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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There is some hopeful news on public sector bargaining as negotiators on both sides are headed back to the table.  We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of  Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

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Ch.1: The saga continues with lawyers for former U.S. president Donald Trump asking a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from his Florida estate. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Ch.2: Why is dancing coming under fire?

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

Ch.3: The price of plane tickets is expected to drop during the fall season, and those wanting to book flights could see some better discounts.

Guest: John Gradek, Lecturer and Program Coordinator, Supply Chain, Logistics and Operations Management at McGill University.

Ch.4: Moderna will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to Canada

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

Ch.5: Have you noticed fewer perfectly manicured lawns around? Are you seeing ‘wild fields’ in their place? This may be a trend that continues to help bugs and insects thrive!

Guests: Terry Sunderland, Professor at UBC Forestry, and Sigrie Kendrick, Executive Director of Okanagan Xeriscape Association. 

Ch.6: With the start of a new school year just two weeks away, Health Minister Adrian Dix has said parents should not expect “significant or substantial changes” to pandemic protocols in classrooms.

Guest: Jennifer Heighton, co-founder of the Safe Schools Coalition and Grade ⅘ teacher.

Ch.7: What is the mosquito forecast for the Labour Day weekend and fall season?

Guest: Taz Stuart, Entomologist, mosquito expert and director of technical operations at Poulin’s Pest Control, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

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David Eby says he is “frustrated” that the NDP leadership race is taking so long.  We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of  Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

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Chapter 1: This wolf escape incident at the Greater Vancouver Zoo has once again brought light on the Zoo with many animal advocates taking aim at the zoo’s practices. 

Guest: Emily Pickett, Campaign Director for The Vancouver Humane Society

Chapter 2: With liquor shortages happening around the Province as the job action by the BCGEU continues, how did restaurants, bars and pubs fair over the weekend?

Guest: Jeff Guignard, Executive Director of Alliance of Beverage Licensees.

Chapter 3: EV drivers are calling for a credit card tap system and more fast-charging stations as more British Columbians are switching to electric.

Guest: Harry Constantine, President of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association

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The shortage of paramedics to staff ambulances continues.

Guest:  Troy Clifford, President of the union representing paramedics and dispatchers and an active paramedic

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As Nathan Rourke sits on the sidelines with an injury, how confident is the team with Michael O’Connor?

Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions.

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It has been a year since the NDP announced a makeover and changes to the Ambulance service, but problems still persist.  We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of  Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

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A survey has found that one in four Canadians are taking on debt to pay for higher costs of living due to inflation.

Guest: Moshe Lander, Senior lecturer at the Department of Economics at Concordia University.

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Chapter 1: A U.S. judge said he is leaning toward releasing some of the evidence presented by the U.S. Justice Department to justify its search of Donald Trump's Florida home.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 2: A new apple update is out and the company says its an important security update to prevent hackers from gaining full admin access.

Guest: Bianca Wylie, Technology expert and partner at Digital Public

Chapter 3: A growing number of labour leaders are voicing their frustration at the Bank of Canada after Governor Tiff Macklem suggested last month that business leaders should refrain from building high inflation into wage negotiations

Guest: Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress.

Chapter 4: It’s been nearly six years since Vancouver city council approved an 0.5-per cent property tax hike in an effort to battle the deadly drug crisis.

Guest: Adriane Carr, Vancouver City Councillor.

Chapter 5: A well-known Canadian band, Rare Americans, is donating $1 to PSD for every pre-save of their new album ‘You’re not a bad person, it’s just a bad world”

Guest: James Priestner, Lead singer of Rare Americans.

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