The Jill Bennett Show

More than a decade of serving the Mount Pleasant community, Fable Diner has made the difficult decision to close its doors, with its final day of service on August 23, 2026. Why hasn't the government helped affected businesses amid ongoing road closures? As more people actively choose a single life, or delay getting into romantic relationships, SFU researchers have found that people who embrace si...

Thanks to Pirate Pak Day, young people like our next guest are able to attend Zajac Ranch where they can enjoy outdoor activities, make new friends, and create lasting memories. Guest: Holly Bauder - Holly lives with Autism and ADHD and has attended Zajac Ranch's Autism Camps in 2025 and 2026. Holly hopes to one day return to Zajac Ranch as a camp counsellor so she can help other children experien...

A Porter airlines flight was forced to return to the terminal after a toddler refused to sit down and wear their seatbelt. We'll unpack this and some other travel stories with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets. Guest: Claire Newell - President/Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC remains under a provincial state of emergency as several wildfires continue to burn. Thousands of people are still out of their homes and many don’t know when they will be allowed back. In addition to the state of emergency, the BC government recently announced that all off-road vehicles will be banned on Crown land in many areas of the province. A Cormorant Island community member saved three...

The Docket with Mike Beckett - August 11, 2026 1. Man Charged for Four Random Assaults in 30 Minutes in Vancouver 2. BC Boosts Monitoring of 865 Repeat Offenders 3. Vernon Man Found Not Guilty of Assault After Judge Criticizes “Deeply Troubling” Police ID Process. Guest: Mike Beckett - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

The Canadian Armed Forces are on standby to help as wildfires continue to spread in BC's Okanagan region. Imagine you're on vacation with your kids and your mum, and suddenly someone drives past yelling, "Get out! You've got to get out!" That's what happened to journalist Tracy Sherlock when the Bald Range wildfire exploded near Summerland. Ron Kubek, owner of Lightning Rock Winery, shares his exp...

The District of North Vancouver has pulled the plug on a proposed 40-unit supportive housing development in Norgate after months of community opposition. Supportive housing is desperately needed across Metro Vancouver, but projects often run into resistance from nearby residents. So what happened here? Was this a case of people saying "not in my backyard," or were there legitimate concerns about t...

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Tyler Heppell, founder of Odd Bunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marz Hussain, People and culture manager, Abbotsford Division of Family Practice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gregory Henriquez - Project architect, Henriquez Partners Architects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anton Boegman - Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Walker, Geneticist and CEO of Kindred Companion Sciences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevan Shaw, Co-Founder Nanaimo Area Public Safety Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Balkaran, Employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. James Warkentin, site medical director at Mission Memorial Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Dawes, CEO of Breathe BioMedical Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bradley Creek wildfire hasn't seen significant growth in the past couple of days. The bad news is it's still out of control, roughly 230 homes are believed to have been destroyed, evacuation orders remain in place, and firefighters are warning that this weekend's hotter, windier weather could make conditions much more challenging Victor Cumming, Mayor of Vernon Learn more about your ad choices...

A new KPMG survey finds many business leaders believe the federal government's economic agenda is moving in the right direction, but they're also frustrated by red tape, worried about tariffs, and looking for faster action to help Canadian companies compete. For thousands of people across British Columbia, wildfire season isn't just something they watch on the news... it's personal. Rejane Simpson...

A new Fraser Institute report estimates the average Canadian family of four pays more than $21,000 annually through taxes to fund our public health-care system. A recent drowning in Shuswap River over the long weekend brings total drownings in B.C. to 38 this year. Why are we seeing this spike? A Vancouver Island artist’s portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump in an unorthodox medium is receiving...

The Docket with Molly Shamess - August 4, 2026 - Court finds BC’s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional. - Court approves $30 million settlement involving abuse at two Vancouver Catholic schools. - A mistake about a missing underscore in a username sends innocent Nova Scotia man to prison for 18 months. Guest: Molly Shamess - Senior Associate with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawye...

The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on August 12–13, offering one of the year's best opportunities for skywatchers to experience a celestial event visible to the naked eye. Guest: Rodanna Tillbrook - Astronomer at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent meta-analysis reported supervised exercise programs can reduce the chances of gestational diabetes by 24%. It also reduced chances of excessive weight gain, hypertension and high birth rate. TransLink says it can no longer accommodate a HandyDART passenger, despite him having used the service for almost 30 years. It’s wasp season. How YOU can help map active nests! Learn more about your a...

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