Canadian astronaut David Saint Jacques will blast off for space in November, flying to the International Space Station. During his six month assignment, he will conduct a series of scientific experiments, robotics tasks and test new technologies. He’s the first Canadian to blast into space since Commander Chris Hadfield in 2013. How does one prepare for such a journey?

Xi Jinping looks likely to be China’s president for life. Normally, Chinese leaders are limited to two five year terms. But Xi is in the process of lobbying for no limit terms; a power grab which could see him lead China for the rest of his life. Should the West be concerned?

Guest: Director Emeritus Of Institute of Asian Research at UBC and senior fellow at Asia Pacific Foundation, Yves Tiberghien

Donald Trump is on his twitter keyboard this morning talking trade with Canada and Mexico tying in Steel and Aluminum with Farmers and NAFTA.  With all this talk there seems to be no rationale by the US President when talking about trade as he flip flops from one point to the next.  So what is his end game?

Donald Trump is on his twitter keyboard this morning talking trade with Canada and Mexico tying in Steel and Aluminum with Farmers and NAFTA.  With all this talk there seems to be no rationale by the US President when talking about trade as he flip flops from one point to the next.  So what is his end game?

Jimmy Kimmel got the 90th Academy Awards underway with an opening monologue that mixed Harvey Weinstein punchlines with earnest comments about reforming gender equality in Hollywood.  At the ceremony Sunday, Kimmel jumped straight into material about last year’s infamous best picture flub.

Guest: ET Canada reporter Carlos Bustamante

The man who ran the Miracle Mile has passed away. Jason Beck is the curator of the BC Sports Hall of Fame - he also wrote a book about Roger Bannister.

Questions are mounting about a speculation tax and the impact on part-time residents from other Canadian provinces, and on British Columbians with recreational properties, summer cottages, bolt holes in the city or residences in smaller communities.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

A Paramedic is often racing against time to save their patient in an emergency; but what if time was no longer an issue. Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Washington State is going to phase out open net fish farming by 2025 which has some people looking at British Columbia and wondering if the same decision could be on the way here.

A new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders lays out the optimal
strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction, including recommending opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine–naloxone as the preferred first-line treatment.

Guest: Dr. Evan Wood, Director of the BC Centre on Substance Use, and lead author of the new set of national guidelines.