The Winnipeg Jets make history by heading to the Western conference finals. Unfortunate flooding is taking place in parts of B.C. Also, another update on the volcano in Hawaii.
Some rivers in the region have reached levels not seen since 1948. In Grand Forks, a state of emergency has been declared.
For the first time in franchise history, the Winnipeg Jets have advanced to the NHL’s Western Conference Final where they will face off with the expansion Vegas Golden Knights.
Chapter 4: View From Victoria
Things are getting a little crazy when it comes to spending in the Liberal Party of Canada. Certain members of the party have gone over the spending limits by more than a few pennies. Also the NDP cabinet minister has been using personal email to communicate with staff. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.
Lethbridge police chief Robert Davis says the racist rant by a BC woman at a Denny’s restaurant hit close to home. He’s encouraged people to stop the hatefulness, and stand up for one another.
John Horgan has recently raised the possibility of a refinery in BC, as a possible alternate, to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. However, there has been another refinery construction plan in the works for years. That plan is from media mogul David Black, who’s attempting to build a refinery near Kitimat.
The rising water levels have forced around 3,000 from their homes in that region because of flooding from the Granby, Kettle, and West Kettle Rivers.
Although the flooding rivers in the Grand Forks areas have crested, for now.
Chapter 8: Squire on Sports
It was a blowout in Nashville. The Jets are going to the Western Conference finals.
With marijuana legalisation just around the corner, there are growing calls for an amnesty for the approximately 15,000 Canadians that have been charged with cannabis offences since 2015. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, an assistant professor Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, argues that enforcement has a particularly negative impact on racial minorities and the poor.
Today, education minister Rob Fleming will speak at the first ever School Forum in Richmond. The event examines the importance of improving mental health services in schools across BC - and among all walks of life.
Racist tirades, and solid bitumen?! CKNW host and investigative reporter John Daly joins Jon McComb to discuss some of the hot topics in news this week, and what's coming up on Back on the Beat.
