
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Mennie: After cars, it would seem the next item on Projet Montreal’s hit list is nightlife.
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.

Meet the women in the plateau removing trash to keep the borough clean and collecting funds to help the SPCA.
Carolina Yanez aka “TRASHY LADY”, Plateau resident who is picking up garbage in her area in order to gather funds for the SPCA

Mennie: Remember when weather forecasts did not routinely include tornado warnings?
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.

Divers discover submerged vehicle linked to 37-year-old Deux-Montagnes cold case
William McIntosh, diver with Exploring With a Mission

Tech Corner: How a weak password allowed hackers to sink a 158-year-old company
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

Mennie: Is Doug Ford grooming himself for the top job?
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.

From romance book photographer to cookie shop owner: How this West Island woman pivoted
Sara Eirew, romance book photographer turned cookie store owner

Mennie: Like any other bully, Trump apparently doesn’t like it when his victims push — or elbow — back
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.

Montreal tattoo artists are experiencing a business slump. Here's why
Hans Deslauriers, professional tattoo artist and painter

The Right Chemistry: Inaccurate labeling of sports supplements
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

Here's how you can protect your eyes from sun damage
Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and frequent contributor on CJAD 800

Famed heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76
Eric Alper, music historian and publicist

Mennie: Howls are being heard in Quebec over Ottawa’s crackdown on temporary foreign workers
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.

Public health experts concerned with plans to make alcohol available at Quebec grocery stores. Here's why
Marianne Dessureault, lawyer and spokesperson for the Association pour la santé publique du Québec

Study: Quebec needs better framework on e-bike and e-scooter regulation
André Durocher, Director of CAA-Quebec Foundation for Road Safety

How an Ottawa journalist pivoted to become a vintage shop owner
Chelsea Nash, former Parliament Hill journalist and now owner of the Curious Times Collective in Ottawa

Canada announces measures to support the Canadian steel industry, New chemistry on the horizon for sunscreens, Should you, as a parent, be looking through your kids phone to keep them safe? How workplace relationships can affect your livelihood & job, & American journalist takes a trip to Canada to witness just how done Canadians are with the US
Francois Desmarais, Vice President of Trade and Industry Affairs at the Canadian Steel Producers Association Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society Dr. Sara Grimes, Professor at McGill University and expert in children’s digital media culture and children’s rights in the digital environment Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand. Simon van Zaylen-Wood, Features Writer for New York Magazine,

What does it take for a new municipal party to succeed?
Balarama Holness, human rights advocate, co-founder of Montreal in Action, Mouvement Montréal and Bloc Montreal

Mennie: Have Québecers truly turned their backs on the US?
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.

What are the best travel destinations this summer?
Nathalie Preddie, Travel journalist and author

Business Brief: Are tariffs paying off for Trump?
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Mennie: UK drops voting age to 16. Time for Canada to follow suit?
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.

Canada announces measures to support the Canadian steel industry
Francois Desmarais, Vice President of Trade and Industry Affairs at the Canadian Steel Producers Association

Should you, as a parent, be looking through your kids phone to keep them safe?
Dr. Sara Grimes, Professor at McGill University and expert in children’s digital media culture and children’s rights in the digital environment

Canadians increasingly going abroad for medical surgeries, despite higher risks
Dr. Valorie Crooks, Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies

Mennie: Will the fate of the Epstein tapes determine Canadian trade policy?
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.

Legal Corner: Workplace relationships can affect your livelihood & job
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Meet one of the men behind Montreal’s new political party
Joel DeBellefeuille, Founder of the new municipal party Futur Montreal and Founder of the Red Coalition

American journalist takes a trip to Canada to witness just how done Canadians are with the US
Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Features Writer for New York Magazine

Mennie: Air quality warnings, monsoons and floods — remember when summer in the city was just a hot, gritty neck?
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.

The Right Chemistry: New chemistry on the horizon for sunscreens
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Mennie: Whenever the heavens open, Montreal and Quebec become flooded with excuses
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.

New study shows obesity rates have been on the rise since the pandemic
Dr. Kabiri Dasgupta, professor in the Department of Medicine and physician at the McGill University Health Centre

Everything you need to know about making a flood-related insurance claim
Curtis Killen, President of KBD Insurance

A Montreal driver was found guilty of assault and his sentence is 14 months in prison, Viagra's surprising new health benefit, What are someone’s rights in the US while waiting for a visa? Cases of colon cancer in young adults are on the rise & prioritizing Made-In-Canada AI
Avi Levy co-founder of Ticket911 Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society Patrice Brunet, Immigration lawyer 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, Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Liberal member for Toronto Centre

Melançon: Lasalle College was not respecting the quotas
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal and the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Business Brief: Canada adds 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Can Canada be a global player on the artificial intelligence stage?
Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Liberal member for Toronto Centre, joined Aaron Rand

Melançon: Carney governing like a Conservative
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal and the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

Opposition calls out Montreal for sitting on vacant building during housing crisis
Benoit Langevin, Ensemble Montreal city councillor in Pierrefonds and party spokesperson for homelessness

Here's why the Competition Bureau is investigating Amazon
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News. Image: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Mennie: The CAQ has started to swing the axe... and the SAAQ is only just the beginning
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.

Legal Corner: Evaluating a severance package during settlement negotiations
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

Meet two of the candidates running to become the next mayor of Westmount
Mary Gallery, Westmount city councillor and Lynne Casgrain, managing partner at Grey Casgrain

Mennie: Like it or not, the Quebec election campaign begins Aug. 11
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.

What are someone’s rights in the US while waiting for a visa?
Patrice Brunet, Immigration lawyer

The Right Chemistry: Viagra's surprising new health benefit
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Are the cases of colon cancer in young adults actually on the rise?
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800. You can hear him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20 a.m.

Quebec English School Boards Association joins calls against provincial education budget cuts
Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Boards Association

Mennie: Did Quebec taxpayers miss the bus with Lion Electric?
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.