Mornings with Simi
8,008 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 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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Best of the Best - The Simi Sara Show - Mon Nov 12th 2018 - Part 2
November 13, 2018 22:57 - 49 minutesChapter 7 Jodi Picoult takes on the abortion debate in latest novel, "A Spark of Light" The Washington Post calls Jodi Picoult the ‘Queen of ethical dilemma fiction’. The best selling author of twenty five books has tackled topics like race relations, school shootings, and emancipation. In her new novel, A Spark of Light, Picoult tackles the controversial issue of abortion. The novel explores the results of a heart-stopping event, when a gunman opens fire on Mississippi’s sole remaining wom...
Best of the Best - The Simi Sara Show - Mon Nov 12th 2018 - Part 1
November 13, 2018 22:48 - 51 minutesChapter 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 Union negotiators say there was little progress made in the two-and-a-half weeks that a special mediator was assigned to the Canada Post labour dispute. Canadian Union of Postal Workers national president Mike Palecek says the union is frustrated by what he describes as the unwillingness of Canada Post to address key concerns raised at the bargaining table. CUP-W says rotating strikes will continue across the country, even as contract talks are ongo...
Best of the Simi Sara Show - Tues Nov 13th 2018
November 13, 2018 22:15 - 1 hourChapter 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. Do you support Calgary getting the Olympic Games for a second time? Yes, Olympics are an awesome party! No, the costs are too much! Chapter 2 Calgary votes: to bid or not to bid on the Olympic Games? Calgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question ``are you for or are you against hosti...
SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY
November 13, 2018 22:13 - 4 minutesLoser 30 male students from Wisconsin’s Baraboo High School's class of 2019 Police in Wisconsin are investigating a prom photo that's led to growing international outrage. The photo, posted to Twitter Sunday, appears to show more than 30 male students from Baraboo High School's class of 2019 making a Nazi salute. Winner Celebrity chefs who served up meals to firefighters battling the California wildfires A host of celebrity chefs have pitched in to help feed the evacuees and first re...
Get set for the holidays with Anna Olson
November 13, 2018 21:51 - 13 minutesPumpkin pie isn't something she bakes on any old evening, so it signifies something very special when she does: the start of the holidays! In Anna's house, the holidays are a time for coming together with family and friends, celebrating traditions, and making some new ones, too. In this festive cookbook, Anna shares the recipes she most loves to make during the holiday season--for occasions like a festive brunch, entertaining a crowd, a cozy supper, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner, an elega...
Livin’ La Vida Lonely
November 13, 2018 21:07 - 14 minutesA new study cements the fact fewer young Canadians are settling down, in fact many are deciding just to live 'alone'. A study by the Cardus group shows fewer Canadian young adults are married or living together than in the past and more and more are deciding to just be 'alone.' The study shows there's been a steady decline in partnerships over the decades. The report looked at Census data between 1996 and 2016 for people aged 20 to 34. It shows there's been a slow but steady growth in the nu...
California Wildfire
November 13, 2018 21:03 - 8 minutesThe massive fires tearing through parts of California have killed at least 44, after more bodies were found. The remains of 13 people were discovered in Butte County, north of Sacramento, as the so-called Camp Fire rages on. A California nurse, Nichole Jolly, made a desperate call to her husband as she was trapped in her car, surrounded by flames. She told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi of how she escaped death, three times, and then, went back to work.
BCCLA critical of federal government's appeal of solitary confinement ruling
November 13, 2018 20:41 - 7 minutesAn appeal filed by the federal government is being heard this morning, after a BC Supreme Court shot down its law, which would allow prisoners to be in solitary confinement indefinitely. Among those challenging Ottawa is the BC Civil Liberties Association - their Executive Director Josh Paterson argues solitary confinement is inhumane and causes psychological problems, and he joins me now... Guest: Josh Paterson Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association
Trial of 'El Chapo' begins in federal court
November 13, 2018 20:38 - 14 minutesThe trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman gets underway in a tightly secured Brooklyn, New York courtroom. Guest: Douglas Century Journalist and co-author of Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most Wanted Drug-Lord
Calgary votes: to bid or not to bid on the Olympic Games?
November 13, 2018 20:11 - 9 minutesCalgarians head to the polls to declare whether they want the city to host a second Winter Games. The question ``are you for or are you against hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?'' was to be posed to them Tuesday in a plebiscite to help determine whether the city should move ahead with a bid. Calgary was the host city of the 1988 Winter Olympics. The legacy venues from those games form the foundation of a potential second bid, which would now include the Paralympic Games. W...
