There’s a new trend in Alberta education. Collegiate schools have been opening up across the province, but what does this new model mean? And what does it promise to students and families? CBC Edmonton reporter Madeleine Cummings breaks it down.

This wildfire season has seen Edmonton become a hub for evacuees from the Northwest Territories. For three weeks, residents from Yellowknife landed in Alberta while they waited for their homes to re-open. This week on The Loop we talk about the challenges those evacuees face and how Edmonton rose to the challenge.

This summer has been a record wildfire season in Alberta and beyond. This week an extended conversation from the latest episode of CBC’s World On Fire podcast, digging into the experiences of reporters covering an unprecedented wildfire season.

This week CBC reporter Liam Harrap joins Clare Bonnyman to talk about some non-traditional sports (think wife carrying) and some locals making waves internationally.

Edmonton is investing in bike lanes and the cargo bike community couldn’t be happier. On this week’s episode of The Loop, Min Dhariwal meets some enthusiastic cargo-bikers to learn more about how they get around. Plus commuters are holding on hope for the Valley Line LRT despite new delays. So what’s the latest hold up?

For Indigenous History Month The Loop talks to Kisha Supernant at her Indigenous Archaeological Field School in St. Albert. A Professor at the University of Alberta, Supernant is a Metis archaeologist, working to connect Indigenous stories and history to the community today.

Alberta heads to the polls May 29 and CBC’s Emily Senger has been following the election across the province. She joins host Clare Bonnyman to talk about the highs, lows and hot takes from the campaign trail.

A special show from CBC Edmonton digs into the “Music We Love to Hate” — and the power of guilty pleasures. Clare Bonnyman and Adrienne Lamb take us behind the scenes of the radio documentary that asks why music that’s bad, can make us feel so good.

The wildfire season opened this year with a vengeance. At times, more than 100 wildfires have been burning across our province, with tens of thousands of Albertans under evacuation order. CBC’s Nancy Carlson and Christy Climenhaga join us on The Loop to talk about what’s happened — and what’s coming.

Edmonton is changing and the process of city building can get a little messy. This week on The Loop podcast we explore changes at Bonnie Doon Mall — where a private space is changing the way it serves its community. Plus, Edmonton urban planner Jason Syvixay joins us to dig into city planning and how to create spaces that meet the needs of a diverse and changing Edmonton.