Our Ask Me Anything segment looks at what could be shaping up to be an historically tight provincial election in Alberta on May 29. CBC's Jason Markusoff took your questions.

Canada's population growth is largely being driven by the more than 145,000 immigrants the country welcomed during the first three months of the year. That's the highest number on record for a single quarter since comparable data became available in 1972.

On Wednesday, members of Parliament voted in favour of a motion calling for the removal of David Johnston from his post as the special rapporteur on foreign interference. Johnston has said he intends to stay on. Does Canada need a public inquiry?

Our AMA segment is looking at whether AI is an innovative game changer or a serious threat to humanity. David Gerhard, head of computer science at the University of Manitoba, took your questions.

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

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?

As Canadians continue to grapple with floods and the effects of wildfire smoke in parts of the country, scientists are also warning that 2023 could very well go down as the hottest year on record. Are extreme weather events changing the way you think about the future?

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.

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?

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.

Spreading wildfires have forced thousands of Canadians to flee their homes this week in Kelowna, B.C., and in Yellowknife, putting parts of the country in states of emergency. Our question this week: How are the wildfires affecting you? What help do you need?

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole took your questions about the state of Canadian politics after resigning his seat as an MP at the end of the House of Commons' spring session this past Wednesday.

Whether it's a breakup, a separation or a divorce, the end of a relationship impacts couples and families across the country and was in the spotlight this week when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announced their separation.

Our Ask Me Anything segment focuses on the criminal charges against former U.S. president Donald Trump related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman took your questions.

As Canadians continue to grapple with floods and the effects of wildfire smoke in parts of the country, scientists are also warning that 2023 could very well go down as the hottest year on record. Are extreme weather events changing the way you think about the future?

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.

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.

This week's Ask Me Anything segment focuses on weight loss facts and myths with dietitian Chinwe Asagwara. From Ozempic to fasting, what would you like to know?

Some Canadian retailers have adopted receipt checks near self-checkout areas in selected stores in what they say is a response to shoplifting, but the move has sparked backlash from some customers who feel threatened by the tactic.

This week Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. cut around three per cent of its workforce, which means about 1,300 people have been laid off. What advice would you give to someone who just lost their job?

This week's segment looks at what you can do to adapt your home to the realities of climate change. Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on climate adaptation at the University of Waterloo, took your questions.

With smoke from Canada leading to air quality warnings as far away as the U.S. this week, we want to know how parents and teachers are talking to kids about the impacts of wildfire smoke and climate change. Christine Korol, a psychologist, took your questions.

While fatalities and injuries related to motor vehicle traffic collisions have trended downward in Canada over the last 20 years, according to Statistics Canada, it's still a life-altering experience for many Canadians each year. What are the most dangerous things you've seen while driving?

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.

This week Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. cut around three per cent of its workforce, which means about 1,300 people have been laid off. What advice would you give to someone who just lost their job?

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.

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

The Barbie movie is a blockbuster, but sold-out theatres and pink Barbiecore fashion flying off shelves have also stirred up debate about the doll's contested legacy.

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.

This week's AMA guest, environmentalist and former host of the Nature of Things, David Suzuki takes your questions about climate change.

Thousands of Canadians have been forced to leave their homes during the past week because of wildfires in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Officials have confirmed the loss of multiple homes in West Kelowna and parts of the Shuswap. And the entire city of Yellowknife is under an evacuation order.

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.

While fatalities and injuries related to motor vehicle traffic collisions have trended downward in Canada over the last 20 years, according to Statistics Canada, it's still a life-altering experience for many Canadians each year. What are the most dangerous things you've seen while driving?

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.

Our Ask Me Anything segment looks at EG.5, the latest Omicron subvariant in Canada. Our guest is infectious diseases expert Dr. Lynora Saxinger. She answers questions on EG.5.

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?

If you can bet on one thing during this year's Stanley Cup finals it's that there will be lots of gambling ads. Good or bad, how has sports betting affected your life?

On Wednesday, members of Parliament voted in favour of a motion calling for the removal of David Johnston from his post as the special rapporteur on foreign interference. Johnston has said he intends to stay on. Does Canada need a public inquiry?

Fans queued up online this week to purchase tickets to Taylor Swift's six shows in Toronto. But even with that many performances at the Rogers Centre, many fans have been put on a waitlist for tickets. Our question this week: How far have you gone to get concert or sports tickets? Was it worth it?

If you can bet on one thing during this year's Stanley Cup finals it's that there will be lots of gambling ads. Good or bad, how has sports betting affected your life?

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.

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.

Our Ask Me Anything segment focuses on air travel and what passengers might want to keep in mind so that their trip goes as smoothly as possible. Travel experts took your questions to help you understand your rights.

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

Whether it's during a wildfire, flood, tornado or blizzard, this week we want to know if you're having trouble finding emergency information when you need it most.

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?

Google and Meta plan to eventually remove links to Canadian journalism in response to the federal government's Online News Act. Chris Waddell, former journalist and journalism professor at Carleton University, is taking your questions. What would you like to know?

Some Canadian retailers have adopted receipt checks near self-checkout areas in selected stores in what they say is a response to shoplifting, but the move has sparked backlash from some customers who feel threatened by the tactic.

