An update from the aftermath of the collision near Carberry, Manitoba

Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg

Canada’s population hits 40 million 

Guest: Kate Choi, Associate Professor in Sociology, Director of the Centre for Research on Social Inequality, Western University

Is there enough housing for Canada’s increasing population?

Guest: Matti Siemiatycki, Professor of Geography and Planning and Director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto

A dry spring frustrating Alberta farmers

Guest: Stephen Vandervalk, a fourth-generation farmer in southern Alberta and the vice president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association

 In this age of constant stimulation, discover the art of doing nothing 

Guest: Jeff Warren, science writer and founder of the “Do Nothing Project”

Exploring the bond between fathers and sons ahead of Father’s Day  

Guest: Yonah Budd, life coach and host of At Your Best 

 Fifteen people dead after a tragic collision outside Carberry, Manitoba

Guest: Skylar Peters, Multimedia Journalist, 680 CJOB in Winnipeg

The mayor of Dauphin discusses how the Carberry tragedy has impacted his community

Guest: David Bosiak, mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba

How the Humboldt tragedy could give insight into a collision investigation in Manitoba

Guest: Alex Crizzle, Associate Professor, Director of the Driving Simulation Laboratory (DSL), Director, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Programs, University of Saskatchewan

The roots of LGQBT panic in Canada

Guest: Grant Lafleche, investigative journalist, Hamilton Spectator

 A spin on new age health conspiracy theories from an ex-cult member

Guest: Matthew Remski, co-author of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat

We’re not okay in the post-Covid world

Guest: Dr. Elaine Chin, founder, Executive Health Clinic and author of We Are Not Ok: The Pandemic and its Consequences

Artists across Canada pay tribute to Jean-Paul Riopelle 

Guest: Juan Ramirez and Laura Beth McDonald, artists

Is Volkswagen’s new battery plant even worth it to Canada?

Guest: Jerome Gessaroli, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and leads “The Sound Economic Policy Project” at the British Columbia Institute of Technology

Why we aren’t we winning the war on dirty money and what can be done about it 

Guest: Nicholas Gilmour, co-author of The War on Dirty Money

Opposition calls for Marco Mendocino to resign over Paul Bernardo’s move to a medium-security prison

Guest: Mary Campbell, a lawyer who retired from her role as director-general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate in the Public Safety Department in 2013

Journo Corner: The demise of Insta Pot and other tech stories

Guest: David Reevely, Ottawa correspondent, The Logic

Canada to use satellites to track wildfires

Guest: Mark de Jong, forest fire research scientist, Great Lakes Forestry Centre 

One of the last Tamagotchi clubs in the world going strong in Toronto

Guest: Twoey Gray, founder, Toronto Tamagotchi Club

Ottawa Senators fetch record for NHL franchise sale of nearly $1B

Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Lecturer of Economics at Concordia University

The long road to an NBA championship for Kitchener’s Jamal Murray included a stop at famous Canadian sitcom motel 

Guest: Jesse Tipping, President of the Athlete Institute and Pretty River Sports & Entertainment

True Crime: Marking the anniversary of the Air India bombing 

Guest: Susheel Gupta, lawyer, son of Air India victim and longtime victim advocate

Donald Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents case - does he still have a chance to win the Republican nomination?

Guest: Paul Quirk, Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics and Representation, professor of political science, University of British Columbia

Why Canadians are suspicious of TikTok

Guest: Simon Ross, VP of Strategy & Insights, Horizon Media Canada

Four kids survive 40 days in the Colombian jungle after plane crash: A pilot hoping to share lessons after surviving a plane crash 

Guest: Matt Lehtinen, pilot, flight instructor and plane crash survivor

Facing possible inquiry, Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown retires

Guest: Chris Levy, retired law professor, University of Calgary

Why Canada needs a remote work masterplan 

Guest: Penny Wise, President, 3M Canada

How safe is melatonin for kids and teens?

Guest: Dr. Michael Rieder, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Physiology and Pharmacology and Medicine, Western University.

