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Alberta MLA Shannon Phillips is quitting politics, calling out what she says is a toxic environment that is driving women out of elected office. She talks to Matt Galloway about being snooped on by Lethbridge police officers, and why she refuses to be a victim.
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Ruth Whippman says young boys today are told to be strong — but also told that masculinity itself is toxic. In her new book BoyMom, the mother of three sons argues we’re failing young boys and need to change how we nurture them into better men.
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We visit a refugee camp in Chad where water is desperately scarce in 40-degree heat — and talk to a Calgary geophysicist who went there to help find water buried deep in the desert.
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The Edmonton Oilers had their hopes dashed in the Stanley Cup final Monday night. But fans say they’ll be back next year, and this small team with big dreams is still “a force to be reckoned with.”
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The federal Conservatives won a shocking byelection victory in Toronto-St. Paul's on Monday night, a seat held by the Liberals for more than 30 years. The Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz explains why this was a “calculated” win for the Conservatives, and what it might mean for Justin Trudeau’s future as Liberal leader.
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Samantha O'Neill chose medical assistance in dying last year, facing terminal cervical cancer and excruciating pain. But her Catholic hospital in B.C. opposes MAID and refuses to provide it, forcing O’Neill to be transferred elsewhere. Her father Jim O'Neill is now suing the hospital’s operator and the province, saying Samantha’s transfer caused unnecessary pain and denied his daughter a dignified death.
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Two indie bookstore owners share their recommendations for the best books this summer, from a road trip novel — without a road trip — to a book about how to age disgracefully.
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We head to Edmonton where excited Oilers fans say they’re pinching themselves ahead of Monday night’s game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals — and the chance to bring the cup back to Canada.
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Sam Anderson gets eye-to-eye with manatees, pufflings and even an eruption of bats in his new podcast, Animal. He explains why we’ve never been more distant from the creatures all around us — and what it might mean to get closer.
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Canada’s men’s soccer team played their first ever game at the Copa America tournament on Thursday — and lost 2-0 to world champions Argentina. Soccer journalist John Molinaro explains why that’s still something to be proud of.
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At the Chad border, there’s a steady stream of donkeys pulling carts piled high with people’s belongings, everything they’ve been able to carry as they flee the brutal conflict in Sudan. The Current’s Liz Hoath went there to speak with refugees, and the aid workers struggling to help.
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Hundreds of residents were hastily evacuated as a wildfire threatened Churchill Falls, N.L., on Wednesday. Matt Galloway gets the latest from John Gaudi, guest host of Labrador Morning.
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Climate expert Blair Feltmate says governments need to treat cooling as a human right, especially as summer heat waves intensify. If they don’t, he warns that the death toll from events like heat domes could rise into the thousands.
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Olympic gold medallist Maggie Mac Neil has accomplished everything she wanted to in swimming, and now wants to make room for other things in her life. She talks to Matt Galloway about the weight of expectations as she heads to compete in Paris, and what comes next.
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The Edmonton Oilers have battled their way back into contention for the Stanley Cup. As they face a do-or-die game 7 on Friday, we check in with a city craving a championship.
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Close calls and mental fatigue are pushing B.C.’s experienced wildfire fighters to quit, right as fire seasons get longer and harsher. In her documentary The Burn, Joan Webber looks at what that means for the less experienced workers who replace them — and the communities they’re trying to protect.
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Politicians in Ottawa take their summer break, our national affairs panel dissects a session preoccupied with foreign interference — and accusations on all sides. Matt Galloway talks to the CBC’s Rosemary Barton, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and the National Post’s Ryan Tumilty.
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Nora Young knew technology was inherently political when she created Spark in 2007, mere months after the iPhone was unveiled. As the CBC Radio show ends its 17-year run, she says we should be demanding more from the technologies that shape our lives.
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The U.S. surgeon general is calling for a warning label on social media, citing mental health risks for teens. Would warnings similar to the ones on cigarettes make a difference?
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People are living much longer these days, but economics professor Andrew Scott says our society isn’t set up to support that. His new book The Longevity Imperative looks at the major overhauls needed to make a longer life rewarding, from employment to health care.
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