U.S. President Donald Trump and his vice-president J.D. Vance publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Oval Office on Friday in an exchange that shocked the world. We look at how global alliances are shifting under Trump, and what it all means for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.

Measles is making a comeback in Canada and the U.S., despite the disease being declared eradicated in both countries more than 20 years ago. We discuss what’s behind this resurgence, and ask who might need a booster.

No Other Land won the Oscar for best documentary feature on Sunday. It tells the story of a Palestinian community displaced by Israel, to make way for a military firing range in the West Bank. Two of its directors, Palestinian Basel Adra and Israeli Yuval Abraham, spoke to Matt Galloway in December about their struggle to tell this story in Israel and beyond.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.