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...
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The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 11, 2026
<p>Ottawa's Race to Get a Deal in Front of Trump (0:41)</p> <p>Mackenzie Gray, Global News Ottawa Correspondent</p> <p><br></p> <p>Still Burning, Still Waiting: Voices From the Okanagan (11:05)</p> <p>Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident</p> <p><br></p> <p>Ford's $5 Billion Bet on a $40,000 Electric Truck (26:11)</p> <p>Jeremy Cato, Automotive Journalist at CatoCarGuy.com</p> <p><br></p> <p>Climate vs. Affordability (38:05)</p> <p>Bill Tieleman, director of the B.C Coalition for Affordable Dependable Energy (CADE)</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Still Burning, Still Waiting: Voices From the Okanagan
<p>Atlyn Becker, Okanagan resident</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
A $7.7 Billion Deficit, and that's the Good News
<p>Jairo Yunis, Director of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Bald Range Wildfire update: Peachland Mayor speaks
<p>Patrick Van Minsel, District of Peachland Mayor</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
The Jas Johal Show: Aug. 10, 2026
<p>From evacuation to devastation: Faulder resident recounts Bald Range wildfire (0:51)</p> <p>Kyla Gaudiuso, Faulder resident who lost her home to the fires</p> <p><br></p> <p>Provincial snapshot: an irritated electorate (15:32)</p> <p>Mike Witherly, partner at Fairview Strategy</p> <p><br></p> <p>Are we moving too slowly on climate change? (33:41)</p> <p>Mark Jaccard, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Simon Fraser University and is currently serving as Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Could relocating young bears reduce conflict and save lives? (1:00:23)</p> <p>Nicole Gladish, epidemiologist at...
Are we moving too slowly on climate change?
<p>Mark Jaccard, Professor of Sustainable Energy at Simon Fraser University and is currently serving as Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Provincial snapshot: an irritated electorate
<p>Mike Witherly, partner at Fairview Strategy</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Faulder resident recounts Bald Range wildfire
<p>From evacuation to devastation: Faulder resident recounts Bald Range wildfire</p> <p>Kyla Gaudiuso, Faulder resident who lost her home to the fires</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
The microbes in your toothbrush and showerhead are...good for you?
<p>Guest host Rob Fai talks to Jason Tetro, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Microbiologist with expertise in emerging pathogens</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
Are employers planning to increase hiring by the end of the year?
<p>Guest host Rob Fai talks to Tara Parry, director of permanent placement services at Robert Half in Vancouver</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</p>