America, The Farewell Tour
November 12, 2018 17:26 - 9 minutesAmerica, says Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter Chris Hedges, is convulsed by an array of pathologies that have arisen out of profound hopelessness, a bitter despair, and a civil society that has ceased to function. The opioid crisis; the retreat into gambling to cope with economic distress; the pornification of culture; the rise of magical thinking; the celebration of sadism, hate, and plagues of suicides are the physical manifestations of a society that is being ravaged by corporate pillage ...
Best of the Simi Sara Show - Fri Nov 9th 2018
November 09, 2018 21:55 - 56 minutesChapter 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 Did last night’s LIT PR debate help you decide how you will vote? Yes, I’m WOKE now No, I’m a Dog’s Breakfast Chapter 2 Who came out victorious after last nights’ electoral reform debate? Who won in your eyes? Premier John Horgan and BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson sparred last night during a televised debate on changing the electoral system in BC. Wilkinson argued PR is too complicated, and Horgan asserted that BC needed to shake up its e...
SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY
November 09, 2018 21:53 - 6 minutesLoser No Loser Winner Alexander Archbold of Curiosity Inc. Alexander is the owner of Curiosity Inc., an Edmonton antique shop, and he is helping out a homeless man who found a valuable Bambi animation drawing in a dumpster. Alexander says the man he knew only as Adam had been turned away by a few stores before he showed up in Archbold’s shop with the artwork in September The man asked for $20 for the find and Archbold agreed. After he took the drawing out of its dirty frame, Archbold...
BC restaurants head to El Salvador to recruit workers to fill worker shortage
November 09, 2018 21:18 - 13 minutesIf you are a business owner, you know about the labour shortage that is plaguing this province. One of the industries that is impacted the most by the labour shortage is the restaurant industry. According to statistics provided to by the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association, the restaurant industry is short 15-20,000 workers. A few months ago, BCRFA CEO and President Ian Tostenson headed to El Salvador to discuss the possibility of having temporary foreign workers come to B.C. to help...
How legions are adapting as they try to stay alive
November 09, 2018 20:11 - 13 minutesAcross the country this weekend, Canadians are preparing to remember those who have put their lives on the line to defend our nation. But of course, there remains a part of each community that helps serve our veterans all year round: the local Legion. Nevertheless, they are facing challenges, and some of the Legions we are familiar with here in Vancouver are actually struggling to keep their doors open. Many others are closing up altogether, as older veterans pass on, and the numbers of new ...
This Is Why
November 09, 2018 19:22 - 14 minutesDespite his many flaws, President Donald Trump has maintained a strong evangelical base. Why? How can many Christians continue to support a man who commits so many (by definition) sins? In this week’s episode of the Global News podcast This Is Why, host and co-producer Niki Reitmayer spoke with several experts about this issue...including a man named Jim Wallis - the former spiritual advisor to both President’s George Bush and Barack Obama. Listen to a sample of this week’s episode on how ev...
Who came out victorious after last nights’ electoral reform debate?
November 09, 2018 18:53 - 16 minutesWho won in your eyes? Premier John Horgan and BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson sparred last night during a televised debate on changing the electoral system in BC. Wilkinson argued PR is too complicated, and Horgan asserted that BC needed to shake up its electoral system. Did any of the leaders score a knockout blow? The pair clashed and spoke over each other a number of times.Each of the leaders got the chance to ask the other a question. But the responses were riddled with interruptions.D...
HOT QUESTION OF THE DAY
November 09, 2018 18:50 - 2 minutesDid last night’s LIT PR debate help you decide how you will vote? Yes, I’m WOKE now No, I’m a Dog’s Breakfast
Horgan vs. Wilkinson: Electoral Reform Debate & Analysis
November 09, 2018 03:53 - 40 minutesProportional Representation vs. First Past the Post The long awaited debate has finally come to fruition. Find out what Andrew Wilkinson and John Horgan had to say in defense of their respective sides in this uninterrupted debate.
Best of the Simi Sara Show - Thurs Nov 8th 2018
November 08, 2018 22:06 - 1 hourChapter 1 Hot question of the day Have you returned your proportional representation ballot to Elections BC? Yes, mailed it in No, waiting until after debate What ballot? Chapter 2 Horgan VS. Wilkinson: Leaders debate proportional representation tonight at 7:00pm Tonight’s the night! Premier John Horgan and Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson are set to square off tonight in a radio and television debate over electoral reform. It starts at 7pm on CKNW and Global Television. This comes...
SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY
November 08, 2018 21:55 - 4 minutesLoser Emile Ratelband Emile Ratelband, 69, wants to shift his birthday from 11 March 1949 to 11 March 1969, comparing the change to identifying as being transgender. "We live in a time when you can change your name and change your gender. Why can't I decide my own age?" he said. Here is more of his interview with the Guardian News… A local court in the eastern city of Arnhem is expected to rule on the case within four weeks. Winner Andrew Jones of the Texas Longhorn’s basketball te...
Pet on the Net
November 08, 2018 21:51 - 10 minutesThis week we heard that CoverGirl Cosmetics is going “cruelty free,” meaning they will not longer allow animal testing on their products. They so far are the largest cosmetics brand to take this stand. In other corporate news, LUSH cosmetics has gifted a $25-thousand dollar grant to Paws for Hope Animal Foundation (based in Maple Ridge). I called up Kathy Powelson (who is the executive director at Paws for Hope) to find out how they’ll use that grant. In other news... Experts are predicting...
Rodney Stafford speaks to CKNW
November 08, 2018 21:24 - 6 minutesThe father of murdered eight-year-old Tori Stafford says her killer, Terri-Lynne McClintic, is back behind bars. This morning, Rodney Stafford announced he had been told McClintic had been moved back into prison. It follows her controversial transfer to a Saskatchewan healing lodge earlier this year. A few moments ago, Rodney spoke to Charles Adler, and you can hear the full interview this evening on Charles Adler Tonight. That’s here on CKNW from 8:30pm - after the big electoral reform deb...
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer responds to questions about Clement’s resignation after sextortion case
November 08, 2018 21:21 - 9 minutesConservative leader Andrew Scheer was asked if there was there a specific allegation that lead to Clement’s resignation from caucus, or was it due to all the social media chatter after Clement admitted to sending explicit pictures and video of himself to who he assumed was a consenting adult? Within the last half hour, Clement issued a letter of apology to constituents which revealed there was more than one incident in question. How does Scheer reassure the public that the Conservative Party...
A Dozen Dead In California Mass Shooting
November 08, 2018 21:15 - 10 minutesA gunman stormed a nightclub in Thousand Oaks, about 65kms west of Los Angeles late last night, opening fire and killing 12 people, including a police sergeant, before being found dead himself. The ‘Borderline Bar & Grill’ was hosting a students’ country night when gunfire rang out. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean explains what confronted him when he arrived on scene: Sergeant Ron Healus - a 29 year veteran of the force was killed. He was on the verge of retirement. While this tragedy has...
UBC researchers say our seafood is being caught by slaves
November 08, 2018 21:07 - 8 minutesResearchers at UBC have found that some of the seafood we enjoy in Canada - was caught by slaves. And the problem is disguised, because that fish gets mixed in with more ethically-sourced seafood before it enters the supply chain - a sort of ‘seafood laundering’, so to speak. Guest: Dr. Daniel Pauly Principal Investigator of the Sea Around Us initiative at UBC
Horgan VS. Wilkinson: Leaders debate proportional representation tonight at 7:00pm
November 08, 2018 21:02 - 19 minutesTonight’s the night! Premier John Horgan and Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson are set to square off tonight in a radio and television debate over electoral reform. It starts at 7pm on CKNW and Global Television. This comes as the referendum on Proportional Representative continues, but just 1% of the ballots have been returned so far. Ballots are due November 30th. CKNW Contributor Niki Reitmayer explored the proportional representation options on the ballot.
Best of the Simi Sara Show - Wed Nov 7th 2018
November 07, 2018 22:25 - 55 minutesChapter 1 Hot question of the day CoverGirl cosmetics is now certified completely cruelty-free - making it the biggest beauty brand to earn the Leaping Bunny logo. When it comes to products that you purchase, do you care if whether or not they test on animals? Yes No Chapter 2 The winners and losers of the United States midterms Guest: Reggie Cecchini Washington DC producer for Global National Chapter 3 Conservative Leader says Tony Clement had ‘terrible lapse of judgement’ af...
SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY
November 07, 2018 21:54 - 2 minutesLoser NO LOSER Winner CoverGirl cosmetics is now certified completely cruelty-free - making it the biggest beauty brand to earn the Leaping Bunny logo - To be awarded the globally-recognised Leaping Bunny certification, presented by Cruelty Free International, a brand must eliminate animal testing from every level of product production - including in all ingredients and suppliers. “No other certification program has the rigour that seeks to completely eliminate animal testing from a ...
Jeff Sessions is fired
November 07, 2018 21:30 - 7 minutesUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions has resigned as the country's chief law enforcement officer at the request of the President. Guest: Reggie Cecchini Washington DC producer for Global National
A young man ate a garden slug on a dare, became paralyzed and died 8 years later
November 07, 2018 20:22 - 7 minutesGuest: Dr Heather Stockdale Walden Asst. Professor of Parasitology at the University of Florida
Does warning kids of ‘stranger danger’ give them the right tools for interacting with people?
November 07, 2018 20:19 - 10 minutesEarlier in the show we spoke with Madeleine Baran of APM’s In The Dark, and she discussed the first season of the podcast that dealt with the abduction of 11 year old Jacob Wetterling. In that series, the parents of Jacob Wetterling discussed how that case was a classic case of ‘stranger danger’, but how, despite what happened to their son, parents should not parent their children based on what happened to their son. Instead, the Wetterling family encouraged parents to remember that children ...
Madeleine Baran discusses the acclaimed podcast In The Dark
November 07, 2018 19:45 - 14 minutesThe award-winning podcast In the Dark, Season 2, looks at the case of Curtis Flowers, a man in Mississippi who has been tried for the same murders six times. Despite pointing out the faulty evidence and witness testimony in the podcast, Flowers still remains behind bars and on death row. However, some good news came recently when it was announced that the Supreme Court will hear Flowers’ case by June! The justices will examine if District Attorney Doug Evans had a history of racial discrimi...
Conservative Leader says Tony Clement had ‘terrible lapse of judgement’ after Clement resigns amidst sextortion scandal
November 07, 2018 19:02 - 9 minutesThe leader of the Conservative Party, Andrew Scheer, was asked by journalists today about the security concerns presented by this, seeing as Tony Clement was one of the parliamentarians on the top-secret National Security and Intelligence Committee. Guest: Tim Powers Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies
The winners and losers of the United States midterms
November 07, 2018 18:55 - 7 minutesGuest: Reggie Cecchini Washington DC producer for Global National
Best of the Simi Sara Show - Tues Nov 6th 2018
November 06, 2018 22:21 - 51 minutesChapter 1 Hot question of the day Ottawa Senators players who were caught on tape joking about and criticizing their team's defence and coaching staff in a video posted online are apologizing for their comments. The Senators released a statement Monday night from Thomas Chabot, Dylan DeMelo, Matt Duchene, Alex Formenton, Chris Tierney, Chris Wideman and Colin White, who were shown talking about Ottawa's ineffective penalty kill and mocking one of their coaches in a recording that apparentl...
SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY
November 06, 2018 22:18 - 4 minutesLoser Lila Guzman, an election supervisor and judge in Williamson County, Texas Lila Guzman has resigned from her position of election supervisor and judge following an incident in which she was caught on camera screaming at a voter who was reportedly confused about where to vote. Winner: Jennifer Maddox Jennifer is one of 10 women who’s being honoured by L’Oreal as one of their ‘Women of Worth’. She’s a police officer in Chicago, who wanted to help people in their community. So she c...
Harvard professor suggests interstellar object may have been alien probe
November 06, 2018 22:15 - 10 minutesGuest: Professor Abraham Loeb Chair of the Astronomy Department at Harvard University
A video of a baby bear overcoming a hill has gone viral - but was it safe to use a drone there?
November 06, 2018 21:24 - 8 minutesIn a video that went viral on social media over the weekend, a bear cub struggles up a steep, snow-covered slope towards its mother. The bear climbs a few steps, slips back down, and tries again — over, and over, until it finally reaches the top. To the thousands of people who shared it, it’s an inspirational nature video. To wildlife experts, it’s an irresponsible stunt that endangered the bears. Guest: Clayton Lamb PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar, University of Alberta
Speed limits being lowered on 15 sections of B.C. highways
November 06, 2018 21:02 - 9 minutesSome highway speed limits around BC are going back to where they began. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena, says 15 stretches of highway will drop 10 kilometers an hour - again at the rate they were before the previous government increased limits.Back in 2014, 33 sections around the province increased 10 k. Trevena says some of those areas saw crashes increase as much as 65 percent. 16 areas will remain at the higher limit. The sea to sky and some sections of the trans canada on the Islan...
