London Live with Mike Stubbs

COVID-19 and the Omicron variant are causing school closures in the Middlesex-London region as close contacts have been advised to quarantine and get tested. At the same time, the provincial government is opening up booster shots to those 18+ and once again ramping up restrictions to battle the virus.  Acting Medical Officer of Health for MLHU, Dr. Alex Summers, joins Mike Stubbs to discuss.

The head coach of the Western Mustang football team Greg Marshall talks about scrambling to find footwear the night before a championship game and then some of the highlights on the way to winning the Vanier Cup on December 4, 2021.

On Giving Tuesday (November 30, 2021) donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada have triple the impact, thanks to an anonymous donor. Officials with the MS Society of Canada say each gift will offer three times the support to Canadians affected by multiple sclerosis. John Cuddie, volunteer with MS Society of Canada joins Mike Stubbs to discuss.

While the move still awaits final approval from city council, the strategic priorities and policy committee (SPPC) has endorsed Mariam Hamou to fill the Ward 6 vacancy in London, Ont. The human rights activist and political advocate beat out 20 other contenders in three rounds of voting during an SPPC meeting on Monday. Hamou joins London Live with Mike Stubbs to share her reaction.

The third installment of Short Supply delves into how a shortage of materials is leading to delays in the house market, leaving some Canadians waiting on their pre-construction purchased homes. Global News journalist, Craig Lord, joins Mike Stubbs to discuss.

A crucial U.N. climate summit opened Sunday, Oct. 31 amid papal appeals for prayers and activists’ demands for action, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries aimed at slowing intensifying global warming and adapting to the climate damage already underway.  Dr. Chris Gore, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson Universi...

The re-elected federal Liberal government is raising the possibility that workers let go for failing to adhere to an employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate could find themselves ineligible for employment insurance. Christopher Justice, an employment lawyer and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joins Mike Stubbs to discuss.

Londoner Paulie O'Byrne is as tenacious and courageous as they come. He is the founder of www.im1in5.com and he is a survivor of sexual assault. He joined Mike Stubbs to discuss Kyle Beach and the courage Beach demonstrated in coming forward with his own survivor story.

After being forced to go online-only in 2020, the Forest City Film Festival (FCFF) is finally back in-person with more than 90 offerings for cinephiles in London, Ont. Gemini-winning actor and Stratford Festival veteran Colm Feore, lent his talents to Trigger Point, one of the 92 films being featured at the FCFF until Oct. 30. Feore joins Mike Stubbs to chat about the film festivals, his career an...

 Come Together For Diabetes is an event to support diabetes care and research at St. Joseph’s Health Care London. The 2021 installment will take place on November 4th and will feature former Humboldt Broncos player, Kaleb Dahlgren. Dahlgren, a survivor of the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, has been living with diabetes since he was four-year-old. Dahlgren, who is also a diabetes advocate and aut...

Halloween is a scary time of year, but one young Londoner wanted to spread a bit of joy this spooky season by doing some reverse trick-or-treating. Five-year-old Everett--dressed as Batman--and his grandmother Barb spent Sunday, October 17 knocking on doors and handing out candy. Barb and Everett join Mike Stubbs to chat about how the idea came about and what the reaction was like from those who r...

A group of high-profile Canadians have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on the federal government to fast-track the Canadian disability benefit. Rabia Khedr, National Director of Disability Without Poverty, joins Mike Stubbs to discuss.

Researchers out of Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University’ Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry will be examining the impacts of what’s known as “moral injury” on the brains of health-care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A moral injury involves injury to a person’s moral conscience and can happen when someone sees or does something, or fails to prevent something, that con...

October to Islamic Heritage Month. Following the vehicle attack in June that saw four members of a London, Ont. Muslim family killed, and their 9-year-old son injured, this year is particularly important. Dr. Nosheen Ahmad joins Mike Stubbs to reflect on the June Attack and the actions that followed, to teach us something we didn't know about Muslims, and to help us celebrate.

A special clinic in London, Ont., is bringing multiple disciplines together to treat those experiencing symptoms long after first being diagnosed with COVID-19. Wendi Heal, a professional jazz singer, contracted COVID-19 in late December 2020 before vaccination efforts began and she is still faced with symptoms that make it difficult for her to perform. However, the experts at the post-acute COVID...

October 3 to 9 is fire prevention week and this year's theme is “learn the sounds of fire safety.”  London District Fire Chief, Matt Hepditch, joins Mike Stubbs to talk about ways to prevent fires and how to stay safe during an emergency.

Ontario’s chief medical officer of health announced a new “targeted” COVID-19 rapid test program in schools and licensed child care settings. “The program will support access to voluntary, rapid asymptomatic screening for unvaccinated children and students,” the Ford government said on Tuesday. Tests will be made available at the discretion of the local medical officer of health, based on “local e...

Roughly 8,000 students at Western University walked out of class at noon on Friday to protest what they call a “culture of misogyny” on campus after a series of sexual assault allegations surfaced in recent days. The students were also joined by some faculty and community members in a show of solidarity and support following a difficult week that has thrust issues surrounding gender-based and sexu...