Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: we speak with Calgary's transportation GM about raising the price of public transit and how to get more bums in seats while keeping transit users safe during another winter of the pandemic; why a Montreal playwright made a play about a World War One internment camp here in Alberta; how a daily drive to Foremost, Alberta led to Canada's new moose crossing sign; we hear from a grade five student and his teacher hoping to create a Calgary building through the game Minecraft.

On today's show: Treated tailings water into the Athabasca Water? The feds want it. So do oil sands companies; why the first pet friendly shelter rooms in the province are now at the Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter; we hear about an after-dark experience lighting up Sulpher Mountain this winter; and we hear why tobogganing has been banned during recess at a school in Okotoks.

On today's show: Canada's new Environment Minister is in Calgary today for meetings about the country's tough new cap on oil and gas emissions. We speak with Steven Guilbeault; we talk other methods to slow drivers down besides photo radar; we speak with Calgary film director David Winning about the release of his 20th Christmas film, The Nine Kittens of Christmas, premiering on Sunday; the pandemic puppy boom has many people more interested in everything to do with dogs, including their genetic makeup.

On today's show: how the omicron variant is impacting Canadian holiday travel plans; a Calgarian who’s stranded in South Africa tells us how hard it is to get back to Canada right now; Jeff Hodgson from Heritage Park tells us what's in store for the first weekend of Once Upon a Christmas.

On today's show: we hear from a driver who white-knuckled his way from Nanton through the Crowsnest Pass and into B.C due to the crazy wind conditions; how strong is the energy price recovery and is it enough to turn around Alberta's fiscal fortunes?; Alberta's finance minister on a much better looking provincial budget; in less than a week, production at Canada's biggest beef slaughterhouse could stop because of a labour dispute. Our Joel Dryden takes us inside Cargill's High River plant.

On today's show: why past students from John Ware Junior High School have launched a 40-million-dollar lawsuit against the Calgary Board of Education; we hear from a man whose kidney transplant was delayed two months, and the anonymous donor who gave him one of hers; how new car insurance will impact Alberta drivers in the new year; and from Karchut on Cars, how tire companies have to change their designs to keep up with emerging EV technology.

On today's show: Infectious diseases specialist Craig Jenne joins us to talk about what scientists know and don't know about the new COVID variant of concern; we speak with the City's Traffic Management Centre Leader about plans to speed up commute times with improved traffic signal timing; we hear from one of two actors playing Scrooge in Theatre Calgary's production of A Christmas Carol; and we introduce you to Telus Spark's new pandemic robo-dog FLINT!

On today's show: we hear from Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal about his first week in the House of Commons; a look at the grim record Alberta could break, the number of children who've died while receiving provincial child welfare services; how to avoid supply chain disruptions by shopping locally. We talk to Calgary's Be Local about their new holiday gift guide; happines columnist Jennifer Moss talks about the science behind why we get so excited for the holidays.

On today's show: we hear from Ward 8 Councillor Courtney Walcott about why he voted against a police budget increase; as the west and east coasts are battered by intense storms, we ask The Weather Network's Kyle Brittain just how much climate change can be blamed; we hear why you should plan ahead for your Black Friday shopping spree this year; we hear from truckers driving B.C. highways right now.

On today's show: how the vaccine for kids will rollout in Alberta; the Drop-In Centre responds to concerns that it's an unsafe place to catch some sleep; we take a look at all that's going on in the energy sector right now; as Disney Plus gets ready to roll out it's Beatles documentary series, we hear why the Fab Four continues to resonate with 21st century audiences.