

The Decibel
Context is everything. Join us Monday to Friday for a Canadian daily news podcast from The Globe and Mail. Explore a story shaping our world, in conversation with reporters, experts, and the people at the centre of the news.
Episodes


The booze war within the trade war

In Her Defence: Police officer preys on vulnerable women

Havana Syndrome: new allegation of Canadian spying

The new AI moment we’re in

He preyed on women using a police database. Then they found out

What’s on and off the table at Trump and Xi’s meeting
The upcoming state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington marks a critical juncture in U.S.-China relations, characterized by a shift from an emerging power dynamic to a state of strategic stability. James Griffiths, Asia correspondent for The Globe and Mail, notes that while Xi enters the talks with fewer...

Liberal omnibus bill sparks outcry from unions, environmentalists

Canada’s controversial system of equalization payments, explained

A reality check on Canada’s future with the EU
Canada is pursuing an "associate membership" with the European Union to formalize existing trade and defense ties while creating a strategic hedge against U.S. volatility. International affairs columnist Doug Saunders explains that this initiative, championed by Prime Minister Mark Carney, functions primarily as a symb...

Introducing In Her Defence: Breach of Trust

The Canadian military is preparing for major conflicts

Airports, AI data centres and Carney’s ‘supercycle’ of investment

The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in Canada

The office is back (at least in Canada’s financial hub)

Carney pitches Canada to the world’s biggest investors

The trade war has created a boom for lobbyists

What the current bond market turmoil says about the economy

The trade war is heating up. So is foreign investment in Canada

Violence against teachers is surging
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