U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on products from Canada and Mexico. We hear what this could mean for businesses in B.C. Then, after 12:30 we're joined by the Metro Vancouver YWCA to hear about their push for the province to declare gender-based violence an epidemic in B.C.

The Canadian dollar has slipped to its lowest level in five years. We hear what this means for British Columbians in the lead-up to the holiday season from Rahim Madhavji, Knightsbridge Foreign Exchange president. Then, about 2.5 million people in Canada aren't getting adequate care for their mental health, according to a new report by the Canadian Mental Health Association. We speak with Jonny Morris, CMHC BC's CEO on if mental health should be included in public health care.

Environment Canada says a new fall storm will bring winds gusting up to 110 km/h to southwestern British Columbia on Friday, potentially causing more outages and travel disruption. We get the latest forecast and ask viewers how they prepare for severe weather events. Then, Gardening columnist Brian Minter is back to take more of your questions.

New affordability measures announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau include a two-month GST holiday on some goods and services, and a $250 rebate to workers who earned $150,000 or less in 2023. We discuss the measures and ask viewers what they think of them. Then, social media platform Bluesky has attracted millions of new users in the weeks since Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election. We discuss Bluesky's growth, what comes next for Elon Musk's X platform, and ask viewers how their social media habits are changing.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world leaders to "push harder" against Russia, as the world marks the 1,000th day of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. We discuss the next steps in the conflict and invite viewers to share what the grim milestone means to them.

Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island. We get the latest details on the storm from CBC News climate and science specialist Darius Mahdavi.

For 25 years, Dress for Success has been helping women and gender-diverse people reach their full potential. We speak to the group's executive director and ask viewers to share their experiences of career advancement.

Tens of thousands of people, mostly on Vancouver Island, are still without power after hurricane-force wind gusts from a 'bomb cyclone' system blasted southwest B.C. overnight and into Wednesday. We hear the latest updates. Then on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we ask our audience to let us know who they are thinking of, and what support trans people need in this province. Finally, the carbon tax has become a hot-button issue in both federal and provincial politics. With the United Nations Climate Change conference continuing in Baku this week, we discuss the pros, cons and alternatives to a carbon tax.

Premier David Eby reveals his new cabinet this afternoon, having pledged that their focus will be on the issues British Columbians are "thinking about around the kitchen table." CBC's Provincial Affairs Reporter Katie DeRosa joins us from Government House in Victoria, and Hamish Telford, University of the Fraser Valley political science associate professor joins us to discuss.

Dr. Melissa Lem from UBC's faculty of medicine joins us to answer your questions about the H5N1 strain of avian flu, after public health officials reported earlier this month that a B.C. teenager is ill with the first domestically acquired human H5N1 case.

CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers) representative Stephen Gale explains why Canada Post workers have hit the picket lines, and we take calls on how the strike will affect you.

Later in the show, with the Grey Cup Game in Vancouver on Sunday, we speak with Research Co's Mario Canseco, and Chris Tymofichuk, a CFL superfan & Guinness World Record holder.