Cross Country Checkup
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Cross Country Checkup is Canada’s live national town hall - putting you at the center of the country’s most urgent conversations. Every Sunday, host Ian Hanomansing opens the phone lines to explore the issues shaping your daily life. You’ll hear real Canadian stories you won't find anywhere else: raw experiences, honest debates, and unexpected common ground. You’ll get 360 degree thinking on the headlines, algorithm-free. If you want to understand this country, start here...Cross Country Checkup: Your voice! Canada’s voice!
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ICYMI - 1993 Election
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Oct 25, 2026 |
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Albertans favour healthcare fees for temporary residents -- what do you think?
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Oct 25, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Finding work in a new industry
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Oct 25, 2026 |
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How to pivot to a new career
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Oct 25, 2026 |
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Spotlight: What the Alberta referendum means to you
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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What’s at stake for you in the Alberta referendum?
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Oct 18, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Adult kids relying on parental support
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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What questions do you have about the US Midterm elections?
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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When adult kids need money from their parents
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1970 - How should Canada respond to the FLQ crisis?
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Is it better to call or text?
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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Are you on-board for high speed rail in Canada?
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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Is it better to call or text?
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1986 - Should Canada leave free trade talks?
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Oct 04, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1966 - How do you get rich in Canada?
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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How to protect your privacy when your boss tracks you
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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Is the Canadian dream still within reach?
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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Spotlight: How far can a boss go to monitor an employee?
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Sep 27, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Is Canada more like Europe or the United States?
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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Ask Me Anything: Jason Kenney and Rachel Notley
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1992 - Do we need a European Union?
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Sep 20, 2026 |
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Spotlight: How much of a threat is AI?
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Why are kids' scores in math and reading falling?
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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Just how much of a threat is AI?
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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ICYMI: 2001 - 9/11 reaction
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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SPOTLIGHT: How many Canadians are still refusing to travel to the U.S.?
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Are Canadian travellers still boycotting the U.S.?
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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Kids are back in school -- is AI there waiting for them?
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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ICYMI: 1992 - Back to School
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Sep 06, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Should kids be able to buy energy drinks?
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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What can Canadians do about the trade war with the U.S.?
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Should kids be allowed to buy energy drinks?
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Canada-U.S. trade dispute
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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What's your reaction to Canada walking away from trade talks?
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2016 - Gord Downie diagnosed with cancer
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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Spotlight: What’s your story about learning to swim?
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Canadians share their swimming close calls
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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Canadians share their close encounters with wildlife
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2002 - George W. Bush called a 'moron'
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Making friends as an adult
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Making friends as an adult
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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How communities react in a crisis
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2009 -The Chevrolet Volt and electric vehicles
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Aug 09, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Are emergency rooms at a breaking point?
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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What the WestJet strike means for you
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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What patients lose when doctors are burning out
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1998 - Your best summer camp stories
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Return to work mandates
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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How will Ottawa handle the next tariff fight?
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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What return to office mandates mean for morale
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2021 - What did people originally think of working from home?
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Jul 26, 2026 |
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Spotlight: How to handle financial pressure from wedding costs
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Canadians share their Best and Worst concert ticket stories
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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How to navigate wedding conversations about money
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2003 - The Rolling Stones take SARSstock
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Your crazy Canadian road rage stories
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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The great speed limit debate -- are they too high or too low?
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Your craziest Canadian road rage stories
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1980 - The debate over Canada's role in the Iran hostage crisis
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Jul 12, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Should AC be a right for renters?
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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ICYMI -1971 - How Canadians used to talk about climate change
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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Is it time to require AC in every apartment?
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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How floods, fires and heat waves are reshaping Canadian summers
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Your renovation horror stories
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Home Renovation Stories: What You Need to Know
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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CUSMA Countdown: How Trump's tariffs are affecting Canadians
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1991 - Is North American free trade a risk worth taking?
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Keeping Kids Safe on Social Media
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1990 - Dad's role in a changing world
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Who decides how kids use social media: Parents or Ottawa? Canadians weigh in!
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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How does Canada’s decision to pause MAiD for mental illness affect you?
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Spotlight: How Canadians feel about booing the U.S flag at sporting events
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Elbow's Up at Sporting Events
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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World Cup costs: Is Canada getting its money's worth?
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2022: Canada's first ever World Cup goal
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Jun 14, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Youth unemployement guide: For parents and kids
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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ICYMI -- Recession resilience: How Canadians survived the 1990 recession
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Fixing our finances: How Canadians are rethinking their spending
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Youth unemployment: Adulting in a tough economy
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Spotlight: E‑Bikes, E‑Scooters, E‑Mopeds: Where Do All These E‑Things Actually Belong?
