“Smartphones debuted only ten years ago, but their impact has been immense. With up-to-the-minute updates on social media, email, and texts, people are more distracted than ever, which is affecting our psychological and physical well-being.”

Guest: Dr. Greg Wells - Scientist, Professor, Broadcaster and Author

Ahead of its historic summit with South Korea...a surprise announcement from North Korea was revealed today.

On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, students across the US walked out of their classes as they continued their call for better gun control.

Yesterday we talked about this strange story from Vancouver Island, where a naturopath gave a four year old boy a homeopathic remedy containing rabid dog saliva. BUT it turns out this remedy is actually NOT licensed in Canada!

What’s Trending in Canada?

Every Friday we review the top web stories of the week with Amy Judd. This week we talk about: The Southwest flight, the cancer survivor who ran the Boston Marathon, puck girl, the BC teen fighting back against bullies, and another “cat who came back” story.

Guest: Amy Judd - Global BC Digital Producer

It’s Friday, so that means Trevor Dueck, resident film critic from The Daily Hive & Flix Anonymous is here with the latest from the silver screen.

A pair of accordion players have hit the TTC, wearing accordions, and playing the summer hit “Despacito.” Here’s a bit of what it sounds like...

A Nova Scotia MLA - Labi Kousoulis - is going up to bad against Jimmy Kimmel, asking him to apologize for a discussion that happened on his show about the Halifax Explosion.

It was a day of name calling in Ontario provincial politics after Liberal campaign co-chair David Herle’s off hand remark...saying Doug Ford is “a bit of a dick.” While Herle has apologized “without qualification,” he made sure in his apology to remark that Doug Ford too has a “long history of using derogatory and insulting terms.”

Today a shocking and FAKE report from a video appearing to be produced by the BBC today declared terrifying news.The news station is trying to make it clear that this video being widely shared is in fact completely fabricated, and not at all produced by the BBC.

Guest: Jeff Semple - Global National, Europe Bureau Chief

Weekly check-in with Warren Kinsella. This week: The upcoming Liberal convention, sexual assault allegations in politics, the decriminalization of drugs and more.

Guest: Warren Kinsella - Toronto based lawyer, consultant, and author