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...
The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
Pipelines are back on the table: is Canada ready to build, or still stuck in debate? Two court rulings put DRIPA under pressure: clarification or quiet rollback?
GUEST: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker
GUEST: Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of General Motors Canada
A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab?
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Guest Host Bruce Claggett - Are we facing an air traffic controller crisis?
Broadway subway closure: can businesses survive before roads reopen?
GUEST: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association
Translink hikes fares by 5% across Metro Vancouver
GUEST: Denis Agar, executive director of Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders
Save The Whitecaps: former goalkeeper launches petition to prevent the team’s relocation
GUEST: David Ousted, former Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper, now the sporting director of the Kamloops United Football Club
LaGuardia crash aftermath - are we facing an air tr...
Can businesses survive on Broadway before roads reopen?
Broadway subway closure: can businesses survive before roads reopen?
GUEST: Neil Wyles, executive director of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association
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Why are the Canucks increasing season ticket prices?
Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks: better access or better management of a flawed system?
GUEST: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast
Richmond Centre MLA immediately removed from B.C Conservative caucus
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Pipelines are back on the table: is Canada ready to build, or still stuck in debate?
Two court rulings put DRIPA under pressure: clarification or quiet rollback? GUEST: Richard Zussman...
Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks
Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks: better access or better management of a flawed system?
GUEST: Tamara Taggart, former CTV News at Six anchor, and host of the TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart podcast
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More diversions from Peace Arch maternity ward, when will the province act?
Peace Arch diverts maternity ward yet again, and B.C’s OBGYNs want the province to act
Kits Pool: should the Park Board drop reservations entirely?
Gas prices sink as Iran/U.S war continues - a glimpse of hope or short-lived relief?
Concerns over bright LED headlights grow - will the feds clamp down on regulating them?
U.S Jury finds Meta, Google liable in landmark social media trial
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Former cabinet minister jumps into Vancouver civic race
Guest: Dr. Moira Stillwell, former B.C Liberal MLA for Vancouver-Langara
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Should the Park Board drop the reservation system at Kits Pool?
Kits Pool: should the Park Board drop reservations entirely?
Guest: Jody Vance, CKNW Host
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Canada’s auto sector under pressure, is it still competitive?
Canada’s Auto Sector Under Pressure: Tariffs, EV Uncertainty, and China—Can It Still Compete?
“Pushed off a cliff”: North Shore jeweler's shop shut out by Trump’s tariffs
Waymo pushes for B.C operations; is the province ready for driverless cabs?
Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker
Kits Pool Controversy Returns: Real Reset or More of the Same?
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What do the ALC staff cuts mean for us?
ALC Cuts Staff: What It Means for Farmers, Development, and Delays Across B.C.
Guest: Eric Woodward, Township of Langley Mayor
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General Motor Canada's new boss charts a new course for the automaker
Driving the Future: GM Canada’s New Boss charts a new course for the automaker
Guest: Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director of General Motors Canada
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Cheap drones are changing modern warfare
Cheap drones are changing modern warfare fast — are Western militaries already falling behind?
Guest: Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy
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Two Canadian pilots killed in deadly collision at New York airport
Deadly collision at LaGuardia — two Canadian pilots killed despite alarms and urgent warnings. How did the system fail?
A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab?
The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates — should Canada be drawn into a conflict it didn’t start?
B.C.’s farmland watchdog cuts staff as pressure builds — what does that mean for farmers on the ground?
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The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates
The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates — should Canada be drawn into a conflict it didn’t start?
Guest: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst and Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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Is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab?
A billion-dollar infrastructure failure and rising homeowner costs — is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab?
Guest: Iain Black, B.C Conservative leadership candidate, and former B.C Minister of Labour
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B.C.'s farmland watchdog is cutting staff
B.C.’s farmland watchdog cuts staff as pressure builds — what does that mean for farmers on the ground?
Guest: Ian Paton, B.C Conservative MLA for Delta South, and Agriculture and Food critic for the Official Opposition
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Is a ticket resale cap ambitious or outmatched?
$1B fix for Vancouver rec centres—overdue investment or taxpayer sticker shock?
GUEST: Tom Digby, Vancouver Park Board Commissioner and Chair
Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be?
Carney leads in the polls—strike now or risk a Poilievre comeback? GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Doug Ford plans ticket resale cap - ambitious or outmatched by the monopoly?
GUEST: Alan Cross, Host of the Ongoing History of New Music and Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in...
Eby’s polling slide and Carney's leads in polling!
Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be?
Carney leads in the polls—strike now or risk a Poilievre comeback? GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour
Eby’s polling slide—what’s behind the drop, and how worried should the NDP be?
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Carney in Europe, Poilievre in the U.S. — two trips, two strategies. What it says about how each man sees Canada’s place in the world.
GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan: smart global outreach or political risk?
GUEST: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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Pierre Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan
Moody’s downgrades B.C. again, keeps negative outlook as deficits grow, debt rises and interest costs climb
GUEST: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of BC
Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver: growing pains or the future of the city?
GUEST: Bryn Davidson, co-owner of Lanefab Design/Build
Oil surges, gas prices climb - how high will it go and how long will it last?
GUEST: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
Poilievre go...
Oil surges, gas prices climb
Oil surges, gas prices climb - how high will it go and how long will it last?
GUEST: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy
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Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver
Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver: growing pains or the future of the city?
GUEST: Bryn Davidson, co-owner of Lanefab Design/Build
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Moody’s downgrades B.C. again
Moody’s downgrades B.C. again, keeps negative outlook as deficits grow, debt rises and interest costs climb
GUEST: David Williams, Vice President of Policy for the Business Council of BC
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Ottawa cracks down on Bitcoin ATMS linked to fraud and organized crime
Bitcoin ATMs tied to fraud—Ottawa cracks down as Vancouver’s “crypto-friendly” push faces new scrutiny. Tip fatigue setting in—are Canadians still tipping, or quietly opting out? Lifeguard cuts at busy beaches—cost-saving move or public safety gamble?
From lecture hall to Netflix—can a philosophical novel about Aristotle and Alexander land with a global audience?
$50K homebuyer rebate—real relief, or meaningless in a high-cost building environment?
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Netflix picks up local author's philosophical novel
From lecture hall to Netflix—can a philosophical novel about Aristotle and Alexander land with a global audience?
GUEST: Annabel Lyon, author of The Golden Mean, Professor and Director at UBC’s School of Creative Writing
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Will a $50k homebuyer rebate offer real relief?
$50K homebuyer rebate—real relief, or meaningless in a high-cost building environment?
GUEST: Neil Chrystal, President and CEO of Polygon Homes
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Reports show crypto ATMs increasingly linked to fraud
Bitcoin ATMs tied to fraud—Ottawa cracks down as Vancouver’s “crypto-friendly” push faces new scrutiny.
GUEST: Kareem Allam, Vancouver Liberals Mayoral Candidate
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Alberta opens the door to private healthcare, is B.C. to follow?
Carney in Europe, Poilievre in the U.S. — two trips, two strategies. What it says about how each man sees Canada’s place in the world.
Alberta’s Bill 11 opens the door to public-private healthcare — reform or the start of two-tier health care, and could B.C. follow?
Lifeguards cut at some of Vancouver’s busiest beaches — cost savings or a risk to public safety?
From oil heat to solar — a B.C. family goes fully fossil free. What it really takes, and what it actually costs.
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This B.C. family is going fossil free, how?
From oil heat to solar — a B.C. family goes fully fossil free. What it really takes, and what it actually costs.
James Rowley, Maple Ridge resident and winner of Canadian Geographic and OneEarth Living’s Live Net Zero 2025 contest
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Gas tops $2 a litre in Vancouver. How much further will prices rise?
Lapu-Lapu Day returns this year — but some survivors say it’s too soon. Should Vancouver hold the festival again?
Gas tops $2 a litre in Vancouver as oil markets react to Iran. How much further will prices rise?
Floods and landslides hammer Maui. What are residents seeing on the ground?
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Floods and landslides hammer Maui
Floods and landslides hammer Maui. What are residents seeing on the ground?
GUEST: John Daly, former CKNW host and Global News Reporter currently in Maui
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The one-year anniversary of the Lapu Lapu tragedy is approaching
Lapu-Lapu Day returns this year — but some survivors say it’s too soon. Should Vancouver hold the festival again?
Guest: Mable Elmore, B.C NDP MLA for Vancouver-Kensington
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BC Conservatives: who has the best shot at defeating David Eby?
New poll suggests Peter Milobar could lead the BC Conservatives to a majority. Is he their best shot at defeating David Eby?
Guest: Peter Milobar, B.C Conservative leadership candidate
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The Agenda: What's the direction for the BC Conservative Party?
Guest: Margareta Dovgal, political commentator and resource industry analyst
Guest: Richard Zussman, Western Canada Vice President of Public Affairs at Burson
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The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour - March 13, 2026
Property rights questions. Indigenous title rulings spark concern among B.C. homeowners. Is there enough clarity?
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
Ottawa Floor Crossing: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout leaves the NDP for the Liberals, putting Mark Carney within two seats of a majority. What’s driving the defections?
GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Sean Orr Sues Ken Sim After False Drug Accusation and Apology
GUEST: Sean Orr, COPE Vancouver City Councillor
Policing Vancouver: A new VPD training ac...
Canada joins a massive emergency oil release
Oil shock. Canada joins a massive emergency oil release as the Middle East war disrupts supply. Will prices fall?
GUEST: Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent
Oscar showdown. Sinners vs. One Battle After Another. Is Michael B. Jordan about to steal the night?
GUEST: Rick Forchuk, TV Week Magazine columnist and CKNW contributor
NDP in trouble. Another MP defects as the party chooses a new leader. Rebuild or irrelevance?
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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Another Vancouver strip club closes!
End of an era? Another Vancouver strip club closes. What does it say about the city’s nightlife?
GUEST: Danny Filippone, owner of The Penthouse nightclub
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The Iran war is pushing up fuel costs
Travel warning: The Iran war is pushing up jet fuel costs. Are airfares about to spike?
GUEST: Martin Firestone, President of Travel Secure, a travel insurance agency
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Indigenous title rulings spark concern among B.C. homeowners
Property rights questions. Indigenous title rulings spark concern among B.C. homeowners. Is there enough clarity?
GUEST: Keith Baldrey, Global B.C Legislative Bureau Chief
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B.C.’s ban on new U.S. alcohol imports celebrates 1 year
One year after B.C.’s ban on new U.S. alcohol imports — who’s actually paying the price? Wine merchant John Clerides joins us.
GUEST: John Clerides, owner of Marquis Wine Cellars
Did B.C’s ban on U.S alcohol put distributors in a financial hole?
GUEST: Ian Tostenson, President of the B.C Restaurant and Food Services Association
BC in the Red: Former finance minister Carole Taylor on how B.C. got into this fiscal mess — and what it will take to get out.<...