Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: conservative MP Greg McLean talks about the carbon tax exemption for home heating oil, and why his party is calling for everyone to get a break; we hear more on the fallout from the Federal government's decision to exempt home heating oil from the carbon tax, and what it means for the future of the liberal climate policy.

On today's show: why tearing down derelict buildings in Calgary can be so complicated; we speak with a researcher who's looking into the potential link between carbon storage and earthquakes; a group of students from Lethbridge are the only Canadians competing at an international science competition. We hear about their invention, meant to detect diseases in fish.

On today's show: five months after the provincial election, MLAs finally take their chairs for the first session of the 31st legislative assembly. We get a preview of today's throne speech, and what to watch for over the next six weeks; with the Israel-Hamas war into its fourth week, we talk to a Middle East politics expert about why there hasn't been a full scale ground offensive yet into Gaza by Israeli forces, and what may come next in this conflict; the Okanagan is floating the idea of a moratorium on out-of-province boats. We get the details.

On today's show: Jeromy Farkas and Naheed Nenshi on the politics of YOUR pension; the state of emergency in Cochrane is over, but water restrictions are still in place. We check in with a couple of businesses; and The World Ringette Championships are happening in Calgary.

On today's show: Ontario wades into the debate about whether Alberta should withdraw from the Canadian Pension Plan. We speak with a CBC reporter based in that province; we hear more about the water line break that is putting laundry, showering and dishes on pause in the town of Cochrane; we hear about a group of seniors getting ready to make the most of the winter weather.

On today's show: some school bus routes in Calgary are experiencing delays because there's not enough drivers. We get more details from the company; we hear how the city's unhoused population is being supported through this round of cold, snowy weather; the snow is falling, which means hopefully your vehicle is fully winterized. If not (like plenty of us), we walk you through what to do with someone who teaches this for a living.

On today's show: we're joined by the Mayor of Cochrane to get the latest on the line break that has caused sewage to flow into the Bow River; what the closure of a massive cannabis growing facility means to the Alberta town where it set up shop; we hear about relief for livestock producers affected by drought in Alberta.

On today's show: the NDP is holding its own town halls on the idea of creating an Alberta Pension Plan. We speak with an MLA who hosted the first one last night; a story from the Rainbow Railroad, from Afghanistan to Calgary; we learn about a new documentary called "Arab Women Say What?!" featuring conversations with eight Arab women living in Alberta.

On today's show: a federal cabinet minister on why the Liberals say an Alberta Pension Plan is a bad idea; we hop in the Alberta politics time machine to find out what lessons we could learn to deal with Calgary's housing crisis; sorry Carolina Reaper, the world now has an even hotter pepper: "Pepper X." We talk to a Calgarian trying to get ahold of some of the seeds.

On today's show: we hear about the city's new strategy to improve safety on transit; how to guard yourself against cryptocurrency scams that have cost Calgarians millions of dollars this year; a Calgary man with a legendary story has passed away. We hear more on the "mad manure bomber" - Cal Cavendish.