Because News

Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines.
Website : http://www.cbc.ca/becausenews
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Last Episode : September 12, 2025 4:10am
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Episodes
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In peaceful Nova Scotia, elites will take refuge in a cold war-era bunker to escape the end times. Not a bad way to go! K-Pop Demon Hunters takes down Squid Game.The double date is popular again. Chinese EVs are hard to get but Mark Carney is signaling he might make it easier. Gavin Crawford makes games out of the news with Eric Peterson, Andrew Phung and Carley Thorne.
Published Friday
Because Summer Vacation! See you in September!
Because News will be off for the summer!We'll be back in September, so keep an eye out for tickets to be posted soon at BecauseNews.caThe radio will be airing our favourite weekly repeats. For more content, check out our TikTok and Instagram (@CBCBecauseNews) for daily videos all summer long!
Published 06/27
Tom Hearn is still paying off Beyoncé
This week on Because News with Gavin Crawford, the G7 meets and one leader bolts early (wonder which one?) Meanwhile, back in Canada, Drake finds out Jagmeet Singh was at a Kendrick concert and slides into his DMs. Is Drake ok? Also: what will be the song of the summer? Can The Smurfs soundtrack compete with Mariah’s high notes? Join our panel with Ashley Botting, Andrew Phung, and Tom Hearn to find out with host Gavin Crawford.
Published 06/20