold in this country?

A year end one-on-one with the leader of the Official Opposition

How is the economy shaping up for 2025?

A dramatic week in Ottawa. What happens next?

Why are people celebrating the murder of a health care CEO?

Is this is the end of the line for PM Justin Trudeau?

Is the fall fiscal update a Hail Mary for the Liberal government?

Is now a good time to change jobs?

What should we do about homeless encampments?

What does the latest interest rate cut mean for you?

Breaking down the latest developments in Syria

A look at how much more you could be paying for food in 2025

What airline travel will look like in 2025

Is it okay to skip the presents this holiday season?

Digging into the future of Canada's maple syrup industry

What's changed 35 years after the Montreal Massacre?

Why is interest in electric vehicles waning?

Is Canada at risk of becoming the 51st state?

Is our food supply safe? Breaking down our country's latest recalls.

Is our economy fluctuating because of "vibes"?

It costs HOW MUCH to raise a kid in Canada?!?

What does the convoy verdict mean for our country?

Is Canada a NATO freeloader?

Will the feds' stimulus plan actually help the economy?

Are we entering another trade war?

Why are so many immigrants leaving Canada?

How do you get the ultimate view of Earth?

Are we at risk of a nuclear war?

Will the Canada Post strike ruin the holidays?

Will Donald Trump come for Canada's water?

What are your parents worth? Meet the Jackpot Generation

The hunt for millions of counterfeit toonies

Winter tires are expensive. But are they worth the investment?

The reasons clothing sucks now

Why a rape trial in France has transfixed the world

What if there was a better way to fight the climate crisis?

These are the scams costing Canadians hundreds of millions

What do we know about the impact of online sports gambling?

Why we’re all paying different prices online

How to limit spending without ruining the holidays

Inside a bitter battle to bring down butter bandits

What does Donald Trump's return mean for Canada?

Why has Canada's productivity taken a nosedive?

Will the US election also decide Ukraine's fate?

Will Quebec sovereignty rise again?

How Toronto lost its war with raccoons. Badly.

Everything you need to know about switching banks

How Taylor Swift takes over a city (and an industry)

How did a Canadian snowboarder end up allegedly running an international drug ring?

Inside BC's incredibly close election

Mice, neuroscience and the debate around "curing" autism

How consumer rage defines Canadian politics

Canada and the world get serious about UFOs

Is the Canadian job market really improving?

What's it like inside a park encampment?

Are BC's salmon farms doomed?

Is this latest mutiny the end for Justin Trudeau?

Profane rallies, podcasts and McDonald's: The US election's homestretch

Canada's bail reform debate, explained

A tragic conclusion to a mysterious disappearance

How to choose a credit card that makes sense for you

The flying car is here! There are…a few issues

What does the new era of hurricanes mean for Canada?

The pros and cons of pharmacists prescribing drugs

How a New Brunswick Policy enflamed the 'parental rights' debate in Canada

Feedback: Rogers, Tip Creep and Convenience Store Booze

Ghost Town Ghosts: The Avenging Skull of Saint Leonards

Why are Canadian insolvencies close to record highs?

Why more Canadians will be hungry this holiday

Why can't anyone close hundreds of illegal truck depots?

Cineplex hit with $38.9M fine for 'drip pricing'

How Russia's influence campaign is paying off

"Professional guinea pigs": Inside the world of clinical drug trials

We live with lots of noise. What's that doing to us?

Africville Forever: The Fight Continues

How Montreal took back its streets from cars

Are immigrants abandoning the Liberals?

"An inflection point": Escalation in the Middle East

Is AI raising your rent?

Has Canada's Truth and Reconciliation progress stalled?

The strange origin story of psychedelics in Saskatchewan

What the new mortgage rules mean for new (and existing) home buyers

How The Roaring Lion was lost and found again...

A story of pipelines, consultants and conflicts of interest

Will the federal government fall today? What about next week?

Is Quebec's new proposal a blow against 'tip creep'?

What happens when 'The Big One' hits the west coast?

An unprecedented look inside the sex lives of Canadians

Inflation is back to 2%. So the economy is fixed now, right?

Ontario now sells beer in convenience stores. The world has not ended. Yet.

Racism, lies and cat memes. American politics in 2024.

Six unconnected stories. The same tragic ending.

What we know about a Canada to New York terror plot

The most interesting city council byelection in the country

The rapidly widening political gender gap

Are car prices finally coming down?

From Florida to Kitchener: A story of sex, fraud and real estate

How did Toronto's schools get so broken?

Air Canada strike looms in a year of transport "chaos"

Why are overdose deaths declining in Alberta?

How British Columbia's polls flipped and BC United imploded

Breaking down a third straight interest rate cut

How two astronauts ended up stranded in space

The Liberal-NDP deal is over. Is an election next?

Why is Alberta turning public hospitals over to a Catholic provider?

Oh, you thought Canada's labour market was good?! Sorry.

Listener Feedback: Fixing Canada, Hormones and Safe Supply

How to ruggedize your life and prepare for ... whatever comes next

Will Canada's EV tariffs on China actually work?

When your community becomes a toxic waste dump...

How health officials solved a deadly year-long listeria outbreak

When a DIY approach to safe supply ends in arrests

Cracking the mystery of long covid

What happened in Kitsault, BC, Canada's most perfect Ghost Town?

What's behind the rise of 'hormone imbalance'?

Should you really be scared of Mpox?

Can Kamala Harris ride her momentum to a November win?

Are Canada's migrant workers experiencing ‘contemporary forms of slavery'?

