Mornings with Simi
8,008 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMornings with Simi (Monday – Friday: 5.30 – 9am) helps you wake-up, reconnect, and get your day off on the right foot. Simi Sara dives into on the headlines of the day with veteran Global News anchors and reporters. They help you navigate through the details of the stories, highlight essential information and share new perspectives on how the daily news affects you. Simi loves the Lower Mainland. She’s lived here her whole life and truly understands the history and challenges our communities have faced over the years. Spend your Mornings with Simi and spend the rest of your day talking about what you heard on the show.
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B.C. university launches virtual tours amid growing COVID-19 fears
March 10, 2020 19:43 - 7 minutesA B.C. Christian university is going virtual in a bid to keep its annual spring recruiting weekend on track amid growing COVID-19 fears. Guest: Scott Fehrenbacher Senior Vice-President | External Relations, Trinity Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Events around Metro Vancouver starting to be postponed because of COVID-19
March 10, 2020 19:38 - 9 minutesVancouver’s upcoming TED Conference has been postponed amid concerns about the novel coronavirus. The high-profile event was originally scheduled for April 20 to 24 but was pushed to July 20 to 26. It sparks questions about what the impact of the economy could be if more events are cancelled. Guest: Bridgitte Anderson Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Symptoms of COVID-19
March 10, 2020 19:13 - 13 minutesWe’re hearing various reports from those who have been infected with COVID-19 so how do you know if you’ve actually got the virus? Guest: Jason Tetro Host of the Super Awesome Science Show Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How big will the coronavirus epidemic be? An epidemiologist updates his concerns
March 10, 2020 18:16 - 8 minutesHow big will this epidemic be? How many people will it infect? How many people will die? The answers to these questions are not written in stone. They are partially within our control, assuming we are willing to take the responsibility to act with commitment, urgency and solidarity. Guest: Maciej F Boni Associate Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Italy extends lockdown to entire country as new COVID-19 cases surge
March 10, 2020 18:09 - 9 minutesThe whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented and unexpected new attempt to beat coronavirus in Europe’s worst-affected country. Guest: Eric Reguly European Bureau Chief, Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are seniors care homes doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19
March 10, 2020 17:53 - 9 minutesB.C. announced its first death in relation to COVID-19 yesterday, a resident of the Lynn Valley Care Centre. What are care homes doing to prevent further spread of the virus? Guest: Daniel Fontaine CEO, BC Care Providers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Wall Street, TSX pause trading as stocks plunge amid oil market chaos // Canada introduces legislation to ban conversion therapy // & More...
March 09, 2020 20:44 - 58 minutesCHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 Canada's Chief Public Health Officer says she is now advising all Canadians avoid travel on cruise ships due to coronavirus It’s @jillreports’s 🔥 question of the day: Are you cancelling your spring break vacation because of the coronavirus? Yes No CHAPTER 2 Wall Street, TSX pause trading as stocks plunge amid oil market chaos The New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange temporarily paused trading Monday morning as stocks plunge...
Canada introduces legislation to ban conversion therapy
March 09, 2020 20:40 - 8 minutesJustice Minister David Lametti has added another bill to the government's agenda, tabling new amendments to the Criminal Code, to impose a ban on conversion therapy. The legislation — a campaign promise and evolution on the government's position last parliament — is proposing to prohibit religious counselling seeking to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, nationwide. Guest: Travis Salway SFU Health Sciences Professor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Officials urge Canadians to ‘avoid all cruise ship travel’ over COVID-19 risk
March 09, 2020 20:28 - 10 minutesA lot of news about COVID - 19 today. B.C. Medical Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health minister Adrian Dix announced the first Canadian death in connection to COVID-19 has been recorded in B.C. One of the residents of a care home in North Vancouver's Lynn Valley, whose case was announced Saturday, died on Sunday. A lot of attention is now being focused on the cruise ship industry as Canada prepares to repatriate 237 Canadians aboard the Diamond Princess, which is expected to d...
Coronavirus cases in Alberta and B.C. are linked. What does that mean for further spread? FOR OTT
March 09, 2020 20:16 - 9 minutesOne of B.C.’s confirmed cases of the new coronavirus is responsible for a presumptive case in Alberta, health officials in that province announced Sunday — marking the first instance of spread between provinces. Guest: Tom Koch Adjunct professor of medical geography at the University of British Columbia Author of Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine and Disease Maps, Epidemics on the ground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadian mayors may have unwittingly been targets of Chinese influence campaign
March 09, 2020 20:06 - 13 minutesWhen a group of seven Vancouver-area mayors landed in Beijing in April 2007, they believed they were in China to study eco-friendly development and build trade ties for British Columbia. But an investigation by Global News raises questions about whether the Canadian mayors were unwittingly drawn into an influence campaign aimed at improving perceptions of China and reducing criticism of human rights abuses. Guest: Sam Cooper Global News Investigative Journalist Learn more about your a...
2 Surrey schools notified of COVID-19 cases, Fraser Health says risk is low
March 09, 2020 19:55 - 9 minutesTwo Surrey schools are open Monday morning amid concerns over COVID-19. A letter to parents and guardians of students at Serpentine Elementary says a person who was in the school for part of a “community-use rental” has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Guest: Ritinder Matthew Surrey School District Communications Services Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wall Street, TSX pause trading as stocks plunge amid oil market chaos
March 09, 2020 17:53 - 10 minutesThe New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange temporarily paused trading Monday morning as stocks plunged at open after plummeting oil prices compounded investor anxiety over the new coronavirus outbreak. The New York Stock Exchange halted trading after the benchmark S&P 500 index dropped seven per cent. Trading resumed at 9:49 a.m. ET. Guest: Michael Campbell Host of Moneytalks, Saturdays at 8:30am on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Canadian Taxpayers Federation hands out annual government waste awards // Employee Appreciation Day & Working Tired after Daylight Savings // & More...
March 06, 2020 22:39 - 1 hour🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: A Port Moody City Councillor is hoping for a change to the Strata and Residential Tenancy Acts to stop landlords and stratas from banning pets. Do you think this is a good idea? Yes No This week in BC politics Eight new cases of COVID19 in BC were announced yesterday... including Canada's first community transmitted case. Provincial health officer Dr Bonnie Henry says one of the new patients went in with flu ...
Employee Appreciation Day & Working Tired after Daylight Savings
March 06, 2020 22:34 - 9 minutesToday is Employee Appreciation Day but how appreciated will employees feel on Monday when they’re working tired? Guest: Mike Shekhtman Regional manager for Robert Half in Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The trades look to recruit more women on International Women’s Day
March 06, 2020 22:32 - 7 minutesUnfair bias in hiring practices, discrimination, bullying and harassment, restricted access to protective clothing, equipment, unequitable workplace policies - in 2020, these experiences can be commonplace for women working in the skilled trades in BC and have contributed to a significant underrepresentation of women in certain trades for decades. CKWN Contributor Claire Allen explores how the Industry Training Authority of BC is looking to tear down those barriers and increase the amoun...
Rugby 7s COVID-19 ready?
March 06, 2020 22:30 - 4 minutesRugby Sevens is one of the most popular and most beloved sporting events in Vancouver each March. However, how will this massive event handle concerns around COVID-19? CKNW Contributor Niki Reitmayer has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Port Moody wants province to stop landlords and strata from banning pets
March 06, 2020 22:27 - 18 minutesA Port Moody city councillor is hoping for a change to the Strata and Residential Tenancy Acts, in an effort to make house hunting easier on pet owners in B.C. Guest: Amy Lubik Port Moody City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadian Taxpayers Federation hands out annual government waste awards
March 06, 2020 22:23 - 19 minutesBC receives two nominations for government waste awards from Canadian Taxpayers Federation Guest: Kris Sims BC Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week in BC politics
March 06, 2020 19:17 - 18 minutesEight new cases of COVID19 in BC were announced yesterday... including Canada's first community transmitted case. Provincial health officer Dr Bonnie Henry says one of the new patients went in with flu symptoms - as part of the flu surveillance program, whenever someone goes in for a flu test right now they will also be tested for the novel coronavirus. In this case... the test came back positive. Officials are more concerned about the eighth new case which appears to be Canada's first case ...
The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Indigenous protesters arrested after refusing to leave B.C. legislature meeting room // Should windowless bedrooms be allowed in Vancouver? // & More...
March 05, 2020 21:50 - 1 hourCHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: The City of Vancouver is experimenting with allowing apartment buildings with bedrooms without exterior windows. Would you sleep in a bedroom with no windows? Yes No CHAPTER 2 Indigenous protesters arrested after refusing to leave B.C. legislature meeting room A small group of Indigenous protesters was arrested at the B.C. legislature in Victoria Wednesday night after refusing to leave a meeting ro...
Cannabis producer Canopy Growth shuts down 2 B.C. facilities, leaving hundreds out of work
March 05, 2020 21:45 - 13 minutesCanopy Growth has closed large greenhouses in Delta and Aldergrove, B.C. The cannabis company says the closures have resulted in the elimination of approximately 500 positions. In addition to the closures in B.C., the company says it no longer plans to open a third greenhouse in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Guest: Jay Rosenthal President, Business of Cannabis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Crime Beat Launch
March 05, 2020 21:27 - 15 minutesThat was the unmistakable voice of Global News reporter Nancy Hixt. She launched the wildly popular podcast Crime Beat last year and the response was so overwhelming, she’s getting her own TV program! Guest: Nancy Hixt Global News reporter and host of the Crime Beat podcast-turned-tv show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Harsh coronavirus measures in Seattle area could reach Canada if outbreak worsens
March 05, 2020 21:20 - 9 minutesHealth officials in the Washington state county where the coronavirus has killed nine people are asking at-risk residents to avoid public areas and large gatherings where possible, marking a harsher language from those looking to limit the spread of the disease. But one expert says those same measures could soon come to Canada if the outbreak continues north of the border — particularly if the cases here turn fatal. Guest: Stephen Hoption-Cann Clinical professor in the School of Populat...
Former fighter takes on Surrey’s proposed pro-MMA ban
March 05, 2020 21:17 - 14 minutesSurrey is looking to ban professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fights from city limits. Yesterday, CKNW Contributor Claire Allen spoke with Surrey city councilor Jack Hundial about what lead to council proposing a ban on professional MMA events in the city. Kajan Johnson is a former UFC fighter, and he now runs a gym in Burnaby. He joins us now to discuss Surrey’s ban on professional MMA fights. Guest: Kajan Johnson Former UFC Fighter, trained at the same gym as Georges St. Pierre, ...
Should windowless bedrooms be allowed in Vancouver?
March 05, 2020 21:15 - 10 minutesShould small windowless rooms be acceptable as bedrooms in Vancouver? In an attempt to increase the number of family-friendly, multi-bedroom rental apartments, the City of Vancouver is experimenting with allowing bedrooms without exterior windows in some new apartment buildings. Joseph Jones blogs about the city’s housing policy on his website, Eye of Norquay, and he believes that this is a design change that the city of Vancouver should not explore. However, Adrian Crook resides in a 1,00...
Indigenous protesters arrested after refusing to leave B.C. legislature meeting room
March 05, 2020 21:12 - 20 minutesA small group of Indigenous protesters was arrested at the B.C. legislature in Victoria Wednesday night after refusing to leave a meeting room inside the building. Alan Mullen Chief of Staff for the Speaker Keith Baldrey Global BC's legislative bureau chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Class action lawsuit filed against ICBC // Pro MMA fight ban considered in Surrey // & More...
March 04, 2020 21:54 - 1 hourCHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: The City of Surrey is looking to ban mixed martial arts fights from the city. Do you agree with the ban? Yes No Don’t Care CHAPTER 2 Class action lawsuit filed against ICBC Scott Stanley a Vancouver lawyer has launched a $900 million Class action lawsuit. Guest: Scott Stanley Vancouver lawyer has launched class-action lawsuit against ICBC CHAPTER 3 Coronavirus outbreak, protecting patients ...
Precautions to prevent spread of coronavirus in care homes
March 04, 2020 21:49 - 9 minutesWhat is being done to prevent the spread of coronavirus in care homes for seniors? Guest: Jennifer Lyle CEO Safecare BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Super Tuesday results
March 04, 2020 21:43 - 14 minutesGuest: Michael Taube Troy Media columnist Stephen Harper’s former speechwriter Guest: Allan Saxe Political Science professor, University of Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pro MMA fight ban considered in Surrey
March 04, 2020 21:40 - 13 minutesSurrey is looking to ban professional mixed marital arts (MMA) fights from city limits. Council moved to draft a proposed Surrey Professional Mixed Martial Arts Events Bylaw during a public hearing on Feb. 24, with responses sought until March 20. Guest: Claire Allen CKNW Contributor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Latest on the novel coronavirus
March 04, 2020 21:37 - 14 minutesGetting the latest on COVID-19 virus from health minister Adrian Dix. Guest: Adrian Dix BC Health Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tentative agreement reached last weekend between B.C. Canada and hereditary chiefs
March 04, 2020 20:21 - 18 minutesElected chief says elected chiefs should also have input. Guest: Chief Maureen Luggi Elected chief, Wet’suwet’en First Nation Guest: Stewart Muir Resource Works Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coronavirus outbreak, protecting patients and front-line health-care workers
March 04, 2020 19:42 - 13 minutesGuest: Linda Silas President, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Class action lawsuit filed against ICBC
March 04, 2020 19:16 - 13 minutesScott Stanley a Vancouver lawyer has launched a $900 million Class action lawsuit. Guest: Scott Stanley Vancouver lawyer has launched class-action lawsuit against ICBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Best of The Simi Sara Show - IPSOS releases new polling on blockades and Trudeau’s Leadership // What did the B.C. government agree to with the Wet’suwet’en // & More...
March 03, 2020 22:04 - 1 hourCHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @NikiReitmayer’s 🔥 question of the day: Do you approve of how the government has dealt with ongoing blockades? Yes, they’ve done a great job No, they’ve done a poor job CHAPTER 2 IPSOS releases new polling on blockades and Trudeau’s Leadership Most Canadians do not approve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s government and how ongoing nationwide blockades in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation have been handled so far, a new poll sug...
What did the B.C. government agree to with the Wet’suwet’en
March 03, 2020 22:01 - 14 minutesThe secret Wet’suwet’en deal. What’s in it? Will it end the blockades? Guest: Andrew Wilkinson B.C. Liberal leader Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lets Talk Super Tuesday
March 03, 2020 21:32 - 18 minutesIt’s Super Tuesday! Who will be the Democratic challenger to Trump? Guest: Brian Kennedy President Can-Am Consulting, San Diego. Former CP White House correspondent Guest: Karen Kataline Spouting Off Radio, Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Eby should fix ICBC
March 03, 2020 21:27 - 16 minutesHow to fix ICBC, government to outlaw removals of “excess capital” from ICBC. Guest: Aaron Sutherland VP, Insurance Bureau of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How is Rome dealing with the coronavirus
March 03, 2020 21:24 - 6 minutesWe’re heading to Italy to check in with a reporter on the ground to see how they are handling COVID-19 Guest: Eric Reguly Globe and Mail European correspondent in Italy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surrey Councillor calls on Surrey MLAs to push for referendum on policing
March 03, 2020 21:22 - 7 minutesSurrey Councillor Linda Annis is calling for Surrey’s 9 MLAs to push for a referendum on Surrey’s police force Guest: Linda Annis Surrey City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Violence In India
March 03, 2020 20:38 - 10 minutesHow has a government bill in India sparked violence that’s left 46 people dead and hundreds injured? It’s, generally speaking, the result of tensions between Hindus and Muslim...but how far back in history can we go to explain this latest way of mob-driven bloodshed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
IPSOS releases new polling on blockades and Trudeau’s Leadership
March 03, 2020 19:12 - 9 minutesMost Canadians do not approve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s government and how ongoing nationwide blockades in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation have been handled so far, a new poll suggests. According to an Ipsos poll done for Global News, 60 per cent of Canadians do not approve of the current government and 62 per cent say the same about protests that have intermittently blocked rail lines, roads, border crossings and access to government buildings for almost a month. Guest:...
The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Proposed agreement reached between Wet’suwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talks // COVID-19: Should we panic or shrug? //& More...
March 02, 2020 22:39 - 1 hourCHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @jodyvance’s 🔥 question of the day: After pictures circulated over the weekend showing panicked shoppers stockpiling supplies - triggered by COVID-19 fears. We ask, how concerned are you? Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not concerned Other (comment below) CHAPTER 2 Proposed agreement reached between Wet’suwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talks A proposed agreement on land rights and title has been reached between Wet’...
Projected burden of cancer in Canada in 2020
March 02, 2020 22:32 - 7 minutesAn estimated 225 800 new cancer cases and 83 300 cancer deaths are expected in Canada in 2020. The most commonly diagnosed cancers are expected to be lung overall (29 800), breast in females (27 400) and prostate in males (23 300). Lung cancer is also expected to be the leading cause of cancer death, accounting for 25.5% of all cancer deaths, followed by colorectal (11.6%), pancreatic (6.4%) and breast (6.1%) cancers. Incidence and mortality rates will be generally higher in the eastern provi...
Pete Buttigieg drops out of the 2020 Democratic Presidential race ahead of Super Tuesday
March 02, 2020 21:33 - 8 minutesAmy Klobuchar will suspend her 2020 presidential campaign tonight and endorse Joe Biden at his rally in Dallas, Texas. Guest: Reggie Cecchini Global News Washington Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What’s the state of the markets?
March 02, 2020 21:28 - 9 minutesWith the markets in flux, certainly last week and with a bump today, right now up 720 points at 26, 032. Many are wondering what this means for their long term investments and pensions. Guest: Jeffrey Sandler Portfolio Strategist, Linton Wealth Management at Raymond James Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Washington State Declares State of Emergency
March 02, 2020 20:53 - 10 minutesWashington state has declared a State of Emergency. Going too and from the US What you need to know if you are crossing the border. Norma has question for Len about flying out of Bellingham Guest: Len Saunders Immigration lawyer based in Blaine, Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are we doing to protect our front line healthcare workers?
March 02, 2020 20:21 - 10 minutesWith news of new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, we were wondering about the front line health-care workers and protections being put in place to protect them. While risk is low to citizens, at this point here in Canada. Guest: Christine Sorensen BC Nurses Union President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The dangers of alternative treatments for COVID-19
March 02, 2020 20:09 - 13 minutesIn this time of worry around COVID-19 it is no surprise that some are searching for safeguards or remedies that might stave off the virus. Also unsurprising is how there are those who will prey on such fears and try to sell snake oil remedies that might hurt far more than they help. Guest: Jason Tetro Host of the Super Awesome Science Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices