There are a lot of questions about the legislation that will be introduced for Ride Sharing in BC.  How much more advantage will government give to the already well-protected taxi industry, being one of the questions.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines.

The first Translink Mayors Council was held yesterday, where Doug McCallum’s Skytrain plan was voted upon. Mayors opted to suspend work on the LRT project - but haven’t officially cancelled it in favour of Skytrain.  But Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says despite the language, LRT in Surrey is done.

BC Hydro says the number of power outages has increased by a whopping 265% in just a year. Why? More severe weather in BC.

Premier John Horgan yesterday defended his announcement that he would veto a "closed list"  pro-rep voting system if the Yes side wins the referendum. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

Surrey’s new mayor Doug McCallum has wasted no time attempting to end the RCMP’s contract with the city and get his municipal police force off the ground.  We’ve spoken about McCallum’s desires to replace the RCMP, but Is replacing the RCMP actually necessary? According to Roger Morrow, no.

As temperatures drop, Metro Vancouver’s most vulnerable endure harsh conditions day and night on city streets around our region. For 10 years, Blanket Society BC has been collecting and distributing blankets and other items to help keep homeless people warm (and alive). To date, volunteers have handed out over 4-hundred thousand blankets.

There’s outrage after a 16 year old North Vancouver boy was sentenced to just two weeks in custody, for a brutal sex attack on a teenage girl at Encore nightclub on Granville Street almost three years ago. The 17 year old girl was attending an underage, no booze dance event when she was assaulted, leaving her in critical condition.

The first meeting of the TransLink Mayors Council will be held this morning. This is the first meeting since the municipal elections delivered a huge shake-up of mayors in the region, about three-quarters of the mayors are new. The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

There needs to be some praise given out to the Seattle Seahawks.  The team is playing way better than anyone expected them too this year.  The coach, Pete Carroll, has turned a young team into competitors.

The chief medical officer for Vancouver Coastal Health updated Vancouver’s new city council about where we’re at in the fight against opioids.  Chief Medical Officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, Dr Patricia Daly, joined the show to talk about who is falling victim to drugs and drug overdoses.

The Premier says ride sharing legislation will be introduced to parliament next week and will be passed by the end of the month.  Is it time to get excited about ride-sharing in Vancouver? Or will this legislation make ridesharing something BCer’s do not want. Consumer Choice Centre’s North American Affairs Manager David Clement says a ride-sharing legalization bill being introduced before the end of November is a win for BC.  He joined the show to talk about ride-sharing and why he thinks it’s taking so long to introduce.

We’ve spoken before on this program about the positive experiences people have had with ‘microdosing’ magic mushrooms on their mental health.  But what other benefits can psychedelics have? Thomas Anderson, who is a PhD student at the University of Toronto, just ran the first registered scientific study on microdosing magic mushrooms. What did he find?

Usually, Lori Pinkowski joins us every Wednesday for ‘Making Cents of the Markets’, but we have John McLean, Financial Advisor with her team at Pinkowski Wealth Management of Raymond James today.  On today's episode we get into the eight things investors should consider as you weigh potential tax moves between now and the end of the year.

Are we ever going to get Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services that are common-place in every other major city in North America? Premier John Horgan said yesterday legislation will be introduced in this session of the legislature.  The Province newspaper's Michael Smyth is here with his take on the day's headlines.

The rogue owner of a home in North Vancouver, Emily Yu, is apparently back at it again, less than a month after she was found in contempt of court for using her townhouse for illegal short term rentals.  Now the strata’s lawyer will be pushing for a ruling that would force the sale of Yu’s home. But is this the solution to getting Yu to stop using her home as a hostel?

A recent survey by Research Co. has found we’re not that thrilled with the driving skills we witness from others on Canadian roads. 50% say drivers now are worse than they were five years ago. Only 4% say they’re better.  Research Co President Mario Conseco joins the show to talk about bad drivers in BC!

Canadian politicians are in Beijing trying to strike ‘smaller sector’ trade deals with China. What’s the government’s long term objective here?  Globe and Mail Beijing Correspondent Nathan Vanderklippe joins the show to discuss.