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Metro Morning (Magazine)

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  • Host: Andy Barrie, Jill Dempsey, Jim Curran, Scott Regehr, Michael Hlinka
  • Anchored on solid journalism, Metro Morning delivers an energetic mix of news, traffic, weather, business and entertainment reports, combined with the stories that matter to people living in Toronto. Andy Barrie is joined every morning by newsreader Anubha Parray and traffic reporter Jim Curran and sports reporter Kevin Sylvester. Each Friday we feature entertainment expert Jane Perdue with What's Up - your guide to interesting events around Toronto. Metro Morning keeps listeners informed about what's going on in Toronto and offers listeners an optimistic, sometimes humorous view of the world, together with the day's more serious news.
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Up against the medical establishment

Wed, Dec 9 Listen
A lawyer whose daughter died in hospital discusses the challenges of dealing with the effects of findings made by discredited pathologist, Dr, Charles Smith.

Wrongly convicted mother cleared

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
Sherry Sherret-Robinson, wrongly convicted on evidence presented by disgraced pathologist, Dr. Charles Smith is acquitted 10 years later.

HIV and Pregnancy

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
New research from Women's College Hospital in Toronto shows that, with proper support and planning, women with H-I-V can give birth to healthy children and build healthy families as well.

Entertainment District fading?

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
Do the financial problems of one of the largest nightclubs in the Entertainment District signal a change for the Toronto neighbourhood?

Corporate campaign donations

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
City councillors, Michael Walker (pro) and Denzil Minnan-Wong (con)debate a proposal to ban corporate and union donations to Toronto municipal election campaigns.

Maple Leafs Gardens reborn

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Former Toronto Mayor and Maple Leaf Gardens advocate, John Sewell, discusses the plans by Ryerson University and Loblaws to redesign the gardens.

Liver Transplant

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
A Toronto man who needs a new liver seeks a transplant donor through Craigslist.

Mumbai anniversary

Thu, Nov 26 Listen
A Toronto man who owns a cafe in Mumbai recalls the bombings that rocked the Indian city one year ago today.

Selling the HST

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
Ontario's Minister of Revenue, John Wilkinson, defends the government's Harmonized Sales Tax in the face of public and political criticism.

Airport Chaplain

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Reverend Bryan Fox discusses his interactions with travellers and airport employees in the wake the fatal fall of a 1-month-old boy at Pearson Airport.

New TTC tickets

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
The TTC suspends the bulk sale of tokens, replacing them with paper tickets to combat token-hoarding by riders in advance of a fare increase

Meth house

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Following the discovery of a clandestine drug-lab packed with the ingredients for crystal meth, we discuss the home's clean-up, and the rights of home buyers to know if a house once harboured a drug lab.

TTC fares increase

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Activists Steve Munro and Katrina Miller discuss the TTC fare increases and the future of Toronto's transit system.

Gorilla naming

Tue, Nov 17 Listen
Why the Toronto Zoo is naming its new baby lowland gorilla by having the ape's father choose a bowl of treats.

TTC token limit

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
TTC General Manager, Gary Webster, defends the commisson's decision to limit riders' purchase of tokens in advance of an expected fare increase.

The Edible City

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
Food writer Sasha Chapman looks at how our relationship with food is changing. She's a contributor to a new book: The Edible City, Toronto food from farm to fork.

TTC Call-in

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
TTC Vice-chair Joe Mihevc responds t listener concerns about the pending fare hike another issues affecting the transit commission.

MacIntyre wins Giller

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
The CBC's Linden MacIntyre discusses his novel "The Bishop's Man," after being awarded the 2009 Giller Prize for Canadian fiction.

Migrant farm workers

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
A new book by journalist Vince Pietropaolo documents the lives of Ontario's migrant farm workers, both here and with their families back home.

Berlin Wall

Mon, Nov 9 Listen
Germans from the East and West now living in Toronto recall the fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years ago today.

Jumping the vaccine queue

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Health policy analyst Raisa Deber comments on H1N1 vaccinations given to professional atheletes and hospital board members while other Canadians are waiting for the shot.

Psychology of H1N1

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
Psychiatrist, Dr. Irvin Wolkoff, discusses the mental health challenges of dealing with the H1N1 pandemic.

Chinatown shopkeeper

Wed, Nov 4 Listen
Case or cause: A conversation with the lawyer for a Chinatown shopkeeper who faces charges of assault and forcible confinemnent for allegedly detaining the thief who stole plants from the outide of his store.

Family Doctors & the H1N1 vaccine

Tue, Nov 3 Listen
Two family physicians discuss their decisions about whether or not to give their patients the H1N1 vaccine.

H1N1 update

Mon, Nov 2 Listen
Toronto's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, and Ontario Minister of Health, Deb Matthews, update efforts to deliver the H1N1 vaccine.

H1N1 Arlene King call-in

Fri, Oct 30 Listen
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, responds to listeners' questions and concerns about the H1N1 flu virus and the vaccinations for it.

Regent Park revitalization

Thu, Oct 29 Listen
Highlights of our show from Regent Park, as the neighbourhood undergoes a major mixed-income revitalization.

Hockey manager & H1N1

Wed, Oct 28 Listen
The manager of a Mississauga hockey team discusses the death of one of its 13-year-old players from the H1N1 flu virus.

Boy dies from H1N1

Tue, Oct 27 Listen
Following the death of a 13-year-old hockey player from H1N1, microbiologost, Dr. Donald Low discusses children and the swine flu.

H1N1 doctor

Mon, Oct 26 Listen
Toronto physician, Dr. Tom Stewart, prepares for a conference on H1N1 and critical care, as he recovers personally from a bout with the virus.

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