The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

US President Donald Trump's meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin comes in the wake of the indictment of a dozen Russian military intelligence officers. We speak with Rachel Bitecofer about what may, or may not, come out of this summit.

The province is allowing local governments to prohibit certain types of cannabis growing operations on ALR land - but not all. We speak with Rosy Mondin, the Co-founder of the Cannabis Trade Alliance of Canada.

It smells like rotting flesh, and it's in bloom now. Margaret Gallagher joins us from the Bloedel Conservatory where people are lining up to see and smell the corpse flower, Uncle Fester.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of the BC government this morning, denying cigarette maker Philip Morris access to millions of patients' records. We speak to Rob Cunningham, a lawyer for the Canadian Cancer Society about BC's legal fight.

Greyhound is pulling its bus services out of BC and we hear how the municipalities of Squamish and Chilliwack are coping with the news.

The ultimate stage is set for the World Cup as Croatia meets France on Sunday in Moscow for the championship. We welcome two superfans into studio to get pumped up for the the final.

The NATO summit continues today in Brussels, and former US Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman weighs in on what we have seen so far and what it could mean for the future of foreign relations.

Videos of a Vancouver-area family hand-feeding bears has sparked an investigation by conservation officers. We speak with Christine Miller, a bear conservationist about the danger this may pose to people.

What happens if Surrey ditches the RCMP for a municipal police force? We head south of the Fraser to find out whether it's a good idea with Jesse Johnston.

Vancouver rescue diver Erik Brown was one of the 13 divers involved in the Thailand cave rescue. We speak to him from Chiang Rai.

England and Croatia face off today in World Cup action and we talk to a couple of superfans gearing up for the big game.

Our Metro Matters reporter Justin McElroy looks at the issues and the candidates in the District of North Vancouver mayoral race.

BC Ferries has plans to build five new vessels, but how much of that work will be done in this province? BC Ferries president and CEO Mark Collins joins us.

Belgium's 'golden generation' of players has taken the team all the way to the semi-finals of FIFA 2018, where the Red Devils will face off against team France in a much anticipated showdown. We have two super fans here in Studio 10 to take us through what's on the line.

Surrey Councillor and Surrey First mayoral candidate Tom Gill is asking whether his city has outgrown the RCMP, and if it's time to bring back a local police force. He wants to hold a referendum on it next year.

It's been one year since the start of the worst wildfire season in British Columbia's recorded history. How are the affected communities recovering and what are their expectations for the hot, dry season ahead? We speak with Mayors Walt Cobb and Mitch Campsall.

What would it take to make your community dementia-friendly? Cities such as Burnaby, New Westminster and Richmond are considering that question. We speak to Heather Cowie with the Alzheimer Society of BC and Mario Gregorio who lives with dementia.

After three social media stars were killed in a tragic accident at Shannon Falls, we speak with adventure photographer Ted Hesser about what its like to feel the pressures of Instagram when photogrpahy is your career.

A controversial report from the major junior Western Hockey League calls into question criticism from its former players. The Early Edition's Jeremy Allingham has more on the story.

An advocacy group wants to raise the age children can start work in BC from 12 to 16. We speak to Adrienne Montani of First Call about how she'd like to see standards strengthened for young workers in our province.

The City of Vancouver is considering an ambitious city-wide rezoning plan. Dan Garrison is the city's director of housing and he joins us to clarify what that plan entails. We also get reaction from Andy Yan, director of The City Program at SFU.

Surrey's Mayor says children as young as ten years old are being recruited into gangs in her city. We head south of the Fraser to find out what the RCMP is doing about it.

Enbridge is headlining today's business news with a 4.3 billion-dollar deal with Brookfield, but SFU researcher Tom Gunton says the bigger news was last week's approval of Line 3 and what that means for Trans Mountain.

Our Metro Matters columnist Justin McElroy looks at how the City of Vancouver could become rezoned through what could be the last major decision made under Mayor Gregor Robertson.

Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus have been detected in Canada. Coming up, Dr. Peter Lin will join me to discuss this and how to best protect ourselves.

Peter German's 'Dirty Money' report is raising questions about the former BC Liberal government's inaction on money laundering. Former attorney general Suzanna Anton joins us to discuss how she sees the issue.

Merle Smith waited three hours for a cab that could accomodate her wheelchair. The mayor of Coquitlam, Richard Stewart, waited with her for part of that and he's upset at the local taxi company.

With so few incumbents running for city council in the fall, the City of Vancouver is getting a lot of calls from citizens interested in running for office. We speak with Thoren Hudyma from Equal Voice BC about what it might take to get more women involved in municipal politics in this city.