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How has Toronto changed in 15 years? Shawn Micallef, urban affairs columnist for the Toronto Star and co-founder of Spacing magazine brings readers along on 31 walks around the city to highlight how the landscape, landmarks, and neighbourhoods have changed since the original 2010 publication of the book. Host Jeyan Jeganathan joins him on a brief tour of the Toronto Islands; learns about psychogeography - how location affects the emotions and behaviour of people, what can be learned by walking a city, and how Toronto has changed, for better or worse, over the years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the end of the Second World War, Canada has had increasingly close ties with Germany. In March of this year alone, Germany exported almost $1.5 billion worth of goods to Canada - mostly cars and pharmaceutical products. Sabine Sparwasser has been Germany's ambassador to Canada for the past seven years. Her ambassadorship is about to come to an end, so we welcome her to find out what's working and what could be working better between the two countries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new revision of Rosemary Sadlier's "The Kids Book of Black History in Canada" includes African acknowledgments that asserts how Black Canadians are an integral part of shaping this country's history and includes a look into the issue of lack of representation this community experiences. Sadlier, the former president of the Ontario Black History Society, talks to Nam Kiwanuka about this important update and her ongoing work highlighting the contributions of Black people to Canada.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and more intense in Canada. The public health risk of heat waves is growing, especially in cities where renters may not have air conditioning. How is this extreme heat affecting our lives, and what can we do to protect ourselves? For insight, we welcome How-Sen Chong, climate campaigner, Toronto Environmental Alliance; and Caroline Metz, managing director: Climate Resilience and Health, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a time when Richard Peddie couldn't have been more urban. He was the chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, responsible for bringing the population of a small town into the Scotiabank Arena most nights of the year. So it's somewhat ironic that Peddie's latest book is called, "Great Small Towns of Ontario," in which he chronicles the qualities that make for this province's ten best.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ontario Provincial Air Service will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario's fleet of yellow aircrafts conduct a number of resource management programs including aerial wildlife surveys, fishing stocking, rabies vaccination distribution, but it's best known for its expertise in forest fire patrol and suppression. The service has gone through a number of name changes over the decades and morphed into the Aviation, Forest Fires and Emergency Services under Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Jeyan Jeganathan visits the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre to revisit the rich history of the Ontario Provincial Air Service in northern Ontario.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.