Reaction is pouring in from the political class after Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robetson announced he will effectively leave political life next fall.  Civic leaders and political watchers are weighing in on the three-term mayor’s legacy on a number of hot-button issues.

Guest: SFU Political Expert David Moscrop

The Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, joins the show to talk about his announcement yesterday that he will not seek re-election in November.  We’ll talk about his legacy that he leaves behind and what he feels are his big accomplishments over the last 10 years.

Guest: Mayor Gregor Robertson

Bruce Allen gives his opinions on why it’s a good day after hearing Mayor Moonbeam has announced he will not run again for a shot at the Mayors Office.

We’re Talking Fitness this morning and what to expect in 2018.  Things like Embracing technology is going to be big as well as testing out TRX MAPS.

Guest: Chris Smith - President and Chief Operating Officer of Steve Nash Fitness

Talking news stories with Dawna Friesen we tackle Trudeau and his different approach when it comes to getting out into Canadian communities, and though his critics say it’s all about superficial selfies--few politicians put themselves out there like he does and so far it appears he's coming out on top.

Guest: Dawna Friesen - Anchor and Executive Editor of Global News’ flagship newscast, Global National

Chapter 1:

-One of the coldest places in Canada right now is on the list of places you need to visit!  Saskatoon is on the list of places to visit, thanks to a new art exhibition, but you might want to wait until the temperature rises a bit.

Chapter 2:

-Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced he won’t be seeking re-election in October’s civic election.  In a Facebook post, the mayor wrote it was “one of the hardest decisions” of his life.  Robertson first ran for mayor in 2008.

Chapter 3:

-Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has announced he won’t be seeking re-election in October’s civic election.  Robertson said he will focus on securing funding for the Broadway Subway and transit projects across the region, as well as housing affordability during his last months as mayor.

Chapter 4:

-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was confronted with some tough questions at a town hall meeting again last night.

Chapter 5:

-Mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson has announced that he won’t be seeking re-election.  What will his legacy be after 10 years in office?  The Vancouver Sun’s Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 6:

-Using tech to identify concussions.  Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Chapter 7:

-A couple of Sook residents are up against the B.C. government fighting for approval of a VERY expensive drug called canakinumab.  The drug is for their son Langdon, who is struggling with the disease and can’t get the drug because of its high cost and the fact it’s not covered under the government drug plan.

Chapter 8:

-Reaction is pouring in from the political class after Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robetson announced he will effectively leave political life next fall.  Civic leaders and political watchers are weighing in on the three-term mayor’s legacy on a number of hot-button issues.

Chapter 9:

-The Mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson, joins the show to talk about his announcement yesterday that he will not seek re-election in November.  We’ll talk about his legacy that he leaves behind and what he feels are his big accomplishments over the last 10 years.

Chapter 10:

-Bruce Allen gives his opinions on why it’s a good day after hearing Mayor Moonbeam has announced he will not run again for a shot at the Mayors Office.

Chapter 11:

-We’re Talking Fitness this morning and what to expect in 2018.  Things like Embracing technology is going to be big as well as testing out TRX MAPS.

Chapter 12:

-Talking major news stories with Dawna Friesen we tackle Trudeau and his different approach when it comes to getting out into Canadian communities, and though his critics say it’s all about superficial selfies--few politicians put themselves out there like he does and so far it appears he's coming out on top.

At Tuesday’s town hall in Nova Scotia, the audience pulled no punches when asking questions of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as he kicked off his town hall tour across Canada.  One woman in the audience even asked him how it felt to be found guilty of a federal crime.

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Follow up on yesterday’s story about illegal ride sharing in BC. One of the company’s, Kabu, has been accused of only picking up Chinese or non-Western passengers. Kabu has since released a statement.

Thanks to investigative reporting by Sam Cooper, we now know that foreign high rollers are here shoveling wads of cash through our casinos.  The Vancouver Sun’s Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

On Today’s show we’ll talk about casinos and money being laundered through BC.  Is it too late to do anything or can we get ahead of the dirty money that is flowing into Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.  There is also ties being made between dirty money, casinos and the high cost of housing.  If one part goes down, does that mean the others follow?