Ch1: Talks between Ukraine and Russia have wrapped up in Turkey, what more do we know? 

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent

Ch2: Access to a safer supply of drugs and more care to support substance users is the key to reducing the number of illicit drug-related deaths in British Columbia, a new report has found.

Guest: Guy Felicella, Harm reduction advocate, overcame drug addiction

Ch3: Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is set to lay out a timeline for when the province will drop mask mandates and the vaccine card requirement.

Guest: Ian Tostenson, president of the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, ride-sharing advocate

Ch4: Is it too little too late, as advocates and government take steps to crackdown on the overdose crisis that has hit the province.

Guest: Sheila Malcolmson, B.C. Minister for Minister of Mental Health & Addictions.

Ch5: The Vancouver Police Department announced Wednesday that a man has now been arrested and charged in a double murder that took place in 2018.

Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun

Ch6: Vancouver is getting a cocktail week!  What events are being planned and how can you taste what Vancouver bartenders have to offer!

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

Ch7: 2021 marks the deadliest year on record for overdose deaths of females in the province of British Columbia with 484 women dying of overdose.

Guest: Mike Leland, Salvation Army, Divisional Secretary, Public Relations

Guest: Christina Petrina, Former addict

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View From Victoria:

We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capital.

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun

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Ch1: The gas prices are all anyone seems to talk about these days, as prices continue to soar to levels never seen before. However, it’s not just gas prices that will go up.

Guest: Philip Cross, Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Prior to joining MLI, Mr. Cross spent 36 years at Statistics Canada specializing in macroeconomics.

Ch2: Many pandemic restrictions have already been eased, however some still remain. For example, the vaccine card program and mask mandate still stands in BC. One other regulation is the visitations for long-term care.

Guest: Terry Lake, CEO, BC Care Providers’ Association.

Ch3: A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent action.

Guest: Alys Hoyland, Chapter Rep Surfrider Foundation’s Pacific Rim chapter in Tofino

Ch4: As we continue to take a look at organizations that are taking a hit due to the cost of gas, the trucking sector is also one that comes to mind that could be directly impacted by the prices at the pump.

Guest:  Dave Earle, President of the BC Trucking Association.

Ch5: With fuel costing around 2 bucks a litre, what can you do NOW to trim your bill?

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

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Making Cents of the Market:

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is the 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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