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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.

Jul 25, 20257 min

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

Jul 25, 20258 min

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.

Jul 24, 20258 min

Divers discover submerged vehicle linked to 37-year-old Deux-Montagnes cold case

William McIntosh, diver with Exploring With a Mission

Jul 24, 20258 min

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.

Jul 24, 202510 min

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.

Jul 23, 20259 min

From romance book photographer to cookie shop owner: How this West Island woman pivoted

Sara Eirew, romance book photographer turned cookie store owner

Jul 23, 202510 min

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.

Jul 22, 202511 min

Montreal tattoo artists are experiencing a business slump. Here's why

Hans Deslauriers, professional tattoo artist and painter

Jul 22, 20258 min

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

Jul 22, 20259 min

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

Jul 22, 20259 min

Famed heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76

Eric Alper, music historian and publicist

Jul 22, 20254 min

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.

Jul 21, 202510 min

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

Jul 21, 20257 min

Study: Quebec needs better framework on e-bike and e-scooter regulation

André Durocher, Director of CAA-Quebec Foundation for Road Safety

Jul 21, 20259 min

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

Jul 21, 20259 min

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, 

Jul 18, 202544 min

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

Jul 18, 202510 min

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.

Jul 18, 202510 min

What are the best travel destinations this summer?

Nathalie Preddie, Travel journalist and author

Jul 18, 20256 min

Business Brief: Are tariffs paying off for Trump?

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Jul 18, 20259 min

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.

Jul 17, 202510 min

Canada announces measures to support the Canadian steel industry

Francois Desmarais, Vice President of Trade and Industry Affairs at the Canadian Steel Producers Association

Jul 17, 20257 min

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

Jul 17, 20257 min

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

Jul 16, 202511 min

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.

Jul 16, 202511 min

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.

Jul 16, 20258 min

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

Jul 16, 20257 min

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

Jul 15, 202511 min

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.

Jul 15, 202511 min

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

Jul 15, 20258 min

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.

Jul 14, 202511 min

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

Jul 14, 20258 min

Everything you need to know about making a flood-related insurance claim

Curtis Killen, President of KBD Insurance

Jul 14, 20254 min

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

Jul 11, 202547 min

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

Jul 11, 202511 min

Business Brief: Canada adds 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Jul 11, 20259 min

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

Jul 10, 202514 min

Melançon: Carney governing like a Conservative

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

Jul 10, 202511 min

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

Jul 10, 202510 min

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

Jul 10, 202510 min

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.

Jul 9, 202510 min

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.

Jul 9, 202511 min

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

Jul 9, 202511 min

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.

Jul 8, 20259 min

What are someone’s rights in the US while waiting for a visa?

Patrice Brunet, Immigration lawyer

Jul 8, 20256 min

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

Jul 8, 20259 min

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.

Jul 8, 20256 min

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

Jul 8, 202511 min

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.

Jul 7, 20259 min