The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

Kirsten Welsh from Blackstock, Ont. has become the first woman to official an Ontario Hockey League game.

GUEST: Kirsten Welsh, former hockey player turned official.

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After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the 2020-21 OHL season, the Hamilton Bulldogs return to regular season play Friday night in Oshawa. The Dogs host Barrie in their home opener on Saturday.

GUEST: Jay McKee, Head Coach, Hamilton Bulldogs

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A new briefing paper from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy provides a roadmap for reducing waste and strengthening Canada’s food system.

GUEST: Dr. Kerri Holland, Researcher with The Simpson Centre at the School of Public Policy

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for not meeting in person with Indigenous people during the inaugural National Truth and Reconciliation Day last week. But some Indigenous leaders say the apology rings hollow.

GUEST: Lynne Groulx, CEO, Native Women’s Association of Canada

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The Ontario government is taking some heat after the City of Hamilton received a letter from Municipal Affairs and Housing that said "it appears the No Urban Boundary Expansion scenario poses a risk that the city would not conform with provincial requirements.” Is the province sticking its nose where it shouldn’t?

GUEST: Donna Skelly, Flambrorough-Glanbrook Conservative MPP

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McMaster University's president has issued an apology after more than 5,000 people, most of them Mac students, held a 'fake homecoming' party on Saturday.

GUEST: Maureen Wilson, Hamilton councilor, Ward 1