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Not just snowbirds — all Canadians travelling to U.S. will be photographed
23 mins; October 27, 2025
Doug Ford finally gets Donald Trump’s attention
26 mins; October 24, 2025
Been duped by an online scam? There’s no shame in that
27 mins; October 23, 2025
Blue Jays are World Series-bound, but they’re not the only big winners
17 mins; October 22, 2025
Spend your winters down south? Prepare to be fingerprinted at the border
21 mins; October 21, 2025
Ban speed cameras? Not so fast, protesters tell Doug Ford
19 mins; October 20, 2025
Times have changed, and our colleges and universities need to keep up
23 mins; October 17, 2025
Ontario school boards learn hard lesson on cybercrime
21 mins; October 17, 2025
Why Doug Ford is spending $75M on U.S. ads starring Ronald Reagan
17 mins; October 15, 2025
We followed the money paid out by Ford government’s $2.5B skills fund
25 mins; October 14, 2025
These are Canada’s most-wanted fugitives — and their new AI mugshots
25 mins; October 10, 2025
Kate Middleton is right — screen time is ruining our kids
27 mins; October 09, 2025
‘I have to do better,’ says NDP leader Marit Stiles
25 mins; October 08, 2025
Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell joins us for a pre-game chat
27 mins; October 07, 2025
No one loves Marineland right now
17 mins; October 06, 2025
Just one more sleep until Blue Jays playoff baseball
21 mins; October 03, 2025
Will scrapping home-to-home mail delivery actually save Canada Post?
32 mins; October 02, 2025
How petty shoplifting evolved into a multi-billion-dollar organized crime
26 mins; October 01, 2025
Family on a mission to fix ER wait times after teenage son’s tragic death
29 mins; September 30, 2025
Doug Ford puts pedal to the metal on promise to ban speed cameras
26 mins; September 29, 2025
Why some cities are creating ‘safe surrender sites’ for newborn babies
19 mins; September 26, 2025
Coyotes haven't taken over the neighbourhood, but it sure feels that way
18 mins; September 25, 2025
Trump’s Tylenol advice giving Canadian doctors quite the headache
15 mins; September 24, 2025
What we know about Chris Scott, the Ontario MPP accused of spousal assault
26 mins; September 23, 2025
Battle brewing over grocery stores that don’t want your dirty empties
27 mins; September 22, 2025
Ford has faith Carney will steer his way on 401 tunnel
3 mins; September 19, 2025
Barrie mayor says ‘more and more’ cities will follow his lead on encampments
32 mins; September 18, 2025
Sign up here to get your slice of the $500M bread price-fixing settlement
27 mins; September 17, 2025
The number of senior citizens in Canada is about to soar — are we ready?
29 mins; September 16, 2025
Trump diplomat has ‘a hard time understanding’ why Canadians boycott U.S.
13 mins; September 15, 2025
Trump’s man in Canada stops by our podcast, insists we can still be friends
44 mins; September 12, 2025
Bonnie voyage? Liberals decide this weekend if Crombie stays or goes
42 mins; September 11, 2025
Is it time to ban sports gambling commercials? This might convince you
21 mins; September 10, 2025
When did Ontario schools become so violent?
27 mins; September 09, 2025
Where is Nicole Morin? 40 years later, there’s still hope for an answer
26 mins; September 08, 2025
Hurry! Don’t miss our interview with ‘rock star’ curler Jennifer Jones
22 mins; August 22, 2025
Chronic concern: This Ontario town smells like pot all the time
22 mins; August 21, 2025
Homeless encampment becomes a ‘heinous’ crime scene
19 mins; August 20, 2025
Who should take the heat for sweltering classrooms?
19 mins; August 08, 2025
CLOSER LOOK: Let’s talk about Doug Ford’s tunnel vision
19 mins; August 07, 2025
CLOSER LOOK: What happens when your mayor is under OPP investigation?
19 mins; August 06, 2025
‘I’m not going anywhere’: Bonnie Crombie tells us why she should keep her job
33 mins; August 02, 2025
Steve Paikin has a new agenda keeping him busy
25 mins; July 31, 2025
We learned some things about the chief fundraiser for Doug Ford’s PC party
17 mins; July 30, 2025
Car thefts are suddenly way down across Ontario
19 mins; July 30, 2025
Lots of worry kicking around about World Cup we're hosting with U.S.
21 mins; July 28, 2025
Major project? Maybe it’s time to finally fix Ontario’s northern highways
18 mins; July 25, 2025
CLOSER LOOK: How scammers are using AI to rip you off
18 mins; July 24, 2025
Nate Erskine-Smith tells us why Bonnie Crombie needs to go
26 mins; July 23, 2025
CLOSER LOOK: Is Canadian fentanyl really ‘pouring’ over the U.S. border?
12 mins; July 22, 2025
Trump looms large as Ford hosts fellow premiers in cottage country
18 mins; July 21, 2025
Canada’s steel industry is fighting for its life
44 mins; July 18, 2025
In a perfect world, every kid would go to summer camp
24 mins; July 17, 2025
Decades later, Terry Fox’s brother finishes his own cross-country journey
28 mins; July 16, 2025
The pandemic is long over — get back to the office
21 mins; July 15, 2025
First came the Stanley Cup win, then the viral video
21 mins; June 27, 2025
Inside the largest fentanyl bust in OPP history
21 mins; June 26, 2025
Bill Barilko disappeared that summer, but his old hockey stick has resurfaced
21 mins; June 25, 2025
This new robot cleans Ontario beaches like a Zamboni
20 mins; June 24, 2025
Charlie Angus has some things to say to Donald Trump
25 mins; June 23, 2025
‘Nightmare’ finally over for man wrongfully charged in Dominican Republic
32 mins; May 28, 2025
Is this the solution to countering Trump’s tariffs?
30 mins; May 17, 2025
Measles is back with a vengeance, and we all know why
29 mins; May 10, 2025
As election day looms, Mark Carney joins our podcast for an exclusive chat
23 mins; April 25, 2025
Steve Paikin has spent decades preparing for this moment
33 mins; April 12, 2025
Buy Canadian? It feels so good — and might actually make a difference
35 mins; March 29, 2025
‘It's a nightmare,’ says wife of Ontario man facing drug charges in Dominican
28 mins; March 22, 2025
Algoma Steel boss talks to us about Trump, pollution and looming job cuts
85 hours 23 mins; March 09, 2025
INSIDE THE VILLAGE: For online gamblers, Ontario is the new Vegas
27 mins; February 07, 2025
Inside the Village: Election campaign? There's a cap for that
26 mins; February 02, 2025
Amid doctor shortage, medical misinformation has gone viral
29 mins; January 24, 2025
Why don’t we care about the homeless crisis?
28 mins; January 16, 2025
Kathleen Wynne weighs in — on Trump, Trudeau and tariffs
32 mins; January 09, 2025
We’ve hit 100 episodes! Let’s reminisce
57 mins; December 31, 2024
You’ve got no mail (but we have an interesting guest)
31 mins; December 05, 2024
GST holiday? Not everyone is celebrating
32 mins; November 29, 2024
You throw like a girl! Damn right
34 mins; November 21, 2024
The Taylor effect: Eras Tour hits Toronto
26 mins; November 12, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Justin Trudeau joins us for a chat — and insists he has no intention of quitting
39 mins; October 26, 2024
Here’s a topic nobody is talking about: housing
31 mins; October 10, 2024
The cost of getting cancer can be staggering
27 mins; September 25, 2024
Code Blue: Hallway health care in Ontario getting worse
30 mins; September 12, 2024
Huge court settlement rights historic wrong
30 mins; August 30, 2024
The overdose crisis is about to get a whole lot worse
34 mins; August 22, 2024
Running on Empty: Ontario hospital workers have nothing left in the tank
25 mins; August 14, 2024
Looking Back: The midway point of season three of ITV
29 mins; July 11, 2024
In search of “super agers” — the rare people who never seem to grow old
36 mins; July 04, 2024
Money 101: The real reason financial literacy is now mandatory in high school
33 mins; June 20, 2024
What the puck? Way fewer Canadian kids are playing hockey these days
37 mins; June 14, 2024
Not everyone is smiling about Canada’s new national dental care program
33 mins; June 07, 2024
Big phish: Inside the multi-billion dollar fraud industry
28 mins; May 17, 2024
School unplugged? We dissect Ontario’s new cellphone ban
33 mins; May 03, 2024
Yes, Gerry Dee was a real teacher
37 mins; April 25, 2024
Is the justice system broken? We ask a judge
41 mins; April 19, 2024
A social network that’s actually social? We’re building it
45 mins; April 11, 2024
Thousands of Ontario students threatened with suspension — for not being vaccinated
45 mins; March 27, 2024
Should the government let you compost your dead body?
29 mins; March 22, 2024
Is Thursday the new Friday?
33 mins; March 07, 2024
Grand Theft Auto: Ontario edition
26 mins; February 23, 2024
A ‘no-brainer’ idea to help end homelessness
27 mins; February 14, 2024