Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: why drillers are anticipating a busy year ahead; Rupi Kaur on finding fame as a young poet; Pickleball is more popular than ever and that means it can be tough to find a place to play. We find out more.

On today's show: we tell you who the new host of the Calgary Eyeopener will be; Naheed Nenshi and Jeromy Farkas join us for their takes on Premier Danielle Smith's address to Albertans; why the Chamber of Commerce says Calgary needs a new brand.

On today's show: the mixed feelings felt by many Iranians watching the World Cup; City council is knee-deep in budget talks this week. We hear why one councilor thinks the plan should be more ambitious, despite the cost; and it's been nearly four decades in the making, but tomorrow team Canada takes to the pitch at the World Cup. We hear how the team might fare.

On today's show: as calls for the resignation for Ward 4 Councilor Sean Chu grow, we speak with one of the communities that he serves; the province wants to improve ambulance wait times. We hear from the head of the union that represents paramedics about what can be done; and we learn about a new exhibit called 50 Shades of Brown opening at the Grand Theatre.

On today's show: the new official Adminstrator of AHS, Dr. John Cowell joins us to talk about how he's going to fix our health care system; what to do about Sean Chu. Our political panel weighs in on the future of the Calgary city councillor; a "convo" about the latest "sitch" with Scrabble adding 500 new words to its dictionary, including "jedi," "guac" and "bae."

On today's show: we dig deeper into a mounting investigation into Councillor Sean Chu's past alleged misconduct with policitical scientist Lori Williams; we speak with a video game developer about the prospect of a new tax credit for the sector; in defence of Harvey the Hound, who was just dubbed worst mascot in the NHL by an online poll.

On today's show: why Calgary council once again wants the province to look into the conduct of councillor Sean Chu; with the Premier on board, could Calgary be one step closer to getting a C-Train to the Airport and a passenger Train to Banff?; we hear about the birds that migrate to and from Calgary for the winter.

On today's show: we hear about hundreds of local companies lining up to build the Green Line; we hear from an Albertan banned from entering Russia by Vladimir Putin's government; with hundreds of thousands of salvaged meals under its belt, we speak with the Leftovers Foundation as it marks 10 years of service.

On today's show: why so many kids are seriously sick with respiratory illnesses right now. We speak to a pediatric ER doctor; we hear about the most stolen vehicles of 2022; we hear from a Nigerian-born lawyer who is offering foreign trained lawyers the help he wish he'd been given.

On today's show: we speak with a Metis veteran who is giving an address at Fort Calgary later this morning; we hear about the first-ever conference aiming to unite Alberta's South Sudanese community; tracing the history of bagpipes in the military; we meet members of the St Philips School patrol team who got a crash course in the art of the interview.