The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

The Alberta government is proposing legislation that could restrict energy shipments to BC and drive up gas prices. We speak to the president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Tim McMillan.

The Prime Minister is promising to use legislative and financial backing to make sure the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will go through. We speak with BC Environment Minister George Heyman about how his government plans to fight that.

Former American vice-president Al Gore is in Vancouver today for a TED Talks event and his 2006 film 'An Inconvenient Truth' changed the conversation on climate change. 12 years on from the documentary, we take a look at our progress on climate change and how it fits into our policies and priorities.

Should pharmaceutical companies foot the bill for Canada's opioid crisis? NDP health critic and Vancouver Kingsway MP Don Davies wants the federal government to criminally investigate drug manufacturers.

The BC NDP government has announced a new rental housing task force that will modernize this province's tenancy laws. We hear from advocates for landlords and tenants about what they'd like to see come out of the process.

Is Kinder Morgan's suspension of work on the Transmountain pipeline expansion a win for opponents? Or is it a strategic move from the Texas-based oil giant? We speak with with Green Party leader Andrew Weaver.

You've got one kid - should you have a couple more? Amy Bell talks about the highs and lows of expanding your family.

Despite Kinder Morgan's recent announcement, the federal government insists the Trans-Mountain pipeline project will be built. We speak with Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr.

Pipeline opponents in B.C. say seats and donors are on the line, if the Trudeau government continues to push for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion ahead of next year's federal election. We speak with David Moscrop, political scientist with Simon Fraser University.

CBC News has put together a database about police-related fatalities in the country. We speak with CBC reporter Yvette Brend who walk us through what the numbers look like in BC.