Toronto This Weekend

Dr. Ananth Ravi, President and CEO of MOLLI Surgical, and Medical Physicist, discusses how his work in the Canadian healthcare system, especially when it comes to cancer and breast cancer treatment, inspired him to help improve the experience of patients. Learn about Dr. Ravi's innovations that make the detection and treatment process easier for women who have breast cancer.

Craig's Cookies Founder, Craig Pike, joins Maggie for The Spot this week to talk about how he started his popular cookie business, from baking with his mom in St. John's, to personal bike deliveries, to opening five locations in Toronto. Plus, learn about how Craig's Cookies support local organizations, especially those in the arts sector, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and why this is important to the...

Susannah Van Damme, Occupational Therapist and Team Lead of the Clinical Brain Computer Interface Program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, talks about how this groundbreaking technology is helping to change the lives of children with disabilities.

Maggie speaks with Dr. Roz, the Founder and Executive Director of Dr. Roz's Healing Place, about what inspired her to start her own practice to support women and children who are victims of abuse. She shares stories about her career, her mission to help women in need, and the musical/dance symposium she wrote and produced called Sistas Calling which premieres at the Aga Khan Museum on July 8th.

To talk about the new blast from the past Canadian TV exhibit at Myseum of Toronto, Maggie is joined by Executive Director and Co-Curator of "From Mr. Dressup to Degrassi," Heidi Reitmaier. She talks about the history that comes along with the exhibit's featured TV shows, and why this particular era was a special moment in time.

Mayoral candidate Chloe Brown shares important points from her platform, why she is running for mayor again, and what she hopes to see in the city's future. She and Maggie talk about transportation, from the TTC to the Toronto Island ferry, housing, and how we can better take advantage of Toronto's resources.

Cynthia Callard, Executive Director at Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, explains how regulations and policies are contributing to the increasing numbers of young Canadians who are vaping, and what needs to change to improve this crisis.

Maggie is joined by Nikki Gill, Co-founder of Didihood, a space for South Asian women working in the media, art and creative industries to connect and support each other and inspire the next generation of brown girls to follow their dreams. She speaks about Didihood's goals and mission, and why she feels it's important to foster this community and space.

In this month's ByBlacks.com segment with Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Camille Dundas, she and Maggie talk about the need to highlight the perspectives of mayoral candidates who are People of Colour, and Camille shares her thoughts on the current candidates in the Toronto mayoral race. Check out the article here: https://byblacks.com/news/item/3481-could-toronto-see-its-first-black-mayor

Maggie is joined by actress and writer Sarah Farb, and lyricist and composer Britta Johnson about their new musical Kelly v. Kelly. Learn about how this musical, inspired by the culture of tango dancing in the early 1900s, came about, and what the creative process has been like for Sarah and Britta.

18-year old Zarif Ali has designed an app that would reward TTC riders for ditching their cars to take transit - he chats with Maggie about his inspiration for the app, how it works, and how riders and the TTC alike can benefit from its design.

Media consultant and veteran TV writer and producer Fennella Bruce talks about her career path, from studying at Ryerson/Toronto Metropolitan University, to working on major shows and news networks, to starting FKB Media Solutions. She shares her experience as a woman of colour in the news and entertainment industries and what changes she has seen come about in terms of diversity and inclusion ove...

Guest host Colin Mochrie is joined by his wife Debra McGrath, writer of the new award-winning film Junior's Giant. She speaks to the events that took place in her life to inspire the story of this film, and where she would like to take her writing career next.

Guest host Colin Mochrie is joined by Entertainment Reporter and Public Speaking Coach Teri Hart to talk about entertainment news and new TV and movie releases that Teri recommends. Plus, hear the story of Colin Mochrie meeting Ted Lasso's Jason Sudeikis, and how it led to his involvement in the latest season.

Regular contributor to Toronto This Weekend, Dr. Nadia Alam, sits down with guest host Colin Mochrie to talk about men's health, especially those 40+. Check out Dr. Nadia's advice on how to improve your health without the use of medications, and what common health trends she sees in this demographic.

Guest host Dan Chen covers some of the big stories of the week from Peel Region to WestJet to Metrolinx to Harry and Meghan with Media & Crisis Communications Coach Anne Marie Aikins. Catch her thoughts on the mayoral race and what she feels the candidates did and didn't do well during this week's debate at the Daily Bread Food Bank.

Darryl Konyenbelt, Communications Strategist of OSCAR PR, talks about his work for various media outlets and what inspired him to make various career moves, including starting his own company. Plus, guest host Dan Chen puts Darryl's skills to the test in a discussion about some of the big headlines this week!

Tanya Talaga, author, public speaker, and journalist, talks about the seven grandfather teachings of the Anishinaabe, and for the final installment of the series, she covers the teaching of Truth. Telling the story of Barbara Kentner, who was the victim of a hate crime in Thunder Bay, Tanya expresses the importance of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada and why we need to air the truths in our coun...

Dr. Cindy Wahler, Psychologist and Corporate Consultant, talks about leaders in the workplace and how different personality types can affect people's desire to work in the office or remotely. Dr. Wahler also shares her thoughts on what the future of work could look like, not just coming out of the global pandemic, but also decades down the road.

This week on The Spot, Toronto This Weekend's small business segment, Maggie interviews Sariah and Ariella Morgan of Young Bosses in Business, a platform for young entrepreneurs to find support and and opportunities to showcase their business ideas. They talk all about their company and why they want to help other young people in industries that typically are not supportive of youth business endea...

Corinne Rusch-Drutz, CEO of Kensington Health Foundation, talks about her passion for fundraising, marketing, and her expansive career at various organizations across the city including the YWCA and the AGO. She also teaches Maggie about her most recent project which is raising funds for an expansion of the Kensington Hospice Foundation - and why we all need to have the difficult discussion about...

Rocco Achampong, Toronto-based lawyer and former mayoral candidate, talks about this week's news headlines including the 102-candidate race for the new mayor of Toronto, Doug Ford's Take on the Green Belt, the allowance of multiplexes throughout the city, and other stories from City Hall.

Zabeen Hirji, Founder of Purposeful Third Act, talks about unlocking your potential in the "third act" of your life and how we can change the way we look at aging and ageism, specifically in the workplace. She also shares her thoughts on the City of Toronto and what we all need to keep in mind when it comes to the upcoming mayoral election, and the importance of bringing people together to create...

Tanya Talaga, author, public speaker, and journalist, talks about the seven grandfather teachings of the Anishinaabe, and this week she talks about the teaching of Respect. This week, Tanya teaches some more important Indigenous history and this story in particular focuses on racism in Kenora ON in the 1960s and 1970s.

Toronto Star Columnist Edward Keenan joins Maggie to talk about the week's biggest headlines in Toronto - the mayoral race and what some of the candidates have to offer the city, and how the province of Ontario may affect the goals and power of our next mayor. Plus, Keenan's take on the latest TTC news and how its new funding decisions will affect ridership.