Mornings with Simi

Cellphone ban coming to Quebec elementary and high school classrooms Guest: Tara Houle, Education advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post-secondary students face the challenge of navigating future careers in a world where jobs keep changing quickly Guest: Tony Botelho, managing director for the Career Centre at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week marks the annual celebration of African-American culture Kwanzaa Guest: Yasin Kiraga Misago, Founder and Director of the African Descent Society of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A weather front sweeping through the South Coast of British Columbia prompted local mountains to temporarily halt their operations Guest: Michael Ballingall, Senior Vice President, Big White Ski Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contributing to your TFSA and RESP Opening an FHSA Maxing out your employee benefits Contributing to your RRSP Making charitable donations Guest: Tyler Thielmann, President & CEO of Spring Financial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Victoria theatre was vandalized in spillover from Middle East war. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View from Victoria: Boxing Day edition Premier David Eby vows justice reform in wake of “profoundly offensive comments” in B.C. murder trial. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Castlegar, B.C. residents petitioning to save Pioneer Arena Over 1,000 people signed a petition to save Pioneer Arena from demolitio...

Rising inflation is influencing how Canadians celebrate Christmas, causing families to cut back on expenses during a time known for extravagant meals and generous gift-giving Guest: Dr. Ying Zhu, Professor of Marketing, Business, and Consumerism at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holiday season can often amplify feelings of loneliness and strain on relationships Guest: Yonah Budd, Therapist, Performance Coach & host of At Your Best Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is Tayybeh and how did it start? Guest: Nihal Elwan, Owner of Tayybeh Foods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over 1,000 people signed a petition to save Pioneer Arena from demolition in Castlegar Guest: Jarret Leason, Petition organizer  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premier David Eby vows justice reform in wake of “profoundly offensive comments” in B.C. murder trial. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How life-size Nutcrackers saved a town in Ohio Steubenville, Ohio, faced a significant decline following the closure of its last steel mill in 2005. This closure resulted in a downturn for the city's downtown area. Guest: Mark Nelson, Owner of Nelson Fine Art and Gifts Seg 2: View From Victoria: The Premier is admitting there is a problem with BC’s cancer care, and doesn’t dispute recent st...

The Lights of Hope campaign is in its 26th year at St. Paul’s Hospital. It serves as an annual tradition celebrating the contributions of generous donors. Volunteers create a visually captivating display by unraveling, untangling, organizing, and styling over 100,000 lights that span 10 km. Guest: Stephen Kelly, Volunteer for St. Paul’s Hospital Lights of Hope Campaign Learn more about your ad cho...

As we get set to over indulge in food, gifts and probably alcohol, we check in with a professor of Neuroscience to get some tips and tricks to avoid the holiday hangovers. Guest: Dr. Julia Chester, Professor of Neuroscience at Purdue University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each year, The Surrey Christmas Bureau helps out families in need in their community. Guest: Lisa Werring, Executive Director of the Surrey Christmas Bureau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top officials from Donald Trump’s campaign and the Colorado GOP discussed plans following Trump's removal from the state's Republican primary ballot due to the Colorado Supreme Court's decision. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Premier is admitting there is a problem with BC’s cancer care, and doesn’t dispute recent stories about patients going south or opting for assisted death because of delays for chemo. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steubenville, Ohio, faced a significant decline following the closure of its last steel mill in 2005. This closure resulted in a downturn for the city's downtown area. Guest: Mark Nelson, Owner of Nelson Fine Art and Gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: How do the holidays influence our dreams? The increased stress of the holiday season, along with disruptions in sleep patterns caused by travel or heightened anxiety, affects sleep stages, particularly REM sleep, the phase when most dreams occur. Guest: Dr. Dean Burnett, Neuroscientist and Author of Emotional Ignorance Seg 2: How much information do you give about your holidays When you go...

ReFeed Farm is a social enterprise located in Langley. Its primary objective is to address the issues of hunger and food waste within the community. Guest: Stuart Lilley, Founder of ReFeed Farm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incident occurred in Dominica, involving the tragic deaths of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand. Their bodies were discovered inside a burned Nissan X-Trail on a road, suggesting an attempt to conceal the vehicle. Guest: Patrick White, National Correspondent for The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians have a broad and somewhat ambiguous understanding of what constitutes the "middle class." Regardless of income level, most respondents, including those earning well above the national median income, identify as middle class. Guest: Dan Arnold, Chief Strategy Officer of Pollara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies spend a lot of money to build a certain type of office space and now many employers are looking for ways to lure their employees back into the building. Guest: Kevin Katigbak, Strategist at GenslerArchitectural services company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Signals from various retail data show people are starting to gravitate away from fast fashion, and in this economy, that’s significant. Guest: David Ian Gray, Founder and Strategist at Retail Advisory DIG360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices