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On this bonus episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Justin McElroy, longtime British Columbia resident, journalist for CBC Vancouver and diehard Toronto Blue Jays fan about the upcoming series in May 2025 when the Canadian MLB team will play a weekend series against the Mariners in Seattle. Will B.C. fans stay away this year - because of the political and economic situation - when they used to come by the thousands whenever the Blue Jays took on the Mariners? McElroy shares his perspectives as a Canadian and a baseball fan. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streaming everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

In Surrey, B.C., a bird renowned for its beauty became the centre of an ugly dispute. In the quiet Sullivan Hights neighbourhood, a group of peafowl divided a community for over a decade. The story began when Ryan Craig and his wife bought a home and quickly noticed three peacocks roosting nearby. At first they were charmed, but soon became overwhelmed as this population exploded to some 100 birds. They and their fellow residents soon faced damaged property and a messy, noisy battle with the animals. In his documentary, A Foul Feud, CBC Vancouver journalist Rafferty Baker takes us into this divided community where neighbours were no longer speaking to each other, a tree was illegally felled and bylaw officers called in to deal with the peacocks — and the residents. The documentary was produced by Rafferty Baker and Joan Webber and originally aired on The Current in 2018.Storylines is part of the CBC Audio Doc Unit

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir welcomes home CBC Vancouver's Justin McElroy, who has returned home to British Columbia after spending a year travelling the world! In all that time, what did Justin learn about B.C... by being away from B.C.?  Recorded: March 24, 2025

Lester Kiewit speaks Dan Burritt, CBC Vancouver reporter and host at 6, about the election of a successor to outgoing Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's our first-ever Trans Canada Christmas - starring the Trans Canada Highwaymen. Steven Page - BNLadies and Steven Page Trio Moe Berg - Pursuit of Happiness Craig Northey - Odds and Steven Page Trio Chris Murphy - Sloan   They are great friends, each with his band and career. What they have in common is a sense of the music they grew up with and a welcome sense of humour.   These Christmas sessions began in the '70s at CBC Vancouver with Producer Susan Englebert: Shari Ulrich, Valdy, Terry Frewer, Roy Forbes, and several guests. 5-6 years of gathering around a series of microphones, playing Christmas songs and telling Christmas stories. Such fun. Sadly, we lost our friend Susan to cancer and the Christmas show to time itself. The concept returned at Roundhouse Radio in Vancouver in 2015 and we enjoyed three years of Christmas in the Round with Barney Bentall and his assorted friends. We've played all three years on past Christmas Stews.     Now comes CKUA's turn to host the same tradition. Each Highwayman brings a Christmas song and stories of past Christmas tales. 5 songs in total. Craig Northey's was co-written with Brent Butt of Corner Gas. Steven's is about cheese logs. Chris's is about kids coming home and Moe's is the Christmas Classic Mistletoe and Holly.  They finish with Do they know it's Christmas.   Thank you to Arianne, Duke, Jasmine, and Bren for their production skills in bringing this show to air. Amazing work. And to Corey Wood for his skills and friendship in the edit and graphic studio here on Vancouver Island.

Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside and Daniel Snyder, Chair & Project CoordinatorLangley Overdose Response Community Action Team discuss B.C.'s new toll-free Opioid Treatment Access Line: 1-833-804-8111. Then, CBC Vancouver's Liam Britten brings us breaking news that BC United's campaign manager Mark Werner has confirmed that BC United's leader Kevin Falcon is resigning, and that the BC United party will withdraw from the B.C. provincial election. We speak with Daybreak South host Chris Walker, and our audience weighs in on what this news means to them.

To start this episode, CBC Vancouver's municipal reporter Chad Pawson explains the tough spot Harrison Hot Springs is in as a byelection approaches following the resignation of the village mayor. Next, we look at a new study that shows small businesses in B.C. are hit harder by construction projects. Senior policy analyst of the CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) explains the findings. Lastly, are you addicted to your smart phone? Tech analyst Carmi Levy, and psychiatrist, author, and founder of Future Ready Minds Dr. Shimi Kang discuss the growing popularity of "dumbphones" as students face cellphone bans in schools starting in September.

A little over three years ago, a roaring, rapidly spreading wildfire burned through Lytton, a B.C. town of around 200 residents. It essentially burned to the ground. And even though at least $239 million dollars have been promised or poured into the recovery – rebuilding has been slow, and people are frustrated.CBC Vancouver reporter Yvette Brend just returned from Lytton. She tells us about the town's delayed recovery, and how it might be a cautionary tale of climate disaster recovery.For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

There's no shortage of funny movies about motherhood, or mom memes on social media. We meet funny moms Kara "mediocremom76" https://www.instagram.com/mediocremom76/ and CBC Vancouver's Charis Hogg and hear your funny mom stories.Our gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to share more gardening advice..

Much of B.C. is bracing for snow, rain and strong winds today and tomorrow. We hear from CBC Reporter Joel Ballard at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain; check in on winter driving with Mitch Verge, Skaha Ford's service manager in Penticton; and get a weather update from CBC Vancouver's Climate and science specialist Darius Mahdavi. In our second segment we get a different forecast, that of interest rates and mortgages in 2024. We speak with Desjardins's Chief Economist and Strategist Jimmy Jean, and mortgage professional Katy Mackenzie with The Mortgage Group.

In the latest edition of our monthly challenge That's Puzzling!, Piya Chattopadhyay competes against one familiar voice and one clever listener in a battle of brain games devised by puzzle master Peter Brown. Playing along this month are Ruth Hodder from Winnipeg, and Stephen Quinn, host of CBC Vancouver's morning radio show The Early Edition.

Connect with MDSML: -Join the FREE mailing list for queer joy! hilaurendeborah.substack.com  -Email the pod to say hi or share a limelight-stealing story! mydadstolemylimelight@gmail.com -2SLGBTQIA+ resources This week I got to chat with the hilarious Joanne Tsung (she/her), who I now want to be my BFF and share demisexual memes with all day every day. Joanne is a comedian and writer who has been featured on CBC Vancouver, CBC Pride, Killjoy Comedy with OutTV and YVR Funny Season 2 with Storyhive. In this episode: -I smiled this entire episode and my hands moved between cupping my face adoringly listening to Joanne and cupping my mouth to stop my laughing drown out Joanne's voice! -Joanne has the most wonderful explanation of the beauty of being demisexual! -We need “horny in your own time” on a throw pillow! -Joanne describes her take on internalised bi-erasure! -The voices in our head can give us so much imposter syndrome, over and over and over again! -The alternative title for this episode was “Joanne Tsung on unfortunately participating in society”! -There is a cameo from Karla, Joanne's girlfriend and it is amazing! -Being queer takes up a huge part of our brain, and it is the best! -Joanne shares the disappointment in the microaggressions experienced after coming out, and I am so grateful for her voicing things so many folks face! -Joanne and I entered queer spaces for the first time assuming everyone was going to hit on us when they clearly would not, and to hear her say that? Validating! Connect with my guest: -Follow Joanne on Instagram: @jtsung -Visit Joanne's website: joannetsung.com Resources: -Watch Killjoy Comedy on OutTV! -Watch Joanne on YVR Funny Season 2! -The Lesbian Master Doc! Behind the scenes: -Podcast production and editing made possible by: Alexi Johnson and the team at @604podnetwork -Theme Music: Shawn Kangro -Logo Art: @raphe.ca -This episode of My Dad Stole My Limelight was recorded with @SquadCast

Jody Vance recently made national headlines sharing her experience with online criminal harassment. While that story is important and she'll share it here, she's a media personality with the quite the journey to listen and learn from. A born and raised Vancouverite, Jody Vance built her career in radio and TV in BC before her big break. With the launch of Sportsnet, Vance was lured east. In 2000 a move to Toronto would lead to an incredible opportunity to make sports broadcast history, nationally. After a very brief stint as host of Sportcentral AM executives decided to offer up the national supper hour program seat. Almost a decade later, in 2009, the ocean called her back home with a return to her radio roots in the cards to fit her greatest casting: mother to her “miracle baby”. (There's a story there). Once settled back home and soaking up the 2010 Olympics, things got very busy. In 2011, while picking up a few fill-in sports shifts at CBC Vancouver - between hosting mid-days on SHORE104, another dream opportunity presented itself. Host of the Canucks Stanley Cup postgame show “Seeking Stanley.” Shortly after that her career path took a turn out of sports and into full-time news and Current Affairs. In October 2011, Vance joined CITY-TV as host of Breakfast Television Vancouver. For five years viewers watched the evolution to where Vance finds herself now: a broadcaster who helps shape conversations that impact her community - and offer opinions.  Five years of BT came to a halt with budget cuts in spring of 2016 - and that was the push to become her own brand. Broadcast Pirate Services Ltd was born. Almost immediately CKNW brought Vance on as go-to fill in host. She penned a weekly column for theorca.ca called The Middle for five years. In 2021 Vance signed on as Canadian Correspondent for Al Jazeera English bringing stories from Canada to a worldwide audience of almost half a billion viewers.  Most recently Jody teamed up with her longtime radio colleague Lynda Steele on a weekly TV talk show called “Steele and Vance” — on CHEK. North America's only employee owned media outlet. The one hour show followed ‘Jeopardy' and has, in only its first season, welcomed a “who's who” of guests.  A proud, and fiercely protective, mother - Jody also admits to being somewhat of a “crazy dog lady” in the best possible way.  Find out more about Jody's criminal harassment story HERE. Find out more about Steele and Vance HERE. Follow Jody Vance on Instagram @JodyVance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WARNING: This episode contains disturbting details about the deaths of two women and an Indigenous girl, in addition to allegations of sexual assault. Key First Nation member Noelle O'Soup died at just 14 years old. Police found her body in an apartment in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where they also found the bodies of an unnamed woman and a man immigration officials deemed a “danger to the public” – but released from custody anyway. CBC Vancouver reporter Michelle Ghoussoub has been investigating that man's nearly three-decade criminal history, including selling fentanyl and accusations he used drugs to lure women for sex. She found the man had received an order for deportation, and that this wasn't the first time a woman had died in his presence. Today, Ghoussoub discusses why O'Soup's family is outraged at authorities' responses before and after her death, and how the case fits into a surge of violence against vulnerable women in the Downtown Eastside.

In 2009, the humourist David Sedaris visited CBC Vancouver as part of the NXNW book club, just after the publication of his bestselling collection of true stories "When You Are Engulfed In Flames." Here's the complete recording.

After her death by suicide in 2012, Amanda Todd's name became closely linked with cyberbullying in Canada. From the ages of 12 to 15, the teen was relentlessly harassed and exploited online by more than 20 social media accounts that extorted her for sexual images. On Saturday, nearly 10 years after her death, a 44-year-old Dutch national, Aydin Coban, was convicted of extortion, possession of child pornography, child luring and criminal harassment against Todd. Today, Eva Uguen-Csenge — who helped cover the trial for CBC Vancouver — explains Amanda Todd's story, and the significance of this guilty verdict now. A warning that this episode contains descriptions of child sexual exploitation.

Belle Puri, reporter and producer with CBC Vancouver.

Justin McElroy is the Municipal Affairs Reporter for CBC Vancouver, covering local political stories throughout British Columbia. Justin McElroy first appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #91.

Justin McElroy is the Municipal Affairs Reporter for CBC Vancouver, covering local political stories throughout British Columbia. Justin McElroy first appeared on This is VANCOLOUR on Episode #91.

For those using drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Thomus Donaghy was a lifeline, committed to saving those on the brink of overdose. On the night of July 27, 2020, Donaghy, a volunteer at the Overdose Prevention Society, had just saved another life. Moments later, he lost his own. Today, the stories of two men whose lives were shaped by a city in the grips of an overdose epidemic, the tragic circumstances that brought them together that night, and why Maximus Roland Hayes, the man who killed Donaghy, wants to make sure his life wasn't lost for nothing. Our guests are CBC Vancouver reporter Jason Proctor, and Sara Blyth, the executive director of Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society.

For a year, a 49-year-old woman in B.C. posed as a nurse at a Vancouver hospital, even assisting in gynecological surgeries, despite not actually being a nurse. Brigitte Cleroux has since been criminally charged, but it turns out she has a long history of impersonations dating back decades and spanning multiple provinces. Now, former patients are left with serious questions about the care they received, and how she was able to even get the job in the first place. Today, CBC Vancouver's Bethany Lindsay tells us more about those patients, and CBC Ottawa's Shaamani Yogaretnam explains Cleroux's decades of impersonations.

Wawmeesh Hamilton is an award winning associate producer with CBC Vancouver. He produces the nationally syndicated column Urban Nations: stories about urban Indigenous people across Canada. His work about Indigenous people and reconciliation has also been published on CBC Radio, CBC Online and CBC Indigenous. His radio documentary Not Alone won the 2020 Jack Webster Award for best feature and enterprise reporting. Wawmeesh graduated from the UBC Graduate School of Journalism in 2016. He lives in Vancouver and is a member of the Hupacasath First Nation in Port Alberni, B.C.

British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday after days of extreme flooding and mudslides destroyed major highways and cut off entire communities in parts of the Lower Mainland. Mass evacuations were ordered in places like Merritt, Princeton and parts of Abbotsford, a city of nearly 100,000 people, but the full scale of the devastation still isn't known. These kinds of climate events are becoming all too familiar in B.C. It was just four and a half months ago that a crushing heat dome killed nearly 600 people in the province, and a wildfire burned the town of Lytton to the ground. Today on Front Burner, how this week's weather event, known as an atmospheric river, unfolded, and how other recent extreme climate events may have made it worse. If this is the new normal for B.C., what does the future look like for the people in the province? Finally, a conversation with CBC Vancouver reporter Justin McElroy about how the B.C. government responded and what needs to change moving forward.

My goal with this episode was to record the soundscape of a public protest : the singing, chanting, speeches, random chatter and marching as well as the ambiance of the city, however what I witnessed and heard at this event was the response of the protesters to Vancouver Police around the arrest of group of young people who were doing a ceremony with washable red paint onto the windows of the federal Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change building on Burrard street (see photos), at which point the protest leaders requested the release the arrested persons and decided to remain in solidarity with them instead of continuing with the march towards the banking sector of downtown Vancouver and CBC Vancouver. The recording starts with a song and an indigenous person explaining what the intention was were with the ceremony. You then hear a ‘let them go' chant followed by the police taking the arrested persons away in a van and the protesters' reaction (‘they only used washable paint'). The march was then redirected onto Cordova Street towards the courthouse where detained persons were likely being held. You hear the protesters doing climate emergency chants followed by a song at which point I stopped the recording because my hands were shaking with cold.In the end, 3 persons were arrested for public mischief as noted in this CTV news video posting and online.I thought about whether it was ethical for me to publish this recording, given the delicate nature of the event, keeping in mind what Dr. Milena Droumeva told to me in episode 78 (at 31 minutes 50 seconds):‘I feel very torn about doing field recordings. I think there are ethics that we need to think about. I try to convey that so that it is not extractive'.I decided this recording was worth sharing given that it was a public event and of public interest to listen to these voices. It captures a dilemma for our society of balancing the urgent need for peaceful climate emergency protests, indigenous rights and the rule of law.I want to thank those who were inadvertently recorded and hope their messages about the urgency of the climate emergency and the principle of ‘leaving no one behind' carry wide and far. Protesters at November 12, 2021 climate action rally in VancouverSpeaker at November 12, 2021 climate action rally in VancouverProtest sign at November 12, 2021 climate action rally in Vancouver *END NOTES FOR ALL EPISODESHere is a link for more information on season 5. Please note that, in parallel with the production of the conscient podcast and it's francophone counterpart, balado conscient, I publish a Substack newsletter called ‘a calm presence' which are 'short, practical essays for those frightened by the ecological crisis'. To subscribe (free of charge) see https://acalmpresence.substack.com. You'll also find a podcast version of each a calm presence posting on Substack or one your favorite podcast player.Also. please note that a complete transcript of conscient podcast and balado conscient episodes from season 1 to 4 is available on the web version of this site (not available on podcast apps) here: https://conscient-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes.Your feedback is always welcome at claude@conscient.ca and/or on conscient podcast social media: Facebook, X, Instagram or Linkedin. I am grateful and accountable to the earth and the human labour that provided me with the privilege of producing this podcast, including the toxic materials and extractive processes behind the computers, recorders, transportation systems and infrastructure that made this production possible. Claude SchryerLatest update on April 2, 2024

As I wrapped up my daily radio career on CISL's Wakeup Club this week in 2000, I took the opportunity to catch up with some of the friends I met along the way. Howie Vickers and I go all the way back to around this time in 1958 when he and his group The Four Quarters opened for Ritchie Valens at the old International Cinema Theatre on Vancouver's Granville Street. I worked again with Howie on CBC Vancouver's "Let's Go" from 1964-1966. This was not your typical dance party show. The program involved local talent and ended up being an excellent showcase for promising newcomers. The Vancouver Sun's Les Wedman wrote, "If producer-director Ain Soodor isn't grooming Red Robinson to host a teen-age show, he should be because this venerable DJ turned 'Let's Go' into the swingiest of shows at the weekend in the unavoidable absence of regular host Fred Latremouille. Having an array of strong talent to back him up didn't hurt Robinson any, and if that's what teenagers like musically they got it for the first time in the series." Wedman was also partly responsible for my demise on the show. By late 1965 he was having second thoughts. His Vancouver Sun column stated, "Teenage shows don't have to be run by fellows their own age — Dick Clark and Red Robinson, for example. But it helps to have someone in charge not yet of voting age." I was 28. In this interview, Howie and I reminisce about our time on "Let's Go", the Ritchie Valens shows, and Howie's experiences with the C-FUN Classics and the Collectors. Thank you, Howie, for being a friend all these years!

Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! We have an incredible episode featuring the award-winning journalist of CBC Radio One, Michelle Eliot. Michelle joins us to talk about Filipino representation in broadcast media and how it impacts our community. We talk about how her immigrant experience has influenced her approach in telling stories in the media, which would include asking thoughtful questions where our community and other communities of color are well represented without being "othered". By representing the experience of many others, we talk about how meaningful it is to be a voice and perspective that brings light to the immigrant experience. Michelle also takes us through the journey of her career in journalism and talks about the most exciting part of hosting a live radio show. We discuss Mabuhay BC - a feature launched in CBC during Filipino Heritage Month in Canada that focuses on stories about the robust and diverse Filipino community. From articulating the kinship and bond between the Filipino and indigenous community, to highlighting the meaning or stories behind our Filipino names and also talking about issues that reflect the Filipino people. We chat about pushing the Filipino story forward, increasing the diversity in our stories and our responsibility as an immigrant in this community and how we can be in solidarity and kapwa with others. Lastly, Michelle shares her go-to karaoke song and what Filipino food items would be found on her boodle fight (kamayan). ABOUT MICHELLE ELIOT Michelle Eliot is the host of CBC Radio One's B.C. mid day open line show, BC Today. Michelle is an award-winning journalist with CBC Radio One, and has become a familiar voice as a regular guest host on regional and national programs, interviewing community members and prominent politicians, as well authors and musicians such as Douglas Coupland and Bif Naked. But her true passion is for the open line, where her skill at engaging callers probes further into their viewpoints and digs deeper into their personal stories. Her work has been recognized by the RTDNA and the Jack Webster Foundation, winning awards for her team's coverage of the ongoing overdose crisis and the 2017 NDP and Green Party deal. She has also received nominations for her story about immigrants learning to swim later in life, and for her profile of a well-loved woman in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside who died of an overdose. Michelle was born in the Philippines and moved to Canada with her family at 12-years old, settling in North Vancouver. Her experience as a young immigrant planted the seed of understanding for people whose lives are changed by new circumstances. She studied English Literature at the University of British Columbia and went on to study Broadcast Journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology before joining CBC Vancouver in 2000. Michelle is married with two children. She enjoys joining community events like the Vancouver Sun Run and the Pride Parade. As the parent of a child with special needs, she also likes to participate in events in the disability community. ​Aside from enjoying running, ​Michelle is also ​an avid reader, a lover of spontaneous dance parties, and an unabashed fan of old school hip hop music. Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast Email us at contact@filipinofridays.com. Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

In late May, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation shocked Canadians with a preliminary finding of unmarked graves near the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Yesterday, the nation released more details. An expert said some 200 possible graves have been identified, but added that number might rise since 64 hectares remain unsurveyed and more forensic investigation and excavation work is needed. CBC Vancouver's Angela Sterritt breaks down what we now know — and tells us what's next.

As three B.C. churches get ready to head to court to fight the province's COVID-19 rules, CBC Vancouver reporter Jason Proctor explains how the pandemic is testing the limits of religious freedom.

Welcome to "Tiffin Talks – Zanani / Zamana / Zameen", the final episode of our #ISF2020 season! In this in-depth discussion between writer Shauna Singh Baldwin, filmmaker Baljit Sangra, and visual artist Sandeep Johal, moderated by Suvi Bains, the artists reflect on the clash of tradition and modernity within the context of patriarchy and gender inequality and share how their work creates space for South Asian voices. We couldn't be prouder of it and hope it’s as invigorating and stimulating for you as it was for us. Listen and let us know what you think and what came up for you as you did. Presented in partnership with Surrey Art Gallery Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

Listen to some of the most powerful thinkers in the world: Ben Okri, Anita Anand, Sanjay Kak, Marianne Nicholson, Aza Raskin and Kritika Pandey. They take us through complex histories and call on us to fight for and imagine better futures. 5×15 is a speakers series that originated in London and has featured speakers like Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem and Brian Eno. ISF has hosted the only Canadian iteration of 5×15 every year. This special global edition of 5x15 is jointly curated and hosted by Eleanor O’Keeffe (co-founder of 5×15) and our own Co-Founder and Artistic Director Sirish Rao. Presenting in Partnership with 5x15 Event Supporting Partner: Hari Sharma Foundation Event Community Partner: SFU Publishing Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

In our new podcast episode, Joseph Stiglitz and Arjun Jayadev, two of the world’s most renowned economists, explore whether the pandemic offers an unprecedented chance for a new social contract to emerge. What would it take to build a kinder and more equitable economic world on the other side of this, and what can we do to get the next decade right? Event Community Partner: Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP and Global Reporting Centre Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

For centuries, poetry has been the literary form that has told the stories of our times. Poets have been the chroniclers of our battles, the heralds of our celebrations and the ones who have offered us solace in times of need. Join me and my co-host (poet, spoken word artist, organiser) Anjalica Solomon as we take you from Vancouver to Mumbai to Abu Dhabi for a series of intimate readings by outstanding poets from around the world, offering us literature as shelter, medicine and mirror. In the third and last episode of our “It could be verse” series, you’re going to listen to poems that talk about the “Natural World, our Inner Worlds, Containment and liberation”. Poetry for a Pandemic is presented by SFU Library Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

For centuries, poetry has been the literary form that has told the stories of our times. Poets have been the chroniclers of our battles, the heralds of our celebrations and the ones who have offered us solace in times of need. Join me and my co-host (poet, spoken word artist, organiser) Anjalica Solomon as we take you from Vancouver to Mumbai to Abu Dhabi for a series of intimate readings by outstanding poets from around the world, offering us literature as shelter, medicine and mirror. We’ve turned our original two hour event into three separate episodes for the purposes of this podcast, with each episode featuring poems grouped around a common theme. In this episode of our three-part “It could be verse” series, you’ll hear poems that broadly speak about Love / Reunion and being in the world. Poetry for a Pandemic is presented by SFU Library. Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wants to decriminalize small amounts of illegal drugs. If he gets his way, Vancouver will be the first Canadian city to do so. The move comes as overdose deaths continue to surge in Vancouver and across the country. CBC Vancouver producer Jodie Martinson has been speaking to drug users in the city. She’ll explain the significance and limitations of the possible change.

For centuries, poetry has been the literary form that has told the stories of our times. Poets have been the chroniclers of our battles, the heralds of our celebrations and the ones who have offered us solace in times of need. Join me and my co-host (poet, spoken word artist, organiser) Anjalica Solomon as we take you from Vancouver to Mumbai to Abu Dhabi for a series of intimate readings by outstanding poets from around the world, offering us literature as shelter, medicine and mirror. We’ve turned our original two hour event into three separate episodes for the purposes of this podcast, with each episode featuring poems grouped around a common theme. The first episode of our three part ‘It Could be Verse’ series features poems that broadly speak about ancestors, inheritance and the stories we remember. To start us on our journey is Christie Lee Charles, a poet from the Musqueam Nation who is the current ‘Poet Laureate of Vancouver’. Poetry for a Pandemic is presented by SFU Library. Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

Legendary environmental warriors Vandana Shiva and David Suzuki, come together in this rare conversation across continents. Both are past winners of the ‘Right Livelihood Prize’ often referred to as the ‘alternative Nobel’, and have had enormous local and global impact through their work. Now, in the middle of a global pandemic, they invite us to consider the opportunity we have to change our ways of being as a species, and how we must truly be “all in this together”. Event Presenting Partner: Nature's Path Indian Summer Festival is made possible thanks to the wonderful support of: - Founding Partner⁠: Simon Fraser University ⁠- Major Partners⁠: Langara College, University of British Columbia ⁠- Emerging Artist Sponsor⁠: RBC ⁠- Festival Supporting Partners⁠: TELUS, Hari Sharma Foundation⁠ ⁠- Music Series Partner⁠: Creative BC ⁠- Event Presenting Partners⁠: SFU Library, Odlum Brown Community, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Concord Pacific - Canada ⁠- Event Supporting Partners⁠: SFU David Lam Centre, Nature's Path Organic Foods, Fasken, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR), SoundON BC ⁠-Government Funders⁠: Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver - Local Government, Vancouver Foundation ⁠- Event Community Partners⁠: SFU Publishing, Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick LLP ⁠- Premier Media⁠: The Georgia Straight, CBC Vancouver, Spice Radio 1200AM ⁠- Promotional Partners⁠: Daily Hive Vancouver, Drishti Magazine, kipling media, Curiocity Vancouver ⁠- Founding Cultural Partners⁠: SFU Woodward's, Canada India Network Society ⁠- Cultural Partners⁠: Vancouver Biennale, Museum of Vancouver, 5x15stories, Granville Island, The Ismaili, Surrey Art Gallery

Sept. 24, 2020 - The death of George Floyd ignited a reckoning across every facet of our society. In media, conversations about anti-Black racism have given weight and prominence to stagnant discussions about newsroom culture and composition—and the biases found in coverage of Black, Indigenous and people of colour. Is this the year meaningful change will finally happen?  Join Nana aba Duncan, host of CBC Radio One's Podcast Playlist and Ontario's weekend morning show Fresh Air; Karen K. Ho, a global finance and economics reporter for New York-based Quartz, a digital business news publication, and Angela Sterritt, a journalist with CBC Vancouver and member of the Gitxsan Nation, in conversation with moderator Anna Maria Tremonti, host of the CBC podcast More.

New in this update:COVID-19 updateBritish Columbia is ending the week with one new death from COVID-19 and 121 new infections confirmed. There have been two new cases in the Island Health Region in the past 24 hours. Over the past week, the region has recorded eight new cases.Trudeau kiboshes decriminalization of hard drugsBC's Minister of Health is downplaying recent comments by the Prime minister refusing to decriminalize hard drugs. This comes after the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police the Premier and Dr. Bonnie Henry have called for decriminalization for simple possession. Earlier this week, Justin Trudeau told CBC Vancouver that is not going to happen"The key to decriminalization is making sure there is a safer supply for people struggling with addictions and that is what we will move forward on without having to take the step to decriminalize."—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Nevertheless, Adrian Dix says the federal position does not affect the province's plan to deal with the overdose crisis."It is true that a more fundamental change would require a change by the federal government but the public health emergency related to the overdose crisis that was declared some years ago and made worse by the COVID-19 crisis that public health emergency requires a comprehensive response and that's what we are doing"—Minister of Health Adrian Dix.Dix says the province is working with the federal government to expand the safe drug supply.SD-68 brings another option to the table for parents with children returning to schoolA vast majority of parents in Nanaimo and Ladysmith say their kids will be returning to classrooms next week. A school district survey of more than 12,000 families found 83 per cent intend to send their children back to in-class learning on September 10. Fewer than 200 have chosen home schooling, with no support from the district. However, close to 1,000 students have opted for the district's distributed learning program, which is a hybrid model, and, more than 1200 others are undecided. In light of that, the district has created a fourth option: a Transition Learning Program for Kindergarten to Grade 9. District Superintendent Scott Saywell says it will give families more time to decide whether their child will return to in-class instruction."We have a great number of parents who are a little nervous or anxious for their son or daughter to return to school so we have created a transition option for them. So students will keep their spot at their home school and they will have a completely online education."—SD-68 Superintendent Scott Saywell.But that online education will only last until November the 4th. By that date, students will have to decide whether to return to class, enroll in the distributed learning program or opt for home schooling.

Justin McElroy is the Municipal Affairs Reporter for CBC Vancouver, covering local political stories throughout British Columbia. His resumes includes working for NBC during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers, The Tyee, and Global News. Also, check out Justin McElroy's Colourful Call mini-episode on This is VANCOLOUR discussing the COVID-19 in British Columbia. Photo credit: Steve Masuch

Justin McElroy is the Municipal Affairs Reporter for CBC Vancouver, covering local political stories throughout British Columbia. His resumes includes working for NBC during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, The Vancouver Sun and The Province newspapers, The Tyee, and Global News. Also, check out Justin McElroy’s Colourful Call mini-episode on This is VANCOLOUR discussing the COVID-19 in British Columbia. Photo credit: Steve Masuch

This week’s collected, connected conversations (the seventh in our summer-long series) make up the first part of a double-episode look at resource resistance, inspired by a struggle too big to ignore, one punctuated by striking video of back-to-back raids by militarized police against small Indigenous encampments in what's now known as interior British Columbia. Yet these dramatic events of 2019 and 2020 in ancestral Wet’suwet’en territory are but part and parcel of a much bigger picture. Their resistance to resource extraction—pushback on a pipeline that, if built, would move 2.1 billion cubic feet of fracked natural gas per day—carries loud echoes of battles across the world, battles against a fossil-fueled climate catastrophe. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Hayden King, executive director, Yellowhead Institute at Ryerson University. • Angela Sterritt, CBC Vancouver reporter and artist • Wawmeesh Hamilton, journalist/photographer • Ken Williams, Assistant Professor of Drama, University of Alberta • Brock Pitawanakwat, York University Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies • Kim TallBear, Associate Professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience & Environment • Candis Callison, Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the School of Journalism, Writing and Media at UBC // CREDITS: Creative Commons music in this episode includes “Headway,” by Kai Engel, “Time” by Pedro Santiago, “Time to go home” by Anonymous420, “Habit” by Nctrnm, “One March Day” by smallertide, and “Aurora” by Kevin Hartnell.

Mo calls Justin McElroy of CBC Vancouver to discuss how British Columbia has been so (relatively) success in combatting COVID-19 outbreaks, the “Jedi mind trick” to get British Columbians to opt into social distancing guidelines, and how to interpret the new social distancing guidelines ahead of the May long weekend.

Mo calls Justin McElroy of CBC Vancouver to discuss how British Columbia has been so (relatively) success in combatting COVID-19 outbreaks, the “Jedi mind trick” to get British Columbians to opt into social distancing guidelines, and how to interpret the new social distancing guidelines ahead of the May long weekend.

The majority of B.C's 14 deaths related to COVID-19 have been from one place: the Lynn Valley Care Centre. As of Wednesday, 42 residents and 21 health care workers have tested positive for the illness and 11 people had died. Today on Front Burner, CBC Vancouver senior reporter Jason Proctor helps us understand how the outbreak there happened, and what impact it might have on other long-term care homes in the region.

Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist for the CBC, writer, artist, keynote speaker and a proud member of the Gitxsan Nation. She is also a reporter for CBC's The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn. Her online and radio column for the CBC, “Reconcile This”, which explores tensions between Indigenous peoples and institutions in British Columbia led to many policy changes, including changes at the Ministry of Children and Family Development. She is currently completing a book about the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada that weaves in her own story of surviving violence as an Indigenous girl.

Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist for the CBC, writer, artist, keynote speaker and a proud member of the Gitxsan Nation. She is also a reporter for CBC’s The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn. Her online and radio column for the CBC, “Reconcile This”, which explores tensions between Indigenous peoples and institutions in British Columbia led to many policy changes, including changes at the Ministry of Children and Family Development. She is currently completing a book about the missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada that weaves in her own story of surviving violence as an Indigenous girl.

Meng Wanzhou’s extradition hearing finally kicked off this week. It’s been just over a year since the Huawei chief financial officer was arrested on fraud charges. The arrest ignited a massive diplomatic rift between Canada and China, and a lot of international attention is focused on the Vancouver courtroom where a judge now must decide whether Canada will send the heiress to face the U.S. justice system. CBC Vancouver senior reporter Jason Proctor has been covering this story closely. Today on Font Burner he explains how extradition hearings work and how these proceedings might affect Canada’s already tense relationship with China.

The federal Liberal government has now approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline for the second time.This is a key step for the much-delayed pipeline project that’s meant to carry nearly a million barrels of oil from Alberta to B.C each day. But will approval actually mean construction? CBC Vancouver reporter Angela Sterritt and CBC Calgary business reporter Tony Seskus explain.

As Huawei's Meng Whanzou returns to court, CBC Vancouver's Jason Proctor on the repercussions from her arrest in December.

