• Grandparent Scams and Does Ottawa Have a Problem with Sir John A. MacDonald?
    Jul 7 2025
    ZOOMER SQUAD: MAJOR GRANDPARENT SCAM LEADS TO ARREST IN CANADA Libby Znaimer is joined by Liz West, host of The Afternoon Express on Zoomer Radio, Anthony Quinn, Chief Operating Officer at CARP and David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies. Today we talk about a major grandparent scam that has led to an arrest in Quebec and listeners call in to share their own personal stories of falling victim to scams. IS OTTAWA PLANNING TO ABANDON SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD ALTOGETHER? Libby Znaimer is joined by Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklock’s Reporter. Just when it looked like the memory of our first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, was being rehabilitated - there’s news of another call for erasure from federal authorities. TRAGEDY FROM THE TEXAS FLASH FLOOD: THE LATEST ON WHAT WE KNOW Libby Znaimer is joined by Dave Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment Canada and Jason Thistlethwaite, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Environment. At least 82 people are dead in the aftermath of the tragic Texas flash flood. We get into the science of what actually happened and why Canada is not immune to this kind of threat of nature.
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    52 mins
  • Free For All Friday - July 04 2025
    Jul 4 2025
    Today on Free For All Friday: listeners reacted to the City of Ottawa raising the American flag on this July 4th, speeding cameras, and Prime Minister Mark Carney dropping the Digital Services Tax.
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    51 mins
  • The Latest on the Middle East with John Bolton
    Jul 3 2025
    TUNE INTO THE TOWN: FIRE AT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND TORONTO'S RAT PROBLEM Liz West is filling in for Libby Znaimer today. She is joined by Taylor Scollon, Co-Founder of The Peak, Rob Davis, a former Toronto City Councillor and Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor. We begin with a tragic news story whereby an individual has died early this morning in an encampment fire in the City. And, Toronto has a plan to address the City's rat problem. THE LATEST ON THE MIDDLE EAST WITH AMB. JOHN BOLTON Liz West is joined by John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. who served as National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump during his first term in office. There is a lot happening in the Middle East right now: U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas which he said could come down as early as next week; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump in the White House next week; and we get reaction from Amb. Bolton about his thoughts on the U.S. striking Iran's nuclear facilities and what comes next. THE FORD GOVERNMENT'S PUSH TO EXPAND HIP/KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES IN PRIVATE CLINICS Liz West is joined by Dr. Nadia Alam, a family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown, Ontario. We take the latest look at how the Ford government plans to expand knee and hip replacement surgeries at private clinics. BEST PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH PHISHING EMAIL THREATS Liz West is joined by Carmi Levy, a technology analyst and reporter based in London, Ontario. Have you ever come across a phishing email in your inbox? It's a bit of a redundant question since anyone who has an internet connection with an email address likely has... Well it's a kind of cyber attack that could cause a lot of harm and the reality is they can be very tempting for people to click on. Carmi walks us through the do's and don'ts of dealing with phishing emails and how you can better protect yourselves from these pernicious threats.
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    53 mins
  • It's Cottage Season and Details about a New Sepsis-Testing Tool
    Jul 2 2025
    THE MEDICAL RECORD: A PROMISING NEW SEPSIS-TESTING TOOL Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Fahad Razak, general internist at St. Michael's Hospital and Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto; Dr. Keith Stewart, Vice President, Cancer and Director of the Princess Margaret Cancer Program at the University Health Network (UHN); and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto. A Canadian medical team is behind a promising new sepsis-testing tool; a Vancouver company is getting ready to put a device to market to aid with a common heart condition and they received a hefty chunk of change for it through investors, and Princess Kate Middleton goes public regarding her recovery from cancer. THE RULES AROUND SHORT-TERM COTTAGE RENTALS IN ONTARIO Libby Znaimer is joined by Brianne Hamilton, Owner of Junction House Property Management and Jayne McCaw, Founder & President of Jayne's Cottages. If you are planning to rent a cottage in one of the popular destinations here in Ontario, you may want to keep yourself informed about the rules concerning short term rentals and what that means for you. A RECAP OF ALL THE CANADIAN POLITICS NEWS HAPPENING LATELY Libby Znaimer is joined by Bob Richardson, a Public Affairs Consultant. Prime Minister Mark Carney dropped the DST after the Trump administration cancelled trade talks with Canada over it... now the two countries are back at the negotiating table. Does PM Carney look weak in the aftermath of it? And Bob tells us about his chat with PM Carney earlier this week about the upcoming FIFA games.
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    52 mins
  • Free For All Friday - June 27 2025
    Jun 27 2025
    Today on Free For All Friday: listeners phoned in to vent their frustrations concerning Toronto City Council, traffic cameras, and the closing of public pools during the recent heat wave.
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    51 mins
  • Canada's Growing Defence Spending Target
    Jun 26 2025
    TUNE INTO THE TOWN: POOL-GATE! Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor; Taylor Scollon, co-founder of The Peak; and Ariella Kimmel, Executive Director of ABC Toronto to drill down on the latest municipal news of the day. CANADA'S NEW DEFENCE SPENDING TARGET Libby Znaimer is joined by Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University and editor of the Canadian Military Journal; and Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for a conversation about Canada's growing defence spending target. TOO MANY CANADIANS DON’T THINK THEY NEED TRAVEL INSURANCE WHEN TRAVELLING IN CANADA A new CAA survey indicates that many Canadians don't think they need travel insurance when travelling within Canada. Libby Znaimer is joined by Martin Firestone, president of Travel Secure Inc. to discuss this surprising find.
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    52 mins