A man and woman speak at podiums beside Canadian and EU flags at a European Parliament press event

European Union proposes Canada become an “associate member”

Full Episode
49:48

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola attend a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday, Sept 17, 2026.

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Canada and the European Union want to strengthen their alliance and broader trade ties. This week, the president of the European Parliament proposed making Canada an “associate member” of the bloc. Also, Mexican authorities are investigating a string of clandestine cryptocurrency mines after discovering more than 1,000 mining machines in a remote part of Puebla, apparently powered with stolen electricity. And, fuel prices are skyrocketing again, prompting protests, rationing and blackouts in several countries. Plus, ahead of the centennial of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane’s birth on Sunday, we listen to a modern exponent of his sound.

In This Episode

European Union proposes Canada become an “associate member”
6:27
Stolen power drives secret crypto mining in Mexico
5:07
Wild dogs in Zambia go the distance
1:34
New Bellingcat investigation sheds light on civilian deaths in Mali’s drone war
8:01
Fuel prices jump again, sparking protests and blackouts
7:06
South African women demand government do more to prevent femicide
7:41
On the occasion of Coltrane’s 100th birthday
2:53
Two kayakers paddle across calm open water under a cloudy sky, mountains faint on the horizon
National Geographic Explorer traveling a thousand miles by kayak
Special Coverage
7:32