Four Provincial Sports Organizations (PSO) have come together to form a coalition in hopes of getting answers from the province when it comes to returning to play.

The PSO's for baseball, soccer, softball, and cricket have penned a letter to Premier Doug Ford representing the 855,000 participants of their respective sports in Ontario.

"We are just looking for clarity," says Derek Brooks, president of the London District Baseball Association (LDBA).

GUEST: Ed Quinlan, President of Baseball Ontario

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It looks like school’s out.

Premier Doug Ford has told Progressive Conservative MPPs that students and teachers probably cannot return to in-class learning this month because it would delay or derail the rest of Ontario’s reopening, the Star has learned.

“That’s what we’re facing,” Ford explained to Tory members during a two-hour virtual caucus meeting Tuesday.

While sources close to the premier said he wanted children back in classrooms for the first time since mid-April, public health officials warned him that can only occur if the broader opening of the economy is delayed.

Premier Doug Ford has a news conference set for one o’clock this afternoon and Education Minister Steven Lecce and Health Minister Christine Elliot will be on hand. 

GUEST: Jonathan Sher, Health Journalist and Investigative Reporter

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Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has changed its guidelines to allow for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines.

Federal health officials announced the updated guidance during a press briefing on Tuesday, saying that a first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford/COVISHIELD vaccine can be followed up with a second AstraZeneca shot, or be safely combined with a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots "unless contraindicated."

The new guidance from NACI also advises that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can be mixed for first and second doses.

GUEST: Dr. Brian D. Lichty, Associate Professor in Pathology and Molecular Medicine with the McMaster Immunology Research Centre

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As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out across Canada and case counts are waning in many parts of the country, businesses and their employees are cautiously poking their heads out of work-from-home setups and wondering what kinds of offices — if any — are waiting for them after the pandemic.

A number of major companies have made their intentions clear already, setting the tone of the conversation in North America. JPMorgan Chase has mandated a full return to the office for the U.S. bank’s employees; Ottawa-based e-commerce giant Shopify has meanwhile abandoned its offices in favour of a remote-only workforce.

But as vaccine protection increases and the debate rages over the future of work, some companies are finding opportunity in playing the middle ground with a more “flexible” approach to the office — through co-working.

GUEST: Doron Melnick, Partner and National Leader of People and Change Practice with KPMG

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences "huge waves of anxiety" before speaking to the media and revealed she has "suffered long bouts of depression."

The stunning move came a day after Osaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan and moved with her family to the U.S. at age 3, was fined $15,000 US for skipping the postmatch news conference after her first-round victory at the French Open. She also was threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with possible additional punishment, including disqualification or suspension, if she continued with her intention — which Osaka revealed last week on Twitter — to not "do any press during Roland Garros."

ALSO: The psychology of post-pandemic life — why you might feel anxious about re-entry.

GUEST:  Dr. Carla Edwards, Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences with McMaster University and High-Performance Mental Health Advisor for both Swimming Canada & Cycling Canada

Shirley Williams is a survivor of a residential school and she joined 900CHML's Bill Kelly to discuss her experience. She talks about how she feels about the remains of the 215 children found at the former B.C residential school.

What does she think about Canada’s response so far and what needs to happen next?

GUEST: Shirley Williams, Professor Emeritus with the Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies at Trent University