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BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia

BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia

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 BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community. Every week day at noon PT and 1pm MT, BC Today host Michelle Eliot delves into the top story for the province.Copyright © CBC 2023 Politics & Government
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  • Chronic pain

    Chronic pain
    Jul 8 2025

    According to Pain Canada, one in five Canadians live with chronic pain, a condition advocates say is widely misunderstood. Jennifer Honey, a Vancouver-based nurse who lives with chronic pain, and Dr. Norman Buckley, a chronic pain specialist, join the show to answer questions about the condition.
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    24 mins
  • Interprovincial trade barriers

    Interprovincial trade barriers
    Jul 8 2025

    Talks of interprovincial trade barriers continue after Alberta and Ontario signed a memorandum of understanding to ease trade restrictions, but a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives argues the barriers to trade are "significantly overstated," characterizing the push to ease interprovincial trade to be "largely political theatre." Michele Cadario, executive vice-president of Rubicon Strategies, joins the show as we ask viewers what B.C. would have to sacrifice in order to break down trade barriers.
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    20 mins
  • EV mandate

    EV mandate
    Jul 7 2025

    Canada's electric vehicle mandate requires that 20 per cent of all new vehicles sold in the country are zero-emission ones by next year. With U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum, and light-duty vehicles, the CEOs of Canada's big automakers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney to eliminate the mandate. Barry Penner, chair of the Energy Futures Institute, joins the show as we ask viewers if EV mandates should be relaxed.
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    25 mins
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