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Front Burner is a daily news podcast that takes you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. Each morning, from Monday to Friday, host Jayme Poisson talks with the smartest people covering the biggest stories to help you understand what’s going on.

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The U.S. midterm election explained 07.11.2018 22:43

CBC Washington correspondent Keith Boag walks us through the United States midterm election results and what they mean.

'We were unwanted cargo' How Canada turned away refugees during the Holocaust 06.11.2018 17:10

Eva Wiener describes her voyage across the Atlantic and how she feels about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's upcoming apology for Canada having turned her ship back. Also, CBC Ottawa Senior Reporter Catherine Cullen describes the politics of the apology.

Vancouver's complicated relationship with Chinese money 05.11.2018 16:53

Bloomberg's Vancouver bureau chief Natalie Obiko Pearson helps us navigate the city's complicated relationship with Chinese money. That relationship has ties to the city's housing affordability crisis. Tackling affordability is job number one for Kennedy Stewart, who begins his work as Vancouver's mayor today.

Travelling with the migrant caravan 02.11.2018 18:41

A caravan of about 4,000 migrants is heading north through Mexico. Their journey has become heavily politicized. CBC's senior correspondent Susan Ormiston describes what she's seen during her travels with the migrants.

Who, in the world, wants to host the Winter Olympics? 01.11.2018 15:56

Calgary city council nearly killed a bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. If a city wide vote cancels the bid, just two possible locations remain, Italy and Sweden. Those campaigns face opposition as well. Toronto Star sports columnist Bruce Arthur explains why.

How a B.C. man's healing journey ended in two murders 31.10.2018 19:23

Sebastian Woodroffe's life unraveled after multiple trips to Peru to take the drug ayahuasca. What prompted his killing, and that of a Peruvian shaman? Mark Kelley from CBC's The Fifth Estate went to Peru to investigate.

'Alt-right' social network Gab's connection to an anti-Semitic massacre 30.10.2018 16:24

Just minutes before one of the deadliest attacks on Jews in America's history, the alleged shooter posted a message to Gab, a social media network known for attracting white nationalists and the alt-right. So, what is Gab, and where does it fit in the big picture of online hate? Slate's tech reporter April Glaser explains.

How Canada helped save the White Helmets 29.10.2018 20:01

After a harrowing escape, more than a hundred Syrian war zone first responders and their families are being resettled in Canada, as refugees. Hear the CBC's Murray Brewster describe their journey and why they could still be in danger.

PREVIEW: Carbon tax or shell game? 25.10.2018 15:39

How exactly does Canada's new carbon tax work? CBC Parliamentary reporter J.P. Tasker breaks it down.