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Cross Country Checkup
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Cross Country Checkup is Canada’s live national town hall - putting you at the center of the country’s most urgent conversations. Every Sunday, host Ian Hanomansing opens the phone lines to explore the issues shaping your daily life. You’ll hear real Canadian stories you won't find anywhere else: raw experiences, honest debates, and unexpected common ground. You’ll get 360 degree thinking on the headlines, algorithm-free. If you want to understand this country, don't just watch the news - be part of it. Your voice. Canada’s voice.
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Is this show right for you?
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 100% of the episodes are B2.
- 173 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 12 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(143)
B220 minSpotlight: Is it better to call or text?Oct 5, 2026Subtitles- B227 minICYMI - 1986 - Should Canada leave free trade talks?Oct 4, 2026Subtitles
- B246 minIs it better to call or text?Oct 4, 2026Subtitles
- B258 minAre you on-board for high speed rail in Canada?Oct 4, 2026Subtitles
- B226 minICYMI - 1966 - How do you get rich in Canada?Sep 27, 2026Subtitles
- B220 minSpotlight: How far can a boss go to monitor an employee?Sep 27, 2026Subtitles
- B21h 14mIs the Canadian dream still within reach?Sep 27, 2026Subtitles
- B234 minHow to protect your privacy when your boss tracks youSep 27, 2026Subtitles
- B220 minSpotlight: Jason Kenney and Rachel NotleySep 21, 2026Subtitles
- B21h 13mIs Canada more like Europe or the United States?Sep 20, 2026Subtitles
- B228 minICYMI - 1992 - Do we need a European Union?Sep 20, 2026Subtitles
- B239 minAsk Me Anything: Jason Kenney and Rachel NotleySep 20, 2026Subtitles
- 20 minSpotlight: How much of a threat is AI?Sep 14, 2026
- 3 minICYMI: 2001 - 9/11 reactionSep 13, 2026
- 39 minJust how much of a threat is AI?Sep 13, 2026
- 1h 9m
- 20 min
- 1h 4m
- 43 min
- 4 minICYMI: 1992 - Back to SchoolSep 6, 2026
20 min- 35 minShould kids be allowed to buy energy drinks?Aug 30, 2026
- 1h 15m
- 20 minSpotlight: Canada-U.S. trade disputeAug 24, 2026
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Is this show right for you?
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 100% of the episodes are B2.
- 173 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 12 episodes with a full transcript.
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