Why has the mayor resorted to name calling? What's the science behind best-before dates? What's Ben's Story of the Day? 5 Junior hockey players suspended for removing their medals?

On Tuesday evening the mayor fired off a blistering tweet at Donna Skelly calling her a rookie councillor who doesn't care about Hamilton and is only in it for herself. He then blasted Doug Ford in another tweet. Is this par for the course in election season or unseemly behaviour from a mayor? And should he be creating enemies with the party that appears likely to form a government?

Guest: Brad Clark, Principal at Maple Leaf Strategies

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Every day we glance at best-before dates on food packaging before digging in. How are these dates decided? Is there some science behind this or is there just some guy stamping packages with random dates and how much food waste is there by following these dates religiously?

Guest: Dr. Keith Warriner, Professor of Food Sciences at Guelph University

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Once a week, three stories are pitted against each other to be crowned Ben's Story of the Day. Sometimes the stories are weird, sometimes they're gross and sometimes they're just plain funny. What three stories did Scott find for Ben today? Which one is your story of the day?

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Five Swedish hockey players have been suspended from IIHF competition for removing their silver medals after the world junior championship. Is that justified? Also, a new basketball league is being launched by Mike Morreale with a team landing here in Hamilton. Is there any way this could work?

Guest: Bubba O'Neil, Sports Anchor at CHCH