While holidays are a time for celebration and joy, they can be challenging for young people as they experience stress from school pressures before the break, family expectations and changing routines. Diana Martin, the senior director of clinical integration and partnerships with Kids Help Phone, joins the show to discuss ways to ease the burden on young people's mental health.

Vancouver city councillor Lucy Maloney presented a motion to council Wednesday morning to restrict right turns on red lights. She cited a pedestrian safety study from 2012 that says right turns are the second-most common type of pedestrian collision. Haakon Koyote of Vision Zero Vancouver joins the show as we ask listeners if right turns on red should be banned and what it will take to make roads safer.

As B.C.'s forestry industry takes more hits due to tariff and cost pressures, industry leaders and stakeholders are looking for solutions to sustain the sector. Jennifer Houghton with the Boundary Forest Watershed Stewardship Society talks about what will be needed for the industry to thrive in the long run.

A market outlook from Royal LePage forecasts a decline in home sale prices across Greater Vancouver in 2026, while Rentals.ca says average rent prices in Vancouver are in decline. Royal LePage managing broker Randy Ryalls and Royal LePage Sussex property manager Nina Knudsen join the show to talk about changes in the market.

More Canadians are planning to spend the holidays closer to home, and Canada has no shortage of places to go. Robin Esrock, author of 'The Great Canadian Bucket List', joins the show to highlight the best of this country's holiday travel destinations.

Holiday spending on gifts, food and travel can be expensive with food inflation and cost of living on the rise. Financial advisor Justin Manning joins the show to discuss how to budget for the season and avoid holiday debt.

Air Transat says it could shut down its operations following a 72-hour strike mandate issued by the union representing its pilots. Travel agent Mark Greenwood joins the show to explain what it could mean for travel plans.

John Rustad has officially stepped down as the leader of the B.C. Conservative Party following months of resignation calls. Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford has been tapped as the party's interim leader.

Independent Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko, who was kicked out from the B.C. Conservatives, joins the show to give her reaction to the party's developments and her standing with the former party.