We hear so often that too much alone time has detrimental mental effects, and that people need to surround themselves with communities and more people to stay healthy mentally. But new research suggests that alone time...might actually be a good thing?

Guest: Julie Bowker - Associate professor in University At Buffalo’s Department of Psychology

Charles Adler Tonight - Full Show - November 30, 2017

Today several major media players have been fired due to allegations of sexual harassment. Harvey Weinstein was among the first to make headlines but the accusations and confessions continue. In Margaret Wente’s column in The Globe and Mail How the Weinstein era will change us she looks at how and if this will change us for better and potentially also for worse. She joins us now.

Guest: Margaret Wente - Journalist

Weekly check in with Geoff Currier - Every Wednesday night we check in with CJOB Winnipeg host Geoff Currier, about what his listeners are talking about, and about some of the biggest stories of the week.

Tonight: This week Morneau, and Matt Lauer are making headlines for all the wrong reasons… and who could forget Trump.

Guest: Geoff Currier - Host, CJOB

Police in Florida are searching for a missing teenager believed to be in the company of a 27-year-old soccer coach from her high school and headed north, possibly to Canada. 

Street racers and stunt drivers in British Columbia could lose their vehicles for up to 36 months as part of new penalties about to be imposed on bad drivers. The Ministry of Public Safety says starting Dec. 1 prohibitions ranging from three to 36 months will replace existing 15-day penalties for repeat offenders. 

In a news conference today Jeff Sessions said that Trump had asked Conway to “coordinate and lead” White House efforts to combat the opioid crisis, which he declared a national emergency last month. The particular qualifications she brings to the job remain unclear.

Matt Fisher is right now circling the globe and currently in Australia. How are Australians feeling about Canada right now, are we even on their radar?

Guest: Matt Fisher - Post Media Foreign Correspondent

It is no secret that BC drivers… in particular Vancouver drivers can not drive in the snow. Almost half of B.C.’s drivers experienced an incident last winter, according to a new BCAA survey. Last year was a particularly snowy one for British Columbia. But despite the number of accidents, the survey found 63 per cent of British Columbians have no plans to do more to prepare this year.

Justin Trudeau my Canadian boyfriend - is a calendar out just in time for the holidays but
Reviewers on Amazon Canada also have split opinions.

Monica Lewinsky isn't too pleased with the title of an upcoming TV special about her affair with President Bill Clinton that led to his impeachment. Lewinsky tweeted a screenshot of a headline about the upcoming TV special, ``The Monica Lewinsky Scandal.''

“Political instability” in British Columbia since the May provincial election has caused the province’s attractiveness for oil and gas investment to nose dive, this is according to the Fraser Institute in its annual Global Petroleum Survey.

Guest: Rob Levy - Corus Radio Business Analyst

New census data was released today specifically about Canadians and our level of education. No surprise Canadians are more educated than ever and also spending more time sitting in traffic. Heather Dryburgh a Director with Statistics Canada joins us to crunch the numbers.

Guest: Heather Dryburgh - Director with Statistics Canada

Charles Adler Tonight - Full Show - November 29, 2017