Tomorrow is Joe Biden’s inauguration day and all eyes are on Washington, D.C. as the breach of Capitol Hill remains fresh in the memories of U.S. citizens.

Guest: Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement and Security Analyst Paul Viollis for CBS News Radio and author of Safeguarding America

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Delays are coming to Canada's vaccine rollout, a slight dip in Ontario's COVID-19 daily cases & a newly built hospital is being dedicated to COVID-19 patients. To help explain the newest developments in the fight against COVID-19, Scott welcomes Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid to the show.

Guest: Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, Health Policy PhD graduate and Queen Elizabeth Scholar with McMaster University

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An announcement from Joe Biden about plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline has people in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the energy sector speaking out against the move.

Guest: Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy

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Phil Spector, a major record producer who was later convicted of murder, has died at the age of 81. What led him to have such a unique life story?

Guest: Alan Cross, Music Journalist; Host, ‘The Ongoing History of Music’

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Out of COVID-19 spawned COVID Elvis who is working to bring the joy of music and food to those who need it most. Scott is joined by COVID Elvis to find out how/where he got his start and how his popularity and food drives have spread further and further.

Guest: Cameron Michael Caton aka COVID Elvis

COVID-19 has brought many challenges to small businesses, some of which are a part of Hamilton's International Village BIA. To get a look at how our local businesses are faring, Scott is joined by Susie Braithwaite from the Hamilton international Village BIA.

Guest: Susie Braithwaite, Executive Director, Hamilton International Village BIA

Some restaurants in Nova Scotia are using some tech that makes contact tracing easier and more effective than before. Scott is joined by one of the people behind this technology to get an inside line.

Guest: Saeed El-Darahali, President and CEO, SimplyCast