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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E‑Bikes, E‑Scooters, E‑Mopeds: The Fight for Space on Our Streets
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May 31, 2026 |
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ICYMI -- The debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline
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May 31, 2026 |
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Has Canada lost its climate compass?
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May 31, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Why are boys struggling in school?
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May 25, 2026 |
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Alberta separatism: What's Ottawa's role?
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May 24, 2026 |
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Why are so many boys falling behind in school?
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May 24, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Storing stuff at your parents'
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May 18, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1994: Same Sex Couples' rights
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May 17, 2026 |
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Summer travel chaos: Tips for your Plan B
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May 17, 2026 |
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Storage wars: Are you still storing stuff at your parents' house?
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May 17, 2026 |
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Spotlight: The rise of private menopause care
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May 11, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 1988: Becoming like your Mother
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May 10, 2026 |
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Menopause treatment: Why private clinics are popping up
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May 10, 2026 |
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Should AI chatbots be banned for kids?
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May 10, 2026 |
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Spotlight: University degree? Or a career in the trades? Which is better in 2026?
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May 04, 2026 |
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A university degree? Or career in the trades? Which is better in 2026?
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May 03, 2026 |
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Alberta separatism: What you need to know
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May 03, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2016: Remembering the Fort McMurray wildfire
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May 03, 2026 |
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Spotlight: Should Canada ban sports betting ads?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Playoff Season, Gambling Season: Should Canada ban sports betting ads?
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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ICYMI - 2018: Canadians and Americans on CUSMA 1.0
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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CUSMA Countdown: What's at stake for Canada?
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Cut class, lose marks: Is Ontario's plan the right move?
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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ICYMI- Checkup's debate over high school education in 2005
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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AMA: EVs, hybrids and everything in between
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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ICYMI: Checkup's debate over passenger rail in 1980
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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When MPs switch sides: How much power should it shift?
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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High speed rail: Nation builder or billion dollar boondoggle?
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Are government-run grocery stores the fix for high prices?
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Why does space exploration matter to you?
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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ICYMI: Stephen Lewis on Cross Country Checkup
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Cross Country Spotlight: Is Space Exploration Worth It?
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Cross Country Spotlight - Q+A - War in the Middle East
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Your questions answered about the war in the Middle East?
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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ICYMI: What do Canadians want, and expect from a political leader?
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Can Avi Lewis revive the NDP?
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Gas Shock: How to survive the cost-of-living squeeze.
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Grade Inflation: Who's getting left behind?
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Is private healthcare fixing or fracturing medical care in Canada?
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Grading Mark Carney on the war in the Middle East
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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AI at war, AI at work: Is AI helping or quietly taking over?
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Ask Me Anything: Radon in Canadian homes
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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US-Israel attack on Iran: What comes next?
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Highlights & Lowlights: What did the 2026 Olympic Games mean to you?
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Elbows Up?: The personal politics behind travel to the US
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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AMA: Ask Me Anything: Youth and Violent Online Content
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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How do we heal after unimaginable tragedy?
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Alberta Separatism: How real is the threat?
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Ask Me Anything: Jason Kenney on Alberta Separatism
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Is AI a Powerful Tool, or a Growing Risk?
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Catherine O'Hara: A Cross Canada Tribute
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Stand Up or Cozy Up? Carney Takes on Trump
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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How Did Ryan Wedding Get Here?
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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A Special Episode from As It Happens: Big Questions, Long Journeys, and Cultural Firsts
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Will Your Next Car Be "Made in China"? Why Canada's EV Deal Matters!
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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What Comes Next? Purpose, Aging, and Life After Retirement
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Ontario's back. Alberta's next. Is hybrid work dying in Canada?
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Trump's foreign policy - from Venezuela to Greenland - what's at stake for Canada?
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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The US captures Maduro: Now What?
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Ozempic Goes Generic: Canada's Weight Loss Revolution?
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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What was the most important story of 2025?
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Holiday Treats or Trouble? The Truth About Ultra-Processed Foods
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Don't Serve Salmonella: A Holiday Food Safety Guide
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Black Ice & Blizzards: How to avoid winter car accidents!
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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How to talk to Americans and keep the peace during the holidays.
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Tight budgets, Tough Choices: How to survive debt during the holidays
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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How to hack Canada’s worst commutes
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Homeownership out of reach? Let's fix that!
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Violence on transit: How to stay safe!
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Christmas is coming...Is “Elbows Up” running out of steam?
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Waiting too long in the ER? Here's what you can do about it!
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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No family doctor? Here's what you can do about it!
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Nov 16, 2025 |