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- We start with breaking news as B.C. United leader Kevin Falcon says talks between his party and the B.C. Conservatives over avoiding vote splitting in October's provincial election have broken down. The CBC's Meera Bains joins us with details. Hackers have released corporate data stolen from London Drugs during last month's cyberattack. Guests were Mike Larsen, President, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association and Roger Gale, program head of the Industrial Network Cybersecurity program at BCIT.
And, Brian Minter answers your B.C. gardening questions.

As the province announces new prefabricated classrooms for Surrey schools, we discuss school spaces throughout the province with B.C. School Trustees Association representative and Surrey School Trustee Bob Holmes.
A new 24/7 news service launches today for British Columbians called CBC News BC. We explain what's on the channel, which is available on the video tab on the CBC News app. You can find more details here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/community/cbc-news-bc-1.7131771
And a culinary highlight on the B.C. calendar, spot prawn season, is underway. We hear about a festival taking place this weekend in Vancouver with our guest Chef Bobby Milheron.

Retailer London Drugs has confirmed that criminals demanded a ransom for data taken in a cyberattack that caused its stores to shut for a week. Our guest is Michael Harvey, Information and Privacy Commissioner of B.C. And, Scarlett Johansson is pushing back against OpenAI for using an AI-generated voice that sounds "eerily similar" to hers. We speak to Wendy Wong, Professor Political Science, UBC Okanagan.

We continue our Road to Recovery series by looking at the support that's available for families of people with addiction--and what's needed. Our panel is: Lisa Grant, Families for Addiction Recovery peer support; Stephen Hall, Together We Can family group facilitator; Nichola Hall, From Grief to Action co-founder

If you need assistance, here are some service providers in B.C. who can help:
- Families for Addiction Recovery: farcanada.org or call 855-377-6677
- Together We Can offers a free education and support program for families of people with addiction: twcRecoveryLife.org.
- Parents Forever organizes support meetings for parents (and other family members) who have adult children struggling with addiction. Find more information at parentsforever.ca.
- Nar-Anon offers a 12-step program for families and friends of people with addiction: naranonbc.com.
-B.C. Centre on Substance Use's family supports guide:
https://www.bccsu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Coping-Kit.pdf
For a full directory of services across B.C., call 211 or visit bc.211.ca.

The Canucks have a 3-2 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers after winning Game 5 in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Eric Savics, Latvian honourary consul to B.C., shares how Latvians are celebrating Canuck goalie Arturs Solivs, and fans share where they were for J.T. Millers' game-winning goal, and their predictions for Game 6 on Saturday. Heading into the Victoria Day long weekend, many people across B.C. plan to head outdoors. Our guests Shaun Stephens-Whale, elite runner and tower climber, and, Kate Lee, Coordinator All Bodies Community Exercise and Fitness, discuss motivation and tips for staying active.

As thousands of people remain on wildfire-related evacuation orders in northeastern B.C., guest David Hutton, Provincial Health Services Authority director, Provincial Psychosocial Services to learn more about the mental health impact of being forced out of your home. And, ahead of the long weekend, Whistler has enacted a campfire ban in the community. We hear from Thomas Doherty, the municipality's fire chief and ask viewers if the threat of wildfires is affecting their camping plans this summer.