Calgary Eyeopener

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The Eyeopener sets the agenda for the day, asking the questions that need to be answered and bringing compelling local stories to Calgarians

  • 24 minutes 53 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, March 06

    President Donald Trump says drugs coming across the border are partly to blamed for his tariffs. We find out how folks living along the border feel about all this; We hear what can be done to reduce interprovincial trade barriers as a way to give the economy a boost amid U.S. tariffs; Sunalta's new community hub opens its doors to the public tonight, and we preview the party!

    6 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 27 minutes 4 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, March 05

    On today's show: we hypothesize what could happen if Alberta turned off its crude oil taps; observing a different perspective on the trade war from the America First movement; hear from the developer of a recently announced massive condominium project on Calgary's Beltline.

    5 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 22 minutes 56 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Tuesday, March 04

    On today's show: we turn our attention to the incoming trade war between Canada and the U.S.; what the provincial implications are for tariffs on Canadian products; our own Angela Knight gives Alberta's Special Olympians an airport sendoff.

    4 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 25 minutes 32 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Monday, March 03

    On today's show: the latest on the looming tariffs about to take effect on Canadian goods; it's two semesters for Mount Royal University's new onsite impound lot. Has it helped their parking woes? Our Jennifer Dorozio looks into it; we mark the holy month of Ramadan with a local content creator sharing her family's culture with the world.

    3 March 2025, 7:10 am
  • 21 minutes 55 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Friday, February 28

    On today's show: Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner joins us to breakdown the provincial budget which includes a deficit and an income tax cut; and former MLAs Shannon Philipps and Linda Johnson join us with their takes on the provincial budget.

    28 February 2025, 7:10 am
  • 24 minutes 40 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, February 27

    On today's show: we talk to Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs as he gets ready to represent Alberta for the very first time at the Brier; we hear about the ever-changing boundary between Alberta and British Columbia, as our province aims to make it easier to make changes to the border; the former home of pro baseball in Calgary is being torn down this week. We tip our cap to Foothills Stadium.

    27 February 2025, 7:10 am
  • 29 minutes 56 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Wednesday, February 26

    On today's show: We have a conversation with an addictions medicine doctor about the new involuntary treatment centres slated for Calgary and Edmonton; two local members of the Liberal Party of Canada join us to share what they took away from last night's leadership debate; there is big growth and development in Alberta's Lawn Mower racing scene we head off to the races in a local garage.

    26 February 2025, 7:10 am
  • 28 minutes 1 second
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Tuesday, February 25

    On today's show: We hear from the city councillor proposing more rules aimed at short-term rentals, like a new basement suite you'd rent through Airbnb; we hear from the parents of a child who has been told to stay home amid the strikes facing Calgary-area schools; has it been feeling like a preview of spring out there to you? We look at how nature is responding to this warm up.

    25 February 2025, 7:10 am
  • 25 minutes 48 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Monday, February 24

    On today's show: we speak with a Ukrainian artist about losing her home and building a new life in Canada, as Ukraine marks three years since the Russian invasion; more than 1,000 Calgary school support workers are off the job this morning, as they start striking. We head to a union rally for the latest; the University of Calgary is making changes to the admissions process for its nursing program. We hear what that could mean for the next generation of nurses.

    24 February 2025, 7:10 am
  • 22 minutes 5 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Friday, February 21

    On today's show: we break down last night's big win for Canada, with a hockey watcher who was in the building in Boston; what a Hepatitis A case means for recent diners at Kensington's Meltwich; 50 years ago legendary jazz musician Dexter Gordon came to play in our city. We talk to the Calgary man who got him here.

    21 February 2025, 7:10 am
  • 30 minutes 7 seconds
    Calgary Eyeopener podcast - Thursday, February 20

    On today's show: the federal government is backing a huge high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto, so what's going on with our local high speed transportation projects? We check in on TransPod; a Snow Rodeo is on now at Winsport. We hear more about it; we talk about the stakes in tonight's Canada - U.S. hockey game.

    20 February 2025, 7:10 am
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