The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

Rick Hansen joins us talk about the issues facing people with disabilities, and the new initiatives to make our communities more accessible.

The NEB has cleared the way for construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to begin in Burnaby, and BC's environment minister is not happy about that. We speak with Minister George Heyman.

Much-loved Tsleil-Waututh elder and community leader Leonard George has passed away. We speak with his niece and elected Tsleil-Waututh councillor Charlene Aleck.

We speak with Minister Mike Farnworth about his goverment's decision to sell recreational marijuana through a joint private-public system.

An independent reviewer has been looking into allegations that money from international crime syndicates is being laundered through BC casinos. The first recommendations are being released later this morning. We speak with the Vancouver Sun's Sam Cooper.

He used to play and fight on the biggest hockey stage in the world, but now, former NHLer Stephen Peat is living on the streets and suffering from symptoms common with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Many British Columbians were outraged to learn that murder and conspiracy charges against Red Scorpion gangster Jamie Bacon have been stayed. We speak with Vancouver sun crime reporter Kim Bolan.

A CBC News analysis took a closer look at companies that violated safety laws where someone dies on the job. It found that BC companies pay the lowest median fines for workplace deaths. We speak with CBC's Farrah Merali.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments from Trinity Western University and the Law Society of BC, in a case that places equality rights against religious freedom. We speak with Earl Phillips, head of TWU's proposed School of Law.

Activist Jen Sungshine and Paul Therien, founder and chair of Canada's first ever Queer Hall of Fame share thoughts on Prime Minister Trudeau's LGBTQ apology