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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.

JAN 28

Why Toronto's sidewalks are inaccessible long after a major snowstorm

After a record-breaking snow dump in the city, issues around accessibility linger. Angie Seth gets into some of them with Maayan Ziv, founder of AccessNow, and Christopher Arnts of Arnts the Landscape Supplier.

14 min
JAN 21

How building housing helped unclog a Toronto hospital ER

Dr. Andrew Boozary has been leading a University Health Network project to create housing for dozens of homeless people. Now, federal, provincial and municipal governments have gotten together to fund a second phase of the project.

9 min
JAN 14

Why is Toronto so obsessed with sweating (in saunas) right now

Half a dozen saunas have opened up in Toronto in the past couple of months. Reporter Haydn Watters breaks down why so many people are eager to sweat right now and how much money is behind it.

10 min
JAN 8

Ontario privatized recycling pick-up. What happens to your blue box now?

The first week of the new recycling program was bumpy, we put some of the issues to Allen Langdon from Circular Materials who is in charge of it. But Karen Wirsig from Environmental Defense Canada says the issues are much more complicated than forgotten curbside bins.

21 min
JAN 7

Oshawa autoworkers say federal union not doing enough to save jobs

Internal divisions at Unifor come to light under the pressure of looming GM layoffs and an uncertain future for automakers.

17 min
12/23/2025

Style vs Substance: Breaking down Doug Ford's big year

Metro Morning's political panel talks Ontario politics, tariffs and if pouring out the bottle of Crown Royal was Doug Ford's defining moment.

18 min
12/18/2025

Mayor Olivia Chow talks re-election, John Tory and frustration with Doug Ford

From property tax raises to LRTs, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow recaps 2025... and what's ahead in 2026 including the upcoming municipal election.

14 min
12/16/2025

Toronto's police chief says crime is way down. So why do many feel the opposite?

We speak to Toronto's Police Chief Myron Demkiw on preventing violent extremist attacks, tackling youth violence, phasing out mobile crisis intervention teams and the city's improving crime statistics (even though many people don't feel safer).

13 min

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Introducing: This is Toronto

Let's talk about the stories that have Toronto buzzing. Hosted by David Common.

11/01/2024

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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.