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The Paris 2024 Olympics are officially underway. We bring the highlights from the opening ceremony and ask if listeners plan to watch the Games. Next, wedding season is in full swing, but what are the modern etiquette standards? We are joined by Charles MacPherson, etiquette expert and author of "The Butler Speaks; and Maureen Brown, wedding coordinator and owner of Emerald Events in Surrey. We take callers' wedding etiquette questions about what to do — and what not to do — at weddings this year.

Officials say they are seeing structural damage to 30-50 per cent of Jasper, Alta., after a wildfire roared through the community late Wednesday. Our first guest is Phil Burton, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at the University of Northern British Columbia, to explain what is happening with the wildfire in Jasper. Next, we hear from Shirley Bond, MLA for the Prince George-Valemount area, on her fond memories of Jasper National Park. Then, we're joined by Mike Nash. He's an avid hiker who was planning to do a backpacking trip in the Park and cancelled due to the heat. He's the author of “Outdoor Safety and Survival in British Columbia's Backcountry” We take calls from our audience with reactions to seeing the destruction in the national park and its townsite, and memories of the Park and its natural beauty.

Two members of the Canadian women's soccer team are being sent home and have been removed from the Olympic team after allegedly using drones to record New Zealand practices. To start the episode, we speak with CBC Special Analyst Shireen Ahmed to gain an understanding of what this incident means for sports and Team Canada. Then, we speak with former Team Canada soccer player Carrie Serwetnyk, and we take your calls. Does this incident taint your excitement to watch Canada perform in the Games? In our second half, we talk more about the changing summers amid wildfire season. We'll hear how to hike and camp with safety in mind. with guest Sandra Riches, Executive Director of BC AdventureSmart.

Thousands of Jasper residents, and visitors to Jasper National Park have been forced to flee due to a wildfire evacuation order. Ontario resident Stephanie Goertz tells us about she and her family's evacuation from Jasper; CBC reporter Liam Britten joins us from Kamloops; and Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell joins us to talk about wildfire's impact on B.C. tourism. Then, we talk with U.B.C. Sauder School of Business marketing teacher Tim Silk about the pros and cons of a cashless society. We ask listeners to call us about whether it should be mandatory for vendors to accept cash.

More than 300 wildfires are burning in the province after a volatile weekend. We hear an update from B.C. Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, and Dr. Sarah Henderson, Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. Then, President Joe Biden has dropped out of the U.S. presidential race, endorsing his vice-president, Kamala Harris. Guest Andy Hira, Simon Fraser University political science department chair and professor.

We begin the program discussing the massive tech outage causing chaos for travel, health care, banking and business. Our guests explain why this happened, how the outage is affecting British Columbians, and what to do about it. We are joined first by technology analyst Carmi Levy, then by air travel expert Pamela Kwiatkowski, and lastly, Mark Ting, CBC's "On the Coast" personal guide to finance. In our second half of the program, gardening columnist Brian Minter joins us to answer your questions, and discusses drought-resistant plants to beat the hot, dry summer in B.C.