The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics, clearing the way for nearly a half-million athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades.

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

As the drama surrounding the National Microbiology Lab continues the RCMP is now investigating scientists formerly employed by the lab.

Guest: Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University

It's time for Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield!

Topics Include: Amazon, Hack of the week, Tesla & more.

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The Liberals remain poised to regain a majority government in the next federal election, a new poll suggests, while support for the Conservatives appears to be dipping.

The latest Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 38 per cent of decided voters would cast their ballot for the Liberals if the election were held tomorrow, a number unchanged from last month.

The Conservatives, meanwhile, would earn 26 per cent of the vote, down three points since May. The party is also behind the Liberals in every age group and every region of the country except for the Prairie provinces, where the Tories remain the most popular choice among voters.

“If (the Liberals) are considering having an election, this is as good a position as they’ve been in since … the 2015 election,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

GUEST: Richard Brennan, Former Journalist with The Toronto Star covering both Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill

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GENEVA International tourism arrivals are set to stagnate this year, except in some Western markets, causing up to US$2.4-trillion in losses, a United Nations study said on Wednesday, adding the sector is not expected to rebound fully until 2023.

COVID-19 vaccination and certificates are key to restoring confidence in foreign tourism, which provides a lifeline for many countries, especially small island states that rely heavily on the sector to provide jobs, it said.

In 2020, international arrivals plunged by 73 per cent from prepandemic levels in 2019, causing estimated losses of US$2.4-trillion in tourism and related sectors, according to the report by UNCTAD and the UN’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

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GUEST:  Dr. Marion Joppe, Professor with the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph

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The discovery of the remains of 215 First Nation children at the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, and another discovery of a possible mass grave at the site of the Brandon Indian Residential School in Manitoba has highlighted the devastating and traumatic impacts of the residential school system, prompting Canadians to express unprecedented support, with 49 percent saying they have a new appreciation of the damage done by residential schools. Canadians also signaled strong support for actions on First Nations-led priorities toward justice, healing, and closing the socio-economic gap. 

Results of a survey released today by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), and Abacus Data, expose glaring gaps of knowledge and education related to Canada’s history and renew calls to re-examine questions around who should be held accountable.

GUEST: Dr. Liam Midzain-Gobin, Settler Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science with Brock University