The Jill Bennett Show

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The Jill Bennett Show episodes

June 30 Surrey Memorial Hospital performs first robotic-assisted surgery
Surrey Memorial Hospital has reached a major milestone in patient care, performing its first robotic-assisted surgery using the new da Vinci Xi surgical system.
Guest: Dr. Alex Butskiy - Prominent Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgeon who has been instrumental in bringing and championing the hospital's new Regional Robotic Surgery Program

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10 min
June 30 The Docket with Michael Shapray - June 30, 2026
Today's stories:
A youth was arrested for illegally riding an electric dirt bike.
A BC court has restored the sentence of a motorcycle rider who filmed high speed rides.
A Vancouver condo owner is being ordered to pay damages for flooding caused by a patio drain.
Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers

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12 min
June 29 Carney's condo bailout plan continues to draw mixed reactions
Earlier on the show, we spoke with Christine Boyle about the government's plan to turn thousands of unsold condominium units into affordable housing. We bring on Michael Geller to get his take...
Guest: Michael Geller - President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant

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13 min
June 29 E-scooter injuries are becoming increasingly common. What can we do?
E-bikes, e-scooters, electric cargo bikes, one-wheels and other battery-powered devices are becoming increasingly common, but so are concerns about speed, safety and confusion over where they're allowed to operate.
West Vancouver council is reluctantly moving forward on the province's housing density changes.
Even though Point Roberts is part of Washington State, its drinking water comes from Metro Vancouver. And now, as our region deals with drought concerns and Stage 3 watering restrictions, Point Roberts has voluntarily agreed to follow those same conservation rules.

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30 min
June 29 Vancouver City Hall vs. The Vancouver Park Board
The long-running power struggle between Vancouver City Hall and the Park Board has taken another turn.
Guest: Brennan Bastyovansky - Vancouver Park Board Commissioner with the Vancouver Liberals

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12 min
June 29 Unpacking Carney's condo bailout plan
The BC and federal governments are defending their plan to turn thousands of unsold condominium units into affordable housing after critics labelled the proposal a bailout for developers.
Guest: Christine Boyle - BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs

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14 min
June 26The best books to get you through the next month
Mary Ann-Yazedijan from the Book Warehouse joins us to highlight some of our favourite reads of the last month:
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (Vancouver Author)

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (Vancouver Island Author)

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
GUEST: Mary Ann-Yazedijan - Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse

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10 min
June 26 Reviewing BC's no-fault auto insurance system
A major federal-provincial housing announcement has put British Columbia’s condo market back at the centre of a national debate.
British Columbia’s no-fault auto insurance system is once again under review, with a special legislative committee examining how well the current model is working for injured drivers, passengers and pedestrians.

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36 min
June 26 Great news for a Burnaby theatre
After initially facing closure as early as June 30, the Michael J. Fox Theatre will now remain open to the public until July 2027. The decision follows a new agreement between the City of Burnaby and the Burnaby School District, which includes a one-time municipal grant and a renewed effort to find a long-term operator for the theatre.
Guest: Daniel Tetrault - Burnaby City Councillor

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10 min
June 26 Hamilton is pushing back against an AI data centre development
Hamilton has become ground zero in Canada's debate over artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The city has approved a one-year pause on new AI data-centre development after fierce public opposition to a proposal to build a massive data-centre campus on its harbourfront.
Guest: Anne Pasek - Associate professor at Trent University and the Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment.

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11 min

About The Jill Bennett Show

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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…