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If a business you frequent continues asking for proof-of-vaccination, what will your reaction be?
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For “defying apathy and the law,” and for saving lives, the volunteers at the Moss Park supervised injection/overdose prevention site are our Torontonians of the Year.
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Very excited to share that the search is over!
@CBCIsmaila
is the new host of Metro Morning. He'll officially take the chair on August 24. A big welcome from the whole team!
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Watch and listen to
@mattgallowaycbc
during his last moments in studio as Metro Morning's host.
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Today, as Muslims gather for Friday prayers, Jews in Toronto will create "rings of peace" around local mosques:
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We asked a number of PC MPPs to appear on the show this AM to talk about Premier Ford's actions yesterday. All, including the Premier,
@SteveClarkPC
and
@C_Mulroney
, denied our requests for an interview.
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Welcoming
@piya
to the show this morning. She’ll be the interim host at Metro Morning for January and February. So happy to have you!
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"Make services great again!" Would you support, as
@gordperks
is pitching, an increase in property taxes if it means more money for repairs and maintenance for roads, libraries, parks and community housing?
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Congratulations to Matt on this new adventure!
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Richard Lee is celebrating his daughter's very first Lunar New Year today! Here is Madison Minha Lee wearing a traditional Korean hanbok (한복).
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A big congrats to our Metro Morning host
@mattgallowaycbc
on being named the 2018
@nowtoronto
best radio🎙️ personality. 👏🎉🎉
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We're excited to have
@piya
join us on Metro Morning starting in January for two months as our interim host. Welcome back to the show, friend!
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With 2 elections coming at a lot at stake for the city, we're excited to welcome
@jen_keesmaat
as
@CBCToronto
's new urban affairs specialist.
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From this AM,
@jessewente
on cultural appropriation, representation and the media. Powerful and emotional.
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11-year-old pie makers who made 100 pies to raise money for Toronto's Red Door Shelter.
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These people started getting here at 10 pm LAST NIGHT for Sounds of the Season.
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Substandard snow clearing... A transit system that feels like it's creaking and where seats are at a premium... An affordable housing & homelessness crisis... This AM, we kick off a series looking at the cracks beginning to appear in our city.
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Join the Metro Morning team in congratulating
@mattgallowaycbc
on his new role as host of
@TheCurrentCBC
.
#metromorning
#toronto
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Matt has gotten his flu shot on-air thanks to Dr. Eileen de Villa
@TOPublicHealth
Now it’s your turn!
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Judge overturns Ford government's bill to slash the size of Toronto City Council. Full reaction this half hour on Metro Morning.
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This is Kim Holmgren. For 21 years, he has been
@metromorning
’s tech. There would be silence on air without him. Today, he’s retiring. Congrats, Kim, and enjoy sleeping in!
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Tomorrow on
@metromorning
,
@gilldeacon
on cancer, this last year and getting back on the radio later this week.
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This is the series of quilted banners being unveiled at North York Civic Centre today in tribute to the victims & survivors of the Yonge Street van attack.
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Did you hear this cover of "Burn" from Hamilton, the musical, on the show today?
It's by Marlee Schwartz , a 16-year-old student at William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute. She and her fellow students are hosting a virtual concert this weekend, called "Covid Creations."
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Watch and listen to
@mattgallowaycbc
during his last moments in studio as Metro Morning's host.
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It's a bittersweet farewell from
@bitterasiandude
.
The last episode of Kim's Convenience airs tonight.
See you, appa.
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Toronto Mayor
@JohnTory
wants you to practice social (physical) distancing-- and he's getting the message across by showing us all what NOT to do...
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Last year, we introduced you to the young trumpeter William Leathers, who was crowdfunding to raise tuition to go to Julliard. He raised the money, he’s in school and at 8:20 am he returns to say thanks and play his horn.
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A group of over 200 doctors, nurses and professors came together to call for the end of for-profit long term care homes.
@NaheedD
explains why now is the time to make big changes.
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Tomorrow morning, we will celebrate the life and legacy of our brilliant and brilliantly funny friend and colleague
@ingwongward
. We'll talk about why she refused to think of herself as "brave" in the face of death and how she changed how we talk about ability and disability.
Long-time CBC News journalist and advocate for the disabled Ing Wong-Ward died Saturday from complications of colon cancer. She was 46.
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Matt and Jennifer in our mobile studio aboard the 501 streetcar. We'll be broadcasting live along queen all morning.
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It's Matt's last week -- and we're looking back at the past 10 years with him on the show. It's hard to fit a decade's worth of interviews into 10 photos, but here's a look at some of our favourites. (thread)
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AMAZING NEWS: This morning, we broke $1,000,000 for Sounds of the Season, our annual fundraiser for local food banks.
This will mean so much to so many.
The moment
@CBCIsmaila
found out 👇:
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Q. "If we do lift the restrictions and have kids back in school fully, are we going to be in lockdown again soon after that?"
A. "Yes"
Dr. Peter Juni, Scientific Director of the province's science table.
Listen to the whole interview here:
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"People with breast cancer are supposed to be ourselves as we were before, but also better & stronger & at the same time heart-wrenchingly worse. We are supposed to keep our unhappiness to ourselves but donate our courage to everyone." Astonishing writing:
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Congratulations to
@mattgallowaycbc
to being named one of
@torontolife
's most 50 most influential people. He's in great company with many frequent guests of the show and city builders.
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Tired of cigarette butts scattered on the street outside bars and restaurants?
@anabailaoTO
will ask council this week to make cleaning them up the responsibility of bar and restaurant owners, as a condition of licence.
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Our host
@davidcommon
is working from home... hosting the show live from his basement. So here’s his ‘home office’ — now show us yours! Share your photos, and home office hacks.
#MMworkfromhome
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Love this.
@GrinderCoffeeTO
lobbies for 10 days for Ryan Gosling to come to their shop in Leslieville. And then he shows up.
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Here is Aaron Kriss, 15, with a few of his 93 tomato plants.
He has so many that his neighbours are helping out by making space in their backyards.
His goal is to make tomato sauce this fall, to raise money for charities. 🍅
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We took the show on the rails this week and broadcast a special edition of Metro Morning from a GO Train. Matt and the team travelled through three GTA swing ridings, picking up guests along the way. Here's a look at how we did it.
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And when I am asked
what does reconciliation mean to me
I will say I want their lives back
I want them to live, to soar
I want to hear their laughter
See their smiles
Give me that
And ill grant you reconciliation
-- Chief Stacey Laforme's poem, Reconciliation
@RStaceyLaforme
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Many thanks to
@Piya
for being a fantastic guest host. 👏👏
It's been a great ride these past couple of months. Thanks to both the off and on-air teams
@metromorning
. And to you--our listeners, really....a big thank you for being so kind and for supporting me while I guest host this show. See you soon.
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.
@SidewalkToronto
has collaborated with
@TorontoArchives
on a tool to map and view 30,000 historical photos of Toronto. This is amazing.
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On Tuesday, we introduced you to 17 year old Toronto trumpeter
@leathersboy
. Friends were crowdfunding the tuition to get him to Julliard. After two days, the money has been raised (and he's created a scholarship fund). Nice one, Toronto.
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Every day at work is a blast for crossing guard Kathleen Byers, who dances her way across the intersection of Queen and Shaw.
Video shot by
@imani_walker_
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Here is Megan Warne's award-winning and insanely detailed Toronto-inspired cookie that won 2nd prize at CookieCon:
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If you have a rescue dog, we'd love to hear your story. Tweet us with photos!
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What happens when you put a leather couch out at the curb and a creative neighbour sees it? A lovely story at 6:50.
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Andy Barrie officially hands the mic over to Matt Galloway to takeover as host of Metro Morning on March 1, 2010.
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"For years, I ignored my panic attacks and convinced myself I was fineIt took a 2 a.m. trip the ER to realize I wasn’t." At 7:40,
@joe_cressy
on anxiety and mental health:
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More on the postcards sent to current occupants of Ontario homes lived in by soldiers who fought in the First World War.
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What happens when you want to be the best swimmer in the world and a normal teenager? As mentioned, here's
@katrinaonstad
's fascinating profile of
@OleksiakPenny
:
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Space enthusiasts Alfie Chan and Tharan D'Silva will be on the hunt for Mars this weekend.
They are best friends who connected over their love of
@Cmdr_Hadfield
.
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We're two days away indoor dining and gyms reopening in Peel & York Region.
This morning,
@CBCIsmaila
spoke with Peter Juni, the Scientific Director of the province's Science Advisory Table. He says he and his table "had no input" on the province's new rules.
👇👇👇
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A community organization is poised to take over The Rose of Sharon, Canada's only long-term care facility dedicated to Korean seniors, instead of a for-profit company, as originally planned.
More on how the residents' families rallied here:
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Meet our new host Ismaila Alfa. He will officially step into the role on Monday, Aug. 24. CBC Toronto News at 6 anchor
@DwightDrummond
chatted with
@CBCIsmaila
about what he’s most looking forward to. Read more:
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.
@gilldeacon
is here at 7:40 am.
