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A new independent report from the Provincial Forestry Advisory Council has been released saying that B.C's current forest management system is failing to meet the needs of communities, First Nations, businesses, and the environment. UBC Forestry professor Peter Wood reacts to the report and we ask how B.C's forestry industry should be rethought.

We look at how you're thinking about your finances in 2026 as we near the RRSP deadline and ongoing uncertainty with the U.S trade war. CBC Money columnist and certified financial planner Rubina Ahmed-Haq takes your questions and comments about how the uncertainty is affecting your financial planning.

Residents of Surrey are protesting the ongoing extortion crisis calling for stronger enforcement. This weekend, 3 men were arrested after another alleged extortion-related shooting in Surrey. The CBC's Sohrab Sandhu joins the show live from the rally to share the concerns of people there.

B.C. Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists are committing treason by asking the Trump administration for financial backing in their push to become independent from Canada. SFU political science professor Sanjay Jeram joins the show as we ask listeners whether they agree with Eby's assertion.

Nightlife is changing across Canada. An analysis by the payment processing platform Square in July of last year found late-night spending is shrinking nationwide. In Vancouver, only 17 per cent of spending at bars and restaurants happens between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m. Party promoter Rachel Morris, from Home by Midnight, and University of California Santa Barbara professor Amin Ghaziani join the show to take questions on how nightlife is changing and where people are spending their time and money instead.

Seven candidates are in now for the race of the B.C. Conservative Party leadership. The position has remained open after former leader John Rustad stepped down in December. There are just over two weeks left to register as a candidate. And the new party leader is scheduled to be officially selected on May 30th at the party’s leadership convention. CHEK News political correspondent Rob Shaw joins the show to give his analysis and takes questions and comments on who's setting themselves apart in the leadership race.

We're just 4 months until the FIFA World Cup kicks off. Games will be held in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The first game in Vancouver takes place on June 13th. The City of Surrey and the Surrey and White Rock Board of Trade held a workshop yesterday for businesses to prepare. Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade CEO Joslyn Young joins the show and we ask whether people are ready to welcome tourists for the tournament.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is warning about a spike in overdose calls, with a new substance entering the unregulated drug supply. Dr. Alexis Crabtree from the BCCDC joins the program to take questions about how communities should respond to the increase in overdoses.

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison is facing backlash over the proposed sale of a warehouse that would be turned into an ICE facility. B.C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan is calling for a boycott of Pattison's businesses. CBC reporter Yasmine Ghania joins the show to explain the deal and Lowan takes questions about why this matters.

B.C. Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon joins the program to explain what was accomplished on the trade mission to India with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a suite of affordability measures Monday that he says will help Canadian families with affordability, including a GST rebate. We ask our audience whether this will help them, and what is needed to solve the cost of living and groceries.

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.

A Port Moody woman highlights the wait times and timely access to cancer care in B.C. after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. Consultant Specialists of B.C. president Dr. Robert Carruthers joins the show to take questions and comments on specialist wait times in the province.

The head of B.C.'s extortion task force is walking back comments he made Tuesday that the region is not in an extortion crime-related crisis after Premier David Eby demanded he step up his urgency or step down from his role. Surrey community leader and Swift 1200 AM host Jinny Sims joins the show to take listeners' calls on their concerns about whether extortion is being prioritized by police.

With Chinese electric vehicles soon to hit Canadian roads, we look into the whole EV market, the technology and whether it's a good option for car buyers as we move away from vehicles powered by fossil fuels. Electric vehicle expert and EV Revolution Show host Kenneth Bokor joins the show to take listener questions.