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Have you heard of Looksmaxxing? We'll take a look at what's behind a growing fixation with physical perfection in young men, at any cost. Clinical counsellor Dave Vass, and John Oliffe, a professor at UBC's school of nursing and the chair of the Men’s Health Research program, join the show.

We'll bring you the latest information on an international operation that has resulted in charges against 37 defendants with ties to three India-based transnational organized crime groups. The CBC's Jason Proctor joins the show with the details. Vancouver hosts its last World Cup match with Switzerland and Colombia playing in the Round of 16. We'll look at what the games have brought to the city a...

TransLink fares increased by an average of five per cent last week. Should government provide more funding to expand service and get prices down? Denis Agar from Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders took your calls.

A video is circulating that seems to show the driver of a Tesla asleep behind the wheel with two children in the back seat. As more self-driving cars become available, we asked how we can make sure everyone stays safe — and awake — on the roads. Haakon Koyote from Vision Zero Vancouver joins the show.

Canada's national men's team is up against a giant in the World Cup Saturday. Ahead of the do-or-die match against Morocco, we asked you what your greatest underdog stories are. What do you think Canada has to do to pull off an upset? Our World Cup panel of Zameer Karim and Mankiran Aujla took your calls.

Our gardening columnist Brian Minter joined us to take all your gardening questions, now that summer is in full swing.

It's Pride season! We'll check in with a couple of B.C. communities celebrating this weekend and ask how important Pride is in smaller towns and cities. What do Pride events mean to you? 

The federal and B.C. governments made a major energy announcement Thursday. The oil tanker ban on the North Coast stays, and B.C. gets significant funding for infrastructure and LNG. That means any oil pipeline from Alberta would likely have to take a southern route. We asked what you think of a potential pipeline to the South Coast, as CBC provincial affairs reporter Katie DeRosa and UBC politica...

Ahead of Canada Day, a new poll from Abacus Data shows Canadians are feeling increasingly patriotic. 

Researchers at UBC have developed new tools to help schools talk with kids about substance use. UBC School of Nursing professor Emily Jenkins joined the program and we ask: How are you talking to the young people in your life about substances and how can schools help?

It's been five years since a heat dome enveloped B.C. and killed 600 people. Family physician and past president of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Dr. Melissa Lem and nurse Agnes Black of the Canadian Association of Nurses for the Environment joined us to talk about healthy changes people can make to prepare for intense heat. We also spoke to New Westminster Mayor Patrick J...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby are defending a plan to buy unsold condos in British Columbia and turn them into affordable housing after the program faced criticism for bailing out developers.

School is out! We ask parents to call in and share their summer plans, and speak with parenting author Lenore Skenazy about the concept of a "lazy summer."

The death toll from two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela is expected to grow. The disaster struck in and around the capital, Caracas. We heard from the Venezuelan Canadian Society of B.C. about how the local community is responding. anada's men's soccer team may have lost to Switzerland, but the soccer spirit continues, with crowds anticipated at fan zones for upcoming games. We asked listeners h...

Canada's most consequential game at the World Cup is underway as they host Switzerland at B.C. Place. We'll hear the excitement of some fans ahead of the match and check in with the CBC's Joseph Otoo at half time. And with summer officially underway, experts are reminding people to be careful while enjoying the outdoors. Squamish Search and Rescue saw a surge in calls last weekend, including a fat...

A new book celebrates the things you can do in Vancouver for free. The co-authors of Freecouver: 101 Free and Fun Things to do in and Around Vancouver, Rebecca Bollwitt and John Lee, joined the program. We asked listeners what the best free activities are where you live.

More than a dozen heat records were broken Monday in B.C., and some areas are reaching into the low 30s again today. This, as we near the fifth anniversary of the deadly heat dome. UBC population and public health professor Michael Brauer joined the program. We ask how you're dealing with the heat and how we can prepare residents, workers and communities for increasingly hot summers.

And, the federal government plans to purchase unsold condos in B.C. to turn them into affordable housing. The decision is facing backlash and being slammed as a developer bailout. We take your calls and ask for your thoughts on the government's plan to buy empty condos.

A wildfire near Lytton is bringing flashbacks to the summer of 2021. We bring you the latest from the community where a large wildfire continues to threaten some homes.

It was a historic win for Canada at the World Cup. Canada beat Qatar in the second Group B match 6-0, skyrocketing to the top of the group and winning its first match ever in the World Cup. We'll get reaction from fans and and talk to 1986 Canadian World Cup team members Bob Lenarduzzi and Paul Dolan. We asked asking: Where did you watch the game? How did you celebrate? And how loud was it? &...

Brian Minter joined with some gardening gift ideas for Father's Day. He took your questions.

CBC's The Pitch co-host Zameer Karim and soccer super fan Mankiran Aujla set up the biggest game in Canadian men's soccer history. What stands out to you in this tournament? And what do you think it will take for Canada to get its first-ever win at the World Cup? Carrie Serwetnyk, Canadian soccer hall-of-famer and founder of Equal Play, gave us her analysis of the World Cup tournament so far.

West Kelowna residents are breathing a sigh of relief after a fast-moving wildfire Tuesday was brought under control. More than a hundred firefighters were on the job. We'll talk to West Kelowna fire Chief Jason Brolund and wildfire ecologist Bob Gray, as we ask what being prepared for a wildfire means to you.

All eyes are on Team Canada at the World Cup, with Canada's second game taking place Thursday at B.C. Place. Some players have roots right here in B.C. Our Zameer Karim told us about the local players and how they fit into Canada's squad.

12 children were hurt while on a field trip to Cultus Lake Water Park due to an electrical incident. We get the latest details from the CBC's Baneet Braich.