A breakthrough in the race to cure HIV

How are other countries dealing with the housing crisis?

Fixing Canada: How can we bridge the partisan divide?

Fixing Canada: Why money alone won't solve the healthcare crisis

Fixing Canada: How do we create a more just immigration system?

Fixing Canada: How do we create world-class transit?

Fixing Canada: Is business competition dead?

The hunt for millions of counterfeit toonies

Is all that self-care just making us lonely?

Is Canada ready for what comes after Peak Oil?

On the ground in Venezuela's electoral standoff

An inside look at the fight against cybercrime

Feedback: Landlords, podcast downloads and covering US politics

Why are some tenants using the 'last resort' of rent strikes?

Is the AI bubble about to pop?

How 'weird' became a devastating political insult

What exactly is the "Road Rage Terror Tour"?

The fight to save Jasper, Alberta

Why are there so many great white sharks in Maritime waters?

What does the future of money look like?

These days, something's always burning: A fire season preview

Welcome to Paris! Here's a Canadian Olympic cheating scandal!

How the script flipped in the US presidential election

What happens when 8.5 million computers crash at once?

Inside the rapidly shifting Canadian dental plan

Tick talk: What to keep in mind before venturing outdoors

Crypto. AI. Sex dolls. Robotics. And a Canadian business plan.

Rats! How Ontario failed where Alberta succeeded

When a home purchase leaves the owner homeless...

Inside WestJet's summer strike meltdown

The rise, fall and (maybe) rise again of the Newfoundland cod fisheries

What do we lose when our malls disappear?

Will Justin Trudeau take his own 'walk in the snow'?

Is America on the brink of political collapse? Should Biden bow out?

Alice Munro's tarnished legacy and the evolution of MeToo

An LCBO strike, and Ontario's long, strange history of booze policy

How Canada's asylum system completely collapsed

Is screen time still bad for kids?

Inside the fight to save the Ontario Science Centre

Will the UK turn left while France swerves hard to the right?

Why is Canada so afraid of Chinese EVs?

Could microplastics in penises lead to a rise in ED?

Angry Birds: Canadians vs. Canada Geese

A Summer Break?! In This Economy?!

Can we Science our way to ocean carbon removal?

Can new regulations make gig work a viable job?

How the Liberals lost the safest seat imaginable, and what happens next

Inside Toronto's slumping condo market

Will Canada be forced to up its military spending?

Canada vs. Denmark: The story of Hans Island and the 'Whisky War'

Entertain the Kids?! In This Economy?!

How bald eagles returned to the Great Lakes

Breaking down the capital gains tax fight

Heat waves are different now: "We're slowly boiling ourselves"

Explaining the depth of Calgary's water crisis

What happens when a cult moves into a small town?

Sixth year anniversary: The Big Story’s First Episode

Buy new clothes?! In This Economy?!

How Google got its AI answers so wrong

National security, foreign interference and naming 'traitors'

What exactly is "Canadian content" in 2024?

How does the war in Gaza end?

Is Alberta ready for a disastrous drought?

Welcome to the era of "tip creep"

Pre-nups?! In This Economy?!

Could a Canadian breakthrough lead to an ALS cure?

At long last, an interest rate cut. What comes next?

Everything you need to know about heat pumps

Does Canada fine industrial polluters enough to make a difference?

Could B.C. get a conservative government?

The ignoble end of "the world's worst McDonald's"

Should you become a landlord so you can afford a home?

First Person: A disabled person living in the age of MAiD

Explaining the competition bureau's investigation of Loblaws and Sobeys

Ticketmaster vs. the US Department of Justice

The rise and fall of Canada's Crypto King

Is the real estate industry about to fundamentally shift?

Smoke 101: An intro to a new summer reality

Take a vacation?! In This Economy?!

How Facebook became a wasteland of AI spam

Would a Poilievre government really threaten abortion rights?

How Canada ended up with private health care

Are companies pulling back on progressive promises?

Your feedback: On the PM interview, Canada Post and Paydirt

RE-RELEASE: Trudeau’s Liberals promised to end the blood ban. Now they say it’s “complicated”.

Mental Health Crisis?! In This Economy?!

Has decriminalization failed in BC?

How we're learning the true prevalence of incest

We live in the age of boycotts. But which ones work?

A look inside Ottawa's extremely strange book festival

A solution to the crisis in long-term care?

RE-RELEASE: Inside the huge casino bust that went bad

Why do basic income pilots never become permanent?

The long, strange trip that ended with Tim Hortons pizza

Will Canada ban TikTok, too?

Will Canada Post end daily mail delivery?

How worried should you be about bird flu?

Paydirt E3: Margaritaville

RE-RELEASE: Are cats cuddly fluff balls or the world's worst invasive species?

Retire?! In This Economy?!

Two tragedies and "a very scary moment for policing"

A trip inside the courthouse for Donald Trump's trial

What's really happening at Columbia University?

Inside one of the largest art frauds in history

Paydirt E2: Bees, stags, does and Vegas

A conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

How secure is Canada's Arctic?

Can virtual health care save a collapsing system?

These days, something's always burning: A fire season preview

Paydirt E1: It's not easy being green

Island Crime S6 E1: Soft

How the cops cracked the $24M Pearson gold heist

Can Canada really build 3.9 million homes by 2031?

What the federal budget means for you

Could Naheed Nenshi cause an NDP divorce?

It's raining in the Arctic. That's ... not good.

Paydirt: The Inside Story of Ontario’s Greenbelt Scandal

Die?! In This Economy?!