Mornings with Simi

View From Victoria: Creating lasting prosperity in BC

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

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Do people still enjoy garage sales?

Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor

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What if you followed the Bible as literally as possible for a year?

Guest: AJ Jacobs, Journalist, Lecturer, and Author of “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”

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Seg 1: Why are US customs agents stopping more north-bound travellers

Seg 2: What’s the latest on the disappearance of two Nova Scotia kids?

Seg 3: What makes some people so susceptible to gaslighting?

Seg 4: How new genetic tools can help treat brain diseases

Seg 5: What’s the secret to faster knee and hip surgeries?

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Lily Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, have been missing since the morning of May 2, 2025, from their home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

They were last seen playing in the yard around 10 a.m. Their disappearance was reported after their mother and stepfather, Daniel Martell, realized they were gone.

Guest: Laura Jones - Atlantic Reporter for the Globe and Mail Based in Halifax

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Mary Lou Steward, the mayor of Blaine, Washington, expressed concern over the recent outbound inspections by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Canada-U.S. border, calling them uncommon.

She said officials told her there’s reason to believe more fentanyl is entering the U.S. from Canada than data suggests, prompting the added inspections.

Guest: Mary Lou Steward - Mayor of Blaine

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In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from 29 institutions across North America—led by the Allen Institute—have developed over 1,000 new genetic tools called enhancer AAV vectors to precisely target specific brain cells.

Guest: Dr. Bosiljka Tasic - Director of Molecular Genetics at the Allen Institute for Brain Science

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A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that long wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries in Canada — affecting about one in three patients — could be significantly reduced by implementing a centralized, team-based referral system instead of turning to private clinics.

Guest: Dr. David Urbich - Study Author and Head of the Department of Surgery at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto

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Gaslighting isn’t just a lie – it’s a deliberate form of psychological manipulation that distorts someone’s reality, often slowly and subtly, until they begin to doubt their own thoughts, memories, and perceptions.

Guest: Dr. Eamonn Walsh - Neuroscientist at King’s College London

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