B.C.’s Minister Responsible for Translink is fielding tough questions after a report to Translink warned the aging Pattullo Bridge may not be able to withstand an earthquake, or even a powerful wind storm and must be replaced, or closed, in less than a decade.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

L.A. Dodgers announcer Vin Scully will call the last game of his careers when the Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

After a less than pleasing season we find out what is up with the Whitecaps.

Guest: Bob Lenarduzzi - Whitecaps FC president

Ria Renouf is here to talk all things movies!

Topics:

-Trudeau snubbed a high five

-Problems on a Plane

-Tiny Tim sings again

Hillary Clinton campaigns in Iowa Thursday, on the first day of in-person, early voting in that state. Clinton may have won the nomination, but campaigning with former rival Bernie Sanders yesterday, she acknowledged there's one thing he still has on her: younger voters.

Meanwhile, GOP nominee Donald Trump is hitting back against rival Hillary Clinton after his debate performance was criticized. Trump is working on several new attack lines and themes against the Democratic nominee, test-marketing them as he travels from rally to rally.

Is Canada too good at hockey to make the world cup interesting?

Guest: Tim Cunningham - Canadian hockey analyst and commentator, also known as ‘The Coach’ (Twitter: @TheCoachTC)

The federal cabinet has announced approval of the $36 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project.  Three federal ministers flew into Richmond from Ottawa today to make the announcement.  There are 190 legally binding conditions attached to the approval. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Would proportional representation enhance democracy in Canada?

Guest: Maxwell Cameron - Professor of Political Science, Director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions

If you call for an ambulance in the Port Coquitlam area, you could be waiting for hours.  That according to Fire Chief Nick Delmonico who says it’s not unusual for patients considered “low-priority” to wait two hours for an ambulance in the city.  The union representing paramedics says Metro Vancouver is short 22 ambulances and if something doesn’t change, people will die.

Guest: Bronwyn Barter - President of Ambulance Paramedics and Emergency Dispatchers of BC