Full Show: How much life exists on the planet, Fake spices in your food & Surrey not paying its police recruits

Seg 1: How much life has ever existed on Earth?
Every organism is made up of cells, you know? Figuring out when the first cells showed up is a bit tricky, but geologists think it happened around 3.8 billion years ago.
Guest: Peter Crockford, Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences, Carleton University
Seg 2: View From Victoria: 
There is another Surrey policing standoff and some think Brenda Locke has finally gone too far? Spending money on billboards attacking the government is one thing but refusing to pay new recruits to Surrey Police Service is another. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in
We get a look at the U.S. and Britain response and the launched strikes against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen and President Trump’s civil fraud trial is over with the judge looking for a decision by the end of January.
Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News
Seg 4: Is that really ginger in your gingerbread?
Food fraud is when food gets misrepresented. It's becoming a big deal globally. In Canada, they're not supposed to sell food in a way that's all fake and misleading, but sometimes it still happens.
Guest: Deleo de Leonardis, CEO and co-founder of Purity IQ
Seg 5: A new report that details the struggles many families with children and youth in British Columbia are facing in accessing their right to adequate housing.
The report, A Failure to Protect, The Denial of Children’s Right to Housing in British Columbia, released by the First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society, highlights the challenges faced by low-income and vulnerable child populations in finding affordable and safe housing in the province.
Guest: Adrienne Montani, Executive Director of First Call
Seg 6: Surrey is allegedly blocking pay cheques of new SPS hires
According to the SPS Union, the City of Surrey is declining to compensate 10 fresh recruits of the Surrey Police Service. As a result, these recruits are currently going without their pay.
Guest: Mike Farnworth, B.C’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General
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Seg 1: How much life has ever existed on Earth?

Every organism is made up of cells, you know? Figuring out when the first cells showed up is a bit tricky, but geologists think it happened around 3.8 billion years ago.

Guest: Peter Crockford, Assistant Professor, Earth Sciences, Carleton University

Seg 2: View From Victoria: 

There is another Surrey policing standoff and some think Brenda Locke has finally gone too far? Spending money on billboards attacking the government is one thing but refusing to pay new recruits to Surrey Police Service is another. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.

Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in

We get a look at the U.S. and Britain response and the launched strikes against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen and President Trump’s civil fraud trial is over with the judge looking for a decision by the end of January.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News

Seg 4: Is that really ginger in your gingerbread?

Food fraud is when food gets misrepresented. It's becoming a big deal globally. In Canada, they're not supposed to sell food in a way that's all fake and misleading, but sometimes it still happens.

Guest: Deleo de Leonardis, CEO and co-founder of Purity IQ

Seg 5: A new report that details the struggles many families with children and youth in British Columbia are facing in accessing their right to adequate housing.

The report, A Failure to Protect, The Denial of Children’s Right to Housing in British Columbia, released by the First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society, highlights the challenges faced by low-income and vulnerable child populations in finding affordable and safe housing in the province.

Guest: Adrienne Montani, Executive Director of First Call

Seg 6: Surrey is allegedly blocking pay cheques of new SPS hires

According to the SPS Union, the City of Surrey is declining to compensate 10 fresh recruits of the Surrey Police Service. As a result, these recruits are currently going without their pay.

Guest: Mike Farnworth, B.C’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General

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