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Jeff McArthur

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Jeff McArthur on 640 Toronto.

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Canadian vehicle, gas prices hitting record high. How the cost of fuel for 5 cars has changed

June 08, 2022 19:04 - 11 minutes

Jeff speaks with Kenneth Bokor, Creator, Producer and Host, The EV Revolution Show on YouTube

High gas prices driving change in Canadian tourism

June 08, 2022 19:03 - 6 minutes

Jeff chats with The Travel Lady Lesley Keyter.

Why young consumers need to be mindful when using buy now, pay later payment options

June 08, 2022 18:27 - 11 minutes

Jeff speaks with Personal Finance Expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq.

Health news roundup with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel - including Canada issuing travel notice as monkeypox continues to spread around the world

June 08, 2022 18:15 - 17 minutes

Jeff speaks with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family physician and vaccine researcher about the latest health & COVID-19 headlines.

Apple says farewell to the password - but what replaces it?

June 08, 2022 18:09 - 11 minutes

Jeff chats with tech expert Adam Oldfield.

Chaos at Pearson International Airport continues - when will things return to 'normal'?

June 07, 2022 19:11 - 9 minutes

Jeff speaks with Monette Pasher, interim president, Canadian Airports Council

Hamilton’s Barton Street East is the worst road in Ontario for 2022, says CAA

June 07, 2022 18:51 - 9 minutes

Jeff chats with Lorraine Sommerfeld, Auto Columnist for Driving.ca

Canadian programming will see at least $1.B a year from online streaming bill: minister

June 07, 2022 18:35 - 11 minutes

Jeff speaks with tech expert Carmi Levy.

NASA releases new images from Hubble

June 07, 2022 18:34 - 6 minutes

Jeff speaks with Paul Delaney, Astronomer and Professor at York University.

Spotify releases 2022 Songs of Summer predictions - here's who made the cut

June 07, 2022 18:29 - 9 minutes

Jeff speaks with music expert and publicist Eric Alper.

GTA realtor makes Muppet-filled music video to sell his mom's house

June 07, 2022 18:27 - 8 minutes

Jeff chats with Arty Basinski, Realtor and Musician, his latest creation ‘My Mom’s House’.

Focus on the Queen, but also next generation of royals as Platinum Jubilee ends

June 06, 2022 19:04 - 9 minutes

Jeff chats with Toronto-based Royal Watcher Patricia Treble.

Another crazy weekend for 'Top Gun: Maverick', earning $86-million

June 06, 2022 18:52 - 9 minutes

Jeff chats with Peter Howell, Toronto Star movie critic.

PM Boris Johnson faces confidence vote - what happens next?

June 06, 2022 18:31 - 13 minutes

Jeff is joined by Tom Parkin, Social democratic columnist and commentator and principal at Impact Strategies and John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, National Practice Lead, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard HighRoad. 

Gas prices on the rise across Canada - and won't slow down anytime soon

June 06, 2022 18:07 - 9 minutes

Jeff speaks with Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy.

Ontario’s right to disconnect act has kicked in. What does it mean for you?

June 06, 2022 17:50 - 8 minutes

Jeff chats with Jon Pinkus, Employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

Canada says Chinese planes harassed its N. Korea patrol aircraft

June 03, 2022 19:35 - 7 minutes

GUEST HOST Rubina Ahmed Haq talks with Todd Curtis, aviation safety expert, and founder of AirSafe.com about  Canada saying Chinese planes harassed its N. Korea patrol aircraft .    

The Canadian-Muslim Vote has been mobilizing voters to the polls

June 03, 2022 18:52 - 11 minutes

GUEST HOST Rubina Ahmed Haq talks with Umair Ashraf, Director of GOTV - The Canadian-Muslim Vote (TCMV), a non-partisan, non-profit, registered charity talks about mobilizing many young, newcomer, and first time voters to the polls on Ontario’s election day.

Elon Musk tells Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else.

June 03, 2022 18:12 - 7 minutes

Wayne Berger, CEO of the Americas for  International “Workplace” Group, workplace expert talks about Elon Musk telling Tesla employees: Return to the office, or else.

Canada alarmed as Chinese fighter pilots ‘buzz’ Canadian planes

June 03, 2022 17:55 - 9 minutes

Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa talks about Canada alarmed as Chinese fighter pilots ‘buzz’ Canadian planes over international waters.

Flair Airlines is Canadian, licences won’t be revoked.

June 02, 2022 18:41 - 6 minutes

Jim Byers, Editor in Chief Canadian travel news.ca, Travel  journalist, travel writer, “Canada’s Travel Guy” talks about... Flair Airlines is in fact Canadian, and the licences will not be revoked.

Canadian dollar to strengthen as BoC moves on rate hikes

June 02, 2022 18:11 - 11 minutes

David Macdonald, Senior Economist, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks about Canada leaning toward new era of 1970s-style stagflation, AND Canadian dollar to strengthen as BoC moves on rate hikes.

Canada's privacy commissioner and Tim Hortons app complaint.

June 01, 2022 20:01 - 10 minutes

Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director, Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre AND former 3 term Information and Privacy Commissioner for Ontario talks about Canada's privacy commissioner to rule on complaint against Tim Hortons app.

Dr. Gorfinkel family physician, vaccine researcher with health news-2

June 01, 2022 19:53 - 9 minutes

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family physician and vaccine researcher, founder of Prime Health Clinical Research talks about the latest Covid and public health headlines- P2

Dr. Gorfinkel family physician, vaccine researcher with health news-1

June 01, 2022 19:49 - 9 minutes

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family physician and vaccine researcher, founder of Prime Health Clinical Research talks about the latest Covid and public health headlines- P1

What's the difference between meat burgers and plant based burgers

June 01, 2022 18:19 - 6 minutes

Laura DeSanctis, Wellness expert, Holistic Nutritionist and Digestive Health Coach @GoWithYourGut talks about the difference between meat burgers and plant based burgers AND Jordan Syatt - Fitness Personality & Instagram Influencer de-bunking Drew Barrymore's take on her friend's healthy lollipops called 8 Greens.

The DeLorean Alpha5 Is A 300-Mile Range Porsche Taycan Rival

May 31, 2022 20:03 - 9 minutes

Kenneth Bokor, Creator, Producer & Host, The EV Revolution Show (YouTube), Member of AJAC Automobile Journalist Association of Canada talks about the DeLorean Alpha5 Is A 300-Mile Range Porsche Taycan Rival and shares his thoughts about the confusion over licence renewal.  

Ottawa is moving to freeze handgun sales nationwide.

May 31, 2022 19:51 - 12 minutes

Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer with Neuberger and Partners, and host of the ‘Not on Record’ podcast talks about Ottawa moving to freeze handgun sales nationwide. Here’s what that means

Ottawa is moving to fix Canada’s airport delays.

May 31, 2022 19:37 - 5 minutes

Lesley Keyter The Travel Lady, Travel expert talks about Ottawa moving to fix Canada’s airport delays. What will that mean for travellers — and will it help?

Are we in for a spectacular meteor shower tonight?

May 30, 2022 18:33 - 7 minutes

Paul Delaney, Astronomy Expert, Professor, York University,  Allan Carswell Chair for the Public Understanding of Astronomy on Are we in for a spectacular meteor shower? Astronomers aren't sure, but suggest looking up tonight

Canadians may see a 0.5% interest rate hike this week

May 30, 2022 18:22 - 10 minutes

David Macdonald, Senior Economist, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks about Canadians that may see a 0.5% interest rate hike this week thanks to ‘persistent’ inflation AND Cost of living at top of mind for Gen Z, millennials survey says.

Ontario Leaders share plans to address rising cost of food.

May 30, 2022 18:00 - 7 minutes

Janet Music, Research Program Coordinator, AGRI-FOOD ANALYTICS LAB at  Dalhousie University talks about the Ontario election and Leaders share plans to address rising cost of food  

Fixing wait times & doctor shortages priorities of election say OMA

May 27, 2022 21:40 - 6 minutes

Dr Lisa Salamon, of the local Ontario Medical Association district talks about the need for fixing wait times and doctor shortages are priorities as the provincial election nears.

Provincial Election Panel with the week that was and look ahead-P2

May 27, 2022 19:36 - 7 minutes

Provincial Election Panel: Look back at the week that was, and look ahead to what might we see next week. PART 2 John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, National Practice Lead, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard HighRoad  Tom Parkin, Social democratic columnist and commentator and principal at Impact Strategies   

Provincial Election Panel with the week that was and look ahead

May 27, 2022 19:33 - 12 minutes

Provincial Election Panel: Look back at the week that was, and look ahead to what might we see next week? John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, National Practice Lead, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard HighRoad  Tom Parkin, Social democratic columnist and commentator and principal at Impact Strategies   

Data breach affects patients at Scarborough Health Network

May 27, 2022 18:08 - 7 minutes

Charles Finlay, Executive Director, Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University talks about a data breach that affects an unknown number of patients at Scarborough Health Network.

Shooting at school devastates community in south Texas

May 27, 2022 17:58 - 12 minutes

Jim Kessler, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President for Policy at Third Way, a Democratic think tank talks about shooting at elementary school that has devastated community in south Texas.

National Hamburger Day and the pros and cons of vegan options.

May 27, 2022 17:50 - 9 minutes

Laura DeSanctis, Wellness expert, Holistic Nutritionist and Digestive Health Coach @GoWithYourGut talks about National Hamburger Day and the pros and cons of Hamburgers and Vegan alternatives

Environment Canada confirms EF-2 tornado formed in Uxbridge

May 25, 2022 19:17 - 9 minutes

Dave Barton, Mayor of Uxbridge talks about the aftermath of the storm as Environment Canada confirms EF-2 tornado formed in Uxbridge, Ont. 

Storm damage to home and car usually covered by insurance.

May 25, 2022 18:36 - 10 minutes

Anne Marie Thomas, Director, Consumer and Industry Relations, (IBC) Insurance Bureau of Canada talks about how storm damage to home and car are usually covered by insurance.

Dr. Gorfinkel, physician and vaccine researcher on health news-P1

May 25, 2022 18:24 - 10 minutes

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family physician and vaccine researcher, founder of Prime Health Clinical Research talks Covid and health headlines -P1

Dr. Gorfinkel physician and vaccine researcher talks health news-P2

May 25, 2022 18:07 - 8 minutes

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family physician and vaccine researcher, founder of Prime Health Clinical Research talks about the latest Covid and health headlines.

Ontario NDP promise to remove tolls for truckers on Highway 407

May 20, 2022 20:15 - 11 minutes

Joseph Sbrocchi, Executive Director and General Manager of The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers talks about Ontario NDP promise to remove tolls for truckers on Highway 407 if elected AND the rising costs of delivering food to your table.

Air Canada projects business travel rebound as early as September

May 20, 2022 19:58 - 10 minutes

Marty Firestone, President, Travel Secure, Travel industry expert talks about airport delays are due to COVID-19 rules, PLUS Air Canada projects business travel rebound as early as September.

Provincial Election Panel - John Capobianco & Tom Parkin

May 20, 2022 19:19 - 10 minutes

Provincial Election Panel John Capobianco, Senior Vice President & Senior Partner, National Practice Lead, Public Affairs, FleishmanHillard HighRoad  Tom Parkin, Social democratic columnist and commentator and principal at Impact Strategies  Look back at the week that was, and what might we see next week.

Hybrid working could save businesses $13,000 per employee

May 20, 2022 18:25 - 8 minutes

Wayne Berger, CEO of the Americas for International Workplace Group, talks about how hybrid working could save businesses $13,000 per employee annually.

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tests positive for COVID-19

May 19, 2022 18:08 - 7 minutes

Kim Wright, Principal at Wright Strategies talks about Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tests positive for COVID-19.

Confirmed monkeypox case in man who travelled to Canada

May 19, 2022 17:59 - 7 minutes

Dr Zain Chagla, Infectious Diseases Physician at St. Joe's Hamilton, Associate Professor at McMaster University talks about the U.S. confirming monkeypox case in man who recently travelled to Canada.

Dr. Gorfinkel physician and vaccine researcher on Covid & health-2

May 18, 2022 19:26 - 9 minutes

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, family physician and vaccine researcher, founder of Prime Health Clinical Research talks about the latest Covid and public health news-P2

Dr. Gorfinkel, physician & vaccine researcher talks Covid & health-1

May 18, 2022 19:10 - 9 minutes

Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family physician and vaccine researcher, founder of Prime Health Clinical Research talks about the latest Covid and public health news. -P1