March 2012 Archives
Friday March 30, 2012
Changes to Old Age Security
The age of eligibility for Old Age Security will go up starting in April 2023, rising gradually to age 67 from 65, affecting everyone born after April 1, 1958.
Is the Federal Budget making you rethink retirement?
CBC Reporter James Fitz-Morris explains how the budget will affect you.
Friday March 30, 2012
G.Marquis Silver Line 2010 Pinot Noir
Hear about Konrad Ejbich's pick of the month.
Wine: G.Marquis, The Silver Line 2010 Pinot Noir [Niagara-on-the-Lake]
Ontario Price: $19.95 (includes bottle deposit)
Producer: Magnotta
Address: 4520 Ontario St. PO Box 399 Beamsville, ON L0R 1B0
Telephone: 905-738-9463
Email: mailbox@gmarquis.com
Url: http://gmarquis.com
Availability: At LCBO outlets and restaurants.
CLICK HERE to email Konrad directly.
Categories: Wine
Thursday March 29, 2012
Do brothels make prostitution safer?
Christine Barkhouse burst into tears when she heard that the Ontario Court of Appeal had ruled brothels were legal.
She started in the sex trade in Toronto at age 11.
Today, at age 25, she works for Sex Trade 101, a group that describes itself as Toronto's only "exit organization".
Christine is pictured here confronting Terri-Jean Bedford, a Toronto dominatrix after Bedford won her case before the Appeal Court.
Wednesday March 28, 2012
Can you live with this budget?
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's budget for Ontario aims to cap salaries for government employees who collectively consume about 55 cents of every dollar the province spends.
The budget's belt-tightening measures include delaying and cancelling infrastructure projects; implementing a means test for seniors' drugs; pooling public sector pensions; closing schools and merging school boards; and cutting a subsidy for large electricity users.
Can you live with this budget?
The PC leader says no. Now it's up to the NDP to keep this minority government alive or not.
CLICK HERE for more budget highlights.
Tuesday March 27, 2012
Spending too much on policing?
The Sunshine List includes lots of first class constables and sergeants who bring home more than $100,000.
The Ontario Association of Police Service Boards says the cost of policing is rising 5-7% a year and municipalities can no longer afford to pay.
Cochrane Mayor Peter Politis (in photo) says policing costs in his community have doubled in the last 5 years.
Hear Alok Mukherjee, President of the Ontario Association of Police Service Boards, Mike McCormack, President of the Toronto Police Association, Peter Politis and callers debate whether police costs are out of control.
Monday March 26, 2012
Appeal Court strikes down ban on brothels
The Ontario Court of Appeal says Canada's prostitution laws banning common bawdy-houses and living off the avails of prostitution are unconstitutional in their current form.
The court upheld the ban on solicitation, saying that prostitutes should not be able to communicate with their clients in public places.
Monday March 26, 2012
Gardening: Ed's Ant recipe and Advice
Ed Lawrence's Ant Recipe
2 cups boiling water
6 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon boric acid
Dissolve the sugar in the boiling water. Add the boric acid and stir until dissolved.
Take any pint-sized plastic container and cut small holes into the sides at the bottom to allow ants access to crawl inside. Dip cotton balls into the solution, and place inside the container. Seal the container with the lid, and place the container on a pathway that the ants are using.
The ants will eat the solution, and take it back to the other ants in the nest, where it will "build up" and eventually destroy the nest. The solution can be refrigerated and stored for a couple of weeks if it is carefully labelled.
Flat Stanley from Bowmore Public School in Toronto visits Ontario Today.
Categories: Gardening
Friday March 23, 2012
Injuction ends wild cat strike at Air Canada
Baggage handlers and ground staff returned to their jobs Friday after Air Canada obtained an injunction to end a wildcat strike.
Callers are caught in the middle and taking sides in the labour disputes at Air Canada.
Friday March 23, 2012
The Hunger Games
Romance? Rich versus poor? Rebellion?
What are you getting out of this story?
Thursday March 22, 2012
Toxic Workplace?
Bullying, harassment and nastiness at work leads many to conclude the only way out is to leave.
Ruth Sirman says, you don't have to leave to escape a toxic workplace. She is a professional mediator and the owner of Can Mediate International in Ottawa.
Hear her advice about what you can do to change the atmosphere at work.
Wednesday March 21, 2012
Auditor General critiques Ornge air ambulance
Jim McCarter says the Health Ministry did little to oversee the $700 million it handed Ornge while funding to the agency increased 20% and patient transports dropped 6%.
CBC Provincial Affairs Reporter Mike Crawley lays out the highlights of the Auditor General's report.
Wednesday March 21, 2012
Is it loopy to teach handwriting?
Cursive writing is barely mentioned in the curriculum.
Many educators say, as long as it's legible, it's fine.
In this digital world, is it loopy to still teach kids how to write?
Our guest is Shelley Stagg Peterson. She is an Associate professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
Hear a pastry chef at George Brown who says her students can't write on a cake and a courrier who says some people can't sign their name to accept a package. Others say they hate it and teaching it is just nostalgia.
Tuesday March 20, 2012
What is a good death?
What does a good death look like?
Is it possible to plan for it?
Our guest is veteran palliative care nurse Maryse Bouvette,
She is the co-ordinator of the palliative pain and symptom managment service at Bruyere Continuing Care in Ottawa.
CLICK HERE to read a CBC special on-line report on palliative care in Canada.
A Good Death explores how attitudes and practices are evolving, and examines what changes are needed to put palliative care onto the public agenda. It also shows how, in a world devoted to longevity, we are failing to meet the needs of the dying in Canada.
It is a CBC News co-production with students from the Graduate Program in Journalism at the University of Western Ontario.
Monday March 19, 2012
London Riot
How a St. Patrick's Day street party got out of control.
Hear eye witness accounts of the clash with police; plus London's reaction; and Veronica Barahona, the president of the Fanshawe College Student Union.
Monday March 19, 2012
Gaps in Palliative Care
It's a crapshoot whether you get good palliative care in this province.
So says our guest, Dr. Larry Librach.
