Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: the City has a new roadmap to deliver us from the downtown doldrums. We find out more about Calgary's Greater Downtown Plan; southwestern Alberta has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, notably in Lethbridge. We find out why that's happening; our Eye on the Legislature, Paul McLoughlin, on what happens next in the dispute between Alberta doctors and the province; it's okay to not be okay. That's the message of a public singalong happening this afternoon out of Canmore. We speak to the singer-songwriter leading the event.

On today's show: Alberta doctors have voted against a tentative agreement with the provincial government. We hear about what that means going forward; HBO is looking to a video game for its next big show, and it's looking to Calgary to shoot it. We talk "The Last of Us"; we ask the Unconventional Panel if entrepreneurs can still make it in Calgary; what an old jazz song by Premier Jason Kenney's grandpa is doing in the new school curriculum.

On today's show: we speak with the Minister of Energy about new coal mining public consultation that's now underway; we hear from an education expert about the province's new draft curriculum for kindergarten to grade six; a new report provides a look inside long-term care in this country, providing a detailed view of the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of residents; we tell you about an act of extraordinary kindness in small town Alberta.

On today's show: we get an update on the wildfires in southern Alberta; we dig into the economics of the federal carbon tax. How high does it need to be to work?; the questionable history of Inglewood's most iconic historic home, the Major Stewart Residence; the Okotoks Dawgs are returning to the stadium this summer, minus the popcorn, hotdogs and all the fans.

On today's show: Alberta lost its Supreme Court challenge to the carbon tax. We hear from the federal minister of environment; we hear about a new map etched on a Bison hide that tells the story of the Calgary Stampede from a First Nations perspective; our Word Nerd is looking through the window, at why we call it a window; restaurant reviewer Elizabeth Carson tells us about a Vietnamese drive-thru restaurant on Macleod Trail.

On today's show: the Supreme Court has ruled Ottawa's carbon tax is constitutional. We speak with a Calgary lawyer who intervened at the appeal; the impact of provincial budget cuts on Calgary's community associations; our What to Watch columnist Di Golding reviews Sir Anthony Hopkins' latest film; three pretty terrific women at a long term care facility in Calgary have come together and written an entire trilogy. We speak to them.

On today's show: Calgary has a new plan to help people struggling with mental health and addictions. We hear from one of its authors; the city wants to change the system for paying and disputing parking tickets. We learn all about it; if you had to pick which decade is the best for music, which one would it be? Our Unconventional Panel debates it.

On today's show: we talk to a former cabinet minister about the prevalence of anti-Asian sentiment right here in Calgary; Dr. Raj Bhardwaj tells us about the possible causes of long-haul COVID-19 and how doctors are trying to treat people who have it; what it's like at a Southern Alberta wool mill in the midst of shearing season.

On today's podcast: A wrap on the weekend's Conservative Convention; the latest pandemic trend, working from bed; we talk to one of the first recipients of the Hayley Wickenheiser Scholarship; and a chat with Filipe Masetti Leite about the COVID-19 situation in Brazil.

On today's show: we speak with two city councillors on opposite sides of the Guidebook for Great Communities debate; we get a look inside Chinese court proceedings at today's trial of Michael Spavor; can you dig it? The anklyosaurs sure could. We look into the new, Alberta-led research on the dino; a Calgary company says it has a secret weapon in our endless fight against potholes. We speak with its CEO for the latest in our Innovators series.