Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

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

A Hamiltonian has just returned from Las Vegas where he had gone down to visit with business clients. What did he experience as all of this unfolded?

Guest: Tom, Hamilton man that just came back from Vegas

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Late night show hosts used their platform yesterday to condemn the violence that happened in Las Vegas, but they also urged for action to be taken. Jimmy Kimmel cried on camera and called out senators who advocated in favour of guns. Trevor Noah apologized, saying he can only say “I’m sorry” and not
“thoughts and prayers”.

Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

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Politically, what has caused the gun debate in the states to falter? Yesterday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that now was the not the time to discuss gun control.

But when is it if not now?

Guest: Michael Diamond, Conservative,political pundit

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Facebook has said that 10 million people in the U.S. saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that were purchased in Russia prior to the election and afterwards.

How does this even work?

Guest: Joe Jones, Vice President of Symetric, a web/print marketing company in St. Catharines made up of developers, social media enthusiasts, marketers and ‘app addicts’

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Tom Petty has passed away at age 66. He was found in his home suffering from cardiac arrest. Conflicting reports yesterday had announced he had died while he was still in the hospital. Petty had just completed a world tour.

Guest: Graham Rockingham. music critic with the Hamilton Spectator

HOT SPOT HAMILTON

Our mayor, Fred Eisenberger, swings by the studio to chat about what makes us unique. Is it our uniqueness that makes us a draw for business, tourism, events and more? Can we market ourselves better?

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton

HOT SPOT HAMILTON

Scott chats with the editor of Hamilton Magazine about why we should promote ourselves to communities outside our city.

Guest: Marc Skulnick, Editor, Hamilton Magazine, BIZ Magazine

Facebook has said that 10 million people in the U.S. saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that were purchased in Russia prior to the election and afterwards.

How does this even work?

Guest: Joe Jones, Vice President of Symetric, a web/print marketing company in St. Catharines made up of developers, social media enthusiasts, marketers and ‘app addicts’

(Photo: Thomas White/Reuters/File Photo)

What is the latest out of Las Vegas? Currently 527 people are still trying to recover from their injuries and 59 are dead.

What do we know right now?

Guest: David Harris, Insignis Strategic Group, terrorism expert

(Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)

A Hamiltonian has just returned from Las Vegas where he had gone down to visit with business clients. What did he experience as all of this unfolded?

Guest: Tom, Hamilton man that just came back from Vegas

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Late night show hosts used their platform yesterday to condemn the violence that happened in Las Vegas, but they also urged for action to be taken. Jimmy Kimmel cried on camera and called out senators who advocated in favour of guns. Trevor Noah apologized, saying he can only say “I’m sorry” and not
“thoughts and prayers”.

Guest: Elissa Freeman. Public Relations Consultant, Huffington Post, Canada.com and PR Daily

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Politically, what has caused the gun debate in the states to falter? Yesterday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that now was the not the time to discuss gun control.

But when is it if not now?

Guest: Michael Diamond, Conservative,political pundit

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Facebook has said that 10 million people in the U.S. saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that were purchased in Russia prior to the election and afterwards.

How does this even work?

Guest: Joe Jones, Vice President of Symetric, a web/print marketing company in St. Catharines made up of developers, social media enthusiasts, marketers and ‘app addicts’

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Tom Petty has passed away at age 66. He was found in his home suffering from cardiac arrest. Conflicting reports yesterday had announced he had died while he was still in the hospital. Petty had just completed a world tour.

Guest: Graham Rockingham. music critic with the Hamilton Spectator

HOT SPOT HAMILTON

Our mayor, Fred Eisenberger, swings by the studio to chat about what makes us unique. Is it our uniqueness that makes us a draw for business, tourism, events and more? Can we market ourselves better?

Guest: Fred Eisenberger, Mayor for the City of Hamilton

HOT SPOT HAMILTON

Scott chats with the editor of Hamilton Magazine about why we should promote ourselves to communities outside our city.

Guest: Marc Skulnick, Editor, Hamilton Magazine, BIZ Magazine

Facebook has said that 10 million people in the U.S. saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that were purchased in Russia prior to the election and afterwards.

How does this even work?

Guest: Joe Jones, Vice President of Symetric, a web/print marketing company in St. Catharines made up of developers, social media enthusiasts, marketers and ‘app addicts’

(Photo: Thomas White/Reuters/File Photo)