The Jill Bennett Show

Guest: Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis, GasBuddy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, a woman suffering a mental health emergency died at the Granville Street Bridge. This has renewed calls for a suicide prevention barrier on the bridge. A new report from the Fraser Institute says each dollar increase in business taxes costs the economy more than two dollars. Confusion over best before dates are causing billions of dollars of avoidable food waste, says a report f...

Guest: Brian Conway, President and Medical Director at Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just weeks to go before Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup matches at BC Place, residents and businesses in the downtown core are preparing for major disruptions The future of one of Burnaby’s best-known community performance venues is getting a temporary lifeline. In anticipation of the busy summer travel season ahead, BC Ferries is outlining how the company is preparing to deliver smooth, safe,...

A person who jumped a razor-topped fence and was on a runway late last Friday night at Denver Airport was struck 2 minutes after entering the airport and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane carrying 231 people during takeoff. Plus, Stats Can says ticket prices not only rose 2.9% compared with March 2025, but marked a reversal in the nearly 2-year trend of annual decreases in airfares. Guest: Clair...

A growing coalition of business leaders is rallying behind efforts to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps in the city. Guest: Bridgitte Anderson - President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As temperatures rise and more families open windows and balcony doors to cool their homes, health officials are warning about a troubling increase in serious falls involving children. The Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade is calling on the provincial government to overhaul how RCMP detachments engage with businesses and communities across BC. A petition has been launched to restrict jet skis afte...

A recent Metro Vancouver board meeting lasted three minutes and 40 seconds, but Global News learned that their payday was much bigger than anyone could expect. Guest: Rebecca Bligh - Vancouver City Councillor and Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver is facing renewed criticism after directors received more than $500 stipends for attending a committee meeting that lasted less than four minutes. According to Global News, 13 members of the Regional Planning Committee were paid roughly $557 each for the three-minute-and-40-second meeting, costing taxpayers more than $7,200. Guest: Dylan Kruger - Delta City Councillor Learn more ab...

The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 12, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLA Elenore Sturko joins us to unpack the latest shooting in Surrey that has left 2 dead. A high-speed crash in Delta left a motorcycle DANGLING from a traffic light pole! How did that happen?! Finally, how does one properly fill out the 2026 census? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tamara Vidito, Contributor at the BC Ale Trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study from the British Columbia Medical Journal found that nearly two-thirds of orthopedic surgeons say they are burned out. BC Ferries is reversing their decision to ban immobile EVs from boarding. A crow with a broken beak holds her own and has a whole community rallying behind her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Alan Goodrich, Head of Sales at Packaging And Crating Technologies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another major traffic disruption is coming to Vancouver’s Broadway corridor. Some politicians have floated the idea of government-run grocery stores, but a new report from the Montreal Economic Institute argues those models have a poor track record and could end up costing taxpayers far more than they save shoppers. And Manitoba declares a public health emergency over a sharp rise in HIV diagnoses...

Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis comes on to share her reaction to the shooting on Monday that has left a Surrey man dead. An incredible video captures a grey whale being struck by a man on a jet ski in Vancouver. Louise Arbour will be Canada’s new governor general. What do we need to know about her? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. Toronto Crown Attorney Berates Cop and Judge Disbelieves her Evidence. 2. Dances With Wolves Actor Still Facing Charges in Penticton. 3. BC Dance Teacher Charged with Historical Sexual Assaults. Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rising sales and price gains is hinting at increased stability in the Fraser Valley housing market. Guest: Ishaq Ismail - Chair of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and Managing Broker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kits Pool targeting a mid June opening as the Park Board restores funding for lifeguards at 9 of 10 beaches. Variety is the spice of the life, especially when it comes to exercise according to a new study! Why are young people filming themselves running through Scientology buildings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With grocery prices still top of mind for many households, more people are looking at new ways to stretch their food budgets—and even grow a bit of their own food at home. Guest: Aidan Silzer-Hooker - Founder, Front Yard Farms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Bronwyn Lewis, food and travel writer and content creator. @FeastWriteGrow on Instagram and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parking rates around Metro Vancouver - can we agree on one approach? A well-known developer is eyeing the iconic Hudson Bay building in Downtown Vancouver. We hear the story of how one of music's biggest names, Peter Gabriel, was saved by a Vancouver lifeguard , a lasting lesson on the importance of lifeguards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Youth unemployment is rising in Canada, according to a new Fraser Institute report. Bowen Island says BC Ferries should foot the bill for infrastructure needed to support ferry operation. The case for privatizing airports, what would that look like? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Patrick Johnston, Sports Columnist with Postmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices