Hundreds of out-of-work forestry workers rallied out the B.C. legislature yesterday.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

Cold and flu season can make for long lineups at walk-in clinics, but according to a recent study, BC residents are used to that.

Guest:  Blake Adam, co-founder and CEO of Medimap

Chapter 2:

If you are looking for a new job, BC Business magazine has released their sixth annual ranking of the top cities in the province to work.

Guest: Andrew Macaulay, City Planner

Chapter 3:

Does BC need to build over 10,000 units per year if they want to tackle the housing affordability crisis?  And does the new development by Squamish Nation help to start that need?

Guest: Marc Lee, Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Guest: Guest: Ginger Gosnell-Myers, Fellow at Simon Fraser University specializing in decolonization and urban indigenous planning.

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As we pass the one-year mark since two Canadians were detained in China, it looks like there may be some progression in their case. 

Guest: Professor Gordon Houlden is the Director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta

This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski. As always if you have any questions you can contact her team directly at 604-915-LORI or visit pinkowski.ca.

Chapter 1:

Secret intelligence records indicate that Russia is targeting Canadian politicians with cyber attacks. 

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News Reporter.

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Are Canadian officials any closer to bringing home Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig  who were detained by Chinese authorities one year ago.

Guest: Matthew Fisher, international affairs columnist and foreign correspondent.

Chapter 3:

We look into BC Colleges and Universities who are raking in cash from International Students without offering sufficient services for them.

Guest: Michael Olson, BC Federation of Student

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School supports for autistic kids and children with disabilities could be in short supply in the new year.

Guest: Jill Barclay, president of Vancouver Elementary School Teachers Association.

It’s getting a little familiar as the transit unions threaten to shut down the system only to get a deal at the last minute.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

While some municipalities are putting up roadblocks on ride sharing services, Delta is paving the way!

Guest: Ian Tostenson, President and CEO of Ridesharing Now for BC.

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A Vancouver city councillor has resigned over concerns about the makeup of the Non-Partisan Association’s board. 

Guest: Rebecca Bligh, Councillor, City of Vancouver.

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A new documentary is being developed to draw attention to Canada’s role as a key player in the horse slaughter industry.

Guest: Rebeka Breder, Animal Lawyer.

Guest: Rhonda Mailey, Film Director.

BC's finance minister met with dozen of members of the economic forecasting council Friday.

Chapter 1:

Thanks to a curious hockey dad, a four-year-old is a hockey celebrity with millions of fans online.

Guest: Jeremy Rupke, Hockey coach, father of Mason Rupke, and founder of howtohockey.com

Chapter 2:

It appears nothing has changed after dramatic footage of a pipe spewing thick, red fish blood off the coast of Vancouver Island hit the news.  But should we be concerned?

Guest: Dave Stover, Managing Partner at Brown’s Bay Packing

Chapter 3:

YVR CEO Craig Richmond is retiring after 6 years at the helm.

Guest: Craig Richmond, President and CEO of YVR

Chapter 4:

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum is being publicly corrected over his claim that the joint committee overseeing the controversial policing-transition will be finished their work by December 11th.

Guest: Wally Oppal

Cabinet minister Claire Trevena visited her riding and walked into a buzz saw and it’s all there on you tube.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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It’s the official start to the 43rd session of parliament and it all gets underway with the Throne speech in Ottawa.

Guest: Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa correspondent

Chapter 2:

New research seems to indicate that people don’t mind paying taxes quite as much when they learn more about what those tax dollars are paying for. 

Guest: Lara Aknin, psychology researcher at Simon Fraser University

Chapter 3:

The U.S. doubled the number of 5-year bans on travellers from Canada.  What is causing the increase?

Guest: Len Saunders, immigration lawyer.

Chapter 4:

After a dramatic video of thick, red fish blood spewing from a pipe off the coast of Vancouver Island hit the news, it appears nothing has changed and virus positive byproduct is still entering the ocean.

Guest: Tavish Campbell, underwater videographer