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Gender pay gap, mat leave, higher life expectancy- This all means women need to save more money for retirement than men do. Ilana Schonwetter, investment advisor at B.C-based BlueShore Financial, has all the details. 

Students who need mental health services rarely receive them.  Schools shouldn’t be waiting for red flags to start address students mental health needs. Nathaniel von der Embse, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, University of South Florida, shares more. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Ted Kritsonis, tech journalist, has the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ phone in hand. What can people expect from these devices? More importantly... how much do they cost?

Why clean eating is destined to fail and what to do instead. Andrea Holwegner, the chocoholic nutritionist, Registered Dietitian with Health Standard Nutrition, is putting on a series of free webinars (March 13, 14, 15) where she will dive deeper on this subject. 

Stephen Farnsworth, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Mary Washington, fills us in on all we need to know. 

How do you invest in cannabis? Clearly this is a booming business... so what needs to be done to get in the fold? Geoff Thompson, president of Sundial Growers, weighs in. 

With the legalization of marijuana set to arrive very soon, members of the industry are gathering for CannabisCon this afternoon in Calgary. How is the city responding to the approach of this new business? Global News reporter John Himpe has the details. 

Finance Minister Joe Ceci unveiled the third-quarter fiscal update today. Does this year’s fiscal update forecast positivity for Alberta?

The province will be invest 1 billion dollars over eight years for bitumen upgrading projects. Margaret McCuaig-Boyd, Alberta's energy minister, has all the details on this. 

Tax exceptions, emotional support animals, water bills, arena safety and inspections- there a lot being talked about at city council today. Global News Reporter, John Himpe, has more. 

How witnessing violence can affect the mental health of children with Daniel J. Flannery, Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University

In light of Fairview arena roof collapse, we start the conversation about shoveling your roof. Obviously there has been a lot of heavy snow building up on buildings/houses this season.... should people try to remove it? Eric Gilbert Williams, CEO and Founder of the Roof Hospital, joins the show. 

The dirty tricks some union officials did to surreptitiously sign up non-unionized workers into a union. Following up to yesterday’s chat with Licia Corbella, journalist for the Calgary Herald, with Tom Ross, Partner and Labour and Employment Lawyer with McLennan Ross.

In light of the France ice dancing pair’s wardrobe malfunction a few days back at the Olympic games- Why is society SO breast obsessed? Why is something like this such a big deal? Rebecca Sullivan, coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Calgary, starts the conversation.    

Nicole Forrester, Former Olympian and assistant professor in Ryerson University's RTA School of Media, says social media users should avoid retweeting and sharing the uncensored images of the French ice dancing wardrobe malfunction... it simply amplifies the incident and makes it worse.

The dirty tricks some union officials did to surreptitiously sign up non-unionized workers into a union.... without them knowing it. The Alberta government changed the law so that a secret-ballot vote doesn’t need to be held to certify a union. Licia Corbella, journalist for the Calgary Herald, shares some of the details she has discovered. 

There is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected. Chris Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University, explains why the debate needs to end.

Single fathers often eat worse and binge drink more than parents with a traditional family arrangement.... therefore single fathers have a higher risk of early death.  John Cairney, Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, joins the show. 

Angela is joined by Jessica Young, Assistant Professor, American University

RRSP season is upon us and more and more Canadians are preparing to file their own taxes. Here are some of the fundamental aspects of RRSPs and the tax benefits they provide to tax filers. Gerry Vittoratos, the lead tax specialist at UFile, answers listeners calls and texts about taxes! 

David Eggen is taking action on Alberta superintendent salaries.

PART 1: Taco Time has demanded a Calgary restaurant to stop offering 'Taco Tuesdays'! Listening back to Rob’s interview with Kate Mitchell from AÑEJO Group about the news they received about not using the slogan “Taco Tuesday”. PART 2: Well- What can you own?…. What can’t you own?…. Taco Tuesday is a very common slogan. Angela is joined by Debi Andrus, Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the Haskayn...

Steve Mesler is a retired Olympic athlete who now heads a Calgary-based charity called Classroom Champions. Find out more about the work Classroom Champions is doing during the Winter Games. 

Some people have a personality trait that helps them focus in highly chaotic environments.... much like the ones we are seeing now in the Winter Games. This is how a thrill-seeking personality helps Olympic athletes. Kenneth Carter, Charles Howard Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory University, joins Calgary Today with all the details. 

The Trudeau government is introducing legislation to overhaul the way the federal government does environmental assessments on major energy projects like pipelines. Angela speaks with Jennifer Winter, Scientific Director, Energy and Environment, The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, about the details.