The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

BC's 2018 property assessments are out and we speak with Tina Ireland with BC Assessment for a closer look at some of the reasoning behind those values.

More on the reaction from the death of two young girls on Vancouver Island. We look at the impact on protection workers who dealt with the family in the lead up to the tragedy with Grant Charles, associate professor in the School of Social Work at UBC.

As residents of Oak Bay come together to deal with the death of two young sisters killed on Christmas Day, we speak with Reverend Michelle Slater of the Oak Bay United Church as they prepare to open their doors to the public.

The head of the BC CDC is proposing a new tool to tackle the opioid crisis: vending machines with hydromorphone pills. We speak with Dr. Mark Tyndall.

Statscan has compiled its first ever research into foreign investment in Canada's real estate market. We speak with urban planner Andy Yan at SFU and find out what the new data means for Metro Vancouver's housing market.

A full-honours funeral is being held today for a Richmond firefighter who died from work-related PTSD. Hear Tim Wilkinson, deputy chief of operations for Richmond Fire Rescue on the details of his life.

The Supreme Court of Canada has just handed down a landmark ruling on who can file an human rights complaint about workplace harassment. We get analysis from UBC law professor Margot Young.

Mayor Gregor Robertson join is in studio to tell us how City Hall plans to spend your tax increase next year.

How clean is the electricity that Site C will generate? We speak with Jae Mather, executive director of Clean Energy BC.

Whether you love it or you hate it, the Site C dam mega project has gotten a green light from the provincial government. We speak with BC Green Party leader Andrew Weaver.