Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: what to make of the recent record-breaking COVID-19 numbers in Alberta; we hear how local bar and restaurant patios are making sure that guests aren't breaking the rules about who they can grab a bite or a drink with; happiness columnist Jennifer Moss talks about the meaning of a happiness set point and how it impacts the way we experience good and bad times.

On today's show: Mayor Nenshi talks about the third wave of COVID-19 battering Calgary and the new round of restrictions in the city; we speak with a former school resource officer in Calgary about what it's like wearing the uniform in a high school; betting on a horse named Keepmeinmind! We talk to a Calgary trainer at the Kentucky Derby this weekend.

On today's show: we hear about Banff's new vaccination plan; some schools are staffed with police officers in this city, but that may be changing. We talk about it; Calgarians with a green thumb are dropping more green than usual on gardening supplies. We find out why.

On today's show: money well spent? Or just another cash grab from the province? Our Unconventional panel is ready to go about pay-to-play in Kananasakis; would you give up some of your privacy to get a lower auto insurance rate? We take a look at the pros and cons of user-based insurance on this week's Karchut on Cars; from multiplication tables to imaginary numbers. We hear what critics love and hate about the proposed new math curriculum; we hear from the head of a property company with major stakes downtown, on the city's revitalization plan.

On today's show: the province is expected to announce a new fee to play in Kananaskis Country. We hear more about it; we take a look at the the role vaccine passports could play in kickstarting international travel; we speak to the first ever associate vice-president of indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University; our food guide Julie van Rosendaal talks nostalgic food trends of Gen Xers.

On today's show: with vaccination efforts well underway in Alberta, we hear what's going on with the second doses; we speak with one of the lawyers involved in several lawsuits against Alberta care homes now that the UCP wants to protect those care homes from lawsuits; a local drummer takes all those hi-hats, cymbals and snare drums, and finds the rhythm in a new teaching tool; a conversation with Mrs. Kasha Davis, the star of the new documentary "Workhorse Queen" screening at the Calgary Underground Film Festival.

On today's show: Canada has banned all flights from India and Pakistan for the next month. We speak to a Calgarian with family and friends in both those countries; it isn't just home renovations and new builds hit by the high cost of materials, the next box of pampers will cost more too. The CBC's Kyle Bakx has the story; why Banff has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 in Alberta.

On today's show: why Alberta is delaying the vaccine clinic at Cargill's meatpacking plant in High River; why Gen-Xers are all in for AstraZeneca; have you ever listened to a Canadian country singer and thought, why the Southern U.S. accent? Our Paul Karchut tells us why.

On today's show: to make its vision for cheaper childcare work, the federal government needs the province's to pay up too. Alberta's Children's Services Minister Rebecca Schulz explains; we talk to the CEO of a Calgary tech company that just landed an investment of 500-million dollars U.S.; why Alberta Parks wants people to stop hiding troll dolls in K-Country; why the gigantic tanker that got stuck in the Suez Canal is impacting how bubble tea is made in Calgary.

On today's show: the mayors of Invermere and Fernie tell us what they think of the strict travel restrictions B.C. is bringing in; why so many people are still hesitant to take the AstraZeneca vaccine; you've heard of the man of steel, well now there's also a pig of steel. A piggy bank, that is. And it can only be opened by a welder. We hear that story.