Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we speak with a man who's made it his life's work to ensure people don't forget the children who died in Alberta residential schools; new variants of concern keep emerging, and that’s keeping public health officials busy. Dr. Raj Bhardwaj on how this has the potential to change your summer plans; Alberta's justice minister is ordering the Lethbridge Police Service to go back to the drawing board on its action plan meant to shape-up the force. We speak with a Lethbridge Herald city reporter for the latest; we hear what it's like to be in the thick of things at Pigeon Lake where the midge fly population exploded.

On today's show: the remains of more than 200 children were found on the grounds of a B.C. Residential School last week. We talk to the lead archeologist who works on similar community-led identification projects here in Alberta; a look at the shift underway in the energy industry as major companies face mounting pressure to cut emissions even faster than planned; the Sylvan Lake Gulls are dive-bombing their way to the ball diamond this year. We talk to the team's general manager about its first season now that pandemic restrictions are being lifted; how much do we really know about Canada geese? We tell you more than you ever wanted to know!

On today's show: the supervised consumption site at the Sheldon Chumir centre is closing and two new sites will open instead. We hear some of the details; drive-thru vaccinations are coming to Calgary's Northeast. We hear more; there are only a few days left before you have to pay to enjoy Kananaskis. We hear all about the new fees; look out British Columbia, here comes Alberta! Will B.C. be ready for us when we can start traveling again this summer?

On today's show: Premier Jason Kenney talks about Alberta's reopening plan; the government is apologizing to Italian-Canadians who were sent to internment camps during the Second World War. We hear more about what that acknowledgment means for the community; we hear all about the sleek new parkade in the East Village; why 91-year-old Einar Franson says it's time for his huge, replica grain elevators to find new homes.

On today's show: why Metro Vancouver's gang violence is spreading out to other regions, including Calgary; our business commentator Deborah Yedlin weighs in on the pushback against no new oil and gas spending; it's a beautiful time of year to enjoy some of the city's prettiest trees. We speak to an arborist about what he's watching.

On today's show: we hear how a couple of Calgary high schoolers feel about yet another switch from online to in-person learning; after 75 years of female officers in the Calgary police force, we look at how far the police forces have come, and the work still to do; one year since George Floyd's death, a journalist in Minneapolis shares how the community is commemorating the day and the struggle to move forward with calls for change; we talk non-verbal communication in the age of the teleconference and why so many of us find it hard to resist the lure of the Zoom wave.

On today's show: we check in with Calgarians in New York and London, where life is slowly going back to normal; we talk to the CEO of Landmark Cinemas in Calgary about when he hopes theatres will reopen; we tell you all about Calgary's animé festival, which runs this weekend; we hear from an Albertan who's out camping on May Long, because that seems to be what so many of us do, rain or shine or snow.

On today's show: what's lost if summer camps can't welcome campers again; why vaccination rates are lower in the northeast than anywhere else in Calgary and how we could bring the numbers up; Quebec has launched a constitutional challenge. We hear more about the feasibility of that challenge and the federal government's response; we meet the owner of Big Mamma, a sheep from High River that just gave birth to six lambs!

On today's show: Alberta could give schools the green light to resume in-person classes as early as next week. We speak with the executive director of Support Our Students Alberta about that possibility; how some banks are putting the squeeze on energy companies; with the Stampede, Calaway Park and Heritage Park all announcing they plan to be open this summer, we ask our Unconventional Panel if they would go; how to evict a porcupine from your yard using a broom and a recycling bin.

On today's show: we speak to an Ontario man who's faced his own court battle with Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston; now that flood season has begun, we hear how the city is preparing for the possibility of rising rivers; two Calgary outdoor attractions can open as early as this weekend. We hear the details.