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Panda Game this weekend, how are Sandy Hill residents and officials preparing? We are joined Cathy Major, Action Sandy Hill committee. 

The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 5:00 am to 9:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

Here's how governments across Canada fared when it came to poverty in 2023. A new report is detailing how poorly all levels of government are doing when it comes to addressing poverty in Canada.

Food Banks Canada issued a first-of-its-kind "report card" for all provincial and territorial governments (opens in a new tab)on how it is addressing food insecurity, poverty and reduction efforts. 

The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 5:00 am to 9:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

Flesh-eating bacteria infections on the rise? In September 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory alerting doctors and public health officials of an increase in flesh-eating bacteria cases that can cause serious wound infections. Here's how to protect yourself. Find out all the facts on Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin. 

Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin on The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday at 6:50 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

Our new segment Touchdowns and Fumbles every Wednesday at 6:35 am and 8:35 am discusses the latest in public relations and if dropping the ball or scoring the points. This week we discuss; Anthony Rota, Doug Ford and Pierre Poilievre!

The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 5:00 am to 9:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

Every morning at 5 o'clock we let you look behind the curtains to the Morning Rush morning meeting with Bill Carroll. We talk about what's trending today, all the topics, and interviews for The Morning Rush show. 

The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 5:00 am to 9:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Sabrina Grover, Principal, Shakti Strategies; Amanda Galbraith, Principal at Navigator and host of Free For All Friday; and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent for CTV News Channel and host of The Debate

Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

Relations between Canada and India have taken a nosedive following allegations from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the Modi government was involved in the killing of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, BC earlier this year. 

Omer Aziz is a former foreign policy advisor in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, writer, author of Brown Boy. He tells Vassy Kapelos the countries had been talking past each other for years and a Eurocentric policy focus may have exacerbated issues.

Multiple Jewish advocacy organizations in Canada say that the resignation of House Speaker Anthony Rota is a necessary but ultimately insufficient response to compensate for the parliamentary recognition of Yaroslav Hunka, who served in a Nazi unit during WWII.

Michal Mostyn, CEO of B'Nai Brith Canada, and Michael Levitt, CEO of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, tell Vassy Kapelos that Canada has a poor track record in the past dealing with accountability and justice for Nazis, and providing the Deschenes Commission records into Nazi war criminals in Canada would be a good next step.

There is a new interactive art exhibit put together by Indigenous artists that is now open for a free self guided walking tour around the downtown core.

Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, mixed media Algonquin Anishinaabe artist and educator and Shishir Pande, co-founder and CEO, Exar Studios joined Patricia Boal today to discuss the exhibit, the use of augmented reality on the interactive self guided tour of the displays and what it means to have this exhibit open the week of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation which takes place on Saturday.