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On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major defeat in Parliament prompting the embattled prime minister to say he would call for a new general election.

Chapter 2:

With the Federal Election fast approaching, the Liberal government ended the summer by engaging in several spending announcements.  The Conservatives are now complaining that the Liberals broke the rules by using the spending tour to campaign.

Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent

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We continue to update you on the boat fire that occured at the coast of Santa Barbara in Southern California.

Guest: Steve Futterman, CBS News West Coast Correspondent

Chapter 4:

The BC Lions have a back-to-school message for kids in our province!

Guest: Travis Lulay, Former BC Lions Quarterback

The Burnaby hospital announcement is highlighting the NDP's ambitions and spending plans.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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As Dorian remains stalled over the Bahamas, more casualties are being reported.  Jackson Proskow, Global News Reporter brings us up to date on what is happening with the Hurricane.

Chapter 2:

Neighbours of a Vancouver home say they’ve had enough of the unkempt eyesore on their block and now someone has come up with a clever sign to express their feelings.

Chapter 3:

The number of students in Surrey is growing, and with the ever increasing number, there is an overwhelming need for space to educate the kids.

Guest: Janet Brown, CKNW Reporter

It’s Back to school with no contract for the teachers.  The Mediator paused the talks late last week because, well, they were still far apart.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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Hundreds gathered at Library Square in Vancouver to support the ongoing Hong Kong protests. Many of the protesters wore black, and had face masks on in order to make it known that they are against the police violence in Hong Kong.

Guest: Swana Luk, VSSDM (Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement) Spokesperson, Spokesperson for the rally

Chapter 2:

A petition is calling for a Langley skateboard park to be renamed after the teen boy last seen there before dying of a suspected overdose.

Guest: Geoff McNeil, started a petition to name skate park after Carson Crimeni

Chapter 3:

As students get back to school, Canadian provinces are seeing a decline in the education of cursive writing.  We look at why cursive writing needs to come back to the classroom.

Guest: Hetty Roessingh, University Of Calgary Professor at the Werklund School of Education

The New Democrats got the answer they were looking for from the inquiry on gasoline prices.  But now the challenge is figuring out what they are going to do about it. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

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School starts next week and the Canadian Federation of Students is encouraging its fellow student body to vote in the October election with the ideas of Free Education and Debt Alleviation as critical issues.  At the same time the Provincial government is dealing with contract negotiations and new rules regarding cell phones.

Guest: Sofia Descalzi, National Chairperson for Canadian Federation of Students

Guest:  Rob Flemming, BC Education Minister

Chapter 2:

We just received the news this week that a respiratory illness related to vaping just claimed its first life in the US. This has Canadian health officials on high alert as the number of youth vaping has risen.

Guest: David Hammond, Professor and Chair in Applied Public Health

Chapter 3:

The BC Forestry sector continues to struggle, and it is impacting several hundreds of workers.  What can be done to help the industry in BC?

Guest: Eric Andreason, Vice President of  Adera Development

Chapter 4:

Do government employee’s get more sick than the average working Canadian? Or do they just  take advantage of allotted ‘sick days’?

Guest: Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director

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It turns out BC ranks among the lowest when it comes to retail sales of recreational cannabis even though BC has a reputation of being Canada’s cannabis capital.  Why are the numbers so low?

Guest:  Michael Armstrong, School of Business assistant professor, Brock University

Chapter 2:

With the latest news of a backcountry hiking death,  in what has been a very deadly summer for backcountry falls, we ask the question is hiking becoming more dangerous?  Director of North Shore Rescue Mike Danks walks us through safety while in the backcountry.

Chapter 3:

There are still some Telus Customer email services down and with that comes fraudsters trying to seize the opportunity.

Guest: Christine Duhaime, Financial Crime Lawyer for Duhaime Law

The taxi companies are mad as hell after Uber announced its plans to operate in Metro Vancouver.  The taxi industry is now threatening recall campaigns against NDP MLAs. But are the NDP worried? The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Chapter 1:

Does the thought of sending your kid to university stress you out? A new poll suggests three quarters of B.C. parents are stressed about post-secondary costs.

Chapter 2:

What did Canada gain from the G7 summit where leaders came out with more questions than answers.

Guest: Michael Byers, UBC international relations professor

Chapter 3:

Uber announced today its intention to apply to the BC Passenger Transportation Board for a transportation network service authorization to operate in Metro Vancouver.

Guest: Ian Tostenson, CEO of the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association

Chapter 3:

In order to stop BC’s gang problem is figuring out and understanding why a young person wants to join a gang, the first step.

Guest: Laura Kane, Writer for the Canadian Press