Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Last night, the three provincial party leaders faced off in the first televised debate ahead of the June election. Was there a clear winner?

Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, expert in Canadian and U.S. politics

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Yesterday, Canada’s new national public alert system went live… sort of. The company operating it says they will investigate after the test misfired in Quebec and was hit-and-miss in Ontario.

Guest: Scott Davis, Emergency Management professional with 15 years practical and teaching experience, participated in the Wireless Public Alerting Working Group getting ready for implementation of AlertReady and yesterday’s test

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The volcano in Hawaii continues to wreak havoc, forcing many to flee their homes. What’s the latest in this situation and how long could this go on for?

Guest: Adam Soule, Associate Scientist in the Geology and Geophysics Department & the Chief Scientist for Deep Submergence at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, expert with the American Geophysical Union

Yesterday, Canada’s new national public alert system went live… sort of. The company operating it says they will investigate after the test misfired in Quebec and was hit-and-miss in Ontario.

Guest: Scott Davis, Emergency Management professional with 15 years practical and teaching experience, participated in the Wireless Public Alerting Working Group getting ready for implementation of AlertReady and yesterday’s test

(Photo: Global News)

Last night, the three provincial party leaders faced off in the first televised debate ahead of the June election. Was there a clear winner?

Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, expert in Canadian and U.S. politics

(Photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

Last night, the three provincial party leaders faced off in the first televised debate ahead of the June election. Was there a clear winner?

Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, expert in Canadian and U.S. politics

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Yesterday, Canada’s new national public alert system went live… sort of. The company operating it says they will investigate after the test misfired in Quebec and was hit-and-miss in Ontario.

Guest: Scott Davis, Emergency Management professional with 15 years practical and teaching experience, participated in the Wireless Public Alerting Working Group getting ready for implementation of AlertReady and yesterday’s test

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The volcano in Hawaii continues to wreak havoc, forcing many to flee their homes. What’s the latest in this situation and how long could this go on for?

Guest: Adam Soule, Associate Scientist in the Geology and Geophysics Department & the Chief Scientist for Deep Submergence at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, expert with the American Geophysical Union

Yesterday, Canada’s new national public alert system went live… sort of. The company operating it says they will investigate after the test misfired in Quebec and was hit-and-miss in Ontario.

Guest: Scott Davis, Emergency Management professional with 15 years practical and teaching experience, participated in the Wireless Public Alerting Working Group getting ready for implementation of AlertReady and yesterday’s test

(Photo: Global News)

Last night, the three provincial party leaders faced off in the first televised debate ahead of the June election. Was there a clear winner?

Guest: Barry Kay, political science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, expert in Canadian and U.S. politics

(Photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

Tonight the three leaders of the major parties in Ontario will be taking part in the first televised debate. With tonight’s debate and the writ to be officially dropped this coming Wednesday, how are the provincial parties faring?

Guest: Cheryl Collier, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor

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A new report from Beer Canada says that Canadian beer drinkers pay an average of 5 times more tax for beer than Americans.

Guest: Luke Harford, Beer Canada

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Popular K-pop boy band BTS is coming to Hamilton for three shows in the fall. There’s already a lot of hype and it’s predicted that tickets will sell quickly, but why is a band from South Korea so popular in Canada?

Guest: Graham Rockingham, Music Critic for The Hamilton Spectator

A new report from Beer Canada says that Canadian beer drinkers pay an average of 5 times more tax for beer than Americans.

Guest: Luke Harford, Beer Canada

(Photo: David Prahl/EyeEm/Getty Images)

Tonight the three leaders of the major parties in Ontario will be taking part in the first televised debate.

Guest: Alan Carter, Anchor & Queen's Park Bureau Chief, Global News

(Photo: Images via The Canadian Press)

A new report from Beer Canada says that Canadian beer drinkers pay an average of 5 times more tax for beer than Americans.

Guest: Luke Harford, Beer Canada

(Photo: David Prahl/EyeEm/Getty Images)