The Jill Bennett Show

Experts Warn of High Sargassum Seaweed Levels in Mexico, Carib & Florida! Guest: Chuanmin Hu - Professor, Optical Oceanography, University of South Florida Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explicit, AI-generated Taylor Swift images continue to proliferate on X, Instagram and Facebook. Guest: Nik Badminton - Chief Futurist for the Futurist Think Tank at futurist.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC employer has attempted to sue 2 workers for quitting without the required notice. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! A recent report shows an almost 9 percent increase in firearms crimes in Canada! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The provincial government is proposing giving indigenous groups more decision-making powers when it comes to public land use in BC. CUPE Union is warning of a 72-hour Metro Vancouver bus strike if a deal isn’t reached. A procurement watchdog finds ArriveCan bids regularly listed subcontractors who never did work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The provincial government is proposing giving indigenous groups more decision-making powers when it comes to public land use in BC. This would mean a major overhaul of the Land Act that would enable agreements with indigenous governing bodies to have joint decision-making power about public land use alongside the lands minister. Guest: Kevin Falcon -BC United Leader Learn more about your ad choice...

Canada’s housing shortage is worsened by unnecessary paperwork, and CFIB is challenging municipalities to streamline their permitting processes. Hundreds of people in British Columbia received the gift of life in 2023 thanks to a record number of organ donors! What comes next in the ongoing Metro Vancouver transit strike? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

British Columbia is moving to restrict the use of cellphones in schools as part of measures that Premier David Eby says will help protect young people from online threats. BC is reporting it's 4th child death linked to influenza. Finally, Apple has agreed to pay up to CAD $14.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company was secretly throttling the performance of so...

Today, Mayor Ken Sim introduced the Park Board Transition Working Group, tasked with overseeing the transition in managing Vancouver's parks and recreation. The Surrey Police Service says it will need $141.5M as the board outlines goals for 2024. Five 2018 World Juniors players are being told to surrender to police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A new survey suggests seven out of 10 Canadians worry they won't be able to get good quality medical care if they need it. The latest travel news and deals with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! The city of Surrey is proposing to ‘carefully allow’ 12 cannabis stores to be opened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trudeau government is planning to appeal a federal court ruling that found its use of the Emergencies Act during the trucker convoy violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BC restaurant industry is speaking out on the transit strike, saying many establishments are suffering because of the ongoing job action. The Better Business Bureau is warning the public about an emerging Ozempic sc...

A breakdown in contract talks between the union representing 180 transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus means most buses and the seabus are parked in Metro Vancouver for the next 48 hours. The Federal government is announcing a 2-year cap on international student permits. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates members of Parliament will take a 4.2 per cent pay raise on April 1. Learn more...

A breakdown in contract talks between the union representing 180 transit supervisors and Coast Mountain Bus means most buses and the SeaBus are parked in Metro Vancouver for the next 48 hours. Guest: Denis Agar - Executive Director for Movement [Metro Vancouver Transit Riders] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for our monthly wine segment! Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - banking lawyer turned wine professional! Tania is also the creator and host of her TT Wine Explorer Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bus and SeaBus services could be suspended for 48 hours if the CUPE job action escalates! It's been one year since Canada released its drastic drinking guidelines - has anything changed? Preventing frozen pipes in your home! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver mayor's budget task force is proposing to potentially divest some the city's assets. We're beginning to learn how the extreme cold is impacting Canada’s homeless population. Restaurants Canada is warning of widespread closures without an additional extension of the CEBA loan repayments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest travel news(plus weather updates) with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Mayor George Harvie comes on to discuss his statement on Fortis BC’s response to gas odour leak. Keeping your pets safe and warm during this winter weather! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police secretly attained DNA in a BC-wide probe of teen girl’s murder. Burst pipes are overwhelming the BC emergency response services and restoration companies. BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to be ready to sail by 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New changes will make family law work better for families. There are pipes bursting all over metro van as the weather slowly warms and the ice expands. Major depression cost BC's health system more than $1.5 billion over the last two years, and people diagnosed with the illness are spending even more out of pocket to get treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Westminster’s city council deferred a debate over the mayor’s attendance at a climate change summit in Dubai to a future sitting, as its meeting grew heated over the topic at times on Monday. Commuter chaos in the Lower Mainland! Renowned filmmaker Andy Fiore takes a deep dive into the Intersection of Brain Injury and Criminal Justice with his new film! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Renowned filmmaker Andy Fiore takes a deep dive into the intersection of brain Injury and criminal justice with his new film! Guest: Andy Fiore - Renowned filmmaker  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another day, another truck hitting an overpass! This time it's the Massey Tunnel! Investors say they are struggling to sell their short-term rental properties ahead of the BC law changes. The CEO for a BC non-profit urging tax deductions for vet bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More and more people are turning to co-ownership when it comes to buying a house. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! A Federal judge says Alabama can now carry out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill speaks with Gerry Vittoratos, UFile's national tax specialist, to find out about all the new benefits, deductions, and other income tax changes that are in store for tax filers this year! Guest: Gerry Vittoratos - National Tax Specialist, UFile.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

South Korea bans the dog meat industry with historic vote. Legal cannabis revenue soars in BC despite price declines. NASA delays it's Artemis II moon mission that includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices