Alberta at Noon

There are thousands of oil and gas wells that have been abandoned in the province, and for years there has been pressure on the industry to do something about it. What's the situation in your community? Do you have an orphan well on your property or nearby? What are you doing about it?

For the second year in a row, Edmonton Public Schools has cancelled all international trips. The board says it's because of "...ongoing political, economic and public health challenges around the world". The public board in Calgary IS doing trips this year, after cancelling them last year. Today, we want to hear what value you think there is in leaving the country when you're young. Did you go on a trip that changed your life? Or the way you see the world?

We're celebrating Friday going into the long weekend with a show about trees and what you should do to prepare them for fall and winter.

Dual-practice healthcare is rolling out in Alberta this month. That means doctors who perform some elective surgeries, like hip and knee replacements, will be allowed to operate in both the private and public system. We talk to Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Adriana LaGrange as well as Dr. Braden Manns from the University of Calgary about the changes.

We're joined by Darcy Welsch from the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen as we take your suggestions for the best sandwich.

Do you have a dream that's come to you over and over? Author and journalist, Karen Van Kampen, talks us through the research behind why we have some of these dreams repeatedly.

Whether it's a late-summer harvest or a pre-autumn planting, we put your gardening questions to Joanna Tschudy for one last Friday.

The Canada - U.S. trade war started roughly 18 months ago, but the breakdown of recent trade talks has only turned the heat up even more. Today, we want to know, what new-to-you Canadian products have you discovered? Are there Canadian brands, or food that you're enjoying, that you didn't used to buy?

Back to school is just around the corner for most Alberta students. Although some are already in classrooms! According to a recent survey from the Retail Council of Canada, the average household spending for school supplies ranges from $600 to $750 per child when electronics are involved. That same survey says that 91 per cent of respondents felt back-to-school items have become more expensive. How much is back to school costing you this year?

On Saturday, CBC aired an encore broadcast of The Tragically Hip's final show from Kingston, Ontario. That got us thinking about musical acts that stay with you. The artists whose work moves you. The musicians you would like to see - if you could - again.