Chapter 1: Harrowing details continue to emerge about the mass shooting in Portapique Nova Scotia earlier this year.  Sarah Ritchie is a Global News reporter in Halifax and host of the 13 Hours podcast about that fateful day, she joins us to unpack what we’re learning from RCMP.

Guest: Sarah Ritchie, Global News Halifax anchor, 13 Hours podcast host.

Chapter 2: So much is riding on the rollout of the vaccine, and if anything goes wrong it’s going to seriously compromise public confidence in our federal government. 

Guest: Darrell Bricker, Ipsos Public Affairs CEO

Chapter 3: Another week of hearings from the Cullen Commission, and an interim report with a few surprises released yesterday. 

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative journalist.

Chapter 4: An interim report from the Cullen Commission on money laundering yesterday outlined what they’ve uncovered so far.  It also detailed problems with accessing information from the federal agency responsible for monitoring financial transactions in Canada.

Guest:  David Eby, BC Attorney General.

Chapter 5: Even with the vaccine rollout underway, the tourism industry isn’t out of the woods.  A new report paints a grim picture of the next few months if they don’t get more support from the provincial government. 

Guest: Tamara Vrooman, YVR CEO.

Chapter 6: Google is probably the only internet search engine that is also a verb. If you don’t know the answer to a question, Google it! So what did Canadians Google in 2020?

Guest: Christina Peck, Google Canada trends expert.

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Global News reporter Richard Zussman join the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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Chapter 1: The vaccine approved by Health Canada yesterday was created on January 13th, months before the pandemic reached critical mass.  David Wallace-Wells is the deputy editor at New York Magazine and he has written a fascinating piece on the timing of all this. 

Guest: David Wallace-Wells, Deputy editor at New York Magazine.

Chapter 2: Ocean researchers believe they’ve discovered a new species of whale off the coast of Mexico. 

Guest: Dr. Jay Barlow, biological oceanography researcher.

Chapter 3: To talk about the impact of a covid-19 outbreak at a mink farm in Canada we’re joined by the former executive vice president of the Fur Council of Canada

Guest:  Alan Herscovici, former executive vice president of the Fur Council of Canada

Chapter 4: It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for, Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine yesterday and don’t forget there’s a local company that played a BIG role in its development.  Vancouver-based Acuitas Therapeutics provided their lipid nanoparticle delivery system – a key element – in the development of this vaccine. 

Guest: Dr. Thomas Madden, President and CEO of Acuitas Therapeutics.

Chapter 5: You should probably act now if you want a chance to see the Winter Lights event at the PNE this year.  They just added more dates after completely selling out, we’re joined by Laura Ballance for more on what to expect and how fast these tickets are selling!

Guest: Laura Ballance, Media Relations with PNE.

Chapter 6: Front-line health workers will be first to get COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.  How will the government be distributing the vaccine and what do you need to know about getting one.

Guest: Adrian Dix, Provincial Health Minister

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the vaccine is out but is the government plan the right way to roll it out? How will the province stop queue jumpers? How can the province convince people it’s safe?

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