Well we’re talking a lot about the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing this week, but of course, the Summer of ‘69 was known for many other things too.

Not least, the original Woodstock! But the plans to mark the 50th anniversary of that have not been going so well. 

It’s been more than a month since the team behind the Woodstock 50 festival lost its original venue. The team is searching meticulously for a new site for the highly anticipated golden jubilee anniversary gig.

But just last week, applications for an alternative venue were rejected by a township in New York state.

So what’s been going on? Let’s speak now to John Barry, music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network.

Guest: John Barry

Music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal and the USA Today network

The B.C. government is painting a rosy picture of the province’s finances.

Finance Minister Carole James unveiled the province’s public accounts and audited financial statements for the 2018/2019 fiscal year yesterday, presenting a surplus of $1.5-billion, which was larger than expected.

Economic growth, household growth and income tax returns, all performed more strongly than had been planned.

James said B.C. had eliminated operating debt for the first time in four decades, while maintaining the country’s lowest unemployment rate (4.7 per cent) and nation-leading wage growth (5.9 per cent).

She also touted B.C.’s 14.5 per cent taxpayer-supported debt-to-GDP ratio, the third lowest in Canada.

Guest: Kevin Milligan

Professor of Economics at UBC

Has advised the department of finance on tax measures in the past

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The B.C. government is painting a rosy picture of the province’s finances.

Finance Minister Carole James unveiled the province’s public accounts and audited financial statements for the 2018/2019 fiscal year yesterday, presenting a surplus of $1.5-billion, which was larger than expected.

Economic growth, household growth and income tax returns, all performed more strongly than had been planned.

James said B.C. had eliminated operating debt for the first time in four decades, while maintaining the country’s lowest unemployment rate (4.7 per cent) and nation-leading wage growth (5.9 per cent).

She also touted B.C.’s 14.5 per cent taxpayer-supported debt-to-GDP ratio, the third lowest in Canada.

Guest: Kevin Milligan

Professor of Economics at UBC

Has advised the department of finance on tax measures in the past

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The NDP is touting its economic record, as it posts a $1.5bn operating surplus for 2018-19. But storm clouds around ICBC, property transfer tax and the forestry sector remain on the horizon.

How would you grade their economic performance?

A

B-C

D

Fail

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

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Vote in @MikeSmythNews's 🔥 question of the day:

Another councillor has quit Doug McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition. Jack Hundial isn’t happy with the level of community input on policing, and says the final straw was the party dissolving the public safety committee.

Do you support Hundial’s departure?

Yes, McCallum’s out of control

No, council needs unity

 

Chapter 2

Jack Hundial’s departure was ‘not a surprise’, says Surrey Councillor Doug Elford 

Surrey City Councillor, Doug Elford, says Jack Hundial’s departure from Doug McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition is ‘not a surprise’.

Elford told Mike Smyth on the Simi Sara Show that he’s committed in his support for McCallum, and that council needs to show a united front.

Guest: Doug Elford

Surrey City Councillor from the Safe Surrey Coalition

 

Chapter 3

Two years into his Premiership, our #bcpoli panel discusses John Horgan’s performance

TOPICS:

Two years of the NDP government

How effective is the gas price inquiry 

Jack Hundial steps down from Doug McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition

Guest: Maclean Kay

Editor-in-Chief, The Orca BC

Guest: Shannon Waters 

Head reporter for British Columbia Today

National Content Manager for Queen’s Park Today

 

Chapter 4

Space Week: how the US and Russia are cooperating in space

Despite terrestrial tensions, there is a lot of cooperation between the US and Russia these days when it comes to space.

But how long will that last? Mike Smyth chats to Jeff Semple, host of the Russia Rising podcast from Curiouscast

Guest: Jeff Semple

Host of the ‘Russia Rising’ podcast on Curiouscast

 

Chapter 5

Low-income earners cannot afford average rents in Vancouver

Are you a minimum wage earner here in Vancouver? 

You’d need to work 112 hours a week to be able to afford a decent two-bedroom condo. A new report reveals just how unaffordable renting is in Canada, and particularly in Vancouver.

Guest: Marc Lee

Senior economist, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

 

Chapter 6

Trump knew about efforts to silence Stormy Daniels: court records

Court records show that in the days leading up to the 2016 election, President Donald Trump spoke with aides rushing to squash stories about alleged affairs he had.

Search warrants unsealed Thursday shed new light on the president's role as his campaign scrambled to respond to media inquiries about hush-money paid to two women who said they had affairs with Trump.

U.S. District Judge William Pauley ordered the materials unsealed this week after prosecutors said they had concluded their investigation into a scheme intended to protect Trump's reputation as he ran for president.

The investigation involved payments Cohen helped orchestrate to porn actress Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal after they claimed they had affairs with Trump.

Trump denies the allegations.

Cohen later pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. He is serving a three-year sentence.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini

Global News Radio producer in Washington, DC

 

Chapter 7

Social media, not video games, linked to depression

Spending too much time on social media or watching television is linked to increased symptoms of depression among teens, a new study suggests.

Researchers conducted a four-year study of more than 3,800 adolescents between Grades 7 and 11 in the Montreal area.

The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, and indicate that the longer young people spent on social media or watching TV, their risk of depression increased.

Guest: Dr Jillian Roberts

Child psychologist based in Victoria

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Loser

NO LOSER!

 

Winner

Dale Schroeder from Iowa

Carpenter Dale Schroeder is responsible for sending dozens of people to college. 

People he never had a chance to meet.

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Loser

NO LOSER!

 

Winner

Dale Schroeder from Iowa

Carpenter Dale Schroeder is responsible for sending dozens of people to college. 

People he never had a chance to meet.

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million people. CKNW Contributor Claire Allen has more on this development in her report.

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