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What it’s like for women inside Ottawa’s jail

There’s a big increase in the number of women incarcerated in Ontario. The CBC’s Julie Ireton dug into why - and spoke with two women who were in and out of the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre – and never want to go back.

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24 min
2025-12-29

I did a podcast about stolen cars. And then my car got stolen.

Sometimes art imitates life. And sometimes life imitates podcast. That was the case for Robyn Bresnahan when she stepped outside one morning to discover her car was gone. In that moment, this episode from December 2024 flashed through her mind.

2025-12-29

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21 min
2025-12-24

We need to talk about what 16th Avenue looks like

Sixteenth Avenue is a major gateway road in this city, but the way it looks leaves a little something to be desired. We are replaying one of our favourite episodes from this year exploring why this roadway looks the way it does, it's unique history and if there's any hope for a better, more colourful future. This is Calgary will return with new episodes on January 7th, happy holidays!

2025-12-24

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20 min
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Carla Beck pushed for change in 2025. Does she think it worked?

The leader of Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP is proud her party brought forward legislation on health care, rent control and wildfire response this year. But did it move the needle at all? Today, we feature CBC provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon’s year-end interview with provincial NDP Leader Carla Beck. To listen to CBC’s year-end interview with Premier Scott Moe click here: https://link.mgln.ai/M82oKA

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24 min
2025-12-18

Saying goodbye to local politics in 2025 — and looking forward to 2026

2025 ended in Metro Vancouver politics with mayors pointing fingers at the province and federal government on housing and transit issues, while battling governance issues of their own. The CBC’s Justin McElroy and the Globe and Mail’s Frances Bula join Stephen Quinn to talk the year that was in local politics, and what to expect in 2026.

2025-12-18

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30 min
2025-12-25

Do we need a bridge between the island and the mainland?

Every once in a while, frustrated ferry users bring up the idea of a “fixed link” - a bridge or tunnel that would permanently connect Vancouver Island to the rest of B.C. It happened this week when stormy weather led to nearly a hundred sailing cancellations just before Christmas. It also came up this summer, as discussions dragged on about the new ships that B.C. Ferries ordered from a shipyard in China. So this week, a repeat of our July 17 episode: do we need a bridge or tunnel? What it take to build one?

2025-12-25

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17 min
2025-12-22

How Ottawa became the capital of Christmas movies

According to Ottawa Tourism, more Christmas movies have been filmed in Ottawa than anywhere else. In this encore episode, Robyn Bresnahan hears why producers love the city for cheesy holiday rom-coms – and what it takes to make the city look like Christmas in the middle of the summer.

2025-12-22

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19 min
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The kid who wouldn’t give up his kirpan

Gurbaj Singh Multani is just playing basketball when the ceremonial dagger that symbolizes his Sikh faith falls onto the playground of his Montreal school. The next thing the 11-year-old knows, his principal is giving him an ultimatum: hand over his kirpan, a symbol of his Sikh faith, or leave school. This week, This is Montreal shares this episode of the CBC podcast See You in Court. Host Falen Johnson and journalist Sonali Karnick take us through the case of Multani v Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. It sparks a heated public debate over multiculturalism in post 9/11 Quebec, with grown-ups hurling slurs at the tween, and ends with a landmark ruling for religious freedoms in Canada. Check out more episodes of See You in Court

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Ituna: Come for the perogies, stay for the people

It may not be your top travel destination in the dead of winter, but there’s something special about visiting a small community like Ituna. CBC’s Peter Mills took a trip to the town of 700 people, a 90-minute drive northeast of Regina, to find out what makes life meaningful in Ituna. (Spoiler alert: It’s the perogies.)

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20 min
2025-12-26

Ch-ch-changes. Premier Moe reflects on a shifting year

Saskatchewan’s 2025 political landscape was shaped by a new relationship with the federal government, a devastating fire season and tumultuous tariff threats from the United States. With the year now coming to an end, provincial politicians from all stripes are reflecting on the highlights and challenges of the last year. Today, we feature CBC provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon’s year-end interview with Premier Scott Moe. Next week, This is Saskatchewan will drop CBC’s interview with provincial NDP Leader Carla Beck into the feed.

2025-12-26

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22 min

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