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Laura Szarka joins Joe McFarland on Calgary Today to talk about a new 'Thank You' initiative, which aims to show gratitude to Calgary's first responders during the COVID-19 outbreak.

On this week's episode of The New Calgary Today Weekly Podcast Joe sits down with Dr. Guido van Marle from the University of Calgary's O'Brian Institute for Public Health to discuss what can be done besides washing your hands to keep you and those around you safe in the wake of COVID-19.Then Joe takes a look inside the Business Council of Alberta with its Chief Economist Mike Holden to better unde...

There's a new exhibit at Mount Royal University (MRU) that's sharing some of the painful history of Canada’s Residential School. John Fischer, director of Iniskim Centre at MRU joins Joe McFarland on Calgary Today

On this week's episode of The New Calgary Today Weekly Podcast Joe sits down with Peter Schryver talking about bad data for the new budget, discusses the recent Alberta provincial parks announcement with Grace Wark, analyzes how the child care accreditation will be affected by the new budget with Nicki Dublenko, and finally taking a deep dive with Dylan Pillai into the grant given to an Albertan u...

A new report finds that 86 per cent of urban Canadian baby boomers and older adult homeowners want to live in their homes for as long as possible. Don Kottick, CEO of Sotheby's International Realty Canada joins Kevin Usselman on Calgary Today. 

The Alberta government has announced plans to remove 164 of 473 sites from the Alberta parks system. The Alberta Wilderness Association has concerns with this, and believes it will threaten the "protected area status" of many of these parks. The association also disagrees with the UCP's assessment that many of these areas are under-utilized. Guest: Grace Wark, conservation specialist, Alberta Wild...

Author Peter Schryvers believes most people are measuring the UCP governments budget the wrong way. In a Globe and Mail piece Friday, Schryvers said instead of just the dollars, we should be focusing on the metrics. With Peter Schryvers, author, Bad Data.

A Calgary arts group believes their future may again be in jeopardy after the province announced they will not be giving the group money to help rebuild after their facility was destroyed in the Fairview Arena collapse of 2018. Guest: Jung-Suk Ryu, CEO, Indefinite Arts.

Joe is joined by Councillors Druh Farrell, Evan Woolley and George Chahal to discuss council expense claims, city planning and much more.

Guest: Mike McNeil, director, Alberta Small Brewers Association

Associate Business Professor at the University of Alberta, Andrew Leach joins Joe to speak on oil companies' taxes and land rights. 

Joe chats with Co-founder of Change the Face of Addiction Team Jessica Holtsbaum. The team gives their response to Rick Bell's article in the Calgary Sun on Supervised Consumption Sites.

Joe is joined around the table by Councillors Jyoti Gondek, Gian-Carlo Carra and Jeromy Farkas. Topics include the Greenline, city taxes, and even who wants to run for mayor.

How busy have EMS crews been with the cold snap? EMS public education officer Adam Loria joins Joe to talk all things cold and how you can stay safe.

Joe is joined around the table by Ward 2's Joe Magliocca and Ward 4's Sean Chu for the second edition of the #yycRoundTable. 

Joe McFarland is joined on Calgary Today by Councillors Shane Keating, Diane Colley-Urquhart and Jeff Davison. 

Travis Toews, Minister of Finance

Laila Goodridge, MLA for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche

Joe speaks to Paige about the courses given to the Dino hockey team around sexual violence. 

Norm Christie, author and military historian

FORMER POLICE CHIEF ROGER CHAFFIN Today at the Calgary Chamber of Volunteer Organizations, former Police Chief Roger Chaffin addressed harassment allegations at the Calgary Police Service. CITY GEARS UP FOR SPEED LIMIT DEBATE The city is gearing up to debate speed limit reductions in residential neighbourhoods and how exactly to approach the task. GREEN CANMORE Canmore and five other Municipalitie...

CANNABIS RESEARCH FUNDING Today Minister Bill Blair was in Calgary to announce federal funding for cannabis research. AIR QUALITY We’ll chat with an expert about the air quality in Alberta, given wildfires in the area, what people can do to protect respiratory health. NEW BIKING BYLAW TALKS Today the city council is reviewing the possibility of a bylaw that would allow cyclists to move through int...

KENNEY'S WAR ROOM The incoming government has announced a "war room" to fight environmental organizations and their "war on oil" as coined by Premier Kenney. TO MY FELLOW TRAVELLERS... Author and blogger James Fell penned a piece on his blog about air travel etiquette and we’ll get his thoughts on flying the “friendly” skies. FARMERS AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE A stunning 40 per cent of Canadian farmers...

SPRINGTIME SPEED DEMONS Does springtime bring out the speed demons? We'll talk with the traffic division of the Calgary Police Service. ALBERTA WILDERNESS On the eve of the May long weekend, we'll chat about protecting wilderness areas and the importance of keeping ATVs on trails. THE S.S. MOYIE IS BACK! It's back this year and ready for Captain's Cruises. Heritage Park's boat, the S.S Moyie will...

COST OF LIVING WAGE DECLINES IN CALGARY The cost of living in Calgary has dropped by $0.75 to $16.45 as a living wage. FORENSICS: TV vs REAL LIFE How do forensics shows like CSI compare to real life? We'll ask a forensic expert for the Calgary Police Service. MONEY LAUNDERING IN ALBERTA Following the revelation of money laundering problems in B.C., according to Law Economics and Governance profess...