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Because News

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Because News
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  • Because News

    Olivia Rodrigo’s Femme Summer is here

    2026-06-26 | 27 mins.
    Canada is in the knockout round in the World Cup. Mosquito buckets are trending. Calgary’s Cowboys Festival and the mayor had an Alberta-sized beef. Stampede eats make us hungry for the Area 51 burger. Olivia Rodrigo champions an all-women music festival. Guest host Andrew Phung quizzes comedians Jan Caruana, Rebecca Kohler, and Brandon Ash-Mohammed.
  • Because News

    Why is everything protein-packed now?

    2026-06-19 | 27 mins.
    Rush is back with a sick new drummer, and fans are impressed. J.D. Vance has a new book about Catholicism, and the reviews are not good. Have we taken the protein craze too far now that there's no whey? Guest host Jan Caruana quizzes comedians Tom Hearn, Kris Siddiqi, and Martha Chaves.
  • Because News

    Bravo, Vancouver, you’re the best World Cup city

    2026-06-12 | 27 mins.
    Trump hosts a massive cage match at the White House, and only military hotties are invited. Canada’s job at the FIFA World Cup is to party and maybe win one game? Meet the tick that makes you allergic to meat. Is this a ploy by Big Vegan? Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Colin Mochrie, Rebecca Kohler, and Miguel Rivas.
  • Because News

    Receding, shrinking, stalling. It’s not your man, it’s the economy

    2026-06-05 | 27 mins.
    Pierre Poilievre wants to Uno-Reverse a decade of Liberal policy. It’s 1973 again, with high inflation, soaring gas prices and separatist talk. Canadian teens tease Trump with American Dictator board game. Are you smarter than a Grade 9 science fair winner? (No.) We celebrate the winners of the Canada-Wide Science Fair. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Leslie Seiler, Craig Lauzon and Jennifer Hsiung.
  • Because News

    To separate or not to separate, that is Danielle’s question

    2026-05-29 | 31 mins.
    Premier Danielle Smith thinks B.C. ports are Canada’s ports, so who owns Alberta’s oil? Pope Leo takes aim at AI. What does the world’s oldest English poem sound like? The secret of why T-Rex had tiny arms has been solved. As FIFA descends upon Toronto and Vancouver, so do the FIFA bar police. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Martha Chaves, Carley Thorne and James Hartnett.
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Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines.
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