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This week Clare Bonnyman and Min Dhariwal look at why politicians have turned grocery stores and supply chains into a political tool. Strategist Najib Jutt joins us to talk about what they gain or lose by making voters think shelves are bare. Plus, we hear the voices of Muslim women in Edmonton, featured in the latest edition of Black on the Prairies.

This week, we take a closer look at the search for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Min Dhariwal speaks with businesses and community members on the hunt for testing kits. Plus we remember our CBC Edmonton colleague, Adrienne Pan.

This week CBC meteorologist and reporter Christy Climenhaga joins Min Dhariwal and Clare Bonnyman to talk about weather, windchill and wet versus dry cold. And, as the province continues to grapple with the Omicron COVID-19 variant, we talk about pediatric vaccination rates with Dr. Jia Hu, a public health doctor with the group, 19 to Zero.

A year in review. CBC Edmonton’s Tahirih Foroozan takes us on a trip through 2021, pulling apart the biggest of the year and where we go from here.

This week The Loop dives right into the heart of the holiday season with CBC Edmonton’s Make the Season Kind campaign. We’ll hear from Edmontonians making our city better and tell you how your stories of kindness could win you prizes. Plus resident baking expert Liam Harrap braves Min Dhariwal and Clare Bonnyman's cookie experiment and declares a winner of our Holiday Bake Off.

It’s been 21 months of pandemic, and the burnout is affecting all of us. We talk to Dr. Shazma Mithani about the health of our healthcare workers, one year after vaccines. Plus Min and Clare sit down with a ‘baking counsellor’ to learn about a different way to take care of our mental health, and CBC Edmonton’s resident baking champ Liam Harrap throws down the holiday goodie gauntlet.

It’s the holidays, a time of year when everyone is thinking of giving … and getting. This week, CBC’s Natasha Riebe tells us what one Edmonton neighbourhood is putting on it’s wishlist for the future. We hear from Alberta Avenue about what they're asking for from the city. Plus social media strategist Brittney Le Blanc joins us to dig into how social media has changed the ways we give back, and how not to get caught in slacktivism. Finally, we get ready to ‘Make The Season Kind’ with The Loop’s Krystina Silva and talk about CBC Edmonton's annual fundraiser.

The last few weeks have been a reckoning for the NHL, blowing open the conversation of sexual violence in hockey culture. Since Kyle Beach came forward, hockey fans and even players are calling for change. Min Dhariwal and former player Georges Laraque talk about what he's seen since his career on the ice. Then Clare Bonnyman finds out more about masculinity, sexual violence and where we go from here.

If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, you can call Alberta’s One Line for support. Call or text 1-866-403-8000.

This week the show dives into artefacts- what do we do with problematic pieces of history? Host Clare Bonnyman digs into it with Alex Archibold of Curiosity Inc. And host Min Dhariwal visits Catholic Social Services to meet Afghan refugees finding comfort and safety in our city.

This week, in honour of Halloween we take a look at some of the mysterious news happening around the city. Min Dhariwal walks us through how one family dives head first into the spirit of the season, and we learn about a ‘massive’ heist in the Haddow neighbourhood. Plus CBC reporter Ken Dawson walks us through a missing piece of Edmonton’s Chinatown.