Jennifer Ball is a Calgary mother of a non-verbal autistic child who started a Change.org petition on Improving Canada’s emergency alert system for vulnerable children after 11-year-old Parker went missing in July - but didn't meet the requirements for an Amber Alert. She is the founder of Indigo Alert Canada - and now has a House of Commons petition (e-7703) collecting signatures. It is sponsored by MP Mike Lake, who also has an autistic adult son. Indigo Alerts would be for all vulernable children and adults.

Are more "Accidental Americans" in Canada renouncing their U.S. citizenship?  Alexander Marino, JD, LLM U.S. Tax Moodys Private Client gives some answers. He is hosting an in-person event on U.S. citizenship renunciation this Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Fairmont Palliser in downtown Calgary. He says tax laws, geopolitical events and the new tariff talk are all inspriing Americans to investigate.

COOKING WITH THYME: Chef Xavier Lacaze of XL Cuisine shares what it was like growing up in France and having school cafeteria lunches. Yes, there was an appetizer, main course and dessert - but there's was also something else in the mix too. Chef joins us QR Mornings every Tuesday at 8:49 a.m.

Gout. It's been called the disease of Kings. The inflammatory arthritic disease is becoming more common in young men. Our on-call family physician, Dr. Ted Jablonski, talks about the symptoms and when you should visit your family doctor

Tariffs and retaliatory counter tariffs in the US-Canada trade war will effect Ontario more and Alberta not so much, according to one tariff expert. Kyle Peacock, company principal, at Peacock Tariff Consulting discusses

Does Canada’s economy have a scarcity-breeds-mediocrity problem? That’s the core of the situation, according to Eemaan Khan, a graduate student studying public policy at the University of Chicago and a licensed professional engineer in Alberta, who published a column that argues it has been a slow drift that means Canadians are paying premium prices for mediocre experiences and services.

Businessman Philip Coppard is angry about the idea of Alberta separating from Canada. But he decided to do something more about it than just complain. He designed a T-shirt for people who feel like him – folks who want to say NO to separation

Trade talks on tariffs fall apart between Canada the United States over the weekend. Prime Minister Mark Carney says "U.S. asked for too much and offered too little." Global News Washington correspondent, Reggie Cecchini breaks it down.

Was a TACO on the menu this week? We’re not talking about a warm pocket of spiced protein in a thin tortilla. This TACO is an abbreviation for - Trump Always Chickens Out. A financial journalist gets the credit for crafting that clever shorthand that is now recognized globally. Some people invoked it again this week, after another threat by the American president to impose new tariffs on Canada was delayed at the last minute. Robert Armstrong, columnist at the Financial Times, "meat" Sarah Crosbie, lover of tacos. She has them for Christmas dinner. She eats nachos for breakfast. She is the creator of the Sarah Crosbie Easter Taco Drive for the Calgary Food Bank.

The Raw Mike Richards Show debuts on QR Calgary on Saturday, Sept. 5 and then airs every Saturday 11 a.m. to noon. For years, Mike was the voice on 960 in Calgary. With the Calgary Flames calling QR Calgary home for the next five years, it only made sense to bring the sports show back here, back home, a city Mike knows and loves. You can connect with him on socials @rawmikerichards. Each weekly broadcast will also be available in full video on Spotify and YouTube.