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The Jill Bennett Show broadcasts weekdays from noon to 3pm on 980 CKNW.

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    Staying in BC, Sunshine guilt, & Delta ER closures

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 30:09


    Moving to Alberta vs. staying in BC! The science behind "Sunshine guilt!" An ER in Delta suddenly closed overnight, prompting an outpouring of concern from local residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A sudden ER closure in Delta is cause for much concern!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 9:03


    A sudden ER closure in Delta is cause for much concern! Guest: Ian Paton - MLA for Delta South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The science behind "sunshine guilt"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 8:53


    Worried about 'wasting' sunny days during the summer? Sunshine guilt is real! Guest: Emily Hemindinger - Assistant professor of psychology at the University of Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mountain Top Dining Experiences!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 12:59


    Mountain Top Dining Experiences: Taste of the Summit - Sea to Sky Gondola (Squamish) The Observatory Restaurant - Grouse Mtn (North Van) Christine's - Blackcomb Mtn (Whistler) Mountain Top Feast - Whistler Mtn (Whistler) Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The extraordinary stories of ordinary people!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 9:36


    A former journalist from the lower mainland is sharing the extraordinary stories of ordinary people (like you and me) with her initiative "Stranger Story". Guest: Phalak Betab - Former Journalist and storyteller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Canada Post strike looms - The importance of exercise in reducing cancer - Whistler to Chilliwack train?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 34:23


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    Dragon Boat Festival cancellation - Foreign Buyer Ban - Vancouver Park Board Fail

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 37:12


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    Publicly-funded IVF program concerns, & Privatizing the postal system?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 36:39


    BC's attorney general says the system failed a Kelowna mother allegedly murdered by her estranged husband. BC's new publicly funded IVF program is generating mixed reviews. Should Canada Post go private?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Banning YouTube, BC SPCA investigation, & Loud campers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 36:53


    The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16-years-old from December, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular video-sharing service. BC SPCA investigation results in surrender of 33 cats and dogs, including a mom and her 11 puppies A loud party at Alouette lake disrupted a number of campers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BC wineries are calling out high fees imposed by Alberta!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 12:35


    BC wineries are calling out high fees imposed by Alberta! Guest: Ron Kubek - Owner, Lightning Rock Winery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Overdose prevention sites, Falling asleep at the wheel, & Long-term care beds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 45:27


    City council in Nanaimo has voted to defer a motion on asking the local health authority to close an overdose prevention site next to city hall. In a shocking new survery, 1 in 4 BC drivers surveyed admited to falling asleep at the wheel! A BC seniors advocate is speaking out on the lack of long-term care beds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Wastewater treatment facility, New app experiences data breach, & Auto theft reductions!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 31:22


    Metro Vancouver is pausing an independent review of the controversial North Shore wastewater treatment plant. A viral app just experienced a MASSIVE data breach. Auto theft fell 19% in the 1st half of 2025! What caused this drop? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BC miners rescued, Trade talks with the US, & Caught naked on Google Street View!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 29:08


    The miners trapped underground at a BC mine have been rescued! Trump is talking tough about dealing with Canada, but we aren't giving up so easily! Google is being ordered to pay a large sum to an Argentinian man after he was caught naked in his own yard by Street View! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Hockey players found not guilty, BC's emergency room crisis,

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 31:21


    5 out of 5 players hockey players have been found not guilty! BC is experiencing an emergency room crisis. What's the solution? Wrestler Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sexual assault trial verdict, Dealing with Trump, & Zoning changes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 26:10


    A judge is set to deliver a ruling after a turbulent sexual assault trial of 5 hockey players. Would a bad deal with Trump be worse than no deal at all? Vancouver is proposing major zoning changes for the Broadway and Cambie corridors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kits Pool, Canada/US trade talks, & Paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 27:01


    The latest on the Kitsilano Pool debacle! Canadian PM Mark Carney says he'll only take ‘best deal for Canada' in U.S. trade talks. The Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at the age of 76. We take a look back at his legendary legacy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Airbnb renting, AI flight pricing, & Allowing bars and restaurants to stay open later!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 25:19


    The owner of a downtown apartment rented his place to Airbnb guests 439 out of 489 days between July 2023 and October 2024, according to a City of Vancouver investigation. Delta Airlines is using AI to figure out how much consumers are willing to pay. The airline had been doing this to an extent and now are planning to increase its use of it. Is this predatory pricing? Tomorrow, Vancouver city council will vote on whether bars and restaurants can stay open until 3 am during special events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Storefront mushroom dispensaries operate openly despite being illegal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 9:15


    Should police departments bust mushroom stores? Researchers looked at 104 peer-reviewed studies to assess the public health impact of recreational psychedelic use - published in Journal of Psychedelic Studies. Guest: Mark Haden - Adjunct Professor UBC School of Population and Public Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Treating obesity as a chronic disease, and NOT a lifestyle failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 8:20


    With the recent approval and arrival of Zepbound in B.C this week - a powerful rival to Ozempic, and generics potentially right around the corner, it's part of a growing movement that's changing how we treat obesity as a chronic disease, and not a lifestyle failure. Guest: Dr. Akshay Jain - Endocrinologist based in Surrey, B.C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Charleigh Pollock gets her medicine, Continuing coverage on Enzo the dog, & Airbnb vs. the law!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 40:04


    The mother of a 10-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare disease says the ``nightmare is over'' after the government restored funding for her daughter's drug for as long as she needs it. Animal lawyer Rebeka Breder comes on to share her perspective on a case involving a dog named Enzo. A Vancouver Airbnb operator rented a downtown apartment for 439 out of 489 days. Is this legal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Kits Pool reservation system, Justice for Enzo the dog, & UFO sightings!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 37:55


    ABC Park Board Commissioner Marie-Claire Howard submitted a motion this week that would direct staff to eliminate the current reservation system for Kits Pool. A BC dog owner is rallying supporters in the fight to save her pitbull from euthanasia. Finally, a conversation on managing public UFO sightings! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Vancouver's FIFA contract, & Reckless bailouts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 31:53


    theBreaker.news scores Vancouver's FIFA contract after three-year legal battle BC cuts Metro Vancouver developers a break from soaring fees, backstopped by $250 million in federal cash. BC Conservative MLA Tony Luck is calling out the provincial and federal governments for what he is describing as a reckless bailout of Metro Vancouver's broken development model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fence around Nanaimo city hall, & Grizzly bear shot on Texada Island!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 37:10


    The City of Nanaimo, BC is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from “congregations” of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall. The New View Housing Society has plans for a building that will offer 24-hour support for 74 people with disabilities. Conservation Officers have located a dead grizzly bear in the Van Anda area on Texada Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The best halibut dishes in BC!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 10:32


    With BC' halibut season in full swing, here's a list of some of the best halibut restaurants in the province you HAVE to try! Arc Restaurant Cardero's Restaurant C Prime Modern Italian Steakhouse Fanny Bay Oysters GoodFish Seafood Co -- the fish dock store at fisherman's wharf Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Comparing fentanyl seizures, Noise problems, & Uber launches senior accounts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 30:52


    Comparing fentanyl seizures at the US/Mexican vs the US/Canadian Borders. Noise is becoming a bigger problem across Canada. Uber is officially launching senior accounts and simple mode in Canada. What features will be included in this new rollout? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MORE Trump tariffs, Heartbreaking update to the Charleigh Pollock case, & Unemployment down this month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 39:12


    Trump posted a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on social media last night threatening to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods by August 1st, thus revising an original trade deal deadline of July 21st originally agreed upon by the two countries. Lori Brown of the Batten Disease Support and Research Association of Canada reacts to the tragic update to the Charleigh Pollock case. Statistics Canada says the country's jobless rate ticked down to 6.9 per cent for the month as a surprise 83-thousand jobs were added to the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Measles cases increasing, Vancouver Pride parade going ahead, & Addressing lifeguard shortages!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 36:41


    Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch joins us to provide some much-needed clarity on the rise in measles cases we're currently seeing. The Vancouver Pride is set to go ahead despite financial challenges. Is a lack of commitment behind the lifeguard shortage in BC? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Travel news with Claire Newell, Free tattoos for cancer patients, & Psychedelic drug therapy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 42:32


    The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! The Facial Aesthetic Medical Tattoo Program at Eagle Ridge Hospital is available free of charge to patients recovering from cancers of the face, neck and throat. A non-profit group that advocates for access to therapy using psychedelic drugs has won a legal battle in a years-long fight with Health Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Stanley park train out of commission, Endangered killer whales, & Dog dies after swimming in lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 36:38


    The Stanley Park Train is officially out of commission for the rest of the year. What gives?! An endangered killer whale population off the coast of BC and Washington state is showing no sign of recovery under current conditions. What can be done to improve this? It's a tragic story: a 7-month-old puppy became sick and died after swimming in a Merritt-area lake. What happened? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    More Trump tariffs, Learning the laws around E-dirt bikes, & Damaged EVs not allowed on BC Ferries!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 32:55


