Mornings with Simi

In what could be a Canadian first, the City of Vancouver looks to become the landlord and developer of market rental units. Council is planning to build towers on five city-owned sites to help middle-income earners.

Guest: Dr. Tsur Somerville - Professor of Real Estate Finance at UBC’s Sauder School of Business

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Is advertising causing childhood obesity?

Guest: Lana Vanderlee - Canada Research Chair in Healthy Food Policy at Laval University

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Canadian transgender advocates are urging Ottawa to offer a safe haven for gender-diverse individuals from the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order recognizing only two sexes—male and female—effectively rolling back gender identity protections from the Biden era.

The order impacts areas such as the military, public facilities, prisons, schools, and official documents, including passports.

Guest: Gemma Hickey - Author and Canadian LGBTQ Rights Activist

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Greece’s Aegean islands, including Santorini, Amorgos, and Anafi, are experiencing an intense and unusual earthquake swarm, with tremors reaching magnitude 5.3.

Over two-thirds of Santorini’s residents have voluntarily left, and authorities have declared a state of emergency, closing schools and discouraging large gatherings.

Scientists are baffled by the erratic seismic activity, which lacks a clear mainshock and appears tectonic rather than volcanic in origin.

Guest: Dr. David Pyle - Volcanologist and Professor of Earth Sciences at Oxford University

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Vaughn is BACK!

SO MUCH has been happening on the Trump/Tariff front, and it's providing BC Premier Eby with some much-needed focus.

A bombshell report confirms the massive diversion of safe supply drugs. 22 million doses for 5,000 legitimate recipients?

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What you can do to support local businesses!

Is sports betting and online gambling hurting our health?!

A new study shows that peeing is contagious in chimpanzees!

Breaking down the least week in US politics with Reggie Cecchini!

Why is DeepSeek making such a splash in the AI industry?

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Superbowl Sunday is approaching and online gambling is booming; when it comes to public health though, are the odds stacked against us?

Guest: Dr. Steve Joordens - Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto

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Former BC United MLA Karin Kirkpatrick is calling on Kevin Falcon to resign as leader, so the party can be resurrected. This begs the question: Who knew Falcon was still leader?

Guest: Rob Shaw - Political Correspondent for CHEK News

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A group of independent ­businesses in Greater Victoria is urging consumers to take a “30-day challenge” to support local companies, as a potential trade war looms with the United States.

They say they reinvest their earnings in hiring employees, paying local taxes and supporting community events. President Mary Lou Newbold said the 30-day target is based on the fact that it takes about a month for consumers to “form a new habit.”

The Think Local First initiative isn’t about boycotting specific products, she said, but about supporting local businesses as they sell inventory they’ve already invested in, “wherever it may be from.”

Guest: Mary Lou Newbold - President of Think Local First

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British Columbia has announced that government officials will not be allowed to use the new AI platform Deepseek due to security concerns. 

But why Deepseek? What sets it apart from other AI models? 

Our producer, Bianca Rego, spoke with Zeyi Yang, Senior Writer on Chinese technology for WIRED, to find out: what exactly is Deepseek?

Guest: Zeyi Yang - Senior Writer on Chinese Technology for WIRED

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