Provincial government moving to restrict the size of mega-mansions on ALR land
November 06, 2018 20:57 - 8 minutesRichmond’s new city council is expected to discuss ALR home size limits at today’s council meeting, the day after B.C.’s government introduced its own legislation on the issue. Simi speaks with Agriculture Minister Lana Popham about the reasoning behind the government’s introduction of the ALR home size legislation. Guest: Lana Popham Minister of Agriculture
Full steam ahead in Surrey: New council unanimously votes to end RCMP contract and tear up LRT in favour of Skytrain
November 06, 2018 20:51 - 10 minutesRight after being sworn into office last night, Surrey mayor Doug McCallum wasted no time putting two motions on the table: cancelling LRT and beginning work on extending SkyTrain into Langley and starting work on creating a Surrey police force and serving notice to the federal and provincial governments that the city will be terminating its contract with the RCMP. Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum made a speech after being sworn in as mayor yesterday. The motions were passed unanimously, even lon...
Cancer warning on every cigarette? Canada's considering it
November 06, 2018 19:11 - 8 minutesCanada could soon become the first country in the world to require cigarette manufacturers to include warnings about the dangers of tobacco on individual cigarettes. The federal government has launched a consultation process looking at regulations around warnings on tobacco products.Guest: Rob Cunningham Senior policy analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society
What does big tobacco think about the individual cigarette warning proposal?
November 06, 2018 19:09 - 8 minutesGuest: Eric Gagnon Head of corporate and regulatory affairs for Imperial Tobacco
Best of The simi sara show - Mon Nov 5th 2018
November 05, 2018 21:55 - 1 hourChapter 1 Hot question of the day Canada could soon become the first country in the world to require cigarette manufacturers to include warnings about the dangers of tobacco on individual cigarettes. The federal government has launched a consultation process looking at regulations around warnings on tobacco products. Canada is considering labelling individual cigarettes with health warnings. Do you think this will make people think twice about smoking? Yes No Chapter 2 Canada’s Mo...
Return of the Wolf
November 05, 2018 21:52 - 10 minutesWolves were once common throughout North America and Eurasia. But by the early twentieth century, bounties and organized hunts had drastically reduced their numbers. Today, the wolf is returning to its ancestral territories, and the "coywolf"--a smaller, bolder wolf-coyote hybrid--is becoming more common. In Return of the Wolf, author Paula Wild gathers first-hand accounts of encounters with wolves and consults with wildlife experts for suggestions on how minimize conflict, respond to aggress...
Curtis Joseph recounts how being neglected as a child led to him being driven to succeed in the NHL
November 05, 2018 20:19 - 13 minutesCurtis Joseph, known affectionately to hockey fans around the world as Cujo, was an unlikely NHL superstar. The boy from Keswick, Ontario, didn’t put on a pair of skates until most kids his age were already far along in organized hockey, and he was passed over by every team in the NHL draft. Despite an unorthodox start, he would go on to play eighteen seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes and Calgary Flames; be ranked among ...
Video installation works to show how it is difficult to ‘just walk away’ from domestic abuse
November 05, 2018 19:58 - 15 minutesBattered Women's Support Services set up a jarring installation at a bus shelter in North Vancouver to help people understand what it can be like for women experiencing domestic abuse.At the bus shelter at Lonsdale Ave and 27th Street, a white door with a peephole was installed where a billboard usually would be. When someone looks through the peephole, a video plays of an abusive male outside of an apartment door. A message then appears on the screen stating, “You can just walk away. Some w...
What are the safest cities in Canada?
November 05, 2018 19:48 - 6 minutesWe just heard from Claire Brownell about Maclean’s magazine’s ranking of most dangerous cities in Canada. Seeing a list like this may have some people wondering: is anywhere safe anymore? Do the small towns where you can leave your doors unlocked still exist?
Canada’s Most Dangerous Places
November 05, 2018 19:45 - 8 minutesMaclean’s Magazine recently put together a list of the most dangerous places in Canada based on the Crime Severity Index. Some of the findings on this list may be surprising to you. Like West Vancouver charting higher on the list than Surrey. Guest: Claire Brownell Associate Editor of Reports & Rankings at Maclean’s (Author of Article)