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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rob breakenridge
14/04/2018 Duration: 08minCHQR's Rob Breakenridge looks ahead to Monday's vote on a 2026 Olympic bid by Calgary city council.
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Calgary Opera
14/04/2018 Duration: 08minKeith Cerny, the new CEO of Calgary Opera, speaks about the drive to make opera more contemporary and more popular with both old and new audiences.
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Cannabis Expo
14/04/2018 Duration: 07minLindsay Blacket, who chairs an umbrella group of businesses involved in the cannabis industry, speaks about the expo taking place this weekend in Edmonton.
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Trans Mountain Pipeline
14/04/2018 Duration: 09minGlobal News reporter, Tom Vernon, brings us up to date on political pressure to get the Trans Mountain pipeline built.
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Report Card on Elementary Schools
14/04/2018 Duration: 08minPeter Cowley of the Fraser Institute reports on the latest results from Alberta's elementary schools.
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PM in Peru
14/04/2018 Duration: 08minGlobal News reporter, David Akin, reports on the Prime Minister's trip to the Summit of the Americas in Lima Peru.
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Seniors Housing
14/04/2018 Duration: 08minIrene Martin-Lindsay, executive director of Alberta Seniors Communities & Housing Association, speaks about some of the challenges seniors face.
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Alberta AgSafe Society
14/04/2018 Duration: 07minSociety chair, Kent Erickson, speaks about the work the organization is doing to improve farm safety for workers and producers.
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Unstoppable Tracy
08/04/2018 Duration: 08minShe's a para-athlete, a quadraplegic, and an advocate for those who have (apparently!) a disability. Meet March of Dimes spokesperson, "Unstoppable Tracy."
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Climate Change
08/04/2018 Duration: 07minUniversity of Alberta glaciologist, Martin Sharp, speaks about work he is doing on glaciers and climate change in Canada's far north.
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Cannabis & You
08/04/2018 Duration: 09minCalgary barrister, Markham Silver, speaks about some of the questions users will have when and if C-45 - the cannabis law - becomes the law in Canada.
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Alberta Irrigation
08/04/2018 Duration: 07minMargo Redelback of Alberta Irrigation speaks about the state of the system this early spring.
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Private Health Care
07/04/2018 Duration: 07minHoward Anglin of the Canadian Constitution Foundation speaks to a Charter challenge on the provision of private health care in Canada where the public system has been shown to be inadequate.
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Public Health Care
07/04/2018 Duration: 08minJames Hutt of the Canadian Health Coalition speaks against a Charter challenge on how health care is delivered in Canada.
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The 5 Minute Friend
07/04/2018 Duration: 08minStephanie Olsen & Samantha Pearson speak about a new program to train bar employees how to recognize and deal with sexual assault among patrons.
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Gordie Howe Cares
07/04/2018 Duration: 09minFlames alumnus, Perry Berazan speaks to the fund raising hockey tournament taking place this weekend at Winsport, featuring 18 NHL alumni.
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Senator Doug Black
07/04/2018 Duration: 10minThe Senator speaks about what he's hearing during a brief 2-day visit to Alberta.
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Care Registry
07/04/2018 Duration: 07minNDP MLA, Kim Schreiner, has introduced a private members bill calling for an online registry of caregiving and palliative care facilities in Alberta.
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Public Interest Alberta
07/04/2018 Duration: 07minJoel French, executive director of Public Interest Alberta, reflects on the annual convention which wrapped up Friday in Edmonton.
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PM in Fort McMurray
07/04/2018 Duration: 07minGlobal News reporter, Tom Vernon, speaks to the Prime Minister's visit Friday to Fort McMurray and the ongoing debate over pipelines.