    US President Donald Trump has set 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea. He posted on his Truth Social site copies of letters he sent to the leaders of both countries informing them of his decision to implement the higher tariffs as of August 1st. E-Dirt bikes are NOT street legal. These dirt bikes are strictly for off-road use only and are not permitted to be operated on roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, or any public space. Who decides when a damaged EV is safe to travel on B.C. Ferries? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Arrests made in connection with extortions attempts in Surrey, New report on safer streets & Five possible sites to relocate Granville Strip supportive housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 36:47


    Two arrested in connection with 2024 Surrey extortion attempts (0:44) Guest: Satish Kumar - Surrey Businessman Report coming to Vancouver council on safer slower streets (11:10) Guest: Sandy James - Former planner at the City of Vancouver, and currently a director of Walk Metro Vancouver Vancouver mayor cites five possible sites for relocating troubled Granville Strip supportive housing — but won't say where (21:06) Guest: Pete Fry - Vancouver City councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    B.C. Halibut and some restaurants and their Halibut dishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 10:26


    Halibut season in BC runs to December 7 this year Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 8:47


    Guest: Sara Dubois - Senior Director, Animal Welfare Science & Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Mayor of Nanaimo weighs in on EV/Ferry ban - Home sales recovering? - And more challenges for Pt. Roberts...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 33:11


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    PM Carney meets with auto industry leaders - B.C. Ferries will no longer allow tow trucks with damaged electric vehicles on board - And, will more affordable homes will be on the way quicker?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 32:56


    BC's interprovincial trade report card, Canada-US trade talks are back on, and a new chapter in the Texada Grizzly saga.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 31:39


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    Demanding answers, & Trump terminates trade talks with Canada!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 30:21


    MLA Harman Bhangu is demanding answers in an open letter to Minister Chrystia Freeland. In a shocking turn of events, Trump posted on Truth Social that he is terminating all trade talks with Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Violence in hospitals, River conservation, & Youth unemployment in BC!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 41:13


    Nurses recount violent incidents at Fraser Health Hospital. What can be done to stop this? World-renowned river conservationist, educator, and author Mark Angelo will be honoured with BCIT's Honorary Doctorate of Technology on June 27 BC posted the largest increase in youth unemployment rate of any province over the past 12 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Measles cases, Gender-based violence, & Extortion groups!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 40:42


    Why are we seeing a rise in measles cases?! An independent review is calling for BC to declare gender-based violence an epidemic. Surrey mayor Brenda Locke is calling on the feds to declare extortion groups terrorists! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Hosting the FIFA World Cup, Tourism on Vancouver Island, & $10/day childcare!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 34:59


    A majority of British Columbians think hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2026 is not worth the cost, according to new polling from Léger, commissioned by the CTF. Vancouver Island is hopeful for more local tourists this summer! Child care advocates are calling on BC to its renew commitment to $10/Day child care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A BC ostrich farm has won the stay of a cull in federal appeal court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 12:57


    A BC ostrich farm has won the stay of a cull in federal appeal court. Guest: Katie Pasitney - her mother co-owns the farm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Controversial developments, Outdoor pools, & Green-lighting projects!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 40:09


    Tensions are high in the Village of Anmore as a controversial development heads to a public hearing! Vancouver's outdoor pool strategy is leaving residents high and dry. Conservative members of Parliament voted with the minority Liberal government to pass its marquee major projects legislation Friday evening, setting it up to become law before Canada Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Controversial development heads to public hearing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 15:38


    Tensions are high in the Village of Anmore as controversial development heads to public hearing! Guest: Harriette Chang - Anmore Neighbour's Community Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Micro-retirement, Massive password leak, & Potential courtroom fight!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 39:14


    Why some millennials are choosing micro-retirement A massive leak of over 16 BILLION passwords is the cause of major security concerns. The friend, the family, their aunt and her lover: This is the setting for what could potentially be a massive courtroom fight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Training an athlete's cognitive speed!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 12:27


    A recent study published in the Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine reveals that hockey players' cognitive processing speeds vary by position — and that these abilities can be trained! Guest: Ryan D'Arcy - Professor in applied sciences at SFU and co-founder and scientific director, NeuroCatch and HealthTech Connex Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Surrey extortion threats, Trump's tariff war, & Lottery-style recycling!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 35:18


    A Surrey man is calling for urgent action on extortion threats after businesses were shot at 3 times! The federal government says Canada's steel and aluminum industries are in a state of emergency. How lottery-style bottle returns could transform recycling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Paying tribute to a real-life pet detective!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 12:58


    A family is continuing the work of a B.C. man who found thousands of missing pets. Guest: Parker Mills - Son of Petsearchers Founder Al MacLellan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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