{"podcast":{"title":"Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263","podcast_index_feed_id":7590263,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/ithaca-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/ithaca-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Canada News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Canada—from national news and business to culture, sports, and political developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local and national news to every market in the world and keeping communities connected. Canada News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the country. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T06:22:33.140524+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263"},"episode":{"title":"Montreal Eyes Defence Bank HQ","slug":"montreal-eyes-defence-bank-hq","published_at":"2026-06-18T13:41:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/montreal-eyes-defence-bank-hq","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/150c8b93-7df3-4199-a810-ac4fbd177f31.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/150c8b93-7df3-4199-a810-ac4fbd177f31.mp3","summary":"Montreal is making a bold, high-stakes bid to host the new Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, proposing a $200 million, three-year timeline for a cutting-edge downtown facility — a move designed to outshine rivals like Toronto and Vancouver. Spearheaded by Sid Lee Architecture and backed by Quebec’s government, the plan hinges on public-private collaboration, showcasing Montreal’s finance, aerospace prowess, and transit-ready location. With the bank poised to fund global defense spending and create thousands of jobs, Montreal’s determined push could finally turn the page on past losses — including the Federal Infrastructure Bank — and cement its status as Canada’s premier defense finance hub. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/a0a17dd7f90fb641","meta_description":"Montreal is making a bold, high-stakes bid to host the new Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, proposing a $200 million, three-year timeline for a cutt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/episodes/montreal-eyes-defence-bank-hq/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canada-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7590263/montreal-eyes-defence-bank-hq.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}