Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: The province has introduced new legislation to regulate online gambling. For more, we spoke to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction; It's a tricky season to be in the backcountry, so for help navigating outings west of Calgary, we spoke to Mike Koppang from the Kananaskis Mountain Rescue about avalanche risk in the Rockies; As the community of Coronation says so long to its local newspaper, we checked in with two different small town papers who still have the presses churning.

On today's show: How sparing homebuyers the GST could impact Calgary's housing market; Changes are being made to how breweries are taxed in Alberta, and the Eyeopener's Dave Waddell joined us for a cold one to explain; According to the latest World's Happiness Report, Canadians are not as happy as we once were. We spoke with Jennifer Moss, the author of "Why Are We Here?" to take a look at some of the reasons why.

On today's show: Both the Conservatives and Liberals are kicking off their campaigns off with tax cuts. We take a closer look at both proposals; Taxes on wine are on the rise in Alberta and our neighbours in B.C. aren't too thrilled about it. We speak with a winery owner; A new Netflix drama called "Adolescence" is an instant hit and has started uncomfortable conversations about masculinity and the depths of social media.

On today's show: With an election on the way, we get a view of the political landscape here in Calgary and Southern Alberta; a history of federal elections in Alberta, have we always been blue?; Netflix wants YOU for one of its many reality shows, and we spoke with a Calgary casting director about how you can stand out in auditions.

On today's show: Calgary Transit will be running fewer cars per train on the weekends beginning tomorrow. We find out why; we get an update on the plan to install gateway signs with the city's new "Blue Sky City" slogan; we get a driving lesson from a remote control race car driver who competes at this weekend's Canadian Carpet Championships.

On today's show: the Mayor isn't sold the province spends education tax on education. Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver answers that question; we hear more on the call to declare a national energy crisis and make it easier to get more oil out of the ground and ship it around the world; as The Bay heads toward liquidation, we hear about its long history in Calgary and how it helped shape the city we live in today.

On today's show: Mayor Jyoti Gondek joins us to discuss the city's final tax hike, which just went up after the province asked for more money; we hear why a local shop is fighting back against a new tax on wine; we celebrate 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry with Alberta country star, Terri Clark.

On today's show: We hear what could happen if the federal government gets rid of its carbon pricing policies for large emitters; as city council weighs reintroducing native plants along Calgary's roadsides, we speak with a restoration ecologist about how tricky that work can be; The Rural Municipalities of Alberta is calling for government action on unpaid property taxes for oil and gas companies and we hear from the Reeve of Vulcan County.

On today's show: we hear what agreements in Edmonton and Fort Mac mean for striking school workers in the Calgary area; don't feel bad if you aren't quite sure how governments actually get all that tariff money. We get a play-by-play and a look into what's next; conservation efforts in a hilly piece of Southwestern Alberta are getting a financial boost from the province. We check in on a wildlife corridor near Pincher Creek.

On today's show: this month, fasting periods for three religions overlap in a rare convergence. We talk about this holy period with members of the Islamic, Baha'i and Roman Catholic faiths; CBC's Kyle Bakx joins us from CERAWeek in Houston to put a wrap on a funky few days in the energy industry; how tariffs and counter tariffs are impacting prices and availability of products at Lee Valley Tools.