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23 Minuten
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins to take listeners' questions and share some advice on moving plants from outdoors to indoors as we head into cooler months.
24 Minuten
Canada Post workers are back on the picket lines after the federal government announced changes to the postal service Thursday. It's the second postal strike after workers went off the job last November, having been without a collective agreement since May 2023. Small business owner Audrey Wong, who owns Living Lotus Chocolate in Vancouver, joins the show as we ask listeners their thoughts on the strike this time around.
23 Minuten
The federal government announced a modernization plan for Canada Post Thursday, including allowing the mail service to end all home deliveries. The announcement comes as workers push for higher wages and Canada Post reports record financial losses. University of Manitoba labour studies professor Adam King takes your calls on the future of the mail service.
22 Minuten
As we near the end of the first month of the school year, we look at how students are doing with back-to-school anxiety. We speak to Mercedes Sobers from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and Neha Shivhare, executive leadership instructor from SFU's continuing studies program, on how students can manage mental health challenges now that school's back in session.
38 Minuten
Health Canada is one of the global health organizations pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's adminitration's claims that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy is linked to autism. We're joined by a scientific researcher, and a parent with lived experience with autism to take audience calls.
40 Minuten
The Surrey-Cloverdale MLA was kicked out of caucus Monday afternoon by the party's leader John Rustad. He joins us to explain why. Then Political science instructor at Camosun College Daniel Reeve joins to breaks the story down and take audience calls.
49 Minuten
Municipal leaders across B.C. are in Victoria this week for the annual Union of BC Municipalities Conference. One major topic being discussed it street disorder and crime. We're asking what impact this has on local communities, and what steps need to be done to address it.
24 Minuten
B.C.'s apple harvest season is now on a roll with apple festival season underway. Chef Ned Bell joins the show as we ask viewers about their favourite homegrown apple.
22 Minuten
Apple's new line of technology has begun to hit store shelves, including the launch of the iPhone 17 with integrated artificial intelligence. However, the new products come with hefty prices. We ask viewers if they're still motivated to buy new gadgets, as freelance tech journalist Andy Baryer and CBC business columnist Rubina Ahmed-Haq join the show.
50 Minuten
ABC has pulled the plug on Jimmy Kimmel Live! following a segment of the host commenting on the MAGA movement's response to the murder of Charlie Kirk, raising questions about free speech and censorship. House Democrats are calling for the resignation of FCC Chair Brendan Carr following the decision. CBC Senior Business Reporter Anis Heydari breaks down the reaction and the latest developments. Sophia McClennen, author of "Trump Was A Joke: How Satire Made Sense of a President Who Didn't," joins the show to discuss. Ian MacIntyre, a writer and editor for The Beaverton, a Canadian political satire publication, will discuss what the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show means for the outlook of political satire.
48 Minuten
The Bank of Canada announced it lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 per cent, which is the first cut since March. Governor Tiff Macklem says it's to counter a weaker economy, but Canadians remain concerned about the cost of living. We ask you about your financial realities with Realtor Hasan Juma and Rebecca Casey, president of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association. We also take your questions with Bryan Yu, Chief economist at Central 1 Credit Union, and Jessica Moorhouse, the host of the More Money podcast
19 Minuten
Iconic Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. Film critic Steve Stebbing joins the show to reflect on Redford's career as we ask viewers about his legacy and their favourite films.
23 Minuten
Vape stores have grown in number around urban centres in Metro Vancouver, and New Westminster city councillor Daniel Fontaine is calling for tighter rules around the density of the shops. Stacey White, owner of Thunderbird Vapes, provides insight on how governments currently regulate stores. Also, Angelene Prakash, executive director of the New Westminster Business Improvement Association, and Christopher Lam, president of the B.C. Lung Foundation, join the show as we ask viewers whether they think more restrictions should be placed on vape shops in their community.
22 Minuten
Mario Canseco from Research Co. joins Michelle Eliot to talk about the style, tone and tenor of the debate between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons.
24 Minuten
BC finance minister Brenda Bailey released the province's fiscal update which shows the province's budget deficit is now expected to be $11.6 billion dollars, $665 million more than forecast in the spring budget. UBC Sauder School of Business professor James Brander joins Michelle Eliot to talk about the impact of that spending on British Columbian.
