CKNW Mornings: Tracking COVID-19 Facts, Preventing Coronavirus Scammers & Keeping Kids Safe as they Learn Online
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Chapter 1 - Toronto’s Ryerson University has taken it upon themselves to build a tool that lets people fact check claims about COVID-19. Guest: Anatoliy Gruzd, Canada Research Chair in Social Media Data Stewardship and Director of the Social Media Lab at Ryerson University. Chapter 2 - March is Fraud Prevention Month...however this March is a whole new ballgame for scammers! Chapter 3 -  Metro Vancouver mayors are calling on the province for better support for renters and landlords.  Will the money come? Guest: Mike Hurley, Burnaby Mayor. Guest: Richard Zussman, Global News reporter Chapter 4 -  We look at how to keep kids safe online as we all adapt to this new world of online learning during the COVID-19 crisis? Guest: Signy Arnason, Associate Executive Director - Canadian Centre for Child Protection.
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