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    B.C government worker strike - Gang recruitment in schools - Should AI be regulated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 52:10


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    The UBC Professor who crafted crossword puzzles for the New York Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 8:52


    GUEST: Mark Maclachlan, Dean of UBC's Faculty of Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How international student caps keep post-secondary institutions hanging by a thread

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 6:09


    GUEST: Debi Herrera Lira (they/she), Chairperson BC Federation of Students Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Summer 2025 in travel: what were the most popular destinations?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 6:02


    GUEST: Robert McDowell, Founder of Pivot Travel, an affiliate of Fareconnect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Wrap - Should restaurants charge a hefty minimum spend for patio seating?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 14:22


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    The Week That Was in Politics - B.C. Union Votes Strike, Ottawa Moves on Major Projects, Burnaby Council Debates Israel-Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 12:03


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    Canada's Economy Shrinks as Tariffs Bite, The Week That Was in Politics, Hullo Ferries celebrates 2 years, & The Wrap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 52:02


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    Will the province ramp up municipal oversight? B.C. colleges slash faculty, and when did the Middle East become a municipal issue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 51:23


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    Scam Alert: The Risky Business of Meme Stocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 13:49


    GUEST: John Hinze, Director of Corporate Finance at the B.C Securities Commission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    When did the Middle East become a municipal issue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 5:57


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    The 41st Vancouver Fringe Festival: Bigger than ever!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 10:12


    GUEST: Duncan Watts-Grant, Executive Director of the Vancouver Fringe Festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Does 2025 have a ‘Song of the Summer'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 7:49


    GUEST: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music and Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are B.C's rent caps a threat to housing supply?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 17:29


    GUEST: Rick Ilich, Board chair for the Urban Development Institute, and CEO of Townline Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Feds invest $22.7 million on building EV chargers in B.C

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 14:06


    GUEST: Richard Zussman, Global B.C Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    EV Investment, Airline seat policy, $119k Richmond staff party, and BC rent cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 55:34


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    Townhomes, TMX pipeline, and a UBC researcher receives $1 million Wall Fellowship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 55:22


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    B.C. walking the clean energy tightrope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 18:57


    GUEST: Adrian Dix, B.C's Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Coquitlam Mayor calls out B.C government, duty-free exemption ending, and the future of UNDRIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 45:32


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    Can B.C's lumber industry take any more hits from U.S tariffs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 14:10


    GUEST: Russ Taylor, President of Russ Taylor Global – Wood Business & Market Consulting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    First Nations set to seal the deal on critical mineral port

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 10:59


    GUEST: Kerry Carlick - President, Tahltan Central Government Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Coquitlam Mayor calls out B.C government after receiving housing target order

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 11:57


    GUEST: Richard Stewart, Mayor of Coquitlam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Can parents give their kids swim lessons in Vancouver pools?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 6:53


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Carney backs down on U.S. tariffs, now what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 59:35


    Aug. 22, 2025: Guest host Charis Hogg in for Jas Johal Prime Minister Carney walks back on some retaliatory tariffs with the U.S. (0:00) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Are Canada/U.S. trade talks starting to head into the right direction? (8:55) Guest: Jerome Gessaroli, senior fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, and leads the Sound Economic Policy Project at BCIT Horse racing community call on Surrey MLAs to save the Fraser Downs racetrack (14:16) Guest: Kelly MacMillan, President of Harness Racing B.C. Is it time for White Rock and Surrey to amalgamate? (23:52) Guest: Garry Purewal, spokesperson and one of the petition organizers The Cross Border Checklist: What to do before travelling to the U.S. (32:48) Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Can parents give their kids swim lessons in Vancouver pools? (50:16) Guest: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is Vancouver the most miserable sports city? ESPN seems to think so

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 8:09


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Blake Price, Co-Host of The Sekeres & Price Show, at Sekeres and price dot com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Cross Border Checklist: What to do before travelling to the U.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 19:10


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Richard Kurland, Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vancouver cookbook club reveals secret ingredients to making new friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 6:56


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Rebekah Ho, digital marketer and host of the No Pressure Cookbook Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Surrey car wash owner faces extortion threats

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 52:45


    Aug. 21, 2025: Guest host Charis Hogg in for Jas Johal Surrey car wash owner becomes the latest victim of extortion threats (0:00) Guest: Kash Heed, former chief constable of the West Vancouver Police Department, Former Solicitor General, and current Richmond City Councillor What came out of Prime Minister Carney's ‘productive' call with Donald Trump? (13:32) Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Did Trump's tariffs put the holiday shopping season at risk? (23:19) Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail How Trump's tariffs continue to challenge local businesses (28:06) Guest: Teresa Lake, president of Paper Label Vancouver director documents tennis star Naomi Osaka's comeback after childbirth (36:06) Guest: Kat Jayme, director of Naomi Osaka: The Second Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Granville Block Party returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 5:20


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Joshua Davidson, Director of Operations at the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (Downtown Van) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why are collectors madly in love with Labubu?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 9:03


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Adelaide Choi, Labubu collector and former reseller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vancouver director documents tennis star Naomi Osaka's comeback after childbirth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 15:08


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Kat Jayme, director of Naomi Osaka: The Second Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Granville Island's expansion plans include bridge access

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 10:48


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Thomas Lancaster, General Manager at Granville Island Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Did the Air Canada strike set labour precedent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 40:32


    Aug. 20, 2025: Guest host Charis Hogg in for Jas Johal What precedent does Air Canada's strike set on other labour disputes? (0:00) Guest: Gilles Levasseur, Business & Law professor at University of Ottawa Metro Vancouver's pricey PNE exhibit returns, costing taxpayers $450,000 (8:19) Guest: Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor Tariff costs leave nearly 20% of small businesses hanging by a thread (19:39) Guest: Corinne Pohlmann, executive Vice President at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business(CFIB) Could U.S. travel concerns impact the 2026 FIFA World Cup? (26:51) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    See the FIFA World Cup in all its glory at the Italian Cultural Centre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 4:23


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Randy Rinaldo, President of the Italian Cultural Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sleep Country co-founder opens up about addiction in memoir

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 18:06


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Gordon Lownds, co-founder of Sleep Country Canada, and author of Cracking Up: From Rising Star to Junkie Despair in 1,000 Days—An Unlikely Addict's Memoir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mission Dump Miracle: How a couple found their missing rings in local landfill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 9:13


    Guest host Charis Hogg talks to Steve Vanysselduik, husband of woman whose rings were found in a Mission landfill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Air Canada strike ends: What's next?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 47:47


    Air Canada strike ends: What's next for passengers? (0:39) Guest: John Gradek, Faculty lecturer and academic coordinator for Supply Networks and Aviation Management at McGill University, and former Director at Air Canada D.I.Y iPhones? Apple introduces new self-service repair program (9:00) Guest: Anthony Rosborough, Assistant professor of Law and computer science at Dalhousie University, and co founder of the Canadian Repair coalition Fraser Downs closure leaves horse racing community in shock (19:42) Guest: David Milburn, President of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C. How Vancouver's housing struggles inspired a thrilling futuristic action novel (31:42) Guest: John D'Eathe, Developer and author of Broadway Corridor: The Great Social Divide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Pierre Poilievre wins seat in Parliament after Alberta by-election victory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 13:11


    Guest: Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Air Canada flight attendants defy return order

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 49:26


    Air Canada flight attendants defy back-to-work order as strike continues (0:43) Guest: John Gradek, Faculty lecturer and academic coordinator for Supply Networks and Aviation Management at McGill University, and former Director at Air Canada Fraser Downs racetrack shuts down after nearly 50 years in Surrey (12:51) Guest: Doug McCallum, former Mayor of Surrey B.C.'s craft distillers call for an end to prohibitive production caps (22:11) Guest: Tyler Dyck, President of the Craft Distillers Guild of B.C. Meta under fire for allowing ‘sensual' AI chats with children (33:16) Guest: Jesse Miller, Social Media Expert and Founder of Mediated Reality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The latest from Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 7:43


    Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Air Canada flight attendant strike continues…at the expense of travellers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 15:52


    Guest: Claire Newell, founder and President of Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Union rejects Air Canada offer as strike deadline nears

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 50:45


    Flight attendants' union rejects Air Canada offer as strike deadline cuts close (0:47) Guest: Barry Eidlin, associate sociology professor at McGill University, specializing in labour and social movements The Week That Was in Politics (11:43) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Why cities south of the Fraser want to expand urban growth (25:39) Guest: Eric Woodward, Mayor of Langley Township The Wrap - Is the work from home trend finally over? (34:13) Plus, what would it take for you to leave Canada and where would you go? Guests: Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    U.S. Ambassador points finger at Canada for jeopardizing trade agreement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 12:02


    Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Bitcoin mining in B.C: Sustainable or risky?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 51:57


    Mayor Sim doubles down on Bitcoin, while Critics call for action on city priorities (0:55) Guest: Werner Antweiler, Associate Professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business How U.S. tariffs are sending food prices through the roof (12:13) Guest: Angie Quaale, owner of Well Seasoned, a gourmet food store located in Langley Canadians split on immigration (25:29) Guest: Mario Canseco, President of the Research Co. Polling Company Will foreign buyers bring more builds in B.C.? (34:08) Guest: Ross McCredie, President and CEO of Sutton Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How does the PNE choose their summer concert lineup?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 8:53


    Guest: Patrick Roberge, PNE Creative Director Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Big Tree Project: growing Salt Spring Island's most remarkable giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 9:15


    Guest: Doug Wahlsten, founder of The Big Tree Project on Salt Spring Island Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How to navigate Air Canada's potential strike?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 51:43


    Cancelled flight? How to navigate Air Canada's potential flight attendant strike (0:47) Guest: Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure Inc. Why is Vancouver's mayor betting big on Bitcoin? (7:06) Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com B.C. and Ottawa governments keep ballooning — Can Carney or Eby ever rein them in? (14:37) Guest: Richard Zussman, Global B.C. Legislative Reporter Owning a laneway home: a step to solving Vancouver's housing crisis (28:58) Guest: Jake Fry, Founding owner and partner of Smallworks A New Era: Taylor Swift announces new album The Life of a Showgirl (41:11) Guest: Eric Alper, Publicist and Music Commentator at ThatEricAlper.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Soccer star Thomas Muller touches down in Vancouver to join Whitecaps FC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 5:02


    Guest: Asa Rehman, Sports Reporter for Global News and Play by Play commentator for Whitecaps radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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