Because News

Turns out washing your berries doesn't make a big difference. Alberta Wants to Know: Who’s an Albertan? We try to decipher the confusing referendum questions. Now you need all the subscriptions to watch the NHL on TV. And the PWHL comes to primetime TV. Wing nights get expensive because nothing is cheap anymore. Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Andrew Phung, Alice Moran and Jan Caruana about this week’s headlines. 

AI might kill us in only ten years; take that, climate change! “Copium” is now in the dictionary, but everything is fine, really. Star hockey goalie Connor Hellebuyck wants to be traded. Rumour has it he could switch from the Winnipeg Jets to the Sharks. What-in-the-West Side-Story is happening?! Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Colin Mochrie, Carley Thorne and Miguel Rivas on this week’s headlines.

Canada’s in a “situationship” with the EU. Mark Carney wants to sell you an airport. Manitoba makes daily gym mandatory and that’s our literal nightmare. Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians Martha Chaves, Tom Hearn and Michael Balazo on this week’s news. 

America needs our TP. It’s time to hold the roll, Canada. We have counter-tarriffed capes, cloaks and breeches. Apologies, aristocrats. Quebec has a Celine Dion lotto ticket: My Heart Will Gagnant! King Charles is on the $20 so bring on the Chuck Bucks. Gavin Crawford hosts the news quiz with comedians Alice Moran, Kris Siddiqi and Emma Hunter.

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