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The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

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The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

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The Big Five is the quintessential Montreal podcast, and the best way to get caught up on the top stories impacting the city. Every weekday, host Elias Makos and a roster of Montreal thought leaders debate and inform.

The Big Five

Hundreds and hundreds of homes in the greater Montreal area were flooded on Saturday. Who’s to blame? Plus: The province has appointed an independent observer to oversee the investigation into racism allegations at a Montreal North police station.

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Robyn Flynn is joined by Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster, Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Océane Corbin, PhD student in communications at UQAM who spent years immersed in an international incel forum analyzing violent and misogynistic online comments. 
Three people are dead after a shooting in Cote des Neiges yesterday, including a 34-year old police officer and a civilian. The gunman, whose identity has not been released, has been killed as well, according to police. In the immediate aftermath, rumours were FLYING online, a lot of them unsubstantiated.
The Québec Court has granted an appeal of the housing tribunal decision that declared no-pet clauses in leases violate renters’ charter rights.
The Parti Quebecois released the entirety of its blue sovereignty book yesterday.
Tennis Canada is planning to build a new stadium with a retractable roof in Montreal, as part of a major upgrade to its facilities at Jarry Park. 

Robyn Flynn is joined by Sue Smith, a Montreal journalist and broadcaster,&nbsp;Paul Gott, Lead singer and guitarist for Montreal Punk Rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia, and Oc&eacute;ane Corbin, PhD student in communications at UQAM who spent years immersed in an international incel forum analyzing violent and misogynistic online comments.&nbsp;
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<li>Three people are dead after a shooting in Cote des Neiges yesterday, including a 34-year old police officer and a civilian. The gunman, whose identity has not been released, has been killed as well, according to police. In the immediate aftermath, rumours were FLYING online, a lot of them unsubstantiated.</li>
<li>The Qu&eacute;bec Court has granted an appeal of the housing tribunal decision that declared no-pet clauses in leases violate renters&rsquo; charter rights.</li>
<li>The Parti Quebecois released the entirety of its blue sovereignty book yesterday.</li>
<li>Tennis Canada is planning to build a new stadium with a retractable roof in Montreal, as part of a major upgrade to its facilities at Jarry Park.&nbsp;</li>
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The fallout from yesterday’s fatal shooting and The Parti Qebecois' blue sovereignty book 

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Elias Makos caps the week off with Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800
Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
Prepare to see homeless encampments on camera when the city of Montreal hosts the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in September.
A new poll from Leger shows that 90 percent of Quebecers are in favor of having police officers wear body cameras. 
Laval police say they're seeing a troubling rise in Facebook Marketplace robberies tied to high-value collectibles and electronics, particularly Pokémon cards and Apple MacBooks. 
The Quebec Liberal Party will not be moving forward with its threat to sue Parti Québecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon…for now. 

Elias Makos caps the week off with Trudie Mason, veteran newscaster at CJAD 800 Dan Delmar, Co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada.
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<li>Prepare to see homeless encampments on camera when the city of Montreal hosts the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in September.</li>
<li>A new poll from Leger shows that 90 percent of Quebecers are in favor of having police officers wear body cameras.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Laval police say they're seeing a troubling rise in Facebook Marketplace robberies tied to high-value collectibles and electronics, particularly Pok&eacute;mon cards and Apple MacBooks.&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Quebec Liberal Party will not be moving forward with its threat to sue Parti Qu&eacute;becois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon&hellip;for now.&nbsp;</li>
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Montreal to showcase homeless encampments internationally and body cam demands grow

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Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder & Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
The Quebec Liberal Party unveiled a big name yesterday in their list of candidates for the provincial election. Antoine Dionne Charest, the son of former Premier Jean Charest, will be running in the riding of Verdun for the party in the fall.
The joint House of Commons and Senate committee studying medical assistance in dying is recommending the federal government to indefinitely exclude people with mental illness from becoming eligible to use MAID. 
Despite the city’s best efforts to have us recycle or compost, we just are not listening.
A recent survey by Flight Centre Canada says that 93% of Canadians who are familiar with overtourism are adjusting their plans for the summer of 2026.

Elias Makos is joined by Caroline Codsi, Founder &amp; Chief Equity Officer, Women in Governance, and&nbsp;Lea Streliski, Best-selling author, comedian and columnist.
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<li>The Quebec Liberal Party unveiled a big name yesterday in their list of candidates for the provincial election. Antoine Dionne Charest, the son of former Premier Jean Charest, will be running in the riding of Verdun for the party in the fall.</li>
<li>The joint House of Commons and Senate committee studying medical assistance in dying is recommending the federal government to indefinitely exclude people with mental illness from becoming eligible to use MAID.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Despite the city&rsquo;s best efforts to have us recycle or compost, we just are not listening.</li>
<li>A recent survey by Flight Centre Canada says that 93% of Canadians who are familiar with overtourism are adjusting their plans for the summer of 2026.</li>
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Hundreds and hundreds of homes in the greater Montreal area were flooded on Saturday. Who’s to blame? Plus: The province has appointed an independent observer to oversee the investigation into racism allegations at a Montreal North police station.

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