Show Segments

8:30 – Manitoba’s Tory Premier Brian Pallister kicked off the province’s 42nd election campaign on Monday. Manitobans will head to the polls Sept. 10 to decide on their new provincial government. Richard Cloutier, host with 680 CJOB and senior reporter with Global News, joins John to discuss the election and what our neighbours to the east can expect over the next month.

LIVE: Richard Cloutier, co-host of the News on 680 CJOB and senior reporter w. Global News.

9:00 – Mervyn Fernandez, Raiders legend and recent inductee into the CFL Hall of Fame, joins John Gormley and Brad Wall to discuss his induction and the upcoming Raiders/Packers pre-season game in Winnipeg.

LIVE: Mervyn Fernandez, Raiders legend and CFL hall of fame inductee.

LIVE: Brad Wall, former Saskatchewan Premier.

9:15 – The Hour of the Big Stories… Open Session

10:00 – Prime Minister Trudeau met with Toronto Mayor John Tory today to discuss gun control after a rash of handgun violence in Canada’s largest city. Tory has called for citywide and nationwide handgun bans, and with the election set for the fall many are expecting Trudeau to include a handgun ban in his campaign platform. Toronto Sun Columnist Brian Lilley says he expects Trudeau will move to ban handguns, despite an estimated cost of $2 billion and the illegality of many of the weapons used by criminals. Lilley joins John now to discuss the mood around handguns in Toronto and why he expects Trudeau will run on a ban.

LIVE: Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun columnist.

11:00 – Did you know there’s a word for that? John recently mentioned the “petrichor” outside, which (of course) refers to the smell of rain after a period of dry weather. That’s got us thinking – have you ever learned an obscure word for something common? What’s the most obscure word you throw into your conversations? We’re improving our vocabularies today, so give us a call at 1-877-332-8255 and share your favourite lesser-known words.