CBC Global Header Navigation

 
host picture

The Early Edition
with Rick Cluff

 
Bookmark and Share

Podcast:

Lai Changxing, Ledge guys, Rev. Gary Paterson

We remember a past conversation with a former Vancouverite who was once China's most wanted fugitive * Another week of politics, polls and the PST with our Ledge guys * Identity and equality in the United Church: St. Andrew's Wesley's Reverend Gary Patterson talks about a final hurdle.

Download Early Edition Podcast - May 18, 2012

Bookmark and Share

Fun for May Long Weekend

Loads of fun things to do... outdoor pools and beaches open in Vancouver for summer from this weekend on. Some may want to line up to be the first one in for a dip.

Bookmark and Share

Uprooted Japanese Canadians: Book Launch

About 4000 Japanese Canadians were sent back to Japan after the War by the Canadian government. A new book chronicles this little known chapter in history. Book launch Saturday May 19, 3-5 pm at the Burnaby Nikkei Centre.

Bookmark and Share

Podcast:

Tracey Phan, new Vancouver bike lanes, Summer weather

The inquest into the death of farm workers has wrapped, and we hear from a daughter whose life was changed forever by the accident * More designated bike lanes for Vancouver: are they needed on Cornwall Avenue and Commecial drive? * As we head toward the long weekend, we ask if we can look forward to a long, hot summer or not.

Download Early Edition Podcast - May 17, 2012

Bookmark and Share

Tracey Phan

Four years ago, Michael Phan suffered severe brain damage from an incident on a Langley mushroom farm. The recommendations on how such an incident could be prevented are now in and we speak to his daughter Tracey.

Download Flash Player to view this content.

Bookmark and Share

Worklife:

First summer job

For many of our young people, their summer job will be their very first stab at employment.  Our workplace psychologist Dr. Jennifer Newman tells us about the perils lurking on the jobsite.

Download Flash Player to view this content.

Bookmark and Share

High Velocity:

Bike to School

Download Flash Player to view this content.


It's Bike to School Week! Parents like Alexa Pitoulis (pictured below with daughter Sophie) from Hastings Elementary are working with organizations like HUB to help create a bike culture that will see more kids taking active transportation to school (and beyond).

Vancouver School Board Trustee Rob Wynen is an avid cyclist and a kinesiologist. He says encouraging more kids to bike can go a long way towards improving health and learning outcomes. Reducing the traffic around schools and introducing cycling education in school can help, according to Wynen.
school.jpg






Bookmark and Share

Podcast:

Snakehead fish, EI reform, Dr Lin

Could a foreign creature decimate life in Burnaby's Central Park Lagoon?  We cast for some facts on snakeheads * The Federal Finance Minister says there's no such thing as a bad job!  We ask what EI changes could mean for workers in BC * House Dr. Peter Lin tells us why children should be tested for high blood pressure

Download Early Edition Podcast - May 16, 2012

Bookmark and Share

Chinese Burials: UBC Conference on Chinese Studies

The International Conference of Institutes and Libraries for Chinese Overseas Studies on Chinese through the Americas will be held May 16th to 19th, 2012 at the University of British Columbia (Point Grey Campus) in Vancouver, Canada. Among the 70 speakers is Maurice Guibord. He will be speaking on the impact of Chinese burials on the funerary landscape in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Bookmark and Share

Hearing Health Fair

Hearing Health Fair
May 16, 2012 - 10am to 3pm
UBC Medical Student and Alumni Centre (2750 Heather Street)