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

Are rent strikes a step too far? Rental strikes aren't brand new in Canada, but they do seem to be on the rise as some tenant rights groups say they're pushing back against above-guideline increases.

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.

A new report shows car thefts are surging in Canada. Lorraine Sommerfeld, an automotive columnist at Driving.ca, took your questions about how to keep your vehicle safe and what to do after it's gone.

It's Pride weekend in Toronto, but it comes at a time where advocates say trans people are being targeted and harmful rhetoric is on the rise. What conversations are you having?

Are rent strikes a step too far? Rental strikes aren't brand new in Canada, but they do seem to be on the rise as some tenant rights groups say they're pushing back against above-guideline increases.

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

It's Pride weekend in Toronto, but it comes at a time where advocates say trans people are being targeted and harmful rhetoric is on the rise. What conversations are you having?

This week Lori Daniels, a professor from the University of British Columbia's forestry faculty, took your questions about wildfire prevention and where we go from here.

Canada's population growth is largely being driven by the more than 145,000 immigrants the country welcomed during the first three months of the year. That's the highest number on record for a single quarter since comparable data became available in 1972.

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.

Canada's new health-care deal has earmarked billions more for mental health services. And while Ottawa has boosted its spending in that area, some advocates say Canada risks falling behind unless a better approach is espoused. What's working and what needs to change?

This week our Ask Me Anything segment focused on Alzheimer's disease detection, treatment and brain health in general. Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health, took your questions.

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?

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?

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.

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?

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

According to Statistics Canada, over a third of Canadian adults under 35 live with a parent. How do you feel about adult children living at home?

One in three Canadians working a second job do it just to survive according to Statistics Canada. Are you happy with your side hustle or is it stressing you out?

Has the carbon tax got you worried this winter? Warren Mabee is a professor and director of Queen's University’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy. He's here to answer your questions about heat pumps.

According to pollsters if a federal election were held today it would be a majority government for Pierre Polievre. Will you be changing your vote in the next election? What's pushing you to switch parties? In the second half of the program we talk to two confilct resolution experts about how to navigate difficult conversations about the Israel-Hamas war.

Topic #1: A new UN report says the planet is on-track to warm by 3 degrees C by the end of the century. Have extreme weather events changed your shopping habits? Topic #2: Some Canadian Tire and Walmart locations are ditching self-checkouts and returning to more cashiers... What's your opinion on self-checkouts?

Dating apps have changed the way many pursue relationships — some experts say they've gamified the experience and that might be why some are finding it exhausting. TikTok videos featuring people fed up with dating are racking up millions of views. What's your dating app story?

Are you in a stand-off with the folks next door? It could be a fence, a driveway or maybe it's the pot smoke wafting through the windows. Real estate lawyer Bob Aaron was on-hand to discuss your neighbourly impasse.

Our pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr Anna Banerji takes your questions on Covid, RSV & flu in kids just in time for the holiday season.

Math skills are in steep decline in Canada, that's according to the latest OECD ranking released this week. Is it time to rethink how we teach math to our kids?

Bad behaviour on flights has been on the rise this year according to the the International Air Transport Association. We were joined by a flight attendent and an etiquette expert who answered your questions and heard your stories about unruly passengers.

'Tis the season for tipping waiters, hair stylists, and taxi drivers. Are your tips keeping up with inflation? Which jobs deserve a tip, and which ones don't?

This week for our Ask Me Anything, The Great Dishwasher Debate: Andrea Barnes is a staff writer at Wirecutter with The New York Times who specializes in testing and reviewing dishwashers. She'll settle the score on whether to rinse or not to rinse, and how full is too full.

It's the season of gift giving. Some gifts make lasting memories, while some.....end up forgotten and discarded, never to be seen again. What's the best gift you've ever received? What's the worst?

From wildfires to the Israel-Hamas war...the news has been non-stop this year. What's the most important news story of 2023? Which one didn't get enough attention?

Are homeless encampments keeping people safe or putting them in danger? How is your community dealing with homelessness?

Personal trainer and registered dietitian Chinwe Asagwara answered yours questions about health, fitness and well-being in the new year.

Screaming, swearing and physical threats, have you seen parents or coaches cross the line? What's your experience with abuse directed towards referees and umpires?

According to the Canadian Psychological Association, a fear of flying is one of the more common types of phobias. Our AMA guest Dr. Luana Marques, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a clinical psychologist, took your questions about the fear of flying.

The federal government has acknowledged the number of non-permanent residents in Canada is putting a strain on housing... and that changes to the number of international students in Canada could be coming. This as opinion polls show more Canadians are beginning to feel that immigration levels are too high. Is Canada getting the balance between immigration and housing right? What's your stake in this issue?

Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a more serious infection involving the same bacteria that causes strep throat. Our pediatric infectious diseases specialist Dr. Fatima Kakkar answered your questions about the infection.

MPs are heading back to Parliament Hill on Monday and experts who study political polarization say the divide between right and left-wing viewpoints in Canada is getting wider. How are you navigating political disagreements?

On Friday, January 26th, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take measures to prevent genocide in its war in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire. Our AMA guest Jon Allen took your questions on the court's ruling. He's a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He also served as Canada’s Ambassador to Israel from 2006-2010.