The CRD is renewing its push for fare‑free transit for youth, this time proposing a phased rollout as it sends the plan to AVICC and UBCM. Joining us is Sam Holland from Better Transit YYJ to explain why free transit matters, how it can open doors for teens, and what the phased approach means. Plus—what happens next, and how supporters can speak up.



IMAGE: A pair of fare validators is shown. via BC Transit

The CRD is renewing its push for fare‑free transit for youth, this time proposing a phased rollout as it sends the plan to AVICC and UBCM. Joining us is Sam Holland from Better Transit YYJ to explain why free transit matters, how it can open doors for teens, and what the phased approach means. Plus&mdash;what happens next, and how supporters can speak up. 
IMAGE: A pair of fare validators is shown. via BC Transit

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This week we're checking in on the 2026 B.C. harvest with two winemakers. Taylor Whelan, Senior Winemaker at Mission Hill Family Estate, tells us how the vintage unfolded, and we taste a couple of wines that would make stellar Christmas Gifts for wine aficionados. Then Black Sage Vineyards winemaker Jason James joins us to talk harvest and one of Canada's warmest vineyard sites, and we will taste his 2022 Merlot and Shiraz. Next, we head to Portugal to meet Diogo Lopes, Chief Winemaker at AdegaMãe, a family-run winery, founded in 2010 just eight kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean, that brings together Portuguese wine traditions and a decidedly modern wine outlook. And to finish, we're off to Australia where veteran wine professional and storyteller Jane Ferrari joins us for a mini-master class on the Barossa Valley, exploring the people, places and wines that have made it one of Australia's premier wine regions.

This week we're checking in on the 2026 B.C. harvest with two winemakers. Taylor Whelan, Senior Winemaker at Mission Hill Family Estate, tells us how the vintage unfolded, and we taste a couple of wines that would make stellar Christmas Gifts for wine aficionados. Then Black Sage Vineyards winemaker Jason James joins us to talk harvest and one of Canada's warmest vineyard sites, and we will taste his 2022 Merlot and Shiraz. Next, we head to Portugal to meet Diogo Lopes, Chief Winemaker at AdegaM&atilde;e, a family-run winery, founded in 2010 just eight kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean, that brings together Portuguese wine traditions and a decidedly modern wine outlook. And to finish, we're off to Australia where veteran wine professional and storyteller Jane Ferrari joins us for a mini-master class on the Barossa Valley, exploring the people, places and wines that have made it one of Australia's premier wine regions.

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Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., joins the program to discuss a stunning U.S. midterm election that saw Democrats retake both chambers of Congress, what the results say about affordability and voter turnout, and why Canadians remain divided over the idea of a permanent Saturday Halloween.

Image: CTV News/AP Elections

Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., joins the program to discuss a stunning U.S. midterm election that saw Democrats retake both chambers of Congress, what the results say about affordability and voter turnout, and why Canadians remain divided over the idea of a permanent Saturday Halloween.
Image: CTV News/AP Elections

U.S. midterm blue tsunami and Canada's Halloween divide

Local movie reviewer Jason Whyte from Get Reel Movies joins the program to discuss the latest films hitting Victoria screens, including an early review of Godzilla Minus Zero, Martin McDonagh's acclaimed new drama Wild Horse Nine, Sean Menard's powerful Terry Fox documentary Run Terry Run, and why To Live and Die in L.A. remains a must-see on the big screen 40 years.

Local movie reviewer Jason Whyte from Get Reel Movies joins the program to discuss the latest films hitting Victoria screens, including an early review of Godzilla Minus Zero, Martin McDonagh's acclaimed new drama Wild Horse Nine, Sean Menard's powerful Terry Fox documentary Run Terry Run, and why To Live and Die in L.A. remains a must-see on the big screen 40 years.

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