Chapter 1: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on everyday life and annual events in Canada.  And Remembrance Day is no exception with the Royal Canadian Legion asking Canadians to observe ceremonies from home in a year when the country marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. 

Chapter 2: A lot has transpired in a short period of time in Denmark where millions of Mink were going to be destroyed over fears about a mutated coronavirus.  We’re going to talk about the new precautions for Danish travellers and what we know so far about this mutation.

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

Chapter 3: As we get closer to the end of 2020, here at CKNW we’re already planning for our year-end programming. The research that goes into this project has reminded us of a simpler time!

Chapter 4: It’s going to be difficult this year for so many people who would normally attend Remembrance Day ceremonies in person.  The Surrey Centre Orchestra is trying to bridge that gap by offering a virtual ceremony.

Guest: Stuart Martin, Music Director at the Surrey Centre Orchestra.

Chapter 5: The future is officially here! A B.C. company will be the first to deliver packages by drone after getting approval from the Canadian Transportation Agency. 

Guest:  Philip Reece, CEO of InDro Robotics Inc.

Chapter 6: How have gyms been affected by the new provincial health orders? 

Guest: Brent Price, owner of Hustle

Chapter 7: If you haven’t started Christmas shopping yet, consider this your official warning. If you don’t want to get stuck running around at the last minute you’d better start on that list.  While you’re at it, the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau is holding a toy drive Thursday and Friday.

Guest: Chris Bayliss, executive director of the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau.

Chapter 8: Fight to the Finish shows Canadian veterans sharing their experience in World War 2

Guest: Barry Stevens, the director and executive producer of Fight to the Finish.

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Horgan is back. After two weeks we hear from the premier. When will we have a cabinet? When will people get the $1000 Covid relief deposit?

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Chapter 1: A new podcast called 13 Hours: Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre launches today.  It’s a deep dive into the horrific shooting in Portapique back in April.  Sarah Ritchie is an anchor and reporter with Global News in Halifax, she’s the host of the podcast and joins us to talk about it.

Guest: Sarah Ritchie, Global News Anchor and Reporter in Halifax.

Chapter 2: You might think twice about booking a flight after you hear this.  Essentially, airlines are selling tickets for flights they know are likely to be cancelled.  John Gradek is a faculty lecturer and program coordinator in aviation management at McGill University, and he’s calling it a “bait-and-switch” strategy.  

Guest: John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Program Coordinator for Aviation Management at McGill University.

Chapter 3: On Saturday, Joe Biden was officially named the president-elect of the United States. However, the saga isn’t over yet. In this disputed election, what laws could Trump try to use in his legal fight to retain power? Lisa Manheim, Associate professor, School of Law at the University of Washington, spoke to our Niki Reitmayer. 

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: There’s some serious new restrictions in place from the ministry of health and an awesome new challenge to encourage people to avoid gatherings has emerged.  Red FM program director Pooja Sekhon is here to tell us all about it. 

Guest: Pooja Sekhon, Red FM program director.

Chapter 5: Big news this morning with Pfizer announcing their COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective in trials.  Some countries like China and Russia are already administering untested COVID-19 vaccines, and others may be looking to follow suit.

Guest: Maxwell Smith, assistant professor at Western University and expert in infectious disease ethics and health equity.

Chapter 6: A provincial health order issued Saturday is one of the most restrictive we’ve seen since the beginning of the pandemic. They are designed to keep most businesses open but to restrict social gatherings. But what constitutes a gathering?

Guest: Adrian Dix, Provincial Health Minister.

Chapter 7: The Canadian Senate and University of Victoria are holding a virtual forum this week, and part of that will be unpacking the outcome of the US election and the future of the relationship between the United States and China. 

Guest: Saul Klein, chair of the Victoria Forum and dean of UVic’s Gustavson School of Business.

Chapter 8: A new book is shedding light on the experiences of the earliest women to serve in the Vancouver Police Department.  Author Carolyn Daley joins us to talk about her inspiration for the book and what she learned in the process of writing it.

Guest: Carolyn Daley, author.

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Chapter 1: Cullen Commission update

Another week at the Cullen Commission and some of the revelations are just mind boggling. 

GUEST: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative journalist

Chapter 2: Supporting veterans during COVID

Yesterday, No Stone Left Alone ceremonies were held across the country. But like many Remembrance Day events this year, many were live streamed. How will you be honoring our veterans this year?

One way is to support veteran-owned businesses. The Buy Veterans campaign has kicked off again, reminding people there are many great veteran-owned businesses across the country. 

GUEST: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 3: Support for mandatory COVID vaccine is in decline

That’s according to survey results from Ipsos Public Affair - let's unpack those numbers.  

GUEST: Carolyn Jarvis, Global News Chief Investigative Correspondent

Chapter 4: New book details early days of pandemic in China

We’re so accustomed to living in a pandemic now it can be easy to forget what things were like in February when we first started hearing about all this. 

Ethan Lou is an author who was actually trying to take a vacation overseas when he found himself in the middle of an outbreak that became the pandemic, he joins us to talk about his new book Field Notes from a Pandemic.

GUEST: Ethan Lou, author 

Chapter 5: What was Whole Foods thinking?!

Across the country, Whole Foods has told employees they cannot wear a Remembrance Day poppy as it conflicts with company dress code. 

GUEST: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 6: Another US election update

Major developments in the presidential election south of the border this morning. 

Joe Biden is now leading in the critical state of Pennsylvania, after flipping Georgia overnight. 

So what’s going on with the legal challenges President Donald Trump has been launching? 

GUEST: Thane Rosenbaum, professor of Law and CBS legal analyst

Chapter 7: October Labour Force Survey

We knew the huge gains in employment were going to be short lived as the pace of recovery from the pandemic slowed, but let’s talk about the latest numbers that just came out this morning. 

GUEST: Ken Peacock, Chief Economist and Vice President at the Business Council of BC

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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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