CFAX 1070
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How it sounds winning the Mega Summer 50/50!
Congrats to Patrick in Victoria, he is the 25K grand prize winner of our Mega Summer 50/50 in support of CFAX Santa's Anonymous Kids Count program!!! Kids Count will spread their 25K to three island food banks ahead of back-to-school and the Therapeutic Riding Association in Saanich.
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Dogs, cats and rabbits, oh my! Vancouver Island gets new animal behavioral centre
The BCSPCA is launching a new animal behavioral centre in North Cowichan today. What is this all about? Animal behaviour and welfare manager Kim Monteith is joining now.
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How e-scooter injury rates are spiking here in B.C. and beyond
E-mobility safety remains a live issue, with new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information suggesting hospitalization for children and adults riding e-scooters rose by nearly 40 per cent over the past year nation-wide. The institute tells us there has been a very sharp increase of the…
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Will the real Ryan Price please stand up? Heated rivalry character casted
Bailey from Virgin Mornings with Bailey & Johnny joins to discuss news of the casting of a Vancouver Island actor as the character named Ryan Price in the hit TV series, Heated Rivalry.
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"You learn by trying:" man behind unsuccessful application to use provincial land near East Sooke Park hopes to bring survivalist lessons to a less controversial sites
We spoke with the founder of One with Nature Survival and Bushcraft School a few months ago about his pitch to do wilderness survival education on a patch of crown land in and around East Sooke Park. His proposal generated considerable backlash in the local community and now the province has reject…
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BC Chamber of Commerce head talks trade troubles and industry impact, ahead of deadline for new U.S. tariffs to kick in
Canada has been having marathon trade negotiations with the U.S. ahead of the new 50 per cent tariffs U.S. president Trump promised for many Canadian goods, which are set to take effect tomorrow if nothing changes. If we don't get some sort of deal with trump's administration, many B.C. dominant in…
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Who should pay for the costs of vaping? JUUL Labs is appealing a class action certification in B.C. court
JUUL Labs is appealing the certification of a class action suit against them over allegations of deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to smoking. This legal process has been a bit of a saga so far, since the case was first brought by representative plaintiffs in 2019. There are…
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Should Canada boot the U.S. ambassador out of the country? Petition to kick Hoekstra out signals people want feds to stand firm against Trump, diplomat says
U.S., Pete Hoekstra, to get the boot out of Canada. It’s something our own listeners weighed in on in a news poll this week, with 85 per cent of you saying you agree with the idea. But what would the diplomatic fall out of such a drastic move be? Jeremy Kinsman is a retired diplomat based here in V…
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SoberFest happening this weekend with stellar line-up and community space free from substances
This year’s long-awaited Soberfest is happening Saturday, with headliners including Bif Naked, Tyler Shaw, Caleb Heart & Friends and Snack the Ripper. It’s a family friendly space where people can enjoy the music festival community without being around intoxicating substances. Founder and recovery …
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Kids Count! Mega Summer 50/50 supports access to therapeutic horse summer camp
You know Kids Count! supports children in our community through things like the breakfast program, but we’re also supporting other things that are key for their development – including things like mental wellbeing. Ryan spent much of his mid-day with horses yesterday so to learn a bit more about ho…
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