August 2 2025-Israel's Reaction to PM Mark Carney's Plans of Recognizing Palestinian State & This Entrepreneur launched a giant Canadian Brand while grappling with a Crack Addiction
August 2 2025-Israel's Reaction to PM Mark Carney's Plans of Recognizing Palestinian State & This Entrepreneur launched a giant Canadian Brand while grappling with a Crack Addiction
The government of Israel says that the Carney government’s pledge to recognize a Palestinian state is a betrayal that rewards Hamas terror and relies on the wrong negotiating partner. I talked with Professor Gabriel Ben Dor, who teaches National Security and Political science at the University of Haifa.
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Entrepreneur and author Gordon Lownds describes it as an “unlikely addict’s memoir”. He tells the story of how he launched one of the most successful Canadian brands ever - Sleep Country Canada- while he was descending into a crack cocaine addiction. I talked to him about “Cracking Up.”
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JULY 26 2025-HOW A FOOD APP IS AIDING DIABETIC PATIENTS & A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GROCERY CODE OF CONDUCT
JULY 26 2025-HOW A FOOD APP IS AIDING DIABETIC PATIENTS & A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GROCERY CODE OF CONDUCT
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions and one of the hardest parts of managing it is counting carbs in order to reduce blood sugar. Now an app from a Canadian startup can quickly estimate the carb, calorie, protein and fat levels in your food from just a picture of your plate. I spoke with Dr. Jeff Alfonsi, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of RxFood.
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It was set up amid charges of price gouging and unfair practices during the pandemic. Now The Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct is mostly up and running with a set of voluntary guidelines and an office designed to enforce them. I asked the President, Karen Proud, what’s in it for consumers.
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July 5 2025-A New Sepsis-Testing Tool & Nate Leipciger Appointed to Order of Canada
July 5 2025-A New Sepsis-Testing Tool & Nate Leipciger Appointed to Order of Canada
The World Health Organization has declared Sepsis a global health crisis and a trio of Canadian researchers has developed a new blood test that can detect the infection in hours instead of days. Dr. Claudia do Santos, a physician and scientist at Toronto’s St Mike’s hospital, says her research was spurred on by the case of a 22-year old man with pneumonia. She spoke with guest host Kathy Hyde.
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Nate Leipcigar has led an extraordinary life: a survivor of Auschwitz, he emigrated to Canada after the war, became an engineer and has spent decades educating young people about the Holocaust and the dangers of bigotry and intolerance. Libby spoke with him earlier this year, during the 80th anniversary of the LIberation of Auschwitz.
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June 28 2025 - When the Heat Hits Home and Trailblazing Surgeon Sees Stars
June 28 2025 - When the Heat Hits Home and Trailblazing Surgeon Sees Stars
This week’s punishing heat dome hospitalized scores of people and highlighted the realities of heat illness, which McGill University cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos says can creep up on you, and needs to be taken seriously.
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Libby Znaimer had a conversation with legendary cardiac surgeon Dr. Tirone David, who was just inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
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June 22 2025-Cash for Private Health Care and The Conflict in the Middle East
June 22 2025-Cash for Private Health Care and The Conflict in the Middle East
Do you avoid hospital emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary due to excessive wait times? And how long is too long for Ontario patients to wait for specialty procedures like MRI’s? Family physician and clinical researcher Dr. Iris Gorfinkel says it’ll take more than money to end hallway healthcare.
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Libby Znaimer had a conversation with Vivian Bercovici, a former Ambassador of Canada to Israel, for an update on the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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