Priyanka strikes a pose while Canada Post just strikes
Canada Post is having an “existential crisis” (who isn't?) Westjet adds a new fee to flying but says it’s all about “refreshing” our options. Teachers in Alberta are set to walk out. What do the teachers want? (When do they want it? Before Monday morning!) We’ve run out of ideas to end the tariffs so we’re trying potato chip diplomacy. And there’s a new way to track your kid and all you need is a screwdriver. Priyanka, Kris Siddiqi, and Alice Moran take this week’s news quiz with host Gavin Crawford. We'd love to hear from you! Complete our listener survey here: https://cbc.ca/BecauseSurvey
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Notoriously feeble President urges women to "tough it out"
In lieu of Tylenol, the makers of “Suck-it-up” are proud to present “Tough-it-out”! Moosehead beers says goodbye to its iconic green bottle. A famous Canadian toy is a finalist for the Toy Hall of Fame. The Rapture didn’t happen, it was just an ordinary Tuesday. What is the waggle, and why is the CFL getting rid of it?’ Gavin Crawford quizzes Ajahnis Carley, Mattea Roach and Ashley Botting about this week’s news.
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Bad Bunny... Good guy?
Bad Bunny kisses off the United States and Martha Chaves tells America “give us back our food and mojitos.” The Blue Jays are better than anyone thought. Albania's newest Cabinet Minister is an A.I. The news is terrible so we must talk about the cat mayor. Gavin Crawford is joined by comedians Alice Moran, Miguel Rivas and Martha Chaves.
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Mark Carney is acting like Kermit the Frog
In peaceful Nova Scotia, elites will take refuge in a cold war-era bunker to escape the end times. Not a bad way to go! K-Pop Demon Hunters takes down Squid Game.The double date is popular again. Chinese EVs are hard to get but Mark Carney is signaling he might make it easier. Gavin Crawford makes games out of the news with Eric Peterson, Andrew Phung and Carley Thorne.
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The Very Hung Caterpillar and other banned Alberta books
Are Alberta’s school libraries actually full of porn? Is Donald Trump still alive? Quebecers grieve the loss of Les Simpsons. Scott Thompson reveals why highland dancing is not gay. Gavin Crawford welcomes Scott, Brandon Ash-Mohammed and Jan Caruana in our season premiere.
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