• Cross Country Checkup

  • By: CBC
  • Podcast

Cross Country Checkup

By: CBC
  • Summary

  • Cross Country Checkup is Canada's only national phone-in show, broadcasting live from coast to coast to coast. Checkup is Canada's weekly town hall — a place for raw, honest perspectives on the most pressing issues of the week. For over 55 years, it's where Canadians gather to listen to each other every Sunday afternoon. Call us: 1-888-416-8333.

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Episodes
  • Artificial Intelligence | Ask Me Anything
    Nov 3 2024

    A.I. is already having an impact on Canadian creators, employers, and students. A 2023 survey by KPMG consulting found over a third of the companies they spoke to are regularly using ChatGPT in their work. So what are the concerns around artificial intelligence and how should Canadians prepare for the future?

    David Gerhard is the head of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba. He took your questions about A.I.


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    20 mins
  • What would a Donald Trump victory mean for you?
    Nov 3 2024

    Across the country, Canadians are watching what Donald Trump has been saying during his campaign, how he says it, what he promises to do if he gets elected, and what impact it will have on this side of the border.


    What would a Donald Trump victory mean to you? What could it mean for Canada?


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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • 2-Topic Sunday: ER wait times; Bike lanes
    Oct 27 2024

    Wherever you are in the country emergency department wait times are a concern for many people. How are they affecting you?


    And in our second hour, Ontario premier Doug Ford has a tabled a bill that would require the province to approve any new bike lanes and give it the power to remove existing lanes built in the last five years. The premier says the goal is to reduce gridlock. But many experts say bike lanes actually reduce congestion on streets with provinces like BC and the city of Montreal spending millions of dollars on cycling infrastructure. When it comes to bike lanes do your streets have too many or too few?



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    1 hr and 52 mins

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