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The latest event to be booked at Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre is raising questions about when exactly extensive renovations at the downtown arena will actually begin. The Halton District School Board’s latest draft of its professionalism policy is making headlines. We hear from the new third-party facilitator who will lead conversations between Hamilton Police and the local LGBTQ community. Leaked Pentagon documents indicate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau secretly told NATO that Canada will never meet its military defence spending target. Did the COVID-19 pandemic make us meaner? And National Volunteer Week is underway.

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Thousands of federal public servants are on strike. Some condo developers are offering unique incentives. The Brott Music Festival has announced plans for its 36th season. AI technology is now impacting the music industry. The Maple Leafs stumbled out of the gate in their playoff series. And we'll get you ready for Earth Day this weekend.

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The Ford government wants to convert unused schools into housing. The president of McMaster Children’s Hospital says Hamilton has the longest wait time for pediatric surgeries in Ontario. The CBC is pausing activities on Twitter after it was labelled as 'government-funded media'. The CFIB is calling for the deadline of a potential PSAC strike to be extended. The pandemic has given rise to a whole new, and in some cases, disturbing way to turf employees. And the Allan Cup senior men’s hockey championship has begun in Dundas.

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GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

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A Hamilton man is on Parliament Hill to call for government action to clear the massive cancer care backlog in our healthcare system. With the election interference cloud hanging over Parliament Hill, MPs return to the House of Commons Monday. As the tax return deadline looms, CRA workers remain in a legal strike position. Leaked Pentagon documents show Ukrainian forces are getting ready to launch a new spring offensive in Crimea. There is a new option that is emerging in the death care industry, terramation. And many hockey fans are about to be put through the meat grinder of fandemonium.

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American funnyman Dane Cook is taking his standup comedy show to the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino on Saturday night.

GUEST: Dane Cook, comedian and actor

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After being eliminated from the OHL playoffs on Monday, the Bulldogs are preparing to leave Hamilton for Brantford this offseason. It will be the first time since 1996 that the Dogs will not call Hamilton home.

GUEST: Michael Andlauer, Owner, Hamilton Bulldogs

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