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June 11, 2021 Are you ready for theatre's? Vaccine hesitancy in care homes & Your illegal weed is tainted with chemicals
Chapter 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to the U.K. to meet in-person with other G7 leaders for the first time in two years, and against the backdrop of a global pandemic. Following the G7- Trudeau travels to Brussels to meet with NATO allies and European officials.
Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News European Bureau Chief.
Chapter 2: Are you ready to go and see a movie? With B.C. on track to hit the next phase of reopening on June 15th, one of the things that will be available for us is - going to a movie. Something we haven’t done here in B.C. for a long time. So, what kind of precautions will theatres be taking? Is it all just back to normal?
Guest: Ken Mont, Executive Director of Operations for Cineplex in BC.
Chapter 3: It remains an unsolved mystery. There have still been no arrests in the vandalism that caused the shutdown of the Sea to Sky Gondola not once - but twice. It has resulted in multi million dollar repairs, enhanced security systems but also, a determination to keep the gondola running in spite of the challenges. Today marks a milestone, the reopening of the Sea to Sky Gondola after last September’s cutting of the cable.
Guest: Kirby Brown, General Manager, Sea-To-Sky Gondola.
Chapter 4: During the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, care homes and other facilities for seniors were hit the hardest. Now, calls are growing to make vaccination and rapid testing mandatory in those facilities.
Guest: Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate.
Chapter 5: The British Columbia government says the testing it commissioned of illegally-sold cannabis products has revealed many contain pesticides and other contaminants including heavy metals.
Guest: Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
Chapter 6: The Squamish Nation has asked the B.C. government to defer old-growth logging for two years while the nation develops a long-term sustainability plan.
Guest: Chief Leah George-Wilson, Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Chapter 7: There is some good news in the city of Vancouver with the announcement of a good will event from the Vancouver Public Library.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 8: Food recovery and redistribution reduces the environmental impact of food waste and bridges the food insecurity gap within our community.
Guest: Julia Hunter, RD, Executive Director, Food Stash Foundation.
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52 min
June 11, 2021 View From Victoria: Make it mandatory
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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9 min
June 11, 2021 Squire on Sports: The Golden Knights make the final 4...again
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3 min
June 10, 2021 Easier access to childcare, Updating the forestry sector & Stepping up against racism
Chapter 1: Should BC follow some of the incentive programs happening in the states and offer people rewards for getting vaccinated? Do we need this type of persuasion in Canada?
Chapter 2: They are still months away from having a convention to make the choice but the BC Liberal leadership race is starting to get a bit crowded. MLA Michael Lee officially joined the race yesterday evening. He, along with Kevin Falcon, Gavin Dew, and Ellis Ross - and maybe others yet to come - will be vying to replace Andrew Wilkinson.
Guest: Michael Lee, BC Liberal MLA for Vancouver-Langara.
Chapter 3: You may have seen in the news the announcement that B.C. is making a child care registry public and inching towards expanding the system. Are we making progress towards offering up better childcare options for parents and caregivers?
Guest: Sharon Gregson, Childcare advocate
Chapter 4: The B.C. government is deferring the harvesting of old-growth trees in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran Valley for two years. It comes following a request from the Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations to defer old-growth logging for two years in the areas of Vancouver Island while the nations prepare formal forestry plans.
Guest: Katrine Conroy, B.C. Forest Minister.
Chapter 5: A Facebook post by a former Conservative Party candidate in Ontario has been getting a lot of attention as the candidate admits to benefitting from islamophobia.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 6: Canadians feel a sense of shame or stigma when attending food banks. The “charitable philosophy” of food banks has allowed for a clear division between volunteers and clients, with volunteers in the role of “giver” and clients in the role of passive “receiver”.
Guest: Simone Brandl, Program Director, Burnaby Neighbourhood House.
