Daybreak Alberta

This hour, the meaning of "forest therapy" with author and botanist, Diana Beresford-Kroeger. Plus music from John Denver, Gin Blossoms, Van Morrison and Clint Eastwood(!)

This hour, how women are affected by car crashes and a preview of the Edmonton Film Festival. Plus music from Glen Campbell & Willie Nelson, KISS, and Robbie Robertson.

This hour, does anyone use a travel agent anymore? Also, bringing modular building to home construction, getting better music quality online and getting men to buy more beauty products. Music from Dionne Warwick, Kirsten Ludwig, Ken Stead, Norah Jones, Nicolette Larson, and Nuela Charles.

This hour, a new documentary tackles the increasing amount of loneliness in society. Also, a tribute to Edmonton food icon, Chef Gail Hall. Plus music from Roseanne Cash and The Beatles.

For over two decades, Gail Hall was a fixture of the food scene in Edmonton and Japser. The event, Christmas In November, became synonymous with her and was the highlight of the year at the Jasper Park Lodge. She also became familiar to anyone who watched TV or listened on the radio as she championed the Edmonton food scene and local producers. Hall died in 2016 from cancer and her life and passions are being celebrated in a new book. Broadcaster, chef, and friend of Gail's, Twyla Campbell spearheaded the cookbook called "Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup." It collects favourite recipes, business advice and also serves as a biography for Gail Hall's life and work. Author Twyla Campbell and Gail's husband, Jon Hall, joined Russell Bowers on Daybreak to look back on Chef Gail Hall's remarkable legacy.

Loneliness has become more and more common even though it might seem that our world has become more connected electronically. People around the world, in all age groups, often feel isolated. Alberta filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk explores this phenomenon in her new documentary, "Breaking Loneliness" which is now available to watch on the CBC Gem streaming app.

No matter what side of the political argument you view, the Liberal election campaign of 2019 has not been smooth. The party has faced all the criticisms you'd expect to hear about an incumbent government. And then there is the personal reputation of Justin Trudeau. Re-election didn't look to be a slam dunk at the start of the campaign but when photos emerged of Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface at parties in his youth, an uphill battle took on Sysyphean proportions. A new book looks at the promise of Justin Trudeau and what he terms a broken pact of trust with progressives. Martin Lukacs is the author of "The Trudeau Formula: Seduction and betrayal in an age of discontent." Lukacs is an investigative journalist who has covered Canadian politics for more than a decade as an environmental writer for The Guardian, and he was a co-author of the 2015 Leap Manifesto, written following a two-day meeting attended by representatives from Canada's Indigenous rights, advocates for social and food justice, as well as environmental, faith-based, and labour movements. Martin Lukacs spoke with Russell Bowers in the Daybreak studio.

This hour, the story of the link between Suzanne Vega and Seinfeld. The Sunday Funnies features Steve Martin and Lilly Singh. Plus music from Gordon Lightfoot, Adele and Madonna.

This hour, "Anne With An E" returns for season 3 on the CBC Gem streaming app, so series star, AmyBeth McNulty, joins Russell to preview the season. A new musical steeped in the culture of Newfoundland & Labrador is touring Alberta called "No Change In The Weather." Two of the cast members, Sean Panting and Vicki Harnett, stopped in a visit. Plus music from Buck Owens, Ann Vriend and Ron Hynes.

This hour, the Top 10 songs of 1993. Angie Abdou review the memoir from Carys Cragg, "Dead Reckoning," about her correspondence with the man who murdered her father. Plus music from Fleetwood Mac, Tegan & Sara, and Supertramp.