The Jill Bennett Show

Woman flees with dog that fatally mauled family pet in Stanley Park. Are chronic offenders clogging up our justice system? Brad Williams is bringing his latest tour appropriately titled TOUR ’24 to the Vogue Theatre on August 31st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one with legendary comedian Brad Williams! Guest: Brad Williams - Comedian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year it seems the Halloween and Christmas holiday treats, décor and merchandise show up on shelves earlier and earlier. But why are we seeing Summer-ween and Christmas creep at big box stores? Guest: Bruce Winder - Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman's public coverage for cancer drug Keytruda was denied, largely, it seems, on the basis that too few cancer patients have survived long enough to justify coverage beyond two years. Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Lululemon’s Olympic uniform backlash may actually be ‘great for the brand’ Guest: Tony Chapman - Marketing Expert and Host of the podcast Chatter That Matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police think a man arrested for throwing a smoke grenade into a restaurant was the same man who was arrested earlier that day for breaking and entering the same business! Are chronic offenders clogging up the justice system? Guest: Jeff Bray - Executive Director, Downtown Victoria Business Improvement Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woman flees with dog that fatally mauled family pet in Stanley Park. Guest: Rebeka Breder - Animal Law Lawyer, Breder Law Corporation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC scam victim is forcing Scotiabank to reveal the identity of a con man so he can sue. The latest travel news/deals with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! How do you feel about Canadian businesses charging "No-show" fees? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Right now there's a critical problem affecting thousands of people in BC: the overwhelming need for certified assistance dogs and the massive waitlists stacking up. Guest: Tara Doherty - Director of Communications & Development, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meeting to pause integrity commissioner delayed until September. A BC woman managed to fight off an attacker using what she learned in self-defense classes! Could there be legal ramifications for her? A super rare basking shark was recently spotted off the coast of BC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A basking shark was recently spotted off the coast of BC! Experts say this is the equivalent of spotting a unicorn! Guest: Scott Wallace - Co-Owner/Operator Outer Shores Lodge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC woman fought off an attacker using what she learned in her self-defense classes. What's the legality of this situation? Guest: Ari Goldkind - Criminal Defence Lawyer, legal analyst and political commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian markets open lower amid global selloff aftershocks Guest: Jim Stanford - Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawsuit filed against WestJet citing “misleading information on the website" Guest: Gabor Lukacs - Founder, airpassengerrights.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meeting to pause integrity commissioner delayed until September. Guest: Christine Boyle - Vancouver City Councillor One City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Scott Jensen, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whale with no tail swimming in the Salish sea. It's been 10 years sine the ALS Ice-bucket Challenge took over the internet! Last but not least, a one-on-one conversation with legendary musician George Thorogood! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary musician George Thorogood joins us ahead of his show at the Commodore Ballroom! Guest: George ​​Thorogood - musician and singer-songwriter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 year anniversary of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Guest: Tammy Moore - CEO of ALS Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whale with no tail is currently swimming in the Salish sea. Guest: Jessica Farrer - Research Director The Whale Museum in Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One complaint alleged political interference by trying to get park board vice-chair to step down, and dictating who the park board should hire as a general manager. Guest: Laura Christensen - Park Board Commissioner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comox Valley woman credits self-defense classes in preventing a devastating attack. A shocking StatsCan report finds that over 100,000 short-term rentals could be homes! An injured tail-less humpback whale swims on in the Salish Sea. How long will it survive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feature on the Southern Okanagan: Naramata, Penticton and Oliver: Naramata: Naramata Inn (hotel) and Eliza Wine Bar Oliver: Phantom Creek Winery + Restaurant Penticton: Poplar Grove Winery & Restaurant Soe Coffee Petrasek Bakery Cafe Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver’s Broadway corridor is facing a ‘high’ number of rezoning applications. Guest: Michael Geller - President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Injured tail-less humpback whale swims on in the Salish Sea. Guest: Jackie Hildering - Humpback Research / Education Director, Marine Education and Research Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

StatsCan report finds over 100,000 short-term rentals could be homes. Guest: Marie-Christine Bernard - Assistant Director of the Retail and Service Industries Division at Statistics Canada Guest: Michael Vogel - CEO and Founder, Encore Ventures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comox Valley woman credits self-defence classes in preventing devastating attack. Guest: Adam Morden - Owner and head instructor of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Courtenay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC government personnel are monitoring the landslide damming the Chilcotin River around the clock with help from drones and helicopters. Guest: Willie Sellars - Williams Lake First Nation Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is the Vancouver retail market fairing in 2024? Improving road safety in Vancouver. What is Canada’s new Tobacco Annual Regulatory Charge? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal Transportation Safety Board says it's concerned that gaps in Canada's preparedness for marine emergencies could pose a risk to vessels, the environment, and the health and safety of the general public. Police and Fire are renewing their warnings over cliff-jumping at Lynn Canyon. Riding public transit from Vancouver all the way to TIJUANA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riding transit all the way to Tijuana from Vancouver! Guest: William Hui - Translink Director of System Engineering Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report finds charging an EV is equivalent to paying 40 cents/litre for gas! Guest: Trevor Melanson - Communications Director, Clean Energy Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New rules about taking your pet across the border! Guest: Brian Calder - President, Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authorities are renewing their warnings about cliff-jumping at Lynn Canyon. Guest: Mike Danks - District of North Vancouver Fire Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you prefer the window or aisle seat on a plane? Plus more travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! Guest: Claire Newell - President, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal Transportation Safety Board says it's concerned that gaps in Canada's preparedness for marine emergencies could pose a risk to vessels, the environment, and the health and safety of the general public. Guest: Kathy Fox - Transportation Safety Board Chair Guest: Bonnie Gee - President, Chamber of Shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Vancouver is reconsidering rezoning requirements. A local Vancouver business is being repeatedly targeted by thieves. Gastown business owners are speaking out against turning Water Street into a pedestrian-only zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pedestrian-only Water Street gets the thumbs down from Gastown businesses. Guest: Kim Briscoe - Owner of Kimprints, an art and frame store in Gastown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zaatar w Zeit has video of someone sneaking behind their staff as they were working stealing their backpacks from the locker area. This is not the first time the downtown Vancouver business has had to deal with ongoing theft and vandalism. Guest: Joanne Zarife - Business Director, Zaatar w Zeit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do hikers, gardeners, boaters, businesses, farmers and pet owners have in common? They can all be leaders in protecting lands and waters from invasive species by adopting simple practices. Guest: Gail Wallin - Executive Director, Invasive Species Council of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Competition Bureau officially launches study of competition in Canada’s airlines industry. Guest: John Gradek - Logistics, Supply Chain & Aviation Management Prof. McGill U. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The average Canadian family spent 43.0 per cent of its income on taxes in 2023—more than housing, food and clothing costs combined, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Guest: Jake Fuss - Director, Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Vancouver to reconsider rezoning requirements following provincial ultimatum Guest: Sharon Thompson - District of West Vancouver Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada Soccer will appeal a decision by FIFA to penalize its women's team six points after a staff member was caught spying on New Zealand's team practices with a drone. A decision is expected Wednesday, before Canada's next match against Columbia. Steve Ewen joins the show to discuss. Residents & visitors Bowen Island are being advised to use caution after a cougar sighting on the island. Saanich Police have laid a charge in an art dealer investigation that started in April 2022, after 1100 pieces of art were seized from a gallery in Oak Bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday that the federal government was changing the rules for allowable length of time for mortgages, extending it from 25 to 30 years starting Aug. 1, and thereby allowing for reduced monthly payments. Guest: Angela Calla - Mortgage Expert, Dominion Lending Centres and host of The Mortgage Show on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the fate of Canada's women's soccer team, and coach Bev Priestman, unraveled at the 2024 Olympics. Vancouver council is voting to delay their decision on Granville Bridge suicide barriers. BC officially lifts its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers! What prompted this decision? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for our monthly book segment! The Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp Pachinko by Min Jin Lee God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton Guest: Mary Ann Yazedijan - Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TransLink says that hundreds of bus routes and thousands of Skytrain trips are at risk without additional funding from the government. Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Legislative Reporter A researcher from the University of Ottawa researcher is probing the mechanics of bitchiness! Guest: Tracy Vaillancourt - University of Ottawa bullying researcher A national program is saving the lives of thousands of hard-to-match kidney recipients. Guest: Jane Hennessy - an artist who lives on the sunshine coast Guest: Dr. Jag Gill - Nephrologist at St. Paul’s Hospital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Councilor Linda Annis of Surrey and Councillor Daniel Fontaine of New Westminster are “raising a red flag” regarding the 20 per cent increase in the salary of Metro Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jerry Dobrovolny, giving him a new base salary of $542,657. Vancouver council narrowly votes to allow natural gas for heating in new construction! Finally, the latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study of 39 raccoons in Wyoming presented the trash pandas with different puzzle boxes and found about 20% managed to solve multiple types of locks to get to food. Guest: Sarah Benson-Amram - Assistant Professor, Urban Ecology and Urban Wildlife, UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices