Scott Thompson Show

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: You heard today’s poll question: what do you think the Ticats’ chances are? Let’s find out what the host of The 5th Quarter thinks we should consider when getting our hopes up or bracing for the worst. We heard today that some more Hallmark Christmas Specials wrapped up filming on James North, and this is not the first time our city has been the stage for the romance and magic of everyone’s(?) favourite(?) Holiday TV candy. This weekend is the Hamilton Road2Hope marathon. We get all the details on this year's events, and what the runners are running for. If you live along Hamilton’s planned LRT corridor, you may now need a special permit from Metrolinx to build a home addition, move a shed or dig out a pool. Another time change is coming this weekend. How much of an impact does it really have on us? Hamilton Day is this weekend and the lead-up events are already underway! Yesterday we learned of the plans for Hamilton’s First Ontario Centre. But, as not

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: The Oak View Group, Hamilton Urban Precinct Entertainment Group, and the City of Hamilton announced this morning that they have signed a deal to begin major renovations in the spring of 2024 with a reopening by fall 2025. Patrick McKenna is bringing his fellow improv comedy veterans, Neil Crone and Kevin Frank, into his home city tonight for the first performance of the ‘The Yes Men’ in Hamilton, ever! Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) has approved an extension to allow for the completion of in-water work at Chedoke Creek. The Beatles have released a new song... with the assistance of artificial intelligence to clean up the old vocals. How does that make us feel? The Bernardo transfer earned public outcry as well as apparently a deluge of letters to the Prime Minister's Office. Bobby Knight, the legendary basketball coach, has died at the age of 83. We talk with one of the many people whose life he touched. Writing in the

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: Although a majority of Canadians have already received or intend to get a COVID-19 booster shot or flu vaccine this year, 40 per cent of the population does not plan on rolling up their sleeves for the updated shot this fall, according to a new Ipsos poll done exclusively for Global News. Eric Spearin, Majority Owner and Managing Partner of the Hamilton Cardinals, has been awarded the David E. Hastings Trophy as the Intercounty Baseball League 2023 Executive of the Year. A developing and bizarre story in the province: multiple schools in the northern and eastern Ontario area are being evacuated after receiving bomb threats from people demanding money Wednesday. In the last hour, we heard about how many Canadians were not planning on getting their flu shots and COVID-19 boosters this season so we take a look at what the local situation is like with the help of Dr. Brendan Lew. Immigrants are evidently now choosing to leave Canada, according to new number

The government's spending is putting upward pressure on inflation. Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer with Concordia University

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: How is Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous heritage being called into question being received by the Indigenous community and society at large? How is it that approximately a third of all restaurants in Canada are operating at a loss? The government's spending is putting upward pressure on inflation. Why can't we move Halloween to a time of year that's less cold and challenging to trick or treat in? What is a hate crime in Canada anymore and shouldn't we be seeing more charges get applied in the wake of the Israel's war against Hamas? Should the player whose skate slit the neck of Adam Johnson be charged with manslaughter? While Canadians' support for immigration seems to waning, is there anything in particular that we can point to as the cause? As the Pan Continental Curling Championships are underway in BC, you'll find there are some countries being represented that would surprise you. Guests: Darrel J. McLeod is an award-winning Cree author. His most rec

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: A former NHL player has died after having his neck cut by a skate part way through a game. Flu & COVID shots are getting rolled out for Ontarians. A new campaign is suggesting that coffee is good for your liver. Matthew Perry's story encompasses much more than his time on 'Friends', having grown up in Ottawa and some major names in Canadian politics. An airport in Dagestan, Russia was stormed by a mob searching for Jewish passengers on a plane returning from Israel. The majority of Canadians say that they'd be happier if they didn't have to work. NDP MPP Sandy Shaw did not vote with her party during the vote to censure Sarah Jama. How is the suspension of the carbon tax for some but not all Canadians being received around the country? Forge FC has won its 4th championship, this time at home, doing so all within the last 5 years. Guests: Kim Crouch, former hockey player whose neck was cut by a skate that severed his jugular vein Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief M

We are learning the names of some of the teams that will make up the Professional Women’s Hockey League and… they might be kind of bland. Or goofy. Will that impact marketing? What do we make of names like “Echo” and “Alert”? GUEST: Moshe Lander, Senior Economics Lecturer, Concordia University

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: What are we expecting from the Ticats this weekend? What is being built in Hamilton that pushed us past the latest milestone, and what does this milestone mean for Hamilton? The City of Hamilton is replacing free HSR bus rides for disabled residents with a new program offering a 30 percent discount, aiming to provide more low-income people with transit access. A new report says MAiD growth is steady as the number of practitioners grows before the expected expansion next year. Canadians having trouble with car loan payments in the midst of tight financial times. We are learning the names of some of the teams that will make up the Professional Women’s Hockey League and… they might be kind of bland. Or goofy… It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Rick Zamperin, host of Good Morning Hamilton as well as host of The 5th Quarter which follows every Tiger-Cats game on 900 CHML Alan Shaw, Director, Building and Chief Building Official with the City of

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: A restaurant in Georgia is charging a “Bad Parenting Fee” to customers whose children they have deemed too unruly and disruptive. A bevy of non-alcoholic beverages made by alcohol producers are hitting shelves, and the number of “sober-curious” people buying them up is growing. This fall marks the 10-year anniversary of Hamilton Health Sciences Mobile Cancer Screening Coach, a unique cancer screening program offered on a 45-foot-long coach bus that travels the region providing free cancer screening tests and support to quit smoking in communities with low cancer screening rates. A Liberal MP has quietly introduced a bill that would remove the 156-year-old requirement to swear an oath to the King as a condition of sitting in Parliament or a provincial legislature. The rumblings in the background of negotiations between the city and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107 have gradually been catching more attention as the possibility of a transit strike looms. Should Do

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: An innovative partnership between Mohawk College and CityHousing Hamilton (CHH) is helping to provide affordable housing units for people who live and work in Hamilton’s diverse community. 54 and 56 Hess are both up for being designated historical sites. Both are of importance, say historians in our area, but whereas 56 is secure and also home to local music hub ‘Doors Pub: Taco Joint & Metal Bar,’ 54 Hess is facing a bleak future. Our guest is among those saying that 54 must be protected. Hamilton has a new bylaw banning the use of water pipes – you know, “hookahs,” as we have come to call them in English – in public spaces. New state-of-the-art cancer screening equipment, including 3D mammogram technology, is expected to help St. Joe’s hospital in Hamilton, Ont., schedule patients in a more timely fashion. Yesterday we discussed the survey that found many Canadians do not think they can discern between real news and fake news generated by an artificia

The Hamilton Today Podcast with guest host Scott Radley: Hamilton City Centre MPP is now an independent after being booted from Ontario’s NDP, and what’s more, Sarah Jama is also censured by the Ford government. In addition to hiking prices and shrinking product sizes, some food companies have also been quietly downgrading ingredients to reduce manufacturing costs. Hamilton’s rail transit future bumped into its past after workers preparing for the city’s light rail transit project stumbled across buried streetcar tracks. Many polls, when looked at collectively, paint a grim picture of the Prime Minister’s future: but can we take polling at face value? Most Canadians believe they have encountered misleading AI-generated content on social media in the past six months—but half also don’t have confidence in their ability to discern between AI-generated fake news and human-produced content, according to a new study. Where are we left, in a world where artificial intelligence can generate fake news stories convinci

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles says she has removed rookie legislator Sarah Jama from caucus. There is so much Taylor Swift everywhere… with other musicians, one may start to worry that soon she could reach her tipping point in popularity, but surely she passed the usual threshold a while ago. The U.S. is working to get their hostages back from Hamas before Israel’s offensive on Gaza ramps up. Stop Sprawl HamOnt has been a major force in combating the Ontario Government's scrapped plans for the Greenbelt. Today we learned that the Doug Ford government will also do away with municipal boundary changes. What happens at Queen’s Park now that Sarah Jama has been booted from the Ontario NDP caucus, and what happens to Hamilton City Centre, now that is has an independent MP facing censure by the provincial government? St. Lawrence Seaway workers walked off the job early Sunday morning, shutting down the multi-billion dollar shipping corridor between Lake Erie and Mon

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Amateur astronomers across Ontario will be watching the night sky this weekend when the Orionids meteor shower reaches its peak, October 21st - 22nd. Writing in The Bay Observer, John Best argues that environmental spending needs same rigorous scrutiny as other public spending in the city of Hamilton. Employees of the city’s horticultural department have been working tirelessly to plan and execute this year’s Mum Show at the Gage Park greenhouse. “The Stories in the Stones” free Hamilton Cemetery tours hosted by Robin McKee are educational and beautiful. This weekend on October 21 is the “Past Mayors Tour,” future events include the War of 1812, and the Veterans tour for Remembrance Day. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois says that lower food inflation rate alone won't help food industry's trust crisis. We look at the Biden administration’s response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as the varied reaction in the U.S.. As we wrap up this week, where does Cana

Putin says that Ukraine’s use of a powerful U.S. weapon won’t change war’s outcome. Is that true, what is the outcome? As time ticks on, are we relegating the ongoing Ukraine War to the periphery? GUEST: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and a Senior Member of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. 

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Competitive forces have been on the decline in Canada at the same time as profits and price markups are on the rise, a new report from the Competition Bureau finds. NDP MPP Sarah Jama is threatening to serve Premier Doug Ford with a libel lawsuit, Global News has learned, over public statements that depicted Jama as having a “history of antisemitism,” which Jama argues have harmed her reputation. A 15-foot statue that has made its home on the front lawn of St. Catharines, Ont., city hall for more than a century will soon be gone after councillors voted in favour of taking it down. What will the political fallout be if Hamilton City Centre NDP MPP Sarah Jama sues Ontario Premier Doug Ford over libel? What is the state of the war between the government of Israel and Hamas? Are we seeing signs of de-escalation on the horizon, with the allowance of humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Egyptian border, and today’s arrest of a founding member of Hamas? It is all com

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Rental tracking services are suggesting average annual rent increases on new listings may level off for Ontarians in the next few months as the province enters a slower-moving season. How is Kitchener-Waterloo getting ready for colder months, with their community of tiny cabins for the unhoused population? The Red Hill report is nearing completion, while the cost nears $28Million. Netflix is opening brick-and-mortar locations, promising to deliver a “Netflix experience” to attendees… what?! Angus Reid has new polling on whether Canadians think Trudeau should step down, and it has yielded some surprising – or, perhaps not-so-surprising – results. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Crystal Chen, Senior Public Relations Manager with Zumper. Jeff Wilmer, chair of the board of directors & volunteer for Kitchener-Waterloo’s A Better Tent City. Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News. Larry DiIanni, former mayor of Hamilton.. Reggi