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49 min
June 10, 2021 View From Victoria: Getting a move on
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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10 min
June 09, 2021 Pandemic mental health on kids, Life saving kits not having an impact & Providing culturally appropriate foods
Chapter 1: A new poll suggests that 62 per cent of parents are concerned that the pandemic has made mental health challenges worse for their children.
Guest: Lisa Wolff, Director, Policy and Research for UNICEF Canada
Chapter 2: More than one million kits containing the lifesaving medication naloxone, used to reverse opioid overdoses, have been shipped to registered sites throughout the province since the inception of the Take Home Naloxone program in 2012.
Guest: Sheila Malcolmson, BC Minister for Mental Health and Addiction.
Chapter 3: UBC is holding a national forum this week June 10 & 11 to address anti-asian racism. Racism is up, but there is some progress being made, even though there is still lots of denial.
Chapter 4: Most people think it won’t be solved anytime soon, but the head of UBC thinks otherwise and has been talking directly to students about it.
Chapter 5: The President of the Canadian Bar Association is calling on all Canadians to learn more about the harsh reality of federally funded residential schools, in order to understand the generational impact on Indigenous people who are overrepresented in the justice and child welfare systems.
Guest: Bradley Regehr, President, The Canadian Bar Association
Chapter 6: Providing culturally appropriate food and traditional food preparation methods for those facing food insecurity empowers individuals and families by reconnecting them to their heritage.
Guest: Gillian Der, Food Justice Coordinator, Collingwood-Renfrew Neighbourhood House.
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32 min
June 09, 2021 Making Cents of the Markets
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10 min
June 09, 2021 View From Victoria: Pandering to your own party
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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10 min
June 08, 2021 Systemic racism in Canada, Reopen the border for the tourism industry & Getting a grad party
Chapter 1: Four members of a London, Ont., family who were struck and killed by a vehicle in the city’s northwest Sunday evening are believed to have been targeted because they were Muslim, the area’s police chief says.
Guest: Andrew Graham, Reporter for CFPL London
Chapter 2: A vigil is scheduled for tonight at the mosque of five family members who police say were intentionally struck down by a driver in London, Ont. What does this attack say about the racism that persists in Canada?
Guest: Amira Elghawaby, Founding Board Member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
Chapter 3: Based on a new report by the Expert Advisory Panel to the federal Government on COVID-19 Testing and Screening, the Tourism Industry Association of Canada is announcing the launch of a new campaign to open the Canada-U.S. border that has been closed for nearly 15 months. Guest: Beth Potter, President and CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada.
Chapter 4: At least it got classified as “good news” on Jeopardy last night. Our housing, affordability and homelessness issues are top of mind for us in the province - but also, clearly, make headlines elsewhere, too. Even on U.S. game shows.
Guest: David Eby, Attorney General and BC Minister of Housing.
Chapter 5: Following the discovery of the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School last week, the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in Manitoba is resuming its investigation to identify children buried in unmarked graves at the Brandon Indian Residential School.
Guest: Eldon Yellowhorn, professor of First Nations Studies and archeology at Simon Fraser University
Chapter 6: Is this year’s graduating class getting the short end of the stick? With restrictions continuing to be lifted, is there a way the graduates of the 2021 class can celebrate safely?
Guest: Tina Barkley
Chapter 7: For children who do not get enough to eat at home the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely detrimental.
Guest: Marc Schutzbank, School Food Task Force.
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51 min
June 08, 2021 View From Victoria: Protestors find something else to complain about
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
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11 min

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Mornings with Simi (Monday – Friday: 5.30 – 9am) helps you wake-up, reconnect, and get your day off on the right foot. Simi Sara dives into on the headlines of the day with veteran Global News anchor Gord MacDonald and contributor Raji Sohal. They help you navigate through the details of the stories, highlight essential information and share new perspectives on how the daily news affects you. Simi loves the Lower Mainland. She’s lived here her whole life and truly understands the history and challenges our communities have faced over the years.