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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...

Premier David Eby - Extortion Rising, Provincial Finances, and DRIPA Changes Ahead

17 mins; February 05, 2026

Ottawa drops EV mandate, welcomes Chinese models

52 mins; February 04, 2026

Heated Rivalry: A Global TV Hit — and a Mirror on How Canada Sells Itself to the World

10 mins; February 04, 2026

Are the Whitecaps being priced out? Vancouver meets the new economics of pro sports

17 mins; February 04, 2026

Ottawa set to scrap EV mandates, while making room for Chinese EVs

15 mins; February 04, 2026

Extortion Isn’t a Soundbite: Why Police Work, Not Politics, Will Make the Difference

7 mins; February 04, 2026

Province offers net-zero deal to keep Whitecaps

53 mins; February 03, 2026

Caroline Elliott makes her pitch to lead B.C. Conservatives

15 mins; February 03, 2026

YVR sees record boom in travellers in 2025

15 mins; February 03, 2026

Should B.C. repeal DRIPA? Conservative leadership hopeful Iain Black says yes

17 mins; February 03, 2026

Province offers net-zero deal to keep Whitecaps at B.C. Place

10 mins; February 03, 2026

Is a 10-lane Massey bridge worth the cost?

57 mins; February 02, 2026

The Agenda - B.C. and Alberta: Unity, Energy, and the Politics of a Hardening West

18 mins; February 02, 2026

Is a 10-lane Massey Tunnel replacement bridge worth the cost?

9 mins; February 02, 2026

Data centres and power: How much can B.C.’s grid really handle?

12 mins; February 02, 2026

Massey Crossing: Why the Bridge Is the Right Call for the Region’s Future

9 mins; February 02, 2026

The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

83 hours 47 mins; January 30, 2026

B.C. restricts AI power as demand rises

69 hours 9 mins; January 30, 2026

Can Metro Vancouver Board reform itself?

14 mins; January 30, 2026

Poilievre leadership review, and B.C. Conservative leadership race ramps up

17 mins; January 30, 2026

B.C. caps power for AI as demand surges

18 mins; January 30, 2026

Carney meets premiers ahead of CUSMA review

57 mins; January 29, 2026

Using red light therapy to prevent brain injuries in sports

8 mins; January 29, 2026

What’s driving reconciliation concerns in B.C.?

19 mins; January 29, 2026

Tesla pivots to robots after profits plunge

9 mins; January 29, 2026

Is Canada prepared for CUSMA negotiations with the U.S.?

10 mins; January 29, 2026

Foreign wine still easier to buy than Canadian

65 hours 41 mins; January 28, 2026

Children should have a say in divorce proceedings, says Liberal MP

12 mins; January 28, 2026

Free trade on the line: is Canada ready for a world without the old rules?

18 mins; January 28, 2026

Langley Township cuts utility costs for homeowners

10 mins; January 28, 2026

Can B.C.’s economy survive trade wars, tariffs, and uncertainty?

15 mins; January 28, 2026

Surrey urges federal emergency over extortion crimes

38 mins; January 27, 2026

Producing helper T cells from stem cells to treat illness

14 mins; January 27, 2026

What is Canada’s critical mineral strategy?

11 mins; January 27, 2026

Richmond company’s call to reopen Cowichan Tribes case gets hearing date

7 mins; January 27, 2026

Construction delays could spike home prices by 27% in 2032

7 mins; January 27, 2026

Surrey calls on feds to declare state of emergency over extortion crimes

9 mins; January 27, 2026

Canada groceries and essentials benefit

68 hours 2 mins; January 26, 2026

Westham Island Bridge closures

7 mins; January 26, 2026

Broadway corridor closing for four months

7 mins; January 26, 2026

The Agenda: Election Talk Everywhere - Is it time for fixed dates?

18 mins; January 26, 2026

Should bright LED headlights be banned?

17 mins; January 26, 2026

Are Canada groceries and essentials benefit tackling affordability?

15 mins; January 26, 2026

Why industrial land protection matters

60 hours 39 mins; January 23, 2026

The Jas Johal Political Happy Hour

64 hours 33 mins; January 23, 2026

Front of package nutrition labels

8 mins; January 23, 2026

Keith Baldrey breaks down early election chatter

15 mins; January 23, 2026

Are we in a state of crisis with Extortions in Surrey

14 mins; January 23, 2026

Who has last word on Aboriginal law, Judges or politicians?

17 mins; January 23, 2026

The need for industrial land protection

16 mins; January 23, 2026

Metro Vancouver DCCs to rise 250% by 2028

55 mins; January 22, 2026

Residential development on Industrial Land

18 mins; January 22, 2026

Is Metro Vancouver board “too big to function”?

9 mins; January 22, 2026

Check in with Ben

8 mins; January 22, 2026

Carney speaks at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Quebec City

16 mins; January 22, 2026

Metro Vancouver’s development cost charges are set to rise by about 250% in just three years

12 mins; January 22, 2026

Cheaper versions of Ozempic and Wegovy on the way

15 mins; January 21, 2026

Wind and solar power projects in B.C. see sharp rise in investment

43 mins; January 21, 2026

Vancouver Developers are speaking out against DCC’s

9 mins; January 21, 2026

Abacus data says Canadians think less of fellow Canadians who travel to the U.S.

9 mins; January 21, 2026

A semi truck has hit the Blundell Overpass on Highway 99

6 mins; January 21, 2026

Federal Court rules that Tiktok can continue to operate in Canada for now

7 mins; January 21, 2026

Investment soars in wind and solar renewable power projects across B.C.

10 mins; January 21, 2026

Heritage Act reforms delayed as B.C. seeks broader consultation

64 hours 56 mins; January 20, 2026

Are warmer winters making skiing more costly?

12 mins; January 20, 2026

Yuri Fulmer on his candidacy to lead B.C. Conservatives

16 mins; January 20, 2026

B.C. laws are leaving landowners alone with expensive discoveries of Indigenous remains

14 mins; January 20, 2026

COFI launch new “Forestry is a Solution” platform

8 mins; January 20, 2026

B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to step up consultation

16 mins; January 20, 2026

Pro-Greenland demonstrators mock Trump with ‘Make America Go Away’ hats

77 hours 28 mins; January 19, 2026

Social media and 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating in teens

16 mins; January 19, 2026

The Agenda: Canada’s pivot to China

18 mins; January 19, 2026

Canada’s Chinese EV deal

14 mins; January 19, 2026

Milobar enters Conservative leader race - Canada-China EV deal

26 mins; January 16, 2026

The U.S. journalist who was somehow recruited by ICE

15 mins; January 15, 2026

Extortion attacks rise in Surrey: does the city have enough funding to respond?

51 mins; January 15, 2026

Former B.C. Liberal Minister joins the race for Conservative leadership

18 mins; January 15, 2026

The Massey Bridge: 9 years since its cancellation

12 mins; January 15, 2026

More extortion attacks plague Surrey: is the city getting enough funding to fight back?

12 mins; January 15, 2026

Developers raise alarm over Metro Vancouver DCC hike amid weakening housing market

58 mins; January 14, 2026

Langley Toys R’ Us shuts down: The challenges of running a toy store in 2026

8 mins; January 14, 2026

Carney in China, Eby in India: Can Canada move fast enough in a world of tariffs, Trump, and pipeline politics?

14 mins; January 14, 2026

Commentary - DCC Hike: Higher fees, fewer homes, and a housing crisis we’re making worse

8 mins; January 14, 2026

Seven developers sound alarm on Metro Vancouver DCC hike as fragile housing market worsens

15 mins; January 14, 2026

Is Vancouver’s housing slowdown an opportunity to improve affordability?

55 mins; January 13, 2026

Does China still matter to B.C.’s forestry industry?

14 mins; January 13, 2026

What are the immediate effects of Metro Van’s DCC hike?

17 mins; January 13, 2026

Vancouver’s real estate slump: A rare opening to fix affordability?

16 mins; January 13, 2026

Developers sound alarm on DCC Hikes, warning Metro Vancouver is choking new housing supply

6 mins; January 13, 2026

Elon Musk’s X under fire for Grok AI’s ‘digital undressing’

15 mins; January 12, 2026

Carney’s diplomatic tightrope: Coastal First Nations at home, Beijing abroad

63 hours 34 mins; January 12, 2026

Developers push Metro Vancouver to pause rising development costs

10 mins; January 12, 2026

Iran on edge: Familiar crackdown, or the uprising that changes everything?

16 mins; January 12, 2026

Road rage turns violent in Vancouver: Why are drivers so angry, and how do we cool it down?

13 mins; January 12, 2026

The latest on the Broadway subway closure

57 mins; January 09, 2026

The Wrap: Shrinking seats, growing tensions

13 mins; January 09, 2026

Pierre Poilievre: Pipeline politics, party unity, and the resumption of free trade talks

18 mins; January 09, 2026

The Week That Was in Politics: The latest on the B.C. Conservative leadership race

15 mins; January 09, 2026

VSO pledges not to pursue NDAs in sexual misconduct matters

53 mins; January 08, 2026

Vancouver living on a budget: how one author made Lower Mainland frugality work

15 mins; January 08, 2026

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