Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we talk with an expert about plebiscites now that Calgary council wants you to decide whether to put fluoride back in the water; Calgary's tech sector is thriving in the pandemic. CBC's Elise von Scheel brings us the story of how tech hopes to grow even more in the years ahead; we speak to a Calgarian who grew up in Wuhan about what's going on in her hometown one year since the coronavirus; seeking Indigenous artists at the Calgary library.

On today's podcast: The latest COVID 19 rules for gym and fitness club owners; the healing effects of music, we speak with a music therapist and a patient recovering from brain surgery; an oh so Canadian story involving a rink, kids playing hockey, and a beaver; but to start, remittance. The sacrifices made by Filipino-Canadians who call Calgary home, but send money back to friends and relatives.

On today's podcast: How the Western Hockey League plans to get back on the ice; the YYC Hot Chocolate Fest is on. We get the low-down on that; we tell you about a CBC Marketplace investigation into pay day loans; but first, should Calgary join the debate over coal mining in Alberta's Foothills? That's what we're talking about with Mayor Naheed Nenshi.

On today's podcast: Why so many Calgary high school students have no interest in writing diploma exams;

the story of how hedge funds were betting on a retail chain called "GameStop" failing until investors on Reddit had a different idea: Angela turns a critical eye on our pandemic fashion; but first,

a conversation with the CEO of a coal mining company hoping to mine in the Eastern slopes of the Rockies.

On today's show: we talk to a career coach in the energy sector about the future of work in oil and gas; coal mining is polluting some Alberta rivers, even years after they've shutdown. Canadian Press reporter Bob Weber brings us the story; our business commentator Deborah Yedlin talks the changing retail market; we ask our Unconventional panel why young people are leaving Calgary.

On today's show: what does U.S. President Joe Biden's "Buy American" plan mean for Canadian manufacturing and business?; we find out what's in store for this summer's Stampede; Alberta scientists unearth the first baby tyrannosaur ever found. We learn more about it; the story of a kitten who thinks a hog is the cat's meow.

On today's show: how Vulcan County is finding itself in a bit of a green energy revolution; we talk to Calgary parents raising pandemic babies; fierce debate continues about the upcoming Summer Olympics in Japan. Should the Games even be held given the global pandemic? We get the latest from a Canadian reporter in Tokyo; what it's like to ride the Olympic rollercoaster. We talk to Calgary wrestler Erica Wiebe.

On today's show: we speak to the Federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan about Canada's pipeline future; what the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline means for the more than 1,000 newly laid off workers; we talk to Ward 8 Councillor Evan Woolley about his decision to not seek re-election this fall; we meet the longest standing brewmaster in Alberta who's celebrating 35 years at Big Rock.

On today's show: CBC reporter Robson Fletcher gives us a primer on Alberta's coal mining debate; we speak with infectious disease specialist, Dr. Lynora Saxinger about the coronavirus variants showing up in Alberta; Americans woke up this morning to a new President. We talk to political scientist Keneshia Grant about a historic new chapter in Washington; how a Calgary restaurant is turning its luck around through pasta sauce.

On today's show: Ward 6 councillor Jeff Davison talks about how the city plans to improve snow removal on residential streets; we speak with a respiratory physician about a new COVID-19 follow-up clinic for patients struggling with long term breathing problems; we tell you why you shouldn't wait to get your tomato and potato seed orders in; we meet a Calgary man who's set up a gallery display of completed puzzles in his garage.