The Roy Green Show

The World Health Organization is extremely concerned by the outbreak of measles that is quickly spreading in Europe. In the past, England's chief medical officer has warned of an "antibiotic apocalypse." Measles is viral, but is it part of the greater global concern of epidemic breakouts? Guest: Jason Anthony Tetro, aka. The Germ Guy, author of “The Germ Code” & “The Germ Files”(Photo: Lukas Schul...

As we draw nearer to the June 7th election in Ontario, the jabs are firing furiously from all corners of the political battlefield. PC leader Doug Ford insinuated there should be jail time for some Ontario Liberal leaders. Elsewhere, David Herle, co-chair of the Liberal election campaign, called Doug Ford "a bit of a dick" on live television. Is this sort of behavior a precursor to what lies ahead...

The Roy Green Show Yesterday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told us on air that delaying oil access to British Columbia ports costs the Saskatchewan economy $1.8 billion per year. If Alberta were to pass legislation that would cut off energy supply to British Columbia, Premier Moe says Saskatchewan would do likewise.   Today, Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Not...

Lauren McNabb shares her sory of venturing through a blizzard, to St. Paul Minnesota for tonight's playoff game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Minnesota Wild. Guest: Lauren McNabb, Anchor with Global News Winnipeg (Photo: Lauren McNabb/Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Quiggin is a nationally certified court expert on terrorism and security who has  worked with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Armed Forces and the United Nations. But YouTube refuses to allow him to upload a video for his podcast, The Quiggin Report. And he subsequently lost his Gmail account.                 Guest: Tom Quiggin, Court certified Canadian expert on terrorism, Intelli...

Last time our guests joined us, a different pipeline was being strongly opposed: the Energy East Pipeline. Denis Coderre was the mayor of Montreal at the time and he openly refused to support the project. In light of those developments, three grassroot Albertans joined us on air to discuss whether Alberta should opt out of Canada. Now, with the Trans Mountain Pipeline bringing up familiar debates,...

Yesterday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told us on air that delaying oil access to British Columbia ports costs the Saskatchewan economy $1.8 billion per year. If Alberta were to pass legislation that would cut off energy supply to British Columbia, Premier Moe says Saskatchewan would do likewise. Today, Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley met over the Tran...

The Roy Green Show The war between Tim Hortons and its franchisees continues behind the scenes. The federal government is looking into concerns raised by some Tim Hortons franchisees that Restaurant Brands International has failed to live up to promises made to the federal government under the Investment Canada Act in 2014. Guest: Ned Levitt, specialist in franchise law - Tomorrow Prime Minister J...

Time for the weekly Beauties and the Beast segment. Catherine, Linada and Michelle are ready to break down the questions raised by the news this week. What exactly will happen at the meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier John Horgan of British Columbia and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley? Why is Tim Hortons losing the trust of Canadians? Guests: Catherine SwiftMichelle SimsonLinda L...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before a U.S. Congressional hearing concerning revelations about Cambridge Analytica and the misuse of information from 87 million people. Guest: David Fraser, Internet security expert, partner at McInnes Cooper in Halifax, and founder of the Canadian privacy law blog(Photo: Alex Brandon/AP Photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moving back to the issue of tomorrow's meeting between Justin Trudeau and premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley, there are reports that suggest Horgan is not prepared to give an inch. What kind of progress - if any - will be made? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Provincial Affairs political columnist, Vancouver Sun(Photo: The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last night, the United States, Britain and France took joint military action by firing airstrikes in Syria aimed at crippling the Assad regime’s chemical weapons capabilities. Should the West now be concerned about possible reaction from Assad's protectors Russia and Iran? Guest: Colonel Peter Mansoor, former executive officer to General David Petraeus during The Surge in Iraq, author of ‘Surge: M...

Tomorrow Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returns from Peru and will meet with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. The focus will be the conflict between the provinces over the extension of the Trans Mountain pipeline and Kinder Morgan's withdrawal of funding for the pipeline unless they can be assured that there will be no more protests or interruptions. Meanwhile, Saskatchew...

New charges have been laid against serial murderer/rapist Paul Bernardo after a shank made from a screwdriver was found in his possession. Bernardo continues to push to be released from prison. Guest: Tim Danson, lawyer for families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy during the trial of Paul Bernardo(Photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

The war between Tim Hortons and its franchisees continues behind the scenes. The federal government is looking into concerns raised by some Tim Hortons franchisees that Restaurant Brands International has failed to live up to promises made to the federal government under the Investment Canada Act in 2014.Guest: Ned Levitt, specialist in franchise law-Roy opens the phone lines to find out why Canad...

The initial shock of the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash may have passed but the community is still very much in recovery mode, and Canadians from across the country are still trying to do what they can to help.   Guest: Randy MacLean, Vice President & Human Resources, Humboldt Broncos - Stephen Ledrew, former president of the Liberal Party of Canada, is challenging the federal government's appr...

Following the latest press conference, a discussion on how the support from outside of Humboldt is affecting the community. And a special memorial created by Niki Reitmayer. Guests: Jarrett Fontaine, former Humboldt Broncos forward, current left wing forward for the Trinity Western Spartans Dan Ukerainetz, who was scheduled as colour commentator for Friday's Broncos game(Photo: HumboldtBroncos, Tw...

Roy speaks with Dan Ukrainetz, who was scheduled to be the colour commentator for the Broncos game on Friday night. Then, the live press conference in Humboldt. Guest: Dan Ukrainetz, colour comemntator (Photo: Global News / Rebecca Joseph) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta's police watchdog will not release the identity of a gunman who opened fire on Calgary police last month, infuriating the head of the Calgary Police Association. Meanwhile Abdullahi Mohamed is facing a first-degree murder charge, accused of gunning down Nnamdi Ogba. He was recently on statutory release for an Edmonton restaurant shooting and drug offences, according to his parole documents...

Global News Toronto anchor Farah Nasser has been speaking with Canadians about their experience with discrimination as part of the #FirstTimeIWasCalled series. Kathleen Wynne, Jagmeet Singh, Jully Black, Daniel Pillai and Farheen Khan are among Canadians sharing their experiences, thoughts on what to do to help future generations, and how to proactively deal with hate speech. Guest: Farah Nasser,...

Stephen Ledrew, former president of the Liberal Party of Canada, is challenging the federal government's approach to legalizing marijuana. Guest: Stephen LeDrew, former president of the Liberal party of Canada(Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The initial shock of the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash may have passed but the community is still very much in recovery mode, and Canadians from across the country are still trying to do what they can to help. Guest: Randy MacLean, Vice President & Human Resources, Humboldt Broncos(Photo: Adam MacVicar/Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Green Show Following Friday's horrific crash of the bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team, Canadians and the hockey community are searching for ways to support the team and their family members. Guest: Sheldon Kennedy, former member of the Swift Current Broncos and on the bus during that team's fatal crash in 1986 - Roy speaks with Peter Woods, executive director of Hockey M...

The weekly Beauties and the Beast segment. Catherine, Linda and Michelle each give their reactions as mothers to the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash. And they are joined by Jarett Fontaine, former forward for the Broncos and friend of some of the players involved in the crash. Guests: Jarett Fontaine, former forward for the Humboldt BroncosCatherine SwiftLinda LeatherdaleMichelle Simson (Photo:...

The federal government is spending $280,000 to conduct a review of why Canada's oil and gas industries are falling behind. But is a review necessary to answer why this is happening? To some, the reasons seem obvious. Guest:  Vivian Krause, @FairQuestions on Twitter (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices