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With classes out of commission for most young people, screen time has been skyrocketing amidst the pandemic. But just how safe are social media platforms and other apps for children? Two Hat’s Carlos Figueiredo joins the show discuss the challenges families face moderating content and how bad actors are trying to take advantage of increased use of electronic devices.

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The executive vice-president and chief legal officer of CN joins Hayley Woodin to discuss how the company is managing its essential services during the pandemic. Business hasn't slowed for CN, and Sean Finn shares that near-record grain shipments could be spurred by stress baking.

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Large-scale events featuring crowds flooding into venues will not be returning to the province any time soon. Vancouver-based Talent Bureau co-founder Jeff Jacobson has been booking speakers and events for more than a decade. He discusses what’s in store for his industry.

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Between changes to production to increased demand on products, the cannabis sector is being pushed to navigate the pandemic as nimbly as possible. Tantalus Labs CEO Dan Sutton joins the show to break down how his industry is responding to COVID-19.

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The CEO of HealthSpace – which has offices in Vancouver and Chilliwack – discusses how the company turned around an automated contact tracing platform over a weekend. Silas Garrison is working with governments across North America to share the first-of-its-kind technology.

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In the two months of the pandemic, 14 years of job growth has been wiped out in British Columbia. Young people are hardest hit. Ken Peacock, the chief economist and vice president of the Business Council of British Columbia, looks at the impact on the economy and the outlook for its recovery. He is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, BIV's publisher and editor-in-chief.

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Cressey Development Group vice-president of development Jason Turcotte discusses how Metro Vancouver's real estate industry has been impacted by COVID-19. 

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With pressures mounting on tenants and landlords, Liv Rent's Fuad Arafa joins the show to discuss the how renting is poised to change amid the pandemic and how technology can play a part.

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Cambridge Global Payments' chief market strategist Karl Schamotta discusses the markets, the expected global recovery and why investors should expect the unexpected. He also shares why data from China's recovery can't be extrapolated and applied elsewhere.

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With a $100,000 drop in prices for the detached market, April marked the worst decline on record for Greater Vancouver real estate. Can we expect the market to be hammered even further? Dane Eitel, founder and lead analyst at Eitel Insights, joins the show to break down the latest data.

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