Hamilton Today with Scott Thompson

Hamilton is looking to roll out a program that would see 50 restaurants become part of their epinephrine auto injectors program, having epipens on site. This comes as the city is looking at reducing the number of food allergy deaths. Is this a great idea? Should all public spaces have epipens on hand?

Guest - Dr. Joseph Greenbaum, Hamilton Allergist, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Department of Medicine, McMaster University

As worshippers were leaving a mosque in London, a man plowed into the crowd, injuring ten people. Another man has died at the scene but it wasn’t clear if he died from the attack or another issue as he was receiving first aid. What do we know so far?

Guest - Jeff Semple, Europe Bureau Chief, Global News

London continued…

Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

How are opioids getting into our country? The RCMP Chief Superintenant says that most of the opioid such as fentanyl arrive in packages through the mail and that sellers could be buying them via “The Dark Web”.

Guest - Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council

opioids continued..

Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police
Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com

The issue of school closures has been a hot topic in Hamilton and our area. The group People for Education has forecast that around 121 closures can be expected over the next three years. The majority of those closures could be in rural areas. How do these school closures affect the local community?

Guest - Diane Ferguson, one of the original members of Ontario Alliance against School Closures

The issue of school closures has been a hot topic in Hamilton and our area. The group People for Education has forecast that around 121 closures can be expected over the next three years. The majority of those closures could be in rural areas. How do these school closures affect the local community?

Guest - Diane Ferguson, one of the original members of Ontario Alliance against School Closures

The RCMP Chief Superintenant says that most of the opioid such as fentanyl arrive in packages through the mail and that sellers could be buying them via “The Dark Web”.

Guest - Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council

As worshippers were leaving a mosque in London, a man plowed into the crowd, injuring ten people. Another man has died at the scene but it wasn’t clear if he died from the attack or another issue as he was receiving first aid. What do we know so far?

Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

As worshippers were leaving a mosque in London, a man plowed into the crowd, injuring ten people. Another man has died at the scene but it wasn’t clear if he died from the attack or another issue as he was receiving first aid. What do we know so far?

Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

As worshippers were leaving a mosque in London, a man plowed into the crowd, injuring ten people. Another man has died at the scene but it wasn’t clear if he died from the attack or another issue as he was receiving first aid. What do we know so far?

Guest - Jeff Semple, Europe Bureau Chief, Global News

London continued…

Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

How are opioids getting into our country? The RCMP Chief Superintenant says that most of the opioid such as fentanyl arrive in packages through the mail and that sellers could be buying them via “The Dark Web”.

Guest - Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council

opioids continued..

Guest - Ross McLean. Crime Specialist. Security expert, Former Toronto Police
Officer. rossmcleansecurity.com

The issue of school closures has been a hot topic in Hamilton and our area. The group People for Education has forecast that around 121 closures can be expected over the next three years. The majority of those closures could be in rural areas. How do these school closures affect the local community?

Guest - Diane Ferguson, one of the original members of Ontario Alliance against School Closures

The issue of school closures has been a hot topic in Hamilton and our area. The group People for Education has forecast that around 121 closures can be expected over the next three years. The majority of those closures could be in rural areas. How do these school closures affect the local community?

Guest - Diane Ferguson, one of the original members of Ontario Alliance against School Closures

The RCMP Chief Superintenant says that most of the opioid such as fentanyl arrive in packages through the mail and that sellers could be buying them via “The Dark Web”.

Guest - Michael Parkinson, Drug Strategy Specialist with the Waterloo Crime Prevention Council

An appeal has silenced the city’s plans to allow music on patios outside for local bars and restaurants. The city had just recently approved the two year pilot but an appeal to the OMB reversed it.

Guest - Herman Turkstra, Turkstra Mazza Associates

What is the view of restaurant owners who have patios that were keen on the idea?

Guest - Paven Bratch, owner of Radius

Russian military officials say that it was looking into whether one of it’s airstrikes has killed the leader of Daesh, Abu Bakr al-Baghdhadi. The military says they struck a meeting of ISIL officials that may have hit the leader on May 28th, though they offered no reason for why the delay in talking about the strike.

Guest - John Thompson. Security Consultant, Strategic Intelligence Group

Sound of Music is continuing into this weekend. Their headlining act on the TD stage tonight is USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker). Scott chat with them about their career, performing festivals such as Sound of Music and their interesting sound.

Guest - Ashley Bucholz, guitarist, vocalist, USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker). 
Guest - Jason “Human Kebab” Parsons, turntablist, USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker)