The cost of drugs in Canada is a perpetual election issue. In this episode, Noel Harper, Christian Kindrachuk and Solaya Huang , look more closely at the issue and why this year may be a turning point for national pharmacare.

Low income seniors face particularly difficult housing challenges. Daniel Gonzalez, Erika Maria and Julia Andrade dig deeper into the issue and speak to experts on the frontlines.

Our team this week — Hadeel Abdel-Nabi, Qassim Merali, Michaela Neuman and Isaiah Lindo — look at the problem of protecting queer kids at school why we may have eliminated the best vehicle to do that in Alberta.

This week, Michelle Huynh and Hayley Hynes examine child poverty in Canada and speak with two Calgarians who are making a difference. They are joined by Tanya Koshowski from Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids and Derryn Werth from CUPS.

This week, Nicholas Montpetit-Skuba, Leonie Fairhurst and Sam Phelps look at men's mental health and how to reduce some of the stigma surrounding it. They talk to Josh Beharry from Heads-up Guys and Calgary police Cst. Jeremy Shaw.

In the first episode of Season 2, Noel Harper and Christian Kindrachuk delve into safe injection sites in Calgary. They speak to both sides of the argument over Safeworks at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, talking to Dr. Nicholas Etches with Alberta Health Services & Will Lawrence, co-owner of Shelf Life Books. Logo by kareemovic2000 and The Noun Project.

Qassim Merali and Hadeel Abdel-Nabi take a look at the two sides of female safety when it comes to travelling on public transit at night. A study done by the City showed that while over 50% of Calgarians are happy with the transit system, over 50 per cent of women don’t feel comfortable taking transit after 6:00 p.m. or avoid certain routes. Sarah Almquist tells her story of a terrifying night on transit and Brian Whitelaw tells us about what Peace Officers are doing to improve transit safety.

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In this episode, Jessie Bach and Isaiah discuss political correctness with comedians Brett Forte, Brian Stollery, and Yuk Yuks roast champion Sam Walker. We aim to find out how PC culture is transforming Calgary’s comedy scene. We tackle the role free speech plays in creating and performing comedy, and how the comedians feel about it. In this podcast, both sides of the political spectrum are discussed from extremely clean comics to radically vulgar comics. This podcast attempts to bridge the cultural divided that has formed by showing both sides’ legitimacy and some of the problems surrounding the issue.

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In the final episode of this season of Calgary Canvas, it’s time to dive into eSports in Calgary. The international phenomenon of competitive video gaming has inspired a few Calgarians to try and cultivate it, but will it take off in the near future, or will it take more time before its true potential is unlocked? Reporters Daniel Gonzalez and Dean Cordero speak with the Calgary eSports League and a long-time employee of The Node Gaming Cafe with their thoughts and plans for a local eSports community.

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In this episode, Bailey Gingras-Hamilton and Marius Pintea explore the booming craft beer industry in Calgary. But how much beer can Calgarians drink -- and how many local breweries are too many? Interviews with Peter Johnston-Berresford from Olds College's Brewmaster program and Ben Leon from the Dandy Brewing Company.

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