A baby died from viral meningitis contracted through a kiss. Manish Sadarangani, an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Disease, of the UBC Department of Pediatrics, joins the show to talk about viral meningitis. 

Today's full show includes interviews about Bountiful, renewables, the potential Olympic bid, kissing newborns, and one with Nathan Cooper, interim United Conservative Party Leader and MLA for Olds – Didsbury – Three Hills. 

Members of the legacy Wildrose and Progressive Conservative caucuses held their first joint meeting as united conservatives and elected the new party’s interim leader, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA, Nathan Cooper. He joins the show to share his thoughts about the newly united party. 

Two guests join Danielle to talk about the United Conservative Party. Brock Harrison, director of Communications and Policy, with the Alberta Enterprise Group, and William McBeath, director of Training at the Manning Centre, both weigh in. 

Cheryl Benard, doctor of political science and sociology wrote an article titled I've Worked with Refugees for Decades. Europe's Afghan Crime Wave Is Mind-Boggling.

Katie Morrison, conservation director, CPAWS Southern Alberta chapter, joins the show to talk about how Canada is lagging in conservation efforts.

Two guests join the show to talk about their issues with the proposed marijuana-impaired driving levels. Pamela McColl, on the advisory board for the national organization, Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada and Ed Wood, founder, DUID Victim Voices. 

Sears Canada is facing boycott calls over a plan to cut 2,900 jobs and pay executives $9.2M in bonuses. Richard LeBlanc, associate professor of Law, Governance and Ethics at York University, and member of the Academic Advisory Board for the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, weighs in. 

Today's full show includes interviews about the UCP, refugees, conservation, drugged drivers, and Sears Canada. 

Ottawa may have no choice but to repatriate, prosecute captured Canadian ISIL members: experts. Tom Blackwell, senior national reporter, with the National Post, wrote the article with this headline and joins the show.