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CANADALAND
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Episodes
CANADALANDCarney Has a Lot to Lose in China
Mark Carney heads to Beijing, China, marking the first time in 8 years a Canadian Prime Minister sets foot in the country. The trip comes as Canada juggles…
CANADALANDOil For Dummies
The U.S. attack on Venezuela roiled Canadian oil markets. Pipelines and crude are suddenly spawning countless headlines. But do you know the difference between…
CANADALANDTwitter’s A.I Bot Is Sorry For Undressing Everyone
Twitter/X’s Grok is undressing people, including minors, but xAI doesn’t seem to care. Now that Twitter is worse than ever, will that be enough to stop…
CANADALANDBONUS: Fears and Hopes in Canadaland
In 2025, it seemed like there was always something to be worried or afraid about. Every day brought about change and uncertainty. So we wanted to know, what…
CANADALANDTake My President, Please!
What Maduro’s capture means for Canada. Trump’s military coup in Venezuela is a mask-off moment of American imperialism, but will it compel Canada to take…
CANADALANDThe Prime Minister’s House is a National Embarrassment
Nicholas Maduro says he’s “not guilty” in his first court appearance in New York after being captured in a US military operation. But, Canadian politicians and…
CANADALANDHow the New York Times Shapes Canada's Image
One of the most powerful voices in Canadian media isn't Canadian. And she doesn’t work for a Canadian news outlet. Matina Stevis-Gridneff is the New York Times…
CANADALANDTalkin’ Sh*t About (the Future of) the News
Canadaland fan-favourite guests share their predictions, while Jesse and Noor give their two cents. Topics include a Canadian bid to join the E.U., a social…
CANADALANDUNLOCKED: Why Canadaland Doesn’t Have Interns
It's the holidays and we are re-running a classic episode of Off The Record this week. Here at Canadaland it can often seem like just one shitty story after…
CANADALANDIntroducing: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall
We're bringing you something different: an episode of the brand-new CBC series The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall. In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his…
CANADALANDYule-y Noted: Canada's Most-Overlooked Stories of the Year
Canadaland fan-favourite guests give the gift of Duly Noteds for Jesse and Noor to unwrap and judge mercilessly. Topics include secret Chinese police stations…
CANADALANDThe Year of the Elbows
Noor Azrieh and Sam Konnert look back on the moments that defined Canadian politics this year. We revisit viral clips, media meltdowns, Question Period fever…
CANADALANDUNLOCKED: The Most Powerful Tool in Media
Their stated goal is to manipulate your media and, by extension, you. We’re not flagging a secretive government agency here, not some media oligarch, no one in…
CANADALANDTo Fight Off America We Need Swedish Jets
The choice between the F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E is a litmus test for Canada’s commitment to decoupling from America. As Carney reinvests in the military, is…
CANADALANDPierre’s Downward Spiral
Floor crossers, falling polling numbers, and grumblings in the Conservative orbit. Pierre Poilievre sure looks shaky right now, but will it really make a…
CANADALANDTrump’s Plan to Dominate the Americas (Canada included)
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi is flexing the US’s military seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as the Trump administration deploys warships — and…
CANADALANDWho Drugged James Cameron? A Titanic Mystery
The mystery of who drugged the cast and crew of the blockbuster Titanic is Hollywood lore. In 1996 James Cameron shot part of Titanic in Dartmouth, Nova…
CANADALANDIs Carney Really Making Christianity a Hate Crime?
