Researchers at UBC have developed new tools to help schools talk with kids about substance use. UBC School of Nursing professor Emily Jenkins joined the program and we ask: How are you talking to the young people in your life about substances and how can schools help?

Ahead of Canada Day, a new poll from Abacus Data shows Canadians are feeling increasingly patriotic. 

It's been five years since a heat dome enveloped B.C. and killed 600 people. Family physician and past president of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Dr. Melissa Lem and nurse Agnes Black of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment joined us to talk about healthy changes people can make to prepare for intense heat.

We also spoke to New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone about how cities are changing to prepare for a hotter world.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby are defending a plan to buy unsold condos in British Columbia and turn them into affordable housing after the program faced criticism for bailing out developers.

School is out! We ask parents to call in and share their summer plans, and speak with parenting author Lenore Skenazy about the concept of a "lazy summer."

The death toll from two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela is expected to grow. The disaster struck in and around the capital, Caracas. We heard from the Venezuelan Canadian Society of B.C. about how the local community is responding.

anada's men's soccer team may have lost to Switzerland, but the soccer spirit continues, with crowds anticipated at fan zones for upcoming games. We asked listeners how the World Cup has changed Vancouver's atmosphere, and whether you've been swept up in the spirit. Ian Tostensen from the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association joins the show and we talk to our World Cup panelists, Zameer Karim and Mankiran Aujla.

Canada's most consequential game at the World Cup is underway as they host Switzerland at B.C. Place. We'll hear the excitement of some fans ahead of the match and check in with the CBC's Joseph Otoo at half time.

And with summer officially underway, experts are reminding people to be careful while enjoying the outdoors. Squamish Search and Rescue saw a surge in calls last weekend, including a fatality. We'll talk to safety advocates Sandra Riches from AdventureSmart and Lenea Grace from Lifesaving Society of B.C. & Yukon, and we asked you for your experiences and tips.

More than a dozen heat records were broken Monday in B.C., and some areas are reaching into the low 30s again today. This, as we near the fifth anniversary of the deadly heat dome. UBC population and public health professor Michael Brauer joined the program. We ask how you're dealing with the heat and how we can prepare residents, workers and communities for increasingly hot summers.

A new book celebrates the things you can do in Vancouver for free. The co-authors of Freecouver: 101 Free and Fun Things to do in and Around Vancouver, Rebecca Bollwitt and John Lee, joined the program. We asked listeners what the best free activities are where you live.

A wildfire near Lytton is bringing flashbacks to the summer of 2021. We bring you the latest from the community where a large wildfire continues to threaten some homes.