This long Easter weekend equals the Easter bunny and chocolate for many but COVID-19 has been an game changer for many producers, as well. For more, Russell spoke with Brett Roy, an internationally renowned chocolatier and owner of Sweet Lollapalooza in Edmonton.

Amid the daily coronavirus briefings by multiple levels of government across Canada, a new essential public figure is stepping into the spotlight — the sign language interpreter. Willow Rose Schultz is the past president of Deaf Youth Canada and she now sits on the board of directors for the Canadian Association of the Deaf. Russell spoke with her via a translator from her home in Edmonton.

On Tuesday, April 7, Premier Jason Kenney announced he wouldn't sugar coat events during a televised address where he talked about the economic future Alberta is facing. To unpack what the premier said, Russell spoke with Andrew Leach, a professor at the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. They started by listening to a clip of Kenney's speech.

Kodette LaBarbera is a Calgary wife and mother who says she has built her life on building better communities through a healthy, active and charitable lifestyle. It was as a wife to former NHL goaltender, Jason LaBarbera and mother to two sons, where she co-starring on the TV show "Hockey Wives". Through the popular docu-series, she showcased her charitable endeavors, And now she also focusing on helping children affected by the lack of a school breakfast program. She is working with the Breakfast Club of Canada to help fund their Emergency Fund and get good meals to Alberta children. Kodette LaBarbera chatted with Russell about the appeal and why it's important to her.

It's all about what you're missing. Daybreak's Books Reviewer, Angie Abdou (The Bone Cage, Home Ice) has assembled a pile of books she'd have on hand to keep amused, engaged and informed while there's time to read at home.

Her list includes books by Marina Endicott, Katrina Rosen, Randy Schroeder, Richard Harrison, Richard Van Camp, and Paul Huebener.

As Canada and the world wrestles with the current wave of Covid-19, some people are already looking ahead to another challenge in fighting the coronavirus. A rebound of the virus that could result in a second wave of the illness down the road. Craig Jenne is an associate professor at the University of Calgary in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. He's also the Canada Research Chair in Imaging Approaches Towards Studying Infection.

In a crisis, words matter and some of the phrases we use now are centuries old. To discuss the origins of those phrases, Russell spoke with Tim Cusack, writer, educator and former CBC poetry faceoff winner. They started with something that became a common playground rhyme.

How are your shoulders feeling? How about your back and wrists? If the pandemic means you're working from home on a laptop, these are the kinds of questions you need to be asking yourself, according to Linda Miller, an Alberta based Occupational Therapist, Certified Ergonomist and President of EWI Works.

If there’s one industry that has been hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s travel. For anyone not employed in travel, staying home and cancelling our vacation to Maui - or delaying that trip to the West Coast to enjoy cherry blossom season - is one thing. We’re disappointed but given where the world’s at, it's the least we can do to play a part in planking the curve. However, if you’re one of the 1.8 million people who work in this hundred billion dollar-a-year sector, these are unprecedented times with the travel industry in Canada is grinding to a halt with almost 800,000 jobs are at risk in this country. Here to talk about travel in Alberta is travel correspondent, Kim Gray, of ToqueAndCanoe.com - an award-winning blog that features stories about Canadian travel culture.

You live with them, you love them, but during a pandemic what do your pets need? Dr. Kristen Aarbo is a veterinarian in Okotoks, as well as president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association.