They used to say a glass of red wine was heart healthy…now experts have decided no amount of alcohol is safe and Canada needs to add cancer warning labels on alcohol! Joining us to discuss cancer warning labels on alcohol is Bryce Barker - Senior with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Calgary’s housing market moves fast and whether you’re buying or selling, you need to be armed with the best information possible. To break down the current real estate situation in the Calgary area, we invited Justin Havre, owner of “Justin Havre Real Estate Team with eXp Realty” to join the show and help us with what we need to know.

Southcentre Mall has launched a new rooftop garden, and the vegetables and herbs harvested from it will help feed Calgary's less fortunate. I went on a field trip to check out Calgary’s latest urban farming project. Up on the rooftop, I chatted with Alexandra Velosa, Marketing Manager at Southcentre Mall and Carmen Gray, Chief Urban Farmer in Calgary for Micro Habitat.

Everyone loves a cute baby animal and there’s some exciting news about a new addition at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo! Joining us on the show to chat about the new Humboldt penguin is Zookeeper Val Edwards.

The UCP is holding it’s AGM in November, and a leadership review will happen at the same time. We invited Mount Royal University Political Scientist, Lori Williams to join us to talk about provincial politics and to break down some of the internal issues Premier Danielle Smith is trying to deal with.

It’s been a criticism for a long time in this province, that Alberta pays more than its fair share when it comes to equalization payments in Canada. A new study from think tank the Fraser Institute has a new study that supports this line of thinking. Teagan Hill, Director of Alberta Policy at the Fraser Institute breaks down the results of the study.

From heat domes to devastating hailstorms, climate change and extreme weather are driving up food prices. Are we destined to pay more for what we eat or can farmers and producers help? Tyler McCann is the managing director at the Agri-food Policy Institute and helped explain the “cascade of challenges” facing our food supply chain in Canada.

How can technological innovations help Canada reduce our carbon footprint? The world’s first Carbon Removal Innovation & Commercialization Centre is opening up in Innisfail, Alberta and we invited the CEO of Deep Sky Labs, Damien Steel, to join us and explain the project.

According to a new study in “The American Journal of Medicine”, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may be able to replace, or at the very least minimize, dependence on drugs to combat conditions like hypertension and kidney disease. We made an appointment with Dr Ted Jablonski to better understand the connection between health and longevity and the diet we consume.

What exactly is ‘art journaling’, and what impact might it have on your mental health? We invited transformational coach and speaker Susan Hensley to join us on Motivational Monday to discuss her latest book; Art For Your Sanity.‌

Calgary is scheduled to return to ‘Stage 4’ Water Restrictions at the end of the month. We discuss the ‘extended’ process of repairing the newly discovered 16 ‘hotpots’ on the water feeder main pipe and how this latest ‘move’ will impact homeowners in the area, from Mayor Jyoti Gondek.

Next, Ukraine is pushing back against the Russian invasion, and this week brought the fighting into the Kursk region of Russia. We get the latest developments on the conflict which has now been going on for two-and-a-half years from Andrew Rasiulis, Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and an expert in Eastern European affairs.

And finally. Parents, get ready to ‘crack open’ your wallet. It’s ‘Back to School’ time! But there is a ‘silver lining’ as that ‘bill’ may be actually be a little smaller this year. We hear details on the newly released Canadian “Back-To-School Spending Report” from Retail Analyst & Author, Bruce Winder.

The latest edition of Savour Calgary Magazine is out and joining is with delicious details is Savour Calgary Magazine is Editor Camie Leard.

‌Calgary will head back to stage 4 water restrictions at the end of the month as 16 more hot spots have been detected in the water feeder main that need to be addressed before winter. How extensive is this work and what are the logistics to getting this work done? We discuss with Dr. Kerry Black, Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering.

Next, we are already facing a trade worker shortage, and the problem is expected to get worse when over 700-thousand of Canada’s 4 million trade workers are expected to retire in the next 4-years. So, what needs to be done to change the narrative? We tackle the topic with Freelance Journalist and Author, Adam McDowell.

Finally, ready to tackle that laundry list of supplies your kids need for the upcoming school year? School supplies can be pricey, especially if you have more than one student in your house. If you’re struggling to budget for back-to-school supplies, we’ve got you covered. We get some money-saving tips from Bruce Sellery, CEO of Credit of Credit Canada.

Calgarians are still assessing the damage from the hailstorm that tore through north Calgary on Monday night. We don’t know the extent to the damage and how it compares to the hailstorm of 2020 that cost almost a billion dollars in insurance claims, but the real question is why aren’t we using more durable building material on homes to prevent the extensive damage we’ve seen. Joining us to discuss is Brian Hahn - CEO of BILD Calgary Region.

‌Following last week’s assassination of a top Hamas leader, are there concerns this could spark a wider conflict in the region, and could Israel face retaliation? We get the latest on the volatile situation from Robert Huish, Associate Professor in International Development Studies, Dalhousie University.

Next. Canada was on the sidelines on holiday Monday watching as the Japanese stock market took a massive hit. The US stock market felt the shockwaves from Japan which left Canadians wondering what the heck was going on with global stock markets. We caught up with Moshe Lander from the Department of Economics at Concordia University for what you need to know as an investor during market turmoil.

And finally. Iconic Canadian rocker Bif Naked is coming to Calgary this week, and ahead of her show we caught up with Bif to talk about her unique career, her longevity in the music industry and her very public battle with breast cancer.

Canada was on the sidelines on holiday Monday watching as the Japanese stock market took a massive hit. The US stock market felt the impact leaving Canadian’s wonder what the heck is going on with global stock markets. Joining us to breakdown what you need to know is Moshe Lander - Senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University.