Chapter 1: A record level of home sales in Vancouver last month as the market momentum continues. There’s some interesting things to piece out from the latest Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver report though.

Guest: Cam McNeill, Executive Director with MLA Canada.

Chapter 2: Niki visited a friend (for a physically distanced hang-out) this weekend who is quarantining in an Airbnb after returning to Canada.  Airbnb are cracking down on Halloween parties? In an attempt to deter people from throwing one-night ragers for Halloween, they have blocked single-night bookings for Friday, Oct 30th or Saturday, Oct 31st. 

Chapter 3: We’re learning more about the shooting in Richmond two weeks ago that involved individuals connected with organized crime. Naturally Global News investigative journalist Sam Cooper is behind the latest on this, let’s bring him on to talk about the story he’s released this morning. 

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative journalist.

Chapter 4: Condo owners in Coquitlam have found themselves on the hook for a $5.3-million decision against their building Strata - that works out to over a hundred grand for each owner!  Guest: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director of the Condominium Homeowners Association.

Chapter 5: US President Donald Trump remains in hospital this morning where he’s being treated for COVID-19. 

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 6: We’ve heard horror stories about people separated from their loved ones  in the US since the pandemic began, but that’s going to change later this week.  Vancouver based immigration lawyer Richard Kurland joins us to explain exactly what this will look like. 

Guest: Richard Kurland, Vancouver based immigration lawyer.

Chapter 7: The Liberal’s are promising to hold a referendum on the Surrey police transition if they win the election. NDP MLA and former justice minister Mike Farnworth joins us to talk more about that.

Guest: Mike Farnworth, NDP MLA

Chapter 8: BC Liberals promise Surrey RCMP referendum while the NDP pledge an ICBC rebate and the Greens pitch a renters’ grant.

Guest: Marvin Hunt, BC Liberal MLA.

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Chapter 1: US President Donald Trump just days after the presidential debate with democratic nominee Joe Biden has tweeted that both he and the first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID.

Guest: Leonard Steinhorn, CBS correspondent

Chapter 2: At least one person has died after being swept up in the Capilano River Thursday afternoon in North Vancouver.  BC Emergency Health Services said it was called at 1:49 p.m. following reports of people being caught up in fast-moving water after the Cleveland Dam was opened.

Chapter 3: A Supreme Court judge has ruled that work must begin to fix a leaky condo building in Coquitlam. The 40-unit building on Cochrane Ave is 28-years old and the leaky foundation has made it unlivable for Barry David, who along with his wife, took the strata council to court. Now the owners of the building will each need to pay a special levy of $1-hundred thousand dollars each to have the work done. 

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: Calling an election during a pandemic will inhibit important aspects of the democratic process, wrote John Weston in his recent column for the Squamish Chief. Niki Reitmayer had a chance to speak to Weston, who is the former MLA for West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky Country.

Chapter 5: One person is dead and an investigation is underway after water was released from the Cleveland Dam without warning yesterday afternoon.  Keifer Baker was fishing below the dam with two of his cousins when the water was released, he joins us now.

Guest: Keifer Baker, almost caught in wash.

Chapter 6: US President Donald Trump is reporting that he has tested positive for COVID-19.  The news came in a tweet late last night, Global News Washington Correspondent Reggie Cecchini joins us with more. 

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 7: The Department of Fisheries has some explaining to do.  Conservation groups are furious the department ignored sea lice when studying the impact of salmon farms on the wild population.  Jay Ritchlin is the David Suzuki Foundation’s director general for BC, he joins us to explain.

Guest: Jay Ritchlin, David Suzuki Foundation Director General, B.C. and Western Region

Chapter 8: Mohammad Rashead thought it was going to be a typical day driving his taxi around Victoria. What he wasn’t expecting was to pick up 56-year old Scott Jones - a warrant sex offender. But when he recognized who the man in his taxi was, he managed to call the police. His taxi window was damaged in the arrest, which has put him out of work until it can be repaired. But Mohammad said it was worth it.

Guest: Bowen Osoko, Victoria Police spokesperson

Chapter 9: We just wrapped up our annual series on CKNW called Where we Live.  Well that’s the theme of the book Vancouver Exposed, which is filled with fascinating information about...where we live!  The author of Vancouver Exposed, Eve Lazarus, joins us to talk about putting it all together.

Guest: Eve Lazarus, author.

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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: So right now you can go to an app store on your phone and download the Canadian government’s COVID Alert app - but here’s the catch - BC residents can’t report positive cases. And we’re not the only ones!  The rollout of the app has been sporadic and slow, Global News reporter Heather Yourex-West has been investigating and she joins us this morning to explain.

Guest: Heather Yourex-West, Global National

Chapter 2: We know young people are more likely to work in industries that are getting hit hard by the pandemic so what are their options right now?

Guest: Tim Lang, Youth Employment Services CEO.

Chapter 3: Need a quiet space to work? Hotel Belmont is offering hotel rooms to rent as office space. 

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: A lot of business owners are making difficult decisions today. That’s because the commercial rent relief program ended yesterday, and they’re on the hook for the full amount again.  Obviously if you’re a company that’s still coping with a huge reduction in revenue, this could be the end of the road. 

Guest: Laura Jones, CFIB executive VP.

Chapter 5: They’re calling it a blueprint for BCs urban future.  13 mayors signed on to a document outlining what THEY want party leaders to consider in an effort to tackle homelessness.

Guest:  Leonard Krog, Mayor of Nanaimo.

Chapter 6: We just heard Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog talking about how he and a dozen other mayors want to see political hopefuls address homelessness, but let’s get the perspective of someone with experience on the ground. 

Guest: Jeremy Hunka, Communications Manager with Union Gospel Missions.

Chapter 7: Higher pay for workers, individual rooms for residents, and a whole pile of cash. That’s what NDP leader John Horgan is promising for senior care if he’s reelected. 

Guest:  Dan Levitt, teaches long term care administration at Simon Fraser University, Executive Director of Tabor Village.

Chapter 8: NPA councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung was one of the members opposed to a housing pilot plan that Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward a couple weeks ago. That plan got shut down at council earlier this week.  So what happened?

Guest: Kennedy Stewart, Mayor of Vancouver.

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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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