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Laval parents up in arms following overzealous ticketing in school drop-off zone

Stephane Boyer, Mayor of Laval

Aug 14, 20256 min

Quebec French language watchdog drops order to have Burgundy Lion change its sign

Toby Lyle, owner of the Burgundy Lion in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood

Aug 14, 20254 min

Mennie: Rebuild the CAQ? More like assembling an IKEA closet set without any instructions

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 13, 20259 min

What does the future of the CAQ look like?

Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for Noovo and CTV News Montreal, president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Aug 13, 202512 min

How Quebec's no-show fee is backfiring for some restaurants

Martin Guimond, owner of Saint-Bock microbrewery on St. Denis Street

Aug 13, 20258 min

Here's why Quebec's French language watchdog is targeting Montreal's Burgundy Lion

Eliane Ellbogen, lawyer and trademark agent at Fasken Montreal

Aug 13, 20259 min

How soon could Air Canada flight attendants go on strike?

Renee Rodgers, CTV News National reporter Wesley Lesosky, President of the Air Canada Component of CUPE

Aug 13, 20259 min

Mennie: Has Legault started stage managing his departure from politics?

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 12, 20259 min

Ensemble Montreal leader promises to audit Montreal’s bike path network

Soraya Martinez-Ferrada, Leader of Ensemble Montreal and Montreal mayoral candidate

Aug 12, 202511 min

Right Chemistry: How much water should we drink?

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Aug 12, 20258 min

How is Canada being reshaped by our severed relationship with the US?

Stephen Marche, Canadian novelist, essayist

Aug 12, 202510 min

What can & can’t you do with a watering ban under effect in the West Island?

Jim Beis, Mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro

Aug 12, 20254 min

Mennie: Legault’s cabinet shuffle is already being perceived as rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 11, 20258 min

Amidst Quebec budget cuts, what will your child’s back-to-school look like?

Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association

Aug 11, 202511 min

Study: Fraudulent research papers being published in academic journals at an alarming rate

Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM

Aug 11, 20255 min

Mennie: The SAAQ and the Legault government share a common characteristic - a desperate need for rehabilitation.

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 8, 20259 min

How do you convince your boss that a sabbatical might be mutually beneficial?

Danica Nelson, Career Break Strategist and the Founder of Liberty Leave

Aug 8, 20257 min

Business Brief: Canada lost 41,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate held steady at 6.9%

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Aug 8, 20257 min

Mennie: Carney and Ford... Good cop, bad cop?

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 7, 20258 min

Tech Corner: Carney muses about ending the Online News Act. What would that mean?

Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Aug 7, 202510 min

How to council kids on problematic AI-generated content

Dr. Sara Grimes, professor at McGill University and expert in children’s digital media culture and children’s rights in the digital environment

Aug 7, 20259 min

How dropping interprovincial barriers for health care could strengthen patient care

Louise Binder, lawyer and health advocate with the Save Your Skin Foundation

Aug 7, 20257 min

Mennie: Will Carney actually suspend the online news act?

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 6, 20258 min

How can parents master the art of letting go of their kids as they become adults?

Katherine Martinko, author of Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance and columnist for The Globe and Mail

Aug 6, 20257 min

As an Air Canada flight attendant strike looms, here's what passengers need to know

Gabor Lukacs, Canadian air passenger rights advocate and Jennifer Weatherhead, travel expert with Travel & Style and Next Destination

Aug 6, 202510 min

Instagram filters and Photoshop may have insidious effects on our social interactions

Sarah McCrackin, postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory for Attention and Social Cognition at McGill University

Aug 6, 20257 min

New class action suit targets automatic student insurance fees

Joey Zukran, class action attorney with LPC Avocats specialising in consumer’s rights

Aug 6, 20259 min

Mennie: Canada works to increase trade with Mexico — and makes sure Trump knows it’s happening

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 5, 20259 min

Are violent cryptocurrency robberies on the upswing?

David Décary-Hétu, professor at the Université de Montréal’s School of Criminology

Aug 5, 20257 min

The Right Chemistry: Debunking TikTok beauty hacks

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Aug 5, 20258 min

Mennie: They’re canaries in a coal mine... even though they’re Quebec medical professionals

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 4, 20258 min

Pickleball's rising popularity: How the sport is taking off in Montreal

Hamed Pazaj, co-founder of MTL Pickleball

Aug 4, 202511 min

West End resident calls out Montreal's inaction over ongoing rat problem

James Klein, resident of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce grappling with rat problem

Aug 4, 20256 min

Mennie: Will TACO Trump strike again?

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Aug 1, 202511 min

The owner of local swine celebrity Timmy the pig gets notice to get rid of the pig

Sandra Propetto, Owner of Timmy the Pig

Aug 1, 20255 min

Mennie: Carney’s Palestine announcement is a cynically symbolic gesture — but the blowback it has already provoked is quite real

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jul 31, 202510 min

Tech Corner: Drones will be ‘first responders’ to 911 police calls

Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Jul 31, 20258 min

Quebec doctor launches podcast to address burnout among health care workers

Steven Palanchuck, specialist in internal medicine and creator of the Healing Until We Break podcast  

Jul 31, 20259 min

Mennie: Trade is one thing - but has Trump become a factor in all political decisions in this country?

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jul 30, 20258 min

City of Montreal received over 13,000 comments about contentious noise bylaw

Max Honigmann, event producer and spokesperson for MTL 24/24

Jul 30, 20255 min

Montreal-based study looks at the benefits and drawbacks of using fans in hot weather

Daniel Gagnon, researcher at the Montreal Heart Institute's ÉPIC Centre and associate professor of kinesiology at University de Montréal

Jul 30, 20258 min

What is 'lifestyle creep' and how can you keep it under control?

Hans Friedrich, Financial Advisor at Sun Life and Managing Partner of Evolv Financial Solutions

Jul 30, 20257 min

Religious group accuses Montreal of censorship after fining church that hosted MAGA singer

Jean-Christophe Jasmin, External Affairs Director at the Quebec Evangelical Network Image: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Jul 30, 202511 min

Mennie: Legault’s bad luck streak continues with a shockingly predictable development

Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jul 29, 202510 min

The Right Chemistry: The controversy about high fructose corn syrup and sugar

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800 and director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Jul 29, 202511 min

How rising school supply costs are impacting this Montreal organization that helps needy families

Audrey Renaud, General Manager of Regroupement Partage Anthony Stephens, Director of Sales for Headster Kids

Jul 29, 202510 min

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were spotted at a Montreal restaurant this week. Was it a date?

Jenn Campbell, lifestyle journalist with Diary of a Social Gal Image: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, left; and Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File

Jul 29, 20258 min

Heurtel: Quebec's English school boards have a winning track record

Political analyst David Heurtel is a counsel at Fasken with experience in Government and Public Relations, Environment, Climate Change and Immigration. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Jul 28, 202510 min

What is 'walking soccer' and how is it different from traditional soccer?

Bilal Sami, co-founder and director of the Canada Walking Soccer Association

Jul 28, 20259 min

Quebec's English school boards are taking the government to court over budget cuts

Joe Ortona, President of the Quebec English School Board Association and Chair of the English Montreal School Board

Jul 28, 202511 min