Reporter Roundtable: Will Carney's pitch for unity land in Alberta?
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Reporter Roundtable: Will Carney's pitch for unity land in Alberta?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 16, 202622 min
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is Alberta making the case for a united Canada, campaigning against the province triggering a vote on separation. The Reporter Roundtable lays out the stakes as the referendum countdown enters the final days.

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This October celebrates spooky season with CBC podcasts. On Satanic Panic, hear how a tiny Saskatchewan town was engulfed by false accusations of ritual abuse. On The Devil You Know, listen as host Sarah Marshall traces the story of how that moral panic swept North America and embedded itself in pop culture. Or if you prefer some laughs with your

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scares, check out Let's Make a Horror, where three comedians try to learn how to make a horror movie, then take a stab creating their own. Satanic panic, the devil you know, let's make a horror. Available now wherever you get your podcasts.

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This is a CBC Podcast. Hey, David here. Are you looking to make sense of this chaotic time in Canadian politics?

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