Dr. Librach has more than 30 years experience in the field. He is the Sun Life Financial chair in Bioethics and the director of the University of Toronto's Joint Centre for Bioethics.
Join us Tuesday March 20th for: What is a good death?
Dial 1-888-817-8995 to join the on-air conversation,
Monday March 19, 2012
Gardening: Fruit and Vegetable Carving
Fruit and vegetables carved into the most breathtakingly beautiful shapes.
Hear about watermelon carved into roses and a squash candle holder.
Wadee Deethongkham is leading a workshop on the ancient Thai tradition of fruit and vegetable carving at Canada Blooms, Saturday March 24th.
Plus, advice from Ed Lawrence for your spring garden: what to do about moss in the lawn; mulch; and protecting garlic that's come up early.
Categories: Columnists, Gardening
Friday March 16, 2012
Mark your calender
Monday: Palliative care is getting better but it's still a crapshoot whether you get it.
Tuesday: What is a good death?
Wednesday: In a digital world, is it loopy to teach kids cursive writing?
Friday: What do you get out of the popular trilogy, The Hunger Games?
To join the on-air conversation, dial 1-888-817-8995
Friday March 16, 2012
User fees or higher taxes?
Drivers are paying more for plates and licenses. But GO Transit parking remains free.
CLICK HERE to see how much more you'll be paying.
Would you rather just pay a bigger chunk at tax time?
Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli explains why he's going this route to help eliminate the deficit. NDP Transportation critic Gilles Bisson says his constituents are complaining, it is a tax through the back door.
Friday March 16, 2012
Basement Renovations
Avoid ripping everything out after you're done.
Ontario Today's home reno contractor Jorge Rodrigues explains what you need to know BEFORE you start the work on your basement.
CLICK HERE to email Jorge directly.
Categories: Columnists, Renovations
Thursday March 15, 2012
The OLG pulls the slots out of three racetracks
Prize horse breeder predicts raceways in Ontario will be closing within 2 years.
Thursday March 15, 2012
Why do you care about the Kony campaign?
The interviews in the Invisible Children video are old. Joseph Kony, the head of the LRA, was driven out of Uganda years ago. But he's still kidnapping children.
Is it okay to sacrifice a few facts for this cause?
Our guest is Opiyo Oloya.
He is a columnist for the Ugandan newspaper New Vision. His book Child to Soldier: Stories from Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army will be published next year. He is also the Superintendent of Education for the York Catholic District School Board.
Wednesday March 14, 2012
Immigrant Parents and Canadian Kids
Grades at school; parties on the weekend; jobs.
Raising teens can be enough of a challenge.
But immigrant parents and their kids can clash on a whole other level.
Tuesday March 13, 2012
Terri-Lynne McClintic Begins Testifying
Terri-Lynne McClintic is serving a life sentence for the brutal abduction and murder of 8-year-old Victoria Stafford.
McClintic is the Crown's star witness in the trial of her former boyfriend, Michael Rafferty. He has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, sexual assault and murder in the little girl's death. McClintic was 18 at the time.
CBC reporter Colin Butler is covering the trial.
Tuesday March 13, 2012
A Conversation about Addictions
Incredible highs and lows.
Our guest is Victor Bains Marshall.
He was a DJ at some of the most exclusive clubs in Toronto and Montreal. He also spent seven years homeless and most of his life addicted. He wasn't sure he should even bother getting clean. But he did at 50.
Ontario's Drug and Alcohol Helpline is 1-800-565-8603.
CLICK HERE to go to the Helpline website for referrals to treatment in your community.
Monday March 12, 2012
The OLG's Expansion Plans
Toronto is getting a new casino. Ottawa could get one too.
There will be more slots away from race tracks. And you'll be able to get lottery tickets at the grocery store checkout and at big box stores.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is trying to recover from a decade of losing money, going from $800m in net revenue in 2001 to $100m in 2011.
Hear the details from CBC reporter Aaron Saltzman, plus reaction from Toronto city councillor Adam Vaughan and callers both for and against the expansion plans.
Monday March 12, 2012
Gardening: Getting Great Shots of the Garden
Trish Symons travels around the world taking gorgeous pictures of gardens and teaches others how to do the same. She's giving a workshop at Canada Blooms March 16th.
Hear her advice and open lines with Ed Lawrence.
Ed Lawrence will be one of the master gardeners featured at Canada Blooms March 18th,
Categories: Columnists, Gardening
Friday March 9, 2012
No strike or lockout at Air Canada
Canadians can fly away for March break.
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has referred two labour disputes at Air Canada to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board.
We invited the people who are taking off to tell us how they feel about the government's action.
Our guest is Marvin Ryder. a professor at the De Groote School of Business at McMaster University in Hamilton.
Friday March 9, 2012
Is our butter boring?
Salted and unsalted.
There is not a lot of variety on the butter shelf in your grocery store.
But Stirling Creamery in Stirling, Ontario, has broken the mold and started making butter with 84% butter fat.
That stirred up a conversation about whether you want better butter.
Our guest is Nadege Nourian, a French pastry chef and owner of two pastry shops in Toronto called Nadege.
Thursday March 8, 2012
The Biggest Solar Storm in 5 Years
A massive blast of particles from the sun began colliding with Earth in the early hours of March 8 during one of the largest solar storms in the last decade.
Our guest is Paul Delaney, a professor of physics and astronomy at York University.
Thursday March 8, 2012
Are savers losers?
Less than dazzled by the 1 per cent interest on your GIC?
Our guest is Professor Nicholas Rowe, an economist and monetary policy expert at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Thursday March 8, 2012
Giant chicken comes home
A 2.5 meter statue of a chicken that was stolen from a farm in Vanessa turns up in a backyard in Milton.
CLICK HERE to see the recovered chicken.
Wednesday March 7, 2012
Police recover 13 barrels of stolen X-rays
A Toronto man is facing fraud charges for taking thousands of X-rays from clinics across Ontario. He was apparently after the silver inside.
Billy Demetro was arrested in Smiths Falls with a Uhaul full of xrays .
Our guest is Staff Sgt. Kevin McCaffery with the Ottawa Police.
Wednesday March 7, 2012
Lost and Found
A camera lost at sea comes back. A ring lost in the war is returned. Missing clothing turns up.
