The Jim Richards Show

The Jim Richards Show

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  • The 600-pound beaver in the room

    - Billionaire CEO of garbage collection giant GFL disputes police theory that he was targeted by midnight shooting. Peter Edwards, a reporter with the crime, courts and justice team at the Star, gives his perspective
    - Is "Guilt By Association" a thing?
    - Why don't you have a bidet?

    38 min
  • Jim Won't Stop Yelling About Everyone Having to CALM DOWN

    - Parents and coach brawl at kids' hockey tourney in Hamilton, prompting refs to halt game
    - Man accused of shooting Toronto police officer was out on bail. Monte McGregor, Criminal Defense Lawyer, explains how this happens
    - After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called the man accused of shooting a cop a "dirtbag" - the guy was out on bail on multiple previous offences - the Liberals objected. What do you think? 

    38 min
  • How did you get out of a parking ticket?

    - Innocence Canada Legal Director, Pamela Zbarsky, shares the story of a Manitoba man acquitted 50 years after murder conviction 
    - Toronto tribunal reduced 40% of parking ticket fines last year on appeals citing 'hardship' . How did you get out of a ticket?
    - Sylvain Charlebois - the Food Professor from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University on the idea that taxes on groceries are 'immoral'

    38 min
  • What is it like to interview a Narco?

    - Jim has had it up to HERE (imagine holding a hand very high) with the Toronto Blue Jays front office, and wonders if they even want to win
    - Avery Haines - Investigative Correspondent/Managing Editor at W5, joins her old pal Jim to give a sneak peek of her upcoming documentary on human trafficking among Central American drug cartels. 
    - Dan Riskin - NEWSTALK 1010 Science Expert, joins us to talk about the tragic story of a child dying after contracting rabies from a bat bite
    - How are scalpers already selling Oasis tickets if they're not on sale yet? Lifelong Music-a-holic Eric Alper fills us in

    39 min
  • Poilievre says he plans to promote adoption as 'greater good' over legislating abortion
    • Do you think government should get involved in these decisions?- Small town mayors call for revamp of Ontario's Sunshine List system. Does the sunshine list matter anymore… should they just raise the threshold?
    • Shots fired at homes of two executives tied to waste management giant GFL; Tim Kiladze is a financial reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail
    • Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with a wave of 120 new sexual assault allegations. Anne Branigin, staff reporter in Style covering breaking news and writing feature stories, fills us in on the latest 
    38 min
  • Sell Low, Buy High - Ford Government considering buying back Highway 407

    - Professor Matti Siemiatycki, the Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto, responds to Doug Ford's recent comments about Highway 407
    - More than 30% of Canadians have been victim of at least one form of bank fraud - now a new bill wants to change that. Daniel Tsai - Communication, Culture, Information & Technology Expert helps break it down
    - Poilievre says he plans to promote adoption as 'greater good' over legislating abortion
    - Do you think government should get involved in these decisions?

    41 min
  • LiveNation's proposed new Toronto stadium has some critics worried

    Jim speaks with Keldon Bester is the Executive Director of Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project (CAMP), Keldon has worked as a Special Advisor at the Competition Bureau
    - Washington Post National Security reporter Dan Lamothe gives an update on the latest in the Middle East as Iran fires missiles at Israel
    - DoorDash Canada responds after driver caught spitting in man’s drink in Whitby

     

    39 min

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Jim Richards provides everything you need to know on your way home, making the brutal GTA commute seem shorter. Jim brings a unique perspective to the day’s events to keep you informed and…

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