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We took the show on the road to Brampton Civic Hospital where host David Common spoke with a paramedic about the challenges and pressures on the job. He also walks over to the emergency room to check in with the medical team on-site.

With bats coming out of hibernation and migrating back to the GTA, the Toronto Zoo's Toby Thorne explains why they're a welcome sight... if you can even see them. Plus, Toronto researcher Sandy Steffen joins us live from some of the roughest seas in the world: the Drake Passage, on her way back from the Antarctic.

Giles Gherson from the Toronto Region Board of Trade reflects on the impact pandemic lockdowns are still having on businesses. Then, the DMZ's Abdullah Snobar shares some optimism on what this period of tension with the U.S. could mean for local startups.

The federal government cut immigration targets, and along with that, reduced funding for newcomer services. Dwayne O'Connor from the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto explains what that means for people who have already moved to Canada. Plus, film critic Jason Gorber gives his take on the new film Novocaine.

Jack Hauen, reporter for The Trillium, breaks down government documents around the plan to rip out bike lanes in Toronto. Plus, if you can believe it -- it's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Bioethicist Kerry Bowman and former Peel Region Medical Officer of Health Lawrence Loh reflect on the legacy of the decisions made during the pandemic.

Rahim Maloo, the managing director of Conquest Steel, shares why he's staying put in Canada despite losing American clients amid steel and aluminum tariffs. Then, economist Jeff Rubin weighs in on the Premier's diplomatic efforts with Washington.

Dr. Fahad Razak, the former Scientific Director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, discusses what has changed, and what hasn't, since the WHO declared COVID a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Plus, there's a lot of talk about taxing energy, but how would it actually work? Tom Timmins leads the energy practice for Gowling WLG.

Rick Portiss from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority explains why the discovery of a 'jelly blob' in the Don River has scientists excited. Plus, Pascal Cohen from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport weighs in on whether Canadians will still be coming through.

Armine Yalnizyan is an economist and the Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers. She has some advice for how the country can move forward in a trade war. Plus, what's going to be more expensive immediately? The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers' Gary Sands talks about what to look out for.

With the tariffs taking effect, we hear from workers at General Motors' Oshawa assembly plant, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association's Flavio Volpe, Ontario Trucking Association's Stephen Laskowski and federal Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand.