Chapter 1: The more we learn about the man responsible for the mass killing of 22 people in Portapique, Nova Scotia, the more bizarre the story gets.  New court documents contain allegations he smuggled guns and drugs from the US, Global News journalist Andrew Russell joins us with more. 

Guest: Andrew Russell, Global News Journalist.

Chapter 2: That’s US President Donald Trump on Fox News last week, there’s less than 100 days until the US election that will see Trump square off against Democratic candidate Joe Biden in November. 

Guest: Matthew Lebo, Department Chair, Political Science University of Western Ontario.

Chapter 3: Premier John Horgan and  his message for people with out-of-province license plates who are getting harassed.

Chapter 4: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Chief of Staff Katie Telford will testify in front of the finance committee Thursday afternoon, as they investigate the now-cancelled contract between the federal government and the WE Charity. 

Guest: Marieke Walsh, Globe and Mail reporter

Chapter 5: The Vancouver Park Board voted to allow drinking in 22 public parks last night, but don’t pack the picnic basket yet because the province still has to sign off on this.  Vancouver Park Board Commissioner John Irwin joins us to talk about last night's meeting, and when you’ll be allowed to legally crack a cold one at the beach.

Guest: John Irwin, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner.

Chapter 6: The bill that would allow medical staff to detain youth brought to hospital for a drug overdose is on pause.  There isn’t enough time to pass the legislation before the end of the summer session according to mental health and addictions minister Judy Darcy, but many who have lost loved ones to opioid overdoses are breathing a sigh of relief. 

Guest: Leslie McBain, co-founder of Moms Stop the Harm, lost her son to opioid addiction.

Chapter 7: Crowding, drinking, illegal parking, it’s been a nightmare at local recreational areas around Belcarra lately.  Mayor Neil Belenkie has no doubt been hearing about this every day, he joins us to talk about the chaos they’re seeing there every weekend.

Guest: Neil Belenkie, Belcarra Mayor.

Chapter 8: We love a story with a happy ending, and that’s exactly what a family in Surrey got.  Nathanael Powell is on the line with us to talk about a remarkable family heirloom that found its way home thanks to a dedicated RCMP officer. 

Guest: Nathanael Powell, father in Whalley.

Chapter 9: Vancouver can’t get their act together with this whole drinking at beaches thing, but Port Coquitlam changed the rules WEEKS ago so people can have a drink outside their homes.

Guest: Brad West, Port Coquitlam Mayor. 

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Chapter 1: There is concern that federal employees have racked up well over half a billion dollars in paid leave over just three months.

Guest: Mike Le Couteur, Global National Parliamentary Correspondent

Chapter 2: The unrest in Seattle continued over the weekend where police declared a riot took place on Saturday.

Guest: Paul Viollis, Law Enforcement and Security Analyst with CBS.

Chapter 3: There is a bit of a mess on the BC Ferries.

Guest: Niki Reitmayer

Chapter 4: 12-hour waits, staff refusing to come to work, and even someone laying down in front of oncoming vehicles. That’s what we’re hearing as a result of a policy that prioritizes ferry boarding for residents of Vancouver Island. 

Guest: Dan Kimmerly, representative for the BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union.

Chapter 5: The outbreak of COVID-19 in Kelowna has brought a lot of backlash against young people, but experts say they’re getting mixed messages about what they can do right now. 

Guest:  Stuart Poyntz, associate Dean, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, and Associate Professor, School of Communication at Simon Fraser University.

Chapter 6: Horrible behaviour happens all the time but the pandemic really gave people an opportunity to vent all that negativity, and usually it’s targeted at the people who least deserve it. 

Guest: Acacia Pangilinan, Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director.

Chapter 7: Bob Ross who hosted 31 seasons of the TV show The Joy of Painting, passed away in 1995 but the show has taken on a new life with millions of people seeking out episodes on YouTube and an entirely new generation is appreciating his genius. Now, dozens of Bob Ross originals are going to be on display in Penticton later this year.

Guest: Paul Crawford, Penticton Art Gallery Curator.

Chapter 8: On Friday, Mara Soriano had her backpack stolen. But it’s not the iPad inside that she desperately wants back. She’s pleading for thieves to return a custom-made teddy bear that was fitted with a voice recording from her mother who died from cancer last year. 

Guest: Mara Soriano

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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: That’s Canada’s minister of public safety and emergency preparedness Bill Blair announcing a review of the horrific shooting rampage in Portapique, Nova Scotia that killed 22 people. 

Guest: Alicia Draus, Global News Reporter.

Chapter 2: Canadian Blood Services and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force have released the results of their serological testing on 10,000 samples gathered from blood donors.  McGill professor of population and public health Dr. Catherine Hankins is the co-chair of the task force, she joins us now to talk about their findings. 

Guest: Dr. Catherine Hankins, Professor of Population and Public Health, McGill

Chapter 3: We’ve been talking a lot about sports lately at the professional level...but what about at the high school level? Can your kids expect to play ball when they go back to school this fall? 

Guest: Niki Reitmayer - CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: What’s going on in the world of sports? 

Seattle Kraken - it’s official! Our new NHL rivals have a name/logo

Guest: Christian Aumell, host of the CJOB Sports Show

Chapter 5: A big chunk of change for public transit here in BC was announced yesterday.  Federal minister of the environment and climate change  Jonathan Wilkinson joins us now to talk about where the money is going, and when. 

Guest: Jonathan Wilkinson, federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change.

Chapter 6: Devastation for the families of the victims of the horrific shooting rampage in Portapique Nova Scotia earlier this year.  Everyone has been calling for a public inquiry into what happened that day, but the federal and provincial governments have officially closed that door. 

Guest: Paul Palango, Nova Scotia journalist and author of three books on the RCMP.

Chapter 7: In spite of videos from the Third Beach drum circle and the outbreaks from parties in Kelowna, there’s a heartwarming story from the CBC this morning we should talk about for a minute.

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Chapter 1: There has been an interesting twist in the WE Charity scandal involving the prime minister and his finance minister

Guest: Stewart Bell, Global News Investigative Journalist

Chapter 2: Scientists and researchers in this province have been working for decades to try to control invasive pests that can destroy a whole range of plants and trees. Niki Reitmayer spoke to UBC Faculty of Forestry professor Richard Hamelin, who specializes in forest pathology. He helped design a system for rapid DNA detection in the field that can identify pests without that information having to be sent - sometimes hundreds of kilometres - back to a laboratory. This should be a big help in combating destructive species like the Asian Gypsy Moth

Chapter 3: To help people stay active and safe in six of B.C.'s most popular provincial parks, the government is introducing a new, free day-use pass pilot program. Beginning Monday, July 27, 2020, people can get a free BC Parks day-use pass and visit certain areas in six of the busiest parks

Chapter 4: Most Canadians support border closures that have been restricting travel between Canada and the US. However, should there be an exception made for residents in Point Roberts? Our neighbours in this small enclave - named the safest place in America to be during the COVID-19 pandemic - have found themselves struggling to cope with isolation. 

Guest: Christopher Carleton, Point Roberts Fire Chief (Watcom County Fire District 5)

Chapter 5: Well everyone is wondering what’s going to happen when school starts in September, and a lack of any kind of national framework for childcare has experts and researchers concerned. 

Guest: Monica Lysak, Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies at Sheridan College.

Chapter 6: Province concludes economic recovery consultations.  The provincial government has been consulting with members of the business community on what they need to recover from the pandemic. 

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

Chapter 7: Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says that bylaw officers have the authority to step in if people are flagrantly violating the health measures she’s prescribed, but everyone has seen the drum circle at third beach earlier this week that brought hundreds of people into really close contact.  So why isn’t anything being done, and what exactly is on the table in terms of what CAN be done. 

Guest: Sarah Leamon, Founder of the Sarah Leamon Law Group

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Chapter 1: Another day another development on the WE charity story out of Ottawa.

Guest: Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent.

Chapter 2: We’re seeing a really troubling spike in the number of cases of COVID-19 among young people. 

Guest: Art Poon, Associate Professor in Virus Evolution and Bioinformatics at Western University.

Chapter 3: Look up into the night sky this evening and you may catch a glimpse of Comet NEOWISE. It may be your only chance to see it for the next 6-thousand 8-hundred years. Niki Reitmayer why this comet has so many stargazing and scientists talking.

Chapter 4: We keep hearing about more cases of COVID-19 exposure in restaurants and bars, even though so many of them are bending over backwards to keep guests safe. 

Guest: Jeff Guignard, Alliance of Beverage Serving Licensees.

Chapter 5: There’s now over 60 cases of COVID-19 connected to exposures in Kelowna earlier this month.  We’re seeing some businesses in the community actually close their doors again, the last thing they want to be doing as the industry continues to struggle.

Guest: Colin Basran, Kelowna Mayor

Chapter 6: Everyone is still learning how to navigate reopening their industry and bars and restaurants have unfortunately found themselves in the spotlight.  Ian Tostenson is the president and CEO of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, he’s on the line with us to talk about the challenges they’re facing as we continue to see warnings about people getting exposed to the virus while they’re out to eat. 

Guest: Ian Tostenson, President/CEO BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association.

Chapter 7: Pay attention to this if you’re someone hoping to visit a loved one in a care home.  SafeCareBC is offering online orientation to help people become what they’re calling “covid competent”.

Guest: Jen Lyle, SafeCareBC CEO.

Chapter 8: WorkSafeBC say they’ve found over 300 violations of safety plans in over 10,000 inspections.

Guest: Al Johnson, head of Prevention Services at WorkSafeBC.

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