Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!
Language:
English
Episodes
Canadians increasingly going abroad for medical surgeries, despite higher risks
7/16/2025
Dr. Valorie Crooks, Professor of Geography at Simon Fraser University and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies
Duration:00:11:54
Mennie: Will the fate of the Epstein tapes determine Canadian trade policy?
7/16/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:11:38
Legal Corner: Workplace relationships can affect your livelihood & job
7/16/2025
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:08:18
Meet one of the men behind Montreal’s new political party
7/16/2025
Joel DeBellefeuille, Founder of the new municipal party Futur Montreal and Founder of the Red Coalition
Duration:00:07:09
American journalist takes a trip to Canada to witness just how done Canadians are with the US
7/15/2025
Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Features Writer for New York Magazine
Duration:00:11:57
Mennie: Air quality warnings, monsoons and floods — remember when summer in the city was just a hot, gritty neck?
7/15/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:11:42
The Right Chemistry: New chemistry on the horizon for sunscreens
7/15/2025
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society
Duration:00:08:13
Mennie: Whenever the heavens open, Montreal and Quebec become flooded with excuses.
7/14/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:11:52
New study shows obesity rates have been on the rise since the pandemic
7/14/2025
Dr. Kabiri Dasgupta, professor in the Department of Medicine and physician at the McGill University Health Centre
Duration:00:08:25
Everything you need to know about making a flood-related insurance claim
7/14/2025
Curtis Killen, President of KBD Insurance
Duration:00:04:56
A Montreal driver was found guilty of assault and his sentence is 14 months in prison, Viagra's surprising new health benefit, What are someone’s rights in the US while waiting for a visa? Cases of colon cancer in young adults are on the rise & prioritizing Made-In-Canada AI
7/11/2025
Avi Levy co-founder of Ticket911
Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society
Patrice Brunet, Immigration lawyer
Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM,
Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Liberal member for Toronto Centre
Duration:00:47:08
Melançon: Lasalle College was not respecting the quotas
7/11/2025
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal and the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies
Duration:00:11:39
Business Brief: Canada adds 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%
7/11/2025
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent
Duration:00:09:37
AI Minister Evan Solomon on improving access to AI for Canadian businesses
7/10/2025
Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Liberal member for Toronto Centre, joined Aaron Rand on CJAD 800.
Duration:00:14:53
Melançon: Carney governing like a Conservative
7/10/2025
Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for Noovo and CTV Montreal and the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies, joined Aaron Rand on CJAD 800.
Duration:00:11:41
A Verdun shelter for homeless people remained empty all winter
7/10/2025
Benoit Langevin, Ensemble Montreal city councillor in Pierrefonds and party spokesperson for homelessness, joined Aaron Rand in our CJAD 800 studios.
Duration:00:10:15
Carmi Levy: Amazon investigation released amid Canadian Prime Days
7/10/2025
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Duration:00:10:19
Mennie: The CAQ has started to swing the axe... & the SAAQ is only just the beginning.
7/9/2025
Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:10:09
Legal Corner: Evaluating a severance package during settlement negotiations
7/9/2025
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:11:22
Meet two of the candidates running to become the next mayor of Westmount
7/9/2025
Mary Gallery, Westmount city councillor and Lynne Casgrain, managing partner at Grey Casgrain
Duration:00:11:43