London Live with Mike Stubbs

The city of Toronto is reportedly seeing more houses coming onto the real estate market as homeowners deal with the aftermath of mortgage renewals at higher rates. Will London see something similar? Will people potentially moving from Toronto come as far as London? 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs spoke with past chair of the London-St. Thomas Association of Realtors, Adam Miller to try to find out.

Darren Keenan is a landlord in the London area and makes no attempt to hide the fact that he does what he does to earn a profit. He sat down and spoke with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs about high rents, renovictions and more.

Virtual Urgent Care is changing demands on Emergency Rooms in Ontario. 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs sat down with Dr. Rod Lim - the Section Head of the Paediatric Emergency Department at the Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre to talk about the current state of the Emergency department at Children's Hospital and what is now available anyone who may want or need to speak with a doctor.

Miranda Ayim joined Nathan Hirayama as co-flag bearers for Canada at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. After three Olympic Games appearances in basketball, countless international competitions and a fantastic professional career Miranda is getting set to take in the Paris Games as a viewer. She sat down to talk with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs about how athletes are feeling as they prepare, about what...

"Can humans live on Mars?" is a popular question. Before we even get to that stage there are a few simpler questions to answer. Can a group of humans tolerate each other in close quarters over an entire year? An experiment like that wrapped up in Houston, TX, and 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs spoke with Captain Adam Sirek of Western University about what we can learn from it and the Canadian connection t...

The latest figures from the Ontario College of Family Physicians indicate that there are now 2.5 million people in the province who don't have a family doctor. The college says that's an increase of more than 160,000 people since the last count was released early in 2024. Why does this appear to be going in the wrong direction and what can be done to try to change the trend? 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs...

The price of milk is determined in a very unique way in Canada. It continues to rise and 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs spoke with Jeff Doucette from Field Agent Canada to find out what determines the price and what would happen if that ever changed.

A strike date of July 5 has been set by LCBO workers and the date is getting closer. Retail analyst Bruce Winder joined Mike Stubbs to discuss what might happen and what impacts consumers would or would not feel should a strike take place.

The careers of two of the best baseball players ever to step foot on the field at Labatt Memorial Park will be honoured on Canada Day. Alf White and Frank Colman starred in the sport of baseball for many years and former London Major and chair of the Majors Alumni, Barry Boughner, joined Mike Stubbs to talk about both men and the ceremony on July 1, 2024.

Former London Mayor Matt Brown sits down with Mike Stubbs and outlines just how difficult it is to bring down municipal budget increases. Brown talks about how a process like this is often like "working backwards."

London Health Sciences Centre is dealing with a budget deficit of $78.1 million dollars. What does that mean for services and front line workers as they move to bring it down? Mike Stubbs sat down with acting president and CEO of LHSC, David Musaj, to discuss those issues and more.

A Mayor's Working Group is going to begin to examine ways to make cuts to the city budget beginning on June 26. One of the items that has been mentioned on the possible cut list is "Neighbourhood Decision Making". 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs talks with former councillor and current CEO of Pillar Non-profit, Maureen Cassidy about whether a cut like that will have any kind of impact at all and what it co...

As electricity becomes the power source of choice for more and more things the draw on our current system will continue to grow. London Hydro CEO Vinay Sharma sat down with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs to talk about how to make sure we stay on the right side of the challenge.

London's Nelson Alexander was riding a bike as he trained for an Ironman triathlon when he was hit by a car and thrown over his handlebars to the pavement. His cracked and smashed bike helmet tells the story of the job it did in absorbing some of the impact and while Nelson was left with significant injuries - he has now recovered and is back training. Nelson sat down ti update his story with 980...

Robert Cribb is an investigative reporter at the Toronto Star and the founder and director of the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the University of Toronto. Rob joined 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs to talk about findings concerning lead levels in the water at schools and daycares in the province and the lack of concern that appears to exist about the issue.

Economist and lecturer at Concordia University, Moshe Lander, joined Mike Stubbs in the 980 CFPL studios on June 18, 2024 to talk about the economics of the LCBO in Ontario and more.

Dr. Lorraine Godden is an educator and researcher and co-author of the report by CERIC titled Exploring Possibilities! Journeying Through Career-Related Learning in Grades 4–6. Dr. Godden joined 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs to talk about that report.

On Dec. 11, 2020 a partial building collapse occurred at 555 Teeple Terrace in London. It tragically claimed the lives of Henry Harder and John Martens but a rescue effort saved the lives of other construction workers on site. On June 17, 2024 a total of 39 first responders from London were honoured at a ceremony in Toronto. 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs spoke with London Fire Captain Derrick Martin abou...

Londoner Jennifer Tamse has been named an Honorary Beer Knight by the Confederation of Belgium Brewers. Jennifer is one of just a few Canadians to receive the honour and sat down with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs to talk beer and other stories.

With the cost of buying a home being out of reach for so many people, co-ownership has become a viable option. But what should you know so that you have all of your bases covered? 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs speaks with Mariya Berenbaum of MB Law (mblawpc.ca) to get tips on how to ensure someone entering into co-ownership doesn't wind up being surprised. Mike and Mariya also discuss what impact the cha...

Captain Charles McLeod was a part of the D-Day invasion. His daughter Sandy Mansfield and her husband Dan Mansfield spoke with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs about Captain McLeod and the invasion 80 years ago.

A London woman's wedding dress has gone missing two days before her wedding day. Lorena Perriera says her dress got lost in transit between London and Toronto while she travelled to the airport. Now she's hoping for a miracle to save the day before she walks down the aisle in Italy.

Kathy Ames, the chair of the London-St. Thomas Association of Realtors speaks with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs about the decision by the Bank of Canada to reduce its prime lending rate by one-quarter of a point and what that could mean for real estate in the area.

Western University researcher Owen Chevalier is examining the how apps and devices like smartwatches that track mental health data can impact how we feel about our own mental health. Chevalier will be sharing his complete findings at Congress 2024 in Montreal from June 12 to 21.

London's own Paige Martin has been part of a wild ride in Oil Country throughout the 2023-24 NHL season. It has taken Paige and the Edmonton Oilers to the Stanley Cup final against former London Knight Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers. Paige sits down with 980 CFPL's Mike Stubbs to set up the series and talk about what life is like right now in Edmonton.