Mornings with Simi

The First Nations Leadership Council in British Columbia is calling for the resignation of Mitzi Dean, the minister in charge of child welfare, citing her "inadequate response" to a horrific case of child abuse in foster care. Guest: Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OneCity Councillor Christine Boyle expresses disappointment about Mayor Sim and the ABC majority voting down her motion on emergency housing in the city. Guest: Christine Boyle, Vancouver City Councillor for OneCity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

E bikes and E Scooters seem to be everywhere these days and it makes sense. They’re a great option for commuters, they get people out of their cars, and they’re easy to park and store. But with them comes a fair share of Drama as well. Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

European green crabs have posed a problem off the coast of Vancouver Island for decades now, and while current conservation efforts have focused on deep freezing them and throwing them in a landfill, some suggest eating them instead. Guest: Dr. Gabriela Bradt, Fisheries Extension Specialist at the University of New Hampshire's Sea Grant Program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Premier Eby said he’d signed the non-disclosure agreement on Surrey's proposal to retain RCMP so couldn’t say much about what he knew but said an announcement will come "as soon as possible”. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The nominees are out for the Emmy Awards. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you hear silence? Guest: Shayla Love, Freelance Science Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Black comedy, also known as dark humour, is challenging to define precisely but is characterized by its ability to find humour in topics that are typically considered serious or off-limits. Guest: Tim Brinkhof, Reporter for Big Think Seg 2: One of the Manson Family members has been released on parole. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: There is some encouraging news as Ottawa gives a mediator a deadline to recommend a settlement in the port strike. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Seg 4: Do you use self checkout? Do you love it, or hate it? Well as the use of self checkout continues to grow, Retailers are finding themselves facing a difficult challenge Guest: Adrian Beck, professor of criminology at the University of Leicester, and expert on self checkout technology and trends. Seg 5: Preliminary survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business show that over half of business owners believe the strike at the Port of Vancouver will impact their operations. Guest: Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President of National Affairs at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Seg 6: A retired RCMP officer from British Columbia believes that the recent tragedy involving a foster child who was abused, tortured, and died in care will not be the last failure of the province's Ministry of Children and Family Development. Guest: Russ Grabb, Retired BC RCMP Officer Seg 7: Making Cents of the Market: Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Market: Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A retired RCMP officer from British Columbia believes that the recent tragedy involving a foster child who was abused, tortured, and died in care will not be the last failure of the province's Ministry of Children and Family Development. Guest: Russ Grabb, Retired BC RCMP Officer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preliminary survey results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business show that over half of business owners believe the strike at the Port of Vancouver will impact their operations. Guest: Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President of National Affairs at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you use self checkout? Do you love it, or hate it? Well as the use of self checkout continues to grow, Retailers are finding themselves facing a difficult challenge Guest: Adrian Beck, professor of criminology at the University of Leicester, and expert on self checkout technology and trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: There is some encouraging news as Ottawa gives a mediator a deadline to recommend a settlement in the port strike. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the Manson Family members has been released on parole. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black comedy, also known as dark humour, is challenging to define precisely but is characterized by its ability to find humour in topics that are typically considered serious or off-limits. Guest: Tim Brinkhof, Reporter for Big Think Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The true story of the most singular Prison Break ever recorded. A clandestine wartime operation that involves no tunneling, no weapons and no violence of any kind. Guest: Margalit Fox, Author of The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History Seg 2: More and more people are using various versions of electric bikes and scooters to get around, which is a good thing, but it’s also not without its share of problems. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: Premier David Eby is in Winnipeg for a meeting of the Premiers and a big topic will be the Port Strike which he should be more worried about considering the latest job numbers in BC. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: Is the ‘Bro Code’ perpetuating toxic masculinity? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Alex Manley, Author of The New Masculinity, A Roadmap for a 21st Century definition of Manhood Seg 5: How DOGtor Burke changed the face of supportive healthcare Guest: Carey McBeth, Founder and Executive Director of Hero Dawgs Pet Therapy Society Seg 6: The Northern Tornadoes Project in Canada was founded to improve tornado detection, prediction, and understanding of extreme atmospheric events to protect people and property. Guest: Dr. Connell Miller, Wind Impacts Engineer for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Seg 7: What’s the goal of the Surrey Police Union’s “Dear Brenda” campaign? Guest: Sgt. Darin Sheppard, Director of the Surrey Police Union Seg 8: Is Ken Sim making Vancouver fun again? A video from the Khatsahlano Street Party in Vancouver has gained attention on social media. Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Ken Sim making Vancouver fun again? A video from the Khatsahlano Street Party in Vancouver has gained attention on social media. Guest: Ken Sim, Mayor of Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the goal of the Surrey Police Union’s “Dear Brenda” campaign? Guest: Sgt. Darin Sheppard, Director of the Surrey Police Union Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Northern Tornadoes Project in Canada was founded to improve tornado detection, prediction, and understanding of extreme atmospheric events to protect people and property. Guest: Dr. Connell Miller, Wind Impacts Engineer for the Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How DOGtor Burke changed the face of supportive healthcare Guest: Carey McBeth, Founder and Executive Director of Hero Dawgs Pet Therapy Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the ‘Bro Code’ perpetuating toxic masculinity? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Alex Manley, Author of The New Masculinity, A Roadmap for a 21st Century definition of Manhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Premier David Eby is in Winnipeg for a meeting of the Premiers and a big topic will be the Port Strike which he should be more worried about considering the latest job numbers in BC. The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More and more people are using various versions of electric bikes and scooters to get around, which is a good thing, but it’s also not without its share of problems. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The true story of the most singular Prison Break ever recorded. A clandestine wartime operation that involves no tunneling, no weapons and no violence of any kind. Guest: Margalit Fox, Author of The Confidence Men: How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union organized the world's first news conference featuring nine AI-enabled humanoid robots. Guest: Dr. Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Applied Ethics Center at the University of Boston Seg 2: Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, June 28 2024. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Seg 4: What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit? Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent Seg 5: Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher. Seg 6: The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs. Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia Seg 9: Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements. Guest: Richard Beaudry, ​​Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misinformation about library content has increased on social media, leading to an increase in book ban movements. Guest: Richard Beaudry, ​​Program Coordinator of the Teacher Librarian Program at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Troy Grennan is co-leading a clinical trial in Vancouver looking to determine if the antibiotic doxycycline can prevent bacterial STIs. Guest: Dr. Troy Grennan, Physician Lead for the Provincial HIV/STI Program at the BC Centre for Disease Control and Clinical Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 35-19 win over Montreal as Vernon Adams Jr. bounces back going 20/25 for 283 yards and a touchdown pass. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The eligibility threshold has been raised for the BC Climate Tax. Guest: Katrine Conroy, BC’s Minister of Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can we all learn to sleep better? With sleep affecting every organ in the body should people focus more of their time on sleep? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Dr. Raj Dasgupta, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist. He is quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Dr. Raj is an active clinical researcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What role will Canada play in the NATO Summit? Guest: David Akin, Global National Chief Political Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines. Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Cruise has now been playing Ethan hunt for 27 YEARS! And he’s not done, MI8 is set to come out in less than a year from now, june 28 2024. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices