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Vancouver has decided on the creation of 17 "villages" throughout the city, aimed to build more "missing middle housing." CBC B.C.'s municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy joins the program to look at the proposal and discuss how large-scale densification should be decided in communities across the province.
Spain emerged victorious in the FIFA World Cup on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0. BC Today's World Cup panel came back to discuss how it all went and what being a host city has meant for Vancouver.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter is back to answer all your gardening questions
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
Mother's Day is Sunday. What kind of flowers do you get your mom? And why are hanging baskets a popular gift? BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter has all the answers and takes your gardening questions.
Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of Expo '86 in Vancouver. BC Today is joined by two former journalists who covered the World Exposition, Tod Maffin and Bob Mackin, along with former director of media relations for Expo '86, Gail Flitton. We ask our audience to share their memories of the event.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
Indigenous leaders in B.C. gathered in Victoria to express opposition over Premier David Eby's plans to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. Eby could introduce the motion as early as next week, saying it will be a confidence motion. CBC's Katie DeRosa breaks down the latest developments. After a 10-day lunar flyby mission, the four-person crew of Artemis II is heading back to Earth as they ready for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Andrew Blaber and Tiffany Stead from SFU's aerospace physiology lab join the show as we ask viewers about their favourite parts of the mission and what they think about the prospects of future space exploration.
NASA's Artemis II is set to launch Wednesday for its journey around the moon with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on board. CBC's Bob McDonald joins the program ahead of the historic mission. And, as part of BC Today's series on menopause, we'll hear from B.C. Family Doctors about prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Brian Minter joins BC Today with advice for early vegetable varieties you can plant now.
B.C. School Sports executive director Jordan Abney joins BC Today as we ask how accessible school sports are and how we can make sure more kids stay active.
BC Today continues with our series on Menopause: today we are talking about navigating perimenopause with ob-gyn Dr. Tracy Wayne.
BC Today's gardening columnist Brian Minter is back to take gardening questions.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics have launched today with the opening ceremony of athletes representing countries from all over the world. BC Today's Zameer Karim joins the show as we take your calls on favourite winter olympic memories and which athletes to look out for this year.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins the show to take your gardening questions and discuss when the best time is to buy gardening seeds.
BC Today's annual Christmas Cards of the Air special asks viewers to call in or send holiday greetings they'd like to dedicate to family and friends near and far. We open up the phone lines and let you call in to share a holiday greeting to someone in the province. A holiday flash mob in Burnaby's Metrotown mall brought together over 100 singers and dancers. The people behind it, Chorus Studio director Rebecca Lam Kania and iDance owner Amanda Hemmaway, tell us how it came together.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to talk about winter gardening and to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter discusses ingredients from your garden you could use for Thanksgiving dinner, he joins us for the full hour to take audience questions.
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.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to talk about garden pests and answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
The Filipino community is still reeling from the Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy more than a month later. BC Today host Michelle Eliot met up with Christi-Ann Watkins, a DJ who was injured at the festival to get her story.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
Donald Trump officially becomes the 47th president of the United States today. We explore the impact his presidency could have on B.C. with guests Cory Redekop, Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce; CBC reporter Jon Hernandez in Washington state; and UBC political science professor Max Cameron.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney launches his bid to become the next leader of the Liberal Party, while former finance minister Chrystia Freeland announced on social media that she is "running to fight for Canada." Liberal party member and Kwantlen Polytechnic University political science student Suhana Gill joins the show as we ask viewers what they think of Carney or Freeland as Liberal leader.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law requiring the popular short-video app be sold by its Chinese parent company or be banned in the United States on Sunday. Tech and digital lifestyles expert Andy Baryer breaks down the issue.BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers meet to discuss looming tariffs that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has said he will impose on Canadian goods on his first day in office. UBC Sauder School of Business professor James Brander and CBC reporter Meera Bains join the show to discuss the steps ahead. And after more than 15 months into a deadly campaign that has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to pause the war in Gaza and release hostages. We recap the events that led to the ceasefire deal.
BC Today's annual 'Christmas Cards of the Air' special asks viewers to call in or send holiday greetings they'd like to dedicate to family and friends near and far. Amy Bell guest hosts.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will bring forward a motion of non-confidence to bring down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in another blow to Trudeau's leadership as he shakes up his cabinet following finance minister Chrystia Freeland's resignation. We ask viewers what they think of Singh's move and what it means for the next election.With just days to go until Christmas, many are preparing to travel to see loved ones. We check on how travel is ramping up at Vancouver International Airport, and the impact of a janitors' strike at YVR.BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to talk about last-minute Christmas gifts for gardeners, and we take audience calls to answer your gardening questions.
