In the first months of COVID, as successive waves of the virus necessitated lockdowns, cooped-up British Columbians turned to nature for solace — and sometimes found a traffic jam instead.

Guest: David Leavers, Metro Vancouver’s Division Manager of Visitor and Operations Services for Regional Parks

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After a marathon negotiation session that lasted more than 16 hours, B.C. 's paramedics' union and the province’s Health Employers Association have reached a tentative agreement.

Guest:  Troy Clifford, President of Ambulance Paramedics of BC.

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B.C.’s positive 2022 employment gains may not be the welcome sign some would hope for, given the province’s tight labour market.

Guest: Brenda Bailey, BC Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation.

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The healthcare system is still in a state of recovering and some movement with reactivating emergency operations management for 20 stressed hospitals. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of  Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

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00:00 - US President Joe Biden has plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Correspondent in Washington

06:29 - Thousands of British Columbians will soon benefit from the B.C. government’s expansion of the B.C. PharmaCare program.

Guest: Dr. Tom Elliott, Medical Director at BC Diabetes

14:58 - With all the news this week about surging cases in COVID with a new sub variant, and of course the update we got this week from E-Comm, on what’s causing some of their delays, we can see that it will be another busy year for health care workers.

Guest: Troy Clifford, President of Ambulance Paramedics of BC

19:43 - Is it possible that half of the Earth’s glaciers will disappear this century?

Guest: Dr. Brian Menounos, Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Northern BC and Canada Research Chair in Glacier Change

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Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon is saying what needs to be said about immigration and housing. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

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00:00 - House Republicans are at a crossroads as leader Kevin McCarthy has failed over and over again to become House speaker.

Guest: Linda Kenyon, CBS Washington Reporter

05:40 - British Columbia is boosting funding for the Human Rights Tribunal and Community Legal Assistance Society by as much as $4.5 million per year

Guest: Laura Track, Director, Community Legal Assistance Society.

15:28 - BC Children’s Hospital is revealing research that shows breastfeeding can protect newborns from asthma risk due to antibiotic exposure.

Guest: Dr. Charisse Petersen, Research associate, Turvey Lab at BC Children’s Hospital

22:26 - The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales and prices continued their fall in December, dropping by 52 per cent and three per cent respectively from a year ago.

Guest: Andrew Lis, Director of economics and data analytics, The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board

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Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond is leaving UBC under a cloud with neither her nor the university offering much comment. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

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00:00 - Is the government passing the blame instead of dealing with the travel chaos that was seen at airports across the country this holiday season?

Guest: Duncan Dee, Former Air Canada COO, Expert of public transportation and policy

10:25 - Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is preparing to take legal action against one single room occupancy hotel that was allegedly involved in 504 emergency calls in 2022.

Guest: Janice Abbott, CEO, Atira Women’s Resource Society

17:41 - It’s a staggering number but British Columbia experienced close to 2500 earthquakes in 2022.

Guest: John Cassidy, Senior Research Scientist with Natural Resources Canada

24:14 - Will the new 3 day contract waiting period in BC help to get potential homebuyers into the market easier?

Guest: Tsur Somerville, Professor of Real Estate Finance at UBC’s Sauder School of Business

32:11 - Do safety protocols in the NFL need to be reviewed after a Buffalo Bills player collapsed on the field on Monday.

Guest: Giulio Caravatta, BC Lions play-by-play analyst and former BC Lions quarterback

40:55 - Starbucks has suddenly closed a prime location across from the steam clock in Vancouver’s Gastown.

Guest: David Ian Gray , Marketing Expert, Dig360

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Will the new 3 day contract waiting period in BC help to get potential homebuyers into the market easier?

Guest: Tsur Somerville, Professor of Real Estate Finance at UBC’s Sauder School of Business

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