The Morning Show with Devon Peacock

Could a possible review on compensation for London city council lead to a decrease in the overall size of council? As city politicians consider whether or not to review their compensation once again, the evolution of the job itself is starting to come into focus.

A new report says the average asking rent for a home in Canada in April was up 9.3 per cent compared with a year ago. All provinces recorded month-over-month and year-over-year increases in asking rents, except for Ontario while London bucked the provincial trend and went up slightly.

We're all familiar with head lice but what about super lice? Head lice are little insects that live on the scalp. They lay their eggs and once they hatch, they multiply. Super lice are head lice that have mutated to become resistant to traditional lice treatment products. What do we need to know about lice? Dawn Mucci, President and Founder of Lice Squad.com, joins The Morning Show.

Londoners can expect to see film crews in the city again next week as yet another movie begins filming in the city. What's the outlook for the city look like? What does the future hold? Andrew Dodd from Film London joins The Morning Show to discuss.

Mayor Josh Morgan joins The Morning Show for his weekly interview to talk about the encampment on campus at Western University, a high profile resignation from the diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression community advisory committee and social media use by city councillors.

The London Majors will start a new season of baseball in Toronto on Mother's Day ahead of their home opener next week. Can they win a third title in four years? Will this be Cleveland Brownlee's last with the team? Brownlee is back for a 14th year in London and is chasing some significant career milestones.

Many London city councillors work full-time hours without being considered full-time. Should that change? On Monday, a city committee will debate whether to order yet another review of council compensation and the possible change of declaring the job of city councillor a full-time position.

A motion to approve $687,000 in funding for London’s Ark Aid Street Mission to extend its emergency winter shelter beds has been approved by city politicians. Council's strategic priorities and policy committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to pull the cash from a city reserve fund and give it to Ark Aid, which will allow the provider to keep beds open at three city locations until the end of July.

The latest report card from ParticipAction says climate change poses an extra challenge to children and youth who need more exercise outside and less time staring at screens. The non-profit gives Canada's kids a D-plus for overall physical activity after finding that 39 per cent of children between the ages of five and 17 got the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day. The report card's D-plus grade is a slight improvement from a D in 2022 when pandemic restrictions shut down organized sports in communities and schools.

When was the last time you took a break from social media? A recent study from York University followed 66 female undergraduate students who gave up social media for a week and the results were striking. They found a break of just one week had a significant impact on self-esteem and body image.