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Send us a text Was general manager Ted Goveia the right hire for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats? The importance of the Edmonton Elks locking down Niagara Falls native Tre Ford, and is there a local that's best suited to be the new CFL commissioner? These topics and more were front and centre as 3DownNation's Justin Dunk joined host Bubba O'Neil on this Sportsline Podcast.

Send us a text On this episode of Newsmakers, host Louie Butko is joined by Sylvain Charlebois, the project lead for Canada's Food Price Report and Dalhousie University professor, to look at food trends heading into the new year. The two discuss what products look like they'll be seeing an increase in price on store shelves in 2025 and what people should expect as they head to grocery st...

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Send us a text On this Sportsline Podcast, McMaster University soccer star Paul Ekwueme shares how he was just taken seventh overall by Forge FC Hamilton. Paul also speaks about how his Nigerian heritage shaped his ability to persevere through getting cut multiple times, how he used the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down his Grade 11 and 12 years as a way to improve his game, how surprised he was tha...

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Send us a text On an all-new episode of the Trending Now Podcast, Louie sits down with CHCH News director Greg O'Brien to discuss the latest headlines in a busy week that saw US President-elect Donald Trump joke about making Canada a 51st state, standing by his pick to lead the Department of Defense Pete Hegseth and much more.

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Send us a text On this episode of the Sportsline Podcast, host Louie Butko is joined by Buffalo's 7 News’ sports director Matt Bové to discuss the Buffalo Bills clinching their fifth consecutive AFC East title last week. They also discuss Sunday night's win over the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Sean McDermott, and how Josh Allen has reached a new level in 2024.

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Send us a text On this episode of Newsmakers, host Louie Butko was joined by CHCH Queen's Park Producer Randy Rath to recap Ontario's Auditor General Shelley Spence releasing her first annual report. Among the topics discussed include Doug Ford's government spending on partisan ads that ballooned to over $100 million, the rising cost of redeveloping the Ontario Place lands for a lux...

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Send us a text On December 7, Ryan Rozicki and Yamil Peralta will square off for the WBC Interim World Cruiserweight title in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The WBC's number one ranked contender, who's from Sydney and lives in Hamilton, joined Bubba O'Neil on the Sportsline Podcast to talk about his preparation, mindset and and how plans to punish his Argentine opponent.

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Send us a text In today's evolving workplace landscape, the importance of fostering a diverse, inclusive environment is often overlooked in the sports world.   On today's Sportsline Podcast, Bubba O'Neil spoke to black hockey historian, card collector and 'My Hockey Hero' podcast creator Dean Barnes about current needs for equality in the National Hockey and Canadian Junio...

Send us a text On an all-new episode of Newsmakers, Louie Butko is joined by iconic long-time CHCH reporter and host Connie Smith.   The two discuss her upcoming "Connie and Friends" dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol in support of Interval House, as well as her decades long career at CHCH, and what advice she would give to up-and-coming journalists today.

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Send us a text On today's Sportsline Podcast, Bubba O'Neil was joined by NHL reporter David Alter who's work is seen on the Hockey News and Sports Illustrated. In addition to chatting about how he took control of his own career was a conversation that 'boring hockey' has resulted in winning hockey for the 1st place Toronto Maple Leafs. 

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Send us a text On an all-new episode of the Trending Now Podcast, Louie Butko recaps the week that was on Trending Now, which you can catch every Monday to Friday 7PM & 1130PM on CHCH, CHCH.com and streaming on our Trending Now YouTube page. On today's episode host and producer Manesa Dhanabalan stops by to discuss the latest around US President-Elect Donald Trump's cabinet selection...

Send us a text On this Sportsline Podcast, Bubbs is joined by Raptors play by play announcer Eric Smith who weighed in on the team's dilemma to 'tank or not to tank' for a chance at next year's number draft pick?!