• The Todd Veinotte Show | July 9, 2025
    Jul 9 2025

    In Hour 1, Dr. Shelly McNeil, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, shares how Doctors Nova Scotia joins voices opposed to expanding booze sales in Nova Scotia. Janice MacMillan, who started the South Shore Chronic Pain Support Community, shares how peer support helps people with chronic pain. Christine Saulnier, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia, discusses a new report that suggests the federal government and Canada's premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of breaking down internal trade barriers. Patrick Sullivan, President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, shares new findings on the impacts of the U.S. trade war on Halifax-based businesses. In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls. In Hour 3, Todd takes your calls during the Mid-Week Meltdown.

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | July 8, 2025
    Jul 8 2025

    In Hour 1, Kevin Russell, executive director of Rental Housing Providers of Nova Scotia, joins Todd to discuss the vacancy rates and rent prices continue to rise in Halifax. Tony Makoul, co-owner The Bedford Beer Garden, shares how their beer garden has reopened after having to close for failing to meet parking regulations. US politics with Mark Brewer, University of Maine. William Pellerin, a trade lawyer and partner at the firm McMillan LLP, discusses a new law aimed at protecting supply management, which may not be sufficient to shield the system in trade talks with a Trump administration bent on eliminating it. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Rob Thacker is back for The Science Files!

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | July 7, 2025
    Jul 7 2025

    In Hour 1, Cathy Deagle Gammon, District 1- Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley and Janet Steele, District 12- Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood join Todd for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Chris Giacomantonio, director at the Clairmont Centre for Community Safety Research at Dalhousie University, joins Todd to discuss the mixed reviews on the government's plan to change Nova Scotia policing. Senator Marilou McPhedran urges Canada to try to keep Ukraine and others in the Ottawa Treaty. Ken Bagnell, CEO of the Canadian Sport Institute, shares what's happening in local sports. Katie Vincent, a Canadian sprint canoeist, is the reigning Olympic champion in the women's C-1 200m event and two two-time Olympian canoeist Connor Fitzpatrick joins Todd in the studio!

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | July 4, 2025
    Jul 4 2025

    In Hour 1, Tim Rissesco, Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission, joins Todd to share how the 'Buy local' momentum led to business growth in Nova Scotia. Moshe Lander, an economist from Montreal's Concordia University, discusses Carney's meeting with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, MLA for Cumberland North, stresses the urgency of Chignecto Isthmus infrastructure upgrades. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Alex Whalen, Director, Atlantic Canada Prosperity with the Fraser Institute, shares that Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and P.E.I. have the highest personal income tax rates in Canada at $50,000 of income. Christine Jensen, a 3-time JUNO Award-winning Canadian saxophonist and composer, will be performing at the Halifax Jazz Festival on July 17. Weather Specialist Allister Aalders is back for the Weekend Weather Wrap-Up. Sports with Cecil Wright.

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | July 3, 2025
    Jul 3 2025

    In Hour 1, Robert Huish, Dalhousie, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, joins Todd to discuss the digital sales tax climbdown and ongoing trade negotiations. Paul D'Eon, the director of The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, announces that the service has observed its first possible case this season of a shark causing swimmers to leave the water. Colin Robertson, a former career diplomat and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Ottawa, hosts the Global Exchange podcast and discusses being Canadian and why we're different. Eric Smith, the senior vice-president of the Canadian Telecommunications Association, talks about the evolution of cellphones in Canada, highlighting their journey from large car phones to today's sleek pocket computers as they celebrate 40 years. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Nicolas Winkler, Coastal Adaptation Coordinator at the Ecology Action Centre, discusses how Nova Scotia is updating property disclosure rules for buyers of coastal land. Halifax-based master artisan pizzaiolo Cédric Toullec is named one of the top 100 pizza chefs in the world. Dr. Michael West, Nephrologist at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, shares a groundbreaking gene therapy trial for Fabry disease is showing remarkable promise, bringing hope to patients with this rare genetic condition. Nova Scotia golfer Myles Creighton makes history at the Wichita Open.

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    2 hrs and 10 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | July 2, 2025
    Jul 2 2025

    In Hour 1, Dr. Luís Adriano Anholeto, a Post-doctoral Fellow at Acadia University, joins Todd to delve into groundbreaking research revealing the potential of fungus as an effective tick killer. Greenwich Fire Department Chief Jason Ripley urges caution after charging e-bike leads to house fire. Lori Turnbull, political science professor at Dalhousie University, answers the questions about what a digital services tax is, why Canada is cancelling it, and why did the US hate it. NDP Leader Claudia Chender discusses how The Nova Scotia government is defending a $1.35-million housing program that resulted in 60 leases over roughly two years. In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls. In Hour 3, It's the Mid-Week Meltdown. Todd takes your calls!

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 30, 2025
    Jun 30 2025

    In Hour 1, Laura White, District 7- Halifax South Downtown and Shawn Cleary, District 9- Halifax West Armdale, are back for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, With Canada Day approaching, Dr. Hugh Chisholm, Founder of Fireworks Hurt, discusses how numerous studies have documented the negative effects of fireworks, yet most people are unaware of the human respiratory health dangers, especially to children. Duncan Robertson, Director of the Canadian Federation Independent Business, shares CFIB's 2025 internal trade report card, and Nova Scotia scores top grades! Local sports with Ken Bagnell.

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 27, 2025
    Jun 27 2025

    In hour 1 Todd looks at why N.S. drops local food strategy, raising concerns over production, access to healthy options, he also chats with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation about their annual tax payer waste awards and a special honor for former PM Justin Trudeau. Todd also has his weekly chat about federal politics with Tim Powers and wraps the hour with a conversation with Justice Minister Becky Druhan about the release of the police review earlier this week.

    Hour 2 is the Friday Free For All open hour. Todd takes your calls

    Hour 3 features the Author of 'Anatomy of a Cover-up, the truth about the RCMP and the NS massacres' and '22 Murders' about the release of the provincial police review. Todd also explores the Celtic Colors festival with it's acting artistic director. Weather specialist Allister Aalders joins Todd to chat about this weekend weather and we end the show with a look at the world of sports with Cecil Wright.

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    2 hrs and 10 mins