The marvellous stories of how our stuff makes its way back to us.
Tuesday March 6, 2012
Why did you stay?
If you are in a violent relationship now, you can reach the Assaulted Women's Helpline toll-free at 1-866-863-0511. On-line counselling is available from Shelternet.ca by CLICKING HERE.
One woman's story of why she remained with her boyfriend for six years even after he'd knocked her down, pinned her to a wall and threatened her.
Part 1
In Part 2 and 3, we ask why did you stay? Sherry Lewis with the Assaulted Women's Helpline is our guest.
Part 2
Part 3
After the live program we recorded this call with a woman who believes her partner's attack caused her to miscarry.
Now that she's left, she says she lives in constant fear, almost on the run.
Extra Call
Monday March 5, 2012
Wedding flowers from your own garden
Ideas and advice about what you can grow yourself to make your big day special.
Categories: Columnists, Gardening
Friday March 2, 2012
End banked sick days and freeze wages
In a video released on Youtube, Premier Dalton McGuinty asks teachers for a two-year wage freeze and decreased sick leave benefits.
Is the Province on the right track with teachers?
Open lines with the union leaders Kevin O'Dwyer of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association and Ken Coran of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation.
Thursday March 1, 2012
Province talks tough with teachers
Elementary school teachers object to a two-year wage freeze and losing banked sick days.
Thursday March 1, 2012
Private insurers continue to cover oxycodone
Is it a double standard?
If you get your painkillers through the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan, OxyContin-type drugs are going to be more difficult to get. But if you have private health insurance, not much changes.
Our guest is Barbara Martinez, a drug specialist with Mercer. That's a company that helps employers choose what kind of coverage to offer their workers.
Thursday March 1, 2012
Freak Accidents
One moment he was chopping frozen chicken. The next, Senators goaltender Craig Anderson needed surgery after he sliced the tendon on his pinky finger. Now he is out indefinitely.
Your stories of embarrassing accidents that ended up in the emergency department.
- July 2012
- Tue., 24 – Wednesday: Getting an education on-line
- Tue., 24 – Teens with mental illness
- Mon., 23 – Gun summit aims to combat violence
- Mon., 23 – Gardening: Pricey Ontario peaches
- Fri., 20 – Pistolization of street crime
- Thu., 19 – What does your boss think of your tattoo?
- Wed., 18 – Lyme Disease suffering and misdiagnosis
- Wed., 18 – Victims in Scarborough shooting remembered
- Wed., 18 – Reading over someone's shoulder
- Tue., 17 – 2 killed at Scarborough street party
- Mon., 16 – Owning a franchise
- Mon., 16 – Bombs in Barrie home
- Mon., 16 – Lightning hits Whitby
- Mon., 16 – Gardening in drought conditions
- Fri., 13 – Street food vendors to offer more choice
- Fri., 13 – Hidden Bench 2010 Chardonnay
- Thu., 12 – Working for less
- Thu., 12 – Youth unemployment double the national rate
- Tue., 10 – Summer holidays and your pet
- Tue., 10 – Homeless falling through the cracks
- Mon., 9 – Hookah debate
- Mon., 9 – Malware fallout
- Mon., 9 – Heat wave washes over Ontario farms
- Fri., 6 – Helping Americans through the heat wave
- Thu., 5 – Future of Child Care
- Wed., 4 – Elliot Lake funeral
- Wed., 4 – Kibbeh ban in Windsor
- Wed., 4 – Have you been skimmed?
- Tue., 3 – Gardening: Emerald Ash Borer
- Tue., 3 – Native predator for Emerald Ash Borer
- June 2012
- Fri., 29 – Euro Cup highlight reel
- Fri., 29 – Friday: RIM in a tailspin
- Thu., 28 – Inquiry into Elliot Lake mall collapse
- Wed., 27 – What did a failing grade do for you?
- Wed., 27 – Elliot Lake: Has enough been done to help?
- Tue., 26 – What's fair when it comes to sick leave?
- Tue., 26 – Volunteer rescuers in Elliot Lake
- Mon., 25 – New mortgage rules keeping you renting?
- Mon., 25 – Elliot Lake rescue effort
- Mon., 25 – Gardening: Alternatives to pesticides
- Fri., 22 – Money pours in for bullied bus monitor
- Fri., 22 – Living Wills
- Thu., 21 – How you feel now the gun registry is gone?
- Wed., 20 – Ontario budget bill passes
- Tue., 19 – Wedding disasters
- Tue., 19 – Getting a family doctor
- Tue., 19 – Cycling death review calls for helmets
- Mon., 18 – Doctors protest cuts to refugee healthcare
- Mon., 18 – Sharing tips with the boss
- Fri., 15 – Watching Wallenda cross Niagara Falls?
- Thu., 14 – Overboard over the prom?
- Mon., 11 – Temporary foreign workers double in Ontario
- Mon., 11 – Gardening: Apple crop in trouble
- Fri., 8 – Euro 2012 kicks off
- Fri., 8 – Creative barbecue recipes
- Thu., 7 – Banning plastic bags
- Wed., 6 – Grisly images gone too far?
- Wed., 6 – Veterans' protest on D-Day
- Wed., 6 – Getting checked for colon cancer?
- Tue., 5 – Gang exit program cut
- Tue., 5 – Consumer debt continues to mount up
- Mon., 4 – Eaton Center Shooting
- Mon., 4 – Gardening: App to identify trees
- Mon., 4 – Teenage Financial Literacy
- Fri., 1 – Duty-free limit is up
- Fri., 1 – Brushes with Royalty
- May 2012
- Thu., 31 – Body parts suspect
- Thu., 31 – Bracing for bath salts
- Thu., 31 – Timing babies
- Thu., 31 – Thunder Bay flood
- Wed., 30 – Body parts in the mail
- Wed., 30 – Fifty Shades of Grey
- Tue., 29 – Cardinal opposes law enshrining GSAs
- Tue., 29 – How do you feel about a trip to the zoo?
