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Happy Sunday and welcome to this bonus edition of the Daily Brief. Today we feature another one of the shows we're producing at Story Studio Network.

Why Meaning Matters is well into season 2 and in this episode we explore the future of cannabis consumption. Host Erin Trafford, MotivBase cultural anthropologist, Ujwal Arkalgud and MotivBase president, Jason Partridge bridge the connections between sleep and pain to cannabis. They explore the use of cannabis for managing inflammation, how it interacts with other supplements, and how it’s being used on a daily basis for general health and wellbeing.

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Happy Saturday and welcome to this Bonus edition of the Daily Brief.

Today, we highlight a new show we're producing at Story Studio Network - Head for the Hills with Glenn Crouter. We talk to Olympian and World Cup ski champion Britt Janyk. She joins us from Whistler, BC. And Jonathan Reid, VP and GM at Horseshoe Resort in Ontario to talk about the March Break programming for the whole family.

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Today on the Daily Brief, we mark the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic with our On The Ledge crew noting some school boards intend to extend the mask mandate for students. It's also two years and a few days since Steven Del Duca became the Liberal leader in Ontario and this week marks the fourth anniversary of Doug Ford's ascendancy to the PC leadership. Just so happens to be the same week Patrick Brown and CTV News settled an $8 million dollar lawsuit. Brown alledged CTV defamed him by inaccurately reporting he was involved in inappropriate sexual relationships with two women. The scandal caused Brown to lose his job as leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives. CTV issued a statement reading in part: “On Jan. 24, 2018, four months before a provincial election, CTV broadcast a segment concerning Patrick Brown. Key details provided to CTV for the story were factually incorrect and required correction,...CTV National News regrets including those details in the story and any harm this may have caused to Mr. Brown.”

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Today on the Daily Brief, as we enter the third week of the Russian war in Ukraine, Professor Christian Leuprecht from the Royal Military College in Kingston offers his insights in what went into the the decision NOT to send MiG jets from Poland to Ukraine. And he expains why it's important for Justin Trudeau to be in Europe right now.

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As we make a turn into week number three of the Russian war in Ukraine, the battles are being waged on the ground, in cyber space and in the media.  Today, we're joined by Bob Reid at Broadway Strategy & Communications, and Erin Trafford, Co-founder and Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network to talk about the role and responsibility of journalism and media organizations to "get it right". And is this an opportunity for mainstream news to regain trust among media consumers?

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Today on the Daily Brief, FESTIVAL SEASON IS BACK! Michael Hollett is the President of NXNE and we talk about the new plans and the new look for this year's festival. Michael says there is going to be a special international showcase featuring the top 10 emerging international hip hop performers. They will spend the week at Hip Hop House, which will be set up on the top floor of the Gladstone Hotel. It's free for talent to apply and Michael's promising low cost fees for you to take in a show. NXNE runs June 14-19, 2022!

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Friday marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic declaration. And now, just as we seem to be preparing for the recovery phase, we face the increased threat of a full-blown war in Europe - that could escalate into WWlll. Today on the Daily Brief, Mark Henick joins us to talk about the collective mental health crisis we're experiencing in the face of international threats that are out of our control.

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It's Friday and that means we highlight On The Legde - the Ontario Politics Podcast as today's edition of The Daily Brief. Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman has announced he will not seek re-election in the fall. Instead, he is expected to land the Liberal nomination in the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte and challenge the incumbent Doug Downey, who is the Attorney General in Doug Ford's government. We also talk about Health Minister Christine Elliott's decision not to run for re-election in June.

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Today on the Daily Brief, Professor Christian Leuprecht from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario offers insights and clarity on the lack of Russian military preparation for the invastion of Ukraine.  He also suggests China will likely be a player in bringing the conflict to some resolution because the economic sanctions slapped on Russia will have a significant effect on the Chinese economy.  

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Today on the Daily Brief, we welcome Toronto Region Board of Trade President and CEO, Jan De Silva to talk about the critical path to recovering econmically from the COVID-19 pandemic.

How will we accelerate the transportation needs to support the two largest employment zones in Canada?  How will we re-create a "back-to-office" culture that will be criticial to support small and medium sized businesses in Toronto's core? How will we address the labour and skill capacity issues in construction, healthcare, education? Jan and the TRBOT have an eye on the answers.    

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