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The Jill Bennett Show Curiouscast
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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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Canada's Olympic soccer drone scandal, Granville Bridge suicide barriers, & BC drops COVID vaccination mandate!
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?
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The best books of the month!
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
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TransLink asking for more government funding & The mechanics of bitchiness!
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.
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Lavish spending habits in Metro Vancouver, Allowing natural gas in new homes, & Travel news with Claire Newell!
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!
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Racoons could be smarter than we thought!
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
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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.5% with hints of more to come!
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.5% with hints of more to come.
Guest: Kingsley Ma - Area Vice President, RE/MAX CANADA
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