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Because News

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Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines. Get tickets for Season 12!

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  • 24 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 28 min
  • English

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  • May 2 · 56 min

    Weekend laughs from The Big Five

    <p>The Big Five answers the most pressing question of our time: what are the “Big 5” of any given category? Not the best 5. Not the top 5. Not anyone’s favourite 5. But objectively, the Big 5. In each episode, Donovan Woods, Tom Power, and a celebrity guest tackle new topics and debate things like: what are the Big 5 farm animals? Types of hats? Slang terms for “butt”? Ways to cook a potato? Guys named Paul? Guests in this season include Vivek Shraya, Jordan Canning, William Prince, Lindsay Ell,

  • May 1 · 30 min

    Move over Sephora girls, the boys are cologne obsessed

    <p>Teenage boys are buying designer colognes that cost more than their allowance. Ontario schools must now teach Grade 10 students a new skill: financial literacy. Prime Minister Mark Carney offers extra moolah for tradespeople. Would you invest in Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund? What does it really take to break a marathon record? Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Jennifer Hsiung, Tom Hearn, and Emma Hunter.</p>

  • April 24 · 36 min

    Can you spot the fake Alberta separatists?

    <p>Who is behind all these fake Alberta separatists on YouTube? They can’t even pronounce “Regina” correctly. The Tragically Hip is now a musical and there’s a real connection to Because News. With soaring fuel prices more fees are being added to our flights. Thanks, America. Try a new nightly ritual that will make you feel alive: mortality check-ins. Or try a new nightly ritual that will make you fall asleep: bedtime stacking. Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Jan Caruana, Kris

  • April 17 · 33 min

    Trump vs. the Pope: This time it’s biblical

    <p>Justin Trudeau took Katy Perry to Coachella, and now he never has to talk to Trump again. Well played, JT. Trump poses as Jesus Christ, then picks a fight with the Pope. Imagine being on a cruise that reroutes from Bermuda to New Brunswick. Mark Carney rebrands the “Liberals” and enters his majority era. Avi Lewis and the NDP want to ban something super creepy. And the latest trend making the rounds on TikTok: Nonnamaxxing. Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Tom Hearn, Kris Sid

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