Chapter 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will outline the direction of his government when the throne speech is delivered on Wednesday.  Global News commissioned a poll with IPSOS Public Affairs to gauge what Canadians want the federal government to prioritize as we move into the fall and winter. 

Guest: Sean Simpson, IPSOS Vice President.

Chapter 2: Some critics are warning that an early election would distract from COVID recovery plan.

Guest: Alex Shiff, Senior Consultant at Navigator LTD.

Chapter 3: News broke this weekend that Canada’s 17th Prime Minister - John Turner - has passed away. Turner was 91-years old.

Chapter 4: Canadian entertainment had an amazing night at the virtual Emmy awards.

Guest: Chris Jancelewicz, Global News Entertainment Journalist

Chapter 5: The provincial and federal governments have been handing out stimulus money to sustain the economy for months, but tourism isn’t coming back until the border reopens so what is going to happen between now and then?

Guest:  Walt Judas, CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of BC.

Chapter 6: Renowned US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87. She spent over 25 years in the role and she was only the second woman to be appointed to the position when she was sworn in. 

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 7: Three more Surrey schools had added possible exposures to COVID-19, Surrey School District superintendent Jordan Tinney joins us with more. 

Guest: Jordan Tinney, Surrey District superintendent.

Chapter 8: The Surrey School District has been notifying the public when there’s a COVID-19 exposure at one of their facilities, but not every district is following their lead. 

Guest: Renee Willock, President, West Vancouver Teachers' Association.

Chapter 9: So we hear about search and rescue teams on the north shore all year round but a new documentary series is coming soon that goes behind the scenes. 

Guest: Grant Baldwin, Director/Cinematographer.

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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 provincial pandemic recovery plan will assist struggling industries, but not all businesses are struggling right now.

Guest: Liz Elliott, Principal at Mercer Canada.

Chapter 2: John Horgan announcing the provincial pandemic recovery plan yesterday that will also likely be the NDP blueprint for re-election.  But will it be enough for an industry that will be struggling to recover in the next couple of years?

Guest: Ingrid Jarrett, President and CEO of the BC Hotel Association.

Chapter 3: The BC Teachers Federation is taking the province's Ministry of Education to the Labour Relations Board, in an attempt to force changes to the province's back-to-school plan.

Chapter 4: Greater Vancouver Board of Trade President and CEO Bridgitte Anderson joins us to talk about the plan, she serves as a member of the Premier’s Economic Recovery Task Force. 

Guest: Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, member of the Premier’s Economic Recovery Task Force.

Chapter 5: BC has announced a new oral-rinse COVID-19 tests for kids.  Infectious disease expert and host of the Super Awesome Science Show Podcast joins us to talk about these new tests. 

Guest: Jason Tetro, infectious disease expert and host of the Super Awesome Science Show podcast.

Chapter 6: Lawyers for Gabriel Klein have announced their client will seek a “not criminally responsible” designation for the murder of 13-year-old Letisha Reimer in Abbotsford in 2016.  Klein was found guilty of second-degree murder back in March and sentencing was originally scheduled for next week. 

Guest: Dave Teixeira, spokesperson for the victim’s family.

Chapter 7: A man in Ohio has come up with an idea that he says will save trick o'treating this Halloween: a 6ft long candy chute.

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Contributor

Chapter 8: It’s taking a lot of people by surprise to hear that Mountain Equipment Co-op is likely about to be snapped up by a foreign business.  Why is there so much support for the company?

Guest: Dr. Saul Klein, Dean of the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.

Chapter 9: If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, there’s a fascinating film back at the Rio Theatre by popular demand. 

Guest: Nathalie Bibeau, filmmaker.

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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 Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants a pause on the annual alcohol sales tax increase.  They say restaurants and even regular people are in a cash crunch right now and it’s no time to artificially increase costs. 

Guest: Ryan Greer, Senior Director, Transportation and Infrastructure Policy with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Chapter 2: Over a hundred new cases of COVID here in BC announced yesterday, and this is the trend across Canada right now as well.  Why are the numbers going up?

Guest: Sumon Chakrabarti, Infectious Diseases specialist based in  Mississauga

Chapter 3: Have you heard who will be playing Joe Biden on the upcoming season of SNL? And, The border closure agreement between Canada and the U.S. is set to expire next Monday...but will the border actually reopen then?

Guest: Niki Reitmayer - CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: The province outlined changes to the safe drug program and Garth Mullins hosts the podcast Crackdown, which explores the lived experiences of drug users and analyzes policy decisions.  What did he think about the changes?

Guest: Garth Mullins, host of the Crackdown podcast about drugs and drug policy.

Chapter 5: The federal government is trying to kickstart local economies with funding administered by local business groups. The Surrey Board of Trade is going to be responsible for allocating $50,000 of that money.  What will they spend it on and is it enough?

Guest: Anita Huberman, Surrey Board of Trade CEO.

Chapter 6: The pop-up patios we’ve seen across Vancouver might be here for the winter thanks to a decision at city hall last night.  Council voted unanimously to extend the licenses that were set to expire at the end of the summer, and allow businesses to winterize the patios.

Chapter 7: Thousands of units of housing are on the way for Surrey after council approved a number of land development proposals earlier this week.  We’re talking about four high-rise towers, 22 mid-rise, and over 250 townhouses - and this comes on top of preexisting concerns about infrastructure for the city’s rapidly growing population.

Guest: Mike Bola, President of the Cloverdale Community Association

Chapter 8: 87 hectares on the Pemberton Valley riverfront lands has been converted to a conservation area giving animals safe passage going into the future.  Why is this an important area to protect?

Guest: Nancy Newhouse, Nature Conservancy of Canada regional VP

CHapter 9: A little less wildfire smoke in the air yesterday and today, Metro Vancouver Air Quality Planner Kyle Howe joins us for an update.  When will you be able to breathe easy again?

Guest: Kyle Howe, Air Quality Planner, Metro Vancouver.

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