Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

A United Church minister who had faced an unprecedented ecclesiastical court hearing over her professed atheism is no longer in danger of a defrocking after the two sides reached an agreement in the long-running case.  Rob speaks with Gretta Vosper about her story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keystone XL pipeline blocked by federal judge in Montana, throwing project’s future into doubt.  Leader of the opposition, Jason Kenney, joins Rob to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Yes campaign skates at the Olympic Oval this weekend… the No Campaign will be taking to the street for a rally on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cover of the latest issue of Macleans is turning heads because of what’s on its cover. We talk to writer Paul Wells who penned the story between the pages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I had a weird life,” says Curtis Joseph in his new autobiography. He joins us to talk in advance of his book signing in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former Chief Economic Analyst for Stats Canada calls the handling of the controversy over bank data “inept,” saying his former employer hasn’t given a good enough reason to invade our privacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you look at the scrapbook of 8-year-old Evan Wooley, you’d be hard pressed to believe the future city councillor would be a ‘no’ on an Olympic bid going forward. How did he get to where he is right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Football coming to Halifax?  As a new stadium is potentially in the works, the rumblings are strong that the CFL could be back on the east coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The McClintic matter has prompted the federal public safety minister to re-evaluate how people are transferred to facilities like healing lodges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are MPs at a risk of being compromised? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevor Tombe has been reviewing the city’s new cost/benefit analysis. He joins us to tell us what he thinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robyn Luff went rogue yesterday and is now finding herself on the outside of the NDP caucus.  What’s next… and we’re waiting for another release she says is coming today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC is deciding to rollback changes to the speed limit on some highways after bumping it up to 120 clicks. Why – and does that change the push some Albertans had for similar increases here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Security is tight as the trial of the world’s most-wanted drug lord begins in Brooklyn.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, over 500 students from Ascension of our Lord, St. Matthew, Our Lady of Peace, Blessed Cardinal Newman Schools honoured war veterans as part of this year's edition of No Stone Left Alone.  Debbie Persinger from the organization joins Rob to talk more about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turns out there's a whole lot we know now about the Black Hole that we didn't know before. Rob talks with Avi Loeb, founding director of the Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A schism exists amongst Chiropractors, who prefer to move away from dispensing medical advice (including some anti-vaccination proponents) to focus on their core of treating the spine alone. Paul Benedetti, co-author of “Spin Doctors: The Chiropractic Industry Under Examination” joins Rob to talk about this division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that cannabis is legal, what does the law say about groing your own? Joining Rob to talk about the legal patchwork across Canada regarding home-grown cannabis is Deepak Anand, Vice President of Business Development and Government Relations for Cannabis Compliance Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Helens agree... if The Kids in the Hall was a big part of forming your sense of humour, you'll want to spend some time listening to this interview.  Paul Myers is the author of the recently released authorized biography of the comedy troupe titled "The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“She is no more Indigenous than I am green from the planet Mars.”That from the brother of Terri-Lynne McClintic in an exclusive interview with Global News Ottawa correspondent Abigail Bimman. Abigail joins Rob to tell her about her conversation with the man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Calgary Chamber says it supports the Olympic bid going forward under the funding agreement deal reached, but is urging the BidCo to get the business community more involved.  We speak with Sandip Lalli, the president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News chief political correspondent David Akin joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the investigation surrounding Statistics Canada gathering credit and transaction information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freelance journalist Jon Milton joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the story he did for Ricochet. Media on a Calgary man who let Jason Kenney's call centre and has had connections to white nationalists and a company that sells racist memorabilia. Kenney reacted by removing the man's membership to the United Conservative Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University of Calgary economics associate professor Trevor Tombe joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the latest Calgary 2026 funding proposal that was released late Tuesday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It may have been chosen as America’s “Best Loved Novel”, but there are questions as to whether To Kill a Mockingbird should continue to be taught in Canadian schools.  Rob speaks with George Elliott Clarke, Canadian poet and playwright who has served as Parliamentary Poet Laureate.  He is a professor of English at the University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...