The Jill Bennett Show

Travel has become increasingly structured... booked down to the minute, mapped out before you even leave home. But a new book from Vancouver author and illustrator Michael Kluckner is pushing back on that idea. A new study from BC Children’s Hospital is raising concerns about how young people are interacting with cannabis products. Fresh vegetable prices just saw highest spike in almost 3 years. W...

At Spanish Banks Beach, drivers are now paying up to $4.25 an hour...a sharp increase from zero just two years ago, when parking was still free. Guest: Tricia Barker - Former Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April is BC Wine Month and that's perfect timing for the new releases from the 2025 vintage that are starting to come out, which mark a return to BC fruit. Guest: Geoff Moss - Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Air Canada says customers will be contacted with alternative travel options after the announcement of the suspension of some flights due to high fuel prices. Kelowna is being allowed to opt out of rules limiting short-term rentals in time for this summer's tourism season. The one-time allowance comes as the province speeds up the process of allowing communities to opt out if they have rental vacan...

The Burnaby School District is dealing with several major financial and operational pressures heading into the 2026–27 school year. Key issues include a potential $9.4 million unfunded labour arbitration ruling, ongoing budget consultations, and significant changes to community use of the Michael J. Fox Theatre. Guest: Kristin Schnider - Burnaby School Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices....

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

Tom Digby - Vancouver Park Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Markham Hislop - Energy journalist and energy transition expert at Energi Media, Find him on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver footwear designer John Fluevog recently underwent a kidney transplant. He's even debuted some new shoes for the occasion. Guest: Dr. John Gill - Nephrologist who was part of the team that performed Fluevog’s transplant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul W. Bennett - Director, Schoolhouse Institute an independent consulting practice, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada Post lays out 5-year plan to convert to community mailbox delivery Jon Hamilton - VP of Communications, Canada Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver footwear designer John Fluevog received a life-saving kidney from a family friend, Patty, in what he now calls an overwhelming act of generosity. A major decision out of the District of North Vancouver this week is raising questions about both local safety and national infrastructure. Ontario is moving ahead with a major shake-up to high school education, proposing changes that could res...

Tons of stories happening in the travel sector! Let's unpack them with our resident travel expert Claire Newell. Guest: Claire Newell - Founder of Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver city council has approved a controversial rezoning that clears the way for a 250-room floating hotel in Coal Harbour. Supporters say it will help address the city’s hotel shortage and boost tourism, but critics argue could privatize public waterfront space and sidestep traditional safety oversight. Guest: Mike Klassen - Vancouver City Councillor with ABC Learn more about your ad choices....

Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving quickly to tackle affordability concerns, announcing a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax that could shave about 10 cents off the price of gas. A rally is set for Vancouver City Hall today as hospitality workers and residents push back against a proposed floating hotel in Coal Harbour. Ten years after British Columbia declared the toxic drug cr...

Alberta is turning to artificial intelligence and drone technology to help track and manage an invasive species that’s become a growing problem for farmers and the environment. Guest: Ryan Brook - University of Saskatchewan professor and the lead researcher for the Canadian Wild Pig Research Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

At 81 years-old, former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum is making a comeback to politics with another run for Surrey mayor. Artemis astronauts are home! What does the success of this mission mean for future missions? Are you coping with the loss of a pet? There's a new service in B.C. to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy, University of Ottawa: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Andrew Leonard, Mayor of Bowen Island Municipality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a ceasefire in the Middle East still shaky, US Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials. With only three weeks to go until the Apr. 30 tax filing deadline, what kinds of mistakes do tax filers often make when scrambling to get their taxes done before the deadline? In Vancouver’s softer housing market, developers are getting creative to attract...

This Sunday All Elite Wrestling returns to Vancouver for AEW Dynasty at Rogers Arena. The show will be headlined by AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman wrestling Winnipeg’s own Kenny Omega. Our producer Ben Dooley had the chance to speak to MJF earlier this morning about what fans can expect on Sunday Guest: Maxwell Jacob Friedman - AEW World Champion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The B.C. government is facing growing backlash over its plan to temporarily suspend key parts of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, legislation that was once unanimously supported in the legislature as a cornerstone of reconciliation. Guest: Adam Olsen - Lead Negotiator, Tsartlip First Nation and former BC Green MLA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by an 83 year-old woman who claims doctors floated the idea of medical assistance in dying (MAID) to her during a visit to the ER seeking diagnosis for her back pain. Two B.C. organizations are calling on the provincial government to make a long-promised change to rental housing rules. A mystery surrounding a piece of art, part of the Hudson Bay Company collections, has recently been...

Guest: Jenny Kwan, NDP MP for Vancouver East Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices