The average Canadian family spent 43.0 per cent of its income on taxes in 2023—more than housing, food and clothing costs combined, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

Guest: Jake Fuss - Director, Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute

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West Vancouver to reconsider rezoning requirements following provincial ultimatum

Guest: Sharon Thompson - District of West Vancouver Councillor 

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Canada Soccer will appeal a decision by FIFA to penalize its women's team six points after a staff member was caught spying on New Zealand's team practices with a drone. A decision is expected Wednesday, before Canada's next match against Columbia. Steve Ewen joins the show to discuss.

Residents & visitors Bowen Island are being advised to use caution after a cougar sighting on the island.

Saanich Police have laid a charge in an art dealer investigation that started in April 2022, after 1100 pieces of art were seized from a gallery in Oak Bay.

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Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday that the federal government was changing the rules for allowable length of time for mortgages, extending it from 25 to 30 years starting Aug. 1, and thereby allowing for reduced monthly payments.

Guest: Angela Calla - Mortgage Expert, Dominion Lending Centres and host of The Mortgage Show on CKNW

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How the fate of Canada's women's soccer team, and coach Bev Priestman, unraveled at the 2024 Olympics.

Vancouver council is voting to delay their decision on Granville Bridge suicide barriers.

BC officially lifts its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers! What prompted this decision?

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It's time for our monthly book segment!

Guest: Mary Ann Yazedijan - Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse

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TransLink says that hundreds of bus routes and thousands of Skytrain trips are at risk without additional funding from the government.

Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Legislative Reporter

A researcher from the University of Ottawa researcher is probing the mechanics of bitchiness!

Guest: Tracy Vaillancourt - University of Ottawa bullying researcher 

A national program is saving the lives of thousands of hard-to-match kidney recipients.

Guest: Jane Hennessy - an artist who lives on the sunshine coast 

Guest: Dr. Jag Gill - Nephrologist at St. Paul’s Hospital.

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Councilor Linda Annis of Surrey and Councillor Daniel Fontaine of New Westminster are “raising a red flag” regarding the 20 per cent increase in the salary of Metro Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jerry Dobrovolny, giving him a new base salary of $542,657.

Vancouver council narrowly votes to allow natural gas for heating in new construction!

Finally, the latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets!

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A new study of 39 raccoons in Wyoming presented the trash pandas with different puzzle boxes and found about 20% managed to solve multiple types of locks to get to food.

Guest: Sarah Benson-Amram - Assistant Professor, Urban Ecology and Urban Wildlife, UBC 

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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.5% with hints of more to come.

Guest: Kingsley Ma - Area Vice President, RE/MAX CANADA

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