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Rob Louie, Founder and President of Band Members Alliance and Advocacy Association of Canada discusses a case before the supreme court over transparency within Indigenous governments 

Ron Toigo, BC businessman, owner of the Vancouver Giants and White Spot describes his visit to the Titanic! Yes, the sunken ship! 

Ken Sim, Mayoral Candidate for ABC Vancouver discusses the decisions he would make as Mayor of Vancouver. Plus, your calls and questions for the mayoral candidate! 

 Kevin Falcon, leader of the BC Liberals responds the recent string of gun violence throughout the province and violent crime within the city of Vancouver. 

Ken Peacock, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for the Business Council of British Columbia discusses Canada's economic growth through the first half of 2022 and just how many jobs B.C. is creating. 

Two lower mainland men arrested and charged in murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik Gurpreet Singh, Author for the Georgia Straight discusses the arrests and rumors surrounding the murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik.  Malik was acquitted in the 2005 trial surrounding the 1985 Air India bombings, which killed 331 people.  How will Kitsilano’s social housing impact the community? Cheryl Grant, Spokesperson for the Kitsilano Coalition raises concerns that the community of Kitsilano has over social housing developments throughout the neighbourhood.  What are the issues with Kitsilano’s social housing development? Colleen Hardwick, Vancouver City Councillor and Director of Metro Vancouver Regional District discusses why she is opposed to the Kitsilano social housing development.  The repercussions of clearing Tent City Jean Swanson, Vancouver City Councillor and Alternate Director of the Metro Vancouver Regional District discusses why police and fire departments clearing Vancouver's DTES's tent city may not be a w

Laura Robinson, Independent Film Maker, Journalist, and Author of "Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada's National Sport" has been following the recent allegations of sexual assault within Hockey Canada & has been writing about the issue since the 1990s. She joins us to discuss what needs to change within Hockey Canada. 

Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster resident and City Council candidate for the Progressives says if elected, he will move to keep the New West moniker of "Royal City" amid calls to drop the nickname. 

Jean Swanson, Vancouver City Councillor and Alternate Director of the Metro Vancouver Regional District discusses why police and fire departments clearing Vancouver's DTES's tent city may not be a wise decision. 

Colleen Hardwick, Vancouver City Councillor and Director of Metro Vancouver Regional District discusses why she is opposed to the Kitsilano social housing development. 

Cheryl Grant, Spokesperson for the Kitsilano Coalition raises concerns that the community of Kitsilano has over social housing developments throughout the neighbourhood. 

Gurpreet Singh, Author for the Georgia Straight discusses the arrests and rumors surrounding the murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik.  Malik was acquitted in the 2005 trial surrounding the 1985 Air India bombings, which killed 331 people. 

Inside Edmonton’s Papal Mass: Pope Francis holds open-air public mass at Edmonton football stadium Erin Chalmers, Global News Edmonton brings us the latest from the public mass held by Pope Francis at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. BC's Public Safety Minister responds to the recent string of gun violence throughout the lower mainland & Vancouver Island Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth speaks on the recent string of shootings throughout the province. From bank robberies, to gang shootings, to targeted hits - What is the province doing to ensure the safety of British Columbians?  What motivates mass shooters? We dig into the psychology behind mass shootings with  Dr. Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society Alert Ready system designed to save lives; not possible for users to ‘opt out’ of emergency alerts Yesterday afternoon, our show contributor Jawn Jang taug

Laura Fielding, Recreational Therapy Manager for Canuck Place discusses the importance of recreational therapies for children at Canuck Place. 

Nadine Nakagawa, New Westminster City Councilor who serves on the Climate and Environment Task Force discusses whether cities not normally built for the public to live comfortably during extreme heat, can adapt to warmer summers. 

Yesterday afternoon, our show contributor Jawn Jang taught us a little bit on how Alert Ready is supposed to work.  He continues our learning lesson today, this time speaking with Alert Ready’s Director of Public Alerting, Martin Belanger, on how the technology behind the system really operates.

We dig into the psychology behind mass shootings with  Dr. Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland and Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth speaks on the recent string of shootings throughout the province. From bank robberies, to gang shootings, to targeted hits - What is the province doing to ensure the safety of British Columbians? 

Erin Chalmers, Global News Edmonton brings us the latest from the public mass held by Pope Francis at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.

Mayor of Langley City speaks out after string of early morning shootings Mayor of Langley City Val van den Broek delivers a message to the residents of Langley after this morning's shooting that left 3 dead, including the suspect  Former Provincial Court judge opposes housing project in Kitsilano for the homeless Thomas Gove, Former Provincial Court Judge explains why he is opposed to a housing project for the homeless in Kitsilano and how Vancouver has changed over the years.  What is Alert Ready and how is it supposed to work? We continue our coverage of the Langley shootings – We now take a closer look at the emergency alert system that was used this morning. How does it work and who gets to decide what alerts come through our devices?  Our show contributor Jawn Jang has more on the system called Alert Ready. Pope Francis apology Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer for the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs reacts to the apology put forward by Pope Francis, while visiting Maskwacis, Alber