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An inspiring story in this Season of Giving. How a Toronto mom got her family out of a gangs and guns neighbourhood.

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Does the Federal Fall Economic Statement do enough to address the housing crisis?

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The OpenAI drama is more than just fodder for a Netflix series

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Tribal politics has made liberalism meaningless

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The best Xi and Biden can do is agree to crack down on fentanyl?

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The Trudeau government's international student policy is creating more poverty in Canada

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It's a NOW and NEXT Roundtable with Barb DiGiulio and Bob Reid

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[SPECIAL] The Sky's No Limit - Women in Aviation

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[SPECIAL] The Amelia Earhart Toronto connection

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[SPECIAL] Who was William Barker? Canada's most decorated serviceman

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The Beatles "Final" song is "meh" with a bullet

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What did we learn from 2023 wildfire season in Canada?

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100 stories celebrating 100 years of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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"Don't call me a quitter!" Behind the scenes at Story Studio Network

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Does antiquated computer coding put our financial institutions at risk?

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Can the Canada Disability Benefit really lift people out of poverty?

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Former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne admits her government didn't do enough to support Ontarians living with disabilities

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Podcasters are the MOST TRUSTED media personalities! And how can a natural disaster pose a cyber threat?

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Reverend Michael Coren draws on his experience and offers insights into the Hamas terror attacks in Israel

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How does the Ford government "Get 'er done" under the cloud of an RCMP investigation into the Greenbelt?

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How does the world respond to the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel?

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Celebrating Caron Shepley.

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Excited to introduce the newest Trafford and introduce a new show from Story Studio Network

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A NOW and NEXT BONUS: On the Ledge - you Ontario politics podcast is BACK!

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The Greenbelt Dumpster Fire is fully involved! And meet Team Echo in North Bay!

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The Anthony Rota story makes international news but there's next to no local media coverage in his hometown.

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We're Back! What did I miss? Abacus Data CEO David Coletto has his finger on the political pulse in Canada

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We shouldn't be surprised by Beta's move to block news from Facebook and Instagram. What's next?

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I Had A Dream: And it was a newsroom Nightmare!

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Would you buy a gas driven car if there were no gas stations?

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Could Doug Ford fumble his way to a third majority and David Coletto says Trudeau may have reno'd his cabinet but it's no reset

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What does the federal cabinet shakeup mean for the Canada Disability Benefit Act?

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The Food Bank noise is getting loud in Canada. It's time to pay attention: Gerard Kennedy

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It's time for Olivia Chow and Andrea Horwath to join arms to stand up to the Trudeau Liberals

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Happy Birthday MARIGOLD! Canadian wildfires are spoiling Minnesota's summer; and politics and crime collide with the Trump campaign

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Ageism isn't simply an HR issue, it's on full display in the birthday card aisle.

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Olivia Chow should be calling out Toronto MPs and Jagmeet Singh to bring the feds to the table with a cheque in hand.

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Matt Gurney from The LINE gives us the Start Up perspective on Bill C-18

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Two big questions. Does Chow have what it takes to fix Toronto? And what does new leadership look like post pandemic?

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The Canadian government can't save Canadian media or journalism. Stop trying! You're making it worse!

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Barb DiGiulio & Kym Geddes weigh in News of the day AND why DT's not on the radio

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Shootings are down in Toronto but stats don't tell the whole story

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If you missed me on the radio this morning, WELCOME to the NOW and NEXT Friday Thread!

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Who's retiring? (Not me!) Hot enough for ya? Blame the warm Antarctic Winter. And Bob McCown's getting better - slowly.

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The TTC can't run on time; MLSE fights its property tax bill; and Courtney Betty on the SCOTUS Affirmative Action ruling

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No Google News search was used in the production of this podcast

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What new skills have we developed because of the Pandemic?

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It's FESTIVAL season! Mariposa celebrates 62 years with a SOLD OUT SHOW!

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Olivia Chow is Toronto's new mayor. Now what?

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The Future of Work in Canadian Media

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The last minute campaign calculus. Is John Tory's endorsement for Ana Bailao too little too late?

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What does Toronto need from our next mayor? Who can deliver?

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The push is on to Get Out The Vote in Toronto

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You'll never guess who I fired

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Chris Licht's days as CNN's CEO are all but finished

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Is it time for Washington to kill the Debt Ceiling and is prayer returning to US classrooms?

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Do you know why the Poppy is front and centre in Kamloops?

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Will Senate amendments kill the Canada Disability Benefit Act?

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What do Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives learn from Danielle Smith's majority win in Alberta?

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Preet Banerjee tells us why the Debt Ceiling debate in Washington is dangerous for our economy

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Don't look now but our Cyber Security podcast host got HACKED!

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Can Olivia Chow lead wire to wire? Bonnie Crombie wants to lead the OLP and did the NYTimes take advantage of a #MeToo source?

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It's official. The Ford government will dissolve the Regional Municipality of Peel

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Who is worthy to be Mayor of Toronto? We take a deep dive on the debate performance of five candidates.

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGC Canada) wonder whether cash aimed at gangs and guns hits the right target

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The CNN Trump Town Hall Was a SH*T SHOW

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Canada maybe in a funk but we're more optimistic today then we were 6 months ago.

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The popularity of podcasts and the PM. And wildfires are campaign disrupters in Alberta

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Stratford sheds a whole new light on Gordon Lightfoot

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Sorry Star Wars Fans, May 4th is Dave Brubeck Day!

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Lisa Raitt says the China leaks have gone from a slow drip to firehose blast in Ottawa

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Barb DiGiulio joins us to remember Gordon Lightfoot

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Banning paper bags at the LCBO doesn't save trees! And it's FEED DROP DAY! Today we feature The Next Normal

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Ooh Child! Molly Johnson teams up with Melanie Doane's Music School.

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Another 4-1 lead blown with 10 minutes to go!

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Solutions to Toronto's TTC Troubles: On demand routes, add transit express lanes and a visible CEO

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It's our SSNiversary!!

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I'm embarrassed to say I'm a Leaf Fan today

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What has to happen for governments to declare a state of emergency over poverty?

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We could use some optimism in this culture of doom and gloom

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Why should MLSE be on the hook for improvements to the Toronto-owned BMO Field?

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CBC and Microsoft are the top two news sources for Canadians

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Will the future of Ontario Place be a critical issue in Toronto's Mayoral election?

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Will Toronto Politics be on the menu this Easter Weekend?

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Poverty is being normalized

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Beware of the Horse Race Polls during the Toronto Mayoral Campaign

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No shortage of candidates for Mayor of Toronto. Will Olivia Chow be among them?

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NOW and NEXT EXTRA: Trump is indicted. Now what?

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The RCAF celebrates its 99th anniversary on April 1st!

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Toronto's Mayoral candidates run against the federal liberals

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Rod Black weighs in on the latest developments in the Hockey Canada scandal and PRIDE celebrations in the NHL

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NOW & NEXT EXTRA: Doug Ford's spend-it-if-you've-got-it Fiscal Plan

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Hmmm. ChatGPT-4 Fails the Fact Check and it's Feed Drop Thursday!

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Could Donald Trump serve as President while serving prison time?

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The race for the mayor's chair in Toronto is getting crowded

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Barb DiGiulio talks about the state of media, the C-SIS whistleblower and James Reimer

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NOW & NEXT EXTRA: Ana Bailao makes it official. She's running to be Mayor of Toronto

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Do you own the copyright on content created with ChatGPT? And other pressing questions!

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What? Wait! ChatGPT is already at the "newer" and improved stage??

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Brad Bradford must resign his council seat if he runs for Mayor of Toronto and NO we shouldn't allow "neutral" Russians in the 2024 Olympics