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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...

Metrotown Marks 40th Anniversary with Months-Long Celebration

7 mins; April 03, 2026

B.C. ferries crisis years in the making

50 mins; April 03, 2026

Volunteer-Run Burnaby Railway Welcomes 100,000 Riders, Seeks Help

8 mins; April 03, 2026

The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

50 mins; April 03, 2026

Polls suggest Avi Lewis could split support

18 mins; April 03, 2026

Eby’s DRIPA Reversal Sparks Leadership Questions, Election Talk

17 mins; April 03, 2026

Vancouver canopy tour draws crowds with forest climbs

12 mins; April 03, 2026

Eby wants to suspend B.C.'s Indigenous rights law

48 mins; April 02, 2026

World Cup nears: why this moment matters more

14 mins; April 02, 2026

Ontario just landed billions in federal housing money

9 mins; April 02, 2026

Eby stakes government on DRIPA suspension

14 mins; April 02, 2026

Eby seeks to suspend Indigenous rights law

12 mins; April 02, 2026

B.C.’s EV mandate changes: right direction?

10 mins; April 01, 2026

B.C. eases EV mandates, invests $19M in chargers

72 hours 24 mins; April 01, 2026

Avi Lewis takes over the federal NDP

17 mins; April 01, 2026

Richmond mayor urges Cowichan Nation to renounce claims

9 mins; April 01, 2026

B.C. relaxes EV rules, boosts charging investment

12 mins; April 01, 2026

B.C’s high development costs tank housing starts

53 mins; March 31, 2026

Ontario cuts development costs, what would it take for B.C to do the same?

11 mins; March 31, 2026

While Ontario cuts DCCs, B.C.'s high development costs tank housing starts

14 mins; March 31, 2026

Poll: Australia banned social media for kids; do Canadians want the same?

10 mins; March 30, 2026

BC Conservative leadership hopeful forms pact with OneBC

14 mins; March 30, 2026

No Fun City no more? Pete Fry's plan to beef up funding for cultural events

15 mins; March 30, 2026

Can Avi Lewis steer the federal NDP in the right direction?

57 mins; March 30, 2026

Planned long term care centre in Delta remains in limbo

9 mins; March 30, 2026

The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

63 hours 12 mins; March 27, 2026

Guest Host Bruce Claggett - Are we facing an air traffic controller crisis?

39 mins; March 27, 2026

Can businesses survive on Broadway before roads reopen?

8 mins; March 27, 2026

Why are the Canucks increasing season ticket prices?

48 mins; March 26, 2026

Outdoor pool bookings return with tweaks

13 mins; March 26, 2026

More diversions from Peace Arch maternity ward, when will the province act?

55 mins; March 25, 2026

Former cabinet minister jumps into Vancouver civic race

15 mins; March 25, 2026

Should the Park Board drop the reservation system at Kits Pool?

17 mins; March 25, 2026

Canada’s auto sector under pressure, is it still competitive?

69 hours 52 mins; March 24, 2026

What do the ALC staff cuts mean for us?

9 mins; March 24, 2026

General Motor Canada's new boss charts a new course for the automaker

19 mins; March 24, 2026

Cheap drones are changing modern warfare

13 mins; March 24, 2026

Two Canadian pilots killed in deadly collision at New York airport

58 mins; March 23, 2026

The Agenda: Trump pushes for allied action as NATO hesitates

17 mins; March 23, 2026

Is Metro Vancouver’s utility plan accountability, or a power grab?

15 mins; March 23, 2026

B.C.'s farmland watchdog is cutting staff

8 mins; March 23, 2026

Is a ticket resale cap ambitious or outmatched?

56 mins; March 20, 2026

Eby’s polling slide and Carney's leads in polling!

16 mins; March 20, 2026

The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

44 mins; March 20, 2026

Pierre Poilievre goes on Joe Rogan

49 mins; March 19, 2026

Oil surges, gas prices climb

16 mins; March 19, 2026

Multiplex boom reshapes Vancouver

10 mins; March 19, 2026

Moody’s downgrades B.C. again

10 mins; March 19, 2026

Ottawa cracks down on Bitcoin ATMS linked to fraud and organized crime

72 hours 24 mins; March 18, 2026

Netflix picks up local author's philosophical novel

15 mins; March 18, 2026

Will a $50k homebuyer rebate offer real relief?

