Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: should Calgarians pay for residential parking permits?; Conservative MP Blake Richards talks about the standoff over his party's motion that could have triggered an election; we tell you about a new initiative to make access to mental health services easier for Calgarians; we remember James "The Amazing" Randi; we hear how hunting pheasants is actually helping improve their habitat in Alberta.

On today's show: Alberta has hit a new peak for active COVID-19 cases, but everything is still status quo. We hear from a Calgary doctor who says now is the time for hard and fast rules to be brought in; why four Alberta mayors, including Calgary's, plan to fight back against plans to centralize EMS dispatch; we hear from a lucky lottery winner; we have a visit with Airdrie's fluffiest new animal celebrity, Allen the Alpaca.

On today's show: we know COVID-19 has ended business after business after business. We hear the personal stories behind three closures; a look at how two-tier health care could work in Alberta; whether it's Joe Biden or Donald Trump, the outcome of the US election is likely to reverberate here in Canada. We talk with a former diplomat and expert in U-S-Canada relations about what the ripple effects could be; is it really that cold? Or does it just feel that way? The science of getting used to it.

On today's show: having a baby in Medicine Hat is about to get complicated; the United Conservative Party held its annual general meeting over the weekend. We get the latest from a reporter who covered it; during times of stress, studies show that our need to feel comforted can be triggered by food. Happiness Columnist Jennifer Moss joins us for her take on stress eating; how a local musician plays a synthesizer using only her mind.

On today's show: Rachel Notley talks about why the NDP is launching an economic vision for Alberta; we talk to the Calgary Hitmen about the possibility of a scaled-back version of a WHL season; we get a preview of the winter wallop headed our way this weekend; Alberta's top karaoke singer takes her shot at the national championship this weekend. We chat with her.

On today's show: Chief Roy Whitney-Onespot with his insight into how Tsuut'ina Nation lands are changing in the city's southwest; we talk to a Calgary brewery about why their hand sanitizer landed on Health Canada's recall list; could Lake Louise host an NHL game? Right on the lake? We hear from an icemaker; the latest on the Quinterra Legacy Garden in SW Calgary, which was built to honour the five university students who died in the Brentwood stabbings; harmonica for the people.

On today's show: mass layoffs for Albertans who work in labs and clean floors and linens in hospitals, but how will those cuts impact front-line staff? We talk to the nurses' union about it; the United Way is making some tough decisions starting today, which charities it will fund and which ones it will drop; we talk to the mayor of Banff about the success of shutting down its main drag to cars and making it a "pandemic pedestrian zone"; as the weather turns cold and the pandemic drags on, we ask our Unconventional Panel how they're coping with an unpredictable year.

On today's show: we hear from Ward 5 Councillor George Chahal on the hailstorm damage in northeast Calgary; as the province ponders changes to AISH, we hear from three people who can't get by without it; having strange dreams lately? It might be because of the unusual times we are living through. We hear from a researcher studying the thoughts and images that might have you tossing and turning at night; we head to Camp Serotonin.

On today's show: we hear what's driving the COVID-19 numbers up throughout the province, especially in Edmonton; Julie Van Rosendaal is here to talk turkey and answer all of your burning questions about the bird.

On today's show: why plastics recycling could be a big part of Alberta's economic future; how the University of Calgary plans to catch and punish online cheaters; we tell you how the Calgary Food Bank is making sure its fresh food donations don't go to waste; we visit a tiny shed in the Beltline that's full of good books.