Ontario’s Liberals — who proposed and then scrapped Hwy. 413 before the Progressive Conservatives revived the controversial GTA freeway — are promising to “kill it once and for all” if elected next year.

Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said Monday he would cancel “this sprawl-spreading highway” and use the $8 billion in savings to build and renovate schools across the province.

GUEST: Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal Party Leader

It might sound ridiculous but the explosive market of crypto-collectibles and crypto-art is no joke. 

Last week, Christie’s sold a digital collage of images called " Everydays: The First 5000 Days" for US$69.3 million dollars. This week, Elon Musk said he’s selling a tweet of his as an NFT, which contains a song about NFTs. The bidding on Musk's tweet has already topped $ 1 million and millions more are pouring into the market. 

What is an NFT?

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a digital file with verified identity and ownership. This verification is done using blockchain technology. Blockchain technology, simply put, is an un-hackable system based on the mathematics of cryptography. So, that’s why you hear a lot of “crypto” when referring to NFTs — crypto-art, crypto-collectibles, etc.

GUEST: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music

A day after the NCAA was heavily criticized for not having an adequate facility for the women's teams to lift, the organization created a fully stocked workout room at the convention centre near the practice courts.

After a tweet from Stanford strength coach Ali Kershner and a video from Oregon's Sedonia Prince went viral with nearly 16 million views showing off a single rack of dumbbells and yoga mats.

That set off a backlash condemning the inequities between the men's and women's tournaments that drew the attention of NBA and WNBA players as well as former coaches. The men had a fully stocked weight room before the start of their tournament. NCAA basketball administrators apologized to the women's basketball players on Friday for the inequities.

ALSO: On Wednesday, March 17th, the Ontario Government announced targeted financial support for men's major-junior hockey as part of the government's Covid relief efforts. Saskatchewan, Alberta and Quebec have all previously announced similar financial support for their major-junior leagues or teams. To date, there have been no announcements of equivalent targeted funding for women's sport in any of the provinces.

GUEST: Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, CEO of Canadian Women & Sport

The trial of Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadians detained in China over spying charges, ended today with the verdict to be announced at an unspecified later date.

Kovrig’s trial, which has been ongoing for more than three hours, comes three days after the trial of Michael Spavor — the other detained Canadian.

Spavor’s trial ended without a verdict after a two-hour deliberation on Friday.

ALSO: The Canadian ambassador to the U.S. says she’s been reassured by her American colleagues that they are viewing the cases of detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig as if the two men were their own citizens.

GUEST: Stephanie Carvin, Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affair at Carleton University, Former National Security Analyst for CSIS