BC Today

how is the lack of snow affecting winter sports in B.C.? Snowfall has come but it has been a late start. UBC Okanagan Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Michael Pidwirny joins the show to talk about what local ski resorts need to do to manage the effects of climate change on the mountain.

Canadian travelers are in limbo after violence erupted in Mexico's Jalisco State yesterday. Flights to Puerto Vallarta have been canceled by multiple Canadian airlines. We'll get the latest and hear what's behind the fighting. Retired CBC Journalist Bernie McNamee is in Puerto Vallarta and shares his experience. Travel agent McKenzie McMillan gives some advice on what people should do to alter their travel plans to get home and Mexican journalist José Reyes describes what's behind the violence.

B.C.’s 2026 budget brings higher taxes, delays to major projects and plans to cut thousands of public-sector jobs over the next three years, alongside a staggering $13.2-billion deficit. We talk to Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce CEO Cory Redekop and B.C. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt for their thoughts, and ask listeners for their reaction to the numbers.

It's Budget Day in B.C. where the province lays out its financial priorities for the next year. The province is expecting an $11.2 B budget deficit for 2026. Central 1 Credit Union chief economist Bryan Yu joins the show to talk about what impact the deficit will have on the economy and on the government's spending plan.

And child care advocates are hoping there are steps towards the long-promised $10-a-day daycare program. Former NDP cabinet minister Katrina Chen joins the show to talk about the importance of the affordable daycare program. We also take calls from audience members to weigh in.

Do you like chocolates as a gift? Vancouver chocolatiers Emma Smith of Zimt Chocolates, and Stefan Klopp of Kasama Chocolate join the show to talk all about chocolate -- how it's made and how to choose which chocolate options you'd like to give or recive this Valentine's Day.