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January 07 ‘We believe he was there to kill somebody’ – Inside a random shooting at U of T Scarborough
Police make an arrest after an alarming incident.

Plus - Does the ‘time away tax’ impact your decision to take time off?

GUESTS: Natalie Johnson - CTV Toronto City Hall Reporter

Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime analyst and former homicide detective
39 min
January 06 Are police using drones to monitor traffic violations?
Why a Kingston woman had her distracted driving charge dropped.

Plus - Are strip clubs dying?

GUESTS: Sgt. Kerry Schmidt - OPP - Highway Safety Division

Lorraine Sommerfeld - columnist at driving.ca
30 min
January 06 The last month in Toronto protests
Are demonstrations getting more intense?
Plus – Why car prices have gone up so much

GUESTS: Caryma S’ad - lawyer, journalist, satirist, and protest watcher

Greg Carrasco - host of The Greg Carrasco Show on Newstalk 1010

40 min
January 05 Do you find it hard to do ‘Dry January’?
Do you find it hard to do ‘Dry January’?

Why Gen Z might have a different definition of alcoholism.

Plus – What a former Foreign Affairs Minister thinks about Trump going in to Venezuela.

GUESTS: John Baird - Former conservative federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and provincial minister of several portfolios

Steve Ryan - CP24 Crime reporter and former homicide detective

David Phillips - Environment Canada climatologist

39 min
January 05 Ontario could ban controversial surgeries for dogs and cats.
What one vet thinks about ending cat declawing and cropping dog ears.

Plus – A US constitution expert weighs in on Trump’s military operation in Venezuela

GUESTS: David Schultz - professor of Political Science at Hamline University

Dr. Cliff Redford - Owner and operator of Wellington Veterinary Hospital

42 min
January 02 Mark Towhey thinks Canada needs nuclear submarines.
Should we buy them?
Plus - ‘Staged’ collision leads to carjacking in Vaughan

GUEST: Richard Crouse – host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes
39 min
January 02 Why will 2026 be a consequential year?
A look at what motivates voters.

Plus – Was Rob Ford right about subways?

GUESTS: Darrell Bricker - CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs and author of Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk

Reece Martin - Toronto-based transit blogger and advocate
38 min
December 31, 2025 How did Mark Carney pull off his election win in 2025?
And will there be an election next year?

Plus - Do you remember where you were during the last Quebec referendum?

GUESTS: David Coletto - CEO of Abacus Data

David Clinton - data analyst and policy analyst
38 min
December 31, 2025 What 2025 news story had the biggest impact on your life?
Tariffs? The Blue Jays? Mark remembers them all.

Plus – Ontario’s solicitor general wants Toronto police to increase their monitoring of hate-related offenses.

GUEST: Bryan Passifiume - Toronto Sun's Ottawa bureau chief
40 min
December 30, 2025 Are you tracking your kids via an app? Should you be?
How one father rescued his daughter thanks to some quick thinking.

Plus – Mark Towhey has a plan to end ticket scalping

GUESTS: Dr. Mitch Shulman – Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst
40 min

About The Deb Hutton Show

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Deb Hutton provides listeners with real talk that cuts through the noise for the early drive home. Her experience in politics and communications brings a fresh common sense perspective on the…