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Plus: Parliament resumes after winter break, and TSA agents will be deployed at airports across the US. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: The Ontario government is moving to ban unlimited ticket resale prices ahead of the FIFA World Cup, and the first day of spring doesn't really feel like it. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: European leaders meet in Brussels, Poilievre on Joe Rogan's podcast, Canada's ranking on the World Happiness Report, and can the Canadian Armed Forces keep out white supremacists? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: The Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, the federal government is appealing a ruling on its use of the Emergencies Act, and Venezuela wins the World Baseball Classic. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Canadian home sales slow, the Vatican returns Indigenous items to Canada, a federal investigation into numerous fishing regulations is underway, and what is A-I baby slop? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: The cost of living saw a big cool down last month, Carney is in London, rising fuel costs, and will Canada's immigration system regret relying on Artificial Intelligence? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: February was a bad month for the labour market, Carney arrives in Norway, Canadians are changing their March Break travel plans, NASA's historic flight, and is Canada missing the mark on alcohol awareness?   Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: FIFA World Cup ticket sales, federal funding for synagogues, a new survey about Alberta separatism, and addressing vaccine hesitancy. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Iran takes aim at its adversaries’ economic interests, the impact of the Iran war on Canadians’ wallets, a bill could open up the shipping of alcohol across provincial lines, the mayor of Vancouver is sued for defamation, and new details after a woman opened fire on Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social...

Plus: Iranian women's soccer players are given Australian visas, a rare student protest in Cuba, TikTok can keep its Canadian office open, and trade vs. security: Canada's complex relationship with India. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: The Federal NDP will choose a new leader, Canadians appear to be drinking less, and gold for Canada at the Paralympic games. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Marking a full week of war in Iran, CUSMA negotiations resume, Kristi Noem's replacement, one year after Canada's oldest company filed for creditor protection, the Paralympic Winter Games kick off, and experts talk about Daylight Saving Time. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: an update on the war and the effort to get Canadians out of the Middle East, gas prices are up across Canada, how offsite classrooms could impact Tumbler Ridge survivors’ mental health, Britney Spears is arrested for DUI in California, and how are the Epstein files giving new life to conspiracy theories? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky...

Plus: The US sinks an Iranian warship as America says more military action is coming, Pierre Poilievre goes on his own foreign mission to Europe, a new call for an inquest into the Tumbler Ridge shooting, the man responsible for the Humboldt Broncos bus crash could be deported, and why is Alberta blaming its identity crisis on immigrants? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca...

Plus: Donald Trump faces pushback from US Congress over the strikes, how Iran could be impacted by the death of its leader, Mark Carney heads to Australia for trade talks, a bus carrying Canadians crashes in the Dominican Republic, and the late Catherine O’Hara wins at the Actor Awards. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Iran retaliates with strikes across the Middle East, Donald Trump says the US military operation in Iran could last weeks, Mark Carney urges Canadians in the Middle East to stay safe, Iranian Canadians react to the conflict, gas prices in Canada could spike this week, and safeguards vs. innovation: Ottawa’s delicate dance with generative AI. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstoryp...

Plus: New polling on independence movements in Alberta and Quebec, how the violence in Mexico is reshaping Canadian tourists' plans, a Canadian man faces harsh conditions in US immigration detention, and how former Prince Andrew's arrest could either make or break the monarchy. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Child poverty is on the rise in Canada, the Clintons testify in front of U.S. lawmakers, indirect negotiations between Iran and the U.S., and the deadly impacts of Canada's lack of race-based health data. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: The federal government is pledging support for food aid for Cuba admist a humanitarian crisis, Canadian travellers return from Mexico after two days of violence, health care advocates are in Ottawa, the latest on the search for Nancy Guthrie, and how close is Canada to a Carney majority? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesk...

Plus: Ukraine marks four years since Russia's invasion, U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, and the U.S. Men's Hockey team is under fire. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Tax-filing season begins, a new trip for the Prime Minister, Winter Games wrap-up, winners from the BAFTA awards, and how Canadian businesses are impacted by the U.S. tariff ruling. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: A new poll finds two-thirds of Canadians support Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic plan and delivery pace, the fallout of former Prince Andrew's arrest, the latest on the Ryan Wedding case, Day 14 at the Winter Games, and what's the Ford government's long game with the school board takeovers? Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social...

Plus: Another Conservative crosses the floor, Trump holds his first Board of Peace meeting, Day 13 at the Winter Games, a new report on pneumonia hospitalizations, and how Canada's 2030 climate plan fell apart. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plus: Canada's new top diplomat in Washington, controversial comments from a Southern Ontario MP, a search and rescue mission is underway in Northern California, and Trump's Gordie Howe Bridge threats and what he's really after. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca  Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky