Unknown Speaker 0:01 Welcome to the RSJ Radio Podcast. created from content produced by students enrolled in radio courses at the Ryerson School of Journalism. Unknown Speaker 0:15 Former Blue Jay is accused of abusing his wife. The economy is doing worse than we thought. And our planet is getting unnaturally hot. Unknown Speaker 0:22 But on the brighter note the Giller Prize finalists will be announced this evening. Unknown Speaker 0:25 First to sports. former Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife in a Hawaii hotel room. The four time all star was traded to the Colorado Rockies in July this year. The incident reportedly took place in the Four Seasons Hotel in Maui on Halloween night. Reye's his wife Catherine told police she had thigh neck and wrist injuries. He was arrested for abuse but released on bail. A recent report from the world anti doping agency reveals doping and deception in Russia. But what does this mean for sports and what are the consequences? Anna K. Evans reports. Unknown Speaker 1:05 The International Olympic Committee the IOC is now asking for disciplinary actions against Russian athletes and sports bodies. This request comes after the world anti doping agency released its report on widespread doping in the country. Richard pound who helped write the report says there's a lot of conclusive evidence. Unknown Speaker 1:27 We found cover ups we found destruction of samples in the laboratories, we found payments of money in order to conceal doping tests, among others. Unknown Speaker 1:40 The investigation was launched last December, when a German broadcaster released a documentary called the secrets of doping how Russia makes its winners. The IOC says that it will be ready to strip medals from any Russian athletes found guilty of doping allegations. Doug McQueary, the chief operating officer from the Canadian Center for Ethics and sports, says swift action by the IOC is encouraging to all athletes. Unknown Speaker 2:09 I think this report should reinforce the fact that no one is prepared to stand idly by when they have an understanding or knowledge with respect to others that are cheating in the sport. So this particular condition report is going to turn the sport world on ear for quite some time. Unknown Speaker 2:30 Any disciplinary and decision made by the IOC will not only affect the Russians track and field team, but according to pound, it could also affect soccers next World Cup hosted in Russia. Unknown Speaker 2:42 There will be a decision by the criminal authorities as to whether or not there will be a prosecution. Unknown Speaker 2:49 The Russian track team is currently under review and could be banned from the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. For Are you listening? Anna K Evans. Unknown Speaker 2:59 Chris Pronger was officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame yesterday. The Ontario native was most known for his intimidation as a defenseman on the ice post concussion syndrome ended prankers career in 2011 after he took a stick to the eye. He is now speaking out against predatory hitting in hockey. After setting a franchise record of five straight wins to kick off the season. The Raptors really dropped the ball over the weekend. The team lost back to back games while struggling offensively. The Raptors dropped from first in the Eastern Conference to third after their rough weekend. They are hosting the New York Knicks tonight at 730. That sports. I'm Alexandria Pankrats. Are you listening? Unknown Speaker 3:46 In business news Trudeau starts up spending in the red Volkswagen offers up $1,000 apology and fast food workers strike and 270 cities in the US today. Here's Christina with the story. Unknown Speaker 3:59 Canada might see an even worse start to the economy than the Trudeau government originally planned. Liberals predicted up to three years of deficit in hopes of stimulating the economy and balancing budgets by 2020. But the parliamentary budget officer says we're already starting off in the read. His report says Canada is at a $3 billion deficit right now and will end in 2018 with a total of 4.7 billion in deficit even before the liberal starts spending. Volkswagen is pumping up $2,000 worth of vouchers per driver in an attempt to make amends with customers affected by the diesel powered scandal. The automaker is set to extend the offer to as many as 482,000 vehicle owners in the US who drive the small two liter four cylinder engine car. Canadians will be offered similar compensation with a combination of prepaid visa cards and credit towards upgrades and services. The automaker is currently facing over 200 separate class action lawsuits in the US causing diesel cars to drop in value along with both Reagan stock. fast food workers in the US began striking today in 270 cities in a fight to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour. Right now federal minimum wage says that 725 an hour and workers are trying to grab the attention of the 2016 electoral candidates to push for higher wages. I'm Christina Esposito for Are you listening? Unknown Speaker 5:23 In today's Health and Science News, the world's heating up especially in this last year, Ontario's transgender community can now get referrals through any doctor. A big belly may be worse than overall mbct and Toronto students will be first to test out Google's new virtual reality field trip tool. Here's Meg Rogers with the details. Unknown Speaker 5:41 We're getting hotter and that's not really a good thing. The worldwide temperature has risen about one degree Celsius within the past year. If the global surface temperature rises by two degrees or more, there will be many catastrophic effects from food production and sea levels to wildlife and water reserves. And we're already halfway there. In health news and announcement has made a big difference in the Ontario transgender community. Here's Joseph Wong with more. Unknown Speaker 6:09 Trans communities across Ontario are reacting positively to the news. The provincial government is expanding support for the trans community. Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins announced a change in a Friday news conference. These proposed amendments will allow medical referrals for insured sex reassignment surgery to be provided by health care providers anywhere in this province. This is good news for the trans community, which usually faces two year waiting times for just a referral. Hoskins said this is the first step in supporting the community. Cassandra Emerson, a Ryerson psychology student who identifies as trans is happy to hear the news, Unknown Speaker 6:49 I'm really hoping it leads to a shift in the way people think about transgendered health because a lot of people don't seem to think it's as much of a necessity as it is. And I think it's gonna be really good for the current community, because I do know a lot of people who have been like struggling to try to be able to get a referral. Unknown Speaker 7:05 Although she's happy, Emerson still feels as if there's too many steps. Unknown Speaker 7:10 So I'm really hoping that in the future, they make it less of a rigorous process to examinate people and see if they actually are trans because right now, the way the programs are set up is it's like you have to go through counselors and then get referred to doctors who then refer you to endocrinologists, and then after all that, then you have to, like be on it for a certain amount of time before you can get a referral for SRS and stuff like that. Unknown Speaker 7:32 She feels as if the trans community still has barriers trying to prove its identity. Unknown Speaker 7:37 So like when you realize you're a trans person, it's like, okay, now I'm this and now I have to wait five years to go through a bunch of like legal bureaucracy trying to prove my gender to people, which doesn't make a lot of sense, because who the heck is gonna pretend that they're transgendered and get hormones and surgery to change themselves into something that they're not Unknown Speaker 7:54 For Are you listening? I'm Joseph Wong. Unknown Speaker 7:57 Thanks, Joseph. In other health news, a 14 year study has revealed that the spare tire of belly fat some people carry is worse for your health than overall obesity. People have normal weight but who have fat around their middles carry visceral fat, which surrounds internal organs. This can lead to diabetes, high cholesterol and inflammation. Toronto students may get the chance to travel the world without spending a dime. Toronto schools will be the first in Canada to try out the new Google Expeditions pioneer program, a virtual reality program that will be used as a learning tool. To qualify. schools need six or more teachers interested in trying out the program kits containing smartphones a tablet, a router and viewing devices will be delivered to interested schools in January. I'm Meg Rogers reporting for Are you listening. Unknown Speaker 8:47 In the world of arts and entertainment the Giller Prize finalists are getting ready for tonight's announcement of the winner. The Andy Warhol exhibit in Toronto expands and the entertainment world mourns the death of composer Allan Tusol this and more with Maria. Unknown Speaker 9:01 The finalists for the prize include Andre Alexis for his book Fiftenn Dogs, Quebec authors Samuel Archibald for Arvida, Toronto born Rachel Cusk for Outline, Anakana Schofield for Martin John and Montrealler Heather O'Neill for daydreams of angels. The winner will be awarded $100,000 and the other four finalists will get $10,000 each. The giller Prize honors authors of the best Canadian novel or short story published during the year, the revolver gallery has launched a new and improved Part Two to their Andy Warhol exhibit. The newly created show features complete Warhol portfolios and free Tuesday to support local food bank. Olivia Cirillo has the story. Unknown Speaker 9:45 Attention Andy Warhol fans, the walls of 77 Bloor Street West have been turned into an all Warhol exhibit. revolver gallery has brought the work of Warhol into the limelight in Toronto through the project titled Andy Warhol revisited rivolta Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in Los Angeles. It focuses only on the career and work of Andy Warhol. Gallery manager Layla Tisdale explains the reason behind the exhibit. Unknown Speaker 10:16 It's a new idea. I'm only here for a short amount of time. We're here to basically educate and get the community of Toronto interacting with Andy Warhol's work and learning as much as they can. And altogether with about 120 works that we're showcasing. Unknown Speaker 10:31 The exhibition opened up in July. However, a part two has just been launched this week, with several new pieces added to the collection, as well as free entry on Tuesdays. Unknown Speaker 10:43 We started this initiative where if you come on a Tuesday, you can bring a soup can has to be campbell soup, and you go free admission, and then we collect all those soup cans and donate them to the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. Unknown Speaker 10:55 TIFF has also launched an exhibit at the Bell Lightbox that features Warhol's film production, to his doll thinks that the buzz around Warhol in Toronto will be able to show people why warehouse work is still relevant today. Unknown Speaker 11:10 His work in the 60s is no speed difference than his work in the 80s. But it really took note of the huge changes that were happening in popular culture and this kind of mass consumption of the media and celebrity today in 2015. All of these things can still be reflected upon and you can see parallels between art that's made today and not that was being made back in the 1960s. Unknown Speaker 11:32 Andy Warhol revisited will be showcased in Toronto until the end of December. I'm Olivia Cierello for Are you listening. Unknown Speaker 11:41 In more award news the CBC comedy this hour has 22 minutes is among the recipients of the Canadian Screen Awards. The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced early winners of the 2016 celebration. Former Bell Media president Ivan Fecan and screenwriter Karen Walton and former CBC producer Mark Starowicz will also be receiving awards Starowicz will get the Gordon Sinclair award for broadcast journalism. The awards will be presented during the Canadian screen week next year from March 7 to March 13. Unknown Speaker 12:20 That's just one of the many hits from legendary New Orleans musician and composer Allen Toussaint, who died of a heart attack this morning. He was 77 years old. Tuesday he was in a hotel room in Madrid, where he stayed after his concert last night. He's known for classics like working in a coal mine and composing Lady Marmalade. He was supposed to perform a benefit concert with Paul Simon in New Orleans on December 8, and that's all for arts and entertainment. I am Maria Figurado for Are you listening. Unknown Speaker 12:55 That's it for today, folks. Unknown Speaker 12:57 I'm Katherine Machado. And I'm Eva Salivate for Are you listening? Are you listening? Are you?