Ch.1: Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other Asian countries.

Guest: Guy Saint-Jacques, Senior Fellow for China Institute at the University of Alberta.

Ch.2: In the weeks since the fall of the Afghan government, there’s been a debate raging over the role of Canada (and the coalition partners) in the US-led mission.

Guest: Mike Armstrong, Global National Quebec Correspondent.

Ch.3: New StatCan job numbers. How did BC do in the month of September

Guest: Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Employment and Jobs/Economic Recovery.

Ch.4: There’s a new type of killer whale that prowls deeper waters and specializes in hunting big game, new research by a B.C. scientist suggests.

Guest: Josh McInnes, Marine mammal researcher at UBC(led the study).

Ch.5: The film and television industry in BC brought in a whopping $3.4 billion dollars for BC in 2020 despite the challenges of COVID-19.

Guest: Prem Gill, CEO of Creative BC.

Ch.6: The COVID-19 cases spiked dramatically among children in three of B.C.’s health regions, independent modelling shows.

Guest: Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.

Ch.7: With more forest fires, drought, invasive insects and plants....trees need our help. Carson shares 4 key things we can all do to take care of our neighbour trees.

Guest: Carson Arthur, Outdoor design and lifestyle expert.

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