Free For All Friday - Hour 1.

Host Amanda Gailbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

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Free For All Friday - Hour 2.

Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features panelists Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star and Karen Restoule, VP at Crestview Strategy and CEO of BOLD Realities and Whose Land/

Topic 1: Canadian government to wait until after next federal election to expand assisted dying eligibility

Topic 2: Alberta premier says legislation on gender policies for children, youth coming this fall

Topic 3: More than a dozen child-care centres close province-wide Tuesday in protest

Topic 4: 1st human has received Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant, billionaire says

Topic 5: Groundhog day, Wiarton Willie, Shubenacadie Sam and Fred la marmotte predict early spring