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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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Alberta cuts funding to school boards as remote learning gets underway 30.03.2020 11:28

We spoke with Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat Kiernan - an update from New York City 30.03.2020 13:59

We spoke with former Calgarian Pat Kiernan, morning news anchor for NY1 in New York City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19: More action needed on the economy and on public health; why agriculture is so essential; the impact of the border closure 26.03.2020 49:15

Today's guests: - Grant Bishop, Associate Director, Research - CD Howe Institute - Dr. Peter Phillips, Infectious Diseases Specialist / Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC - Rich Smith, Executive Director - Alberta Beef Producers - Hugh Wilson, Realtor / Resident of Point Roberts, Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19: The importance of understanding this virus 26.03.2020 16:13

We spoke with Professor Ross Upshur, Division Head, Clinical Public Health - University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19: Parliament approves new Canada Emergency Response Benefit 26.03.2020 9:48

We spoke with David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 Update: Parliament to vote on economic package; support for petroleum sector; understanding underlying outbreak data; CPC leadership race 24.03.2020 55:35

Today's guests: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Richard Masson, fellow - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Caroline Colijn, Canada 150 research chair in mathematics for evolution, infection and public health at B.C.’s Simon Fraser University. Brenda Fine, teaches mathematics and statistics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Tim Powers, Conservative P...

COVID-19 Update: Understanding the virus and the needed response; support for Canadians; holding China to account 18.03.2020 33:10

Today's guests: - Dr. Craig Jenne, Canada Research Chair in Imaging Approaches Towards Studying Infection / Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases (MIID) / Department of Critical Care Medicine - University of Calgary - Scott Hannah, President & CEO - Credit Counselling Society - Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre of A...

COVID-19 Update: Overreacting vs underreacting; the merits of a "crisis income" payment; economic outlook; impact on NHL 17.03.2020 51:24

Today's guests: - Matt Gurney, columnist / editor - National Post - Ken Boessenkool, Founding partner - Kool Topp & Guy Public Affairs / Former senior campaign advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper - Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor / Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - Matthew Stewart, Director Economic Forecasting at The Con...

Emergency Fiscal Measures: The Steps Canada Needs to Take 13.03.2020 12:53

We spoke with Kevin Milligan, professor of economics at UBC Vancouver School of Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coronavirus: NHL & NBA shut down, the PM enters self-isolation; responding to Canada's economic challenges 12.03.2020 33:56

The NHL and the NBA - as well as other sports leagues - have put their seasons on hold. We hear from Scott Stinson, national sports columnist with Postmedia The latest out of Ottawa with the PM in self-isolation and the first ministers' meeting cancelled. We get an update from Global's Chief Political Correspondent David Akin Plus, a new report looks at how Canada can improve its economic competit...

Debunking the myths and misinformation around COVID-19 11.03.2020 11:01

Timothy Caulfield, a professor at the University of Alberta and the Canada research chair in Health Law & Policy, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the myths, scams, and misinformation that's being circulated about the novel coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID-19 update; responding to the economic challenges; why we see panic buying; SCS report reaction; cell phone bills 09.03.2020 52:15

We talk COVID-19 with Dr. Louis Francescutti from the School of Public Health at the Univertsity of Alberta. Also, Bev Dahlby, director of research at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, on responding to low oil prices We talk "panic buying" with Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University More fallout from the Alberta government's re...

Panic buying in Calgary 09.03.2020 5:28

Food supply chains are seeing the effects of panic buying in Calgary with the spread of CO-VID 19. But just how far-reaching will the issue be? Sylvain Charlebois joins Rob Breakenridge on 770 News Talk to discuss the situation in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outdoor retailers speak out on proposed park changes 06.03.2020 8:49

Outdoor retailers are making their voices heard on the government's proposed changes to park operations in the province. Doug Dea, the general manager with Campers Village in Calgary joins Rob Breakenage to break down the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supervised consumption sites; doctors' pay dispute; Supreme Court rejects TMX appeal 05.03.2020 43:56

We spoke with Rebecca Haines-Saah from the Cumming School of Medicine and O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary about the government's report on harm reduction and supervised consumption sites. Also, Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Will White on his letter - signed by almost 600 other doctors - to the health minister, warning about the implications of this pay dispute. Plus, fo...

Supervised consumption services review report 05.03.2020 14:21

Rebecca Haines-Saah, an assistant professor with the Cummings School of Medicine, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the newly released review on supervised consumption sites across the province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supreme Court will not hear challenges against Trans Mountain pipeline 05.03.2020 9:52

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear challenges from B.C groups against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Margot Venton, a nature program director with Ecojustice, joins Rob Breakenridge to talk more about the court's decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intoxication defence; Alberta vaping tax; orphan wells 03.03.2020 32:41

We spoke with Steven Penney, law professor at the University of Alberta, about a controversial acquittal in a Calgary courtroom. Also, David Clement with the Consumer Choice Center on their concerns with Alberta's new vaping tax. Plus, Lars DePauw, executive director of the Orphan Well Association, on the Alberta government's forthcoming $100-million loan to the association Learn more about your...

Teck's Frontier decision, ongoing protests & blockades: Where does Canada go from here? 24.02.2020 28:40

We spoke with Cody Battershill, founder of Canada Action. We also heard from former Haisla Nation chief and current B.C. Liberal MLA (Skeena) Ellis Ross. Plus, we were joined by Ron Quintal, president of the Fort McKay Metis Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Rempel-Garner on "The Buffalo Declaration" 21.02.2020 17:56

We spoke with Calgary-Nose Hill Conservative MP Michelle Rempel-Garner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why we need to listen to pro-development Wet'suwet'en members 21.02.2020 15:46

We spoke with Stewart Muir, Executive Director of Resource Works Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are these protests and blockades really about? 19.02.2020 16:47

We spoke with Ken Coates, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan Fellow, Royal Society of Canada Senior Policy Fellow in Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues - Macdonald-Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trudeau responds to protests & blockades; new funding model for Alberta education; how autonomous vehicles can learn to drive in winter 19.02.2020 33:53

PM Trudeau comments on ongoing protests/blockades Guest: John Ivison, Political Columnist - Postmedia / Author: "Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister" New Funding Model for K-12 EducationGuest: Adriana LaGrange, Alberta Minister of Education How the "Canadian Adverse Driving Conditions" dataset can help autonomous vehicles learn to navigate Canadian wintersGuest: Krzysztof Czarnecki, Profess...

What protesters misunderstand about the law and about the environment 14.02.2020 15:15

Guest: Blair King BC-based Environmental Scientist with an interest in energy policy https://achemistinlangley.net Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Alberta should steer clear of "decriminalizing" impaired driving 13.02.2020 17:02

We spoke with Calgary-based criminal defence lawyer Greg Dunn (Dunn & Associates) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices