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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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Genres: Magazine, Morning
Location: Toronto, Canada
Language: English
Networks: CBC

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Caring village tackles youth violence

Thu, Nov 20 Listen

How a mentoring program in One Toronto neighbourhood is trying to address the roots of youth violence

Small talk on skrinking gas prices

Wed, Nov 19 Listen

Has the falling price of gas replaced the weather as our favourite subject for small talk?

Living Wage

Tue, Nov 18 Listen

A report says Torontonians need nearly twice the minimum wage to participate in the life of the GTA

Roots of Violence

Mon, Nov 17 Listen

Discussion of the recommendation of the Roots of Violence Review that mental illness among youth be addressed more comprehensively.

Brandon Crisp Essay

Fri, Nov 14 Listen

A father reacts to the loss of Brandon Crisp, the 15-year-old Barrie boy who died after running away from home following a fight with his parents

Preventing more school violence

Thu, Nov 13 Listen

Jefferys Principal Audley Salmon and Education Minister Kathleen Wynne look for answers after another violent incident at the Toronto high school.

More violence at Jefferys

Wed, Nov 12 Listen

Following the stabbing of a student at C.W. Jefferys, Toronto District School Board Associate Director, Penny Mustn, explains what's been done to improve safety at the school since the fatal shooting of Jordan Manners in May 2007.

Honouring Remembrance Day in Schools

Tue, Nov 11 Listen

Guest host Jane Hawtin speaks with the principals at two Toronto schools about how their students will mark Remembrance Day.

Propane victim's family

Mon, Nov 10 Listen

Why the brother of a worker killed in this summer's propane explosion is fighting to stay in Canada.

Recycling coffee cups

Fri, Nov 7 Listen

Debate is brewing over a city plan that would force Toronto retailers to stop selling take-out coffee in paper cups with plastic lids. The city says it can't recycle them together and they end up in landfill.

Brandon's body presumed found

Thu, Nov 6 Listen

A woman who helped search for Brandon Crisp reacts to the finding of what is believd to be the body of the missing Barrie teen.

Torontonians applaud Obama

Wed, Nov 5 Listen

Studio panelists and open-line callers applaud the election of Barack Obama as President.

Election parties

Tue, Nov 4 Listen

Why two Torontonians are organizing parties, one public one private, to watch results from today's historic U.S. presidential election.

New Rules for Garbage

Mon, Nov 3 Listen

Toronto Works Committee Chair, Glen de Baeremaeker, explains the city's new rules for garbage.

Torontonians for Obama

Fri, Oct 31 Listen

Why two residents of the GTA are heading south to volunteer for the home stretch of Barack Obama's presidential campaign

Presumed Pollock in Toronto

Thu, Oct 30 Listen

A reputed Jackson Pollock painting made famous in a recent documentary film is up for sale in a Toronto gallery for 50 million dollars.

Toronto's Clubland a potent cocktail

Wed, Oct 29 Listen

Reporter Lorenda Redekopp examines the violence plaguing Toronto's downtown club district (language warning, discretion advised).

Leslieville Shooting Update

Tue, Oct 28 Listen

Police hunt for a suspect after a woman is shot dead outside a outside a Toronto bar, while the mother of another slain Torontonian reflects on the murder

Is Toronto headed for a recession?

Mon, Oct 27 Listen

A trio of local economic experts considers the possiblity of a recession in the Toronto area.

Falling Dollar

Fri, Oct 24 Listen

Torontonians explain how the falling Canadian dollar is affecting their business.

Ontario to run deficit

Thu, Oct 23 Listen

Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan explains why the province will run a half-billion dollar deficit.

Deficit budgets

Wed, Oct 22 Listen

In advance of Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's economic statement, former Finance Minister Floyd Laughren discusses the circumstances that led to his nearly 10-billion dollar deficit in 1991 and the political fallout that followed.

Club district cop

Tue, Oct 21 Listen

Following a series of charges for weapons and drugs in Toronto's Entertainment District, a Toronto officer discusses the challenges of policing neighbourhood.

entertainment district arrests

Mon, Oct 20 Listen

Following a series of arrests on weapons and drug charges in Toronto's Entertainment District, Metro Morning speaks with the area's city councillor, Adam Vaughan.

Liberal leadership

Fri, Oct 17 Listen

Should he go? In the wake of a poor showing by their party in the federal election, two Toronto-area Liberals discuss the future of Stephane Dion as leader.

Celebrating Sheela Basrur

Thu, Oct 16 Listen

During the SARS crisis of 2003, Torontonians turned to Dr. Sheela Basrur for information and inspiration. A public celebration of her life is being held in the wake of her recent passing from cancer.

Election the morning after

Wed, Oct 15 Listen

Highlights from our post-election show: Conservative Peter Van Loan, Toronto Mayor David Miller, Liberal Bob Rae, the NDP's Olivia Chow, plus listener feeback.

Imaginative Film Festival

Tue, Oct 14 Listen

A look at the Imaginative Film Festival in Toronto, opening with a film that documents a young woman's attempt to get her grandmother to accept her Metis heritage.

Toronto real estate outlook

Mon, Oct 13 Listen

Consultant Peter Norman disccusses the affect the current economic turbulence might have on Toronto's real estate market.

Rats in the City

Fri, Oct 10 Listen

Following the sighting of rats in the window of a restaurant in Toronto's downtown Chinatown, a pest control expert discusses the challenge of ridding the city of the rodents.