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The Rush with Reshmi Nair and Scott MacArthur breaks down the biggest issues affecting Toronto today and discusses where we’re headed tomorrow.

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    What does Jerry think of Alberta separatism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 37:42


    He talks to someone who wants to see it happen Plus – An unexpected victim of scamming GUESTS: Tanya Clemens - with the Alberta Prosperity Project Pinball Clemons - Toronto Argos legend and current team G

    Jerry Agar sits in for Deb today

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 37:48


    How are drones being used to sneak contraband in to prisons? Plus – Who does Doug Ford think should deliver an apology? GUESTS: Steve Ryan - CP24 crime reporter and former homicide detective Amanda Lang – BNN Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective

    Did this singer cross the line by changing the lyrics to O' Canada?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 34:08


    Deb has some thoughts about last night’s World Series anthem performance Plus – Do you always stay for the whole game, even when it goes long?GUESTS: Peter Bethlenfalvy - Ontario Finance Minister

    How long did it take to get home last night after the marathon World Series game?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 39:00


    Should taxi companies be able to charge surge pricing? Plus - Should kids only be allowed to trick or treat in their neighbourhood? GUESTS: Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group

    Ontario will scrap fixed election dates

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 36:04


    Deb hears from Ontario’s Attorney General Plus - What’s your best strategy for if your dog is sprayed by a skunk? GUESTS: Doug Downey - Ontario Attorney General Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective Dr. Mark Loeb, Faculty of Health Sciences Professor at McMaster University Dr. Clifford Redford - Owner and operator of Wellington Veterinary Hospital, host of the podcast VetLife with Dr. Cliff

    Ford says ‘Mission Accomplished', despite comments from Carney about controversial ad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 40:17


    Was this the right move? Plus – Should there be term limits on city councillors?GUESTS: Kory Teneycke - former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and now co-founder and CEO of Rubicon Strategy

    Shelley Carroll @shelleycarroll and Stephen Conforti join Deb for the hour to take your calls.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 37:41


    GUESTS: Shelley Carroll - city councilor and budget chief Stephen Conforti - chief financial officer

    What do people in the States think about the Ontario anti-tariff ad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 40:34


    Should Doug Ford double down? Plus – How is the new Bruce Springsteen movie? GUESTS: Ravi Baichwal - anchor at ABC Chicago Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman - President of the OMA Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

    Mark Carney admits a Trump trade deal won't happen soon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 26:28


    What does the Conservative Deputy Leader think? Plus – Does Tiktok actually cause ‘brain shrinkage’?! GUESTS: Melissa Lantsman - Conservative Deputy Leader Jennifer Quinn - CEO at Nieuport Aviation Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

    Is the medical white coat going away?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 39:03


    Deb takes your calls on if this is an equity issue. Plus – Why a Toronto intersection has been labeled an "urgent" safety risk GUESTS: Diane Saxe - Toronto City Councillor for University-Rosedale Rob Flack - Ontario Housing Minister

    Thousands mistakenly approved for dental care

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 34:09


    Should they have to pay it back?Plus - Premier Doug Ford says is considering legislation to rein in resale prices GUESTS: Weidong Pei - TDSB Trustee for Ward 12 – Willowdale Daniel Tsai - Business and Technology expert and a professor at Toronto Metro University

    TDSB ends its lottery system after controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 39:27


    Is it about time?Plus - Canadian military falling short on recruitment, housing needs: AG reports GUEST: Erin O’Toole - President and Managing Director, ADIT North America

    Could Mark Carney face an election soon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 35:46


    Concern around if the budget will pass is generating rumours Plus – The impact of the Blue Jays advancing to the World Series GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders

    The Blue Jays advance to the World Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 38:25


    Did you get tickets? Plus – How do you talk about your child’s diagnosis?GUESTS: Prabmeet Sarkaria - Ontario Transportation MinisterDr. Michele Foster - psychologist and co-founder of the Toronto Psychology and Wellness Group

    ETFO members take action about cops in schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 36:31


    Deb hears from ETFO’s president and takes your calls Plus – Ontario’s Education Minister tables bill to fire school board trustee involved in Italy art trip GUESTS: David Mastin - ETFO President Steve Clark - Government House Leader of Ontario Paul Calandra – Ontario Education Minister

    Driver with 2 child passengers charged with being impaired in Barrie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 38:22


    Should there be harsher punishments when children are in the vehicle? Plus – Massive shutdown after Amazon Web Services global outage GUESTS: Ritesh Kotak - cybersecurity expert Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 crime expert and former homicide detective Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

    TTC Chair Jamaal Myers takes calls from NEWSTALK 1010 listeners on all things public transit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 38:51


    Are zoos and aquariums a thing of the past? Canadian booze isn't filling the gap from the loss of American liquors. And if you could go back in the past, what part of your life would you revisit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 40:54


    Return of the House, the state of the other parties and the Skills Development Fund

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 34:22


    Deb hosts a mini-panel on the current Ontario political scene Plus – The Blue Jays look to Game 4 of the ALCS GUESTS: Scott Reid - CTV Political Commentator and advisor to a number of Prime Ministers, premiers and political leaders Erin Morrison - Vice President of Texture Communications Amanda Galbraith - co-founder and partner at reputation management company Oyster Group and host of Free For All Fridays Rahim Ladhani - CTV News Toronto Reporter

    Kathleen Wynne weighs in on Ford's latest viral moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 38:45


    Should premiers say they’ll ‘kick someone’s ass’? Plus – Carney unveils bail reform details GUESTS: Kathleen Wynne - Former Premier of Ontario Clayton Campbell - President of the Toronto Police Association

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    Do you think pet clothes are absolutely ludicrous or a nice treat?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 33:00


    Callers are split on the sports line for pets debate Plus - Do we need harsher punishments for people who try to recruit youth in to crime? GUEST: James South - cybercrime expert from Avivia Canada

    The Great Toronto Pickleball Battle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 39:56


    Is this the ultimate example of people complaining over nothing?Plus – Deb’s recovery from shingles GUESTS: Melissa Lantsman - Conservative Deputy Leader Dr. Mitch Shulman - Newstalk 1010 Chief Medical Analyst

    Trump declares end of Israel-Hamas War

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 37:21


    Will the new agreement lead to peace?Plus – How to tell when a call is actually a scam GUESTS: Steven Del Duca - Mayor of Vaughan Christian Leuprecht - professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College Ritesh Kotak - Cybersecurity expert

    Deb is back and recaps her week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 40:15


    We kick off a big week of guests Plus – The TDSB cancels an art workshop after posts from artist surface GUEST: Gregor Robertson - Federal Housing Minister

    Where, oh where, is the traffic czar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 35:09


    Jim has some questions Plus – What is a weird rule your parents had?GUESTS: Matti Siemiatycki - director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto Christian Leuprecht - professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

    Did influencers dominate the news cycle this election?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 39:14


    Jim looks at some new data on where people get their news Plus – Why you should get a dashcam GUESTS: Jim Gallant - Negotiator with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Aengus Bridgman - director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory Davin Tamber - personal injury lawyer

    Ontario woman charged over $3,000 in interest on deferred interest payment plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 33:53


    Do you have any sympathy for her dilemma? Plus – Do you want more competition in banking?GUESTS: Moshe Lander - economics professor at Concordia University

    Are you still Elbows Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 39:47


    A new poll says most Canadians think boycotting U.S. goods or travel is helpful Plus – Daaaaaa Yankees Lose! Blue Jays advance to the ALCS GUESTS: Edward McLaughlin – friend of the show

    What is the ‘best age' to be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 34:50


    Jim and the team are split Plus – What is a ‘bank investigator scam’? GUESTS: Ritesh Kotak - cyber security expert Matt Sookram - writer at Jays Journal and award winning play by play man

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    Doug Ford says he won't reconsider a speed camera ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 40:45


    Is this the right move?Plus – Why couples should give each other ‘performance reviews’ GUESTS: Cynthia Loyst – Host of The Social

    Ontario students protest schools' decision to cancel prom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 32:46


    Should these kids get to have a prom? Plus – The Blue Jays look to advance to the ALCS GUESTS: Phil Demers - Former Marineland whale trainer Mandie Murphy - Co-founder of Left Field Brewery

    October 7th, Carney and Trump, Convoy Sentencing, and the Blue Jays

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 40:07


    Jim breaks down a big day of breaking news Plus – Are you on Team Mom in a viral video?GUESTS: John Moore - host of Moore in the Morning Jerry Agar - host of The Jerry Agar Show Mike Wilner - baseball columnist for the Star and host of the podcast “Deep Left Field”

    Breaking down a major Supreme Court ruling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 33:27


    How Etobicoke ‘squatters’ won a fight against Toronto and what that means Plus – What is your sports superstition? GUESTS: Gavin Tighe - senior partner with Gardiner Roberts LLP and chair of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group Paul Lewin, a Toronto lawyer who has a focus on issues surrounding cannabis and psychedelics

    Jim Richards vs. The City of Halifax

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 41:16


    Why did Jim want to get back to Toronto quickly over the weekend? Plus – Why Doug Ford said ‘Smirnoff’s next’ GUESTS: Richard Shimooka - Military Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute Guidy Mamann - Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk LLP

    A chilling moment when a Toronto rabbi told his congregation what to do if someone attacks a synagogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 34:09


    A friend of Brian’s shares a moment that stuck with him the other day. Plus – Jose Bautista gets ready for the Blue Jays playoff run GUESTS: Lorrie Goldstein - Editor Emeritus at the Toronto Sun Sylvain Charlebois - The Food Professor Richard Crouse - host of the podcast Maple Syrup For Your Eyes

    How much of a spike could the Jays cause in business for bars downtown?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 36:15


    Brian Lilley is in for Jim and Deb today as we look towards the Blue Jays postseason run. Plus – Are you the social coordinator in your friend group?GUEST: Paul Bognar - CEO of SIR Corp, the company that owns Jack Astor's, Duke's Refeshers, Reds and the Loose Moose

    Comedians who performed in Saudi Arabia are accused of ‘whitewashing'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 34:38


    Jim gets some perspective from a Middle East expert Plus – Do you have a deathtrap in your house?GUESTS: Sean Foley - professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University and specializes in the history of the Middle East Aaron Rose - Toronto sports reporter covering the Blue Jays

    Should the public be paying for people to have free internet at home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 40:01


    Jim has some thoughts on the library lending out wifi devices Plus – How often do you ‘shop around’? GUEST: Mike Von Massow - professor of food, agricultural and resource economics at the University of Guelph

    A former school board trustee says it's time for a change.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 34:48


    A new column sheds light on the process. Plus – What is ‘Project Ontario’? GUESTS: Nokha Dakroub - Former Peel Region School Board Trustee and host of The Radical Centre podcast Nick Dixon - Co-anchor of CP24 Breakfast Matt Spoke - Project Ontario spokesperson

    ‘Not fair, transparent or accountable': Ontario's auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills Development Fund grants

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 39:28


    Deb gets an update on a new report Plus – What do you do that embarrasses your kids? GUESTS: Siobhan Morris - CTV Toronto Queen’s Park Bureau Reporter Goldy Hyder - President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada Dr. Nina Mafrici - Registered Clinical Psychologist and co-director of Toronto Psychology & Wellness Group

    Breaking down the Scarborough by-election

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 38:08


    Who came out on top? Plus – Why do some cars come without a spare tire?GUESTS: Alex Chreston - Vice President of Crestview Strategy Jil McIntosh - automotive writer at driving.ca Graham Lloyd - College Employer Council CEO Karen Restoule - Director of Indigenous Affairs and Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute

    Why is a research position only open to disabled women and gender equity-seeking persons?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 29:36


    Deb has a conversation about a controversial listing Plus – What is your ‘struggle meal’? GUESTS: Tristin Hopper - National Post columnist Mark Mendelson - Newstalk 1010 Crime expert and former homicide detective

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