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From the team at The Big Story, comes Big Headlines – Canada's first daily news headlines podcast. Catch up on Canada’s top stories, with insight from reporters across the country. From breaking news to politics, sports, climate, and culture. Big Headlines makes staying connected to the pulse of the country easier than ever. Perfect for busy Canadians on the go!

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#173
October 1 · 7 min
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk has blasted off to the International Space Station and the Carney government responds to Stelco cuts
Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce today that an oil pipeline to the west coast will be designated as a project of national interest. Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the government is evaluating all its options after an Ontario steel producer announced hundreds of job cuts this week, members of British Columbia's Tsawwassen first nation lined the road, drummed and chanted as the bodies of two elders were taken away outside a shopping centre south of Vancouver. More deta
#172
September 30 · 7 min
Israel-bound flight redirected to Saudi Arabia after intense cockpit disturbance and 17,000-foot drop as officials claim "a possible hijack"
Plus: Several events are being held across Canada as the country remembers its residential school legacy and honours survivors and victims, mid-term elections are right around the corner for the U.S. as Carney says he won't apply new trade pressure right now, more U.S. troops are leaving Iraq, and a new survey finds young Canadians are growing more and more skeptical of democracy in this country.
#171
September 29 · 7 min
Canada-U.S. trade war escalates again as import bans kick in on more Canadian products
Plus: Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Vancouver, set to make a major announcement related to the energy industry. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Albertans need to stay Canadian. Ukrainians who survived Russian captivity are thanking Canada for its advocacy and for funding programs to help children heal from trauma. Canada will mark its 5th National Truth and Reconciliation day on September 30th, a new digital book is exploring how generations of Indigenous artists have responded to the Indian R
#170
September 28 · 6 min
Pair of Conservative premiers convene in Calgary to talk energy and Canada's overhauling foreign policy around its autonomy
Plus: Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre wants to eliminate all tax on diesel sales until at least Canada Day, the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ annual memorial service in Ottawa has recognized five police officers and a correctional services officer who died this year, a decade after their final concert a staple of Canadiana joined the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
#169
September 25 · 6 min
Experts say possible changes to Canada's labour code gives the federal government too much new power and a Quebec man tried planning an attack for ISIS
Plus: the Federal government is trying to relieve concerns after a New York Times report claimed Canada has considered military scenarios to defend against an attack from the U.S., today is the last day to apply for a mail-in ballot for Alberta's October 19th referendum, and September 25 is now Dolly Parton Day.
#168
September 24 · 6 min
Carney and the Canadian Forces have evaluated options for 'unlikely' U.S. military action against Canada
Plus: U.S. President Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House, two major speeches are planned for the United Nations General Assembly, a new poll shows the vast majority of Canadians support Canada becoming an 'associate member' of the EU, another animal from Marineland has died, and why British Columbians will be heading to the polls two years early.
#167
September 23 · 7 min
Carney meets European Commission boss in New York and Ottawa extends gas tax holiday into 2027
PLUS: Several seniors have been arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill as they called for stronger government action to address climate change, voters in B.C. will head to the polls on October 24th after provincial NDP leader David Eby called a snap election, the Polaris music prize given to Angine De Poitrine.
#166
September 22 · 7 min
Ontario synagogue shooting suspect reportedly with the Canadian Forces and B.C.'s government sues OpenAI for Tumbler Ridge tragedy
PLUS: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its Pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote next month. The British Columbia government has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Open AI in California over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that left eight people dead, including five students and a teacher's aide at the local secondary school- back in February. Canada's privacy commissioner is investigati
#165
September 21 · 6 min
Gunfire exchange near Belleville synagogue injures 2 and Parliament returns after a 3-month break
PLUS: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada will never be part of the European Union, Montreal city council is set to debate a proposed bylaw this week that could ban people from insulting municipal employees and police officers, and Kerry-Lynne Findlay steps down as Conservative leader in B.C.
#164
September 18 · 7 min
'O Canada' performed at Buffalo Bills' home opener despite recent trade tensions with the U.S.
PLUS: A global airline industry group says it has some major concerns about Prime Minister Carney's plan to open up operations of Canada's four largest airports to privatization. Canadian auto parts mogul Frank Stronach will be sentenced on December 11th, but won’t face jail time. Canada has the potential to bolster Europe's energy security through the new alliance. The Royal Canadian Air Force has welcomed the first two of its new trainer aircraft, the C-T-1-5-7 Siskin two. it's the same planes
#163
September 17 · 6 min
Carney addresses EU Parliament as the push continues to get Canada to become its first associate member
PLUS: 9-1-1 service across the country appears to be getting back to normal after intermittent outages were reported. A sentencing hearing will be held today for billionaire Canadian auto parts businessman Frank Stronach on the historical offence of indecent assault. The prospect of a referendum on Quebec sovereignty took centre stage last night as the leaders of the main political parties squared off for a second television debate ahead of the October provincial election. A documentary about th
#162
September 16 · 7 min
Canada could become the European Union's first associate member and home sales dipped in August
PLUS: Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered closing remarks at Canada's first-ever national investment summit - Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming a split among Conservative votes along with a low overall turnout after a stunning NDP byelection win - The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in August were down - More acts are leaving Ed Sheeran's global tour after he kicked out fellow artist Macklemore.
#161
September 15 · 5 min
Day 2 of Canada's investment summit as another round of American tariffs hit
Plus: The New Democrats have taken a long-term Conservative stronghold with a byelection win in the Calgary-Shaw riding, the European Parliament is opening an office in Ottawa, and a tribute to Canadian actor Catharine O'Hara at the 78th Emmys.
#160
September 14 · 6 min
Canada's inflation rate holds steady and Carney hosts major international investors in Toronto
Plus: The Canada investment summit is underway, new poll finds federal Liberals lead over Conservatives, Google is bringing age assurance tech to Canada, remembering George Chuvalo, and Canada's new sanctions on West Bank settlers.
#159
September 11 · 7 min
Canada and the U.S. mourn 9/11 on the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks
Plus: Commemoration ceremonies in the U.S. and Canada, Trump and Carney are talking, the Houthis capture a strategic island, and what happened to our attention spans?
#158
September 10 · 6 min
Carney convenes his cabinet in Alberta and Trump vows American adults $5,000 if his party wins midterms
Plus: Ukraine's President is in Canada, Trump's pledge ahead of the midterms, August broke heat records, TIFF begins, and the age of technological imperialism.
#157
September 9 · 6 min
Trump signs new executive order banning Canadian products
Plus: A preview to fall, new iPhone unveiling, the most searched slang words, and Canada's digital defences are lagging. Now what?
#156
September 8 · 8 min
Canada's counter-tariffs against the U.S. are now in effect as Carney addresses the nation
Plus: A new report on threats facing Canadian children, a Canadian tourist rescued in Australia, Hawaii is under a state of emergency, and how economic hardship increases gender-based violence.
#155
September 4 · 7 min
Montreal college resumes classes after some uncertainty over its funding and Canada’s job market takes a turn for the worse
Plus: A Nova Scotia cabinet minister resigns over decade-old rap lyrics, Quebec puts out nearly a million vaccine-laced raccoon baits to fight a rabies outbreak, Alberta expects record turnout for an upcoming referendum, and the fate of a Massachusetts women who claims postpartum psychosis led her to kill her children lies in the hands of a jury.
#154
September 3 · 7 min
Canada's set to unveil a new $20 bill featuring the King and an Alberta Sheriffs officer won't be charged over AI-generated sexual images of women
Plus: the Carney government is making a landmark investment in manufacturing today, the NBA hands down severe punishments to the Clippers in the Kawhi Leonard investigation, feminist Gloria Steinem dies at 92, and a sovereigntist party could soon take power in Quebec amid the trade war with the U.S.

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