Chapter 1: New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.

Guest: Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

Chapter 2: Bit of a mixed weekend for us weatherwise but as we head into the warmer summer months - the nicer the weather, the greater the concern over B.C.’s wildfire season. What can we expect to see this summer, given our weather this spring? Joining us now for more on that is Mike Flannigan, professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta. 

Guest: Mike Flannigan, Professor with the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta.

Chapter 3: The gang conflict that has seen increasingly brazen shootings and murders across the Lower Mainland has now decisively spilled outside of the region’s borders.

Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for the Vancouver Sun.

Chapter 4: May 23 to 29, 2021 is Paramedic Services Week across Canada, a time to honour and recognize the work of ambulance paramedics.

Guest: Troy Clifford, President of Ambulance Paramedics of BC.

Chapter 5: A new book is out by a UBC Architecture Prof, about the housing distortions that happen when a city’s housing is designed to attract the global rich.

Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor

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