Moore in the Morning - Sound Bites

Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman joined Moore In The Morning to discuss the tornado that tore through his city.

Construction consultant AJ Hearn witnessed the Tornado and describes the scene to Moore In The Morning.

Barrie City Councillor Natalie Harris tells Moore In The Morning how she fled for safety in the basement with her son and dog as the tornado passed over her ex-husband’s home, tearing off part of the roof. 

Moore In The Morning gets results: Barbados changes vaccination entry policy after hearing listener Eric Seed's story about his honeymoon being cancelled due to receiving mixed doses.

CP24’s Bill Coulter and Beatrice Vaisman give Moore In The Morning an update on the Barrie tornado.

Ontario entered Step 3 of its reopening, so Moore In The Morning is revisiting with businesses who are operating normally again. Like Marina Imperio, owner of two 9Round Kickboxing Fitness locations in Bradford and Aurora, who says a fourth wave would crush them.

Guests: Toronto lawyer Gavin Tighe, Kevin Vuong, Social Entrepreneur, Lecturer, Military Officer, Children’s Music Teacher Michelle Morrow and NEWSTALK 1010’s Jason Agnew.

Guests: Elliott Cappell, climate change consultant and host of the “Hot Talk” podcast , Powergroup Communications, Laura Babcock, Sunira Chaudhri, of Levitt, Sheikh, Chaudhri & Swann Employment & Labour Lawyers and Mark Towhey.

Guests: Veteran communications advisor and the man behind Touchdowns & Fumbles, Bob Reid, Phil De Luna, research scientist and cleantech innovator, Host of Poplife Richard Crouse and Tamara Cherry of Pickup Communications and now KPW Communications.

Guests: Vass Bednar, Executive Director of the Master of Public Policy Program at McMaster, Toronto Councillor Shelley Carroll and Michael Thompson, deputy mayor of Toronto.

Perhaps if the Ministry of Transportation wasn’t using antiquated fax machines, someone would have seen the doctor’s note asking to have the drivers license of Nyla Matuk’s mother pulled, and the family’s matriarch, who died in a car wreck last year, would still be with us. Nyla explains to Moore In The Morning what needs to be done to prevent more deaths.

Just because Health Canada says it’s totally ok to mix vaccine brands, that doesn’t mean other countries will accept a combination as fully vaccinated. Listener Eric Seed tells Moore In The Morning how he learned the hard way that he'd have to cancel his Barbados honeymoon. 

This week, last July Moore In The Morning spoke with Toronto resident John Konstantinidis, who built his kids a pirate ship in their Scarborough backyard. But after a neighbour complained to the city, a by-law officer made him dismantle the project. Now, on closer inspection, turns out they didn’t need a permit, so the structure is back up.

Some restaurants have moved over to a system where the wait staff is receiving tips on a preloaded debit card. Many workers are angry about the move, which they say could make tips more traceable and charges $1.50 whenever they transfer the money to their personal bank account. But Jamie, a server, tells Moore In The Morning that it’s not so bad.

The Morning Brief with Amanda Galbraith, principal at Navigator. Discussing the biggest stories of the day including moving forward on renaming Dundas Street, Avenue Road needing a redesign according to locals, government offices still using fax machines, how alcohol is killing you, what’s up with the Green Party, and Toronto FC coming home.

Canadian researchers have built an end-of-life predictor tool to support palliative care, which helps caregivers in deciding about end-of-life care and services. Dr Amy Hsu, investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute, spoke with John Moore about the  Risk Evaluation for Support: Predictions for Elder-Life in the Community Tool  (RESPECT).

Pixar’s first movie set in Canada - a love letter to Toronto - drops next spring. Pop Life’s Richard Crouse tells Moore In The Morning all about “Turning Red”.

Dr Michael Warner, the head of critical care at Michael Garron Hospital, is calling on hospitals to dial back visitor restrictions. He tells Moore In The Morning that it will benefit patients and their families.

Just how fast was the driver going when he slammed into that mini-van last year, killing a Brampton mom and her three girls? Toronto Sun Crime Reporter Michele Mandel has been following the trial and gives the latest to Moore In The Morning.

If you like giving bread to the pigeons, think again. A motion going before city council looks to ban feeding the winged rats on both public and private property. City Councillor Paul Ainslie of Scarborough-Guildwood explains to Moore In The Morning about his motion Go Tell It To The Birds: Time to Stop Overfeeding Toronto’s Pigeons.

The Morning Brief with Scott Reid, former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin. Discussing the biggest stories of the day including Toronto looking to ban feeding pigeons, a new Nanos poll showing that liberals did good during pandemic, Green party infighting, a women’s rights pioneer statue vandalized, a dispute over baggage fees leads to a bomb threat, and the MLB All Star game.

The Major-League Baseball All-Star game is this week. Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is among nine first-time All-Stars starting tonight’s game at Colorado’s Coors Field. NBC News National Correspondent Michael Bower gives Moore In The Morning the latest, including why US Republicans are upset the game was moved from Atlanta.

NEWSTALK 1010 medical correspondent Dr. Mitch Shulman breaks down for Moore In The Morning a new study that says drug and alcohol deaths were up owing to the pandemic.

Ontario enters Step 3 on Friday. But U of T epidemiologist Colin Furness says not so fast, warning Moore In The Morning that a 4th wave this fall is inevitable.

Cubans are taking to the streets in a rare protest movement. NBC News National Correspondent Rory O'Neill explains to Moore In The Morning why.