- Mon., 28 – Gay-Straight Alliance Clubs
- Mon., 28 – Gardening: Hybrid Poplar
- Fri., 25 – Student loan paid off in cash
- Thu., 24 – Exultet cru X Pinot Noir 2010
- Thu., 24 – EI history will affect your claim
- Thu., 24 – Passing the cottage on to the kids
- Wed., 23 – Talking to teens about sex
- Tue., 22 – Toronto woman dies on Everest descent
- Tue., 22 – Gardening: Dry conditions
- Fri., 18 – Hallie Cotnam hosts Ontario Today
- Fri., 18 – Provincial PCs say somebody's lying
- Fri., 18 – When medical errors are made
- Thu., 17 – Too uptight about time?
- Thu., 17 – Is no job a bad job?
- Wed., 16 – Firefighters' fight for WSIB
- Tue., 15 – Police perspective on inadmissible evidence
- Tue., 15 – Cross-cultural relationships
- Mon., 14 – Jeweller catches a thief
- Mon., 14 – 10K Race Rescue
- Mon., 14 – Gardening: Growing Horseradish
- Fri., 11 – Bieber to help London pregnant teens' home
- Thu., 10 – Another bail out for the auto sector?
- Thu., 10 – New guidelines for school fundraising
- Thu., 10 – Tricks your pets can do
- Wed., 9 – Sudbury to process Ring of Fire chromite
- Wed., 9 – Tim Hortons Baby
- Tue., 8 – Doctors' Pay
- Mon., 7 – Ontario reduces doctor fees
- Mon., 7 – Gardening
- Fri., 4 – Rob Ford's tussle with The Toronto Star
- Wed., 2 – Is Ontario tuition fair?
- Wed., 2 – How close is too close?
- Tue., 1 – Rita's Goodbye
- Tue., 1 – Hydro Prices Rise
- Tue., 1 – Brangelina: "I do" and "I don't"
- April 2012
- Mon., 30 – Reducing Speed Limits
- Mon., 30 – Gardening: Strange stuff in your garden?
- Fri., 27 – Teens and Tanning Beds
- Fri., 27 – Cattail Creek 2007 Cabernet Merlot Reserve
- Wed., 25 – On-line Comments
- Tue., 24 – Is there a cost to taxing the rich?
- Mon., 23 – Gardening: What winter leaves you
- Fri., 20 – Students must sing O Canada
- Thu., 19 – Banning religion from public places?
- Tue., 17 – Gas Price Fixing
- Mon., 16 – Does a Grade 2 teacher need more university?
- Mon., 16 – Gardening: Ground Bees
- Mon., 16 – Mark Your Calender
- Fri., 13 – Did you represent yourself in court?
- Fri., 13 – Freezing Doctor Salaries
- Thu., 12 – Capping Cellphone Cancellation Fees
- Thu., 12 – Unnecessary Hysterectomies
- Tue., 10 – What's wrong with a job for life?
- Tue., 10 – Sorry Leafs Nation
- Thu., 5 – Ontario Unemployment at a 3 Year Low
- Thu., 5 – What's so hot about bacon?
- Wed., 4 – Cutting the landline and cable TV?
- Tue., 3 – Cross Border Booze
- Tue., 3 – 20-Something and Living at Home
- Mon., 2 – End of High School Victory Laps
- Mon., 2 – Gardening: Who's Your Momma?
- March 2012
- Fri., 30 – Changes to Old Age Security
- Fri., 30 – G.Marquis Silver Line 2010 Pinot Noir
- Thu., 29 – Do brothels make prostitution safer?
- Wed., 28 – Can you live with this budget?
- Tue., 27 – Spending too much on policing?
- Mon., 26 – Appeal Court strikes down ban on brothels
- Mon., 26 – Gardening: Ed's Ant recipe and Advice
- Fri., 23 – Injuction ends wild cat strike at Air Canada
- Fri., 23 – The Hunger Games
- Thu., 22 – Toxic Workplace?
- Wed., 21 – Is it loopy to teach handwriting?
- Tue., 20 – What is a good death?
- Mon., 19 – London Riot
- Mon., 19 – Gaps in Palliative Care
- Mon., 19 – Gardening: Fruit and Vegetable Carving
- Fri., 16 – Mark your calender
- Fri., 16 – User fees or higher taxes?
- Fri., 16 – Basement Renovations
- Thu., 15 – Why do you care about the Kony campaign?
- Wed., 14 – Immigrant Parents and Canadian Kids
- Tue., 13 – Terri-Lynne McClintic Begins Testifying
- Tue., 13 – A Conversation about Addictions
- Mon., 12 – The OLG's Expansion Plans
- Mon., 12 – Gardening: Getting Great Shots of the Garden
- Fri., 9 – No strike or lockout at Air Canada
- Fri., 9 – Is our butter boring?
- Thu., 8 – The Biggest Solar Storm in 5 Years
- Thu., 8 – Are savers losers?
- Thu., 8 – Giant chicken comes home
- Wed., 7 – Lost and Found
- Tue., 6 – Why did you stay?
- Mon., 5 – Wedding flowers from your own garden
- Fri., 2 – End banked sick days and freeze wages
- Thu., 1 – Province talks tough with teachers
- Thu., 1 – Freak Accidents
- February 2012
- Wed., 29 – Sex worker who started at age 12
- Wed., 29 – Fake Pills and Beauty Products
- Tue., 28 – Sex Worker: Is it just another job?
- Mon., 27 – Misleading Election Calls
- Fri., 24 – A Shania-inspired Garden
- Fri., 24 – Staged Crashes
- Fri., 24 – Ripples the Cat
- Thu., 23 – Gas Prices are Up
- Thu., 23 – Thomas Bachelder's Chardonnay 2009
- Wed., 22 – TTC Chief Gary Webster Fired
- Wed., 22 – Close Calls with Ear Buds?
- Tue., 21 – Weaning Ontario off OxyContin
- Tue., 21 – Musical Gardens
- Fri., 17 – Replacing OxyContin Could Spell Trouble
- Fri., 17 – Losing your cool with your kids?
- Thu., 16 – 360 Ways to Slash the Deficit
- Wed., 15 – Giving Police Access to Your IP Address?
- Wed., 15 – Investment Advice
- Tue., 14 – Wifi in Schools: Dangerous or Harmless?
