Metro Morning CBC

Guest host Ramraajh Sharvendiran gets the details on the hottest news in the city -- a WNBA team is coming to Toronto, even our sports columnist can't contain her excitement. And we talk lilacs, the scent of spring and why Hamilton has one of the biggest collections in the world. And Canada Post's challenges add up to more than a stamp.

Host David Common talks to a U of T student from the pro-Palestinian encampment about what anti-semitism, zionism and divestment mean to her. Also, a team of reporters report on the harmful factory fumes in Mississauga. And a conversation with new roomies, Cameron Baily from TIFF and Jennifer Knox from Luminato and synergy and cost-cutting.

Toronto doesn't just have it's first recorded nesting eagles. It now also has eaglets. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority tells guest host Molly Thomas how vulnerable the baby birds are in their first few months. A new college EV program wants to help Canadians catch up on the green skills of the future. And did foreign interference affect Canadian elections? Molly unpacks a long-awaited report.

As the encampments at Canadian universities grow, guest host Molly Thomas talks to an expert about the steps to divestment and if it makes a difference. Two film makers talk about the impact of Charles Officer on them as Black artists, and Black men. And Molly talks to Nigara, the Toronto-based Afghan judo superstar who is going to the Olympics as part of the Olympic refugee team, if you ever wondered how judo is like life, you will want to listen.

Guest host Molly Thomas finds out from a former police trainer why police may have chosen to chase a suspect the opposite way on the 401, which ultimately lead to the death of a family. And she talks to a teacher about the province's plan to fast-track students into the trades by decreasing academics in favour of real-work experience. And speaking of kids, let's hope they have a bank of mom and dad, our expert says kids of renters will face some unique challenges.

On day one of the Loblaws boycott, guest host Molly Thomas asks two experts if the Loblaw Companies deserves to be targeted. We also delve into Kendrick Lamar's diss of Drake, and by extension the 6ix. Elamin Abdelmahmoud is firmly team Kendrick.. for now. And a discussion about the fleeting beauty of 'spring ephemerals'.