Join host Libby Znaimer as she brings you the latest Zoomer Headlines from around the world and shines a spotlight on the key issues affecting you. You’ll also get the freshest perspective from CARP and Zoomer Media experts on health, wellness and living the good life!
It’s a first in Canada and the hope is that it will make it easier to prosecute hate crimes. Ontario has just established a specialized hate crimes prosecution unit, staffed with Crown prosecutors experienced in the legal complexities of hate speech, bias-motivated crimes, and the line between criminal conduct and protected expression. The impetus came from a private members’ motion tabled by MPP…
August 8 2026-"Ealamania" at the National Bank Open & The Glasses That Are a Game Changer It's being dubbed "Ealamania": the huge local support for the number 20 ranked Filipina tennis star is one of the factors putting this year’s National Bank Open on track for record attendance. Libby spoke with Tournament Director Karl Hale. And Nuance Audio glasses combine advanced sound technology into…
July 25 2026-A Stunning Reversal for Breakthrough Alzheimer's Drug & Do You Still Feel Safe Despite New Stats Canada Report Showing Crime Rate Drop? There’s exciting news on the Alzheimer’s treatment front: Canada’s Drug Agency is now recommending funding for a breakthrough drug called “lecanemab” after initially taking the opposite stance in February over concerns about effectiveness, cost and…
It’s one of the most agonizing parts of cancer treatment: testing to see if the cancer has returned and deciding what to do to try to prevent that from happening. Now, Princess Margaret is launching a large clinical trial to test whether patients and their doctors can get that information from a simple blood test. Libby spoke with lead investigator Dr. Lillian Siu, a Senior Scientist with Princess…
At a time when the United States of America is experiencing intense polarization, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is prompting historians, scholars, and citizens to reconsider not only what happened in 1776 but also how Americans and others…remember, debate, and reinterpret the Revolution today. The journal ‘Remembering the American Revolution at 250 was created specifically to…
It has been a season of extraordinary breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer. From a game-changing drug for pancreatic cancer - the most intractable of diseases - to a major advance in lung cancer - to mounting evidence that GLP-1 drugs can prevent cancer or delay its spread. I spoke to Dr. Malcolm Moore, medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a former head of BC Cancer, He…
MAY 30 2026-HOW CANADA'S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM LOST ITS WAY & HOW TO KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO RETIRE We often talk about how Canadians are starting to turn against immigration - one of the pillars of our country - not because of bias - but because we have lost control of what used to be a model system. Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller won the 60K Donner Prize for Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got…
May 9 2026-The Intense, Harsh Glare of Vehicle Headlights & A Fascinating Look at a Medical Device Aimed at Reducing Stroke Risk It’s a massive shift that is putting many drivers at risk. The intense, harsh glare from the latest LED (light-emitting diode) and laser headlights is a danger to other drivers both because of the brightness and the direction of these lights. Libby talked with Automotive…
May 2 2026-Former Toronto Homicide Cop Hank Idsinga's Memoir & The Problem of "Surveillance Pricing" His new book has already received huge attention because of explosive allegations of anti-Semitism and racism at the highest levels of the Toronto Police Service after 34 years with the force, leading the homicide unit for five of them, Hank idsinga wrote: “The High Road: Confessions of a Homicide…
April 11 2026-The Challenges Facing Caregivers Today & Exploring the "Fat Thermostat" Phenomenon This week marked National Caregiver Day here in Canada—a time to recognize and honour the millions of people who provide care and support to family members, friends, and loved ones. These are people who often step into the role without training, without pay, and sometimes without even realizing they’ve…
April 4 2026-Caryma Sa'd On Anti-Israel Demonstrations & Why Canadians Have Seen a Big Drop in Happiness Unruly and often hateful demonstrations have dominated our streets since october 7. Beforehand, there was another type of aggressive protest from the convoy opposing lockdowns. Caryma Sa'd is a lawyer who has made it her mission to document these protests on video to give us a first hand look…
