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As the province announces new prefabricated classrooms for Surrey schools, we discuss school spaces throughout the province with B.C. School Trustees Association representative and Surrey School Trustee Bob Holmes.A new 24/7 news service launches today for British Columbians called CBC News BC. We explain what's on the channel, which is available on the video tab on the CBC News app. You can find more details here:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/community/cbc-news-bc-1.7131771And a culinary highlight on the B.C. calendar, spot prawn season, is underway. We hear about a festival taking place this weekend in Vancouver with our guest Chef Bobby Milheron.

Retailer London Drugs has confirmed that criminals demanded a ransom for data taken in a cyberattack that caused its stores to shut for a week. Our guest is Michael Harvey, Information and Privacy Commissioner of B.C. And, Scarlett Johansson is pushing back against OpenAI for using an AI-generated voice that sounds "eerily similar" to hers. We speak to Wendy Wong, Professor Political Science, UBC Okanagan.

We continue our Road to Recovery series by looking at the support that's available for families of people with addiction--and what's needed. Our panel is: Lisa Grant, Families for Addiction Recovery peer support; Stephen Hall, Together We Can family group facilitator; Nichola Hall, From Grief to Action co-founderIf you need assistance, here are some service providers in B.C. who can help:- Families for Addiction Recovery: farcanada.org or call 855-377-6677- Together We Can offers a free education and support program for families of people with addiction: twcRecoveryLife.org.- Parents Forever organizes support meetings for parents (and other family members) who have adult children struggling with addiction. Find more information at parentsforever.ca.- Nar-Anon offers a 12-step program for families and friends of people with addiction: naranonbc.com.-B.C. Centre on Substance Use's family supports guide: https://www.bccsu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Coping-Kit.pdfFor a full directory of services across B.C., c

The Canucks have a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers after winning Game 5 in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Eric Savics, Latvian honourary consul to B.C., shares how Latvians are celebrating Canuck goalie Arturs Solivs, and fans share where they were for J.T. Millers' game-winning goal, and their predictions for Game 6 on Saturday. Heading into the Victoria Day long weekend, many people across B.C. plan to head outdoors. Our guests Shaun Stephens-Whale, elite runner and tower climber, and, Kate Lee, Coordinator All Bodies Community Exercise and Fitness, discuss motivation and tips for staying active.

As thousands of people remain on wildfire-related evacuation orders in northeastern B.C., guest David Hutton, Provincial Health Services Authority director, Provincial Psychosocial Services to learn more about the mental health impact of being forced out of your home. And, ahead of the long weekend, Whistler has enacted a campfire ban in the community. We hear from Thomas Doherty, the municipality's fire chief and ask viewers if the threat of wildfires is affecting their camping plans this summer.

As the leaders of B.C. United and the B.C. Conservatives are pressed on the potential of merging the two parties, we take a look at the latest polling data with Beyond the Ballot CEO Rachael Segal, and ask viewers if they think co-operation between them is a good idea. Then, the province has announced a pilot child-care program, including before and after school care, at elementary schools in three school districts. UBC sociology professor Sylvia Fuller talks about the current options and the existing gaps.

We bring you the latest on the B.C. wildfires, as conditions improve for crews battling the growing Parker Lake fire near Fort Nelson. Our guests Robin Cox, Professor, disaster management and response, Royal Roads University, and James Whitehead, engagement analyst on mitigating wildfire, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue discuss emergency preparedness, while our audience share the resources their community needs this season. And, we remember Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro, who has died at age 92. We discuss her B.C. past and legacy with Justina Elias, head of fiction at Munro's Books in Victoria.

We get the latest details from CBC News reporter Yvette Brend, Peace River North MLA Dan Davies and Dawson Creek mayor Darcy Dober as the Parker Lake wildfire continues to approach Fort Nelson, B.C. Officials warn of an "extremely challenging" 48 hours ahead — and the possibility of "volatile" fire behaviour.

There's no shortage of funny movies about motherhood, or mom memes on social media. We meet funny moms Kara "mediocremom76" https://www.instagram.com/mediocremom76/ and CBC Vancouver's Charis Hogg and hear your funny mom stories.Our gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to share more gardening advice..

- After Wednesday's dramatic comeback win for the Vancouver Canucks against the Edmonton Oilers, we speak to local fans and ask viewers to share how they're celebrating the team's run in the Stanley Cup playoffs.- A new documentary on the dangers of microplastics gets its Canadian premiere in Vancouver this week. We speak to the filmmaker and ask viewers to share how they're reducing their use of plastics.

B.C. drivers will receive a $110 rebate from ICBC and the insurer says basic rates will remain unchanged until March 2026. We ask viewers for their thoughts on today's announcement and how ICBC is being managed.It's B.C. Youth Week, which celebrates the accomplishments of young people across the province. We hear from Zac Weinberg, ZacPac founder, and Parker Morrison, I-SEA's 2023 climate activism award recipient, making a positive impact in their communities and ask viewers to tell us about young people who inspire them.

We get the latest as the federal government grants B.C.'s request to recriminalize illicit drug use in public spaces. The Road to Recovery series continues with a look at stigma. We discuss the current political debate on stigma and drug use with our panel Chapman Shaw, Trinity House board member; Nicole Mucci, Union Gospel Mission communications manager; and Bob Hughes, ASK Recovery Centre, executive officer.

The Vancouver Park Board and Kelowna City Council both are discussing an expansion of rules allowing alcohol at beaches. Vancouver Park Board commissioner Tom Digby joins us, and our listeners weigh in on the debate.Author Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio discusses "Reuniting with Strangers", her newly published novel exploring a family's emotional adjustment as they immigrate to Canada. W

We bring you the latest on today's announcement of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges made in the murder of Surrey's Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Our guests are Reeta Tremblay, University of Victoria political science professor emeritus, and Stewart Prest, lecturer in political science at UBC.

CBC reporter Doug Hebert brings us a live update from Kamloops, where a fire broke out at the historic St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church building this morning.Then we discuss the month-long Loblaws boycott, food security and food systems with guest Kent Mullinix, director of sustainable agriculture and food security at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. And Cheuk Kwan, author of 'Have You eaten Yet? Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World,' joins us to share stories from the people he's met on his travels.

We're joined by B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon to discuss the province's new short-term housing laws that came into effect today. And, CBC News reporter Chad Pawson discusses how the laws are meant to work, and what the challenges to enforcement might be.

We begin this 4-part series with an interview with harm reduction and recovery advocate Guy Felicella. He tells host Michelle Eliot about his personal story of recovery. Then our panel discusses how barriers to care can be removed with Nicole Mucci, Union Gospel Mission's communications manager; Chapman Shaw, board member with Trinity House; and Bob Hughes, ASK Wellness' executive director.

Almost 40,000 people left B.C. for Alberta last year, according to Statistics Canada figures. BC Today and Alberta at Noon host a cross-border call-in to hear from our audience about what that means for people in both provinces. Our guests included Andy Yan, Director, City Program, Simon Fraser University; Paula Spurr, artist who is moving from Surrey to Calgary; Alicia Planincic, economist, manager of policy and economics with the Business Council of Alberta; Forrest Demman, President, Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce. Then, we have an update on the London Drugs cyberhacking closure with our guest Jamie Hari, Director of Cybersecurity and DNS, Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).

The Ehattesaht First Nation says a killer whale calf that had been trapped in a remote Vancouver Island lagoon for more than a month is now free after it swam out on its own early Friday morning. CBC reporter Joel Ballard gives us an update. The mayor of Vancouver says he would like to organize watch parties for the Canucks' playoff run, but the city needs to proceed with caution given two previous post-season runs ended in riots. We ask viewers if they think the city can safely host these kinds of events. And, Frankie Smith, owner of Mountain Mutts & Cutts, a pet-grooming expert answers your questions on how to keep your animals looking healthy and stylish.

The Acting Mayor of Chetwynd, Julia Nelson gives us a live update as an evacuation order is downgraded to an alert in Chetwynd, B.C., due to a nearby wildfire. CBC reporter Yvette Brend takes us into the impact of forest fire smoke. And, new data suggests that people with disabilities are disproportionately affected by evictions. Karla Verschoor, Inclusion B.C.'s executive director is our guest, and our audience shares their experiences.