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1) The danger facing B.C.'s resident killer whales. What's your favourite podcast?
Why should we care about what's happening with the southern resident killer whale? What would it mean if we lost them? Some of the oldest residents of British Columbia's coasts are in peril. We discus...Show More
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) B.C. government calls on the feds to end or drastically overhaul Temporary Foreign Worker program
B.C. Jobs and Economic Growth minister Ravi Kahlon explains why the province wants the program to end and immigration consultant Neera Agnihotri breaks down some of the rules and reality of the Tempor...Show More
3) Smoke blankets large parts of British Columbia
CBC reporter Johna Baylon is in Hope, where a major wildfire blocked travel along Coquihalla Highway for much of the last three days, but just reopened and SFU Health Sciences professor Stephanie Clel...Show More
4) How do you keep students with disabilities or complex needs included in school?
Michelle Elliot talks to Family Support Institute of B.C. executive director Angela Clancy after her organization's report called the Exclusion Tracker found that nearly 5,000 reports of exclusion in ...Show More
5) B.C. experiencing public sector labour unrest
Victoria Times Colonist Political Columnist Les Leyne speaks to Michelle Elliot about the political implications for the B.C. NDP government with multiple public sector unions in collective bargaining...Show More
6) Online safety for kids
As schools go back in session, online safety and what young people consume on the internet are concerns among parents and guardians. Jesse Miller, founder of social media education company Mediated Re...Show More
7) Annis announces Surrey mayoral run
Surrey city councillor Linda Annis has announced her intention to run to become Surrey's mayor in the next civic election. She joins the show to outline her qualifications and priorities for B.C.'s la...Show More
8) More post-secondary layoffs
Fall semesters are off to a rocky start for some B.C. post-secondary institutions. Faculty associations at Vancouver Community College and Langara College say more of their members were issued layoff ...Show More
9) Moving away for school
Thousands of post-secondary students are moving into residences in the lead-up to the start of the fall semester, many of whom are leaving home for the first time. Kawa Ada, an associate director of r...Show More
10) Gardening with Brian Minter
BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your gardening questions.