Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we get reaction to the details of the death of a Blood Tribe man while handcuffed by police; MLAs will be granted added security measures, amid a growing number of threats. We're joined by speaker of the Alberta Legislature, Nathan Cooper; the Ghost Dam will be relocated further downstream, in the latest attempt to protect Calgary from flooding.

On today's show: as a grain terminal workers strike continues in the Port of Vancouver, we hear how farmers are being impacted right in the middle of harvest; an alternative all-boys elementary school program in Calgary is one step closer to shutting down. We speak to a mom whose son is currently enrolled there; time to get your glow on. The Night Light festival is back for a second year; we hear about the new arena. Not that one! The E-Sports Arena opening at Bow Valley College.

On today's show: the Federal Conservatives will attempt to trigger an election today. A Calgary MP joins us; Sylvan Lake's local government says it's time people stopped having open fires on frozen lakes. And the town has a goldfish problem in a local pond; a dragon with the head of a buffalo? Yup, and we tell you where you can find it.

On today's show: why there's a push by a local municipality to bring back vote-counting machines before the next local elections; the province wants to more-than double the amount of students in charter schools. We check in with a charter school founder from Calgary; we connect with CBC News Chief Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault to hear about her exclusive interview with Michael Kovrig, three years after he was released from custody in China.

On today's show: Mayor Jyoti Gondek on the death of the Green Line, and what a new LRT deal with the province could look like; Alberta's Education Minister tells us about the 8-point-6 billion dollar plan to build a swath of new schools; we learn about a Mennonite grade school in Barons, Alberta, ahead of our Harvest Show.

On today's show: Calgary City council has voted to wind down the Green Line LRT project. We hear from the minister who pulled the province's funding; the Canadian Medical Association will make an apology today for harms caused to Indigenous people in Canada. We talk to Doctor Esther Tailfeathers about what it represents;

there's a Calgary connection in Kenya, as work continues to protect a rare antelope. We hear from a researcher with Calgary's Wilder Institute.

On today's show: Calgary City Council is looking at what a Green Line wind down could look like. We speak with a city councillor in a ward where plenty of work is already underway; what Canada's new mortgage rules mean for people entering, and re-entering, the Calgary market; one of Calgary's most prolific musicians has been named Canada's top country music bassist. Lisa Jacobs joins us in studio.

On today's show: we hear why the union that represents transit operators is joining the conversation over the future of the Green Line; a new exhibit in the US is telling the story of an international cattle route that ended in Alberta. We hear all about the Western Trail; a deadly fungus is putting the lives of Alberta bats in danger. We hear how the province plans to deal with the threat.

On today's show: we get some advice from a local travel agent, with an Air Canada pilot strike looming; we hear about the latest efforts from City Hall to improve safety on transit; and decorative fishing flies enthusiasts are meeting in Calgary this weekend.

On today's show: a retired Fish and Wildlife officer, whose specialty is human-wildlife conflict, weighs in on what happens next to the grizzly bear who attacked a man northwest of Calgary; fast cars and fireworks are causing problems at a strip mall in the northeast. We hear what Councillor Raj Dhaliwal plans to do about it; why more insurance companies are calling in a wildfire SWAT team.