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Calgary Stampeders GM John Hufnagel joins Dave Rowe to discuss a wild day in free agency for the CFL and signing his Grey Cup MVP quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell.

THIS WEEKEND IN ALBERTA POLITICS Provincial politics had a weekend to forget. We'll talk about it with Lori Willimas, Associate Professor in Political Science at Mount Royal University. SMOKE AND INDOOR FILTERS With fires becoming more common, should we be building with air quality in mind? Sarah Coefield, Air Quality Specialist with Missoula County shares her expertise. HERITAGE PARK Heritage Par...

PARLIAMENT WEEK-IN-REVIEW It was a busy week in parliament, so we're recapping it with Global News's Mercedes Stephenson in Ottawa. SKATING LESSONS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED Visually impaired students in Calgary are getting a special skating lesson from Dan Mancina, a skateboarder who continued skating, even after he lost his sight. CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AT THE MILITARY MUSEUMS Husband and wif...

REFORM PARTY 2.0? With Angus Reid, Rick Bell, and Don Braid all talking about a "Western Canadian Party," we ask for some historical perspective from Professor Nelson Wiseman. Is this the Reform Party 2.0? RUSSIA RISING Jeff Semple, former Europe Bureau Chief has a new podcast out called Russia Rising. Jeff joins the show to talk about the podcast that discusses the intricacies of Russian troll op...

PROVINCE INVESTS IN ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES The Province of Alberta is investing $276 million dollars in milestone-tracked projects to energy-intensive industries to help reduce operating costs and reduce emissions. WINTER CYCLING CONGRESS Today begins the Winter Cycling Congress, hosted in Calgary. Keynote speaker Tom Babin joins the show to talk about it. CANADA (AND ALBERTA'S) FIRST ARTIST...

NEW ALBERTA HEALTH OFFICER Alberta Health services has announced a new Chief Medical Officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw. We caught up with Dr. Hinshaw for a chat. AESO ON POWER CONSUMPTION The Alberta Electric System Operator has asked residents to limit their energy consumption during the recent cold snap. Tara Deweerd, Manager of Public Affairs for AESO gives us some tips on saving energy. ZOO...

PLAYGROUND FUNDING Alberta schools are having to fundraise to build playgrounds. Isn't that included with the cost of school? We chat with Barbara Silva, Communications Director for Support our Students. COURT RULES ON EI BENEFITS A Federal Court has weighed in on a multi-million-dollar class action suit regarding EI benefits. Jennifer McCrea, the representative plaintiff in the case joins us. COU...

MID-SIZE CITY MAYORS The Mid-Size Cities Mayors’ and CAOs’ Caucus is in town and Jeff Genung, Mayor of Cochrane joins the show. WORLD READ ALOUD DAY Today is World Read Aloud Day and Joe joined some school children to celebrate ALLA WANGNER A woman who launched a writing contest to win a house as the prize has been inundated with fraudulent accounts and people requesting money, pretending to be he...

NOTLEY & CAMPAIGNING Premier Notley gave a campaign style speech today, we get listener reactions. ORPHANED WELLS COURT DECISION Today the Supreme Court of Canada made a decision regarding orphaned wells. Christine Laing, Staff Lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic at the University of Calgary joins the show. HUMBOLDT UPDATE Richard Cloutier of CJOB Winnipeg updates us on what he says is one of...

GREEN LINE UPDATE The Government of Alberta and City of Calgary have locked in funding for the new Green Line LRT. Councillor Shane Keating joins the show. PIPELINE SONG We talk to Gerry Spitzee, a musician who made a viral video, "Build That Pipeline." COPPER THEFT One again, copper theft is in the news. We'll talk about it with Corporal Curtis Peters of the RCMP. LET'S TALK MUSIC THERAPY The Bel...

NDP REBRANDING The Alberta NDP has branded some ads with Rachael Notley's name, instead of the NDP logo. We chat about this with Duane Bratt, Duane Bratt, Political Science Professor, Chair of Economics, Mount Royal University. SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES Councilor Evan Woolley released an email about concerns regarding supervised consumption sites today. We chat with Peter Oliver, President of t...

JOHN HIMPE TRIBUTE / GRIEF Today we pay tribute to another colleague who has left us too soon, Executive Producer John Himpe. It's been a rough few weeks around the office, so we chat about the topic of grief counselling. SCREEN TIME A new report released by the University of Calgary suggests that there may be a link between excessive screen time and learning delays in preschool children. FACEBOOK...

CAR BUYERS BEWARE We chat about the practices of car dealerships and how to protect yourself with Director of the Automobile Protection Association, George Iny. ARENA PLEBISCITE The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for a Plebiscite when it comes to the topic of an Arena/Event Centre in Calgary Franco Terrazano, Alberta Director of the CTF joins the show. ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CALGARY The Al...

