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Weekends with Rob Fai

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Weekends with Rob Fai  is the perfect way for you and the family to get your Saturday morning started, with fresh news, stories that are relevant, topical and helpful to your everyday life.

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Jul 5, 2026

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Deteriorating vision, tax scams, and zero waste 01.05.2021

The Saturday Edition  with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Deteriorating Vision - ‘Unintended Consequences’?  GUEST: Debbie Jones, Clinical Professor – School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo Chapter 2: Tax Season Scams GUEST: Robert Falzon, Head of Engineering, Security Evangelist, Check Point Canada Chapter 3: FreshPrep zero waste GUEST: Dhruv Sood, Fresh Prep Co-Founder and Co-CEO...

Coffee and memory, public health zones, and budget reaction 25.04.2021

The Sunday Edition  with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Does coffee help memory retention? GUEST: Thomas Merritt, Professor at Laurentian, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Chapter 2: Mars Helicopter Flies Again! GUEST: Jesse Rogerson, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science’s Division of Natural Science, York University Chapter 3: Reaction to new public health zones GUEST: David Croal, Town of Gib...

Journalism and skepticism, online car buying, and a CFL update 24.04.2021

The Saturday Edition  with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Journalism Needs Skepticism  GUEST: Ivor Shapiro, Journalism Professor at Ryerson University Chapter 2: Online Car Buying - It’s Here!  GUEST: Cody Green, Founder & Co-CEO Chapter 3: CFL Looks At Shortened Season - Hopes For Fans In Stands GUEST: Rick Zamperin, Former Hamilton Ti-Cats play-by-play Announcer, Host of The 5th Quarter on Corus Radio...

The “Old Boys Club” Running The Cdn. Armed Forces, Tru-Anon? CNN Says “It’s A Thing”, & Budget Preview 18.04.2021
Canada Denies Award to President of Taiwan? & Canadians Need Better Financial Literacy 17.04.2021
Space Mining, China’s Pervasive Influence, & SPCA Cruelty Prevention 11.04.2021
Lockdown's Hurting Children, Mining Sector Rally, & WhiteCaps on AM730 10.04.2021
The Parallel Pandemic, Gas Prices Spiking, & How to Not Raise a Brat 04.04.2021
NFTs?, Giving Restaurants a Break, & Farm-to-Table Made Easy 03.04.2021
Bilingualism and Dementia, Canada's NORAD Commitments, Your Car Your Data Your Choice 28.03.2021
Conservative Party identity, Fake Vaccination Certificates & Carbon Tax Ruling 27.03.2021
Vaccine passports, Michael Spavor, and bears! 21.03.2021

The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Could Vaccine Passports Be Discriminatory?  GUEST: Brandon Trask, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Chapter 2: The Michael Spavor ‘Trial’ GUEST: Michael Chong, MP, Wellington-Halton Hills, Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic Chapter 3: The bears are back, and they’re back early GUEST: Luci Cadman, Education Coordinator, North...

Alzheimer’s, BC Tourism, and a CFL-XFL merger? 20.03.2021

The Saturday Edition  with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Why Don’t We Have A Cure For Alzheimer's? GUEST: Donald Weaver PhD, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, Professor of Neurology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, and Director of Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto Chapter 2: BC Tourism Recovery Plan GUEST: Maya Lange, Vice President, Global Marketing, Destination BC Chapter 3: CFL -...

Cannabis, COVID divorce, and gardening season 14.03.2021

The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Normalizing Cannabis Consumption  GUEST: Dr. Jennifer Donnan, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland GUEST: Dr. Lisa Bishop, Associate professor, School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland Chapter 2: China’s War of Attrition  GUEST: Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s...

Teachers pivot, med reports… and can the XFL save the CFL? 13.03.2021

The Saturday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Diasbled Canadians Treated Unequally During Pandemic  GUEST: David Pettinichio, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto and author of Politics of Empowerment Chapter 2: Teachers Pivot for Pandemic GUEST: Sarah Barrett, Prof. of Education, York U Chapter 3: One in Four Canadians Report not Having Taken Medication Properly GUEST...

Some Straight Facts About Butter, and When Government Works Remotely, Taxpayers Save Money 07.03.2021

The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Some Straight Facts About Butter GUEST: Stephen LeBlanc - Professor, Population Medicine. Research Program Director - Animal Production Systems, University of Guelph Chapter 2: Foreign Policy Unclear GUEST: Leo Housakos - Conservative Senator from Quebec Chapter 3: “Can’t Stop Now!” Site C Goes Forward GUEST: Sarah Cox - Reporter with The Narwhal Ch...

