In October, seven OBGYNs at a Kamloops, B.C. hospital signed a letter of resignation. Those seven were the only OBGYNs in the city.

We’re used to bad headlines about Canada’s healthcare system. Lack of family doctors, emergency room wait times, delayed procedures, but this was different. Mass resignation threatening an entire branch of treatment for the whole city.

The letter of resignation is effectively a protest, a warning. The physicians who signed it say their workload is untenable and is placing patients at risk. The resignations will be staggered over the coming months and the provincial government is taking a variety of steps to deal with the fallout. Including offering temporary replacement doctors over $7000 a day to take shifts in Kamloops.

Kristen Holliday is the regional editor for Castanet News in Kamloops. She joins us today to unpack the mass resignation.

Host: Bruce Thorson

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)

Featured Guest: Kristen Holliday

Fact checking by Julian Abraham

Additional music by Audio Network

More information:

• Plan for pediatrics at Kelowna General Hospital sent to ministry as doctor concerns get heard — Castanet
• Doctor shortage forces another closure of Kamloops' busiest maternity clinic — Castanet
• 7 OB/GYNs resign from Kamloops hospital due to safety concerns — Global News
• Interior Health willing to pay more than $7K per day to fill maternity shifts at Kamloops hospital — Castanet
• Too Many Canadians Are Leaving Emergency Rooms Untreated — MEI

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Is Canada’s A.I. champion eating the news?

Canada is betting big on Cohere, but a lawsuit alleges that the company’s flagship LLM is bypassing paywalls and hallucinating content.

What happens to the news industry if A.I. continues to run amok?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Jules Bugiel (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Douglas Soltys

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Police statistics say that a Jew in Canada is now 9 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime than a Jew in the United States. Others dispute this data, and say antizionism is being conflated with antisemitism.

So what’s the truth?

Host Jesse Brown begins to investigate, by talking to everyday people who say they have experienced discrimination firsthand.

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This series is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News

Made possible by the generous support of George Burger, Dan Debow, Daniel Klass, Marjorie Skolnik, and Lee Zentner.

Written and Reported by Jesse Brown

Research and Story Editing by Kate Minsky

Original Music by Socalled

Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering by Caleb Thompson

Editorial Input from Michael Fraiman

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CSIS Director Daniel Rogers steps out of the shadows.

For the first time in the history of CSIS, Canada’s top spy holds a press conference. His talking points included youth radicalization, Arctic security, and data sovereignty. But why is he talking now?

This episode uses generative AI for the following purposes: several instances of voice cloning of host Jesse Brown to use "they" and "them" pronouns when referring to Kristyn Wong-Tam

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The budget Carney’s been trying to sell to Canadians finally went to a vote. Sam Konnert brings host Noor Azrieh into the room where it happened. Plus, the Liberals say they’re “taking back control” of Canada’s immigration system. They’re study permits and temporary residents by half. But what happens to the 3 million people already here? Noor talks to immigration expert Rupa Banerjee about whether this is a fix… or the start of Canada’s next crisis.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Rupa Banerjee

Background reading:

• Budget 2025 - Canada Strong
• 2025 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration
• Canada slashes temporary immigration targets in Budget 2025 - National – Global News
• Fearing fraud, Canada rejects most Indian study permit applicants – Reuters
• Canada’s new immigration plan: Who wins, and who is losing out – Toronto Star
• Advocates concerned temporary immigration cuts don't address systemic issues – CBC News

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Noor Azrieh talks to Jesse Brown about his new Canadaland series, What Is Happening Here?

It’s no secret that Jesse Brown and Canadaland have had more than a few struggles, online and in the office, since October 7. But, eventually, Jesse Brown swore off Twitter and then the dust (and the office) settled, mostly.

Now Jesse is about to launch a new series where he travels across Canada, mic in hand, to talk with rabbis, activists, politicians, scholars, artists, Muslims, and Jews. People whose lives haven’t been the same since October 7.

Canadaland’s Noor Azrieh couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing when Jesse announced his intent for the new show. Why re-ignite the sh*tstorm? Why now? What are you trying to achieve? What did you learn by getting off Twitter and actually getting back to reporting?

Jesse agreed to be interviewed and face those questions.

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor & Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Publisher)

Featured Guest: Jesse Brown

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• What Is Happening Here? — CANADALAND

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Grieving a World Series of feelings.

The Blue Jays may have lost, but they inspired coverage that captured our national mood.

Reflections on heartbreak, baseball, and the relatable physique of Alejandro Kirk.

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