Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: Alberta is spending 10 million dollars on serology testing in the fight to curb COVID-19. We speak with an expert on how the testing works and its applications; we talk to journalist Jan Wong about the Chinese criminal justice system and what Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are enduring as they await their trials for suspicion of spying; the mosquitoes are out in full force and they're biting. We talk to U of C entomologist John Swann about what this summer has in store; a duffel bag that takes the stink out of sports gear. We speak with its inventor, who's from Calgary.

On today's show: for many of us, life is returning to something a little closer to normal, but residents in Alberta care homes are still on lockdown. We tell you why the calls to loosen those restrictions are increasing; a primer on 5G. We speak with an assistant professor at the University of Calgary about the new technology; why MLA Ric McIver is shaving off his moustache after nearly half a century; we speak with the owner of Brucie, a three-legged Calgary dog who's been immortalized in song by Hawksley Workman!

On today's show: why the Milk River could dry up for the entire summer; the economic toll of wildfires. Why they're costing us billions of dollars; CBC reporter Bryan Labby tells us about Alberta's beleaguered tourism industry and how it's trying to survive the pandemic; when taxidermy and Bigfoot collide. We take a look at the documentary "Big Fur" showing this week at the Calgary Underground Film Festival.

On today's show: a first look at the Alberta RCMP's new reconciliation strategy; we talk to a scrap dealer in Calgary about whether the latest attempt by the province to crack down on metal thieves will work; why a group of physicians is calling on health officials to make wearing face masks mandatory in Alberta; ham on the lam. We tell you what happened when This Little Piggy Didn't Stay Home.

On today's show: we talk about some of the recommendations in Alberta's Fair Deal report with one of the authors; Canada has lost its bid for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council. For more, we speak with Mount Royal University Political Scientist Duane Bratt; Paul Karchut gets to the bottom of an Eyeopener mystery all about misheard words; we hear some more dad jokes as told by kids.

On today's show: Calgary council votes to build the $5.5B Green Line LRT project. We talk to Councillor Shane Keating, chair of the city's Green Line committee, about it going ahead; it wasn't just Calgary that took a beating in the weekend's hail storm. We speak with a farmer whose crops are in a sorry state; one upside to the COVID-19 restrictions? Dads have had more time with their children; we hear some entries for our Father's Day Dad Jokes contest.

On today's show: do we need better building standards in Calgary so homes can withstand a hailstorm?; it may not be a popular message but it's one the authors of a new study say Canadians need to hear. For the sake of your health, don't consume alcohol. And if you must, limit yourself to one drink; our food guide Julie van Rosendaal explains how to make ice cream at home, even if you don't have an ice cream maker; we find out where you can get grapenut ice cream in Calgary.

On today's show: we hear from the regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations on the relationship between indigenous communities and the RCMP who police them; Canada's favourite coffee shop is watching you. We talk to a reporter who found out just what Tim Hortons knows about you through its free customer app; we tell you why you can't get grape-nut ice cream anymore in Alberta.

On today's show: we talk to the head of the Calgary Police Service's body camera program; happiness expert Jennifer Moss explains why touch is so important to our sense of well-being; we talk to a Calgary mom who has three children, all different ages, who share the same birthday.

On today's show: we hear all about the new designs for the expansion of the BMO Centre; should William Aberhart High School change its name? We ask the author of "Bible Bill", the biography of Aberhart; remembering Noorbanu Nimji. We speak with two people who knew the beloved Calgary cookbook author.