Chapter 1: Dating during a pandemic

A horrifying story out of Toronto last week where a woman lost her life savings to a romance scam online. Police across Canada are reporting an increase in this type of behaviour since the pandemic began, and law enforcement agencies have issued warnings about how to avoid getting duped. 

GUEST: Denis Gagnon, President of BCSI Investigations

Chapter 2: Nuisance calls during power outage!

There was a big power outage yesterday affecting 60-thousand customers in Vancouver. As a result, 9-1-1 saw what they called a “surge” of nuisance calls - anything from people asking when the power could be back on again to how to use a four way stop. Simi saw this bad behaviour while on the road!

GUEST: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 3: October Labour Force Survey Preview

The monthly labour force survey is out tomorrow, and it’s the first look at how this second wave is impacting unemployment. 

GUEST: Brendon Bernard, Economist with Indeed.ca

Chapter 4: How social forces would impact Biden’s leadership 

If Biden wins the presidential election he’s going to have a lot of expectations to live up to. Social movements like Black Lives Matter dominated headlines for months, but what will that mean if Biden takes office?

GUEST: Laurel Weldon, distinguished full professor, Department of Political science at Simon Fraser University

Chapter 5: Did you lose a bundle of cash by accident?

GUEST: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 6: BC going to regional restriction system 

BC has chosen to take a province wide approach to the pandemic, but some are calling on the government to examine how a regional restriction system might work. 

GUEST: Jeff Bray, Executive Director at Downtown Victoria Business Association

Chapter 7: "It feels like a punch in the face" - Vancouver mayor reacts to relief funding

The city of Vancouver is getting a lot less cash for COVID recovery from the federal government than expected. 

GUEST: Kennedy Stewart, Vancouver Mayor

Chapter 8: Municipal Relief Funding - Brad West’s perspective

We just heard from Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, he’s not happy with how municipal relief funding from the feds is being distributed. 

Meanwhile, Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West tweeted out his appreciation for the funding.

GUEST: Brad West, Port Coquitlam Mayor

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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: US election results so far with David Akin

No definitive result in the US presidential election last night - David Akin joins us to talk about where we stand.

GUEST: David Akin, Global News chief political correspondent

Chapter 2: Oregon votes in progressive drug laws

Oregon voted yesterday in approval of some very progressive drug laws. First, they voted to decriminalize small amounts of hard drugs. Secondly, they voted to legalize the therapeutic use of psychedelic mushrooms.

This is a topic that British Columbians will be familiar with. John Horgan asked the feds this summer to decriminalize hard drugs. 

GUEST: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 3: SafeCare BC calling for mass COVID testing in care homes

YVR is rolling out a trial program that will make rapid testing available to some customers before their flight, and now SafeCare BC is calling for more widespread testing in the care home environment. 

GUEST: Jennifer Lyle, CEO of SafeCare BC

Chapter 4: Richard Johnston talks about the US Election

Richard Johnston was the Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation until his retirement on 30 June 2020. Currently a professor emeritus with UBC, he joins us this morning to talk about what he took away from last night, and what today might hold.

GUEST: Richard Johnston, UBC Political Science Professor Emeritus

Chapter 5: Swimming Canada urges pools to accommodate youth

Swimming has been a high profile sport in Canada since 16 year old Penny Oleksiak landed four medals at the 2016 games in Rio, but the pandemic is really complicating the sport here. 

GUEST: John Atkinson, high-performance director at Swimming Canada

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Making Cents of the Market:

Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski.  Lori Pinkowski is the Senior Vice President and 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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