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Bill's Beat: Poilievre going after Premier Eby, & Increasing defense spending,
16 mins; August 08, 2025
Fraser Health lawsuit
15 mins; August 08, 2025
Drug dealing at overdose prevention sites, & Bringing back foreign home-buyers!
34 mins; August 07, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Retaliating to Trump's tariffs, & Gerrymandering in Texas!
17 mins; August 07, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Funding the forest sector, Tariff trade talks, & Gerrymandering in Texas!
17 mins; August 06, 2025
Paramedic burnout, ER closures, & Lifting the foreign home-buyer ban?!
39 mins; August 06, 2025
The latest on Chinese ferries committee testimony
14 mins; August 06, 2025
Does Canada have the right approach in trade talks with the US?
8 mins; August 05, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Trade relationships, Tariff wars, & Gerrymandering in Texas!
17 mins; August 05, 2025
Canada/US trade talks, Live animal donations, & E-bike injuries!
41 mins; August 05, 2025
Drug dealing at OPS site - Misleading labels on Campbell Soup - Miami Heat memorabilia heist
39 mins; August 04, 2025
Miami Heat memorabilia heist
11 mins; August 04, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: US-Canada Trade Saga
16 mins; August 04, 2025
Does Canada need a nation building project for youth?
15 mins; August 04, 2025
Deal or no deal with Trump - Australia bans YouTube for teens - Metros Most Wanted
35 mins; August 01, 2025
Kitsilano Pool's inefficient reservation system!
11 mins; July 31, 2025
Safe drug supply funding, Recognizing Palestine, & Long-term care beds!
42 mins; July 31, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Premier Eby praises LNG, Trump's tariff deadline, & Recognizing Palestine
17 mins; July 31, 2025
Canada recognizing a Palestinian state
14 mins; July 31, 2025
First Nations land-use issues
3 mins; July 31, 2025
One-on-one with Premier Eby, Vetoing major projects, & Canada's worst seafood poacher!
44 mins; July 30, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Unpacking our interview with Premier David Eby!
17 mins; July 30, 2025
Slashing ferry fares, Getting pulled over, & MAN VS. BEAR!
40 mins; July 29, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Slashing ferry fares, & Softwood lumber!
18 mins; July 29, 2025
U.S. softwood lumber duties
13 mins; July 29, 2025
Overdose prevention sites, EV mandates, & Trump's trade deal with the EU
39 mins; July 28, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: The ongoing Canada/US trade war, & Shutting down overdose prevention sites?!
17 mins; July 28, 2025
Buying local, Lowering the voting age, & Refreshing transport infrastructure!
35 mins; July 25, 2025
Friday Face-off: Premier Ford meets PM Carney, & Poilievre cries foul!
18 mins; July 25, 2025
Grizzly bear management
10 mins; July 25, 2025
Canada/US trade war, Falling EV sales, & Emma Watson loses her drivers license!
46 mins; July 24, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Building a pipeline in BC, Ending the trade war, & The rise in celebrity deaths!
17 mins; July 24, 2025
E-scooter injuries, Second-hand fentanyl smoke, & 'Mean and nasty' Canadians!
41 mins; July 23, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Pipeline projects in BC, & Trade deals with the US!
17 mins; July 23, 2025
Extending transit hours, Second-hand fentanyl smoke, & TikTok in Canada!
38 mins; July 22, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Canada/US relations, Approving industrial projects, & Canada Post strike?!
18 mins; July 22, 2025
Pickton killer charged with murder, and solitary-confinement class action
15 mins; July 22, 2025
Should transit be extended to match longer drinking hours?
10 mins; July 22, 2025
Transit fare hikes and fare evasion
10 mins; July 22, 2025
John Rustad's leadership position, FIFA exclusionary zones, & Music artists skipping Vancouver!
41 mins; July 21, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: US tariff deadline, John Rustad's leadership, & The Epstein files!
18 mins; July 21, 2025
Extreme road rage
16 mins; July 21, 2025
Charleigh Pollock decision reversed, & Universal basic income!
38 mins; July 18, 2025
Friday Faceoff: Charleigh Pollock decision reversal, Eby's cabinet shuffle, & FIFA contract
17 mins; July 18, 2025
Will a growing wage gap force us to rethink UBI?
16 mins; July 18, 2025
Sky high ticket prices for the World Cup
12 mins; July 18, 2025
Prison contraband, FIFA contract finally released, & Terrifying animal encounters!
39 mins; July 17, 2025
Rachael's Roundup: Cabinet shuffle!
17 mins; July 17, 2025
2025 Fire Smart campaign
10 mins; July 17, 2025
Nanaimo city hall, Grizzly bear shot dead, & Canadian dental plan complications!
41 mins; July 16, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Intensifying trade talks, & Trump calls Epstein client list a hoax!
18 mins; July 16, 2025
Richmond slashes funding for the Olympic Oval
8 mins; July 16, 2025
Home prices are dropping everywhere except the Lower Mainland!
16 mins; July 15, 2025
Pipelines in BC, Heartbreaking Charleigh Pollock decision, & Buying a home!
49 mins; July 15, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Paying for Charleigh Pollock's medicine, Trump's tariff threats, & FIFA ticket prices
17 mins; July 15, 2025
Is there a case for pipelines in BC?
12 mins; July 15, 2025
New Trump tariffs, Hospital safety, & City-wide speed limits!
46 mins; July 14, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Chinese shipbuilders, & Backlash from the Charleigh Pollock story
18 mins; July 14, 2025
Pipeline debate, Getting youth into trades, & Quebec militia plot!
42 mins; July 11, 2025
Lack of shop teachers and youth interested in trades
11 mins; July 11, 2025
Slowing down traffic, Ruining BC's gig economy, & Catching a MASSIVE sturgeon!
40 mins; July 10, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Speed bumps in Vancouver, & Unpacking Pierre Poilievre's interview!
18 mins; July 10, 2025
New report reveals how Robert Pickton was killed in jail
15 mins; July 10, 2025
Chinese shipbuilders, Youth unemployment, & Robert Pickton's death!
41 mins; July 09, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Unrealistic EV mandates, & Poilievre's future as Conservative leader!
18 mins; July 09, 2025
Chinese ferries committee probe
11 mins; July 09, 2025
Building pipelines, Lowering residential speed limits, & Rising car prices!
41 mins; July 08, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: BC Ferries China contract backlash, & Building a pipeline!
18 mins; July 08, 2025
WILD BC Ferries confrontation, Canada's new dental-care program, & Canada-US trade talks!
39 mins; July 07, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Carney at the Calgary Stampede, & Poilievre's future as Conservative leader
17 mins; July 07, 2025
The impact of proposed deregulation of Canada’s skies
13 mins; July 07, 2025
Victoria becomes Uber’s first union in Canada-Canada’s skies up for grabs- and latest on the Surrey extortion scandal
37 mins; July 04, 2025
Supportive housing in BC - BC Ferry contracts shipped to China - how does a once proud Canadian end up waving the separatist flag?
41 mins; July 03, 2025
Bill's Beat: Millionaire Mayors - Carney vs. Trump - Pierre's Comeback?
15 mins; July 03, 2025
Supportive housing or lawless free-for-all? Canadians still boycotting U.S. travel, and the interprovincial trade barrier teardown!
44 mins; July 02, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: LNG, Hastings Park, and an award for Keith!
16 mins; July 02, 2025
The fight for Charleigh Pollock—The North Coast tanker ban is back in the spotlight—The Massey Tunnel saga drags on
47 mins; July 01, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Did Carney cave? Poilievre's comeback.
16 mins; July 01, 2025
The Canada-U.S. trade war is back, Jori Fales is still battling for her daughter’s drug treatment, and is the finish line near for Hastings Park racetrack?
43 mins; June 30, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Carney capitulates to Trump, and is Hastings Park history?
17 mins; June 30, 2025
Buying ferries from China, Chronic offenders, & Being more FireSmart!
42 mins; June 27, 2025
Bill's Beat: Trump severs ALL TRADE TALKS with Canada!
18 mins; June 27, 2025
What to do with chronic property crime offenders?
14 mins; June 27, 2025
Business break-ins, Excessive spending in Richmond, & Tailgating!
50 mins; June 26, 2025
Baldrey's Beat: Pipeline politics, Rustad walking back blackmail comments, & Evander Kane joins Canucks!
18 mins; June 26, 2025
Is tailgating a problem?
15 mins; June 26, 2025
Does BC need a moderate political party?
15 mins; June 26, 2025
Pushing for more pipelines, Shoplifting rings targeting BC retail, & Creating a moderate political party!
42 mins; June 25, 2025
Bill's Beat: Richmond's spending habits, World Cup tourists, & John Rustad's future!
18 mins; June 25, 2025
Addressing threats, Expensive concert tickets, & CEO pay raises!
41 mins; June 24, 2025
Checking in with John Rustad, New messaging from Poilievre, & Improving public safety!
47 mins; June 23, 2025
EV sales mandates, Leaving the DTES, & Diving into Surrey's extortion rackets!
43 mins; June 20, 2025
Bill's Beat: Retaliatory tariffs, Population control, & Renaming Trutch Street!
18 mins; June 20, 2025
Lawrence Bishnoi gang and Surrey extortion rackets
11 mins; June 20, 2025
Freezing property taxes, Banning replacement workers, & Airbnb cancellations!
37 mins; June 19, 2025
Bill's Beat: Blackmail allegations, Losing drug funding, & Carney invites Modi to the G7!
17 mins; June 19, 2025
Rustad's bombshell blackmail allegations, & Discussing all-things housing!
45 mins; June 18, 2025
Bill's Beat: BC Ferries' contract with China, & Rustad blackmail allegations!
18 mins; June 18, 2025
Should China be building ferries for BC?
11 mins; June 18, 2025
BC Airbnb cancellations, The G7 summit continues, & Counting down to the FIFA World Cup!
40 mins; June 17, 2025
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