Chapter 1 - We head off to Ottawa for an update on what the Federal government has planned next in their fight against the spread of COVID-19

Guest: Mercedes Stephenson, Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief

Chapter 2 - The Vancouver Aquarium says they’re facing bankruptcy within a couple of months if they can’t get emergency funding.

Guest: Lasse Gustavsson, CEO & President of the Ocean Wise Conservation Association

Chapter 3 - Niki and Simi chat about the new norms of sidewalk etiquette.

Chapter 4 - A Decision is expected today on the Lockdown in Britain. How are people dealing with it?

Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News European Bureau Chief

Chapter 5 - How are physiotherapists adapting to serve their clients who need regular treatments?

Guest:  Gail Pateman, Partner, Hollyburn Physiotherapy Clinic in West Vancouver

Chapter 6: The majority of people think they’re exercising social distancing so we look at the successes and failures as British Columbians try to maintain physical distances from one another.

Guest: Steve Mossop, President at Insights West

Chapter 7 - Indigo has created a million-dollar fund to provide books for kids during the COVID-19 Crisis. 

Guest: Heather Reisman, Chair of the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation.

Chapter 8: Did you know - April is Sikh Heritage Month? Another interesting fact - the first Sikh person to come to Canada arrived in 1897. He was with the British Indian Army and stopped in Vancouver only temporarily on his way to England to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. 

As the Sikh community has grown over the last century locally, as have Sikh charitable organizations. Jatinder Singh is the director of Khalsa Aid Canada. He’s based out of Victoria. Jatinder spoke to our Niki Reitmayer about that charity work, as well about the history of Sikh’s in British Columbia.

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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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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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Chapter 1 - US President Donald Trump has apparently followed through on his threat to pull funding from the World Health Organization.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent

Chapter 2 - Home prices are expected to be stable through the COVID-19 pandemic.  The market will be slow during the lockdown but a boom is expected afterwards.

Guest: Adil Dinani, Royal LePage broker

Chapter 3 - Boarded up storefront windows is not an attractive sight - in fact, it leaves our cities looking near apocalyptic. So the Gastown Business Association and a group of local artists teamed up to bring a little beauty back to their neighbourhood. 

Chapter 4 - Almost everyone can remember touring a fire hall as a kid. Well, the North Vancouver Fire Department is trying to keep the tradition alive for kids who can’t come in person right now, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Danks joins me now to explain what they’ve been doing. 

Guest: Mike Danks, Assistant Fire Chief - Operations.

Chapter 5 - During the COVID-19 Pandemic, money for businesses isn’t getting to everyone who needs it according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Guest: Dan Kelly, CFIB president and CEO.

Chapter 6: It’s been two weeks since we learned that a safe drug supply has been approved, that’s in an effort to protect drug users 

Guest: Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, MLA for News Westminster.

Chapter 7 - The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is one of the lucky organizations that has been able to tap into financial support from the government to bridge them through this difficult period.

Guest: Angela Elster, VSO President.

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Boarded up storefront windows is not an attractive sight - in fact, it leaves our cities looking near apocalyptic. So the Gastown Business Association and a group of local artists teamed up to bring a little beauty back to their neighbourhood.

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