17 mins; March 18, 2026

Reports show crypto ATMs increasingly linked to fraud

14 mins; March 18, 2026

Alberta opens the door to private healthcare, is B.C. to follow?

52 mins; March 17, 2026

This B.C. family is going fossil free, how?

13 mins; March 17, 2026

Gas tops $2 a litre in Vancouver. How much further will prices rise?

58 mins; March 16, 2026

Floods and landslides hammer Maui

12 mins; March 16, 2026

The one-year anniversary of the Lapu Lapu tragedy is approaching

15 mins; March 16, 2026

BC Conservatives: who has the best shot at defeating David Eby?

8 mins; March 16, 2026

The Agenda: What's the direction for the BC Conservative Party?

17 mins; March 16, 2026

The Jas Johal Show Political Happy Hour - March 13, 2026

47 mins; March 13, 2026

Canada joins a massive emergency oil release

63 hours 16 mins; March 13, 2026

Another Vancouver strip club closes!

11 mins; March 13, 2026

The Iran war is pushing up fuel costs

13 mins; March 13, 2026

Indigenous title rulings spark concern among B.C. homeowners

15 mins; March 13, 2026

B.C.’s ban on new U.S. alcohol imports celebrates 1 year

45 mins; March 12, 2026

The Massey crossing fight continues

12 mins; March 12, 2026

Did Canada miss its moment without pipelines?

7 mins; March 12, 2026

How B.C. got into this fiscal mess

15 mins; March 12, 2026

Have the Canucks priced out their own fans?

8 mins; March 11, 2026

A new VPD training academy opens downtown

17 mins; March 11, 2026

The Iran conflict is pushing up diesel

14 mins; March 11, 2026

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout leaves the NDP for the Liberals

61 hours 24 mins; March 11, 2026

Budget backlash rocks NDP as Conservatives lead

43 mins; March 10, 2026

Sean Orr sues Ken Sim over false allegation

6 mins; March 10, 2026

Should YVR walk away from its parkade project?

9 mins; March 10, 2026

Is B.C. losing its competitive edge?

17 mins; March 10, 2026

B.C. budget backlash boosts Conservative momentum

13 mins; March 10, 2026

Metro sewage plant cost surge triggers regional fight

56 mins; March 09, 2026

Are Vancouver’s priorities out of balance?

13 mins; March 09, 2026

The Agenda: Guns or Government Programs?

18 mins; March 09, 2026

$700M to $4B: Sewage plant costs spark fight

12 mins; March 09, 2026

B.C. leads the country in group travel fights

10 mins; March 06, 2026

Wastewater plant cost surge sparks fight over payment

56 mins; March 06, 2026

The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

71 hours 28 mins; March 06, 2026

Ken Sim under fire over false allegation

13 mins; March 06, 2026

Do Bitcoin ATMs fuel crime in Vancouver?

10 mins; March 06, 2026

Budget hangover and B.C. Conservative leadership race

16 mins; March 06, 2026

Why young athletes are walking away

15 mins; March 06, 2026

Metro wastewater plant cost spike triggers payment dispute

13 mins; March 06, 2026

UBC study warns wildfires taint water for years

7 mins; March 05, 2026

North Shore sewage plant costs soar, inquiry urged

57 mins; March 05, 2026

Tumbler Ridge case exposes Canada’s AI safety gap

19 mins; March 05, 2026

North Shore mayors urge Eby sewage plant inquiry

10 mins; March 05, 2026

Why isn’t B.C. getting more from its economy?

17 mins; March 05, 2026

Sewage plant cost blowout fuels inquiry calls

12 mins; March 05, 2026

2026 FIFA World Cup: Navigating Vancouver road closures

9 mins; March 04, 2026

Granville Strip goes pedestrian-only for FIFA

61 hours 3 mins; March 04, 2026

Iran war escalates as energy markets react

18 mins; March 04, 2026

Young people rethink car ownership

12 mins; March 04, 2026

Birth rate falls as immigration drives growth

10 mins; March 04, 2026

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