Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: Canada has won a ski jump medal at the Olympics in Beijing. Can the win help revive our dead jumps at Calgary's Winsport; we talk about the potential for an integrated grid with the U-S one year after a devastating storm knocked the power out in Texas; more on kayaking in February, or what they call "the Chinook Paddle" in K-Country; and it's a bottle drive with a higher purpose. We tell you about a group of students in the Northwest who need your pop bottles for a construction project.

On today's show: looking into the effectiveness of Alberta’s vaccine passport not too long before it’s scrapped; we speak with a pastor pondering his congregation's next steps once Covid restrictions lift; do you have Covid-somnia? Some practical ways you can combat your middle-of-the-night wakefulness; and we hear all about Brett Kissel's new Canadian Country music podcast.

On today's show: an ER doctor gives us a look into the situation at Red Deer Regional Hospital with Covid restrictions set to end in the near future; the agency that reviews complaints made against RCMP officers has found an investigation at the Brooks detachment involved racism, bias and was deeply flawed; a Calgary breeder reacts to Norway's ban on the British bulldog; and Carol Off is stepping down as host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens at the end of the month. We talk to her about what she’ll remember most about her 16 years with the program.

On today's show: the latest developments on the blockade near Coutts; we speak with Calgary Conservative MP Ron Liepert about the future of the party without Erin O'Toole; the latest on the Premier’s plan to lift public health restrictions; and think you've been on the worst date ever?

On today's show: Erin O'Toole may be the next leader ousted by his own party. We ask a former Conservative cabinet minister why uniting the right is so hard; Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek joins us with a look at her first 100 days in office; our Unconventional Panel debates what happens next with the freedom convoy and the feeling of frustration; and with the Wordle craze still going strong, we speak with a local professor who studies why we love puzzles about whether they're good for our brains.

On today's show: the latest on the trucker blockade at the Canada-U.S. border; Spotify is facing mounting pressure to deal with COVID-19 misinformation amplified by Joe Rogan, podcast host and comedian; how pop-up clinics could improve COVID vaccine rates for children in Northeast Calgary; and today marks the first day of the Chinese lunar new year. We hear what makes this one special.

On today's show: we talk to an Alberta trucker who is not part of the protests, but got caught up in the gridlock at the U.S. border on the weekend; the hottest songs seem to be the oldies. We hear more on why old music is re-emerging during the pandemic; and with proposals for a carbon capture project in Alberta due tomorrow. We hear about a collective of Indigenous communities hoping to win the bid.

On today's show: we meet Mat Robinson, the sole Calgarian heading to the Beijing Olympics on Canada's men's hockey team; the 2022 Winter Olympics start in less than a week in China. We ask veteran reporter Jan Wong, who has covered China since the 1980s, to describe the political backdrop of these Games; the mystery of She-Wolf 57, solved. The fascinating conclusion to the story of a female wolf from Banff that disappeared nearly 20 years ago; why a former server from Calgary has created clothing that customers can spill on.

On today's show: we talk inflation with economist Trevor Tombe; Calgary has been named one of the best cities to make a movie. We speak with our film commissioner about the latest honour; we explore Chinatown's past through a new online map; we hear about a new initiative by the Calgary Public Library just in time for Family Literacy Day.

On today's show: we hear more on why the cost of Calgary's Green Line is expected to go up "substantially" and why it's not something Calgarians should panic about; how to shop strategically at the grocery store to stretch your food budget; how to keep your backyard ice rink from completely turning to mush before next week's cold snap; as we round the corner toward another year of life in a pandemic, we ask our Unconventional Panel the simple yet loaded question, how are you doing?