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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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Short term rental rules come into effect in BC today!
The latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets!
The TMX pipeline has opened! Is this going to be the last pipeline Canada builds?
Where is it acceptable to protest? A recent Angus Reid poll says universities are fair game, but not as much in hospitals and schools.
The impact of crime on BC businesses!
Do e-bike incentives make the investment worth it?
London Drugs says it has temporarily closed all of its stores in Western Canada as it grapples with a ``cybersecurity incident.'
GUEST: Santosh Nair, Cybersecurity expert and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Styx Intelligence
B.C. moves to ban drug use in public spaces, taking more steps to keep people safe
GUEST: Deb Bailey, Member of Moms Stop the Harm
Billing the B.C government for last year’s E.R closures in Nicola Valley Hospital
GUEST: Mike Goetz, Mayor of Merritt
Young killer whale trapped for more than a month in a lagoon swam past a bottleneck at high tide this morning.
GUEST: Gord Kurbis, Videographer Covering Orca Rescue in Zeballos
B.C. moves to ban drug use in public spaces, taking more steps to keep people safe
GUEST: DJ Larkin: executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and co-counsel for the Harm Reduction Nurses Association.
Canadian Indie Bookstore Day!
GUEST: Mary-Ann Yazedijan, Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehous
GUEST: DJ Larkin, Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and co-counsel for the Harm Reduction Nurses Association.
The 2024 BC Hotel Association Awards of Excellence Finalists have been announced, and the 2400 Motel made the cut!
Guest: Kristian Miller - General Manager, 2400 Motel
Leaked memo shows illicit drug use INSIDE Island hospitals.
A new report shows many Canadians are saving money by eating foods past their best-before dates!
Local businesses on New Westminster's Columbia Street can't seem to catch a break. First it was crime, then a Metro Vancouver sewer replacement project turned their street into a storage yard for large pipes, and now an extension to the street closure due to the Pattullo Bridge replacement project "is adding insult to injury" for local businesses.
The latest travel news and deals with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets!
Bombshell hidden provincial report confirms SPS costs to skyrocket by $750M!
Guest: Trevor Dinwoodie - Pacific/North Director National Police Federation
Should the city of Vancouver revise duplex zone bylaws to allow multiplex housing?
Surrey Police Service to take over from RCMP in November 2024.
Helping young people stay safe online!
Three councillors from Surrey, New Westminster, and Richmond are calling on their city councils to urge the provincial government to end its experiment decriminalizing deadly drugs, and focus on treatment and rehabilitation instead.
"Silent trails" coming to Metro Vancouver parks as apart of a new pilot project.
Are all those extra airline fees (e.g. seat selection, checked bags, and on-board snacks) a rip-off?
The West End Waterfront plan was released this week and will go for approval at the Park Board Committee Meeting on Monday April 22nd.
Guest: Bonnie MacKenzie - spokesperson, Stanley Park for All
A banking lawyer turned wine professional, Tania Tomaszewska is a strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry, and producer and host of her TT Wine Explorer Podcast.
Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - A banking lawyer turned wine professional
Wine List:
Sea Star Winery and it’s “Stella Maris” white wine
Saturna Island - Sage Hayward Vineyard Across from Sea Star
Salt Spring Island - Kutataś Wines - A must-do on Salt Spring.
Saanich Peninsula- Church & State
Cowichan Valley - Unsworth Vineyards and Blue Grouse
B.C. child-killer’s attempt to keep new identity secret draws widespread outrage
Dave Teixeira - Spokesman for the Clarke family
Metro Vancouver leaders debate sharing skyrocketing costs of North Shore sewage plant
Mike Little - Mayor of the District of North Vancouver
RCMP commissioner slams B.C. gov’t over Surrey police transition
Richard Zussman - Global News Reporter based at the legislature
Good Samaritan gets praise
Ben Dooley - Producer, Jill Bennett Show
B.C.’s New Seniors Advocate has been on the job for a month. How are things going?
Dan Levitt - BC Seniors Advocate
GUEST: Kristine Hui - Distilling consultant, content creator, and graduate of the Brewing and Brewery Operations Diploma program at KPU
YVR regains it's crown for best airport in North America! How did it accomplish this?
Viral video captures social media daredevil "surfing" between Skytrain cars.
A new BC pet law caused a woman to lose her bid for sole custody of her golden retriever.
The National Police Federation is correcting Minister Mike Farnworth's misleading statements on policing in Surrey.
Guest: Trevor Dinwoodie - Pacific/North Director National Police Federation
Concerns about the lack of transit funding in the 2024 federal budget.
The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets!
Jagmeet Singh shares HIS reaction to the 2024 Federal Budget!
Concerns are being raised over the lack of transit funding in the recently announced Federal budget.
Guest: Denis Agar - Executive Director, Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders
BC to require hospitals have designated spaces for patient illicit drug use.
50% of hydromorphone seizures are from the diverted safe supply.
Today's Federal Budget includes a new Wealth Tax!
BC's requiring hospitals to have designated spaces for patient illicit drug use.
Guest: Guy Felicella - Harm Reduction and Recovery Advocate
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