A campaign called Stay With B.C., launched by the Business Council of B.C., aims to make people think twice before moving out of province for economic or other reasons. Council president Laura Jones joins BC Today host Amy Bell as we ask viewers what it would take to convince people to stay.Holidays can be difficult for those without family and friends to spend them with. We ask viewers how they overcome loneliness during the holidays and how they find connection. We speak with Ingrid Andersen, Reverend at the Church of the Advent in Colwood, and Kiffer Card, professor of health sciences at Simon Fraser University, and Scientific Director of the Canadian Alliance for Social Connection and Health.
As Canada Post employees were ordered back to work, members of the BCGEU and ILWU set up a "community picket line" at the postal processing centre in Richmond. Rob Ashton, ILWU president, joins BC Today from the scene, along with CBC reporter Pinki Wong.Next, Jim Stanford, economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, joins the show to hear from viewers about whether the strength of Canada's labour movements are at risk, following several back-to-work orders issued by the federal government this year.
BC Today callers across the province weigh in on the moments that stood out for them in Tuesday's party leaders' debate.
B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau introduced her party's platform on the province's opioid crisis; NDP Leader David Eby and B.C. Conservatives Leader John Rustad have competing platforms. Dr. M-J Molloy, associate professor of medicine at UBC's Divison of Social Medicine joins us to discuss evidence-based research on safe supply, involuntary treatment and safe consumption sites. Then, it's the time of year for bears to fatten up before hibernation. We talk with Holly Reisner, co-executive director of the North Shore Black Bear Society on how to co-exist with bears.
BC Today host Michelle Eliot speaks with Chris Green, resident, and chair of the Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness group, who witnessed the fire that destroyed a construction site in Vancouver's Dunbar neighbourhood. Then, we speak with Vancouver School Board trustee Jennifer Reddy about VSB Board chair Victoria Jung's announcement to leave the ABC party and sit as an independent. Finally, we celebrate the prolific zucchini with recipe tips from chef Maryam Ghargharechi.
We begin with an update on the Chilcotin River landslide with Margo Wagner, Chair of the Cariboo Regional District.Officials fear if the blockage clears it could trigger flash floods. Then, as the sunny, warm weather continues, officials are warning about the dangers of cliff-jumping. We speak with Kimiko Hirakida, Education Manager for the LifeSaving Society BC and Yukon Branch. Finally, BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer our audience's gardening questions.
We remember longtime host of The Early Edition Rick Cluff in this special edition of BC Today, hosted by Cluff's longtime friend Amy Bell. Cluff died recently at the age of 74 following a short battle with cancer. He spent more than 40 years with the CBC, and is best remembered for his 20 years as host of The Early Edition where he helped to turn it into the No. 1-rated morning show in the competitive Metro Vancouver radio market. Guests Margaret Gallagher, Fred Lee, Michelle Eliot and Jason D'Souza join us to celebrate our friend and former colleague and our callers included Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati, former CBC producer Heather Kennedy, friends, former guests and listeners from across Canada.
- After Wednesday's dramatic comeback win for the Vancouver Canucks against the Edmonton Oilers, we speak to local fans and ask viewers to share how they're celebrating the team's run in the Stanley Cup playoffs.- A new documentary on the dangers of microplastics gets its Canadian premiere in Vancouver this week. We speak to the filmmaker and ask viewers to share how they're reducing their use of plastics.
Almost 40,000 people left B.C. for Alberta last year, according to Statistics Canada figures. BC Today and Alberta at Noon host a cross-border call-in to hear from our audience about what that means for people in both provinces. Our guests included Andy Yan, Director, City Program, Simon Fraser University; Paula Spurr, artist who is moving from Surrey to Calgary; Alicia Planincic, economist, manager of policy and economics with the Business Council of Alberta; Forrest Demman, President, Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce. Then, we have an update on the London Drugs cyberhacking closure with our guest Jamie Hari, Director of Cybersecurity and DNS, Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).
We watch the total solar eclipse unfold live as it tracks across parts of Canada on this special edition of BC Today. Our guests are Aaron and Julian Falkin, father-son duo watching the eclipse in Cleveland, OH, and Joanna Woo, Lecturer, SFU Dept of Physics.
It's the first day of spring, and while some people are enjoying the sunshine, government officials are already planning for the upcoming drought and wildfire season. Our guests are Kai Chen, UBC professor with the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and Andréanne Doyon, associate professor and director of SFU's Resource and Environmental Management Planning Program.CBC's new podcast, This is Vancouver Island, is all about the joys, quirks and frustrations of Island life. Host Kathryn Marlow joins us to talk about all things Vancouver Island.