Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we speak with a personal injury lawyer about the move away from lawsuits in the event of collisions; Trudeau bucks! And a GST Holiday? We hit the mall to hear what people think of the federal government shelling out some dough; we speak with two brothers from the band Devo, ahead of a documentary screening all about them.

On today's show: Stephen Harper is the new boss at AIMco. We get reaction from the Alberta Federation of Labour, whose pensions are managed by AIMco; we hear about a new survey launched by the province, seeking the public's input on expanding medical assistance in dying; how folks all over Calgary are celebrating their inner goblin.

On today's show: it's budget week at City Hall. We hear from a councillor pushing back against a proposed property tax increase; game developers in Calgary come together tonight to showcase locally developed video games. We talk to one of them; it's been decades since the Confluence Historic Site has overhauled some of its exhibits. We hear about the makeover now underway.

On today's show: with big changes expected for auto insurance in Alberta, we hear about the difference that raising rate caps and bringing in no-fault insurance will have; with buses struggling through our first big blast of snow this winter, we hear from a retired driver about just how hard it is to keep them on the road this time of year; we speak with the 15-year-old Calgarian that sat in on drums at a recent Arkells concert.

On today's show: we tee up budget week at Calgary city council with CBC Calgary's municipal affairs reporter, Scott Dippel; cancer care and research campaign is wrapping up after raising 298 million bucks. We hear where all the money's going; we talk to a Costa Rican bird guide about the species that leave Alberta at this time of the year to swap the prairies for Central America.

On today's show: some Calgary elementary schools are giving students a chance to learn about skilled trades. We hear about the new hands-on curriculum that just rolled out in 800 classrooms; it's Grey Cup weekend in Vancouver. Vicki Hall stops by to set up the big game and get us all ready for some football; we hear about this weekend's special screening of a brand new blockbuster hit movie from the Philippines that was partly shot here in Calgary.

On today's show: we speak with a University of Calgary researcher who is in Azerbaijan for the 29th UN Climate Conference, known as COP29; with Innovation Week underway in Calgary, two local startup founders will join us for a look at Calgary's tech landscape; why Calgary football fans will be riding a horse into a Vancouver hotel tonight. We hear about the rowdy days ahead for the Calgary Grey Cup Committee.

On today's show: we're joined by the local president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers; the report into Canada's Olympic soccer-spying incident is out. We break down the findings; a look at half-a-century of backcountry skiing with one of Canada's most accomplished mountaineers, ahead of a talk he's giving in Canmore.

On today's show: we hear how a potential work stoppage at Canada Post could affect businesses here in Calgary; the city is getting ready to plant nearly a million trees. Will they all survive? We hear what a local tree nursery owner thinks about the plan; a new neighbourhood is coming to Calgary, and you might recognize some of the iconic street names that have been proposed. We take a trip around North America and hear from people who live and work on the streets that inspired the names.

On today's show: how a local theatre company is taking the stories of Canadian women who served in the second world war to the stage; how a made-in-Calgary app is changing the way we remember our fallen soldiers and war veterans; the Last Post is a simple melody. But nailing it is harder than it may sound. A trumpet player in the Royal Canadian Artillery Band breaks down what it takes to play it right.

On today's show: the city plans to borrow one billion dollars to fix our ailing water system. The CBC's Scott Dippel gives us the details; we hear about a new podcast launched by an Alberta town created entirely by AI; we tell you about a Veteran's bike ride and fundraiser that's become an annual tradition in Calgary.

On today's show: the climate case for an emissions cap on energy companies; what might another Trump Administration mean for trade relations between the US and Alberta; we check in with two Calgarians who are competing for Team Canada at the first ever International Wakesurf Championships in Hong Kong.

On today's show: U of C political scientist Lisa Young has been keeping a close eye on the U.S. election results. She joins us with her take; a Calgary-based oil company's take on Ottawa's plan to cap emissions; how two orphaned bear cubs in Southern Alberta were nursed back to health, just in time to den-up this winter.

On today's show: Alberta's voice at the Federal cabinet table makes his case for an oil and gas emissions cap; we connect with the politics reporter for Montana Public Radio. Our Southern neighbours are wrestling with some BIG ballot questions, and not just Trump-Harris; a discovery in the badlands has made its way to the Royal Tyrrell Museum... by helicopter! We're joined by one of their paleontologists to tell us what they found.

On today's show: Premier Danielle Smith won an overwhelming endorsement at the United Conservative Party's AGM on the weekend. We hear more about what happened, and how some of the controversial policy debates unfolded; we remember long-time Calgary news anchor, Darrel Janz; we check out a rare medieval book from the University of Calgary's collection, which will have its digital version debuted today.

On today's show: Alberta's Education Minister on changes coming to schools around personal identity, and how students get sex ed; the head of the Centre for Sexuality in Calgary gives us her reaction to the province's proposed changes to the way sex ed is delivered in the classroom; the UCP takes over Red Deer this weekend for its annual convention. We talk to two prominent party members about what to expect.

On today's show: we hear why Calgary City Council has voted not to weigh-in on the future of the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir; we remember Gus Thorson, a larger than life figure in Calgary's sports scene; on this Halloween morning, our What to Watch columnist, Di Golding, offers up two recommendations to watch between handing out treats!

On today's show: we chat with the soon-to-be former CEO of the Green Line LRT, Darshpreet Bhatti; with Calgary public school classrooms bursting at the seams, we hear how many more portables trustees say they need; we check-in on some of this year's popular Halloween costumes, with the owner of a shop that's been around for 75 years.

On today's show: the provincial government is proposing changes to the Bill of Rights. We speak to a law professor about what this could mean for Albertans; we connect with Calgary MP Stephanie Kusie about her petition to save the personalized bricks at Olympic Plaza; the SPCA is spending much more on animal welfare than it did a year ago. We find out what's going on.

On today's show: we hear from the Leader of the Alberta NDP, Naheed Nenshi, on the first day of the Fall Session, and how he'll be leading the opposition without having a seat in the house; officials from Alberta's agricultural sector are concerned about a federal pandemic preparedness bill. We speak with the Liberal Toronto MP who wrote the bill; Calgary city council is set to debate the future of the city’s only supervised consumption site this week.