Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening right now, make time to listen to The Jill Bennett Show, Monday – Friday: 12 – 3pm.
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Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening right now, make time to listen to The Jill Bennett Show, Monday – Friday: 12 – 3pm.
For nearly two decades, Vancouver’s All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery has been a cherished space for reflection, remembrance, and community. But after 20 years, the City of Vancouver has decided to end its relationship with the founding artists and pause the event.
A troubling new report from Statistics Canada shows that family violence against seniors has reached a record high in Canada.
King Charles has stripped his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining royal titles and evicted him from his residence. The move follows growing pressure over Andrew's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee (local author)
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Pick a Colour Souvankham Thammavongsa
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut by Eddie Boudel Tan (local author)
Guest: Mary-Ann Yazedijan - Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse
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Vancouver’s All Souls Night has been cancelled, and some councillors are blaming Mayor Ken Sim’s ‘zero means zero’ cuts. Who's really to blame?
Guest: Pete Fry - Vancouver City Councillor
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Carney and Xi agree to tackle 'irritants' in the Canada-China relationship.
Guest: Margaret McCuaig Johnston - board director at the China Strategic Risk Institute and former senior Canadian government official
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The debate over the UBC SkyTrain extension is heating up ahead of the federal budget.
A new survey from Willful, the Canadian online estate planning platform, paints a sobering picture of how stretched Canadians’ finances have become.
A remarkable prehistoric discovery in northeastern British Columbia is giving scientists new insight into the province’s ancient past.
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Tensions were high and as expected it was standing room only at a meeting held last night in Richmond. It was an information meeting for landowners affected by a recent court ruling. The B.C. Supreme Court ruled in August that a parcel of land in south Richmond was historically a Cowichan summer village.
The Bank of Canada has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point today to 2.25% as economists widely expected. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says there isn't much more it can do at this point to help the country through the turmoil tied to tariffs - something he considers a structural shock to the economy.
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With Halloween just around the corner, fireworks are lighting up neighbourhoods across the Lower Mainland — but not all of them are legal.
Guest: Aleem Kanji - Chief Advocacy Officer, Canadian National Fireworks Association
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Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets joins us to discuss all the latest happenings in the travel sector.
Guest: Claire Newell - Travel Best Bets President and Founder
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Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry is pushing to lower the municipal voting age to 16, arguing that young people should have a say in decisions that directly affect their education, housing, climate, and local services.
Guest: Pete Fry - Vancouver City Councillor
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Health Canada has authorized a drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority says it’s abandoning plans to install shore power for cruise ships at Ogden Point — a project long touted as a way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality in the James Bay neighbourhood.
In honey bee colonies, worker bees will overthrow a failing queen in a carefully coordinated process known as supersedure. Recent research from the University of British Columbia sheds light on why these ‘royal revolts’ happen and how viral infections in queens can trigger them.
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The federal government is proposing major changes to Canada’s bail and sentencing laws under new legislation — Bill C-14.
Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers
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BC's minister of municipal affairs says the government won't be calling legislation for second reading this fall that would require a referendum to dissolve Vancouver's park board.
Guest: Christine Boyle - B.C. Minister of Municipal Affairs
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After nearly two months of picket lines, supply shortages, and stalled negotiations, there’s finally movement in the B.C. public sector strike.
A new trade flare-up is brewing between Canada and the United States — and this one was sparked not by policy, but by a commercial.
It’s a rare happy ending for a Vancouver movie theatre — and a big win for film lovers. The Rio Theatre team, led by Corinne Lea, is taking over the iconic Park Theatre on Cambie Street after Cineplex announced its closure.
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A new trade flare-up is brewing between Canada and the United States — and this one was sparked not by policy, but by a commercial. U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s slapping an additional 10% tariff on Canadian goods after the province of Ontario aired an anti-tariff television ad featuring quotes from former President Ronald Reagan.
Guest: Eric Miller - Canada-US trade expert in Washington DC, President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group
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It’s a rare happy ending for a Vancouver movie theatre — and a big win for film lovers. The Rio Theatre team, led by Corinne Lea, is taking over the iconic Park Theatre on Cambie Street after Cineplex announced its closure.
Guest: Corinne Lea - Owner of the Rio Theatre
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The high-profile case of Blair Donnelly — the man behind the violent 2023 stabbing at a Chinatown festival — has ended with a not criminally responsible (NCR) verdict due to mental disorder.
Guest: Rob Dhanu - Former Federal Crown prosecutor, Criminal defense Lawyer and co-founder of Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group, and case counsel
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Consumer Protection BC penalizes Amazon for unlawful delivery and refund practices.
Guest: David Ian Gray - Retail Expert and Instructor at Capilano School of Business
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will pause its anti-tariff television ad campaign in the United States on Monday so that Canada-U.S. trade talks can restart.
On Thursday afternoon, one of our whale-watching vessels undertook a decisive maneuver, in accordance with safety procedures, to avoid a humpback whale that had suddenly and unexpectedly surfaced directly in the vessel’s path while transiting near Vancouver. We were not actively viewing the whale, so this was a surprise encounter.
Imagine spending a full year tending to your crops — only to have someone destroy them in a few minutes for fun. That’s exactly what happened to long-time farmer Rob Rindt, general manager of Western Turf Farms in Abbotsford.
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Traffic decks along the Broadway subway line are set to be removed as the project is still behind schedule. What does this mean for people living along the construction?
Guest: Neil Wyles - Executive Director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement
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The BC wine industry has faced a tough couple of years — from devastating winter damage that wiped out much of the 2024 grape crop, to ongoing supply challenges caused by the BCGEU strike. Now, small and mid-sized wineries say they’re ready to step up and keep local restaurants and consumers supplied with BC wine — but a government policy is standing in the way.
Guest: Ron Kubek - Owner of Lightning Rock Winery in Summerland
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Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a story. Jill digs deep, goes behind the headlines and finds out the real impact stories will have on the Lower Mainland. She talks with real people about the issues that matter most to them while keeping us informed, connected and entertained. If you want new information, new angles, and to know what’s happening right now, make time to listen to The Jill Bennett Show, Monday – Friday: 12 – 3pm.
