The Jill Bennett Show

A troubling new report is shining a light on the growing crisis in long-term care across British Columbia. A proposed hotel development in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood is raising new questions about housing priorities in one of the cities. Tourism Nanaimo is sharing their FIFA 2026 Strategy update as the summer travel season gets underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver's fire chief says changes were needed to how fire crews respond to certain medical calls, especially at some of the city's busiest halls. Guest: Karen Fry - Vancouver Fire and Rescue Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After more than a decade behind the desk at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, questions are growing about what comes next for Stephen Colbert... and for late-night television itself. Guest: James Turk - Director, Centre for Free Expression, Toronto Metropolitan University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Canadians head outdoors for the May long weekend, health experts are warning that this year's tick season is shaping up to be one of the most active in nearly a decade. Guest: Dr. Ellen McMahon - Physician from Mass General Bringham in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the Outdoor Sector Coalition? Guest: Andy Day - CEO of BC Parks Foundation and inaugural chair of the Outdoor Sector Coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report from Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer says taxpayers will spend more than a billion dollars helping host FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver. After months of traffic headaches, detours, and frustration for businesses and commuters, a key stretch of Broadway in Vancouver is finally reopening... but is it too late? A controversial proposal for a luxury floating hotel on Vancouver's waterfront is now headed to court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travel Best Bets with Claire Newell - May 20, 2026 Guest: Claire Newell - President and Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study from researchers at University of British Columbia and a Norwegian university is challenging the modern instinct to bubble-wrap childhood. Guest: Dr. Mariana Brussoni - Professor at UBC's department of pediatrics and school of population and public health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's iconic Snowbirds will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive. The Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia and the New Car Dealers Association of BC say the planned expansion of the PST to essential services is effectively punishes businesses. One of Burnaby's best-known arts venues is facing an uncertain future. The Michael J. Fox Theatre will no longer be available for community bookings after June 30, with the Burnaby School District citing financial pressures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A stretch of shoreline beside the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal that many people barely notice is becoming the focus of growing environmental and public safety concerns. Guest: Krystal Lockert - Member and natural resources manager with the Tsawwassen First Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 19, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is scaling back the number of medical calls crews respond to in the Downtown Eastside — saying extreme demand is stretching resources at one of the busiest firehalls in the country. The BC SPCA says demand for its pet food bank program has skyrocketed across British Columbia, while donations are falling at what the organization describes as one of the steepest declines it has seen. More than 60 organizations across Canada are urging the federal government to recommit to national Pharmacare after comments from federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel suggested current Pharmacare funding could expire in the coming years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As another busy summer season gets underway, Stanley Park is looking for more horse-drawn carriage drivers and workers to help keep the iconic tours rolling. Guest: Gerry O'Neil - Owner, Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver-based environmental creator has broken a world record in Kenya — planting more than 47,000 mangrove trees in just 24 hours. Guest: Antoine Moses - World Record Tree Planter Guest: David Luba - Co-Founder of Veritree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Geoff Moss, Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of Vancouver has launched a new pilot project using licence plate recognition cameras to issue parking tickets by mail. Supreme Court of Canada officially recognizes intimate partner violence as a tort. Are Canada's privacy laws keeping up with artificial intelligence and social media? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Roger Gale, BCIT Industrial Network Cybersecurity Faculty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Ben Kiely, From the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis, GasBuddy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, a woman suffering a mental health emergency died at the Granville Street Bridge. This has renewed calls for a suicide prevention barrier on the bridge. A new report from the Fraser Institute says each dollar increase in business taxes costs the economy more than two dollars. Confusion over best before dates are causing billions of dollars of avoidable food waste, says a report from Second Harvest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Brian Conway, President and Medical Director at Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just weeks to go before Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup matches at BC Place, residents and businesses in the downtown core are preparing for major disruptions The future of one of Burnaby's best-known community performance venues is getting a temporary lifeline. In anticipation of the busy summer travel season ahead, BC Ferries is outlining how the company is preparing to deliver smooth, safe, and reliable service for travelers along BC's coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A person who jumped a razor-topped fence and was on a runway late last Friday night at Denver Airport was struck 2 minutes after entering the airport and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane carrying 231 people during takeoff. Plus, Stats Can says ticket prices not only rose 2.9% compared with March 2025, but marked a reversal in the nearly 2-year trend of annual decreases in airfares. Guest: Claire Newell - President and founder of Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A growing coalition of business leaders is rallying behind efforts to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps in the city. Guest: Bridgitte Anderson - President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As temperatures rise and more families open windows and balcony doors to cool their homes, health officials are warning about a troubling increase in serious falls involving children. The Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade is calling on the provincial government to overhaul how RCMP detachments engage with businesses and communities across BC. A petition has been launched to restrict jet skis after grey whale struck in Vancouver harbour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent Metro Vancouver board meeting lasted three minutes and 40 seconds, but Global News learned that their payday was much bigger than anyone could expect. Guest: Rebecca Bligh - Vancouver City Councillor and Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver is facing renewed criticism after directors received more than $500 stipends for attending a committee meeting that lasted less than four minutes. According to Global News, 13 members of the Regional Planning Committee were paid roughly $557 each for the three-minute-and-40-second meeting, costing taxpayers more than $7,200. Guest: Dylan Kruger - Delta City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 12, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLA Elenore Sturko joins us to unpack the latest shooting in Surrey that has left 2 dead. A high-speed crash in Delta left a motorcycle DANGLING from a traffic light pole! How did that happen?! Finally, how does one properly fill out the 2026 census? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tamara Vidito, Contributor at the BC Ale Trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study from the British Columbia Medical Journal found that nearly two-thirds of orthopedic surgeons say they are burned out. BC Ferries is reversing their decision to ban immobile EVs from boarding. A crow with a broken beak holds her own and has a whole community rallying behind her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Alan Goodrich, Head of Sales at Packaging And Crating Technologies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another major traffic disruption is coming to Vancouver's Broadway corridor. Some politicians have floated the idea of government-run grocery stores, but a new report from the Montreal Economic Institute argues those models have a poor track record and could end up costing taxpayers far more than they save shoppers. And Manitoba declares a public health emergency over a sharp rise in HIV diagnoses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis comes on to share her reaction to the shooting on Monday that has left a Surrey man dead. An incredible video captures a grey whale being struck by a man on a jet ski in Vancouver. Louise Arbour will be Canada's new governor general. What do we need to know about her? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. Toronto Crown Attorney Berates Cop and Judge Disbelieves her Evidence. 2. Dances With Wolves Actor Still Facing Charges in Penticton. 3. BC Dance Teacher Charged with Historical Sexual Assaults. Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rising sales and price gains is hinting at increased stability in the Fraser Valley housing market. Guest: Ishaq Ismail - Chair of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and Managing Broker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kits Pool targeting a mid June opening as the Park Board restores funding for lifeguards at 9 of 10 beaches. Variety is the spice of the life, especially when it comes to exercise according to a new study! Why are young people filming themselves running through Scientology buildings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With grocery prices still top of mind for many households, more people are looking at new ways to stretch their food budgets—and even grow a bit of their own food at home. Guest: Aidan Silzer-Hooker - Founder, Front Yard Farms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bronwyn Lewis, food and travel writer and content creator. @FeastWriteGrow on Instagram and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parking rates around Metro Vancouver - can we agree on one approach? A well-known developer is eyeing the iconic Hudson Bay building in Downtown Vancouver. We hear the story of how one of music's biggest names, Peter Gabriel, was saved by a Vancouver lifeguard , a lasting lesson on the importance of lifeguards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Youth unemployment is rising in Canada, according to a new Fraser Institute report. Bowen Island says BC Ferries should foot the bill for infrastructure needed to support ferry operation. The case for privatizing airports, what would that look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Patrick Johnston, Sports Columnist with Postmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Penny Lehoux, Manager of Managed Care at London Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Holloway, Legally blind athlete Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victims and their families in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, earlier this year have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in California against OpenAI and founder Sam Altman. A generic version of popular GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic) has now been approved, raising big questions about access, affordability, and whether more Canadians will be able to try these highly sought-after drugs. The City of Vancouver is phasing out coin payments at parking meters, pushing drivers further toward digital payment options. While the move is expected to save the city about $800,000 annually, it's adding to frustration among residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supporters rallied at BC Place this week as uncertainty grows over the club's future, with ownership still searching for a buyer and relocation rumours swirling. Guest: Morgan Hughes - Co-Founder and Spokesperson for Save the Crew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices