Simi Sara grew up in Surrey, B.C. and spent the first 15 years of her career in television. She has been with 980 CKNW since 2010 as the host of the The Simi Sara Show, until she made her move to her new timeslot as host of Mornings with Simi. She is the recipient of two national and three regional RTDNA awards for her editorial and commentary work. Sara has also won both the BCAB Broadcaster of Tomorrow and BCAB Performer of the Year awards. Additionally, she is the only radio personality to win the Jack Webster City Mike award for commentary. Her show Mornings with Simi airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. PT.
More Crackdowns coming to combat Money Laundering Guest: Ron Usher, a former general counsel for the society of notaries public of BC Plastic Surgeon speaks out against medical tourism Guest: Dr. Paul Oxely, plastic surgeon who has corrected many medical tourism mishaps Does weather have an impact on migraine headaches? Guest: Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Campus BC Lagging on reform and better protections for kids in government care Guest: Jennifer Charlesworth, BC Children and Youth Representative What is Economic Anxiety? Guest: Omar H. Fares, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick Laneway housing could solve a lot of problems! Guest: Brad Ingram, Senior design manager, Synthesis designs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laneway housing could solve a lot of problems! Guest: Brad Ingram, Senior design manager, Synthesis designs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is Economic Anxiety? Guest: Omar H. Fares, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Plastic Surgeon speaks out against medical tourism Guest: Dr. Paul Oxely, plastic surgeon who has corrected many medical tourism mishaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BC Lagging on reform and better protections for kids in government care Guest: Jennifer Charlesworth, BC Children and Youth Representative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More Crackdowns coming to combat Money Laundering Guest: Ron Usher, a former general counsel for the society of notaries public of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Unexpected cabinet shuffle Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does weather have an impact on migraine headaches? Guest: Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Campus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Healthcare worker assaulted outside of VGH Guest: Adriane Gear, president of the BC Nurses union BC is falling behind on affordable child care Guest: Sharon Gregson, spokesperson for the coalition of childcare advocates More Canadians are travelling for medical tourism Guest: Valorie Crooks, SFU geography professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies What can Canada learn from French school lunch programs? Guest: Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan Dads should be getting up with kids at night Guest: Christine Parsons, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University in Denmark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Cents of the Markets for Jul 15, 2025 Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Healthcare worker assaulted outside of VGH Guest: Adriane Gear, president of the BC Nurses union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More Canadians are travelling for medical tourism Guest: Valorie Crooks, SFU geography professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dads should be getting up with kids at night Guest: Christine Parsons, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University in Denmark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BC is falling behind on affordable child care Guest: Sharon Gregson, spokesperson for the coalition of childcare advocates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: The BC Government doesn't have the money Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What can Canada learn from French school lunch programs? Guest: Rachel Engler-Stringer, Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How worried should we be about measles? Guest: Dr. Martin Lavoie, BC Provincial Health office, Do you really need pet insurance? Guest: Emma Harris, veterinarian It's going to cost a lot to go to any world cup games Guest: Anthony Beyrouti, Venue Kings Ticket Brokers Should the government be able to verify your age on the internet? Guest: Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Will people abuse Ozempic as the price of the drug drops? Guest: Jill McCartney, Lawyer, Medical Negligence, class action Why are accidents in the backcountry getting worse? Guest: Sandra Riches, Executive Director BC Adventuresmart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's going to cost a lot to go to any world cup games Guest: Anthony Beyrouti, Venue Kings Ticket Brokers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How worried should we be about measles? Guest: Dr. Martin Lavoie, BC Provincial Health office Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Do you really need pet insurance? Guest: Emma Harris, veterinarian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why are accidents in the backcountry getting worse? Guest: Sandra Riches, Executive Director BC Adventuresmart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will people abuse Ozempic as the price of the drug drops? Guest: Jill McCartney, Lawyer, Medical Negligence, class action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Another embarrassing moment for the NDP Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should the government be able to verify your age on the internet? Guest: Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the Province doing anything about bail reform Guest: Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Acting Attorney General Taxing potash in response to Trump tariffs? Guest: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich gulf islands Is AI Killing Music? Guest: Allistair Elliot, Allistair Elliott, director of Canadians affairs for the American Federation of Musicians What is forest bathing and why are people doing it? Guest: Katrina Shand, Forest Therapy Guide How does hot weather affect how we think? Guest: Dr. Randall White, Prof of adult psychiatry and mental health at UBC Obesity rates in Canada are on the rise Guest: Robert Ross, professor of exercise physiology, Queens University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is AI Killing Music? Guest: Allistair Elliot, director of Canadians affairs for the American Federation of Musicians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Taxing potash in response to Trump tariffs? Guest: Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich gulf islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Obesity rates in Canada are on the rise Guest: Robert Ross, professor of exercise physiology, Queens University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How does hot weather affect how we think? Guest: Dr. Randall White, Prof of adult psychiatry and mental health at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the Province doing anything about bail reform? Guest: Mike Farnworth, Acting Attorney General Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: An embarrassing week for the government Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is forest bathing and why are people doing it? Guest: Katrina Shand, Forest Therapy Guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadians are holding fast to their American Boycotts Guest: Kalith Nanayakkara, Senior Policy Analyst, British Columbia Google has been king of the internet for decades, but that could all be about to change Guest: Mark Sullivan, Senior Writer at Fast Company Robot Surgery is now a reality! Guest: Axel Krieger, associate professor in mechanical engineering, director of the Intelligent Medical Robotic Systems and Equipment Lab Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadians are holding fast to their American Boycotts Guest: Kalith Nanayakkara, Senior Policy Analyst, British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kickin' It with the Caps Guest: Jesper Sørensen, Head Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will Google lose the top spot of Internet companies? Guest: Mark Sullivan, Senior Writer at Fast Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get Ready for more cost cutting from the Federal Government Guest: David Macdonald, Chief Economist, Canadian center for policy alternatives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weekly Cecchini Check-In Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Another catch and release breakdown in the system Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Robot Surgery is now a reality! Guest: Axel Krieger, associate professor in mechanical engineering, director of the Intelligent Medical Robotic Systems and Equipment Lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surrey Cracking down on illegal builds without permits Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Why are massive amounts of money leaving Canada? Guest: Kim Moody, founder of Moodys Tax/Moodys Private Client, a former chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the wooly mammoth? Guest: Rebecca Woods, Associate Professor, Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology, University of Toronto Why don't parents bother using parental controls on kids' devices? Guest: Sara Grimes, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy and Professor, McGill University Why kids don't want to play baseball or soccer anymore Guest: Sara Woodruff, professor of human kinetics, university of Windsor Why do people try to diagnose their own illnesses? Guest: Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman and she's the president of the OMA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surrey Cracking down on illegal builds without permits Guest: Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices