The Andrew Carter Podcast

After years leading the Old Brewery Mission and advocating for better housing and support for people experiencing homelessness, James Hughes is stepping into politics. He's announced he'll be running for the Quebec Liberal Party in the Vaudreuil riding this fall, saying he wants to help shape policy from inside the National Assembly rather than pushing for change from the outside. James spoke to Andrew Carter.

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A group of Pierrefonds residents found records showing that Fleming Street, the road they live on, has had flooding issues dating back to the 1970s. According to their research, the city has known for decades that the sector's sanitary sewer cannot handle intense rainfall. A pumping station proposed in the early 1980s could have saved residents millions of dollars and a lot of grief if it had been built back then. Galia Desautels s...

For millions of people, Wordle is a daily challenge of luck, vocabulary and strategy. But now, researchers say they’ve found a mathematical approach that could dramatically improve your chances of solving the puzzle. A team led by Binghamton University researcher Peter Wu used information theory to develop a strategy that solves Wordle puzzles with a 99 per cent success rate in simulations — changing the way we think ab...

Quebec's biggest river cleanup road trip is back. Over 16 days, a team of scientists, divers, eco-advocates and volunteers will travel nearly 2 thousand kilometres along the St. Lawrence River, stopping in 21 communities to clean shorelines, collect microplastics and inspire residents to join the fight against plastic pollution, one bag of litter at a time. Lyne Morissette, Associate Professor, Institute of Ocean Sciences in Rimous...

For decades, Lloyd Robertson was one of the most trusted voices in Canadian journalism, guiding viewers through some of the biggest moments in history. Robertson became a fixture in Canadian homes during a broadcasting career that spanned more than 60 years. The legendary former CTV National News chief anchor has died at the age of 92, leaving behind a legacy that helped shape Canadian television journalism for generations. CTV Mon...

Lise-Andrée Massé responsible for education and prevention at Anorexia and Bulimia Québec (ANEB),Trudie’s Takeaways with CJAD Newscaster Trudie Mason, Simon-Pierre Poulin, SAAQ spokesperson, Entertainment with Kelly Alexander, Political Analyst David Heurtel, Emergency Room Physician Dr. Mitch Shulman, John Gradek Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill, Allison Hanes columnist at the Montr...

Relief is on the way for thousands of WestJet passengers after the airline and the union representing its flight attendants reached a tentative agreement, bringing an end to a strike that disrupted travel over the busy holiday weekend. The deal, which still needs to be ratified by union members, would end the labour dispute that led to hundreds of flight cancellations and affected an estimated 250,000 travellers across Canada. When...