The Jill Bennett Show

After more than four years of legal battles, British Columbia’s mink farmers have withdrawn their lawsuit challenging the province’s ban on mink farming. Guest: Doug Chiasson - Executive Director of the Fur Institute of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As holiday travelling ramps up, Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets provides us with everything we need to know to avoid travel-headaches. Guest: Claire Newell - Travel Best Bets President and Founder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After weeks of emotional and often heated public hearings, Vancouver City Council has approved sweeping changes to zoning in the Downtown Eastside — allowing buildings as tall as 32 storeys in parts of the neighbourhood. Guest: Peter Meiszner - Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past year, Metro Vancouver has been under scrutiny for governance and major spending issues, most notably the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is now more than three billion dollars over budget. This holiday season, a remarkable story of resilience and gratitude is coming to Abbotsford. Brooklyn Aleksic, a 20-year-old BC curling athlete and star of the 2024 documentary Curl Power...

In a shocking turn of events, Hollywood icon Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered. What do we know so far? Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starting April 1, 2026, daycare centres in the fee-reduction program will have to offer at least 9.5 hours a day before they can charge extra — and the province says only about 5% of providers will need to change how they bill families. Guest: Sharon Gregson - Spokesperson for the $10aDay Campaign and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Authorities are investigating a violent attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach as a suspected antisemitic incident — an act that left the local Jewish community, and Jewish communities around the world, shaken. New data from B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth paints a stark picture of how the province treats children and young people facing mental health crises. Three decades after the murders o...

The future home of the Vancouver Whitecaps is now officially up for negotiation. Where could they end up? How much will it cost? The Canadian Bar Association of BC is calling out Premier David Eby for what it describes as inappropriate and harmful comments about recent court decisions on Aboriginal rights and title. Poultry Farmer Corry Spitters comes on to discuss the state of his farm amid ongoi...

Marine researchers are baffled. Orcas and dolphins have been seen hunting together for the first time. What does this indicate? Guest: Andrew Trites - Professor and director of the Marine Mammal Research Unit at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Broadway Subway project is once again under fire — this time over a newly announced four-month full closure of Broadway between Main and Quebec. Guest: Harman Bhangu - BC Conservative MLA for Langley-Abbotsford and Official Opposition Critic for Transportation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new Burnaby housing complex is offering safe and affordable homes for women and children leaving violence. Guest: Erin Seeley - CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Wolak was recently in Squamish to check out the latest restaurants and accommodations. Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project is once again in the spotlight, but not for the reasons planners might hope. Metro Vancouver mayors are calling for the province to rollback housing legislation amid concerns about eroding autonomy. A new study from the Fraser Institute shows that the number of Canadians donating to charity has dropped to its lowest point in 20 years. Learn more about your ad ch...

Some newly proposed Criminal Code amendments by the federal government is hoping to protect victims of gender-based and intimate-partner violence. Guest: Niki Sharma - B.C. Attorney General Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Residents in Delta are getting expanded access to health care with the opening of the new South Delta After Hours Urgent and Primary Care Centre. Guest: Dylan Kruger - Delta City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver city council has voted to introduce a new $10 non-refundable fee for every “non-personal” freedom of information request — a move city staff say is meant to curb misuse and cover administrative costs. A new Leger survey is offering a revealing snapshot of where Canadians stand on the federal government’s pipeline agreement with Alberta — and the results may surprise people on both sides...

It's the last call for many Canadians to get a piece of the 500-million-dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit that accused Loblaw and its parent company George Weston of engaging in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of bread. Guest: Sylvain Charlebois - Visiting Scholar at McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Egypt and Iran have filed complaints to FIFA over a World Cup match in Seattle slated to include LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations. Guest: Morgane Oger - Secretary. Vancouver Pride Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s been a busy week in the world of travel — and a lot of the headlines directly affect Canadians planning trips in 2025 and 2026. Guest: Claire Newell - Travel Best Bets President and Founder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fascinating series of experiments is exploring how anesthetic drugs behave in microgravity. Guest: Matthew Turnock - Anesthesiologist at Royal Columbian Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business owners along Vancouver’s Broadway corridor are sounding the alarm. A new Fraser Institute study released today says Canadians are waiting longer than ever for medically necessary care. A sweeping immigration crackdown in the United States is now catching up Canadians—including children—with no criminal records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

London, Ontario police have laid charges after a fire tore through the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house during a “Beer Olympics” party last weekend. And here in B.C., the provincial government is again turning to civil forfeiture, this time filing lawsuits to seize three Hells Angels clubhouses in Surrey, Mission, and Pitt Meadows. Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Crimina...

The Patullo replacement bridge has officially been named Stal̕əw̓asəm - or Riverview Bridge in English. What can we expect as it opens up this month? Why did it take so long? And is it still too small? According to a survey done by TD, 38% of Canadians are scaling back on spending this holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Steve Stebbing - Movie Critic at stevestebbing.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Whitecaps' contract with BC Place ending, could the Hastings racetrack become their new home? Guest: Asa Rehman - Sports reporter for Global News and radio play-by-play commentator for the Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices