Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: Mayor Jyoti Gondek on what she wants to see in the provincial budget; we speak with the lawyer for alleged convoy organizer, Tamara Lich, now that an Ottawa court judge has denied her request for bail; we speak with a Ukrainian Albertan about the threat of a Russian invasion and what he's hearing from family in Ukraine; and how a new initiative is taking old and dated bike racks and making them functional.

On today's show: CBC's Provincial Affairs Reporter, Janet French, tells us what we can expect from today's Throne Speech at the Legislature; will last ditch diplomacy prevent Russia from a full scale invasion of Ukraine; the 2022 Winter Olympics were unlike any other with controversies, tensions and the pandemic. So what does that mean for the games here on out; and the story of a Calgarian who got hit by lightning and survived to write a play about it.

On today's show: Debate continues in Ottawa over the controversial Emergencies Act. We hear from an Alberta MP taking part in those discussions; we speak with Cadence Weapon, one of the headliners at this weekend's Block Heater festival; free admission for ALL at the Glenbow Museum; and we hear from Greg Strong, a sports reporter with The Canadian Press in Beijing.

On today's show: as tensions continue, what does Russian President Vladimir Putin want from Ukraine? We ask a global affairs expert about that; with the easing of restrictions, we speak with WestJet about its outlook for air travel this spring; we take a closer look at the state of hockey in Canada after our men's and women's teams wrapped up their runs in Beijing this week; and an update on the plastic bottle greenhouse we told you about last week.

On today's show: we speak with a protester from the Coutts border blockade to find out if they achieved what they'd hoped; why some Calgarians are seeing a huge increase in their power bills, and what's behind it; an infectious diseases physician weighs in on the looming end of mask mandates in Alberta; and we ask our Unconventional Panel: Are the Olympics losing their luster?

On today's show: we get the latest details on the Coutts border blockade, and RCMP efforts to stop it; the Emergencies Act, what it is, how it works, and why the federal government is using it for the first time ever; the latest from our caregivers series and a look at how some doctors in Alberta are now making house calls for frail patients; and for some, putting raisins in banana bread is a no go. So imagine how they'd feel about using the peel. Our food guide, Julie van Rosendaal, will explain.

On today's show: why members of the Sikh community are delivering Valentine's care packages to local women's shelters today; how the faculty strike at the University of Lethbridge is affecting students; and students in this province are no longer required to wear masks. What the change will mean for Calgary's Catholic School Board.

On today's show: we get the latest update on the border blockade near Coutts from Alberta RCMP; a former bobsledder makes his case for restoring the COP sliding track; the role of social media in spreading misinformation and how that has played into the trucker protests; the Zoo's head veterinarian retires after more than 30 years on the job.

On today's show: councillor Kourtney Penner on the city's potential street harassment bylaw; with only 15 per cent of Albertans now living in rural Alberta, what does it mean to be a rural Albertan now?; we hear why Alberta is hosting a huge global conference on music in cities; why we fall in love, instead of leaping into it. Word Nerd joins us.

On today's show: Premier Jason Kenney joins us to explain why he thinks now is the time to start ending public health measures; the future of ski jumping in Calgary and those derelict ski jumps at Canada Olympic Park. We speak to the head of WinSport; and why it can be so hard to keep topsoil on the ground in Southern Alberta.