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Making Cents of the Markets for Jan 28, 2026

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca

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View From Victoria: Businesses beware when dealing with the US

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

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Metro Vancouver Accountability Charter

Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City Councillor & Kash Heed, Richmond City Councillor

Why do eye witnesses see different things?

Guest: Sandra Ristovska, assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder

Did you know there’s a black market for sand?

Guest: Vince Beiser, award-winning American-Canadian journalist and author specializing in investigative reporting on global resource extraction

Cutting red tape could free up 9000 new doctors in Canada

Guest: Keyli Loeppki, director of interprovincial affairs, Canadian Federation of independent businesses

Are higher and higher grocery prices the new normal?

Guest: Mike Von Massow, professor in the University of Guelph's department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics

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View From Victoria: Leadership Race & ICBC overpay

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

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What makes protests succeed or fail?

Guest: Jan Kubik, Distinguished Professor, Department of Political Science School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

What’s next for Canada and the US?

Guest: Professor Ronald Stagg, Expert in Canadian social history, Canadian-American relations, Toronto Metropolitan university

Canada is becoming a super-aged nation

Guest: Meera Raman, Retirement and financial planning reporter, the Globe and Mail

Mark Carney Announces affordability measures

Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News

Fentanyl is getting even more dangerous

Guest: Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, Public Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health

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View From Victoria: The difference between Mining and Forestry in BC

Guest: Vaughn palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

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The BC Government is spending $600,000 to help fight extortion

Guest: Nina Kreiger, BC Minister of Public Safety

So let’s talk about these so-called Chinese EVs

Guest: Shahin Alizadeh, chief executive officer of Downtown Auto Group

Workplace Hazards are commonplace, so why do so few people report them?

Guest: Lianne M Lefsrud, Professor and Risk, Innovation & Sustainability Chair (RISC), University of Albert

Not everyone thinks social media bans are a good idea

Guest: Chris Ferguson, Clinical Psychologist at Stetson university in Florida

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The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for Jan 23, 2026

Every Friday we take a look back at the week in American politics with Global’s Reggie Cecchini.

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View From Victoria: Eby makes comment about election

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

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The latest on the ‘Extortion Crisis’ in Surrey

Guest: Nina Kreiger, BC Minister of Public Safety

People in Surrey not happy about Extortion task force response

Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey City councilor and Mayoral Candidate

How did things go in Davos for Carney, Trump and the World?

Guest: Paul Samson, President · Centre for International Governance Innovation

Health Series: Banning Social Media for Kids Mental Health

Guest: Emma Duerden, scientific lead of the Developing Brain research program, Western University

What is AI Psychosis?

Guest: Alexandre hudon, is a psychiatrist, at the Montreal Mental Health University Institute

More overpass strikes in the Lower Mainland

Guest: Gagan Singh, Spokesperson for the United Truckers Association

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