The Jill Bennett Show

GUEST: Michael Shapray, Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot has officially come to an end, with the province acknowledging it did not deliver the results hoped for. The search for Nancy Guthrie in the US is continuing with investigators still following leads and hoping for answers. For families, friends, and communities, every day without resolution brings uncertainty and heartbreak. Canada’s much‑watched ele...

How do paramedics and first responders cope with traumatic events? Should we be afraid of a future with AI? And an update on the Westham Island Bridge in Delta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The “escalator tax,” introduced in the 2017 federal budget, increases taxes on beer, wine and spirits every year without a vote in Parliament. Guest:  Ken Beattie, Executive Director, BC Craft Brewers Guild Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the official day of mourning of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, we check in with the community, take a closer look at gun laws, and hear from a survivor of an Ottawa school shooting in 1975. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The small community of Tumbler Ridge is still grappling with the aftermath of a deadly shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School — an event that shocked not just this town, but the entire country. While many are mourning the lives lost, others are trying to process what they witnessed and how their lives have been changed in an instant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets joins us to discuss the biggest stories coming out of the travel sector. Guest: Claire Newell - Travel Best Bets President and Founder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The District of Tofino is pushing back after the province rejected its proposal for a new hospital, saying the region needs more than just a basic replacement facility. A major new McMaster University study involving 2.8 million children worldwide is shedding fresh light on why some kids develop food allergies while others don’t. Abbotsford’s police chief says the city has seen nearly 90 extortion...

Community groups in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside are pushing back against plans to convert the former London Drugs space at Woodward’s into a police training centre. Guest: Sean Miles - Director of Binners' Project and a facilitator for the Coordinated Community Response Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Docket with Michael Shapray - February 10, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island. Authorities investigating the apparent kidnapping of the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie have returned to the 84-year-old's Arizona neighborhood several times over the weekend. Ottawa is providing another $1-billion financial lifeline to Canada Post, just months after the previous go...

In the UK the market, purpose-bred animals trained to bite, hold and release on command are sold for tens of thousands of pounds, marketed as family pets that double as live-in security solutions. Demand for these dogs, once the preserve of the ultra-rich and security professionals, seems to be growing, fuelled by celebrity endorsements, social media and widespread anxieties about crime. Guest: Ry...

A Victoria city councillor is pushing to change provincial rules that currently keep mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs out of bike lanes. Guest: Dave Thompson - Victoria City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Guest: Sharon Perry - Daughter attends Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Pat Bell - Former MLA and Development Partner, Northern Lights Estate Winery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Michael Thomas - Board Chair & Trustee for Port Coquitlam, Board of Education, School District 43 (Coquitlam) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Jesse Zeman - Executive Director, B.C. Wildlife Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Troy Hillman - Retired Cold Case Homicide Detective Sergeant, Author and Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Shachi Kurl - President, Angus Reid Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Leonard Krog - Mayor of Nanaimo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Lior Samfiru - Co-founding Partner and employment lawyer, Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new $2.3-billion Electric Vehicle Affordability Program that would bring back consumer rebates for EVs and plug-in hybrids, while scrapping the controversial EV sales mandate and replacing it with much tougher emissions standards. The mayor of Kelowna is calling for stronger bail rules to tackle repeat property crime. Restaurants across British Columbia th...

Vancouver City Council has now sent a controversial West End hotel tower proposal to a public hearing. The latest application would rezone a residential site to allow a 27-storey, 270-unit hotel and long-term stay building with ground-floor restaurant space, an 88-metre height, and a very high floor space ratio. Guest: Mark Jan Vrem - A west end resident working with the Stop 2030 Barclay group Le...

Over the past year, Surrey and the wider Lower Mainland have faced a wave of extortion targeting local businesses, prompting a major response from law enforcement and the BC government. BC's minister of economic growth says the latest offer to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps playing at BC Place Stadium would see the Crown corporation that owns and operates the facility "operating at net zero." Is thi...