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32:07

Nomophobia, Homelessness, City Hall Announcement, and...

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2019/01/09

NOMOPHOBIA Nomophobia – the fear of being without your mobile phone. Is it real? We talk to Peter Reiner, Professor of Psychiatry, at the University of British Columbia. REPORT ON HOMELESSNESS Today the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy released a report on Homelessness in Calgary. We get the details from co-author, Dr. Alina Turner. CITY HALL ANNOUCEMENT We check in with Aurelio Perri about an announcement at City Hall today. BALANCE OF SCHOOL AND ATHLETICS Kate Pexman, an

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33:01

Election Politics, Rail Safety, Mental Health, and Oumi

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2019/01/08

POLITICS AND THE UPCOMING ELECTION We chat the upcoming elections and whether or not they will be getting nastier with Political Scientist Duane Bratt. RAIL SAFETY IN CANADA Glaobal News’s Heather Yourex-West joins the show to talk about the derailment in Calgary. DR. BRENT MACDONALD ON BRIAN PINCOTT Following the announcement by former councillor Brian Pincott that he would not be seeking candidacy for the NDP due to mental health and the need for self care. We talk with Dr. Brent MacDonald

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25:33

US Politics, Beer from Bread, Orphaned Wells, and...

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2019/01/05

US POLITICS With the House now flipped to the Democrats amid a partial government shutdown, what’s next? Wendy J. Schiller, Professor and Chair of Political Science at Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs enlightens us. BEER FROM BREAD The Small Block Brewing Company in B.C. makes beer from old bread, we chat with the owner of the brewery to find out how they’re helping stop food wastage. ORPHANED WELLS IN CANADA Canada has a large number of orphan oil wells,

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33:12

Chamber Reacts to Assessment, Domestic Violence, and...

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2019/01/04

THE CHAMBER ON ASSESSMENTS The Chamber of Commerce reacts to the new property tax assessments issued by the city. HOMEFRONT CALGARY Maggie MacKillop, Executive Director of Homefront Calgary joins the show to talk about the epidemic of domestic violence in the province. ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALBERTA What is the outlook for saving energy in 2019 and how much did Alberta buy in (or not) in 2018? We chat with Monica Curtis, CEO of Energy Efficiency Alberta.

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37:21

Multigenerational Workplaces, New Year's Resolutions,...

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2019/01/03

MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKPLACES Following our Friday Free-for-All chat about generational differences, we have an expert, Lisa Taylor, President of Challenge Factory a workplace consultation firm talk about multigenerational differences. HOST CHAT Joe talks about his new year’s resolutions. CARBON TAX It’s been a year since the carbon tax was enacted in Alberta. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of it with economist Trevor Tombe. HOSPITAL PARKING FEES Should hospitals be charging

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32:12

New Year's Resolutions, 2018 in Music, Social Media,...

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2018/12/29

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Are New Year’s resolutions a good idea? How do we stick to them? We speak with Ken Fierheller, Psychotherapist. 2018 IN MUSIC We review the past year in music with music guru Alan Cross. SOCIAL MEDIA STORIES OF 2018 Adam Toy gives us a year-in-review of the stories that lit up social media in 2018. POLAR ICE DIP The organizers of the Calgary Polar Ice Dip join the show to talk about the 2019 Icebreaker, which raises money to fight human trafficking.

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37:15

Politics 2018, Start-Up Canada, Hockey Talk, and Old...

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2018/12/28

THE ROAD AHEAD FOR ALBERTA In an interview from September 20th, Former Finance Minister Jim Dinning talks with us about the fiscal future for Alberta and shares some thoughts on the highly partisan nature of politics today. START-UP CANADA We speak to Victoria Lennox, CEO of Start-Up Canada about 2018 and a year-in-review of entrepreneurship. MAC’S MIDGET TOURNEY Chris Turnbull, Tournament Vice President talks about updates to the wall of fame. CHESTERMERE LAKE POND HOCKEY We talk to the

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22:20

Community Advent Calendar, Seniors Secret Service,...

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2018/12/25

COMMUNITY ADVENT CALENDAR The Woodcliff United Church in Southwest Calgary has set up a life-sized advent calendar for charity. SENIORS SECRET SERVICE Seniors Secret Service is an organization that has been bringing holiday cheer to isolated seniors. MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS We speak with Leslie Horton on the Magic of Christmas event today that makes sure Santa doesn’t miss any houses.

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24:01

National Crossword Day, Holiday Stress, and Pacing...

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2018/12/22

NATIONAL CROSSWORD DAY It’s national crossword day and we talk to Gwen Sjogren, Canada’s queen of the crossword, who has created many Canadian themed crosswords. HOLIDAY STRESS The holidays, as we all know, can be stressful. We get some tips from the Calgary Counselling Centre on how to identify and manage holiday stress. PACING YOURSELF WITH FOOD We get tips from Natalie Siu-Mitton of Copeman Healthcare on how to pace ourselves with all the food that the holidays bring.

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33:07

Santa and Mrs. Claus, Turkey Coma, and Holiday...

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2018/12/21

SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS We have some special visitors from the North Pole in the studio today. TURKEY COMA Why does turkey make us sleepy? Does white or dark meat make a difference? We ask dietician Dawn Jackson Blatner. HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING TIPS We get holiday entertaining tips from Jimmy-Lee Venanrd, Estate Butler at Azuridge Estate Hotel in Priddis.

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27:27

Chamber Year-in-Review, Edward Downey Verdict, and a...

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2018/12/20

CHAMBER YEAR-IN-REVIEW We recap business in Calgary 2018 with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Sandip Lalli. EDWARD DOWNEY SENTENCING Today the jury delivered the virdict in the trial of Edward Downey. We gave the breaking details as events transpired. LISTENER LETTER We read a listener’s letter about Christmas.

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30:14

Downtown Revitalization, Federal Loans for Oil, and...

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2018/12/19

DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION Today the province announced it is extending the Calgary Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy to allow for the expansion of the BMO Centre and infrastructure upgrades to East Victoria Park. FEDEARL GOVERNMENT GIVES $1.6B IN RELEIF The federal government has announced today they are providing $1.6 billion dollars in relief for oil and gas in Alberta. We speak to professor Lori Williams about the political implications of this. SANTA SCHOOL We chat with Jennifer

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29:04

Downtown Rally, Christmas Dinner at the Drop-In, and...

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2018/12/18

DOWNTOWN RALLY Today there was a pro-oil and gas rally downtown. We share audio from the event. CALGARY DROP-IN CENTRE We talk to Glen, kitchen manager and chef for the Calgary Drop-In Centre about Christmas dinner and the preparations for the event. REAL CHRISTMAS TREES We talk to Meryl Coombs, President of Spruce it Up Garden Centre about the proper care and feeding of a real tree.

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27:11

Event Centre, K-4 Education, Lighten Up Calgary, and...

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2018/12/15

EVENT CENTRE IN CALGARY Joe talks event centre possibilities and potential in Calgary with Councillor Ward Sutherland. NEW K – 4 CURRICULUM APPROVED The government just announced new K – 4 curriculum to be field-tessted in schools. We talk with Alberta Minister of Education David Eggen. LIGHTEN UP CALGARY We talk to Sylvana Stoesser who made a website as a giude to the various Christmas light displays around the city. FRY DAY CHAT WITH MATT Joe talks with our board op Matt about a funny story

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26:34

Rebranding Calgary, Navigating +15, and Snow Angels

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2018/12/14

REBRANDING OF CALGARY Does Calgary need to rebrand itself to attract investment outside of the energy sector? We speak to Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Calgary Economic Development, Lisa Corcoran. NAVIGATING CALGARY’S +15 The city of Calgary has recently launched a poll, asking if an app would help navigate our +15 network. We speak with Nando Degirolamo of Bond Creative, a wayfinding specialist. SNOW ANGELS We talk to one of Calgary's snow angels, honoured today.

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29:51

Leadership, Midwives, and Holiday Shopping

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2018/12/13

LEADERSHIP IN POLITICS A recent poll shows a decline in the trust in leaders across many parties. We discuss the implications of this with President of ThinkHQ, Marc Henry. MIDWIVES SCOPE EXPANDED The Government of Alberta has expanded the scope of practice for midwives we get the details from the Director of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Mount Royal University Paula Price. HOLIDAY SHOPPING – IS THERE AN APP FOR THAT? Finding the perfect gift at the right price point. Is there an app

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32:41

Rocky View Council Decision, LNG Announcement, and...

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2018/12/12

ROCKY VIEW COUNCIL DECISION Today Rocky View County Council decided unanimously against a dam for flood mitigation. We speak to Lee Drury, one of the affected land owners. ALBERTA WANTS FULL PRICE FOR LNG We speak with Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd about the government’s plans to add refineries and get better prices for Alberta’s liquefied natural gas. NEW STUDY ON KNEE SURGERY We talk to Dr. Ziad Abu Sara about a new study surrounding knee surgery and osteoarthritis.

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29:59

Returning Foreign Fighters, Abandoned Puppies, and...

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2018/12/11

RETURNING FOREIGN FIGHTERS In question period today, the issue of returning ISIS fighters to Canada was addressed. PUPPIES DUMPED IN CALGARY Two puppies were found abandoned in a box and were taken in by the Calgary Humane Society. We talk about that plus a year-in-review. CALGARY ESPORTS LEAGUE Calgary has a new eSports league for competitive gaming. We talk to Tyler Wonnick, co-founder of Calgary eSports League.

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30:39

Cyber Security, Parking Bans, and the Downey Trial

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2018/12/07

CYBER SECURITY The Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity just released an annual report, the National Cyber Threat Assessment. We speak with the President of Cyber Security Canada, Victor Beitner. COUNCILOR SHANE KEATING We talk snow route parking bans and get a Green Line update from City Councilor Shane Keating. EDWARD DOWNEY TRIAL We check in with Global News’s Nancy Hixt on the latest in the jury trial of Edward Downey.

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29:19

Grande Prairie Viral Post, Air BnB's, and Cop Shopping

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2018/12/06

GRANDE PRAIRIE VIRAL POST A young Grande Prairie waitress has penned a Facebook post aimed at PM Justin Trudeau which has also gone viral. She says the oil industry is getting a bad name and he’s not helping. Continuing the conversation from yesterday. AIR BNB’S A city committee has started the process of putting together a tiered licensing structure for Air BnB’s and other short-term rental properties. Councilor Ward Sutherland, who asked administration for this report responds to what he heard

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