On this week’s episode we give listeners an insight into the challenges that students and teachers face in classrooms without Educational Assistants. Followed by ways to keep warm in the deep freeze of an Edmonton winter with events throughout the season.

This week, we dive into the reality of fake news and its far-reaching impact on society. Then, we discuss various employee strikes, exploring their broader significance. Finally, we talk about the powerful role of music in enhancing mental health and well-being.

This week, we explore different happenings surrounding the Edmonton community involving music festivals, the future of artificial intelligence, and issues and concerns involving the daycares in the city.

This week, we dive into major political and social developments in Canada and beyond. First, we break down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and what it means for the future of the Liberal Party with the upcoming election. Then, we analyze the tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Premier Danielle Smith’s efforts to negotiate exceptions for Alberta’s energy sector. We also discuss a growing drug epidemic affecting a community in the Northwest Territories. Finally, we turn to the ice—examining the Edmonton Oilers’ goaltending struggles and looking at a PWHL game held in Edmonton, causing us to wonder whether the city could finally land its own PWHL team!

Brooke Mayer, Kelsie Howlett, and Izzy Crozier conducted sit-down interviews with their respective experts on creating health care websites, the lifestyle benefits of being a British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) official, and the ups and downs of a career in sports photojournalism. Each interview provides a deeper insight and understanding into the specific topics.

This week on The Relevance Report, we will be covering Alberta’s response to the LA fires, preceding coverage on the housing crisis in Jasper. We will then transition to a segment discussing the fast fashion model. And finally, a segment discussing Alberta’s efforts in addressing the unsustainable model.

In this week’s interviews, we’ll discuss how MacEwan University’s Safe Walk program is helping students feel safe in the campus’s city centre location. Next, we'll talk to a veteran journalist about the state of the news industry. After that, we will explore the appeal of vinyl records in a conversation with a collector from the millennial generation, then finish up with an exploration of what advice we would give to our younger selves.

This week, we’ll discuss how a proposed shelter is dividing the local Edmonton community, and explore how the illusion of choice contributes to educational inequity in Alberta. After that, we’ll recap Jasper’s summer 2024 wildfires and check in on the community as they rebuild months later. We’ll review the Edmonton Elk’s comeback season, from hopeful fans to unexpected victories. And finally, we’ll explore local commuter concerns about navigating our city’s roundabouts.

This week, take a glance at safety in Edmonton. We discuss the knife ban policy and how it affects the safety of public transit systems. Then catch up with local events as we look at the cancellation of the Heritage Days festival. Lastly, hear about the Oasis Reunion tour and the band’s complicated history.

This week on the Relevance Report, we look at the Palestine protests that have happened on local Edmonton campuses, explore commute options to school, parking issues at universities, accessibility or the lack of it and the barriers it creates, and lastly, we go on a tour of MacEwan University’s Mitchell gallery.