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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Digital Stiffness
28/01/2018 Duration: 06minJudy Chepela from the Faculty of Rehabilitative Medicine at the University of Alberta, speaks about digital devices, poor posture, and how it hurts, sometimes, to be addicted to devices.
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Let's Talk Science
28/01/2018 Duration: 08minBonnie Schmidt, founder and President of Let's Talk Science, highlights some of the work the organization is doing.
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Smoke & Grapes
28/01/2018 Duration: 08minUBC researchers are examining grapes to see if there has been any damage caused by smoke from forest fires.
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Alzheimers Research
28/01/2018 Duration: 07minUniversity of Alberta chemistry researcher, Matthew Macauley, speaks about new findings on a protein call CD33 which, it's believed, has an impact on the development of alzheimers disease.
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Farm Workers
28/01/2018 Duration: 08minThe Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council is all about training and retaining good workers in Canada's agriculture sector.
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Indigenous Youth
27/01/2018 Duration: 06minAlberta's Minister of Children's Services, Danielle Larivee, speaks about a renewed effort to address problems with Indigenous child welfare.
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Don Iveson
27/01/2018 Duration: 09minEdmonton Mayor, Don Iveson, reports from the US Mayors Convention in Washington.
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Golf Canada
27/01/2018 Duration: 09minLaurence Applebaum, CEO of Golf Canada, highlights some of the work of the organization which is conducting its AGM in Calgary this weekend.
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Eagle Spirit Pipeline
27/01/2018 Duration: 07minA group of First Nations in Alberta and BC is trying to create an energy corridor to move crude oil from Bruderheim AB to Prince Rupert BC.
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Farmer Unrest
27/01/2018 Duration: 08minA new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business suggests farmers are not happy about an increasing amount of red tape and interference in their lives.
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Depression
27/01/2018 Duration: 07minDr. Lorraine Breault from the University of Alberta speaks about new research on depression among Albertans.
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Trade & Agriculture
27/01/2018 Duration: 08minSylvain Charlebois, dean of the faculty of management at Dalhousie University, speaks about trade deals and their importance for agriculture.
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NAFTA Talks Resume in Montreal
21/01/2018 Duration: 07minJanet Riopel, president and CEO of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, speaks about the latest round of talks now underway in Montreal.
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Horsepox Virus
21/01/2018 Duration: 08minHere's a story about what's coming out of a University of Alberta research lab, and what the possibilities might be as the research work develops.
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Grieving the loss of a pet
21/01/2018 Duration: 07minAuthor and therapist, Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio speaks about grieving the loss of a pet and provides tips on how to deal with what often feels like the loss of a member of the family.
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Conservation Corp
21/01/2018 Duration: 07minHere's an idea for young people who aren't sure what to do with their lives after high school.
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Diversifying the Economy
21/01/2018 Duration: 09minMeasuring economic diversity in Alberta is the goal of Bev Dahlby, a co-author of a report on this subject from the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary.