Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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We have a cooling market here in Hamilton but a year ago, people were buying all over.

Will we see the return of buying here in the city?

Guest: Lou Piriano, president of the Realtor’s Association of Hamilton-Burlington

Ontario is moving forward with its changes to event ticket legislation. It will become a larger consumer protection bill that will attempt to widen opportunities to enforce its new rules.

Is this going to combat bots effectively and prevent mark ups on resold tickets?

Guest: Eric Alper, Music Publicist

(Photo: Paul Sakuma/The Associated Press)

Hamilton is going to be putting forward a bid for the 2019 Junos based on last minute urging, but the organization behind the Junos denies that Hamilton was specifically approached. Other cities that were considering a bid include London and Saskatoon.

Guest: Graham Rockingham. music critic for the Hamilton Spectator

(Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

The City of Hamilton is pushing forward with a plan to implement tiny homes for the homeless and to put some of these homes down Hamilton’s laneways.

Guest: Renee Wetselaar, Senior Social Planner with the Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton

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The Ontario Energy Board has rejected a request from Hydro One to increase its administrative costs and to spend more capital projects. The decision comes as part of a review of the 2016 hike request from the company, which if approved, would see rates jump this year and 4.8 % by next year.

Guest: Sarah Warry-Poljanski, founder of Hamiltonians Against High Hydro

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According a poll conducted by Ekos Research, the federal Liberal and Conservative parties are statistically tied for support, while the NDP remain a distant third.

How much of challenge does this pose for the Prime Minister and the opposition leaders?

Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

According a poll conducted by Ekos Research, the federal Liberal and Conservative parties are statistically tied for support, while the NDP remain a distant third.

How much of challenge does this pose for the Prime Minister and the opposition leaders?

Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The Ontario Energy Board has rejected a request from Hydro One to increase its administrative costs and to spend more capital projects. The decision comes as part of a review of the 2016 hike request from the company, which if approved, would see rates jump this year and 4.8 % by next year.

Guest: Sarah Warry-Poljanski, founder of Hamiltonians Against High Hydro

(Photo: Thinkstock)

Hamilton city councilors want to expand a student policing students program and make it permanent. The program would see co-op students from Mohawk College ticket properties around McMaster, targeting student housing. McMaster’s student union argued against it last night.

Guest: Ryan Deshpande, Vice President of Education, McMaster Student Union

The City of Hamilton is pushing forward with a plan to implement tiny homes for the homeless and to put some of these homes down Hamilton’s laneways.

Guest: Renee Wetselaar, Senior Social Planner with the Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton

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The Ontario Energy Board has rejected a request from Hydro One to increase its administrative costs and to spend more capital projects. The decision comes as part of a review of the 2016 hike request from the company, which if approved, would see rates jump this year and 4.8 % by next year.

Guest: Sarah Warry-Poljanski, founder of Hamiltonians Against High Hydro

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According a poll conducted by Ekos Research, the federal Liberal and Conservative parties are statistically tied for support, while the NDP remain a distant third.

How much of challenge does this pose for the Prime Minister and the opposition leaders?

Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

According a poll conducted by Ekos Research, the federal Liberal and Conservative parties are statistically tied for support, while the NDP remain a distant third.

How much of challenge does this pose for the Prime Minister and the opposition leaders?

Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science, McMaster University

(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The Ontario Energy Board has rejected a request from Hydro One to increase its administrative costs and to spend more capital projects. The decision comes as part of a review of the 2016 hike request from the company, which if approved, would see rates jump this year and 4.8 % by next year.

Guest: Sarah Warry-Poljanski, founder of Hamiltonians Against High Hydro

(Photo: Thinkstock)