Canadians living beyond 100, flying cars, fridges that tell us nutritionally what to eat, bots as coworkers. These could all be part of our regular lives in 20 years, finds a new report from KPMG in Canada.

The 20 Predictions for the Next 20 Years analyzes today's emerging trends and presents a clear vision of what tomorrow might look like. The report notes that advances in science and technology are occurring at such a rapid pace that the world we live in will look profoundly different two decades from now.

GUEST: Armughan Ahmad, President and Managing Partner of Digital with KPMG Canada 

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The Canadian government is going to drop the costly polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 test for Canadians returning to Canada from trips lasting less than 72 hours, sources say.

Canadians and permanent residents will still have to get an antigen test when coming back from travel to the United States and other countries.

A PCR test will still be required for fully vaccinated Americans or other travellers coming to Canada, according to the sources, as well as for Canadians who have been outside the country longer than 72 hours.

GUEST: Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

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Rumors have swirled in recent days about a potential deal between the governing Liberals and the NDP to help the minority government pass their agenda

GUEST: Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP

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Ontario’s health minister defended a plan Wednesday to allow people with COVID-19 symptoms to get tested for the virus in pharmacies, after some experts raised safety concerns.

Health Minister Christine Elliott told the legislature that pharmacies will take standard infection prevention and control measures _ including mask-wearing, physical distancing and having a dedicated space to perform the tests.

The Ontario Pharmacist Association is in favour of the plan to extend symptomatic Covid-19 testing to pharmacies. 

However, Association CEO Justin Bates says it won't be happening in every pharmacy. 

GUEST: Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacist Association

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Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says all members of the team have to be focused on the return of Parliament.

Last night, O'Toole announced the expulsion of Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters from the party caucus, after she started a petition calling for a leadership review within six months.

Amid a public challenge of his leadership, Erin O’Toole has reportedly enlisted the help of Jeff Ballingall -- the man behind the Canada Proud and Ontario Proud social media networks -- to work with the Conservative Party on "election readiness."

GUEST: Tasha Kheiriddin, Principal at Navigator and a Lecturer with the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University

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GUEST: Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province of Ontario

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As Europe once again becomes the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, one country is taking a bold step to quash infections: Austria.

The western European nation has imposed a lockdown — a measure many Canadians are familiar with — but with a twist: this lockdown is only for the unvaccinated.

GUEST: Sam Fazeli, Director of Research with Bloomberg Intelligence

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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has removed a Saskatchewan senator from the party a day after she launched a petition to force him to face a leadership review.

In a statement Tuesday, O’Toole said Sen. Denise Batters had been removed from the Conservative national caucus.

“As the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, I will not tolerate an individual discrediting and showing a clear lack of respect towards the efforts of the entire Conservative caucus, who are holding the corrupt and disastrous Trudeau government to account,” O’Toole said.

GUEST: Alex Boutilier, National Politics Reporter for Global News

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One person is confirmed dead and the toll of damage and destruction continues to escalate as the torrential rain that fell across southwestern British Columbia over the weekend and into Monday subsided on Tuesday.

It was an "atmospheric river" event that brought heavy downpours and triggered flooding and landslides, leading to the evacuation of the entire city of Merit, as well as further evacuations in the Fraser Valley, the Interior and Vancouver Island.

A woman's body was recovered at the site of a mudslide that swept across Highway 99 near Lillooet on Monday. Police said there could be more fatalities as search and rescue efforts continue.

 GUEST: Kent Moore, Vice-Principal of Research and a Professor of Atmospheric Physics with the University of Toronto