Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: what to expect when kids go back to the classroom this week, both in public and Catholic schools; and rent increases across Calgary has some people wondering if it's time to bring in rent control.

On today's show: why the secretary general of NATO is in Alberta today; the Stamps have reached the halfway point of their season; and we speak with one of the Indigenous drag queens performing tonight to launch this year's Pride Festival.

On today's show: there have been 97 shootings so far this year. Calgary's police chief Mark Neufeld on the city's rise in shootings; when a coal mining company is bleeding money, who will pay for it to clean up its roads and drill sites; and we hear about Beakerhead's latest robotic creation that's coming to Calgary next month.

On today's show: more calls for the federal government to make it easier to cross the US-Canada border; following a much-talked about pop-up location last year, The Bay is bringing back the iconic Zellers stores; and we meet one of the artists behind a play structure made of GIANT FOOD that's travelling from Alberta to the Burning Man festival.

On today's show: the Canadian Medical Association has a new president and he's from Alberta; forget 15%. Restaurants are now suggesting tips twice that high. Jennifer Keene drops by to talk about "tipflation"; and the Dodge charger is going electric. We tell you what the move could mean for the auto industry.

On today's show: how a new Ukrainian refugee is helping others settle in Calgary and what more can be done to make sure newcomers are getting what they need; why all this excessive heat might be giving you a case of the summer blahs; and those pesky wasps are out in full force in Calgary. We find out how to get them to buzz off.

On today's show: the case against a provincial police force; France wants more firefighting airplanes built right here in Calgary; and we hear about what it takes to be a modern day medieval jouster.

On today's show: we speak to a former BC Attorney General about why he thinks a provincial police force is a good idea for Alberta; why a driver with a vehicle as loud as a rock concert made a mistake driving around Red Deer; how gorillas in captivity invented a new sound to get the attention of zookeepers; and BALL IS LIFE. Calgary is getting it's very own pro-basketball team.

On today's show: we're joined by Justice Minister Tyler Shandro to talk about the government's new blueprint for an Alberta police force; we talk to the brain research foundation after Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau says he'll donate his brain to; and what local dentists want as the federal government hammers out a national dental care plan.

On today's show: one year later, how the rights of Afghan women and girls have eroded under Taliban rule; Alberta has launched a new campaign to lure people in from Toronto and Vancouver. We talk with a job recruiter on the west coast to hear just how effective it might be; and the pushback against shutting down a disc golf course in North Glenmore Park.