The Jill Bennett Show

Guest: Nicholas Kosovic, Clinton village councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Conservatives are slipping in the polls. Where did they go wrong? Highlighting the long term health impacts of wildfire smoke. A 3-person crew is helping returning Clinton evacuees clean their appliances full of rotting food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whatever happened to those interprovincial trade barriers being dropped so that Canadians could buy booze from any part of the country? Prediction markets allow people to bet on real-world events. Is it essentially gambling and should it be regulated? With the 2026 municipal election approaching, Metro Vancouver businesses are sending a clear message to local governments: spend less recklessly, de...

1. Cash Bail System Introduced in Ontario 2. A Toronto Maple Leafs star is fighting the CRA over an $8 Million tax bill regarding a signing bonus. Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's honey industry is getting caught up in the tariff trade fight, and beekeepers are feeling the sting. Some Summerland evacuees are now being allowed to return home. What will they find? A pipe band from SFU has emerged victorious in the World Bagpipe Championship in Scotland! What's their secret? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A B.C. family has completed its Journey of Hope with stops in several major Canadian cities to gather support for their 3-year-old son. Gurmoh Gill is living with a rare disease and the family believes help can be found with researchers in Montreal. Guest: Dr. Stalinjeet Gill - Gurmoh’s father, 3 year old who was diagnosed with a rare progressive neurological disorder Learn more about your ad choi...

Monthly Beer segment Tamara Vidito, craft beer writer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Thomson, program coordinator for the North Island Community Bat Program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Pigeau, resident involved in scooter incident Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthspan vs lifespan Grace Park, Pacific Regional Centre for Healthy Aging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Janes, Partner at JFK Law LLP and Legal Counsel for the Te’mexw Treaty Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Franco Terrazzano - Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Growth of the TikTok Shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bald Range wildfire is possibly approaching Peachland The first new modular housing units being built in Vancouver New documents show 300,000 acres of Crown land could be transferred to Vancouver Island First Nations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than a decade of serving the Mount Pleasant community, Fable Diner has made the difficult decision to close its doors, with its final day of service on August 23, 2026. Why hasn't the government helped affected businesses amid ongoing road closures? As more people actively choose a single life, or delay getting into romantic relationships, SFU researchers have found that people who embrace si...

Thanks to Pirate Pak Day, young people like our next guest are able to attend Zajac Ranch where they can enjoy outdoor activities, make new friends, and create lasting memories. Guest: Holly Bauder - Holly lives with Autism and ADHD and has attended Zajac Ranch's Autism Camps in 2025 and 2026. Holly hopes to one day return to Zajac Ranch as a camp counsellor so she can help other children experien...

A Porter airlines flight was forced to return to the terminal after a toddler refused to sit down and wear their seatbelt. We'll unpack this and some other travel stories with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets. Guest: Claire Newell - President/Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC remains under a provincial state of emergency as several wildfires continue to burn. Thousands of people are still out of their homes and many don’t know when they will be allowed back. In addition to the state of emergency, the BC government recently announced that all off-road vehicles will be banned on Crown land in many areas of the province. A Cormorant Island community member saved three...

The Docket with Mike Beckett - August 11, 2026 1. Man Charged for Four Random Assaults in 30 Minutes in Vancouver 2. BC Boosts Monitoring of 865 Repeat Offenders 3. Vernon Man Found Not Guilty of Assault After Judge Criticizes “Deeply Troubling” Police ID Process. Guest: Mike Beckett - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

The Canadian Armed Forces are on standby to help as wildfires continue to spread in BC's Okanagan region. Imagine you're on vacation with your kids and your mum, and suddenly someone drives past yelling, "Get out! You've got to get out!" That's what happened to journalist Tracy Sherlock when the Bald Range wildfire exploded near Summerland. Ron Kubek, owner of Lightning Rock Winery, shares his exp...

The District of North Vancouver has pulled the plug on a proposed 40-unit supportive housing development in Norgate after months of community opposition. Supportive housing is desperately needed across Metro Vancouver, but projects often run into resistance from nearby residents. So what happened here? Was this a case of people saying "not in my backyard," or were there legitimate concerns about t...

Bronwyn Lewis, food and travel writer and content creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valerie Wilson, RAPS Cat Sanctuary Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyler Heppell, founder of Odd Bunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marz Hussain, People and culture manager, Abbotsford Division of Family Practice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices