The Good Morning Hamilton Podcast w/ Rick Zamperin:

The Prime Minister has invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the blockades and protests.

GUEST: Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Executive Director, Canadian Civil Liberties Association

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Doug Ford has announced Ontario's COVID-19 proof of vaccination mandate will end March 1, and other restrictions will be lifted beginning Thursday.

GUEST: Alan Carter, Anchor, Global News at 5:30 and 6, Host of Focus Ontario, Host of The Alan Carter Radio Program

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Hamilton’s population has definitely grown, and most of the new growth is in the downtown core.

GUEST: Bruce Newbold, Professor of Geography, McMaster University

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Blues and Beyond is a non-profit organization started by recent McMaster University graduate Emily Fazio. Its goal is educating, supporting and screening new and expecting parents to promote mental and physical well being.

GUEST: Emily Fazio, Founder and Director, Blues and Beyond

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Tuesday marks International Childhood Cancer Day and thanks to improvements in therapies and care, the survival rate is now 70-80%.

GUEST: Jessica Cruickshank, patient and cancer survivor

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Hamilton’s Winterfest returns with a concert series this week.

GUEST: Jeremey Freiburger, Cobalt Connects and Paulo Leon, performer at Winterfest