The John Oakley Show

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The “killer clown” prank that’s sweeping social media has officially landed in Toronto after students at a downtown school were spooked by a person dressed as a creepy clown on Wednesday as classes were being dismissed for the day. Police say they were called to Pope Francis Catholic School near Ossington Avenue and Dundas Street West just after 3 p.m. Toronto police spokesperson Meaghan Gray told...

Toronto Pig Save activist Anita Krajnc joined The John Oakley Show to explain how she ended up being arrested Wednesday after a truckload of pigs overturned on its way to a Burlington slaughterhouse. The animal rights activist is currently facing a mischief charge stemming from an incident involving a truck of pigs in 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fan threw a can at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim during the seventh inning of Tuesday’s AL wild card game. With the score tied 2-2, pinch-hitter Melvin Upton Jr. flied out to the track in left. Kim made the catch despite the can narrowly missing him as it came out of the stands behind him. Centre-fielder Adam Jones gestured toward the seats, and manager Buck Showalter came out to reg...

When you mix the Trailer Park Boys and whisky, what could go wrong? The Ontario government is taking a second look at plans to start selling the east coast comedy troupe’s rye — Liquormen’s Ol’ Dirty Canadian Whisky — at LCBO stores across the province on Thursday. While bottles have been sold in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and elsewhere for over a year, the whisky’s cheeky website has raised eyebro...

Rudy Giuliani called Donald Trump a "genius" Sunday, in the wake of a New York Times report indicating he may have legally avoiding paying taxes for nearly two decades. "The reality is, this is part of our tax code. The man's a genius. He knows how to operate the tax code to the benefit of the people he's serving," the former New York City mayor told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." A Ca...

Quebec Superior Court Justice Andre Prevost ruled last week that Sikh truck operators in the province must don hard hats when required on the job. But the lawyer involved in the battle put up an interesting argument in defense of his Sikh clients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian band Walk Off the Earth performed the country's national anthem Thursday night at the last game of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey - and drew intense criticism for the lyrics they selected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How would you feel if Canada accepted more immigrants? What about 320,000 per year? A recent survey noted that many Canadians aren't too happy with it. John takes your calls.  Toronto Sun Columnist Sue-Ann Levy joins the show and explains why Kathleen Wynne decided to make a "token gesture" to Ontarians by cancelling future plans for Green Energy. Starting Sunday, new fines and penalties will be i...

Caught driving while impaired by drugs? AM640 Legal Analyst Lorne Honickman on the fines and other penalties Ontario police forces will be able to issue you starting Sunday, October 2nd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AM640 Legal Analyst Lorne Honickman explains why Ontario's new "subjective" drug-impaired driving rules concern him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Toronto Sun's Sue-Ann Levy explains why Kathleen Wynne decided to make a "token gesture" to Ontarians by cancelling future plans for Green Energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal government's desire to accept more immigrants may not jive well with many Canadians, according to a recent survey. These callers to The John Oakley Show feel that the 320,000 per year is nothing to worry about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberals have scrapped $3.8 Billion in renewable energy projects. Are you impressed with this? John takes your calls. AM640 Oakley Show Legal Analyst Lorne Honickman joins the show to talk legal matters. A Newfoundland radio show host has lost his job due to a tweet to a woman that made reference to stripping. Did he deserve it? Ross McKitrick joins the show and gives his thoughts on the Green...

The Liberal Party's cancellation of future Green Energy plans (announced by Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault) is an admission of defeat by Kathleen Wynne, and doesn't mean a direct savings for the province's hydro customers. Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph, told The John Oakley Show what this news REALLY means for taxpayers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Did Joel North deserve to lose his job at a Newfoundland radio station over a Tweet to a woman where he made reference to stripping? AM640 Legal Anaylst Lorne Honickman shared his expert opinion on the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round 1 of the Presidential debates is over and people seem to be split on who actually won. John take your calls on who you think won round 1?  Global News' Washington Bureau Chief Jackson Proskow joins the show and explains how Donald Trump wasn't really prepared for Hillary Clinton's attack during Monday's debate. Toronto Sun Columnist Sue-Ann Levy joins the show. She believes that Premier Kath...

The Toronto Sun's Sue-Ann Levy explains the many sneaky ways Kathleen Wynne's government might compensate the public sector, if not through direct wage increases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Toronto Sun's Sue-Ann Levy believes that Premier Kathleen Wynne's cancellation of the net-zero austerity measure will mean bad news for the Province of Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News' Washington Bureau Chief Jackson Proskow explains how Donald Trump was ill-prepared for Hillary Clinton's assault during Tuesday's debate in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GM has come to an agreement with the union that promises $12,000 in bonuses. Good idea or not? John takes your calls. A 15-year-old boy and his family have been deported back to Ukraine despite a psychiatrist warning that the boy would commit suicide if they were deported. Should we have given this family a break considering the possible suicide attempt? Home Depot says it will pull the Scary Peep...

The John Oakley Show asks: who will "win" tonight's presidential debate? Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Ontario Ombudsman and whistleblower Andre Marin announced on The John Oakley Show that he will run for the Ontario PCs in Ottawa-Vanier in the next provincial election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Home Depot says it will pull the Scary Peeper Creeper from its shelves after a woman who saw the Halloween window decoration in a Markham, Ont., store complained it makes light of predatory behaviour against women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Brangelina story doesn't seem to end. Angelina allegedly hired a private investigator to watch Brad Pitt. John wants to know if you have ever hired a private investigator and how it worked out. Premier Kathleen Wynne knows that contraband cigarettes are a problem in Ontario — costing her government millions each year in lost revenues. But her tough talk doesn’t match her actions. Christine Van...