The chilly weather continues bringing with it more snow locally.

Canadian hockey legend and Hall of Famer Johnny Bauer died yesterday at the age of 93.

Finance Minister Carole James promises the new year will bring a crackdown on securities fraud, and fraudsters.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

An unbelievable amount of money will be spent on Boxing Day sales today.  Will you participate in the sales blitz that seems to start on Black Friday and go through the Holiday Season?  Or, have you had a bad experience with Sale Shopping that has turned you off the holiday hassle altogether?

It's the season of giving, and there is always a need for blood donations.  We hear a story about how a blood transfusion changed the life for one little girl and how signing up to give blood can change a life.

Guest:  Donor Lynn-Anne Graham

It's been a wild year in BC Politics with everything from Grizzly Bears to Large Hydro Mega Projects.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

It's one of the busiest shopping days on the calendar. Global's Kyle Benning has more on the shifting landscape of retail, and how online shopping factors into Boxing Day.

Guest: Kyle Benning, CKNW reporter

It might be described as the Most Wonderful Time of the year, but for many, it can be an isolated and lonely time.

Guest: United Gospel Mission’s Jeremy Hunka

It’s Boxing Day and we are looking at the shopping trends for 2017.  How much has changed over the year and with the rise of online shopping and free shipping, are brick and mortar stores doing anything to keep people coming into the shops?

Guest: Johannes Boegershausen, from UBC’s Sauder School of Business.

Topics on the Show:

Chapter 1:

-An unbelievable amount of money will be spent on Boxing Day sales today.  Will you participate in the sales blitz that seems to start on Black Friday and go through the Holiday Season?

Chapter 2:

-It's the season of giving, and there is always a need for blood donations.  We hear a story about how a blood transfusion changed the life for one little girl and how signing up to give blood can change a life.

Chapter 3:

-It's been a wild year in BC Politics with everything from Grizzly Bears to Large Hydro Mega Projects.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 4:

-It's one of the busiest shopping days on the calendar.

Global's Kyle Benning has more on the shifting landscape of retail, and how online shopping factors into Boxing Day.

Chapter 5:

-It’s Boxing Day and we are looking at the shopping trends for 2017.  How much has changed over the year and with the rise of online shopping and free shipping, are brick and mortar stores doing anything to keep people coming into the shops?