The politics of Canada’s proposed hate crime law, Bill C-9. In order to pass the Combatting Hate Act, the Liberals are teaming up with the Bloc Quebecois and…
CANADALANDDeath by Kayak: a True Spy Story
In 2022, artist Hua Yong died while kayaking off the Sunshine Coast in BC. A former Chinese agent alleges it was a murder. Radio-Canada tells the story of how…
CANADALANDTabernac to the Future: Referendum Likely Coming
As Premier François Legault plunges in the polls, he’s panic-legislating: turbo-charging secularism laws, unveiling a “made-in-Quebec” constitution, and…
CANADALANDHow the CBC Divides Canadians
The CBC is broken: how should it be fixed? Defund the whole thing? Refund the whole thing? Double down on digital? Stop chasing digital relevance? The list…
CANADALANDHow to Break Into Journalism: an AI Scam Story
A story in The Local reveals how AI writing is infiltrating newsrooms, flooding inboxes, and snagging bylines in major outlets. Is the rise of the AI…
CANADALANDBONUS: You Told Us How To Spend Our Money
Every year for the past 11 or so years, Canadaland has run a crowdfunding campaign in the fall. We finished up this year’s campaign in late November, and so we…
CANADALANDCanada's in a Cold War with America, but America Hasn't Noticed
It’s been one year since Trump started threatening Canada’s economy and our sovereignty. But with all this story’s twists and turns, have Canadians grown…
CANADALANDWhen Carney Met Smith-y
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been pressuring Prime Minister Mark Carney for months on a new pipeline to the BC coast, and after a new MOU, she’s closer…
CANADALANDHow Roblox Turns Kids Into Gamblers
One of the world’s biggest online gaming sites, Roblox, is in the courts. The cases involve the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, online harassment, and…
CANADALANDCarney Ditches Trudeau's Feminism
Canada is pulling back from progressive policies, but were we ever really committed to them in the first place? Whether it’s the reversal on DEI from BMO, RBC…
CANADALANDThe Dirty Newz About Ryan Wedding
A cocaine lawyer, a crime blog, and a $15 million reward. Eight more Canadians are arrested and a sensational new indictment from Operation Giant Slalom puts…
CANADALANDEvery NDP Leadership Candidate on WTF They Would Do
The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that's been drifting…
CANADALANDEvery OBGYN in this Canadian City has Resigned
In October, seven OBGYNs at a Kamloops, B.C. hospital signed a letter of resignation. Those seven were the only OBGYNs in the city. We’re used to bad headlines…
CANADALANDCohere and Carney, an A.I. Meets Government Love Story
Is Canada’s A.I. champion eating the news? Canada is betting big on Cohere, but a lawsuit alleges that the company’s flagship LLM is bypassing paywalls and…
CANADALANDIntroducing: What Is Happening Here
It’s crowdfunding month here at Canadaland! Sign up today and receive a FREE Canadaland merch pack. Become a supporter at canadaland.com/join today. To donate…
CANADALANDCanada's Top Spy Exposes Himself
CSIS Director Daniel Rogers steps out of the shadows. For the first time in the history of CSIS, Canada’s top spy holds a press conference. His talking points…
CANADALANDThe Fu*kit Budget
The budget Carney’s been trying to sell to Canadians finally went to a vote. Sam Konnert brings host Noor Azrieh into the room where it happened. Plus, the…
CANADALANDOur Own Jewish-Arab Peace Talk
Noor Azrieh talks to Jesse Brown about his new Canadaland series, What Is Happening Here? It’s no secret that Jesse Brown and Canadaland have had more than a…
CANADALANDHow The Blue Jays Taught Me to Speak to Men About Feelings
Grieving a World Series of feelings. The Blue Jays may have lost, but they inspired coverage that captured our national mood. Reflections on heartbreak…
CANADALANDConcerning My Public Meltdown
It’s crowdfunding month here at Canadaland! The next 30 people to sign up today will receive a one-year subscription to Tangle News! Become a supporter at…
CANADALANDOstrich Hostage Sausage
After months of legal battles, the ostriches are dead. RFK Jr, Dr Oz, Rebel Media, and a motley crew of protestors rallied to save a flock of B.C. ostriches…
CANADALANDElizabeth May on Holding the Balance of Power
There’s chaos in Ottawa! Green Party leader Elizabeth May doesn’t want to ruin Christmas with an election… but she says she will if Mark Carney doesn’t budge…
