Students who miss a lot of class sometimes tell teachers that they’re not showing up because they’re afraid of how far they’ve already fallen behind. Other times, they say their mom signed them out so they can get an Iced Capp. Matt Galloway asks educators what they’re doing to help kids overcome chronic absenteeism — and at what age students have to take responsibility for themselves. 

Donald Trump has handed broad powers to unelected billionaire Elon Musk, tried to intimidate political opponents and attempted to suppress critical media coverage — all in his first month as president. One academic says this all adds up to “competitive authoritarianism,” a massive abuse of democracy.

Alberta plans to build two involuntary drug addiction treatment centres, for people who won't or can't seek treatment themselves. Matt Galloway asks Alberta's Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams why his government believes this is the right approach — and what evidence there is to show that forced treatment helps.

Wildlife photographer Donna Feledichuk trailed a family of foxes for weeks trying to get the perfect shot. The picture she captured won bronze in the mammal behaviour category at the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards. She tells Galloway about what she’s learned from watching the animals she photographs.

Montreal writer Haley Mlotek’s mother was a divorce mediator, and her grandmother got divorced twice. But when Mlotek went through her own divorce, it challenged everything she thought she understood about leaving a partner. She writes about the history of divorce — and why some people believe it's still too easy to get — in her new book No Fault, A Memoir of Romance and Divorce.  

Critical minerals are essential in making everything from car batteries to cell phones — and Canada has plenty of them in the North. We look at what that might mean for this country’s economy in the increasing global scramble to secure these resources.

Manitoban snowbird Laurie Fischer is selling his condo in Florida, in part because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs and annexation against Canada. Matt Galloway talks to Fischer, as well as Florida motel owner Richard Clavet, who thinks that the pushback from Canadians is an overreaction.

The four Liberals hoping to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and prime minister faced off in English and French debates this week. Our politics panel unpacks just how polite the debates stayed between Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, and Frank Baylis — and why whoever wins shouldn’t expect the same from Conservative Leader Pierre Poillievre. 

Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk was just 16 when she got distracted by her phone while driving, and ended up in a fatal collision with a train. Her mother Sandra LaRose is warning of the dangers of distracted driving, which police say ranges from people quickly checking their phones to streaming a live soccer game as they’re hurtling down the highway.

New Brunswicker Peter Cote says he’s scared to death of opening his next power bill. People in the province have been getting shockingly high bills during a very cold winter — in some cases hundreds of dollars more than expected — prompting the provincial government to order an independent audit.