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Publication Date: February 20, 2026 - 06:00
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Announcing Season 2 of ‘Canada Did What?!,’ the irreverent podcast exploring our nation’s surprising, untold political stories
February 20, 2026
Canada’s most startling political history podcast is back for another season, as host Tristin Hopper brings you the wildest Canadian stories you might think you remember and reveals what you haven’t been told. We talk to the politicians, journalists and newsmakers who were right there when history happened — all while having a lot of fun along the way. Listen to the trailer and subscribe to the podcast to get every episode of the second season of Canada Did What?!, starting in March 2026.
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February 23, 2026 - 06:34 | | The Globe and Mail
In July of 1979, Ronald Reagan, then eighteen months from the presidency, was taken to see the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD. The underground facility, jointly run by the United States and Canada, is carved inside Cheyenne Mountain, near Colorado Springs. In one widely cited account of the visit, many on the tour were visibly awed by the scale and seriousness of the operation. But when Reagan asked what the US could do to stop a nuclear missile, the answer shocked him: nothing.
As the story goes, Reagan was told that all NORAD could do was track incoming...
February 23, 2026 - 06:30 | Peter Jones | Walrus
Good morning. Today we are catching up on the death of a cartel leader in Mexico and developments in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. We will also make sense of tariff talks and our Olympic performance. Let’s get to it.
February 23, 2026 - 06:28 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail




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