The Loop

CBC Radio

The Loop is your guide to the ins and outs of Edmonton. Each week, we take you behind the stories from the CBC Edmonton newsroom, to dig deeper and bring you closer to your city and community.

  • 14 minutes 51 seconds
    Edmonton police test drive AI-body cameras

    In December, Edmonton police announced they were testing AI-driven facial recognition technology on body cameras worn by officers. This week, the CBC published an investigation based on documents revealing new details about that program. Taylor Lambert, CBC Edmonton’s investigative producer, is here to walk us through what he found.

    15 April 2026, 6:10 am
  • 19 minutes 50 seconds
    Edmonton company going all in on generic Ozempic

    You’ve probably seen at least one ad for a GLP-1. The weight loss drugs have become big business and now companies can start making a generic version of Ozempic. Reporter Julia Wong tells us about how one Edmonton company wants to cash in by creating a Canadian-made version of the drug, and the impact it could have on local drug manufacturing.

    8 April 2026, 6:10 am
  • 19 minutes 1 second
    Edmonton’s most threatened buildings

    Why does Edmonton get rid of it's old buildings? And can we even choose which ones to save? This week guest host Colton Hutchinson speaks with Dan Rose, creator of the 'Arch Madness' bracket, about Edmonton's threatened historic buildings. He reveals the winner of this year's tournament, and what it means when we lose historic structures. 

    1 April 2026, 6:10 am
  • 18 minutes 53 seconds
    School safety in Edmonton from the eyes of teachers

    In January, CBC News reached out to Alberta school staff through a mass email campaign. We asked questions about classroom conditions and heard from thousands of teachers. They shared their thoughts on the teachers' strike, ongoing challenges with classroom complexity and more. This week we dig into one of these issues, classroom violence, and how it’s impacting Edmonton teachers and students.

    25 March 2026, 6:10 am
  • 19 minutes 2 seconds
    How are young Edmontonians learning about finance?

    With the rising cost of living, how can young people set themselves up for financial success? Host Colton Hutchinson speaks to a financial literacy expert and gets some tax filing tips from CBC reporter Tristan Mottershead.

    18 March 2026, 6:10 am
  • 22 minutes
    What’s going on with Edmonton’s freeze-thaw cycles?

    This week on This is Edmonton, host Colton Hutchinson looks at how freeze-thaw cycles affect how accessible our city is.

    11 March 2026, 6:10 am
  • 26 minutes 44 seconds
    Edmonton’s hockeynomics

    The Edmonton Oilers are a massive economic generator. Have you seen the price for season tickets?! OEG was even named one of the top 5 most profitable sports teams in the world recently. So why did we end up with the most profitable team in the NHL here? CBC’s Sean Newton joins host Clare Bonnyman to break down just how big of a business hockey is, and how much control fans have over finances.

    4 March 2026, 7:10 am
  • 19 minutes 13 seconds
    Sorting through Edmonton’s infill feelings

    The housing infill conversation at Edmonton’s city council is particularly heated of late. In recent years, the city has made big changes to what can be built where, and neighbourhoods are starting to see the impacts of those bylaws. Housing has remained relatively affordable, but the look of some neighbourhoods has shifted — and some longtime residents are left feeling overlooked. The CBC’s Colton Hutchinson takes over this episode and breaks down our infill feelings with reporter Morgan Black.

    25 February 2026, 7:10 am
  • 14 minutes 8 seconds
    Polarizing or politics? The U of A's stance on EDI

    The University of Alberta wants to eliminate equity, diversity and inclusion from its hiring policy. This comes one year after the school’s president announced it was moving away from the term, saying it had become polarizing. But now staff and students are speaking out against the removal of these kinds of policies and where this pressure comes from. CBC reporter Emily Williams joins host Clare Bonnyman to dig deeper into the issue.

    18 February 2026, 7:10 am
  • 15 minutes 46 seconds
    Breaking the stigma around the McCauley neighbourhood

    Edmonton’s McCauley neighbourhood has a PR problem. The inner city community is home to Commonwealth Stadium, the Italian Centre and Chinatown. But it also has a disproportionate number of resources for the homeless community. But residents believe in their neighbourhood. Perhaps none more than Teresa Spinelli. Host Clare Bonnyman joins Spinelli for a talk about the work the community is doing, to make McCauley better and the lessons the rest of the city can learn from them.

    11 February 2026, 7:10 am
  • 19 minutes 24 seconds
    His name was Huxley Bowes: the death of a newborn at an Edmonton hospital

    It was nine years ago when the Bowes family lost their baby boy, Huxley. The infant was born in an Edmonton hospital and died just three days after his traumatic delivery. Their loss prompted a series of regulatory reviews, systemic changes to the operation of the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and a now-dismissed wrongful death lawsuit. What has all of this changed? CBC reporter Wallis Snowdon joins the podcast to dig into the story.

    4 February 2026, 7:10 am
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