The Alex Pierson Show

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Where is Princess Kate? Retracted Royal picture fuels speculation, conspiracy theories Mar 18, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Terry Flynn, Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Master of Communications Management at McMaster University, about Buckingham Palace's PR failure.

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GED test ending March 31st - adults to face barriers trying to get high school diploma Mar 18, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Barbara McFater, CEO of Pathway to Possibilities, an adult education and employment site that offers GED preparation. The GED is a certificate of high school equivalency available to those over 18 who have not completed four years of secondary education.

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City of Vaughan to crack down on protests outside places of worship Mar 18, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca about taking steps to crack down on where protests and demonstrations are being held in his community.

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'Ecological trainwreck': Canada's wild boar population booming, posing new threats to U.S. Mar 15, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Ryan Brook, Saskatchewan agriculture and BioResources professor and wild pig expert, about how Canada's wild boar population poses a threat to our U.S. neighbours.

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Haiti's lack of governance has been an issue since 2016 - can a new government take control? Mar 15, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Gilles Rivard, former Ambassador of Canada to Haiti.

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'What message does this send?': Canada's foreign affairs minister, MP facing backlash after meeting with Palestinian President Mar 15, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Vivian Bercovici, former Ambassador of Canada to Israel, about foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly and MP Ya'ara Saks, meeting and posing for a photo with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

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Blacklocks Check: What a performance Kristian Firth gave in the house committee yesterday. Mar 14, 2024

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Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss a lead in ArriveCan. A supplier yesterday acknowledged, and he had a business partner become a millionaire under lucrative federal contracts, the Insolvent Saltwire Network newspaper chain, largest in Atlantic Canada, pocketed taxpayer subsidies while failing to pay its taxes, court records show. All this and more!

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MLA Selina Robinson quits NDP caucus, claiming antisemitism, ‘double standard’ Mar 14, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Selina Robinson, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Former B.C. minister of post-secondary education, who recently resigned from the B.C. NDP caucus.

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''Empathy has it's limits,'' Doc's Leather feels the impact of ''harm reduction.'' Mar 13, 2024

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''Everyday, we have somebody in coming to steal.'' Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Doc Von Litchenberg, owner of Doc's Leather about the impacts of safe supply and harm reduction at his business. Businesses are trying to keep their lights on and to make ends meet. Nobody feels safe.

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Two music losses yesterday; Eric Carmen & Karl Wallinger Mar 12, 2024

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A very sad day for the music industry with the loss of Eric Carmen and Karl Wallinger. Host, Alex Pierson speaks Eric Alper, music publicist. The two reflect on the great memories and songs from these legends.

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