The Jas Johal Show
By: CKNW / Curiouscast
Language: en
Categories: News, Arts, Food, Business, Government, Health, Fitness
The Jas Johal Show is the Lower Mainland’s town square, helping you connect with the stories that matter. It’s about finding the solutions to the challenges facing our region, even when we disagree. Jas’s decades of experience as a local news reporter, a Global News bureau chief in China and India, as well as a BC MLA have strengthened his conviction that no one “side” has all the answers. The Jas Johal Show’s contributor Geri Mayer-Judson, Global News anchor Chris Gailus, and the Global News Radio newsroom round out the team keeping you in the know on developin...
Episodes
The latest on the Broadway subway closure
Jan 10, 2026The latest on the Broadway subway closure (0:48)
Guest: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area
Surrey opens new three-storey school to counter overcrowding; are more on the way? (10:06)
Guest: Gary Tymoschuk, Chair of the Surrey Board of Education
The Week That Was in Politics: The latest on the B.C Conservative leadership race (19:00)
Plus, is Pierre Poilievre prepared for his leadership review? (27:57)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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Duration: 00:57:41The Wrap: Shrinking seats, growing tensions
Jan 10, 2026Plus, family sections on flights: sensible solution or airborne segregation? (6:55)
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Duration: 00:13:24Pierre Poilievre: Pipeline politics, party unity, and the resumption of free trade talks
Jan 10, 2026Guest: Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
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Duration: 00:18:26The Week That Was in Politics: The latest on the B.C. Conservative leadership race
Jan 10, 2026Plus, is Pierre Poilievre prepared for his leadership review?
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Duration: 00:15:13VSO pledges not to pursue NDAs in sexual misconduct matters
Jan 09, 2026VSO will no longer seek NDAs related to sexual misconduct allegations (0:52)
Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can’t Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs
The latest and coolest tech from CES 2026 (15:09)
Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
Vancouver living on a budget: how one author made Lower Mainland frugality work (36:29)
Guest: Steve Burgess, author of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Prac...
Duration: 00:53:01Vancouver living on a budget: how one author made Lower Mainland frugality work
Jan 09, 2026Guest: Steve Burgess, author of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget
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Duration: 00:15:01Trump wants Greenland. Is Canada vulnerable?
Jan 09, 2026Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies and foreign policy
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Duration: 00:17:00DTES London Drugs closure: Local business owner says more will come
Jan 09, 2026Guest: Barj Dhahan, CEO and Founder of Sandhurst Group (that owns a number of retail businesses in B.C), and former Vancouver Police Department Board Member and Vice Chair
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Duration: 00:12:54The latest and coolest tech from CES 2026
Jan 09, 2026Guest: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle Expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
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Duration: 00:11:50VSO will no longer seek NDAs related to sexual misconduct allegations
Jan 09, 2026Guest: Dr. Julie Macfarlane, Distinguished Law Professor at the University of Windsor, and co-founder of the “Can’t Buy My Silence” campaign for change in the law – on misuse of NDAs
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Duration: 00:15:59London Drugs to leave Downtown Eastside amid rising crime concerns
Jan 08, 2026Crime and safety concerns drive London Drugs out of Vancouver's downtown eastside (0:50)
Guest: Jess Ketchum, Co-founder of the Save Our Streets coalition
Canada’s World Juniors loss highlights the problem with for-profit hockey programs (8:03)
Guest: Topher Scott, Founder of The Hockey Think Tank
Trump pitches ban on big investors buying single-family homes; should Canada do the same? (22:04)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
Mayoral candidate proposes City-run grocery stores to co...
Duration: 00:54:50Massey tunnel construction shuts off trails at Delta’s beloved Deas Island Park
Jan 08, 2026Guest: Dylan Kruger, Delta City councillor
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Duration: 00:08:05Did the B.C. government ignore concerns surrounding DRIPA amendments?
Jan 08, 2026Guest: Mike De Jong, former B.C. Attorney General and longtime MLA
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Duration: 00:10:28Mayoral candidate proposes City-run grocery stores to counter rising food prices
Jan 08, 2026Guest: Amanda Burrows, OneCity Vancouver mayoral candidate
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Duration: 00:17:05Canada’s World Juniors loss highlights the problem with for-profit hockey programs
Jan 08, 2026Guest: Topher Scott, Founder of The Hockey Think Tank
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Duration: 00:15:44Crime and safety concerns drive London Drugs out of Vancouver's downtown eastside
Jan 08, 2026Guest: Jess Ketchum, Co-founder of the Save Our Streets coalition
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Duration: 00:07:56OBGYN shortage continues to plague Peace Arch Hospital with maternity patient diversions
Jan 07, 2026OBGYN shortage continues to plague Peace Arch Hospital with maternity patient diversions (0:34)
Guest: Dr. Adam Thompson, President of the Doctors of B.C.
Maduro’s capture: Did the U.S and Venezuela have a back-door deal? (8:59)
Guest: Louise Blais, former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the U.N.
Why Venezuelan oil production won’t replace Canada’s industry (23:41)
Guest: Michael Spyker, Principal Analyst at HTM Energy Partners
B.C.’s property values down in latest assessme...
Duration: 00:53:38Why Venezuelan oil production won’t replace Canada’s industry
Jan 07, 2026Guest: Michael Spyker, Principal Analyst at HTM Energy Partners
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Duration: 00:18:21Commentary: Refineries sound good. The math doesn’t. Why Eby’s energy pivot falls apart
Jan 07, 2026
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Duration: 00:08:42Maduro’s capture: Did the U.S. and Venezuela have a back-door deal?
Jan 07, 2026Guest: Louise Blais, former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN
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Duration: 00:16:24Canada’s reaction to U.S. capture of Maduro’s in Venezuela
Jan 06, 2026Canada’s reaction to U.S. capture of Maduro’s in Venezuela (0:38)
Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Why Venezuelan oil could put Canada’s industry at risk (29:17)
Guest: Adam Pankratz, Lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business
China’s BYD dethrones Tesla as world’s top EV seller (42:25)
Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
Surrey mayoral candidate wants full access to 500 traffic cameras for Surrey Police (54:59)
Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor a...
Duration: 01:04:06B.C. drivers hope to be more patient on the road in 2026, according to ICBC study
Jan 06, 2026Guest: Greg Harper, Media Relations Advisor for ICBC
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Duration: 00:06:53Surrey mayoral candidate wants full access to 500 traffic cameras for Surrey Police
Jan 06, 2026Guest: Linda Annis, Surrey First councillor and mayoral candidate
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Duration: 00:06:35China’s BYD dethrones Tesla as world’s top EV seller
Jan 06, 2026Guest: Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com
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Duration: 00:14:16Why Venezuelan oil could put Canada’s industry at risk
Jan 06, 2026Guest: Adam Pankratz, Lecturer at UBC’s Sauder School of Business
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Duration: 00:14:51B.C. Assessment notices roll out; how much have property values changed?
Jan 03, 2026B.C. Assessment notices roll out; how much have property values changed? (0:42)
Guest: Bryan Murao, Residential Lower Mainland Assessor for B.C Assessment
Nike’s Air Jordans: 40 years of revolutionizing the sneaker game (12:47)
Guest: Tye Engmann, founder of Curated Van
Metro Vancouver's real crisis isn't the leak… it's the panic (27:12)
Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub, and Special Advisor for Fulmer & Company
Tesla loses top spot as world’s biggest EV seller to China’s BYD (4...
Duration: 01:11:58The Wrap: Did Vancouver fumble on New Years’ Eve celebrations?
Jan 03, 2026Plus, is New Year’s Eve overrated?
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Duration: 00:13:50Metro Vancouver's real crisis isn't the leak… it's the panic
Jan 03, 2026Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub, and Special Advisor for Fulmer & Company
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Duration: 00:17:09Nike’s Air Jordans: 40 years of revolutionizing the sneaker game
Jan 03, 2026Guest: Tye Engmann, founder of Curated Van
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Duration: 00:16:10The health benefits of the Polar Bear Plunge
Jan 02, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Tanya ter Keurs, Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer of NiaHealth
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Duration: 00:06:57Canada's grocery code of conduct work: will it work?
