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A lot of the time, local news sucks. It’s important, but it sucks. City council meetings, school board meetings, police board meetings… just plain boring.

But every once in a while, there’s a gold mine.

But at Canadaland we just don’t have the resources to find these little golden nuggets, these hyper local stories. We’re not on the ground, our audience is national, and we don’t usually get the scoops.

So we asked you to call in and let us know all about them.

And boy did you deliver, we’ve got everything from throwing shovels at city workers, to Buddhist monks in PEI with alleged ties to the Communist Party of China.

Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Producer), Tony Wang (Executive Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)
Additional music by Audio Network

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Canadian media is calling out companies with ties to ICE, but can it make a difference?

Thomson Reuters, Hootsuite, Roschel, and the Jim Pattison Group are among a group of Canadian companies facing criticism for their connection with ICE. Media coverage, petitions, and protests have compelled some of these companies to cut ties with ICE.

Canadian politicians are joining in to voice their outrage over what’s happening in Minnesota, but what sort of meaningful impact can we actually have?

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Harrison Lowman


Further reading:
Canadian Companies Must Cut Ties with ICE, Say Protesters | The Tyee
Vancouver social-media company Hootsuite looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’ - The Globe and Mail
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Brampton, Ont., firm | CBC News
Canada's Stantec and U.S. partner had multimillion-dollar contracts to inspect ICE detention facilities - The Logic
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country - 404 Media
Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Canada must admit that Trump’s America is not a ‘safe’ place for refugees - The Globe and Mail
It is the right time – socially and economically – to scale back extended health benefits for refugees - The Globe and Mail
Why is the Carney government rolling out the red carpet for Chinese propaganda media? - Harrison Lowman [X/Twitter]
150,000 rally in downtown Toronto in solidarity with Iranian protesters | CBC News

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Pierre Poilievre just cruised through his leadership review, but is the party really buying what he’s selling? Noor Azrieh goes inside the Conservative convention in Calgary, from the polished speeches on stage to the simmering anger offstage.

Along the way: separatists working the floor, influencers commanding the crowd, and a party trying to sell hope to a base still fuelled by grievance.

Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

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We have a monthly supporter exclusive show, Off The Record, where our very own Sam Konnert gets to talk to YOU fine listeners. We asked you to call in and share interesting stories happening from across the country and you all delivered, so make sure to tune into that this Thursday.

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This is not your traditional true crime story. This is not a whodunnit. It’s more of a howdunnit. That is, it’s a self-defence guide on how to fight back after you’ve been ripped off.

Raymond Biesinger is an iconic Canadian illustrator and author of the book, 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off.

And he invited Producer Tristan Capacchione to his studio to talk all about his true crime story.

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Featured Guest: Raymond Biesinger
Special Thanks: Julian Abraham, max collins, and Caleb Thompson (Voicing)

Fact checking by Kallan Lyons
Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

Raymond Biesinger
9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off — Drawn & Quarterly
FLASHBACK : Le portrait psychédélique d’un disparu — 2PAR4
Non-exclusive licence issued to Raymond Biesinger — Copyright Board of Canada
Non-exclusive licence issued to Productions 2PAR4 — Copyright Board of Canada
Please stop stealing my art — Wright Kitchen

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Carney’s deal with China is pissing off Trump, but it’s exactly the sort of leverage Canada needs for the upcoming CUSMA negotiations.

It’s more than just EVs and canola, and it’s more than a return to our previous trade arrangements with China. Carney’s deal signals how Canada intends to navigate the so-called “new world order.”

But, with Xi Jinping purging his top generals, is China really as “predictable” as Carney suggests?

Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kattie Laur (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Jan Wong


Further reading:
Preliminary Agreement-In-Principle to Address Economic and Trade Issues between Canada and the People's Republic of China - Government of Canada
No plans for China free trade deal, Carney says as Trump fixates on Canada | CBC News
Canada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official | CBC News
China dropping ban on Canadian beef may boost industry resilience, analysts say - The Globe and Mail
Is Carney’s China deal a misstep or master stroke? | National Post
China’s Zijin Gold to acquire Canadian miner Allied Gold in $5.5-billion deal - The Globe and Mail
Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?
Las Vegas casino owner offers to take Canadian dollars on par with U.S. currency - CTV News
The Liberals’ unacceptable Charter breach - The Globe and Mail

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