Vaccine rollout, financing your education, and reforming the Governor General role 06.03.2021

The Saturday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: The Vaccine Rollout - We’re #47!  GUEST: Brian Lilley, Ottawa Sun Columnist Chapter 2: New Education Complex in Surrey GUEST: Toby Chu, Chairman, CIBT Education group Chapter 3: Five tips to finance your education in 2021   GUEST: Madison Guy, Founder and COO of Vancouver-based GrantMe Chapter 4: Canadians Looking To Reform Governor General’s Role...

Facebook vs Australia, more on AstraZeneca, and… Election or Vaccinations? 28.02.2021

The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Facebook vs. Australia - Could Canada Be Next?  GUEST: Jean-Hugues Roy, Professeur, École des médias, Université du Québec à Montréal Chapter 2: Canada Approves AstraZeneca GUEST: Jason Tetro, Infectious Diseases Expert, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show Chapter 3: Macrogrids? Strengthening the Canadian Power Grid GUEST: Blake Shaffer, Assistan...

“Greening” Canada’s Farms, Financial Literacy, and Turning Waste into Biofuel 27.02.2021

The Saturday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: “Greening” Canada’s Farms  GUEST: Arzeena Hamir, Amara Organic Farm in Courtenay, & Member of Farmers For Climate Solutions Task Force Chapter 2: The Unexpected Costs of Pediatric Healthcare Families with sick children simply can’t afford the unexpected costs when accessing pediatric healthcare in our country. GUEST: Cathy Loblaw, CEO of Ronald Mc...

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination, Tax and CERB, and COVID Coyotes 21.02.2021

The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Revenge Bedtime Procrastination  GUEST: Hadly Clark, Associate Director at FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute Chapter 2: Testing Is ‘the Ticket’ for Small Businesses  GUEST: Laura Jones, Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategic Officer of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Chapter 3: Re-thinking Retirement  GUEST: Brent A...

Vaccine secrecy, plastic bans, and the Variety Show of Hearts! 20.02.2021

The Saturday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Secrecy Behind Vaccine Rollout  GUEST: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Prof. Emeritus Health Policy @ York U. & Emergency Room Physician Chapter 2: Are Plastic Bans the Only Answer?  GUEST: David Clement, N. American Affairs Mgr. Consumer Choice Ctr. Chapter 3: Variety Show of Hearts GUEST: Jennifer Dalmir, Mother of Layla

Valentine's bouquets, COVID and PTSD, and the fight against financial illiteracy 14.02.2021

The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Behind the Bouquet - The Cut-Flower Industry Does Almost $2 Billion On Valentine's Day  GUEST: Paul Larson, CN Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Manitoba Chapter 2: Effect of COVID-19 On Frontline Workers  For many, this Valentine’s Day will be different this year, and for those on the frontlines of this pandemic, and their partner...

COVID and nonprofits, Canada's spy laws, and One Million Masks 13.02.2021

The Saturday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: Covid Challenges for Non-Profits  GUEST: Brent McKnight, PhD, Associate Professor Strategic Management, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Chapter 2: Canada's Spy Chief Calls China A Strategic Threat GUEST: David Harris, Barrister and Solicitor; Director, International Intelligence Program, INSIGNIS Strategic Research Inc Chapter 3:...

Social learning, privacy and surveillance tech, and a look at the Super Bowl today 07.02.2021

  The Sunday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: The Evolution of Social Learning  GUEST: Justin Jennings, PhD, Senior Curator of Latin American Archaeology at the Royal Ontario Museum, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Chapter 2: Canada Designates Proud Boys As Terrorist Organization - Should they be? GUEST: Sara Teich, MLI Senior Fellow,  International Human Righ...

The era of the consumer-supplier, financial housekeeping, and a new & different Dine Out Vancouver 06.02.2021

The Saturday Edition with Stirling Faux Chapter 1: The Era of the Consumer-Supplier GUEST: Myriam Ertz, PhD, Assistant professor in marketing, Director LaboNFC, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Chapter 2: Record High Levels of Cash On Hand for Canadians  GUEST: Rona Birenbaum, Founder, Caring for Clients Chapter 3: A New & Different Dine Out Vancouver   GUEST: Lucas Pavan, Dine Out Vancouver Fest...

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