365 DAY CHALLENGE Instead of making a new year resolution, Jeff Batchelor decided to take a 365 day challenge. He joins the show to tell us about it. CPS AND ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH CALLS How does the Calgary Police Service deal with mental health calls? We chat with Sgt. Kevin Zeh of the Calgary Police Service. CALGARY CHAMBER POLICY PLATFORM Today the Calgary Chamber released its policy platfor...

IS FEDERATION WORKING? The Haskayne School of Business and School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary hosted a presentation on how federation is working today. We chat with Robert Mansell, Emeritus Professor at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. WASTE COLLECTION REPORT City council discussed the privatization of waste collection in the city. Some councilors were disappo...

EATING HEALTHY ON A BUDGET The new food guide is out today and we ask the question, “How can we eat healthy on a budget when healthy food is so expensive?” Registered dietician Andrea Miller joins the show to enlighten us. GAMING ADDICTION Cam Adair, Video Game Addiction Expert talks about his event in Calgary tonight. MADE-IN-ALBERTA ENERGY STRATEGY Today the Premier announced another step in he...

PETER WATTS / DIFFICULT CUSTOMERS Joe reflects on the loss of our friend and colleague Peter Watts. Joe also rants about impossible customers at restaurants. STONEY SPEEDWAY Strathcona RCMP recently listed some excessive speed. Sgt. Colin Foster of the Calgary Police service joins the show to chat about excessive speeders on Stoney Trail. POLITICAL DISCOURSE Michael Coren wrote an op-ed about a pa...

STEPHEN PETITION DISMISSED Joel Senick chats with us about the petition of David and Collet Stephen to have their $4 million in legal expenses, past and future, paid or charges dropped against them. ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A NEW ARENA We’ll chat with former Flame, Colin Patterson about other economic advantages to having a new arena. PETER WATTS TRIBUTE Today we said farewell to our friend and collea...

VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL VOTE The Vancouver City Council has voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency. We chat about it with Kris Sims, B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation. ANIMAL ABUSE PETITION Rick Fraser, Alberta Party MLA for Calgary-South East is circulating a petition to increase penalties for animal abuse and cruelty. He tells us about it. FOOD WASTAGE A recent study s...

EMPATHY IN A PARTISAN AGE David Niose, author and president, of the American Humanist Association joins the show to talk about empathy in an increasingly partisan age. ALBEXIT In the shadow of Brexit we talk about the recent rumblings of Alberta threatening to leave Canada and the pros and cons of such a move with Cory Morgan, Former Leader of the Alberta Independence Party. REPORT CARD CONFUSION...

GILLETTE AD CAMPAIGN Gillette has released a television ad in respone to the #MeToo movement and it has become a rather hot topic. Marueen McGrath, registered nurse and host of The Sunday Night Health Show joins us. BREXIT PLAN DEFEATED Theresa May’s Brexit plan was defeated today in Parlaiment. What does this mean and what happens next? We chat with Kurt Huebner, Interim Director, Institute for E...

PROPERTY TAXES Nelson Karpa, City Assessor for the City of Calgary joins us to take questions about property tax assessments. HOLY S**T MOMENTS Motivational psychology has always focused on the “slow and steady” approach, but what happens when we have an “Ah ha!” moment? Can that also be motivational? We chat with Author of The Holy S**t Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in an Instant, James F...

VEHICULAR HOMICIDE With the upcoming sentencing of Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of the semi-trailer that collided with the Humboldt Broncos, we talk to criminal defense barrister Balfour Der about why there are no vehicular homicide laws in Canada. HOME RENO BUYER BEWARE With the home renovation show in town we check in with Shawna-Kay Thomas of the Better Business Bureau to get some tips on f...

WIND ENERGY We check-up on the status of wind energy in Alberta. FIRE DEPARTMENT YEAR-IN-REVIEW We do a year-in-review with Fire Chief Steve Dongworth. VICTORIA PARK REDEVELOPMENT The City of Calgary is looking ahead 50 years from now in their plan to redevelop Victoria Park. We chat with Warren Connell, CEO of the Calgary Stampede about their role in the redevelopment.

DOES THE NDP HAVE A RURAL PROBLEM? From Bighorn Country to Bill 6 does the NDP have a “rural problem?” We talk with Al Kemmere, President of Rural Municipalities of Alberta. CITY PARKING OPEN HOUSES The City of Calgary is looking for public feedback about parking. REBRANDING NEIGHBOURHOODS Residents and businesses of the Banff Trail Community are wanting to re-name the “motel village” as the neigh...