Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Mennie: Montreal’s demographic decline continues… 10.07.2026 10:29 ↓

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.

National Bank Open tournament will attract tennis’ top talent to Montreal 10.07.2026 8:36 ↓

Valérie Tétreault, Vice-President, Communications & Professional Events with Tennis Canada Image: AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Montreal hosts WNBA games at the Bell Centre for the first time this weekend 10.07.2026 8:48 ↓

Teresa Resch, President of the Toronto Tempo Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Business Brief: The U.S. ambassador to Canada says there is plenty of blame to share on both sides of the border 10.07.2026 9:42 ↓

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Why has a Quebec court deemed mandatory minimum sentences for child sex abuse material unconstitutional? 10.07.2026 7:00 ↓

Pearl Eliadis, Human rights lawyer and associate professor at McGill University

Montreal Now presents The French Fries song 10.07.2026 1:04 ↓

CJAD 800 Singers

Experts say the Canadian Dental Care Plan is lackluster. How could it do better? 09.07.2026 8:37 ↓

Dr. Brandon Doucet, a Nova Scotia-based dentist and founder of Coalition for Dentalcare

Mennie: Projet Montreal's traffic plans were not etched in concrete, so to speak… 09.07.2026 9:36 ↓

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 Now presents The REM Song 09.07.2026 1:32 ↓

Montreal Now presents The REM Song, as performed by the CJAD 800 Singers Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Tech Corner: Google now uses your uploaded search media to train AI 09.07.2026 10:06 ↓

Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

At 81, Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn discusses touring and making new music 09.07.2026 10:33 ↓

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

‘Fresh perspective’: Aviation expert reacts to Air Canada naming a new CEO 08.07.2026 9:52 ↓

Isabelle Dostaler, Vice-President of Academic & Research at l’Université de l’Ontario français and expert in the aerospace industry

Mennie: Time for a reckoning on the multibillion dollar disaster that is the REM 08.07.2026 11:29 ↓

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 unveils new housing project for Namur-Hippodrome neighbourhood 08.07.2026 11:21 ↓

Sonny Moroz, Snowdon District Councillor in Côte-des-Neiges - Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

New Montreal-based study shows promise for prostate cancer patients 08.07.2026 7:17 ↓

Dr. Fred Saad, Uro-oncologist at the CHUM and prostate cancer researcher at the Montreal Cancer Institute. He is one of the researchers in this study

Mennie: 50 years after the Montreal Olympics, is it time to ask if we were ever world class? 07.07.2026 11:13 ↓

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.

Federal workers are required to return to the office 4 days a week. Here's why they're protesting 07.07.2026 8:28 ↓

Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

The Right Chemistry: Is drinking milk bad for you? Here's what science says 07.07.2026 9:17 ↓

Dr. Joe Schwarcz is director of the McGill Office for Science & Society. He is also host of The Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800.

Air Canada cancels multiple flight routes to the U.S. Here's why 07.07.2026 7:04 ↓

John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill University

Will Canada hit defence spending targets? The latest on the NATO summit 07.07.2026 9:23 ↓

Roger Hilton, former Montrealer working as a non-resident fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Vienna Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

BC and Ottawa strike multibillion-dollar deal, including plans for a pipeline 07.07.2026 12:18 ↓

Christy Clark, former BC Premier and political commentator Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

City wants to limit traffic in Old Montreal. Here's how they plan to do that 06.07.2026 10:53 ↓

Leslie Roberts, city councillor for the Peter McGill district and executive committee member at City Hall Image: Jennifer Wang

Mennie: How long can Charles Milliard keep tripping over his own shoelaces? 06.07.2026 12:55 ↓

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.

Steve's Music has closed its last remaining store in Montreal 06.07.2026 10:06 ↓

Michael Kirman, President of Steve’s Music Store

Have condos become less affordable in Montreal than in Toronto? 06.07.2026 7:22 ↓

Robert Hogue, Assistant chief economist with RBC Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes