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Cross Country Checkup

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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00:20:08

Your questions about mortgage shock | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/11/05

60% of Canadian mortgages are up for renewal in the next 3 years. Our Ask Me Anything expert Ron Butler is a mortgage broker at Butler Mortgage. He takes your questions on mortgages and mortgage renewals.

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01:51:31

Have you used a food bank recently?

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/29

Canadians are using food banks in the highest numbers since Food Banks Canada started tracking statistics in 1989, according to its new report. How close are you to not being able to afford groceries?

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00:26:11

Israel-Hamas conflict questions | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/29

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing a "second stage" in the war and the situation on the ground in Gaza growing more desperate, our Ask Me Anything focus on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Retired Maj.-Gen. Scott Clancy and Dalia Al-Awqati, the head of humanitarian affairs with the charity Save the Children, took your questions.

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01:51:47

After 5 years, what has been the impact of cannabis...

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/22

Five years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, public health experts are starting to see trends in the data. Have you noticed an impact on your family or your community?

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00:20:08

Your questions about the Israel-Hamas conflict | Ask...

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/22

Retired Maj.-Gen. Scott Clancy and Jon Allen, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel and senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy in Toronto, took your questions.

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00:20:08

Coping with Israel-Hamas news | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/15

This week our Ask Me Anything segment focused on how to manage the challenges that might come from consuming the news out of Israel and Gaza. Javeed Sukhera, the chair of psychiatry at the Institute of Living and chief of the department of psychiatry at Hartford Hospital, took your calls.

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01:51:28

How are your friends and family affected by the...

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/15

A ground assault by Israel looms in Gaza after last week's surprise attack by Hamas on Israel. We discussed the impact the conflict was having on callers' friends and family and addressed questions about what could happen next.

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00:20:08

Car theft | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/08

Our Ask Me Anything segment focuses on car theft, which insurers and police are saying is at crisis levels in parts of Canada. Bryan Gast, former OPP officer and vice president of investigative services of Équité Association, takes your questions.

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01:52:25

What's your question about the Israel-Hamas conflict?

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/08

A surprise attack on Israel launched from Gaza by Hamas militants left hundreds of Israelis and hundreds of Palestinians dead and thousands wounded. The attacks involved a heavy barrage of rockets and militants crossing into Israeli territory on Saturday.

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00:20:08

COVID-19 heading into Thanksgiving | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/01

Dr Fatima Kakkar, an infectious diseases pediatrician at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, answers your questions about masking and updated vaccines.

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01:51:31

How far have you gone to secure an apartment?

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/10/01

The housing crisis has dashed the home ownership dreams of many Canadians — and renters aren't faring any better. Housing policy expert Steve Pomeroy says that in Toronto, the renter's reality right now is a "nightmare." How have sky high rents affected your life?

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01:52:29

Does Canada still need a public broadcaster?

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/09/24

Canada's media landscape is increasingly fragmented and there are also growing concerns about the impacts of misinformation and disinformation online. What do you want from the CBC?

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00:20:08

Food safety | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/09/17

This week Keith Warriner, a professor at the Department of Food Science at University of Guelph, took your questions about food safety and preventing contamination including E. coli, salmonella and norovirus.

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01:51:52

Have you or your family been affected by the toxic...

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/09/17

Last year, more than 7,300 Canadians died of apparent opioid overdoses. What can we do to reduce the number of drug deaths in Canada?

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01:51:58

Is it fair to increase immigration when housing is...

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/09/10

Canada's population is growing at a rate unmatched since the post-war baby boom and it's largely due to the federal government's increased immigration targets. Those targets have come under greater scrutiny amid the country's housing supply crisis. What’s been your experience immigrating to Canada?

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00:20:21

COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 | Ask Me Anything

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/09/03

The first case in Canada was recently detected in British Columbia. Dr. Zain Chagla also took your questions about what's next when it comes to boosters and masking this fall.

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01:51:41

What's the best vacation you ever had in Canada?

Cross Country Checkup ·

2023/09/03

The official end of summer isn't for a few weeks, but symbolically the season ends with the return of school and for many that's next week. What's the most outstanding thing you did all summer?

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