The Jill Bennett Show

Tia Masic founded Hemlock & Oak, a Coquitlam stationery company, in 2020, and has manufactured in Canada from the start. On Monday, she and her partner read through the lists attached to the proclamations and found the customs code covering bound planners and notebooks. About 1,300 Americans are waiting on 2027 planners due to ship this fall, and Masic puts the duty on those orders at $100,000. Th...

The Federal Conservatives say Statistics Canada is reporting yet another rise in violent crime, now up a staggering 57% since the Liberals took office. We've had gruesome pictures on cigarette packs for 25 years. Many smokers will have seen them several thousands of times. Do they eventually stop working? A Vancouver City Council public hearing this week got calls from California. Mayor Ken Sim is...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” Guest: Carmi Levy - Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine waking up one day and losing several hours of your life; not because you were asleep, but because your brain simply stopped recording memories. That's what happened to veteran journalist Katie Couric during a frightening episode of what's called transient global amnesia. She couldn't remember the date, who the president was, or even recent family events. Guest: Dr. Laura Stein - Vascular n...

Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition opposing the Vancouver Maritime Museum’s plan to allow a floating hydrotherapy spa in a public dock managed by the museum. Guest: Elvira Lount - Vancouver Filmmaker who organized a petition against the barge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is threatening 50% tariffs on Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the move violates CUSMA, but he's also saying negotiations with the White House are intensifying. 9 premiers are agreeing to lift interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol products. Beginning October 19th, getting your full driver's licence in B.C. is going to look quite a bit different. The province is e...

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

Canada's premiers say that they've agreed to move ahead with direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across provincial borders. Guest: Bridgitte Anderson - President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday morning and they agreed to intensify negotiations on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade in the coming weeks. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of brand-new clothing are never worn by anyone. Instead, it's destroyed. Sometimes it's burned. Sometimes it's shredded. Sometimes it's sent to landfill. Now...

The Docket with Silvia Badea - July 21, 2026 Guest: Silvia Badea - Criminal Defense Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's going to happen to Granville Street now that the FIFA World Cup has ended? Does BC need a new centralized political party? Traffic will be shut down on Broadway between Cambie and Alberta streets for 6 months to allow construction on the Broadway subway as it enters its final stages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Keka Dasgupta, Chair of CERIC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eliminating public art requirements for private developments GUEST: Jon Stovell, Chair of the Vancouver Art Gallery Board of Trustees Many British Columbians are worried that one major unexpected expense is enough to derail their finances GUEST: Jairo Yunis, Director of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monthly wine segment! GUEST:  Geoff Moss, Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a rezoning application before Vancouver city hall to look at putting up a 21 storey hotel in Mount Pleasant, but a group of residents is trying to block it. A recent proposal is sparking concern within the arts community. Private groups allowed to use Vancouver Aquatic Center, despite being deemed unsafe for public use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Vancouver City Council looks for ways to reduce the cost of building new housing, one proposal has sparked concern in the arts community. City staff are apparently recommending eliminating public art requirements for private developments so developers would no longer have to install public art or contribute to the City's public art program. Guest: Steve Jedreicich - Vice chair of Vancouver's pu...

Guest: Kim Haakstad, President and CEO of BC Council of Forest Industries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest BC Coroner's report says BC's drug deaths have hit a low not seen since before the pandemic. Rob brings on travel expert Claire Newell to unpack some of the biggest stories coming out of the travel sector. It’s time for the annual reminder: DON'T LEAVE YOUR PETS IN A PARKED CAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GUEST: Margot Venton, Nature Program Director at EcoJustice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Molly Shamess, Senior Associate with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Paul Devick, Director at BC Meats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GUEST: Bill Roche, Co-founder, PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Stacy Kyle, Executive Director of the Import Vintners & Spirits Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices