Ontario Morning Podcast - Monday May 7, 2012




Ontario Morning from CBC Radio show

Summary: Don't be alarmed if you see hundreds of soldiers and military vehicles in Simcoe County. It's all part of operation Spartan Bear. We heard all about it from Colonel Simon Hetherington. Is your child gifted? Is that label a blessing or a curse? Educational psychologist Dona Matthews joined us with her view. Two high school students Brian Baah and Samuel Battista launched a food fight with the Ontario government to bring junk food back to the school cafeteria. Roel Vertegaal tells us about the 3-D hologram he and a group of scientists at Queen's University have created. Marathon runner Lanni Marchant of London has exceeded the Olympic qualifying standard in her event - but not the Canadian one. She explains why she thinks she should be alloweed to compete in London, England this summer. Our resident doctor Peter Lin told us why some physicans would like to see the checking of newborns for heart disease to become routine.