This is Toronto

Feb 02 2025 58 ep. 16 mins 29
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Tap into the stories that the GTA is talking about. Hosted by David Common. If you listen to one Toronto podcast, make it this one. From the team that brings you CBC Radio’s Metro Morning.

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How tariffs could shut down the auto industry within a week

Feb 02 2025 20 mins  
A look at the interconnectedness of automotive manufacturing across North America with Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Plus: how an interview on CBC Radio turned into an unlikely friendship between a listener and a Ugandan refugee, and led to a major milestone.

His family vacation at an all-inclusive resort ended in tragedy. Now he's speaking out

Jan 29 2025 16 mins  
Stephen Gougeon lost his wife and son after they contracted food poisoning while staying at a resort in the Dominican Republic. He speaks with David about what happened, and why he's filed a lawsuit against the hotel and tour operator. Then, closer to home, if you head to Wychwood Barns Park, you'll find something unusual: a curling rink. Ice master Geoff Shoesmith explains how it

Harassed and intimidated, leaders from diaspora communities are looking for help

Jan 28 2025 12 mins  
The convenor of the Canadian Coalition for a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, Gloria Fung, reacts to the Hogue commission's final report on foreign interference. Plus, Mahjong is becoming more popular among young people. Connor Wan co-founded a Mahjong club called Four Winds.

Can you trust DeepSeek? Can AI be your new best friend?

Jan 27 2025 19 mins  
It's an AI double-header today. Humber Polytechnic's Francis Syms shows the vastly different responses you can get from the DeepSeek AI platform, on issues that involve China. Then, University of Toronto professor Michael Inzlicht wanted to find out who's better at empathic responses: people, or ChatGPT. He explains how AI won the empathy contest.

Could stem cells help people with spinal injuries regain function? A Toronto startup is working on it

Jan 26 2025 14 mins  
Paul Bradshaw is the CEO of Inteligex, a Toronto-based startup using stem cells to help people with spinal injuries. Plus, Jason Thorne has just taken over the position of Toronto's Chief Planner. He drops by to talk about some of his priorities.

What's behind a surge in jewelry store robberies in the GTA

Jan 22 2025 13 mins  
Scott Hayes from Jewellers Vigilance Canada talks about why we're seeing so many cases of people robbing jewelry stores lately. Plus, better than listening to paint dry -- Emily Grundy from Sherwin Williams explains how colour trends work in interior design.

The story of Toronto police's biggest drug bust ever, and the new cartel behind it

Jan 21 2025 21 mins  
Investigative reporter Luis Najera tells us about the Jalisco New Generation cartel and what it means for crime. And David Common speaks to Minster of Transport and Trade, Anita Anand about the federal government's plans to deal with tariffs, and how she feels as she leaves politics.

Life after being held hostage by Hamas: the Toronto cousin of a freed hostage shares how her family is doing

Jan 20 2025 16 mins  
Maureen Leshem's cousin, Romi Gonen, was freed after being held hostage for 15 months. She tells David Common what it was like to find out she was coming home. Plus, after Mike Shoreman was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, he set out to paddleboard across all five Great Lakes. He was recently awarded a King Charles' Coronation Medal.

Good question for a cold, gloomy month: How do you measure happiness?

Jan 19 2025 12 mins  
University of Toronto professor and Vice Provost Kevin O’Neill teaches a course all about happiness. Then: Bill Wiley is leading an investigation into crimes perpetrated by the former Assad regime in Syria. He's the founder and executive director of the Commission for International Justice and Accountability.

How do you negotiate in the face of crippling tariffs? Labour leader and senator Hassan Yussuff is gearing up

Jan 16 2025 17 mins  
Senator Hassan Yussuff joins to talk about his is part in a new Canada-U.S. relations council. Plus -- from staying at home with three kids to racing sailboats around the world, Melodie Schaffer shares her incredible story.