Canada's ramping up pressure on Israel alongside France and the UK. Mark Carney's new cabinet is sworn in, and the PM's got less than six weeks to fulfill his promise of "free trade in Canada before Canada Day". And, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to wait (yet) another year for a shot at Lord Stanley's Cup. We catch up on the top stories in Canada with The Hub's editor at large Sean Speer (3:00).
THE HUB: https://thehub.ca/2025/05/15/sean-speer-the-maple-leafs-playoff-woes-are-a-microcosm-of-a-bigger-set-of-canadian-problems/
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31:30 | Jespo and Johnny catch up after the May Long weekend, including the heartbreaking *and* heartwarming story involving Jets' star Mark Scheifele, and the Oilers' date with Dallas.
54:00 | Add another layer to the UCP/AHS story. We take a look at the Globe and Mail's report on Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff Marshall Smith living in a home owned by the sister of Sam Mraiche (the guy at the centre of the alleged procurement scandal).
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