Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we speak with the Mayor of Coutts, Alberta, who just testified at the Emergencies Act inquiry in Ottawa; thousands of kids are out sick from school this week in Calgary. We hear what the impact is in the classroom; how the rental search has changed in Calgary's tight rental market.

On today's show: we hear from a Calgary city councillor on the proposed plan to raise property taxes and city fees in 2023. Sonya Sharp joins us; how catching up with the backlog of surgeries is impacting emergency room wait times in Calgary; we tell you why the Canadian Down Syndrome Society is teaming up with Linkedin.

On today's show: it's election day in the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat. We get the mood on the ground ahead of tonight's results; trading tweets for toots. Why hundreds of thousands of Twitter users are joining Mastodon, an alternative social media platform; Bo Levi Mitchell's time with the Calgary Stampeders has come to an end. We speak with the veteran quarterback.

On today's show: how to get children's pain medication like Tylenol and Advil when the store shelves are bare; a vote is underway in Alberta on a Métis Constitution, but not all Métis communities are in support; and a popular Canadian cartoonist is in Calgary today, talking about her graphic memoir "Ducks: Two Years in the Oilsands."

On today's show: we speak with Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas ahead of her trip to COP27; convoy protesters gave their side of the story at 'The Emergencies Act' Inquiry in Ottawa. We get a recap from a reporter at the hearings; and a look ahead to Sunday's winner-take-all, division semi-final between the BC Lions and the Calgary Stampeders.

On today's show: our Alberta politics panel joins us in a week where one of our guests found himself in the headlines; we drill into the results of a new CBC commissioned poll on how Albertans feel about provincial politics; and how you could be the next contestant on "Rental Rewind," a new game show being filmed near Calgary.

On today's show: the President and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Deborah Yedlin, on how revamping immigration policies could solve the labour shortage; Sunshine Village opens for the season; and we speak with the director of a new documentary about a disease that's threatening wild and domestic sheep populations in the Rockies.

On today's Halloween edition of the Calgary Eyeopener: Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to prohibit mask mandates in schools. We look at the implications of a mask ban; we explore the ancient Celtic roots of Halloween, the festival known as Samhain; and a look behind the curtain of Calgary's traffic light system.

On today's podcast: why one Calgary restaurant group is offering employees new health and dental benefits; B.C. bows out of the running for the 2030 Winter Olympics; why a scary movie can be psychologically helpful.

On today's show: is it too hard to get into nursing school in Alberta? We ask the Dean of the U of C's nursing faculty; food bank use is on the rise in Calgary. We dig into the numbers from this year's Hunger Count; and what renters can expect if they call for a housing health inspection.