The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

The Consumer Electronics Show is on in Las Vegas and Tim takes a look at some connected technologies that could improve the way you live your life!

The opioid epidemic that has gripped British Columbia and much of North America can trace its roots back to a single patent filed with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office in 1992. How we got from that 47 page document to the current crisis is detailed in an investigation by the Globe and Mail

Guest: Karen Howlett from the Globe and Mail

The CEO of the BC Care Providers Association is slamming the City of Vancouver for being 'woefully' unprepared for the icy weather. Daniel Fontaine says many care providers are struggling to make house calls to elderly people in various parts of the city because of treacherous road conditions. Fontaine says residents across Metro Vancouver should look out for elderly neighbours and check in on them during this cold spell.

Guest: Dan Fontaine, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association

Sheila Hamilton from Its Time! Fitness Results is here to makes us happier and healthier!

On the Jon McComb Show we take a look at the great salt shortage of 2017.  We also discuss how and when the opiod crisis was created and eventually led to the problems we see with addiction.

As of January 1st, restaurants in Ontario (with 20+ locations) must show the calorie count on their products.  Will this help people with their diets, eating habits and at this time of year, their New Year Resolutions.  Or are people still going to grab that dirty hamburger from their favourite burger joint!

For 60 years B.C. homeowners have been signing up for the “homeowners grant” to claim a cut in their property taxes.  There is, in fact, no actual grant, leastways not to them....the only money that changes hands is between the province and the local government.  Hence the accusation, going back to when W.A.C. Bennett invented the thing back in 1957, that the grant is nothing more than a political gimmick.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Solar power has become more affordable since it was introduced for public consumption.  Could we see a day when the ethical & financial benefits of solar power are widely accepted.