Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore.

Two years later, Hagler was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard -- stolen, he claimed, by the judges -- that he never fought again.

One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Kay, announced his death on the Facebook page for Hagler's fans.

GUEST: Greg Brady, Host of the Greg Brady Show 6-9 a.m. on 640 Toronto

Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recovery.

One year into the pandemic, Canada's job market is 599,100 jobs short of where it was in February of last year, or 3.1 per cent below pre-pandemic levels.

The shortfall is higher for young workers at 10.2 per cent, with young women between the ages of 15 and 24 the most affected group through this pandemic.

GUEST: Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

Taking cues from Tesla’s switch to lighter-weight steel from aluminum for its electric vehicles, the future of environmental innovations are linked to the future of steel, says longtime industry researcher Peter Warrian.

“That’s the bind,” Warrian said at a Thursday virtual talk about the legacy of steelmaking in Hamilton, hosted by Wolsak & Wynn publishers. “You have the environmental concern … But you won’t get to the electric car unless you can keep those coke ovens operating for the next number of years.”

Ultra high-strength steel begins with iron ore, which needs carbon to process, meaning that developing climate-conscious technology could result in greater carbon emissions in the short term, to save in the long term.

In the interim, steel producers are looking for ways to make the process more carbon efficient.

GUEST: Dr. Peter J. Warrian is a Senior Research Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto

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The Ontario Government has launched its vaccine portal: what does this mean for Hamiltonians?

ALSO: Premier Doug Ford says Ontario has the capacity to administer many more COVID-19 vaccines than the province is currently averaging per day, but says there is not enough supply.

GUEST: Paul Johnson, Director of Emergency Centre, City of Hamilton

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Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to “active transportation.”

The National Active Transportation Fund , $400 million to be spent over five years, will nearly quadruple the amount of money Canada spent over the last five years building and upgrading bike paths, pedestrian walkways and bridges, and nature trails.

About $130 million has been spent since 2015 on 126 projects, including a new footbridge in Ottawa, a bikeway in Halifax and trails in Grouse Mountain Regional Park in Vancouver.

GUEST: Dr. Raktim Mitra, Associate Director and Professor of Undergraduate Programs with the School of Urban Planning at Ryerson University

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Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will unveil the Ontario budget on March 24 and it is expected to be another record-spending plan with a massive deficit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed around 7,100 people in Ontario in the past year.

Peter Bethlenfalvy says the province will continue to spend what is needed to address COVID-19.

Ontario delivered its last spending package in November after delaying its normal March release because of the pandemic.

GUEST: Stan Cho, MPP for #Willowdale and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance