While many who hate social media blame “trolls” and online hate for their dislike of online platforms, one linguists professor says these online news trolls...aren’t as bad as we think they are.

Guest: Maite Taboada - Professor, Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University

Weekly check-in with Warren Kinsella. This week: The funeral of Gord Brown, Donald Trump’s week, Iran and more!

Guest: Warren Kinsella - Toronto based lawyer, consultant, and author

Weekly check-in with Geoff Currier.

Guest: Geoff Currier - Host, CJOB

We told you this week about the less than successful testing of Canada’s new public emergency alert system in Ontario and Quebec. But how did the testing go today when it was rolled out to 10 more provinces and territories?

We talk so often on this show about only calling 911 in emergencies...and it’s because of stories like this next one we’re about to share.

Today, Kinder Morgan protesters in British Columbia took to the water in a unique form of protest that saw two of them attach themselves to a floating fence that surrounds the construction site.

As Ford ditches their car lineup, stopping the production of almost all the cars they produce and moving towards trucks and SUVs it may be over for cars...and people might not care.

But maybe it’s our own fault for not holding on to cars for as long as we should?

Guest: Lorraine Sommerfeld - Driving columnist for the National Post

It’s an age old debate - should hospitals ask patients/family members/parents to pay for parking?

Well today there was a debate during Question Period...over “Canadian swagger”.

If writing emails isn’t something you look forward to, then Google has some good news for you.

We talked about the toll Kinder Morgan pipeline protests are having on reporters here in BC, but it’s also having an effect on our economy...a big billion dollar one.

Guest: Kenneth Green - Senior Director of National Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute