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Dec. 31, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Calgary moves to repeal multi-unit zoning; should B.C. to do the same? (0:00) Guest: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver How to achieve your health and diet goals in the New Year (13:16) Guest: Dani Renouf, Registered Dietitian at St. Paul's Hospital The State of the DTES heading into 2026 (22:45) Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouver The biggest entertainment and pop culture stories of 2025 (35:09) Guest: Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Constable Darren Wong, Media Relations Officer for the VPD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 30, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Fun without fireworks? What's going on with New Year's Eve celebrations in Vancouver? (0:00) Guest: Fred Lee, Vancouver's ‘Man About Town' - columnist, broadcaster, and perpetual Gala Gala Doo attendee B.C.'s most popular baby names; what made the list? (10:06) Guest: Kathryn Stewart, Director of Talk and Talent for 730 CKNW How a 9.0 magnitude earthquake could shake B.C. up (16:47) Guest: Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria How uncertainty over property rights puts B.C.'s economy at risk (32:33) Guest: David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University The new St. Paul's hospital: a medical facility of the future? (44:52) Guest: Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Bailey Mitchell, emergency police call taker for E-Comm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec. 29, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal Staffing challenges cause overnight ER closures in Mission (0:00) Guest: Ian Tait, Communications Director with the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. Whitecaps reach settlement in class action suit over Messi no-show (7:33) Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor What can B.C. do to prevent further E.R closures from happening? (15:31) Guest: Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Is the B.C government doing enough to protect private property rights? (23:58) Guest: Brad West, Mayor of Port Coquitlam U.S. border photographs Canadian travellers: will cross border trips become more difficult? (34:44) Guest: Richard Kurland, Immigration lawyer and policy analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Canada's foreign buyer ban should stay (0:46) Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society The downward trend in gas prices continues (15:59) Guest: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy The Week That Was in Politics (29:16) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief The Richmond resident who worked as Ringo Starr and Frank Sinatra's tour manager (45:00) Guest: Marty Kramer, author of Road Boss: Untold Stories from Entertainment's Ultimate Tour Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Gordon Pennycook, Associate Professor at Cornell University's Department of Psychology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Marty Kramer, author of Road Boss: Untold Stories from Entertainment's Ultimate Tour Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Canada reopen the door to foreign investment? GUEST: Tom Davidoff, Director of UBC's Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, and associate professor at the Sauder School of Business DRIPA: A risk to democracy in B.C? GUEST: Werner Stump, President of the B.C Cattlemen's Association Will more restaurants shut down in 2026? GUEST: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, and visiting scholar at McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada Post – New Deal, same problems. GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Associate Professor at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business Metro Vancouver sidesteps leadership problems with leak investigation GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Curling, From Club Ice to the Olympics: A Sharp, Funny, and Serious Look at the Roaring Game GUEST: John Cullen, author of Curling Rocks! Chronicles of the Roaring Game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Kareem Allam, Leader of Vancouver Liberal party, running for mayor in the next election, and former Chief of Staff for Mayor Ken Sim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Gavin Dew, BC Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GUEST: Rosemary Alberts, Manager of Marketing Services at the Vancouver Canadians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GUEST: Tasha Kheiriddin, Author & Columnist at the National Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Arlene Dickinson, entrepreneur, a dragon on the TV show Dragon's Den, and Second Harvest Ambassador Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Pete Fry, Vancouver city councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Metro Vancouver leadership chaos (0:49) Guest: Catharine Urquhart, Global News investigative Reporter The OneBC implosion (8:35) Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate professor of political science University of the Fraser Valley Climate change and the impact on Vancouver's cranberry harvest (15:42) Guest: Dr. Lauren Erland, Director of the Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation (BERRI) Centre at the University of the Fraser Valley Cowichan ruling and its impact beyond Richmond (22:48) Guest: Geoffrey Moyse, Public Land Use Chair and previous Aboriginal law consultant to the B.C. government Remembering Vancouver architect Stanley Kwok (39:29) Guest: John D'eathe, author, retired developer, and long time friend and business partner to Stanley Kwok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: John D'eathe, author, retired developer, and long time friend and business partner to Stanley Kwok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Geoffrey Moyse, Public Land Use Society Chair and previous Aboriginal law consultant to the B.C. government Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Lauren Erland, Director of the Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation (BERRI) Centre at the University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kash Heed, Richmond City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on the Abbotsford floods with a dairy farmer on Sumas Prairie (1:01) Guest: Matt Dykshoorn, owner of a dairy farm on the Sumas Prairie Vying for a chair at the table: Langley Township applies for ‘intervenor status' in Cowichan land appeal case (8:04) Guest: Eric Woodward, Mayor of Langley Township Statistics Canada reported a whopping 4.7% increase in food prices compared to last year (17:19) Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Director of Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia A tribute to a well-loved Hollywood legend: Rob Reiner (27:03) Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine Columnist and CKNW Contributor Author Derek Hayes live in studio (37:47) Guest: Derek Hayes, well-known B.C. historian and author of Coastal Connections: A History of British Columbia Ferries and Passenger Ships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Derek Hayes, well-known B.C. historian and author of Coastal Connections: A History of British Columbia Ferries and Passenger Ships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Eric Woodward, Mayor of Langley Township Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, which parts of your social media history would you present to U.S border security? (5:51) 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

The latest on the Abbotsford floods (0:48) Guest: Matt Dykshoorn, owner of a dairy farm on the Sumas Prairie Atmospheric river update (10:25) Guest: Kristi Gordon, Senior Meteorologist for Global B.C. The Week That Was in B.C. Politics (13:04) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Is the provincial government really to blame for our inability to meet housing targets? (27:10) Guest: Kathy Corrigan, former NDP MLA ‘Landman' actress Kayla Wallace live in-studio (38:48) Guest: Kayla Wallace, actress in Paramount+ show ‘Landman' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kayla Wallace, actress in Paramount+ show ‘Landman' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abbotsford floods: an update from a local dairy farmer (0:54) Guest: Matt Dykshoorn, owner of a dairy farm on the Sumas Prairie Why Metro Vancouver's Mayors push back on B.C.'s housing targets (15:36) Guest: Mike Hurley, Burnaby Mayor and Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board What's in the future for the Vancouver Whitecaps? (28:26) Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO and Sporting Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan live in-studio (39:52) Guest: Emily Lowan, B.C. Green Party Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Emily Lowan, B.C. Green Party Leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices