COVID variants, Strathcona Park, and Canada’s vaccine acquisition

Chapter 1: Concern around COVID-19 variants grows in B.C. with fears cases could soar with more interactions 

GUEST: Caroline Colijnm, SFU Professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Infection, Evolution and Public Health

Chapter 2: Economy lost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdown measures hit Ontario, Quebec 

GUEST: Ken Peacock, Chief Economist and Vice President at the Business Council of BC

Chapter 3: Citizen’s group pleading for something to be done about Strathcona Park 

Two Vancouver men were charged Tuesday following the murder of 78-year-old Usha Singh, who was fatally injured Sunday when two men posing as police allegedly entered her home near Queen Elizabeth Park.

Pascal Bouthilette, 41, is now charged with second-degree murder in connection with the case. Sandy Parisian, 47, is charged with manslaughter.

GUEST: Dallas Brodie, spokeswoman for a citizens group called Save Our City Vancouver

Chapter 4: “How Ottawa utterly botched Canada's COVID vaccine acquisition” 

GUEST: Tristin Hopper, Columnist, the National Post

Chapter 5: ‘It’s just so confusing’: Burnaby bar manager calls Super Bowl Sunday rules unwieldy 

GUEST: Owen Coomer, Taphouse Coquitlam Operations Manager

Chapter 6: B.C. reports whopping 547 COVID-19 cases in Whistler so far this year 

GUEST: Jack Crompton, Mayor of Whistler

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