The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

Data has been released that looks into Hamilton’s homeless population and mortality. 

GUEST: Jill Wiwcharuk is an  inner city physician working primarily with people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs in Hamilton, Ontario.

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An emergency summit was held yesterday with the opposition parties in Ontario. What came forward from the summit? 

GUEST: France Gelinas, NDP Health Critic.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened lives for many people with disabilities.

GUEST: Deborah Stienstra, a professor in the Departement of Political Science and director of U of G’s Live Work Well Research Centre.

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A local initiative is wanting to help out local restaurants during this latest set of restrictions as well as feeding our community. 

GUEST: Julie Freeman, organizer of Feast in the Hammer & clinical informatics specialist at Hamilton health Sciences.

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A doctor in San Antonio, Texas has written a poignant poem about the COVID-19 pandemic and has shared it on social media.

GUEST: Dr. Sayed Tabatabai, Nephrologist in San Antonio, Texas

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A ‘useless farm’ in Ontario has gone viral with it’s herd. 

GUEST:  RICK SOLO 

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to infect thousands of people every day across Ontario. Does this mean we are getting closer to herd immunity? Also, what are the chances that students across Ontario will be back in the classroom on January 17?

GUEST: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto

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The fast spreading Omicron variant is hitting Hamilton’s homeless shelters hard.

GUEST: Brother Richard MacPhee, Executive Director, Good Shepherd Centre

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As more businesses introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies what happens if your co-worker asks for a vaccine exemption?

GUEST: James Fu, Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump is on the verge of launching his own social network called Truth Social.

GUEST: Marc Gordon, marketer, expert, speaker

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A new talk show debuts on 900 CHML Monday night.  A Little More Conversation and it is hosted by veteran journalist Ben O'Hara-Byrne.

GUEST: Ben O'Hara-Byrne, Host, A Little More Conversation on 900 CHML and the Corus Radio Network

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

There has been an increase in COVID-19 cases amongst children and babies. Why is this happening?

GUEST: Dr. Timothy Sly, Epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus in the School of Population and Public Health at Ryerson University

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The president of the Canadian Medical Association says it’s time our country has a serious discussion about how unvaccinated COVID-19 patients should be treated.

GUEST: Rick & calls - Should unvaccinated COVID patients receive the same care of those who are vaccinated?

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The Hamilton Bulldogs are still waiting to hit the ice after their last four games were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GUEST: Reed Duthie, Manager; Broadcasting & Communications / Play-by-Play Announcer, Hamilton Bulldogs

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Applications are now open for the Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Summer Scholars Program at McMaster University.

GUEST: Dr. Caitlin Mullarkey, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Education in the department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University

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What is Dry January and how can you make it a success?

GUEST: Ian Hamilton, Associate Professor of Addiction, University of York

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A fundraiser is taking place this month that will benefit Crime Stoppers of Halton and it involves some delicious doughnuts.

GUEST: Colin Jessome, Crime Stoppers of Halton

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The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

All three of Ontario's opposition leaders are joining union leaders from the healthcare sector Friday for a joint news conference to call on the Ford government to recall the legislature to confront the staffing crisis in the province's health care sector.

GUEST: Michael Hurley, President, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (CUPE/OCHU)

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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to have a great impact on local hospitals.

GUEST: Eric Vandewall, President & CEO, Joseph Brant Hospital

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How can we support small businesses that are impacted by Ontario’s return to a modified stage 2 of its COVID-19 reopening plan?

GUEST: Keanin Loomis, President of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

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An assistant professor in McMaster University’s department of medicine who was diagnosed with COVID-19 a year ago but is still feeling the effects of long COVID.

GUEST: Dr. Manali Mukherjee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Respirology, McMaster University

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Today marks the one year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol riots. 

GUEST: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

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There’s a new person leading the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington. 

GUEST: Lou Piriano, President, Realtors Association of Hamilton–Burlington

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Internal government documents are warning of implications if it comes into place.

GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University

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