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Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

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Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Famed heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne has died at 76 22.07.2025

Eric Alper, music historian and publicist

Mennie: Howls are being heard in Quebec over Ottawa’s crackdown on temporary foreign workers 21.07.2025

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.

Public health experts concerned with plans to make alcohol available at Quebec grocery stores. Here's why 21.07.2025

Marianne Dessureault, lawyer and spokesperson for the Association pour la santé publique du Québec

Study: Quebec needs better framework on e-bike and e-scooter regulation 21.07.2025

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

How an Ottawa journalist pivoted to become a vintage shop owner 21.07.2025

Chelsea Nash, former Parliament Hill journalist and now owner of the Curious Times Collective in Ottawa

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, & 18.07.2025

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 e...

What does it take for a new municipal party to succeed? 18.07.2025

Balarama Holness, human rights advocate, co-founder of Montreal in Action, Mouvement Montréal and Bloc Montreal

Mennie: Have Québecers truly turned their backs on the US? 18.07.2025

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.

What are the best travel destinations this summer? 18.07.2025

Nathalie Preddie, Travel journalist and author

Business Brief: Are tariffs paying off for Trump? 18.07.2025

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

Mennie: UK drops voting age to 16. Time for Canada to follow suit? 17.07.2025

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.

Canada announces measures to support the Canadian steel industry 17.07.2025

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

Should you, as a parent, be looking through your kids phone to keep them safe? 17.07.2025

Dr. Sara Grimes, Professor at McGill University and expert in children’s digital media culture and children’s rights in the digital environment

Canadians increasingly going abroad for medical surgeries, despite higher risks 16.07.2025

Dr. Valorie Crooks, Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies

Mennie: Will the fate of the Epstein tapes determine Canadian trade policy? 16.07.2025

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.

Legal Corner: Workplace relationships can affect your livelihood & job 16.07.2025

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.

Meet one of the men behind Montreal’s new political party 16.07.2025

Joel DeBellefeuille, Founder of the new municipal party Futur Montreal and Founder of the Red Coalition

American journalist takes a trip to Canada to witness just how done Canadians are with the US 15.07.2025

Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Features Writer for New York Magazine

Mennie: Air quality warnings, monsoons and floods — remember when summer in the city was just a hot, gritty neck? 15.07.2025

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.

The Right Chemistry: New chemistry on the horizon for sunscreens 15.07.2025

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Mennie: Whenever the heavens open, Montreal and Quebec become flooded with excuses 14.07.2025

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.

New study shows obesity rates have been on the rise since the pandemic 14.07.2025

Dr. Kabiri Dasgupta, professor in the Department of Medicine and physician at the McGill University Health Centre

Everything you need to know about making a flood-related insurance claim 14.07.2025

Curtis Killen, President of KBD Insurance

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 & prioritizi 11.07.2025

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,...

Melançon: Lasalle College was not respecting the quotas 11.07.2025

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

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