All in a Day

It's the latest big-budget Hollywood remake to take the box office by storm. Robert was in today with his take on whether it's worth the cost of admission.

There is a point in Emma Donoghue's Giller-nominated book THE WONDER, where the main character, a nurse named Lib, is deliberating on the many different meanings of the word 'fast'...

Madeleine Thien is the object of much celebration these days, between the Booker and Giller prize nominations for her book Do Not Say We Have Nothing. Madeleine Thien is Alan's guest.

The City Councillor for River Ward is calling for the swift eviction of a Carlington business where a man was shot and killed this weekend. We get reaction from the Carlington Community Association.

The Ottawa Animation fest goes 360, with virtual reality screenings. Find out what happened when Alan became half man, half beast after strapping on goggles for the NFB's short film Minotaur.

Today's address at the UN by Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe may have been his last. He is 92, after all. But Mugabe has vowed to run again for the presidency. So where does this leave his long-suffering country?

Gatineau bars are uniting over a summer crackdown on the city's karaoke and entertainment scene. We find out why the music's gone quiet.

Canada's Chief Statistician resigned from his job in protest last week. He said the system that centralizes IT services across the government also compromises the independence of Statistics Canada. Wayne Smith is Alan's guest.

Next week, MPs will spend the final week of summer ushering in the fall session on Parliament Hill. Our political panel is in with their forecast for the feds.

"Horrifically ugly" and "a monstrous carbuncle" are just some of the colourful phrases people are using to describe the proposed expansion to the Chateau Laurier. We hear what a couple of architects think.

City hall has long tried to attract employers to the deep suburbs. Now it's considering a shift in focus, to transit and transportation nodes. Councillor Stephen Blais weighs in.

In his new book, Alexandre Trudeau heads into China's factories, dancefloors, and artist studios, examining what The New China is all about. He drops by All in a Day's studios.

In Ontario, Hydro rebates are on the way for small business, and urban and rural residents to help offset rising electricity costs. We get more details from the Ontario Energy Minister about the Speech From The Throne.

In a surprise move today, the Premier of Ontario is proroguing the government to make way for a Speech from the Throne on Monday. We get analysis on the political strategy.

The province wants bar staff in Ontario to recognize when someone's being sexually harassed, and know how to handle it. We hear from two local bar owners about a proposed training regime.