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For years, there's been an intense conflict on the Wet'suwet'en territory in northern British Columbia over the construction of a natural gas pipeline. There's also a divide among the Wet'suwet'en people between the hereditary chiefs who oppose the pipeline and the elected band council members who signed off on it. The conflict ramped up last year when the RCMP tried to enforce a court-ordered injunction in favour of the pipeline company to allow workers to come in and start construction. Last week, things escalated again when the RCMP raided the area and arrested dozens of people, sparking nationwide protests. Pam Palmater, Ryerson University's Chair in Indigenous Governance, provides her perspective on what's really at the heart of the dispute that has no end in sight.

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Justin Trudeau is on a mission — and Raptors president Masai Ujiri might be his secret weapon. Trudeau and Ujiri are travelling throughout Africa in part to shore up votes from a number of countries to support Canada’s ongoing bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. The vote will take place this June, and Canada needs the support of African countries, but a lot of observers are saying it’s already way too late. Global’s chief political correspondent David Akin has been travelling with Trudeau and joins the show to talk about why Canada wants to be on the security council and how Masai might be able to help.

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When recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada in October 2018, the excitement was palpable. Though the market rollout wasn’t perfect, there was still a lot of hope. Investors were pumping money into new cannabis corporations and people were flocking to the industry. But in recent months, it seems like things have taken a turn: a number of cannabis CEOs have stepped down, and companies are getting sued by investors who say they feel duped. Then last week, hundreds of people got laid off at two of the biggest cannabis companies. Vanmala Subramaniam, the cannabis reporter at the Financial Post, explains how we got here and what the future holds for the once-booming industry. 

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The Oscars are this weekend and there are some predictable favourites who are almost guaranteed to win, like Joaquin Pheonix and Renee Zellweger. But there’s likely going to be a showdown for Best Picture between Sam Mendes’ epic war film 1917 and Bong Joon-Ho’s Korean language social satire Parasite. Today, Global’s entertainment reporter Chris Jancelewicz joins host Tamara Khandaker to make the case for why Parasite should win and to discuss the age-old question: Why are the Oscars still so white in 2020?

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Tensions have been escalating between Ontario teachers’ unions and the Ontario government under Premier Doug Ford. There have been rolling strikes over negotiations over teachers’ contracts as the two sides spar over things like compensation and class size. This week, more than one million elementary students were affected by the first provincewide strike. Right now, there’s no clear end in sight. Today on the show, Toronto Star reporter Kristin Rushowy explains how we got here and why keep seeing flare-ups over education in Canada’s largest province.  

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This week, teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for the work she’s done to raise awareness about climate change. While her speeches, renowned for being unapologetic and blunt, have mobilized millions of people around climate action, her communication style has also spurred massive backlash​. Today, we’re talking about the most effective ways to talk about climate change, and why we need to change the typical narratives around the issue. We’re joined by Kamyar Razavi, a journalist and PhD student at Simon Fraser University, who specializes in climate change communication.

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We were hoping this episode would be about the results of Tuesday night’s Democratic caucuses in Iowa. But the process fell apart pretty spectacularly, and the results were very delayed. While the Iowa caucuses have historically been upheld as a good indicator of who the Democratic presidential nominee will be, many are now questioning this reputation the integrity of the caucuses. Today on the show, Global’s Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow speak with host Tamara Khandaker from Iowa about what went wrong and what it could mean for the U.S. presidential campaign.

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Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his peace plan to resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The plan, overseen by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was three years in the making. Even though it has been praised by Trump as the ‘deal of the century’ and has been backed by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it has been condemned by Palestinian leaders who say it's an insult. Today, Columbia University Arab Studies professor Rashid Khalidi explains his views on the plan and what the future holds for the region.

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As the new coronavirus outbreak is continuing to spread, so is the misinformation around it. The fake news and conspiracy theories range from the virus being created by Bill Gates to it being caused by the 5G network. A lot of them are straight up racist. And there are real-life consequences as the misinformation is fuelling anti-Chinese racism around the world. Today on the show, Buzzfeed News’ disinformation reporter Jane Lytvynenko is taking us through the misinformation around the coronavirus and how she debunks it.

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It's been three years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Now, Brexit is finally here — the 40-year relationship will officially end on January 31st. Today, we're joined by Global's Europe correspondent Redmond Shannon to talk about the significance of this historic day and what it means for the future of the U.K. and beyond.

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