Glorious and Free: Canada’s Canadian Open golf drought is over

Guest: Kevin Blue, Chief Sport Officer, Golf Canada

 David Johnston steps down from role as special rapporteur on foreign interference

Guest: Stephanie Carvin, an associate professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa

How much are natural disasters affecting insurance?

Guest: Daylan McNamara, golf instructor, lost his home in the wildfires near Halifax

How much are natural disasters affecting insurance?

Guest: Anne Marie Thomas, Director of Consumer and Industry Relations, Insurance Bureau of Canada

Canada is in for a hot, dry and dangerous summer 

Guest: David Phillips, senior climatologist, Environment Canada

British PM snubs Canada’s D-Day sacrifice, why is our contribution often overlooked?

Guest: Ted Barris, historian and author of numerous books including “Juno: Canadians at D-Day June 6, 1944”

Donald Trump’s latest indictment - how damaging is the case to world security?

Guest: Richard Painter, law professor, University of Minnesota, and former chief ethics lawyer for the White House from 2005-2007

Car thefts across Canada on the rise 

Guest: Bryan Gast, vice president, investigative services, Equite Association

Why is the Tesla Model Y the best-selling car in the world?  

Guest: Jay Kana, automotive and travel writer, photographer and videographer

What is fueling the wildfires - and what resources are the Americans sending to Canada to help?

Guest: Chris Stockdale, Fire research scientist, Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada

Wildfires renewing concerns over indoor air quality

Guest: Jeffrey Siegel, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto

 A UFO briefing at the pentagon after extraordinary new claims

Guest: Chris Rutkowski, a science writer, ufologist, and author of The Canadian UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed

Clumps of 5,000-mile seaweed blob bring flesh-eating bacteria to Florida

Guest: Kevin Johnson, Professor, Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, Florida Tech

Canadian wildfires cover US cities in haze, we learn what it like to be n NYC with Duncan Dee (former chief operating officer at Air Canada). This week on Journo Corner: we cover more smokey skies outside and fireworks inside, with John Ivison (political journalist, National Post, author of Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister). As interest rates climb, Canadians let non-mortgage debt pile up. Rebecca Oakes (vice president of advanced analytics, Equifax Canada) helps us what this mean for Canadians and what could help. David Johnston’s testimony raises more questions about his report on foreign interference, Jenny Kwan (NDP Member of Parliament for Vancouver East) joins us to discuss. Is Is Apple’s VR headset the way of the future or another pricey gimmick? Mike Agerbo (host of Get Connected and The App Show)tells us all about the new tech gadget and new board games look to the past to tackle modern global issues. Sherri Sheu (Curatorial Fellow, Science History Institute, Philadelphia) joins us to talk all about it.

Canadians face another potential interest rate hike 

Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, a professor in the University of Waterloo's Department of Economics and former assistant chief economist and principal researcher at the Bank of Canada

How can one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers be transferred to a medium-security facility?

Guest: Lee Chapelle, president, Canadian Prison Consulting,

Wildfire smoke - how does it move?

Guest: Michael Brauer, a professor in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC

The PGA / LIV merger that rattled the golf world

Guest: Mark Strong, Executive Director, PGA of British Columbia

Oil prices jump after Saudi Arabia vows to cut production again

Guest: Rory Johnston, founder, Commodity Context

This Ancient Bird Had the Largest Wingspan Ever

Guest: Daniel Ksepka, curator of science, Bruce Museum

Guest host Syd Smith is joined by Jonathan Wilkinson (minister of resources, Liberal MP for North Vancouver) to talk about the federal government’s plans to tackle wildfires across the country. We dive into Pride Month and what it means to the LGBTQIA2S+ community in 2023 with Kristopher Wells (Canada Research Chair (Tier II) for the Public Understanding of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth, Grant MacEwan University).Should we label the dangers of alcohol like we do with cigarettes? We get into it with Patrick Brazeau (Quebec senator). Medical organizations calling on premiers for medical reform with Dr. Alika Lafontaine (president of the Canadian Medical Association).

Restaurants across Canada battling high business costs

Guest: Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada, Restaurants Canada

 A Canadian chef feeding the frontlines in Ukraine

Guest: Cory Woods, Edmonton chef, Magic Food Army