The Morning Show with Devon Peacock

A major office expansion proposal at Westmount Commons has been delayed as London politicians continue debating the future of downtown office space and local jobs. We speak with Ark Aid Street Mission Executive Director Sarah Campbell about delayed federal funding and London's new winter homelessness response. Greg Playford from the London Community Foundation's Housing Action Committee joins us with an update on Village SoHo as four of its five rental buildings are now complete. We also look at whether Ontario could follow the United States after Congress voted to make daylight saving time permanent, talk with Brock University professor Michael Armstrong about the growing cost of Ontario's decision to keep U.S. alcohol off LCBO shelves, and wrap up with a look at a new survey showing many people are posting less on social media because it now feels more like work than fun.

Dr. Anna Gunz joins the show to explain how the extreme heat warning affecting London and Middlesex County can impact the body and how people can protect themselves during near-record temperatures. We then break down two major decisions from London City Hall as politicians move forward with a proposed special constable service and approve a new $5.7 million winter homelessness response. We also examine why Ontario has spent $8 million storing banned U.S. alcohol, look at new data showing Canadians are slowly returning to the United States despite travel remaining well below previous levels, and wrap up with John Fyfe-Millar and Ryan Gauss discussing whether London is becoming a big city with big city problems and what the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge could mean for future CUSMA negotiations.