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The Decibel

The Globe and Mail

Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.

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  1. Why Canada’s new instant payment system is about sovereignty 17:48
  2. The government’s divisive billion-dollar AI investment 24:24
  3. Key takeaways from the 2026 federal budget 22:12
  4. What the U.S. midterm results mean for Canada 27:01
  5. The conflict over a luxury hotel firm that came to a small Ontario town 27:53
  6. The white-collar workers finding AI-proof jobs 22:19
  7. Can GLP-1s do for opioid addiction what they did for weight loss? 19:07
  8. Machines Like Us: Taylor Lorenz on the dark money buying your social feed 45:48
  9. ‘Associate member’ idea dropped on eve of Canada-EU summit 16:18
  10. Canada has become an election issue in the U.S. midterms 23:22
  11. Scams are on the rise in Canada 26:33
  12. Why Carney is betting on critical minerals 23:33
  13. David Eby’s B.C. election gamble 23:51
  14. What we know about the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright 19:14
  15. Alberta rejects separation. What comes next? 25:16
  16. The people filming their chores to train humanoid robots 24:57
  17. The history of Alberta separatism 28:02
  18. Accused accomplice in Tumbler Ridge shooting appears in court 21:43
  19. How your AI search results are being manipulated 24:11
  20. The shrinking neighbourhoods in two of Canada’s biggest cities 25:05
  21. The volunteers filling the gaps in Canada’s health care 29:49
  22. The other nine questions in the Alberta referendum 21:34
  23. A border town on the front lines of the trade war 23:20
  24. Canada’s income tax law has become a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ 19:56
  25. How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support 25:55
  26. A splintered political landscape heading into Quebec’s election 22:12
  27. Hockey Night in Canada without the NHL 19:36
  28. The booze war within the trade war 22:34
  29. In Her Defence: Police officer preys on vulnerable women 29:35
  30. Havana Syndrome: new allegation of Canadian spying 13:54
  31. The new AI moment we’re in 24:49
  32. He preyed on women using a police database. Then they found out 24:50
  33. What’s on and off the table at Trump and Xi’s meeting 22:11
  34. Liberal omnibus bill sparks outcry from unions, environmentalists 23:04
  35. Canada’s controversial system of equalization payments, explained 22:58
  36. A reality check on Canada’s future with the EU 22:13
  37. Introducing In Her Defence: Breach of Trust 39:34
  38. The Canadian military is preparing for major conflicts 24:08
  39. Airports, AI data centres and Carney’s ‘supercycle’ of investment 22:30
  40. The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in Canada 25:30
  41. The office is back (at least in Canada’s financial hub) 22:59
  42. Carney pitches Canada to the world’s biggest investors 24:10
  43. The trade war has created a boom for lobbyists 21:10
  44. What the current bond market turmoil says about the economy 22:21
  45. The trade war is heating up. So is foreign investment in Canada 18:19
  46. Violence against teachers is surging 26:45
  47. Canadian professors on how AI is changing education 28:22
  48. A pediatric emergency physician on the risks of e-scooters 21:00
  49. What’s behind the implosion of the B.C. Conservatives 25:52
  50. How small businesses are handling the trade war 18:28