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The "Dear Brenda" campaign dropped on Surrey

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What’s the goal of the Surrey Police Union’s “Dear Brenda” campaign? Guest: Sgt. Darin Sheppard, Director of the Surrey Police Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20238 min

Protecting people and properties with new storm technology

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The Northern Tornadoes Project in Canada was founded to improve tornado detection, prediction, and understanding of extreme atmospheric events to protect people and property. Guest: Dr. Connell Miller, Wind Impacts Engineer for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 202310 min

How one pooch is being remembered

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How DOGtor Burke changed the face of supportive healthcare Guest: Carey McBeth, Founder and Executive Director of Hero Dawgs Pet Therapy Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20236 min

What is the 'bro code' and is it a good or bad force for masculinity?

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Is the ‘Bro Code’ perpetuating toxic masculinity? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Alex Manley, Author of The New Masculinity, A Roadmap for a 21st Century definition of Manhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20239 min

View From Victoria: Is the Premier worried about the Port strike?

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View From Victoria: Premier David Eby is in Winnipeg for a meeting of the Premiers and a big topic will be the Port Strike which he should be more worried about considering the latest job numbers in BC. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 202311 min

Is there space for e-scooters and e-bikes on Vancouver streets?

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More and more people are using various versions of electric bikes and scooters to get around, which is a good thing, but it’s also not without its share of problems. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20234 min

The true story of a wild prison break and the Ouiji Board!

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The true story of the most singular Prison Break ever recorded. A clandestine wartime operation that involves no tunneling, no weapons and no violence of any kind. Guest: Margalit Fox, Author of The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 202310 min

Full Show: The robot takeover, Learning to sleep better & Banning books in Canada

Seg 1: The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union organized the world's first news conference featuring nine AI-enabled humanoid robots. Guest: Dr. Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Applied Ethics Center at the University of Boston Seg 2: Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, June 28 2024. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit? Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent Seg 5: Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher. Seg 6: The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs. Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia Seg 9: Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements. Guest: Richard Beaudry, ​​Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20231h 12m

Banning books in libraries

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Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements. Guest: Richard Beaudry, ​​Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20239 min

Can a new antibiotic prevent bacterial STI's?

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Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs. Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20239 min

Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell

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Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20235 min

Are you eligible for the BC Climate Tax?

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The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20239 min

Are you getting enough sleep? Probably not!

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Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 202310 min

Is Canada's presence at the NATO Summit worth while?

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What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit? Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20236 min

View From Victoria: The Premiers meet

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

Jul 10, 202311 min

Tom Cruise is a movie making machine

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Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, june 28 2024. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 20236 min