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  • TTC passes 2026 budget with fare freeze and cap, and warnings of future budget crunch

    TTC passes 2026 budget with fare freeze and cap, and warnings of future budget crunch
    Jan 9 2026
    Friday, January 9, 2026 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on the TTC 2026 budget passed on Wednesday. It includes a fare freeze and fare cap from September. Transit commentator Steve Munro says it makes few changes to service, and a budget crunch lies in the near future. Kinza Zafar revisits an interview with MP Jenny Kwan who introduced the no more loopholes act, aiming to restrict Canadian arms exports, as it moves through parliament. Harsh Kumar has the headlines with the breaking report on the TMSU voiding its fall executive by-election, in part due to former union execs named in an investigation allegedly supporting the Students Leading Tomorrow slate.
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    29 Min.
  • The Met Radio news team discusses news in 2025, and reporting in Toronto

    The Met Radio news team discusses news in 2025, and reporting in Toronto
    Jan 2 2026
    Friday, January 2, 2026 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty is joined by the Local Journalism Initiative's journalist at Met Radio Mia Johnson, along with host of the Intersection Kinza Zafar. Met Radio's news team discusses news in 2025, and what they've learned reporting for community radio in Toronto.
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    29 Min.
  • Allan Gardens food bank threatened by redevelopment: 'We don't have anywhere to go'

    Allan Gardens food bank threatened by redevelopment: 'We don't have anywhere to go'
    Dec 26 2025
    Friday, December 26, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on the Allan Gardens food bank as part of Met Radio's holiday programming. Food bank usage has spiked since 2019, and the food bank has served over 63 thousand in 2025. Due to a redevelopment of the property, it will be forced to close in 2026 and doesn't yet have a place to go.
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    24 Min.
  • Treaty 9 First Nations sue province over land use and Bill 5, Ontario wants case thrown out

    Treaty 9 First Nations sue province over land use and Bill 5, Ontario wants case thrown out
    Dec 19 2025
    Friday, December 19, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on breaking updates from the Toronto Metropolitan Students' Union TMSU, which has an independent investigator looking at whether two student groups violated their policies. It follows a Nov. 5 off-campus event where the Students Supporting Israel group hosted an Israeli soldier, who physically confronted protesters. Kinza Zafar reports from court where Treaty Nine First Nations are suing Ontario over Bill 5, which aims to speed up land development. The province has asked the court to throw out the case before arguments are heard. Manju Boopathiraj has this week's headline roundup.
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    29 Min.
  • TTC to give free rides with 2026 fare cap plan, post-secondary students left out

    TTC to give free rides with 2026 fare cap plan, post-secondary students left out
    Dec 12 2025
    Friday, December 12, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on Mayor Olivia Chow's proposal to introduce fare capping on the TTC meaning riders won't pay after a number of rides per month. It is planned to be set at 47 rides in 2026, and lower to 40 in 2027. Post-secondary students are set to be left out of the changes, advocacy group TTCRiders explains the impacts and shortcomings of the plan. Kinza Zafar reports from a panel of local activists on International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, to hear about current pressing issues. Gabriel Hilty has this week's headline roundup.
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    29 Min.
  • UofG cancels Palestinian solidarity conference, hosted anway by local community

    UofG cancels Palestinian solidarity conference, hosted anway by local community
    Dec 8 2025
    Friday, December 05, 2025 — In this episode, host Kinza Zafar reports on the University of Guelph cancelling a Palestinian solidarity conference, and the conference proceeding anyways with the help of the local community. Gabriel Hilty reports on the TMSU and the latest findings of over $1.4M in financial mismanagement by prior union execs by an independent accounting firm. Manju Boopathiraj has this week's headline roundup.
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    29 Min.
  • More balance? Advocates say Bill 60 rolls back rights, burdens tenants

    More balance? Advocates say Bill 60 rolls back rights, burdens tenants
    Nov 28 2025
    Friday, November 28, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty reports on the controversial housing law Bill 60 passed Monday by the Ontario government amid protest in the chamber In the interview, housing advocate Diana Chan McNally explains how the law rolls back protections and further burdens tenants. She was one of the people kicked out of the public gallery while protesting the bill. Kinza reports on an upcoming Toronto rally against wage theft in an interview with Deena Ladd, executive director at the Toronto Workers' Action Centre. Harsh Kumar has this week's headline roundup.
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    29 Min.
  • TMSU heads into by-election: Do students know?

    TMSU heads into by-election: Do students know?
    Nov 21 2025
    Friday, November 21, 2025 — In this episode, host Gabriel Hilty has the breaking report from the Friday candidate forum for the upcoming Students' Union election at Toronto Metropolitan University. Only a few candidates attended, and students were largely absent. Kinza reports on the fallout of Ontario's controversial Bill 33, with director Andrea Vásquez Jiménez of Policing Free Schools. Gabriel also looks at the creation of guidelines for artificial intelligence use in healthcare with Dr. Alexander Caudarella, CEO of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. Portley Ghartey-Johnson has this week's headline roundup.
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    29 Min.