10/3: Canada Covered

We bring the fourth and final chapter in our series on how the Alberta election was won and lost. Today, Emma Graney explains how Jason Kenney was able to tap into the mood of Albertans so successfully.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the U.S. Canada border between B.C. and Washington, there’s a park where you can freely meander between countries so long as you don’t leave the stretch of grass. But that free movement has allegedly been exploited by a B.C. man who is accused of bringing people into the country illegally using that park. Dave is joined by National Post reporter Douglas Quan.  Learn more about your ad choices....

It is now illegal in Quebec for people in positions of authority to wear religious symbols on the job. Quebec’s Bill 21 looks to defend the idea secularism in the province, but critics say it targets people of specific religions, and excludes them from Quebec society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Premier Doug Ford campaigned on a slogan of For the People. A year in, has he lived up to that promise? We look at how the first year in office has gone, where the premier has succeeded and where he has stumbled. Dave is joined by National Post columnist Matt Gurney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we bring you Chapter 3 of our series on the Alberta election. Edmonton Journal reporter Clare Clancy outlines why the NDP campaign didn't work.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced steps towards a federal ban on single-use plastics on Monday. Dave is joined by National Post federal politics reporter Marie-Danielle Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at why millennials may not be getting busy on the regular and why that’s actually a big deal. Dave is joined by Tristin Hopper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final report from the Canadian National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released this week. The report concluded that the deaths are the result of genocide. We look at the findings of the report, what the report calls for, and what the next steps for the country are. Dave is joined by National Post reporter Maura Forrest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Here is Chapter 2 on our special series looking back at the Alberta election and how Jason Kenney rose to power.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Toronto Raptors are in the NBA finals. That’s a phrase Canadian hoops fans have been waiting to hear for awhile. Since debuting in 1995, there have been years of futility, followed by years when they seemed so close, only to run into the hurdle that is LeBron James. But now, they’re four wins away from their first NBA title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vice Admiral Mark Norman was ultimately vindicated this month prosecutors dropped their breach of trust case against him. He was accused of leaking sensitive information relating to the purchase of a navy supply ship, but the Crown decided there case wasn’t strong enough to carry to trial. In the wake of his court case Mark Norman broke his silence in an interview with the Ottawa Citizen's David P...

One newly appointed Senator from Alberta is getting a crash course on politics, pipelines and proper procedure. A Senate committee recently recommended the upper chamber shouldn’t approve Justin Trudeau’s tanker ban, and Senator Paula Simons’ deciding vote sure stoked controversy.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we’re offering you a bit of a bonus. Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney is part of a wave of Conservative premiers who have swept to victory in recent months. And in advance of a federal election, Kenney has been sure to use Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a handy villain in his own electoral narrative. Today, Edmonton Journal Political reporter Emma Graney brings you the first pa...

Police in Quebec are promising a crackdown after a brazen mafia-related murder. Salvatore Scoppa, the brother of an alleged Montreal mafia leader was gunned down in early May at a busy Laval hotel. In the wake of that killing, and following a string of mafia hits in recent years, Laval Police are teaming up with RCMP and Quebec’s provincial police in an attempt to crack down on organized crime. Da...

This may sound a lot like the detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor late last year after Canada arrested an executive with Huawei. The two were formally arrested on May 16 and face charges related to state security. But this is the harrowing story of Canadian couple Kevin and Julia Garratt who had lived in China for 30 years before they were taken into custody. Dave is joined by...

Dark new details about Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur have been unsealed by the courts. The details come from passages within some 6,000 pages of police documents on the investigation into the deaths of eight men who went missing from Toronto’s gay village. Dave is joined by National Post investigative reporter Adrian Humphreys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Vice Admiral Mark Norman can declare victory on the legal battlefield and return to his post. The high-ranking Royal Canadian Navy officer will not be heading to trial on a charge of breach of trust tied to allegations he leaked sensitive information about a contract to buy a navy supply ship. The case against him was dismissed in Ottawa on Wednesday. Dave is joined by National Post colum...

Canola is big business in Canada, but for nearly two months, that business has taken a hit because of a ban on Canadian canola by China. That ban is especially hard-felt in Saskatchewan, which grows more than half of what Canada produces. The Chinese regime says it’s because of concerns over pests, but is likely part of a growing trade war that was sparked with the arrest of Huawei exec Meng Wengz...

A reputed mob boss was left clinging to life after he was gunned down last week in Mississauga. Pat Musitano was shot four times outside his lawyers office, the latest in a number of brazen shootings tied to southern Ontario’s criminal underworld. Dave is joined Toronto Sun crime writer Brad Hunter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allegations of sexual abuse have been levelled against a high-profile Canadian track and field coach. Several former athletes have claimed they were sexually abused when they were 15 and 16 years old, while being trained by Ken Porter, who coached in Edmonton in the 1970s and early ‘80s. He was recently suspended from his role as president of the Ottawa Lions track and field club pending an invest...

Chinese wireless giant Huawei has been under much scrutiny over security concerns and its ties to the Chinese government. It has launched a major charm offensive as it seeks to have its infrastructure as part of the 5G network in Canada. We look at whose minds Huawei is trying to change, how much urgency there is, and what the concerns are about the company. Dave is joined by Emily Jackson, host o...

Coming April 24: There hasn’t yet been a podcast dedicated to a wide range of Canadian business stories. We want to change that.  Down to Business is a new podcast devoted to what you need to know about Canadian business this week in under 30 minutes. Hosted by the Financial Post's Emily Jackson. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason's Kenney United Conservative Party won a majority government in Alberta's election Tuesday, defeating the NDP. Throughout the campaign, Kenney presented a vision of Alberta under siege on all sides. The former Stephen Harper cabinet minister vowed a much more combative approach to dealing with Justin Trudeau's Liberals and anyone else he thinks is preventing Alberta oil from getting to marke...

Could foreign actors be trying to meddle in our federal election this fall? Could it already be happening? Why would an other country want to mess with politics in polite, apologetic Canada? We look at a recent report into threats posed to our electoral process, The countries we should be worried about, and what the risk to Canada is. Dave is joined by Vancouver Sun columnist Daphne Bramham. Learn...

Being able to watch what you want when you want it, has helped drive the success of streaming services like Netflix and Crave. But with more services set to come online, Canadian consumers can expect a splintered market of services and more subscriptions to get all the content they want. We look at what sparked all this change, who the new players are and the looming notion of subscription fatigue...