The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Thurs - May 2nd 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: a woman in Langford allegedly drew a machete, when another driver cut her off, and took the parking stall she had her eye on.

If someone took your desired parking spot, how would you respond?

 Find another stall

Honk at the driver

Confront the driver

Something else

 

 

Chapter 2

15,000 additional MRI exams in BC this year: Adrian Dix

BC’s Health Minister, Adrian Dix, says the province is adding an additional 15,000 MRI exams this year. Another four MRI machines will be added to increase capacity.

Last year, an additional 44,000 MRI exams were completed - and Adrian Dix says that’s a big change from how things used to be in BC in recent years.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief

 

 

Chapter 3

Whistleblower warned BC casino in 2000 of alleged ‘co-operation with organized crime’

Sam Cooper is continuing his investigative series today on Global News, looking into new data and notes from an employee of Great Canadian Gaming and what she observed at the company's Richmond Casino.

Yesterday, we told you that dealer supervisor, Muriel Labine documented cash transactions which clearly appeared to be drug money laundering by gangsters including the Big Circle Boys. But according to the records, complaints to management were essentially ignored. The casino was making big profits from these cash transactions, and no one wanted to turn off the flood of dirty money, Labine says.

Premier John Horgan, who says he hadn’t seen Sam’s reporting -  was asked about this file yesterday.

Today, we're learning from Sam Cooper that the founder of Great Canadian Gaming, Ross McLeod, corresponded with Labine on her complaints. Documents show as well McLeod and Great Canadian Gaming making a shocking counter allegation: suggesting a BC Union wanted to work with Labine to organize the Richmond casino, and threatened the company to reveal Labine’s allegations through the press … but would not go to the press with allegations of loan sharking and money laundering, if Great Canadian recognized the union.

Sam Cooper told the “Jon Mccomb Show” this morning, about the meeting between the whistleblower, Muriel Labine, and the founder of Great Canadian Gaming, Ross McLeod, where she says she expressed her concerns with what she had been seeing at the casino.

Cooper goes on to say that his informant, former dealer supervisor Muriel Labine, kept track of the excuses that management had for the suspected gang members being in the casinos… and dismissed the gamblers and loan sharks  as “just friends lending money to friends”.

 

Chapter 4

Woman killed in Surrey hostage-taking died from police gunfire: IIO

Stunning information released by the Independent Investigations Office after a hostage taking in Surrey last month.

The IIO says the woman who was being held hostage was shot and killed by police gunfire.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 5

Metro Vancouver living wage dips for first time in 11 years: CCPA

It's all about the 'living wage'. That's the hourly wage needed for a family of four, with each of two parents working full time, to pay for necessities, support the healthy development of their children, escape financial stress, and participate in the social, civic and cultural lives of their communities.

 And for the first time in 11 years, the living wage for Metro Vancouver has dropped.

 Last year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, figured those parents would need to earn about $21 an hour.

 Now, the living wage suggested by that think-tank is $19.50. It's a good deal lower in Kamloops, where it's $14.38.

So why is this? Well, they say it's largely because of new provincial funding for childcare.

Guest: Katrina Chen

BC’s Minister of State for Child Care

 

Chapter 6

April home sales in Vancouver down 29% year-on-year

Demand continued to fall and supply continued to rise - that's the assessment of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver when it came to April home sales.

So what does that say about the state of the housing market in Vancouver right now? And what are some of the key reasons for this?

Guest: Ashley Smith

President of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

 

Chapter 7

Facebook bans extreme far-right voices, including Alex Jones, and Milo Yiannopoulos

Some of the more extreme far-right voices are being banned today from having a presence on Facebook and Instagram.

 Among those impacted are Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam.

 Facebook says that it's not about political ideology. It's that they have "always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate".

 Facebook has recently been promising to do better and eliminate hate speech from occurring on the social media network. Recently, they banned white nationalism and white supremacy.

 Guest: Blaine Kyllo

Technology journalist at Solo Corps

 

Chapter 8

13 Reasons Why’ led to more youth suicides, new study suggests

In the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, 17-year-old Hannah kills herself in a scene that shows her suicide. Following the show’s release, researchers raised concerns about the possibility that it could lead to suicide contagion, in which explicit depictions of self-harm can lead people to copy the method.

 Now, a study of suicide rates among children in the US between the ages of 10 and 17 has found a 28.9 per cent rise in April 2017, the month after the show was released.

 Guest: Dr Lisa Horowitz

Staff Scientist and pediatric Psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health in the

 

Chapter 9

Instagram to remove likes from photos and videos this week

Instagram is launching a test in Canada this week that will make the "like" counts on posts private for some users. A spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said the test is part of an effort to encourage users to focus on the photos and videos being shared, rather than how many likes they receive. He said a select group of Canadian users will have the number of likes and video views removed from their Instagram feeds, permalink pages and profiles.

What does this change mean for Instagram influencers? To find out how it will impact the business of Instagram, CKNW contributor Claire Allen caught up with Nina Huynh (huh-win). Nina is Vancouver-based  digital influencer & content creator, with over 60,000 followers on Instagram and over 175,000 subscribers on YouTube. Here’s their conversation…

If you want to learn more about the content Nina creates, you can find her on Instagram at @yourgirlneens or Neens on Youtube

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: a woman in Langford allegedly drew a machete, when another driver cut her off, and took the parking stall she had her eye on.

If someone took your desired parking spot, how would you respond?

 Find another stall

Honk at the driver
Confront the driver
Something else

 

 

Chapter 2

15,000 additional MRI exams in BC this year: Adrian Dix

BC’s Health Minister, Adrian Dix, says the province is adding an additional 15,000 MRI exams this year. Another four MRI machines will be added to increase capacity.

Last year, an additional 44,000 MRI exams were completed - and Adrian Dix says that’s a big change from how things used to be in BC in recent years.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief

 

 

Chapter 3

Whistleblower warned BC casino in 2000 of alleged ‘co-operation with organized crime’

Sam Cooper is continuing his investigative series today on Global News, looking into new data and notes from an employee of Great Canadian Gaming and what she observed at the company's Richmond Casino.

Yesterday, we told you that dealer supervisor, Muriel Labine documented cash transactions which clearly appeared to be drug money laundering by gangsters including the Big Circle Boys. But according to the records, complaints to management were essentially ignored. The casino was making big profits from these cash transactions, and no one wanted to turn off the flood of dirty money, Labine says.

Premier John Horgan, who says he hadn’t seen Sam’s reporting -  was asked about this file yesterday.

Today, we're learning from Sam Cooper that the founder of Great Canadian Gaming, Ross McLeod, corresponded with Labine on her complaints. Documents show as well McLeod and Great Canadian Gaming making a shocking counter allegation: suggesting a BC Union wanted to work with Labine to organize the Richmond casino, and threatened the company to reveal Labine’s allegations through the press … but would not go to the press with allegations of loan sharking and money laundering, if Great Canadian recognized the union.

Sam Cooper told the “Jon Mccomb Show” this morning, about the meeting between the whistleblower, Muriel Labine, and the founder of Great Canadian Gaming, Ross McLeod, where she says she expressed her concerns with what she had been seeing at the casino.

Cooper goes on to say that his informant, former dealer supervisor Muriel Labine, kept track of the excuses that management had for the suspected gang members being in the casinos… and dismissed the gamblers and loan sharks  as “just friends lending money to friends”.

 

Chapter 4

Woman killed in Surrey hostage-taking died from police gunfire: IIO

Stunning information released by the Independent Investigations Office after a hostage taking in Surrey last month.

The IIO says the woman who was being held hostage was shot and killed by police gunfire.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 5

Metro Vancouver living wage dips for first time in 11 years: CCPA

It's all about the 'living wage'. That's the hourly wage needed for a family of four, with each of two parents working full time, to pay for necessities, support the healthy development of their children, escape financial stress, and participate in the social, civic and cultural lives of their communities.

 And for the first time in 11 years, the living wage for Metro Vancouver has dropped.

 Last year, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, figured those parents would need to earn about $21 an hour.

 Now, the living wage suggested by that think-tank is $19.50. It's a good deal lower in Kamloops, where it's $14.38.

So why is this? Well, they say it's largely because of new provincial funding for childcare.

Guest: Katrina Chen

BC’s Minister of State for Child Care

 

Chapter 6

April home sales in Vancouver down 29% year-on-year

Demand continued to fall and supply continued to rise - that's the assessment of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver when it came to April home sales.

So what does that say about the state of the housing market in Vancouver right now? And what are some of the key reasons for this?

Guest: Ashley Smith

President of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

 

Chapter 7

Facebook bans extreme far-right voices, including Alex Jones, and Milo Yiannopoulos

Some of the more extreme far-right voices are being banned today from having a presence on Facebook and Instagram.

 Among those impacted are Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam.

 Facebook says that it's not about political ideology. It's that they have "always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate".

 Facebook has recently been promising to do better and eliminate hate speech from occurring on the social media network. Recently, they banned white nationalism and white supremacy.

 Guest: Blaine Kyllo

Technology journalist at Solo Corps

 

Chapter 8

13 Reasons Why’ led to more youth suicides, new study suggests

In the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, 17-year-old Hannah kills herself in a scene that shows her suicide. Following the show’s release, researchers raised concerns about the possibility that it could lead to suicide contagion, in which explicit depictions of self-harm can lead people to copy the method.

 Now, a study of suicide rates among children in the US between the ages of 10 and 17 has found a 28.9 per cent rise in April 2017, the month after the show was released.

 Guest: Dr Lisa Horowitz

Staff Scientist and pediatric Psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health in the

 

Chapter 9

Instagram to remove likes from photos and videos this week

Instagram is launching a test in Canada this week that will make the "like" counts on posts private for some users. A spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram, said the test is part of an effort to encourage users to focus on the photos and videos being shared, rather than how many likes they receive. He said a select group of Canadian users will have the number of likes and video views removed from their Instagram feeds, permalink pages and profiles.

What does this change mean for Instagram influencers? To find out how it will impact the business of Instagram, CKNW contributor Claire Allen caught up with Nina Huynh (huh-win). Nina is Vancouver-based  digital influencer & content creator, with over 60,000 followers on Instagram and over 175,000 subscribers on YouTube. Here’s their conversation…

If you want to learn more about the content Nina creates, you can find her on Instagram at @yourgirlneens or Neens on Youtube