Donald Trump gave a prime-time speech from the Oval Office last night, addressing concerns and hopes for his proposed border-wall.  House speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a response to Trump’s speech, but primarily focused on how the ongoing partial Government shutdown is affecting Americans.  We take a deep dive into the President's address and the reaction to it with Global’s Reggie Cecchini in washington.

From the Money Laundering epidemic that was exposed over the course of last year, to a range of other issues in B.C. including the lack of ride-hailing, and the campaign for a new electoral process, it seemed to be the case that we didn’t always have all the information we needed to make informed decisions about the job our elected Government was doing.  Integrity B.C., a political watchdog is suggesting that one of the resolutions for the B.C. Government over the course of the year should be striving for more transparency.

A massive RCMP investigation of alleged underground bankers in Richmond, B.C., estimated to be laundering over $1-billion per year, collapsed in November because federal prosecutors mistakenly exposed the identity of a police informant who they feared could have been killed if the case proceeded, Global News has learned.  We haven’t heard much about the situation since late last year, but Global Investigative Reporter Sam Cooper has an exclusive update on the situation.

Marijuana is now legal in Canada. It has been legal since October the 17th of last year. For many people it is a new world that they’ve never been involved in because of the legal repercussions. Lift & Co is an organization that seeks to provide Cannabis consumers or potential consumers of Cannabis education and information that will allow them to make informed decisions.  We look at the topic of Retailing Recreational Cannabis and uncover the facts from the fiction.

VCR’s, audio tapes, floppy disks? Do any of these terms ring a bell? Odds are if you’re under 30 probably not. One man is devoting much of his time to converting these now outdated forms of multimedia into digital content.  The twist is that they’re not old music albums or hollywood movies, but priceless artifacts of Indigenous history. Language, stories, culture, he’s protected these items for decades. We speak with Bert Crowfoot about this massive project he is taking on.

This is Making Cents of the Markets with Senior Vice President & Sr. Portfolio Mgr at Raymond James Lori Pinkowski.  As always if you have any questions you can contact her team directly at 604-915-LORI or visit pinkowski.ca.

Thoughts on the ongoing pipeline protests happening around Canada and around the world.  People have shared some very strong feelings on both sides of the debate and Jon weighs in with his thoughts on what the government and First Nations group need to do in order to either bin or move forward with the pipeline projects.

John Horgan and the New Democrats came to office and pledged that “free, prior and informed consent” for First Nations would be guaranteed for projects within their traditional territories, basis of UN declaration. But what does that mean in circumstances like the current standoff over the Unist’ot’en encampment? The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

If you live in this Province, you’re no stranger to the housing affordability crisis. We hear more everyday about all the problems potential new home-owners face in trying to get into the housing market and right now there seems to be a cooling which could mean good things for some, and bad things for others.  Vancouver Realtor Steve Saretsky talks us through what the numbers and showing us.

Do you swear in front of your kids?  New research has some surprising findings around how adult language affects the behaviour of our children. Cognitive scientist Benjamin Bergen joined the show and told us the use of casual slurs may not have any effect on our children at all.

How do we keep our seniors safe?  The death of a 90-year old woman in a care home is raising concerns about the state of some of the facilities designed to take care of the elderly. An altercation took place between two seniors that injured and ultimately led to the death of the 90 year old woman.  Isobel Mackenzie, BC’s senior advocate, joined us and talked about her concerns about the situation.

How do you feel about immigration?  A new poll from Ipsos Reid suggests Canadians have more negative attitudes towards immigration in 2018, than they did in 2017. The poll, conducted exclusively for Global News, found 54 percent of respondents feel that Canada is currently too welcoming to immigrants.  Ipsos Rieds Kyle Braid joins the show to talk us through the findings.

Could we see the recalling of the Speaker?  A campaign could kick off later this month says one Plecas opponent angry at his floor crossing.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Orphan wells are oil wells that have been abandoned or whose owners have gone bankrupt. There are orphan wells all over B.C. and they pose a threat to the surrounding farmland due to risk of contamination. Dr. Lenore Newman holds a Canada Research Chair in food security and the environment, and joined us to talk more about this.

A large number of officers have arrived in Smithers and Houston ahead of the anticipated removal of an anti-LNG pipeline camp. Members of the Wet’suwet’en community are voicing their concerns, calling the proposed action, an act of war.  Neetu Garcha talks us through the latest confrontation between the two groups.

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Burnaby on Sunday rallying the troops ahead of an anticipated byelection in the Burnaby South riding.  Singh has been without a seat in parliament since being elected NDP leader in fall 2017. The rally turned into an all-out attack on the Prime Minister for delaying the byelection until at least March.

Is an LNG showdown looming?  When the final investment decision was announced for LNG Canada project last year, it seemed like it was a done deal.  But not quite. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Did the BC Greens blow it in the proportional representation referendum?  Green Party leader, Andrew Weaver thinks the loss was no big deal for the Greens.  But his former deputy leader, Matt Toner, has offered a different view. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

In a one-on-one with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi says she’ll wait and see what comes out of Robert Mueller’s probe before deciding if they’ll move forward with impeachment.  Global News Washington Correspondent Jackson Proskow catches us up on the latest.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country has the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, but will, in the meantime, use peaceful negotiating to achieve ‘reunification’. What does this mean for the rest of the world?  UBC Institute of Asian Research Professor Paul Evans talks to us about whether or not we should be concerned about yet another move by China to reassert itself.

Daredevil Brooke Colby of Brooke Colby productions has the wild idea to jump the broken White Rock Pier on a motorbike. The local council says “hell no” he’s not doing it, but Brooke says YES.