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Looking to Edmonton, how did Rogers Place revitalize the community surrounding the area? Could we make the same argument for CalgaryNEXT? Rick Daviss, Executive Director Arena Project, City of Edmonton, joins Calgary Today to talk about memories of the once controversial Rogers Place Arena. 

How much money do they bring in? How much money goes out? All these questions are more answered by Sports Economist Brad Humphreys. 

News Talk 770 reporter John Himpe chats with Angela Kokott about the difficulty of planning April Fools' jokes in the age of "fake news".

Calgary Today's Angela Kokott speaks with Alex Phillips, President & CEO of the Van Horne Institute about VIA Rail's 150 transit pass.

In an editorial board with the Calgary Herald, Jason Kenney told reporters that he would like parents to be contacted by teachers if their children join a gay-straight alliance club. Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons joins Angela Kokott to get her thoughts on Kenney's comments. 

Ron Liepert, current MP for Calgary Signal Hill, shares his opinions on Wildrose and PC's uniting the right. 

With a merger in the works, we look at similarities and differences of the two right parties in Alberta with Political Science Professor at MacEwan University, John Soroski. 

Calgary Today's Angela Kokott speaks with Kim Phuc, known for being the girl in a famous picture that depicted napalm use in the Vietnamese war. She will be speaking at the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society's gala tonight. 

Could your Type 2 diabetes be cured in just four months. According to research done by Dr. Natalia McInnes, of McMaster University, Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by cutting calories, exercising and keeping glucose under control. 

Would you want to retire in the suburbs of Calgary? According to researcher Glenn Miller the suburbs aren't an ideal place to grow old. 

A researcher from the University of Calgary has found that the cycle of domestic violence can start as early as the preteen years. Calgary Today's Angela Kokott talks to Deinera Exner-Cortens, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, about how to stop that cycle before it starts. 

The province is ending the time limit for when victims if sexual or domestic violence can sue their abusers. Calgary Today's Angela Kokott speaks with Calgary lawyer, University of Calgary law professor, Kathleen Mahoney, about what this means for victims. 

There's plenty of myths surrounding breast cancer and what causes so oncologist, Dr. Ellen Warner, from the Sunnybrook hospital decided to put the facts out there.   

Carbon tax, sugar tax, road tax – do these taxes work? And when will it end? Calgary Today's Angela Kokott speaks with National Post Columnist, Terence Corcoran, about which taxes work - and which ones don't. 

You may think you're a good multi-tasker - but the research says otherwise. According to Sandra Thomson, Associate Professor of Psychology at St. Thomas University, multi-tasking between two cognitive-demanding tasks is actually quite difficult. She joins Angela Kokott to talk about the psychology behind multi-tasking. 

Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says he'd like to see stiffer fines on distracted driving. But why do we continue to text or call when we drive? Angela Kokott talks to Dr. David Strayer, Professor of Cognitive and Neural Science at the University of Utah about the psychology behind why we like to distract ourselves while driving. 

The federal government is proposing to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and banning smoking inside condos or apartments. Neil Collishaw, research director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, speaks with Angela Kokott about these proposals. 

Some doctors in Canada are no longer willing to participate in physician-assisted death because of emotional distress. Dr. Jeff Blackmer, vice-president of medical professionalism with the Canadian Medical Association, talks to Calgary Today's Angela Kokott about the strain of physician-assisted death. 

A Calgary company says it wants to make funerals cheaper Guest: Lori Magliocco, memorial specialist at Elegant Tributes The biodegradable urn that turns your loved one into a tree. Guest: Helen DeBarry, cofounder of Eternitrees

Phoebe Fung, owner of Vin Room, chats with Angela Kokott about the restaurant's decision to begin allowing dogs on their patio when the weather warms up.

After more than 7,000 complaints, the US Transportation Department is deciding whether to ban all voice calls on flights. Calgary Today's Angela Kokott speaks with Lifestyle and Etiquette Expert, Elaine Swann, about cell phone etiquette on airplanes. 

Calgary Today's Angela Kokott is joined by Wealthsimple's Ms. Etiquette, Jane Larkworthy, to chat about when you should be cut off from your parents, and what exceptions can be made.