The Alberta government plans to develop and submit a formal application to the federal Major Projects Office for a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast of British Columbia. We take that presser live and ask listeners to share their thoughts.

Animal rights activist and environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. We're joined by B.C. based biologist and author Alexandra Morton and ask viewers to reflect on her legacy and activism.

Tuesday is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Joshua Conrad, a digital artist with Stó:lō and Nlaka’pamux ties, will discuss his work bringing Indigenous art to public spaces.

B.C. has appointed former Vancouver mayor and provincial chief coroner Larry Campbell to work on "improving the quality of life" in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. Michael Vonn, CEO of the PHS Community Services Society, discusses what approaches are needed in the neighbourhood, while longtime Vancouver reporter and urban affairs journalist Frances Bula joins the show to break down how Campbell's history in Vancouver could play out in managing issues in the Downtown Eastside.

Canada Post workers are back on the picket lines after the federal government announced changes to the postal service Thursday. It's the second postal strike after workers went off the job last November, having been without a collective agreement since May 2023. Small business owner Audrey Wong, who owns Living Lotus Chocolate in Vancouver, joins the show as we ask listeners their thoughts on the strike this time around.

BC Today gardening columnist Brian Minter joins to take listeners' questions and share some advice on moving plants from outdoors to indoors as we head into cooler months.

As we near the end of the first month of the school year, we look at how students are doing with back-to-school anxiety. We speak to Mercedes Sobers from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and Neha Shivhare, executive leadership instructor from SFU's continuing studies program, on how students can manage mental health challenges now that school's back in session.

The federal government announced a modernization plan for Canada Post Thursday, including allowing the mail service to end all home deliveries. The announcement comes as workers push for higher wages and Canada Post reports record financial losses. University of Manitoba labour studies professor Adam King takes your calls on the future of the mail service.