The Jill Bennett Show

How artificial intelligence has the ability to predict and mitigate the effects of wildfires in British Columbia and across Canada. (Aug 25th) GUEST: Neil Sahota, Lead Artificial Intelligence Advisor to the United Nations, an IBM Master Inventor and author of the best-seller Own the AI Revolution and sought-after speaker.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one with Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis. Municipal links REMOVED from various BC community Facebook pages.  BC researchers say some fish are surviving heat waves better than previously thought. Some schools are restricting use of cellphones saying they distract from learning   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cuts may be on the horizon as Surrey’s schools pay for MORE portables. Ottawa puts a price on what it wants Meta and Google to share with Canadian news publishers. Music superstar Ed Sheeran stopped by a Vancouver record store over the weekend! An unusual late-summer storm turned the week-long Burning Man fest into a sloppy mess, with tens of thousands stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working to...

Sept. 1, 2023: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jill Bennett District unveils new-look police presence for Vancouver schools  Guest: Doug Spencer - Former VPD Officer who now works in gang prevention Could rate hikes be ‘over and done?’ What economists say as economy Guest: Rob Levy - CKNW Business Analyst Vancouver Island’s Highway 4 fully reopens What are the economic costs of the lost tourism season?...

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher at VancouverFoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Paul Sullivan - Principal and regional leader at Ryan ULC, a global tax services and software provider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the economic costs of the lost tourism season? Will there be support coming from the government?  Guest host Rob Fai talks to Jolleen Dick - CEO, Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What economists say as economy Guest host Rob Fai talks to Rob Levy - CKNW Business Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Rob Fai talks to: Doug Spencer - Former VPD Officer who now works in gang prevention Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug. 31, 2023: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jill Bennett How can adults build AI skills without spending years in college or university? The man who killed a woman and wounded six other people in a mass stabbing at a library in North Vancouver, B.C. has received a life sentence with no chance of parole for 15 years COVID-19: B.C. gears up for vaccine campaign as fall wave, new variant loom Back-to-sc...

Aug. 30, 2023: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jill Bennett The latest travel news with Claire Newell A remote Canadian island makes history in fight for affordable housing Parents expect to pay $524 for back-to-school shopping More than half of charges recommended in VPD shoplifting crackdown not approved Here’s how to conquer math anxiety and succeed this semester Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Guest host Rob Fai talks to Dr. Lindsay Daniels - Assistant professor of teaching in the UBC department of mathematics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug. 29, 2023: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jill Bennett Have grocers begun to lower prices or have we begun to become accustomed to higher prices? A survey of Canadian post-secondary students by Léger and education savings specialist Embark reveals 60 per cent of students have had to cut out necessities to make ends meet Study debunks stereotypes about homeless people’s spending habits Learn more ab...

Aug. 28, 2023: Guest host Rob Fai in for Jill Bennett Busy season for BC Ferries is coming to an end Preparing adolescents for the change to early mornings and earlier bedtimes, improving bedtime routines to help adolescents settle more quickly, recommended bedtimes for children Gas prices soar to highest of the year in Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The majority of survey respondents say that Justin Trudeau should step down before next election. Is there a need to broaden the scope of Canada’s weather alert system to include wildfires? A recent survey shows 1 in 4 Canadians will go shopping for back-to-school this year. How parents can start smart money conversations with their university-bound children! Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

A BC researcher is saying that instead of fearing artificial intelligence, we should embrace it! Guest: Jeremy Turner - Sessional Instructor, Department of Cognitive Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How parents can start smart money conversations with their university-bound children! Guest: Murray Baker - manager of financial empowerment at Family Services of Greater Vancouver and author of The Debt-Free Graduate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is set to surrender at a Georgia jail over the 2020 election charges. Study finds 77% of Canadian energy companies are lacking cybersecurity protection. A BC tenant facing eviction is expressing doubts that her landlord's daughter wants a cramped basement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is set to surrender at a Georgia jail over the 2020 election charges. Guest: Alain Sanders - attorney, former Time Magazine, Senior Reporter and Professor Emeritus of political science at St. Peter’s University in New Jersey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strategist says Canada is likely sitting on the largest housing bubble of all time. The latest travel news with Claire Newell! Social media can hurt kids, but For many 2SLGBTQ+ youth, it’s a lifeline.  The Toronto Raptors are making their first visit to Vancouver in five years! Is Vancouver capable of getting their own NBA team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The social housing project at Arbutus and 7th/8th has been approved despite its opposition. Guest: Colleen Hardwick - former Mayoral candidate and former member of the Development Permit Board Advisory Panel at City HallA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explosion hospitalizes 3 people in downtown Prince George. What to expect from the liberal retreat. Social Housing Project at Arbutus and 7th/8th is officially approved despite its opposition. When to start teaching kids about misinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency order frees up accommodation for evacuees and emergency personnel. What to do if you are evacuated? What do you bring with you? Trudeau is denouncing Meta's news block as fires force evacuations. Living in the Lower Mainland and looking to help with the BC wildfires? Donate to the Red Cross: https://www.redcross.ca/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our wine industry is expecting significantly lower crop levels and wine production this harvest season. What’s causing this? Why such a big swing compared to last year? Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - Strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With this great summer weather and Labour Day coming up, it’s the season for picnics and bbq’s. So we’re chatting today about wines to pair with late summer activities! Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - Strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices