Remember the Epstein files? Those documents tied to one of the most disturbing, high-profile abuse scandals in modern history? The ones that were supposed to bring accountability, transparency, maybe even a little justice? Funny how they seem to keep…slipping out of focus. The Trump administration has been accused of doing its best to keep those files buried (or at least conveniently out of reach). And just when it felt like the story was fading for good, First Lady Melania Trump steps up to the mic with a press conference that raises more eyebrows than it answers questions.

So, what’s actually going on here? Who’s being protected? And why does “sorry” seem to be the go-to response when accountability is nowhere to be found? Leah Eichler joins in our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West (6:00) to talk about her piece in The Globe and Mail. Make sure you stick around for her shocking expose on "alpine divorce". 

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LEAH'S EPSTEIN COLUMN: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-trends/article-epstein-files-apologies/

LEAH'S ALPINE DIVORCE COLUMN: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-trends/article-alpine-divorce-is-a-soft-term-for-a-much-darker-cruel-act/

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36:00 | Is it only a matter of time until Pierre Poilievre loses more MPs to the Liberals? Tasha Kheiridden tells us what she's hearing out of Quebec. 

TASHA'S FEATURE on "CARNEY UNENCUMBERED": https://nationalpost.com/opinion/tasha-kheiriddin-get-ready-for-mark-carney-unencumbered

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