There are new possibilities for Alzheimer’s and dementia treatment and diagnosis on Vancouver Island after an Oak Bay couple made a $2.5-million donation!

First it was cracks in the river bank.  Now those have translated into big cracks in the Site C budget and construction schedule.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Facebook is trying a new algorithm in order to help prevent the spread of fake news.  Tim Dickert has the story on the tech report.

With guest spinner Gord MacDonald behind the wheel, our contestant Rick won $1000 CDN to start his weekend.

Electoral Reform, Banning Big Money & Selling ALR.

Guest: Andrew Weaver - Leader of the BC Green Party

A curious story involving a confession, a man claiming innocence and a case that stood cold for 10 years.  John Daly from CKNW's "Back On The Beat" is here to talk about what he's working on for this weekend's show.

A lot of the critics will tell you the Canucks are not going to do anything this year, but Tim Dickert is here to tell you why you should watch anyway.

Topics on the Show:

Chapter 1:
-A new survey has found 69% of Canadians say they could vote
for a Sikh man who wears a turban and carries a kirpan. But
the BC Civil Liberties Association says the fact 31%
couldn't, indicates we've still got a lot of work to do to
overcome racism.

Chapter 2:
-The Las Vegas gunman had booked a room in Chicago this
summer at a hotel near Lollapalooza, one of America's largest
music festivals. It could be a sign that he was eyeing other
cities and venues as targets.

Chapter 3:
-A new survey has found 69% of Canadians say they could vote
for a Sikh man who wears a turban and carries a kirpan. But
the BC Civil Liberties Association says the fact 31%
couldn't, indicates we've still got a lot of work to do to
overcome racism.

Chapter 4:
-There are new possibilities for Alzheimer’s and dementia
treatment and diagnosis on Vancouver Island after an Oak Bay
couple made a $2.5-million donation!

Chapter 5:
-First it was cracks in the river bank.  Now those have
translated into big cracks in the Site C budget and
construction schedule.

Chapter 6:
-Facebook is trying a new algorithm in order to help prevent
the spread of fake news.

Chapter 7:
-Electoral Reform, Banning Big Money & Selling ALR

Chapter 8:
-A curious story involving a confession, a man claiming
innocence and a case that stood cold for 10 years.

Chapter 9:
-A lot of the critics will tell you the Canucks are not going
to do anything this year, but we tell you why you should
watch anyway

Investigators are still trying to piece together the motivation behind the deadly attack in Las Vegas. After speaking with the shooters live in girlfriend, they are still no closer to having any answers.

Guest: Jackson Proskow - Washington Bureau Chief with Global News

TransCanada Corporation has announced the termination of its $15.7-billion Energy East pipeline project, that would have seen oil shipped from the oil sands in Alberta to refineries on the east coast.