CANADALANDThe Company Making Millions From Dying News
Picture yourself driving north of Toronto into big-box suburban territory. You turn off into a little industrial parkade. There's a Keg, a Moxies, and then a…
CANADALANDPierre's Collapsing Conservatives
Poilievre’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week. With MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor and MP Matt Jeneroux puzzling resignation, the…
CANADALANDBONUS: What the Media Gets Wrong
We all have things that we’re experts in. They could be our jobs, they could be hobbies, they could be random bits of information you’ve gleaned from podcasts…
CANADALANDMark Carney Wants an Election (and Eurovision)
Carney’s much-anticipated budget is finally here. Will it trigger an election? Rachael Segal joins Noor Azrieh to unpack the “Christmas election” hysteria…
CANADALANDStrike Wave! Workers vs Governments Across Canada
Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith used the notwithstanding clause to shut down the teachers’ strike and force them back to work. Why? Host Sam Konnert…
CANADALANDHow to Unsh*ttify Canada, with Cory Doctorow
Is Trump’s crazy train an existential threat to Canada or an existential opportunity? Cory Doctorow gave the world the concept of “ensh*ttification”…
CANADALANDSomething's Off With Carney
Carney campaigned on building Canada from within, but now trade dominates the headlines and the talking points. Why aren’t we hearing more about how to…
CANADALANDThe Most Successful Ad in the History of North America
Doug Ford has no regrets as his Reagan ad derails trade talks with Trump. He’s once again making the rounds on American media, but is this a win for “Captain…
CANADALANDWhy We Should Let More People Out on Bail
Justice Minister Sean Fraser just dropped Bill C-14, a new bail reform bill — the third one in seven years. After provinces, cops, the opposition, and Joe…
CANADALANDVagrant Fugitive Hacker Warlord
The man known as Commander X helped orchestrate some of the most audacious cyber attacks in the world. Attacks against governments and corporations, even…
CANADALANDChina Just Let Canadian Reporters Come Back
Canada is renewing trade ties with China and India, but are willing to forget our complicated history with these two nations? Do we even have a choice? Plus…
CANADALANDYes, the Press Does Hate Pierre
After Poilievre called the RCMP “despicable,” reports are circulating that there’s an uprising in the Conservative party. But is there really “blood in the…
CANADALANDJamil Jivani does Charlie Kirk Lite on Canadian Campuses
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is on a cross-country campus tour (sounds familiar…), with stops at universities across Canada. Jivani told Canadians to “join…
CANADALANDWe're in the Fight of Our Lives
Canadaland covers Canada, period. If there was ever a time to support Canadian news, it’s now. Go to canadaland.com/join and become a supporter today. Host…
CANADALANDWhat the Heck is a “Newsfluencer”?
A new study suggests influencers had the “loudest voices” and “dominated” the election online. Are newsfluencers the future of news coverage or is their impact…
CANADALANDCarney So Nasty
Carney and Trump share laughs in a hot mic moment and in the White House, but has the bromance narrative overshadowed the coverage of the trade war? Plus, is…
CANADALANDCan Newfoundland Finally Stand up to Quebec?
It’s election time in Newfoundland and Labrador — and beef with Quebec is back on the menu. This week, host Sam unpacks how a 1969 deal turned Newfoundland’s…
CANADALANDBlack Rights in Canada Took This Fight
The Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s in the United States gave the world iconic, inspiring, and sometimes horrific moments, burned by repetition into…
CANADALANDChrystia Freeland’s Ukraine Doctrine
Chrystia Freeland makes the business and military case for supporting Ukraine. As the Carney government recommits to supporting Ukraine, Freeland argues that…
CANADALANDGreta Thunberg's Dubious Agony in Gaza
With new prospects for ceasefire in Gaza led by Trump, is Canada’s approach to the Middle East coherent? Plus, Greta Thunberg makes headlines after she’s…
CANADALANDBC is Forcing Drug Users into Rehab. Can it Work?
British Columbia is rolling back safe supply and decriminalization, and moving toward something very different: forcibly detaining and treating people with…