- Tue., 14 – Sex Coach Trina Read
- Mon., 13 – Gardening: Valentines Day Flowers
- Thu., 9 – Suing Family
- Thu., 9 – Bringing Baby to Work?
- Thu., 9 – What happens to hoarders?
- Thu., 9 – Food Safety at Farmers' Markets
- Tue., 7 – How to end the stigma of mental illness?
- Mon., 6 – Gardening: worst weed ever
- Fri., 3 – Victims in child porn bust
- Thu., 2 – Banning Smoking Outdoors
- Wed., 1 – Have you been burned by group coupons?
- Wed., 1 – Can you afford your medication?
- January 2012
- Tue., 31 – Same-day Doctors' Appointments
- Tue., 31 – Will Gadd gives Risk a Rethink
- Mon., 30 – After the Shafia Trial
- Fri., 27 – Mark Your Calender
- Fri., 27 – Sand and Gravel 2010 Redcoat
- Thu., 26 – Maple Leaf Gardens Time Capsule is Opened
- Thu., 26 – Unnecessary C-Sections
- Thu., 26 – How to Avoid Divorce
- Thu., 26 – An All-Too-Familiar Attack in Mexico
- Wed., 25 – Raising Boys
- Wed., 25 – Politicians' Pensions
- Mon., 23 – Mortgage Rates
- Mon., 23 – Gardening: The Coolist Colours
- Fri., 20 – Mark your Calender
- Fri., 20 – Coyote Attack in Oakville
- Fri., 20 – Marriage and Divorce
- Thu., 19 – No Ordinary Boy
- Wed., 18 – In Need of a Digital Detox?
- Tue., 17 – Dropped Out? Flunked Out?
- Mon., 16 – A Second Chance for the Liberals?
- Mon., 16 – Gardening: Scented Plants and Trees
- Fri., 13 – Next week on the program
- Fri., 13 – Gay Couples in Marriage Limbo
- Thu., 12 – The Lengths You'll Go for What You Love
- Thu., 12 – Same-sex Divorce
- Thu., 12 – Stealing Ideas at Work
- Wed., 11 – Toronto Hydro Not Ungrading Infrastructure
- Wed., 11 – Renting and Your Rights
- Wed., 11 – Great Grey Owl Lands near Windsor
- Tue., 10 – Frozen Chicken
- Tue., 10 – Adoption Stories
- Mon., 9 – Replacing Layton
- Fri., 6 – Mark Your Calendar
- Fri., 6 – Lost in Translation
- Thu., 5 – Worst Customer Service
- Thu., 5 – Skydome Architect Dies at 83
- Wed., 4 – Old Mantels and Staircases
- Wed., 4 – Windsor Scraps Library Late Fees
- Wed., 4 – What inspires you to give?
- Tue., 3 – Annoying Toys
- Tue., 3 – Gardening: Farm Internship
- December 2011
- Fri., 23 – Mike Weir Riesling 2009
- Fri., 23 – Windsor Police Accused of Cover Up
- Thu., 22 – Family Get Togethers
- Thu., 22 – Signs of Spring?
- Tue., 20 – Your Past Comes Back on Facebook TimeLine
- Tue., 20 – Ban Fighting in the NHL
- Tue., 20 – Passing on Food Traditions
- Mon., 19 – Mall Man Cave
- Mon., 19 – Gardening: Roasting Chestnuts
- Fri., 16 – Share Central
- Thu., 15 – Sounds of the Season
- Tue., 13 – Pets' Toys
- Tue., 13 – Removing niqabs when taking citizenship oath
- Tue., 13 – Restrictions on Drivers with Diabetes
- Tue., 6 – Seniors with McJobs
- Tue., 6 – Imams condemn honor killings
- Tue., 6 – Self-serve checkout
- Mon., 5 – Skyping Santa?
- Mon., 5 – Gardening: Decorating Outdoors
- Fri., 2 – Mark Your Calender
- Fri., 2 – Are yoga pants to sexy for school?
- Thu., 1 – Laughing Your Way through Holidays
- Thu., 1 – Anti-Bullying Legislation
- Thu., 1 – After You're No Longer a Crown Ward
- November 2011
- Wed., 30 – Attawapiskat and De Beers
- Tue., 29 – The Way Men and Women Shop
- Tue., 29 – Hospital Parking
- Tue., 29 – Who gets remembered on Remembrance Day?
- Mon., 28 – Red Cross goes to Attawapiskat
- Mon., 28 – Fewer Immigrants, Less Money for Settlement
- Mon., 28 – Oliver's Garden
- Fri., 25 – Stealing highend gold jewelry
- Fri., 25 – Too many deer in Thunder Bay
- Thu., 24 – Sparkling Wine with a Rose Petal Blush
- Thu., 24 – A Public Sector Wage Freeze?
- Wed., 23 – The Bridesmaids' Ultimate Revenge
- Wed., 23 – Confused about breast screening?
- Tue., 22 – Ring of Fire
- Tue., 22 – Sexual Harassment on the Job
- Mon., 21 – Occupy Toronto Told to Leave by Midnight
- Mon., 21 – Showing ID to get your Drugs
- Mon., 21 – Gardening: Wrapping Rhododendrons
- Fri., 18 – London Rippers' Logo
- Fri., 18 – Singing Protestors
- Fri., 18 – Complaints about the home you bought?
- Thu., 17 – Characters at Work
- Tue., 15 – Scandal at Penn State University
- Mon., 14 – Moving Day Ripoffs
- Mon., 14 – Garden Rescues!
- Mon., 14 – Nun's Garden
- Mon., 14 – Resurfacing: Whatever happened to .....
- Mon., 14 – Side Guards on Trucks?
- Fri., 11 – COMING SOON ON ONTARIO TODAY
- Fri., 11 – How War Changes You
- Fri., 11 – Civil War in Somalia
- Thu., 10 – Friday: How has war changed you?
- Thu., 10 – Smoking at the Hospital
- Wed., 9 – Zombies
- Wed., 9 – Cat Bites Dog
- Tue., 8 – Insulating Your Home
- Mon., 7 – Gardening: Botanical art by Kerri Weller
- Fri., 4 – Staying Friends With Your Ex?
