Short Cuts #297 - Vax Canadiana

Poilievre’s landslide victory at his leadership review raises questions about the flurry of coverage about his political demise only months ago. Why was there such a disconnect? With Carney riding high, and Poilievre’s likeability still a concern, Conservatives are betting on the ...  Show more

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 ...  Show more

Over the course of a week, Trudeau changed his tune from promising patience and cooperation with Wet'suwet'en land defenders, to asserting the rail blockades must be removed. Why the sudden 180? Plus, Teck withdrew its application for a $20 billion mine project. And four MPs have ...  Show more

Canada has employed strict restrictions in its efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But unlike in the United States, such measures have received very little pushback or politicization — until recently.

Truckers protesting a vaccine mandate have occupied the nation’ ...

Last month Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau called a snap election, hoping to capitalise on support for his pandemic response. With the election just days away, and polls showing a neck and neck race, could the move become one of Canada's biggest political miscalculation ...

In Keep Canada Weird Jordan Bonaparte and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Tim Horton’s using Prince Edward Islanders as lab rats for their new lids the facial recognition vending machine i ...  Show more