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Front Burner

Your essential daily news podcast. We take you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world.

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How the Huawei arrest is playing out in China

How the Huawei arrest is playing out in China

"The tone here is that this is an an innocent woman. So why would you treat her like a criminal? And the idea is, if you... Read more

12 Dec 2018

21mins

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How benzos and Xanax culture propel the opioid crisis

How benzos and Xanax culture propel the opioid crisis

Why have benzodiazepines like Valium and Xanax been involved in a large number of Canadian opioid overdose deaths? Zacha... Read more

9 Jan 2019

23mins

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Why Did Canadian Diplomats Get 'Phantom Concussions' in Cuba?

Why Did Canadian Diplomats Get 'Phantom Concussions' in Cuba?

Nausea, debilitating headaches, loss of balance. Those are just a few of the symptoms that a group of Canadian and Ameri... Read more

21 Nov 2018

20mins

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Lessons from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic

Lessons from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic

The influenza outbreak of 1918 was the deadliest pandemic in recent history, killing an estimated 50 million to 100 mill... Read more

8 Apr 2020

24mins

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Will controversial "Border Security" show get a government reboot?

Will controversial "Border Security" show get a government reboot?

CBC reporter Catharine Tunney says the reality TV show starring Canada's Border Services Agency was controversial. The s... Read more

13 Dec 2018

17mins

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13 hours, 22 killings: New details emerge in Nova Scotia

13 hours, 22 killings: New details emerge in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is still coming to terms with the mass shooting that unfolded just over a week ago, taking the lives of 22 p... Read more

27 Apr 2020

24mins

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How Canadian reporter Daniel Dale fact-checks Trump

How Canadian reporter Daniel Dale fact-checks Trump

Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale tries to fact check everything U.S President Donald Trump says. It keeps him working a... Read more

29 Jan 2019

20mins

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How far right influencers thrive on YouTube

How far right influencers thrive on YouTube

The Christchurch mosque shooter formed his radical views online. Today, an examination of how far right communities spre... Read more

22 Mar 2019

28mins

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Before the storm: Is Canada ready for COVID-19?

Before the storm: Is Canada ready for COVID-19?

From U.S President Donald Trump suspending most travel from Europe, to major sports leagues suspending their seasons — e... Read more

13 Mar 2020

20mins

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How a B.C. man's healing journey ended in two murders

How a B.C. man's healing journey ended in two murders

Sebastian Woodroffe's life unraveled after multiple trips to Peru to take the drug ayahuasca. What prompted his killing,... Read more

31 Oct 2018

19mins

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The woman who hid Edward Snowden

The woman who hid Edward Snowden

When Edward Snowden showed up at her door, Vanessa Rodel had no idea who he was. Then she saw his face of the front page... Read more

28 Mar 2019

20mins

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Canada fires off-message ambassador to China

Canada fires off-message ambassador to China

Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum, was forced to resign after making multiple comments that were out of step w... Read more

28 Jan 2019

24mins

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Modi, Hindu nationalism, and what's at stake with India's election

Modi, Hindu nationalism, and what's at stake with India's election

The election in India, the world's largest in history, has just wrapped up after a month of voting. Many see it as a re... Read more

20 May 2019

22mins

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New NAFTA: What you need to know

New NAFTA: What you need to know

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has signed the new free trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico. Today on Front... Read more

11 Dec 2019

23mins

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When will this end?

When will this end?

Life began returning to German streets this week as the country took small steps to slowly re-open the economy. New Zeal... Read more

24 Apr 2020

24mins

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As Wuhan virus spreads, fears about pandemic readiness

As Wuhan virus spreads, fears about pandemic readiness

A new virus spreading out of China has caught the attention of infectious disease experts around the world. That's becau... Read more

22 Jan 2020

23mins

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Fear, isolation and a cross-Canada manhunt

Fear, isolation and a cross-Canada manhunt

Today on Front Burner, the CBC’s Jason Proctor tells why the ongoing manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects has left many ... Read more

26 Jul 2019

24mins

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NXIVM's Allison Mack pleads guilty to role in alleged sex cult

NXIVM's Allison Mack pleads guilty to role in alleged sex cult

On Monday, NXIVM member and former Smallville actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty in a New York court to racketeering ch... Read more

10 Apr 2019

26mins

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The year in news — live!

The year in news — live!

This December, Front Burner hosted a live show at CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. In this first part, host Jayme Po... Read more

24 Dec 2019

21mins

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Was a Canadian's death sentence in China an act of diplomatic retribution?

Was a Canadian's death sentence in China an act of diplomatic retribution?

A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian Robert Schellenberg to death for drug smuggling. His retrial was announced a few ... Read more

15 Jan 2019

20mins

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