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Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening right now, make time to listen to The Jill Bennett Show, Monday – Friday: 12 – 3pm.
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Can you sue your neighbour if their light display is too bright? Can you get an injunction to prevent people from seeing the display because it's causing traffic chaos on your street or perhaps they are trespassing? A UBC law professor is taking a light-hearted look at legal issues around the holidays.
Guest: Adam Hofri-Winogradow - UBC Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law
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What if paying someone’s rent was seen as a medical intervention?
Dallas Brodie has now regained power of OneBC and her party's name is quite literal... she's a party of one in BC.
Unpacking some of the top Retail Stories of 2025!
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The Docket with Michael Shapray - December 23, 2025
Guest: Michael Shapray - Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers
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Metro Vancouver is once again under the spotlight after key executives were suspended or fired.
A couple with two dogs and a baby were denied boarding on a Flair Airlines flight. What happened?
After two years of negotiating and two national strikes, Canada Post and its workers finally have a deal.
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Three Salish asterisms are lighting up the winter skies, and to learn more about the stories behind them, UBC researcher Dr. Shandin Pete joins us to share his Indigenous astronomical knowledge.
Guest: Dr. Shandin Pete - Assistant professor in the department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences at UBC
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Up to $1 billion in B.C. loan guarantees needed after Cowichan ruling
Guest: Paul Sullivan - Principal at Ryan LLC, a global tax firm dedicated to business taxes
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With Christmas festivities in full swing, we bring you a variety of recommendations of what you can serve at your holiday gatherings!
Guest: Geoff Moss - Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing
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BC poultry farmers are confronting what industry leaders are calling a dual crisis — devastating flooding in the Fraser Valley and the ongoing impacts of a multi-year bird flu outbreak.
The Salvation Army is sounding the alarm this holiday season as donations to its iconic Red Kettle Campaign fall sharply — even as demand for food, shelter, and emergency support continues to rise across Canada.
Winter has officially arrived on the North Shore, with Grouse Mountain opening its slopes today, followed by Cypress Mountain on Saturday. After a warmer-than-average start to the season, ski resorts are ready to welcome visitors, albeit with limited terrain at first.
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The co-owner of Castle Fun Park, an Abbotsford amusement park, took to social media on Wednesday to say his site had been spared the worst of this week’s flooding thanks to a "flood wall" installed in 2021.
Guest: Brian Wiebe - Co-Owner of Castle Fun Park
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After nearly a decade of sitting vacant following a devastating 2016 fire, Sir Guy Carleton Elementary in Vancouver is officially closing.
Guest: Victoria Jung - Vancouver School Board Chair
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Metro Vancouver is facing renewed scrutiny following the sudden departure of its chief financial officer and reports of potential turmoil at the highest levels of the organization.
Canada’s trade relationship with the United States appears to be heading for another major test. Prime Minister Mark Carney now says efforts to secure sector-by-sector trade deals with the U.S. may instead be folded into a broader renegotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement ahead of its scheduled 2026 review.
The George Massey Tunnel replacement project is moving into its next phase, and it’s already having a local impact in Delta.
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Ashley MacIsaac, the celebrated fiddler from the Maritimes, has spent more than 30 years entertaining audiences with his music. But recently, his reputation and livelihood were put at risk when an AI-powered internet search mistakenly identified him as a criminal sex offender — a case of mistaken identity tied to someone else with the same last name.
Guest: David Shipley - CEO of Beauceron Security
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If it feels like restaurants are busier than ever during the holidays, the numbers back that up.
The long-awaited replacement of the George Massey Tunnel is moving into a new phase... and it’s starting to affect land, parks, and trails in Delta.
A youth violence prevention organization is getting a major boost to expand its work in Surrey.
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After more than four years of legal battles, British Columbia’s mink farmers have withdrawn their lawsuit challenging the province’s ban on mink farming.
Guest: Doug Chiasson - Executive Director of the Fur Institute of Canada
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As holiday travelling ramps up, Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets provides us with everything we need to know to avoid travel-headaches.
Guest: Claire Newell - Travel Best Bets President and Founder
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After weeks of emotional and often heated public hearings, Vancouver City Council has approved sweeping changes to zoning in the Downtown Eastside — allowing buildings as tall as 32 storeys in parts of the neighbourhood.
Guest: Peter Meiszner - Vancouver City Councillor
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This past year, Metro Vancouver has been under scrutiny for governance and major spending issues, most notably the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is now more than three billion dollars over budget.
This holiday season, a remarkable story of resilience and gratitude is coming to Abbotsford. Brooklyn Aleksic, a 20-year-old BC curling athlete and star of the 2024 documentary Curl Power, will visit the Canadian Blood Services donor centre to thank donors whose plasma treatments helped save her life.
A Maple Ridge man has been fined $50,000 and banned from hunting in B.C. for 10 years after pleading guilty to multiple wildlife offences, including illegally killing a female mountain goat and her kid.
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In a shocking turn of events, Hollywood icon Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered. What do we know so far?
Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers
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Starting April 1, 2026, daycare centres in the fee-reduction program will have to offer at least 9.5 hours a day before they can charge extra — and the province says only about 5% of providers will need to change how they bill families.
Guest: Sharon Gregson - Spokesperson for the $10aDay Campaign and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.
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Authorities are investigating a violent attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a suspected antisemitic incident — an act that left the local Jewish community, and Jewish communities around the world, shaken.
New data from B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth paints a stark picture of how the province treats children and young people facing mental health crises.
Three decades after the murders of three women in Ontario, police say advances in DNA science have finally provided a name.
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