The Latest on Canada's Athletic Triumphs at the Paris Olympics
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TUNE INTO THE TOWN:  ANOTHER CYCLIST DEATH IN TORONTO & LACK OF CLARITY ON WHEN 24/7 GARDINER EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN

Libby Znaimer is joined by Alex Blumenstein, Co-Founder of The Peak, David Crombie, a former Toronto mayor and Karen Stintz, a Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Eglinton-Lawrence, a former Toronto City Councillor and the CEO of Variety Village.

Our panel reacts to the latest cyclist death in the City, the question about when 24/7 construction will begin on the Gardiner Expressway after the province announced its $73 million in funding to help speed up the timeline and also the latest wave of antisemitism targeting the Jewish community in the GTA.

AUGUST 1ST MARKS EMANCIPATION DAY

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Rosemary Sadlier, author and a former president of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) who helped to make Emancipation Day official.

Today marks Emancipation Day, the annual celebration of the day in 1834 when the abolition of slavery officially took effect in the British Empire. Rosemary details the importance of this day and gives us a history lesson.

THE LATEST ON CANADA'S ATHLETIC TRIUMPHS AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Wally Rigobon, Co-host of the Naz and Wally Sports Hour on Zoomer Radio, and Sean Fitz-Gerald, Senior Editor at Postmedia.

We have lots to be proud of at the Olympics despite the drone spying scandal. Our women’s soccer team moved ahead after defeating Columbia despite that 6 point penalty, and we’re also doing really well in tennis after Felix Auger-Aliassime's career-high victory over Medvedev. Our panel reacts to the latest.