Black history month continues, and so do our conversations with Order of Canada recipient, Artist and creator of the LEGACY poster, Robert Small. Robert joins us again this week to shed some light on important figures in Canadian history that deserve more attention. This week, Robert shares the story of Elijah McCoy and Thorton Blackburn.

Once a month we join the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo's Director of Conservation & Science, Dr Axel Morenschlager, to discuss all the great conservation work the team is involved with around the world. This week, we're discussing the Vancouver island marmots.

We begin with the latest on the trucker protest in Ottawa. We catch up with Abigail Bimman, Global News Ottawa Correspondent, for an update following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Monday that he has ‘triggered’ the Emergencies Act.

Then, we continue our conversation surrounding the ‘Emergencies Act’. We hear details of what it is exactly means, in terms of the ‘extension’ of power for ‘authorities’ and whether or not the move could have negative political consequences for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. We discuss with Lori Williams, Political Science Professor at Mount Royal University.

Next, we get an update on the border protest at the Coutts Border Crossing here in Alberta. We speak with the Mayor of Coutts, Jim Willett, who tells us that all signs point to the current protest in the region could, in fact, be coming to an end.

Finally, with COVID restrictions ‘easing’ many people are eager to return to traveling. We catch up with “The Travel Lady,” Lesley Keyter for what you need to know before you plan your trip and just how long we can expect ‘deals’ to be hanging around for on both flights and vacation packages.

We begin with a ‘themed’ version of “Motivational Monday." This Valentine’s Day, we focus on “love.” Specifically, how to keep you relationship on track and bring back the ‘spark’ you and your partner felt in the early stages. We speak with Dr. Lauren Walker, a Calgary-based Registered Clinical Psychologist.

Next, we continue our ongoing ‘health series’ focusing on the impact the Pandemic has had, and continues to have, on our ‘mental health.’ This time out, we explore the importance of physical fitness to our overall mental ‘well-being’.

Still on the topic of ‘mental health,’ how do you know it’s time to seek the help of a professional, such as a Psychologist, when you’re going through a ‘tough’ time? We discuss with Dr. Ted Jablonski, our “on-call family physician”.

Finally, finding your ‘forever’ partner is tricky enough, but managing finances together in a relationship can be even more difficult! We catch up with Jeremy Clark, CEO of “CH Financial” for some advice on how to successfully discuss “dollars and dating”.

The pandemic has been hard on relationships, and a survey conducted by market research firm Finder Canada in 2021, found 15 percent of Canadians have experienced a breakup during the course of the pandemic... So before you call it quits, what can be done to get that spark back. With insight, this morning we were joined by Registered Clinical Psychologist and relationship expert, Dr. Lauren Walker.

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