Chapter 1: What's in the news with Gord MacDonald 

Power washing with Gord MacDonald, and an unfortunate update on the flooding situation in Grand Forks.

Chapter 2:

Big companies (around 200 that make more than $20m a year) like Starbucks and Amazon will be forced to pay a controversial ‘head tax’ in Seattle, to help pay for programs for the homeless.

Chapter 3:

A video of a close encounter with a bear cub is going viral! The video has been viewed nearly 1-and-a-half million times. It shows 14-year old Davin Gunrow perched high in a tree lookout. The black bear cub climbs the tree to hang out just inches from his for a few minutes, before heading back down to join his mother and sibling.

Chapter 4:

The ‘payroll tax’. As the MSP rolls out, which generated about 2.6 billion dollars a year, the money that the government lost has to come from somewhere. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 5:

Violence erupted marking the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem, but fingers are being pointed in every direction.

Chapter 6:

Last night, Richmond Council voted to keep current house sizes on agricultural land despite strong opposition from some residents and farmland activists. It means house sizes will be limited to 10,764 square feet.

Chapter 7:

Fresh research by the C.D Howe Institute has calculated the economic cost of government regulations on new housing in Canada. It’s found regulations make up 50% of the cost of housing in Vancouver - equating to about $600,000.

Chapter 8: Squire on Sports

Is Dennis Shapovalov Canada's last best hope for a Canadian Tennis champion?

Chapter 9: Behind The Reality Check

Bruce Allen asks the question: Why do we withhold the names of gangsters who shoot down innocent people? Who are we trying to protect?

Chapter 10:

Mayor Konrad has warned that more flooding and possible even the worst is yet to come to Grand Forks B.C.

Chapter 11: 

An asteroid the size of the Statue Of Liberty [93 metres!] will zoom by earth today, missing us by around 200,000 kilometres -- but that’s considered a close encounter. Astronomers first detected the space rock eight years ago; it disappeared, but has since returned. You can even view the asteroid when it passes earth this afternoon!

Power washing with Gord MacDonald, and an unfortunate update on the flooding situation in Grand Forks.

Big companies (around 200 that make more than $20m a year) like Starbucks and Amazon will be forced to pay a controversial ‘head tax’ in Seattle, to help pay for programs for the homeless.

Canada has the dubious distinction of having the highest rates of MS in the world. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, 93,500 Canadians live with MS, and it expects that number to rise to 133,635 by 2031. But why do so many Canadians suffer from this disease? No one knows..

Niki Reitmayer returns from her travels in Asia, and has some interesting tidbits to share from her journey.

Political positioning. The federal government vs. the provincial government in the latest petty political punch-out. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

As we mark the opening of the new U.S. embassy, Palestinian protesters are being slaughtered, decrying President Trump's bold move.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth toured the flood zone in Grand Forks late yesterday, saying he’s never seen anything like it.

The US is announcing their embassy opening in the sacred city of Jerusalem ahead of schedule, enraging Palestinian protesters. Thousands have been hurt, and so far 41 have died, including a 14 year old child.

A woman was recently asked by United Airlines to leave a plane she was ready to embark on, because she was 'pungent'.We hear some other horror stories on the buzzline.