Every Wednesday morning we take a look at the markets with Lori Pinkowski.  It’s Making Cents of the Markets on CKNW.

What has traditionally been a safe Conservative seat was much closer than usual in the last federal election, with the Liberal candidate losing by only 1500 votes. Conservative candidate Diane Watts prevailed in 2015, but stepped down to run for the leadership of the Provincial Liberals.

Guest: Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Conservative Party of Canada Candidate

What has traditionally been a safe Conservative seat was much closer than usual in the last federal election, with the Liberal candidate losing by only 1500 votes. Conservative candidate Diane Watts prevailed in 2015, but stepped down to run for the leadership of the Provincial Liberals.

Guest: Larry Colero, Green Party of Canada Candidate

Hockey is not only Canada’s national pastime but its enduring passion. In this collection of fourteen real-life stories, authors Andrew Caddell and Dave Stubbs explore the many different sides of the game.

Guest: Andrew Caddell, author and former broadcaster

Topics on the Show:

Chapter 1:

-A sad day in the newsroom as long time traffic reporter Neil O’Brien passed away yesterday at the age of 47.  He was known for his hilarious and unique way of broadcasting the traffic in Vancouver.

Chapter 2:

- The new chief civilian director for the Independent Investigations Office of BC, which probes all cases where police in BC are involved in a death or serious injury, says his first order of business has been to make his office more transparent.

Chapter 3:

-BC is spelling out some of the ground rules for what the world will look like once marijuana is legal, next summer. This follows a lengthy consultation process.

Chapter 4:

-Time Magazine has announced their Person of the Year...or rather, people of the year. Time is calling them The Silence Breakers - the women and men who stepped forward to report workplace sexual harassment.

Chapter 5:

-The Crackdown on money laundering begins!  AG David Eby has announced that going forward, gamblers will have to file full paperwork on sources of cash and cash equivalents.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 6:

-Facebook is looking to get you to tell it things about yourself you normally wouldn’t express on their social platform.  Tim Dickert has the tech report.

Chapter 7:

-US President Donald Trump will formally recognize Jerusalem as the official capital of Israel.  He is set to make it official and start the process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city of Jerusalem.

Chapter 8:

-Attorney General David Eby says tighter regulations are coming to BC casinos to clamp down on money launderers after a review confirmed money is being funneled from unknown sources.

Chapter 9:

-Russia has been suspended from the 2018 Winter Games due to “the systemic manipulation of the anti-doping system in Russia” (Thomas Bach, IOC president).  Russian athletes will be able to compete, but under the banner of an Olympic Athlete and not their country.

Chapter 10:

-Every Wednesday morning we take a look at the markets with Lori Pinkowski.  It’s Making Cents of the Markets on CKNW.

Chapter 11:

-What has traditionally been a safe Conservative seat was much closer than usual in the last federal election, with the Liberal candidate losing by only 1500 votes. Conservative candidate Diane Watts prevailed in 2015, but stepped down to run for the leadership of the Provincial Liberals.  We talk to Conservative Candidate Kerry-Lynn Findlay

Chapter 12:

-What has traditionally been a safe Conservative seat was much closer than usual in the last federal election, with the Liberal candidate losing by only 1500 votes. Conservative candidate Diane Watts prevailed in 2015, but stepped down to run for the leadership of the Provincial Liberals.  We talk to Green Party Candidate Larry Colero.

Chapter 13:

-Hockey is not only Canada’s national pastime but its enduring passion. In this collection of fourteen real-life stories, authors Andrew Caddell and Dave Stubbs explore the many different sides of the game.

North Surrey Minor Football says it is overwhelmed with the response from the football community after its clubhouse was damaged by a fire two weeks ago.  Club President Jean McPherson says all signs point to arson, as the clubhouse was targeted earlier this year.

With no end in sight to the opioid crisis, the Vancouver Police Department is asking the City to build a new, safe drug handling facility. The funding request comes amid growing concern over possible exposure to drugs like fentanyl.

The provincial government has given BCLC new powers to impose fines and even to strip a casino’s license.

Niki is back from Boston (highlights include: going to “Cheers” and Harvard University. She shares some “did you know?” facts about Boston, Harvard, and more.

Did you know there is a Federal By-election in South Surrey-White Rock next week?  Voters in Surrey go to the polls this Monday Dec. 11 to select a replacement for former Conservative MP Dianne Watts, who resigned the seat to run for the B.C. Liberal leadership.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.