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  • October 17 2026-The Wealthy Barber is Retiring & Bridging the Gender Gap When It Comes to Heart Disease

    October 17 2026-The Wealthy Barber is Retiring & Bridging the Gender Gap When It Comes to Heart Disease
    2026/10/17
    Many Zoomers built retirement nest eggs based on advice from “The Wealthy Barber” - the iconic bestselling book that came out in 1989. Last year, author David Chilton updated it for a new generation. This year, he is getting ready to retire earlier than he originally planned. Many Baby Boomers in the same stage of life are looking at the same set of choices. I asked David Chilton for some parting advice in an exit interview. And It takes a long time for new medical evidence to bring a change in practice and that is finally happening for women with heart disease. For years, doctors have largely relied on research and testing standards developed using data that came mostly from men. And that’s why women have a higher risk of dying after a heart attack - Now, a task force made up of four international cardiac societies, aims to bridge the gender gap by changing the guidelines for interpreting an important marker of heart disease called troponin. I spoke with Dr. Beth Abramson, Cardiologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
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    23 分
  • Sept. 19 2026-Lisa Raitt Shares a Very Personal Story on Caregiving & A New Survey on the Trend of Adult Children Relying on Parents for Financial Support

    Sept. 19 2026-Lisa Raitt Shares a Very Personal Story on Caregiving & A New Survey on the Trend of Adult Children Relying on Parents for Financial Support
    2026/09/19
    We often talk to former Deputy Conservative leader Lisa Raitt about politics, but she has also been very open about her husband Bruce’s disease: he was diagnosed with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 56 and Lisa has been his caregiver since then. They recently marked their 10th wedding anniversary having actually married after Bruce’s diagnosis which I think is amazing. Here is my heart wrenching conversation with Lisa. And Do you still help your adult children financially? Until what age do they turn to you for cash? A new survey from RBC finds that more than half of parents have provided support to an adult child in the past year, giving an average of $6,15, to be exact. Parents are increasingly helping cover the costs of everyday life: groceries, rent and utilities. And the age where the younger generation still needs help is going up- up to 40! I spoke with Lucianna Adragna, Vice President, Client Segments, Everyday Banking, RBC
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    22 分
  • Oct. 3 2026-A Closer Look At Richard Avedon's Works on Ageing & Are You Anxious About Your Hair?

    Oct. 3 2026-A Closer Look At Richard Avedon's Works on Ageing & Are You Anxious About Your Hair?
    2026/10/03
    He was a celebrated American fashion photographer known for his iconic photos of gorgeous models wearing fabulous clothes in exotic locations but there’s a lesser known aspect of Richard Avedon’s work that focuses on ageing and It’s now on display in a Toronto exhibit. Libby spoke with Adam Gopnick, an award winning staff writer for The New Yorker who was a friend and close collaborator of Avedon.
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    24 分
  • August 22 2026-A Rapid-Testing Trial at Long-Term Care Homes & A Closer Look at Ontario's New Hate Crime Prosecutions Unit

    August 22 2026-A Rapid-Testing Trial at Long-Term Care Homes & A Closer Look at Ontario's New Hate Crime Prosecutions Unit
    2026/08/22
    It’s a first in Canada and the hope is that it will make it easier to prosecute hate crimes. Ontario has just established a specialized hate crimes prosecution unit, staffed with Crown prosecutors experienced in the legal complexities of hate speech, bias-motivated crimes, and the line between criminal conduct and protected expression. The impetus came from a private members’ motion tabled by MPP Michelle Cooper in April. Not only do private initiatives rarely succeed, this one came to fruition at lightning speed. Libby talked with Ontario PC MPP Michelle Cooper (Eglinton-Lawrence). And The idea is based on a lesson learned from the pandemic when Covid-19 tore through long-term care homes killing thousands of our most vulnerable citizens. A recent clinical trial found that using rapid, on-site testing for respiratory viruses at nursing homes could prevent 8,000 emergency department visits every year. Dr. Jerome Leis, is Medical director of infection prevention and control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and co-principal investigator of the trial.
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    22 分
  • August 8 2026-"Ealamania" at the National Bank Open & The Glasses That Are a Game Changer

