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Aaron Rand & Natasha Hall get Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a ch

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    Latest episodes from Montreal Now with Aaron Rand & Natasha Hall

    Tech Corner: Key takeaways from todays announcements from Apple

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 9:25


    Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News. Image: AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

    Luc Rabouin: Projet Montreal promises simpler construction and no more useless orange cones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 19:57


    Luc Rabouin, Leader of Projet Montreal and mayor of the Montreal borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal, joined Aaron in our CJAD studios.

    Reid: 'America is in a closed fist of a culture war'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 10:17


    Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin, joined Montreal Now to talk about the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

    Mennie: Legault's attitude very revealing during cabinet shuffle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 11:27


    Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

    Canadian woman credits medical tourism for saving her life following cancer diagnosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 9:29


    Tasha Kheiriddin is a writer and commentator for the National Post, GZero Media, and Substack. She joined Aaron Rand to discuss how medical tourism saved her life following a cancer diagnosis.

    Canadiens play-by-play announcer Pierre Houde celebrates 50 year broadcast career

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 8:26


    Legendary Montreal Canadiens play-by-play announcer Pierre Houde is celebrating 50 years in the broadcast industry. He spoke to Aaron Rand.

    How the start of the school year is doing following Quebec's budget cuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 9:46


    Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association

    Husny: The CAQ cabinet shuffle is not a magic wand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 9:24


    Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

    Mennie: CAQ cabinet shakeup is like changing lifejackets on a lifeboat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 10:47


    Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

    Op-Ed: Out-of-province students could serve as ambassadors for Quebec

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 7:10


    Mark Lawson is the author of an op-ed in the Montreal Gazette suggesting that foreign students could serve as ambassadors for Quebec

    Montreal's opposition weighs in on bike paths, city safety and sanitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 12:30


    Montreal mayoral candidate and leader of Ensemble Montreal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada joins Montreal Now's Aaron Rand

    Ottawa announces $5-billion fund to help industries impacted by Trump's tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 14:48


    Melanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Liberal MP for Ahuntsic-Cartierville, joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss the federal government's Strategic Response Fund. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

    Heurtel: EVs are failing to sell because they are too expensive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 13:49


    Political analyst David Heurtel is a counsel at Fasken with experience in Government and Public Relations, Environment, Climate Change and Immigration. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

    Mennie: Montreal is in big trouble, regardless of who is to blame

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 10:13


    Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

    Former Hab Steve Shutt remembers Ken Dryden for his 'integrity'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 8:37


    Former Montreal Canadiens Steve Shutt joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to pay tribute to Ken Dryden who died at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

    'He was a great teammate': Bob Gainey pays tribute to former Habs teammate Ken Dryden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 10:14


    Ken Dryden died at the age of 78 following a battle with cancer. Former teammate Bob Gainey joined Aaron Rand to look back at his career. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal

    Aaron Rand shares his memory of interviewing Ken Dryden early on in his career

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 9:56


    Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden has died at 78 after a battle with cancer. Montreal Now's Aaron Rand shares his memories of the legendary hockey player. Image: CP PHOTO/Ian Barrett

    The Political Corner: The budget better deliver

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 9:58


    Mennie: Carney's Trumpmobile may not be out of gas, but there's some knocking under the hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 11:12


    Political Corner: Craig Sauvé is promising things he doesn't have control over

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 10:02


    Mennie: Is delaying a return to the National Assembly a bad sign? (Spoiler: all the signs are bad)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 8:33


    Legal Corner: How to negotiate employment contracts when you don't have leverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 8:47


    Mennie: How can Legault's 'new' cabinet be anything other than an admission of failure?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 10:32


    Kiefer Sutherland talks counter-tariffs, future of Jack Bauer and Canadian whisky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 18:57


    Mennie: 'I didn't know' will become a curse tomorrow for Legault and the CAQ

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 10:57


    Political Corner: It's obvious that there is some sort of cover-up.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 10:30


    MENNIE: Legault's political fate decided tomorrow?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 8:53


    Federal workers take more sick days now than during the height of the pandemic.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 6:46


    Political Corner: There are two sides to the equation of corruption.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 10:03


    If the biggest beef in the Montreal election is one side stealing the other's homework, we're all in deep trouble.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 10:47


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