The Jas Johal Show
The Jas Johal Show is the Lower Mainland’s town square, helping you connect with the stories that matter. It’s about finding the solutions to the challenges facing our region, even when we disagree. Jas’s decades of experience as a local news reporter, a Global News bureau chief in China and India, as well as a BC MLA have strengthened his conviction that no one “side” has all the answers. The Global News Radio newsroom rounds out the team keeping you in the know on developing stories from the North Shore to the Fraser Valley. The Jas Johal Show provi...
Still Burning, Still Waiting: Voices From the Okanagan
Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident
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A $7.7 Billion Deficit, and that's the Good News
Jairo Yunis, Director of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia
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Bald Range Wildfire update: Peachland Mayor speaks
Patrick Van Minsel, District of Peachland Mayor
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 10, 2026
From evacuation to devastation: Faulder resident recounts Bald Range wildfire (0:51)
Kyla Gaudiuso, Faulder resident who lost her home to the fires
Provincial snapshot: an irritated electorate (15:32)
Mike Witherly, partner at Fairview Strategy
Are we moving too slowly on climate change? (33:41)
Mark Jaccard, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Simon Fraser University and is currently serving as Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission.
Could relocating young bears reduce conflict and save lives? (1:00:23)
Nicole Gladish, epidemiologist at...
Are we moving too slowly on climate change?
Mark Jaccard, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Simon Fraser University and is currently serving as Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission
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Provincial snapshot: an irritated electorate
Mike Witherly, partner at Fairview Strategy
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Faulder resident recounts Bald Range wildfire
From evacuation to devastation: Faulder resident recounts Bald Range wildfire
Kyla Gaudiuso, Faulder resident who lost her home to the fires
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The microbes in your toothbrush and showerhead are...good for you?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Microbiologist with expertise in emerging pathogens
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Are employers planning to increase hiring by the end of the year?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Tara Parry, director of permanent placement services at Robert Half in Vancouver
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Should B.C. rethink the way forest are managed?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Dr. Lori Daniels, Koerner Chair for Centre for Wildfire Coexistence and Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC Forestry
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Is Mark Carney the best in the G7?
Guest host Rob Fai has the answer
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How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Stephanie Cleland, Assistant Professor in Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and Research Scientist at the Legacy for Airway Health at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
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Ottawa considers trade-offs with the U.S.
Tariff relief may come at a price
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Julian Karaguesian, Lecturer at McGill University’s Department of Economics
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Why Vancouver needs more ice rinks
Patrick Johnston, Sports columnist for the Vancouver Sun and The Province
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 6, 2026
Richmond Night Market to end after 26 years (0:51)
Alexa Loo, Richmond City councillor and mayoral candidate
Inside The House: B.C.'s Power Crunch: Clean Energy Province Buys Gas Plant (9:39)
Also, Michigan Shockwave: The Democratic Civil War and What It Means for Canada (17:01)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
B.C. cracks down on subscription traps (24:00)
Niki Sharma, Attorney General of B.C.
Shocking report uncovers Bishnoi Gang’s use of student visa program (34:44)
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Inside The House
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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City officials run against Metro Vancouver
Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 5, 2026
Bradley Creek wildfire update (0:49)
Angela Jung, Global B.C. reporter
Delta Mayor Wants Out of Metro Vancouver Services (9:24)
George Harvie, Mayor of Delta
B.C. acquires natural gas plant in Campbell River (20:09)
Barry Penner, Chair of the Energy Futures Institute
The B.C. woman who stunt doubled for Matt Damon in The Odyssey (32:15)
Devyn Dalton, Vancouver-based stuntperson who was featured in The Odyssey
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The B.C. woman who stunt doubled for Matt Damon in The Odyssey
Devyn Dalton, Vancouver-based stuntperson who was featured in The Odyssey
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Delta Mayor Wants Out of Metro Vancouver Services
George Harvie, Mayor of Delta
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Canucks eye Britannia facility
Why can’t Vancouver build a new ice sheet?
Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Chair
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 4, 2026
The latest on the Bradley Creek wildfire (0:40)
Klaudia Van Emmerik, Global Okanagan reporter
The latest on the Pear Lake wildfire (8:54)
Lorne Doerksen, B.C. Conservative MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin
Canucks eye training facility in Britannia: what could it cost the community? (16:06)
Levi Higgs, President of the Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
Okanagan wildfires: resident describes the moment she evacuated from her home (27:06)
Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident
$300k for arts and culture: Is Metro...
The latest on the Pear Lake wildfire
Lorne Doerksen, B.C. Conservative MLA for Cariboo-Chilcotin
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The latest on the Bradley Creek wildfire
Klaudia Van Emmerik, Global Okanagan reporter
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Is Metro Vancouver sidestepping basic responsibilities?
$300k for arts and culture: Is Metro Vancouver sidestepping basic responsibilities?
Daniel Fontaine, New Westminster City councillor and Mayoral candidate
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From Sunshine to Survival: The “new normal” of summer?
Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun columnist
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Okanagan wildfires: resident describes the moment she evacuated from her home
Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident
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Canucks eye training facility in Britannia
What could it cost the community?
Levi Higgs, President of the Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
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Vernon wildfire update
Angela Jung, Global B.C. reporter
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 3, 2026
The latest on B.C. wildfires (0:38)
Grace Ke, Global B.C. Reporter
Canucks' Britannia practice facility: Who wins, who loses? (9:14)
Craig Ollenberger, Co-Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, and a Board Director at the Britannia Community Services Centre
Box office booms with Spider-Man and The Odyssey: Are movies back? (21:23)
Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor
Could the Whitecaps be saved by a former Canucks owner? (35:11)
Plus, FIFA Scraps Plan To Sell World...
Could the Whitecaps be saved by a former Canucks owner?
Plus, FIFA Scraps Plan To Sell World Cup Stakes After Backlash (8:25)
Ben Steiner, Soccer Writer for Sports Illustrated
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WestJet strike ends, impact on summer travel lingers
WestJet strike ends, but its impact on summer travel lingers
Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure, a travel insurance agency
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Canucks' Britannia practice facility: Who wins, who loses?
Craig Ollenberger, Co-Chair of the Planning and Development Committee, and a Board Director at the Britannia Community Services Centre
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The use of AI by University Students and the battle between institutions
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Eric Kam, Professor of Economics at Toronto Metropolitan University
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Major League Baseball potentially coming to Vancouver
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Tom Mayenknecht, Sports Business Commentator, Host of The Sports Market
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Vancouver’s Pride Parade is this weekend
What to expect
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Nicole Tran, Co-Chairperson of Vancouver Pride
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Kids' birthday parties are getting expensive
Should guests be expected to help cover the cost?
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Vanessa Lapointe, parenting educator, best-selling author, international speaker, and former registered psychologist based in British Columbia
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A new organization will provide autism training to first responders
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Sylvain Formo, Autism Director and Founder of ORCAS Society of B.C.
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Translink’s new real estate development on Arbutus and West Broadway
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Kevin Quinn, Translink CEO
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The Jas Johal Show: July 30, 2026
Vancouver Farmers Market wants more infrastructure investment (0:46)
Laura Smit, Executive Director of the Vancouver Farmers Market
The Villages Plan is dead - Why one councillor voted for it (10:50)
Lucy Maloney, Vancouver City councillor
Inside the House: Findlay's leadership under fire. No seat, no strategy, no Isidorou (25:19)
Keith Baldrey, Global B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief
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