Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: DynaLife is out, Alberta Precision Labs is back in. We speak with the Health Minister about the reversal for lab services; why a 1950's style soda shop in Diamond Valley is pouring its last milkshake; we meet the six-year-old entrepreneur making waves with her jewelry at Calgary markets.

On today's show: Mayor Jyoti Gondek joins us with more about Calgary's effort to help Northern evacuees; we connect with Hillary Bird, a CBC Radio host based in Yellowknife; The Bay closes its doors in Banff. We hear about its history.

On today's show: with a mass evacuation underway in Yellowknife due to wildfires, we speak to Yellowknife Mayor, Rebecca Alty; we speak with a Yellowknifer who's on the road to Southern Alberta, fleeing northern wildfires; we speak with the driver of one of the most iconic monster trucks ever, Grave Digger.

On today's show: we kick off our summer series looking at Google Reviews of public spaces in Calgary; how to axe the grass and grow something you barely need to water; Canada's top karaoke singer will be crowned in Calgary this week. We speak to a competitor.

On today's show: what changes to the immigration rules for Hong Kong could mean for the community in Calgary; what the dry fields of Southern Alberta look like as farmers start their combines and feed their cattle; the impact of "mouse-flation" at the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.

On today's show: what it would take to get Alberta's power grid to net-zero by 2035, or even 2050; we check-in on how Alberta's film industry is faring one month into the Hollywood actors strike; how a unique pet inspired a children's book. We meet Buddy the Bearded Dragon.

On today's show: what Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas has to say about Ottawa's Clean Electricity Regulations; the Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources joins us to talk about a net-zero power grid by 2035; we check in on Calgary's appetite for ol' fashioned wrasslin' as one of the sport's biggest shows rolls into town.

On today's show: wildfires are causing massive damage and deaths in Maui. We hear from a Calgarian who lives on the island; how changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers program will impact Alberta's beef industry; and ever heard the acronym ALAN? We tell you what it stands for, and why astronomers are gathering to talk about it this week in Calgary.

On today's show: we find out more about a pricey drug the province will now cover for some people living with ALS; we find out what Alberta can learn about involuntary drug treatment based on the experience in Massachusetts; and we remember the famous Serbian author David Albahari who called Calgary home for nearly 2 decades.

On today's show: we talk to Alberta's minister of mental health and addiction about plans to introduce a compassionate intervention law; what cloudy and windless days mean for renewable energy production in Alberta; and we hear about a new hub for Agriculture that's opening this week in Lethbridge.