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Can you avoid getting Norovirus? Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Infectious Disease Specialist at the University Health Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why your New Year’s resolution won’t work Guest: Tracy Brower, PhD Sociologist and Author Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Canada’s Loonie get weaker in 2025? Guest: John Rapley, Academic and Author of “Why Empires Fall” and “Twilight of the Money Gods” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What should Vancouver do with it's rundown hotels? Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does time slow down in altered states of consciousness? Guest: Dr. Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could have caused the Jeju Air plane crash? How a BC company saved Beyoncé’s Christmas half-time show! Should Canada ban social media for teens? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Jan. 1, 1922 at 6 a.m., Vancouver made the switch from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right side of the road. This switch was supposed to happen one year earlier but it took time to rework the streetcar system to make the switch. Despite the switch for driving, no accidents were reported in the city on that day. The Vancouver Sun reported on Jan. 2, 1922, “No accidents a...

What’s happened in federal politics this year? Guest: Mackenzie Gray - Senior Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Australian government has introduced a world-first nationwide ban on social media for individuals under 16, aiming to protect youth from online harms.  The legislation shifts responsibility to social media platforms rather than parents or youth. Similar measures are being implemented elsewhere: Florida will prohibit social media for children under 14 in 2025, while Québec and Ontario have bann...

Just days before Christmas, Beyoncé’s NFL 2024 Christmas Day Halftime Show faced a major issue: the stadium floor was too slippery for the horses planned for her performance. The solution came from Cavallo Hoof Boots, a small family business in Roberts Creek, B.C. After a frantic request from Hollywood-based Horses for Productions, Cavallo’s team rushed to size and ship their all-terrain hoof prot...

A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok crashed at Muan International Airport, South Korea, killing 179 people in the deadliest plane crash since 2018. Two crew members survived and were hospitalized. The Boeing 737-800 crash-landed without its landing gear deployed, burst into flames, and only its charred tail remained. Investigators are analyzing black boxes and communications to determine the cause, wit...

If a year ago, we had predicted what actually happened in BC politics in 2024... you’d have wondered if we needed an intervention. Guest: Vaughn Palmer - Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The term "sellout" is commonly used in various domains, such as politics, sports, Hollywood, and the arts, to criticize individuals perceived to have compromised their principles for personal gain. Guest: Dr. Ian Afflerbach - Associate Professor of American Literature at the University of North Georgia and an Author working on a new book entitled “Sellouts! The Story of an American Insult” Learn m...

Guest: Charles Schmidt, Freelance Journalist in Portland, Maine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Kim Bolan, Crime Reporter for Post Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mel Woods, Award-Winning Vancouver-Based Writer and a Senior Editor at Xtra Magazine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brandon Forsynth, Senior Category Manager of Print Experience at Indigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things accomplished by Vancouver City Council: The Vibrant Vancouver: City Council Strategic Priorities Mid-Term Progress Report highlights progress on nine strategic objectives aimed at making Vancouver a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving city. Key achievements include: Vibrant and Diverse City: Investment in cultural and sporting events, revitalization of Chinatown and Gastown, and enhancemen...

BC repeals law against open drug use! Plus, feds are up another $250 million in the design of an Iona island wastewater plant. Guest: Vaughn Palmer - Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the big man himself! CKNW managed to get an exclusive one-on-one interview with Santa Claus ahead of his big trip. Guest: Santa Claus - Live from the North Pole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The article explores Victorian Christmas food traditions through three recipes that reflect the era’s culinary practices: Turkey Soup: Derived from Isabella Beeton’s The Book of Household Management (1861), this recipe used leftover turkey bones to create a rich, flavored soup, showcasing the use of branded ingredients like Harvey’s Sauce. It highlights both resourcefulness and historical food inf...