- Fri., 4 – Unexplained Teen Deaths
- Thu., 3 – Why Raunch is So "In" on Prime Time
- Thu., 3 – Edgy Breast Cancer Campaign Goes Viral
- Tue., 1 – Patient Safety and Crushing Debt
- Tue., 1 – Separated after 70 Years Together
- October 2011
- Mon., 31 – Banning Halloween Costumes
- Mon., 31 – Gardening: White Pumpkins and Creepy Things
- Fri., 28 – Mark Your Calender
- Fri., 28 – Rick Mercer's Rant about Jamie Hubley
- Fri., 28 – If not the beaver, what?
- Thu., 27 – Estate Chardonnay 2009 from Tawse
- Thu., 27 – Going on Strike. Is it worth it?
- Thu., 27 – Doctor Delivers Baby on a Plane
- Tue., 25 – CPR and YOU
- Mon., 24 – Gardening phone-in
- Mon., 24 – Coroner's Inquest on Cycling Deaths
- Mon., 24 – Dead Birds on Georgian Bay
- Fri., 21 – Mark your Calender
- Fri., 21 – Kingston Canal Trial
- Fri., 21 – Moving in Together
- Thu., 20 – Auto Insurance
- Wed., 19 – Growing Up Gay
- Mon., 17 – Northern and Southern Expressions
- Thu., 13 – Giving Birth after Running a Marathon
- Wed., 12 – Debunking Kitchen Myths
- Tue., 11 – Bullying and What Makes It Stop
- Tue., 11 – Gardening: Why leaves turn, and more
- Fri., 7 – Ontario Election Results
- Thu., 6 – Energy Drinks Dangerous for Kids?
- Wed., 5 – Stratford's Superstar goes to Broadway
- Wed., 5 – Soulsearching Before Voting
- Mon., 3 – Gardening: Pumpkins
- September 2011
- Fri., 30 – Hockey Canada Bans Head Shots
- Thu., 29 – Open Lines with the Liberals
- Wed., 28 – The Leaders' Debate
- Tue., 27 – Upcycling
- Mon., 26 – Does the north matter?
- Mon., 26 – Gardening: Show-stopping Bulbs
- Thu., 22 – Lonely in a Crowd
- Wed., 21 – Open lines with NDP Leader Andrea Horwath
- Mon., 19 – Air Canada chastised over bilingualism
- Thu., 15 – Open lines with PC Leader Tim Hudak
- Thu., 15 – Is Froshing Fun?
- Wed., 14 – Why do we pay more here than in the US?
- Tue., 13 – Are jobs on your mind in this election?
- Mon., 12 – Open Lines with the Greens
- Mon., 12 – Win a Baby
- Mon., 12 – Help us Celebrate Ed's 30th Anniversary
- Thu., 8 – Why mark the anniversary of 9/11?
- Thu., 8 – Why is math so hard to learn?
- Thu., 8 – Why don't you use a condom?
- Wed., 7 – Gardening: Roses
- Wed., 7 – OPSEU Strike
- August 2011
- Wed., 31 – Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
- Wed., 31 – Nine-year-old Handcuffed at Daycare
- Tue., 30 – Unforgettable Kisses
- Mon., 29 – Conversations about Cancer
- Mon., 29 – Last Summer Growing Cukes for Bick's
- Mon., 29 – House Calls
- Fri., 26 – Gardening: Your Gardening Bible
- Thu., 25 – Konrad's Wine Pick of the Month
- Wed., 24 – Do pets belong in baggage?
- Wed., 24 – Money for Cities
- Wed., 24 – Spy Drone from Waterloo at Work in Libya
- Tue., 23 – School Supplies
- Tue., 23 – Dalton McGuinty Defends his Record
- Tue., 23 – Goderich Shutdown by Tornado Damage
- Mon., 22 – Bullying from the Bully's Perspective
- Mon., 22 – Remembering Jack Layton
- Mon., 22 – Gardening: Tomatoes
- Thu., 18 – Surprised Bride Loved It. Would you?
- Thu., 18 – Hydro One Defends Delays and Rejections
- Wed., 17 – Strip Searches
- Tue., 16 – Pet Discipline
- Mon., 15 – Does OSAP work for you?
- Mon., 15 – What don't you like about lawyers?
- Fri., 12 – Toronto Won't Bid on the 2020 Olympic Games
- Thu., 11 – How noisy is your neighbour?
- Thu., 11 – Delays Getting Connected
- Wed., 10 – Is success the sweetest revenge?
- Tue., 9 – "Why should I clear the table?"
- Mon., 8 – Do food banks do more harm than good?
- Mon., 8 – Gardening: Fruit Trees
- Wed., 3 – The Key to Keeping the Elderly at Home
- Wed., 3 – Sunwing Flight Delay
- Wed., 3 – Burning Bridges at Work
- Tue., 2 – Are knockoffs ripoffs or a good deal?
- Tue., 2 – Gardening: Foraging for Food
- July 2011
- Fri., 29 – Five minutes in front of Ford
- Fri., 29 – Royally cheesed
- Thu., 28 – Long weekend wines
- Thu., 28 – Silent Soccer
- Wed., 27 – What has your library done for you lately?
- Wed., 27 – Growing up in a Grow-Op
- Wed., 27 – Haircut Horrors
- Tue., 26 – Jack's story
- Mon., 25 – Courage and cancer
- Mon., 25 – When weeds attack
- Mon., 25 – Mental Health records
- Mon., 25 – Jobs slashed at RIM
- Thu., 21 – Your Rights After Divorce
- Thu., 21 – A Jury of Your Peers
- Thu., 21 – Have you ever been hotter?
- Wed., 20 – Is co-sleeping straining your relationship?
- Wed., 20 – Immigration fraud
- Tue., 19 – Who's responsible when a child is fat?
- Tue., 19 – Help for Families Living with Alzheimers
- Tue., 19 – No Warning, No Severance, No Final Pay
- Mon., 18 – Where is it okay to be naked?
- Mon., 18 – Bluesfest Stage Collapses
- Mon., 18 – Light Fingers among Green Thumbs
- Fri., 15 – Are Parks Gravy?
