BC Today

BC Today's gardening columnist Brian Minter is back to take gardening questions.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics have launched today with the opening ceremony of athletes representing countries from all over the world. BC Today's Zameer Karim joins the show as we take your calls on favourite winter olympic memories and which athletes to look out for this year.

The federal government is scrapping electric vehicle mandates, but it's renewing consumer rebates for electric vehicles. EV buyers can qualify for an up to $5,000 rebate on battery electric and up to $2,500 on plug-in hybrid cars. Bob Porter from the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association and Joanna Kyriazis from Clean Energy Canada join the show to take questions on whether these new incentives will get more people buying EVs and if this will have an impact on climate change.

Camping is often thought of as a summer-time activity. But what about camping all year round? There are more than 150 campgrounds and RV parks open 365 days a year in British Columbia. Outdoor blogger and author Taryn Eyton joins the show to take questions and comments on year-round camping and how people can prepare to camp in all weather conditions.

Olympic competition starts today in Italy. We'll talk about youth sports and the barriers that may prevent kids and families from participating. Sports journalist Scott Rintoul and UBC Okanagan education professor Stephen Berg join the show to take questions on possible barriers to physical activity.