    August 8 2026-"Ealamania" at the National Bank Open & The Glasses That Are a Game Changer
    2026/08/07
    August 8 2026-"Ealamania" at the National Bank Open & The Glasses That Are a Game Changer It's being dubbed "Ealamania": the huge local support for the number 20 ranked Filipina tennis star is one of the factors putting this year’s National Bank Open on track for record attendance. Libby spoke with Tournament Director Karl Hale. And Nuance Audio glasses combine advanced sound technology into regular eyeglasses. It’s not for severe hearing loss, but these can help anyone who has trouble hearing their companions above the din and the music and the ambient noise. Libby spoke with Simon Robert, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Canada at EssilorLuxottica (parent company of Nuance Audio).
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    21 分
  • July 25 2026-A Stunning Reversal for Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drug & Do You Still Feel Safe Despite New Stats Canada Report Showing Crime Rate Drop?

    July 25 2026-A Stunning Reversal for Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drug & Do You Still Feel Safe Despite New Stats Canada Report Showing Crime Rate Drop?
    2026/07/25
    July 25 2026-A Stunning Reversal for Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drug & Do You Still Feel Safe Despite New Stats Canada Report Showing Crime Rate Drop? There’s exciting news on the Alzheimer’s treatment front: Canada’s Drug Agency is now recommending funding for a breakthrough drug called “lecanemab” after initially taking the opposite stance in February over concerns about effectiveness, cost and potential side effects. Libby spoke with Dr. Howard Chertkow, Scientific Director, Baycrest’s Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health & Wellness. And This week Statistics Canada released new numbers showing a 5% drop in both the rate and severity of crimes on our streets. But does the reality on our streets feel very different...with random shootings and attacks, public drug use and a general sense of disorder. Libby spoke with criminal defence lawyer Ari Goldkind.
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    19 分
  • July 10 2026: An Exciting Cancer Research Trial at Princess Margaret & Rehabilitating Sir John A. Macdonald's Legacy

    July 10 2026: An Exciting Cancer Research Trial at Princess Margaret & Rehabilitating Sir John A. Macdonald's Legacy
    2026/07/11
    It’s one of the most agonizing parts of cancer treatment: testing to see if the cancer has returned and deciding what to do to try to prevent that from happening. Now, Princess Margaret is launching a large clinical trial to test whether patients and their doctors can get that information from a simple blood test. Libby spoke with lead investigator Dr. Lillian Siu, a Senior Scientist with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. And Pipelines and power are dominating the national conversation these days, and that is one of the reasons behind the reexamination of Canada’s first prime minister. Sir John A. Macdonald unified our nation by building a railway “from sea to sea”. But in recent years, he has been vilified for his role in the creation of residential schools. Since 2018, many of his statues were vandalized or covered over or removed and his name was taken off multiple schools. Recently his reputation has started to be rehabilitated. Libby spoke with Patrice Dutil, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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    25 分
  • June 27 2026-USA Marks its 250th Anniversary & Uncovering Toronto’s Hidden Gems

    June 27 2026-USA Marks its 250th Anniversary & Uncovering Toronto’s Hidden Gems
    2026/06/27
    At a time when the United States of America is experiencing intense polarization, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is prompting historians, scholars, and citizens to reconsider not only what happened in 1776 but also how Americans and others…remember, debate, and reinterpret the Revolution today. The journal ‘Remembering the American Revolution at 250 was created specifically to foster that broader conversation about memory, commemoration, and historical meaning. Doctor G. Patrick O'Brien is an Assistant Professor of The University of Tampa and co-lead-editor of the journal ‘Remembering the American Revolution at 250 (two-fifty). And This month saw the city of Toronto named the Number One solo travel destination in the world according to global free tour platform "Guru Walk" which has ranked 50 cities worldwide with the highest proportion of solo travellers in 2026. The report found that over just over half of all free tour bookings in Toronto were made by a single traveller, the highest rate out of any other city included in the ranking, including every major European capital. Amid this a prominent archi-tourist wants you to discover a trove of Toronto treasures. Dave LeBlanc is author of Hidden Toronto: Secret Places and Forgotten Gems of Toronto and the GTA.
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    23 分