The Jill Bennett Show

Guest: Penny Lehoux, Manager of Managed Care at London Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Richard Holloway, Legally blind athlete Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victims and their families in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, earlier this year have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in California against OpenAI and founder Sam Altman. A generic version of popular GLP-1 medications(like Ozempic) has now been approved, raising big questions about access, affordability, and whether more Canadians will be able to try these highly sought-after drugs. The City...

Supporters rallied at BC Place this week as uncertainty grows over the club’s future, with ownership still searching for a buyer and relocation rumours swirling. Guest: Morgan Hughes - Co-Founder and Spokesperson for Save the Crew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cruise ship season in Vancouver begins in just a couple days! That and other travel stories with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets. Guest: Claire Newell - President and Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Concerns are being raised over Manitoba's social media ban for kids under the age of 16. Guest: Michael Karanicolas - Associate professor of law at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interim Leader Trevor Halford on the growing debate in British Columbia over how far the province should go in implementing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act—known as DRIPA. Metro Vancouver is often called a regional government, but the way it’s governed is starting to raise some serious questions. The future of Vancouver’s MLS club is suddenly looking anything but certain. B...

Deficit is $66.9 billion for 2025-2026 $11.5 billion lower than the November figure The deficit is expected to decline to around $53 billion by 2030-31. Servicing the federal debt continues to be a major expenditure, with costs expected to surge. After reaching $54 billion in the 2025–26 fiscal year, interest payments are projected to exceed $80 billion by 2030–31. $37.5 billion for new measures s...

The Docket with Molly Shamess - April 28, 2026 Guest: Molly Shamess - Senior Associate with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC government is rolling out what it’s calling tough new measures to crack down on gun violence and organized crime, with the Firearm Violence Prevention Act set to come into force this fall. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $25 billion Canada Strong Fund to invest in major national projects and allow Canadians to participate. There’s a growing push from governments to step further into the...

Prime Minister Carney has announced the Canada Strong Fund, marking Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund. What does this mean? Guest: Tim Powers - Chairman, Summa Strategies and managing director for Abacus Data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A motion to fund/reinstate lifeguards at certain Vancouver beaches failed Wednesday afternoon at city council. Guest: Laura Christensen - Independent Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s been a lot of talk online recently suggesting that your driver’s licence could soon become something closer to an email address... a kind of digital identity tag that follows you across services and systems. Guest: Kyla Lee - Lawyer, Acumen Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a project designed to support families during some of the hardest moments imaginable... when a child is seriously ill and urgent treatment means everything changes overnight. But right now, a major expansion of Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon is facing uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Mary-Ann Yazedijan, Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The debate over DRIPA is one of the most complex and high-stakes legal and political issues in British Columbia. Several First Nations leaders are arguing that any attempt to suspend or weaken the law would undermine reconciliation, violate commitments, and actually create more legal risk, not less. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to bring a surge of visitors to cities like Vancouver and Toronto,...

Metro Van hired a law firm to investigate internal information leaks, is this a good use of tax dollars? Surrey cracks down on illegal construction, a headache to some homeowners. How many Vancouver beaches will have lifeguards this summer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the biggest stories continues to be the political and legal fight over B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). Legal counsel for the Gitxaała Nation weighs in. With trade negotiations starting up, will B.C. put American liquor back on shelves? A new report shows British Columbia’s public sector workforce has grown significantly faster than both population and pri...

Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major new twist in the case of Iain Hunt (the husband of Trina Hunt) is raising serious and unusual legal questions. Guest: Rob Dhanu K.C. - Criminal lawyer and former Crown prosecutor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Numerous airlines are cancelling some of their routes in the wake of rising fuel costs. How will this potentially impact your travel plans? Guest: Claire Newell - President and Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A prominent B.C. legal commentator has sharply criticized the provincial government’s handling of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). There’s growing concern across British Columbia about the rise of illegal e-bikes and the impact they’re having on road safety. The Mexican government says yesterday's deadly shooting that killed a Canadian at a popular tourist site in M...

In the span of 2 years, parking fees at Spanish Banks have gone from $0 to $4.25. What's causing this drastic rise? Guest: Scott Jensen - Park Board Commissioner with the Vancouver Liberals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 15 years, Tim Cook is stepping down as the CEO of Apple. Guest: Carmi Levy - Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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