Mornings with Simi

After four years of crop losses and market instability, B.C.’s tree fruit farmers are facing significant challenges—even before the added threat of new U.S. tariffs.

In response, the province is providing $10 million in funding, allocated based on acreage, to help farmers recover from labour shortages, production losses, and increased competition.

Guest: Deep Brar - Vice-President of BC Fruit Growers Association

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In 1965, a meteorite fell near Revelstoke, B.C., and was discovered by beaver trappers. Scientists studied its fragments, which provided clues about the early solar system.

Decades later, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought back samples from the asteroid Bennu, a space rock similar to the Revelstoke meteorite, to learn more about the origins of life on Earth.

Guest: Sara Russell - Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Natural History Museum

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Canada has a unique opportunity to counteract Donald Trump and his enablers by leveraging its domestic powers and global influence to target corruption.

With its global influence, diplomatic power, and economic strength, Canada is well-positioned to use anti-corruption measures as a tool to apply pressure on Trump and his allies, ultimately pushing back against their harmful policies and practices.

Guest: Kristopher Harrison - Co-founder and President of the Dekleptocracy Project (a U.S. anti-corruption NGO) and Former Senior Official at the Department of State under President George W. Bush

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Another major backdown by the New Democrats on their drug policy.

George Abbott finally makes it to the treaty commission. New Democrats appointed the former BC Liberal cabinet minister Wednesday.

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Researchers have identified NOVA1 as a potential human “language gene” that may have played a crucial role in the evolution of spoken language.

Unlike other mammals, humans have a unique variant of this gene, which even Neanderthals and Denisovans lacked. This suggests it emerged relatively recently in our evolutionary history.

When scientists inserted the human NOVA1 variant into mice, the rodents’ vocalization patterns changed—pups produced higher-frequency squeaks, while adult males developed more complex courtship calls.

Guest: Dr. Robert Darnell - Professor and Investigator at The Rockefeller University’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Seg 1: The evolution of sunglasses!

Seg 2: Does Vancouver need supportive housing? (Feat. Mayor Ken Sim)

Seg 3: Trump continues to refer to Canada as a ‘very large faucet.’ Why does he want our water so badly?

Seg 4: Should Vancouver extend its liquor hours?

Seg 5: Why ‘leaky’ plants could be accelerating climate change!

Seg 6: Making Cent$ of the market with Marko Ferenc!

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Guest: Marko Ferenc - Analyst for Pinkowski Wealth Management and an Associate Portfolio Manager

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Vancouver is considering extending liquor-serving hours at bars, restaurants, and nightclubs. 

The proposal would allow downtown bars, pubs, and nightclubs to serve alcohol until 3 a.m. daily, and restaurants to apply for service until 2 a.m.

Guest: Charlie Grahn - Treasurer of MADD Metro Vancouver

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While Canada and the U.S. have long managed water resources through treaties like the Columbia River Treaty and the Boundary Waters Treaty, Trump’s return to power introduces uncertainty. Some fear he may push for access to Canadian water, making it a political issue.

Guest: Dr. Tricia Stadnyk - Canada Research Chair in Hydrologic Modelling with the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering

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Rising temperatures may disrupt Earth’s climate balance as plants lose more water than previously believed.

UBC researcher Dr. Sean Michaletz found that plants leak significant water through their cuticles—a waxy layer on leaves that cannot close—rather than just through their pores.

Guest: Dr. Sean Michaletz - Sloan Research Fellow in the Department of Botany at the University of British Columbia

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