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Former Mayor of Abbotsford Henry Braun joined host Amy Bell, to talk about the 5 year anniversary of the flooding.

Millions of people around the world were impacted by the outage of Microsoft services this week. The CBC's Amy Bell heard from tech journalist Andy Baryer for his thoughts on the outage. She also heard from former Mayor of Abbotsford Henry Braun for his reflections on the five year anniversary of the 2021 floods in B.C.

A fatal bear attack on a mother and daughter left the community of Bella Coola shaken. The killing has prompted discussion about whether people can safely co-exist with bears, and the risk of bear encounters. Host Amy Bell heard from wildlife biologist Grant MacHutchon for his thoughts.

Jensen Huang resigned as CEO from Nvidia today. It came after news broke about his extramarital affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The has become a geopolitical controversy after it raised national security concerns. The CBC's Michelle Eliot heard from tech journalist Carmi Levy for more on the topic. She also heard from listeners for their concerns.

The CBC's Michelle Eliot heard from David Campbell with the B.C. River Forecast Centre to hear about flooding risk and heavy rains across British Columbia.

The CBC's Amy Bell heard from military historian David Borys, as well as Ross M. Gulkison, the director of the South Vancouver Veterans Council for their reflections.

A 19-year-old woman died on Saturday in Vancouver, after her e-scooter collided with a bus. The CBC's Michelle Eliot heard from callers for their thoughts on e-scooters on roads. She also spoke to Dr Shelina Babul, Director of B.C. Children's Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program.

Host Michelle Eliot spoke to the Mayor of Prince George Garth Frizzell, as well as from callers, about the impact of the stormy weather this month.

COP31 - the annual United Nations conference on climate change is beginning this week. Host Michelle Eliot heard from Thomas Green with David Suzuki Foundation, and Sunshine Dunstan-Moore with Indigenous Climate Action for their thoughts on the conference.

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his federal budget on Thursday. His government wants to end homelessness in 10 years, and the budget contains billions in investments towards that goal. Bernie Pauly is a professor in the school of nursing at UVic, as well as a researcher on housing and homelessness. She discusses how the government can best implement its goals.

B.C. Today gardening columnist Brian Minter is back to answer all your gardening questions.

Have you ever gotten the 'ick' while on a date or in a relationship? The CBC's Amy Bell spoke to Amy Chan, the author of 'Unsingle: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts.'

The federal government is set to table their new budget today. The CBC's Amy Bell heard from callers for their thoughts on what it should include. She also spoke to economist Marc Lee and housing advocate Kabir Madan

The CBC's Michelle Eliot heard from listeners for their thoughts on the impact of the U.S. midterm elections on Canada-U.S. relations. She also spoke to politicial scientists Aaron Hoffman and Jovian Radheshwar.

The CBC's Michelle Eliot heard from callers for their thoughts on the U.S. midterm elections. Political scientist Terri Givens, as well as dual-citizen Logan Anschell also joined the show with their thoughts.