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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Episodes
Conflicts of interest between top bosses
May 09, 2023 14:49 - 9 minutesAudit finds conflict of interest between married top bosses at BC Housing, Atira Guest: David Eby, BC Premier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Airlines could face major disruptions due to labour shortages
May 09, 2023 14:42 - 6 minutesCanadian airlines might face a possible summer of chaos due to labour shortages. Guest: David Gillen, transportation business professor at the University of British Columbia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Major conflicts at BC Housing
May 09, 2023 14:21 - 9 minutesBC Housing has developed a comprehensive response plan to address the major findings and recommendations from a 2022 external review and the 2023 forensic investigation Guest: Allan Seckel, BC Housing’s Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making beer from recycled waste water
May 09, 2023 14:20 - 9 minutesA water-recycling company in California has partnered with a local brewery to create Epic OneWater Brew - a delicious beer made entirely from wastewater. Guest: Aaron Tartakovsky, Epic Cleantec’s co-founder and CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Damning report shocks government and BC Housing
May 09, 2023 14:14 - 13 minutesThere was a great amount of shock at the abuses documented in the housing report. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Alberta is on fire as BC floods, Decreasing a tax in Vancouver? & Workers reach an agreement
May 08, 2023 16:19 - 42 minutesSeg 1: Almost 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes because of the ongoing wildfires in Alberta Guest: Neetu Garcha, Global News Reporter Seg 2: Workers from PSAC have reached a tentative agreement with the federal government in Canada. Guest: Eli Sopow, Associate Professor, MBA Faculty of Leadership & People Management, University Canada West Seg 3: Vancouver city council is set to vote on reversing an increase in the empty homes tax. Guest: Lisa Dominato, ABC City Councillor ...
View From Victoria: Finally the report is dropping
May 08, 2023 16:05 - 11 minutesWe get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Extraordinary British Columbians: Ron Brar
May 08, 2023 16:04 - 11 minutesExtraordinary British Columbians Guest: Ron Brar, CEO of Evergreen Herbs Limited and Owner of the Surrey Eagles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flooding impacting 50% of BC
May 08, 2023 15:31 - 6 minutesHalf of B.C. remains under the threat of flooding due to rain and warm weather. And while there's some relief as water levels have started to recede in certain areas, the village of Cache Creek is still in a state of emergency Guest: David Campbell, Head of the River Forecast Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Voting on reversing the empty homes tax increase
May 08, 2023 15:01 - 9 minutesVancouver city council is set to vote on reversing an increase in the empty homes tax. Guest: Lisa Dominato, ABC City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reaching an agreement
May 08, 2023 15:00 - 9 minutesWorkers from PSAC have reached a tentative agreement with the federal government in Canada. Guest: Eli Sopow, Associate Professor, MBA Faculty of Leadership & People Management, University Canada West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta is on fire as 100 fires reported
May 08, 2023 13:07 - 5 minutesAlmost 30,000 people have been forced to leave their homes because of the ongoing wildfires in Alberta Guest: Neetu Garcha, Global News Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Bringing back woolly mammoths, The King's coronation & The spread of Satanic Panic in BC
May 05, 2023 16:08 - 47 minutesSeg 1: A biotech company based in Dallas, is working to bring back the extinct Woolly Mammoth to fight climate change by 2027. Guest: Ben Lamm, Founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences Seg 2: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in: Former Proud Boys chairman and three other leaders of the group were found guilty, President Putin is blaming the US for a drone attack, and Tucker texts could have led to his firing. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 3: Why a Canadian famil...
