Because News
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GTA 6 Is Coming, and Nobody's Showing Up to Work
Thirteen years in the making, GTA 6 drops next week. Bad Bunny, Robyn, and Lana Del Rey all host radio stations in the game. Torontonians are unloading their burial plots on Facebook Marketplace. The Grey Cup will never…
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Catholicmaxxing, Carrotmaxxing & the Fine Art of Fartmaxxing
The Word of the Year is maxxing, which beat out mogging, carspreading, and fricy. Bryan Adams has entered his anti-Trump era with a new album, How’s It Goin’. Grocery store freezers in Europe are still getting hacked,…
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All the President's Butts (Featuring Nicki Minaj)
Trump won’t stop talking about butts during important election rallies. B.C.’s former premier David Eby made a political oopsie for the ages, and now “accidental premier” Lorne Doerkson is in charge of the province. And…
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The Referendum Is Over. What Will the Russian Bots Do Now?
Post-referendum, Premier Danielle Smith sings “It’s My Party and I’ll Comply If I Want To.” A drone delivered McDonald’s to a Quebec prison in what could only be the happiest of Happy Meals. What’s with all the Pepsi in…
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The Unquenchable Canadian Thirst for the Backstreet Boys
Not quite live, but still full price: Canadians paid big to see rapper Sidhu Moose Wala as a hologram. A new book calls Trump’s America an “Unreliable Boyfriend.” So, how should we deal with the White House? Use the…
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Canadians Are Buying ALL the Sour Puss Liquor
Favourite quiz rounds about food… if you consider booze, chips, and lobster to be the main food groups! Giving thanks for some of our favourite panellists on this Thanksgiving episode. Gavin Crawford quizzes Priyanka,…
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Did You Eat the Pesticide Berries of 2024?
Turns out washing your berries doesn't make a big difference. Alberta Wants to Know: Who’s an Albertan? We try to decipher the confusing referendum questions. Now you need all the subscriptions to watch the NHL on TV.…
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AI Might Kill Us. Is That Bad?
AI might kill us in only ten years; take that, climate change! “Copium” is now in the dictionary, but everything is fine, really. Star hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck wants to be traded. Rumour has it he could switch…
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The EU is thirsty for Canada: French with Benefits?
Canada’s in a “situationship” with the EU. Mark Carney wants to sell you an airport. Manitoba makes daily gym mandatory and that’s our literal nightmare. Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Martha Chaves, Tom Hearn and…
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Canada’s Secret Trade Weapon: Toilet Paper
America needs our TP. It’s time to hold the roll, Canada. We have counter-tarriffed capes, cloaks and breeches. Apologies, aristocrats. Quebec has a Celine Dion lotto ticket: My Heart Will Gagnant! King Charles is on…
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- 02/2020 · over 6 years
- Typical length
- 28 min
- Format
- Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
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