U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to make Canada the 51st state. What would that look like if it included not only tariffs but also boots on the ground?

When trade talks between Canada and the U.S. broke down last week, one of the issues that reportedly came up was Canadian streaming rules that require platforms like Netflix to make Canadian and Frenc...

On Friday, Canada's trade talks with the U.S. fell apart less than an hour before the deadline for new tariffs hit. While there had been positive signs earlier in the week, Prime Minister Mark Carney ...

Former Conservative leader and Canada-U.S. economic relations committee member Erin O'Toole on how the trade deal with the U.S. fell apart and what could come next.

What we know about the impending Canada-U.S. trade deal and the political challenges Prime Minister Carney could face selling it.

In 2020, the politics of racial justice appeared to be everywhere: the killing of George Floyd sparked one of the largest protest movements in American history, and progressive ideas about policing, p...

Late last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a new energy agreement that paves the way for a new pipeline to the West Coast. It includes an industrial carbon...

On the week where Alberta separatists should have been celebrating a major milestone on their quest to split the country apart, they are instead facing a police investigation and the anger of people a...

We are entering week two of a dramatic trial that pits two of the biggest names in tech against each other: Elon Musk and Sam Altman.  Musk is suing OpenAI, a company that he co-founded, claiming th...

Following the recent shooting connected to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, false-flag conspiracy theories emerged almost instantly online.  A false-flag is a covert operation designed to app...

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As Trump threatens that “a whole civilization will die” if the Strait of Hormuz is not re-opened by Iran, are there any off-ramps to avert disaster?

Lewis died in hospital Tuesday after battle with cancer

Podcast Episode · Front Burner · March 11 · 23m

For decades we have been hearing about the possibility of AI-driven warfare, and now it’s here. Anthropic's AI platform Claude has been reportedly central to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. It was use...

In 1953, the United States helped stage a coup to overthrow Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, largely a response to the Iranian leader’s nationalization of the oil industry. Twenty-six yea...

In 1953, the United States helped stage a coup to overthrow Iran’s democratically elected prime minister, largely a response to the Iranian leader’s nationalization of the oil industry. Twenty-six yea...

Ministers were disappointed that company didn’t bring concrete proposals to meeting about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT posts

As Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre faces a must-win leadership vote, a documentary look at the leaders the party has thrown overboard and whether he will join their ranks.

Alberta separatism is being supported by some of U.S President Trump’s allies. What does MAGA stand to gain?

In 2015, as governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney’s ‘Tragedy of the Horizons’ speech made waves in the global climate community. It was seen as a landmark call for the financial sector to recog...

Mark Carney and the Liberals have delivered their much anticipated budget. Does it Trump-proof our economy?

Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-09-25 · 31m

American conservative media figure and activist Charlie Kirk was one of the most prominent young voices of the American right. The founder of Turning Point USA, a close ally of Donald Trump, and a fig...

Front Burner and CBC News visited a small town at the centre of two big rural Alberta byelections. Here's what they found.

Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-06-18 · 29m

Content warning: this conversation contains graphic details of an alleged sexual assault so please take care while listening. Proceedings began late last month in a trial that has been seven years i...

Israel is planning a major escalation of its military campaign in Gaza — one that the government says is necessary to eradicate Hamas, but which rights groups have said amounts to the annexation of th...

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Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-04-16 · 41m

With trust in journalism eroding, disinformation — once fringe — is now mainstream. Much of it is spreading on social media.Today’s guest today says the online media environment in Canada is more frag...

With trust in journalism eroding, disinformation — once fringe — is now mainstream. Much of it is spreading on social media. Today’s guest says the online media environment in Canada is more fragile a...

Podcast Episode · Front Burner · 2025-03-24 · 29m

There's been a flurry of news and uncertainty around tariffs and Canada-U.S. relations lately so we thought we'd open the floor to you in case you have any burning questions. Turns out a lot of you do...