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The Jill Bennett Show

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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.

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  • Friday · 34 min

    The ICBC insurance debate rages on

    Would you rather have cheaper car insurance, or the right to sue if someone leaves you seriously injured? A new investigation by Freshet News reporter Cornelia Naylor has found that Infrastructure BC billed the Burnaby Hospital Phase 2 project for 108 Helijet trips costing nearly $31,000, along with more than $21,000 for 66 hotel nights. A BC member of parliament is outraged, as are many others upon hearing about a child killer getting an unescorted leave from prison. There is now more pressure on the federal government to reform the rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Thursday · 34 min

    Leaked letter reveals BC Conservatives want to ditch no-fault auto insurance

    We now know what federal legislation will look like when it comes to MAID, and that Medical assisted death for people with mental illness alone will be on hold indefinitely. The British Columbia Conservatives plan to repeal the province's no-fault auto insurance system, in a major policy proposal revealed by a leaked letter from the party's interim leader to lawyers and insurance executives. You may have heard about America's latest attempt to bring down the cost of diesel, and it involves something called "dyed diesel." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Wednesday · 35 min

    Would an increased police presence fix issues of crime in communities?

    The Liberal government says it will table legislation in the fall to indefinitely exclude people who solely suffer from mental illness from medical assistance in dying. A 30-year-old Bellingham man is facing a U.S. federal charge of conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country, in connection with the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. Would an increased police presence fix issues of crime in communities? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Tuesday · 32 min

    The Jill Bennett Show: October 6, 2026

    Can the BC NDP keep it's healthcare promises? Active Aging Week in Burnaby, Retirement ages trending upward? Are certain forensic methods still useful in 2026? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Tuesday · 12 min

    The Dockett with Michael Shapray: October 6, 2026

    The Dockett with Michael Shapray: October 6, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray, Criminal lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Tuesday · 9 min

    Remembering Sass Jordan

    Remembering Sass Jordan Guest: Eric Alper, Music Journalist and Publicist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 10 min

    Monthly Health Segment

    GUEST: Scott Lear, @drscottlear Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 10 min

    VPD campaign targeting e-scooters

    Stephanie Willoughby, Inspector with the Vancouver Police Department Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 10 min

    West Coast pipeline project

    Heather Exner-Pirot, Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 1 · 35 min

    The Jill Bennett Show, October 1, 2026

    The new Pacific Link Pipeline from Alberta to BC The spending habits of Canadian Senators AI agents attempting to hack into government websites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • September 29 · 12 min

    The Dockett with Michael Shapray - September 29, 2026

    Fugitive and Alleged Killer of Surrey Sikh Leader Hardeep Nijjar Added to FBI Most Wanted List and $1 Million Reward Spanish Banks Shooting Cornell University Rape Case Reopened GUEST: Michael Shapray, Criminal lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • September 28 · 38 min

    The Jill Bennett Show, September 28, 2026

    On The Jill Bennett Show today: What is happening with the BC provincial election campaign? David Eby's proposed condo tax The BC health care problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • September 25 · 33 min

    The Jill Bennett Show, September 25, 2026

    The provincial election halts ICBC's review of it's no-fault insurance policy The fight to save Kelowna's Prospera Place The call for reform after the Tumbler Ridge Tragedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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