Climate activist Anjali Appadurai, one of the leaders of the Climate Emergency Unit, has thrown her hat into the ring to be the next leader of the BC NDP. 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: Hockey Canada appears to be trying to salvage its World Juniors championship as the tournament gets underway in Edmonton.

Guest: Dan Mason, Sports culture expert and professor of sport management at the University of Alberta.

Chapter 2: If you are trying to avoid your friends and family online, WhatsApp privacy changes may be able to help you out. 

Guest: Raji Sohal, Mornings with Simi Contributor

Chapter 3: Building cities that are resilient to climate change has become an urgent necessity in the face of extreme weather

Guest: Brent Toderian, City planner, Urbanist at TODUrbanWORKS. Former Vancouver chief planner.

Chapter 4: City of Vancouver crews began removing homeless encampment tents along Hastings Street on Tuesday and it was not without chaos.

Guest: Constable Tania Visitin, Media Relations Officer/ Public Affairs for the Vancouver Police Department

Chapter 5: One person has died and another has been transported to the hospital following another daylight shooting in Surrey.

Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun.

Chapter 6: The removal of tents from the Downtown Eastside was done to reduce the risk of fire hazards. But what new risks come about from displacing the people who lived in those tents?

Guest: Contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Stepan Wood, Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability, Professor Allard School of Law at UBC.

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Making Cents of the Market:

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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The Medical services commission investigated allegations that Telus is charging patients for access to basic health needs. 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: Is it time for the RCMP to discontinue the use of controversial spyware to access the encrypted communications of targets

Guest: Brenda McPhail, Director, Privacy, Technology & Surveillance Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association(CCLA)

Chapter 2: Could front line worker woes be mitigated if every new corporate employee worked on the front line before going to the head office?

Guest: Raji Sohal, Mornings with Simi Contributor

Chapter 3: FBI agents executed a search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and home in Palm Beach, Florida, according to a statement from the former U.S. president.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 4: Has there ever been an FBI raid on a current or former US President’s home?

Guest: Professor Allan J. Lichtman, American Political Historian, and author of “The Case for Impeachment”.

Chapter 5: There are concerns that Vancouver's latest tent city is harming businesses and driving tourists away.

Guest: Royce Chwin, president and CEO of Destination Vancouver.

Chapter 6: We’ve heard from many of our listeners who are among the hundreds of thousands of BC residents without a family doctor. Many were seniors.

Guest: CKNW Contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Isobel Mackenzie, B.C. Seniors Advocate

Chapter 7: A good news story for BC wildlife as Pink Salmon are returning by the thousands this year.

Guest: Bob Chamberlin, Chair, First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance.

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David Eby is out talking and showing his support for Victoria council’s controversial missing middle initiative saying he hopes councillors support it. 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: An interesting conversation was started over the weekend by Dr. Kevin McLeod, internal medicine specialist at Lions Gate Hospital.

Guest: Dr. Kevin McLeod, Internal Medicine Specialist, Lions Gate Hospital

Chapter 2: There’s an article in the New York Times about Vancouver’s safe supply. And the headline reads, “Fentanyl from the Government?”

Guest: CKNW show contributor Raji Sohal interviewed Annabel Mead

Chapter 3: Multiple people were sent to hospital Saturday night after a man allegedly attacked them with a machete

Guest: Constable Tania Visitin, Media Relations Officer/ Public Affairs for the Vancouver Police Department

Chapter 4: A parliamentary committee will begin exploring RCMP‘s use of spyware

Guest: David Fraser, Privacy Lawyer & Partner at McInnes Cooper

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It was a big 46-14 win over Edmonton with Nathan Rourke breaking his own Canadian record with 477 passing yards.

Guest: Rick Campbell, Headcoach of the BC Lions.

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They might be important, but they aren't necessarily the future of healthcare in BC.

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: Conservative leadership debate

Jean Charest spent the last official debate of the federal Conservative leadership race on Wednesday stressing that his experience as a political leader is what the party needs to unite.

Guest: Alex Boutilier, Global News Senior National Politics Reporter

Ch. 2: Lengthy delays during 9-1-1 calls

Paramedics across Canada are struggling to answer emergency calls and provide care because of staff shortages and overcrowded hospitals, with people who are calling 911 in many regions of Canada facing lengthy delays, sometimes hours long, for ambulances – and further delays once they arrive at hospitals.

Guest: Troy Clifford, Provincial President of Ambulance Paramedics and Emergency Dispatchers of BC & is an active paramedic

Ch. 3: Advocates say Vancouver park board blocked access to shade during heat wave

A significant section in the southwest corner of CRAB park — much of the park’s shady, treed area — has been fenced off since the spring.

Guest: Fiona York, CRAB Park advocate

Ch. 4: Police-reported sexual assaults up 15 per cent in British Columbia

A new report from Statistics Canada shows police-reported sexual assaults went up 15 per cent in British Columbia in 2021 from the prior year. The rise in sexual assaults is not specific to the province, with the national rate rising 18 per cent, according to StatCan crime data for 2021 released on Tuesday.

Guest: Angela Marie MacDougall, Executive Director of Battered Women’s Support Services

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