Featured Stories

* Strike notice served by union representing Alberta nursing care staff, Mrinali Anchan, CBC News (Nov. 19)

* Alberta’s COP30 delegate is a former oil industry lobbyist, Brett McKay, Investigative Journalism Foundation (Nov. 19)

* Alaska tribal nations demand a say on Canadian resource projects, Nathan VanderKlippe, Globe and Mail (Nov. 19)

* Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt, Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck and Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post (Nov. 19)

* Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal, Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur, New York Times (Nov. 19)

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The Toronto Blue Jays came as close as it gets to winning the World Series, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings in game seven.

Andrew Stoeten of THE BATFLIP joins the podcast to discuss how the Jays went from last place in the AL East to making the Dodgers fight hard for a repeat championship.

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It’s been almost 15 years since Canada participated in NATO’s overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Winnipeg-based author and journalist Owen Schalk has a new book out, Targeting Libya, which details the history of Canada’s relationship to the country and its outsized role in bringing about its destruction.

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Thank you Laurence Miall, Revolution Party of Canada, Thought Matters, MakeUsGreat.ca, Jill, and many others for tuning into my live video with Luke Savage! Join me for my next live video in the app.

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Featured Stories

* Inquiry into suicides of 4 Indigenous teens says fear of child welfare system barrier to care, Wallis Snowdon, CBC News (Aug. 27)

* Burnaby council votes unanimously to ask Ottawa to impose arms embargo on Israel, CBC News (Aug. 26)

* Armoured vehicles from Canadian-owned company deployed in Sudan’s war zones, Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail (Aug. 27)

* Trump wants expanded death penalty, longer control over police in D.C., Emily Davies and Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post (Aug. 26)

* Ukraine to allow young men to leave the country, Fabrice Deprez, Financial Times (Aug. 26)

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Stories Featured

* Internal documents show how Alberta measles outbreak began to spiral out of control, Alanna Smith, Globe and Mail (Aug. 21)

* Air Canada flight attendants vote on labour deal starting next week, Eric Atkins, Globe and Mail (Aug. 21)

* Meta banned the Epoch Times from advertising. Then it accepted $300k in new ads targeting Canadians, Rory White, Canada’s National Observer (Aug. 21)

* Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war, Emma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham, The Guardian (Aug. 21)

* Ukrainian man arrested in Italy over Nord Stream attacks, Laura Pitel, Financial Times (Aug. 21)

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Air Canada to start cancelling trips after flight attendants’ union issues strike notice, Vanmala Subramaniam, Globe and Mail (Aug. 13)

As Trump takes over Washington, the city watches for potential fallout, Adrian Morrow, Globe and Mail (Aug. 12)

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach, Lizzie Dearden, New York Times (Aug. 13)

Sudanese RSF fighters kill more than 40 people in Darfur camp, Al Jazeera (Aug. 12)

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The Alberta government’s decision to wade into school library curation is part of a broader trend towards censoring books that has intensified in the past several years.

Lethbridge native Ira Wells, director of the free expression group PEN Canada, published a book, On Book Banning, earlier this year. He joins the Orchardcast to discuss the origins of t…

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With Donald Trump’s tariffs fundamentally altering Canada’s relationship with its largest trading partner, oil and gas pipelines have been put back on the agenda as a purported means of enhancing Canadian self-reliance.

Fossil fuel industry employee-turned-critic Jenny Yeremiy argues that building more pipelines will only exacerbate the economic and env…

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Matt Fodor is the author of From Layton to Singh: The 20-year conflict behind the NDP’s deal with the Trudeau Liberals. He joins the Orchardcast to explain the NDP consultant class’s efforts to shape the outcome of the upcoming leadership race.

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