Gill Deacon: How a strong wind led to a 2nd recovery from cancer
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The cast of Come of Away
@comefromawayto
perfofrm for Sounds of the Season in support of
@DailyBreadTO
#cbcgives
@CBCToronto
@CBC_TOCommunity
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As mentioned, here's 8 year drummer Yoyoka Soma, tearing apart Led Zeppelin's Good Times Bad Times. Holy wow.
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At 98-years-old former
@citymississauga
Mayor Hazel McCallion still makes the trek into our studio. This time to talk about the 1979 train derailment. It happened during her first year in office.
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He's become a face of the franchise and an ambassador for the city. At 6:10,
@superfan_nav
sets us up for Game 1.
#wethenorth
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Today's earworm.
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Here's the photo of that great sculpture in Berlin - politicians discussing global warming:
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Lovely tribute by
@b0undless
to 20 years of Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, set to the music of Jim Cuddy:
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We were scheduled to speak tomorrow AM with Dr Rueben Devlin, the Premier's special advisor on healthcare, on his plan to change the health care system but he cancelled this afternoon due to "unforeseen circumstances."
UPDATE: Leaked draft bill reveals Ford government's plans to dissolve the LHINs & potentially force the mergers of hospitals in the name of "integration."
Health Minister Christine Elliott will hold a 3:30 news conference to respond.
#onpoli
#onthealth
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.
@UofT
grad Unnati Patel recreated her 1988 grad photo at her recent convocation, 31 years later.
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Priced Out. Next week, we explore the affordability crisis in Toronto and why so many people find themselves priced out of the city they want to live in. And we're broadcasting live from Hamilton, where so many of them also headed to. Sound familiar?
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The lineup for
#canadareads
is announced this AM. One of the panelists, Mr
@humblethepoet
, is here with his book, 15 Dogs, at 8:20.
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No compliment greater in radio than being told you made someone late.
#StuartMclean
did this every week. Your memories of listening, please.
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Tomorrow on
@metromorning
,
@Raptors
boss Masai Ujiri on pressure, making women leaders in his organization and why he called on Toronto to believe in itself.
#WeTheNorth
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New York City made of gingerbread, by Innisfil's Beatrice Muller. (photo by Nico Schinco)
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Busker James Levac built a "hybrid grand piano" towed by a tricycle and brings music to the city's Beaches, as reported by
@TalRicci
.
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Giuseppe Rauti in his garden in Little Italy. He says his tomatoes will be ready next week. How is your garden growing? 🍅🌱
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Via
@SmithRaps
: Masai Ujiri on the city taking basketball hoops down because of noise complaints.
“We'll take those courts to Africa. I don't know what the details of this is, but my first reaction is anywhere there's a basketball court it's a good thing."
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The noise of revving engines at all hours, keeping TVs on to cover the noise of racing cars & motorcycles. Sleepless GTA residents want more to be done to silence the streets.
Does the noise of racing engines drive you to distraction too?
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We're heartbroken at the news our friend Stuart McLean has died. He embodied curiosity. We'll remember him this morning.
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Peel educators hope to continue being 'positive role model' for other Black students after winning Canada's top teaching prize. Rachel Luke and Jason Bradshaw are now recipients of the 2021 Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence.
LISTEN:
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At 7:40, we'll remember Teva Harrison, who pledged to "live like a tornado and suck the marrow out of life" in the face of a terminal cancer diagnosis, and wrote about her life in a wonderful graphic memoir, In Between Days.
My inimitable wife,
@robotpilot
, died peacefully in her sleep last night. Her great joy was the kindness that people show, and the magic evident in the every day bits of living. She was a pure beating heart. Carry magic with you. Hold people close. The world needs it.
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Maureen Hawthorne, 93, got her first shot of the Pfizer vaccine in Markham. She says she dressed extra warm in-case she had to line up. Plus, the hat hides her "COVID-hair."
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At 8:10,
@JusReign
on being told to remove his turban before being allowed to fly in the US.
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For years,
@OntarioAdvocate
has drawn attention to the lives and tragic deaths of children like Katelynn Sampson and how agencies failed those children. Yesterday, he learned his office will be closed. Irwin Elman here at 8:10.
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Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, will be on the show with
@RebeccaZandberg
tomorrow at 7:40 a.m.
Do you have a question for him?
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Tired of how their community is being portrayed, a group of Somali Cdn youth are telling their own stories. Meet
#ProjectToosoo
at 7:40.
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"What we've done is waiting for things to get so bad before we can make decisions that are politically palatable. We have to be bold and proactive," Dr. Michael Warner, dir. of critical care at Michael Garron Hospital, says as COVID ICU cases hit 193 in Ontario.
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