Mornings with Simi

Seg 1: Why researchers are reinvestigating the murder of Giacomo Matteotti Guest: Dr. Andrea Pisauro, Psychology Lecturer at the University of Plymouth Seg 2: View From Victoria: Changes urgently needed in BC’s decriminalization experiment The Premier is speaking on decriminalization saying the province has responded promptly to Ottawa's request for more information and says change is needed urgently. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of maintaining order during student protests on U.S. college campuses regarding the war in Gaza, stating that while dissent is crucial for democracy, it must not lead to disorder. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 4: Kickin It With The Caps: This weekend marks a BIG milestone for the Vancouver Whitecaps! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Seg 5: Should BC improve how it handles cases of police violence? Ron MacDonald, the Civilian Director of the IIO, has voiced concerns over the low rate of prosecutions against police officers involved in violent incidents. Guest: Ron MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Seg 6: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 7: What’s it like living with arthritis? What is it like for a patient who is living with arthritis? What are the main challenges that you face because of your arthritis? Guest: Karam Roberts, Arthritis Patient Guest: Carleen Pauliuk, Director of the Arthritis Society of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like for a patient who is living with arthritis? What are the main challenges that you face because of your arthritis? Guest: Karam Roberts, Arthritis Patient Guest: Carleen Pauliuk, Director of the Arthritis Society of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Civilian Director of the IIO has voiced concerns over the low rate of prosecutions against police officers involved in violent incidents. Guest: Ron MacDonald, Chief Civilian Director of the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This weekend marks a BIG milestone for the Vancouver Whitecaps! Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden emphasized the importance of maintaining order during student protests on U.S. college campuses regarding the war in Gaza, stating that while dissent is crucial for democracy, it must not lead to disorder. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Premier is speaking on decriminalization saying the province has responded promptly to Ottawa's request for more information and says change is needed urgently. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why researchers are reinvestigating the murder of Giacomo Matteotti Guest: Dr. Andrea Pisauro, Psychology Lecturer at the University of Plymouth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How do we know anything for certain? Scientific knowledge is highly reliable due to its self-correcting nature but some groups, like anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, challenge well-established scientific facts without empirical evidence. Guest: Kevin McCain, professor of philosophy, University of alabama Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: World password day! When was the last time you updated your password? Today is world password day and there are ways to protect your information better. Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: Request for restrictions on open drug use The Province has released a letter of request to Ottawa that was sent last week asking for more restrictions on open drug use. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Real Estate is not always a good investment Investors caught up with real estate development projects say these types of investment projects need better regulation to protect investors. Guest: Bethany Lindsay, Reporter, Investigative Journalism Foundation Seg 5: Facebook facing a Class Action Lawsuit by Canadians Facebook users in B.C. and three other provinces are part of a $51-million class-action settlement due to alleged privacy breaches by the social-media giant. Guest: Aimee Morisson, Assistant professor, dept of language and literature, University of waterloo Seg 6: How did Loblaw’s became the face of high food prices? There is global interest in the "Loblaw phenomenon," despite Galen Weston's absence from public view, social media is filled with criticism toward Loblaw, though its stock remains strong. Guest: Grant Packard, program director at the Shulich school of business, York University Seg 7: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 8: Is our policy on drugs failing?  Retired Justice Thomas Gove has written an op-ed saying we are failing those with substance use addictions by not providing them with enough treatment options. Guest: Thomas Gove, Retired Justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retired Justice Thomas Gove has written an op-ed saying we are failing those with substance use addictions by not providing them with enough treatment options. Guest: Thomas Gove, Retired Justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Barry Delay, Sports Anchor for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is global interest in the "Loblaw phenomenon," despite Galen Weston's absence from public view, social media is filled with criticism toward Loblaw, though its stock remains strong. Guest: Grant Packard, program director at the Shulich school of business, York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook users in B.C. and three other provinces are part of a $51-million class-action settlement due to alleged privacy breaches by the social-media giant. Guest: Aimee Morisson, Assistant professor, Department of language and literature, University of waterloo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investors caught up with real estate development projects say these types of investment projects need better regulation to protect investors. Guest: Bethany Lindsay, Reporter, Investigative Journalism Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Province has released a letter of request to Ottawa that was sent last week asking for more restrictions on open drug use. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you updated your password? Today is world password day and there are ways to protect your information better. Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientific knowledge is highly reliable due to its self-correcting nature but some groups, like anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, challenge well-established scientific facts without empirical evidence. Guest: Kevin McCain, professor of philosophy, University of alabama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Books galore for Mothers Day If your mom is a reader we have the top books to help you fill the gift box for Mothers Day Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Director of Print Experience at Indigo Seg 2: Scotts Thoughts: Have you ever had your bike stolen? A VPD initiative has received provincial government funding to expand its bike database across BC Guest: Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Seg 3: View From Victoria: The cost of FIFA is going up! Hosting FIFA will cost more than what we were told back when they were selling it to the public and while the cost has doubled but even then they are likely to change Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Police crackdown on protests at Columbia University Police moved in on encampments at Columbia University as protests over the war in Gaza took a violent turn. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent Seg 5: Are processed foods being unfairly labeled? We’re all trying to eat healthier, but what if some of what we thought about our diet could actually be wrong? Guest: Dr. Gunther Kuhle, a Food and nutrition Scientist at the university of Reading Seg 6: Is it clear how much the FIFA world cup will cost? BC's hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup could cost over half a billion dollars which is double the initial estimates. Guest: Royce Chwin, President and CEO, Destination Vancouver Seg 7: CKNW Playoff Report: It’s Playoff Hockey! We get the latest on the Vancouver Canucks as they make their way towards hopefully hoisting the Stanley Cup! Guest: Jay Janower, Sports Anchor for Global News Seg 8: Why one child families are the new normal Birthrates have been declining in Canada, with only-child families becoming more common as Statistics Canada reports that in 2021, 45% of families had one child. Guest: Lauren Sandler, Author of One and only: The Freedom of having an only child, and the joy of being one Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Birthrates have been declining in Canada, with only-child families becoming more common as Statistics Canada reports that in 2021, 45% of families had one child. Guest: Lauren Sandler, Author of One and only: The Freedom of having an only child, and the joy of being one Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices