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The Jill Bennett Show
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…
Episodes
- The Jill Bennett Show
The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 19, 2026
The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 19, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The push to recommit to national Pharmacare
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is scaling back the number of medical calls crews respond to in the Downtown Eastside — saying extreme demand is stretching…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Carriage drivers needed for iconic Stanley Park tours
As another busy summer season gets underway, Stanley Park is looking for more horse-drawn carriage drivers and workers to help keep the iconic tours rolling…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Vancouver man plants record 47,000 trees in just 24 hours
A Vancouver-based environmental creator has broken a world record in Kenya — planting more than 47,000 mangrove trees in just 24 hours. Guest: Antoine Moses -…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Monthly Wine Segment!
Guest: Geoff Moss, Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Vancouver to start using licence plate recognition cameras to issue parking tickets by mail
The City of Vancouver has launched a new pilot project using licence plate recognition cameras to issue parking tickets by mail. Supreme Court of Canada…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Millions of students across North America affected after online learning platform, Canva, hack
Guest: Roger Gale, BCIT Industrial Network Cybersecurity Faculty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Vancouver's spot prawn festival returns next month!
Guest: Ben Kiely, From the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Where are gas prices heading with the long weekend around the corner?
Guest: Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis, GasBuddy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Calls for a suicide prevention barrier renewed after a death on the Granville Street Bridge
Earlier this week, a woman suffering a mental health emergency died at the Granville Street Bridge. This has renewed calls for a suicide prevention barrier on…
- The Jill Bennett Show
4 British Columbians from the hantavirus-stricken ship are back home quarantining
Guest: Brian Conway, President and Medical Director at Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Metro Van has reached a $235-million settlement with contractor ACCIONA for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant
Guest: Catherine Pope, District of North Vancouver Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Preparing for major disruptions ahead of the FIFA World Cup
With just weeks to go before Vancouver hosts FIFA World Cup matches at BC Place, residents and businesses in the downtown core are preparing for major…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets
A person who jumped a razor-topped fence and was on a runway late last Friday night at Denver Airport was struck 2 minutes after entering the airport and…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Fighting to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver
A growing coalition of business leaders is rallying behind efforts to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps in the city. Guest: Bridgitte Anderson - President and CEO…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Re-examining how RCMP detachments engage with businesses and communities
As temperatures rise and more families open windows and balcony doors to cool their homes, health officials are warning about a troubling increase in serious…
- The Jill Bennett Show
4-minute meeting yields big payday for Metro Vancouver board members
A recent Metro Vancouver board meeting lasted three minutes and 40 seconds, but Global News learned that their payday was much bigger than anyone could expect…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Metro Vancouver is facing renewed criticism...
Metro Vancouver is facing renewed criticism after directors received more than $500 stipends for attending a committee meeting that lasted less than four…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 12, 2026
The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 12, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices…
- The Jill Bennett Show
How do you properly fill out the 2026 census form?
MLA Elenore Sturko joins us to unpack the latest shooting in Surrey that has left 2 dead. A high-speed crash in Delta left a motorcycle DANGLING from a traffic…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Monthly Beer Segment!
Guest: Tamara Vidito, Contributor at the BC Ale Trail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
2/3 of orthopedic surgeons say they are experiencing burnout, study says
A new study from the British Columbia Medical Journal found that nearly two-thirds of orthopedic surgeons say they are burned out. BC Ferries is reversing…
- The Jill Bennett Show
This American company is working on preventing lithium-ion battery fires
Guest: Alan Goodrich, Head of Sales at Packaging And Crating Technologies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Broadway Subway Project: another major closure coming, what are businesses saying?
Another major traffic disruption is coming to Vancouver’s Broadway corridor. Some politicians have floated the idea of government-run grocery stores, but a new…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Incredible video shows grey whale being struck by a man on a jet ski!
Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis comes on to share her reaction to the shooting on Monday that has left a Surrey man dead. An incredible video captures a…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 5, 2026
1. Toronto Crown Attorney Berates Cop and Judge Disbelieves her Evidence. 2. Dances With Wolves Actor Still Facing Charges in Penticton. 3. BC Dance Teacher…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Is the housing market in the Fraser Valley beginning to stabilize?
Rising sales and price gains is hinting at increased stability in the Fraser Valley housing market. Guest: Ishaq Ismail - Chair of the Fraser Valley Real…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The benefits of adding more variety to your exercise
Kits Pool targeting a mid June opening as the Park Board restores funding for lifeguards at 9 of 10 beaches. Variety is the spice of the life, especially when…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Saving money by growing your food at home
With grocery prices still top of mind for many households, more people are looking at new ways to stretch their food budgets—and even grow a bit of their own…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Monthly Food Segment!
Guest: Bronwyn Lewis, food and travel writer and content creator. @FeastWriteGrow on Instagram and YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Lifeguards have been restored at 9 Vancouver beaches this summer
Parking rates around Metro Vancouver - can we agree on one approach? A well-known developer is eyeing the iconic Hudson Bay building in Downtown Vancouver. We…
- The Jill Bennett Show
BC Ferries should foot the bill for infrastructure needed to support ferry operations, says Bowen Island
Youth unemployment is rising in Canada, according to a new Fraser Institute report. Bowen Island says BC Ferries should foot the bill for infrastructure needed…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Is a move to Las Vegas in the future for the Vancouver Whitecaps?
Guest: Patrick Johnston, Sports Columnist with Postmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
National Immunization Awareness Week: are you up to date on your shots?
Guest: Penny Lehoux, Manager of Managed Care at London Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
This blind athlete is running his last marathon this weekend
Guest: Richard Holloway, Legally blind athlete Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Vancouver is phasing out coin-operated parking meters
Victims and their families in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC, earlier this year have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in California against OpenAI and…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Keeping the Whitecaps in Vancouver
Supporters rallied at BC Place this week as uncertainty grows over the club’s future, with ownership still searching for a buyer and relocation rumours…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Travel Best Bets with Claire Newell - April 29, 2026
Cruise ship season in Vancouver begins in just a couple days! That and other travel stories with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets. Guest: Claire Newell -…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Concerns are being raised over Manitoba's social media ban
Concerns are being raised over Manitoba's social media ban for kids under the age of 16. Guest: Michael Karanicolas - Associate professor of law at Dalhousie…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The uncertain future of the Vancouver Whitecaps
Interim Leader Trevor Halford on the growing debate in British Columbia over how far the province should go in implementing the Declaration on the Rights of…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Unpacking the Spring Economic Update
Deficit is $66.9 billion for 2025-2026 $11.5 billion lower than the November figure The deficit is expected to decline to around $53 billion by 2030-31…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The Docket with Molly Shamess - April 28, 2026
The Docket with Molly Shamess - April 28, 2026 Guest: Molly Shamess - Senior Associate with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices…
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BC is cracking down on gun violence and organized crime
BC government is rolling out what it’s calling tough new measures to crack down on gun violence and organized crime, with the Firearm Violence Prevention Act…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Prime Minister Carney announces Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund
Prime Minister Carney has announced the Canada Strong Fund, marking Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund. What does this mean? Guest: Tim Powers - Chairman…
- The Jill Bennett Show
City council kicks back lifeguard funding motion to Vancouver Park Board
A motion to fund/reinstate lifeguards at certain Vancouver beaches failed Wednesday afternoon at city council. Guest: Laura Christensen - Independent Park…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Could your driver's license become digital?
There’s been a lot of talk online recently suggesting that your driver’s licence could soon become something closer to an email address... a kind of digital…
- The Jill Bennett Show
An expansion of Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon is facing uncertainty
It’s a project designed to support families during some of the hardest moments imaginable... when a child is seriously ill and urgent treatment means…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Monthly book segment with Mary-Ann Yazedijan!
Guest: Mary-Ann Yazedijan, Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
Would you rent a car out to a complete stranger?
The debate over DRIPA is one of the most complex and high-stakes legal and political issues in British Columbia. Several First Nations leaders are arguing that…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Inside Metro Van's "witch hunt": they hired a lawyer?
Metro Van hired a law firm to investigate internal information leaks, is this a good use of tax dollars? Surrey cracks down on illegal construction, a headache…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Should B.C. put American liquor back on shelves? The Premier doesn't seem to think so
One of the biggest stories continues to be the political and legal fight over B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). Legal counsel…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Vancouver City Council punts lifeguard issue back at the Park Board
Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- The Jill Bennett Show
An upcoming trial could involve national security concerns...
A major new twist in the case of Iain Hunt (the husband of Trina Hunt) is raising serious and unusual legal questions. Guest: Rob Dhanu K.C. - Criminal lawyer…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Flight route cancellations and other travel news with Claire Newell
Numerous airlines are cancelling some of their routes in the wake of rising fuel costs. How will this potentially impact your travel plans? Guest: Claire…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The rise of illegal e-bikes and how they impact road safety
A prominent B.C. legal commentator has sharply criticized the provincial government’s handling of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Parking price surges at Spanish Banks
In the span of 2 years, parking fees at Spanish Banks have gone from $0 to $4.25. What's causing this drastic rise? Guest: Scott Jensen - Park Board…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Tim Cook officially stepping down as Apple CEO
After 15 years, Tim Cook is stepping down as the CEO of Apple. Guest: Carmi Levy - Technology Analyst & Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- The Jill Bennett Show
The Docket with Michael Shapray - April 21, 2026
The Docket with Michael Shapray - April 21, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Why are we seeing a spike in vegetable prices?
Travel has become increasingly structured... booked down to the minute, mapped out before you even leave home. But a new book from Vancouver author and…
- The Jill Bennett Show
Parking costs at Spanish Banks going UP UP UP
At Spanish Banks Beach, drivers are now paying up to $4.25 an hour...a sharp increase from zero just two years ago, when parking was still free. Guest: Tricia…