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Nightlife is changing across Canada. An analysis by the payment processing platform Square in July of last year found late-night spending is shrinking nationwide. In Vancouver, only 17 per cent of spending at bars and restaurants happens between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m. Party promoter Rachel Morris, from Home by Midnight, and University of California Santa Barbara professor Amin Ghaziani join the show to take questions on how nightlife is changing and where people are spending their time and money instead.

B.C. Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists are committing treason by asking the Trump administration for financial backing in their push to become independent from Canada. SFU political science professor Sanjay Jeram joins the show as we ask listeners whether they agree with Eby's assertion.

Seven candidates are in now for the race of the B.C. Conservative Party leadership. The position has remained open after former leader John Rustad stepped down in December. There are just over two weeks left to register as a candidate. And the new party leader is scheduled to be officially selected on May 30th at the party’s leadership convention. CHEK News political correspondent Rob Shaw joins the show to give his analysis and takes questions and comments on who's setting themselves apart in the leadership race.

We're just 4 months until the FIFA World Cup kicks off. Games will be held in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The first game in Vancouver takes place on June 13th. The City of Surrey and the Surrey and White Rock Board of Trade held a workshop yesterday for businesses to prepare. Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade CEO Joslyn Young joins the show and we ask whether people are ready to welcome tourists for the tournament.

B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison is facing backlash over the proposed sale of a warehouse that would be turned into an ICE facility. B.C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan is calling for a boycott of Pattison's businesses. CBC reporter Yasmine Ghania joins the show to explain the deal and Lowan takes questions about why this matters.