In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Lost Affordable Housing Units: Vivre en Ville coordinator Alana La Rosa Dancoste analyzes a new report showing Quebec has lost 300,000 affordable rentals in three years
• Living Standards and Care Challenges: Life Unrehearsed host Matt Del Vecchio weighs a Fraser Institute study on Canada's economic gap with the US alongside local West Island hospital bed pressures
• Student Vehicle Selection Advice: Automotive journalist Petrina Gentile reviews the best car buying and leasing options for students managing back-to-school transitions
• Canada's Happiness Boost: Leger executive vice-president Andrew Enns breaks down the 2026 poll showing rising happiness scores with Quebec and Montreal topping national lists

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• Monthly Pet Care Call-In: Veterinarian Dr. Enid Stiles answers listener questions about pet health and veterinary behaviour medicine
• Bank of Canada Rate Hold: CIBC Wood Gundy senior portfolio manager Richard Lapointe analyzes the decision to hold the key interest rate at 2.25 per cent for a seventh straight time

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Pre-Tariff Shopping Advice: McMaster University economist Colin Mang discusses whether consumers should purchase appliances before counter-tariffs launch on September 8
• Election Info Language Laws: TALQ president Eva Ludvig reacts to Élections Québec's decision to mail out voter information documents exclusively in French
• Heavy Vehicle Safety Restrictions: Vélo Québec program director Magali Bebronne explains why newly introduced heavy vehicle guidelines do not go far enough to protect cyclists
• Kanesatake Unregulated Cannabis Trade: Mohawk Council of Kanesatake Vice-Chief Brant Etienne addresses a La Presse investigation exposing illegal cannabis storefronts and community overdose risks

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• Lake Ontario Renaming Debate: Historian Craig Baird breaks down the real history of Lake Ontario following Donald Trump's controversial order to rename it "Lake America"
• Tariff Employee Assistance Programs: HR specialist Annie Boilard outlines how workers and business owners can access expanded federal work-sharing and training subsidy programs
• School System Health Inequalities: Montreal public health regional director Dr. Mylène Drouin discusses a new analysis showing how Quebec's "three-speed" education model creates long-term health gaps

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Cannabis Legalization Study: McGill PhD candidate Sarah Windle examines a 30-year review revealing the complex ripple effects of cannabis legalization on adult usage and emergency room visits
• National Healthcare Protests: Canadian Health Coalition's Anne Lagacé Dowson discusses coast-to-coast rallies urging Ottawa to enforce the Canada Health Act against Alberta's healthcare bill
• September Traffic Warnings: UdeM transportation lecturer Pierre Barrieau warns Montreal drivers to brace for a brutal month with 42 major construction projects and cycling road closures
• Local Food Brand Success: Joyce Zhang of Youjia Flavors shares the business journey of introducing traditional Chinese spices into everyday Canadian kitchens and scaling via e-commerce

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• Fast-Fashion Pop-Up Protests: Équiterre CEO Daniel Rotman discusses protests against Shein's Montreal pop-up store and the environmental toll of the ultra-fast-fashion business model
• Development and Urban Flooding: Former Pointe-Claire mayor Tim Thomas examines whether rapid local housing development and reduced green space are worsening West Island flood risks
• Shifting Social Media Trends: Tech advisor Mitch Joel analyzes Bill Gates' philosophy on AI labor protection, Meta's $18 billion youth addiction settlement, and Bluesky's new algorithmic opt-out feature
• Nepal Deadly Flood Crisis: CTV National News correspondent Scott Hurst provides an update on catastrophic flooding in Nepal and the ongoing search for missing residents, including 31 Canadians

In the 10am hour of today's program:

• Global Research Recruitment: McGill University's newest research chair Ethan Zuckerman discusses Ottawa's push to recruit top scientific minds amid global academic instability
• Small Business Election Demands: CFIB Quebec vice-president François Vincent outlines why 51 per cent of local entrepreneurs would not recommend starting a business right now
• EV Lifecycle Footprint Tool: Pareto founder Raphael Baril introduces an interactive digital tool designed to calculate and compare the total lifecycle emissions of cars
• Returning $2 Gas Pressures: Canadians for Affordable Energy president Dan McTeague breaks down why Montreal gas prices are spiking past two dollars a litre again

In the 11am hour of today's program:

• Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, allergy and immunology specialist at the Montreal Children's Hospital: How a nasal spray is offering a new alternative to tackle allergic reactions
• Dr. Daniel Daneshvar, Chair of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham and part of the team at the CTE Center at Boston University: A quarter of NFL players had CTE at the time of their death
• Paul DiZio, cognitive neuroscientist at Brandeis University: Can you prevent motion sickness?
• Sue Smith, in for Joanne Vrakas: A look ahed to this weekend's show