The Early Edition from CBC Radio British Columbia (Highlights)

The NDP says it must consult with the BC Greens before implementing 10-dollar-a-day childcare. We ask Andrew Weaver about the delay for parents.

Higher taxes for some, and more spending on education. Those are some of the highlights from the NDP government's first budget update. We speak with Finance Minister Carole James.

Hurricane Irma has left a long and destructive path. We speak with Heather Flanagan who has been working hard to keep residents of the British Virgin Island of Tortola.

Jassi Sidhu was killed over 17 years ago and the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal government has every right to extradite her mother and uncle to India, where they stand accused for hiring the men who killed her. We speak with Laura Lynch.

Laurie Throness, the Liberal MLA from Chilliwack, has some policy ideas for the next leader of his party. One of them is to 'shape a mountain to create a globally-significant sculpture.'

You can expect to pay more to insure your car soon. ICBC is in financial trouble, and rates are going up. We speak with the Chair of ICBC, Joy MacPhail.

Some young people can't get a job without work experience, can't get work experience without a job. The federal government is trying to address that with a new student work placement program. We speak with Labour Minister Patty Hajdu.

In honour of Labour Day, we're speaking with Harry Bains, BC's brand new Minister of Labour. What are his plans and priorities for the upcoming legislative session?

The beginning of the school year can be an exciting time, but for those coming from low-income communities, this time of year can be very challenging. We speak with Vancouver teacher Trevor Stokes who works with at-risk youth.

Next month, Quebec will start collecting a 3.5 per cent tax from Airbnb to help fund their tourism offices. As Vancouver prepares for its own public hearings on Airbnb this fall, we speak with the city's Kaye Krisha.