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Will Canada and the EU make their relationship official?

October 30, 2026 · 46 min

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As delegates gather for a summit on European-Canadian relations, our guest says everyone should focus less on whether Canada will officially be called an "associate member" of the EU, and more on what that relationship will mean.


A scientist living in one of the fastest-warming places on the planet tells us how melting permafrost is messing with a Norwegian community's water supply.


Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and the CEO of Stelco's parent company have become unlikely pen-pals; in her latest missive, the Minister says the steelmaker had better live up to its commitments -- or else.


BC's new provincial government aims to undo key Indigenous-rights legislation; one First Nations chief tells us that would be a big step backwards.  


The last living photographer to work with Marilyn Monroe remembers what the actress taught him about how to get the most out of a camera.


And... A major legal precedent is set by a labour board ruling that concludes, quote, "giving a building the finger is different from giving a person the finger." Unquote.


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