Chapter 1: Show Open with Gord MacDonald

-The directors of the Metro Vancouver regional district are reconsidering a retirement allowance that could pay out as much as $1,100 per year to departing directors, for every year of service.

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Do you need animal poop?  Because a Zoo in Detroit is giving away free manure for people to use in their flower beds or gardens in honour of Earth Day.

Chapter 2:

-The Chinese have punched back at the US after President Trump imposed Tariffs on Chinese Imports.

Chapter 3:

-Police were called to the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California yesterday during the lunch hour. A disgruntled woman allegedly opened fire on YouTube employees.

Chapter 4:

-West Vancouver police nabbed a driver doing 71km/h OVER the speed limit while taking a luxury car on a test drive!

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A Poco city councillor has said downtown is full of deadbeats!

Chapter 5: View From Victoria

-It's now clear that the Metro board members realized they didn't get away with their brazen stunt and they are getting to walk it back with a "reconsideration" motion.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 6:

-Is crime really on the rise in Port Coquitlam...or is it all simply a matter of perception? City councillor Brad West said crime in the downtown area needs to be nipped in the bud before things get worse.

Chapter 7:

- The directors of the Metro Vancouver regional district are reconsidering a retirement allowance that could pay out as much as $1,100 per year to departing directors, for every year of service.  The regional board previously came under fire after members voted to give retiring directors a one-time allowance as a rate of their annual remuneration.

Chapter 8: Squire on Sports
-The Sedin’s have been thought of as Hall of Fame players for awhile.  Coach Travis Green has always referred to them this way. But do they have enough hardware to make them candidates and how far will being nice guys take them?

Chapter 9:

-50 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. He was shot at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was pronounced dead at 7:05pm, April 4, 1968.

Chapter 10:

-Portland, in particular, has housing affordability issues akin to Vancouver. Since 2015, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland have declared their housing situations ‘states of emergency’. In Portland, the declaration has led to some creative housing solutions for homeless people, such as ‘tiny home villages’. Should Vancouver follow steps like these to ease the pressure? We explore the idea of whether declaring a state of emergency on housing is the answer.

Chapter 11:

-It's officially tax season, and the tax-filing deadline will be here in no time. Some tax strategies and need to know on how to lower your tax bill.

Portland, in particular, has housing affordability issues akin to Vancouver. Since 2015, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland have declared their housing situations ‘states of emergency’. In Portland, the declaration has led to some creative housing solutions for homeless people, such as ‘tiny home villages’. Should Vancouver follow steps like these to ease the pressure? We explore the idea of whether declaring a state of emergency on housing is the answer.

GUEST: Globe and Mail columnist Adrienne Tanner

Daniel and Henrik Sedin have announced they are retiring from the Vancouver Canucks. In a letter posted online, the brothers said throughout this season they realized this one would be the last. Daniel and Henrik have been with the Canucks for 18 seasons but say now is the time to focus on life after hockey.

After a vote by municipal politicians, finding out who voted yay or nay turns out to be harder than previously thought. Jon runs through the process he is currently going through in order to find out who voted themselves a pay increase and retirement benefit.

Do you want to go and see the Sedins play their last games for the Canucks? Be prepared to shell out more than $200! Ticket prices for tonight and Thursday’s home games have soared on the back of their retirement news.

A few popular TV shows have announced they will be returning to Vancouver to film their upcoming seasons, including Riverdale which has been great for the BC economy.

Metro Vancouver retroactive pension/transition payments. What can politicians do to prevent these type of cash grabs that taxpayers find so objectionable? The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

In Surrey, only one party makes the decisions at the civic level. That’s Surrey First, a party that took all nine seats on city council in the 2014 municipal election. The party has been in power in the city for a long time. But now a new party is rising up to challenge them, with the aim of breaking what’s being called a monopoly at city hall.

Farah Nasser speaks with Canadians about their experience with discrimination. People speak candidly about names they’ve been called to shed light on the lasting impacts, as part of the #firsttimeiwascalled campaign.  Using the #FirstTimeIwasCalled on social media, we are asking you to come forward with your stories about how discrimination has impacted you.

Guest: Global News anchor Farah Nasser

In the 80’s there was a Swedish Boom!  Vancouver got into Swedish hockey players when they brought in Thomas Gradin who, can be said to be the reason the Canucks got their hands on the twins.