Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Toronto police say there is no evidence of ISIS involvement in the Danforth shooting despite the Islamic State taking credit for the violence. GlobalNews.ca national online investigative journalist Stewart Bell joins Rob to discuss the latest developments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What some might think is a bouncy fun time could lead to serious injuries, and the director of the Injury Prevention Centre at the U of A's School of Public Health says nobody should be using trampolines for recreation.  Don Voaklander joins Rob to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, journalist and columnist Terry Glavin joins Rob to talk about the evacuation of Syria‘s White Helmets from the advancing forces of Bashar al-Assad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After video of an encounter with a bear in Jasper has gone viral, those in the know are telling park visitors to not repeat the same mistakes as seen in the footage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rona Ambrose joins Rob to talk about a new initiative to encourage women to run for public office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Lyft/Uber driver is in hot water in St. Louis after he was caught livestreaming the rides he was giving to people using the ridesharing services.  One of Canada's leading privacy, internet and technology lawyers -- David Fraser -- joins Rob to share his insight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Gurney from our sister station Global News Radio 640 Toronto joins Rob to provide some perspective on how the city of Toronto is feeling after Sunday night's shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study says many of our earliest childhood memories are actually fictional and are based on photos and family stories.  Professor Martin Conway is the director of the centre for memory and law at City University of London and joins Rob to talk about the research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's premiers have agreed to changes to existing barriers to the free trade and sale of wine, beer, and spirits within Canada. Howard Anglin, executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's his party now.  Derek Fildebrandt has taken over as interim leader of the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta -- formerly known as the Alberta First Party.  He joins Rob to discuss what his plans are for the 2019 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Tories call for an emergency session of Parliament to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership, we talk with Brian Kingston - Vice-President of Policy, International and Fiscal Issues at the Business Council of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global's Ross Lord joins Rob to get us up to date on how the meetings are going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Film and TV critic Charles Bramesco joins Rob to look back on how influential Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" was  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do Canadians feel about the Trans Mountain project?  We talk with Jamie Duncan, Vice President for Canada Public Affairs with IPSOS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post columnist Tristin Hopper says today's IPAs and craft beers need to tone it down on the hops.  He joins Rob to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ontario Civil Liberties Association says Canada should be helping a Holocaust denier from our country who is on trial in Germany. Rob talks with the OCLA's executive director to find out why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Calgary Police Service will be on the hunt for a new police chief after current chief Roger Chaffin announced this morning he is leaving the force after three years as the top cop.  Calgary Police Commission chair Brian Thiessen joins Rob to talk about today's news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House of Commons immigration committee will meet at least two more times over the next couple of weeks to study the issue of asylum seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border, it was decided on Monday, and three federal ministers will be invited to testify.  Michelle Rempel joins Rob to share her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the American president does a victory lap feeling he convinced NATO nations to up their defence spending, what is the reality of the situation and Canada's participation in NATO?  Rob chats with Jeffery Rathke, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Europe Program at the Centre for Strategic + International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One ridesharing company is floating the idea that maybe their service could be a way to serve smaller centres which will be impacted by Greyhound Canada's exit from the marketplace in the west.  Pascale Ryffel with Tappcar  joins Rob to share what that company is thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices