Synopsis
Every Saturday and Sunday Morning join Peter Watts for the Alberta Morning News. Peter has a look at whats happening in our city, province and country with a variety of guests. Its informative, entertaining and maybe a laugh along the way. The news center helps round out this show with all the news, sports, weather and traffic. The topics are stimulating and will help you get your day started on the weekend.
Episodes
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Tourism Jasper
08/10/2018 Duration: 06minJames Jackson of Tourism Jasper details the popularity of the area and speaks to the Dark Skies event which begins at the end of the week.
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Health Literacy
08/10/2018 Duration: 09minMack Rogers, executive director of ABC Life Literacy, outlines some ideas for its Health Matters program as part of Health Literacy Month.
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Treasure Hunt
07/10/2018 Duration: 06minGeorge Kourounis of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society speaks about the great treasure hunt now going on along the Trans Canada Trail.
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Cannabis Impairment
07/10/2018 Duration: 07minEdmonton businessman, P-J Barclay, speaks about new technology his company is developing to test for cannabis impairment.
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Asthma Research
07/10/2018 Duration: 07minDr. Richard Wilson outlines some important research in trying to deal with the reality of allergen-induced asthma attacks.
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Blockchains & Food
07/10/2018 Duration: 09minDalhousie professor, Sylvain Charlebois, speaks about the trend to blockchain technology in the grocery industry.
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Millennials & Distracted Driving
06/10/2018 Duration: 08minJordan Solway of Travelers Canada talks about a new survey about millennials and their take on distracted driving. The results may surprise you.
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Canada Games Torch Relay
06/10/2018 Duration: 08minScott Robinson of the Canada Games 2019 in Red Deer talks about lighting the torch to start the countdown to the Games coming to Red Deer in February, 2019.
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Concussions
06/10/2018 Duration: 08minHarrison Brown of HeadCheck talks about the development of software to help in the identification and treatment of concussions.
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USMCA & Lumber
06/10/2018 Duration: 08minPaul Whittaker of Alberta Forest Products reflects on the new North America trade agreement and its potential impact on the forestry sector.
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Oil Forecast
06/10/2018 Duration: 08minAndrew Botterill of Deloitte with a crude oil price forecast for the rest of 2018.
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Magazine Publishing
06/10/2018 Duration: 07minJoyce Byrne of Alberta Magazine Publishers speaks about this week's financial shot in the arm from the provincial government.
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Strychnine
06/10/2018 Duration: 07minJason Lenz of Alberta Barley speaks about concerns that the use of strychnine to control gopher populations may be banned without any alternatives to protecting crops.
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DNA & Ancestry
30/09/2018 Duration: 08minLinda Murray of the Alberta Family Histories Association, speaks about a conference in Calgary on Monday and Tuesday that deals with ancestry searches & DNA kits.
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New Museum
30/09/2018 Duration: 07minChris Robinson, executive director of the Royal Alberta Museum, speaks about Wednesday's grand opening of the new museum in downtown Edmonton.
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Business Barometer
30/09/2018 Duration: 08minAmber Ruddy of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, speaks about the September business barometer for Alberta small business.
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New Plastics
30/09/2018 Duration: 08minSomeday, says Paul Hazendonk from the chemistry department at the University of Lethbridge, the world will be able to use biodegradeable plastics made from something other than fossil fuels.
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Global Business Forum
29/09/2018 Duration: 08minNational Bank's Angus Watt, speaks about this year's Global Business Forum which was held this week in Banff.
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MADD Research
29/09/2018 Duration: 07minUniversity of Regina researcher, Dr. Nick Jones, presents new research on the impacts of drunk driving on survivors to the MADD national leadership forum in Toronto.