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Chapter 1

Hot question of the day

It’s @jillreports’s Hot question of the day:

A Burnaby man was fired because he complained on Twitter that a $6 holiday gift he got from his multinational employer was less than what his American counterparts received.

Should staff who complain about their boss online be fired?

Yes, it’s inappropriate

No, freedom of speech

It depends

You can vote on Twitter at @CKNW. 

You can also call the CKNW Buzz Line at (604) 331-BUZZ (2899) and leave your vote there!

Chapter 2

Local residents of Iranian descent detained and questioned at U.S. border crossings

There are reports today that dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans were detained and questioned at the Peace Arch border crossing over the weekend.

Sam Sadr is a resident of North Vancouver. He says that this was his experience, and he joins us now to tell us his story.

Guests: Sam Sadr

North Vancouver resident detained at U.S. border for 9 and a half hours

                Len Saunders 

Immigration Lawyer based in Blaine, Washington

Chapter 3

A veteran who lost legs in Afghanistan reminds us of the horrors of war

NATO's secretary-general is calling for restraint as tensions mount sharply between the US and Iran, after Iran's top general was killed in an American airstrike.

Over the weekend, Iran announced it will no longer be bound by all its nuclear obligations.

There’s been lots of chatter online in recent days that this could prompt an all-out war between the two countries. But what is war actually like? And what are the consequences for those who experience it?

Guest: Retired Major Mark Campbell

Veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought in Afghanistan

Chapter 4

Coastal GasLink halts pipeline construction due to dispute with Wet'suwet'en First Nation 

Coastal GasLink says it expects construction on a natural gas pipeline to resume this week, after the company was served an eviction notice from a B.C. First Nation.

Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation say in a letter that the company's workers are trespassing on unceded traditional territory.

A spokesperson for an Indigenous group confirmed workers and contractors complied with the notice peacefully Saturday night.

On December 31st, the BC Supreme Court granted the company an injunction against members of First Nation and others who oppose the pipeline. 

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief

Chapter 5

Burnaby man fired for complaining about $6 holiday gift from his employer

A Burnaby man was fired because he complained on Twitter that a $6 holiday gift he got from his multinational employer was less than what his American counterparts received.

Guest: Andrew Goldberg, Employment lawyer, and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP

Chapter 6

Crisis in the Middle East: head of NATO calls for restraint as U.S.-Iran tensions rise

NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg is calling for restraint as tensions mount sharply between the U.S. and Iran, after Iran's top general was killed in a U.S. airstrike. 

Now, a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq is in limbo - It was suspended over the weekend because of this crisis in the Middle East.

But Stoltenberg indicated today there are no plans to shut it down permanently. He’s defended the training mission as essential for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The mission includes 250 Canadian soldiers and is being commanded by a Canadian general.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Radio producer in Washington D.C.

Chapter 7

After Oppenheimer Park homicide, homeless camp pushes back on safety concerns

The fatal assault of a man in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park has critics renewing the push for an injunction against the homeless campers living there.

But advocates for those living inside the camp are continuing to push back against safety concerns, arguing more needs to be done to protect what they call a “neighbourhood.”

Guest: Chrissy Brett, Liaison for the residents of Oppenheimer Park

Chapter 8

What is RapidBus? Translink’s new routes are being launched today.

TransLink is launching four "Rapid Bus" routes in Metro Vancouver today and two are new to the system.

The R-3 Lougheed Highway bus runs between Coqutilam and Maple Ridge, and the R-4 41st Avenue bus runs between the Joyce Station and UBC.

The other two routes are the R-1 bus along King George Boulevard in Surrey, and the R-5 down Hastings in Burnaby and Vancouver.

A 5th route on Marine Drive between the Phibbs Exchange and Park Royal on the North Shore will launch in the spring.

Guest: Kevin Desmond, CEO of Translink

 
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Chapter 1

Hot question of the day

It’s @jillreports’s Hot question of the day:

A Burnaby man was fired because he complained on Twitter that a $6 holiday gift he got from his multinational employer was less than what his American counterparts received.

Should staff who complain about their boss online be fired?

Yes, it’s inappropriate
No, freedom of speech
It depends

You can vote on Twitter at @CKNW. 

You can also call the CKNW Buzz Line at (604) 331-BUZZ (2899) and leave your vote there!

Chapter 2

Local residents of Iranian descent detained and questioned at U.S. border crossings

There are reports today that dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans were detained and questioned at the Peace Arch border crossing over the weekend.

Sam Sadr is a resident of North Vancouver. He says that this was his experience, and he joins us now to tell us his story.

Guests: Sam Sadr

North Vancouver resident detained at U.S. border for 9 and a half hours

                Len Saunders 

Immigration Lawyer based in Blaine, Washington

Chapter 3

A veteran who lost legs in Afghanistan reminds us of the horrors of war

NATO's secretary-general is calling for restraint as tensions mount sharply between the US and Iran, after Iran's top general was killed in an American airstrike.

Over the weekend, Iran announced it will no longer be bound by all its nuclear obligations.

There’s been lots of chatter online in recent days that this could prompt an all-out war between the two countries. But what is war actually like? And what are the consequences for those who experience it?

Guest: Retired Major Mark Campbell

Veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought in Afghanistan

Chapter 4

Coastal GasLink halts pipeline construction due to dispute with Wet'suwet'en First Nation 

Coastal GasLink says it expects construction on a natural gas pipeline to resume this week, after the company was served an eviction notice from a B.C. First Nation.

Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation say in a letter that the company's workers are trespassing on unceded traditional territory.

A spokesperson for an Indigenous group confirmed workers and contractors complied with the notice peacefully Saturday night.

On December 31st, the BC Supreme Court granted the company an injunction against members of First Nation and others who oppose the pipeline. 

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief

Chapter 5

Burnaby man fired for complaining about $6 holiday gift from his employer

A Burnaby man was fired because he complained on Twitter that a $6 holiday gift he got from his multinational employer was less than what his American counterparts received.

Guest: Andrew Goldberg, Employment lawyer, and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP

Chapter 6

Crisis in the Middle East: head of NATO calls for restraint as U.S.-Iran tensions rise

NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg is calling for restraint as tensions mount sharply between the U.S. and Iran, after Iran's top general was killed in a U.S. airstrike. 

Now, a Canadian-led training mission in Iraq is in limbo - It was suspended over the weekend because of this crisis in the Middle East.

But Stoltenberg indicated today there are no plans to shut it down permanently. He’s defended the training mission as essential for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The mission includes 250 Canadian soldiers and is being commanded by a Canadian general.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Radio producer in Washington D.C.

Chapter 7

After Oppenheimer Park homicide, homeless camp pushes back on safety concerns

The fatal assault of a man in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park has critics renewing the push for an injunction against the homeless campers living there.

But advocates for those living inside the camp are continuing to push back against safety concerns, arguing more needs to be done to protect what they call a “neighbourhood.”

Guest: Chrissy Brett, Liaison for the residents of Oppenheimer Park

Chapter 8

What is RapidBus? Translink’s new routes are being launched today.

TransLink is launching four "Rapid Bus" routes in Metro Vancouver today and two are new to the system.

The R-3 Lougheed Highway bus runs between Coqutilam and Maple Ridge, and the R-4 41st Avenue bus runs between the Joyce Station and UBC.

The other two routes are the R-1 bus along King George Boulevard in Surrey, and the R-5 down Hastings in Burnaby and Vancouver.

A 5th route on Marine Drive between the Phibbs Exchange and Park Royal on the North Shore will launch in the spring.

Guest: Kevin Desmond, CEO of Translink

 

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