-It’s Chaos on the Shelves at some Whole Foods stores around North America. It seems that ever since Amazon took over the grocery chain, they’ve been running out of stock, seeing empty shelves and having customers asking WHY?
-Jon is applauding the Aquariums decision to ban all dolphins and cetaceans at their facilities. The time and public opinion has caught up to the Aquarium and they could no longer continue to do the good work that they do when being held back by the debate over keeping these large animals in tanks. But, the CEO tried to blame the media and animal rights groups as the reason for the decision which Jon takes an issue with.
-It’s being called a ‘game changer’ in the fight against the opioid overdose crisis. The city of Surrey has developed software that looks at data from dispatch calls in real time for signs of overdose ‘clusters.’ The software issues email alerts to first responders if there are lots of overdoses in the same area in a short time period. Surrey’s fire chief Len Garis says it’s a first for North America.
-As of Jan. 22, passengers won’t be allowed to smoke on BC Ferries. Spokesperson Deborah Marshall says the ban doesn’t just apply to cigarettes – e-cigarettes are also not allowed, meaning ‘vaping’ is also against the rules. She says officials won’t be cracking down, though.
-Is Andrew Weaver’s threat to bring down the government over LNG for real? Or is it just another pillow fight? Premier John Horgan heads out tomorrow on his Asian trade trip to China, Korea and Japan and plans to talk LNG with partners for Shell’s Kitimat-based LNG Canada project. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.
-Well you might be dumb enough to get yourself involved in the “Tide Pod Challenge” but going forward your idiotic escapades are going to be for your eyes only. Facebook and Youtube are starting to pull all the video’s associated with the ridiculous challenge of swallowing dish detergent pods, and it’s probably about time! Tim Dickert has the tech report.
-In order to continue the conversation on ride-hailing in BC, we decided to explore what kind of employment experience it could be for British Columbians. In order to do so, we reached out to Uber drivers around the world. We found them through the Reddit Uber driver community, as well as private networking groups for Uber on Facebook. We asked them to share their experiences as drivers with us - both the good and the bad. Drivers were selected based on geography (as the aim was to represent an international community of drivers) as opposed to their views on the company. We did not know what they would say until they were interviewed. Niki Reitmayer spoke to those drivers about what it’s like to work for this controversial ride-sharing company.
-It’s being called a ‘game changer’ in the fight against the opioid overdose crisis. The city of Surrey has developed software that looks at data from dispatch calls in real time for signs of overdose ‘clusters.’ The software issues email alerts to first responders if there are lots of overdoses in the same area in a short time period. Surrey’s fire chief Len Garis says it’s a first for North America.
-What can BC expect from the Trade Trip the NDP government is taking to 3 Asian Countries. Premier John Horgan heads out tomorrow on his Asian trade trip to China, Korea and Japan and plans to talk LNG with partners for Shell’s Kitimat-based LNG Canada project.
-This week the Vancouver Aquarium announced it will no longer keep dolphins and whales in captivity at their facility in Stanley Park. This comes after animal rights groups and the public in general has made it clear that these large, smart animals shouldn’t be held in tanks. We look back at the news of the week with “Back on the Beat” host John Daly.
-A new voice will be joining the national conversation on Canadian airwaves. Beginning Jan. 22, Justin “Drex” Wilcomes will bring his unique off-the-cuff personality, no-holds barred interview style and witty candor to Canadians in seven markets from Vancouver to Toronto with a new talk show, The Shift with Drex.
