Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: wildfires in BC have seen explosive growth. We check in with the host of CBC Radio's morning show in Kelowna; what the parents of Nichola Goddard, a Calgary soldier who died in Afghanistan, think about the Taliban retaking control of the country; it's like breathing through syrup. What it's like to have severe asthma when the air quality is extremely poor; and making it big. We speak with a Calgary muralist who's going places and leaving her mark on cities world-wide.

Why Alberta's Minister of Children's Services is "deeply disappointed" with Ottawa's stance on affordable childcare; what two former Alberta MPs make of the federal election campaign; university and college students at some schools will need to have proof-of-vaccination to attend any on-campus activities. A bioethicist joins the show for his thoughts; and we hear from the woman who's walked every street in Medicine Hat 13 times.

On today's show: the province has backtracked on plans to lift all Covid-19 protocols next week; what the advance of the Taliban means for the rights and safety of Afghan women and girls. We speak with the Calgary director of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan; why some Alberta employers are having a hard time finding workers; and country singer Tim Hus joins us with his go-to campfire song by the iconic Stompin' Tom Connors.

We speak to WestJet about staffing shortages causing some long delays at the airport and missed flights; should Canada be taking a harder line with China after its sentencing of Robert Schellenberg and Calgarian Michael Spavor? We speak with the China Institute at the University of Alberta; Google employees have the option to work remotely full-time, but they might get paid less. We speak to a human resource management expert about the pros and cons of that scenario; and how a Calgary business borne out of the pandemic has turned into a national success story. We speak with Curbside Concerts.

On today's show: We speak with a Sylvan Lake man who is trying to help his sister after their family home burned down in a B.C. wildfire; the country's relationship with China is in the spotlight this week as two Canadians get their verdicts in Chinese courts, including a Calgarian; a Canadian software firm that fights cybercrime is setting up shop in Calgary; and we tell you about a big yard party happening downtown later this month.

On today's show: Some Calgary businesses say they'd like to have a standardized vaccine passport. We speak to Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Yedlin; a Nevada company says it's bringing as many as a million bitcoin-mining machines to rural Alberta. That story and its ties to Chinese bitcoin mining; what the UN's stark new report on climate change means for Alberta; and lace up! Canada’s longest-running marathon is back. We find out more about the 2021 Calgary Marathon.

On today's show: we hear from the head of a commercial property company about what the sale of the Bow Building signals for the future of the downtown office market; we have a weather forecast. And a smoke forecast, but did you know we also have a grasshopper forecast; are you concerned about being concerned? Psychologist Dr. Brent Macdonald speaks with us about how to cope with all the advisories we are inundated with almost daily; and bird muses. We talk to a painter who drew inspiration from Alberta's feathery friends, for the artwork on display now in a new exhibit.

On today's show: the politics of Alberta's health policy plan on COVID-19 and why the feds are sticking their nose in our business; we speak with one of the captains of the Calgary Stampeders, Jamar Wall, ahead of the team's first home game this weekend; from the pool to the track, Team Canada had many standout moments at Tokyo 2020. Sports writer and host Donnovan Bennett joins us to breakdown his favourites.

On today's show: we speak to a tourism expert on just how complicated it is to travel right now, especially if you've had the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine; why finding a rental car right now is nearly impossible; our Eye on the Legislature, Paul McLoughlin, gives us his perspective on Dr. Hinshaw's defence of lifting COVID-19 tracing and testing protocols.

On today's show: we talk to a local biologist after a reported bear attack in northern Alberta; we talk to the mayor of High Level about why her northern Alberta community has one of the lowest COVID-19 vaccine rates in Canada; Calgary soccer fans are rejoicing today with the return of Cavalry FC to the city. We get a preview of their home opener with head coach, Tommy Wheeldon Jr.