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Ch.1: Is Fentanyl the deadliest drug ever known to the human race?

Guest: Sam Quinones, Journalist, storyteller, author of DREAMLAND and  THE LEAST OF US.

Ch.2: A new study has come out looking at how poverty reduction might alter a baby’s brain development.

Guest:  Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Columbia University

Ch.3: What do you know about The Holocaust? Do you believe it happened? The team over at Liberation 75, a group that explores the past, present and future of Holocaust education, did a survey of today’s youth across North America and the findings were frankly - disappointing.  

Guest: Marilyn Sinclair, Founder of Liberation75

Ch.4: A government report on Chinese espionage activities in Canada accuses Beijing of engaging in a “systematic campaign of intelligence-gathering, persuasion, influence, and manipulation” against the Chinese community.

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global National Investigative Reporter.

Ch.5: We wanted to send you out today on a hopeful note. Jeremiah White was running some errands when he bumped into Orville Larsen, an old acquaintance and Canadian Veteran. After a quick conversation revealed Orville was currently homeless, Jeremiah knew he wanted to do something to help.

Guest: Jeremiah White, Canadian Veteran and GoFundMe Organizer

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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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Ch.1: Masks will no longer be mandatory in public places & schools and COVID-19 passports will be dropped for large events as England (not all of the UK) scraps almost all COVID-19 restrictions.

Guest: Redmond Shannon, Global News European Correspondent.

Ch.2: The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) is raising concerns that a critical provincial recreation agency responsible for facilitating and managing outdoor recreation on Crown land outside of BC's protected areas, municipal boundaries, and First Nations reserves seems to have somehow slipped under the radar of government priorities.

Guest:  Louise Pedersen, Executive Director of Outdoor Recreation Council of BC.

Ch.3: Denmark's government said Wednesday it will scrap most pandemic restrictions next week, even as neighboring Sweden extended its own measures.

Guest: Shane Woodford, Freelancer in Denmark, former CKNW.

Ch.4: The provincial government hosted a virtual town hall Wednesday to address the challenges facing parents and child care operators during the pandemic.

Guest: Alison Merton, Director of Early Years at Collingwood Neighborhood House.

Ch.5: It’s no surprise that BC Wedding planners have been hit hard by the pandemic. They’re about to suffer more losses as they go into a third wedding season operating under restrictions.

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

Ch.5: Vancouver City Councillor Rebecca Bligh raised a motion in Tuesday’s council meeting to review the 25 cent fee to customers for disposable cups. This comes after several customers and businesses reached out and raised concerns. 

Guest: Rebecca Bligh, Vancouver City Councillor.

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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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