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Mornings with Simi (Monday – Friday: 5.30 – 9am) helps you wake-up, reconnect, and get your day off on the right foot. Simi Sara dives into on the headlines of the day with veteran Global News anchors and reporters. They help you navigate through the details of the stories, highlight essential information and share new perspectives on how the daily news affects you. Simi loves the Lower Mainland. She’s lived here her whole life and truly understands the history and challenges our communities have faced over the years. Spend your Mornings with Simi and spend the rest of your day talking about what you heard on the show.   

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Trump is speaking at Davos, how is the world reacting? Guest: Stephen Walt, Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Are any of the trucks on the road safe? Guest: Const. Kevin Connolly, a designated commercial vehicle inspector with Burnaby RCMP Indigo’s Best Books of the New Year! Guest: Amanda Gauthier, Manager, Customer Experience & Curation Consumer Debt is up, So what do we do about it? Guest: Blair Mantin, licensed insolvency trustee with Sands and associates Canada looking beyond its partnership with America Guest: Allistair Edgar, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; Executive Director, Academic Council on the United Nations System, Wilfred Laurier University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Cents of the Markets for Jan 21, 2026 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
View From Victoria: The Future of resource projects in BC Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If property crime is so bad, why are so few businesses reporting it? Guest: Jeremy Heighton, BC BIA President What is the government doing to address intimate partner violence? Guest: Niki Sharma, BC Attorney General How Heated Rivalry is changing sports culture Guest: JJ Wright, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Gender Studies, MacEwan University Can our Health care system handle a big event like Fifa? Guest: Dr. Fraser Mackay, Canadian Emergency Physician Trump continues to talk about Greenland takeover and the world continues to respond Guest: Colin Robertson, Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: NDP puts a hold on makeover Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More on Trump’s threats to Greenland and beyond Guest: Alexander Salt from the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Should police have access to Traffic Camera footage? Guest: Teresa Scassa Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy, Full Professor, Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa How to beat Blue Monday Guest: Dr. Alexandra Gold, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Mass General Brigham, a teaching affiliate for Harvard Medical School Is Canada planning to send soldiers to Greenland? Guest: Stephen M. Saideman Paterson Chair in International Affairs Director, The Canadian Defence and Security Network Should we have basic income in Canada? Guest: Evelyn Forget, Distinguished professor, Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Downtown Report: What is driving people to the Downtown Core A focus on Downtown Vancouver and it’s upcoming events that drive business and traffic into the the DT Core! Guest: Jane Talbot, President and CEO of DownTown Van Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Conservatives and DRIPA Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ending decriminalization won’t lead to more arrests Guest: Fiona Wilson, Victoria Police Chief Constable WestJet’s new seats mean people need doctors notes, and much more, to fly Guest: Jeremy Dias, Passenger on WestJet Flight More on trade deals, including BC Lumber! Guest: Juliet Lu, PhD, Assistant Professor,Department of Forest Resources Management | School of Public Policy & Global Affairs University of British Columbia We need more daycares, so why is it so hard to open them? Guest: William Azaroff, community housing leader and city builder. seeking OneCity’s nomination to run for mayor of Vancouver this year Decriminalization is ending, did we learn anything? Guest: Dr. Julian Somers, clinical psychologist and professor of health sciences at SFU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Putting up names for Conservative Leader Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Mark Carney’s trip to China could mean for us? Guest: Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Snr Fellow, Institute for Science, Society & Policy, at University of Ottawa Westjet Legroom and what it says about the air travel industry Guest: John Gradek, aviation expert at McGill University The history between the US and Greenland Guest: Paul Bierman, Geoscientist and author of “When the Ice is Gone”, a book about Greenland’s history and future 2 in 3 Canadians are cutting back on spending in 2026 Guest: Jayme Martin, District Vice President, Greater Hamilton South Could the US actually invade Canada? Guest: Henry Giroux, chair for scholarship in the public interest at McMaster University Is there a growing Anti-South Asian Sentiment in BC? Guest: Dr. Hassan Javid, a professor of sociology at UFV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: They wont say it was a failure Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vancouver Developers Vs City Fees Guest: Jack Bernard, Vice President, Developer Services , Rennie Canadian Government urges citizens to get out of Iran Guest: Houchang Hassan-Yari, Professor Emeritus / Professeur Émérite Department of Political Science and Economics Royal Military College of Canada Is there a problem with police culture? Guest: Michael Rowe, Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle What is Indoor Air Pollution? Guest: Dr Avidesh Seenath,  Senior Departmental Lecturer | Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford A local Restaurant was dragged for hosting Pierre Poilievre Guest: Veronica Reale, owner of Ronnie’s bistro in Maple Ridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Cents of the Markets for Jan 14, 2026 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
View From Victoria: Will we get info on decriminalization? Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Angus Reid update on Crime in Canada Guest: Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute Update from the Streets of Minneapolis Guest: Ellason Montgomery (Female), protestor Poor Mental health and alcohol use persists after the Pandemic Guest: Dr. Hayley Hamilton, Senior Scientist and Co-Director of the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH What is Light Therapy? Guest: Norman Farb, Associate Professor Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga Why is BC so slow to get a change to NDA legislation? Guest: Jennifer Kohr, lawyer New rental report shows BC is doing well on rents Guest: Christine Boyle, BC Minister of Housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Still no word from Province on Decriminalization Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should we trust AI as a news source? Guest: Jean-Hughes Roy, Professor of professional practice in video, data and computational journalism Will the Broadway line Kill Mount pleasant? Guest: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association What is Food Noise? Guest: Russell de Souza, Associate Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University Is dry January Dumb? Guest: Eric Collins, PhD Assistant Professor School of Health Studies Western University What is ‘Hospital at Home’? Guest: Adriane Gear, head of the BC nurses union Labour update with Ravi Parmer Guest: Ravi Parmer, BC Minister of forests Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Failing the Basics Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Businesses are leaving the Downtown East Side because of theft and street disorder Guest: Lucy Maloney, OneCity Vancouver City Council Candidate The need for bigger, family oriented homes Guest: Brad West, Port Coquitlam Mayor Can small monthly changes boost your savings Guest: Kelly Ho,  Partner at DLD Financial Group & Certified Financial Planner The benefits of giving up Guest: Andreea Gavrila, a psychological expert at Université du Québec à Montréal in Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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