Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
Sep 29, 2026 · 13:54
The Globe and Mail has learned that a Canadian diplomat was sharing intelligence with American spies in Havana and Canadians were using satellite equipment brought into Cuba by…
Sep 28, 2026 · 24:49
After several reports of AI agents going rogue , calls for regulation of this technology have grown louder. And some of the people advocating for more rules are the leaders of…
Sep 25, 2026 · 24:50
For years, Sgt. Robert Semenchuk, a Regina police officer, preyed on hundreds of vulnerable women using information from police databases. He often posed as a contractor named…
Sep 24, 2026 · 22:11
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington this week for his first official state visit to the U.S. in 11 years. A lot has changed since then – China has become one of the…
Sep 23, 2026 · 23:04
On Monday, the governing Liberals tabled their first bill of the new session of Parliament. Bill C-39, also called the Building Canada Strong Act , is over 240 pages long and…
Sep 22, 2026 · 22:58
Canada has had a system of equalization payments for decades, where money collected by federal income taxes gets distributed to provinces worse off financially than others. It…
Sep 21, 2026 · 22:13
Canada and the EU are working toward a more integrated partnership . As the relationship with the U.S. becomes increasingly less reliable, Canadians seem to be overwhelmingly in…
Sep 20, 2026 · 39:34
What happens when one of the “good guys” turns out to be a bad guy? The acclaimed true crime podcast series ‘In Her Defence’ returns with ’In Her Defence: Breach of Trust”. A…
Sep 18, 2026 · 24:08
The Canadian Armed Forces is undergoing a generational change. From record investment and spending , to its most extensive re-organization in decades – military officials say…
Sep 17, 2026 · 22:30
The Canada Investment Summit wrapped after two days of deals and announcements meant to spur more capital in the Canadian economy . This includes the federal government leasing…
Sep 16, 2026 · 25:30
Albertans will head to the polls in just over a month, on Oct. 19, to vote in a referendum. There are 10 questions, but the one that’s garnering the most attention is the…
Sep 15, 2026 · 22:59
Headlines about vacant office buildings and deserted downtowns is old news. The return to office , in downtown Toronto especially, is back on. Vacancy rates have plummeted,…
Sep 14, 2026 · 24:10
Starting today, 300 big-money investors are descending upon Toronto to take part in the inaugural Canada Investment Summit . Prime Minister Mark Carney will try to convince them…
Sep 11, 2026 · 21:10
Personal connections have always mattered when it comes to political lobbying, but as the trade war ramps up, and global interests try to influence U.S. policy as set by U.S.…
Sep 10, 2026 · 22:21
Scary bond market headlines – warnings of an impending financial crisis – have been in the news for weeks now thanks to a rise in U.S. Treasury yields. This market is the bedrock…
Sep 9, 2026 · 18:19
With Canada’s countertariffs coming into effect on roughly $28-billion worth of U.S. goods on Tuesday, the trade war between Canada and the U.S. is heating up. With neither side…
Sep 8, 2026 · 26:45
A growing and worrying trend is happening in Canadian schools – student violence against teachers is on the rise . Data from school boards across Canada supports this finding,…
Sep 4, 2026 · 28:22
A big issue hangs over university students and professors, and that’s artificial intelligence . There are some rules and guidelines, but professors are largely left on their own…
Sep 3, 2026 · 21:00
The popularity of e-scooters on Canadian roads has exploded in recent years. But new data from health officials and the Canadian Paediatric Society shows that the risks of…
Sep 2, 2026 · 25:52
It’s been a turbulent time for the official opposition of the British Columbia provincial legislature, the B.C. Conservative party. After seeing a surge in popularity leading up…
Sep 1, 2026 · 18:28
The 50-per-cent tariffs from the U.S. that came into effect on Aug. 22 are hitting a long list of goods — everything from cosmetics and toiletries, to electronics, clothing, and…
Aug 31, 2026 · 18:40
The demands of modern life seem to grow every day, leaving little time for people to pursue hobbies. Many Canadians are leaving vacation time unused . In light of this, a growing…
Aug 28, 2026 · 30:12
A growing number of Canadians are struggling with fertility, and the business helping people make babies is booming. The global fertility services market was valued at more than…
Aug 27, 2026 · 24:09
The auto sector is at the heart of trade discussions between Canada and the U.S. Canada’s auto sector has been hit hard over the past year with tariffs from U.S. President Donald…
Aug 26, 2026 · 25:57
The Canada-U.S. trade war is in full effect. On Tuesday, the federal government announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States. U.S. steel, seafood, dishwashers, forks,…
Aug 25, 2026 · 27:48
After trade talks broke down between Ottawa and Washington , U.S. President Donald Trump implemented 50-per-cent tariffs on $28-billion dollars worth of Canadian goods. Over the…
Aug 24, 2026 · 24:37
Plasma is the golden fluid part of the blood and it’s used to make life-saving medications for people with immune deficiencies. In Canada, plasma donors were historically…
Aug 21, 2026 · 37:51
The first episode of Skinny Inc. was all about the science behind GLP-1s , and the second episode was about the business , from the pharmaceutical companies who make GLP-1s to…
Aug 20, 2026 · 25:32
Canadians braced for new tariffs on Wednesday. Instead, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold off on 50 per cent tariffs for three more days because a “good” trade deal…
Aug 19, 2026 · 24:35
New research from the University of Regina and the University of Alberta provides evidence that Russian content farms and right-wing U.S. influencers are targeting Alberta’s…
Aug 18, 2026 · 21:41
More than 6,000 ship workers, including some Canadians, have been stranded in the Persian Gulf — some in the Strait of Hormuz — since the war in Iran began at the end of…
Aug 17, 2026 · 24:44
Canada is in the middle of one of its worst seasons for ticks. The tick population and tick-borne diseases are climbing year-over-year, and it’s not just Lyme disease that…
Aug 14, 2026 · 32:58
GLP-1 medications to treat diabetes, obesity and several other illnesses have exploded in popularity since Ozempic was approved for use in Canada back in 2018. Ozempic and…
Aug 13, 2026 · 32:45
Summerland, B.C., has been devastated by the Bald Range wildfire. More than 20,000 people have evacuated, and by Wednesday, it had burned 178 square kilometres . The evacuees…
Aug 12, 2026 · 25:14
For years, the Canadian athletic-wear brand Lululemon both pioneered and dominated the athleisure retail market. It turned workout gear into a status symbol, growing its…
Aug 11, 2026 · 24:41
Canadian banks are leaning heavily into AI adoption. More than 30 per cent of finance and insurance firms are using AI, compared to just 1.5 per cent of businesses in…
Aug 10, 2026 · 22:27
Steeped in military and naval history, Halifax is increasingly used as the backdrop for announcements of defence investment. The city is poised to benefit from substantial…
Aug 7, 2026 · 32:04
Dr. Daniel Drucker’s research helped pave the way for Ozempic , the blockbuster GLP-1 class drug. The endocrinologist has been researching the effects on Ozempic’s active…
Aug 6, 2026 · 24:08
With a Quebec provincial election on deck this fall, and the Parti Québécois leading in the polls, there’s a good chance Quebec will hold another referendum on independence .…
Aug 5, 2026 · 20:31
A Canadian woman has been arrested and accused of spying for a third country during her internship at NATO’s headquarters in Belgium. The woman had a work history with Canadian…
Aug 4, 2026 · 22:48
The Dock has been around since 2015. It’s an invite-only conference where tech, business and political leaders gather to talk. This year it was at a billionaire real estate…
Jul 31, 2026 · 22:16
Ransomware attacks have become more prominent in recent years, with major breaches of hospitals, like Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children in 2022, and companies like Indigo in…
Jul 30, 2026 · 27:59
Billy Bishop Airport, located on the western edge of the Toronto Islands, just south of downtown, has long been the subject of controversy. There was opposition to its expansion…
Jul 29, 2026 · 24:50
The Canadian condo market is crumbling. As prices continue to plummet, thousands of condo units sit empty and unsold in Vancouver and Toronto – two of Canada’s largest real…
Jul 28, 2026 · 22:51
First, beef prices went sky-high. Now, the price of chicken is getting more expensive — and Canadian chicken production is struggling to keep up with demand. Between a protein…
Jul 27, 2026 · 25:33
When’s the last time going to see a movie was a cultural event? Director Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has people flocking to theatres for its star-studded cast and…
Jul 24, 2026 · 25:03
What does it mean to create music? Would you be able to tell if the sounds you were listening to weren’t made or sung by a human? Artists and supporters of the music industry are…
Jul 23, 2026 · 24:43
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50-per-cent tariff on more than 500 Canadian goods effective next month. This is far from the first time the Trump…
Jul 22, 2026 · 24:10
Nearly 900 wildfires are burning across Canada , and early estimates suggest Ontario is experiencing its worst wildfire season on record . In Northwest Ontario, more than a dozen…
Jul 21, 2026 · 27:16
One of the key jobs of a prime minister is to help build out the story of what is Canada. And while Mark Carney was considered a political neophyte when he became Prime Minister,…
Jul 20, 2026 · 25:29
There are several development projects underway for AI data centres in Canada, with plans for many, many more. The Canadian government is behind these projects as it tries to…
Jul 19, 2026 · 45:35
Pitch and Power is The Globe and Mail's World Cup podcast. In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher’s England was a country under strain, marked by industrial decline, social unrest and…
Jul 17, 2026 · 25:04
A lot of attention has been given to the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran’s closure in response to attacks by the U.S. and Israel. But another key strait in the region, the Bab…
Jul 16, 2026 · 25:03
Evacuation orders are under way in communities in northwestern Ontario, as more than 140 wildfires rage in the region. Meanwhile, smoke from the fires has drifted south,…
Jul 15, 2026 · 13:36
A new deal between Canada and the U.S. resolves issues around the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is now set to open on July 27. The bridge – which will become the second…
Jul 14, 2026 · 23:06
The 2023 murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., led to a major diplomatic rift between Canada and India. Mr. Nijjar was a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist . Then-Prime…
Jul 13, 2026 · 24:49
A lot of Canadians struggle to take their allotted, paid vacation days , according to new research, meaning those days go unused. It’s not just internal pressures making people…
Jul 12, 2026 · 45:43
In the heat of USA ’94, Roberto Baggio carried the nation of Italy on his shoulders— and then saw it all slip away from twelve yards. This episode explores one of soccer’s most…
Jul 10, 2026 · 27:58
Decisions in two landmark trials in the U.S. found social media companies responsible for harms to youth on their platforms, earlier this year. They follow years of growing…
Jul 9, 2026 · 24:12
Canada’s Big Six banks are doing very well financially – their stocks are up an average of 62 per cent over the past year. In previous years, five or 10 per cent increases would…
Jul 8, 2026 · 24:27
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been front and centre of two pipeline proposal announcements in the past week. First, she and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new…
Jul 7, 2026 · 20:57
The value of copper has sky-rocketed in the last number of years. The pink orange metal has been in high demand for data centres, telecommunications services and EV charging…
Jul 6, 2026 · 17:14
A recent report from the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s electronic eavesdropping agency, revealed it conducted cyberattacks to disrupt the online fentanyl supply…
Jul 3, 2026 · 23:40
Interprovincial trade within Canada is complicated. Existing barriers mean that many goods, like alcohol, often can’t be sold across provincial and territorial lines. Prime…
Jul 2, 2026 · 22:58
Canada and the U.S. share more than July birthdays. Between them is the world’s longest international land border, more than $3 billion in trade daily and they’re longtime…
Jun 30, 2026 · 26:13
With July 1 approaching – the formal review date for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement – it has become clear that there will be no 16-year extension of the trade treaty.…
Jun 29, 2026 · 25:18
Billions of dollars of illegal wildlife parts get trafficked around the world each year. Think elephant tusks, rhino horns, polar bear pelts and even some rare plants, like wild…
Jun 26, 2026 · 23:00
Dating can be rough , but it seems to be especially bad right now . According to Statistics Canada, in the 1980s, 68 per cent of Canadians aged 25 to 29 were in a relationship.…
Jun 25, 2026 · 26:53
Canadian businesses don’t have an innovation problem – they have a growth funding problem . Small- and medium-sized businesses often find themselves in what’s known as the…
Jun 24, 2026 · 24:51
The federal government wants Canada to get back into nuclear energy , pushing to increase nuclear power use and to build and export more Canadian-made nuclear reactors. For the…
Jun 23, 2026 · 24:33
On June 20, Rainbow Railroad released a report on the state of global LGBTQ+ persecution. As an advocacy group, Rainbow Railroad helps at-risk LGBTQ+ people get to safety around…
Jun 22, 2026 · 20:58
A court case in Winnipeg has offered a rare glimpse into the mechanics of how human trafficking can work. And it showed that short-rental rentals, like Airbnb and Vrbo, can be…
Jun 21, 2026 · 48:25
Patrick Radden Keefe, investigative journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, is best known for his narrative non-fiction true crime stories and deep dives into history. His…
Jun 19, 2026 · 26:18
The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding this week to end the war, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The 14-paragraph agreement lays out the stipulations for each…
Jun 18, 2026 · 25:43
Could Saskatchewan be the key to unlocking Canada’s trade potential? While Ottawa works to double non-U.S. exports over the next decade and rebuild important partnerships,…
Jun 17, 2026 · 25:16
Canada’s Online Streaming Act is a thorn in the side of the U.S. administration . The law, passed in 2023 , brings streaming platforms like Netflix, Paramount and Disney under…
Jun 16, 2026 · 25:34
Despite Canada’s contributions to space technology and science, it lags behind other G7 nations in rocket launching capabilities. But that’s now changing – with federal…
Jun 15, 2026 · 24:00
Summer is peak tourist season for the Atlantic provinces, and many restaurants rely on revenue made during the season to get them through the rest of the year. But this summer,…
Jun 14, 2026 · 44:03
Introducing Pitch and Power: How Soccer Shapes Everything , The Globe and Mail’s new soccer podcast for World Cup 2026. Every Thursday, throughout the tournament, host Eoin…
Jun 13, 2026 · 57:40
Following The Decibel’s analysis of a one-on-one interview with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, listeners wrote in and asked for an uncut interview to hear the opposition…
Jun 12, 2026 · 26:33
The government’s new Safe Social Media Act, introduced on Wednesday, will require social media companies to block users below the age of 16 from having accounts on their…
Jun 11, 2026 · 22:42
There’s a surge of excitement around a few big companies going public this year – like Apotex and SpaceX both going on stock exchanges this week. These IPOs, or initial public…
Jun 10, 2026 · 26:21
The World Cup starts on Thursday , beginning what will be the largest iteration of a hugely popular global event. This time, there are 104 matches with 48 countries competing…
Jun 9, 2026 · 24:13
Smoking cigarettes is cool again. Apparently. Social media and accounts online are raving about the habit, turning it into a trend with images from celebrities and appealing to…
Jun 8, 2026 · 23:18
The federal government released its plan for AI , and it includes a lot of new money ($2.3 billion, to be precise) towards training, adoption and supporting Canadian businesses…
Jun 5, 2026 · 26:30
As Canada builds out its military, there has been an increasing focus on arctic security. But military strategies that work in the southern part of the country do not always work…
Jun 4, 2026 · 22:05
Canada’s economy has stalled . According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s real GDP contracted 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis in the first quarter of 2026. In the previous…
Jun 3, 2026 · 23:04
Interprovincial trade within Canada is complicated. Existing barriers mean that many goods, like alcohol, often can’t be sold across provincial and territorial lines. Prime…
Jun 2, 2026 · 26:09
The Canadian trucking industry touches almost every aspect of commercial life — most Canadian products on store shelves made at least some part of their journey on the back of a…
Jun 1, 2026 · 23:54
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault has announced his resignation from Mark Carney’s government , after stepping down from cabinet last fall.. During his time in Canadian parliament Mr.…
May 29, 2026 · 25:05
Vancouver and Toronto are getting ready to host FIFA World Cup matches in June and July, and the demands FIFA makes tend to be costly. Requirements from FIFA go from stadium…
May 28, 2026 · 18:05
Canada has been pushing to increase its defence efforts. Earlier this year, Canada reached their NATO defence spending target of two per cent of GDP . On Wednesday, Prime…
May 27, 2026 · 32:06
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C. was the site of a national reckoning over the legacy of residential schools. On May 27, 2021, the First Nation announced…
May 26, 2026 · 24:07
Political tensions are rising in Alberta. Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the province will hold a referendum on whether to hold a subsequent referendum on…
May 25, 2026 · 22:37
Getting paid for plasma – the yellow-gold liquid part of blood – in Canada is still pretty new. It’s full of protein and antibodies and can be used to make medicine for…
May 22, 2026 · 30:11
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, sat down with The Globe’s editorial board for an interview last week. They asked him about a range of issues,…
May 21, 2026 · 23:05
Drones have become a part of everyday life for many Ukrainians. Now, they’re showing up in the airspace of Baltic countries. On Wednesday, people in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius,…
May 20, 2026 · 25:51
Finding the time to cook can be a challenge. The solution for many Canadians looks like using convenient pre-prepared foods. Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are branded, commercial…
May 19, 2026 · 22:52
“Birth alerts” were a controversial practice in several Canadian provinces that allowed hospitals and child-welfare agencies to flag pregnant patients they deemed to be high-risk…
May 15, 2026 · 24:26
U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to China to meet President Xi Jinping this week is full of jeopardy. From tense talks over trade and tariffs, the role of each superpower in…
Listen in the Podli app 🎧
Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.
Your podcast? Get the Podli badge for your site
