Full Show: Froggy relationships, Canadians steering clear of dentists & Making SRO's safe in BC

Seg 1: Female European common frogs employ complex behaviors to resist unwanted male advances during mating, a recent scientific study has revealed. This research challenges the conventional notion that female frogs merely passively submit to male coercion. 

Guest: Dr. Carolin Dittrich, Behavior Ecologist at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Seg 2: If you want to purchase a box of cigarettes, you’ll see graphic images of diseases that are attributed to smoking. Could the same tactic on meat products be a thing?

Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi

Seg 3: View From Victoria:

Jurisdictional creep is where one level of government complains that another is poaching in its territory. That was one theme of Premier David Eby’s news conference with NFLD premier. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Seg 4: Why don’t more Canadians go to the dentist?

With the federal government expected to make an announcement before the end of the year on a federal dental plan, new data shows just how few people are actually going to get their teeth checked on a regular basis.

Guest: Dr. Heather Carr, President of the Canadian Dental Association

Seg 5: A group of orcas, or killer whales, attacked and sank a boat off the coast of Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar on Halloween, marking the fourth such incident in the last two years in southwestern Europe.

Guest: Dr. Andrew Trites, Professor and Director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit at UBC’s Institute for Oceans and Fisheries

Seg 6: Following the Winters Hotel fire, Vancouver fire services conducted an inspection blitz that uncovered several fire safety violations at other Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) buildings.

Guest: Catherine Roome, Interim CEO of Atira

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