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Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist at the British Columbia Real Estate Association tells us exactly what Canadians are sacrifice in order to be able to afford to live in Canada's major cities. 

Dr. Emily Newhouse, Medical Health Officer with Fraser Health gives tips on how to say hydrated during the hot summer months 

Kevin Sampson, Band Councilor for Lytton First Nation and an Emergency Operations Centre Deputy Director provides an update on the wildfire situation in the village of Lytton 

We don’t typically talk about hockey in late July – But this story is too big and too important to ignore. New disturbing details surrounding Hockey Canada and its  attempts to cover up an alleged sexual assault from 2018 have come to light, and our show contributor Jawn Jang has been following this. A reminder to our listeners: this references stories of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, you can call VictimLinkBC’s 24 hour confidential hotline at 1-800-563-0808.

Is the NDP adequately handling the healthcare crisis and responding to David Eby running for Leader of the NDP is Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party 

How are rural communities coping with ER shutdowns? Mayor of Clearwater speaks out Merlin Blackwell, Mayor of Clearwater discusses how smaller communities throughout British Columbia have been dealing with the lack of available emergency rooms and ambulances.  BC Liberal Party leader Kevin Falcon says the current state of B.C.'s healthcare system is unacceptable Kevin Falcon, Official Opposition Leader for the BC Liberal Party says B.C's emergency room shutdown crisis "can't get any worse" under the BC Liberals. Falcon also reacts to David Eby throwing his name forward to become B.C.'s next Premier  What have we learned from the Rogers network outage? Could keeping cash on hand be the new normal? Lisa Kramer, Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto tells us if Canadians should be keeping cash on hand in the future, in case of another Rogers-like network outage  North Vancouver’s CopperPenny Distillery awarded best gin in the world Jenn Kom Tong, Co-Founder of CopperPenny Distilling and Mistre

Andy Baryer, Technology and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com & a weekly contributor on The Shift with Shane Hewitt dissects how Emmanuel the Emu went viral on TikTok

Hamish Telford, Professor of Political Science at University of the Fraser Valley discusses David Eby's chances to win the leadership of the BC NDP and whether or not BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon has a shot at becoming BC's next Premier.  

Jenn Kom Tong, Co-Founder of CopperPenny Distilling and Mistress of Blending tells us what makes their gin the best in the world! 

Lisa Kramer, Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto tells us if Canadians should be keeping cash on hand in the future, in case of another Rogers-like network outage 

Kevin Falcon, Official Opposition Leader for the BC Liberal Party says B.C's emergency room shutdown crisis "can't get any worse" under the BC Liberals. Falcon also reacts to David Eby throwing his name forward to become B.C.'s next Premier 

Merlin Blackwell, Mayor of Clearwater discusses how smaller communities throughout British Columbia have been dealing with the lack of available emergency rooms and ambulances. 

Americans keep saying they will move to Canada.. But do they actually walk the walk? Richard Kurland, Vancouver-based immigration lawyer answers whether many Americans who said they would move to Canada when Donald Trump was President, actually made it north One-in-four Canadian WhatsApp users face scams, fake news Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company discusses the rise in WhatsApp based online scams, as well as whether British Columbians are getting sick of protests.  Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal enters race to become Mayor of Surrey Frances Bula, Urban Issues and Politics writer for The Globe + Mail discusses whether long-time Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal entering the race to become Surrey's new mayor is bad news for current Mayor Doug McCallum  Truckers call for improvements on BC highways after series of overpass collisions Yet another semi-truck hit an overpass in B.C. This time in Langley. Dave Earle, President and CEO of the BC Trucking Association tells us what has been going on

Richard Wolak, Editor & Publisher at VancouverFoodster.com, Host of the VanFoodster Podcast predicts which Vancouver restaurants are favourites to win a Michelin star this summer

Yet another semi-truck hit an overpass in B.C. This time in Langley. Dave Earle, President and CEO of the BC Trucking Association tells us what has been going on recently with all the trucks crashing into overpasses across the lower mainland. Plus, we hear from everyday truckers as to why they think this has been happening. 

 Frances Bula, Urban Issues and Politics writer for The Globe + Mail discusses whether long-time Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal entering the race to become Surrey's new mayor is bad news for current Mayor Doug McCallum 

 Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company discusses the rise in WhatsApp based online scams, as well as whether British Columbians are getting sick of protests. 

Richard Kurland, Vancouver-based immigration lawyer answers whether many Americans who said they would move to Canada when Donald Trump was President, actually made it north

New wildfire near still-recovering Lytton, B.C. may have destroyed structures Lytton B.C. is dealing yet another wildfire as the village is still in recovery mode from the Summer 2021. We check in with John Haugen, Deputy Chief of the Lytton First Nation who describes the situation in the Fraser Canyon.  B.C. approves Surrey-Langley SkyTrain which is set to be completed by 2028 with a price tag of $4 billion Anita Huberman, CEO of Surrey Board of Trade discusses the need for more transit options within the city of Surrey  New IPSOS poll says Canadian airports a national embarrassment! Sean Simpson, Senior Vice President of IPSOS describes how Canadians are feeling about the current state of airports across the country.  Seniors around Vancouver are being tricked by scammers pretending to be police Sgt Steve Addison, VPD Media Relations describes a new scam targeting seniors throughout Metro Vancouver where fraudsters pretend to be police and say that a family member of the fraud victim has been arreste

On The Wrap this week Leah Holiove, TV Reporter and Radio Host Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Topics New IPSOS poll - Canadian airports a national embarrassment! What are your favourite city nicknames and where does 'Van City' rank on that list?