Canada wants to build big. But are we building the right things?
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Canada wants to build big. But are we building the right things?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 24, 202627 min
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Canada is leaning into the resource economy, spending billions on megaprojects. But could we be falling into the 'staple trap?' Again? Also, how many mini Mars bars have you crushed lately? We explain how Big Candy makes us powerless to resist those tiny Halloween treats. And, shoplifting has become a big expensive problem in Canada. We look at what it costs all of us.

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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. Jessica Ryan was grocery shopping when she saw one of those big boxes of mini chocolate bars. Halloween was still a ways off, but it was on sale, so... I brought them home and then I put one on the counter so that box was gone in like five minutes and

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