Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: there's a new town in Alberta and it's only one day old. We head to Diamond Valley; country music legend Ian Tyson died last week. We hear about his legacy from Calgary musician, Tim Hus; we hear from a local metal artist whose unusual specialty was just profiled by National Geographic.

On today's show: a look at the year ahead for efforts to reduce oil and gas emissions in Alberta; we chat with the union that represents airport workers to see how they are dealing with the cold snap; the funny side of raising kids. New Yorker-Calgarian Ophira Eisenberg joins us in studio to talk about her new podcast, "Parenting is a Joke."

On today's show: we hear how to care for your vehicle when it's this cold outside; we hear about a new way Bowness is keeping its history alive; we find out who was the big winner of the finals of a women's pinball tournament in Calgary.

On today's show: Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld joins us to look at the year that was, and the year to come; what a new federal ban on some plastic products means for Calgary Co-op grocery stores and their compostable garbage bags; a Calgary Rabbi says he doesn't quite "get" hanukkah. We find out why.

On today's show: we talk to Alberta's Chief Firearms Officer about the proposed federal gun legislation; the K-Country pass could be on its way out. Danielle Smith says she's not in love with the idea of Albertans paying to access their own backyards. Our Helen Pike has the story; how studying caribou antlers could prevent human skin scars in the future.

On today's show: Naheed Nenshi and Jeromy Farkas join us for a look at the latest in Alberta politics; why another airline is moving into the Calgary market; High River will spend a few thousand dollars to cut down three poplar trees, and those could be the first of many in the province. We hear about the plight of the poplar; a loss for the Flames, but a big win for a Calgary mom and her son at the Saddledome this week.

On today's show: how nuclear fusion could change how we look at energy in Alberta; why a Canadian conservation group is changing the name of its most prestigious award. We speak with the chief of an Alberta First Nation about that; spreading holiday cheer in a half-tonne through Olds, Alberta. We chat with one of the people behind the Carolling Christmas truck.

On today's show: private childcare providers in Alberta aren't happy with Ottawa. We explain why; the Keystone Pipeline that starts in Alberta is closed because of a leak in Kansas. We talk to a reporter who has been on the scene; it's a party down at Fraggle Rock today. The Calgary production just won an Emmy! We speak with its production designer.

On today's show: why a prominent Calgary journalist is talking openly about having colorectal cancer; 20 years later, we speak with a bartender who was there when Calgary police raided the city's only gay bathhouse; and Croatia and Argentina face off tomorrow in the semi-finals of the World Cup.

On today's show: the new permanent leader of the Alberta Liberal Party; The province has tabled a new bill that would change how complaints against police officers are handled. A defense lawyer will join us with his take; and some of Alberta's top archers compete in South Africa this weekend, but they won't actually leave the province.