Vancouver's crime rate went down by 2% last year,  compared to 2017.

Good news for that city but in  Abbotsford-Mission  crime increased by 2 per cent -- Kelowna up by 5 per cent. 

Across Canada, there was a 2 per cent rise in crime for the fourth year in a row.

Guest: Hilary Morden

Criminology lecturer at Simon Fraser University, and PhD candidate

Pressure is mounting on the BC RCMP to answer questions surrounding three murders in northeastern BC. We should learn more after 2pm today, when officers will hold a press conference.

The first murders were those of a couple found last week near Liard Hot Springs --  23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend, 24-year-old Chynna (CHINA) Deese.

Then, the discovery of a body and the disappearance of two men whose camper truck was found on fire.

The burned vehicle belongs to 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky from Port Alberni who were going to Whitehorse to look for work.

Police investigating the fire about 50 kilometres south of Dease Lake, received information that led them to discover a man's body at a highway pullout about two kilometres away.

The incidents within 470 kilometres of each other.

Guest: Nadia Stewart

Global News Reporter

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Pressure is mounting on the BC RCMP to answer questions surrounding three murders in northeastern BC. We should learn more after 2pm today, when officers will hold a press conference.

The first murders were those of a couple found last week near Liard Hot Springs --  23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend, 24-year-old Chynna (CHINA) Deese.

Then, the discovery of a body and the disappearance of two men whose camper truck was found on fire.

The burned vehicle belongs to 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky from Port Alberni who were going to Whitehorse to look for work.

Police investigating the fire about 50 kilometres south of Dease Lake, received information that led them to discover a man's body at a highway pullout about two kilometres away.

The incidents within 470 kilometres of each other.

Guest: Nadia Stewart

Global News Reporter

On this day 88 years ago, Vancouver Airport was officially opened! The airport could hold 12 large planes or 30 small aircraft with wings folded. Today, YVR is home to 56 airlines, connecting people and businesses to more than 125 non-stop destinations worldwide.

Did you know that YVR has a unique operating model as a community-based, not-for-profit, organization? What exactly does that mean, and how does it impact the growth of the airport? 

Craig Richmond is the President and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority, and he joins us in studio today to discuss  upcoming airport expansion plans,  the airports role as a significant economic generator in the province, and the recent quest to convince Ryan Reynolds to become the new spokesperson for the airport. 

Guest: Craig Richmond

President & CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority

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On this day 88 years ago, Vancouver Airport was officially opened! The airport could hold 12 large planes or 30 small aircraft with wings folded. Today, YVR is home to 56 airlines, connecting people and businesses to more than 125 non-stop destinations worldwide.

Did you know that YVR has a unique operating model as a community-based, not-for-profit, organization? What exactly does that mean, and how does it impact the growth of the airport? 

Craig Richmond is the President and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority, and he joins us in studio today to discuss  upcoming airport expansion plans,  the airports role as a significant economic generator in the province, and the recent quest to convince Ryan Reynolds to become the new spokesperson for the airport. 

Guest: Craig Richmond

President & CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority

Helicopters are being used today to fly thousands of salmon to their spawning grounds on the Fraser River.

A rock slide northwest of Kamloops created a five-metre waterfall that's preventing many fish from swimming upstream to spawn.

Guest: Andrew Thomson

Fisheries Management Branch Regional Director

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Helicopters are being used today to fly thousands of salmon to their spawning grounds on the Fraser River.

A rock slide northwest of Kamloops created a five-metre waterfall that's preventing many fish from swimming upstream to spawn.

Guest: Andrew Thomson

Fisheries Management Branch Regional Director

Conservative Premiers in Canada are leading the fight against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans for resource development.

Joining them is the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod. And he wants BC to lend their support.

He spoke to Simi Sara to explain why.

Guest: Bob McLeod

Premier of the Northwest Territories

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Conservative Premiers in Canada are leading the fight against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans for resource development.

Joining them is the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod. And he wants BC to lend their support.

He spoke to Simi Sara to explain why.

Guest: Bob McLeod

Premier of the Northwest Territories

Vote in @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day: Canada’s crime rate ticked upwards last year, with new Statistics Canada figures revealing a 2% increase in the number of crimes reported in 2018, compared to 2017.

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