Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we check on how sweet and juicy this year's Taber corn crop is; we head to Calgary's best suburb, Silver Springs in the northwest, for the reveal of its community mural; and our weekly spotlight on local musicians. Today we meet Angie C, an artist who makes music with her mind.

On today's show: today is the deadline to buy a UCP membership, and then vote in the leadership campaign. We look at the race so far; we take you to Rose Diamond in Stanley Park where the top 11 and 12-year old baseball players in the country are vying to be the next Canadian little league champions; and what a group of field researchers came across during a search for an elusive, at-risk, Alberta lizard.

On today's show: a private covid testing clinic closes; one of the year's best meteor showers peaks over Canada this week; is inflation in Canada slowing down; and we see what all the buzz is about at an immersive bee experience down in Okotoks.

On today's show: Canada's Agriculture Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau, responds to farmers' complaints about her government's proposal to reduce fertilizer emissions by 30%; A local charity needs your couch. The Women In Need Society tells us why; and we talk to the newly retired chief justice of Alberta.

On today's show: Remembering Olivia Newton-John and her impact on musical theatre; how heat warnings aren't all bad, especially if you're a medicine hat veggie farmer; and saying goodbye to a beloved Chinatown restaurant - we look back at 45 years of The Golden Inn.

On today's show: why grain farmers across the Prairies are up in arms with the federal government's proposal to cut fertilizer greenhouse emissions; Joel Dryden explains how vaping fits in to the province's renewal of a tobacco reduction strategy; and we about Canadian Blood Services running low on inventory and seeing its lowest level of donors in a decade.

On today's show: it's not easy to delete or alter your online presence, but our next guest has some tips if there's something you want removed; we speak with a Quebec man who now holds the world record in tree planting, with all those trees planted here in Alberta; the military band of the Calgary Highlanders is performing a concert tomorrow to celebrate their centennial anniversary. We hear all about it.

On today's show: we talk hospital staffing as another Urgent Care Centre sees its hours reduced; we hear details about the 2022 edition of the Beltline Urban Mural festival; and we talk to the professional volleyball player who was a stand-in for the infamous sci-fi monster, Predator, in Disney's new movie 'Prey'.

On today's show: we speak with Calgary Pride about why political parties will be back marching in this year's parade; we chat with the GM of Calgary's new hockey team; and we're joined by the SuperDogs to find out about their new shows at Telus SPARK.

On today's show: Lucie Edwardson tells us about the problems affecting transit ridership; we hear from a Red Deer man caught in ping pong ball-sized hail on the highway; and Kath Smyth tells us how to keep your garden healthy and happy in the heat.