B.C. Green Party leader, Andrew Weaver, has announced he will not seek re-election in his Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding, and is stepping down as leader of the party.

It follows a health scare a few weeks ago, where Weaver collapsed before delivering a speech in Langley.

Afterward, he was diagnosed with Labyrinthitis, an inner ear disorder that can cause vertigo, nausea, ringing in the ears, and loss of hearing. 

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

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B.C. Green Party leader, Andrew Weaver, has announced he will not seek re-election in his Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding, and is stepping down as leader of the party.

It follows a health scare a few weeks ago, where Weaver collapsed before delivering a speech in Langley.

Afterward, he was diagnosed with Labyrinthitis, an inner ear disorder that can cause vertigo, nausea, ringing in the ears, and loss of hearing. 

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

Cold and flu season is with us once again! Do you take the day off from work when you have a cold?

 

Yes, it protects others.

No, I need to show up.

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Loser

32-year-old Myah Autry from New York 

NYPD officers are searching for 32-year-old Myah Autry, who was seen on social media INSIDE the lion enclosure at the Bronx Zoo. 

The video shows Sutry dancing and taunting a zoo lion that stood just feet away from her. 

Winner

Rockwall High School Senior Tyra Winters from Texas 

Tyra  is being praised for her quick actions that saved a little boy’s life last week.

 

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Loser

32-year-old Myah Autry from New York 

NYPD officers are searching for 32-year-old Myah Autry, who was seen on social media INSIDE the lion enclosure at the Bronx Zoo. 

The video shows Sutry dancing and taunting a zoo lion that stood just feet away from her. 

Winner

Rockwall High School Senior Tyra Winters from Texas 

Tyra  is being praised for her quick actions that saved a little boy’s life last week.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @jodyvance’s 🔥 question of the day:

The provincial government has commissioned a study of a rapid transit link across Burrard Inlet.

Which of these is the most important transit priority for you?

North Shore rapid transit

Massey replacement

Broadway SkyTrain

Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

 

Chapter 2

The future of rapid transit between Vancouver and the North Shore

That was North Vancouver District Mayor, Mike Little - with a little help from Jimi Hendrix of course.

The Mayor is excited with the fact that the provincial government has commissioned a study of a rapid transit link across Burrard Inlet.

And as you heard: the Mayor says traffic congestion on the North Shore right now is a nightmare. So this can’t come quickly enough.

Guest: Bowinn Ma

NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale

 

Chapter 3

BC woman who survived the Las Vegas mass shooting turns down opportunity to join class action lawsuit

While the owner of Mandalay Bay where America's deadliest shooting is settling hundreds of lawsuits, not all victims are being paid out. Survivor Brie Jacobson - who lives on Vancouver Island - did not take legal action after the mass shooting Las Vegas in 2017.

Guest: Brie Jacobson

Vancouver Island resident who survived the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017

 

Chapter 4

Is it time to clean up the city of Vancouver?

A busy week at Vancouver City Hall - there have been the new requirements for ride hailing drivers that we’ve been telling you about. And one councillor says it’s time to clean up the city, and that means repairing sidewalks, and sorting out the overflowing trash bins.

Guest: George Affleck

Former Vancouver City Councillor

 

Chapter 5

Biker who encountered bear on North Shore mountains tells his story to Jody Vance

A group of mountain bikers on the North Shore mountains got more than they were expecting, after a curious bear decided to follow them down a trail.

Brad Martyn was on Mount Seymour's TNT trail this past weekend. The whole encounter was taped on a helmet camera - in the video, you can see Brad and friends continuing to bike downhill from the bear while it chases after them - for about a kilometre. The video can be found on our website CKNW.com.

During the break just there I had a chance to speak to Brad as he wrapped up his lunch break.

Guest: Brad Martyn

Encountered bear on Mount Seymour

 

Chapter 6

Should you sign a non-disclosure agreement?

In the last hour, we spoke to Brie Jacobson, she’s a Vancouver Island resident who survived the Las Vegas mass shooting two years ago.

While the owner of Mandalay Bay where America's deadliest shooting is settling hundreds of lawsuits, not all victims are being paid out. Brie Jacobson is one of them - she did not take legal action, partly because it would likely have involved her having to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

So we wanted to talk about these types of agreements more generally now - many of us are asked to sign them from time to time. But should you sign them? And do you have any recourse down the line if you have regrets about having signed one?

Guest:  Georgialee Lang 

Trial lawyer and arbitrator based in Vancouver

 

Chapter 7

BC Teachers Federation rejects offer of 6% wage increase spread over three years

The BC Public School Employers Association has asked the mediator to issue a formal report in the ongoing contract dispute with the BC Teachers Federation.

This follows the BCTF rejecting a wage offer of 6% over three years, the same two-two-and-two accepted by other public sector unions in the province.

News of the rejection comes in an Employers Association memo obtained by Global News.

We asked both parties for an interview today, and each declined.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global News Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

 

Chapter 8

Emaciated grizzly bears in Canada spark greater concerns over depleted salmon population

Ernest Alfred is with Swanson Occupation, which is an organization that’s working to have open-net pens removed from the waters. He lives in Alert Bay, which borders the Broughton Archipelago provincial park. The area is known for its wildlife - orca’s, eagles, wolves etc… - and, of course, grizzly bears. 

The presence of grizzly bears in the area attracts a lot of tourists, but recently, Alfred and other people in the area have noticed something disturbing was happening to the bears… 

The pictures of the grizzly bears are quite alarming. Grizzly bears, depending on gender, weigh between 250 pound to almost 600 pounds. In the pictures, which were taken photographer Rolf Hicker, the bears appear to be extremely underweight.

As you have heard before, there is a lot of concern about the impact that farmed salmon have on our wild salmon stocks. Essentially, Alfred and other environmental stewards believe that the diseases and sea lice attributed to farmed salmon have contributed to the depletion of wild salmon stocks, which results in grizzly bears not having enough to eat, which can be dangerous heading into hibernation. 

Alfred then told me that he was approached by a Hereditary chief from the Mamalilakawa First Nations about what was happening with the grizzly bears in Knight Inlet. The Chief decided that it was time for them to do something to help the bears… and this what has made so much news. The Mamalilakawa First Nations arranged for 500 salmon, donated by A-Tlegay Fisheries Society on Vancouver Island, to be distributed along the shorelines that the grizzlies frequent.

Those actions caught the attention of the government, and Alfred told me that they received a message from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans… 

Now, of course, a lot of people have been critical of the action of feeding the bears because they feel it works to habituate the bears. I asked Alfred what he would say to that criticism… 

Guest: Claire Allen 

CKNW Contributor

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Ernest Alfred is with Swanson Occupation, which is an organization that’s working to have open-net pens removed from the waters. He lives in Alert Bay, which borders the Broughton Archipelago provincial park. The area is known for its wildlife - orca’s, eagles, wolves etc… - and, of course, grizzly bears. 

The presence of grizzly bears in the area attracts a lot of tourists, but recently, Alfred and other people in the area have noticed something disturbing was happening to the bears… 

The pictures of the grizzly bears are quite alarming. Grizzly bears, depending on gender, weigh between 250 pound to almost 600 pounds. In the pictures, which were taken photographer Rolf Hicker, the bears appear to be extremely underweight.

As you have heard before, there is a lot of concern about the impact that farmed salmon have on our wild salmon stocks. Essentially, Alfred and other environmental stewards believe that the diseases and sea lice attributed to farmed salmon have contributed to the depletion of wild salmon stocks, which results in grizzly bears not having enough to eat, which can be dangerous heading into hibernation. 

Alfred then told me that he was approached by a Hereditary chief from the Mamalilakawa First Nations about what was happening with the grizzly bears in Knight Inlet. The Chief decided that it was time for them to do something to help the bears… and this what has made so much news. The Mamalilakawa First Nations arranged for 500 salmon, donated by A-Tlegay Fisheries Society on Vancouver Island, to be distributed along the shorelines that the grizzlies frequent.

Those actions caught the attention of the government, and Alfred told me that they received a message from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans… 

Now, of course, a lot of people have been critical of the action of feeding the bears because they feel it works to habituate the bears. I asked Alfred what he would say to that criticism… 

Guest: Claire Allen 

CKNW Contributor

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Ernest Alfred is with Swanson Occupation, which is an organization that’s working to have open-net pens removed from the waters. He lives in Alert Bay, which borders the Broughton Archipelago provincial park. The area is known for its wildlife - orca’s, eagles, wolves etc… - and, of course, grizzly bears. 

The presence of grizzly bears in the area attracts a lot of tourists, but recently, Alfred and other people in the area have noticed something disturbing was happening to the bears… 

The pictures of the grizzly bears are quite alarming. Grizzly bears, depending on gender, weigh between 250 pound to almost 600 pounds. In the pictures, which were taken photographer Rolf Hicker, the bears appear to be extremely underweight.

As you have heard before, there is a lot of concern about the impact that farmed salmon have on our wild salmon stocks. Essentially, Alfred and other environmental stewards believe that the diseases and sea lice attributed to farmed salmon have contributed to the depletion of wild salmon stocks, which results in grizzly bears not having enough to eat, which can be dangerous heading into hibernation. 

Alfred then told me that he was approached by a Hereditary chief from the Mamalilakawa First Nations about what was happening with the grizzly bears in Knight Inlet. The Chief decided that it was time for them to do something to help the bears… and this what has made so much news. The Mamalilakawa First Nations arranged for 500 salmon, donated by A-Tlegay Fisheries Society on Vancouver Island, to be distributed along the shorelines that the grizzlies frequent.

Those actions caught the attention of the government, and Alfred told me that they received a message from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans… 

Now, of course, a lot of people have been critical of the action of feeding the bears because they feel it works to habituate the bears. I asked Alfred what he would say to that criticism… 

Guest: Claire Allen 

CKNW Contributor