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On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, host Louie Butko is joined by Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen.

Chief Bergen was appointed as the 36th Hamilton Police Chief back in May 2021, after serving three years as Deputy Chief, and before that he spent 36 years with the Toronto Police Services 

Bergen joined us in studio, for a conversation on the police budget after the police services board voted to move forward a 2024 budget of more than 213 million dollars -- a nearly $20 million dollar increase from last year.

Bergen spoke on the budget ask, but we also went a little deeper into other topics, including the crime rate in Hamilton, use of the mobile crisis rapid response team, mental health supports for frontline officers, and the rise in the youth crime rate.

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On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, Louie Butko sits down with the host of our New Year's Special, 'The Countdown to 2024', one of the most recognizable people in Canadian television & a born and raised Hamiltonian Rick Campanelli. 

The two discuss Campanelli's nearly 30-year career in the business, through his start winning Much Music's MuchTemp contest out of Brock University to 12 years at Entertainment Tonight Canada. The two also discuss what to expect for our New Year's Special.

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On an all-new episode of the Trending Now Podcast, Louie Butko dives into the biggest stories of the week that you may have missed on Trending Now -- which airs Monday-Friday 7pm & 11:30pm ET on CHCH. 

On today's show, we break down how Blue Jays fans are feeling almost a week after Shohei Ohtani signed with the LA Dodgers and recap the Golden Globe nominations announced this week as Trending Now producer Laura Sebben stops by. 

Later, Emily Tayler joins the show with the latest on the war in Ukraine after a busy week for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

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On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, host Louie Butko takes a look at the Federal Government's recently announced plan to bring 'war-time effort' to the housing crisis by creating a catalogue of pre-approved home designs to help speed up the process of building new homes for developers

To do this he is joined by senior director of policy and innovation at the Smart Prosperity Institute Mike Moffatt who proposed the idea to the federal cabinet during caucus meetings this past summer. 

The two also discuss other issues facing the housing market including interest rates, international students, and NIMBYism.