Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions

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It is a happy labour day as a tentative deal has been reached.  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 - Gasoline prices continued to fall across much of British Columbia going into the last travel weekend of the summer.

Guest: Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy.

08:15 - Statistics Canada’s data on fertility in the country shows a steady decline in the last thirteen years and BC now has the lowest fertility rate in Canada.

Guest: Jens von Bergmann, data scientist.

16:19 - Has your business ever been given a bad review full of false information? Well a judge has just dealt a win to a local business in a defamation suit against a “disgruntled customer.”

Guest: Greg Allen, a Vancouver defamation lawyer.

24:03 - Canada’s major grocery chains continue to see their sales and profits rise in the midst of record-high inflation, but a new report says it’s hard to determine if they are taking advantage of the situation by profiteering.

Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

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 Statistics Canada’s data on fertility in the country shows a steady decline in the last thirteen years and BC now has the lowest fertility rate in Canada.

Guest: Jens von Bergmann, data scientist.

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With six MLS regular season matches left, Vancouver Whitecaps FC will look to continue their push to the Audi MLS Cup PLayoffs.

Guest: Vanni Sartini, Whitecaps head coach

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Gasoline prices continued to fall across much of British Columbia going into the last travel weekend of the summer.

Guest:  Dan McTeague, President, Canadians for Affordable Energy.

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Is the BC budget surplus really $6.5 billion, not the $1.3 billion claimed by the provincial government? 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 - Each morning on Mornings with Simi, we begin the show with bringing you up to date with the top stories making the news.

Guest: Gord MacDonald, News Anchor

11:20 - Is Uber worth having in BC? Has the popular app changed to the point where the user experience is suffering and working as a driver is not worth it?

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

18:43 - British Columbia is looking to ease the burden of back-to-school costs with a one-time $60-million fund that expands meal programs and helps families pay for supplies and field trips.

Guest: Jennifer Whiteside, BC Education Minister.

27:13 - British Columbia’s auditor general has raised doubts about the accuracy of the province’s public accounts, saying the $1.3-billion surplus announced by the government this week should have been about six times bigger.

Guest: Michael Pickup, British Columbia’s auditor general.

33:20 - Should BC follow suit and adopt the same or similar COVID guidelines as Ontario has announced?

Guest: Doctor Brian Conway, Medical Director & Infectious Diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre.

42:13 - This weekend is your last chance to score back to school shopping deals.

Guest: CKNW Contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Ally Day, Marketing Manager at McArthurGlen Vancouver.

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This weekend is your last chance to score back to school shopping deals.

Guest: CKNW Contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Ally Day, Marketing Manager at McArthurGlen Vancouver.

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British Columbia’s auditor general has raised doubts about the accuracy of the province’s public accounts, saying the $1.3-billion surplus announced by the government this week should have been about six times bigger.

Guest: Michael Pickup, British Columbia’s auditor general.

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