Calgary Eyeopener

On today's show: from pandemic to endemic. Alberta is changing the way it manages COVID-19; a look at the mental health of athletes at the Olympics; the cost of cleaning up Alberta's oil & gas wells, and who's paying for it; and Singer Songwriter John Wort Hannam tells us why he turns to John Denver for the best campfire songs.

On today's show: the latest on the arena deal between the city and Flames ownership, and the ticket tax that'll cover the Flames part of cost overruns; why some fully vaccinated Canadians who recieved two different types of vaccine are running into trouble booking international trips; we hear how things are going at Alberta's summer camps; we hear the plans for the Plaza Theatre in Calgary.

On today's show: how Alberta nurses feel about the province's plan to pay them less; how federal party leaders are revving up for a possible pandemic election; are pickup trucks really a plague on Canadian roads? A recent Globe and Mail article makes that suggestion and it's got people talking. CBC national car columnist, Paul Karchut, explains.

On today's show: a look at what's behind the recent increase in new COVID-19 cases in Alberta; we learn more about a new vaccine bus hitting the road today in Alberta; we introduce you to the Calgary studio that's turned Canada's Olympic wrestlers into Japanese-inspired anime characters; we tell you the story behind a new mural in Bowness Park.

On today's show: if you're heading west on vacation, you'll need to keep a close eye on the wildfires in B.C. We hear from folks on the ground; the latest on restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border for travellers heading in both directions; why southern Alberta counties are declaring a state of agricultural disaster; we're hosting campfires songs with some of Alberta's finest musicians, beginning with Mariel Buckley.

On today's show: should pepper spray be legal? Alberta's justice minister thinks so. We get reaction to Kaycee Madu's letter to the feds; overwork is one of the leading causes of burnout, and yet many have worked longer hours in the pandemic than ever before. Happiness columnist Jennifer Moss has the pitch for working less; we speak with the mom of a proud Olympian who has the entire town of Vulcan behind her; Angela takes over Huntington Hills.

On today's show: we talk with Olympic gold bobsledder, Kaillie Humphries, on the latest in her long-standing harassment claims against her former coach and Bobsleigh Canada; Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano could be a Seattle Kraken tonight. We look ahead to the NHL expansion draft with Eric Francis; an update on big changes coming to the Glenbow Museum; we speak with legendary stuntman Eddie Braun about a new movie chronicling one of his most famous stunts with ties to Calgary.

On today's show: what cattle farmers in southern Alberta are doing about the extremely dry conditions they're seeing; Canada's environment and climate change minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, talks about the air quality lately and what he's doing in the city; we meet Jake, a trauma dog from Airdrie who just won an Alberta Community Justice Award; we hear about a grasshopper invasion in Lethbridge.

On today's show: how smoky skies impact your health. We talk to a lung specialist about Calgary's dismal air quality; what the Stoney Nakoda Nations think of having a passenger train go through the Morley reserve; we check in with towns on either side of the Alberta Montana border on the prospect of the return of non-essential travel; and have you ever listened to a modern country song and thought "this isn't country!" Well, maybe you're wrong. We define just what makes country, country.

On today's show: our political panel looks at the two referendum questions the Kenney government will ask us this fall; the dream of taking a train from Calgary to Banff is a little closer today. We speak to the woman whose family business has been pushing for the project; we hear what's behind the push for a deer cull in Alberta; the Stampede is offering two new tours this year. We give you a sneak peek into the second one, number two, you might say?