The role of Satanic Panic in BC
May 05, 2023 15:49 - 9 minutesHow did Satanic Panic spread across BC? Guest: Sean Horler and Steve Adams, Directors of the Documentary “Satan Wants You” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kickin’ it with The Caps for May 05, 2023
May 05, 2023 15:00 - 5 minutesKickin’ it with The Caps Vancouver Whitecaps FC are set to face a familiar foe as they wrap up their two-match homestand at BC Place against Western Conference adversaries Minnesota United FC this Saturday. Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Travelling the world before losing sight
May 05, 2023 14:57 - 5 minutesWhy a Canadian family traveled the world before their children went blind. Guest: Edith Lemay, Mother Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The King's Coronation
May 05, 2023 14:54 - 7 minutesWhat’s happening at the King’s Coronation? Guest: Redmond Shannon, European Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Weekly Cecchini Check-in for May 05, 2023
May 05, 2023 14:32 - 9 minutesThe Weekly Cecchini Check-in: Former Proud Boys chairman and three other leaders of the group were found guilty, President Putin is blaming the US for a drone attack, and Tucker texts could have led to his firing. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Going after MLA spending
May 05, 2023 13:58 - 10 minutesWe get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bringing back woolly mammoths
May 05, 2023 13:31 - 11 minutesA biotech company based in Dallas, is working to bring back the extinct Woolly Mammoth to fight climate change by 2027. Guest: Ben Lamm, Founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Solving the worlds problems with Science, Cleaning up the beaches & Giving up on home ownership in Canada
May 05, 2023 11:29 - 57 minutesSeg 1: Getting the nitty gritty on the problems in all their awful solemnity: climate change, pandemics, cyber insecurity, the threat of bioterrorism and the potential for AI and bioengineering to run amok. Guest: Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, and Author of If Science is to Save Us Seg 2: What can we expect from the King’s Coronation? Guest: Redmond Shannon, European Correspondent for Global News Seg 3: How does the Park Board plan to prevent beache...
Who should be held accountable for releasing repeat offenders?
May 04, 2023 15:51 - 11 minutesWhy litigators shouldn't be held responsible for releasing repeat offenders Guest: Aleem Bharmal, President of BC’s Canadian Bar Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Was there a way to save the SFU football program
May 04, 2023 15:29 - 7 minutesHow SFU could have saved its Football Program Guest: JR Davies, Coach for the Calgary Stampeders and Former Quarterback for SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preparing for the threat of flooding
May 04, 2023 14:54 - 8 minutesHow should BC prepare for the looming threat of emergency flooding? Guest: Bowinn Ma, BC’s Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the Canadian housing market rigged?
May 04, 2023 14:44 - 5 minutesIs Canada’s housing market rigged? A recent RBC Economics report indicates a potential shortage of 120,000 homes by 2026. Guest: Ricardo Tranjan, Senior Researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Author of The Tenant Class Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is it an overwhelming task to keep Vancouver parks clean?
May 04, 2023 14:25 - 9 minutesHow does the Park Board plan to prevent beaches from drowning in trash? Guest: Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vice Chair of the Vancouver Park Board for ABC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preview of the Kings Coronation
May 04, 2023 14:01 - 5 minutesWhat can we expect from the King’s Coronation? Guest: Redmond Shannon, European Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Where is the audit?
May 04, 2023 14:00 - 10 minutesThe forensic audit of BC Housing is overdue for release so where is it? We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can science save us from ourselves?
May 04, 2023 13:18 - 10 minutesGetting the nitty gritty on the problems in all their awful solemnity: climate change, pandemics, cyber insecurity, the threat of bioterrorism and the potential for AI and bioengineering to run amok. Guest: Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, and Author of If Science is to Save Us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: Encrypted newspaper shaping culture, Skeptical on spending & Filling job vacancies in BC
May 03, 2023 16:12 - 41 minutesSeg 1: How did encrypted Victorian newspapers shape modern culture? Guest: Nathalie Cooke, Professor of English Literature at McGill University Seg 2: Why are Canadians skeptical about increased defence spending Guest: Dr. Eric Van Rythoven, Professor of Political Science at Carleton University Seg 3: How donations can save a life Guest: Ken Williams, Grateful Dad Seg 4: Why are Hollywood screenwriters on strike? Guest: Jonathan Walker, Actor and Executive Producer of Van Helsing Seg 5: Over ...
Making Cents of the Markets for May 3rd, 2023
May 03, 2023 15:54 - 11 minutesMaking Cents of the Market: Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Funding for retraining as BC looks to fill job openings
May 03, 2023 15:31 - 7 minutesOver the next ten years, B.C. will need to fill more than one million job openings, with 80% of these jobs requiring workers to have some kind of post-secondary education and training. Guest: Selina Robinson, BC’s Minister of Post Secondary Education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is the screenwriter strike all about?
May 03, 2023 14:56 - 9 minutesWhy are Hollywood screenwriters on strike? Guest: Jonathan Walker, Actor and Executive Producer of Van Helsing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CKNW Kids Fund donations saving lives
May 03, 2023 14:42 - 5 minutesHow donations can save a life Guest: Ken Williams, Grateful Dad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadians skeptical about defence spending
May 03, 2023 14:20 - 9 minutesWhy are Canadians skeptical about increased defence spending Guest: Dr. Eric Van Rythoven, Professor of Political Science at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Government lawyers looking to stand alone
May 03, 2023 13:57 - 11 minutesGovernment lawyers advised members of government they are seeking their own stand alone union. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Encrypted Newspapers shaping modern culture
May 03, 2023 13:24 - 9 minutesHow did encrypted Victorian newspapers shape modern culture? Guest: Nathalie Cooke, Professor of English Literature at McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: The evolution of the internet, Redirecting funds at VSB & BC's active Volcano
May 02, 2023 16:42 - 54 minutesSeg 1: How has the internet evolved throughout its 30 years of existence? Guest: Andrew Sullivan, CEO of the Internet Society Seg 2: Can reconstructing the minds of deceased criminals prevent future tragedies? Guest: Dr. Scott Theriault, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University Seg 3: What happened during the first day of the #SaveSFUFootball legal challenge? Guest: Mark Nohra, Lawyer for SFU Football Players and Former BC Lion Seg 4: Why isn’t the VSB putting its food budget...
Are BC's volcanos about to erupt?
May 02, 2023 15:53 - 11 minutesWhat are the chances that BC’s only active volcano will erupt? Guest: Dr. Glyn Williams-Jones, Professor and Co-Director of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Natural Hazards Research Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is SFU breaking charters by cancelling their football program
May 02, 2023 15:30 - 9 minutesHow SFU broke two Charters by cancelling its Football Program Guest: Marie Haddad, Co-Author of Open Letter, Student Advocate and Former Vice President of Equity and Sustainability at SFU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is money for hungry kids being redirected?
May 02, 2023 14:58 - 8 minutesWhy isn’t the VSB putting its food budget towards hungry students? Guest: Jennifer Reddy, OneCity Vancouver School Board Trustee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day 1 of the #SaveSFUFootball legal challenge
May 02, 2023 14:31 - 4 minutesWhat happened during the first day of the #SaveSFUFootball legal challenge? Guest: Mark Nohra, Lawyer for SFU Football Players and Former BC Lion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preventing future tragedies with the minds of deceased criminals
May 02, 2023 14:24 - 11 minutesCan reconstructing the minds of deceased criminals prevent future tragedies? Guest: Dr. Scott Theriault, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
View From Victoria: Changing the rules after 55+ problems
May 02, 2023 13:58 - 12 minutesThe government is changing the rules to protect people living in 55+ buildings. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 years of the Information Super Highway!
May 02, 2023 13:37 - 11 minutesHow has the internet evolved throughout its 30 years of existence? Guest: Andrew Sullivan, CEO of the Internet Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Show: How do personality tests work?, What initiated the Surrey policing debacle, and was it worth it?, How SFU broke two Charters by cancelling its Football Program
May 01, 2023 15:53 - 47 minutesHow do personality tests work? Dr. René Mõttus, Professor of School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh What agreements did PSAC reach with the Treasury Board? Mackenzie Gray, Senior Correspondent for Global News National What initiated the Surrey policing debacle, and was it worth it? Doug McCallum, Former Mayor of Surrey Why the $150 million of funding should go to other cities in BC Daniel Fontaine, Councillor for the New West Progressives How...
How SFU broke two Charters by cancelling its Football Program
May 01, 2023 15:38 - 6 minutesHow SFU broke two Charters by cancelling its Football Program Jim Mullin, President of Football Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should BC make a more definitive verdict about policing in Surrey?
May 01, 2023 15:37 - 7 minutesShould BC make a more definitive verdict about policing in Surrey? Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Opposition for BC United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How did BC reach its Surrey policing verdict?
May 01, 2023 14:57 - 8 minutesHow did BC reach its Surrey policing verdict? Mike Farnworth, BC Minister of Public Safety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why the $150 million of funding should go to other cities in BC
May 01, 2023 14:40 - 5 minutesWhy the $150 million of funding should go to other cities in BC Daniel Fontaine, Councillor for the New West Progressives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices