Chapter 1: Protests over the death of Floyd George in Minneapolis took place around the world over the weekend, and thousands in Denmark gathered in a show of solidarity.

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

Chapter 2: It was a weekend marked by protests, many of which turned violent south of the border. Video footage of fires and vicious beatings overshadowed the peaceful demonstrations held across the United States in the past few days.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent

Chapter 3: Last night, thousands of people gathered downtown at the Vancouver Art Gallery to protest police violence against black people. They chanted for justice and peace.

Chapter 4: Update from Ottawa with Global's David Akin

Chapter 5: The province takes a big step forward in a return to normal function that includes, increased bus service.  Passengers will once again be able to board from the front of the bus and fare collection will resume with capacity set to increase from half to two-thirds. But how can Translink ensure that buses will be safe for both passengers and drivers?

Guest: Kevin Desmond, Translink CEO

Chapter 5: Education Minister Rob Fleming joins us to talk about the return to class today for some students in BC. 

Guest: Rob Fleming, Provincial Education Minister

Chapter 6: People took to the streets in Toronto and Vancouver to protest injustice. Stoking the flames, particularly in Toronto, was the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet who died after falling from a balcony while police were responding to a 911 call in her apartment. Initially, her family blamed the police - saying they thought she was pushed! In a statement, the family’s lawyer walked back some of these allegations; an investigation into her death is now underway.  Joining us to discuss this case and more is Toronto-based criminal defense lawyer, Ari Goldkind. 

Guest: Ari Goldkind, criminal defense lawyer

Chapter 7: Canadian epidemiologist Dr. David Waltner-Toews released a new book last week titled On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from the Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus. 

Guest: Dr. David Waltner-Toews, veterinary epidemiologist and author.

Chapter 8: A local institution is back in action today, White Spot restaurants are reopening!

Everyone who listens to CKNW knows how much they do in the community and guess what - they decided to send us breakfast when we called them to talk about reopening today. 

Guest: Warren Erhart, White Spot President.

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Chapter 1: The backlash continues over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a confrontation with police. 

Guest: Paul Viollis, CBS Reporter. 

Chapter 2: Have you ever wondered why some people just never seem to gain weight, no matter what they eat or how little they exercise? We all know one of these people; and if you are one of them - then lucky you!  It turns out there is actually a skinny gene - some are born with it, and the rest of us are born without it. Niki Reitmayer spoke to Dr. Josef Penninger who worked on this study. He is the director of the Life Sciences Institute at UBC and a professor of medical genetics.

Chapter 3: Will people still want to take the bus when they go back to work? How many people are thinking about driving or using active transportation?

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

Chapter 4: There’s been some marathon meetings at Vancouver City Hall this week. Councillor Melissa De Genova joins me to talk about what re-examining the Vancouver housing strategy could look like, cutting the sanitation budget, and rapid approvals for temporary patio expansions. 

Guest: Melissa De Genova, Vancouver City Councillor.

Chapter 5: Minimum wage goes up 75 cents on Monday to $14.60 an hour, and it’s just one more thing businesses will have to take into account when reopening.

Guest: Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer at the BC Business Council.

Guest: Harry Bains, BC Labour Minister.

Chapter 5: A new report out today from the Royal Bank of Canada says Canada won’t meet immigration targets this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest:  Andrew Agopsowicz, RBC Senior Economist.

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Chapter 1: An overwhelming majority of Canadians polled by IPSOS agree with the gun ban proposed by the Liberal government, though some are concerned about overreach.

Guest: Darrell Bricker, IPSOS Public Affairs CEO

Chapter 2: Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist with Global News, and his work has helped shape government policy around the money laundering scandal here in BC. He joins us on the line to talk about some of his most recent work. 

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative journalist

Chapter 3: It’s been an iconic country bar in Langley for nearly 35-years. But now, Gabby’s Country Cabaret will be closing its doors for good due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Niki Reitmayer had a chance to speak to the owner of Gabby’s Country Cabaret

Guest: Niki Reitmayer - CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: We know there’s tons of housing scheduled to come into the Vancouver market in the next few years, but who’s going to buy it?  Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick actually has a motion tabled asking staff to re-evaluate their target of 72,000 news units by 2027.

Guest: Cameron McNeill, Partner at MLA Canada.

Chapter 5: Keeping hospital beds available has been instrumental in achieving a remarkably high recovery rate for patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the Lower Mainland. 

Guest: Dr. Donald Griesdale, lead author on the study, works in intensive care at Vancouver General Hospital

Chapter 6: One of Vancouver’s best restaurants, St. Lawrence,  has reopened for dine-in service...with a catch. You must pay for your meal in advance. 

Guest: J-C Poirier, owner & executive chef

Chapter 7: There was a major turning point yesterday in the Meng Wanhzou case and we are joined by Professor Gordon Houlden, the Director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta, to talk about the implications.

Guest: Professor Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta

Chapter 8: We take a look at alternatives to care home living, and we learned about something called cohousing. Kitty Elton is a cohousing advocate who actually lives in one of these communities, and she’s also founding a new one on Vancouver Island as well. 

Guest: Kitty Elton, cohousing advocate

Chapter 9: It’s been two months since family court was put on pause and licensing for new drivers were suspended.  So when are these kinds of crucial services going to return?

Guest:  David Eby, BC Attorney General.

Chapter 10: We’ve got one of our favourite people on the show this morning, he’s our go-to for gardening tip - you might know him from HGTV - outdoor design and lifestyle expert Carson Arthur

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Chapter 1: Surely you’ve noticed it yourself - more single-use plastics, fewer stores allowing the use of reusable shopping bags, fewer coffee shops allowing refills in your reusable coffee mug. But the environmental impacts are even bigger than just that. Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defense, told Niki Reitmayer he worries about government policy changes that could have a major effect on our country's climate goals moving forward.

Chapter 2: It’s a groundbreaking moment for Space X as Elon Musk’s company hopes to become the first commercial business to send astronauts to the International Space Station.  

Guest: Mubdi Rahman, Research Associate at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto.

Chapter 3: After we talked about it yesterday morning on the show, we had so many listeners reach out with questions and comments about crows! Niki reached out to a crow expert, Dr John Marzluff from the University of Washington, to answer some of your crow questions.

Chapter 4: The Canadian MILITARY has released a devastating report on several senior care homes they’ve been posted at in Ontario.

Guest: Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief.

Chapter 5: Teachers will be back in the classroom next week, but they don’t expect all the kids to come back anytime soon.

Guest:  Teri Mooring, BCTF President

Chapter 6: National Parks will be reopening with Information on which parks will reopen June 1 posted to www.pc.gc.ca.

Guest: Jonathan Wilkinson, Federal Environment Minister.

Chapter 7: We’re expecting a pivotal decision today in regards to charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration Lawyer and Policy Analyst.

Chapter 8: New research indicates therapeutic cannabis use could actually reduce the risk of overdose in drug users. 

Guest: Stephanie Lake, doctoral candidate at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, and the lead author of the study.

Chapter 9: It’s been over two weeks since there has been a new case of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island. However, with ferry service ramping back up again, do Island residents fear there could be a resurgence in cases?

Guest: Dr. Richard Stanwick, Island Health Chief Medical Officer

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Making Cents of the Market:

This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski. As always if you have any questions you can contact her team directly at 604-915-LORI or visit pinkowski.ca.

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