Chapter 1:

-Are you the type of person who would pay an overdue ticket if the issuer of the ticket forgot about you for years?  Would you pay up or would you blend into the background and never say a word.

Chapter 2:

-Last night, thousands of people packed vantage points around Vancouver to catch the Canada Day fireworks.

Chapter 3:

-Researchers at Simon Fraser University believe they've discovered a breakthrough in earthquake detection, that could give people a crucial heads-up in the seconds before one strikes.

Chapter 4:

-It was hard to find him after the money laundering report was released, but Michael Smyth managed to track down.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 5:

-Yesterday, Seattle became the first major US city to ban plastic drinking straws. Strawless Ocean says 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have some sort of plastic in their stomachs.

Chapter 6:

-Peter German’s damning Dirty Money report exposed the BC Liberals woeful 16 year mismanagement, which allowed more than $100 million to be laundered through BC’s casinos. How much money did the BC Liberals accept from the gaming industry?

Chapter 7:

-Ottawa’s $16 billion worth of tariffs on dozens of American products kicked in yesterday in response to Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. What will be the effect? And what’s the likelihood of Trump slapping tariffs on Canadian made cars?

Ottawa’s $16 billion worth of tariffs on dozens of American products kicked in yesterday in response to Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. What will be the effect? And what’s the likelihood of Trump slapping tariffs on Canadian made cars?

Guest: Former Canadian diplomat vice-president and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Colin Robertson

Yesterday, Seattle became the first major US city to ban plastic drinking straws. Strawless Ocean says 71% of seabirds and 30% of turtles have some sort of plastic in their stomachs.  When a plastic straw ban hits Vancouver how will you train yourself to be prepared?

Last night, thousands of people packed vantage points around Vancouver to catch the Canada Day fireworks.

Researchers at Simon Fraser University believe they've discovered a breakthrough in earthquake detection, that could give people a crucial heads-up in the seconds before one strikes.

It was hard to find him after the money laundering report was released, but Michael Smyth managed to track down. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Are you the type of person who would pay an overdue ticket if the issuer of the ticket forgot about you for years?  Would you pay up or would you blend into the background and never say a word.

Chapter 1:

-Yesterday, we received the news no one wants to hear. The gas tax is going up to 18.5% from 17% by next spring, costing you an average of $24 more a year to run your vehicle.

Chapter 2:

-Five people, four of them journalists, were shot dead in a newsroom at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland yesterday, allegedly by 38 year old Jarrod Ramos. He’s since been charged with five counts of first degree murder.

Chapter 3:

-This week, Winston Blackmore - the leader of a religious polygamist cult in Bountiful, BC - was sentenced to just 6 months house arrest. Winston has been accused of marrying girls as young as 15 years old, as well as traffic girls even younger to the US where they were to be married into Warren Jeffs community.

Chapter 4:

-It was a pretty shocking gas-tax announcement that divided Metro mayors and seemed to catch them off guard yesterday. Is a major gas-tax fight now brewing for the fall municipal elections?  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 5:

-The BC Liberals were crucified by a damning 247 page report released by former RCMP assistant commissioner Peter German on Wednesday, which sought to uncover the widespread practice of money laundering in BC.

Chapter 6:

-The scathing report on money laundering found gangsters were able to use BC’s casinos as laundromats for the proceeds of crime over a period of more than a decade, while the BC Liberals were in power.  Now that the report is out, there seems to be no accountability being put on anyone or any group.

Chapter 7:

-There’s been a massive revolt against the NDP’s school tax, which targets homes worth more than $3m dollars. As a result, many residents in West Vancouver will be hit hard by the new levy, as shown by analysis done by SFU’s Andy Yan.

Chapter 8:

-Yesterday, we received the news no one wants to hear. The gas tax is going up to 18.5% from 17%, costing you an average of $24 more a year to run your vehicle. The increase was announced by the TransLink Mayor’s council, after it received approval for the hike by the BC Government. The cash will fund regional transportation.

Chapter 9:

-What impact does the falling population rate in West Vancouver have on the region?

Yesterday, we received the news no one wants to hear. The gas tax is going up to 18.5% from 17%, costing you an average of $24 more a year to run your vehicle. The increase was announced by the TransLink Mayor’s council, after it received approval for the hike by the BC Government. The cash will fund regional transportation.

Guest:  Kris Sims, Canadian Taxpayers Federation