Alberta Morning News

Washington based researcher, Dr. Jahan Marcu, speaks about the medicinal properties of the cannabis plant.

Rob Harlan, executive director of the Solar Energy Society of Alberta, talks about the industry and an international conference on climate change taking place in Edmonton.

A 14 year old Grade 9 student tells us why she's interested in STEM:  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math as part of the Let's Talk Science Youth Leaders conference, held this week in Calgary.

Alison Trollope from the Alberta Securities Commission talks about a new video series designed to educate Albertans about their finances.

NHL commissioner, Gary Bettman, visits Alberta this week to talk about a new building in Calgary, the competitive nature of the League, and the prospect of going to the next Olympic Winter Games.

Former WTO litigator, Armand de Mestral, speaks about the progress of the latest round of NAFTA talks in Mexico City.

Andy Murie, CEOof MADD, speaks about what he told a Senate committee this week about Bill C-46:  the cannabis bill.

Lynn Jacobson, head of the Alberta Federation of Agriculture, speaks about the national convention this week in Ottawa.

Howard Silver talks about the national cannabis convention taking place in Calgary March 1st-3rd and in Edmonton, April 14th-15th.

Jeff Rubin, a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, paints a gloomy picture of the next round of the NAFTA talks which are expected to focus on the auto sector.

Monica Kretschmer, founder & CEO of Canadian Business Chicks is busy growing the program into a nation-wide movement comprised of women who want to lead, rather than follow.

Carolyn Camnpbell of the Alberta Wilderness Association says there is a growing urgency to save the surviving caribou herds in Alberta.

A group of Red Deer area physicians has come together to call for expedited improvements to the Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Calgary aviation consultant, Brad Robson, speaks about a growing desire to rebuild and strengthen the aerospace sector in the province.

Dale Henwood, president of the Cnadian Sport Institute - Calgary, reflects on Canada's performance in Pyeongchang and on what's next for a lot of athletes.

Tom Keenan from the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary, on the challenges of protecting the ever-growing data files in cyberspace.

Amber Ruddy, provincial director of the CFIB, speaks about the latest measuring of the mood of Alberta's small business community.

University of Alberta researcher, Dr. Wendy Duggleby, speaks about new tools for caregivers and for those who suffer from dementia.

BC Liberal MLA and wine producer, Ben Stewart, speaks about the argment over Trans Mountain between BC and Alberta.

University of Alberta reearcher, Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj, speaks about her latest study on pregnant mothers and what can lead to child obesity.