Child care was a big issue in the election with the NDP promising $10 a day daycare.  But where was this promise in the throne speech?  While money will be put into making child care more affordable, did it go far enough?

Nearly one million Canadians opted for emptier grocery bags and colder homes in order to pay for prescription drugs in 2016, suggests a nationwide study on the topic published Tuesday.  The review was conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, McMaster University, and the University of Toronto.

Guest: Report author Dr Michael Law - Associate Professor, UBC school of population and public health

Now that the markets have settled a little bit this week, Volatility is the main talking point on this week’s edition of “Making Cents of the Markets”.  Lori shows that even though the markets fluctuate there is no need to panic and panic can lead to bad decisions.

Guest: Lori Pinkowski: Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James.

It’s time to sign up for Prostate Cancer Canada’s annual Step Up Challenge, as we once again climb the stairs to the top of some of the tallest towers in the country to raise funds for the Vancouver Prostate Centre, one of the world’s most respected cancer treatment and research facilities.

Guest: Western Canada Executive Director for Prostate Cancer Canada Mark Mahl

It's Valentine's Day and gifts will be exchanged from lovers and friends all over the world.  Maybe this year you've been invited to an intimate dinner and were asked to bring the wine!  What wines are best and how can you impress your date and show up with a bottle of wow!

Guest: Tim Bradley from BC Liquor

Chapter 1:

-No major problems are reported so far this morning on the buses or SkyTrain because of the wet snow late last night and early this morning in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Some roads are snow covered, some have slush, and some are just wet.

Chapter 2:

-The worst is over from the snow that hit Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley late last night and early this morning.  While some roads are still snowy, most are slushy or just wet.

Chapter 3:

-Former fans of the BC band Hedley are calling for the group to be blocked from this years Juno Awards in Vancouver. Alleged victims say the group has been acting inappropriately towards underaged girls over the course of years, including inappropriate touching and the offer of alcohol consumption.

Chapter 4:

-Throne speeches are usually vague.  They outline priorities for the spring session without a lot of detail but the New Democrats made this one longer in order to give a better sense of where govt was headed.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 5:

-It’s time to talk tech and the winter games.  While some are using tech to streamline their outfits, some are packing their coats in order to stay a little bit warmer.  Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Chapter 6:

-Child care was a big issue in the election with the NDP promising $10 a day daycare.  But where was this promise in the throne speech?  While money will be put into making child care more affordable, did it go far enough?

Chapter 7:

-Nearly one million Canadians opted for emptier grocery bags and colder homes in order to pay for prescription drugs in 2016, suggests a nationwide study on the topic published Tuesday.  The review was conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, McMaster University, and the University of Toronto.

Chapter 8:

-Now that the markets have settled a little bit this week, Volatility is the main talking point on this week’s edition of “Making Cents of the Markets”.  Lori shows that even though the markets fluctuate there is no need to panic and panic can lead to bad decisions.

Chapter 9:

-It’s time to sign up for Prostate Cancer Canada’s annual Step Up Challenge, as we once again climb the stairs to the top of some of the tallest towers in the country to raise funds for the Vancouver Prostate Centre, one of the world’s most respected cancer treatment and research facilities.

A rare medical event has caused a woman to have worms in her eyes.  The condition usually presents itself in cattle.

The NDP will launch its legislative session with the throne speech in Victoria later today.
Finance Minister Carole James has said that housing initiatives will be a top priority of the budget she tables next week.

Canada’s Laurie Blouin was hospitalised after a nasty fall during training just days before the ladies slopestyle final. She was lucky enough to escape concussion, suffering only a black eye.  She overcame blustery winds during the final - to go on to claim a silver medal in the women’s slopestyle.

Guest:  Laurie Blouin

It’s an odd story genre that everyone seems to love: it seems as though a lion has eaten a poacher in South Africa.