All in a Day

With Canada recovering from the July 1st party, and our American neighbours celebrating their Independence Day, our regular book panel discussed books on themes relevant to both.

For their final political panel of the season, Julie van Dusen and Susan Delacourt talk indigenous political action & Trudeau's response, what the Liberals accomplished this session & more.

Victims of the May floods in Cumberland and Constance Bay share how the cleanup is going, six weeks later.

The National Arts Centre has been opened up with a dramatic new glass facade. The architect, Donald Schmitt, explains the new vision for the Centre.

All hands on drums this Canada Day! Alan meets two of the organizers of a drum circle happening across the country on July 1st.

Soul/gospel signing legend Mavis Staples joins us in studio.

As both the House and Senate rise for the summer, Julie van Dusen and Susan Delacourt wrap up the week in parliament business.

The Salvation Army hopes to move its shelter from a troubled location in the Byward Market to a 103-thousand square foot space in Vanier. We'll hear their case along with the concerns of the city councillor representing both areas.

Mohawk singer Shawnee is garnering attention for her big voice and rock-pop songs these days. Ahead of a National Aboriginal Day performance, she talks about the long road to embracing her indigenous and two-spirited identities.

Small talk in an Uber car turned into a big job opportunity for Meysem Safari, a newcomer to Canada, thanks to Murilo Torres. Torres has been honoured with the title of WOW Ambassador.

The death of MMA fighter Tim Hague in a boxing match has people questioning whether the match should have happened in the first place. A local boxing coach weighs in.

Julie van Dusen and Susan Delacourt discuss implications for government of the Supreme Court Cody decision, the senate hold-up of the budget bill, and the new US ambassador to Canada.

Today the National Arts Centre named its first-ever artistic director of indigenous theatre. We meet Kevin Loring.

A play based on Saskatchewan Senator Lillian Eva Quan Dyck's life opens at the NAC this weekend. The senator and the actor who plays all the characters in the play dropped by the studio.

Alan tells the story of Elena Blain-Ely, who's struggling to cope with disability while also struggling to understand why she's being denied provincial money for a wheelchair.