Alberta at Noon

This one is for all the amateur handy-people out there. We want to hear about the time you attempted a renovation at home, the projects that went well and the projects that didn't. 

The referendum is about a month away, and today we're getting into the potential cost of Alberta leaving Canada. A recent report lays out a couple of scenarios.

We asked you to tell us about a dumpster fire in your life and how you put it out. We're not being literal, of course. We wanted you to share stories about something that got out of control and what you did to fix it, or overcome it.

Recent data shows that 68% of Albertans have life insurance coverage. The same study found 26% of Albertans aren’t confident or are unsure that their family would be financially secure if they died unexpectedly. Is life insurance a part of your financial planning?

By now, you know about the referendum on October 19th. Five of the questions are about immigration policies. Are ready to vote on them? What do you want to know about the immigration-related questions on the ballots?

CBC posted a headline last week that read "AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade". Alberta has the most proposed data centres in the country, and there is a lot of talk about the speed at which AI is improving and developing. How are you thinking about AI, and how are you processing all the information that is flying around about it?

Once your working life gets going it can be hard to find time for anything else. Once you retire, and have way more free time than you used to, how do you fill it?

Today we're asking you about the separation question in the referendum next month, and the conversations you're having about it with your family and friends and co-workers. Are you comfortable bringing it up or are you walking on eggshells? 

It's a little cooler out there today but we're sneaking in one more gardening phone-in. The outside season is just about over, but Jim Hole is here to tell you about greenhouses and other structures that can extend the season. 

We're into a new school year, and the province is promising improvements. The government says it has hired more than 2000 new teachers, and a thousand educational assistants. Many of them are part of the complexity teams that are being rolled out to add support in classrooms. So, nearly a year after that, have you noticed any changes in schools? If you have a kid or a teenager in your life what's it like in their classroom? What do you want to ask the education minister?