Topics on the Show:

Chapter 1:

-Simi Sara guest hosts the McComb Show and talks through the top stories of the morning.

Chapter 2:

-A video of a Vancouver Yellow Cab driver refusing to take a customer home to New Westminster because it’s “too far” has put the cab industry back under the microscope.

Chapter 3:

-Apotex founder Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were both killed by ligature neck compression and homicide detectives have now taken over the investigation into their deaths, Toronto police announced Sunday.

Chapter 4:

-Did you go see “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” this weekend? The film pulled in $4-hundred and 50-million dollars worldwide at the box office!

Chapter 5:

-What has the opposition been up to in the last couple of weeks?  With a new government, which has been pretty active lately, we haven’t heard much of the opposition, the leadership race and what the Liberals are doing to hold the NDP accountable for their plans. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 6:

-There are some new views and rules that are going to affect your social media feeds.  Tim Dickert is here with the tech report.

Chapter 7:

-With a very busy weekend downtown, there were more incidents of taxis refusing service or just not showing up when booked.

Chapter 8:

-A large majority of Canadian executives don't believe sexual harassment is a problem at their company – despite nearly a third of them admitting they know of specific cases.

Chapter 9:

-The Pentagon has released information on a government program whose goal was to find UFO’s.

Chapter 10:

-An Amtrak train has derailed roughly 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Seattle, spilling cars onto a busy interstate. The train derailed just before 8 a.m. Monday. All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed south of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and motorists were being warned to avoid the area.

Following the FCC’s decision to roll back U.S. net neutrality protections yesterday, we have been learning a lot more about how this could affect Canadians. Niki Reitmayer explains.

A couple news stories that are off this morning include a date for the royal wedding and an office Christmas party.

Relief may be on the way for transit customers frustrated with the lack of late-night SkyTrain service out of Vancouver’s downtown core.  TransLink says it is launching a feasibility study into the possibility of providing extended hours of service on Friday and Saturday nights.

President Trump called Russia's president Thursday to say thank you. They spoke after Vladimir Putin's year-end news conference where the White House says he acknowledged "America's strong economic performance." CBS' Elizabeth Palmer reports.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ratings have dropped below 50%, according to Angus Reid.

Environmental Groups, First Nations and Activists hail the NDP government decision to turn thumbs down on a resource development project.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

What is Bitcoin?  Tim Dickert explains on the tech report.

Marc Ellisen - former president and CEO of B.C. Hydro. He was an expert intervener in the BCUC Site C inquiry, and has served in executive positions throughout the energy sector in Canada, including chairman/CEO of Ontario Hydro and chairman of Manitoba Hydro.

A cow escaped a nativity scene and caused a mess for local police and ministers in Philadelphia.  How did it escape and where did it go on it’s adventures?