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Week one since Donald Trump become the President elect
November 15, 2016 16:12 - 6 minutesWe’re one week in from the election that say Donald Trump become the President elect. A lot has happened during that week including his first meeting with Obama, his announce of Priebus and Breitbart’s Steve Bannon, and VP-elect Mike Pence hiding his e-mails. Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup
Did Donald Trump's message spilled in Canadian society ?
November 15, 2016 15:53 - 5 minutesDisturbing posters were hung up on poles in Toronto calling for white people who are “tired of political correctness” and “questioning when immigration will stop” to join an online movement to fight multiculturalism. Catherine McDonald, Crime Specialist, Global Toronto
New vista locations along the Niagara Escarpment will cost $113,00
November 15, 2016 15:39 - 6 minutesHamilton Councilors approved building new vista locations along the Niagara Escarpment at a cost of $113,00. Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7
How do you choose the right financial advisor and the right products to manage your money?
November 14, 2016 16:50 - 6 minutesNovember is Financial Literacy month. How do you choose the right financial advisor and the right products to manage your money? Jim Trueland, Investment Advisor for FirstOntario Credit Union and Credential Securities.
With Trump wanting to "make America great again", could we see businesses here leave for the States?
November 14, 2016 15:29 - 6 minutesWith Trump wanting to ‘make America great again’, could we see businesses here leave for the States? How high is that risk? Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Should Hamilton have a 16 ward governance structure or a 15 ward system?
November 14, 2016 14:56 - 5 minutesHamilton politicians received the ward boundary review report last week during their meeting and it recommended two options; create a 16 ward governance structure or a 15 ward system. Matt Jelly, Local Activist
The Bill Kelly Show Remembrance Day Special
November 11, 2016 15:23 - 29 minutesPeter St Denis, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Officer, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. Cell Contact: Shawn Spicer, Member of North Wall Riders and a veteran. Stephanie MacAndrew, Navy, HMCS Star (stood sentry at National War Memorial a little less than a year after Nathan Cirillo. Also went to Normandy France for 70th anniversary of D-Day events)
Stephanie MacAndrew, Navy, HMCS Star went to Normandy France for 70th anniversary of D-Day events
November 11, 2016 14:48 - 4 minutesStephanie MacAndrew, Navy, HMCS Star went to Normandy France for 70th anniversary of D-Day events
Shawn Spicer, Member of North Wall Riders and a veteran talks about his organisation
November 11, 2016 14:44 - 6 minutesShawn Spicer, Member of North Wall Riders and a veteran
Lieutenant-Colonel Peter St Denis, from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders talks about his service
November 11, 2016 14:41 - 5 minutesPeter St Denis, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Officer, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada.
How do parents explain the Trump presidency to their children?
November 10, 2016 15:17 - 6 minutesHow do parents explain the Trump presidency to their children? Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works
How do parents explain the Trump presidency to their children?
November 10, 2016 15:17 - 6 minutesHow do parents explain the Trump presidency to their children? Theo Selles, Registered Family Therapist, President of Integrity Works
Thousands protecting against Donald Trump"s surprise victory
November 10, 2016 15:07 - 7 minutesThousands marched through multiple cities in the US protecting Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election. George Breckenridge, Retired Political Science Professor, McMaster University
The price of Presto transit cards could end up going up.
November 10, 2016 14:30 - 6 minutesThe price of Presto transit cards could end up going up. The new proposed hike could be anywhere from 8 to 16%. Terry Whitehead. City Councillor, Ward 8, City of Hamilton
Americans decided that Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States
November 09, 2016 16:10 - 50 minutesAmericans voted yesterday and decided that Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States. Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup. How are markets reacting to the news of a Trump presidency? Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. How did the results roll in last night and what was the reaction down in the States? Tom Clark, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News
How did the results roll in last night and what was the reaction down in the States?
November 09, 2016 15:38 - 5 minutesHow did the results roll in last night and what was the reaction down in the States? Tom Clark, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News
How are markets reacting to the news of a Trump presidency?
November 09, 2016 14:54 - 6 minutesHow are markets reacting to the news of a Trump presidency?Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States
November 09, 2016 14:41 - 6 minutesAmericans voted yesterday and decided that Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States. Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup
Americans head to the polls today
November 08, 2016 16:38 - 48 minutesToday an oversight hearing will take place in Hamilton. All three agencies that oversee policing in Ontario are facing questions about public interest and their transparency and accountability. Evelyn Myrie, Exceptional community strategist, freelance columnist, motivational speaker. The federal government is offering close to $2 billion for the entire province for big transit and water projects. But it requires matching municipal cash. Can Hamilton taxpayers truly afford it? Chad Collins. C...
Can Hamilton taxpayers truly afford to match the funds ?
November 08, 2016 14:49 - 5 minutesThe federal government is offering close to $2 billion for the entire province for big transit and water projects. But it requires matching municipal cash. Can Hamilton taxpayers truly afford it? Chad Collins. City Councillor, Ward 5, City of Hamilton
Are the agencies overseeing policing in Ontario transparent and accountable?
November 08, 2016 14:28 - 5 minutesToday an oversight hearing will take place in Hamilton. All three agencies that oversee policing in Ontario are facing questions about public interest and their transparency and accountability. Evelyn Myrie, Exceptional community strategist, freelance columnist, motivational speaker
AM900 CHML and Corus affiliates will air US election coverage, hosted by Charles Adler
November 07, 2016 16:29 - 51 minutesA story broke last week about how hospitals in Hamilton are running at maximum capacity. How do we break the cycle of crowded hospitals? Rob MacIsaac. President/ CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences. Hamilton’s LRT will have electrically powered trains running on tracks, but how will the city deal with the vast amount of poles needed to support wires that power the trains. ALSO; One city Councillor wishes for the LRT subgroup to be nixed and the project be dealt with by council. John Best. Presiden...
Tomorrow night, AM900 CHML and Corus affiliates will air US election coverage, hosted by Charles Adler
November 07, 2016 16:09 - 6 minutesTomorrow night, AM900 CHML and Corus affiliates will air US election coverage, hosted by Charles Adler. Charles Adler, Host of The Charles Adler Show on @SIRIUSXM 167, hosting US election coverage that will air on AM900 CHML
How do we break the cycle of crowded hospitals?
November 07, 2016 14:41 - 6 minutesA story broke last week about how hospitals in Hamilton are running at maximum capacity. How do we break the cycle of crowded hospitals? Rob MacIsaac. President/ CEO, Hamilton Health Sciences
Residents in the area of Bay Street got to react to early bike lane designs
November 04, 2016 15:39 - 53 minutesResidents in the area of Bay Street got to react to early bike lane designs yesterday. If the project is approved it’ll create a north south cycling link between the Durand, downtown and the new GO station and Harbour. Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer The City of Hamilton will be looking into the possibility of establishing a former school into a fashion incubator.Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7. Is the system in place for veterans failing them? Some veterans who fought ...
How do you feel about the conversion of the former school into a fashion incubator ?
November 04, 2016 14:18 - 5 minutesThe City of Hamilton will be looking into the possibility of establishing a former school into a fashion incubator. Donna Skelly, City Councilor for Ward 7
How often do you cycle in Hamilton ?
November 04, 2016 14:01 - 6 minutesResidents in the area of Bay Street got to react to early bike lane designs yesterday. If the project is approved it’ll create a north south cycling link between the Durand, downtown and the new GO station and Harbour. Ryan McGreal, Editor of Raise the Hammer
Liquid Fentanyl has been found in Hamilton
November 03, 2016 15:25 - 53 minutesThe plan for redeveloping the West Harbour shall require the eventual building to include at least 5% affordable housing.Chris Phillips, Pier 7 and 8 Urban Design Study project lead for the City of Hamilton. Hamilton hospital emergency departments are facing a barrage of patients. This is causing there to be too few ambulances on the road and overcrowding in wards.Lucy Morton, President of Local 269, Executive Member for OPSEU and Provincial Chair of Community Care with OPSEU Liquid Fentany...
How dangerous is this drug and how bad is the crisis across Canada?
November 03, 2016 14:40 - 5 minutesLiquid Fentanyl has been found in Hamilton which is believed to be Canada’s first batch. How dangerous is this drug and how bad is the crisis across Canada?David Juurlink, Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute
Are hospitals in Ontario underfunded ?
November 03, 2016 14:05 - 5 minutesHamilton hospital emergency departments are facing a barrage of patients. This is causing there to be too few ambulances on the road and overcrowding in wards. Lucy Morton, President of Local 269, Executive Member for OPSEU and Provincial Chair of Community Care with OPSEU
How important is affordable housing in the City of Hamilton for you ?
November 03, 2016 13:39 - 5 minutesThe plan for redeveloping the West Harbour shall require the eventual building to include at least 5% affordable housing. Chris Phillips, Pier 7 and 8 Urban Design Study project lead for the City of Hamilton.
Interval House launches anti-violence campaign.
November 02, 2016 16:55 - 19 minutesInterval House has a campaign for trying to end violence called Be More Than A Bystander by providing practical tools on how to be more than a bystander and how to speak up. Guest: Nancy Smith, Executive Director, Interval House of Hamilton. Guest: Peggy Chapman | Sr. Director of Operations, Hamilton Bulldogs. Guest: Val Sargeant, Chair, MentorAction Committee, an initiative of Interval House of Hamilton.
US Steel has decided to endorse a deal to sell the former Stelco to Bedrock Industries
November 02, 2016 15:22 - 44 minutesUS Steel has decided to endorse a deal to sell the former Stelco to Bedrock Industries. What has been the local union reaction? Gary Howe, President, USW Local 1005 What will this sale spell for workers, investors and retirees?Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Advocates for diversity are criticizing the Ontario government for not replacing two members of the police board whose terms are up with those of a visible minority. Lloyd Ferguson. Ci...
Is the Ontario Government diverse enough ?
November 02, 2016 14:44 - 6 minutesAdvocates for diversity are criticizing the Ontario government for not replacing two members of the police board whose terms are up with those of a visible minority. Lloyd Ferguson. City Councillor, Ward 12, City of Hamilton
What will this sale spell for workers, investors and retirees?
November 02, 2016 14:38 - 5 minutesWhat will this sale spell for workers, investors and retirees? Marvin Ryder. Business Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
What has been the local union reaction to the deal to sell the former Stelco to Bedrock ?
November 02, 2016 13:50 - 5 minutesUS Steel has decided to endorse a deal to sell the former Stelco to Bedrock Industries. What has been the local union reaction? Gary Howe, President, USW Local 1005
How will the City of Hamilton honor Ivor Wynne ?
November 01, 2016 14:45 - 37 minutesWater main breaks in the East End over the weekend caused a bit of chaos and has prompted the city to pay for emergency contractors. Should we be working as a city to fix our water mains? Dan McKinnon. Director, Hamilton Water. Should Hamilton be worried about its expanded floral traffic island program given that it will cost over 1.5 million to beautify them? Public Works has proposed a three year program to spend the money to convert traffic islands into a floral oasis along intersections....
How will the City of Hamilton honor Ivor Wynne now that the stadium is Tim Hortons Field?
November 01, 2016 14:28 - 5 minutesThe city has fixed the issue with Tim Hortons Field’s speakers and has added missing bolts to the overhead scoreboard. This was due to results from a safety study. ALSO; How will the City of Hamilton honor Ivor Wynne now that the stadium is Tim Hortons Field? Sam Merulla. City Councillor, Ward 4, City of Hamilton
Should Hamilton be worried about its expanded floral traffic island program?
November 01, 2016 14:03 - 6 minutesShould Hamilton be worried about its expanded floral traffic island program given that it will cost over 1.5 million to beautify them? Public Works has proposed a three year program to spend the money to convert traffic islands into a floral oasis along intersections. Tom Jackson. City Councillor, Ward 6, City Hamilton
Should we be working as a city to fix our water mains?
November 01, 2016 13:38 - 5 minutesWater main breaks in the East End over the weekend caused a bit of chaos and has prompted the city to pay for emergency contractors. Should we be working as a city to fix our water mains? Dan McKinnon. Director, Hamilton Water
Integrity commissioner George Rust-D’eye made $4,000 to sit through a 12 hour LRT debate
October 31, 2016 14:50 - 48 minutesThe LRT debate was quite fruitful for integrity commissioner and lawyer George Rust-D’eye having made $4,000 to sit through the 12 hour meeting last week.John Best. President, The Bay Observer A twenty year plan that aimed to make Hamilton safer for cyclists won’t be meeting it’s 2029 targets, with the city only dedicating less than half of the funding.Joanna Bleecker, Co Director of Cycle Hamilton. A second chapter of the e-mail scandal that has plagued the Hillary Clinton campaign has eme...
Second chapter of e-mail scandal plagues the Hillary Clinton campaign
October 31, 2016 14:37 - 5 minutesA second chapter of the e-mail scandal that has plagued the Hillary Clinton campaign has emerged over the past few days. An investigation into Anthony Weiner uncovered e-mails from Clinton aide Huma Abedin and now the FBI wants to further investigate. How has this revelation hurt the campaign? Michael Diamond, Principal of Upstream Strategy Group in Toronto. Conservative, political pundit
How important is cycling safety on the streets of Hamilton for you ?
October 31, 2016 14:09 - 6 minutesA twenty year plan that aimed to make Hamilton safer for cyclists won’t be meeting it’s 2029 targets, with the city only dedicating less than half of the funding. Joanna Bleecker, Co Director of Cycle Hamilton
Is City Council wasting taxpayers money on LRT advisories, lawyers and commissioners ?
October 31, 2016 13:27 - 5 minutesThe LRT debate was quite fruitful for integrity commissioner and lawyer George Rust-D’eye having made $4,000 to sit through the 12 hour meeting last week. John Best. President, The Bay Observer
Not everyone is happy with the current process for redrawing of ward boundaries
October 28, 2016 15:33 - 56 minutesHamilton is looking at redrawing its ward boundaries to more accurately reflect the population. Councilors voted at a special meeting yesterday to consult residents and to submit their own plans for redrawing the boundaries. Reshuffling the boundaries will likely give urban councilors more power. The city is also considering the addition of another councilor. What do we need to know about the process? Guest: Robert J Williams, Public Affairs Consultant, former Professor, University of Windso...
What can Donald Trump do at this point to turn the election in his favor?
October 28, 2016 15:02 - 6 minutesDonald Trump remains in the news, blaming his microphone for the leaked 2005 Access Hollywood video and saying "We should just cancel the election and give it to Trump." He's lagging 5.4 to 7.7 point in the most recent "poll of polls. What can he do at this point to turn the election in his favour? Guest: Laura Babcock. President, PowerGroup
Do you want the City of Hamilton to redraw its ward boundaries?
October 28, 2016 14:01 - 6 minutesNot everyone is happy with the current process for redrawing of ward boundaries. Local activist Matt Jelly is in the process of collecting 500 signatures for a petition to be submitted to the city. When completed, the city will have 90 days to react to the petition and if the signatories are unhappy with the response, it can be taken to the Ontario Municipal Board. What are these residents hoping to accomplish? Guest: Matt Jelly, Local Activist
What should you know about the process of redrawing ward boundaries?
October 28, 2016 13:35 - 5 minutesHamilton is looking at redrawing its ward boundaries to more accurately reflect the population. Councilors voted at a special meeting yesterday to consult residents and to submit their own plans for redrawing the boundaries. Reshuffling the boundaries will likely give urban councilors more power. The city is also considering the addition of another councilor. What do we need to know about the process? Guest: Robert J Williams, Public Affairs Consultant, former Professor, University of Windsor
Can we cope with the changing landscape of the hosing market?
October 27, 2016 14:47 - 45 minutesThe Canadian Mortgage and Housing Council has released their first "red" warning for the national housing market yesterday. Their report says homebuyers are being priced out of markets and that the problem is spreading out of Toronto and into Hamilton. Hamiltonians are moving out of the city in greater numbers to cities such as Brantford and St. Catharines. Why are housing prices out-pacing wages and how can we cope with the changing landscape? Conrad Zurini, RE/MAX agent. Garbage collect...
How to do you keep your kids safe as pedestrians during Halloween ?
October 27, 2016 14:37 - 6 minutesAs Halloween approaches it's getting darker earlier and limited visibility conditions while driving become more common. Traffic incidents spike this time of year due to these conditions. What can we do about it and how to do you stay safe while driving and as a pedestrian? Guest: Pam Foster, Adult Trauma Nurse Clinician, Hamilton Health Sciences