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GUEST: Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist, BC Real Estate Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: David Friend, Toronto Star Culture Reporter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Molly Shamess, Senior Associate with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's federal firearms ban is now in front of the country's highest court What do you need to consider when starting an exercise regime – or deciding to do something, like run a marathon. How do you start safely? How quickly should you increase the intensity? And how do you know when your body is telling you to slow down? The Carney government is promising to end homelessness in Canada within a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Kyla Lee, Lawyer with Acumen Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the main culinary highlights we talk about in this segment is Nomo Nomo along Commercial Drive. Amazing food and they also just introduced a really fun menu of Japanese convenience store inspired cocktails. Guest: Bronwyn Lewis - Food and travel writer and content creator. Follow her on instagram and Youtube @FeastWriteGrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the Canada's longstanding economic challenges is turning bright ideas into successful companies. The federal government says its new budget is designed to help make that happen. Illegal dumping costs cities thousands of dollars to deal with. Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum says he now wants to up the fine for dumping. What's the solution for putting an end to this issue? A Nanaimo high school music program has received a very special donation worth about $20,000: three drum sets, four bass guitars and a collection of other equipment. Who's to thank for such a generous donation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Budget 2026, which was tabled in Ottawa on November 5, 2026, is proposing to keep the federal ban on foreign buyers of existing homes for two more years, to January 1, 2029, and to let foreign buyers purchase new homes. Guest: Mike Moffat - Founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative MP Michelle is speaking out against PM Carney's Liberal immigration levels, saying: "Today, Mark Carney had a chance to change course. Instead, he tabled immigration intake numbers that continue to benefit wealthy corporate interests, at the expense of Canadian and newcomer workers alike..." Guest: Michelle Rempel-Garner - Conservative MP for Calgary Nose-Hill and Critic for Immigration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many Canadians welcome the Democratic sweep of U.S. Congress, but have mixed views on whether voters’ strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s administration will change their attitude toward America amid the ongoing trade war. On November 2, a cyberattack on the refrigeration systems of supermarket stores across seven European countries allowed hackers to remotely control cooling units and raise their temperatures as high ⁠as 50C (122F). What happened and how did it happen? Reacting to and unpacking Carney's 2026 budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Diwali coming up this Sunday, Desi Indian Lounge is marking the occasion with a special five-course menu that celebrates the incredible regional diversity of Indian cuisine, with a modern twist and ingredients sourced here in British Columbia. Guest: Deepak Khanchi - Founder, Desi Indian Lounge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers tested six AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, asking questions about stem cell treatments for Alzheimer's disease, autism and cerebral palsy. They found that nearly one in four sources cited by the chatbots came from for-profit medical businesses. Guest: Jeremy Snyder - Professor of Health Sciences at SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Deborah Bach, daughter of the elderly couple removed from the West Jet flight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda Bakker, Co-Executive Director at the Wildlife Rescue Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices