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One of the biggest lies out there, ''Israeli Women were not the victims of rapes & violence Mar 04, 2024

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Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Professor and distinguished global advocate for women's rights, and she can speak to the horrific acts of sexual and gender-based violence inflicted by Hamas on October 7th.

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Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection, plans restructuring Mar 04, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and author ‘RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19’, about the Body Shop Canada closing 33 of its stores and halting its e-commerce operations as it seeks to restructure under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

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'Doomed from the start': First-time homebuyer incentive program ending Mar 04, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with mortgage broker Run Butler about Canada’s housing agency ending the first-time homebuyer incentive program. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the deadline for new or updated submissions to the program is midnight eastern time on March 21.

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Toronto city councillors to study Hamilton's anti-renoviction bylaw Mar 01, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Varun Sriskanda, Member of the board of directors for the small ownership landlords of Ontario and Real Estate law expert.

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Toronto artist, community come together to make boring street pole into LEGO masterpiece Mar 01, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Martin Reis, a Toronto-based multi-media artist behind the LEGO-pole project in Harbord Village.

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Blacklocks Check: Mark Holland gets ''chewed'' alive. Who hires these people? Feb 29, 2024

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Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg and all the security risks, Treasury Board President Anita Anand yesterday said ArriveCan contracts ''did not cross my desk'' when she was Minister of Public Works responsible for federal contracting, the Freedom Convoy posed a ''risk of serous violence''that justified emergency measures, says Attorney General Arif Virani. All this and more!

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Burger joint Wendy's going to experiment with 'dynamic pricing' in 2025 - how will consumers react? Feb 27, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with David Soberman, Professor of Marketing and the Canadian National Chair of Strategic Marketing with the Rotman School of Management, about Wendy's preparing to test 'dynamic pricing' in 2025 - this is when the price of a product fluctuates according to demand - like we've seen with Uber prices in rush hour or when there's transit outages.

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'Not parking against people': Hamilton council backs down on affordable housing build after local businesses speak up Feb 27, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Daniel Trombetta, Local business owner, about what led to Hamilton city council's decision to reject a plan to build 67 new affordable units on two city-owned parking lots.

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Blacklocks Check: ''Where's the beef?'' Feb 27, 2024

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Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss the Canadian Human Rights Commission faces international naming and shaming after mistreating Black employees, Conservative MP Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) has obtained a rare House order compelling two reluctant ArriveCan witnesses to testify or to be taken into custody.

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'Nothing is going to change': Liberals introduce Online Harms Bill aimed at protecting children Feb 27, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with online safety and social media educator Paul Davis about the Liberals online harms bill, which proposes sweeping reforms focused on protecting children online - but will it work?

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