Jan 02, 2026Jan. 1, 2026: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal
Canada's grocery code of conduct work: will it work? (0:00)
Guest: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, and visiting scholar at McGill University
The state of Hollywood North: how B.C.’s film industry is preparing for 2026 (13:47)
Guest: Marnie Gee, B.C.'s Film Commissioner
The health benefits of the Polar Bear Plunge (27:31)
Guest: Tanya ter Keurs, Co-Founder & Chief Cl...
Duration: 00:54:06The Best and Worst Movies of 2025
Jan 02, 2026Plus, the most anticipated films of 2026
Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor
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Duration: 00:14:47Splashing into the New Year with the 2026 White Rock Beach Polar Bear Plunge
Jan 02, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Scotty Harrold, co-chair of the 2026 White Rock Beach Polar Bear Plunge
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Duration: 00:07:48Pop culture icon Nardwuar appointed to the Order of Canada
Jan 01, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Nardwuar, The Human Serviette
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Duration: 00:15:09As Calgary repeals multi-unit zoning, should B.C. do the same?
Jan 01, 2026Dec. 31, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal
Calgary moves to repeal multi-unit zoning; should B.C. to do the same? (0:00)
Guest: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver
How to achieve your health and diet goals in the New Year (13:16)
Guest: Dani Renouf, Registered Dietitian at St. Paul’s Hospital
The State of the DTES heading into 2026 (22:45)
Guest: Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouver
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Duration: 01:01:33The biggest entertainment and pop culture stories of 2025
Jan 01, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dana Gee, Arts reporter for Vancouver Sun and The Province
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Duration: 00:25:54Ringing in the New Year safely
Jan 01, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Constable Darren Wong, Media Relations Officer for the VPD
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Duration: 00:06:44The state of the DTES heading into 2026
Jan 01, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Sarah Blyth, Advocate for the DTES and Executive Director of the Overdose Prevention Society Vancouve
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Duration: 00:14:06Calgary moves to repeal multi-unit zoning; should B.C. to do the same?
Jan 01, 2026Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver
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Duration: 00:14:55Fun without fireworks? What’s going on with New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vancouver?
Dec 31, 2025Dec. 30, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal
Fun without fireworks? What’s going on with New Year’s Eve celebrations in Vancouver? (0:00)
Guest: Fred Lee, Vancouver’s ‘Man About Town’ - columnist, broadcaster, and perpetual Gala Gala Doo attendee
B.C.’s most popular baby names; what made the list? (10:06)
Guest: Kathryn Stewart, Director of Talk and Talent for 730 CKNW
How a 9.0 magnitude earthquake could shake B.C. up (16:47)
Guest: Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Scienc...
Duration: 01:00:29The most unusual 911 calls in 2025
Dec 31, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Bailey Mitchell, emergency police call taker for E-Comm
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Duration: 00:08:37The new St. Paul’s hospital: a medical facility of the future?
Dec 31, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Dan Fumano, City columnist for Vancouver Sun and The Province
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Duration: 00:14:05How uncertainty over property rights puts B.C.’s economy at risk
Dec 31, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to David Livingstone, senior fellow at the conservative leaning Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and professor in Liberal Studies and Political Studies at Vancouver Island University
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Duration: 00:14:02How a 9.0 magnitude earthquake could shake B.C. up
Dec 31, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Edward Nissen, Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at University of Victoria
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Duration: 00:17:29Staffing challenges cause overnight ER closures in Mission
Dec 30, 2025Dec. 29, 2025: Guest host Bruce Claggett in for Jas Johal
Staffing challenges cause overnight ER closures in Mission (0:00)
Guest: Ian Tait, Communications Director with the Ambulance Paramedics of B.C.
Whitecaps reach settlement in class action suit over Messi no-show (7:33)
Guest: Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor
What can B.C. do to prevent further E.R closures from happening? (15:31)
Guest: Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives
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Duration: 00:50:32Renewable housing sees ongoing rise in B.C., despite some skepticism
Dec 30, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media and The Hub
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Duration: 00:15:41What can B.C. do to prevent further E.R closures from happening?
Dec 30, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Trevor Halford, Surrey-White Rock MLA and interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives
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Duration: 00:09:08Whitecaps reach settlement in class action suit over Messi no-show
Dec 30, 2025Guest host Bruce Claggett talks to Squire Barnes, Global B.C. Sports Director and Anchor
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Duration: 00:08:40Why Canada’s foreign buyer ban should stay
Dec 27, 2025Why Canada’s foreign buyer ban should stay (0:46)
Guest: Barj Dhahan, Co-founder and director of the Canada India Education Society
The downward trend in gas prices continues (15:59)
Guest: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
The Week That Was in Politics (29:16)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
The Richmond resident who worked as Ringo Starr and Frank Sinatra’s tour manager (45:00)
Guest: Marty Kramer, author of Road Boss: Untold Stories from Entertainment’s Ulti...
Duration: 01:06:36Can AI chatbots influence your voting decisions?
Dec 27, 2025Guest: Gordon Pennycook, Associate Professor at Cornell University’s Department of Psychology
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Duration: 00:13:14The Richmond resident who worked as Ringo Starr and Frank Sinatra’s tour manager
Dec 27, 2025Guest: Marty Kramer, author of Road Boss: Untold Stories from Entertainment’s Ultimate Tour Manager
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Duration: 00:20:05Are Boxing Day sales still worth it?
Dec 27, 2025Guest: Bruce Winder, Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail
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Duration: 00:13:19Should Canada reopen to foreign investment? - Is DRIPA a risk to B.C's democracy? - Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? - the plight of restaurants in 2026
Dec 24, 2025Should Canada reopen the door to foreign investment?
GUEST: Tom Davidoff, Director of UBC’s Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate, and associate professor at the Sauder School of Business
DRIPA: A risk to democracy in B.C?
GUEST: Werner Stump, President of the B.C Cattlemen’s Association
Will more restaurants shut down in 2026?
GUEST: Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, co-host of The Food Professor Podcast, and visiting scholar at McGill University
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Duration: 00:43:26Canada Post'a new deal - The Metro Vancouver Witchhunt - and all about Curling!
Dec 23, 2025Canada Post – New Deal, same problems.
GUEST: Marvin Ryder, Associate Professor at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business
Metro Vancouver sidesteps leadership problems with leak investigation
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Curling, From Club Ice to the Olympics: A Sharp, Funny, and Serious Look at the Roaring Game
GUEST: John Cullen, author of Curling Rocks! Chronicles of the Roaring Game
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Duration: 00:38:11Protecting Land, Losing Food: Why B.C.’s Farmland Isn’t Feeding the Province
Dec 20, 2025GUEST: Lenore Newman, Director of the Food and Agriculture Institute, University of the Fraser Valley
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Duration: 00:14:03Drugs Beneath the Hull: Claims of Marine Smuggling and Why Vancouver May Be More Exposed Than We Think
Dec 20, 2025GUEST: Kareem Allam, Leader of Vancouver Liberal party, running for mayor in the next election, and former Chief of Staff for Mayor Ken Sim
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Duration: 00:17:19The Week That Was in B.C. Politics
Dec 20, 2025GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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Duration: 00:23:58Is it time to sell U.S. booze gathering dust in BC warehouses?
Dec 20, 2025GUEST: Gavin Dew, BC Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission
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Duration: 00:14:49Time to sell US booze? - Cowichan ruling - The week that was in politics - How drugs are smuggled to Vancouver
Dec 20, 2025
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Duration: 01:09:47The Vancouver Canadians have been named Baseball America’s Minor League Organization of the Year!
Dec 19, 2025GUEST: Rosemary Alberts, Manager of Marketing Services at the Vancouver Canadians
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Duration: 00:06:18Metro Van Board - BC School food program - PNE redevelopment? - BC Cons year in review
Dec 19, 2025
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Duration: 00:36:01If not Pierre, then who? Potential leadership candidates
Dec 18, 2025GUEST: Tasha Kheiriddin, Author & Columnist at the National Post
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Duration: 00:11:52Vancouver council greenlights disputed social housing project in the Downtown Eastside
Dec 18, 2025GUEST: Pete Fry, Vancouver city councillor
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Duration: 00:14:42Tackling food insecurity: Second Harvest
Dec 18, 2025GUEST: Arlene Dickinson, entrepreneur, a dragon on the TV show Dragon’s Den, and Second Harvest Ambassador
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Duration: 00:12:51DTES zoning change - Economic impact of Abbotsford floods - Canada population drop - Tackling food insecurity
Dec 18, 2025
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Duration: 00:58:36Metro Vancouver leadership chaos
Dec 17, 2025Metro Vancouver leadership chaos (0:49)
Guest: Catharine Urquhart, Global News investigative Reporter
The OneBC implosion (8:35)
Guest: Hamish Telford, Associate professor of political science University of the Fraser Valley
Climate change and the impact on Vancouver’s cranberry harvest (15:42)
Guest: Dr. Lauren Erland, Director of the Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation (BERRI) Centre at the University of the Fraser Valley
Cowichan ruling and its impact beyond Richmond (22:48)
Guest: Geoffrey Moyse, Public Land Use Chair and previous Aboriginal law co...
Duration: 00:53:00Remembering Vancouver architect Stanley Kwok
Dec 17, 2025Guest: John D’eathe, author, retired developer, and long time friend and business partner to Stanley Kwok
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Duration: 00:12:00Cowichan ruling and its impact beyond Richmond
Dec 17, 2025Guest: Geoffrey Moyse, Public Land Use Society Chair and previous Aboriginal law consultant to the B.C. government
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Duration: 00:18:23Climate change and the impact on Vancouver’s cranberry harvest
Dec 17, 2025Guest: Dr. Lauren Erland, Director of the Berry Environmental Resilience Research & Innovation (BERRI) Centre at the University of the Fraser Valley
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Duration: 00:07:48More on the Board of Metro Vancouver’s drama-filled emergency meeting
Dec 17, 2025Guest: Kash Heed, Richmond City councillor
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Duration: 00:12:38An update on the Abbotsford floods with a dairy farmer on Sumas Prairie
Dec 16, 2025An update on the Abbotsford floods with a dairy farmer on Sumas Prairie (1:01)
Guest: Matt Dykshoorn, owner of a dairy farm on the Sumas Prairie
Vying for a chair at the table: Langley Township applies for ‘intervenor status’ in Cowichan land appeal case (8:04)
Guest: Eric Woodward, Mayor of Langley Township
Statistics Canada reported a whopping 4.7% increase in food prices compared to last year (17:19)
Guest: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Director of Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia
A tr...
Duration: 00:57:26Are loan guarantees a false comfort? The impacts of the Cowichan decision
Dec 16, 2025Guest: Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor
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Duration: 00:11:47Author Derek Hayes live in studio
Dec 16, 2025Guest: Derek Hayes, well-known B.C. historian and author of Coastal Connections: A History of British Columbia Ferries and Passenger Ships
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Duration: 00:18:08Langley Township applies for ‘intervenor status’ in Cowichan land appeal case
Dec 16, 2025Guest: Eric Woodward, Mayor of Langley Township
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Duration: 00:09:57The Wrap: If you won a million dollars, would you take it upfront or take $1000 a week for life?
Dec 13, 2025Plus, which parts of your social media history would you present to U.S border security? (5:51)
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Duration: 00:13:29The latest on the Abbotsford floods
Dec 13, 2025The latest on the Abbotsford floods (0:48)
Guest: Matt Dykshoorn, owner of a dairy farm on the Sumas Prairie
Atmospheric river update (10:25)
Guest: Kristi Gordon, Senior Meteorologist for Global B.C.
The Week That Was in B.C. Politics (13:04)
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
Is the provincial government really to blame for our inability to meet housing targets? (27:10)
Guest: Kathy Corrigan, former NDP MLA
‘Landman’ actress Kayla Wallace live...
Duration: 00:58:59‘Landman’ actress Kayla Wallace live in-studio
Dec 13, 2025Guest: Kayla Wallace, actress in Paramount+ show ‘Landman’
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Duration: 00:18:39The Week That Was in B.C. Politics
Dec 13, 2025Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Duration: 00:15:48Abbotsford floods: an update from a local dairy farmer
Dec 12, 2025Abbotsford floods: an update from a local dairy farmer (0:54)
Guest: Matt Dykshoorn, owner of a dairy farm on the Sumas Prairie
Why Metro Vancouver’s Mayors push back on B.C.’s housing targets (15:36)
Guest: Mike Hurley, Burnaby Mayor and Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board
What’s in the future for the Vancouver Whitecaps? (28:26)
Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO and Sporting Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps
B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan live in-studio (39:52)
Guest: Emily...
Duration: 01:00:27Whitecaps and City of Vancouver officially in talks for potential Hastings Park stadium
Dec 12, 2025Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City councillor
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Duration: 00:08:01B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan live in-studio
Dec 12, 2025Guest: Emily Lowan, B.C. Green Party Leader
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Duration: 00:19:03Conservative MP Michael Ma crosses over to the federal Liberals
Dec 12, 2025Guest: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa correspondent
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Duration: 00:04:42Abbotsford floods: Did we learn our lesson from 2021?
Dec 12, 2025Guest: Bruce Banman, B.C. Conservative MLA for Abbotsford-South
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Duration: 00:11:47What’s in the future for the Vancouver Whitecaps?
Dec 12, 2025Guest: Axel Schuster, CEO and Sporting Director of the Vancouver Whitecaps
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Duration: 00:13:09Why Metro Vancouver’s Mayors push back on B.C’s housing targets
Dec 12, 2025Guest: Mike Hurley, Burnaby Mayor and Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board
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Duration: 00:14:32Crossing the US border in the future may involve border officers checking your social media
Dec 11, 2025GUEST: Len Saunders, Lawyer with Blaine Immigration
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Duration: 00:10:16DRIPA amendments
Dec 11, 2025GUEST: Trevor Halford, Interim BC Conservative leader
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Duration: 00:08:19Fraser Valley flooding - No rights on red - Re-zoning the DTES - Possible U.S border changes
Dec 11, 2025
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Duration: 00:51:11Australia bans social media for children under 16
Dec 10, 2025GUEST: Andy Baryer, Tech and Digital Lifestyle expert at HandyAndyMedia.com
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Duration: 00:06:16Motion for no right turns on red lights
Dec 10, 2025GUEST: Lucy Maloney, Vancouver City Councillor
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Duration: 00:15:08R1 zoning, public hearings and 16 Metro Mayors calling on the Province to pause and reconsider
Dec 10, 2025GUEST: Mark Sager, Mayor of West Vancouver and one of the letters signatories
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Duration: 00:12:00Mayors on zoning - No right turns on red - Development sector year in review
Dec 10, 2025
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Duration: 00:55:08Landmark B.C Appeal Court solidifies First Nations consent on provincial decisions
Dec 09, 2025GUEST: Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the B.C Assembly of First Nations
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Duration: 00:14:06New Pattullo name - Broadway businesses in trouble - Hastings Racecourse shutdown
Dec 09, 2025
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Duration: 01:00:16Appeal court rules B.C.’s Indigenous rights legislation can be enforced
Dec 06, 2025Court of Appeal rules B.C.’s Indigenous rights laws can be legally enforced (0:40)
Guest: Dr. Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law at the University of Saskatchewan
Netflix acquires Warner Bros.: What does this mean for your streaming bill? (12:52)
Guest: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor
City of Vancouver proposes 20% cut to development fees (23:22)
Guest: Michael Geller, President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant
The Wrap: Should taxpayer dollars be used to keep sports teams in Vancouver
Dec 06, 2025Plus, should Jas run as B.C. Conservative leader?
Guests:
Sarah Daniels, real estate agent in South Surrey; author and broadcaster Steven Chang, Producer
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Duration: 00:10:37Hastings Racecourse scraps live horse racing immediately
Dec 06, 2025Guest: Annette Toth, president of MoveUP, the union representing workers at Hastings Racecourse since 1985
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Duration: 00:08:18The Week That Was in Politics
Dec 06, 2025Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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Duration: 00:12:43Court of Appeal rules B.C.’s Indigenous rights laws can be legally enforced
Dec 06, 2025Guest: Dr. Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Rights, Communities, and Constitutional Law at the University of Saskatchewan
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Duration: 00:13:55John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader
Dec 05, 2025John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader (0:34)
Guest: Alec Lazenby, Legislative Reporter for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
Are Canada’s stadiums too small for the FIFA World Cup? (11:11)
Guest: Rob Fai, CKNW host and longtime sportscaster
John Rustad quits as B.C Conservative leader (19:01)
Guest: Kirk LaPointe, Vice President, Fulmer & Company; and columnist at Lodestar Media
B.C. still reliant on importing power, despite the fully-working Site C Dam (30:40)
Guest: Barry Penner, Chair of...
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