- Thu., 14 – Turning Trash into Treasure
- Wed., 13 – Licensing Cyclists?
- Tue., 12 – How has c. difficile affected you?
- Tue., 12 – Harry Potter and the End of an Era
- Mon., 11 – Guests in the Garden? How to Tackle Pests
- Fri., 8 – Drive-in phone-in
- Thu., 7 – Moving North phone-in
- Wed., 6 – Relationships: Is monogamy best?
- Wed., 6 – OxyContin Inquest
- Tue., 5 – Summer School Phone-in
- Mon., 4 – Gardening: How to plant safe edibles
- Mon., 4 – Toronto's Pride Parade
- June 2011
- Thu., 30 – Konrad's Wine Pick of the Month for July
- Tue., 28 – Dear 16-year-old Me
- Mon., 27 – Can a 'hands off' policy go overboard?
- Mon., 27 – Tristan Thompson
- Mon., 27 – Raccoon Heads Home in September
- Mon., 27 – Gardens You can Love and Leave
- Thu., 23 – IFFA Buzz
- Thu., 23 – Scrap the OMB?
- Wed., 22 – Can you give up salt?
- Tue., 21 – Crash and Trash
- Mon., 20 – Who is enjoying your park? You or the geese?
- Mon., 20 – Call of the Week
- Fri., 17 – Can You Believe What You See?
- Thu., 16 – Flip Flops or Not?
- Thu., 16 – Corporate Names on Public Spaces
- Wed., 15 – How Well Do Your Pets Get Along?
- Wed., 15 – Back-to-Work Legislation Already?
- Tue., 14 – What's wrong with scoring in soccer?
- Tue., 14 – What Do You Expect When You Retire?
- Mon., 13 – Air Canada Travellers Bracing for a Strike
- Fri., 10 – Choreographing IIFA Flash Mobs
- Fri., 10 – Canadian Formula One Reserve Driver
- Thu., 9 – Wedding Wars
- Thu., 9 – Two Dead in Vale Mining Accident
- Wed., 8 – Cuckoo for the Canucks?
- Wed., 8 – Heat Warning
- Tue., 7 – Why You Still Watch Soaps
- Tue., 7 – Stolen Statuette Returned
- Mon., 6 – What's in a Street Name?
- Fri., 3 – Gardening in Toxic Soil?
- Fri., 3 – Ontario Closing 3 Jails
- Fri., 3 – Will You Miss the Mail?
- Thu., 2 – Home Renovations with Jorge Rodrigues
- Wed., 1 – Man Versus Raccoon
- May 2011
- Tue., 31 – What's Happening in Your School Library?
- Mon., 30 – Culture Clash at Work
- Fri., 27 – While the Men Watch
- Thu., 26 – Wine Phone-in
- Wed., 25 – Close Calls with Tornadoes
- Wed., 25 – What does Oprah mean to You?
- Tue., 24 – Leaving from a US Airport?
- Tue., 24 – Genderless Baby
- Fri., 20 – Flowering Shrubs on the Gardening Phone-in
- Fri., 20 – Artefact restoration phone-in
- Thu., 19 – Marathon Addiction phone-in
- Thu., 19 – Relationship phone-in
- Tue., 17 – Binge Drinking phone-in
- Tue., 17 – When is it time to give up the keys
- Mon., 16 – Gardening phone-in
- Fri., 13 – Getting Along on Public Transit
- Wed., 11 – How Much Do Commercials Influence Your Kids?
- Wed., 11 – A Backlash Against Boobies
- Tue., 10 – Workplace Harassment
- Tue., 10 – A Headspinning Jump at the Pumps
- Mon., 9 – Family Secrets Revealed
- Mon., 9 – What is a Zoo Without Elephants?
- Thu., 5 – Suburbs that Look and Feel Like Downtown
- Tue., 3 – Did You Vote for Change?
- Mon., 2 – Reaction to the Death of Osama bin Laden
- April 2011
- Fri., 29 – Ontario Today Wins Two Awards
- Fri., 29 – Open Lines on the Royal Wedding
- Thu., 28 – Wine: Konrad's Pick for May
- Wed., 27 – Open Lines with the NDP
- Tue., 26 – Is it Time to Scrap Drive Clean?
- Tue., 26 – What Difference Does it Make?
- Tue., 26 – Gardening: Magnolia Sprouts
- Thu., 21 – Famous and Funny Scribbles in the Margins
- Thu., 21 – Mackenzie King's 1939 Scribbles about Hitler
- Thu., 21 – Mega-Quarry North of Orangeville
- Wed., 20 – Open Lines with Liberal Mark Holland
- Tue., 19 – Why Fat Jokes Aren't Funny
- Fri., 15 – How Far Do You Go to Save a Buck?
- Fri., 15 – Wooing You
- Thu., 14 – "Who Cares about 15 Million Voters?"
- Wed., 13 – Socan & Re:Sound Crack Down on Store Owner
- Wed., 13 – Does the Election Debate Matter to You?
- Tue., 12 – Wexford Gleeks Beat the Odds
- Tue., 12 – Green Party Candidate Takes Your Calls
- Mon., 11 – Gardening: How to Start a Vegetable Garden
- Fri., 8 – Lingerie Phone-in
- Thu., 7 – Smoking in Cartoons
- Wed., 6 – What Can You Do on Your Work Computer?
- Tue., 5 – Gardening phone-in
- Fri., 1 – Home Reno Phone-in
- Fri., 1 – Won't Be Fooled Again
- March 2011
- Thu., 31 – Fake Amarone
- Wed., 30 – Separate Schools
- Wed., 30 – The Ontario Budget
- Tue., 29 – What's Wrong with Jury Duty?
- Tue., 29 – Second Career Phone-in
- Tue., 29 – Education Minister on School Fees
- Tue., 29 – Gardening Phone-in
- Thu., 24 – Wine Phone-in
- Thu., 24 – Is It the Government's Job to Keep You Fit?
- Thu., 24 – Hospital Burger King
- Thu., 24 – Elizabeth Taylor's Bodyguard
- Thu., 24 – Memorial for Listowel Fire Fighters
- Wed., 23 – Red Light District on the Toronto Islands
- Tue., 22 – Renting versus Owning
- Mon., 21 – Cancer Drug
- Mon., 21 – Gardening Phone-in
- Fri., 18 – Legal phone-in
- Fri., 18 – Stratford's Swans
- Fri., 18 – Carson Scandal
- Thu., 17 – Going Off the Rails
- Wed., 16 – Who Decides?
- Wed., 16 – Trouble with In-laws
- Wed., 16 – Priests For Life bring Baby Joseph to the US
- Mon., 14 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 14 – Returning from Japan
- Fri., 11 – Tanning Salons
- Tue., 8 – Phone-in - Are we Rushing to be Green?
- Tue., 8 – Tumour Woman
- Mon., 7 – Gardening phone-in
- Mon., 7 – Liquor phone-in
- Fri., 4 – Restoration phone-in
- Fri., 4 – Debt Retirement Charge
- Fri., 4 – Email & Talkback
- Thu., 3 – Toronto Community Housing Board Resigns
- Wed., 2 – Court Decision on Infanticide
- Wed., 2 – Vet Phone-in
- Wed., 2 – Shelley the Turtle
- Tue., 1 – F-bomb Phone-in
- Tue., 1 – Gardening: Sowing Magnolia Seeds
- February 2011
- Mon., 28 – Levi Schaeffer Inquest
- Mon., 28 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 28 – Ethnic Dermatology
- Fri., 25 – Paddlers' Paperwork
- Fri., 25 – Road Worker Soaked in Agent Orange
- Thu., 24 – Wine Phone-in
- Thu., 24 – Tiger Mother Phone-in
- Wed., 23 – Thursday on the Show
- Wed., 23 – Truck Safety
- Wed., 23 – Robots phone-in
- Tue., 22 – Self-injury Research
- Tue., 22 – Gardening Phone-in
- Fri., 18 – Vacation Nightmares - Phone-in
- Fri., 18 – Supreme Court Ruling on Common-Law
- Thu., 17 – Travel nightmares
- Thu., 17 – Chilli Challenge
- Thu., 17 – Kate and William in Canada
- Thu., 17 – Cyber attack
- Thu., 17 – Stand offs you have with your children
- Wed., 16 – Lottery Phone-in
- Wed., 16 – Lottery winners
- Wed., 16 – Watson on Jeopardy
- Wed., 16 – Sierra club on Wind farms
- Tue., 15 – Bev Oda's "Not"
- Mon., 14 – Phone-in with Life Coach
- Mon., 14 – Gardening Phone-in
- Fri., 11 – Emily Carr's Choice to Be Alone
- Fri., 11 – Fisher Trade
- Fri., 11 – Mubarak Steps Down
- Thu., 10 – Your Most Embarrassing Moment at Work
- Wed., 9 – Call Girl Fraud
- Wed., 9 – Toronto Stock Exchange Merger
- Mon., 7 – Talking about Suicide Phone-in
- Mon., 7 – Gardening Phone-in
- Mon., 7 – Contracting Out Gargage Pick Up
- Fri., 4 – Texting Drivers - phone in
- Fri., 4 – Phone in with the Reno Guy
- Thu., 3 – Gramma's Food ! phone in
- Thu., 3 – School for Poor Children
- Thu., 3 – Multifaith Organ Donation
- Wed., 2 – Phone in : Are you a 3-D fan?
- Wed., 2 – Snow Storm Update
- Tue., 1 – Whose Job Is It to Clear the Snow?
- January 2011
- Mon., 31 – Gardening phone-in
- Mon., 31 – Leaving Egypt
- Fri., 28 – The Wine phone-in
- Fri., 28 – Drunk Driving Trial
- Fri., 28 – Epyptian Rally in Ottawa
- Thu., 27 – Oprah & You - phone in
- Thu., 27 – Lottery Winners
- Thu., 27 – Doctors After Hours
- Wed., 26 – Recruiting Somali Youth
- Wed., 26 – Sheepdogs
- Wed., 26 – Non Contact Hockey - phone in
- Wed., 26 – Email & Talkback on Coyotes
- Tue., 25 – Alzheimer's: Claudette Burgess' Story
- Tue., 25 – What Happens When They Wander - phone in
- Mon., 24 – Gardening phone in
- Mon., 24 – "Lake Devils" on Lake Ontario
- Mon., 24 – When Collection Agencies Come Calling
- Mon., 24 – Ice Cricket in Sudbury
- Fri., 21 – Hidden Gems - phone-in
- Fri., 21 – Are You Still Going to Mexico?
- Thu., 20 – Home Invasion in Ajax
- Wed., 19 – Coyote Bounty - phone in
- Wed., 19 – When Collection Agencies Go Too Far
- Tue., 18 – Buying and Selling Gold - phone in
- Tue., 18 – Gold Fever in Timmins.
- Tue., 18 – Police Funeral
- Mon., 17 – Beer Vats Arrive
- Mon., 17 – Student Transfers
- Mon., 17 – Gardening Phone-in
- Fri., 14 – Ripped Off - phone in
- Thu., 13 – Personal Finance - phone in
- Thu., 13 – Skin Infection
- Thu., 13 – Hockey - Leafs / Sens
- Wed., 12 – The Dollar at Par - phone in
- Tue., 11 – Huckleberry Finn - phone in
- Tue., 11 – Andrew Moodie comments on Huckleberry Finn
- Mon., 10 – Gardening - phone in
- Mon., 10 – Beer Vats
- Mon., 10 – War on Bed Bugs
- Mon., 10 – Audobon: Beyond Birds
- Fri., 7 – Organizing the Paper Storm - phone in
- Fri., 7 – Gym Ripoffs - phone in
- Thu., 6 – Stress - phone-in
- Thu., 6 – Homeless Man with the Golden Voice
- Thu., 6 – Toronto FC
- Wed., 5 – Lottery Winners
- Tue., 4 – Gardening - phone in
- Tue., 4 – Greyhound Passenger
- December 2010
- Wed., 29 – The Wisdom of Merlin
- Wed., 29 – Restorative Justice
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