Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a raid by the U.S. over the weekend. How did this come about? How will it affect the region? And what happens to the radicalized members of ISIS?

Guest:

David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group. Terrorism expert

Alex Wilner, Associate Professor of International Relations, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

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After calling for a recess several months back, Ontario legislature resumed today and the Premier says it will be kinder in tone.

Guest: Travis Dhanraj, Queen’s Park Reporter with Global News

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There are a growing number of voices that say Andrew Scheer should not stay on as leader of the Conservative party, and that Peter MacKay should step up.

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman, Summa Strategies

How should parents address the situation if their child is bullying others, and how can they recognize it in the first place? Laura Hensley addresses these questions and more in her newest piece for Global News, and she joins Scott to discuss what she found.

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Guest: Laura Hensley National Online Journalist, Smart Living, Global News

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Authorities have arrested two more people in the U.K.’s gruesome truck deaths in Essex. China says that because these were Chinese nationals, Britain should bear some responsibility. Scott talks with Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

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How hard will it be for Trudeau to help heal the divisions that have developed across Canada? Professor Daniel Béland says there is a cyclical aspect to what we are seeing .

Guest: Professor Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

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There are security concerns arising over the app TikTok, a China owend company that creates viral videos.

Guest: Carmi Levy, tech analyst

A Hamilton police officer has been credited for saving the life of a seven-year-old girl who collapsed during the Terry Fox Run.

Guest: Constable Shawn Connelly, Hamilton Police Service

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants an election in December but his political opponents are unsurprisingly opposed. Will he get his way?

And more on the case of the 39 bodies found in the back of a truck in Essex.

Guest: Dr Andrew Glencross, Senior Lecturer with the Department of Politics and International Relations at Aston University in Birmingham, joins