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Full Show: Are pigeons smart?, What is going on at Metro Vancouver & Finding Shackeltons Shipwreck

Mornings with Simi

English - June 13, 2024 16:01 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Seg 1: Are pigeons intelligent?
A new study on pigeon navigation and collective intelligence are challenging the perception that the bird species is not smart!
Guest: Dr. Edwin Dalmaijer, Lecturer in Psychological Science at the University of Bristol
Seg 2: What if restaurants had ‘contracts’ to dine?
We all love checking out a new restaurant but what if you could only go on certain conditions?
Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor
Seg 3: View From Victoria: The RCMP is not done with BC
A quiet unreleased letter is pouring cold water on the idea of creating a provincial police force as Ottawa says the RCMP is sticking with contract policing. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.
Seg 4: What’s happening with Metro Vancouver’s spending?
Seven city councillors from the Lower Mainland are urging British Columbia Auditor General Michael Pickup to conduct a full audit of Metro Vancouver’s North Shore wastewater treatment plant
Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC City Councillor and Member of the Board of Metro Vancouver
Seg 5: Do you suffer from Money Dysmorphia?
How are you with money management? If it’s a bit of an issue, you might have ‘money dysmorphia’
Guest: Preet Banerjee, Wealth Management Consultant
Seg 6: Is the “Big One” going to be bigger than expected?
A recent study has provided the most detailed look yet at the seafloor in an area capable of producing some of the world’s most powerful earthquakes, highlighting that southern British Columbia and Washington State face the highest risk.
Guest: Dr. John Cassidy, Senior Research Scientist with Natural Resources Canada and Adjunct Professor of Earthquake Seismology at the University of Victoria
Seg 7: Why is BC seeing a spike in high-risk offenders breaching parole?
A Glacier Media investigation has revealed a rise in breaches of long-term supervision orders (LTSOs) by high-risk offenders in British Columbia.
Guest: Jeremy Hainsworth, Crime, Court and Legal Affairs Reporter for Glacier Media
Seg 8: How did explorers find Shackleton’s shipwreck?
The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final ship, the Quest, has been discovered off the coast of Labrador by an international search team.
Guest: John Geiger, Chief Executive of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Who Discovered the Ship
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Seg 1: Are pigeons intelligent?

A new study on pigeon navigation and collective intelligence are challenging the perception that the bird species is not smart!

Guest: Dr. Edwin Dalmaijer, Lecturer in Psychological Science at the University of Bristol

Seg 2: What if restaurants had ‘contracts’ to dine?

We all love checking out a new restaurant but what if you could only go on certain conditions?

Guest: Scott Shantz, CKNW Contributor

Seg 3: View From Victoria: The RCMP is not done with BC

A quiet unreleased letter is pouring cold water on the idea of creating a provincial police force as Ottawa says the RCMP is sticking with contract policing. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News.

Seg 4: What’s happening with Metro Vancouver’s spending?

Seven city councillors from the Lower Mainland are urging British Columbia Auditor General Michael Pickup to conduct a full audit of Metro Vancouver’s North Shore wastewater treatment plant

Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC City Councillor and Member of the Board of Metro Vancouver

Seg 5: Do you suffer from Money Dysmorphia?

How are you with money management? If it’s a bit of an issue, you might have ‘money dysmorphia’

Guest: Preet Banerjee, Wealth Management Consultant

Seg 6: Is the “Big One” going to be bigger than expected?

A recent study has provided the most detailed look yet at the seafloor in an area capable of producing some of the world’s most powerful earthquakes, highlighting that southern British Columbia and Washington State face the highest risk.

Guest: Dr. John Cassidy, Senior Research Scientist with Natural Resources Canada and Adjunct Professor of Earthquake Seismology at the University of Victoria

Seg 7: Why is BC seeing a spike in high-risk offenders breaching parole?

A Glacier Media investigation has revealed a rise in breaches of long-term supervision orders (LTSOs) by high-risk offenders in British Columbia.

Guest: Jeremy Hainsworth, Crime, Court and Legal Affairs Reporter for Glacier Media

Seg 8: How did explorers find Shackleton’s shipwreck?

The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final ship, the Quest, has been discovered off the coast of Labrador by an international search team.

Guest: John Geiger, Chief Executive of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Who Discovered the Ship

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