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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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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

May 21, 2023 - Global temperatures will likely warm beyond 1.5 C before 2027. Does that change things for you?

5/21/2023
The World Meteorological Organization warns that global temperatures may temporarily surpass 1.5 C degrees of warming within the next five years. What's your next move?

Duration:01:02:51

FULL EPISODE: Global temperatures will likely warm beyond 1.5 C before 2027. Does that change things for you?

5/21/2023
The World Meteorological Organization warns that global temperatures may temporarily surpass 1.5 C degrees of warming within the next five years. What's your next move?

Duration:01:02:51

Ask Me Anything: Climate change and your health

5/21/2023
Our Ask Me Anything segment focuses on the health impacts of climate change including wildfire smoke. Our guest, Dr. Courtney Howard, took your questions.

Duration:00:26:25

Ask Me Anything: Blackberry

5/14/2023
With the release of the new Blackberry movie, our Ask Me Anything segment this week focuses on the film and the role the company itself played in Canada's innovation sector. The film's director Matt Johnson and co-writer Sean Silcoff took your questions.

Duration:00:25:27

May 14, 2023 - Have you ever had to leave everything behind?

5/14/2023
The heat is building once again in Alberta, and there's a ridge building in the atmosphere that will likely keep things dry. Multiple communities are bracing for further wildfire danger, and Canadian Armed Forces troops have already been deployed to the province to fight the flames.

Duration:01:00:58

May 7, 2023 - What's your reaction to the coronation?

5/7/2023
The crowning of King Charles and Queen Camilla took place at London's Westminster Abbey on Saturday, but it comes after recent polling that suggests most Canadians don't want Charles as King.

Duration:01:04:47

Ask Me Anything: Filing your taxes

4/30/2023
Whether it's filing your own taxes or how the ongoing federal worker's strike could impact your return, taxes are the focus of this week's AMA segment. Hugh Neilson, a chartered professional accountant, took your questions.

Duration:00:21:15

April 30, 2023 - What did you do when you were being pushed into retirement?

4/30/2023
Canada has more total workers over 55 than ever — a phenomenon dubbed 'the grey wave.' As some companies struggle to fill vacancies, the country also saw a record rate of people retiring at 55 or younger in 2022.

Duration:01:15:17

April 23, 2023 - How's the money crunch affecting your relationship?

4/23/2023
Juggling debt payments while major household costs like groceries remain high is a recipe for stress and can be a tough topic to bring up between families and couples.

Duration:00:58:46

Ask Me Anything: ChatGPT

4/23/2023
Our Ask Me Anything guest David Gerhard, head of computer science at the University of Manitoba, took your questions.

Duration:00:36:02

April 16, 2023 - Should public service workers have the right to strike for higher wages?

4/16/2023
Talks are ongoing between the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, but some 100,000 public sector workers could legally walk off the job between now and June 10, creating service disruptions across a variety of federal government departments.

Duration:01:01:13

Ask Me Anything: Asking for a raise

4/16/2023
This week's Ask Me Anything segment focused on asking your boss for a raise. Career coach Sara Vermut took your questions.

Duration:00:39:47

Ask Me Anything: Grocery prices

4/9/2023
This week's Ask Me Anything segment focused on grocery prices. David Macdonald from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives took your questions.

Duration:00:27:01

April 9, 2023 - Is religion bringing us together or pushing us apart?

4/9/2023
Easter, Passover and Ramadan overlap this weekend. For many, that means family gatherings, prayer and reflection, but this is also a time where more Canadians than ever say they have no religious affiliation, according to census data.

Duration:01:05:08

April 2, 2023 - What's your phone or cyber scam story?

4/2/2023
Canadians lost roughly $416 million to fraud last year, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Many cases involving phone and cyber scams also go unreported. We want to hear your stories and also how can you protect yourself.

Duration:01:00:20

Ask Me Anything: Trump indictment

4/2/2023
This week's Ask Me Anything segment focused on the indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump. Lawrence Douglas, author and constitutional legal scholar at Amherst College, took your questions.

Duration:00:27:19

Mar. 26, 2023 - How is your life or livelihood affected by Canada's close ties with the U.S.?

3/26/2023
Joe Biden made his first visit to Canada as U.S. president this week. Calling for closer Canada-U.S. ties, Biden said "our destinies are intertwined and they're inseparable." We're interested in hearing if you're impacted by the relationship between the two countries.

Duration:00:52:20

Ask Me Anything: Cyber and phone scams

3/26/2023
This week's Ask Me Anything segment focused on cyber and phone scams. Digital and cybersecurity specialist Ritesh Kotak answered your questions.

Duration:00:26:57

March 19, 2023 - When it comes to public safety, has anything changed where you live?

3/19/2023
A string of highly publicized assaults has raised concern around public safety across Canada, causing municipalities to look for solutions. Toronto's police department temporarily increased its police presence on public transit after a series of assaults. And the city of Edmonton has seen eight violent deaths over just 12 days in March. Our question this week: when it comes to public safety, has anything changed where you live?

Duration:01:11:22

Ask Me Anything: Silicon Valley Bank

3/19/2023
Karl Schamotta of Corpay answers questions about the health of the banking sector in Canada after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on this week's Ask Me Anything.

Duration:00:26:32

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