"From the justice system's point of view, you also have these bigger questions about how to conduct terrorism investigations, and investigations into these elaborate societal issues where we have fears about the crimes that people might commit." Today on Front Burner, senior reporter for CBC Vancouver, Jason Proctor, explains why a B.C. couple accused of planning a bomb plot had their convictions stayed due to entrapment and abuse of process by the RCMP.

In this bonus episode taped in front of a live audience at CBC Vancouver we ask "What would it take for you to change for climate change?". Johanna Wagstaffe hosts a panel of environmental experts to tell us what kind of change is meaningful enough to alter the path as we head towards the year 2050. Hear why it's not too late to rewrite our future.

A short interview with CBC's 'On the Coast' from 16 October 2018. The full show is online here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/on-the-coast

Coming soon...A CBC Vancouver original podcast that explores how foreign investment in real estate divides community, class and culture. Veteran Vancouver journalist Stephen Quinn asks who can stay?

Dems Guys are back! After a week away, the boys return and have a lot of important stuff to talk about. Stew recaps the sports, the drinks, and the food choices from his recent trip to Phoenix. Stew and Clay explore the origins of Frankenberry, dive into some Phil Collins lyrics and breakdown the fantastic tournament-style bracket of Canadian TV shows made by Justin McElroy of CBC Vancouver. It's all here in today's special. Please go and check out Justin's website for the bracket info, it's a fun read! justinmcelroy.com Follow us on Twitter: @DemsGuys Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/demsguys Check out our website: demsguys.com

This week, a breakdown of the BC election, the result of which is still up in the air, leaving Indigenous peoples with all sorts of questions. Questions like which would be better or worse for their interests, a Liberals/Greens coalition or NDP/Greens? How much Indigenous issues factored into this election, or how much Indigenous voters did? And how did Indigenous candidates fare? Our roundtable welcomes two BC-based journalists, Angela Sterritt of CBC Vancouver and CBC Indigenous, and Wawmeesh Hamilton, who works for CBC and Discourse Media. // Our theme is 'nesting' by birocratic.

In the historical timeline of British Columbia media, there is one word to describe George Orr - Legendary. From radio reporter for CKNW, to on-camera reporter for BCTV, to reporter/editor/producer for CBC Vancouver and CBC Newsworld, to host of Studio BC on the Knowledge Network. A winner of Jack Webster Foundation awards and a fellowship for broadcast journalism, George returned to BCIT where he once graduated to become an instructor of broadcast journalism and a mentor for a new generation. Still involved in documentary production as a love and a hobby, George set his sights on a new pursuit that surprised more than a few. Provincial politics. It was time to do what he could having the most impact on the issues that trouble British Columbia. George joined the BC Greens and approached the party heirarchy to stand as a candidate in his home riding. He did all the right things, talked to all the right people, developed an election strategy and offered his media experience and contacts to elevate the party's profile. Then the BC Greens said he was "not suitable" to run for them. Just like that, with no real explanation. I was honored to interview George and discuss the evolution of media, the ever-changing landscape of information and politics, how the relationship between media and government has changed, his vision of where BC may be headed and his rejection by the BC Greens. Make no mistake, George is still confident things can be redirected, but the time is short. The remainder of this episode will look at the BC Greens and assess their policy, their role and possible fates in the upcoming May 9 election. Credible alternative on the ascent, or bit player in danger of irrelevance? Will Andrew Weaver be a target of the BC Liberal money machine? Will strategic voting or values-based voting decide who forms government? Will a true political voting statement guarantee a Clark victory?

Sci-fi / Afrofuturist writer Nalo Hopkinson says for people of colour living with brutal police violence, unemployment and crumbling infrastructure: ”it’s not the apocalypse, its just Tuesday” "What happens to disabled people in the brave new world?" Nalo Hopkinson asks. "A lot of science fiction is guilty of trying to cure us. More and more of us are standing up and saying, 'we're not sick. The world is. Fix the world, but don't necessarily fix us.'” Nalo was born in Jamaica and has also lived in Trinidad, Guyana and for the past 35 years in Canada. Nalo is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. She’s written six novels, including Brown Girl in the Ring; a short story collection and a chapbook called Report from Planet Midnight. I spoke to her about diversity in science fiction and why Hollywood’s dystopias resonate so much with our present. Maybe for some, the end is already upon us. Thanks to KUCR at University of California, Riverside and CBC Vancouver for making studio time available. Thanks also to Lisa Hale for producing and to Jacob Dryden for the score. Part of this interview appears in our CBC Radio One Ideas documentary “the Coming Zombie Apocalypse.” Listen to the whole program at cbc.ca/ideas. The East Van Calling podcast is on iTunes. Please subscribe, review and share.

Vancouver Afro-pop band Zimbamoto create enchanting and upbeat sounds on the mbira and marimba in this performance recorded at CBC Vancouver's Studio 1.